The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-16

The Secretary OF the Treasury says Il /
useless to send kilograms TO the Depart
ment for $40 certificates, as they win b
sent In due proportion to all the differen
offices authorized TO sell them, as soon a
they can be printed, and the supply will
soon reach million day.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to four per cent. refund
ing certificates since yesterdays report
$G15,290
THE CHEYENNE VISITORS.
A delegation OF Cheyenne Indians haG
an interview with the Secretary Of the In
terror and Commissioner OF Indian Affair
with a view Of procuring the consent o
the Government TO their return from In.
dian Territory TO their recent homes. They
will have an interview with some officials
tomorrow.
The Democratic managers are still con.
duCting among themselves quiet consulta.
tions, with the view OF virtually deciding
upon some general line OF action before
risking q formal caucus discussion. II
becomes more noticeable each day that
the men who have hitherto expressed the
most extreme views are restraining them.
selves, and seem to be under some gen.
eral influence exetted for the purpose Of
preventing, so far as possible, that which
has contributed so much toward the diff.
ticulties Of the Democratic situation.
One OF the most prominent Democrats in
Congress expressed the opinion to-day
that the DRIFT Of sentiment in the party
was
TOWARD AN ABSOLUTE REFUSAL
to pass the army bill under any circum.
stances, He did not think that the party
could afford to yield a particle upon that
bill. In regard TO the legislative bill, he
thought it would be impossible 10 bring
majority OF the party to modify It's political
section in any degree, until the bill has
first gone to the executive in It's present
shape, the desired object being to place
the President in the position Of vetoing
this particular legislation. After the veto,
this gentleman thought that the political
sections OF the bill would be modified by
providing that Deputy Marshals, as well
as Supervisors, should be taken equally
from each Of the political parties. He also
thought 1t would be decided to introduce
finally into the legislative bill an itemized
statement OF the purposes for which the
appropriation, which is now used to cover
the expenses OF Supervisors and Marshals,
should be paid, and excluding all pay for
Marshals.
In reference to the length OF the session
the drift of the opinion among the man.
ayers appears to be that 1t will last at least
until the LIST OF July. The friends OF the
President believe that II an adjournment
should take place without providing for
the army he would not wait until late In
the season, as on the occasion OF the first
failure OF the army bill, but that he would
IMMEDIATELY REAssEMDLE CONGRESS,
and continue to hold it here until the ne.
cessities Of the army were provided for.
The Democrats are still considering the
propriety Of preparinga formal reply to
the Presidents vetoes, aud two plans OF
are under advisement. The
FIRST is to have it emanate from the Judi.
ciary Committees OF the two bodies, and
send 1t to the country, and the second is
TO have joint address prepared under
the rule which provides that when the
Senate and House OF Representatives
shall Judge 1t proper TO make q joint ad-
dress to the Pre- ident, it shall be pre-.
sented to him in his audience chamber by
the President OF the Senate in the pres.
ence OF the Speaker and both Houses. AS
yet no formal steps have been taken in
this direction. There are signs In the
House Appropriation Committee which
are not without significance as bearing
upon the questions OF the pure and simple
appropriation bills being passed before
Mr.. FELTON,, in a meeting
OF that committee, stated to-day that. so
far as he was concerned, he thought that
this contest had proceeded far enough,
and that the attempt at political legisla-
ton should not for the rest Of the session
complicate the appropriation bills. 1t is
believed that Mr.. Wells, OF this committee,
will act with Mr.. FELTON,.
Mr.. FELTON, announced. that Alexander II.
Stephens and Mr.. Speer, OF his own State,
held this view with him. 1t has also
been announced that Mr.. Tillman, OF
South Carolina, held the same position,
and, in fact, so numerous are the indiCa-
tions of yielding in this direction, that ex-
treme men in the House, are beginning to
admit that II the appropriation bills can
be regularly reported free from political
legislation, they will certainly pass.
A nILL TO GIVE AWAY TIE GOVERNMENT
PRINTING oFFICR.
A bill to steal the Government Printing
Office is again before Congress, and was up
Yesterday for hearing before the House
Committee on Printing. Public Printer
Defrees, at the request Of Mr.. Singleton,
Chairman, put his views regarding the
bill in writing. Mr.. Defrees says the Gov
ernment Is now the owner OF the most ex-
tensive printing house in the world, whose
work Is better and more promptly exc.
cuted than at any other similar establish
ment The Public Printer is merely a
disbursing gofficer OF the Government, who
has charge OF the establishment, whose
duty It Is to employ workmen, and to see
to Il that they perform their duty. The
paper and other material consumed is pur.
chased by contract at the lowest possible
rates, The cost Of printing and binding Is
the cost OF this material and the labor
expended upon 1t. The only possible