The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-23
WASHINGTON.
Preparing for Congress.

SFounus aDOuI tDe Capltdl nave alSC
been extended and improved. A new
carpet, costing nearly $1,000, supple!
the place of the old one on the Senat,
Chamber floor. which cost about Sl0Ot
more, and throughout the building
workmen have been engaged for severa
weeks making ready for the coming ses
sion.
The Additional Currency and Gold
BANKS.
Under the provisions of an act of Con
gress which was passed last July it i:
ascertained at the Treasury that OF
$54 100000 allowed to the West and
South with $25, coo, 900 contingent, there
has thus far been but $1,000, 900 called
for. 1t is also apparent that thus ial
only two gold banks are now in success
ful operation-one in Boston and one
in San Francisco.
The Trial Of the Dcraultiug Naval
fayniaster Lockwood Concluded.
The trial OF the de!aulting naval pay.
masters is still going forward here
The case OF Lockwood, whose accounts
are short about $4,000, was concluded
on Saturday, and records Of the court
were sent to the Navy Department yes.
terday. This is the most glaring case
OF systematic fraud OF any OF the eight
brought before the court,
as the returns were lalslGcd in Lock.
woods own handwriting, extending
over long period. There is no doubt
that lie will be sent to the penitcntilfy.
1t is thought that all the sentences Will
be promulgated by the Secretary OF the
Navy at the same time, after the trials
are concluded.
The Annual Reports.
Among the reports finished and
ready to be presented to Congress are
those of Secretary Of the Interior which
was placed in the hands of the Presi.
dent before Coxs retirement. The
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
United States Treasurer, Commissioners
of Patents, Pensions, Indian Affairs,
General Land Officers, Auditors, and
ComPtrollerS, Secretary OF the Treasury.
Secretary of the Navy, Secretary OF
War, and Postmaster General are still
engaged on their reports. The report OF
Delano, as Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue, is unusually short. llemakes
Il lew recommendatlons. The Post
Nenc'aI VIII ue'o'e hluch space
to the mail steamship question and will
recommend the introduction OF penny
Postai TarGS SliI'liaI ~ 'loSe no" III III use
Jarn,e ,nmnb snoco - tIIo srI,;oo,nf ,Ta
franking privilege bat in January he
will send a srecial communication to
Congress having special reference to
that question.
Bu,Ier.s Visit.
New yopr Novemher oo The T,j-
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eral Butter Ieit last night Tor the East.
Lie lld'i AZ loilS NblllNANllNN Will 'GNNiN
.o.,. po,,.roII o,I o,Iol -, ,lo D.;
icnt, but saws that neither conversation
was on matters Of public interest. But
Ter denies that MS Fl:it TO washington
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toucbing the Alabama
Claims, and iutinates that the message
is already written.
rhc President Denies Treating
Sehnrz Colby.
The President in conversation yes
to-day referred 70 the rcport that he
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MS arrival IN washington last week.
anu 'Il"' ne mas ,T, 1yeh more more 'r't""H
Io"4fuS DI"Nt' nc ireS'1'hl re- re-
lnarhed that 'He S'oi! was eh"ie'!
without lo"nd'uoh' Vh 'he Gay tI'"'
Senator HchuZ Gai,ca the IFtS'de"'
was engaged ana d'clined 10 see near!
every one Dr"ke' VINO came 'le S''l.e s'.l.
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il Is true that Vaughan was appointed
Secretary OF Utah upon the recomm'n-
dauon OF the entire Republican delega-
ton from Alabama, tney insist that II
was uH"e'stoou 'i,at the lhocrst'hG"I !
was not iot any o'hTr post or Ln'l"ue'
ms PIon,o''o' ~ ~ ,si'S".e ""' '"' ,L. :.
a"r ,arr;torr !" "TT Th"y dacIare thot ToUrhon's U
voutb and inexperience in public affairs
would seem to have precluded his aP-
Polntment' IL Is charsen Una. ne ,. mas
n"n ,hot b,s nro,,pi;on ras f,,,iv nnjsr-
stood at Washington prior to his accep-
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