Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-11
WASHINGTON.
RAMSEY CONFIRMED SECRETARY OF
WAR.
Wade Hampton on Bayard's Legal len-
der ResOlutiOn-SeRate Patronage
National Board Of Trade
National Bank Reserves
-COnfrmatiOns.
Senate PatronaEe-Aetion Of the Demo-
cratic Caucus.

W AShlNOtoNs bNNCAAbCA ANs liN
Democratic members OF the Senate met
in caucus, tins afternoon, to receive ;he
report OF the committee headed by
Judge Thurman, upon the subject OF
distribution OF Senate patronage. After
a very full interchange OF views and an
exhaustive discussion OF the subject the
committees report was adopted with
great unanimity and unexpected har-
mony OF feeling. IL was TO the
effect that there was no Just cause OF
complaint against the officers OF the
Senats for the manner in which they
have acted in regard to the caucus in
structions OF last March; that the pres
ent employees are deserving and capable,
and that the instructions above referred
10 which provide for the retention
of all disabled Union soldiers
and of various other employees
on the ground of special merit, ire
spectiye of politics, should be cOntin-
ued i'm force with only one amendment,
namely, 20 authorize the Sergeant-at-
Arms To appoint three additional mes
sengers for service connected with the
three committees which were left in
control OF the Republicans. The effect
OF this authorization will be 10 enable
the three Republican chairmen, Messrs.
Anthony, Edmunds and COnEling
To retain in service three old
Republican messengers, who have
heretofore been borne on merely
temporary roll. The unanimous agree
ment of the causus was that the Demo-
ocratic majority in the Senate should
come up 10 the full measure Ot generous
treatment which was accorded 20 them
i'm matters of patronage by the Repub
hclns when the Democrats were IN the
minority. The Caucus meeting was
wholly devoted to this subject. The
backs was not mentioned.
Wade Hampton on Mr.. Bayard's Legal
Tender Resolution.
WASHINGTON, December lO.-SenatOr
VALE Hampton SAYS that he not only
approves of Senator Bayard'S resolution
for the repeal of the legal tender clause
as right. timely and necessary, but that
ne thinks 10 offers very great OppOr-
tunitv tO the Democratic party 20 per-
form am important service 10 the cOun-
try, and i'm doing so 20 establish a thor
Oughly Democratic principle. lie adds
the Democratic South ought especially
TO rally 20 the support OF Mr.. Bayards :
resolution, because il opens the way for
them 10 etTectually allay the suspicious
of the North against the South. Tie
believes that Northern capita. has be-
come alarmed lest the south, II the
Democratic party should come into
power, should insist on huge imitation
and watering of the currency as means
of scaling and % great extent repudl1t-
ing war debts and private debts, and
that the Bavard resolution, II it had no
other importance, would be measure
OF great political moment, because SIN
cere and Jealous Southern support
of il and it, passage by southern
votes would a,lay all these North
ern suspicious. lie hopes, therefore,
that the Southern Senators and mem
bers will De found supporting the resO-
luton. lie added to the gentleman
who. with his permission, reports this
conversation. that the Western wing Of
the Democratic party had given initiation
and their other crude financial notions q
full trial, and uJi only brought defeat
on themselves. lie thought IL not dis
respectful or unjust % them 10 now ask
them 10 support a different policy, one
that had ia il the elements OF success Tor
which they could vote without violating
anv DemOcraticprinciples. lie evident
ly believes that the South ought To- re-
member the fall defeats in the West and
make its alliance with the East.
Combinations.
WAsnIxGroN, December 20. iluratiO
G.. Sicket, Pension Agent, Philadelphia;
Wm. II. lake. L. ;. District Judge for
Kentucky; Chas. =. James, Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court for the
District Of Columbia; Charles Boards
lev. of Iowa. Fourth Auditor of the
Treasury; Albert Johnson, Surveyor for
Colorado. Observation-Disclosures. To-
bey, Boston: Alyano r. Gibbons,
Charleston, W. Va; Ohi.' Vim. III. Me
Gov. Cadiz; Fred G.. WickhIm, Nor
walk; David +. TAYLOR, Cambridge;
Henry :. Robinson, Washington Court
House.
A Blow at Polygamy.
WASHINGTON, December I'D. - An
amendment To the Constitution has
been introduced in the House declaring
that pOlvgamy shall not exist within the
limits of the United States.
National Bank Reserves.
WASmNGroN. December lO.-Thc
House Banking and Currency Commit
ta,. to-day rropeucl their action ON q
bill requiring the reserves Cd, the
National banking associations To be kept
i'm gold and silver I'M lieu of LEGAL tender
notes and adopted an amendment
offered by Judge Buckner, which strikes
out the requirement for themalntenance
of a reserve of - per centum on the
amount OF circulation and makes this
provision applicable to deposits only.
McCrary's Successor.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December To-
The President has sent % the Senate
the nomination of Alex. Ramsey. ot
Minnesota, for Secretary of War. With
out reference % any committee, the
nomination was unanimously confirm
ell.
National Board Of Trade.
WASHINuruV. December lO.-Thc Ma
tiOnal Board ui TrJle met here to-day
About fifteen members are in attend
ance. Alter the transaction OF routine
business, the official programme was
taken up and the first question, entitled
Through bills of lading,' was thor
oughly discussed and disposed of by the
unanimous adoption of the following
rule: "Whru biil OF ladjug de,ignatCs
a particular line of steamships or special
ship of any line, IL shall contain an cN-
press stipulation that, i'm ease the goods
are from any cause intended To- be sent
forward by different steamship
or bv another line, the company by
which the bill Of lading Is issued shall,
before actual shipment, give thc shipper
OF gOOds timely notice OF the steamship
or line by which the same shall be
shipped. The company is suing that
the bill OF laGing shall hr responsible Tor
any cost Of insurance caused by change
in the steamship or line from that eN-
preston i'm the original bill Of iading.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
Ohio River Improvements Commission
WASHINGTON, December l0.-The
Ohio River Improvement Commission
convened to-day. Representatives were
present from Pennsylvania, Ohio, West