The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-30
AT THE CAPITAL.
Senator Thurman's Sudden Sickness
Tariff on suOar-HeSrO Exodus lnysstlga.
tlun-Amsrlcan Vessels on the Panama
Coast Cause Alarm-Ths Ven.
ezislan Clalms-GGneral
Notes, 60.
SENATOR TnuRMAN,s SICKNESS

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SENATOR THURMAN'S SICKNESS
In the senate Exaggerated-A Circular
from the Blaine observation-disclosures
tlon OF Internal Revenue.
WASHINGTON, March 20.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
The illness Of Senator Thurman to-day,
is greatly exaggerated. He was attacked
by dizziness while engaged in debate with
Blaine, but sat up this evening and
smoked half cigar. His physician says
he might go to the Senate tomorrow, but
prudence iorbids. Thurman has been
complaining Of bilious headache forseveral
days, and this morning went to the Senate
without having eat any breakfast.
|. A private circular was sent out from
the Blaine headquarters to-day, ,disavowing
any intention to attack Grant, but calling
attention to the dangers Of third term.
Carlisle's bill to amend the internal rev.
enue laws, agreed to in the Ways and
Means subcommittee to-day, relates eu.
tirely to tax on distilled spirits. 1twould
reduce the revenue two and half millions,
and is approved by the Treasury Depart
ment. g w.
BY Western Associated Pres.
A PRESIDENTIAL JAUNT.
WASHINGTON, March 20. = President
Hayes, Secretaries Evarts and Ramsay,
Mrs. Hayes, and Miss Cook, left to-day for
New York to attend the opening exhibit
ton OF the Academy Of Design.
SENATE COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed, with a
number OF others, A. @. Jones, Of West
Virginia, to be q. S. Consul at Nagasaki,
Japan.
EXCESS OF EXPORTS OVER IMPORTS.
The excess OF exports over imports for
the twelve months ended February 90,
1880: S2l2, ,20S, 1868. Twelve months ended
February 2S, 1879: S205, ,762, ,167.
MnE HATH THE FALLING SICKNESS"
While Senator Thurman was speaking
on the Geneva Award bill to-day he was
taken suddenly sick aud obliged to retire
from the Senate. The Senator suffers
from rush OF blood to the head. He is ly-
ing down in the cloak room. No seri.
GUS apprehension is felt as to his condi-
ton.
TARIFF on SUGAR.
The subcommittee OF the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means, consisting Of
Messrs. Tucker, Carlisle, Gibson, Garfield,
ndFrye,to-day agreed to report tot he full
Committee the following schedule OF tariff
duties upon imported sugars: Melado.
81 9l; No. D. s., 81 25; No. 10 to Is d.
s., S2 So; No. 10 D. s., g 81: No. 20 D. s.,
S. 20; above No. 20 D. S., 50 81. All
sugar testing above So to be classed above
No. 7D.S.
THEY NEEDN'T DE ALARMED.
Inquiries made in official circles to-day
regarding the allegation that certain
American ships OF war are engaged in
making soundings and surveys in the
vicinity of the Lagoon OF Chiriqui, ELECTED
replies to the effect that no American ves-
sells have been ordered to make surveys in
that locality; that charts Of the waters ad-
jacent thereto are now and have been in
possession Of the Government for some
years past and that no instruction has
been given to any American vessel to do
anything in the locality mentioned, which
would be distasteful 10 the Panama Gov.
ernment The statement Of one Official on
the subject was that the presence Of
American men-ot-war in the vicinity OF
Chiriqui, naturally excited suspicion Just
at this time, owing to the much talked
OF Isthmian Canal project. He intimated
that there was no cause for any feeling on
the part OF the natives.
VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
Secretary Eyarts, in a report to the
President on the Venezuelan claims,
which the latter transmitted to Congress
to-day, says: Ihave come to the conclu-
sion that no obligation Of justice to Vene-
zuela requires from this government an
abrogation of these awards and the insti.
tuition Of new mixed commission for the
re.examination Of the claims on which
such awards have been made.
In conclusion the Secretary says that il
the department should proceed to make a
distribution on all awards. notwithstand.
ing the grave denunciation Of Vene-
zuela and OF the Congressional Committee
Of 1879 upon q great number OF them, It
should be done on conclusion that this
government should insist on the payment
Of all these awards and should take coer-
Give measures to compel their recognition
and satisfaction by Venezuela, as fast at
least Us Its financial resources should per.
init. The question should be submitted
to Congress for It's determination, and II
Congress Is not prepared to undertake
Coorciye measures. then the Secretary says:
"There seems no other course for the gov;
ernment to pursue but to institute judicial
investigation by q competent commission,
with adequate authority to determine
which OF the awards 1t would decline 70
further press the payment Of and what
awards Il would insist on"
EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Exodus Committee held
short session to-day and examined Mr.. A.
Harris, a practicing lawyer and Democrat
from, Fort Scott, Kansas. He testified that
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