Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-03
NATIONAL.
r0O,'s Prospects as Civil Service
" Commissioner.
=, Progress Of Tariff legislatiOn-Ac-
ysnze on Quinine-Stars and Stripes
General Walker 0verhauling
The Census Department.
r.pITAL LCULLINGS--EATIONALN NOTES.
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S.srio' Dispatch to The Register.
WARRINGTON, February 2.-I telgraphed
go, 3 day or two since that question had
:. an raised as to Judge Hoge's eligibility
b, ,bs position of Civil Service Commits
sinner under the bill passed at this session
ofConcress The objection, as stated, was
hat under the law member of Congress
,ould not be appointed to such an office
,-ssted during his own Congressional term,
h-t y, examination of the statute by good
rsvyrrs here shows that there is no legal
,~,p,diment in the way of Judge Hoge's
snroiutment after the 4th of March next,
vIsn his Congressional term expires nor
sry objection to his performing the duties
gi ibe office after that period.
avery earnest effort is being made by
HOEe's Friends
10 sgcu-e his appointment, nearly all the
Democratic Senators and Representatives
,oning in a request that President Arthur
select him as the Democratic member of
the Commission, and the request being en-
5o-sed and advocated by influential sup
ror,ers OF the administration such rs Vice
PRESIDENT Davis, who has made it the sub
ssrt Of personal solicitation. The place is
one IN which man of Judge HOges abili-
". integrity and experience could render
vs .uahle service 10 the country, and while
tie salary. 8 500, is not a large one, the
ya>,tiUn has the adyantage of per
rar,ncv. the only contingency being the
81. u.,lion of the law creating it.
The Tariff Discussion
70 both hoU>es goes slowly on, but it is be-
gevcd that both the Senate bill and the
ore reported by the Ways and Means Com
n.,,,ee in the House will be gone through
with in time 20 have them considered by a
conference committee. The prospect is
. q. each hiiI. when il is sent to the house
,...,r than that in which il originated. will
.a,r H. enaCting clause stricken out, and
,ar conference committee from Doth
...,rEcS thereupOu will frame whatever
...a Jaw - passed at this session. It is
.'1cr believed that the report of the
...-" Ways and Means Committee, which
.,:g substantially preserved in the
.-.,.uj proceedings of the House, will be
syrnnted, or, in other words, whatever
,ar legislation is enacted will represent
Substantially what the Ways and Means
Committee have already outlined.
Il This is borne out oy the result il will
be satisfactory to most of the
Manufacturers OF Your Section,
Tor thus far the majority Of the House
Ways and Means Committee have granted
,uch Of their requests and listened to such
OF their suggestions rs were fair and pro-
per. Thus; for instance, coal on which the
Tariff Commission reduced the tariff to
fifty cents, was put back to the old rate of
Seventy-fye cents by the Ways and Means
Committee, and the modification Of the
Commissioners report asked for by the
glass and pottery manufacturers were
promptly granted by the Committee when
The Necessity of such modification was eN-
isned by representatives OF the two in
irrtsts who came on for that purpose, and
aur rng whom were Messrs. BrOCkunier and
.rar,un, Uf YOUR city.