The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
DIssatis faction with the Aimma
Commission.
New YORK, February ll.-Whing-
ton dispatches indicate a certain gree
of dissatisfaction among a NINETY OF
both Houses in regard to the Comis-
sion for the arrangement o the
Alabama claims, founded principly on
the delay that the constituentsf the
claimants will suffer. They y the
Commission will probably remn IN
session the greater part Of tb time
between March and the meetg Of
Congress in December next; thai they
agree to a treaty the Senate maspend
considerable time in its consolation,
and that at least a year must pas0efore
the questions at issue between ie two
governments can be adjusted. Then
they say there will be much mordelay
before the claimants can establis their
claims and get their money. They
add, too, that the correspondent, pub
lished leaves the powers of the enmIs'
sion very uncertain-that they Jay be
construed to include all quesbns oi
every nature that may have arisen
between the two countries and
the negotiations may result in
treaty which will be more actptable
than the one so unanimously Jected
by the Senate. They demand TIT the
bills now before the Senate and House
Foreign committees be repoed, so
that the United States may assu,e and
pay these claims and afterward settle
with Great Britain. On the othehand,
a majority Of Senators and Mmbers
express approval OF the presen plan
and point to the men who repre-
sent the United States in the Cmmis-
sion as a guarantee that whaiver is
agreed to by them will be acceptble to
the people.
The message of the Presidet, ac-
companying the correspondent, and
which was not made public, cntalns
nothing Of interest, being only intro,
duction to the letters which follG.
Relief for the Family OF tn Late
Chief Justice Taney.
WASHINGTON, February H.. meet
ing took place to-day in the United
States Supreme Court room, I make
some provision for the family ofhe late
Chief Justice Taney. Attorne Gen
eral Aker was selected as Chirman,
and Mr.. Middleton, Clerk Of thtCourt,
as Secretary. Addresses were nde by
Mr.. Akerman, Ex-Attorney General
Evarts, Senators Carpenter an Ed
munds, and Representatives Garfield
and Potter. Messrs. Blair, warts,
Carpenter, Carlisle, and Solicitr Gen
eral Barstow, were appointed a ctmmit
tee to carry into effect the objectof the
meeting. Large subscriptions were
made
Partial Amnesty.
The President will allow the bill to
repeal the test oath to become law
without his signature. He does not
look upon the bill az providing an Sd
solute repeal, on the ground hat a
loyal man still has to take tn, iron
clad oath; while a man who S DIS
loyal but has not been disfranchiled oy
the Fourteenth amendment, neel not
take it. The effect Of the bill is a de-
elimination which he does not approve,
and only discovered at the very momen
he was going to sign il. The memberl
who voted for the bill say that tnis is ,
mere quibble, for it was intended to ei.
franchise those who were not othG'
wise disfranchised by the Fourteenth
amendment, and was not intended to
reach men who could take the ir,n-
clad.
Admiral Porter Attacked.
The debate in the House this mon,
ing on the Hancon resolution vas
81 ilited, but degenerated from the merits
OF the case in hand to vindicate attatks
on Admiral Porter. General Banks
spoke with his usual easy mastery Of
oratorical manner, and with more than
usual impetuosity Of style. His Ian.
guage, both when extolling his friend
and when denouncing the officer to
whom his hostility is undisguised, vas
too extravagant to be effective. Gan
eral Butler seized this occasion to mike
the remainder Of the speech agaiis'
the Admiral which he had not time ,tc
finish when the bill abolishing tia,
office was before the House early in hi
session
Rank I'm the Navy.
The Senate Committee on Naval AT
fairs have reported back the House bill
on the rank Of line and staff in th,
naval service, with essential modiica
tions. The House bill gave staff officer
what they wanted, positive rank. A
amended it gives them what they don
want, assimulated rank, and is in N
important point an improvement owe
the present condition OF affairs. Thi
turn in the situation does not please tn
staff officers, and, as they have som
earnest champions Of their cause 10 tn
Senate, they hope the COMMITTEES
action will Be oysrrulsd.