The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-13
Onr Grea.er ReIaItons.

were present, or ESG mSGe thelE NOIes el-
fective by means Of pairing
Our Greaser Relations.
Next to the war between Conkling
and Hayes, the engrossing topic now sg-
itsting the public mind st the Capital is
our relations with Mexico. Bsnning's
committee to-day appointed sub COM
mittee TO review the mass OF testimony
already taken, TO sit during the holidsy
recess, and to endesvOr to be ready 70
make report immedistely sitter Con-
gress convenes in January. An analysis
of the testimony thus far taken suggests
that if the State Department don't pro-
woke bad feeling bya refusal to recognize
Diaz, there IS 10 danger OF war. The
concurrent opinion Ot nearly every
prominent officer is that the depreda-
tions on the border for the past eighteen
months have no. been any more grew
Gus than they hsye been for years, but
that the public attention vas now direct
ed thereto on account Of the efforts Of
the TeXss delegation 10 magnify exist
ing troubles. The new Mexican Minis.
ter, Zanconna, ever sIuCe his arrival
here has been anxious 70 represent Mex
lean feeling before some committee o..
Congress. a day or two ago the proprl-
ETY. OF inviting him to appear before the
Military committee of the House wss
discussed, which ended yesterday
IN directing General Banning to
write him letter, sstting forth
that the committee would to glad TO
have him appear before It. Just after
this action had been taken, Gen. Harry
White, OF Penhsy lvsnIs, member OF
the committee who WAS not present dur
the discussion, Came into the committee
| room, and, 90 learning what had been
done, begged thst the COMMITTEES would
reconsider It's action, lRssmuch ss 10 had
ust left EvsrLs, Who bad told hlm be had
Just hesId Z8nConns wanted 10 60 before
the committee, and he thought 1t
would be an act Of discourtesy 10 the
State Department 10 make q state
mcnt a. this time. Notwithstanding
lhis, however, the committee refused
to reconsider ms ,sction and Zsnconns
will be heard tomorrow. The Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, which has also by
direction of the House been ordered 70
inquire into the Mexican alarm, will
summon in day or two Secretary
Evarts before it to hear what he mRy
0e willing TO unlosd concerning the very
extraordinary attitude OF the United
States towards Mexico st this time.
There is certainly skeleton 10 the closet
and Congress hss made up it's mlnd 70
see the SIZE Of il
National Educational Association.
The department Of Superln.endent' OF
the National Educational Association re-
assembled this morning. The Commit
Toe on Representation Of our Educational
Interest st the Paris Exposition reported
the sdvi.sbility requesting the President
to appoint as one OF the hired commits
sioners competent scientific expert In
matters of education, to organize and
take charge of the educational exhibit OF
hs Uni e1 States, and also 20 appoint
fair proportion of honorary COM
misSoRerl with reference TO thls
purpose. The repor! also recommended
that an effort be made 70 obtain 4 ialr
share of Congressional appropriations for
this purpose and suggested that if the
measures above indicated should iHii, no
credtsble educational display could be
made at the exhibition.
a deputst on Of the Superintendonts'
National Association calico ia body a.
the Executive Mansion to-day and were
received in the ess! room by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes Mr.. j. 2. Wick
ere, III behalf OF the visitors, expressed
satisfaction for the passage in the message
relating to education and thanked the
President for the same The President
IN reply promised to aid Ia this great
work by every mean that lay in his
| power.