The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-30
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! PRESIDENTIAL s1GEATURR.
! WARRINGTON, Jan. 29.-The President
today, signed an act providing for bust
Of the late Chief Justices Taney AMI
Chase, to be placed In the Supreme Cour
Room; also, an act to abolish the office o
Deputy Commissioner Of Internal Reye
nue.; also, an act authorizing coinage /,
be executed at the mints Of the Unitei
States for foreign countries.
coAtAnrTRE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
The House Committee on appropria-
tions today resumed the examination O
the manner OF paying expenses for loan
and the sum paid. The design of Tn
committee being TO ax such transaction
with exactness, and also to provide spe
citic appropriation instead Of leaving
money to be paid as heretofore under the
head OF permanent appropriations.
ORDERED PRINTED. ~
The Committee on Ways and Means
have ordered TO be printed for their private
use the various financial propositions be-
fore them, preliminary TO formal CON.
slderation, with view Of framing a bin
upon the subject.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATION.
The National Educational Association
met this forenoon, and will continue In
session two days, The first subject for
discussion will be the comparison of CITY
instruction in Europe with institrtions In
this. country.
The Committee on Privileges and EIec.
tions listened to Gen. Mcrpan's outlinino
argument and evidence which he proposeS
to present on behalf Of Mr.. Sykes, who
contests with Mr.. Spencer seat In the
Senate from Alabama, Mr.. Chandler In
. similar manner laid out his case for Mr,
Spencer. l ~ :
COST OF GOVERNMENT DISBURSEMENTS.
The cost to the Government Of disburse-
ments under the existing laws OF $780,
'OOO,OOO Of pension monies Is about Ii per
cent OF the whole amount disbursed. Pos.
tage upon pension vouchers does not fall
short OF 100000. About 90 per cent Of
the whole cost OF disbursement and com
pensation to agents Is 81, ,427,126.
:. The Senate Committee on Public Build.
ings and Grounds took up resolution
referred to the Chairman and sub COM
mittee to examine viz q resolution di.
reeting them to inquire into the expedi.
ency Of suspending the expenditure Of ali
appropriations for buildings not yet com.
menced and covering the same into the
Treasury. FI u m
AT noon the members Of the conven-
ton proceeded in body to pay their re-
spects TO President Grant, Governor
Shepherd and Secretary Delano. Tie
President received them In the East
Room, where the delegates all shook
hands with him, after which they called
on the other officials mentioned.
I DEATH OF MRS. wALBR1DoE.
Mrs. Walbridge, widow OF the late
General Hiram Walbridge, died suddenly
at her residence at Mount Pleasant, in
the suburbs Of this city, this morning.
She was about to 60 out in her carriage,
when she dropped dead in the hall OF her
residence. Her death was caused by ap..
oplexy.
t.. Abolished,
The office Of Brigadier General OF Ma.
rines will be abolished when vacancy |
Gg Two MLLIoRs LESS. 6s 1
The total appropriation will be two
millions less than the original estimates. |
=. UNDECIDED. '','
The executive session today occupied |
time over the nomination of |
Thos. B. Van Buren, for consul at Kan. |
aghawa. Conkling opposed 1t. and had
not concluded when the Senate adjourned.