The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-07
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CAPITAL STLLINGs.
News Notes and GOssip About Congres
sfonaI and other Affairs.
WASHINGTON, February g-The Sen.
ate Finance Committee will, at its meet
ing tomorrow, take up Mr. Beck's bill tc
punish the unlawful certiGcation Of checks
by officers Of the National banks. The al.
legged law Is being continuously ignored
and repeatedly violated in connection with
bank transactions in stock speculations.
Senator Beck and the supporters OF the
bill hope to obtain favorable action in the
committee, and TO report the bill in time
to bring it before the Senate this week.
The friends Of the bill are confident it will
become a law.
The House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds authorized that iavora-
bic reports be made on the pending bills
providing for the construction OF public
buildings as follows Denver, Colorado,
500, 900 reduced from 100000, and Peo.
rim, Iii S225, 600 reduced from 100000.
Breyet Major General Meigs, Quarter
master General and Brigadier General Ma
than w. Brown the Paymaster General
were placed upon the retired list to-day.
The President sent the following nomi.
nations TO the Senate; Col. Daniel H.
Racker, Assistant Quartermaster General,
to be Quartermaster General, vice General
Metgs retired; Major Wm. B. Rochester,
Paymaster General, vice Gen. Brown re.
tired; Frank 0'Neal, Postmaster at Steu.
benville, Ohio.
Under existing treaties matter printed in
Canada comes into the United States for
about one cent per pound, while the same
class OF matter mailed in the United States
pays postage Of one cent on every two
ounces. Many publishers complain Of
this condition and the United States postal
authorities propose in effect that any second
class mail matter mailed in Canada and
purporting to be printed in the United
States or Circulated7in behalf OF any person
or firm doing business in the United States,
shall pay full United States postal rates.
Canada nov consents to adopt any regula-
tions calculated TO remedy the evil.
The Secretary OF the Treasury tomorrow
issues the l0Sth call for the redemption Of
the continued FIVE per cent bonds TO an
amount not to exceed $50, 900, 900, the prin-
cipat and accrued interest OF which is to be
made payable about the first Of April.
Up to the close of business to-day the
Treasury Department has redeemed $l0,-
2S2, GOO worth Of United States bonds under
the l05th call, and sic, ,996 500 worth under
the l06th calf.
The court Of claims decides that the
lapse of appropriation does not DESTROY
the claims and the claimants under that
appropriation have remedy in the court
OF claims again; that while in oil cases OF
mail contracts arising in seeded states the
claimant is required to prove he never
received payment from the confedS
crate government No such proof is re.
quired in claims arising in the loyal States
OF Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia.
The decision was given in the suit Of John
Hoffman on account Of mail services in
Kentucky in '6i.
The grand jury is now iuquirfug into tho
so-called straw bond cases in the Postotiice
department, which occupied the attention
Of the Police Court for the past three
weeks
The Secretary Of the Interior has modi-
fed the ruling by Ex-secretary Schurz by
which any useful timber, heretofore ex.
cluded, can now be planted under the tim
Der culture act.
The House subcommittee favors the nd.
mission OF Washington Territory as . State.
Several members OF Congress besides
Mr. Belmont had prepared resolutions call.
ing on the President for the Shepherd
letters, and for oil the names on file in the
State Department relating to or alleged to
be connected with the Peruvian Company.
1t is reported that Shepherd used the
names OF prominent men without any
authority. A member of Congress
and the editor of daily paper says
he has been informed that Shep.
herd included his name among others.
The member says, ~ never had the re-
motest idea Of taking any interest in his
scheme. From its very nature l knew 1t
would have TO come before Congress, and
therefore it possessed no temptation for
me-"
The report that Mr.. Shepherds list con.
tains the names Of many Of the most dis
tinguished statesmen Is repeated.
The Democratic Sergeant.at-Arms OF the
Senate recently discharged, to make room
for another man, IN employe appointed
at the instance OF Chairman Barnum, Of
the Democratic National Committee. Mr.,
Barnum is very indignant, and will, it is
said, get even with Sergeant,at-Arms
Bright whenever he has an opportunity,
but Bright occupies the vantage ground
now. II the Democrats turn him out they
cannot elect his successor, and hence he
does as he pleases.
Although Secretary Folger pronounced
incorrect the rumor OF his resignation,
prominent officers IN tho Treasury De.
partment have been called for. Officers in
the department think that changes are
contemplated.
ROREsON'S MEASURE
For the encouragement OF American