Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-16
The Funding Bill.

WASHINGTON. December 1a-The Senate
Committee on Finance unanimously agreed
to recommend the passage of the Sherman
three-per-cent. funding bill, with amend
mentsreducing the aggregate amount OF 3
per cent. bonds to be issued to 100000, 600,
and providing the amount OF deposit TO be
received shallnot exceed, at any one time,
81, 10000. The committee took this ac-
ton after hearing Secretary Folger, who
expressed himself in opposition TO the
proposition, preferring to retain for the
government the privilege of calling in the
three and a half per cent. bonds at any
time.
80. Louis and San Francisco Railroad
WASHINGTON, December l5.-The Senate
Committee on Railroads heard Senator
Maxey in advocacy of his bill to ratify the
act of the General Council of the ChOctaw
Nation Indians, granting the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railway Company the right
of way for a railway and telegraph line,and
subsequently placed the measure in charge
of subcommittee, consisting OF Senators
Brown, Jonas and Sewell, with authority to
report ii to the Senate, with recommends
ton for its passage, with or without amend
mentS, as the subcommittee may deter
mine.
Tinkering at the Supreme Court.
sociatiOn, after paying their respects to
the Supreme Court, met at noon, and dis
cussed the plans of the establishment of
court that will relieve the Supreme Court
of the present business. Entire harmony
exists between the Supreme Judges and
the Bar Committee and the Senate Judi
Ciary Committee They all agree that some
prompt action to relieve the Supreme
Court is necessary, and the indications are
q plan will be agreed upon and bill intro
duCed in Congress before the holiday ad-
iournment. 1t is likely that court OF in
termediate jurisdiction will be created, or
something like the Court of Appeals.
Then the docket of the Supreme Court
will be Sifted, and all cases that can be
taken from it and sent TO the new court
will be SO transferred. Some early action
will certainly be taken.
Cotton Crop.
WASHINGTON, December 15.-The condi-
ton of the cotton crop, as reported TO the
Department of Agriculture, is lower than
in any season since &c. The December re-
turns compared last year are as follows:
North Carolina, IL; South Carolina II;
Georgia, so; Florida, 90; Alabama, SO; Mis-
Sissippi, SO; Louisiana, SO; Texas, sc; Ar
kansas, 50; Tennessee, 50. Taking the re-
ports of the season together, up to Decem-
Der 1St, the indications point to a crop of
about 1890, 900 bales, and somewhat higher
product appears possible.
FOIger on Funding.
WASHINGTON, December 15-In converSa-
tiOn this afternoon, relative to his state
mentS made before the Senate Committee
on Finance to-day on the subject of re-
funding, Secretary FOlger said he advanced
substantially the same views as were en-
bodied in his annual report In response
TO inquiries of members of the committee,
he said that in his opinion the period of
five years mentioned in Sherman's bill
for the payment of the bonds, was rather
short. He also questioned the practica-
bility of the entire amount of the 3A per-
for placing the surplus revenues; "heh
asked if he was opposed 10 the bill IN ques'
tion the Secretaty said the Treasury De
partment. of course, would use every en-
deavor to successfully carry out any enact
ment which Congress should see lit To
make regarding the disposition OF the sur
plus revenue.
The Crop-Eared Cadet.
WASHINGTON. December 15.-It is the
general belief the verdict in the Cadet
Whitaker Court-martial was untayorable
To him. and they recommend his dismissal
from the Academy; but that the review
proceedings by the Judge Advocate Ten.
eral, and report thereon by the Secretary OF
War, will result in the President setting
aside the findings OF the court and ordering
the reinstatement of Whitaker.
EIaine's Blowout.
Secretary Blaine will give reception to
his successor, Secretary FrelinghuySen, on
Monday evening. on which occasion the
diplomatic corps will be presented to the
new Secretary Of State.
AZ the White House.
Frelinghuysen paid his respects to Presi-
dent Arthur to-day.
The rush of Callers at the White House
continues. The Massachusetts Congress
sionsl delegation called in body today;
also the Pennsylvania delegation; and a
colnred delegation. which urged the reap
pointment OF Colonel Webster as, Col!ec-
tor Of the Port Of Baltimore; delegation
of business men from Baltimore, who
asked the reappointmeut of Naval Officer
Corkran. at Baltimore: a Mississippi dele
Cation, headed by ex-RepreSentative
Lynch, also had conference with the