The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-22
WASHINGTON.
THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY SUBSIDY,


| WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Thc Hous
Committee on Appropriations held q Join
meeting today on the subject oil the pro
posed continuance Of tho contract Will
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 70
the semi monthly mail service betweel
San Francisco and China at an additiona
subsidy Of $500, 600 per annum. 1t wa
agreed that each Committee appoint
sub committee OF three, who, in connection
with the sub. Committee on Postal Affairs
will consider the subject and report L
their respective Committees what actor
should be taken. The Secretary of thu
Navy will also be invited 10 express hi
opinion.
THE PRESIDENT INTERVIEWED ON THE
ARKANsAs SITUATION.
Tho Arkansas Congress delegation, to,
gether with three contestants for seats In
the House Of Representatives, had an in.
tcrview with the President to-day, VIC
presume Of the affairs In Arkansas. They
urged the President 10 maintain the DO
sition he now occupies and TO take all
proper measures to prevent collision and
blood-shed, and let the matters in con-
troVersy be settled by the Courts. These
gentlemen received o patient hearing
and were assured that everything COM
patOlc with the law and delicacy OF
the affair would be done in the direction
oil peace. They retired much graLified
with the interview. One of the gentle
men stated that the Secretary Of War
had received dispatch from Arkansas
that there we're indications that some ar.
rangement would be made by the con.
testing parties to end the hostile dem.
onstratlons.
TIE FINANCE I'LL.
The finance bill will be q matter Of
Cabinet consideration.
A report will be submitted to the House
today by Mr. Hurlbut on the bill 10
charter double track railroad. II re.
cites various features Of the existing rail.
road system, and says the company pro.
posing 10 build this great freight railroad
will accept the low rates Of freight agreed
on by the committee, Is cents per bushel
from Chicago and IS cents from st. Louis,
&c. Tho company asks the government
tolguarantee 1t five per cent bonds at the
rate OF $4,000 per mile, and while the
committee are not IN favor OF subsidies.
1t thinks proper that the matter should
be fairly submitted 10 the American peo.
pie. 1t therefore reports the bill without
any recommendation.
ACTION ON FREE BANKING BILL DEFER-
RID.
The Senate Finance Committee has
agreed TO defer the action on the House
free banking bill until 1t shall be known
whether or rot the President shall an
prove the Senate finance bill before him.
CENTENNIAL BILL.
The Senate Committee on Appropria.
tions has decided to postpone tho action
on the subject OF the Centennial bill until
the House shall have acted on the three
million bill as reported by Dir. Kelly, and
made the special order for May 9th.
In consequence Of the Inadequate sal.
ary Commissioner Drummond, of the
General Land Office, has resigned, and
will retire from office on the first OF NAV.
The House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads had meeting to-day
relative TO the charges made OF alleged il.
regulArities In connection with mail let
tings, &C., and adjourned until Friday. 1t
Is stated by the members of the commit
tee that the troubles OF which the COM
plant has been made seem to result from
detects in the law designed to prevent
straw bidding, and don't involve any in.
territorial wrong doing by the Depart
ment. 1t ia also stated that many, il not
all, oI the charges preferred by Represen.
tative Stone were investigated in the last
Congress, and that the majority report Of
the committee at that time fully exonera.
ted tho Department.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
gives notice that unless parties liable 10
the payment of a special tax license un-
der the Internal Revenue laws make their
return in form before the 31st Of May, they
will be liable to penalty of 80 per cent.