The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-09
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, December S.-The Com
mlttee on Ways and Means listened 10
arguments from the representative of the
tobacco interests, who presented Tesolu.
tons Of the Convention Just closed in
this city.
The letter from Secretary Fish sent to
Congress showing the payments made
from the contingent fund, includes an
item Of SIS, 900 on account Of the Amer.
iCan and British Joint High Commission;
and also m expenditure out of the secret
service fund, with the Presidents ap-
prevails. ...
The Congressional Ku.Klux Committee
examined several witnesses to-day.
A postal convention has been con-
Cluded with Ecuador, going into elect
Immediately, the letter postage to be 90
cents per half ounce. ,.-
The postal convention establishing and
regulating the exchange of correspond.
enCo between the United States and Den
mark has been concluded, and 1t will be
carried into effect on the first OF January
next. II provides Tor q direct exchange
OF closed mails by steamer between the
two countries and also by the Hamburg
and Bremen line, embracing letters, news.
papers, books, patterns, and samples OF
merchandise. The rate prepaid on letter
postage Is fixed ut cents per half ounce,
but unpaid or insuflciently paid letters to
be forwarded will be charged with unpaid
or deficient postage, in addition to which
fine Of cents will be collected on dc.
livery. rarr...- .r..
The Register Of the Treasury has iurn.
ished the Collector Of Customs at Chi
cago with a complete set OF books and
blanks for the reorganization Of tho ma.
rlne accounts Of his Office, also copy OI
the tonnage accounts OF that port, and u
complete list Of the vessels hailing from
Chicago, showing the date OF the last
document issued u each vessel.
Copies Of marine documents issued be.
fore the fire, will be furnished by the
Register upon acquisitions made by inter-
csted parties A committee Of experts
and GDgravers have been ut work Gxamin.
ing tie purchase ofTedC omcd and exchang-
cd bonds, with view to ascertain II any
spurious ISSUES are being redeemed by the
government, but they have not found any
such bonds. In pursuance to orders re.
CeiVCd, the upper portion Of each bond
containing the number and denomination
thereof, Is now retained In this office, tho
remainder being destroyed. -. ...r-e
Mr. Spencer Of Cincinnati, today
argued before the Committee on Ways
and Means, In lavor Of q tax of sixteen
cents on all kinds tobacco and snuIIs. Tho
resolutions Of the Tobacco Convention on
other subjects, were presented. Tonight
the members of the Convention partOOk
Oi u banquet. '.a
The President to-day sald to n prOmi.
nent member Of the Senate, that he was
almost certain Fish would remain in the
Cabinet, in accordance with his own
wishes, and those expressed In II note To
him signed "Mcmbers Of the Senate"
The American WomCn's Suffrage Con.
venton held It's session, this evening, ut
Masonic Hall. There was q large at.
tendance, including Senator and Repre-.
sentatives in Congress.
General George Il. Williams, recently
elected by the japanese government 10
organize an international Revenue De.
partmcnt for that cOpntry, will leave TO.
morrow for Japan.
Seth johnson, the treasury dclauller,
was arrested this afternoon.
Ne additional Irregularities have been
discovered In tho treasury,