Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-18
THE SHOOK INDUSTRY,
A Large Delegation to Confer
With the Committee.
WEST VIRGINIA MOST INTERESTED
A West Virginian Gets Sl,4OO Office
General Washington Dis
patches.

! WASHINGTON, February ia lArge
delegation of gentlmen interested IN the
shook industry Of the country was here to-
day, and had long conference with the
House Ways and Means Committee. The
largest representation was from West Vir-
ginia and was headed by Hon. B. +. Mar
tin. of Grafton. Among the West Fir-
ginians were Martin L. Shafer, J. K
Smoot, L. n. Orr. W. II. Linn, Gus Shat
Ger and Mr. Stone OF Preston county, and
g. Wilson and j. Cal Painter Of Taylor
county. Delegations from Maine, Vir-
giuia, Maryland and other States were also
present. Arguments were made before
the Committee on behalf of the shook men
BY Mr. Martin Of West Virginia, and mem
bers of the Main aud Virginia delegations.
Mr.. Martin said the exportion Of shooksto
Cuba, until three years since. amounted
to two millions year. A large
proportion Of the business being done in
West Virginia. By the use of cheap En-
glish and German bags in importing sugar
from Cuba, the use OF American hogaheads
is almost done away with, and in coDse'
ouence last year we expected less than
half q milliopx dollars worth OF shocks
The remedy suggested to Congress was
that tariff on sugar be reduced one-fOurth
of a cent per pound only when shipped in
bogsheads, which would make the expense
Of importation the same as that shipped
in bags, while it would not effect the sugar
trade itself in any way. This would
cause q revival of one of one OF the most
important industries OF West Virginia and
the country aud give employment to fifty
thousand idle men.
$l,4OO PLUM.
Spscial 10 the Register.
WAsHINGroN, February l7.--Henry e.
Duncan, Of West Virginia, he's been sp'
pointed as special examiner in the Pension
Office, at 81 400.
Yesterdays NOMINATIONS.
The President to day sent to the Senate
the following nominations;
Pendleton King, Of North Carolina, to
he Secretary Of the Legation OF the nited
States AZ Constsltnople.
lanes B Groome, OF Maryland to be
Collector of Customs at Baltimore.
/ freeman Rasin, Of Maryland, TO be
Nsya! Officer az Baltimore.
Frank /. Phelps, of Wisconsin, to be
Surveyor of Cp3toms at Lacrosse.
Alfred B Judd. Of WisfoEsl2, to be Fen
sion 4 gent at Milwaukee.
Wn N Campbell Of Minnesota, TO be
United States Marshal for the District OF
Minnesota.
IL FAVOR OF susrsGs!oN SEVEN TO SIN'
Alta meeting of the Coinage Committee
held this afternoon, at which all mehbers
were uresent, a proposal to report ad-
versely a bill to suspend coinage OF SILVER
was voted down by seven to SIX.
MOTHER TARIFF BILL.
Among the b;lls introduced in the Sen
ate todsy was one by Senator German 10y
rtouest) providing fer the imposition OF
dufV Of % psr cent sd valorum on all
foods the product of countries east OF
tho Cane of Good Hope, except wool, raw
cotton end raw silk. as reeled from the
cocoon Or not farther advanced than
ram thrown o. olganl1 eni, Uker iTported
from places west Of the Cape OF GOOD hope
in addition to the duties imposed on such
GOODS when imported directly from the