The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The Election
Committee has directed that Clark, Re.
publican, and Herndon, Democrat, arc
entitled to be sworn as members from
Texas, pending any contest for their seats.
The Senate today confirmed Arthur us
Collector of New York and Douglass us
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
The House Committee on Banks and
Currency today talked over the subject
of tho resumption Of specie payments.
1t Is not probable that any definite action
will be taken on the subject by tho entire
committee until after the holidays.
The Senate today confirmed tho fol.
lowing nominations: JnO, W. Douglass,
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue Col.
leCtor Of Internal Revenue, Robert g..
Hutton, for the Fifth District tof Michi.
gan. Assessors Of Internal Revenue, She.
lah Waters; Third District Of TCnnes.
see; VIM. L. Warning, New Mexico;
Charles T. Harrison, for the Sixth Dis.
triCt Of Ohio. Collector Of Customs,
Chester L. Arthur, New York. George
Bancroft, Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
lister PlenipOtentary to the German En-.
pre-; Thomas H. K. Smith, Surveyor of
Customs, Omaha, Neb Indian Agents
J. $. Armstrong, New Mexicoi Jos.
Webster Santee, Sioux agency; George
J. Belts, for Michigan; D. r. Risley, for
Upper Plato agency; Barclay White, OF
New Jersey, Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs for Northern SupCrintcndGncy /:
W. D, Hughes, Clerk of Assay Office,
Boise City; q. A. Martin, AsSayer for
Boise City; Il, p, Andrews, Meter and
RefnGr at Carson City; ]. L. Routh, of
Illinois, Second Assistant Postmaster
General. POstmHsters-O. s. Letchen,
Bryan, Ohio; Albert Towlcs, Beatrice,
Nebraska VIM, K. D. johnson, LeAven-
WORTH Kansas.
The reports made at q meeting Of the
managers Of the National Asylum for
disabled soldiers, show that over four
thousand vGtrans arc now cared tor, and
new men coming In at the rate Of one
hundred per week, and will soon tax the
asylums to their utmost capacity. A
large amount Of detail business was done
by the Board.
Tho Executive Committee of tho Ma.
tOnal Steamboatmen's Convention, as.
semblcd In this city for the purpose Of
taking preliminary, steps TO revise the
existing steamboat laws which have
proven so burdensome to tic owners of
all classes Of steam vessels The commit.
tee Of which ThOs. Sherlock, Of CinCin.
natl, Is Chairman, and Capt. b. s. Os.
borne, OF New York, Secretary, met at II
O'clock. II was ascertained that twenty.
four States was to be represented. A
draft prepared by the subcommittee at
Pittsburgh, November. 9lst, was presented
to Congress- yesterday by Gen. NeglGy.
The Committee find the Congressman
arc generally in favor Of the desired
change in the laws. ."
The Republican Senators held CAUCUS
this afternoon on tho subject of the revi.
val of the committee on retrcnchmcnt and
civil service reform. The debate was
FREQ and unConstrained both In national
and party view. The question wds not
disposed Of entire.
The expense of the census was $3t2S7,-
600. Ir''
The Committee on Foreign Affairs wont
act on Gen. Banks bill to carry into effect
that part Of the treaty Of Washington re.
lative to the fisheries until after the Holi.
days, but an effort will be made previous.
lyt pass an appropriation Of a quarter
million dollars for the expenses Of the Tri.
bunal arbitrations at Geneva.
Delegate Hooper returns 10 Utah next
week. lie fayors the formation Of a
State Constitution acceptable 10 Congress
as a preliminary action Of that body for
the admission Of that Utah.
The annual report Of the statistical
bureau shows the value Of imports for
direct consumption, for the year ending
June 80, to be $970,9G7,02j; withdrawn
from warehouse $l99,G3O,031; free Of
duty $50 ,162, AGO; additional and ditcrimi.
mating duties $4Gl ,009-total $jl9,750,.
5ls; duty thereon $S0,244,0G7.