Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-06
THE NATIONAL HUB.
O,o9GAsIzAIlOs or the SENATE.
9,,r and Harbor Appropriations
Arm, Reorganization Consular
and Diplomatic Bill ,Arehi-
tect Hill Suspended,
Army Reorganization,

Army
Wvnr>rtuN, December y, The Com
.,,,,nn Army Reorganization, which
,""IL L,,n IA scssluu during the recess Ut
10, n White sulphur Springs aud New
%,rk CrN. have completed their hh"rs.
.n,,, viii huId their last meeting Satur-
!" In amt report u lill "n M"nday, and
'".nrt to put It through ~ s"nn as
'I1, There will hc 10 minority re-
r. Thought that their hill will
..,,u,. =, l,w without material mo,iiti
.n n II believed that they hay0
%.,I thr nruv at 22,On men, aud
rL, large rductions IN officers, bring.
,"sih, military establishment down Ia
.h,uI man basis Tho pressure upon
-, mrn,hur, Ia very great Ia learn their
ian bat they arr pledged tu secrecy,
Appropriation BILLS.
W,,ur.rnN, December o. Tho M,
al Appropriation Rill provides Tor tho
.n,,,uimrut ui visitors Ia tho Naval
I,u, a. matter ni law instead ui
',.,,u, nui usage, rs heretofore. Its
,,Jr, .,hnuj Sl2l, 900 less than that at
IN, appropriations ior the current fiscal
,ar The Diplomatic and Consular
,n,rnrrlallun hill, ~ rrportcd
,,,', the committee, II Hu exact copy oi
,,, .,.,,uu's hill ~ lirst passcd hy the
Inns, The changes from tho exist
N, Law, again proposed by the com
niirr consist manly uf reductions IN
,,, salaries ol the higher grades of for
.,.,n ministers aud the disContiuuancu ~
amir, small CunHIlutcS The total
ANN, proposed ~ about 81 900.
s,peryiaiug Arohitoot mn Suspended.
N ,,uNuroN, December = Super
i.n. Architect ilill to-day received
litter lrom the Secretary at the Treas
ur,Slatiughhal IN view st thls indictment
M thr I =. Circuit Court NJ Chicago
hc u suspended lrom ulliCo pending
rad Tho suspunHiou IN hy direction
nlthe President The Secretary uf tho
Ttusury has designated John Frazier,
upIlniruicnt ui the construction ni
the new hulIdiug lnr tho Bureau oi
u,unug aud Printing Ia temporarily
iI,'lmrgr th"dutics ni supervising arrhi'
l,tl Ia place ul lilll, suspended.
W,rl>oru>. nrycmhcr u. Thcl'rcs,
nr, IT, "norganiEc the Senate aud
mm ont the Republican oilicluls IN ho.
coming lrrcslstlhlc Thurman, iAyard,
l,uu aud herman, VIII" lave "ppnScd
thr programme, are convinced III tho
u,olrssuuEs "i opposition, and will ilnut
Nllh the current. II IN now Hcttlcd that
reorganization will take place, aud that
the RrpuhlICung haVotu gu. Among all
lur the Sccrotary's place
that Hon Harvey Watcrsun
hnlhcunsldclrWk The report published
~ the Cincinnati GdsdIc that T.. A,
IamtE. ui Chattanooga, Wns arlhdIdalc,
., not confirmed hy that gcntloman,
s,u,c ul Air James friends have men
toned hin, inr the place, hat II iHd"uht.
mI II hC cutters the lirt oi candidates.
Morton's River hlstimsteH
W W,SuINOruN, December y Nrssrs.
E,ugan aud konna, Ol tho Committee
un CummrIrc, visited the Engineers
Department. to-day ~ quest ui luiurma
ton a, IT, river aud hnrhur Hppruprla
tons The large appropriations at lasl
btsNttu nave not Nll INtH ~ l"lll'', ''l'
there ia enough under contract in con
sumr the rrmnlndrr The th'ct Enu
uou estimates that slHOou, uon will bc
IrWlryd to- carry un the work next year
alrtalN undertaken. This news ~
alarming, aud the cuumlttco unani.
mnu,N Ngrrrd to- call a halt They will
uol ask lnr one hail the amount "l last
,wu The gcucral feeling ~ not /" 20
above S,NO,O0O,
The Consular aud Diplomatic I'm.
" Nl,m>oruN, p,nrmhrr b. The con
,Ulu aui diplomatic appropriation hlil,
aS presented tu thr iluusu, proposes Ia
Ulucy the palarcS ut our ministers to
treat britain, France, Germany aud
ku uHla from 81. 800 to Sla,oOO per an.
Uum. those "i tho ministers tn Spain,
italy. Austria, brazil Mexico, Japan
aui CHINA from fl",NOO Ia SlO,Wh, aud
these ul the ministers Ia Chill nud Peru
irom SlOnA Ia 5000 per annum. The
TILL Quits nuN provision l"r United
states ministers resident nj Belgium nnd
The Ncthcrhud, 81 Charge ID Aiinlrs to
l"nmark aud switzerland,