The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-12
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investigate the subject OF the forfeiture o
land frauds, made 70 Southern railroads
Their reports favor the forfeiture Of thu
grants OF these roads. The truth Of tht
matter is, that out OF seven roads in the
South, to which grants were made, but ont
was eyer built, and there has been no op
position TO the forfeiture OF these grants ex
cept on the part OF certain people who de-
sire more time to be allowed to the Ship
Island railroad in Mississippi, for its com
pletion. The lands tn be forfeited in tie
majority OF cases, are 'sand plOws" OF little
value, and as there has never been any in
tent to build the roads to which they were
granted, no hardships will be suffered by
such forfeiture. The committee hAs taken
no action yet in regard to land grant roads
in the West aud Northwest.
The Geneva award bill will pass the
House tomorrow, no. without cousiderI'
bic opposition, however, as there ars a
large number OF the member ol the House
who are opposed to ever letting penny ol
the surplus go out oi the treasury.
FoundatlonlesS rumors tonight assert
that Secretary Foiser will soon leave the
treasury TO enter the contest in New York
state for Governor, and that he will be sue
cesded by Dick Crowley-arther, that Sec
retary Frelinghuyseu will succeed Minister
Lowell at the Court OF st. James, aud that
Ex-senator Conkling will again re-enteE
public life as Secretary Of State.
The Secretary 0l the Treasury has annnll'
ed weighing contract in the New York
custom house, held by Ex-Sheritt DAgSett,
of Brooklyn, and D4ggett is thereby
knocked out OF about $4,000 per year.
Daggett was prominent US IN anti
Conkling man, in the tight last year,
and was the leader Of the famous "siep
Ladder Brigade" which ran It's nose 20
vigorously into Platts private affairs last
spring. lie was elected ctiAirmln OF the
New York State central committee last
year, He Is also chairman OF the Kings
county Republican committee and wieIds
great power in Brooklyn, which, it IS
thought, he will now use against the Ad-
ministr4tion. He has been here all
winter trying to prevent the annuIinS Of
his contract.
Mrs. Mason, accompanied by her friend
Ifrs. Mary shannon, called upon the Pres
ident to-day in order to make an appeal
for Executive cIemency in behalf OF her
husband. Het interview lasted nearly
half an hour and was very affecting, her
appeal being a strong one and well pre-
sented. The President gave her very kind
hearing. lie said that he was now consid'
ering the case OF sergeant Mason, and as
sured ne. that her wishes should be con.
sidered in the matter. 1t is thought that
the President will orler that Mason ba
released from the peniteutiary after short
confinement The Baby" was not present
At the interview.
The House elections committee, by \
vote Of . TO ., agreed to-day TO report in
favor OF seating Howe, who contests the
seat Of Wheeler, from the Eighth Alabama
, district Howe and Wheeler were bott
Confederate generals OF great distinction
Howe WIS Democrat until year or two
: since, when becoming distinguished with
Bourbon methods, he announced himself
Greenbacker and ran for CongteSs. He
beat Wheeler by about $50 votes, bat his
tickets bore the number Of his dis
trict in characters instead Of letters,
, aud the Democratic supervisor construed
; them to come within the pale Of the lav
forbidding the use Of any figure or device
,, upon ticket, and, throwing out about sil
!. hundred Of them, let Wheeler in by forty
/ three votes. Howe Is not GreeabackeI
: any more than he is a Republican, but, as
he received all the Republican votes Of hi.
{ district, 1t Is likely that he will act will
:. the Republicans, II admitted.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
granted hearing to Solicitor RAynet and
|. number OF gentlemen from Harperi
q Ferry, who recommended the disposal Q
! the Government property at that place
!. either by sale or lease. The law allows tn
!. Secretary Of the Treasury to make this di:
n posal Of the property and large numbe
: OF private citizens, who purchased propert,
I there under representations from thu
}. Government, that an arsenal O
large works OF some kind would b
s. established there, demand that the Coy
!, eminent shall dispose Of this property
. persons who are willing to make use Of it
r unlimited water power aud thus enhanc
: the value Of private property in that se'
. ton.
The river and harbor bill, rs now Al
i ranged, will not be eIninently Sasisfacsor
70 West Virginia. $4,000 is appropriate
: : for the Big Kanawha, but the LittI
Kanawha and the MOnongahelA g
J. nothing. The reason alleged for retusln
e 10 appropriate for either Of thel
y rivers Il that both have been stock wAteFe
/. 10 considerable extent by private corPo
e aLions, who desire the Government to tn
= ther improve the rivers above, that the
= = may be benefited, through tolls, by the II
!, creased commerce upon them, which sue
Is improvement would send through the loci
y and dams below. While the feasoI
J. y are considered alittls nArow.mlnded her
N they are claimed by the committee G
n commerce to be sufficient ioT thO refusal
!; an appropriation. The Allegheny s give
u $4,000 for improvement. The total a
/, propt;a.lon Tor the Mississippi is si,O9;
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