The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-11
WASHINGTON.


! WAsHINGTON, December O.-Tho Com
missioner ol Internal Revenue made vari
Gus recommendations Of Internal Revenue
officers to the President to-day, among
which was Alonzo B. Carroll, to be As
SCISSOR for the Second District OF Missouri
vice Barnabas Smith, removed.
A revision OF the mint laws will shortly
be made and brought before the Senate
AT the Woman Suffrage Convention to
day the usual resolutions were adopted Dc
manding the rights Of the sex,
The President, on the earnest appeal o.
the entire Kansas delegation, has or
dered that the Humboldt, Kas., land office
be removed TO Neodisha instead OF Inde.
pendenCe,as heretofore ordered,
Colonel Davis, Of General Pope's
Department, reports that the placing Of
the Apaches upon reservation would be
unwise, but that, for the present, they
should be kept where they are.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Senate
will probably this week act on the sup.
Elemental convention between the United
States and Mexico for the settlement Of
claims, " the original will expire early in
tho coming year.
There Is at present no Information In
the possession OF tue Government relative
10 Cuba, which requires specific leghla.
tton, but should anything occur calling
for tue consideration Of Congress, 1t will
be communicated in a special message.
Negotiations for special commercial
treaty between the United States and
Spain will soon DO concluded. W
MIR. Cloggett, the newly elected Repre-.
sentative from Montana, Is endeavorng 10
secure legal titles to Indian lands In Bitter
Root Valley, Montana Territory, for the
white settlers now on their reservation.
Attorney General Ackerman has said
nothing whatever to the President about
his leaving the Cabinet, nor has the Presl.
dent said anything to Ac&Grman on the
subject Members OF Congress and others
have, however, freely expressed them
selves IN favor Of a change, and arc en-.
deavorlng to effect IT,
A bill was introduced by Senator Ed.
munds TO regulate the Civil Service, which
provides for appointments to all offices
except POttmasters, and such as are re-
quired by law be made by the President,
with the consent Of the Senate, upon
open competition, and tho examination to
be made before Board of OfCOmmissiOners,
10 be appointed for five years, unless
sooner removed by tho President, with
the consent Of the Senate
A bill was introduced by Senator Cra.
gin, which provides for stringent means
for the execution Of the law against pOlyg.
amy and inCestuous cOhabitatiOn In Utah,
for the reorganization of tho territorial
militia, and suppression Of the sO'Called
Legislature OF the Desert. There Is like.
" 70 he little business before tho House
Military Committee. Legislation upon
the subject Of the staff of the aruy, Is
however probable.
The Democratic Executive Committee
have not yet fixed the time for holding
the contemplated caucus. 1t may moi
take place until after the holidays. Some
Of the more prominent Democrats say
they have nothing TO recommend other
than was stated In the address they issued
ut tho close Of the last session Of Congress.
That Sumper will tomorrow decline the
appointment Of chairman Of The commit.
tee on privileges and elections