The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-08
inent members Of the House who were
rival candidates for the speakenhip, with
a place commensurate to their abilities,
CAPITAL cULLINGs,
General News Notes OF Interest and
Congregational Affairs.

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WASHINGTON, December 7.-The nomin
ations OF Frelinghuysen and Brewster fol
Secretary Of State and Attorney Genera
will not be sent to the Senate before mex
Monday,
Senator Morrill, will deliver his speech
on Tariff tomorrow He will defend pro
lection and the American system, and will
advise great caution in reducing revenue
and revising tariff,
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS,
The Republican Senators held short
caucus this morning to arrange for making
some changes in the Republican member
ship OF the Senate committees In order to
meet the personal convenience OF tho Sem
ators, and to provide suitable commit.
tee positions for Window. A committee
was appointed by the caucus to confer with
individual Senators and report hereafter,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS,
In the Senate to-day Senators Sherman,
Pendleton, Dawes, Lapham, Bayard and
Morgan were appointed by the Chair on
joint committee for the preparation OF
memorial upon the death Of late Presi-
dent Garfield,
A large number Of bills Of private
nature, mainly for individual relief, were
introduced and referred
The Chair submitted certain proceedings
OF the Reformed Episcopal Church COnven-
tiOn, held in New York In May last, on
pOlyglmy, Referred.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, to estab-
lish n department Of agriculture and COM
merce. Temporarily tabled,
Senator Davis also introduced n resolu.
tion to procure and publish certain infor.
nation relative to the demand for and
price Of American agriculture and other
products in foreign countries.
A resolution was offered by Senator Hoar
for special committee, TO be appointed by
the Chair, to whom shall be referred all
petitions, bills and resolutions.
Upon the conclusion Of the morning
business the Chair announced that Senator
NIOrrill's tariff commission resolution was
the next business in order and awarded
the floor to that Senator, who declined to
speak ut this time, and the Senate nd.
journed.
No nominations were sent in to-day,
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
tits said that u day ortwo ago a party Of
called upon tho President to urge
tho claim Of u well known public man for
4 Cabinet portfolio, when tho President
brought the discussion 10 an abrupt ter
with the statement, "Gentlemen,
The matter is already closed"
DoOrkeoper Brownlow, OF the House, up.
pointed Richard W. Austin, of North Caro-.
ina, Assistant DOorkeeper, and Col, j, r.
Papham, OF VirginiN, Assistant DoorkeGper
in charge Of the Document room. Pap.
ham is n Readjuster.
Mr.. MCNeir, a sOn.in.law OF Representa-
live Burrows, Of Michigan, has been ap.
pointed Assistant Postmaster OF the House.
The President took up his residence at
the White House late this afternoon.
John Davis, nephew Of Bancroft Davis,
md son-in.law Of ex-senator Frelinghuy.
sen, will be President Arthur's private
The postal authorities have been inform
ed that during tho war between Peru and
Chill, and subsequent 10 the occupation OF
Peru by the Chilan troops, the mails have
been opened several times by the Chilian
military and number OF registered let
Lcrs seized.
The President has approved the recon.
mendution oil the Secretary OF the Interior
and occupied an additional twenty-five mile
section Of the Northern Pacific Railroad.
The new section lies In Idaho.
Eugene G. barnard, Treasury clerk,
charged with illegally prosecuting pen.
sion claim, is held in $1,000 bail toawait
the action Of the Grand Jury.