The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-26
WASHINGTON.
A pRRsIpRNT1AL ApporNmtRNT

A PRRs1DENT1AI APPOINTMENT.
WAsHrNaToN, Jan. 24.-The Presiden
has appointed james B. Rawllns, son Q
General Rawlins, late Secretary OF War
one OF the cadets at large 10 The Militarl
Academy at West Point $500,
| ARMY MATTERs. -t
| Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan arrived here las
night 10 obedience TO the summons of thI
House Committee on Military Affairs, be
fore whom on Monday he viii give hi,
views CONCERNING Tie organization Of mn
army. &1tlis known that be IA In 'iayoy b
an increase rather than a reduction Of the
force, II the government intends to con-
tinue Its policy Of protecting the froitiel
settlementsa a -, :
dAMIN THE STOCK OF COM. 3 Z
The gain to the stock Of coin in the
country during the first six months OF The
current fiscal year Is given at about 800,
100000 gold and 81 600, 900 In silver The
number Of trade dollars issued was
l226'ONs5IIa r5s M' UIsr "a
THE SUPREME COURTS RxHIBrT OF PRO.
cRRDIHes IN BANKRUPTCY. d. a..
tits expected the Judges Of the Supreme
Court will take recess. The new Ohiel
Justice will take his seat on the reas-
semblinglb bf the court. The following il
an exhibit OF the proceedings In bank.
ruptcy In the United States courts, with a
statement Of the cases in bankruptcy in
said courts and their disposition from
March Cd, 1857 TO December Sist, 1872:
Number Of petitions filed in 1867, 7,345.
In 1868, 29,539, in 1869, 5S21, in 1870
4i301, In 1871, 5,439, in 1872, G074-totai
5s,4lS. Number Of discharges granted
3S,777, fees and expenses OF assignees,
$l0,OS0 22, fees and expenses OF clerks
$994, ,799, lees and expenses Of Marshalls
$lO,O17 %, fees and expenses OF registers,
u, ,7BS .S46, miscellaneous expenses, $l05..
668-totaf expenses; "a 99l 1884. Number
Of cases pending January Let, 1873, 10, ,491.
Tie plan Of relief for the Southern Pa,
cific Railroad which will soon be intro
dnced in Congress Is briefly as follows:
All lands OF the company to be sold BY a
commissio sionlappolnted under the author
ity OF the United States and the proceeds
placed in the Treasury TO the credit Of
the company the Government to retain
the amount charged for the transports.
ton and mail carrying service. The
company ask the United States to guar
antee the interest on 8 per cent bond
running tor thirty years TO y limited sum.
The company propose to pay the Govern.
ment liberal per cent on the gross earn.
ings, thus securing the Government from
loss. y
LoUBIANA MATTERS. .tIsl.,-
The bill proposing new State elec.
tton in Louisiana is in the hands Of Sena.
tor Carpenter and Gen. Butler. Senator
Thurman 'disavows any formal consulta.
ton with them regarding the features Of
the measures. Numerous paragraphs
have recently appeared In the newspapers
stating what the President would or
would not do in relation To Louisisna and
other public matters now attracting great
attention, and he is also represented as
having expressed views which he certain.
ly cannot entertain, and which would be
contrary to the course he has heretofore
pursued. Reports prevail that The Presi.
dent hos differences with his political
friends and Is disposed to act altogether
independently of them, but 1t Is known
from those having intimate relations with
him that the reports are unfounded; nor
is It probable that any differences are
likely to exist, excepting such as may be
inseperable from the views the President
may himself take OF his constitutional
duties and the official responsible which |
attaches 10 his office. Acting In accord. |
ance with the constitutional requirements,
the President shall give to Congress in.
formation OF the state Of the Union. He
is now engaged in the preparation Of a |
message which he will submit to the Cabi.
net before transmitting 10 Congress. The
message will, according 10 the present un!
derstandtng5 be confined to d plain, but
elaborate statement Of facts attending the
Federal proceedings in Louisiana and in
support ol the United States judicial de-
cisions, which he had no authority to dis.
regard. Whatever may have been, his
own opinions upon the political duestionsI
offered by them, 1t Is positively Known
that the President has not interfered IN |
any way with the Louisiana questions,
relating either to the Senate or House
Of Representatives. To both parties who
have called on him he has repeatedly said |
that such questions properly belong 10
Congress, the Constitution making each
house Judge OF election returns and OF the
quaihcatons Of It's own members, and |
that the consideration ot such questions
involves the subject Of the legality of
the authority under which the Ger
ifcates OF Eelection were issued: go
the one question necessarily affects the
other, and both would at the same time
be determined. This, in substance, Is the
reply he has unreservedly given to- those
who have 'intefrogated him on the SUBJ
Iect Of the bill proposed by Congress or.
tering a new election in Louisiana. He
has discouraged such legislation, and
while thus opposing Congressional inter.
ference, he has had no hesitancy In say.
ing to visitors, as he repeated yesterday,
that there was no doubt that the late
election in Louisiana was an organized
Iraud from beginning to end, for the bene,
at Of those now in npossession of the goy-
ernment OF that State, and that there
has never yet been anything like
tair count OF votes. That the results have
been reached by dishonest means is too
well known TO berepeated. It Is there
lore not probable that he will In his forth.
coming special message make any recon.
mendation for q new election, his opinion,
IS recently privately expressed, being that
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