The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-05
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet N Getting.


WASHINGTON, December AT the
Cabinet council to-day all the members
were present. The only subjects that re,
ceived attention were the unconhrmeo
nominations of appointments TO office:
left vacant by the non-sction Of the Sen
ate and other matters relating directly &c
these topics. Indications favor the send
ing OF several new nominations to the
Senate on Thursday.
The House Judiciary Committee has
agreed to recommend the repeal OF the
iron clad oath and Jurors test oath, and
to report fsvorsbly on the bill allowing
persons charged with crime to testify IN
their own behalf.
Orders have been issued for the de-
psrture of q number of troops OF csvsl'
ry, artillery and infantry to the BIC
Grspde in the interests of peace, and tor
the security Of the people from rsiding
parties.
Another Louisiana SeOnndrei so be
Paid.
A paper was circulated to-day about the
Senate and House requesting the Presl-
dent to appoint Governor Packard Col
lectOr OF the Port of New Orleans.
Etfinghsm Lawl ence, who was nominated
to that place, was not confirmed, his
name having fallen to-day at noon, with
out even a report from the committee.
Lawrence is reported to have been really
Wsrmoth's appointment. He Is 8
partner OF that gentleman in 3
sugar plantation. Wormoth, who
was expected to return here to
Hight, when ne left claimed to haze the
positive assurance of the President 10
again send in the name OF Lawrence.
Packard stated tonight that the Presl-
dent had offered him two or three
places, but that sll of them involved
leaving Louisiana. This Packard does
not desire TO do. He will not be made
q political exile. 1t is certainly among
the possibilities-lt might be said probs-
bilities-thst Packard, after all may re-
ceive this important place. He certainly
is willing to accept 1t, and has no feud
with the President.
Hayes Message
fell without producing any excitement in
either branch of Congress. His views on
the more important financial subject had
been anticipated, and as the message
more than realized the anticipstions Of
the Eastern bondholders, its enunCistlon
in both branches of Congress evoked the
praise OF the representatives Of the East
ern bondholders, and thoroughly dispir-
tied those who entertained views in op.
position to it. Alter the first few para
graphs had been read in the House, no
one seemed to give it special attention,
except little Chittendeu, of New York,
VINO was 50 tickled with its financial por-
tion that he alone gave it patient hearing
throughout.
The General Sentiment
Of the Western and Southern men is
that the Wall street clique, through Sher-
man, have thoroughly overcome the hon.
est sentiments of Hayes, and that in op.
position to his convictions, John Sher-
msR captured him, and wrote, with the
approval of Jay Gould, all the portion
that has any real meat in it. Indeed,
aayes himself, late last night, gave the
only copy which WAS given TO the repre-
sentstives of the press TO the agent OF Jay
Gouid's paper here, from which an ab-
stract was made and telegrsphed hence
to one or two papers in the East and
West. The sentiment OF a large major
ity of the members of the House is
against it, and not lew Senators say
that be boldly communicated his views
on the silver bill for the sole purpose OF
defeating it's passage in the Senate
Promise and Performance.
During the six weeks OF the called ses-
sion there were introduced in the House
l,778 bills and sixty joint resolutions,
making total OF 1888 requiring action
by the House and Senate and approved
by the President to become lsw. In the
Senate there were G68 bills and eight
Joint resolutions introduced-totsl 81 +,
and a grand total Of 2,2l4. Of those in
troduced in the House sixteen have been
passed by that body, five have re-
ceived the concurrence OF the Senate
two of them with amendments
not yet agreed to by the HOuse-and
three have been signed by the President.
OF the Senate bills fourteen have passed
that body and three OF them have been
passed by the House and approved by the
President. One in each S58 have, there.
fore, become laws.
Asked for Custom
Houses.
In the annual estimates half million
dollars each is asked to continue work on
the following custom houses: Chicago,
Cincinnati and St. Louis. For compile
ton of the Evansville custom house, S45,-
600; Nashville, $4,000; Psrkers burg,
$4,000.
Case OF Captain Perry.
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