Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-23
CAPITAL CHATTER.
WHAT APET BANK CLEARED ON Gov
eRNMENT MONEY.
MINISTERIAL Crookedness The Scramble
for Bayard Taylor's Place Resump-
ton Order Death Of Repressn-
tative Williams.
Resumption Order.


.ular t. customs officers, authorizing
them to receive, after January lst,
United States notes, as well as gold coin
and standard silver dollars, in payment
IL, duties on imports.
Nice Little Plum.
WASnI<uTuN, December 22.- Repre-
sentative Hewitt, OF New York, having
,,rriuiIv examined the statement sent
a., the House yesterday by Secretary
sherman in reply 10 Judge Kelley's res.
uIutinn r1ktlve to the balances IT,
il" credit al the Treasurer in va
nous National tanks, and also hav-
ius examined the last report of the
Ttsh National Bank Of New York, SAYS
# 4, TACT clearly proved that that bank,
Sl,rh i the pet institution Of the
Treasury Department, has made $780,
uIl in interest un the so, D,000,OOO oi
,rNrrumrnt moneys which were de-
r,.i,tpl with that institution, which
,ru, ,uut the Government could havehad
a -nrruau had invested the funds ior
ru. United States instead "i letting the
nIrk invest them for itself. Ii was Mr..
ilwitt'- intention to have aired the
subject on the floor nf the House yester-
nav il lac could have been recognized
i,. that purpose.
The Seward Investigation.
NlSHINGToN. December 2l.-The
-,Ntrd investigation committee was in
session to day, aud Chairman Springer
.ti the question whether Seward
should hr required to obey the subpoena
.i,sa,s,D,. anl produce books, papers
.,uI vouchers called ior, would remain
undecided until the House reasscmbles.
Nlr Lewis, Consular Clerk ut Shanghai,
olu had charge ul the book in which
Ne, kept the account known ~ Sea-
nm m'Sfunl, testified that all through his
,rr,irr an addition oi , per cent. To- dis
hur>vmrutS MAS charged against the
,r ,yrrumcut under the instructions of
seward. who SAID it was designed tu
cover the loss bv exchange. At one
im., the percentage was increased To 20
trf eat. bat acting Secretary ul state,
Cngrr. reduced the percentage 10 five,
au required reimbursement al the
difference. Witness also testified to
hi, refusal To- sign quarterly
voucher IJr three hundred dollars for
SEWERS IN the Consular postaifice on
lh, ground that lac had worked very
su 1T time. The explanation given ot
th,s Was that while the witness salary
IN tie consulate Was S2, 200, his nominal
salary az Consular Clerk was only
II W)n, and the difference Was made up
ga oi the pustullicc fund or Sewad's
uWn pocket. The witness specified that
tNt mortgages, aCgrcgating some Sl5,-
UD Seward had taken about the time
there was the largest balance on hand
Irum the sramcu Iuud. seward MAS
ais, the owner OF forty or fifty Chinese
hud>cs ia Shanghai the aggregate cost
al which could not exceed 5000. Sew
ar was lessee oi the Consulate building
at Shanghai, and sIb-let il to the Gov
rrnmcut at the rental of ~, GOO, Whereas
equally Il comnoiiuus building could
lr obtained at much less rate.
the witness, after describing the
books 1T the Consulate IN
which the daily transactions Were
entered, was proceeding To- state how he
went {" hook Tor them III the lott oi the
Consular building, whcre the old books
anl documents and other rubbish were
kept, and learned from the Chinaman
who had the key al the lott, what hal
hr,uur ui thcu. but before ne could
finish the story Ncrrlck, oi the counsel,
objected un the ground that the testl-
muuy WAS hcarSay, therefore incompe-
tent Alter a long discussion the Chair
ULu Oyerrulcd the objection, assigning
as 4 reason that there had been bad faith
on the par, 1T Seward and his counsel,
IN witht ol linz these books, while on
ul the cN press conditions on which the
ease htd been continued was that these
books should bc produced. Mer-
urk and Ashton resented the
,hTIe of bad faith and claimed
the books were private. IN appeal
ir,m The decision III the chairman WAS
taken hy Mr. Bundy and the committee
sustained the appeal Yeas Messrs.
Rync, Bumdy and Dunncll. Nays
Nrssrs. bean aud Mayham.
The Chairman later modiiicd his
lcuMk To- ~ violation ot what, IN
his Judgment was an understanding.
The reporter was directed to omit all
a,,U~Iuu la the unplcasanHncss.
Adjourned Ia Monday.
The Elections Investigating Committee.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-thair-
man Teller, oi the Scnate Committee
appointed under Blaiue's resolution,
rrp"riri that hr was unable to furnish
bamc with 4 copy at the resolution re-
Yurotlng him 10 supply the committee
Wjh specifications regarding mrtterS to
hr investigated. \ resolution was
then adopted requesting Senator Thur
E,Ju lu give the committee any facts IN
hN possession. The cummitte agreed
u huid their future sessions with open
doors and adjourned To January Nth.
An Unseemly Scramble.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-tiov-
'rnnr.cIcct iIoyt, OF Pennsylvania, is
here. aud has had long interview with
ln' President His mission is To per-
HIdc thc President to nominate Gov
'rnur llUtrautt Us Minister To Germany,
lo succeed Bayard Taylor, deceased
l'un Cameron has also interviewed the
resident iuT the same purpose. III Is
urged ioF Mr. liartranit that he is u tu-
rnt German scholar, and would need no
PREPARATION Ia I'LL the position. The
%hIIIunklmg portion at the New hork
delegation. is is urging the name OF
Nr"rge William Curtis, whom II is tie
urv"d Secretary Evarts will iayor be-
''ASr the appointment would be dis
tasteful Ia Senator Conkhng.
Death of Hon. A s. Williams.
WAsnISGroN, December 22.-Repre-
sentative Alpheus :. Williams died
hhor;iy after lour o'clock this morning.
The remains will leave tomorrow, i'll
Inaree oi Congressional coinmittee,
ir Detroit.
The funeral OF Representative VIII
!'ams will take place tomorrow morn
my. Gen. sherman and staff will be
present. All the regulars in the Dis
'rlct and the Washington Light Infantry
M'll torm an escort. Representatives
linhhclI, Wilietts, Cannon, Aiken,
Mayhcw, Dickey and Townsend will
accompany the body To Detroit. At q
meeting OF the citizens OF the district To-
night resolutions of esteem and condo
.'"ce were adopted and speeches ex
teSsive OF the warmest appreciation OF
MS Ilarapt.r a, N ,,ll,,,. 1aocclotnr nj