The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-11

expects some reduction. This deClara.
tion leads to the conclusion that he will
assent 10 any measure Of q reasonable
character that is passed by Congress.
TIE SALE OF APPOINTMENTS
evidence taken before the House Com.
mittce to-day, relative TO the sale, by
members of the last and present House,
Of the appointment Of Caletst TO the mill.
tary and naval academy, was very posi-
tive and to the point. The committee de-
cline to furnish details, but the testimony
already given, together with that to come,
will show that half dozen of the cadet
ships have been sold. 1t is due to SAy
that the carpet.bag members have made
the bargains and sales. The most fragrant
CaSeS were In the last Congress-
New TAX BILL.-Thc Ways and Means
Committee discussed the now tax bill to.
day. While no decisive result has been
reached. the prospect Is fair that the desire
of the Kentucky distillcrs for u change OF
the time for whisky to remain in bend
will bc granted. The committee arc also
disposed to reduce the income tux.
TnE CENSUS BILL-Af(er more than
seven months spent in pCrfeCting the cen
sus bill, involving very large expense,
the Senate today defeated 1t by the vote
of4G too. This is an end probably to
oil legislation on the subject, as 1t Is too
late now to perfect Il new bill. The re-
suit Is that the census for 1870 will be
taken under the net of1960. The old law
was drawn uD by Senators Webster and
Benton, md II has been proved by practi-
cal men 10 he the best that has yet been
DEVISED u hn. .''.' l|'F!
MIssEsIPPI.-Thc Judiciary Committee
of the Senate today agreed to strike out
of the House bill all the conditions in-
posed Oh the admission Of Mississippi,
thus leaving the bill simply providing for
the admission of the State unconditional
". This rCnews in the Senate the old
fight that took place on the Virginia bill,
and is likely to delay the admission Of the
Suite. Y..F,. ".
JESSE GRANT REAPPoINTED POsTMAs-
TER.-ThC Presidents nomination 10 the
Senate to-day Of lis own father, Jesse r.
Grant, 10 be Postmaster at CovingtOn,
KY, created a great deal Of amusement at
the Capitol. Grant. sCn., was first ap-
pointed by President johnson, but as his
commission was about to expire his son
reappointcd him.
DISSATISFACTION AMONG ARMY Off
CERs.-The War Department order re-
licving 80 many officers from their posts
hAS met with much discomfort in army
circles, and rumOrs Of resignation ar0
heard Of several prominent officials
QuartGrmaStcrS estimate that the cost Of
transportation in pursuance Of this order
and expenses Of mileage will reach over
$lO0,0OO.
POSTMASTER AT COLUMBUs.-The Prcsi-
dent nominated, today, James N. Comfy,
editor Ohio STATE journal, to he Postmaster
ut Columbus, Ohio. .IutlAs Woods, the
incumbent, was supported by Secretary
Cox, Judge Swayne and x.GovGrnOr Den
niSOn, hut the Administration decided that
the State .Iovrnat must have some patron.
nagc.
SENATOR MoRTON'S SpEECIL-The long
anticipated speech Of Senator Morton in
behalf Of the insurgcnt cause III Cuba
came off to-day, hut did not attract much
attention, for all interest In the question
seems quite abandoned ina well rs out Of
Congress. There was no action taken on
the bill on which the speech was based,
GEonGrA.-The Bryan Republicans, rs
they arc called, appeared before the Judi.
ciary Committee Ofthe Senate to-day and
opposed the admission Of Georgia under
the Legislature rs re.Orgnized. They
claimed TINT the act of Congress for the
reconstruction Of the State had been plain.
~ violated, and that General Terry had
gone outside OF all the reconstruction acts
IN establishing Board Of Officers 10
judge oftiIG qualifications Of members Of
the Legislature, unl had seated minority
candidates where the majority ones had
hcrn thrown out.