The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsENcroy December IA

WASHINGTON, DeCeIuDeT IA.
The British American commission has dis
allowed the claim Of John Holmes Hanna vs..
the United States for property DESTROYED 10
New Orleans, and A. R. Walker vs.. the United
States. Walker claimed that he made an in
vestment In property In Charleston, 8. c.,
which was destroyed by an act Of war by the
United States. These disallowances are based
on the view that the United States ore not re-
sponsble for the acts Of rebels.
Acknowledgement Akerman has resigned.
The President has accepted his resignation,
and will nominate George H. Williams, of Ore.
gon, TO day, as his successor.
The President has recognized Angel Mar
tinez, consul of Mexico at New Orleans; Den.
mis- Donohoe. consul of England for Maryland,
Tennessee, Virginia. West Virginia, Kentucky
and Missouri, residence at Baltimore; Deere
nier de Fosblanque, consul for Louisiana,
Arkansas and Mississippi, residence at New
Orleans; Edward Beschan, vice-consul of the
German Empire, Wilmington, N. c.; John Jay
Philbrick, vice-consul of the German Empire,
Key West; Hermann Batter, consul of the Ger
man Empire, Mobile.
In the Senate, Trumbull gave notice that he
would tomorrow move to discharge the com.
mittee on finance from the consideration of
free salt and coal, for the purpose of proceed
Ing at once with the bill In the Senate. The
bill authorizing full davis pay for eight
hours work was made retroactive and referred
to the committee on finance. The argument
upon Trumbull's amendment to the resolution
organizing o committee of investigation and
reirenchmenc was resumed. and continued
with much acrimony 10 five o'clock, when the
amendment was defeated by vote of twenty
four to thirty-fve. The following Republicans
voted aye: Alcorn, Fenton, Logan, Patterson,
Robertson, Schurz, Sumner, Tipton, Trnmbull,
West and w ilson. The resolution organizing
a committee without Instructions or power to
send for papers and persons was then adopted
without division
In the House, the Secretary Of the Treasury
was called on for report of the number en-
ployad, the amount of salaries, the amount
paid as rewards, and other fees and conttn-
gent expenses, at each customhou5e during
the fiscal year ending 1871.
The apporlionment was resumed In commit.
tee OF the whole, and an amendment adopted
that hereafter no State be admitted with less
population than Is recognized for member.
The bill was then passed without division. 1t
provides that the House shall consist Of two
hundred and eighty-three members. distrlbut-
ed as follows: Maine five, New Hampshire two,
Vermont two, Rhode Island two, Connecticut
four, New York thirty-two, New Jersey seven,
Pennsylvania twenty-six, Delaware one,
Maryland six. Virginia nine, North Carolina
eight, South Carolina five, Georgia nine, Ala
bama seven. Mississippi six, Louisiana five,
Ohio twenty, Kentucky ten, Tennessee nine.
Indiana twelve, Illinois nineteen, Missouri
thirteen; Arkansas four, Michigan nine, Flori-
do one, Texas six, Iowa nine, Wisconsin
eight, California four, Minnesota three, Ore
gon one, Kansas three, West Virginia three,
Nevada one and Nebraska one.