The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-27

The Committee on Elections have or
dered resolution to be reported to the
House favoring the appropriation OF five
hundred dollars for the relief OF NJ. f.
Conaway, Of Kansas, for expenses incur
red in contesting his seat in 1859.
RELIEF FOR IRELAND.
The President to-day approved. the
Joint Resolution authorizing the secreta-
ry OF the Navy to transport the contribu-
tons for the relief of the suffering poor Of
Ireland.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The total receipts from customs for Feb
ruary will be nearly sl5, 900, 900, and from
internal revenue about 100000. Taking
this as a basis, it is estimated that the to-
tai customs received by the Government
for the fiscal year ending June 80 next
will be about sl5S, 900 900, and from inter
nal revenue ll7,000,000, thus making an
income to the Government, including the
receipts from miscellaneous sources, OF
about $500, 100000. 1t is calculated at the
the Department that the total expendi-
lures, including the sinking fund and in,
terest ON the public debt, will foot up
between S275, 100000 and S27S,000, 900.
This would leave profit TO the Govern
ment OF about SCI, 900 900. ~.
BILL TO AMEND INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
The following is text Of bill prepared
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, aud sent
to the House OF Representatives to-day:
Be Il enacted, &C., That Section 20 of an
act approved March Sd, 1870, entitled an
act to amend the laws relating to the In
ternal Revenue, be, and the same Is here
by amended to read as follows: "That
under such regulations and requirements
as to stamps, bonds and other securities, as
shall be prescribedb by the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue, any manufactured
medicines, preparations, compositions,
perfumery, cosmetics, cordials and other
LIQUORS for export, manufacturing the
same In. duly constituted manufacturing
warehouse, shall be authorized to with.
draw. in original packages from any dis.
tillery warehouse, SO much distilled
spirits as he may require for said purpose
without payment OF the Internal Revenue
tax thereon. Section second; that the
provisions OF an act entitled and act
authorizing an allowance for the loss by
leakage or casualty OF spirits withdrawn
from distillery warehouses, expectation
approved December Goth, 1870, are here
BY extended to distilled spirits Withdrawn
from distillery warehouses for transfer to
bonded manufacturing warehouses, estab.
lished under Section 1888 OF the Revised
Statutes"
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
The Democratic members Of the Senate
held caucus after the adjournment this
afternoon. 1t was called with a'yiew Of
preventing any reoccurence:oi an embar-
rassment which a majority have freqently
had TO encounter this session, namely,
that finding themselves without sutiici.
ent number OF their own party to make a
quorum. After an extended interchange
OF suggestions it was by common consent
agreed that pairs ought not to be made,
except upon condition that either OF the
members pairing shall have the right 70
vote, II his vote be necessary 70 make a
quorum, The desirablllty Of adopting
some set OF joint rules to govern the trans:
action OF business between the House and
Senate was then suggested by several
Senators, there being no joint rules now
in force. Incidental allusion was made to
the former joint rule in regard to counting
the electoral votes, and TO various others
not now recognized by the Senate as In
existence, but which, 1t was argued, are
needed for the proper regulation OF legis.
Ilative business; finally the whole subject
was referred TO the Democratic members
Of the committee on rules and the caucus
adjourned.