The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-23
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WASHINGTON.
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, November 22.-The
legislation under the Treaty OF Wash.
ington in relation to the fisheries, and
the commission to adjudicste the
claims in detail, which were awarded
in gross at Geneva, is being prepared at
the State Department for submission 20
the Committee on Foreign Affairs on
the reassembling Of Congress, as Eng
land has siguifed her intention to pay
the award before the expiration of the
term. 1t is not believed that Congress
will advance the same to the claimants.
DETACHED.
Lieutenant Commander John Weld
man has been detached from the COM
mand OF the Pawnee and placed on
waiting orders
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Lucieu T. Hawley, the present Rev
enue Agent at New York. will, if found
competent for the position, be appointed
Supervisor Tor the State of New York,
vice butcher, resigned. This appoint >
ment will be made in accordance with
the civil service rules and regulations
CABINET MEETING,
There was quite long session OF the
Cabinet to-day, all the members being
present except Secretary Belknap and
Postmaster General Cresswell. During
the session the Presidents message, so
far a. the outlines, together with the
reports Of the different Cabinet officers
present, were discussed at length, after
which the accustomed routine busi-
ness was disposed OF, and the meeting
adjourned.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President devotes about two
hours each dav to writing his message,
and expects that it will be completed
by this day week.
CABINET CHANCES.
A government official in a converse
ton to-day on the subject OF the Cabi-
net changes, expressed the opinion that
no member OF the present Cabinet would
retire at the request Of the President
that all the members had managed the
affairs in the different Departments
with satisfaction to The President, and
if any OF them should retire at the end
of the present term it would be of their
own free will, as in thecase OF Mr.. Fish,
who, it is said, has long been deslrous
OF retiring to private lite, but in conse-
aueuce OF the questions pending be-
tween this country and Great Britain,
recently settled at Geneva, and at the
earnest solicitation OF the President,
consents to remain until the 4th OF
March next. The names of various
prominent gentlemen have been mem
toned as his successor, but there ls no
authority tor the statement that either
of the names mentioned will be selected.
No doubt is entertained here that MIR.
Boutwell, will be elected to succeed
Wilson in the United States Senate
and that Secretary OF Interior Delano
will succeed Boutwell, in the Treasury
The latter assignment has been very
positively reported in Government cir
ces for the past two weeks. Rumor
having mentioned Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Richardson as Bout
wells probable successor, that gentle
man states tnat he would not accept
the position, having decided to retire
with Mr.. Boutwell, and resume the
practice Of his profession.
JUDGE RICHARDSON
leaves to ni.ht for Cambridge, Massa
chusetts, for the purpose OF bringing
his family to this city.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION.
The report OF the Southern Claims
Commission will be ready on the as
sembling OF Congress. The papers in
each case mentioned in the general re-
port 90 to the Claims Committee OF the
House, accompanied by a full written
report specifying exactly what ls al
Owed or rejected in each case and
giving the reasons of the decisions made
TREASURY BALANCES.
The Treasury balances at the close o1
business today were as follows: Cur
rencv, $S447,4l3; coin. 81 ,5S4, l99
including SO, O,49S.5OO in coin cer'lh
Gates.