The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-21
Paris Banquets Stanley, The Great
African Explorer.
Four Thousand Of Boston's tDem.
ployed Parade the Streets.
A Combined Effort Asaius. Silver.
WASHINGTON.


Sessions OF Various Committees
WASHINGTON, January l9.-The House
Committee on Naval Expenditures, nj
their meeting today, examined Easily,
Chief OF the Bureau OF Construction aud
Repairs, with regard to tho general in.
debtedness Of his bureau prior to March
Sd last. II was understood that II any
thing should be developed rejecting on
the integrity Of any officer of-the govern.
ment lie should be notified and have an
opportunity 10 confront his sccuser.
The sub committee OF the House Com.
mil,ee on WayR and Means, having under
consideration the proposed reduction oil
the tax on tobacco, to day heard a repre-.
sentative ot the firm OF Lorillard 4 Co. ot
New York, who protese against reduc-
tion and also against any further agita-
tion OF the subject, claiming that either
will greatly injure the business, and fur
ther, should reduction be agreed OH by
Congress ii will be impossible TO allow 1t
to remain at lower figure than 1t is at
present. No conclusion was reached by
the subcommittee.
The subcommittee OF the House Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs, OF which Rep
resentative Schleicher is chairman. hav-
ing in charge the relations Of the United
States with Mexico, today heard the tes.
timony Of Major Jones, Of the Texas
State troops. They also further exam-
ined Adiutant Genera! Steele, and sehu-
hardt, commercial agent at Piedras
Negras. The entire testimony was unin-
teresting and developed no-new facts.
NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail.
roads to-day read the arguments on the
Northern Pacific Railroad bill. The ar
guments were made by the attorney Of
the company, in advocacy Of the proposed
extension Of time for the compilation oi
the main line and branches. Delegate
Jacobs and J. s. McGilvea, oil Washing.
ton Territory, spoke in opposition so far
as the extension relates 10 the branch
across the Cascade Mountains. Senator
Mitchell stated that he could not agree to
the bill as offered by the company.
BERTHA Won HrLLERH
accomplished her task OF walking W miles
in 26 consecutive hours. She finished in
good condition, with her pulse at 104.
TRUNK LINE TO vIcKsBuRG.
Representative Chalmers, member Of
the Texas Pacific Railroad Committee,
on Monday next will introduce a bill pro.
viding for a trunk line TO Vicksburg,
with connections to St. Louis, Memphis
and New Orleans. The new feature OF
the bill Is that the Memphis connection
is to be made by Memphis and Vicks.
burg down the Mississippl Valley, there.
by avoiding the objection raised by the
Iron Mountain road to the Memphis con.
nection. It will provide, further, that
the Government issue greenbacks receiv.
able for all dues except interest on The
public debt, and allow twenty thousand
dollars per mile to the respective roads,
to be built on the bonds OF the roads, pay.
able in United States currency, in filty
years, and bearing Eve per cent interest,
secured by first mortgage on the respect
i've roads, and all their property and
earnings, and for sinking fund, to be in.
vested In United States bonds, TO be held
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, to meet
the bonds Of said road.