The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-18

been indulged in, an Intellectual effort wa
made at $3.50 o'clock to adjourn. A vote
was finally reached however on the
amendment oil the committee, fixing the
rate Of interest at 81 per cent instead of
per cent, as fixed by the House amend
ment, the amendment oi the committee
being defeated by eleven majority.
The next amendment OF the committee
making the bonds payable semi.annually
was agreed to without objection, The
next amendment was to create $40 In
stead OF 0 $40 loan.
Mr.. MCPHERSON moved to amend so as
to make it 8 80 RejeCted-34 to 4S.
Pending, the amendment then pre-
vailed without objection.
Amendments, substituting term "TTeas-
ury notes" for "Certilcates", as applied to
the short loan; inserting the words mot
exceeding" before the amount three hun.
dred millions Of such notes; and provid.
ing for their issue In denominations OF
ten dollars, or some multiple ot
that sum not exceeding $1,000,
were agreed TO without formal vote. The
next amendment was to fix the interest
rate OF the lilo loan at not exceeding 8!
per cent, instead OF the 5 per cent rate
passed by the Houae. Lost-ayes, 81
nays, 81.
The vote was identical with that upon
the interest rate for the long bond, except
that Mr.. Logan who then voted In the
affirmative did not respond, and Mr.. Coke
In the latter instance added his vote in
the negative.
Amendments providing that Treasury
notes shallbe payable semi.annually, and
that those OF less denomination than
one hundred dollars shall be registered,
were agreed to without debate.
aRERNBAcKRRs' INTENTIONS.
The GreenbaCkers are working indus.
triously with the view Of presenting
compact front in the next House and
there holding the balance of power,
Weaver and Gillette, whose terms expire
with this Congress, will devote their
energies to keeping their party organ.
izsd. They insist that every Green.
baCker elected 10 the next Congress will
vote together, that not one will vote with
either Republicans or Democrats, The
Republicans lack one Of the number NEG
essary to Orgsni2s the House and the
GreenbaCkers will force the Democrats TO
Join them to defeat the Republicans.
Leading Republicans say, that Brunner,
OF Pennsylvania, and Ford, OF Missouri,
will certainly vote with them In the or.
ganization Of the HOnse.
ACTION or TuE COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS.
The Committee on Pacific Railways this
morning voted down the Martin resolu.
ton 10 further investigate the legality
OF the mortgage and land grants
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad,
and to enumerate the law defining
the process and duties Of the United
States and the company. The committee
concluded 1t had not time to conduct an
investigation, and 1t would be useless to
begin II at the heels Of the session and the
Houses action. Auditor French's report
was brought In, but not submitted to the
committee, asi did not arrive In time.
BId FEE FOR nURD.
The bill was passed In the House appro-
priatlng 81, 800 to Frank Hurd for pay.
ment for services as counsel for Ser
geantat.Arms Thompson and other
employees Of the House, defending
them In an action brought by Hal.
lett Killbourne for damages for imprison.
ment in pursuance ot an order OF the
House because he refused to testify be.
fore the committee OF the Forty.tourth
Congress investigation OF the real estate
pool OF the District OF Columbia.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The government receipts yesterday
were: Internal revenue, $227, $50 04; GUS
toms, $504, 32l Al.
General Sherman, Grand Marshal OF the
Inaugural ceremonies, has Issued a CirCu.
lar detailing the programme 10 be observed
by the military escort Of the President
elect. ..
Q. P. Bledsoe has been appointed store.
keeper and gauger for the Fifth district Of
Tennessee, and John Beck storekeeper
and guSger for the Second district Of Mis-.
souri,.
Conditional pardons were Issued yester.
day for Daniel s. Risinger, George 7. Rls.
inger and Herman E. Kikler, OF Illinois,
indicted for conspiring TO defraud the In
ternal Revenue. a
There is no grounds whatever for the
story that Mr.. Tucker, having succeeded
to the Craftsmanship Of the Ways and
Means Committee, O movement will be
made against the tariff.
The Presidents farewell reception takes
place next Tuesday evening. The Presi.
dent has accepted an invitation 10 attend
the celebration OF Washington's birthday
in Alexandra, Virginia.
General Hancock and General Grant
have decided to be present at the inaugur.
alton Of General Garfield. A grand recep-
ton will be rendered both Of these distin-
guished gentlemen, second only 10 that OF
the President elect, ....
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