The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-10
TO THE DAILY INTELLIGEEcER
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Congressional Investigations.
The Indian Business and the Hot
Springs Omission.
G. Wiley Wells and Minister Seward
Pass the Usual Parliamen-
tary Compliments.
Buckners Silver Bill-An Attempt to
Force Silver to Par-The Vagaries
Of a Modern Statesman.
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Of a Modern Statesman.
Senator Edmunds Reyiyes His Election Bill.
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIAN BUSINESS.
WASHINGTON, December 9.-The Indian
Commission to-day heard ex-senator Nor
rell in opposition TO the transfer. He ad.
vocated radical changes in the existing
laws, and said the Indians should be local.
lied and educated TO be prepared to meet
the coming emergency OF delivering up
their lands to the fast increasing white
settlers.
John Young, agent OF the Blackfeet
Indians, Montana, said they were opposed
to the transfer. ~ t-EG " -
| NOMINATIONS.
The Presidentto-day nominated Eugene
]. Ball TO be Consul at Pesth; d. II. Baily,
OF Ohio, Consul General at Shanghai; A.
Mccormick. US. Attorney for the Eastern
District Of Texas.
BREAKING DOWN THE COLOR LINE.
That Senator Bruce's social status is not
to beruffied by his becoming benedict is
apparent from the fact that there is a
movement among the Senators to make
the bride present of silver service. It
will be remembered that Don Cameron's
bride was the recipient from the Senators
OF handsome and extensive silver testi-
monial.
SENATOR THCRNAS FOR GOVERNOR.
The Sunday. Herald, OF this city, says
editorially to-day: at is rumored that
Senator Thurman will be the next candi-
date for Governor OF Ohio. Theargument
Is that he can more certainly be elected
than any other Democrat, and that il he
carries his own State it will give him enor-
nous prestige in the next Democratic Ma
tional Convention. That is a bold, and
may be winning, programme"
A RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
Speaker Randall laid before the House
OF Representatives to-day communication
addressed to him officially by Postmaster
General Key, in which he informs the
House that, in order TO keep the total ex-
penditures within the amount Of appro-
priation, he will be obliged to cause the
use OF railway postal cars to be discontin-
ued on and after the lst OF January, unless
Congress shall in the meantime make an
additional appropriation.
't THE LATEST CALL ron BONDS.
The following description OF bonds have
been called in:
Coupon bonds, dated July l, 1885: 500,
No. l4600l to No. l47, 900, both inclusive;
$500, No. l0t,00l to No. $4,000, both in
elusive; 81 900, No. 200,00l to No. 204, 900,
both inclusive; total coupons, $1,000, 900.
Registered bonds: 500, No. l9,26l to
No. Is, ,979, both inclusive; $500, No. II ,S2l
to No. II, 800, both inclusive; $1,000, No.
50, ,30l, to No. 39, ,3Oi, both inclusive; s., 900,
No. 1901 to No. l2,TOi, both inclusive;
$4,000, No. 25,35l to No. $500, both in
elusive; total registered, 5000 900; aggre-
gate, S50OO,0O0.
RRREzE BEFORE TIE CHINA INVESTIGATING
coNMITTEE.
The House Committee on Expenditures,
under the State Department, to-day contin-
ued the investigation OF consular affairs in
China by commencing the cross examine
ton OF G. Wiley Wells, who reiterated the
general purport OF his previous testimony
in regard to finding when he resumed
the charge OF office at Shanghai, that
documents had been distracted and the
records mutilated. Wells added that the
docket had the appearance Of butchers
book, whereupon Minister Seward e&-
citedly remarked that at Is falseW and
Wells, with still greater warmth, rejoin.
ed, "lf you say so you are liar" Seward
was on the point Of replying but the com
mittee prevented further colloquy. Wells
then informed the committee that unless
he could be protected by the committee
from such interruptions he must protect
himself. The cross examination was then
continued.
TIE not SPRINGS INyEsTIGATIoR.
The select committee investigating the
omission Of the Hot Springs clause from
the sundry civil appropriation bill OF the
last session, met this morning and exam:
ined Mr.. 7. A. Britt, temporary officer OF
the Secret Service Division otthe Treasury
Department, who made report to SeGre-
tary Sherman, which was sent to Mr.. At
kins and by him to this committee. Rritts
examination was uninteresting. He re-
lated interviews had with Messrs. Boyd,
Coleman and Hull, who had made afIidav-
its in the case. Senator Dorsey asked
il Mr. Brooks had said anything to him
about himself and Atkins having anything
to do with the bill. The witness replied,
Mr.. Brooks once said to me: "they say
that Dorsey and Atkins had something to
do with this; you had better look them
over" Witness had gone far enough to
satisfy himselfth that they had nothing to do
with the abstraction oromission. Senator
Dorsey said be had been very active
supporter oi the Hot Springs bill, and he
didn't care 20 he pursued by Treasury
detectives. He hoped that the transcript
OF this statement would be sent by the
committee 10 the Secretary OF the Treas
my.
Judge Buckner introduced in the House
bill 70 amend the Silver Bill passed Feb.
urary Is, 1875. II provides for the repeal
Of Sd much OF the SILVER Bill 4s authorizes
the Secretary Of the Treasury 70 buy
bullion and coin standard silver dollars ut
the rate OF not more than S4,000,OO0
monthly, and provides that the Secretary
hs authorized and dirppted TO purchase
not les than sT'6Qd, ,OG0 worth per month
81 silver bullion at the market rate, and
coin the SANG into standard silver dollars
each month, until the market y4lue Of 81:
yer bullion at New forE is at par with
coined standard silver, and all coinage q
subsidiary coins and oftrade dollars shall
, Ipease. Whenever poined standard sil.
yer bullion shall be Ut par at
New York, the Secretary of the Treasury
, shall discontinue Pie purchase Of silver
, bullion, and thereafter silver bullion shall
/ be coined into standard silver dollars on
the same terms rs are now provided as 10
the coinage OF gold. provided the cost oI
coinage ot either gold or silver shall not
exceed the average cost OF the material,
labor and wastage and use OF machinery
employed. Ans oEnaT Of ene hundred
standard silver dollars, Oh any multiple
/ thereof, may present the same at the
|. nfica Of the Assistant Treasury n New