The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-25
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GImgrcSTinnni Affairs - Current Go
ment and (;OSSIO nj II,p CnuI,ni

S""kEcH""h" NIIhIrA - current Conn
mcnt and Gossip Mt the Capital.
WASHINGTON, February 24.-The FHz
John Porter case was again considered bv
tho cabinet today, but no conclusion was
reached. 1t was decided to close all tho
Executive Departments at II o'clock on
Monday next in honor Of the Garfield
memorial exercises.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hat.
ton decides that magazine intended for
campaign circulation, and containing ad.
vcrtscments, must pay postage at the rate
ot three cents an ounce, unless it appears
that the actual subscription list would sup
port the magazine without such advertise.
mcnts. In tins cventthe publication would
AIi within second tiaSs matter. 1t is held
that campaign publications are in one sense
educational in character, and are therefore
second claSs matter, but ii the advertise
ments form the principal part oi the pub.
licntion, itlosCs this character and becomes
SIMPLY Il business adjunct and third class
matter.
Secretary Hunt received II cablegram from
Holman, at St. Petersburg, as follows:
our orders OF January Is have reached
Melville. lie answers as follows ON the
road 10 the Arctic Ocean, January II. TcIc-
gram OF january IG received. Now on my
way to othe Arctic ocean. The people will
br found.
The House Committee on Elections has
decided to report in the case OF Campbell
against Cannon, OF Utah, that neither the
contestant or Contcstee is entitled to the
seat, and declaring the same vacant.
The House Committee on Invalid PEN
sious to-day recommended petition ask.
Ing that the widow OF President Polk be put
on the pension rolls. She is said to be
very poor.
The House Committee Oh PoslolIices and
Post Roads agreed TO report to the House
Tor passage the ocean fast mail transpurta.
ton bill, the only material amendment be-
ing the one which changes the maximum
rate OF speed OF the vessels OF third class
iroIn twelve to eleven knots per hoNr.
The House Committee on Militia to-day
agreed upon Il bill TO amend the militia law
III accordance with the petitions OF the
national guard TO increase the annual ap.
preparation to 81 100000 and distribute it
to the States i'll proportion to the number
oi militia they maintain.
Before the House Committee on Com
meTrc today Wee President Alexander, OF
Louisville Il Nashville raiIrOad, argued
against Congressional legislation to regulate
railroads. Emory StorrS will make an
argument tomorrow.
,The statement Published OF the amounts
allowed by the committee to audit the cx-
penscs OF the sickness and burial OF prcsi.
dent Garfield to the attending surgeons is
pronounced Incorrect by members of the
committee. The amounts allowed are: TO
Bliss, $4,000; Agnew and Hamilton, Sl5,-
COO each; Rcyburn and BOynton, $4,000;
Mrs. Edison, 5000; Stewart Crump, $1,000:
other employees OF the Executive Mansion,
two months extra pay. The Committee
recommended the appointment OF Mr..
Barnes to be Major General, and his retire
mcnt on that grade and the promotion of
Mr.. Woodward to Lieutenant Colonel. The
Committee has also agreed TO grant to Mrs.
Garfield the remainder Of her husbands
salary for the current year.
There is great demand for tickets OF
admission to the Capitol on Monday next
the day fixed for the Garfield memorial
services. Almost every ticket holder will
be seated, thereby avoiding the customary
rush and confusion. Each Senator and
representative has been allowed three
tickets only. Fabulous sums, il is said,
have already been offered for tickets oiad.
| mission.
Answering 4 communication from Post
muster General Howe on the subject, At
torney General Brewster expresses the
opinion that the Postmaster General or his
assistants may, and ought to, reject any
bids iOr mail service, when in their opin-
lou the snretics upon the bond which nc.
companies the bid are insufficient. That is
part OF the discretionary duty OF the Post
master General.
The President nominated Roscoe Conk-
ling, OF New York, Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, and A. A.
Sargent, California, Minister to Germany.
denomination otConkting quite
q stir in the Senate, us it was sunexpectcd.
and Senators iFcelyeXPrcSs their surprise.
The indications are that he will be confirm.
ed unanimously. Sargent's nomination
surprised some Of his friends who main
tanned until the last that he would be Sc-
cretary OF the Interior kifkwools friends
have been working industriousy in his
behalf Of late, though he has not made a
single movement for himself There is
talk OF Il probability OF Conklings declina.
nation, us it is said that he was not commu.
uicated with on the subject and tits believed
that il he declines Senator Edmuuds will
be appointed.
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