The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
From the Pitttburg COmmercial.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. p.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.

From the Pitttburg COmmerciall
WASHINGTON, Feb. p.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
The House Judiciary committee to-
day agreed to report bill establishing
eight hours as a days labor in all Gov
ernment forts, shops, Navy Yards, etc.
THE VIENNA MISSION.
As the Senate will refuse to confirm
Mr.. Cowan as Minister to Vienna, it Is
understood that the President has ten
dered the position informally to Post
master General Randall.
FRANK SENATOR.
Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee, presented
the resolution Of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture calling upon him to resign. He
deemed it proper that he should say that
he should not obey the instructions, and
he should give his reasons at future
time.
THE RECONSTRUCTION VETO.
The President has completed the
greater part of his message vetoing the
Military Reconstruction bill, but will
be hardly able to send it in before We'd
nesday. Ii was asserted at the Capitol
today that the President would pocket
the bill, but inquiry tonight shows
that there is no truth in the report.
EvADISG THE CUSTOMS.
Mr.. Chandler got the floor at one
O'Clock, and kept the Senate busy dur
ing the remainder of the day with bills
from the committee on Commerce. A
bill was passed regulating the dispOsi-
tions of the proceeds of fines and for
FIXTURES for violations of the custom
laws. 1t gives one-half to the Govern
ment, one-quarter to the informant and
one quarter to the officer seizing the
goods for which an evasion of the rev.
enue laws is attempted.
IMPORTANT FINANCIAL BILL.
Mr.. Sherman introduced an important
financial bill, stating when he did so
that he should not call it up for action
before the next session. But he wished
it printed, and 50 circulated as to get
the opinion of the people upon it. 1t
provides for the consolidation OF the
National Debt in six per cent. bonds,
payable principal and interest in coin,
taxable on the principal not to exceed
one per cent. per annum. 1t is, in tact,
the funding bill which was defeated at
the last session. That provided for five
per cent. bonds exempt from taxation;
this is for six per cent. bonds, one per
cent. of which may be taxed OIL.
THE TAX BILL PASSED.
The House to-day finally passed the
amendatory tax bill. The license tax
on distilleries was fixed at five hundred
dollars, instead of one hundred as at
present. The gas tax was passed so as
to compel the companies and not the
consumers to pay the tax after April
next. The important tax on cigars,
cheroots and cigarettes was fixed at a
specific tax of five dollars per thousand
on all kinds. The ad valorem rate is
abolished, and it is simply to be spe-
cific tax of the rate named in future.
The House refused to sustain the com.
mittee in abolshing the cotton tax, by
q vote of 65 to %, and retained it as in
the present law now in force. The in
come tax was agreed upon at the uni
form rate of per cent, with one thou
sand dollars exempt.
GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The first municipal election under the
District suffrage act, took place IN
Georgetown to-day, and resulted in.the
election of the candidate for Mayor
nominated by the negroes. There is, as
a consequence, great rejoicing among
the latter. The Democrats carried both
branches of the City Councils. The
registry shows 97l negroes and l,35O
whites. At 8 o'clock the polls opened,
and rush of voters, without distinc-
ton of color, commenced. The votes
of several colored men were rejected
because they conld not be identified,
and few on the ground of minority.
This action of the Judges delayed the
colored voters somewhat, requiring
them to make oath as to identity and
age. Great exertion was made by each
party to bring voters to the polls during
the entire day. There was less of
drunkenness and disorder than usual
upon the streets.
Charles d. Welch, radical, was cleo
ted, by majority of ninety-six votes,
over Henry Addison, present Mayor,
who was the conservative white mans
candidate. The larger number of che
Councilmen OH the Addison ticket were
electpd