Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-08
Associated Press.
Regular Proceedings.

Senator's Sherman, PendletOn, Dawes,
Lapham, Bayard and Morgan were appoint
ed by the Chair, a Joint committee for the
preparation of q memorial upon the death
OF the late President Garfield.
4 large number of bills OF u private ma
ture. mainly for individual relief, were in
troduced and referred.
The chair submitted certain proceedings
of the Reformed Episcopal Church Con-
vcntiOn, held in New York in May last on
polygamy. Referred.
Bills were introduced and referred.
BY Logan-FOr the erection OF u public
building at Quincy, Ills.
BY IngallS-To enable the people of New
Mexico to form 4 constitution and State
government and for the admission of the
State into the Union. Temporarily tabled.
BY AlliSOn-To authorize the Postmaster
General TO compensate the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy Railroad Company for
facilitating the transportation Of the over
land mails under the government, also to
provide for the amount due the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids Il Northern Railroad
Company for the transportation oil United
States mails.
By Davis. of West Virginia-To establish
a Department of Agriculture and Com
merCe. Temporarily tabled.
\ resolution was offered by Hoar, for
special committee to be appointed by the
chair. to whom shall he referred all petit
tionS, bills and resolutions asking for the
extension of suffrage TO women. and the
removal of their disabilities. Referred
BY Logan-RemOying the limit within
which the Special Committee investigating
the Soldiers Home at Washington was di-
reCtcd to report, an extension of time hav-
irg been made necessary by the death of
the chairman. the late Senator Burnside.
Adopted.
Upon the conclusion of the morning
business, the Chair announced that Nor
rill'S Tariff Commission resolution was the
next business in order, and awarded the
floor to that Senator, who declined to speak
at this time, and the Senate adjourned.
No nominations were sent III to-day.
Financial.
WASHINGTON. December I.--ScCrCtary
Folgcr has received a telegram from the
Assistant Treasurer at New York, this af-
tcrnoon, stating that he had received Si5,
600 OF bonds embraced in the l0hh call, but
no unCalled bonds had been presented un-
der the authorization of the Department to
redeem S2.OOO0 900 of unCalled 81 per cent.
bonds weekly. There was received at the
Treasury Department to-day. 500, 800 of
81 per cent. bonds for redemption under
the 105th call, making the total amount re-
ceiYed to date, Sl3,6ji, 100.
Cabinet Closed
II is said that day or two ago, a party
of Senators called upon the President to
urge the claim ola well known public man
for Cabinet portfolio, when the President
brought the discussion to an abrupt termi-
nation with the statement: "Gentlemen,
the matter Is already closed
New House Officers.
DOorkeeper BrownlOw. of the House. has
appointed Richard w. Austin, of North
Carolina, Assistant DoOrkeeper, and Col J.
X. Popham. of Virginia. Assistant Door
keeper in charge of the document room.
Popham is ReadjuSter.
McNeir, Son-in-law OF Representative
Burrows, of Michigan, has been appointed
Assistant Postmaster of the House.
At the white House.
The President took up his residence NJ
the White House late this afternoon. John
Davis, nephew of Bancroft Davis, and SON
in-law of ex-senator Erelinghuysen will be
President ArthurS Private Secretary.
The postal authorities were in
formed that during the war between Peru
and Chilli and the subsequent occupation
of Perm by Gillian troops, the mails for
Peru have been opened several times by the
Chilian military, and number OF regis
tered letters seized.
The Northern Pacific.
Inc ITtSlutHt Has applbNSu buC WYNN
mendation of the Secretary of the Interior,
and accepted the additional twenty-five
mile section of the Northern Pacific rail-
road. The new section lies in Idaho.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., December THE
nominations of Frelinghuysen and Brew
ster, for Secretary of State and Attorney
General. will not be sent to the Senate be-
fore next Monday. ....
Senator Morrill, will deliver his speech
on the Tariff tomorrow. He will defend
protection and the American system, and
will advise great caution in redeeming the
revenue and revising the tariff
Republican Caucus
WASHINGTON, December THE Republi-
can Senators held a short caucus, this
morning, to arrange for making some
changes in the Republican membership of
the Senate committees, in order to meet
the personal convenience of Senators, and
TO provide suitable committee positions for
Window. A committee was appointed by
the caucus TO confer with the individual
Senators and report hereafter.
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