The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-11
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Matters OfIntCEeSt or Importance la and
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AatteFS OfIntGEeSt or Importance la and
out OF Congress,
WARRINGTON, January l0-The match
manufacturers, In oppoSiug the repeal oI
the law requiring stamPsr argue that that
tax is the only protection afforded to the
American manufacturer against the cheap
mItchsS Of Germany and Sweden, from
tue fact that importers are unwilling to
break original packages in consequence Of
danger form Ore t0IAu) u 4tcli epar-
ate box second, that the tariff duty affords
no protection, as foreign made matches
are only inVoiCed at manufacturer hrsl
cost, amounting to but q trhing sum
and third, that II the stamp act is removed +,
the entire business on the Pacific coast
will fall into the hands OF the Chinese,
who will manufacture on mere nominal
capital, and peddle the manufacture to
the detrlment Of those now engaged 10 the
manufacture.
a COMPROMISE POSSIBLE.
Speaker Randall and number OF Re.
publican aud Democratic members Of the
House called at the Treasury Department
this morning and had a lengthy consulta.
tion with Secretary Sherman relating To
the funding bill, Both sides expressed
their views at length. The members In.
formed the Secretary that 1t was intended
to pass funding bill and do It to-day Il
possible. The Secretary insisted upon an
option OF three.and'a.half per cent, as he
has done all along. Some Of the members
agreed with hin, and others favored sim.
ply . three per cent, 1t Ia believed there
will be q compromise, and that the SeCre.
tary's views will prevail,
. MuN FOR sHERNAN's PLACE,
The friends Of General G. b. Raum,
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, are
urging his selection as Secretary OF the
Treasury In GarGeld's Cabinet. General
Raum has Senator Logan and most ol the
Grant strength at bis back.
THE CuENEsE TREATY.
The President sent the new Chinese
treaties to the Senate to-day, and Ia the
executive session they were referred 10
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
THE CAPTAIN aENIRALoY.
A sub committee Of the Committee on
Military Affairs had under consideration
the bill TO make Gen. Grant q Captain Gen.
erAl and will report adversely to the full
committee.
WANTS A GOVERNMENT MINT HAS TUE oTHRR
KIND.
The Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures referred 10 o sub committee
a petition from the bankers and business
men et Chicago urging the establishment
oil branch mint at that city.
uLL TO REGULATE INTER STATE COMMERCE.
Representative Denster has introduced
a bill to regulate Interstate commerce.
1t providea against determinations and en-,
titles party who may have been dis.
crlminated agsihst to recover In the courts
double the amount Of injury he may have
received. 1t further provides that cor.
porations engaged as common carries OF
Interstate traffic shall each year, upon
the fret Of October, report to the Secretary
Of the Interior on the following subjects.
Their capital stock, funded debt, liAbii.
ties, assets, revenue expenditures, prop.
erty, number ol passengers carried, amount
Of freight carried, rates charged, accounts,
officers, employees, and such other mat.
ters as the Secretary may deem necessary.
II also provides for the appointment Of
three Commissioners, one Of whom shall
be . Skilled engineer and one a lawyer,
whose duty It shall be, 10 case oi any gcci.
deut resulting ID tho losa OF lie by the
breaking Of bridge or from other causes,
10 summon witnesses and take testimony,
and report to the Secretary Of the Interior
as TO the Cause and blame, with such
recommendations as they may deem adyi.
sable to prevent their recurrence.
B)dUs BUTTER.
Representative Sherman introduced a
bill to regulate the expectation Of olso.
margarine. II provides for the appoint.