The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-16
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WASHINGTON.
plEAsANroN srrns UP A HORNETS
WAsHpINaToN, Jan. IA.

PLEASANT0N BTTRS UP HORNETS
NEST,
Of. ..-rn WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
Considerable feeling exists among
newspaper men here at the rule establish
cd, In regard to them, by the new Com.
missioner of Internal Revenue. He has
placed a bulletin board In one OF the ante.
rooms Of his office, upon which Is posted
such news as he thinks tho press Is enti.
tied to, or the public interested in, instead
Of allowing each reporter or correspond
ent TO procure such matter as may be
needed for his particular locality. Mem
bers Of press are naturally Indignant
Delmar also tried tho common trough
business upon his advent In the Statistical
Bureau, but 1t did not last. u.
THE FGour IN THE SENATE OVER PORTER.
The Senate which went into executive
session yesterday soon after one o'clock,
for tho purpose Of taking up the nomina-
tion OF Admiral Porter, did not adjourn
until after four. The opponents Of the
Admiral, although in the minority, man.
aged to keep up debate long after his
! friends were ready to take the vote.
There were violent assaults made upon
him by Mr.. Spencer Of Alabama, Mr.. Ed
munds ot Vermont and others, but the
Admiral carried all the heavy guns, such
as Messrs. Morton, Sumner, Nye, Fenton,
Conkllng, Cameron. and Sherman, and
when the vote was taken the opposition
could only foot up 0. The vote stood,
yeas 81, nays o. Last evening q large
humber Of the Admirafs friends called
upon him at his residence for the purpose
Of congratulating him upon his success.
The nomination OF Rear Admiral
Rowan to be Vice Admiral was not taken
up.ta og' .HlutiIg I'gl Bsal lT
COMPOSITION OF TIE 8. D. COMMISSION.
The San Domingo Commission Is now
complete, with Wade as Chairman Of the
Commission. Prot. White, Of Cornell
University, and DR.. Howe, Of Boston, arc
the other members. DR.. Howe was ID.
formed by telegraph OF his appointment.
He was directed, In case OF acceptance,
TO repair to New York In time TO sail on
Tuesday. II Is understood he has since
| informed the President Of his acceptance.
Hon. Allan G. Burton, Of Kentucky, ap-
pointed Secretary instead Of Gen. Siegel,
has accepted. He was formerly o. s.
Minister 10 Bolivia, and is q gentleman d
high attainments. Owing to the delay in
forming the Commission, the expedition
will not sail until Tuesday. - .ooll', ny
The Commission, as now formed, Is
generally spoken Of here with favor, and
In view of the fact TINT the President has
never met any Of the gentlemen appoint
ed, except Wade, II Is conceded lie has
acted with the single purpose Of having
the resolutions OF Congress carried out In
good faith. DR.. Samuel G. Howe Is d well
known philanthropist, now at the head OF
the Massachusetts, State Asylum for the
Blind and Deaf and Dumb.
An Executive order was Issued to-day
consolidating the 1st and I'd Ohio colleo-
ton districts. The district, as now con-
stituted, will be hereafter known and des.
ignated as the 1st District r., B, Pullman
Is retained as Collector, and Lewis Welt
zel has been mad6 Assessor, Of the 1st
Consolidated District .s ts.a. "a. d