West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-02-26
Washing1on FErlefa.


issued few days ago.
Somebody in Nashville, Tenn, is hon
est. The Secretary of the Treasury last
week received a letter from there ipclos-
ing $50, with the request that il be
placed to the credit Of the conscience
! fund
The Senate Finance Committee has
ind, finitely postponed further co6sidcra
ton OF the House bill, which provides for
imposing specific duty on malt of
twenty-five cents per bushel.
Congress is getting Intoxicated with the
idea of q Yorktown Centennial In add
ton to the $3.50 900 for grand blowout.
the senate has appropriated 500, 600 to
/ pay the expenses of French Off ,ers who
may attend.
The Commissioner OF Paten.s 10 obed-
ence 70 an order from the Secretary OF the
/ Interior haa issued M order auuulling al
interference of proceedings in the Trade
Mark cases and directing all application
for registering lawful Trade NJ irks to be
granted In the order ia which they are
| filed
Nntwitl standing the favorable action of
/ the House Committee on the Inter- Oceanic
/ Canal, indorsIug the scheme of Elds to
borrow fifty million dollars on G. wen
ment credit 20 build bis ship railroad
there is no phsp,c, that it with pass The
House. II by any possibility it passes the
House, the scheme will probably meet ito
! death in the Senate.
/ What will become of the Apportiou
ment Bill, or when and how that matter
will be settled is only matter for
conjecture. ApportiuBmentss are partisan,
have always been, aud will always be-
he trouble now seems to be whether to
adjust tue districts acCordiugto the vote
I OF the country, or the ce sus. There
seems TO be difference from some use
The following is the text Of the resolu-
ton which has pass,d tn, S, Bate con
corning the right Of the President of the
| Senate TO make the Electoral count
| Resolved, by the Senate (lhe House of
/ Representatives concurriug), that the
/ President Of the Senate ia not invested by
the Constitution Of the United States
with the right to count the votes OF Fec
tors for President aud Vice President of
/ the United States, so as u determine
/ what votes snall be received and counted
| or what votes shall b. rej ,cled, and that
| 10 Is the duty OF CIug-1ss. Uithou, delay.
/ to institute measures 10 secure due and
orderly performluce OF said duty in the
/ future.
The other DAY while the House patriots
were struggling with the Harbor and
River Appropriation BID, which in all
nppropria'es $40 OOO. coo and neglsc,s the
Potomsc fats, Peu1syl auia avenue was
flooded for seven blocks from The capitol
grounds west, while in other directions
The city VAS flooded from the White
+ House grounds TO the Capitol grounds. A
/ distance VI seventeen blocks. The GOV
eminent fish breeding ponds were all
| deeply flooded aud large stock Of
valuable fish il lost The Botanical
/ gardens we're BADLY damaged, and in a
great variety Of ways the Government
lost heavily II is now probable that
with this practical and costly demons,ra
/ tiou Of the necessity Of filing the Potomac
/ hHs before their eyes that C5ugre e will
/ authorize ths engineers 90 begin work.
Mr.. Cox, whp bias The ApprorioDmert
/ Bill in charge, is very anxious E, should
| pass This session, a. its enactneut Will
save the convening together in extra
session Of twenty-five State legislature
/ Mr.. Cox believes that the House will
I finally settle down on 2O7 members asa
/ basis Of appOriiUnment. A table has been
/ prepared, which Mr. Cox wiz present
+ win exact calculations, which shows chat
5J makes tho gain Etst about cancel the
lose West, and TIE southern loss litils Oh
nothing, while The whole number of
uurepIesc1tcl people iu The United
aa'tt niI be- only 27J 3d. while at
5lI, b. rs J53 PEG alI at $40 p. .s 2-9 900
Also 40 $40 .1s IJts t0 the Wcstisa ihird
OF .He ratio, or p CJryras and cain
'D tue Pacific of Two fhirIBo f ratio, or n
lynEr. -smau, while the Efat gains
iDHl nf ratio anj tae South loses tv
'..r.a, s9 bot 3ll ara go su1 BOZ may boz
ai8eafa.. AVID AID msY set uu.tr ON some
number between 5Jl a1I 5J1 ilr wrr.t
numb Of sll 10 2st wa.re 1fJ. lG- proyI.
would Boz uurrgre.cutcd Iur L.st b.
trIHecu 3)i a0I 300 Uywev r.. 8f Srw
l.Ia, Peaufy .vsr1. o i1. Tennessee md
HYriu CsrYIH1 ltl large oat-s Ou ting
H Do" p-Ht ll.u-J gain memrrr
each al f.e stages D,tweeu 3Ol anl 3Jl, BE-
De- believed lhat The last humber Will