The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
NEWS CUTTINGS OF INTEREST.
A R'paAlisaa HAIOrIty in the H0plS-A Three
Per Cent RIndlnE BIll-HIshly SusesnfslLd.
nIalItrAtIOA Of the POItOnsS Depart.
nsHt-Pr'IIdsatA Arthur'S Return.

WASHINGTON, November 70. = Many
newspapers rushed too hastily to the CON
clusion that because Astor was defeated for
the House Of Representatives in New York
the Republicans would not be able TO elect
Speaker. The Republicans have l47
members, clear majority OF the House,
without the Eleventh New York district,
They are, therefore, sure OF thes'Sp 9aker-
ship, and oil the talk about the GTeenback-
ems holding the balance Of power is waste
OF breath. The error grew out OF an incor-
rect list OF the members OF the new House
published in political manual. But even
II the Republicans lacked one or two OF
majority, they are sure Of the Readjuster
votes from Virginia, and they will have u
working majority on most questions OF ten
or more.
BANKS AND BONDS,
When Secretary Window promulgated
his refunding scheme, he asked Treasurer
Gilfillan, who has custody OF the bonds de
posted by the National banks rs security
for circulation, to allow those bonds TO he
taken from the vaults and to be put
through the process OF the continuance
project In response TO the request OF the
banks from time to time. Ifthe Treasurer
had not complied with the request the con-
tinuanCe scheme would either have proved
a failure, or the banks would have been
compelled suddenly to contract their cir
olla,ion enormously, inasmuch as they
held over half Of the bonds covered by the
continuance scheme. The Treasurer re-
luCtantly compiled with Secretary VIM
dom's request, and from time to time large
amounts OF these bonds passed from the
hands Of the Treasurer To- the Loan Office,
and to the Office OF the Comptroller OF the
Currency, In order praCtiI ally to bo reissu-
ed and received again asfOrmerlyas securi-
ty for circulation. In the course Of
this process $500 bond was
lost outside Of the Treasurer's,
office, and in fact Comptroller Knox's
office The Treasurer was held responsible
for this bond, and It has been decided by
First Comptroller Lawrence that dupli-
cate may DO issued only upon the filing OF
a bond OF indemnity In double the amount
involved, executed by the Treasurer, In
two sureties, II was held that the Treas.
urer's official bond Of 100000 will not
suffice. In view OF this decision Mr.. Gill
fllan has made up his mind that he will
not assume any further personal risk In the
matter Of facilitating the operations OF the
banks In Withdrawing their bonds or re-
placing Ky them rem. WIN others and with char
9cterlstlc aI,r pilCk ne issued an order today
soonr;t, ~ % ";sonie,;o' s' ~ ,Il;o IIositSu J III
shall hereafter be s,irrendered % or sIIo%sd
10 pass from Inc custody Of his Office, az.
cent upon The surrender of cIrcnlatinv
notes OF deposit OF lawful money. denosff
Of other bonds in the name Of tIe Treas.
tirer in trust or In the case of n depositary
bond upon The order OF the Secretary X
the Treasury.
RETURN OF THE pnrstppSr
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varis .l,n.iI' Lnt,so ~ LILY A. ilon NeN
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Supper was served in the car and aiiar'
wnrd president Arthur WITH Ihe ,y,a,,,Le,.
of the Cabinet ani CoIonoI illisa cha,IoJ
until Washinvton WINS rcochod 1Iha pres.
iicnt wont dlrect IN Sonator loves, ros;.
dence. and Inns about 1ivon I'm iLa ;des ~
going 10 Tho Soljicrs, Homo as III tSe Whtts
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nancy In n fcw dovs 's' ''- VsSH
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rH'"ADLh NhDuorioN OF iNrEREsT.
A three-per-cent funding bill may be set
down as one Of the probabilities OF the
winterslegisation In Congress. A leading
bank President, in conversation with the
writer, said that he would favor y. He
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