The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGEHCER
GENERAL NEWS.
Constantlnople Calls for Aid.
10000 Victims of War Naked
and Hungry.
Austria becomes Conservative.
She wants a Guarantee of Eng
lands Faith.
Glaastone GnaTqes an Act oI war
on the Government.
Jewett, Of the Erie, Charged with
Perjury.
A Culver Of Arrows Shot al William
E. Chandler.
IT. A., T.,:te n;JI
The Proposed New Tariff Bill.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, January 50.

WASHINGTON, January 80.
Daring the morning hour Mr.. Hoar
read communication from The Commits
sioner Of Pensions. in regard TO the ap-
plicstion Of soldiers for pensions, not
having been acted upon on account Of the
insufficient clerical force in the office ol
the Surgeon General, where the hospital
records Of the army are kept.
Messrs. Iloar, Einunaa and Ingalls,
commented on the delay In acting upon
the pension cases, and argued that it was
caused by the Democratic party in re-
ducing the appropriation.
SENATOR DAVIS REAps A STATEMENT FROM
JENcKis.
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, read from
the report OF Jenckes, Commissioner,
made TO the House OF Representatives, to
the effect that three persons had been de-
tailed from the Pension Office to act as
clerks Of the Republican Congressional
Commission Of this city.
MIR. Windom, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, stated that
the clerical.iorce OF the Surgeon Gener-
ala Office in 1876 was lG9, and it was
then down, in general reduction that year.
TO l35. Last year, however, the force
was increased by detaining twenty en-.
listed men for duty in that office.
Bills were introduced and referred ny
MIR. Hamlin by request to authorize the
Postmaster General to contract for the
ocean mail service.
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THE SILVER BILL.
Mr.. Christiancy submitted an amend
ment in the nature Of q substitute
providing for the coinage OF silver dol.
lara OF 4S4 grains, nine.tenths pure silver
and one tenth allay which shall be legal
tender for all debts except when other.
wise provided by law or contract. 1t also
authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury
to purchase, monthly, not less than two
million nor more than four million dol.
lars worth Of silver bullion to be coined.
It further provides that the act SHAH re.
main in force but one year. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Christiancy then spoke in regard
to hia amendment.
Mr.. ChIistiancy male a lengthy argu.
ment in support OF his substitute, and
said he was not opposed 10 the introduc.
tion Of silyer coin into our currency,
neither was he opposed to making it a
legal tender 40 as TO be Just 10 debtor and
creditor, but he did not want TO have IRE.
coinage Of silver that would repel other
silver coin from the country. He would