Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-22
TIE DAKOTA BILL.
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TIE DAKOTA BILL.
Special 10 the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, February pa member
Of the House Committee on Territories
predicted to-day that the Dakota bill will
be reported on Monday next. This week,
he said, it was intended to consider the
measures and get it out of committee. He
would not venture an opinion as to the
tate of the bill in the House, but said it
would have a minority Endorsement Of the
committee.
The friends of the Dakota bill--Which is
the Senate measure, drawn by Senator
Harrison, ard dividing the Territory on an
east and west line and admitting the south
half TO Statehood - say they are perfectly
willing to abide by the action Of the House
if the bill can only be go. out of commit
tee Now it is to be reported. The party
will not make Of it au issue by smothering
it, and its supporters have been assured
that it is to be fought fairly.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Special 10 The Sunday ReJidsr
WASHINGTON, February 2O-As pre-
dicted in these dispatches, no action is to
be taken by Congress on the silver ques.
ton The sentiment is in favor of main.
taiuiug the status quo Of retaining from
any agitation for at leNst two years. This
has been demonstrated by not only the &C.
ton OF the House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures, by tabling the bill
to suspend silver coinage aud reporting
adversely free coinage bill, but by the
unmistaEable expression of sority of
both houses. With nolegislstion on silver
or tariff the business men OF the country
can we'll proceed with future transactions
NATIONAL BANKS.
Specialize the Sunday RsgiIler.
WASHINGTON, February 2O.-It was
bated at the Office Of the Comptroller Of
Currency that there had been smaller
number of national banks organized in the
past six months than during some weeks
ten years ago, or almost any month five
years ago. When asked there was such q
decrease in the organization OF these insti.
tutions it was stated that it was because
of the general decline in the banking bust,
ness.
There's no money in banking now,
said one OF the attaches Of the Office The
capital is large and the business cut up, go
that bankers on ordinary footing do not
make money, and the inducements to start
national banks are not many, since bonds
to secure circulation are so high and liable
to be called in and redeemed Of any time.
Congress will have TO do something for the
relief Of national bankers by providing a
better aud more acceptable bond for de-.
posit, then the business will be srimu'
! lated
PIT2 JOHN PoRTER.
Special 10 the Sunday Register.
WAslu> GroN, February 2O-The Fitz
John Porter bill vii doubtless pass the
Senate, and President Cleveland, it is said
is anxious to sign it, There has been
much less agitation Of the subject By the
soldiers Of the country of this subject, il
seems. 10 past Congresses memorials
letters, etc, have poured in from hundreds
of thousands OF people 1t appears to
have been accepted as a ioregone conclu
zion that this Congress is the friend d
Porter and that nothing could change it'
COURSE.
COMMISSIONER NILLCR's CONDITION.
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WASHINGTON, February 20.-Commis
sioner Of Internal Revenue Miller is still
confined to his house. He has been ad
vised to go 10 the SpIirGs ind ne says i
he does not soon improve be will act oil
this advice. he has been hoping from
day TO day, however, that OF the morToV
he would be able to resurle his duties q
the Treasury Department. His illness, al
. though not OF serious character, has bee!
, prolonged and his friends are someWhs
7 anxious
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.
Social to n. Sunday Rsoir',r
W4sa'Suros, D. G., February 20 -Grsr
Vile Z Jarvis. of Grafton, West Virgins
was TO dag admitted to practice before tn
Interior department.
Rumor of Settlement Between b. ( D. an
Penua.
NEw YoRg, February 40.-Ihe Pos
gives currency TO rlmor that the Pres
dents Of the Baltimore and Ohio and tn
PENNSYLVANIA railroads have resche
an smicable adjustment <rand tia
l they are about 10 sign q
5 agreement, ty which TIE foruef ia 10 sbsr
D don its project in bridging the Arthur Ii
8 and reaching New York hsrbGr by way {
4 Staten Island, tie Pennsylvania ros
= in turn giving the B. 4 o the right Of va
b over the former trackG to VeE York f
u the next FIVE years. No authoritative col
u frmstion or denial Of the r-loF was o
9 tanned
d The Railroad Cut.
!, ST.. PAvI, MINI. February 20.-ln 7
q gard TO The Trauseontinental row, u
n Northern Pacific will make Its Portlsr
e rate 10 correspond With the San Francis
lie rate daily. Though nothing has been 80
le regarding the ocean line from Portland
ID San Francisco, it is believed the Northe
Pacific will work for the buaineas that va
A cut OF as per cent has been made in t
freight rate from the East to Portland o
o, San Francisco. Passenger rates have a.
it. been cut, and frstclsss limited tickets c
1T now be obtsined for So to $50 to 5
O Francisco.
en-
o. Nine Triehinosis Victims
let Akron, O., February 20.-A family
I'D nine people near this city are afflicted "
ed tzichinosis. CONTRACTED By eating raw pc
Ter It is not thought any Of tie cases
prove fatal .