The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-22
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGEN1ER
WASHINGTON.
1,rensury NIatters.

morning sent tue fFehluent MS FesIBuA
ton as Treasurer. Assistant Secretary
Couant is acting Secretary Of the Treas
cry. The President has nominated Sem
ator Morrill,, Of Maine for the Office.
sPEclE REsuMPTIoN.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency had under considerad on to-day,
bill for the repeal Of the specie resump.
tion act. Two amendments will be al
lowed to be offered in the House, one for
the accumulation OF coin in the treasury
preparatory to the resumption Of specie
payments, and the other providing Tor the
funding Of greenbackS.
The committee were evenly divided as
to reporting to-day, one member being ab'
sent, another meeting will be held to-
morrow.
THE CALDWELL DIsPATcHE.
The Manager OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Philadelphia was
examined to-day before the Judiciary
Committee. produced, after the usual
protest on behalf of the company, the
three original dispatches already testified
| to, two Of them addressed Fayo, London,
without signature, and the. third nd.
dressed to Josiah Caldwell, London, over
the signature Of Scott. The latter, he
said, had been left at the office by Col.
Scotts messenger. He did not know who
left the one reading, "Cable nobody ex.
cepting Scott" As to the third dispatch,
telling Favo to send telegram to the
Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee,
the witness knew that 1t had been brought
10 the office by gentleman who, when
the clerk asked him to leave his address,
said that il was not necessary. The clerk
said that rs S57 70 in gold had been paid
for il they would like to have the address
10 which 10 send the answer. The gentle
man repeated that it was not necessary,
and smilingly left the name OF John
Smith.
SENATOR MoRRlLL IN A QuASDARY.
The nomination and confirmation oil
Senator Morrill, as Secretary Of the Treas
ury took place in the committee room
while he was absent from tho Senate and
without his having notified the President
n that he would accept the appointment
The news that the nomination had been
received and confirmed by the Senate was
: a surprise 10 him, "a he still held the ot'
e fer Of the appointment under considera'
:. lion. He Informs his friends this even
J. ing that he has not yet decided whether
: or not he will accept, but that in cast
0 he arrives at the affirmative conclusion
D he will not enter upon the duties OF tht
office until after the pending aPproPria
! ton bill shall have been finally passed b!
|. Congress. His colleagues on the Ap
preparation Committee, Of which he il
!. chairman, and a large number OF proml
5 nent Senators earnestly desire that HI
! should remain with them until tha
time. The commission OF Mr.. Morrill, n
: Secretary Of the Treasury was signed b!
,. the Presiden, at $50 o'clock this after
:, noon. This Is noted as being one OF tn
Q ouickes, executive actions that has eve
: been contaminated.
5 INCOME TAX.
:, The House Committee on Naval Al
. fairs has addressed letter to the Com
n missioner OF Internal Revenue re
f. questing him to send to the committe
Ie the amount Of the income returned by tn
e' Secretary for the years in which tue in
p n come tax existed, and each years income
r. r to be reported separately.
,r| BANKERS on BANK TAXES.
,r At tho Bankers Convention to-day th
n. following preamble and resolutions wer
unanimously adopted:
; WHEREAS, The general stagnstion o
trade and commerce together with tn
depressed industries OF the country ar
q making the present bank taxes absolute
,- " unbearable. and which, il nc
le promptly repealed, must end in th
IL dissolution Of large number o
lie banking Institutions and the withdraws
to OF banking capital as an ipyestmer
IN throughout the land; therefore,
he Resolrei, That the members OF this Cor
le yention proceed in body before tn
en- Committee on Banking and Currency tc
he morrow, and that each member so far a
ut possible present his views and those whor
Is. he represents, and to facilitate the same
Of Resolped, That those present at the Cor
TO yention also appear before the Committe
Ia Of Ways and Means in relation TO th
.r, numerous petitions before them for th
b. removal OF the use OF stamps on ban
at checks. 49, =,
i'd Rssolred, That the bill now before ii
"a Banking and Currency Committee pre-
q. yiding Tor redemption agency. the e'
be penses to be taken out OF the bank taxe
meets with our hearty concurrence, an
that the members Of this Convention pre-
i the importance Of thesamc upon the col
sideration OF said committee.
Adjourned.
at DIVIDED COMMITTEE.
iir The House Committee on Pacific Raj
ks roads at meeting to-day considered q
nd bill with reference to fixing freig
,gs charges over the Omaha bridge. II
re members Of the Committee are equal
!, divided on the respective propositions
ii Representatives Throckmorton al
,se Crounse, while the remaining member
ct, opposed to legislation on the subject.
le. ANOTHER TREASURY RESIGNATION.
de. Deputy Second Comptroller William
ere Of the Treasury, has resigned, TO taI
~ nj effect July lst' .
Ibe G LAST OFFICIAL ACT OF SECRETARY M
TF.l- TOW. -. h.
The last official act Of Secretary Br
m. tow was awarding under an act OF CO
vre.s of June 90, 1873, OF three life 81