Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-19
SHORT OF MONEY.
The Soldiers Homes Managers Ask
for More.
WHICH Will NE sscuREa
Yesterday in the Richly CarPeted Halls
Of Congress---A Days
Work.
M'cULLocH CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, December lS.-The man
sgers of the Soldiers Homes were before
the House Appropriations Committee to-day
10 urge an increase of their annual appro-
priations. They set forth that the act of
1884, allowing soldiers who had been dis
abled in consequence of their service to
become inmates had crowded the homes
TO almost their utmost capacity. In
caring for the increased number the Board
had incurred deficiency of fifty yeight thou
saEd dollars, and it would require in addi-
ton to this one hundred thousand dollars
more than was appropriated last year to run
the homes, making total appropriation
asked for 81, ,350,000. The managers also
informed the committee that they were
about to open new home at Leayenworth,
Kansas, and also had in contemplation the
establishment of one on the Pacific coast.
Which Job Will He Secure.
Friends of Senator Bayard deny that
there is any foundation for the Albany dis
patch setting forth that he had been ten
dered and accepted the position Of Secre-
tsry of the Treasury under
Cleveland. Bayard's inclinations are un.
doubtedly toward the Treasury Depart
nlent, but his friends assert that he will be
the last man to make such a suggestion or
allow it to be made in his behalf. Those
who are entitled to know aver that Cleye-
land will not ask Bayard to become Secre-
tury Of the Treasury, but that they felt very
sure he will in his own time tender him the
SAFE Department folio.
In the House.
Immediately after reading the journal,
TIE House resumed consideration Of the
Interstate Commerce bill, the pending
question being on the motion to table the
n otion TO reconsider the vote by which the
House yesterday adopted COTS amendment
roviding that in transportation of passen-
ers railroad companies shall make no dis
elimination en- account Of race or color.
The molten 10 reconsider was tabled
yeas l4O, nays los. Mr.. Barksdale offered
In amendment providing that furnishing
separate Accommodations with equal facilities
snd equal comforts, at the same charge,
shall not be considered discrimination.
In the Senate.
Among the memorials presented 10 the
Senate was one by Mr.. Hoar from the Wo-
man S Suffrage Association ofPennsylvanla, of
PROTESTING agaist the admission OF Dakota
n constitution made by men alone and
DENYING suffrage rights to women, Mr.. Hoarr
in presenting it said that while he favored
woman suffrage, he thought it unwise in the
present temper OF Congress for the advo-
, ates of that cause 10 oppose the admission
nf the new State on the grounds set forth
hecause when the territories OF Wyoming
and Washington shall call tor admission the
"xercise Of suffrage by women in those ter
iteries may be advanced as an argument
agsirst their admission.
Mr.. Vest introduced resolution declaring
hat the power to send an expedition into
he territory Of Nicaragua for the purpose
If surveying a route for an inter-ocean!c
cAhal, and to expend the public money for
such purpose was not vested by law in the
Navy department without the consent aud
authority of Congress, and directing the
Secretary Of the Navy to discontinue the ar
rangements entered into by him for such
an expedition until the final action OF Con
gress on this resolution.
Mr.. Hale objected to the present consid
Grafton of the resolution, and Mr.. Vest gave
notice that he would call it up for action to
morrow.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bill TO in
crease the pensions Of soldiers and sailors
and to grant pensions to invalid soldiers
sho served three months during the war OF
the rebellion. Referred to the Committee OF
Pensions.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the erec
ion of statue In Washington TO the mem
! my Of Gen, Lafayette and bis comPatriots
Was rassed.
At one clock the Senate, on motion o
as. Morrill, went into executive session oil
/. -ina,iv,n, Of Mr. Mccullough.