Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-27
WAS HINGTON
The Trade Dollar Bill.


WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Senate
Finance Committee this morning, by a
majority vote, made several important
amendmentsil the House bill provid-
ing for the exchange of trade dollars for
legal tender silver dollars, and decided
that its further consideration should be
postponed until next December, with
the understanding, however, that the
bill and amendments are then TO be re-
ported 10 the Senate as soon as practical
BILE The principal amendment adopted,
to-day, provides that the exchange of
legal tender dollars for trade dollars
shall be at the market value ofthe latter
regarded as bullion, and not at par as
provided by the House. The committee
also struck out :he House provision that
trade dollars reCOined under this act
shall not be iountcd as part OF the
coinage of siver required by the act of
February 2Sth, 1878. The vote on the
question OF the adoption of these
amendments and also on pOStpOning the
report until next December, was as
follows: Yeas: Bayard, Herman, Morrill,
and Ferry. Nays: Wallace, Voorhees,
and Beck. Senators Allison and Jones,
of Nevada, were paired. The principal
reason iOr not reporting the bill this
session is to preclude the possibility of
the Warner silver bill being moved as
an amendment in the Senate in adj
vance OF the completed consideration
and report Of that measure by the COM
mittee.
OF Interest to River Men.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-In the House
to-day there was considerable discussion
on the bill 10 exempt from enrolment
Tor license canal boats and bargeS. The
principal speech made in favor of the
proposition was by RyOn, of PennsylVa-
mia, who, like Col. Bayne, of Allegheny,
Yesterday spoke strongly i'm favor of the
proposition, and cited the hardships
worked by the present law to the own
crs of coal barges and canal boats. Col.
Bayne said tonight that he thought the
bill would 60 through. Messrs. Dick,
Osmer, Errett, White, Shallenbarger
and, i'm TACT, all the Pennsylvania dele
CATION, are working to get the bill passed.
Most Of the West Virginia and Ohio
river district men in Ohio, Kentucky
and Indiana are also supporting 1t. The
bill cXempts all boats not propelled by
internal power or by sails from the Ii
cense tax, and is Of much importance to
all river men. \ vote will probably be
reached tomorrow.
A Denial.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The following
card has been furnished for publication:
The statement published throughout
the country that the manager OF the
Toledo Convention had received encOur-
aging letters from McSsrS Wright,
Jones, Lowe, Murch, and other National
members of Congress, is wholly untrue.
There is not National in Congress who
approved Of the coalition there or else
where.
ISigncd1 T. III. MURCH,
Chairman National Congressional Com.
Personalities.
WASHINGTON, June 26. - Senator
Blaine has gone home. He is sick In
mind and body and is alarmed at the
Greenback strength developed in his
State.
Postmaster and Ex-Governor Hart
ranit, of PENNSYLVANIA, is here. He
contemplateS resigning the Philadelphia
POstmaStership, 10 put himself in train
ing for Secretary of War when McCrary
VaCatCS.
General 4. \. Humphreys, Chief Of
Engineers, United States Army, has re-
queSted that he be placed on the re-
tired list, and his request will be granted.
Abdication of the Khedive.
N WASHINGTON, June 27.-The Depart
mcnt Of State received telegram from
the L. :. Consul General at Cairo,
stating that the Khedjve, in accordance
with the order OF the sultan, has abdi-
Gated i'm favor Of his son, Prince Tewtik,
who will be proclaimed Khedive at the
citadel al 8 o'clock to-day.