The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-23
WAsHINGTON.
Congressmen Arriving.

gressmen are growing numerous in the
city and crowding the departments
with their hands full of accounts and
claims OF their constituents, which thew
insist on putting through as special,
thereby hindering current business.
Tho Ku.KIux.
In consequence of the accumulation
OF ku-Ksux matter the Attorney len.
eral will be unable to furnish his report
before the first week in January. He
stated in Cabinet meeting that he had
two thousand prisoners in South Caro-
lima alone, captured under the Ku-Klux
act, but that arrests would be more
limited hereafter.
The Sub committee recently ihvesti
eating in Georgia and Florida have
never made any recommendation to that
effect or intended that that they would
90 so. On the contrary the majority of
the members agreed that while there is
bad state of affairs existing in certain
sections Of these States, there is nothing
that warrants suspension Of the writ
Of habeas corpus.
The President will not declare mar
tial law in Georgia or Florida, on the
basis OF any information now in the
the hands of the Ku.Klux committee
or the Attorney General. Late iufor-
nation from these States mentions an
improved condition of affairs in all sec
tons. --.
Appointment.
Henry Crogers, formerly Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Ninteenth
Pennsylvania District, will be appointed
Second Deputy Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, vice General George T.
Williams, recently appointed Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue to the Japan
ese Empire.
The election TO decide the legality Of
the
Four Milton improvement Loan
of this city commenced this morning.
U to this hour everything goes quietly
and orderly. The indications are that
heavy vote will be polled and that the
loan will be carried by a large ma
jority.
The President is very much annoyed
at the persistency OF correspondents in
asserting that it is his intention to de-
clare martial law in Georgia and Flor
ida, and he authorizes an emphatic de-
NAL of the same.
Revenue Matters.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enoe to day gives modified statement
Of the paragraph sent yesterday rela-
tive to the cotton tare claims. He says
that only those claims which bear
marks of fraud on their face have been
suspended for further investigation,
while the majority of the claims now
pending will be promptly paid as soon
as possible.
Captain Guest has been detached
from the command OF the Brooklyn and
placed on waiting orders.
The President has appointed Thomas
J. Duvant as advocate on the part Of
the United States Government before
the Spanish Claims Commission.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
written letter concerning the
Carrying OF Coal OIL and Petroleum
on Passenger Vessels,
in which, after reference to the regula-
,ions relation thereto recently estab-
lished by the Board Of Supervising
Railroad Inspectors, he says that IN
considering the regulations the solicitor
of the Treasury expressed the opinion
that any violation thereof or of that
Dor ton of section four OF the Steamboat
act which authorizes the same, will
subject the owners Of vessels to the
penalties imposed by the act OF Con-
gress, but that no seizure of the article
uulawfully shipped can be made, al,
tn ough the vessel itself may be seized
and proceeded against. AS to the
question whether the mere marking of
the name of the article on the case,
without marking the degree at which
it will ignite, is sufficient. The rule
prescribes that petroleum shall be Sc
curely put up in metallic cases or ves-
sells, and carefully packed In boxes or
in iron bound casks or barrels, when
the casks or barrels are plainly marked
mon the heads thereof with the man
ntactnrars name, the name of the arti-
Gle and the degree of temperature
1Fabrenheit) at which the petroleum
.! ! will ignite, and such casks or barrels are
ls placed upon the outer edge OF the
W. v ttuards and decks. The act forblds the
n ) transportation Of coal oil in any form
Ioi5 5n board of a steamer, if carrying pas
10 ieDgers. ,o
pa The following is synopsis OF the
no Report OF ]. w. King,
7 Chief of the Bureau Of Engineers OF
the U. s. Navy. He says that all
ocsan steamers now under construction
in Europe are having new kind OF
machinery placed on board and many
sbips are having their machinery re-
moved and engined on the new system.
The same power is obtained py IL WIN
half the fuel that is required by the ola
tvne of machinery. He recommends
hat all vessels hereafter put afioat lot
the navy be supplied with machinery
Of the compound type and that the
marine engines stored in the Navy Yards
hs disposed of by sale or otherwise;
Some space is given to the necessity OF
n nronerly training young men for the
RioP. Corns The system adopted