Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-01

legislation. Tomorrow letters WEIGHING
one ounce or less may be sent through
mails Tor two cents and the rate on newsps.
rers mailed BY publishers viii be reduced
nom two to one cent per pound. From the
rednehon IN the newspaper rate large
dehclt IN revenue is expected. The deficit
Tor the year Just expiring is
roughly estimated at 100000 and
the estimate for the new fiscal
year deficit of $4,s26 900. This estimate
however, was prepared without the knowl.
eoge OF the reduction in newspaper rates to
be made BY Congress during the last weeks
OF the session. In the opinion of financial
otheers OF the department this legislation
VIII cost the government at least one mil
hon dollars during the next fiscal year and
VIII swell the excess of expenditures over
receipts to six millions.
National Banks.
During the fiscal year ended to-day l46
national banks were organized and charters
OF ISl national banks were extended for
twenty years.
The Public Debt,
1t is estimated that there has been a de-
crease Of Sl0,5G0000 on the public debt
during the month of June. This will make
the total reduction for the fiscal year about
S65.0O0, 900. Thsrednctiou during the prsyi.
Gus hscsl year was : lUJ 000. .o0e. Thesxpen--
ditures during the fiscal year ended to day
were about 1910, 100000 and the receipts
about 1921 100000, or about $500, 900
lear than the sstimates.
A Number Of Transfers and Removals
took place in the Treasury Department to.
day and 1t is expected more will be made
tomorrow. Twenty clerks in the classified
service will dropped, and the force in
the offices of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue and Of the Register were reduced
by transfers to other Offices The former
loses thirty clerks and the latter twenty.
Most OF the clerks dropped were until re-
Gently borne on tie rolls of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, but were detailed to work
in other Offices The changes in the Regis
ters Office is due to a reduced sppropria-
ton. Several changes in the Navigation
Bureau, which has been provided for by
Congress, also went into effect.
Resigned and Succeeded.
Mr.. VIM. SOmerville, of Illinois, chief of
the Indian revenue bureau, has rendered his
resignation and Frank N. Thorne, of Erie
county, n. T., has been selected as his sue.
cessor
Changes and Rumors of Changes.
1t is underderstood that the vacancy in
the Office of the chief of customs division,
caused By the resignation Of II. B. James,
viii be filed by the promotion of Captain
J. B. McGregor, assistant chief, who has
been in charge Of the Office for over month.
Mr.. Kimbsll, the new director of the mint,
Dir. Day, the new second auditor of the
chiefs of the divisions, appointed during the
month, will assume their duties to morrow.
The air is filed with rumors of other
changes to be made in the Treasury in July.
New Steamboat Supervisor.
The President to-day appointed VIM. D.
Robinson Supervising Inspector Of Steam
Vessels for the Ninth district
The President toeay commissioned Post
master James II. Moore at Monongshels
City, Pa.
Issue and Redemption of Currency.
The L. S. Treasurer to day issued q cir
calar promulga.ipg the relation which will
hereafter govern the issue and redemption
Of the currency and coins of the United
States and the redemption Of NA-
tionsl bank notes. The principal
changes made in existing regulations are in
regard to shipment and to the redemption
OF mutilated notes The new regulation in
reference 70 the issue of standard silver
dollars is as follows: Upon the
receipt of currency or gold
coin the treasurer or an assistant treasurer
will cause TO be paid to applicants in cities
where their respective Offices may be stand
ard silver dollars in any desired amount
Standard silver dollars are forwarded to
applicants outside of cities in which the
treasurer or au assistant treasurer may be
situated at the expense Of the government
iu sum or multiples Of $500. Fivst upon
the receipt OF the treasurer OF
An original certificates issued BY any
assistant treasurer or National Bank de
pository that deposit of currency or gold
coin has been made to the order Of the
treasurer in general account
Gen. Upshaw Appointed.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Gen. A. B. Up
shaw, of Tennessee, has been appointed
Chief Clerk to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Gen. Upshaw is prominent journalist aud
an I'M m ste friend of Commissioner Atkins