The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-15
WASHINGTON.
rREAsuRY AppOlNrMEvrs,

WAsHiNGToN, April l4.-Secretary sher
man, has appointed George N. Lamphere,
OF Cincinnati, Appointment Clerk Of the
Treasury Department, in place OF Wilson
j. Vance, resigned. Lamphere has been
Assistant Appointment Clerk since 1876.
THE REPORTED CHEYENNE OUTBREAK A LITTLE
PREvIouS-sESATE COMBINATIONS.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs to.
day received telegram from Fort Sill,
saying there is not the slightest foundation
for the report Of the Cheyenne outbreak.
The Senate confirmed Arthur L. Thomas,
Pittsburgh, Secretary OF Utah Territory.
Iowa; N. X. Gettings, Carrolton, Mo.
TIE wILDNESs OF BucxNRR's SILVER COINAGE
SCHEME.
Referring to Representative Buckner's
proposed bill for the coinage. ofsix millions
ofsilver bullion monthly, the director OF the
mint says this amount is not only beyond
the present capacity OF the mint, but large
ly in excess Of the production Of the mi
mes OF the country, which are estimated
at fifty millions annually, from which
should be deducted three millions used in
arts and manufactures, which would leave
twenty-five millions to be imported under
Buckner's bill.
ARGUMENT IN VIRGINIA JUDGES CASES POST.
PoNED.
With the consent Of counsel, the hear
ing OF the argument upon the petitions
OF Virginia for writs OF IlabedS corpus and
eertiorari in the Rives mixed jury cases
has been postponed until the first Tues.
day OF the next term. or until a full bench
OF Justices is present, as the Attorney
General desires that the argument should
be heard by full bench. A case from
Tennessee, involving similar questions,
will be argued at the same time.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN TILE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The following bills were filed under
the head OF petitions, in the House OF
Representatives to-day:
BY Mr.. Vance, providing for the free
coinage OF standard silver dollars, 4l9A
grains troy OF standard value. Same to
be legal tender at its nominal value for
all debts and dues public or private, ex-
cept where otherwise provided by con-
tract; and further that any owner Of silver
bullion may deposit the same at any United
States coinage mint or assay office, 10 be
coined into such bullion as deposited un-
der the existing laws.
By Mr.. Springer-Authorizing and re.
quiring the Secretary Of the Treasury to
purchase from time to time silver bullion
at the market price thereof to the amount
that such bullion may be offered, pro-
yided that such bullion is the product oil
any mine within the jurisdiction OF the
United States. He shall cause the bullion
80 purchased to be coined into standard
silver dollars to the capacity OF the mints,
in connection with other silver coinage.
He Is also required to issue silver certiHs
Gates in denominations corresponding with
the denominations Of United States Treas.
ury notes to the amount Of silver bullion
purchased, as provided by the bill. Such
certificates shall he deposited In tho Treas
ury and shall be doomed q part OF the
current revenue OF the United States, and
shall be o legal tender at their nominal
value. They shall be redeemed by the
| United States on demand In silver bullion
or standard silver dollars at the option Of
the Government, and IN amount Of such
bullion and coin equal 10 the outstanding
silver certificates shall be retained In tic
Treasury for such redemption. ltauthor
ICES the Secretary OF the Treasury and the
Director Of the Mint TO make such regu.
Elations for carrying this act into effect al
vii protect the interests OF the United
StataS, and spms sufficient to purchase
thebulli on althoFiEea 10 appropriated.
| A petition signed by AeesFs. Warren
Atherton and Geddes, Ohio, Manning
Money and Muldrow, missy, Ladd
(Maine), Steele, IN. o., Spear, Georgia.
and Young, (Tenn.) was filed, embracing
the bill authorizing the owners Of silve
bullion to haye il golAed into standard sil
yer dollars. The provisions, which ar
substantially the same qs contained In III
petition OF Springeri petition eglhraeln
the bill presented by Warner, (0hio), ash
ing that the Revised Statues relating I
coinage be amended so as to admit silve
10 coinage on the same conditions wit
gold. All the above measures were refer
Tpl to the Committee on Coinage, Weight
and Measures; who, under the rules ri
Gently adopted by the House, have leav
. to report any time. -r
r Among otherpetitions filed to-day byReI
. resentatative Reagan, embracing bills, wei
thefolloYtpg; To regulate interstate CON
merce and % prohibit unjust discrimini
tons by common carriers: 70 amend VI
Revised Statutes concerning commerce on
: navigation, and regulating steam vessel
l. Authorizing tho Immediate payment
y money appropriated In 1877 10 nay ma
5 contractors Of the following States, Al
II bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Nj
sonri. Louisiana, Kentucky. Mississinr