Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-25
WASHINGTON.
MATTERS kGlTATlNG THE PUBLIC
MIND Ar The CAPlTAl.
ABig Fight in the House Over the AppOr-
tionment BiII-The Republicans tlI-
libuster and Delay Proceedings
The Senate Took Action
On Carpenters Death.
INTERESTING NOTES FROM THE FED
.. ERAl CITY.
WASHINGTON.
The Funding Bill.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-The
House Committee on Ways and Means
at meeting this morning, had under
consideration the Funding bill as
amended by the Senate. The majority
of the Senate amendments were agreed
to. The exceptions were first in regard
10 award bonds OF the new 3 per
cent. loan TO the subscribers. The
committee adopted the amendment to
the first section, which provides in
effect that bonds shall be distributed in
order. The application without any
scaling OF subscriptions. The amend
ments were also adopted to section 4
of the bill to authorize the Secretary or
Treasury TO use from time TO
time, not exceeding s50,OO0,0o0
at any one time Of standard gold and
silver coin in the Treasury in redemp:.
ton of five and six per cent. bonds OF
the United States; also to authorize the
Secretary at any time to apply the sur
plus money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated or SO much thereof as
he may consider proper to purchase or
redeem any United states bonds or oi
Treasury notes authorized by this act.
An amendment was also adopted 10 sec.
ton five, which extends the time from
February LIST to September lst, when
the banks must deposit new bonds ex-
clusively to secure circulation. The
committee will meet again tomorrow to
take final action and instruct the chair.
man in regard to the report to be made.
to the House.
The House Committee on the Pacific
Railroad determined not to take action
at present in the Central Pacific case.
To Be Investigated.
The House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds to-day took cog
nizance OF the allegation made by Rep.
resentative Murch, tGreenback) ot
Maine, that he had been corruptly ap-
preached in the matter OF vote on the
bill 10 enlarge the government build
ing known as the Winder building. Rep
resentative Murch prefers charge
against George Jones, the New York
Treasurer OF the Greenback Executive
Committee Investigation begins to-mor-
row.
.. Sherman on the National Banks.
Secretary Sherman states in relation
TO the present movement OF the Nation
al banks To retire their circulation: That
the movement OF the banks TO avoid the
operation 0i the fifth section OF the
Funding bill (Which provides that from
and after n certain date . per cent. bonds
shall be the only bonds receivable vs. Sc
curity for the National banks). neces
sarily brought into the Treasury large
sums OF money; that ii only affects the
money market in the city OF New York
where deposits must be made, and
draws directly from the banks or street.
The currency is needed therefor in bus
mess operations. Secretary Sherman
saws that the treasury can and Will pay
out this money, and also the surplus
revenue in payment ior bonds for the
sinkingfund. ii offered at par, and the
accrung interest; that the treasury can
not interfere further than to apply its
surplus currency in excess OF the re-
demption fund to the redemption OF the
public debt. Called bonds are prefer.
red, but il these are not offered matur.
ing 5s and 6s will be taken on the same
terms, namely, at par and the accruing
interest OF the bonds must he sent to
Washington to be verified, but will be
promptly paid for at either the princi.
pie dispositions OF the United States.
The Christisncy Case.
The counsel for Mr.. ChristIsncy TO.
day paid to the Court officers here the
sum OF $3.50, arrearages in cost in the
matter Of the divorce suit with his wife
The case was thereupon reopened, and
the plaintiffs counsel was authorized to
% ahead and take further testimony.
In case Mrs Christiancy, when she is
called to testify, denies the g gtnuineress
OF some..of the letters now in evidence,
and claimed to have been written by
her to Giro, the counsel for the plaintIl
proposes 10 put them all in the hands Of
experts. and by such examination and
testimony show that all of them were
written by the same person. The coun-
sci for Mrs. Chris,iancy has not yet in
dicated the course he will pursue, but
iniimates that he has evide: ce sufficient
to break down the testimony against
her, which he charges is that OF per-
iurer