Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-04
NATIONAL NOTES.
INTERESTING TOPICS OF A GENERAL
NATURE FROM THE CAPITAL.
Cameron on the Pennsylvania CohAIct-
Appropriations for West Virginia Rivers
A New Move by weavsTs Gang
Names Of Absentees TO
be Published.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON.
"Coms All Ye Discons- late"

WASHINGTON, February o.-lne Na
tional Greenback party is to undergo a
transformation after the 4th OF March,
In a short time call will be issued Tor
delegates from every Congressional dis
trict in the Union to meet at Chicsgo IN
Convention, there to form new Polit'
ical organization to be known as the
Peoples party. The principles OF the
new party to be laid down in platform
will be comprehensive enough TO en-
brace the suffering and despondent -.
every other organization in the country.
Rspublicans, Democrats, Greenbackers,
Prohibitionists and Anti Masons can all
come in and be welcome. 1t Is under
stood that Congressman Weaver, I'LL
lette and De LsMatyr will take the
stump soon after the Peoples party Is
formed and expound its principles and
aims from Maine to California.
Rivers and Harbors.
The Committee on Commerce OF the
House to. day finished the consideration
of the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill and now have it ready TO report to
the House. The following are the sums
appropriated for rivers in Ohio andWest
Virginia:
Ashtabula, $1,000; Black River 900;
Cleveland, Sl75,000; Falrport, slO,OVO;
Huron. $4,000; ice harbor Mrskingum,
$4,000; P Irt Clinton, $1,000; Sandusky
Harbor, $4,000; Toledo, 5000; Yer
million, s2,C00i the Ohio River, s3oo,-
o0o.
West Virginia.
Shenandoah river, $500; (; Guyandotte
river, $500; Elk river, 5000; New
river, $4,000; Little kanawha. $40, 900;
Monongahela, 81, ,000; Great ksnawha,
100000,
Simon Cameron
left last evening with his party Tor
Florida and from thence TO Cuba. he
expects TO be gone several weeks. HIS
health he saws was never better. In re-
gard to the Senatorial complication at
Harrisburg he thinks it will all come out
right eventually. Oliver may not be
successful in securing his election but
he believes the persons who are sup.
porting him will nominate the man OF
their choice. He thinks that Pennsyl-
vania will get a Cabinet position, but
does not know who it will be. He has
written to Gen. Garfield giving him his
views OF the situation in that State and
suggesting the names OF several gentle
men, who, in his judgment, would emf
nentlv discharge the duties OF any posi-
ton TO which they might be assigned.
He declined to mention the names Of
any Of the persons suggested.
The Snesks.
To correct the evils OF absenteeism
which has grown to such an extent as
10 impede the public business, Joe
Blackburn has a remedy which will ap'
peal directly to the constituents OF such
delinquents. He has submitted pro.
position 10 the Committee on Rules that
1t shall te made the duty ofthe Clerk OF
the House TO keep list OF the names oi
members failing TO answer when the roll
is called, and the number OF absences
charged TO each member shall be pub
lished in the Congressional Record every
Monday morning. This will constitute
Congressional black list. The Com
mittee on Rules, which is dealing with
the subject, took no action today, but
the plan will he formulated in the shape
OF resolution, which will be considered
at the next meeting, on Friday.
Meeting OF Board Of Trustees OF the Pes
body Fund.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-The Board
OF Trustees OF the Peabody fund were in
session to-day Miss Sears, daughter Of
the late General Agent, submitted an
informal report OF the work of her father
for the past year, which evidenced grati-
flying progress in the cause OF education
throughout the South. Secretary Evarts,
Chief Justice Waite, Judge Manning,
Judge Jackson and Bishop Whipple,
the committee appointed to report as to
the future policy OF work. under the
fund, reported resolution directing the
special agents TO expend AS far as posi-
bic the revenues in educating teachers
for the Southern schools, but giving au.
thority 10 the general agent and eXecu-
tive commissioner 10 expend SUN not
exceeding two thirds OF the income ior
destitute schools.