The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-12

| Wnen Lne EepOEt EeACl6u tu6ul-kuht Wv
ernor Jewell had resigned, did not be
lieye 1t. The subsequent nomination o
Tyner in his place, however, removed al
doubts and occasioned extended inquiries
as 10 the cause OF his resignation. Thl
most intimate friends Of the Presiden
asserted that they we're unable 10 furnisl
reply.
COMMISSIONER PRATT RESIGNS.
Mr.. Pratt has rendered bis resignation
as Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
and will retire from that Office on the Isl
Of August, Il has been known for some
time that the President has In repeated
instances ordered the removal OF Inter
nal Revenue officers irrespective OF the
Recommendation or sanction Of the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, who Il
held individually responsible for the
proper conduct OF his officers.
Several days ago the Commissioner ex.
pressed the hope that on the incoming ol
Secretary Morrill, there would be salts.
isfactory arrangements so that he could
move harmoniously, but in the absence
OF which self prorriety would compel
him to resign. The President, however,
having intimated to him his desire to
make change, Of course Mr.. Pratt re-
signed.
CONFERENCE ON THE SILVER BILL.
The committee OF conference on the
so.called silver bill held q long meeting
this afternoon and practically agreed on
report. The members Of the committee
are Messrs. Sherman, Boutwell, and Bogy
on the part Of the Senate, and Messrs.
Randall, Landers and Payne as repre-
sentatiyes Of the House. The report will
recommend the passage OF measure
substantially the same Us the Randall
bill, providing for the purchase Of silver
bullion 10 the amount Of twenty
millions Of dollars, with any money in
the treasury, and its coinage and issue in
the shape Of subsidionry silver coin,
provided that not more than million
dollars worth shall be purchased at any
one time, and provided, also, (by new
clause) that the whole amount OF silver
coin Issued in this way in exchange
for the fractional currency retired shall
not exceed $50,000,0O0. The Senate
amendment striking out the word "now"
from the clause authorizing the silver coin
now in the treasury, is agreed TO by the
committee. The House amendment pro-
yiding for the revival Of the old silver
dollar with legal tender power, is strick:
en- out by the conference committee, and
so also Is the Senate amendment repeal
ing the present legal tender power Of the
trade dollar. Mr.. Landers says that he
intends to oppose the adoption OF the
report by the House, and thinks that
the House will stand by It's former action
on his amendment.
To-day at the request Of Secretary
Robeson, Gen. Garfield, Of Ohio, and
Judge Harmack, Of Texas, and one Of the
Democratic members Of the Appropria-
tion Committee OF the last House were
called before the Naval Committee
and testified that the question Of
the use and exchange OF the
old iron on hand in the various navy
yards and obtained by breaking up use
less iron vessels for the purpose Of sup
plying the necessary iron for the repairs
Of our seryiceable iron CladS, was brought
before their committee by Mr.. Robson
in the winter Of 1884; that his authori-
ty to make such use ofiron was conceded
and the policy Of SO doing assented TO by
the committee, and that the appropria.
tions for the Department were made and
graduated by the committee with the un.
derstanding that the material should be
SO used.
The river and harbor bill, which
was reported TO the Senate by its Com
mittee on Appropriations Just before
the adjournment to-day, is very slight
ly increased in its total amount, but
large number Of items providing for i'm.
provements Of minor Importance are
stricken out, and the sums proposed for
several objects Of greater magnitude in.
creased.