Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-13
WHEELING w. VA. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1879.

/ law Is the only one thar the SOutn cares
anything about at any rate, and South
ern men, as a matter of fact as to these
other propositions, have only favored
| them at the request of the Northern
| Democrats. | expect that the President
will sign the jurors test oath repeal
| bill. We should then pass the leglsla-
| tive, executive, and judicial appropria-
| ton bill through both Houses, striking
! out the sections which propose the re-
| peal of the supervisors law and the dep
uty marshals law, inserting instead OF
| them the provision that no money ap-
propriated by that bill shall be applied,
under penalty, to the payment OF any su-
| pervisors. OF course supervisors could
| be appointed, but it would be necessary
for the Republicans to pay them, If they
were to be paid at all, out of their cam
paign fund and not out OF the Federal
| treasury. And then We would let the
army bill fail. No attempt would be
made TO report it from the committee.
Very few people in this country care
much about the army any way. The
bill has already failed three or iourtimes
i'm our history without the destruction
of the government, or material lncon-
venience, and the bulk of the army ap-
preparations goes to the pay OF officers,
who are considered by a large portion
of the people of this country as lot OF
ornamental supernumeraries that could
be as well abolished as not. There could
no inconvenience or danger come from
the failure of the army bill.
Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, May l2.-The Commit
tee on Agriculture has authorized
favorable report to the House on the
resolution asking for an investigation OF
the Department of Agriculture. The
resolution is as follows
ReSOlred, That the Speaker OF the
House is hereby directed to appoint a
special committee of five members OF
this House, to be selected from the
Committee on Agriculture, to take into
consideration such measures as may
tend to promote the agricultural inter
ests of the country; TO investigate the
system and workings of the Department
OF Agriculture, and the advancement and
the protection of the agricultural inter
ests. The said committee may sit dur
ing the recess, and shall have power to
send for persons and papers.
Call for Bonds.
WASHINGTON, Nav l2.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has issued notice that
the $50 registered and coupon bonds
consols of 1867 and 1865 embraced in
the ninety-fOurth, ninety-tifth and nine
ty-sixth calls will be redeemed at the
Treasury Department on the LIST of July
next, with interest to date from the ma
turity of the bonds.
Sale of Bonds.
WASHINGTON, MAY l2.-The total
amount of bonds sold since March lst,
1877, for Iefunding purposes, is $685.
095, 700 The total amount OF interest
saved Sl3,63S,65l.
Bill Fixing Pay of the President.
WASHINGTON, May l2.-The bill in
troduced by Representative Buckner to-
day fixing the compensation OF the
President of the United States provides
that after the expiration OF the present
term the salary OF the President shall
not exceed $4,000 per annum.
Demand for Refunding Certificates.
The deliveries of certificates to-day
from the bureau of engraving and print
ing aggregated S6SO,0OO. Orders for
S3OO,OOO from repositories designated
to-day could not be filled.
Rainey to be Provided For.
WAHINGToN, May l2.-Ex-Represen-
tative Rainey, of South Carolina, hav-
ing declined the position of Assistant
Appointment Clerk OF the Treasury
Department, John II. Eaton, OF Massa-
chusetts, has been appointed to that
position. Rainey will get special
agents place.