The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-16
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Congressional AITaIrs-COm Cos
RIp nnd General NOteA

Congregational Affairs Committee Cos
sip and General Notes
WASHINGTON, D. G., December 15.--Sen-
ate Committee on Railroads heard Senator
Maxey in advocacy Of his bill to ratiiy the
act Of the general council OF the Choctaw
Nation Of Indians, granting the st, Louis &
San Francisco Railway Company the right
Of way for q railroad and telegraph line,
and subsequently placed tho measure in
the charge Of a subcommittee consisting Of
Senators Brown, Jones and Sewell, with
authority 10 report II 10 tho Senate with
recommendation for its passage, with or
without amendments, as the b.Commit-
tee may determine.
The Senate Committee on Finance un.
animously agreed to recommend the pass
age OF the Sherman three per cent funding
bill with amendments reducing the Nggre'
gate amount Of the three per cent bonds TO
DO issued to two hundred millions, and pro-
Yiding that the amount OF deposit 10 be re-
ceived shall not exceed at any one time
$25, ,000, 900. The committee took this
action after hearing Secretary Folger, who
expressed himself in opposition to the pro.
position preferring to retain the govern.
ment privilege OF calling In three.and-a-half
per cent bonds any time.
Senator Plumb to-day introduced bill
authorizing owners OF silver bullion TO de.
posit II In any mint or assay Office under
such regulations Us the Secretary Of tho
Treasury may make, and receive therefor
silver dollars or silver certificates up to
the market value OF the bullion. "The bill
also modifes the silver bill OF 1873 by pro.
vidlng that the coinage OF silver dollars
shal! continue until the amount OF dollars
represent thirty per cent of the silver Ger.
tifcates outstanding, and that the silver
dollar coinage shall be kept at this proper.
ton, and not 70 beyond It. Mr.. Plumb
says that his idea is to avoid the 0ccumula
tion OF more silver dollars than arc need
cd, but to keep on hand all that are need.
ed; that 1t Is n useless expense to keep the
mints running to coin money that Is not
needed in circulation or for the redemp.
ion OF certificates.
The Committee OF tho American Bar
Association, after paying its respects to the
Supreme Court, met ut noon and discussed
the plans OF the establishment OF court
that will relieve the Supreme Court Of the
pressure OF business. Entire harmony ex.
lists between the Supreme Court Judges,
Bar Committee and tho Senate Judiciary
Committee. They all agree that some
prompt action to relieve the Supreme Court
Is necessary, and the indications are that n
plan will be agreed upon and bill intro
duced In Congress to carry II out before
tho holiday adjournment. II is likely that
q court Of intermediate Jurisdiction will be
created or something like the Court Of Ap.
peals. Then tho docket Of the Supreme
Court will be siited and all the cases that
can be taken from II and sent to tho new
court will be so transferred. Some early
action vii certainly be taken.
1t Is the general belief that the verdict OF
tho Cadet Whitaker court martial was un.
favorable 10 him, and recommended his
dismissal from the Academy, but that the
review proceedings by the Judge.Advocate
General and the report thereon by the BEG
retary Of the War will result In the Presi.
dent setting aside the findings OF the court
and ordering the reinstatement of Whit
aker.
Secretary Blaine will give reception to
his successor, Secretary Frelinghuysein,
Monday evening, on which occasion the
diplomatic corps will be presented.
The new Secretary Of State, Frclinghuy-
sen, paid his respects to President Arthur
to-day.
The rush Of callers at the White House
continues. A Massachusetts Congressional
delegation called in body. Also Penn
sylvania delegation. A colored delegation
Urged the appointment Of Col. Webster MS
Collector Of Port Mt baltimore, Adelegation
OF business men from Baltimore asked the
reappointment Of Naval Officer Corkran at
Baltimore. A Mississippi delegation head.
ed by ex.lIepresentative Lynch had n con-
ference with the President on tho Miss
iSippi plan.
Last evening there was m az pdrte argti'
ment before the Secretary OF the Treasury
by Crowley, 9IiCh and Hooper, members oil
Congress, upon the petition Of manulac.
tnreFs Of slaves TO have revoked or modified
some regulations or instructions, so that
slaves OF the size OF cask., ETC., shall be
charged at the rate OF ten per cent duty
nd yalOren, and all other stgyes twenty per
cent ad yalorem which, II is Contended, Is
the meaning Of the law. ,,
In conversation this afternoon relative "a
his statements made before the Senate
Committee on Finance to-day on the sub.
icct Of reiundihg, Secretary Folger said he
advanced substantially the same views as
were embodied in bis anntal report. III
response 10 inquiries OF members OF the
committee he said that In his opnlon1tht
period OF Ave years mentioned In the. Shet
man bill ior the payment oil the Dond;
I Vas fdthef short. He also questioned
lie praClicability oi the entire amount
oi three and q hall per cents beint
J Te,urned, leaving no advantageous opening
iot niacihe the surplus reYenues. Whet
asked il lie was opposed 10 the bill in ques
7. lion, the Secretary said; "The Treasury
I, lJebattmept, OF course, would use every
B en3sayor 10 successfully carry out an!
enactment which Congtess should SEQ u
10 make regarding the disposition oil tn
~" Everett Ii. Sanders, Of WlSconSin va
ahpoihted Enrolling Clerk of the llo!ist
and William Leonard, of Ohio, Readin
Clerk. ,,,u.,j.,
A on Inc bubjeCt Of Congressional reaPpol
/. Sotiionment, In order to bring the Who'll
,naijef before the Census Committee Y
which he Il chairman) as soon as possible
II wiih view Of securing final legislative at
4 iion on on The subject At an early period 9th
!, present session. :, ,,u.s.a.,
!. Finance Committee, will Introduce 2 bill
!. enable the national bank associations
sSland theft corporate existence IN accorC