The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-20
WASHINGTON.
General Shields Pensioned at One
Hundred Dollars Per Month.
French Hints on the Tariff Question.
Republican Congressional Com.
mlttee.

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WASHINGTON, April 19.-Representa-
tive Eugene Hale, Chairman Of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee, a.
named the following gentlemen as mem
bers oi the committee, provided for BY
the Republican caucus. to confer with the
Senate committee. upon the course to be
pursued by the Republicans in matters
coming before present session OF Congress
Hon. Hiram Price, Of Iowa, J. A. Gar
field, Ohio, o. D. Conger, Mich, N. Fl,
Dunnell, MINI, VIM. +. Frye, Maine, G.
L. Fort Ills, J. NJ. Thosnburg, Tenn,
WIN. Clafilin, Mass, J. s. Wright, n. Y,
Russell oecolt, Pa, Horace Davis, Gala,
OFFICIAL REcodsrrtoS OF DIAz.
The Department OF State has received
information from Minister Foster that on
the 9th inst. he recognized the Diaz Gov
ernment. A private letter says the rec
ognition was received with general de.
light by the citizens Of Mexico.
CONFERENCE ON RESUMPTION.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency had very interesting confer.
ence this morning with J. A. Stewart, Of
the U. s. Trust Company, n. Y, and J.
D. Vermilye, Of the Merchants Bank, N.
Y, on the question, Of the praeticability
Of maintaining resumption, which was
pressed upon these gentlemen by Mr..
Ewing, but they held inaexibly to the
position that resumption can be safely
entered upon on the 1st Of January, 1879;
that with the present favorable outlook
OF good crops and the balance Of trade
IN favor Of tkis country resumption can
be maintained. They expressed the belief,
however, that the maintenance OF specie
payments would not be assured unless
a portion Of the currency is retired, and
the foreign excess continue TO be in our
favor.
Mr.. Vermilye thought that one hun
dred or one hundred and fifty million
dollars OF the outstanding q. s. notes
should be retired 10 order to make specie
resumption entirely sale.
CUSTOMS CHARGES AND COMMISSIONS.
Special agent Curtis, Of the Treasury
Department, was examined To-day by the
House Committee on Appropriations, in
relation to customs, charges and com.
missions. He produced number OF
papers showing that It ia customary &C
cording to Law or regulations, when q
merchant thinks the charges or commits
sions are excessive to file protest ut the
time OF payment but in hundreds ofin-
stances after payments protests have
been attached to the papers thus showing
conniyance with some official. to defraud
the revenue to the extent of. hundreds Of
thousands dollars.
THE TARIFF BILL FROM FRENCH
STANDPOINT.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
transmitted to the House OF Representa-
tives communication from the Bor-
deaux Chamber OF Commerce, addressed
to the President and to Congress. They
say that in perusing the tariff bill they
have been deeply impressed by what con-
Germs French winet, especially At q time
when to q certain extent the ideas Of free
trade, and the pnbIic financial situation,
which had become very prosperous, had
induced them 10 hope that the United
sLates would gradually lower their GUS
tom house duties on the different articles
Of impor tation. They think it unneces-
sary to recall TO mind how much the low.
ering Of the duties, when II is effected
with skill and prudence, tends to.produce
happy results, and how frequently 1t has
happened that such reductions have had
the ihree-fold advantages OF developing
commerce, Of giving satisfaction to con.
sumers and at the same time Of increas.
ing the income OF the public treasury, in
consequence OF the enormous increase OF
consumption. This, they say, would be
peaceful meana OF contributing 10 de-
yelop and increase the commercial inter.
course between the United States and
France.
To-DAY's SUBSCRIPTION TO THE FOUR PER
CENTS.
Subscriptions TO the four cent bonds
to day were $4,000.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means failed to complete the Internal
Revenue bill.
The House Committee on Indian AZ.
fairs have agreed upon bill for the pay.
ment Of S222 900 OF interest arrears due
the Chicasaw nation.
The Sharp Shooters Union Of the Unit.
ed States have invited the members Of
the House 10 be present at their festival
in June.
The House seeks information from Sec.
retary Sherman "a to what articles will
be specially effected BY the new tariff.
The Committee Of Ways and Means re.
ported bill In relation 10 the admins.
iralion Of the revenve laws.