The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-22
WASHINGTON.


Matters at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The
President to-day sent to the House OF
Representatives the reports Of the Sec
retary of State and the Secretary of the
Navy in answer to Mr.. Banks resolu-
ton Of inquiry in regard to certain
measures with reference to the Spanish
West Indies.
John A. Place was nominated in the
Senate to-day as Assessor Of Internal
Revenue for the Twenty-third District
of New York.
Leave of absence until July, 1871,
with permission to 60 beyond the sea,
is granted to Second Lieut.. James A.
Washam, Fourth Cavalry, and his
resignation accepted, to take effect on
same date.
Captain E. B. Beaumont, Fourth
Cavalry, Recruiting Officer at Phila-
delphia, has been appointed to act as
inspector of certain unservlceable ordl-
nance there at the recruiting rendezvous
of First Lieut.. D. T. Wells, Eighth
Infantry, at Philadelphia.
The President to-day approved the
following bills: An act for the construc-
ton of the public buildings at Chicago; /;
an act making an appropriation for the
expenses incurred during the construc-
ton of articles XII and XVII OF the
treaty Of Washington inclusive; an act
making an appropriation for expenses
that may be incurred during the con.
struction OF article / to XIX inclusive
OF the treaty of Washington.
There is a well founded rumor here
that through the representations of the
Spanish Minister certain high infuen-
ces have been brought to bear on the
House committee on Foreign Affairs to
induce the presentation into the House
of bill forever disfranchising from all
rights of American citizenship any
American resident in foreign countries
who owns property in slaves. All such
American residents, in order to retain
their rights of American citizenship,
will be required to reliuquish such slave
property without receiving any eompen-
sation therefrom. Such law in effect
would beggar a large number Of Ameri-
can residents in Cuba, and remove near
ly all the cause of complaint now exist.
ing between the United States and
Spain on account Of the want OF protec.
ton to the property Of American resi-,
dents in that island.
The following was received at the
navy yard this morning:
U. S. FLAGSHIP LANCASTER,
PoRr OF RIO JANEIRo,
November "a, 1871.
To Hon. George Robson, Secretary Of The
Navy:
SrR:-I have the pleasure to inclose
herewith draft for sixty pounds ster-
ling contributed by the Commander-in.
Chief, officers and crew OF the United
States flagship Lancaster towards the
relief of the sufferers by the late fire in
Chicago. Very respectfully, YOUR obe-
dient servant,
J. w. A. NICHOLSON,
Captain Commanding
Secretary Robeson will at once for
ward the amonnt to Representative Far
we'll to be forwarded to the proper
authorities i'll Chicago.
The committee on Investigation and
Retrenchment will meet in New York
on the Sd day OF January next to cam
mence their examination at that point.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isabella
Beecher Elizabeth S. Bladen, Olympia
Brown, Susan B. Anthony and jose
phine S. Griffith have united in me-
mortal, presented by Senator Trumbull
to-day to the committee on the Judiciary,
asking for the enactment OF law giving
female suffrage and asking that they
may be permitted in person and in
behalf OF thousands OF other women
who are petitioning Congress to the
same effect, to be heard upon this me-
mortal before the Senate and House at
an early day Of the present session.
Senator Kellogg introduced a bill in
the Senate today relating to proposals
and contracts for the transportation Of
mails, etc., which was referred to the
committee on Postoffices. The bill
makes il q misdemeanor for any one
refusing to enter into and perform a
contract after receiving the award
therefor, and declares that no bidders
shall be released from obligation
under his bid, even after an award is
made to lower bidder till the contract
is duly signed by the latter. 1t also
provides that the Postmaster General
may reject bids. for mail service which
appear upon investigation to be fraudu-
lent or fictitious.
w. J. Davis has been appointed As
SCISSOR OF the First District OF Missis'
sippi, Clarke Certre Collector Of the
Ninth Ohio District, and John A. Place
Assessor OF the Twenty-secoud District
Of New York.
Prominent State officers just from
South Carolina say the impeachment OF
Governor Scott is now beyond question,
as the public Indignation there now ia
too great for the Legislature TO stand
out against.
The Free Trade League, which is
now in session in this city, is perfecting
scheme looking to a general reduction
| Of the tariff and the placing Of various ar
ticles, such as coal and salt, on the free
list.
The Spanish Minister has notified
the President that the Spanish Govern
ment has abolished the discriminating
duties heretofore imposed on mercban-
disc imported from all other countries
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