The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PROSPECTS OF THE TARIFF BILL.
Passage by the House Of the Bill 10
Prevent Retirement of Legal
TcEdeFS-The Income Tax
BiII-FIorida Frauds To
be Investigated.

BiIl-FIorida Frauds 10
be Investigated.
Passage of the Bill TO Prevent tht
Retirement OF Legal Tenders.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Mr. Fort:
bill, passed by the House to day, makes il
unlawful for the Secretary of the Treas
ury to cancel or retire any more legsl
! tender notes, but when they shall be re-
ceived into the treasury from any source
they shall be reiss led and paid out again.
Income FAX Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-It is the
opinion OF several members of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, that the bill
to impose q tax on incomes of over
-, ,000 cannot pass the House.
The Florida Frauds.
1t is said by prominent Democrats,
that resolution will soon be introduced
IN the House, directing the Committee
on Judiciary TO investigate the alleged
Florida frauds, and authorizing them TO
send for persons and papers.
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McLin and Dennis and other proofs in
that connection. The investigation will
be made with view of ascertsining all
the facts, and not to interfere with the
present position OF President Hayes
6. 900 Pensioners OF the War of 1872.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-At the time
the bill granting pensions TO survivors OF
the war of 1872 was under consideration,
it WAS urged in both Houses of Congress
tha but q very small number of persons
were entitled to IFS benefits. This claim
is made for all this class OF persion bills,
but the Commissioner OF Pensions has
already received applications from 5000
persons who claim 10 be entitled to re-
lief under the provisions Of this act. This
will require al annual payment OF nearly
100000 from the Treasury.
Bill Regulating the sale OF Bon DIS
WAsHINGToN, April % 29-Represent.-
tive Phillips bill, introduced to-day
sets aside the recent sales Of four and one
hall per cent bonds to the Syndicate; de-
clares sales made with GIL association, TO
contrary to public policy, and also de-
clares against sales for coin certificates
instead of coin. The purpose of the bill
is to bring the matter regularly before
the Banking Committee so as 10 report it
back, in order TO set aside the sale and
lesve the sale of bonds for coin alone so
that bonds can be sold to others without
. & ho
The Tariff Bill.
WAsHINGToN, April 2S.-Represents-
tive Wood, OF New York, on being pri-
vately interrogated to-day, said that all
the pretended canvssses Of the opinion
of members with view to showing tnst
a majority of the House are against the
tariff bill, are f4llscious. Mr.. Wood
says there is unquestionably majority
in favor Of the general features of
the BILL Including at least ten Re.
publican members. No doubt efforts
will be made to defeat the bill by
motions to postpone It's considerations
till the next session, to lay it on the table
for the appointment of a committee COM
posed of members OF both houses, to re.
por, hereafter, but he will nevertheless
eDdeavor to pass the bill during the pres
ent session.
The PrivaIeering Plot Against Eng
land.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-No official
information has been received OF the
preliminary arrangements for fitting out
commissions by the Russian govern
ment in San Francisco or elsewhere
against England in anticipation of war.
The United States and Great Britain, by
the treaty of Washington, are obligated
to use due diligence TO prevent the fit
ting out of az army, or equipping any
vessel which it has reasonable ground to
believe is intended TO carry on war
sgainst power with which it is al peace
but until war shall exist between any
two nations there can be no breach OF
neutrality in permitting either Russia or
Great Britain fitting out vessels in this
country for any purpose.
Claims A AgainsI the United States.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-A bill was IN
troduced in the House today by RsT-
resentative Foster relating to claims
against the United States. 1t provides
that no claim shall be paid for property
taken, used, injured or destroyed by the
military forces Of the United States in
the course Of military operations in
time Of war, and after January lst, 1880,
no claim against the United States shall
be audited, allowed or paid by any
authority under the United States. un less
duly presented for allowance within ten
years after the claimant had Il righ. to
present the same.
The bill introduced by Delegate Ste
vens, authorizing the President to rein.
state certain officers of the United States
army, provides that all officers who have
served in the United States army more
than twenty years continually, and also
during the late rebellion, and who were
wounaed and breveted for Gallant SER
vices, and those who were honorsoly
mustered out of service under the sc. Of
July Is, 1870, be reinstated, and retired
to the rank they occupied when preYl-
ously mustered out.
Supreme Court Decisions.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The follow
ing decisions were rendered in the Su-
preme Court to day:
No. 2sO Meister vs.. Moore ct a.,
error to the Circuit Court for the Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania. In this case it is
held that the statutes of any State pr
viding for the presence Of minister or
magistrate at the solemnizatiOn Of mar
riage do not render marriage 81
common law invalid for non-conforT-
ity. Such statutes regulate the
mode of entering into q marriage
contract, It is said, but they do not confer
right. and hence they are not within the
principle that where statute crestes
right and provides remedy for Its en-
forcement, remedy Il exclusive. \
statute msy take sway p common law
right, bu: the presumption is sgsinst the
intention TO do so, unless it is clearly ex-
pressed. Whatever directions the
statutes may give respecting It's in
formation and solemnizstioD, Courts have
usually held marriage good st COM
mon law, 10 be good rotwitb-
standing such statutes unless they con-