The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-17
GENERAL NEWS.
still HarpIng On the Army Bill In the
Qfis5s Senate. VA t4tf
A Lively Tilt Between Senator's Beck
and Hoar.
The Southern Claims Commission Clause In
The Legislative Bill Stands as II Was.
Nlnety.sIx Fiery, Untansd Orators Booked
for Bursts ut ElOqasncs on the Repeal
fthe Jurors Test Oath Go.
Secretary shsrman's Saving to the Gov.
ernment.
The Negro Refugee Relief Committee Of St
Louis Appeals for Aid.
WASHINGTON.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-The Presider
has nominated E. W. Keightly as Thir
Auditor Of the Treasury, and James NJ
Melton as Collector OF Internal Revenue
Second district OF Tennessee. Keightl,
was q member Of the last Congress from
Michigan. f1l- -
LEGISLATION TO PREVENT FRAUD IN LAM
ENTRIES.
The bill introduced to-day by Senator
Mcdonald, to prevent frauds in the entr,
OF lands, is designed to guard against
such attempts as were recently made in
and nearly proved successful, in regard t
very valusble property near Chicago. Il
provides that no entry shall be made OF
patent issued for any land in any State in
which the United States Land Office is moi
maintained, except upon compliance with
the following among the other specified
conditions precedent:
The applicant must file in the office OIL
the Clerk Of the Federal Circuit Court q
sworn petition setting forth the, not only
the boundaries of the tract and the means
o.y which he proposes to enter it, but also
the names Of all the occupants OF any land
within one mile thereof, and names OF all
persons who may appear by the records
OF deeds OF the county, to be interested In
any lands situated within said distance oi
the tract. all these occupants and other
parties interested, are to be summoned 10
contest the application, II they desire to do
so, and no patent shall be issued by the
Court or General Land Office until after
a receipt OF q certified copy OF the final de-
cree in the causeis thus instituted.
Tho bill further provides that "the
rights and interests OF the owners OF lands
bordering on non-navigable lakes or ponds,
shall be the same, so far as Congress has
the power to grant or declare, as the
owners OF lands bordering on navigable
waters"
THE PETITION MILL.
Members Of the House continued filing
petitions to-days accompanied by bills Of
all descriptions for the purpose OF having
them referred to the Committee, in order
to secure their consideration during the
present Congress. There were no financial
measures placed in the petition box to-
day. '5fTF'' -
$l,0O0,OOO SAVED TO THE GOVERNMENT.
1.-THE per cents are disposed Of as ra-
pidly as desirable upon the new terms,
Secretary Sherman will save in the sale OF
the $l50, ,000, 900 more than one million dol
lars to the government, which will largely
compensate for the double interest which
he is compelled to pay under the law dur
inn, tho Nhraa ,,,orkbo ,rk;ob A. Ill, -.
Under the new arrangement the holders
Of uncalled l0.40's will receive in exchange
their bonds at par and the 1 per cents at
99S. The $40 certificates will still be sold
at par in exchange for lawful money by
the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and
postmasters, who have been designated for
that purpose, and a commission OF 1 OF |
per cent will be allowed without respect
to the amount sold in any given period.
PROF. CYRUS THOMAS,
State Entomologist OF Illinois, has accepted
a position in the Entomologist Depart.
ment Of Agriculture.
THE KELLoGG-sPoFFoRD CASE.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to-day commenced hearing argu.
ments in thessSpofford-K Kellogg question,
whether or not the action OF the Senate
hitherto has made controversy res adju.
dieatd.
SILVER BULLION PURCHASES.
The Treasury Department for the last
two months has not purchased as much
silver bullion as usual, because the amount
on hand was in excess OF the five million
limit fixed by Act Of February %, 1878,
providing for the coinage of standard sll.
yer dollars. Added to the amount OF
coinage on hand at the passage of the Act,
the excess had gradually accumulated and
the purchases were made at very favorable
rates, but it was deemed best TO reduce the
amount by coinage to the limit fixed by
purchases will be made more freely from
silver producing regions only. The pur-
chase OF silver bullion by the Treasurer
to-day was 10000 ounces for the San Fran.
cisco mint.
PROP. HENRY's SUCCESSOR.
At business meeting OF the Academy
ofSciences, Prof. W. B. Rogers, OF Boston,
was elected President OF the Academy, To
fill the vacancy caused by the death oI
Prof. Henry.
POSTAL RouTE AGENTS PAY REDUCED.
The General Superintendent OF the Rail
way Postal Service has found It necessary
to make reduction in the pay OF all route
agents, in order to come within the limil
OF the appropriations for the fiscal year.
No Trouble Expected from Indians.
81. LOUIS, April l6.-A Topeka specia
says that Gov. St, John returned to.da,
from Wichita, where he has been for sew,
eral days organizing the patrol guard 8.
provided by law, passed by the late Legis
lature. Wagons, mules and horses have
been purchased and men are being daily