The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-28
WASHINGTON.
The Executive Session.

AsHlSGTOS, Aprll - - ne 1Eesi
dent is expected to return from the
West in time to mature his plans for
the coming extra session Of the Senate
1t is still believed that there will be a
Cabinet change early in May. Mr..
Morton is bent on preventing any
speech-making on San Domingo affairs,
but, if he tres to have q rule
adopted confining debate 10 execu-
tive business, this would shut off all alb
stractions and general debate in open
session. -
Dinner TO Baron Ger0It.
1t is proposed to get up grand
public dinner as compliment TO Baron
Gerolt, the German Minister here,
prior to his departure for Germany.
Messrs. w. W. Corcoran, S. Hooper
and Joseph c. Kennedy are the COM
mittee having the testimonial in
charge.
Census OF the District.
The census office shows that of the
100, 100 inhabitants Of Washington,
there were born in foreign countries.
1857; in the United States, 60,03S
white, 35,39l colored, l3 Indians. Of
the native born population, Sl20 white
and 9272 colored people are natives of
MARYLAND; 559l white and l4,263 col
ored of Virginia; and over thousand
whites from Massachusetts. The for
eign born population includes natives Of
almost every country in the world.
Mason and Corcoran Seriously III.
Hon. James NJ. Mason, formerly
United States Senator from Virginia,
and more recently representative Of the
Confederate States at the Court Of St.
James, is lying at the point Of death at
his residence in the suburbs Of Alexan-
dria. His complaint is said to be gen.
eral nervous prostration. w. w. Cor
coran, the Washington Peabody, whose
magnificent donations have done much
to build up and beautify the city, is also
in a very critical condition, his life being
despaired Of by his physicians. His
latest act OF munificence was to give the
CITY all moneys accruing to him from
the Government by reason Of the occu-
patton Of his art building during the
war, which amount to $4,000.
The Seneca stone Swindle.
Another ring has been broken up,
and in consequence mourners are very
plenty on the streets tonight. The
Joint committee on the part Of both
Houses, appointed to deliberate as to
the best stone TO be used in the con-
struc,ion of the new State Department,
have concluded to use granite in prefer
ence TO all other material. The COM
mittee made provision for the appoint
ment Of subcommittee Of FIVE, OF
which Hamilton Fish shall be Chair
man, TO decide from which qnarry the
granite shah be ordered. Thus conclu-
sion knocks in the head all those am bi-
tious schemes of the Seneca stone advo-
Gates, among the stockholders Of which
company various officials in high posi-
ton are said to be found.
Morgan to Supereede Fish.
There is no doubt now among those
best informed that there will be va
cancv in the State Department by the
first of June. Secretary Fish has rent
ed his house, and has already made his
arrangements to leave the city about
that time. Among those mentioned
with regard to the succession has been
the name Of William NJ. Evarts, OF
New York. Mr.. Evarts is now in the
city, and makes most positive declara-
tions to the effect that if the portfolio
were rendered him he would not accept
it. The better opinion seems 10 be
that Fish's successor will come from
New York, and that E. d. Morgan will
most likely receive the appointment
Senatorial Land Grabbing.
During the second session Of the
Forty,frst Congress. Senator Pomeroy
succeeded in passing through the Sen
ate a bill authorizing the Central Branch
Of the Union Pacific to extend its line
from a point in Kansas one hundred
miles west OF Atchison, one hundred
and fifty miles to a point Of junction
with the Kansas Pacific railroad, but
after many attempts to pass 1t in the
House, it was defeated and left on the
Speakers table. Pomeroys effort had
onlv succeeded after an attempt in the
Fortieth Congress to secure the passage
OF a bill giving money subsidy in addl'
ton TO lands, in quantity similar to the
amount granted upon the completed
portions OF the road. That bill failed
in the House. The attorneys OF the
company then argued their case before
the Interior Department, contendlng
that under the law incorporating and
making grants TO the company, they
were entitled to an additional subsidy
and land grant sufficient to allow them
~ make the desired connection, but Sec
retarv Cox decided against them, Having
failed to make an impression upon Con-
CREST the determined lsnd-grabhers have
gone back to first principles, and have
presented their case before Secretary
Delsno. 1t will be remembered that
this road was originally chartered
through Pomeroy's efforts on behalf OF
his brother, who owned large amount
of stock, and who was director. Its
history is too well known 10 need any
further exposition. The present feature
OF this case is that this road claims the
right under existing laws TO connect
with the Union Pacific at the one hun
dredih meridian, and to reach that point