Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-05
WASHINGTON.
THE FREEOMEWS BANK sWlSOlE,
Senate PatrOnage-0emaHd for Gents
Report of Supervising Inspector Gen
enera Of Steam Vessels -
Imported Merchandise.
The Freedmen's Bank swindle.


WAsHINGToS, December THE bill
introduced to-day by Representative
O'ConnOr, OF South Carolina, to secure
from loss the depositors in the Freedmens
Savings and Trust Company, provides
that the commissioners of said company
shall, within thirty days after the pass
age Of this act, make and file in the
office of the Secretary Of the Treasury a
complete and sworn inventory of all
money and assets of every description
belonging to said company; that within
sixty days thereafter the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall cause 10 be sold at
public auction all such property OF
every description on such terms as may
seem best in his Judgment that all sums
so realized shall be paid into the Treasury
and become the moneys Of the United
States.
That within six months after the
passage Of this act, the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall pay % the depOSitOrs, or
constituted attorneys or agents, the bal
ance OI the deposits that may be due
said depOsItOrs by said Freedmen's say
ings and Trust Company, and that the
sum of S2,OOO,OOO, or so much thereof as
NAV be necessary 10 carry out the pro-
visions OF this act, be appropriated out
of any moneys in the Treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
Immediate Transportation Of Imported
Merchandise.
WASHINGTON. December AIR. Frost
introduced bill in the House to-day
providing that when any merchandise
imported at the ports OF New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Port
land, Chicago, Port Huron, Detroit,
New Orleans, Clevelan Toledo and
san Francisco shall appear by the man
iiest ui the importing vessel 20 be con-
signed % and destined for either of the
ports specified, the collector at the port
of arrival shall take said merchan-
die into his custody, and imme-
diateIy forward the same TO such
ports of destination. Merchandise
So destined Tor immediate transportation
shall br transferred under proper super
vision directly from the importing yes-
SCI u the ear, vessel or vehicle in which
the same is % bc transported % It's final
destination. The privilege OF Immediate
transportation shall extend 10 the ports
OF New York, Buffalo, Boston, PrOyi-
dence, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Balti-
more. Norfolk. Charleston, Savannah,
New Orleans Portland, Me- Chicago,
Detroit -. Louis, st. Paul, Cincinnati,
Cleveland. Toledo, Milwaukee, Louis
vile, san Francisco, Portland, .OregOn)
Memphis and Mobile.
Demand for Cents.
WASHINGTON. December 4.-Owing 10
the great demand for one cent bronze
pieces, the Philadelphia Mint turned
out over three million pieces of that de
nomination asst month, AMI the demand
still COntnus :.
Senate Patronage.
WAsuINGroN. December THE Dem
Ocratic Caucus Committee, consisting OF
Senators Thurman. Whyte, Bailey,
Vance. Herman. salisbury, Voorhees,,
Lamar and Jones. of Florida, held a long
meeting this afternoon, at which the
rolls OF the SergcJnt-at-Arms and other
officers of the senate were critically eN-
amined, with view % ascertalnIng
whether any further caucus action ls
advisable i'm regard % the distribution
of the senate patronage. The inquiry
concerning this subject, which the
Committee were directed 10 investigate
by a resolution adopted at Tuesdays
caucus, will bee continued at another
meeting.
Monument 70 Gen. Custer
WA~mxGroS, December 4.-COngress-
man Bingham introduced i'm the House
to-day a Joint resolution providing tor
the equestrian statue OF General Custer
10 cost $50 600, and 20 bee carcted on
some suitable reservation in this city.
Pay Of Marshals
WAsurSGroN, December .. - The
chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations, to-day, received COM
municatiou from the Atturuey-General
stating that the amount needed a de
Gcicncv for United States marShals dur
ing the current fiscal year d, >6oO,OOO.
This is the amount voted by the two
Houses last session in the bill which
President Hayes vetoed, on account OF
its restrictive clause prohibiting the use
of any portion OF the money Tor pay
ment 10 deputy marSh0ls of elections.
Toe committee will meet tomorrow 10
consider the subject.