The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-27
WAsHINGTON!
FLArTERrNG PROSPECTS OF THE FIvE.PER
|t..r.a Ur1 CENT LOAN. ...s .- af..

| '-' WASHINGTON, teOruhFy co.
Alarge number OF letters arc daily re
ceived at the Treasury Department on tht
subject of tho new loan. In many casei
parties have informed the Secretary thaI
they are ready to make exchanges of theil
tlye.twenties for the new 5.per cents, anC
In some instances these bonds have already
been sent In advance direct to the Treas
ury Department for exchange, and moi
through agents. g.
THE HIGH COMMISSION AT TIE WHITE
| HOUSE.
\ The English members of the Joint High
| Commission, accompanied by Secretary
Fish and Mr.. Thornton, called at the Ex
ecutiYe Mansion atnoon to-day, and wert
formally presented to President Grant
who was assisted in receiving the distin
Iguished visitors by tho Secretary OF State
Attorney General, Secretary OF the Navy
and Generals Porter, Babcock and Dent
The interview was entirely unofficial and
lhad no reference whatever 10 the questions
to be considered by tho High Commits
sion.
REHoRT ON INDIAN FRAUDS EVIDENT
| M. wnTTEwAsIL. '.ulI s,.
Mr. SARGENT from tho Committee on
Annroprialions. made q report to-day on
The charges preferred by Mr.. Walsh
against tho Commissioner Of Indian AT
fairs, In a letter to the Secretary o! the
Interior conmihing aIlegS..ons Hon,at " aaII y
9n9 iniPtoSiueTGo ,rGo Gn,,u,;,,oo ~ S o sa~ ~ az "
inulln als.ts. !ne Iau Soilteo r ssy yS,5 ny =,
iounu aiS eUs : w ,no Ynd;on VI So% ~
STnU VI, t 'no to' ~ cri,;ciso Iii % "nd con
mssloner nus uUa " S.VtT0 auS icjou. @
uenn, ntising tlny ,i,o mo, rloSt enV ord a ~a y,
system innerlSu Iso,l tio paIs, Wv ,o a, cnS.
" IFOnN eIFoIs y, Juosine naN.5 ~ vi ;nS,ra sH
s.luvsIon @ VI snv ,i,,n,,naoo es % IL ,ho "dminis.
ecoiiony y mna I,iu Enn.n,,,,o" havc t""nI M
tl1t'0n I re 80 Son.o .sn...,,iar, iss,Sor"l % MI
eyiueuSs S " NY pIeId y ho dsr;Uod P PSy IN
SuVantase sousn. ~ uo tstu .tn." oa.ao.aII ~
viii h;S h"rean lT'Sa Gonm;tteeiare moi
VVare w,.n % ,Ot Snvtbin ~ cSn he done "a nun @
ish those who have heretofore cxtorted
lmoney from tho Indians, or aided others
| in so doing, except to cause strict lnqui.
~ u Dc Hluuo luVO tle COuuuCL VI euSh VI
those persons as are still In the employ of
the Government, and dismiss from service
all who have knowingly violated the law.
Special to tho Tribune.
fIIT Tup NEW coNGRrss g.ta ~
\ t''" 91ii w., W SS,s,I,,,,oTmo,, Eohrro,rv o. 20
'','' w ASiiiN'loN' feoiuAi' 81 y
Members oil the new Congress arc Ut,
irving every day, and many OF them spend
much time upon the floor OF the House
watching the proceedings, and endeavor'
ing y get some comprehension q the
compiicated rules They are salmofs'
unanimously in favor OF completely or
ganizing the new House Dy INC appoint
ment oI the standing committees, IN ordeI
that necessary business may be transacted
promptly In the regular way, anu tha'
members may know what committee
work they arctic 10 assigtleu 70, anu. pre-
pare themselves for 1t in the leisure oil TIT
long vacation. y.,v,....
,coSrEsTED ,I:IEcrtoE loAsIs, :
|, There nre al 'far ONLY fifteen Contested
election cases made uplor the XL lid Con,
grpsS There will probably be one from
i rkansnsy and eorei Iof Two moro from
other States to obdadded 70 'tbe list wli6l
will not, however, exceed eighteen OF
4 twenty. In the present Congress tnerf
have Deen moro thar lllrty cases uisposeo
o. A curious complication IS liKG,y u
arlse Wth regard, " tennessee 0nqael
the ante 0eItHm election laws, members O
Congress were elected III august 9l L eacl