The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-16
WASHINGTON.
The Indian Commission.
WASHINGTON, January /

The Indian Peace Commission o
nine members met here to-day. They
have concluded their report, and vii
at once lay it before the President
Invited official secretaries Of various
missionary associations will meet with
them.
The Mustered Out OHicers.
There is much less complaint and
growing over the muster out of the
army officers, by order Of the Secretary
of War, than was expected by some
Influences of every character were
brought to bear on Secretary BelknaE
and the President to retain this or that
favorite, but the obdurate Secretary
neither deviated to the right nor the
left, but went by the record alone.
Ocean Steamers.
The Senate committee on Postotfices
and Postroads have agreed to report fa'
vorably on the bill to establish line oi
American steamers between San Fran
cisco and Australia, and to grant sub,
sioy OF 100000 annually for twelve
years, on condition that thirteen trips be
made each year.
Expelled Cadets.
Cadets Baird, Barnes and Eleckinger,
the "banished cadets" have been per-
mitted to retire from the military acad
emy, and the representatives of the
Congressional districts from which the
last two were appointed have been in
vited by the War Department to desig-
nate their successors. Cadet Baird be-
ing one of the ton annual appointments,
his departure creates no vacancy.
Statue OF Roger williams.
The statue Of Roger Williams, con-
tributed by the State Of Rhode Island,
to the Government collection Of statues
has been put in marble in Europe, and
is now on it's way TO Washington. 1t
was executed by Franklin Simmons, the
Maine sculptor, and is said to he re-
alike as piece Of art and as
an ideal study of a character who lives
in history without any authentic por-
trait of his face.
Business Of Congress-.
The feeling exists here that the only
work Of much importance to be con-
cluded by the present session is the ap-
bills. Both houses mani
fest a disinclination to take new legis-
lation, chiefly from the feeling that the
labor will be useless for want OF time to
complete anything, and all bills on
which final action has not been taken,
will die with the close of the session.
Mrs. woodhulI's Memorial.
The subcommittee, to whom was
referred Mrs. Victoria c. Woodruff 8
asking that she be allowed
to vote, has reported unfavorably to the
Honse Judiciary committee, General
Butler and Judge Loughridge only
voting in the affirmative. Under ordi.
nary circumstances this would end the
matter, but it is reported that the Judi
ciary committee has agreed 10 allow
the minority to report a bill to the
House, and that it will he done at an
early day.
The female suffragans have been
comparatively quiet to-day, as far as
public demonstrations have been con-
cerned, but have been very earnestly at
work lobbying and entreating Congress
men into the promise of giving them
the privilege of being heard again.
Their object is TO provoke discussion,
and they rely implicitly on the promise
of Mr.. Loughbridge TO bring the ques-
tion in Mrs. Woodhulls petition before
the House tomorrow in such shape
as to provoke that result.
The Disturbing Element at West
Point.
The Secretary Of War has requested
the Committee on Military affairs not
to begin the investigation ordered by
the House, of the disorderly proceed,
ings at the Military Academy, until af.
ter the Goth ult., in order that the in,
quiry may not interfere with the regu-
lar semi-annual examinations of the
several classes which are now in pro-
gress. The committee will meet on
Monday to determine upon the course
to be pursued. 1t is probable that q
sub-committe will be sent to West
Point to take testimony, which will be
less expensive than to summons wit
nesses to Washington to be examined.
Bridging the Ohio River.
Parties are here from Cincinnati to
protest against the proposed construc
ton OF bridge across the Ohio river
from Cincinnati to Covington.
An Arbitrary Rule.
Considerable feeling exists amone
newspaper men here at rule estab
lished in regard TO them by the new
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. H,
his placed bulletin board in one o
the ante, rooms of his office, on which il
posted such news as he thinks the pres.
is entitled to or the public interested in
instead of allowing each reporter o.
correspondent to procure such matteI
as may be needed for his particular 10
cality. The members Of the press art
naturally indignant. Delmar also triet
common trough business upon his &C
cession in the statistical bureau, but i
did not work.
More About Admiral Porter.
The Senate, which went into execu,
i've session Yesterday, soon after II
o'clock, for the purpose of taking vi
the nomination Of AdmiralP Porter did NO
adjourn until after 1. The opponents O