The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
From the Pittsburg Commercial.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb, %, 1857.

| WASHINGTON, ~. u, feD, 20, 1904.
RUSSIAN GIFTS.
In the Senate to-day q joint resolu-
| tant Secretary of tlfe Navy, and the
officers of the American war vessels
Miantonomah and Augusta, now i'll
Russia, to accept presents from the En-
peror of Russia, and import them free
of duty. One of the gifts to Mr.. Fox is
said to be snuff box, the duty on the
diamonds on which would be fonr thou
sand dollars. The principal items are
valuable books.
NEW CABINET.
Hon. John B. Haskins, of New York,
had an interview with the President
tonight, and feels confident as the re-
suit of his conversation, that an early
change in the Cabinet will be made. He
thinks the new Cabinet will stand as
follows: Secretary of State, Charles +.
Adams; Secretary of Treasury, Hugh
McCulioch; Secretary of,War, General
Meade; Secretary of the Navy, Admiral
Farragut; Secretary of the Interior,
William Aiken; Attorney General, Alex
ander II. Stevens; Postmaster General,
Horace Greeley.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The House this evening concurred in
the Senate's request for Conference
Committee OH the bankrupt bill, and
there is, therefore, very fair prospect
that this important measure will yet
become q law. A test vote to lay 1T on
the table was lost by ten majority.
BUREAU OF EDUCATION.
The bill for the establishment of q
Department of Education, the points OF
which were published few days ago in
these dispatches, was passed, but Mr.
Buckalew subsequently entered q mo-
tion to reconsider.
Personal EXPLANATIONS.
When the miscellaneous appropria-
ton bill came up, few Senators took
occasion to enter plea in abatement
of the Incorporate and indecorous de-
bate of last night. Mr.. Sherman led
of in vain attempt to gloss lover the
personalities between himself and MIR.
Sumner. He said the reports in the
morning papers were incorrect, be-
cause, although they gave what passed
between him and Mr.. Sumner while UNI
der the excitement of debate, they
omitted to mention that Mr.. Sumner
afterwards said he meant nothing
personal to him in saying that
he came into the Senate to attempt to
cover up crime. The naked truth OF
the thing is, that Mr.. Sumner charged
Mr.. Sherman with attempting to cover
MP crime, and also with assisting to
keep rebels in office. Mr.. Sherman
arose in great passion, and said this
language was false, ungentlemanly and
unparliamentary. About half an hour
after, Mr.. Sumner mildly disclaimed
any intention of personal allusion when
he spoke of Mr.. Sherman as covering up
crime, and this morning the usual
amount of backing water had to be
done, for the whole debate looked very
discreditable in the daily papers.
Mr.. Chandler tried to apologize for
his Incorporate remarks also. He com
menced in roundabout way to tell
why he had spoken so harshly and in
sultingly of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. This, however, was unnecessary,
for the reason was quite apparent last
night. He did not finish his speech,
having yielded to pressing request
not to consume the valuable time OF
the Senate ut this stage in personal ex-
plantations. In what he did say he al
iuded to Mr.. Voorhees, as secret agent
for the Treasury Department, for which
he was overhauled by Mr.. Hendricks,
who flatly denied the assertion. ~.