The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-09
wASIlINGTON NOTES.
Congressional Anatrs--Curren Capital
News and Comment.


WARRINGTON, February S.-A:imajority
report OF the House Judiciary Committee,
on the Geneva award, recommends the
passage OF their bill, which provides for
the payment Of war premiums, It also pro-
vides that the balance shall remain as
fund for the future action Of Congress.
The new five cent Garfield postage
stamp will be ready for issue March |. The
stamp is pronounced to be the truest like
ness Of General Garfield and the hand.
soonest stamp yet issued by the Postoflice
Department.
Senator Pugh introduced to-day bill
10 regulate the hearing of causes by the Su.
preme Court Of the United States. This
bill proposes to divide the court into three
divisions, with three Justices in each, to be
known as Federal, Equity and Admiralty,
and these several division are empowered
to sit separately for the hearing Of causes
and all causes are to be heard in the first
instance by one division-exceptc causes in
which Jury is required, and these must
be beard by the court in banc.
The bill authorizes each division to hear
causes MS q separate court, under the rules
now in force in the Supreme Court The
decisions and opinions to be passed upon
by the Court in .banc, and II endorsed by
majority OF the court they are to stand,
but Il not satisfactory to majority then
the cause shall be heard by the Court in
banc.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs
agreed to report with favorable recon-
mendation Representative Washburn's
bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Interior
to ascertain and pay the amount due the
citizens OF the United States for supplies
furnished the Sioux Indians subsequent to
August, 1850, and prior to the massacre in
August, 1862. The claims must be pre-
sentcd within two years from the passage
OF the act.
The following were tho confrmations Of
the Senate: Ed. H. Webster, Collector Of
Customs, Baltimore; Receiver Of Public
Moneys, W. B. Mitchell, St Cloud, Mimi,
J. II. Jones, Menasha, Wis. POstmasters
II. T. Taggart, Emporium, Pa; F. O'Neai,
Steubenville, O.; W. G. Parson, Charden,
O.; F. FL. Colon, Constantine, Mich; L. G.
Woodman, ,Pawpaw, Mich; ]. L. Knowlton,
! Duluth, Mich.
Nominations for Postmasters-John T.
Jones, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Ben Beach,
Muscatine, Iowa; Frank A. Douglas,
HoWghton, Mich; Oliver II, swingtey,
Mount Morris, III.
Commodore John G. Febieer, Rear Ad-
miral; and Capt. John L. Davis, Commo-
dore.
The President signed the commissions
Of Leopold Markbriet, Us Assistant Treas.
urer OF the United States ut CINCINNATI,
and Henry Booth, Receiver ot Public
Moneys, Larned, Ks.
The Senate, IN executive session, devoted
considerable time TO the discussion of tho
practice Of promoting officers Of the army
and navy over the heads OF others above
them in rank, and appointing civilians TO
positions over tho heads OF officers. The
subject came up through the consideration
Of the nomination Of ,rheo. D. Wilson, OF
New York, to be Chief Of the Bureau oil
Construction Of Navy. Mr. Wilson WIS
Jumped over several above him in rank
and service in that very bureau. The sense
OF the Senate was opposed to this practice,
Several Senators said they would vote
against al nominations hereafter where
the nominee is jumped over the heads oi
others, because it always proceeded from
favoritism and was UNI Just to the officer
and deprived them Of their rightful pro.
motion.