The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-11
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WASHINGTON.
Prospective Fight Over the Boston
collectorship.
Treasury Official 10 be Arraiansd
for Civil Service Violations.
The Printing Machine Grinding Out
Small Greenbacks.
WASHINGTON.

meeting the House POsIottice Committee
will begin the consideration OF the Sayler
Bill for the CLASH itication Of mail matter
and rates Of postage. Among the new
features OF the bill Is the abolishmeut ol
the practice OF registering newspapers
sent in bulk through the mails.
MACHINE MONEY.
The Bureau OF Engraving and Printing
has resumed the printing Of one and two
dollar greenbacks, and the Treasury De-
partment will now put those denomina.
lions in circulation in the proportions
they were issued prior 10 last June, when
Secretary Sherman stopped paying ont
these bills to force the circulation OF forty
millions Of silver.
CIvEL SERVICE REFORM.
The President sent 10 Secretary Sher-
man, to-day, q copy Of last years circular
prohibiting Government officials from
taking part in the management OF politi.
cal organizations, conventions, &c. This
is intended as reminder, which Its the
case OF Fifth Auditor Ella, Of the Treas.
ury Department, who i. now absent from
his Office, making speeches in New Hamp
shire, in common cause with Blllee
Chandler. Ella will probably be allowed
TO step down and out for this violation.
DIR. lIsDEgMAN,
Director Of the Mint, has anticipated the
charges that have been fled against him
with the Glover Committee, by calling
attention 10 The allegations contained in
a dispatch published 10 the Commercial
some time ago, aud while asserting bis in.
nocence, he has requested that the allega-
tions may be thoroughly Investigated.
THOMAS STATUE.
The statue OF General Thomas ia being
erected in one of the prominent Govern
ment reservations in this city.
ANOTHER PARIS EXPOSITION VESSEL.
AT the request OF Commissioner Gen
eral Mccormick the Secretary oil the
Navy hAa directed that the Constellation
be detailed TO carry goodA 10 the Paris
Exposition.
THETAMPF BiLL.
Schedule n, Of the Tariff Fill, which
relates TO suudries, was further considered
by the Committee on Ways and Means
to-day, and amended as follows: Dates
or prunes or plums were reduced from
q to ceuts per pound; epanleis, ga
looms, laces, knots, stars, tassels, treaseS
and wings Of gold and silver or other
metals were reduced from 40 to 35 per
centnm ad valorem; the tax on essencet,
extracts, toiiets, waters, hals dressings,
restoratives, dyes, tooth washes aud
pastes, aromatic cachous or other like
periumerles or cosmetics by whatsoever
name or names known, used or applied
as perfumes or applications to the hair,
mouth or skin, was placed at so per CEN
tum ad valorem; cologne water or other
periu merry, OF which alcohol forms the
principal ingredient, raw essence or oil,
and all aayorlng extracts not 0ther~ Use
provided for, and bay rum rsseuCe or oil,
were reduced from so TO % per centum
ad yalorem; the rate on collOd!nm and
ethers, ethereal preparations or extracts,
was fixed at so cent? per pound, and on
pocket knives OF all descriptions 10 per
centum cd yAlorem.
M'aARRAHAS's CLAIM.
The Senate Public Linds Committee
today heard evidence in regard to the
MEG Gsrrahan claim for property in Cali.
fornia, known as the New ldria Quick
silver Mine. Judge Jeremiah Wilson, Z.
C. IngersOll and ex Senator Carpenter
appeared for Mcfiarrahan, and Judge
Jeremiah Black, David s. Wilaoa, Of
Iowa, and ex.Chiel Clerk Of the Land OF.
fee Curtis for the New ldria Company.
MIR. Wilson said the defense Intended to
show that every decision in favor of Nc
Garrahan had been obtained by the uhe
OF money. After discusaion relative to
the admission OF evidence Of this charac.
ter, based on his claim to John Hickman,
ex.member OF Congress from Pennsylva.
mia He replied he never had. The wit.
ness further said: "DAniel Z. Sickles
performed some services for me. ! did
not agree to give him any compensation,
bat subsequently gave him an interest In
my claim. He would have acted Tor me
II | had never given him dime. never
gave James Wilson, ex member Of Con-
gress from Iowa, either stocks or money
there was some talk between Sickles and
mysell about taking EIwin NJ. Stanton
into our buSnes-; Sicklea said be did not
think il was necessary to have StAntOns
aid; Stanton was not Attorney General
ut that time; made no attempt TO buy
up the Attorney Generals Office"
Mr.. Wilson offered 10 evidence several
letters from McGarrahan to Mr.. Frank,
Secretary Of the Panoche Grande Com
pany, which he claimed would show that
Nc iarrahau and Sickles attempted TO
operate upon Stanton while Attorney
General, for the purpose Of securing his
influence. 0Ge OF them stated that be and
his friends were willing 10 take Stanton
into the same boat with them.
The letters to Frank number over 700,
aud cover correspondence Of ten years.
Their reading was discontinued, and Il
was ordered that they all be printed and
90 into the Record. Judge Wilson said
they were all Of general character,
showing that money was paid, Federal
appointments secured aud laws changed
10 the interest Of McGarrahaas claim.
Adjourned.
W4suINaroH, March l0..-The Secre.
tary OF the Treasury has appointed q
committee, consisting Of Assistant Secre-
tary French, Dr.. Lindermau, Director Of
the Mint, and Treasurer Gil6llan 70 con-
slider all the propositions under his cir
cular for The purchase Of silver bullion,
and to report the result 10 him.
a sherman Party.
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