The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-26
N. 8. rREAsrRY REroRr.

An examination oil the quarterly &c
count Of the United States Treasury,
which Is the general cash account OF the
United States, shows the following Zig
ures OF receipts and expenditures
Receipts = Balance due the United
States July 1st, 1870, unavailable, $751;
sol, 629; available, $i,6S5,G25; money re-
ceived by the Treasurer from July 1st,
1850, to June 30th, 1877, Sl4,S35,2S9,66O;
total, $14,S6s,4S2 900.
Expenditure = Money paid by the
U. s.. Treasurer from July let, 1853, to
June S0tb, 1877, and charged out by the
authority Of the law, Sl4,653,1O7,2l3
balance due the United States June Both,
1877, unavailable, $29,5s5, sos; available
at the same time, SlS5,S79,SS9; total ex-
peuditures, Sl4,S6S,4S2,909.
Capt, Frederick D. Stewart died to-day
Of pneumonia. He was with the scien-
tifc.corps that accompanied Capt. Wilkes
in the South Sea expedition, and was a
conspicuous Odd Fellow.
Representative Waddell today intro
duced a bill TO establish National Savings
Depositories as a branch OF the Postotice
Department, which was referred 10 the
Committee on Postofice and Post Roads,
Of which he is chairman. 1t is in many
respects similar to bills heretofore intro
duced for the same purpose.
Representative Maish 10 day intro
duced a bill providing that on and after
January l, 1879, for all postal purposes
fifteen grammes be substituted for the
half ounce, and so on in proportion; that
the Postmaster General shall furnish all
postofices with postal balances denomina.
led on the grammes Of the metric system,
and on and after January l, 1880, the
metric system as legalized in the revised
statutes shall be obligatory. Mr.. Maish
also introduced bills to establish a metric
system in the census, and TO provide for
and regulate coinage, including a new
metal called galoid.
A bill was reported to-day by Repre-.
sentative Wilson, from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, providing for the
distribution Of awards made under the
canon between the United States and
Mexico, which authorized the Secretary
OF State to receive all monies which may
be paid by Mexico, and TO distribute the
same from time 10 time in ratable pro-
portions among the corporations or pri.
vate individuals, respectively, in whose
favor the awards have been made. The
concluding section Is as follows: Nothing
in this act shall be construed as preclnd.
ing the President Of the United States
and Secretary OF State, upon applica.
ton Of the Mexican government, from
the consideration Of any particular claim
or claims wherein awards against Mexi.
co have been made, nor from the investi.
cation Of frauds or perjury materially
affecting such awards; nor from suspend.
ing the payment Of the amounts Of such
particular claims pending any such ne:
g~otiations between the United States and
Mexico.
The House Committee on Postofices
and Post Roads to-day authorized the
Chairman OF the Committee to appoint q
subcommittee OF three to investigate the
Postofice Department and report the re-
suit Of such investigation to the full Com
mittee.
The House Committee on Public Build.
ings and Grounds to-day agreed to re-
port iavorably the bill for the construc-
lion OF a FIRE proof building on the
grounds to be used as a
national museum and appropriating two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The President sent the following NOM
nations 10 the Senate Frank Leland, OF
Wisconsin, Consul at Hamilton, Canada,
and Adam Underwood, Surveyor Of Gus.
toms Of the District Of Boston and
Charlestown, Mass.