The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-13
WASHINGTON.
Senate Proceedings.

Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May l2.-The Senate
met at noon today and Immediately
went into secret session. A great row
was raised about the proceedings Of the
day before yesterday getting into the
papers, and Senators Morton and Cam
eron were quite violent in their asper-
sions on their brother Senators for leak
ing and giving newspaper men the sub
stance OF the proceedings OF the secret
session. A long discussion ensued, end
ing by the appointment OF an investl.
eating committee, with power to send
for the persons and papers to investi-
gate as to what Senators had given
them the information. The conse-
quence is that the Senators are as close
mouthed as oysters, but from the best
information that can be obtained the
committee is supposed consist of Messrs.
Carpenter, Coukling, Trumbull, Thur
man and Davis. The committee on
Foreign Affairs not being ready to re-
port on the treaty, the Senate then ad-
journed until Monday next During
the session the nomination Of Maxwell
Woodruff as Assistant Secretary Of Lee
CATION at London was confirmed.
The Superintendency OF Public
Buildings.
The removal of Gen. Michier from
the Superintendency OF Public Build
iugs and Grounds, and the appointment
of Gen. o. S. Babcock to the position, is
fully approved by the majority OF
the people ia this territory. Gen.
Babcock is competent officer, and
thorough business man, and has a
great deal of taste. He will undoubted-
ly hurry up many necessary improve
ments controlled by his department.
Commissioner Pleasanton
Is expected back here on Sunday. He
will resume his duties on Monday.
Naval Academy Visiting Board.
Vice Admiral Stephen D. Rowan,
Commodore J. J. Olney, Medical In
Inspector MCown, Pay Inspector Gil
more and Chief Engineer HILBERT have
been appointed on the part of the navy
as Visiting Board to the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis.
The Premature Publication OF the
Treaty.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the premature publication of the
treaty of Washington will hold their
session tomorrow. Mr.. White, the
correspondent Of the Tribune, will be
examined, and it is understood that
number OF other correspondents will be
summoned. 1t is also understood that
this committee is authorized to invest-
gate the general leak Of the executive
proceedings.
Assaulted.
Hon. D. w. Voorhees, was assaulted
this evening by an inebriated individual,
but fortunately escaped uninjured.
Treasury Balsnces.
The following are the Treasury bal
ances at the close Of business to-day:
Currency, $9,6l7,000; coin, $99,237,-
600 of which sl9, 9,S77, 900 were coin GER
tificates.
Pension Regulations.
The Second Comptroller of the Treas
ury has instructed the Third and Fourth
Auditors that the practice of some ex-
amining surgeons has no warrant in
law or regulation, that is to say when
invalid present themselves for biennial
examination, as required by law, the
certificate of disability is sometimes
given to date from and after certain
date. In future credits will be allowed
to pension agents for payments made IN
conformity to the act OF March 8, lSos'
but payments based upon the prospec'
tive reduction Of pensions will not be
recognized by the accounting othcers,
unless such conditional reduction be
presented with the approval OF the
Commissioner of Pensions.
Vessels 70 be Fitted Out.
The Iroquis, now lying at Phlladel-
phia, and the Wyoming, at Ports
mouth, n. H., have been ordered to be
fitted out for sea imme ediately.
Invitation nAecepted-LincolnS Statue
Colonel VIM. McMiehael, Of Phila-
delphia, Solicitor Of Internal Revenue,
has been rendered and has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Grafton at the
unveiliug of Rodgers statue of Lincoln,
which is to be placed in Fairmopt Park,
Philadelphia, some time during the
coming summer or fall
An Order Not Sustained.
The Attorney General decides that
the order of General Pleasanton stating
that the act Of July IA, 1870, did not
authorize the collection of income or
dividend tax during the last five. months
of 1870 is not sustained by the meaning
of the law. On this decision the Treas
ury Department will refuse to fund the
tax collected but ordered to be abated
lby the Commissioner.