The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-01
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February 90
The conference Of the Democratic Caucus
Committee developed the fact OF the i'm.
possibility Of arriving at a unanimous
agreement on the financial question.
Eight OF thirteen members favor the
amended proposition for an annual three
per cont coin reserve by the National
Banks, and the Secretary OF tho Treasury,
and for the repeal OF 30 much oil the
specie resu nption act as fixes the time for
that purpose at the lat OF January, 1917.
The other five members OF the Committee
presented single proposition Tor the
repeal OF tho clause in question. Thus
divided, the two reports will be submit
ted to the Caucus. ,t,
General Babcock delivered to the
Senate, to-day, message from the
President, it being the first time he has
performed that service this session.. Al
Ter he had delivered tho message, a large
number OF Senators went to him and con-
graduated him on his recent acqulttal: :.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs this
morning resumed its investigation OF the
Emma mine speculation. Senator Nor
ton appeared, and at his own request was
sworn. He said no had seen in the re-
port OF the testimony an allusion to him
self, and he therefore wished 10 state that
some Eve or six years ago, in 1871, on
his way home ai,er the adjournment OF
Congress, Senator Stewart came to him
and spoke about a lawsuit then pending
| in the Supreme Court OF Utah. Stewart
said that perhaps the parties might wish
to employ him as counsel, and brought
| in gentleman whom he represented to
be Mr., Lyon, the witness now present,
Stewart informed him that II he should
engage in the case he would receive q
large foe, II successful. Senator Morton
thought tho offer was for desired pro-
fessional services, and Of such char.
actor rs no could accept. Stewart
wanted to meet Morton at Salt Lake City
and Morton informed him that he would
meet him thcrc II Stewart would notify
him "a to tho time. Afterwards from
what Stewart said he wanted Morton (
assist in having Judge Mexican removed
rather than to render professional servi'
ces. Mr.. Morton saw in aSalt Lake pa
per, a statement that he and others hat
united in reqacst for the. removal o
Judge Mexican, but Morton said he hat
nothing whatever to do with that subject
Lyon in response to the question by Nor
ton, said he did not meet Morton at Sal
Lake City, and Morton never had an!
connection with the matter under con
sideraton. :,
The Secretary OF the Treasury has dc
cided upon the following transfers OF In
ternal Revenue Supervisors Supervise
Thomas ]. Brady, now in charge Of Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
and Louisiana, with headquarters a
| Louisville, has been assigned to the dis
trict composed Of Indiana and Ohio, witt
HEADQUARTERS ut Indianapolis. Supervi
sor Tn,ton, now in charge OF Pennsylva
min. New Jersey, Maryland and the Dis
| trict OF Columbia, has been removed
Supervisor Hunt Is transferred from In
dianapolis to Philadelphia, in place @
Tutten. -
The President has nominated S. "
Marsten, Of Missouri,,to be agent for III
Indians Of the consolidated agencies Q
tho ChCrokees, Creeks, Choctaws, ChiekS
saws and Seminoles, the nomination
VIM. P. Ross for that position bein
Withdrawn.