The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-31

needed and proper appropriations fol
their own district and section by voting
for q buncombe resolution, claimed to bt
against their own local interests.
Monday, in the Senate, was DEVOTED tc
the reading Of manuscript mountain high
by old Morrill,, which was supposed to
be an argument, against the Bland Sil
yer Bill. Hoar, seemed to compose the
audience, and even he did not pay that
strict attention to his brothers perusal ol
financial scintillstlons, that would indi'
cate any wrspt interest in the orator
HIS keeping his seat, was probably more
mark of courtesy to tho subject than
to the Senator. No doubt, too, "ths
honor of the country" which is the enc
chord to the harp, upon which the gold
men play, would have been lowered, had
there been no Senator willing to listen
to golden argument.
Col. Ben Wilson has introduced an
important bill TO have the time changed
for holding United States Courts in West
Virginia.
Mr.. Kenns was in tussel yesterday
with Potter, Frye, Hewitt and others,
upon bill from the Committee on Com.
merce Of which he had charge.
Secretary Sherman's mahogany groaned
under many silver dishes, we'll filled with
delicacies, Monday night, but let not the
ignorant be imposed upon. The Secre-
tsry is not remonetlzer. He thinks the
silver bill either heather Chinee trick,
or q measure both "childlike and Blanc" "
and as his letters and speeches failed to
convince Congress of the correctness OF
his views, he thought he would try the
efficiency OF champaign and terrapins.
By the way, long experience
in Washington, it is said, has
discovered that champaign and
terrspins can make more substantial con-
verts upon any given subject, than all
other methods combined, and Sam Ward
is authority for saying, that when judi
ciously and persistently applied, there are
few men who will not yield to their con-
vincing arguments. Sherman invited
the financlers, OF all shades OF opinion,
from the Senate and the House, but it is
understood that Voorhees, will not sur
render.
Coinage COMMISSIONER.
The President appointed the following
gentlemen as Commissioners TO test the
gold and silver coinage of the United
States for the year 1867: Professor
Charles w. Elliott, of Massachusetts;
Professor Thomas Eggleston, jr., of New
York; Professor Robert 4. Rogers, Of
Pennsylvania; A. Louden Snowten, of
Pennsylvania, Hon. j. b. Curry, Of VIr-
ginis; Rev. Bronson, of Ohio; Charles NJ.
Walker, of Indiana; Hon. Newton Bate
man, of Illinois,; Charles Beardsley, Of
Iowa, and Hon. John w. Twigg, OF
California. The er-oficio Commissioners
are the Judge of the United States Dis.
triCt Court for the Eastern District Of
Pennsylvania, the comptroller of curren-
cy and the sssayer Of the assay office in
New York. The Commissioners will as
semble at the Philadelphia mint on the
18th of February next.
Report of Comptroller OF the Cur
rency.
The Comptroller of the Currency re-
ports the amount of additional circuls.
tion issued in the month of January at
ST. ,O4l $50; total amount issued since the
of the act, July IA, 1875, SAL
lll,970. The total amount OF legal ten.
der notes retired to date, under act OF
January IA, 1876, is $S2 $685. amount
retired the present month, $S33,s52,
leaving legal tender notes outstanding,
February l, S949, ITO, ,424; amount of ma
tional bank notes outstanding February
!, $500, ,629, $50, together with sl,432,l2O
national gold bank notes.