The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-20

social Dispatch to tho IntelllGeneer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. I9.-The
,1paas OF the revenue bill have been
.rcourared by the Developments Of the
nast two days to believe that the meas
rrc will pass the senate. II is believed
nm. the bill could be reported at once
i, would certainly command majority
a, the votes, and whiie Il is not known
how soon II will be returned, its advo-
U,tsS nrofesS 10 believe that its chances
viii NOT be fessened BY a reasonable de-
lay. - a..
ao,,h, with the chances decidedly in ia
Xo- az the substitute championed by
s.ra,or Stewart. II the latter meas
rra ZOOS through the senate there Is
Svrry rresent prospect OF IT'S falluIe In
the house.
NJ which REPRESENTATIVE Miller Is q
mepber, has had eleven contests be-
s,r4 II FOR consideration, and but one
bas hcen decided. The case OF Van
Eorn against Tarsney Will be discussed
,o-mnrraw, md on Tuesday that OF
Camnbelf against Walsh viii be heard
mon It's merits, Ex-Representntive
Cbea,hnr, the coforcd North Carolin-
ian. who Is contesting for his old seat.
will be heard soon by the No. commit
tee
West virginia ntrls.
Mt Miller VIII tomorrow introduce
a bill for the relief of the Methodist
Episcopal church Of Point Pleasant, in
which a small appropriation win be
asked TO reimburse the society for
damage to church property during the
war.
Congressman DOvener will introduce
tomorrow a number OF petitions, all
ayorinE the pending house bill to regu-
late foreign immigration as follows:
From ". II. Heffner and others, of
Duffy, W. Va; G. C. Stutler and one
hundred others, OF Harrison county:
p. T. Fitzhugh and others, Of Bridge
port; f. @. Nutter and others, OF
Clarksburg; William Miller and others,
Of Marshall county; II, d. Teter and
others. Of Orch. Harrison county: W,
r. Ayres and others, OF Weston; John
c. Wolf and others, OF Marshnll county.
The Presbyterian coIlSge.
A conference has Just been held here
at the Hotel Regent between commits
tee Of the lexington presbytery and
ex-senator Henry G. Davis, in refer
ence to the proposition 20 establish
college at EIklns, W. Va, Under the
auspices OF the Presbyterian church.
The offer was made some time ago by
yenator Elkins and Mr.. Davis to do
nate 10000 to this enterprise on condi-
ton that the presbytery should raise n
Ike amount. and the conferences was
held to further discuss the matter. the
prospect FOR success being very iiatteF-
ing. The project has the sanctton OF
the synod and there seems now TO De
no doubt that the prSsbytery Will raise
its Sharc OF the fund.
Then were present Mt the meeting
MaioT ]. w. HotchEiss and Captain t.
6. Martin, OF StauRtoR; DR.. ~ G. Fin
ley o, TInkling SpringB; Rev. ]. y.
Bittingcr. OF Huttonsyiiie; Rev. G. d.
LiE1mafslter, OF Elldns, and Hon. ~
G. Dayton.
Some OF those interested in the pro-
ject. who were interviewed, expressed
the highest appreciation Of the LIBERAL
Ity displayed by Messrs. Davis and
Etkins.
Not Rival ofths University.
They were also particular 10 state
that the proposed college, Is in no sense
to become a rival of the universIty. but,
on the contrary. will be a feeder 70 that
institution. # Will aspire to no higher
sphere than that OF graduating stu
dents IN the sophomore classes or the
university and Il Is believed that the
presence OF Institutions OF its class viii
enable the state institution TO eventual
ly abandon Its preparatory department
and make another step IN us progress
towards the highest point OF useful-
ness as university proper.
That the Elkins college Is not to M
ter.cre with thu uhiyei sity Is evidenced
from the fact that both Senators Elk
ms and Davis ore warm friends OF
that Institution. and Congressman
Dayton adds TO his interest In 1t the
reverence OF an aiumnuS for his alma
mater,