The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.
RECORD OF A DAY At THE CAPITAL.

hAten OI Important Appointment AetVAu'
| IA Argument Of lnlsrsA. to Steel NAM. !,
neturers-G -Gos,ip About E1.Seere.
| tary Blaine sad Others.
Special Dispatch to the lntclliSenccr. l., ~
| WASHINGTON, April 20.-The President
made number Of diplomatic nominations
to-day, that will give much more satisfac'
ton than the last batch sent by him to the
Senate Ex.Atsorney General init is nomi'
mated Minister to Austria, post that has
been vacant since Mr.. kasson returned 10
the United States. Wm. l.. Dayton, Of
New Jersey, succeeds James Birney as
Minister to the Netherlands. Mr.. Dayton
is son OF ex-senator Dayton, OF
New Jersey. Nicholas Fish, Of
New York, who was formerly Charge
d'AAairs a. Berne, Switzerland, and was
succeeded by Rev. NJ. ]. Cramcr, General
Grants brother.in.law, is nominated to be
Minister TO Belgium. Hon. John NJ:
Francis, Of the Troy, New York, Times,
succeeds Benjamin Mason as Charge
dAtIairs at Portugal. In 1871 Mr.. Fran
els was appointed Minister. to Greece,
where he remained until 1873. John P.
Wickerslam, Of Pennsylvania, er,s.a.e Su-
perintendent OF Public instruction, whom
Senators Mitchell and Cameron have press.
ed for diplomatic appointment, was
nominated as Charge d'Atiairs to Dem
mark, succeeding Mr.. Charles Payson,
OF Massachusetts, who was formerly
Third Assistant Secretary OF State. It is
reported that Mr.. Payson will return TO his
old position. General Adam Badeati. Cen
cral Grants biographer, receives his re-
ward BY appointment as Consul General
at Havana, n better place financially speak
ing, though the climatic conditions are
worse than the Consulate General ut Lon
don. Harry Slaght, OF New York, is ap-
pointed Consul at Prescott, Canada. The
most OF these appointments were foreshad-
owed in my dispatches week since and
seem to have proven contrary to the
general run Of rumors this session.
The Honse Committee on Patents was
engaged to-day in hearing arguments on
the petition OF the Zimcrs brothers for the
extension OF their patent for the generator
furnace. c. S. Whitman, attorney for the
Zimers, resumed and closed his argument,
commenced last Thursday. He was fol.
lowed by Mr.. Park, the steel manufacturer
Of Pittsburgh, who favored an extension OF
the patent on the ground that great num-
Der OF steel manufacturers had already paid
the Zi,ners Tor the use OF the furnace
and were opposed to allowing it to become
public property, whereby rival manu-
iaclurors could secureit Mt much less cost.
He also stated that the Zimers Brothers had
brought over here 4 large number Of skilled
engineers, who were engaged in erecting
these furnaces upon the most scientific
principles, and that were the patent to
lapse, q large number OF these furnaces
would be put up By unskilled
artisans, resulting in serious damage
to steel consumers throughout the
country. The force Of this last argu-
ment was not seen by the committee, mas
much rs the rival steel manufacturers
would seem to be the persons who you'd
suffer far more than tho consumers.
Messrs. Bakewell 4 Christie, patent attor-
neys OF Pittsburgh, appeared and made
strong argument against IN extension Of
tile patent, and submitted to the commit
tee petition OF considerable length from
steel manufacturers Of that section uniting
in the protest. The arguments OF Messrs.
Bakewell and Christie against the exten.
sion OF the patent were on the ground OF
public policy, and that sufficient profits had
already accrued to the inventors upon the
invention. The argument will be resumed
at the next meeting Of the committee.
d. Senator Davis is in Baltimore on busi-
ness. ~
Senator Cam den is allowing his Kama
whn River Improvement bills to rest
until he sees what the House Committee on
Commerce will 10 for West Virginia in
this respect. Should it make the necessary
Improvements he will not push his bills
New postotlices have been established Mt
Servia, Braxton county and ut Verno, Writ
county.
Mrs. D. B. McIlwaine, OF Wheeling, West
Virginia, is in the city.
\ delegation from New Albany, Indiana,
called On ex-Seeretary Blaine today and
requested him to deliver un oration in their
city on Decoration Day. Mr.. Blaine re-
sponded that he would be glad to do
so, but that he expected to bc in
Europe by that time. 1t is generally
believed that Mr.. Blaine will visit Europe
in q private capacity. lie was invited to-
day by Mr.. Noyes, ex-Alinister to France, to
address the Foresting Congress at Cincn.
natl next week. He has not as yet decided
whether he will do SO or not.
John A. Campbell, prominent lawyer
Of Hancock county, is in the city.
WIN. woodward, a prominent merchant
Of Spencer, West Virginia. is in the city
coniering with the Postmaster General re.
garding the money order Office to be cstab-
iislled ut that place. 5s