Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-14
WASHINGTON JOTTlNGS.
C0NkllNG'S FIGHT WITH THE AD-
sf MlNlSTRATl0h,
Edison's Electric Light Patent Sherman
and Resumption No Thinks No viii
be Ready by January First
The Tobacco Tax,
Conkling Higgins His Fight Against the
New York NominationH.

New York NOMINATIONS,
WAsuINuruS, December H. The
tiplu 0f senator Conkling against the ml'
minisltallun on account oi the Nav
York Custom House appointments has
been renew cd in thu sonata Commerce
Comuiltru, which met Tor tho first iino
yesterday. There wcro Tour nbHcntocs,
two Donocrats aud two RepuhlicnnS
senator Conkling announced his opp"'
siti0n to the confirmation of General
Merritt, G1nerl Graham and Burrlit On
tho same grounds ~ he opposed the
confirmation of Roosevelt aud Prince
last year There was, lac thought, nuth'
Ing against Arthur und Cornell, and
to confirm thuIr SUCCESSORS would ho
I" approve their removal Tho opposl
ton III couklng IL based solely nn the
ground TINT tho removal oi old officers
can mol ho Justified by The inlrrcsts ii
the public service, and that II IL not ap'
proved by the majority oi tho people al
New York The committee In said l."
stand ~ follows against confirmation,
tonklIng, Patterson and Dennis; IN
favor al confirmation, Randolph Demo.
cfal The nbsunters were Jones and
Mcmillan, Republicans, and ,lordnn
nnd Ransom, DruurrnlS. The final vote
wus postponed until next meeting "n
account ol tho absentcrs, OonklIngs
friends are confident ui an adverse ro-
port, nnd rejection hy tho senate by
larger majority than lhnt which defeated
Rnnsrvcil und Prince.
Edison's Electric Light Patent.
" AailiSuroS December rs. The Ui-
hClnl announcement that u putUnt hnd
been granted Edison tur his electric
light several days ago has caused u great
many inquiries iu be- made VI the Pat
rut Dnirc, ~ in the nature ui the inycn-
ton, but the lips OF all the officials ARE
sealed IN b. the details, and IN luci n"
one there knows except tho examiners
III the class ol electrical apparatus. In
rNplnunllun ui thoir silence, they ray
ihoy prefer that the description should
frat hr made public hy Mr., Edison him
soli.
Tho uroat Event.
w WAniiSGroN, December H. Srrr
lary Sherman remarked 4" your csTrr-
spnndrnt this morning, that every day
onNlurrd him more thoroughly Ui his
ability To- maintain specie payments, mud
thut klS means un the lat ni january
viii hc abundant for III" purpose llo
IL Ia receipt ul private Information from
all quarters, whirl, report II better com
mcrclul feeling throughout the country
aud hc thought every symptom indicn
trd that trade wuuld hc on II Iirmcr
basis ia January than lnr several ycnrS
The Secretary mys hu approheuds u
still further depreciation Ia the market
value ol silver, ON ACCOUNT ui tho extra,
ordinary products oi 1nowly-ilscoyered
mines IN Colorado aud Utah.
Tobacco TaI.
W AsnlN"r"S, Dcccuhcr H. II will
hr remembered that Till passed the
House last winter providing Tor II ~
duciinn ui the tax un manufactured
tobacco from IwoutY.i"nr 1" HiNi""n
cents per pound The hill is now before
the Senate Finance Committee und u
delegation oi tobacco men have asked
permission Ia rubmil arguments IN
myur ul ils passage Tho committee
will have u session on Saturday Tor the
purpose of hearing lhcsu arguments, II
IL not probable that they will agree I"
report hill. Both Secretary Sherman
and Commissioner Rnum have advised
against IT, and the gradual decrease ~
the revenue o tho country torbids any
Yu,bi.i inn I'm thp fuir al tuxntiuu Ilp
committee ,s believed Ia have Nh over
whrlmlnp mHl"i'ty opposed I" the re-
ductluu,