Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-13
WASHINGTON yEMS.
Debate On the SaEd-y Civil Bm-Ths
Mississippi Comnissicn.

In the course Of debate IN Committee o.
the Whole, On the Sunday evil bin to
day. Mr. Lanham, OF TexS uade IN aa-
peal In favor Of the redemption OF the
trade dOllG, and, Allni1ng to the st.ndard
silver dollar. he declared thai the coirase
would never he suspended. NJ matter who
might recommend - the ooatrary. Yr.
Herbert o. Alabama, sid that while the
fsOnday civil bI appropriated les thaa
the bah oEAst year. the decrease ws AZ
trbutable 70 the Ect The Coumittee On
appropriations had Surrendered iurisiic-
ton over the items for Havy yards and the
Lew naval observatory maintaining
that those items could BE- provided fo- N
the TrSaisr naval appropriation bin
He consesded that on the cout-arv tt1t
tie appropriation bIli for the objects
named should b- made IA the >anGaT
evil bill, which wolld then, instead Of
showing = decrease. exceed in amount
Of appropriations tbe ball Of aS- ysar
Nr. Randall Of Pennsylvania argued
that the Naval Committee bad o
Jurisdiction over the subject Ofnavv yariS:
hat pointed out that even were they pro
Udei for IN the pending measure. the hill
would still earry les money than that OF
last year. Pending further discussion.
the Committee roe and the House sd
iSQrned
The MISSISSIPPI i~oONNISION.
The annual reports Of the Mississippi
commission IOE the nScal year ended June
- Vas transmitted 10 the HOu-e to-day
by the Secretary OF War. The report
shows that no field survey work WAS done
during the year, beyond the care and pre-
seaniioa oi property and snail repairs
No construction work Ms CODE below
CaIno. owing 10 the failure OF the 4pyro-
pElat5onS The value Oi The Government
plant employed between the DS Moines
nvrE and the bead OF The paSSe l. zp-
pCoTImately stated ~ 81. DOL. UbJ. which
i 4 ~diminution IN value Of SALtssi
since thz date Of LSt report
representing deterioration during the De-
NOD OF dIsBSe. In the Third district
Providence E-ach aud Ylck>burg aud
GTe-nville harbos SlG.uT was expended
IN TIE closing OF gaps in dykes and the eN-
teaSion Of existing work. No work VS.
done in NIeksburg hlrbO-. The work IN
the Fourth district harbOr, q N4ycheL
NIdalia and New Orleans. mouth o. the
Red River and AtapaiAlya rvert WAS con-
lined TO the month vi the Red River. where
I channel rs kept oPen ~ iOx water AZ
/ cOei 0fSII, UU. No New leyer wosk AS
done during the yraE. 1t the bxgBS
ming Of the fiscal year the lal-
amos on hand were Sl.21- Tor
surveys and Sll5,-.i Tor general improve
EIentS Il Is estimated thaI for the next
f~cal year II appropriation o. SlOn,Uop
will h~ere4uirei for survey work. Sl".u,D
iuI STARTS and EXPOSES. Of the oJmmls-
son: Sj."rb.Upy !or continuing the i'm
pavement ~ the Mississippi ryr- and
Sl.v+5.r stl iu- the improvement o! tie har-
bo.s - Columbus, Hickman, Memphis
. G-rvnylle and New Orleans
The report Of
MISSOURI ETyEE COMMISSION
i aI~o transmitted I Congress to-day. AZ
t-r detailing the work den durlg the
wear the Commission recOmends that II
least sIcr.Un1 u appropriated Tor coutina-
Tag Improvements Of the river. IN addition
10 an suns which Congress may - tit 10
devote 10 the work at special Realities
With \ smaller sun than this IL i said u
will - many years before the work will
caver = significant part ofthe rver to ena-
bic ! proper estimate "a be formed a. 10 the
cnst and value oithe country.
Hiram D. Knight has heaa appointed
Social ~In>p-ct"r OF Foreign steam Ve-
SIS al san Fauci-r", yice Martin Rul-ar
9rm0s~3.
The House Committee on Appropria-
mons to-day heari Treasurer Jordan in
advocacy Of IN appropriation Of $3.50 70
iv,rsE the eJpen~eo; reoSinin- ahout SG;.-
nD.HN in subsidiary fractional currency.
NE wALEFE WANTS BICE.
Nr. samuel Z Walker. L;e Mayor aud
Superintendent ~ Police. has written a
Ion. letter 20 III District Commissioners
akin. thu; h- ~ rs.n>ratei. In olr o..
the opening paragraphs be ay>. 1t sa
III evident proposition that 10 Ia CAL
telrlF->iy execute ;hc laW. and give p~lcf
and -Iu;y Ia Tue COMMUNITY. WbO i
h,m~-l. i-~GuIruhei with crime - who la
aad affiliated with thu-e clasSes " DO arr
directly the s1hie-ts Of the watchtnl care
OF Ihe police departments tie then 20
Of - say that hIs administration
o: tie Department va without
fr4r and without repToagh. bat
Notwithstanding ihis the Commissioner
after expressing entire ~0oDlience IN him
asked nj resignation on November II.
without PsyIoa> notice and without Gun
SlGe-AilCU ofthe evIdrner, besides this. Ly
persistent urgUE and with the ASSURANCE
that IIe.r report would Justify him the
Commissioners lBGGuui hsm 90 date ms
resignation u.ae GAy. foek- Mr.. Walker
as-ert- that The Commissioners did Dot
fulfill their proml~~ add asks them TO
rrrVG-.deT the whole CI-e and reIn-taie
him.
WANTS - MAEET An INDIAN MAIDEN
TIE EvtuTnL Nar has The following
Il rather novel request was revived
to-day ~ the Interior Department irOm a
young MAI living N Nebraska WbO want
- m-Er daughter ct Standing Fear. a
III Chief.
lie .,a,e Who lie : aud e~acloS1l = pho
;o-raph oI the gir, wa0 l. very Biee look
.u- and Wa educated .: Carlisle. The
yoaDg man. however wishes TO ~ aud live
on toe re~eTyailna with H. prospective
VIE and her relations aud fOS TIA, reason
il VA Necessary - obtain the permission
~ thu Interior Department
White men are not allowed 10 STAY on an
Indian Reservation unless they have an
thOEu IRON the Government 20 90
81. and ~ this young man vas
obliged to Lke the Government into his
confidence. and reveal his love Affairs The
Secretary oi the Interior considered the
matter from - practical. rather than IL
sentimental side aud concluded that
while he oould no; prevent the young man
marrying the girl. be could proven; him
from living with the old folks. and II
~ was anxious SmArTy the young woman
A. he pToi-szed TO -. be might scratch
around and provide her with a home
Secretary Lamar will write 4 letter 20 the
anxious lover and while Dot discnUrzgDg
the arioT Of hi love, viii suggest the
practical view 81 the situation which
Seus TO have e~apsi him unri there
l. sCne change in the present. plans q The
$3.50 vm.- 81 -asa---1 L-rATIgTTon If