Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-28

government of the United States, un-
less the owner thereof, and in the case
OF any corporation its governing author
ity and management, was during all the
time OF such insurrection or rebellion
loval in fact to the government OF the
United States, and gave neither aid nor
encouragement to the enemy. No PEN
sion, bounty, grant, pecuniary indem-
nitv or pecuniary benefit shall ever be
given or provided for by and under the
authority of Congress, or any State, Tor
or on account OF any military or other
service performed or injury suffered IN
hostility TO the government tOf the
United States. No pardon or amnesty,
past or future, shall have any effect
10 take any person, case or claim
out Of the purview of this article.
Bill TO Organize the Militia.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The bill
introduced by Senator Ferry, to-day,
provides that all able-bodied male cltl-
zens, between the ages Of Is and 10
years, resident within the respective
States and Territories, except such as
may he exempt by law, shall constitute
the militia. The militia are to be di-
Vidcd into two classes, to bc known as
the National or State Guards, as the
Legislature OF each State may prescribe
and enact, To be known as the Reserve
Militia. The bill proposes TO approprl'
ate Sl,OOO,0O0 for the purpose d pro
viding arms, ammunition and other
ordinary and quartermastcr stores Tor
active militia.
Reflnding the National Debt.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
issued circular 10 holders OF United
States Il per cent $40 bonds in which,
after calling attention To the act
of Congress just approved, entitled
"an act to facilitate the reiunding Of the
National debt" lac saws under the pro-
visions oi this act the department will
exchange 1 per ccntum COnsuls OF the
United States for an equal amount OF
auv outstanding and uncallcd q per
centum $40 bonds of the United States.
In addition the department will pay to
holders OF Il per centum bonds the IN
terest accrued and additional interest
for the period of three months, also a
the same a. for the sale OF
bonds under the circular al January ! 4,
1879. The Secretary Of the Treasury
in answer Ia inquiries concern
ing the amount OF per cent bonds
that can be issued ior refunding pur-
poses, states that under the relunding
acts. there was authorized AN aggregate
amount OF 81 SOC, ,OOO,OOO Of bonds to be
issued ior that purpose; that they had
already been issued Ot the > per cent
500, ,OOO,OOO of / per cent SlS1,OOO,OOO,
and Of the / per cent Sl6s,2O,UOO, IN all
SS5S, ,2OO, 900, leaving of the per cents
still to he issued Sid6, ,SOO,OO. W the
bnndc at present rcdecmahlc, there is
now outstanding consols Ol 1863, S26,-
0S5 800; nf 1867, S3lO,6lI,OOO; of 1858,
S4.744, 900; oi lO-4OS, Sl9l l,5Gh, 300, in all
SOS. 49, ,ljO showing that there are
more than enough Of ! per cents au-
to take up all the bonds which
will hr r"drrmnhlo.
Sitting Bull.
WASHINGTON, January 27 The In
terror Department received inlorma-
ton to-day tending tn confirm the re-
ports that Sitting Full has crossed the
canadian line, and that there Is apt 10
De- a large gathering Of hostile Indians IN
his vicinity. Immediate hoStillcs
are. however, not feared, hut the mat
ter is deemed Oi great importance, and
will he the subject uf consideration in
tomorrow 's cabinet session.
Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON, January PA Joint
Democratic caucus oi Senators and
RrprrnscntativeS was held i'm the hall ui
the House oi Representatives tonight,
Representative Blackburn presiding
The principle object of the caucus was
To take action on the question OF Chinese
immigration.
Nj Wiggerton offered tworrsoluiionN,
the irN declaring that Chinese lmmI-
grafton should be- restricted and IN favor
ui the modification at the Burlingamc
treaty in accordance with this design
and the second urging the passage oi the
bill reported from the Committee on
Education and Labor by Mr.. Willis, oi
Kentucky, which prohibits the landing
in the United States Of more than nifty
Mongulians by any one vessel. The
resolutions were adopted without a
division.
Mr.. Ewing offered a resolution calling
Tor an unlimited coinaccd Of the old sii-
yer dollar. and the substitution OF
grccnbacks Tor National bank notes
NIr. Mills offered an amendment
among other things in favor "t an m
come tax. The subject was deferred Tor
action az future caucus. \ greater
uart ni the session va, devoted t0 the
ut the proposition 10 re-
p,al sections so, S2l and So OF the
Revised Statutes relative tu tho iron
clad oath now administered 10 grand
and petit Jurors. Owing tu the slim Al
tendance. not over syycnty-fyc being
present. resolution was adopted de
herring action on the several question,
considered until Monday evening next,
General Ar,hur's Reply to sherman.
WA,ulNGroN, January 27.-licn. Ar
thur makes very lengthy rcply ~ SO.
rctarv Sherman's letter. the chief points
nf Which have been already published.
He thinks he shall have No. difficulty in
satisfying the publ, that II the Secrc.
tarv's communication contains all that
csubc said against his administration his
suspension Wa> directly contrary 10 all
professions Oi administration anil a viola
tiun Of every principle oi justice. Mr..
Arthur says careful examination ui
the testimony taken wlll shOW il wholly
fail, tn bear out the sweeping and gn'
cral allegations ot the JOY Commission,
Mr.. Arthur adds that the Tact, show that
the complaint ol Secretary Sherman a
q his failure to seek 81 prevent the pay
meut ot fees o. entry clerks or other
Il not only uniouRdci hut insiuCerc snd
M variance with his own arts
Gvneral Arthur argues to show that
the charges Il Secretary Sherman ar un
i1unlssd, ami that therc Nas no ground
fOT his r'uaoyaL
Mr. Cornell writes \ short letter in ~
ply tn SECRETARY sherman, IA which b,
say- that the letter oithe Secretary o'n
tam no allegation oiimpropucty OF neg,
ie,t oi duty iunhg hIs service asanAyA
officer. nor can any such allegation ~
sr5rtHfully IN ainfa1utsl