The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-28
WASHINGTON.
SPECIE PAYMENT.

| WAsHINGToN, Jan. R-Atter Hr. Nor.
toms speech In the Senate on cheap trans,
portation the finance resolution was taken
up, but Mr.. Bayard not being able "a
speak further consideration Of Il was post.
poned until 10 morrow.
The Committee on Banking and Cur.
rency To- day added 10 the bill pending
before them three clauses looking to the
resumption Of specie payments. :" "a
LouIs1ANA MESSAGE NOT YET READY.
The President did not send. his Louis
lana message to Congress to-day, II not
yet being ready. s1u
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE.
The President sent to the Senate to day
the following nominations: Edwin N.
McCook, Of Colorado, to be Governor of
Colorado Territory; John W. Jenkins, Of
Virginia, to be Secretary OF Colorado; s.
=, Learight, TO b. Surveyor General Of
Colorado; and Albert G. Caldwell, Of
Ohio, TO be Consul at Anconia.
BUTLRR's RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY.
The House Committee on Judiciary
have under consideration General Buffers
resolution instructing that committee 10
inquire and report whether the courts Of
the United States have adequate jurisdIc-
ton and authority 10 prevent and punish
the improper use Of the flag and national
character Of the United States on board OF
merchant vessels on the high seas or In
foreign ports, and providing for the seiz.
ure OF vessels 80 offending, and for the
punishment Of persons who fraudulently
use or issue marine papers.
REPORT OF PRINTING CoMAIrTRE.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, has submitted report to the
Senate on the question Of the admissa.
btlity in the printing Of voluminous &C
counts received from the Second Auditor
OF the Treasury, showing in detail last
years disbursements for the Indian ser.
vice. The committee say there was IN
1884 only twelve Indian agencies, and
now there are twelve superintendent and
seventy agents, whose condensed &C.
counts, II published, will take large
volume and give but little insight into the
items OF expenditure. Large sums are
set down as having been expended for |
travelling expenses. contingent expenses,
beneficial objects, &c., &C., without gen.
orally speaking OF any details showing
how these sums have been expended, To |
publish accounts giving the items, the
committee say would cost Q large sum
for copying them, and they would fill
some twenty-five or thirty good sized
volumes annually. The annual list Of
real or technical defaulters in the Indian
service required 10 be transmitted by the
law OF 1854 has not been furnished since
the year 1865, in consequence of the de.
mands made on the clerical force of the
accounting officers Of the Treasury.
The House Committee on Appropria-
lions to-day perfected a report directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury until other.
wise provided by law, to make no pay
ments out OF the unexpended balances OF
appropriations heretofore made for the
purchase OF sites and for the erection OF
public buildings by the Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury Department,
Tor the purposes and objects to-wit: To
pay for site or the extension of q site,
The purchase of which has not been exc
cuted, or proceedings for the condemna-
tien'which have not been completed to
pay for any work or erection OF any
upon which work has not al.
ready begun; contracts to pay for the sale
Or demolition Oi any building on any site
where work has not been commenced,
until provided for by law; the Secretary
shall make no contracts for the purchase
oi any new site, nor for material or labor
IN any building not actually commenced;
Ill sums heretofore appropriated for
buildings, purchase Of sites, etc., which
ire made unavailable by this act are GOV.
cred into the Treasury; the Secretary Is
authorized and directed to suspend work
IN any buildings already commenced,
wherever, in his Judgment, such suspen:
lions can be made consistently with the
public interest.