The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16

BILL.
The Sub,JudiCiary Committee, Messrs,
Butler, Poland and White, reported TO the
, full committee to-day in favor Of amend
Ing the civil rights bill so as 10 omit the
mixed school provision and require
merely that equally good educational
facilities shall be provided for both races;
that the penalty Of five hundred dollars
fine be omitted, leaving the pecunisry
punishment: for the violation Of any pro-
vision o! the bill 10 consist Of liabilities
in five hundred dollars damages at the
suit Of any individual denied equslity
OF accommodation, sc. There was a
general discussion Of tho subject, but no
definite action, there being wide differ.
enCe OF views.
IRWIN STILL sICK.
The Ways end Means Committee met
to-day at half past ten o'clock, but up to
- o'clock Irwin, the socalled valuable
witness in tho Pacific Mail Steamship in.
vestigation, had not made his appearance,
his counsel saying he was suffering from
nervous prostratlOn, owing to his anxiety
TO testify before the Committee. Later
the Sergeant. alarms oi tho House re-
ported TO the Committee that Irwin was
100 unwell to leave his room, aud subsc.
Quently his physician testified that Irwin
was greatly prosIrated, but thought per-
haps to morrow he might be able to ap.
pear before the Committee, The Com.
miltee adjourned.
TIE DISTRICT OF CoLuNDTA.
Mr. COnkling's bill in relation 10 the
District OF Columbia, introduced in the
Senate today, directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO issue 4 per cent thirty year
bonds OF the United States 10 an amount
not exceeding $lS.00000O, and exchange
them within one year for bonds OF the
District got Columbia and the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown dollar for
dollar, the difference in the interest OF
either TO bo adjusted by him. The total
amount OF these various classes OF seCur-
itics are set forth in detail, and, including
$9OOOOOO OF 8 65 bonds and the Board
OF ADULTS certificates authorized and
guar anteed by the act of Congress
ol last June, aggregate $l7,742 800.
The difference in interest between what
the United States have TO pay on $l9,-
OOO,OOO oI4 per cent bonds and the amount
they are entitled to receive on debts
taken by them in exchange therefor is
stated to be 5000 900 per annum, and this
amount is to be pledged and invested as
sinking fund Tor the principal. The bill
IS accompanied by preamble which cites
the constitution and report made by the
House judiciary Committee last session
to show that the United States are liable
Tor these debts contracted through their
delegated representatives.
NoMINATIoNs.
The President sent 10 the Senate the
following nominations to.nay: James w.
Marshall, First Assistant POstmaser Gen.
eFal, reappointment; 8. B. Axtell, Gov.
ernor OF Utah Territory; David B. VIII
son, Pension Agent, Fairfield, Iowa.
SECRETARY DRIsTow
was today before the House Committee
on Banking and Currency, repeating sub.
stantially the views in his annual report
concerning the printing OF currency,
bonds and other securities OF the Gov
crnment. There WAS an informal con.
VersaliOn among the members, when he
was requested 10 present his views in
writing and more in detail
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Marshall Jewell,
Postmaster General; Caarles F. Consnt,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
benjamin Maran, Minister Resident at
Portugal; David Thompson, Ohio, Inter
prefer 10 the Legation in Japan; Thomas
HLlhouse, Assistant Treasurer, New
York. Collectors Of Revenue-Phillip
WadSworth, First District Of Illinois;
John Algoe, Flint, Michigan; William D.
Hitchcock, Alpcns, Michigan; Ii. Haskill,
Portage City, Wisconsin; James NJ. Dick.
enson, Bascobel, Wisconsin; E. n. Shoe.
maker, Fort Uoion, New Mexico; Mrs.
L r. Ewing, Logansport, Indiana; Geo.
j.. LOngsdGle, GreenCsstle, Indiana; Alex.
W. DeIong, Huntington, Indiana; Robert
W. hampton, Ashland, Kentucky; J. II.
Seitel, Georgetown, Kentucky; James
ksth, Lansing, Iowa; Hamilton Cren-
shaw, Marengo, Iowa; Jacob q. Otis,
GlGnwood, Iowa; Benjamin +. Wright,
Charles City, Iowa; Henry NJ. Msgee,
GynIhISna, Kentucky; Vinton 8. H0lli.
day, Bedford, Iowa.
FORMAL RECEPTION OF KING KALAKANA
King Kalskana was formally presented
to the President this afternoon, The
members OF the Cabinet, Colonel Grant
General BabcoCk and Mr. Luckcy, his
private secretary, were assembled in full
dress iOr the purpose Of receiving the
King. On the approach Of His Msiesty's
Carriage, the President advanced from the
threshold of the Executive Mansion, when
the Secretary OF State and Colonel Grant,
the latter representing his father, went to
the carriage and received the King as he
allghted, and accompanying him on either
side, crossed the platform 10 the entrance
OF The White House, where the Presi.
dent cordially extended bis hand and
received and welcomed the King,
the other members of the Cabinet
standing behind the President up to The
time that he turned with the King, then
entered the room The Secretary OF State
then introduced the President TO Governor
DomInis and Governor Kapena. lie then
presented the King to the members OF
the Cabinet, General B4bcock, Colonel
Grant and Mr.. Luckey. The President
and the King shortly seated themselves
on sofa and the other gentlemen moved
at pleasure around the room and entered
into q conversation with ono another
gradually advancing 10 where the Presi.
dent and King were seated, when q gen.
eral conversation ensued. After about
twenty minutes the King arose and the
President accompanied him 10 the door,
The Secretary OF State and Colonel Gran,
handed him into tho carrisgc, and the
ceremony was ended.
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