Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-29
WASHINGTON.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH BRANCH
ESOF CONGRESS.
6off TO be Retained in GarfieId's Cabinet
Doubts as to Stanley Matthews
COnfrmatiOn-Repubican Re-
funding Theories. blaine
on Free Ships,
GENERAL AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON.
A Vigorous Fight.

frmation of Ex-senator Matthews to be
an Associate Judge OF the Supreme
Court. The New York Times oil yester
day has a column editorial opposing the
confirmation. The belief among Sena
tors is that the nomination will eventu
ally be confirmed, but it will not be
unanimous. The usual practice Of the
Senate is TO confirm the nomination o.
an ex.member OF that body without ref
erence to q committee. The very fact
that this practice was not followed out
in Matthews nomination, but it was re,
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, indl'
Gates opposition. Still, he will be con-
firmed.
A West Virginia Zephyr.
The removal OF United States Marsh al
Patten, OF West Virginia, and the ap'
pointment OF G. W. Atkinson, at present
an Internal Revenue Agent. to the Mar
shalship, has raised quite a breeze
among the West Virginians in this city.
Atkinson's nomination was yesterday
referred to the Judiciary Committee OF
| the Senate, and will be fought by the
friends of Patten, the present incum-
bent. TO prevent his confirmation this
session, and then influence will he
brought TO bear upon the President-eleCt
to have Patten reappOinted.
Refunding Theories.
The members OF the Republican Sem
ate Caucus Committee on Refunding are
not in agreement as to that measure,
Mr.. Ferry, chairman of the committee,
is in favor OF a long three per cent,
| while Mr.. Window fears TO try the ex-
pertinent, but thinks best to make the
rate high enough so there would be no
question as to its floating at par. Mr..
Morrill, thinks the bill as reported to the
Senate practicable, and 80 does Stna-
! tor Dawes.
The very general opinion favors al.
! lowing the Secretary OF the Treasury
more latitude than the House bill gave
| him in the matter of rate Of interest, as
! his experience was such that his judg-
ment should be consulted The feeling
of the committee indicated that there
should be issued about 1900, 100000 OF
certificates at 3 per cent, and 5000 ,0OO,-
| 600 of bonds with a discretionary 3l per
cent rate of interest. The time, it is
believed, ought also to be heightened as
to the bonds, and fve.twenty seems
to be favOrite. The committee will
soon have a meeting.
Free Ships.
S nator Conkling took seat in the
area Yesterday morning and faced Senator
Beck, while the latter was delivering his
speech on "Free Ships" Mr.. Conkling
| listened with marked attention, which
is very unusual with him. The interest
felt among Mr.. Conkling's constituents
in New York City, in Mr.. Beck's speech,
is shown by the fact that strong dele
CATION of shipping merchants OF that city
are in Washington for the purpose Of
hearing it's delivery and to supply any
needed points TO the Senator from Ken
tucky. The members of the Maritime
Exchange are earnestly backing up the
measure, and there would seem to be
apprehension that if the bill is not
passed at this session it has very little
chance of success in the next Congress.
The Postal Telegraph System-Bil Intro
duced in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The bill
introduced to-day by Senator Kirkwood, =,
OF Iowa, to aid the United States Postal
Telegraph Company in the construction
| and operation OF postal telegraph lines,
refers to the corporation Of that name
organized under the general inCorpora-
ton laws oi the State Of Iowa, and also
under the telegraph laws OF the United
States, rs made and provided in title 60
| OF the Revised Statutes. The officers
named in the articles of incorporation
are Chas. G.. Gilman, President; II. l..
Huff, Il. II. Mcbride and J. II. Ham
mond, Vice Presidents; w. III. Pollard,
Secretary, and JOS. Ellington, Treasurer
all of Iowa. The bill proposes to auth.
orize this company TO construct lines OF
telegraph throughout the entire United
| States, and in all the waters embraced
in the treaties made by the United
States with other governments, and 10
enter into and to occupy any and all
Government pOstOiliCes for the estab.
lishment of stations therein and the per
formace of the postal telegraph service
during the full period OF 100 years, with
the right OF renewal.
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