Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-18
TREATY WITH SPAIN

TREATY WITH SPAIN
all American vessels be placed on the same
footing in Spanish-American ports rs YES
sells carrying the Spanish flag, and that no
/ discrimination bs made against sailing YES
sells Referred.
! Private business being then in order the
bill for adjustment OF the acts OF L.
| MeMennsYille and Manchester railroad
company came up Is unfinished busi-
ness.
Mr.. GedleS Ohio moved to re-oommit
| To the Committee on War Claims lost yeas
/ lOl NAYS l3l. The bill was passed, yeas
| III. nays ll6. The hill directs the Quar-
/ termaster General to settle aud adjust
/ claims of T. McMennsyille and Manches-
/ ter railroad company ys- the United States
for property taken by the army in l>65,
and further directs that in such settle
ments S246. so shall be allowed the COM
many less the amount due to the United
States by the railroad company which Is
eyinced by judgement in the United
States Circuit COnrt ut Nashville Tennessee.
! COMBINATIONS
STheodOre ID. Wilson, of New York, 10 be
I Chief Of Bureau of construction and re-
pair andChief Contractor OF the Navy
with relative rank of Commodore. Chas.
4. Ward, of Michigan, TO be Collector of
Customs. Huron. Michigan.
| INTERNAL. REVENUE REFORM.
A meeting of the Southern Representa-
tives, who favor 4 reduction in the In
tsrnal Revenue Taxes was held in the
room OF the House Committee on the
Judiciary to-day. The States OF Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
were represented by MeSSers Cabell, Daniel,
Wise. Barbour. CraxtOn, OFerrall.
Cowles, Henderson; Johnson, Skinner and
Bennett Mr.. Cabell WAS ShOSen Chair
man.
As the proceedings of the couferenc.
were regarded as Of acOntidentlal nature 1t
Is sornegh hat difficult 10 ascertain the exact
results, but il is learned that the call for
the meeting was for the purpose OF con-
certing measures, to be engraited upon one
OF the tariff bills, looking TO the abolition
OF the Internal Revenue tax upon tobacco
and spirits distilled from fruits. From
the tone of the discussion, II appeared that
nearly all Of the persons IN attendance re-
rsrded as impracticable the proposition to
reduce materially the tax on whisky.
They ware practically unanimous, how
ever. in favor of the proposition.
To ABOLISH The TOBACCO TAX
and 20 abolish the fruit brandy tax or re-
duce to a nominal figure, with \ view To
continuing Government supervision over
its own manufacture
RETIREMENT AND RECoISAGE
~ the trade dollar reads as follows: That
until July l, lSS7, the United States trade
dollars. if not defaced, mutllated or
stamped, shall be received at the office OF
the Treasurer or sny Assistant Treasurer
of the United States In exchange for like
amount. dollar for dollar, Of standard sill
vpr dollars of the United States.
Section 2-That the trade dollars re-
eeiyed by the Treasurer, or any ASSISTANT
Treasurer OF the Upited States, shall not
be paid ont or in any other manner be Is
sued, bat, ut the expense OF the United
States, shall be transmitted to coinage
mipts and shall be regarded and treated
as silver bullion; and at their bullion value
shaI De deducted from the amount Of ball
ion required to..be purchased and coined
bv the set of February 18th, ISIS, and
shall be re-cOined into standard silver
dollars, aocOrling TO provisions. OF said act;
nroyidai that the amount TO be 30 de-
Quoted A. provided in this section shall not
exceed $500. .OO0in any month
Section 3-That al laws and parts OF
lsys authorizing the coinage and issuance
a United States trade doharsare hereby
epealed-"