The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-15
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON.
What Does This Mean?
WASHINGTON, December "a, - The
Ways and Means Committee thia morning
decided to recommed the adoption, BY the
House, Of Glovers resolution, giving the
the standing eommittees authority to
make such investigation as they may
deem proper in regard to the administers.
tion Of public Affairs by all the branohea
and officers Of the Executive Department.
For this purpose II is proposed that the
following named committees shall have
full power 10 take testimony and send for
persons and papera in their own discre.
lion: Indian Affairs, Military Affairs,
Public LandS, Public Buildings and
Grounds, and the yarions committees on
expenditures in the Department Of JUS
tice, and The State, War, Navy and Inte.
rior Departments and similar committees
on expenditures for public buildings.
The favorable report on the resolution
wAs ordered by a strict party vote.
The House Committee on Naval Al.
fairs has resolved into sub committees to
inquire into the subject Of retired officers
personel OF the Navy, Navy Yards and
the expenditures generally Of that branch
Of public service.
THE TWO PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail.
sOadA appointed the following sub.oon.
mittee on the pending bills In relation to
the construction OF the Southern Trans.
Continental Railroad: House, Morrison,
Chalmers, 0'Neill, Blair and Cole. House,
Chalmers and o'Neill are favorable to the
Texas Pacific project, Morrison, LuttreIl
and Blair opposed, and Coles position Is
not defined.
The sub committee on the Northern
Pacific Railroad bill and Oregon Central
Railroad bill consists Of Hewitt, Morri-
son, Luttrell, Landers, o'Neill, Rice and
CasWell.
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Republican Senators in caucus
received the report Of their committee
appointed to investigate the alleged
reasons for change in the Office OF Ser
geant-at.Arms. The committee submit
ted the testimony taken, but made no
recommendation. After considerable dis
cussiop, the caucus adjourned until 10.
morrow without action. The testimony
exonerated Gen. French from any impu-
tA,ion Of corruption in regard to his dis.
bursements, but the prOpFiety OF certain
removals and appointments was claimed
by his opponents TO be matter for dis
cuSsion.
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent the following uomi.
nations to the Senate: G. W. Wells, Of
Missouri, consul at Hong Kong; D. II.
Bailey, Of Ohio, now consul ut Hong
Kong, consul general oi China; j. c.
Jewell, Surveyor ot Customs, at Evans
vile, Ind; David Porter, ditto, Savannah,
Ga; James Gilchrist, ditto, Wheeling,
". Va; John Oglesby, Assistant Ap.
praiser oil Merchandise, New Orleans.
Postmasters-Richard Drane, Hanni.
bal, Mo; Alex Reed, Toledo; W. P. Quigg,
'lr'nton, o. Lloyd b. Stevenson, Ogden
City, Utah.
A NOMINATION THAT WAS RECALLED.
10 the executive session Of the Senate
the nomination Of Saunel B. McLin,
t1rmerly member OF the Florida Re-
turning Board, to be Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of New Mexico, was
reported from the Judiciary Committee
unfavorably and rejected without roll
call. Senator Conover was one OF it's
noat earnest opponents.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED,
heSenate confirmed the following:
Dsight T. Reed, Of New York, Secreta-
~ ofthe United States Legation in Spain;
Alfred +. Lee, Of Ohio, Consul General
Of the United States 1t Frankfort; L. ].
Of Ohio, Consul at Nassau.
Collectors Of Customs-Cyrns II. Bald
win, South Carolina, District Of Charles.
ton: C. r. Prouty, Texas, District Of Sal
nara,
Surveyors OF Customs-John Cambell,
Port Of Omaha; Isaac H.
Wisconsin, Port Of La Crosse;
George Fisher, Illinois, Port OF Cairo.
Poatmasters- james McLeer, Brooklyn,
New York; Joseph Smith, Howell, Mich
igan; F. NJ. Pasgate, St. Joseph, Mis-.
souri,.
Miscellaneous-Wm. Ware Peck, New
York, Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of Wyoming; J. G. Bancroft Davis,
New York, Judge Of the Court OF Claims;
Henry Booth, Kansas, Receiver Of Pub.
lie Moneys for the DiAtrict oi Larned,
Kansas; II. L. Dodge, California, Super,
Of the United States Mint at
San Franctseo; William McMicken,
United States Surveyor General Of Wash.
ington Territory; Edward c. Wade,
Georgia, Collector Of Internal Revenue
fIr the Third District ot Georgia.
BLAINE AND coNK1IXo FRIENDS.
It is an interesting fact that Blaine
would have been Chairman Of Conkline's |
Committee on Mexican Affairs, and that,
too, by the desire oil the latter, il his iii |
health had not previously determined |
him to be absent from Washington for |
rest during the holiday recess. Il seems |
10 be generally considered that the twelve
years feud between these two gentlemen |
is at an end.
The President to-day signed the bill for
the relief OF the sufferers by the wreck
Of the United States steamer Huron.
The President will probably tomorrow
nominate Governor Mccormick Commis-