The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-09
TO TIE DAILY IHTELLIGENoER
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Secretary Sherman's Refund
ing Schemes.
Senator Bells Admission to the
Senate Still Under Fire.
Fears Entertained Of a Revival of
rs Yellow Fever Next Summer.
The Pope Refuses to Accept Bishop
PurCelI's Resignation.
WASHINGTON.

Othoy 1Gheth VI NTBllllh OH Nlunuul
next, In support OF the petitions fol
habeas corpus and certiOrari In the Rives
Cole case, and especially upon the Ques
ton OF power this Court to issue tht
writs prayed for.
DIVIDENDS FOR CREDITORS.
The Comptroller OF the Currency declar
ed dividend OF 70 per cent in favor oi
the creditors OF the Farmers National
Bank, at Platte City, Mo-, making in all 9
dividend OF one hundred per cent. Also
q dividend in favor Of the creditors Of the
First National Bank, OF Delphia, Ind, OF 10
per cent, making In all dividend OF GC
per cent. Also dividend in favor OF the
creditors OF National Bank Of the State OF
Missouri, OF 10 per cent, making in all a
dividend Of 80 per cent. The dividends
in favorof the last two named banks will be
paid as soon as q necessary schedule can
be made by the receiver and signed by the
comptroller.
PETITION FOR DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Representative Kenna to-day, prepared
and put in circulation petition request.
ing John +. House, Chairman OF the Dem
oCratiC caucus to call caucus for Friday
evening next, in the language OF the pc.
tition, with view to providing legisla.
tion at the present session for free coinage
OF silver, the issue OF bullion certificates
based on greenbaCks for national bank
circulation and the prohibition OF any
further increase OF the bonded bebt OF the
Government" Under Democratic rule
ten members are sufficient number TO
procure call Tor q caucus. The petition
has already more than sixty signers and
the indications are that 1t will meet the
approval OF such q number as to secure
movement Immediately Of the announce
ment of committee In the direction OF
the financial legislation indicated.
... .. REVISING HOUSE RULES.
Tho uouso comm;,,oo nm p,,,o. mn,
,b;S af,erOoon for ,he nnrn"se @ oo of corS;d' III
er;n. a nnastion which arose in the IIoMSo
this morning regarding the recognition Of
members desirOus Of participating in a
general debate. 1t was decided that the
custom OF preparing lists, which for some
time prevailed, is the most practicable,
and the Committee will recommend its
continuance, and that the Speaker or
Chairman Of the Committee OF the
Whole House on the state Of the Union,
shall use his discretion in recognizing
one OF two or more members who shall
attempt. to address tho House stimuli
taneously. 1t was also agreed to recon-
mend an increase OF membership on the
JUDICIARY Committee m from eleven, as mere; e;
toiore, 70 hiteen; Inc COMMITTEE VIII
also iaVor a modincauon OIL kuIe I4o oi
the House 80 as 10 require vote oil at
least three-lourtns OF tne memoers pres
ent TO suspend the rules, instead oil o two
thirds vote, as now Necessary.
Inc report OF tue committee covering
the aooVe anu propositions previously
agreed upon WIZ De submitted 70 the
House tomorrow, ana as soon as me sew;
eral recommendationS are nhally dlspoSeu
OF the Speaker Will Dc able 10 announce
the committees.
YELLOW FEVER.
Southern Members here feel a good deal
of concern over me possibility of return
oi yellow fever this summer, The apnear.
onSe NJ the fever in the shin plvmonth
after having been frozen nm in Boston ali
winter IL Considered a bad omen. The
fear Ia that il will rayare the Eastern
coast this wear, including Norfolk and old
fever noints. and In tint event there ara
annrehensions that washington NAV not
escape.
TREASURY MATTERS.
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otueIs lor iouFIpel.Se"S, MnlG" EeScn'
Gu sne tLeasuly oeioie = .IoeA rItuay'
ana %nlch wete III excess s,5;n ~ .ne @ Su.stanu'
w ". srst scirsd ~ rocoico ~,
Sneran ~ .Ss ha a;,1 ~ al iIsIee S i ~.
alteFWaIus ~ accep.s;u, ~ VIII u;a n'i oy caIllng
70 r4fnn5 ,ho tentort;ss nt w;cb vIe ,Sors 20
" 'e,u ona hnnSreS 1 and n;retv'S;x % m;iIens Ie
outstanding. as soon as practicable.
Secretary Sherman left for New York on
an early train this morning. and wiIlremain
till Friday. His business is in connection
with his recent heavy sales OF fOur.per.
cents, and II practicable, 1t is understood
he will arrange to refund all the ten-ior-
ties subject to call. Retunding these into
iours will save two millions annually in
the interest account.
Treasury officials decline to give partic-
ulars as 10 the Secretary's New York trip,
as 1t Is understood he does not wish his
programme announced at present. 1t Is
known, however, that he intends to push
refunding operations as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and place all the debt that can be
reached at per cent.
WI. Vance, Appointment Clerk OF the
Treasury, will retire from that position and
re.enter journalism. The duties OF his
office are laborious and exacting, and his
health has partially failed. His successor
will probably bc Rodney Foos, Of Ohio,
formerly, Governor Hayes private secre'
tary, and ex.Clerk OF the Ohio Supreme
Court, 2 and at present holding cleFkship