The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-09
WASHINGTON.
Nominated By The PreaIdenl.

ida, to be Minister 10 Belgium; W, A,
Stuart, to be Collector Of Internal Reye.
| hue for the Second District Of Kentucky:
Wm: n. Burwell, 10 be Register Of tho
Land Office at New Orleans.
SENATOR MAETHEws' BILL.
The financial bill introduced by Senator
Matthews to-day provides When any U,
s. legal tender notea are returned 70 the
Treasury, or shAll have been redeemed In
coin under the specie resumption act OF
1870, they may DO reiasued from time 10
eime as the exigenees Of the public SER
vice may require, or otherwise, provided
che amount at any time outstanding shall
not exceed $3.50, 100000; and the Secre-
eGry Of the Treasury shall not make any
red duction OF the authorized currency BY
retiring .. s. notes below that sum. The
bill also requires the Secretary, for the
purpose Of releeming legal tender noteS
as prescribed by law, to acquire and
maintain q reserve fund In coin Of not
less than SlO00O0,0OO, to be provided
BY the use Of surplus revenues aud sales
ot bonds. II the coin reserve be reduced
70 S5O,0O0,000 the redemption Of legal
tender notes shall be suspended until the
reserve fund Is restored to Sl00 000 900.
Butt that event holders Of legal tenders
may exchange them for U. s. 4 per cent
bonds, In sums oi not less than $50. The
notes thus redeemed shall not be re.is-
sued or replaced BY others until the re.
serve fund Is restored TO Sl00,000,000.
The bill also authorizes the Secretary
ot the Treasury 10 receive in payment OF
any bonds which he may sell under the
refunding act Of 1870, the legal tender
notes in lieu Of coin, but at not less than
par value Of said bonds In coin, less an
allowance not exceeding one-haif Of one
per cent Of SAID bonds. for expenses; and
he is required to use the legal tender notes
30 received, or such other notes as may DO
issued in lieu thereof, in the purchase Of
any outstanding $50 bonds, At prices not
exceeding their par value in cola, or In
purchasing coin for the redemption Of
such bonds.
Senator Stanley Mathews says he has
made no assertion that the President will
sign the Silver bill. He has merely ex.
pressed his individual opinion that In
case Of the bills passage by the Senate,
the President will approve Il, and he adds
that this expression Of opinion was made
By him without any information derived
from the President as to his intentions
on the subject, and neither proiessed nor
was In fact statement based on the
Presidents authority. II was based on
the assumption that the bill would pass
by so large q majority that the President
would consider il such an expression Of
the public will as he could not properly
disregard,
The Senate Finance Committee this
morning Informally discussed the silver
question, but have not yet taken up any
OF the bills on the subject for action.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican members Of the Senate
held brief CAUCUS to-day to provide for
hlling the vacancy In the various COM
mittees caused by the death OF Senator
Morton. MessrS. Hsmlin, Sargent and
AlliSon were appointed q committee to
report on the subject at future caucus.
MzxcAN ExrGAprTtoN TREATY.
The DiariO OFeiGl of October II con.
tAins what appears 10 be an authentic
exposition Of the views Of the Mexican
government in reference to the extradi.
tion treaty with the United States. It
claims that the present treaty don't pro.
hlbit the surrender OF Mexican citizens
10 be tried in United States courts for
otenses committed on United States soil,
and that the government may, in It's dis.
cretion, surrender them. ItSays that the
action Of the Executive in ordering the
surrender OF the raiders who attacked the
Rio Grande Jail was in accordance with
the advanced and enlightened principles
Of international law and comfy and was
required by the peculiar circumstances
OF the crime. Il adds: "If the govern.
Inent has duties towards its citizens, It
has also international duties, 10 which It
would be unfaithlul II Il refused assist-
Auce In the execution Of salutary justice"
PARIS EXPOSITION.
The House Committee on Foreign Al.
fairs will on Monday next agree upon q
bill for American representation at the
Paris international Exposition and re-
port it to the House on that day.
Speaker Randall says he intends to
bring to the attention Of the House the
manner and circumstances under which
BIanda silver bill was passed, but has
delayed doing SO only from the fact that
Bnckner, whose name is intimately asso.
ciated with the subject, has not been in
the House for two days. The Speaker
further says that however erroneous the
proceedings and even II the House should
reconsider the subject the majority Of the
House In favor Of some such measure IL
80 large that i.s passage Is certain.
CAUCUS NOMINATION.
The Democratic representatives. in
caucus this afternoon nominated Rev, W,
E, Harrison, Of Georgia, (Methodist) for
Chaplain, in place Of Rev. John Poisal
resigned.
A representative Of the House offered
resolution declaring 1t inexpedlenl 10
attach to the army appropriation bill q
proViso Pimilar to that which caused the
defeat OF the bill last session, viz, that
none Of the troops should be employed
for political purposes. The resolution
was agreed to.
SENATOR PATTERSON.
The case Of Senator Patterson, n reaui.
sition having been made for him by the
Governor Of South Carolina, was before
Judge Humphreys to-day on writ OF
habeaa corpus and postponed until No.
vember 2lst.
cHAFFEE'a REsoLUr1oN.
The resolution offered by Mr.. ChatFee,
relating TO the Union Prci6c Railroad
and branches, is measure intended to
compel compliance with the Law, under
penalty Of forfeiture Of all rights, prtVi.
leges, franchises and lands received from
the United States, together with all prop.
erty Of every kind belonging to the com.
pauy. 1t Is designed TO test the question
OF the power Of the Executive Depart.
ment TO execute tho existing laws reRu.
lating the operation Of these Pacific rail.
roads, and points to further legislation
for the removal Of the impediments, II any
should be found, which prevent the Pres.
idsnt from enforcing the acts Of Congress.
A delegation Of Panca chiefs has ar.
rived.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
Acommittee ot the National Board Of
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