The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-17
wASMINGTON NOTES.
Congregational News Brewster Nomi.
Rted for AttOFney.GeneFal.

WASHINGTON, December 1G.-The sub
committee Of the Senate Committee OF
Appropriations appointed to investigate
the contingent fund account met this morn
ing, Col. Il, ]. Hindon, editor and pro
prietor OF the Washington Sunday Gazette
was examined as to his knowledge Of tht
truth or falsty Of the charges published ii
his paper affecting the integrity OF SeCre
tory Sherman and number OF othel
Treasury Department officials, He testified
that he had no personal knowledge Of the
truth OF the charges, but from information
from various sources believed that most ol
them could be substantiated, although II
was not improbable that some OF them
could be disproved, He suggested to the
cOmmitteethat information corroboratiyeo oI
the published charges could be found In
the testimony taken by the Moline lnvesti
eating Committee OF the Treasury Depart.
ment officials, and further recommended
that the Committee summon Treasurer
Gilfllan, Deputy Collector Tarbell, ChieI
Clerk Power ex.C Custodian Pitney, ex-Ap.
pointment Clerk I.amphere and several
others aS witnesses, whose testimony
would be useful for purposes OF inYestlga'
ton.
The President sent the following nomi.
nations to the Senate to-day: Benjamin
Harris Brewster, OF Pennsylvania, Attor.
ney General Of the United States; Ma.
thaniel A, Adams, Pension Agent, st.
Louis,
The call OF the States in the House today
was not concluded, but the thirteen States
called contributed eight hundred and sixty
seven bills.
Mr., Dibble announced to the House the
death OF his predecessor, NJ. p. 0'Connor
The usual resolutions Of regret were adopt
ed, and the House, out OF respect TO the
memory Of the deceased, adjourned until
Monday.
Mr. Chalmers introduced civil service
bill In the House which provides for the
creation OF q commission precisely like that
named In Pendleton's bill to conduct com
petitive examinations. The bill also
divides the government officers and en-.
ploYes into four classes and gives to each
employe term Of four years service, The
term Of service of each class shall expire
upon successive years, so that not more
than one class shall 20 out OF Office In the
same year. ~ requires thht the patronage
shall be divided among the States and
Territories In proportion 10 thepopulation
and that tho Commission shall sec that
this division els cquitably maintained
When an appointment Is TO be made the
Governor Of a State, which Is entitled to q
place, the Superintendent Of Education and
Congressman from tho district entitled tC
an appointment, and the Senator from that
State may make recommendations, and the
Commission shall require the candidate tc
submit 10 u competitive examination, and
recommend whom they deem best quail
fed.
The nomination OF Benjamin Harris
Brewster for Attorney General means {
vigorous prosecution OF the Star Route
thieves, and they arc terror stricken ir
consequence. Clerk Mcpherson to-day
appointed Milo Il. Adams, OF Somerset
Pennsylvania, formerly enrolling clerk o
the Pennsylvania Legislature, to be inde1
clerk, and II. s. Linkner, Of Philadelphia
TO his former position Of Assistant Libra
rian OF the House.