The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-14
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70 TIE DAlLY INTELL1GEY0ER.
GENERAL NEWS.
Scenes in the House During the
Reading Of the Veto.
An Opinion in Regard to Diseased
American Cattle--- The Democrats
limo Hurry to Caucus the
Situation.
TO TIE DAl1Y INTEIIIeE1oFR
WASHINGTON.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO -FOUR Fen CENTS,

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FOUR PER CENTS,
WASHINGTON, May Neutrality-suspicious. Il
the 4 per cent. refunding certificates since
yesterdays report, $l,OS0,OOO.
AMENDMENT TO LEGISLATIVE DILL.
The Senate Finance Committee has
authorized Mr.. Bayard to propose as an
amendment to the pending legislative
executive and judicial appro priation bill
that so, 900 be appropriated for the diplo,
matte and consular service, IN be expended
In the discretion OF the President, The
purpose Of the appropriation Is for estab.
fishing, II possible, through diplomatic
agencies, u common Internal ratio OF value
between gold and silver coin.
THE CABINET DISCUSSES THE DUAL STANDARD
AND EADs JErriES.
at the Cabinet meeting to day the sub.
lect OF double standard was discussed.
1t was understood that Secretary Eyarts
would reopen correspondence with for.
eign governments looking to fresh neCo.
tiations for the adoption OF n dual stand.
ard. The question OF the payment OF an
other installment to Captain Eads on
account Of the Mississippi jetties was dis.
cussed, the point turning upon his being
required to maintain depth of channel
Immediately above the jetties as well as
through the jetties and to the gulf. From
reports received it appears that the river
mas shoaled above the jetties to the depth
oi 70 or u feet. No final decision was
reached as to the liability of Captain Eads.
Az OPINION on pLEuRo.rNguMoSIA IN A,IIR,-
CAN CATTLE.
The Treasury Department received
through the Department of State a report
OF the Principal and Professor OF Veteri-
nary Medicine, Williams, Of the new Vet.
erlnary College, Gaylield, Edinburgh, OF
the examination OF certain portions Of the
lungs removed from six American cattle
slaughtered near Liverpool, one of which
wasreported to him thatth veterinary off.
GERS OF the privy council had given the
opinion that said lungs presented charac.
terlstic signs OF pleuro pneumonia conta-
gton:. The Professor says after the most
careful examination, that, in his opinion,
in none of them were there any signs OF
contagious pleuro, but all presented evil
dences OF capillary, bronchitis and collap.
sis of certain lobules Of the lungs OF recent
origin. In none OF the lungs were any
traces OF pneumonia nor OF pleuritis. He
is OF the opinion that the disease orig.
mated during the transit. He adds that
the above mentioned portions Of the lungs
have been examined by DR.. Hamilton,
Pathologist to the Royal Intirmary and
Demonstration of Morbid Anatomy in the
University; DR.. Young, Professor Of Phys
lology; MIR. Vaughan, Professor OF Anat-
omy: Mr.. Kuchen, Professor OF Materia
Medica aad Therapeutics, all Of the new
Veterinary College, Edinburg, and Others,
all of whom agree with him as to the no.
ture Of the disease and arc ready to en-.
dUrse his opinion.
PLENTY or TIME GENTLEMEN, KEEP YOUR
SEATS.
1t was announced to-day BY parties sup.
posed to be well informed as 10 the move.
ments OF the Democratic members OF the
House, that there would be caucus OF the
joint advisory committee held this even.
ing, 10 determine what course was most
practicable to be pursued on the bill to
prevent military interference at elections,
recently vetoed by the President. Upon
inquiry, however, member Of the COM
mittee stated tonight, that the advisable
ity OF holding such meeting had been dis.
Cnssed, but that it was tho genera! scnti.
ment OF the members Of the committee
that it was unnecessary for them to take
any action at this time, there being no
need for hasty disposal OF the measure.
no RATIoNs FOR THE REFuGEEs.
The resolution introduced in the House BY
Mr.. Garfield authorizing the Secretary Of
War to issue rations to refugees in Kansas
was called up for the action OF the CON.
mittee by Mr.. Monroe, and the PROPOSE.
ton TO report the measure to the House
with favorable recommendation was re.
jected. This action virtually kills the
measure.