The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-23
WHEELING, W. VA. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 23 1872
WASHINGTON.
TnE AMERICAN couNrER. CASE AT oENrv

TIE AMERICAN COUNTER. CASE AT GENEVA.
NEW YORK, April 9e.-A Washington
special says the counter.caSe presented
by our Government at Geneva, will be
transmitted TO Congress to-day, The
question Of consequential damages will
stand as It did before, so far as the Execn.
tive department Of the Government is
concerned, and 1t Is tho opinion oi Gen,
Banks that the demand will be sustained
in the House by more than wo.thirds
vote.
The President to-day nominated to the
Senate John Jay Knox Us Comptroller OF
the Currency.
Indian Superintendent Bedill telegraphs
that there arc about 1000 Indians there
who are desirous of peace and willing 10
remain on the reservations, provided the
supplies Of clothing and blankets are fur.
nished them. About o hundred lodges
are at the agency near Big Cheyenne
river under Spotted Eagle. During q
council with Col. Stanley, Spotted Eagle
objected to the building of the Pacific
railroad through his country, and said he
would tear up the road and kill its build.
ers. He declined the rAtions, and said
the Sioux were not authorized to speak
for him or his tribes. Col. Stanley in.
formed Spotted Eagle that the Pacific
railroad would be built, despite his oppo.
sition, and his threatening course would
lead to the ruin Of his tribe. Spotted
Eagle admitted that, but said the driving
away Of Buffalo was death, and he would
fight knowing he would be beaten.
Several chiefs spoke in the same defiant
strain. Colonel Stanley believes that
Spotted Eagle meant all he said, and that
It will DO necessary to employ large
force Of troops to guard the working
force west Of the Missouri river
A telegram from Secretary Delano,
dated Muskegee, Goth inst, states that
there is much disorder in the Indian
country, produced by the desperate white
men who follow the working parties on
the railroads. He telegraphed TO the
Secretary OF War requesting him
to give instructions 10 the military
to have these men expelled. He
confirms the riot in Court two days
previous, and says that neither law nor
order can be enforced without the estab-
lishment of a District Court.
Tho May interest on the public debt
will be paid on and after the Gath inst.
without rebate.
The President has prepared another
veto, returning to the House without his
signature the bill granting pension to
Richard P. Crawford, for the reason that
Crawford Is now drawing a pension as a
private soldier, the wound on account of
which he was pensioned having been re.
ceived' before his promotion to q Lieu
tenancy.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session, con-
tlrmed the following nominations: Noyce
B. Prentice, U. s. Marshal for the North
ern District Of Ohio, Uice Russell Hast
ings, resigned; Robt. McCune, Appraiser
oi Merchandise, Toledo, Ohio; Elisha B.
Hamilton, Surveyor Customs, Quincy,
Illinois; Franklin s. Hill, Assessor oi In
ternal Revenue, Fourth District of Ken
lucky. Postmasters-Cuas. Il. Lard,
Tuscan, Arizona; ], F. Hlbbetts, Cheta-
pad, Kansas; ]. G. Wait, Sturgis, Michi.
gan.
The Radicals are rejoicing over the
evidence OF the growth Of Republican
ideas in the departments.
The Court Of Claims rendered decis.
ion in nine or ten cotton cases, chiefly
from Savannah, giving judgments against
the United States to the amount OF ST..
900 900, and among them was the famous
Elgee case, involving $3.50, 900, the pro.
ceeds Of the cotton seized by the Treasury
agents, and another single case involves
$475, 900, being the proceeds Of another
similar seizure after the war. The iudg.
ments were in accordance with the Opin.
ion ot the Supreme Court; that the Drake
amendment relating to the effect oil
the Presidential pardon in the Court
Of Claims is the constitutional
law Of 1867, as the claims for which the
Board made allowance, and claimed that
Justice requires the act in regard TO the
investigation should be regarded as sup
Elementary to that Of 1867. The fact that
the payment Of this claim from the proper
appropriation, is also clear to any one
familiar with the course OF legislation on
the subject, and the nature Of the appro.
prlation made for the Bureau of the De-
partment. The Secretary then explains
the law Of 1870, governing the appropria.
tons for the Bureaus. The Secretary
enters into the general question Of
the Sccor claims, and says the
payment Of notes coming to me to be
barred either by the letter or spirit of any
law, I directed that the report OF the
Board be confirmed and the amounts
found by them to be due to be paid, and
they were paid accordingly. The witness
was further examined on other subjects.
Mr.. Sargent called witness attention to
the statemant Of the New York Sun that
he had made a great deal OF money since
he came to the Department. Mr.. Robe.
son replied that he Is not worth as much
to-day as when he came In; that he has
not made dollar beyond his salary since
he came in and has spent his salary, his
private income and q little more during
his administration of the Navy Depart.
ment, Secretary Robson said In view
Of the fact that no charge Of corruption
had been proved against him in the inves.
tigation, but on the contrary each charge
had been followed up and shown to be
falseby the mouths Of the Witnesses cog.
infant Of the transactions, he had a
right to expect from the committee and
every honest man, whatever might be
their differences Of opinion as complete a
vindcation, as the charges against him
had been gross and outrageous.
The committee adjourned until Wed.
nesday night.
H Weather Renor,.