The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-24
WASHINGTON.
Rumored Duel between SpraEue and
Abbott.
Eight Hour Decision.
Decision Respecting Cancellation of
Stamps.

Decision Respecting Cancellation OF
WASHINGTON, April %.
The Senate last night confirmed the
following nominations: Enoch Heag,
to be Superintendent OF Indian Affairs
for the Central Superintency.
The vote confirming J. s. Carlile as
Minister to Stockholm, after a long de-
bate, was reconsidered, but no final
action was taken.
A report prevailed to-day that Abbott
and Sprague left this city this morning
to settle their difficulties, but this is un-
true, both gentlemen being still in
Washington. No correspondence what.
ever has passed,
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has approved the applica-
for the purchase of lands within its
boundaries, This is the first case un-
der the new law giving the right to
towns to so purchase mineral lands.
Attorney General Hoar sent to Secre
tary Borle, this afternoon, an opinion
as to the constitutIOnality of the eight
hour law, saying that he saw no reason
to differ from the opinion rendered by
Ex-Attorney General Evarts. In ac-
cordance with this Secretary Borie has
issued a circular letter to the heads of
the various Navy Yards, saying, that
while the Navy Department has not a
right to compel mechanics and laborers
to work more than eight hours, yet it
has a right to employ them to labor ten
hours and pay them pro rata for such
extra work.
Commander Robert w. Scho6eld has
been ordered to hold himself in reAdi'
ness TO take command of the Mianto-
nOnah.
James N. Davis, fourth class clerk
81, n - e.,
Secretary to Messrs. Chase, Fessenden
and McCulloch, was removed from Of
flee this morning.
Secretary Boutwell, leaves Washing
ton tonight on short visit TO Boston.
Commissioner Delano has decided
with regard to affiXing and cancelling
Internal Revenue Stamps in all cases
where an adhesive stamp shall here
after be used, except as may be other
wise provided. The person making and
delivering or giving instrument. matter
or thing TO be taxed, shall afiX the
stamp so that the entire surface OF each
stamp shall be exposed to view and
shall cancel the same by writing with
ink upon each stamp or by some
mechanical means, as the Commission
er may thereafter require In order that
such cancelled stamp cannot again be
used. Cancellation of stamps for spirits
and tobacco will remain as heretofore.
The Commissioner calls the attention OF
officers to the provision in the act i'm
posing fine ana punishment for using
adhesive stamps which have already
been used.
Senator Wilson has addressed let
ter the Secretary of War, dissenting
from the official construction placed
upon the eight hour law. The letter
will probably be published.
The Commissioner of Indian affairs,
Parker, will enter upon his duties next
Monday.
The troubles in the Congregational
Church have been amicably arranged,
DR.. Baynton and about 125 members
have taken a letter to the new Peo-
ple's Church, with free seats, of which
the Doctor will be pastor, others re-
main at the present church building
with Gen. Howard.
President Grant was visited to-day
by q large number of Senators and
others. Among them was a son of
Brigham Young and his wife, one of
wives and Mrs. Little,
all of Utah. Besides these a delega-
ton of German veteran Union soldiers
called TO pay their respects and present
him with q card of Invitation to Flag
Festival, on the 18th of May. A dele
CATION of Indians also called and were
admitted to an Interview. A delega-
tlon of colored men from Alexandria,
were at the Executive Mansion, and
will probably have an interview with
the President Tomorrow.