Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-01
GENERAL MATTERS.
The western Land Rlng-A spicy DE-
hnfe I'm the SannfP.

bate IN the SenaiP.
Special 10 BcStcrH AssaciGi'd PresS.
WASHINGTON. January 3l.--Senatnr Van
Wyck has been collection evidence to sub
stantiate his charge that the government is
being swinjled in the Ian survey by Il
ring which includes most OF the
surveyors. He has obtained 4
good many facts and will present
them in a speech II soon a. he gets the
floor Among other things, he will show
the cost Of the survey IN the Western
States and territories for several years past
has been enormously ont of proportion
with the sales of land. His charge, made
openly i'm the Senate, has stirred up the
Government land officers in the West.
considerably. Benson. who has
been connected with the land
surveys and transactions in the West for
several years. is here, and is giving dinners
to which Western members OF Congress are
invited.
Ii is asserted BY Senator Van WyCk and
those who are sustaining him in his efforts
TO reform the abuses which are alleged to
exist in the Land Department, that Benson
is here in the interest of the ring and to
defeat Van Wyck, if possible.
Some Republican Senators are much dis
appointed because the nominations they
expected have not been sent in. Several
Western Senators, who called upon the
President again, to-day, in regard to ap-
pOintmentS, were once more told they
would have TO wait a few days, and they
left the White House in anything but 4
good humOr.
Impatience at tAe Presidents delay in
this respect is beginning to manifest itself
quite freely. There is much speculation
as to his motive for delaying nominations,
but nobody seems able to explain il. Ii is
evident that the President does not inform
the Republican Senators OF his reason for
pOStponing the nominations which they
think ought TO be made at once.
The WAYS and Means Committee are at
sea on the tariff question, apparently, and
il is plain the promise made by Mr.. Has
kill. that the bill would be reported this
week, will not be kept
The friends Of Col. Pitkin, ex-Marshal
OF Louisville, claim that be Will get
the Mexican mission. He was the apPll-
cant for il under President Garfield, and
had very strong backing. Grant appointed
him United States Marshal, and he still
has Grants friendship. Cahill, of ST. Louis,
is also asking for the place.
During the debate, this afternoon, on the
5 per cent funding bill, Senator sherman
and Ingalls, had passage at arms, that ut
one time promised to become exciting.
Sherman maintained there was no fund
kept at the Treasury for the specific Pur-
pose of redeeming outstanding legal tender
notes.
Mr. Ingalls, replied that S95, 10000 worth
OF bonds had been sold to raise fu nd for
this very purpose, and yet the Senator
from Ohio. who was Secretary of the Treas
ury, stood up and told the country there
was not a dollar of that fund in the treas
ury.
Sherman lost bis temper for moment,
and declared that Ingalls, had purposely
or misrepressnted him. He
maintained there was no precise fund set
apart for the specific purpose Of redemp-
ton. ~.
Senator Ingalls,, with perfect selfcontrol,
and in a somewhat cutting manner, re-
peated his construction OF Sheman's Ian
guase, and declared theys MAS 10 R;Saa