Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-16
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY.
lRReGQlARITY IN ARKANSAS ELeC-
T0RAl CERTIFICATES.
Democratic Caucus Amendments to Re-
sumption Repeal Bill-Judge Hunts
Successor Sherman Pleads
for the New York Ap-
pointments,
sherman Pleads for the New York APP
pointments.

InuniCatiou was laid before the Senate, in
executive session, to-day, from >ecre-
tarv sherman on the subject OF the
New York custom house appointments,
designed to show that the removals oi
Collector Arthur and Naval Officer Cor
nell were made iOr sufficient cause,
and that therefore the confirmation Oi
the present nominees should not bc re-
sisted, nn the ground that injustice MAS
done their predecessors. The COM
municatiun embodied sundry re-
ports made tn the Secretary AMI
other extracts from confidential records I
of the Treasury Department, asserting !
or indicating that Arthur and Cornell |
had Jailed tu administer their offices /,
with the degree of efficiency considered !
requisite by the department. Their /
failure To- take action in regard I" the |
extensive smuggling uf silk goods, the !
undcr-Naluatinn uf Kid gloves, etc, il /
commented on and placed in contrast !
with the measures inaugurated and /
pushed tu an iSoue satisfactory tu the .
government hy their successors in 7
office.
-Four Candidates IN Row.
WASHINGTON, January l5.-EX-Gov- /
ernOr Hendricks was on the floor of the
senate to-day, and received quite an
ovation. Elaine greeted him warmly,
ami they were iur some time in earnest
conversation, Ben. Till coming ny and
taking a hand. At one time Davis, ot
Illinois. Thurman, Cunkling and Me
Donald were on lounge with him,
causing the remark Ia he made that
four Presidential candidates were sit
ting ia arrow.
Democratic Caucus.
WA.HINGTuN, January ID. - The
Democratic Senators held caucus this
morning to consider theirCOurSe on the
resolutions recently submitted by Mr.
EhnmdS. declaring the last three
Constitutional amendments duly rati-
fed that the laws already enacted i"r
their enforcement should De faithfully
executed. and that Congress should fur
thrr provide iur their enforcement by
additional legislation. After some dis.
cu,,ion, the subject was referred To-
a committee ui seven headed 10y Judge
Thurman. To- report tua future caucus.
\ committee ot three, with Senator
Moran. Chairman. was appointed To-
report what further action, ii any,
should De- taken To secure the repeal ui
both sections oi the Revised Statutes
which prescribe test oaths for jurors in
the nitrd States Courts.
The following are the members ut the
1. /.
tiuns: Senators Thurman, Eaton, Me
Donald G"rlon, salisbury, Morgan
and Harris.
Amendments to the Resumption Repeal
Bill
WNouINGruN, January Ia. The House
Committee uu Banking aud Currency to-
dlVauthurizrd Representative Ewing To-
otter the following amendment L. the
hill now pending on the calendar "l the
House providing tur the repeal "i the I
resumption act:
P,D,ai,j. That the money hereafter
received from auy sale ui bonds ui the
United states shall Ice applied only To-
the redemption uf other bonds hearing
the highest rate at Interest aud subject
tu call; amt
Pr"rii,d futlpr, That whenever from
timetu time the proceeds ot the sales OF
bonds shall aggregate S:i,NOWO, the
Secretary ui the Treasury shall issue
call iur that amount ut bonds I" bc re-
drrmr,l. and the interest on
the bonds called Tor redemption
shall rvI,c ia thirty days
from the date ui such call; and provided
further, that all United states notes re-
Ceived in the treasury shall be rciSsucd
and kept IN circulation without change
in the aggregate amount of the several
denominations existing on the 3lst ui
Nav, 1873, and il shall not De- lawful to
issue legal tender notes Ot larger de-
nomination than one thousand dollars.
The vote oi the committee on the
adoption IT the amendment Was ~ tul-
lows.
Ave, MeS>rS. Burkncr. Ewing. Yates
and llartlrll !.
NAYS -Mc>>rs. llarlcuhvrsh, and
E.tme~
Mc~sr,. B,u. Hart. Chittcudru AMI
Phillips were absent.
At a meeting ut the Committee on
WAYS AMI Means to-day, Mr. Ciil'Sun
moved 10 reconsider the vote by which !
the committee, "u Monday last, decidcd .
L. rccuWmcnd changes In the sugar
tariff Lost ayv~ > NAYS Il.
Judge Hunts Successor.
WA-HINcruN. January l5.-Justice
Hunt hayinr CAUSED II To- he known
through friends that hr should not again
attempt a. take his place un the bench,
even ii he recuVer>. thcrr has TODAY
been less urticruCr among officials in
talking about thc question ui "A success
~ur The opinion l. DECIDED among !
th,,>r whose opportunities iur knowing I
arr guod that Judge lryrnS will hc
offered the place II hc desires IL, and that
ia ease hr i selected stanley Matthews
i very likely to he appointed to suCce,d
him ~ Attorney General. II Justice !
Hunt l. retired hy spt,'ial act, oT Iihr
should die. the vacancy will Punhahiy be !
hllri lctor, the present session rnl>.
otherwise IL must remain until next lie
c,mbCT.
Chief Joseph.
WASHI>CrrN, January - AR inter
esting incident last evening Was the un-
expected meeting al Chief Joseph vf the
Nez PvrrrS, Who l. noW here. and jien.
Miles. who captured him IN the cnrri-
dor uf hotel Joseph claims that the
Government has not earned out the
promises Miles male when he Surrcu-
d,rJ-l. and has come herr % see the lu-
iISn Commissioner and Secretary >ChurE
personally t0 try o. evt some better at.
yant.s1ess tor hi~ people. Although
I,~tph Nears luijau costume hv can
read and write. AMI register his own
name at the hotel tie was al the
White H0uss TO-DAY and went 10 thc
Capitol General Miles SAYS he j. the
h,->t Indisn hr ever met
Ohio Legislature.
CuLUHBU>. January l5-In the llou>c
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