The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-21

lay In the bestowal of medals for acts oil
heroism In saving life upon the lake coast
is owing TO the necessity OF accumulating
the requisite formal evidence, required bS
law to be on file in the Department before
the awards can be made. "a 35jg ma 1
SENATOR loGAN's REcRrrtoN.
Senator elect Logan, Of Illinois, was met
at the depot on his arrival here thiseven.
ing bya very large coneourse OF friends
who amid great enthusiasm escorted
him to his hotel where speeches Of wei.
come were made to which General Logan
responded.
A YIELD DAY IN TUE HOUSE. O.
WAsHNGroS, Feb. l9.-The debate In
the House to-day over the political amend.
ments proposed by the Democrats to the
legislative appropriation bill was the most
spirited OF the session, and deyeloped more
determination on both sides OF the House
than has been manifested over any uues-
ton since the contest over the Electoral
count just a year ago. There Is, however,
some uncertainty on the Democratic side
as TO few OF their members as there .was
then, and there Is at least q probability
that the Democrats may be Obliged 10
yield before the session ends. The Re-
publicans loudly announced their fixed
purpose TO stay there continuously and
force an extra session rather than yield.
Messrs. Hale, Frye and Garfield pointed
out very clearly, and in telling speeches,
the character and extent OF the large nun.
Der OF sections which the Democrats
proposed to repeal, and showed that the
only object in ridding the statute booISsof
such laws was TO prevent the general gov.
ernment from observing frauds in elec.
tionE, and 10 make II easy for Democrats
to perpetrate them with impunity. There
are twenty members down Tor speeches to.
morrow, but Is expected that the voting
will begin during the day, provided the
Democrats can obtain q quorum. The
plan OF the Republicans until this Is
accomplished will be to refrain from
voting and demand quorum. kilograms
have been sent to the absent Democrats
to return at once, and 1t Is claimed by the
officers Of the House that d quorumi will
be present by 'to-Ihorfo& night. This,
however, is extremely doubtful. How
ever, the presence Of a quorum will not
prevent the Republicans from liIibuster-
ing as long as they desire. The detefmi!
nation expressed on the Republican. side
at the adjournment was. that, on
no account would they yield and al-
low the, bill to- gol the Senate, but on
the other hand, they. would stand TO-
gether and compel the failure OF the legis-
lative bill, and with II the civil bill, which
must walt upon the Legislative bill, rather
than to allow the Democrats to,pass the
proposed amendment. While quite a
number oi, tho House Democrats, and
more Of that Sparty in , The. Senate, lare
strongly opposed to this kind Of legisla-
ton, it's very doubtful whether they can
control minority in the House which, it
Is understood tonight, have agreed. TO
stand together, and prevent q few from
giving up the Democratic position. The
situation will be fully developed to-mor-
row. The Indications tonight are alto
gether unfayorable to any present break
In the deadlock. . q . ." -
SCHEMES FOR RAIsINo THE MONEY TO PAY AR
REARs OF PENSION.
The $4,000, 900 necessary to pay the ar,
roars OF pensions are not yet provided for.
The Ways and Means Committee will re.
sumo the subject tomorrow, but It Is q
very difficult question how the money Is
10 be raised. Mr.. Hewitt wants 10 print
Treasury notes equal 10 the amount. Mr..
Garfield wants TO sell per cent bonds
equal to the amount, Judge Kelley, ifthe
accounts are true, wants TO pay the pen
sioners- in standard silver dollars, while
Fernando Wood wants to take the surplus
cash now In the Treasury for the pupose.
It Is certain that Congress will not impose
any additional taxes 70 pay the claims.
WITNESSES EsoAPISd THR PoFTRR coNslTTRR.
4 A letter receiyediin Washington to-day,
from Columbia, reports that Hardy Solo.
mon was induced TO leave that city about
two weeks ago; that he was last heard from
in New Orleans, and that he had1leit that
plty, his destination being tlhkown:- it
seems very improbable that the committee
will be able tol SECURE his Spresence, al.
though there Is no doubt that the Ghailrf.
man, Mr.. Potter, and the ,sergeant-at-
Arms, Mr.. Thompson, really desire II.
Col. Woolley telegraphed from Cincinnati
today that he was sick and unable to-
come 10 Washington. He promised 10
obey the summons OF the committee as
soon as his health would permit, or he
would be glad 10 meet a subcommittee in
Cincinnati one was sent &5I.ilB Ah
CLOSE OF TIE TRLEdRAPn INVESTIGATION.
The railroad telegraph investigation be:
fore the Senate Railroad Committee closed
to-day, and the parties representing tie
Western Union Telegraph Company are
striving to delay the report, hoping thus
to defeat the, Jones ,,bill.i This Eisr m
acknowledgment that, II vole Is taken,
tho bill will pass, III the meantime q
powerful intlIIanee Is being exerted to
have the Butler amendment 70 tie army
biIl stricken out, or at least 70 sllstll;
tnte commission u Investigate and
report at the next session. This is, oi
course, bat a scheme for delay Tile iallA,
oy will be exposed In the Senate by The
| friends OF the railroad bill by showing
that the investigation reports have been
made during some session Of each Con-
gress since the Thirty-ninth, held In 1885
Every phase Of the telegraph subject has
been exhausted Including The postal tele'
graph system OF Europe, the telegraph
system In this country, the Associated
Pess and its relations TO the Western
Union Telegraph Company, propriety OF
postal telegraph system Tor tho United
States, the. relation OF the Western. UIlon
and the Uhnedi States Signal Service, also
that nothing is left ID inqnireinto, ilnlesE
Ithe passage Of The peHding bill'shonld fail
10 produce any rpsHliA " .'S = f''.'-i
Army ANI TRLEdRARIE 4EASuRRs.
The Senate Committee on Appfopria,
4 lions have concluded their cons 'dcration
loflbp Army Appropriation Bill, and have
decided 70 strike aAt entirely The AqIn
side reorganization plq1i Yilich was Of,
tachel in thpl House, and The COMMITTEES
| viii insist unon carving This amenlMenI