The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-12
WASHINGTON.
BULLYING THE SILVER MOVE
MEST.
Political Stains OF the Senate-De-
sings for the Daddies' Dollar
Mexican Affairs-SaiiOnai Ed
ucaiionaI Convention.
N,,ons, Educational Convention.

WAsHINGToE, December 1.-The
National Educational Convention met
here to-day. A proper representation o.
the educational interests OF the county
at tho Paris Exposition was discussed,
and a committee was appointed TO take
charge OF that subject. Among other
topics considered was that Of the best
school organization for State. Mr..
Hancock, of Ohio, opened the debate
Messrs. Heryey, OF West Virginia, and
Lennon, OF Kansas, followed. for the
most part explaining and defending the
systems employed in their respective
States. The matter referred TO special
committee.
A committee was appointed IN regard
to a nstiona! bureau Of education. ne
tionsl museum. and national s.dc'-
tonsl fund.
Mailing she silver Movement.
In the conviction thst tire silver bI.l,
in the Senste committee's modified form,
will pass by two-Lhirds vote, and 50 be
c.,rr!ed over a veto in case the President
interposes one, big pool has been
formed in Washington to buy gold, un-
der the belief that rcmOnetizlug silver
will send gold up rapidly. Ore gentle
man here, acting under this belief. bias
purchased 100000 in gold.
Political status OF she snnRte-
The admission OF Eustis giveS h full
Senate, and leaves the Republicans With
two majority and the advantage OF The
Vice Presidents vote whenever P1lJer-
son or Conovor ieei bound by trelr cpa-
science TO vote with the Demo Gratis,
De.isuS for the DaddIo.' Dollar.
Some time ago Senator Jones assured
the Treasury Department Officials that
the silver bill would certainly be pissed
! by Congress. ana be suggested that new
devices be prepared Tor the remonetIZsd
silver dollsr. Though it was rather
against the grain Of thoso authorities
they adopted the suggestion, ana nov
| have several new designs ready io' &C.
ceptsnce, and the director OF the mII'
saws that withiH forty eight hours siteI
the adoption of the law, he can have
@ ,Ined rom these new designs silver dol
,rs OF the daddIes which VIII bo pEettioI
than any the "daddies ever saw.
A ConciIiatory spirit Towards Mex
| leo.
In the House, when The Ways and
Means Committee proposed to refer n,
passage of the Presidents message rels
| ing to Mexico to the Military Commit
tee, An amendment was immedls.e
off sred, which WAS adopted, referring
mis- question to the Foreign Relation
| Committee. This amendment proceed
ed upon the assumption that the situa
tlon is critical; that 1t deserves most care
| ful consideration, and that the true pol
Icy of the government is TO avoid snc
avert war and to form such CONNER
| cisl relations with Mexico as will deYei
Oh commerce and turn the attention o!
the people 10 the support OF Industry
Such men as Hewitt, Garfield, Hale anc
Potter admitted that relations along the
border are irritated, and that sn unwist
arrangement might precipltste the two
countries into war. 1t was worthy Of
note, however, that while all admitted
the possibility of war, every speaker de-
sired TO have recourse TO proper meas
ures to avert such a cslsmitv.
In the executive session, the Senate, to
day, the nominations of Roosevelt to b'
Collector and Princeton TO be Navs
officer Of the port OF New York, were re
ported from the Committee on Com
merce uniagorsbly, and favorable re
port was made on the nominat on Q
Merritt to be Surveyor of Customs. NJ
sction was taken.
The President hiss withdrawn tn
various nominsLons recently sent to tn
Senate of persons appointed under tn
tenure of Office act, but lot confirmed 8
the late session, which ignored that is'
BY proposing their appointment as sue
csssors. each one OF himself, who isI!e'
to be confirmed. Thsse nomination
are now replaced b. others, which pro
poses the confirmation OF these person:
! iu place of their predecessors, who ST
10 be removed.