The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-30

washington Specials.
NEW YoRK, June 2e.-The morning
papers contain the following specials
from Washington:
The General Land Office has just
transmitted TO the Governor of the
State of Michigan Approved List No.
10. yesting title in the State for 7,O7I
acres of land improved under the pro-
visions of Congressional grant by the
act of 2Sth September, 1850; and to the
Governor of Iowa an Approved List of
swamp and uneXplored land covering
6, l6S acres, .vesting title in the State I'M
der the State grant.
1t is said that the Senate, in execu-
tive session, has resolved to confirm no
appointments that lack the indorse-
ment of the Senator of the State from
whence the appointee halls. If this
really is the case, the President will be
seriously embarrassed in making APP
pointments.
The appropriations of the river and
harbor bill, approved on the 23d inst,
amount to 1868, S04, 79l.
The following are among the items
for the surveys of the Atlantic coast:
$50, 900; the Pacific coast S25, 600; the
Northwestern lakes 500, 1000; the West
ern and Northwestern rivers; $780, 90 for
the improvement of the Mississippi,
Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio rivers,
$3.50, 600.
The discussion on the Niagara ship
canal bill has proved that measure to
have more friends than it it was pre-
viously supposed to have. 1t will pass.
The Committees amendment making
the consent of the State of New York
necessary, will probably be stricken
out.
An effort is being made to get the
House Committee on Claims to recon-
slider the vote by which they postponed
till next December, the consideration
of the Senate bill for the benefit of GER
tain iron-clad contractors, who lost
large amounts of money in building
iron-clads.
Several prominent New Workers are
here to look after the appointment of
naval officer at New York city. Gen.
SickleS is being pressed for the posi-
ton. Col. Hillyer's chances for the
place are considered exceedingly slim.
The following is II statement of the
receipts from customs at the four prin-
cipal ports of the United States, from
the 10Th to the 23d of June: New York,
81, los, 1877; Boston, S29l, 7S4; Philadel-
phia, SlS4, sl9; Baltimore, S69, 457; total,
81, 604, SIS.
Mr.. Browns resolution about the re-
organization of the department service
will not be acted upon this session.
A recent report to the Secretary OF
y
terson, commanding United States
navy, states there is no foundation for
the report that freedmen have been sent
to Cuba and sold, as the Cubans refuse
to purchase them, or in any way have
anything to do with them.
Rumors of Cabinet changes are again
being revived. This time the places OF
only Harlan and Speed are to be made
vacant.
lieutenant General Grant has ac-
cepted the position of second Vice
President of the Washington National
Monument society, which was, until
his death, filled by Lieutenant General
Scott.
on Monday evenining nextthe House
Committee on Foreign Affairs will
bring forwrrd their reports on the Mex
lean question and Fenian affair. AS re-
CARDS the latter, they will report ad-
Versely to the proposed withdrawal OF
the neutrality laws; and OF the former,
against the Mexican loan.
The Senate is having quite spicy
time in Executive session on the ques-
ton of ratifying several Indian tIeaties
which were made last fall.
The Postmaster General sends COM
munication to Congress calling atten-
ton to the abuse of ranking privilege
from the use of franks of members by
claim agents, patent agents, &c. The
Postmaster General saws this abuse has
become u serious evil, 1essening consid-
erably the postal revenues, and bring
ing discredit upon the department.
The Postmaster General is powerleSS to
resist this evil while members of Con-
gress permit their clerks or other per-
sons to write their names upon envel-
opes, or use or permit the use OF their
franks. The report was referred to the
House Committee on PoStofhceS and
Post Roads.
The House having shown unmistak-
able signs of determination to oppose
the amendment to the tax law, permit
ting gas companies and railroad COM
panies to include their revenue tax
upon consumers of gas and travellers
upon railroads, the representatives of
the companies are busily at work to get
the Senate's courage up to the sticking
point in order to defeat their wholesome
determination. There is reason to be
lieve, however, that the Senate Will
concur with the other branch and that
this most unjust proposition to force
the public to pay the taxes of fat cor
porations will utterly fail. The defeat
of the measure in the House is due, in
part, to the earnest efforts OF Hon. b.
Eggieston of the I'd district of Ohio.
Committee on Claims has concluded
the investigation as to the awards for
the capture of Booth and a report IS
expected tomorrow.
Nearly $4,000 worth of cotton was
destroyed by fired this morning in the
upper stoT rs of u storehouse on Stone
street. The cotton was owned by Wall
& Pinckney, who were insured for
$50, 900. .,
Specials to the evening papers say it
is confidently stated that First Assist
ant Postmaster General Randall will
in a few weeks succeed Secretary Har-
Ian, in the Interior Department.
The new army bill ust reported to
the Senate provides for organizing 10
regiments of infantry, five less than
the House bill provides for, and five
regiments of veteran reserves and o.
colored troops.
cotton frauds is to be had in the House.
They are estimated at Sl0O,OOO,O 900, ex-
elusive of an immense amount of other
stealings.
pointed naval officer at New York,
From south America.
NEW York, June 29.-The Herald's
Rio Janeiro correspondent gives the
details of the battle at Eslara Bellaio,
between the Paraguayans and the al