The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-28
WASHINGTON.
INVESTIGATION OF TEXAS BOR.
DER TROUBLES.
Saturdays Session OF the House
Resumption Repeal BiiI-Ana-
lying the Silver Vote
Chicago whisky
Cases.
Texas Border Troubles.

Texas Border Troubles.
WAsHIEGToN, January 26.-TexsS
border troubles occupied the attention of
the House Committees on Foreign AT
fairs and Military Affairs. Major Price,
OF the Eighth cavalry, testified before
the former, and J~G. Tucker, who was
before the Foreign Affairs Committee
Yesterday testified at great length before
the Committee on Military Affairs. a
large part of his examination was direct
ed to show the lawless condition Of soci-
ETY. in the Rio Grande counties of Texas,
and thut the people OF the border towns
OF Mexico are kept in alarm and irrits-
tion by the staggering officers OF the
Texas troops and some subaltern officers
of the United States troops, who indulge
in wild threats OF invasion and conquest.
Tucker acknowledged TO furnishing arms
and ammunition 10 Diaz when he was
preparing his revolutionary movement.
He likewise admitted the payment of q
certain sum of money to Ford on behalf
OF the Mexican government. Ford has
been before the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. He is Familiarity known, on the
border, rs "Old Rip" He had held pub
lie meetings, and declared that he was
authorized to raise regiment OF State
troops.
Trade Dollars.
Over q million trade dollars have been
sent east the present month for domestic
purposes. The profit in shipping to
the east is 3 per cent. The Secretary
of the Treasury has the matter under
consideration, and il is probable that
trade dollar coinage will for time be
wholly suspended, or the Philsdelphia
mint will be opened for the same COIN
age, so as to place Eastern holders Of
bullion on equality with the Pacific
coast.
Hon. John b. Kerr, died suddenly
this morning at his residence in this city.
He was native of Maryland, son Of
United States Senator John Leeds Kerr,
and was himself member of Congress
previous TO 1850. President Fillmore sp-
pointed him Minister 10 Central Amer
ica.
The Session of the House
Saturday was for speeches only; but they
were not of that buncombe character
which usually attends Saturday SESSIONS,
when il Is understood that no business is
10 be transacted. 1t is q significant fact
that all speeches made yesterday were IN
favor Of silver reconciliation. Joyce, OF
Vermont, who was on the list TO speak,
had a speech prepared in opposition 10 re
sumption, and be asked leave 10 print IL,
which was, of course, granted. The a.
tentIon given on the part OF those pres.
ent indicated that there was great feeling
on the silver question. AL the speeches
were plain in their demand for speedy
action, so much so as TO lead 10 sn inquiry
az 10 the probable action on hsttbews'
resolution, when 1t came up, that Il WAS
desired 20 have q motion made, on Mon
dsy, 70 suspend sll the rules and pass Il.
The silver men have no doubt Of SUCCESS
if such a motion is made.
The Bill 10 Repeal the Resumption
Act
Passed the House by more than 3 two
thirds vote, a. did also BANDS silver bill,
and in each instance there was An un-
usually large attendance. Hence, il is As-
sumed that the bill could be got through
under suspension. The opponents OF re-
sumption will, Of course, insist that the
subject is one Of such importance that
debate should be permitted, bat a. the
NANTES, object would be 70 delay action,
and ss the question has been thoroughly
discussed, silver men are disposed 70 In
sist on 8 direct vote.
AnaIy ring the silverVote.
The Star last night q hard money
pAperl thus anAlyzes Fridays vote on
The Ms.thevs silver resolution The
vote on the adoption Of the Mathew
silver resolution in the Senate Friday
which lacked only one Of two-thirds
eIa.ed the silver men, and they claim that
when q vote on the silver bill IA reached
there il an assured tEo-ihirds ia its fsTor
/ in the Sensta. This seems not unlikely
An analysis of Fridays vote, whict
vss forty.three yeas 10 twenty-five
nsys, show that the silver men hsv'
| forty-,hree sure votes for the bill 20 begir
with. Then there is 70 be added 70 thu
four Senators paired Who would have
voted for tie resolution, which make
forty-seven vO.ss. Mr.. Paddock, VII
voted agairs: the resolution, in doing .;
said that be SM wiling u vote Tor III
mosi liberal coinage, bet considered ID
resolution premature because It place
the cart before tie horse. he will yOt
Tor the silver biH, which gives the alive