The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-14
WASHINGTON.
MEETING OF TOBACCO MANUFAC.
TURERS.
to Paris Exposition
Effort TO Obtain Possession or
Old Fort Dearborn Reservation
Government Advertising
Treasury Stateme
or Tobacco Manufacturers

WASHINGTON, January ia meet
ing OF the tobacco manufacturers was
held in :his city. They favored
reduction of taxes TO twelve
cents per pound and draw
back on the old stock in the hands of the
manufacturers and their agents and
jobbers at the time the reduction becomes
Jaw. Conferences were had with Con-
gressmen, who were urged to favor re
ductiou. The manufacturers lain that
such rate of taxation will o. n vert over
$50, 1000, 900 into the Treasury; that it will
generally increase the consumption,
thereby increasing the price of farmers
and planters leaf; that the price Of leaf
has steadily fallen since the high rate OF
taxation went IN effect till it ranges Oh
the average 10 the West and East mar
kets TO 81 cents per pound, point un-
remunerstive to both farmer and planter.
The Baltimore delegation insisted on the
drawback as set forth in Representative
Cabelps bill representing the dealers and
jobbers of the North, who are unsri-
mously in favor of il; also the totac o
and cigar manufacturers represent that
they are more interested IN the change o!
bonds required than IN the rate on cigars
and cigarettes.
Comm missioners 10 Paris Expedition.
The President to-day appointed K. N.
Delsplsin and j. n. Camden, of West
Virginia, and John l.. Stephens and o.
p. Chanetsn, of Missouri, honorary COM
missioners TO the Paris Exposition for
those States. They were nominated by
the Governors CT their respective States.
Effort TO Obtain Possession OF Old
Fort Dearborn Reservation.
WASHINGTON, ..Jsnnsry ia letter
was received At the general land office
to-day making formal application for a
survey by the government Of portion
of the Ola Fort Dearborn military Res.
ervstion as public lands still subject to
entry, though it embraces nearly all the
business portion of Chicago south OF the
river. This application is supposed to be
based upon the theory that the sale OF
the greater part of the Fort Dearborn
reservation by direction OF the Secretary
of War, in 1887, was not authorized
by the law of 1919, under which 1t was
ordered. The application come from
George Walt, of Freeport, Illinois, tor
Eous Ahsendorti, with view TO locating
Valentine Scrip upon the lands. 1t Is
accompanied by an enclosure to advance
the cost OF the desired survey.
Government Advertising.
The Postmaster General to day ad
dressed letter TO Speaker Randall, In
viting the attention OF the House TO the
needed change IN the law regulating the
prices TO be psid for government sdver-
tisIng. The Postmaster General suggests
that the law be amended SO as 10 allow the
payment OF such prices ss the department
and various newspapers may agree upon
not exceeding the regular commercial
rates. He also states that In case the
depsrtme,t be not authorized 10 pay any
higher rates the law be changed so as 10
relieve it from the requirement OF sdver-
tising full list of routes, ETC., at mis-.
cellsneous lettings, instead OF which brief
weekly notices might he published IN
not exceeding ten papers n each State
or territory, stating that proposals would
be received for carrying the mails be-
tween stated points, but referring the
contractors 10 the Second Assistant Post
master G eneral TOR sll the detail
Treasury Memoranda.
The Treasury now holds s346, lO6,55O
in bonds TO secure national bank Clrculs-
tion and sl3,l78,OO0 10 secure public de.
posts. Bonds deposited for circulation
for the week ending to-day, s26OOOO;
amount held for circulation Withdrawn
for the week, s249,000 National bank
circulation utstsnding:-currercy notes,
s320,4l0 $50; gold notes, Sl,432, 10. In
terual revenue to day, S3lO,2Si 49, Gus
toms, s347.6s9.36 National bank notes
received for redemption for the week
ending to-day compared with the same
week last yesr, 1877. s8,7l7.OOO; 1878,
S4,047, 600 receipts to-day SS17 ,OOOi cur
rency s3,25O,5S0, special fund tor the
redemption OF fractional currency slO,-
600 700; special deposit OF legal tenders
for the redemption Of certificates OF de-
posit S34, $4,000; coin sl29, 426, ,7l2; IN
cluding coin certificates 1851 30.
Democrats Dissst isfied.
The dissatisfaction among the Demo-
cratic members OF the House, with the
conduct OF the clerk and dOorkeeper, ls
so great that CAUCUS has been called for
Monday afternoon TO consider and de-