The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-26

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THE TRADE DOLLAR,
Respecting the order intermitting III,
receipt Of deposits Of silver for coinap,
into trade dollars, the Director Of t6,
Mint says that within the last few month,
about two millions Of trade dollars hav,
gone into circulation In the Atlantic ant
Western States, and to that extent occup,
the place intended for the fractional sil
yer coins, and the Government has beer
deprived Of the seigniorage which 1
would otherwise have received. The
Director states that II there has been an,
mistake II was in not sooner Issuing thI
order. Since the order was issued th,
mint at Philadelphia has been coinint
deposits for trade dollars made before th(
order was issued, amounting TO nearly
$50O,0OO.
The Committee on Privileges and elec
tions, in secret session, unanimously
agreed TO make thorough investigation
OF the Louisiana case, and requested The
contestants 10 present In writing, theil
views as to the scope Of the investigation
which will include the question Of 1egali
ty Of the legislature by which each claim,
ant has been elected.
There was a great throng at the Exec.
utiVe Mansion to-day. There were two
delegations from Pennsylvania. One Of
the merchants Of Philadelphia, conferrinv
with the President upon the appoint,
ments Of that city, the collectorship in.
cluded. The other delegation was com.
posed Of Col. Wilson, Chairman OF the
present Republican Central Committee ol
Pennsylvania; Col. Hoyt, Chairman Of
the Committee Of last year; W. R. Leeds
Gov. Hartranit and Gen. H. II. Burg,
ham, and Freeman, Ward and O'Neiil
members OF Congress, and one or two
others. These gentlemen we're with The
President for some time and explained
what they consider the true interests Of
the party with regard to certain appoint.
ments.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
After the adjournment Of the Senate
there was a caucus Of Democratic Sena.
tors to determine on the names Of The
Senator'S on that side OF the Chamber Ia
act on the committee, authorized by The
resolution Of Edmunds' adopted last week
to lake into consideration the state OF The
law, respecting the agcertaining, and the
declaration Of the result olthe elections oi
President and Vice President Of the
United States. Bayard, Thurman and
Morgan were agreed on as The Democratic
members Of the committee, which will
consist Of lour Republicans and three
Democrats.
THE SHERMAN INTERVIEW.
So much has been said about the inter.
view Of members Of the House with
Secretary Sherman on last Friday, thai
he has been asked what was the nature
and purport Of the interview. He said II
was purely private call made on him by
prominent member Of the House, Of
which he knew nothing until after the
members had been invited by some Of
their number to call. II was kindly
friendly meeting, without any special
significance, and such as occurs
daily among political friends. lie
had talked with some Of them
and others many times before when they
chose to introduce political topics. He
was very glad to see the gentlemen and
hear their opinions frankly given, and
during the whole interview there was moi
an unkind expression about the President,
personally, though many differences Of
opinion on public matters were good hu.
moredly stated in free and easy talk,
He said he believed that IL such confer.
ences were had between the Executive
and legislative branches Of the Govern.
ment it would be found that all fears Of
dissension, strife and controversy would
disappear. The only person to whom he
spoke Of the interview in any way was
the President,Iwho, instead Of being dis.
satisfied with il, very freely expressed
his qualification that such in.
terviews were held, and It ia
known that the President is easy OF access
and has every day interviews OF similar
character with Senators and members
who approach him. At an interview held
between prominent Pennsylvania Repub.
lican politicians and the President to-day
the subject Of appointments was minor
topic OF attention. On political subjects
the President referred to explanations
made by Secretary Sherman in his Mans.
field speech Of the civil'service order and
also the course Of the Secretary in speak.
ing in the Ohio campaign and going home
to vote, and said these acts afford suf.
ficient guide by which every Republican
could consistently construe the order and
shape his course.
IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE TREASURY.
In The case OF the United States va
Harmon, Behan & Thorn, involving as
sessments to the amount Of near 500, ,00C
and criminal charges for illicit liquo,
operations, indictments have been
pending for three years and have not beer
prosecuted. The Secretary oi,the Treasury
decided that il these suits are idle prose-
cution, useful only to give officers ieel
and not intended seriously 10 be prose
cuted, they should have been discontin-
ued long ago. We can't hold them other
wise than as serious accusations, founded
on sufficient testimony Involving violation
Of law Of the grayest character, and step
should be taken at once 10 prosecute
them either to a final judgment or to III,
determination that the Government ha,
no case. The defendants proposed TO com
promise the cases by the payment Of $40,
600, and were represented in the Depart
ment by Ex-Governor Kellogg, Of Lou
isiana, and one Of the representatives o
that State in Congress.
The Secretary says that 10 COMPOUND
felonies and violations OF law like.theeI
for $4,000, would be TO abandon Ii,
principle on which all criminal laws rest
The proposition was peremptoriIy re
Removal OF the Indians.