The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04
WASHINGTON.
Secretary shsruaa Invites Proposals for
the Sale Of 0ue Million sixpsrC Gent
Bonds Presidential NOmlna.
ilOns-cOntested Election
Cases - MeaVer's
Wild Scheme.


gives notice that proposals for sale to th
Government Of one million dollars OF an
Of the 8 per cent interest bearing bonds c
the United States, known as the 'tsixes q
1881, " will be received at the office Of tn
Assistant Treasury OF the United States a
New York, until noon Of Saturday the Btl
inst, at which time bids will be opene
and awards declared. The bonds thu
purchased to be applied to the sinkin
fund as provided in section S69 OF til
revised statutes Of the United States
The proposals should state the speciii
character oi the bonds offered, whethe
register or coupon, and under what act
they were issued and may be 10
any amount not less than $500
Offers must be for the sale of bonds will
accrued interest to and including the 6tl
instant, aud each proposal must enclose ,
certified check for Eve per cent. OF III,
amount OF bonds offered. The checks o
the unsuccessful bidders will be returned
as soon as the result is ascertained anC
those Of the others on the following bust
ness day, when the bonds must be de
livered and payment in lawful money will
be made as soon as they can be duly ex,
amined. The right is reserved 10 reject
any or oil bids and waive any defects.
[Signed, JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent in the following
nominations to the Senate: Chas. Boards.
ley, Of Iowa, Fourth Auditor Of the Trea.
sury; Rev. L. B. Cranker, Collector OF In.
ternal Revenue Second district OF Illinois;
Alfred N. Jones, Third district Of Illinois
Howard NJ. KeatChin, Third district OF
Wisconsin. Indian agent, Chas. Hattou,
OF Michigan, for the Shonshone agency,
Wyoming. Postmssters = Wisconsin,
Thos. ". Spence, Fon DuLsc; VIM. For.
syth, jefferson. Minnesota, Wilder W.
Harkley, -Brainard's; David Day, St, Paul;
Martin B. Soule, Wor:hington; Charles o.
Harris, LuCerne; Luther Marvin, Dulutll.
Michigan, Clinton Spencer, Ypsianti.
Iowa, Charles II. Fall, Clinton; Jonathan
Maxon, West Liberty. Missouri, Julius
A. Waylaud, Harrisonville. Kansas, An
ME NJ. Pillsbury, Manhattan; james NJ.
Cavaness, Chetopah; John P. Kenea,
Lacygre; John b. Beatty, Chanute; Wm.
H. Smith, Marysville. Arkansas, Thos.
N. Humphreys, Hope. Nebraska, Jacob
Drum, Beatrice. Kentucky, Harvey S.
Park, Henderson; Elliott Kelly, Paris.
Tennessee, Samuel Arnell, Columbia
Samue! Rexinger, ClarksvilIe.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The House Committee on Appropria.
tons met this evening. A general inter:
change OF views indicates without dissent
desire and purpose on the part OF the
members to perfect the appropriation bills
at an early day as possible. The subject
OF deficiency appropriation for the pay
Of Marshals and their deputies for the cur
rent fiscal year received more than incl
dental mention, and the opinions express
ed warrant the statement that this appro.
priation will be the first to be provided Tor.
CONTESTED SEATS.
TheHouse Committee on Elections met
thismorning, Chairman Springer pTesid.
ing, and proceeded to canvass the docket
OF contested cases, OF which there are six.
teen to be disposed Of The only case in
which any action was taken was that OF
McCabe, Democrat, vs. Orth, Republican,
in the Ninth District OF Indiana. The con.
testaut has petitioned for further time in
which to obtain aftidavits, and motion
was made at the meeting this morning not
to allow the petition. Some discussion
ensued on the motion and it was finally
postponed until Tuesday next.
OF the sixteen contested cases before
the committee four are ready to be heard.
The briefs are all printed and the parties
in attendance. These are the cases OF
Bradley (Rep.) vs. Slemons (Dem.), Sec
ond Arkansas district; Bisbee (Rep.) vs.
Hull (Dem.), Second Florida district;
Donnelly DEM Ys. Washburne (Rep.),
Third Minnesota district, and Curtin
(Dem.l VS.. Yocum (Rep), Twentieth
Pennsylvania district. In the cases Of
Holmes (Dem.) ys: sspp [Rep.), Eighth
Iowa district, aud Wilson (Dem.) vs. Car
penter (Rep.), Ninth Iowa district, ma
jority report will be made that the sitting
members are entitled TO their seats.
A minority report will also be made
that, under the Constitution OF the State
Of Iowa, no legal election was held, and
that therefore, neither of the contestants
are entitled to seats. These cases were
decided BIZ the committee Just before the
close Of the last session OF Congress, but no
report has yet been made. In the case Of
Haralson, Rep, vs. Shelby, Dem, in the
Fourth Alabama district; Hebert and
Merchant vs. Acklin, DEM, in the Third
Louisiana district, and McD VI. Whit
taker, DEM, Of Oregon, no briefs or evi.
dence Of any kind have been furnished by
the parties giving notice OF the contest,
and they will probably be dropped by the
committee.
The remaining cases before the commit.
tee are in allegiance for the extension oI
time granted TO one or the other OF the re-
speCtiye parties interested, for the pur
pose OF obtaining further evidence.
A RlLL FOR THE RELIEF OF SOLDIERS ASE
SAILORS.
The following is full text Of the bill
introduced in the House to-day by Mr.
Weaver:
Abill for the relief Of the soldiers and
sailors who served in the army and navy
OF the United States in the late war for the
suppression OF the rebellion, and to 70
store TO them equal rights with the hold
ers ol government bonds;
WMERAS, The soldiers and sailors wht
served in the army and navy of the Unit
ed States in the late war for the suppress
sion of the rebellion, were from the neces
sity Of the case compelled to receive 70
theirseryices deprecated currency great
" inferior in value at the time to the golC
coin OF the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Congress Of the Unitet
States has heretofore, In the most solemn
manner. affirmed that good faith require,
that all the government obligations shal
be paid In coin or its equivalent; and
WHEREAs, Theobligation Of the govern
ment to the soldiers and sailors who haz
arded all, including their lives, that thi
Nation might live is OF most sacred an
binding character, therefore
Be i dideted that there shall be paid eac
private soldier, non.commissioned ofiicel
sailor, teamster, or musician regnlarl
mustered into the service OF the U. s
during the late war for the suppression c