The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-06
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, May 5.
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he will be allowed a largo discretion in
all matters that may come before him,
the instructions relative to the Alabama
claims are known to be based on Sena.
tor Summers speech, which seems t.
have been made our ultimatum. Mr.
Motley is directed to be in no hurry
but await a favorable opportunity fol
opening negotiations on the subject.
A.. Resccrans' BEesange.
The government has given Minister
Rosecraus' messenger, DR.. Burke, no en-
couragement whatever, as it has been
ascertained from authoritative sources
that the -Juarez Government does not
countenance the propositions relative
to the sale of Mexican territory.
Drafts on she Contingent Fund.
The various committees and sub-com-
nittees of the House charged with sum-
mer work, have made the following
drafts on the contingent fund; Schenck,
for Ways and Means Committee, slO,OOO;
Paine, Committee on Elections, S5OOO,
Bingham, Judiciary, for the Busted
case, $4,000; Lynch, to investigate the
causes of the decline in American ship
building, $1,000; Banks, Foreign Affairs,
$1,000; Garfield, subcommittee on Cen
sus, $4,000, or in all $4,000, leaving
$1,000 to the credit of the contingent
fund. In connection with the money
drawn by Mr.. Banks, Mr.. Judd wrote
him that he saw no necessity for the
use of this money, and he wished it I'M
derstood that he did not desire to be
responsible for it.
The Darien Canal Treaty.
IL is learned, both, by private and
official letters received here, that the
upper house of the BOgota Congress
SEINE time ago rejected the Darien ship
canal treaty by l6 to 3, on the ground
that il was very prejudicial to their
country, and wholly in the interest OF
the United States. There was a good
deal said In the debate about proposals
which it was asserted England is ready
10 make. The lower house soon after
wards took up the matter and passed
favOrably upon the treaty, and its
friends at last advices were hopeful that
the upper house would reconsider its
action. 1t can be stated in this con-
nection that while the treaty was under
debate here last month, the argument
against it was that it seemed to be
wholly in the interest Of the government
of BOgots.
The Pacific Railroad.
Dispatches from Promontory Point
received yesterday say the locomotives
on the two roads are within mile OF
each other, with the rock cut, between
which will be excavated by Saturday
and the track united. Two hundred
passenger cars and thirty locomotives
are on the way from the East for the
California branch of the road.
Virginin Politics.
Governor Wells, of Virginia, has pre-
pared letter taking strong grounds
against the test oath provided by the
State Constitution. lie thinks the time
has come for the Republican party in the
South to take this position, and feels
confident that the Radical party in Vir-
ginia can win and control the State by
this course.
Virginia Politics.
Several gentlemen who participated
in the recent Conservative Convention
in Virginia, have arrived, and were at
the White House to-day for the purpose
of urging the President to indOrso the
action Of that Convention. They also
wish to got the President to fix as early
a day Us possible for holding their cleo
ton, The President did not indicate
what action he would take in the mat
ter, but said he would coufer with Gen
eral Candy, who no doubt understood
falIy the condition ot affairs in the
State, and who would advise him of the
time most acceptable 30 the majority
The President will not be drawn into
the support Of any of the political par
ties in that Stale. lie will allow them
TO work out their political future IN
their own way.
Wen Of Experience WnuIed.
The Secretary of the Interior and
Commissioners Of Patents have deter.
termined that no appointments of Prin'
Opal Examiners in the Patent Office
shall be made from persons outside the
Bureau, for the reason that some expe-
rience in routine work is necessary to
fit men for these positions, and for the
further reason that men who by long
service have fitted themselves ought to
be promoted. 1t is useless, therefore,
for office seekers to look after this class
of places.
Mexican News
Rear Admiral Hoff advises the Navy
Department, under date of Havana,
April 9th, on board the flag ship Con.
tocook, Of his arrival at that place on
the 26th of April, from short cruise
in the Gulf of Mexico. lilo reports po
htical matters in Cuba as exceedingly
guiet. A large expedition, supposed Il
have sailed from Yuca;on, consisting
of large steamer aud several sailing
vessels, attempted TO land men and
arms fm the Cubans on the soutt
side uf the Western Department
near Penair de Rio. The Spanish
Admiral had left Havana in his dag
ship, accompanied by several other YES
sells, in search of the party, but no new!
had been received from him. The trans
port having on board political prisoners
that left about q month ago, having put
into Porto Rico for repairs, the Captain
General of that Island has determined