The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.
ON THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
They Have mol Been EItrarseant, nor Have ThsI
0TerdrAun PaY-The Star Roue Trial.
Secretary FoIger I!l-SOmSthIaE About
the Civil Service Commission.

WASHINGTON, March l2-lt is denied at
the Treasury Department that the mem.
bers OF the Tariff Commission are still re-
ceiving pay. The Treasury officials say
the Commission has been regarded as
iunctus oflicio from the time it made It's
report to Congress at the opening Of the
last session. No money has been paid to
members on account OF service since that
time. John |. Hayes, who was disbursing
officer OF the Commission, as well as its
President, is now settling his accounts.
All money allowed him since the report
was submitted TO Congress has been for
the purpose OF defraying expenses incur
red in the progress OF the work.
STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
The defense opened the days proceed
ings in the Star Route trial by calling Dele.
gate Martin McGinness, OF Montana, to
the witness stand. He said he had favored
the establishment Of the Bismarck Tongue
River route because it was the natural
eastern outlet for the mails OF his Territory.
After its establishment he had sought TO
have the service increased and expedited.
He did that in compliance with the re-
guess OF delegations and petitioners. He
called upon Brady with that object several
times, aud he thought that General Miles
accompanied him on Two ofthese occasions.
Before the establishment OF the TongueHiver
route, Salisbury controlled the only inlet
into the country, and it was with the addi-
tional object OF breaking up the monopoly
that the witness sought to have the service
established. The contractor and the
amount Of pay were unknown to him
that knowledge was not within his prov
inCe. Witness described the condition OF
the country at the time the route was
established and its growth up 10 the pres.
ent time. At the conclusion OF his testi-
mony the introduction OF official papers
was resumed.
STATEMENT OF THE TREASURER.
The statement oithe United States Treas
urer shows that the gold, silver and
United States notes in the Treasury to-day
are as follows: Gold coin and bullion,
$40, ,GS5, ,OOS. silver dollars and bullion,
SlO5, ,25l IDS; fractional silver coin, S27 $685.
472, United States notes, $i5, ,5S4 ,2SS; total,
s35S, ,lS8,04G. Certificates outstanding
Gold, Si25S5,5S0; silver, SOS, ia, $50; cur
rency, Sl0,505,00O.
SECRETARY FoLGER ILL.
Secretary Folger is not very well to-day.
Ho was at the Department for short
time, but was unable to transact business.
He is still suffering from recent attack OF
malaria and biliousness, and appears weak.
His physicians have advised him to try a
change OF air, and he will probably make
q short seq voyage soon unless improve.
ment in his health should render it unnec-
essary.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
to-day affirmed the decision OF the Court
below in the case OF the New York Guar
anty and Indemnity Company ct. al,
against the Memphis Water Company, the
City OF Memphis and others, on the ground
that the demand against the city was cog.
nizable at law and that no special circum-
stances were shown for resort to equity.
The bill was therefore properly dismissed.
TIE TARIFF on WHISKY.
Dr.. Rush OF the Chicago and the National
Distillers' Association says the Government
will lose the interest (about 100000 by
the failure to pass the bonded whisky bill,
as all the Bourbon whisky in the country
in excess OF the demand for the next ten
years will be shipped out Of the United
States at once, large warehouses having
already been engaged at Liverpool. Il
costs only twelve cents gallon to ship it,
and there is no duty on the importation
OF previously exported goods. The cost oi
shipment is but little more than the inter.
est on the tax, and the owner. gets the
benefit Of the improvement in the value OF
the goods.