The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-10

| Dy VOte Ol Do 10 ~ LnAt tne ASSOCIATION
will not hold the standing committees re.
sponsible should they fail to investigate
the charges which may be made against
the members Of the Association TOR meet.
ing in consultation any resident, licensed
and regular practitioner oi African de.
scent, thirty days subsequent To llual
action of the Association upon any such
amendment as may be passed At the next
stated meeting in October. The Asso.
citation expelled Dr. ID. W. Bliss, physi.
clan OF this city, because ha consulted in
the case Of Vice President COllax with
DR., G. Q, Cox, who had been previously
refused admission into the Association on
account Of his holding seat in the Board
Of Health with Dr. Verdi, homeopathic
physician. a ....
THE DISTRICT LOAN BILL PASSED
Four millions Of the loan bill has pass.
ed both branches OF the Territorial Legis.
lature, and now awaits The GOVsrn0rs
signature, ......n.r. r|...
THE POST oFFICR.
During the quarter ending June 30, the
Post office Department issued 124, ,781 ,040
adhesive postage stamps, 2l,Sl0,260
stamped envelopes, and l,77lb00 news
paper wrappers.
A STATE OFFICER NOT RXEMPT FROM IN
C0MR TAN.
Commissioner PleasOntOn has decided
that the salary of the President of the
State LunatiC Asylum at Williamsburg,
Va, Is not exempt from income tax, be-
cause that office cannot be said to be
necessary for the legitimate purposes of
the State Government,
The Solicitor of the State Department
has decided that the amount due Perkins
on the contract 10 furnish the Russian
Government with fire arms Is $440, 900,
and q claim for that amount has been
officially forwarded to the Russian Gov.
ernment.
Baron Alven Stablen takes Baron Ger
otis place until the new German Minister
arrives from Mexico.
BouNTY CLAIMS.
Thirty.eight thousand claims for boun.
" arrears of pay, involving two or three
millions Of dollars, are now in the office
Of the Second Auditor Of the Treasury
Department, of which $4,000 will proba.
bly, be allowed These claims are the re-
mains ot those arising out ofthe late war.
... LARGE ACCOUNT.
The accounts settled from juno 3Oth,
1851, to June 30th, 1870, involved over
81 ,4s4 100000.
PLEAsoNToN's DEFENCE. 4.l
Commissioner Pleasonton last week
forwarded 10 President Grant long let
ter giving his views Of his duties as chief
of the Bureau Of Internal Revenue and
the subjects which came under his direct
control and supervision, claiming that &C.
cordlng TO law his power over the Inter.
nal Revenue Is as complete as that Of
Secretary Boutwell, over the customs
revenue, not, however, interfering with
disbursements, his duty being 30 To instruct
officers that thetax may be faithfully and
promptly collected and paid into the treas.
ury, hence the Secretary has nothing to
do with instructions TO the officers and
the Commissioners decisions, appeals
from which can be made 10 the courts for
redress; such Is believed to be, In brief, the
opinion Of the Commissioner, who asks the
President 10 obtain the views Of Secre.
tary Boutwell, concerning the differences
between them. In the question. .ol jurisdic.
tion In their respective departments the
Commissioner leaves the subject with the
President. If the latter shall decline or
prefer not TO decide the question, he pro.
poses that his, together with Secretary
Boutwells statement, be submitted 10 the
Attorney General, and he will abide the
decision whatever II may be. ...-
The Mexican and United States Com.
mission, with concurrence Of the Umpire,
decided TO reject the CLAIM Of Mescher
against Mexico, on the ground that Prus.
sian subjects naturalized as citizens of the
United States subsequent TO the injury
complained Of cannot seek redress against
Mexico through the United States, under
treaty instltuting the Mexican Claims
Commission.