The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-07

n ltepuDllCAn SenaUOTMl caucus III
morning appointed the following CON
mittec 10 report changes in the stRndin
committees Messrs. Buckingham, Saw
yer Pomeroy, Frelinghuysen and Ferry
The opinion prevails that the onl,
changes will be tho placing Of Morton a
Chairman OF the Foreign Relations Com
miLttce, and transferring Cameron to thl
Committee on Elections and Privileges
FIRE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
A defective iue in room in the Stat
Department building last evening Causc(
the fire to gain some headWay III the floor
ing, but II was eXtinguished withol
damage.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMETs.
The following are among the nOmina
tons sent to the Senate to-day: COllec
tors of Uustoms-F Frederick Drew, for tn
District OF Puget Sound; Geo. A. Edes
for Alaska; MlllArd Warner, Mobile
Chester A. Arthur, New York. Surveyor
Of Customs-IIenry X. Smith, Omaha
Assessors of Internal Revenue-Joseph
Coly, for Utah; Wm. l.. Warning, tOl
New Mexico; 9. Il. Harrison, for the 9th
District Of Ohio. Collectors Of lnterna
Rcvcnuc-A. King, for Nevada; Robert
q. Hutton, for the 9th District Of MiChi
igan; Irving Todd, for the I'd District o.
Minnesota. Appraisers OF Merchandise
e. l.. Fabora, Detroit; Thos. W. Ben
nett, Indiana; Governor Of Idaho. Marsh
Geddings, Michigan, Governor Of New
Mexico. Frederick Watts, Pennsylvania
Commissioner Of Agriculture. Geo. Ban.
croft, New York, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipOtenliary to the Ger.
man Empire. George W. Griffin, OF
Kentucky, at Copenhagen. Weston
Flint, of Missouri, at Chin Kiong; j. W,
Lucas, OF Illinois, at Tuntstall, England,
POstmasters-Wm. =. FOrsythe, Jefferson,
Wisconsin; $. Rexwinger, Clarksviller
Tennessee; A. 9. Vantim, Sandusky,
Ohio; j. d. Feate, ElkO, Nevada; A,
Towle, Beatrice, Nebraska 9. II. Taylor.
Bogeman, Montana; LemuGl Saveers, Tc.
Dumseh, Michigan; j. w. Patterson, Hum.
bOldt, Kansas; Mrs. X. Is. johnson, Leav.
Kansas; W. Welden, Iowa Falls,
Iowa; G. II. Newell, Glcnwood, Iowa; N.
A. Mccormick, Charlton, Iowa; A. H.
Phillips, KokomO, Indiana; d. W. Magec,
Peoria, illinois; A. q. Vandewater, Pana,
Illinois; f. N. McAlister, Champaign,
Illinois; +. 9. Pugh, Decatur, Illinois; D,
NJ, Simmons, Jacksonville, Illinois; Mrs
D. II. Smith, Stearlng, Illinois; q.
N. James, s. ClarksOn, Des MOines,
Iowa; G. Taylor, WinOna, Illinois The
senate In executive session, confirmed
he nomination Of Milton N. Reynolds,
'GCeiver of public moneys, Humboldt,
Kansas.
THE CATFISH WAR.
The Fish and CataCazy correspondence
Yas sent TO the Senate today It's quite
1Oluminous. A letter Of Mr.. Fish to Min.
sler Curtin, dated November, 1868, last,
tates that OH his arrival In Washington
JataCazy gave promise Of being n useful
md very acceptable minister and made an
agreeable impression. Soon, however, he
iegan to make himself very OillclOus and
in questions not appropriately
connected with his Legation and In those
,ending before Congress, impOrtuning
and Representatives, and resort.
ng To personal interviews and sOliCila.
ions unusual on the part OF representa-.
ives of other powers accredited this gov.
dislastciul md annoying 10
legislators thus indecOriOusly approached,
md tending to embarrGss tho free
course OF legislation on subjects with
espCCt to which bis interference was
obtained. lie did not hesitate To uso
he newspapers OF the country to inilu.
nee public opinion upon the questions
lendlnE before the Government, and In.
lulgBd in much license in his denunca!
ion Of measures and individuals. In his
he was even more severe and
and employed abusive and
language toward very many
persons, including several in public posi-.
ions and enjoying the respect and conf.
lenCG of the community. The impropri.
.ty Of the Foreign Minister thus attempt.
ng to influence and misdirect the public
,pinion 0i the country, must be admitted
o DO sufficient ground Tor his Ceasing 10
70 d proper agent between tho govern.
nent which he represents and that 10
which he Is accredited" The CORES.
)Ondence contains proofs showing the
ruth Of the statement OF the Secretary,
md other matters OF public interest
NATIONAL TOCACCo CONVENTION.
In the National Tobacco Convention
lcting- President Lorlng Palmer, Of New
York, read u carefully prepared address
recommending united efforts to reduce
he tax on home production, but recon.
the continuance Of the duty on
tobacco. On u motion to adopt
he recommendations contained In the
address a discussion arose, the cigar man.
interest present opposing
continuance Of the duty. Finally mo.
ion was adopted to receive both the ad.
lresses and to enter them on the record.
ID proceedings for further use.
Secretary Robeson to-day opened the
bids for the building Of floating iron
lock, intended for the repair Of naval
vessels. About half dozen bids were
'eCeived, all Of them being from the North
md West The Secretary has reserved
lis decision. All the bids but one were
Lbnve the appropriation. .a
Mt. Stevenson, Of Ohio, offered aresolu.
ion in the Ku.Kux Committee today for
he removal OF all disabilities and to ex.
end the time in which hdbeas corpus may
je suspended, and to make every Ku.Klux
Ind every member of my other treasona.
Die conspiracy responsible civily and
for the acts OF his fellow mem.
Iers. The resolution was laid over for
'urther consideration. .I '..--.
In the matter Of the claim OF W. T.
Clark and d. g. Giddings, of Texas, the
Committee on Elections to-day directed
counsel TO argue as TO whether the ceftiil.
,ateOi Gov. Davis Is primd .fdcLd evidence,
which entities either party to his seat un.
III n contest can be had. ...u
The total loss Of the Chicago national
banks by the fire Is $iO05,OO0, leaving
them with u capital unimpaired and a
surplus Of 81 100000 still available.