The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-21
WASHINGTON.
The Basis Of appointment 10
CleFkShipS.


The Basis Of Appointment 10
CleFkShips.
WAsHINGTON, December 20.-The Sec.
retary Of The Treasury in letter in an
swer 10 the inquiry Us 10 whether II is
his purpose to make re.appOintment Of
Clerkships in the Treasury Department
among the States and territories on the
basis Of population Of the States, he does
not COnstruc Section 2 Of the Act Of March
Sd 1873, as directing re.appOintment to
the extent Of dlsmissing the clerks from
the States which now have an excess Of APP
pOintments but only az direction TO the
Secretary to future appointments.
APPEAL DECIDED.
The Secretary Of the Interior to-day
decided upon long contested case
Of The heirs Of Mnrry Mcconnell vs..
Chicago 4 Northwestern Railroad Com
pany, Involving the title in the land lying
on The north and ut the mouth Of the
Chicago river, upon which the depot OF
the company now stands and Of which
the reputed value il several millions.
The decision being in favor Of the COM
pany and TO the effect that their title
to the land Ia valid,
MCDoNALD's RESOLUTION.
The concurrent resolution which Senator
Mcdonald, OF Indiana, will offer in the
Senate after The holiday recess, "a a SUBJ
stituIe for those recently submitted by
Senator Morton, and Of which he gave
notice to-day, have not yet been perfected
and therefore could not be presented. The
following Is rough draft OF them, con-
tanning the substance Of them, though the
phrazeology may be changed somewhat
before their presentation TO the Senate;
Resolved blythe Senate, hc House Of Repre-
seniaLir2 eoneurring, That the people Of
the United States constitute nation and
are one people in the manner only and to
the extent provided for In the Federal
Constitution and amendments thereto.
IcsoltVd, That the united colonies de.
clarcd and achieved their Independence,
and tho Federal Constitution was formed
anil adopted by several States formerly
comprising cOnfederacy and called the
United States OF America, the chief pur.
pose Of which was to form a more perfect
Union, establish justice and insuredomes.
tic tranquility, provide for The common
deiensc and, powers not delegated by II
TO the United States nor prohibited by IL
to the States were reserved TO the States
respectively and tothe people.
RcsOircd, That az the States we're at the
time Of formation and adoption Of the
Federal Constitution, each sovereign, free
and independent, except in 40 far only as
such sovereignty had been expressly dele
gated to Congress by articles Of Con.
federation, the rights reserved 10 the
States and to the people in the formation
Of tho Federal Government were sover-
eign rights which cannot bo impaired
without usurpation, and the only safe
rule by which 10 administer The Federal
Government with respect 10 the rights OF
tho States and Of the people Is the strict
construction OF the Federal Constitution
and amendments thereto and the Assump-
ton Of no doubtful powers.
HISOlped, That in the formation OF the
Federal Government II was the clear de.
sign 10 leave each Stale and the people
thereof sovereign as 10 all matters Of
local or domestic concern, and to confer
upon the Federal Government sovereign
power as TO such matters As might affect
tho general welfare Of all the States or as
might I've necessary 10 secure domestic
tranquility, which powers are defined in
the Federal Constitution and its amend.
ments. The people Of the United States,
therefore, from the nature and character
Of their governments, State and National,
and from their relation 10 each, are not d
national unity In the ordinary sense Of
that term.
Resolved, That II being the design 10
make the government formed under the
Federal Constitution perpetual, the right
Of any State or any number Of States to
seCele from the Union was not reserved.
So far as the right las been claimed to
exist, II should be deemed forever settled
against II by tile results Of the late civil
war.
WHAT CONdREssMEN SAY ABOUT THE
spEAKER's COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
After the House Of Representatives ad.
journed, Immediately after the announce.
lnenL Of the committees, there was quiLea a
general interchange Of opinions among
the members In regard to the selections
made. Those who had been we'll provided
for commended the Speakers Judgment
and said nothing, but the prevalent i'm.
preston was one Of dissatisfaction. The
Speakers friends account for this by the
pauCity Of prizes aud the prepUnierating
number Of competitors for them. On the
Other hand there are many among the
Democratic members who severely Criti.
else llle selections for considerable MIN.
Der Of The prominent positions AZ unSrita.
BILE or unfair 10 The Congressman Of ex.
tended service, who have been passed over
in The choice Of fChairmansHps and impor.
taht committee places to make room for
new men without legislative experience.
Of lie AZ Cllairmanships, exclusive Of
the Committee on Rules, Of which the
Speaker Ia ex.ofIiCio chairman, "a arc
given TO Western members, 10 TO South
etn and 10 to the Middle and Eastern
States. OF the latter u, six are Of under.
rate Importance, being committees on
expenditures on, the various executive de.
paftments. Of the ClairmanShips given
10 The Western members four are Of the
same description. -Four or five Of the
Southern chairmanshirs arc also uhim.
pottanl. The West therefore holds the
frat place in the number Of chairman.
ships Of the first and second class com.
mittees. Out Of a total Of AZ, Ohio and
Missouri have each FIVE chaitmanships,
Kentucky four, Indiana two and Ten.
nessee two. Virginia and Pennsylvania
have three each. North Carolina has
two, and no other State has more than
one, The composition Of the Pacific
Railroad Committee, tested by the recent
vote on the Holman anti.subsidy resolu.
tion, Il az follows; Chairman Lamar, and
Messrs. Throckmofton and O'Neill, vote
against Il; Luttrell, Lynde, Thomas,
Phillips, Garfield, KGsson and Blaine for
II; and Atkins, Of Tennessee, and walker,
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