The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-20
WASHINGTON.
,o,.re.s not 10 Adjourn Before Fri
day or Saturday.

Congress not TO adjourn Before Fri
day or Saturday.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-Gen. Banks
and other prominent Republicans ex
,yess the opinion that Congress will not
adjourn before Friday or Saturday:
The consideration OF the deficiency bill
!. rke'y 10 occupy all of to-day, to-
borrow and probably Friday.
Governor AlcOrn.
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi, Wis
rrJ Congress this morning. He was
the recipient of the usual honors. The
Governor proposes TO retain the Gov
r-3or,hip of Mississippi until Decem-
Ter r-x, in order to Use his influence 70
.ar-v the State for the Republican
yar,v. He expressed himself highly
r,ea,ei with the state affairs in MiSsis-
,.ppi and reiterates his statement that
,tr STATE authorities are fnlly compe-
,er,,o put down the Ku-kluS.
Legal Tender Case.
The arguments in the legal tender
.a>e closed at noon today. \ decision
va reserved.
Treasury Balances.
The Treasury balances to-day were :
rgr-ercv, Sq3>. 800: coin. $l0,194,000 ;
%, which $2jj6,jO0 were coin certif-
Gates.
Decision Oycrruled.
A. was anticipated in the dispatches
a few days ago the Secretary of the
Treasury and Comptroller have over
-rled the decision Of Attorney General
Noar regarding the subrogation Of the
government to the rights of insurers
when vessels were insured and lost in
the Government >eeyice, the claims
beng made under the act OF March Sd,
~ consequently it is held that the
government Is not liable to insurance
.0mpanies for the insurance paid to
oTne-- in such cases.
Premature.
Twas somewhat premature to state
-; Colonel Farquhar had been ap.
ro.n:ei Supervisor Of Internal Revenue
~ Indiana. He probably will be ap-
pointed q, Governor Morton's sugges
''n, tU; if the President goes away to
nigh; the appointment may be delayed
,ome tine.
Rega-iing the probabilities of r. g.
Co,wa success for the Supervisorship
o. uaio, il can snly be said that he was
strongly recommended for the place
All /; vas thought his appointment al
ne time was almost certain. He had
,i little hope for ultimate success.
yignette OF the President.
\ dne vignettee engraving of the
President, a; first intended for the cigar
lamp, VII be used on the interest
neck Tor the new loan.
For Europe.
Indications now are that the United
states steamer Wachusett, now fitting
oIt a, New York, will 60 TO Europe.
The vessel will be ready for sea about
'Gn~ lst She then goes to Norfolk
~ new propeller and then TO sea.
The New Loan.
Subscriptions TO the new loan to-day
amount to 100000.
Republican Vote against the ku
kluN Bill.
The following Republicans voted with
tie Democrats against the acceptance
o:;he conference committees report or
lie KuKlux bill: Messrs. Banks
Bingham. Blair OF Michigan, Conger
lanes, Farnsworth, Farrell. Finkle
.ra:6ei, Hale, Harvey OF Michigan
hswley. Hooper, McGunkins, locker
?s.onams, Hooker, Sheldon. Shoe
a.akrr, Smith, Speere, Strong. Towns
e1i OF Pennsylvania, Turner and vii
avis
ToG Give Grand Reception.
Earl De Gray gives a grand reception
N Saturday night at his residence t
,Ae members OF the Cabinet, Justice
II the Supreme Court, Senators, Repre-
,-n;atives, the Diplomacy Corps an,
lie elite OF Washington. Over fv
alnired invitations have been issued
THE COAL REGIONS.