The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-20
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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
The President has nominated VIM. ].
Galbraith as Associate Justice of the Su.
prone Court Of Montana.
MILEAGE OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
The Navy Department has taken an ap-
peal 10 the Supreme Court from the de.
cision OF the Court of Claims in favor OF
Commodore W. l. Temple, that naval off.
GERS arc entitled to eight cents mile for
expenses while travelling outside the Uni.
ted States on public duty, instead OF only
actual expenses, as the Department holds.
DEATH OF A NAVAL ENGINEER.
Chief EngineerJ. B. KimbalI, at Pensa.
cola Navy Yard, died yesterday. Kimball
was q native of Illinois,
THE RESUMPTION PuND.
The Secretary Of the Treasury in re.
sponse to resolution otthe Senate of the
10Th, by which hc was directed to report
what amount of U: S. legal tender notes
have been redeemed in coin since the first
day OF January last, and also what amount
Of coin he considers himself authorized to
retain in the Treasury for the purpose OF
maintaining the resumption OF specie pay
ments under the provision Of the act Of
January 4th, 1875, Secretary Sherman
writes; "There has been redeemed in ooin
since January lst, la70, OF legal tender
notes, an amount OF "a, 1858. AS to the
amount OF coin authorized to be retained in
the Treasury for the purpose of maintaining
resumption OF specie payments, | have
to state that under the provision OF the re-
sumption act authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury, In order to prepare and pro-
vide for the redemption OF United States
notes, TO use any surplus ofrevenue in the
Treasury not otherwise appointed, and to
issue certain bonds OF the United States.
The coin reserve of the Treasury has been
increased to $l9S, ,0O0,0 900, that being about
forty per pe1t OF the notes outstanding to
be redeemed, and believed to be the small.
est reserve upon which resumption
coul ID be prudeltly commenced, as fully
set iorth inmY last annual report, This
reserve arose from the sale OF sos, 200, 600
bonds, and from the surplus Of revenues
as authorized by law, and 1t must now be
maintained unimpaired for the purpose
which 1t was created,
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
The Senate executive session this after.
noonYes devoted to the further conCider.
alton Of the report OF the Judiciary Com.
mittee on the subject OF army promo
ton. AT the termination OF the debate a
motion was made to amend the Commits
tees resolution so as to declare that last
years prohibition i n9t RoY.i9 forcp, aud
promotions in the army NAV legally
be confirmed. This amendment was adopt.
ed by majority OF six or seven, but when
the roll was called on the question oil
agreeing to the resolution in its vitality
amended form, the minority refrained
from voting, and this brok1 4
quorum, their Ropo being to Obtain
a majority vote In q fuller Senate
at the next executive session, and mean
while to prevent final action. In conse
quence OF these parliamentary tactics, and
on account Of the lateness OF the hour, the
Senate adjourned with the main question
4 still pending. II was developed that thI
nsmbeRs ol the Judiciary Commlttet
were hot unanlineusly In favor Of the re
port that has been presented on this sub
iect, but as the majority ofithe committe,
assente4 % It, The strong inAuenps 81 de
sire TO sustain the eomuiittee prestigei |
at work % secure its dhsl adoption 81 thi
Senate, and the final result Is someYlla
aonabBtial si =
Tho complete returns Of the popula
vote In Switzerland 0ivas ifl 1877 In fayn