Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-10
WHEELING MAN In LUCK.
APPOINTED 10 a FAT Position.
Thomas Sweeney, ESQ, Of This City, De-
eided Upon for Superintendent Of the
Census-The National Demo
cratic Convention.

Special Dispatch Ia the Register.
IksCa.. e. lWAsHisGros, January y.
Out OF twenty applicants for the pcsi,
tipn OF Superintendent Of the Census
i5r the Fist District Of West Virginia,
your iellow-citiEen, Thomas Sweeney,
ESQ, has been selected for
the work. Among others who
were applying, was Hon. John W.
Mason, Of Grafton, the member ior this
State Ui the Republican National Com
mittee; Hon. Ward Lamon, Presi-
dent Iincoln's Marshall Of the
District of Columbia, and several other
prominent Republican politicians. 1t
seems that MIR. Sweeney succeeded IN
securing the combined influence Of
Senator Davis and Congressmen VII
son and Martin. ] Congratulate Nheel-
ing ON basging this fat ollice. as
The Greenback convention held in
this city, yesterday, was rather tLlle.
The National Democratic Convention.
There is some talk among prominent
Democratic politicians ol appointing
Washington rs the place OF meeting, but
members OF the Executive Committee
With whom have conyersei, say that
there is small probability oi such a
choice being made. \ committee OF in
huential citizens of Ohio and other
States in that section is already here
working in behalf Of Cincinnati, and n
very general impression prevails that
that city viii get the convention.
Legislative and General Notes
Probably the happiest man in Wash
ington now is the new senator from
your over the river nclghbor, Your
correspondent saw him ia the House
to-day, bcamiug all over ts he received
the congratulations oi his friends.
The Joint Committee un the Colored
Exodus organized yesterday by choos-
ing Senator Voorhees, a. President.
The Freedman : Bank committee will
resume taking oral testimony to NOR
row, when the commissioners Of the
bank will probably be examined.
y.
Washington Veterans
WAsuINDroN, Pa, January 9-The
Washington County Veteran AsSuCia-
ton held It's second annual convention
here to-day. Chill Hazard. ui Munun.
gahcla city, WAS reelected President.
The next meeting will lie in September,
al this place. At : T.. NJ, over 2UO sol
dcrs sat down t0a banquet composed ui
army ratiuns. Everything passed uil
pleasantly.
areenbaok National Convention
WAHISGToS, January 9-The Green-
back conference liked June 10th as the
time and Chicago the place Tor the
National convention.
IL was dscidcd that the basis Of repre-
scutatiuu shall hc, from each State iuur
delegates and four alternates at large,
and two delegates and two alternates
from each Congressional district and
two delegates aud two alternatcs from
each Territory aud the District OF Col
umbia.
In the conference to-day a resolution
was offered and adopted endorsing
lIeuirick u. Wrights homestead land
bill and General Weaver's bill for the
equalization VI soldiers pay and buun-
ties, but mIme,l lately after its adoption
Geu. Weaver himself put IN an appear
ancr and SAIL that this was neither the
time nor place to pass such a resolution
and he hoped the conference would re-
consider It's action and allow the resolu-
ton To be Withdrawn.
The motion tO reconsider was adopted
and the resolution MAS Withdrawn.
The Conference adjourned sHc di,.
Portsmouth, O
WAsnINGTON, January 9-The House
Committee ON Commerce has instructed
Representative Townsend 10 report to
the House, with the recommendation
that 1t be passed, bill making Ports
mouth, Ohio, port OF entry.
ROtinding Of Bank Tar
XAsuISGroS, January 9.-The House
Judiciary Committee agree to report Ia
yorably the Iapham bill, which pro-
yides unier certain circumstances for
the reiunding OF taxes collected upon
capital employed by amy person ~
the business OF banking.