The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-15
WASHINGTON.
STAR POSTAL ROUTES.

STAR POSTAL ROUTES.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Com
mittee on Appropriations further investl
gated, to-day, the Star route mail service
Assistant Postmaster General Brady as
sumes that he was justified in building ul
the service and was permeated with th
belief that Congress would sustain him
and make the appropriation which woult
be necessary to continue the service upol
the basis ts which he had extended It.
ISsTRucriNG TIE TREASURER.
The House Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures, in full meeting
this morning, took action upon severa
bills referred 10 them. The bill introduced
by Representative Weaver, OF Iowa, wal
discussed at length, and in the following
amended form agreed upon, and the chair
man instructed to report It to the House
and urge Its passage:
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
and he is hereby directed and required Ia
dfsburse gold and the standard silver coin
Of the United States equally, in payment
Of interest obligations accruing on the
funded debt of the United States and in
payment OF the matured coin obligations
Of the Government, and in payment oil
current expenses.
INFORMATION WANTED.
The committee also instructed Mr.. War.
ner, of Ohio, to report the following reso-
luton TO the House:
ResOlred, That the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury be directed to report when, under
what law, and under what condition the
United States Treasury became q member
Of the New York Clearing House, and
whether or not said Clearing House ac-
cepts Treasury certificates payable in sill
yer coin, in settlement OF balances in
standard silver dollars or silver certificates,
prohibited by the rules OF said Clearing
House.
Itwas also agreed TO report adversely
upon the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Jones, fixing the denominations and
standard weight in grains Of gold and sill
yer coins TO be used by the Government.
CLAIMS OF STATES AGAINST THE UNITED
soy ~ STATES.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day
by Mr.. Hoar, relative to the claims of
States against the United States, provides
that the several States which have claims
against the United States may present
the same to the Court OF Claims on or be-
fore March IL, 1881, and all claims not SO
presented shall be deemed to be forever
barred. After hearing such cases the
court shall communicate to Congress the
nature and grounds thereof, their conclu-
sions OF iactand law in regard TO the same,
and any consideration which may be per.
tinent TO question the legal or equitable
obligation Of the United States to pay the
same.
NARROWING DOWN THE INGALLS, BRIBERY
CASE.
Atthe request Of Col. Everest, counsel
for Senator ingalls,, the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections ordered to be
printed and made part Of the record in
the Ingalls, case four papers filed with
the subcommittee in Kansas, but not
then incorporated in the record) which
Mciu hished py tho Cuuipelr luE LlbuluE-
ialists entirely exonerating from the
charges or imputations OF corruption SO OF
SO members OF the Kansas Legislature
who voted for Ingalls,, thus narrowing the
charges down 10 four members.
TILE TARIFF on RAILS.
Judge Kelley to-day wrote toa number
Of prominent steel manufacturers in
Pennsylvania, warning them Of the at
tempt soon 10 be made by Fernando Wood
and others to springa resolution in the
House and pass it under suspension OF
rules, reducing the duty on imported steel
rails. Kelly thinks the effort on Monday
last to put salt on the free list is the first
OF series Of attacks about 10 he made on
the tariff laws by the Democrats in Con.
grcss. ..
SENATOR LANAR's CONDITION.
Senator Gordon has a telegram from
Gen. Singleton, dated jackson, Miss, to-
day, saying that Lamar is slightly para
lyzed, but is better now.
oALLPoR IRISH RELiRp MEETING.
Vice President Wheeler, the. members
of the Cabinet, Speaker Randall, and a
large number OF Congressman, have
signed a call for an Irish relief mass meet
ing. 4.a .I.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate confirmed Marcus W. Ache.
son, Of Pittsburgh, District Judge for the
western district Of Pennsylvania.
Reception Of Gen. Garfield at Columbus.
CoLuMDus, January 1.-THE reception
Of General Garfield, U. s. senator.elect,
took place at the capitol at 8 o'clock to-
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