The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-08
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Matters OF Importance Out or CougresS.
WASHINGTON, December THE Ways
and Means Committee this morning, by q
unanimous vote, changed the interest in
the Wood Funding Bill from three and a
half to three per cent. The Appropria-
tons Committee met and heard reports
from the subcommittee. The fortItica-
ton bill will be considered on ThursdSy.
It Is hoped that several other bills will be
presented to the House before the holiday
recess. Tho Committee on Commerce will
take up the rive. and harbor bill on
Thursday and push it 10 completion. A
resolution offered in the House By Bel
ford, OF Colorado, calling on the President
for the reason why Douglas, the Ute
chief, was confined in the LeavenTorth
prison was adopted.
RETIREMENT OF JUDGE STRONG.
It's authoritatively stated that Associate
Justice Strong, OF Pennsylvania, who is
now over seventy years oil age, will retire
from the supreme bench.
PROMINENT MIN ARRIVING.
A number OF members who failed to re-
spond to their names yesterday appeared
to-day. The moat prominent among them
was Mr.. Atkins, chairman OF the Com.
mittes on Appropriations. His arrival
will spur the Appropriation Committee to
work.
COMMITTEE work.
The House Committee on Commerce
has begun work on the river and and har.
Dor bills.
It is thought the pensions, military
academy, iortifcatiops and consular and
diplomatic appropriations bills will be
ready to be reported to the House on
Thursday.
THE ROUNDING BILL IN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, December THE Ways
and Means Committee Of the House to-
day unanimously resolved that the chair
man be authorized to amend the reEundinR
bill now before Congress, By inserting
"three per cent" wherever the words
"three and half occur. The committee
believes the time has arrived when q three
per cent bond can be flooded at par.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Republican Senators, in caucus this
morning, agreed that with the exception
Of one or two unimportant changes, the
Republican membership OF the commit
tees would remain as at present.
VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
WASHINGTON, December THE follow.
ing tables contained in the report OF the
Commissioner OF Agriculture, sent to
Congress to day, shows the value OF the
most important OF our agricultural pro.
ducts during the last two years, and value
OF expenditures thereof for the same
period: Products for lS79-Breadstnts,
animals, animal matter, ETC., 1919 .904,-
S97; for 1880, $1,000, 100000 (estimated):
Value OF agricultural exports for the tscsl
year ending June30, 1870, Sl46, ,6i4, 233 i.'tor
1880, Sl66, 400 42S; breadstutis, ETC., tor
1879, S2lO, ,39I, ,066; for 1880, S2SS 050, 90l I;
cotton, etc, for 1879, SIZE, l5S 200; 1880,
So9l ,5l7 1928; wood etc, for 1879, 81, l22, !.
767; 1880, s22, 900. 900; miscellaneous. for
1917, $53, ,s43 026; 1880, $40, 900, 600. Total
for 1879, $G04, 1856. 1872; total fer 1880, s746, :
967, ,959. Total exports OF all kinds Tor
the same years, 1879, sIl7, ,093,1Ti 1880,
ISIS, ,94b ,3bS.
NOMINATIONS ny THE PRESIDENT.
A large number Of nominations were sent
to the Senate to-day, but they did not reach
the Capitol until alter adjournment. The
only new appointments, however. were
those OF Gen w. B. Hlzsn to be Chief Sig
nal Officer. with rank OF Brigadier General
and ". 4. Miles TO Brigldier General,
vice Ord, retired. The remainder osthe
list was appointments made during recess.
GIN. oED RETIRED.
The army orders to-day announce the
retirement OF Brisadisr. General Ord,
Nothing OF general interest took place in
the Cabinet meeting to-day. II is thought
in army circles that General Schodeld will
be relieved in the course OF few days,
His successor will probably be Bdgadler'
General Q. o. Howard, now commanding
the Department OF the District OF Colum
bia. II is said that General schofeld will
60 to San Francisco.
SENATOR LAMAR ILL.
The friends OF Senator Lamar apprehent
that his health will not permit OF his at
tendance in the Senate again. He Is sale
to be very feeble.