The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-03
CAPITAL NOTES.
Facts Accomplished and Plans Pro.
posed.
Helping the Hoop,lron suffsrsrs-ssnator
Davis as a Coal hlusr-Wsst Virginia
OIL Interests Second District Con-
uresslOual ssttsrs-PsrsOnal.

OIL Interests-Second District cou-
aresslonal Asttsrs-PersOnal.
WASHINGTON, May 2.
Special 70 The Intslllse1eer.
THE HOOP IRON TAX. -
fuckers bill intended to restore the at
valorem duty on hoop iron and reliey,
those who have suffered losses by reasor
Of the recent decision OF Secretary sher
man, contains two sections. The first per
mits a rebate to those parties who, be
ing responible, made bonatide contracts
based on the I'D valorem duty prior to the
announcement Of the secretary's decision
and the second removes the specific ta1
and substitutes the I'D yalorem duty o
thirty-fve per cent which formerly pre-
vailed.
It's the opinion of Col. Wilson and
other members who have given the matter
more or less investigation, that the first
section will pass, and that the second will
be defeated.
The danger of possible frauds in claim,
ing rebates is guarded against by permit
ting the Secretary to require exact proof
from parties claiming them as to the char.
acter OF their contracts, and no allow.
ances are to be made on existing contracts
beyond the. fret day Of January, 1881.
In other words, people. who have made
contracts for term OF years on the basis
OF the former ad valorem duty, will have
to stand the loss after the first Of January
any how, unless the second section OF
fuckers bill is adopted.
SENATOR DAVIS COAL OPERATIONS.
Senator Davis, OF your State. has recent
ly embarked in the coal business in Balti-
more on a someweat extended scale, his
associates being Mr.. Mayer, who now con-
trolls large portion of the Clarksburg, W.
Va, mines. As Davis is one Of the
heaviest, coal operators in the Piedmont
section now, aud has recently extended
his work In that vicinity very consider
ably. it is probable the new firm will
handle as much coal as any similar
organization in the business. They ex.
pect to open large yards in Baltimore for
city delivery and do their ocean shipping
from Locust Point.
PROTECTING THE OIL MEN.
Inotice that the oil refners of your vi
cinity are very watchful these days,a dele
CATION ofthem looking in on the law makers
every few days. ]. N. Camden, W. B.
Thompson, Chancellor Poole, and others
of Parkersburg, have been here during
the past month. some of them within the
past week. There Is strong disposition
among the free-trade element in Congress
10 break up existing protective arrange
ments by any means, fair or foul, and 1t
takes a COED deal OF watching 10 keep the
tariff fences fixed. 1t Is but q little while
since that an effort was made to have the
Canadian petroleum brought In Tree. the
alleged object being TO bring in large
quantity and reshipitabroad as American
oil. it's claimed that the Canadian pro-
duct Is SO much inferior 70 our own that
while the scheme would undoubtedly
have put a good deal OF money in the
pockets Of its promoters, the ultimate
effect would have been togreatly damage
our American oil market.
SECOND DISTRICT POLITICS.
Imet Judge Hoge, of Martinsburg, here
Yesterday, who seems to bemaking asmuch
Of canvass for Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Second district as he
can while on the bench. His friends here
say that he will go before the Convention
at Keyser with strong following, and that
he does not propose to get out ofanybody'H
road this time. There seems to be good
deal OF bitterness brewing among the
Democratic brethren OF the district,
Martins friends being disposed to
resent the vigorous personal canvass
that Dan Lucas Is making in Martins end
of the bailiwick, and Il would not be
strange II the Keyser Convention riyalled
the last New Martinsyille gathering in the
piauancy OF It's addresses and the Vigof Of
its oratory. Still ] do not think this would
be A good year for Burr to resume com
mand OF the opposition. There are sup
posed to be remains OF handbills still stick
ing on Cour. House doors throughout the
district offering rewards for the apprehen-
sion and conviction Of the parties who
nominated him and il he was put under
the tails OF Republicans second time
there Is every reason 70 believe some oi
them would kick. fff ft ?
PERSONAL.
Col. Ward Lamon, formerly Of your
State, Is back in Washington, much to the
delight OF his friends. He is interested in
some Colorado mines, and has been spend.
ing most Of his time in the West recently.
Jasper Moore, ESQ, Clerk Of the 0. S.
District Court, passed through yes,er.
day on his way TO the Charleston term oil
the Court. He thinks the present session
will consume the greater part oi this
month.
Miss Rie Patton, bright aud interest
ing sister OF Marshal Patton, OF Charles
ton, is here on avisit OF some weeks TO the
Capital. d.
CHICAGO FIGURING.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The friends o.
the three prominent contestants for the
Republican Presidential nomination, re
spectively, claim the following vote at the
frst ballot at the Chicago Convention:
GRANTS FRIENDS CLAIM,
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