The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-12
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WASHINGTON.
General News.

WASHINGTON, June ll.-Secretary
Boutwell, has gone to his home in
Massachusetts,, and will be absent about
ten days.
Secretary Fish, who has been seriousl!
indisposed for several days past, left the
city last night for his home on the Hud.
son. Fish will return as coon as be re-
covers.
S. S. Cox is rapidly improving and
hopes to he able to leave the city in
few days. =
The President and family left At
eight clock this morning tor Long
Branch.
A large number OF Congrosenan i-it
town last night and this morning.
Some few oftic ais remained to trans
act the business of their departments.
Among the bills that still remain on
the calendar OF the two Houses, and
which tailed to pass at the late session,
are the following: A bill author zing
mail steamship service in the Cult OF
Mexico, between the port OF New Or.
leans, Louisiana, and certain ports 10
the Republic OF Mexico; q bill to REIN
burae the College of William and Mary.
10 Virginia, for property DESTROYED
during the war of the rebellion; a bill
to carry into effect the provisions OF the
treaty of Washington relating to the
fisheries: bill revising and amending
the law relative 10 the mints and coin
age Of the United Slater; bill supple
men tary to the civil rights bills; bill
for the better protection OF the Indian
troubles, and their consolidation under
civil government, 70 be called
the Territory Of oklahoma; q
bill amendstoy of the bounty
laws, and granting a bounty to persons
OF color who were slaves previous to
the 10 h day Of April. 1861, and who
enlisted and serTed in the army OF the
United States; bill to provide for the
adjustment and satisfaction Of the
claims OF American citizens for spoils
tions committed by the French prior TO
the 30th day of July, 1901; bill to
authorize the construction OF ten or
more steam vessels OF war; bill 70
amend the act to enforce the rights OF
cit zens OF the United States to vote in
several Statss of the Union the Bra
zilian and Australian Steamship sub
sidv bills: the postal telegraph bill joint
resolution in favor of acquisition by pur.
chase OF the island Of Cuba; q bill to
facilitate commerce between the United
States and China. Japan and countries
10 Asia; bill 10 define the rights OF
minors; and the encouragement and
development bill, to provide for the ap-
pontment OF commission m the sub
ject OF wages ard hours Of labor. and a
division OF profits between labor and
ca pital in the United States; also nearly
all the bills relating to the encourage
ment OF American ship building and
finsncial measures generally.
Samuel B. King has been appointed
>'orekeeper tor the Sixth District OF
Illinois, and Hartwell Bishop for the
Fourth D strict OF Tennessee.
A. H. Dodge ha. been appointed
Gauger for the First District OF New
York.
A pleasure excursion down the Poto-
mac river, Yesterday, was broken up By
gang OF roughs from this city, who
made brutal attack upon the pleasure
party. During the melee two members
of tie pleasure party were hadly bester
and ore Of the roughs was shot through
the shoulder.
Commissioner Douglass has decided
tha, tobacco stored in bond June 6,
NAV he Withdrawn at the reduced rate,
hut tobacco put in bond between that
date and July | will be taxed at the
old rate.
Lieutenent Cyrus " Breed has been
ordered TO the Michigan.
The Boari OF officers Of whica Vice
Admiral Bowen is President, and Rear
Admirals Bailey and Radford are mem
ber., organized for the purpose OF in-
quirrng into the case OF the officers
who considered themselves unju.tly
passed over, has been dissolved.
The officials here are very much
puzzled over the action Of the British
NJ mister on the supplementary treaty.
A prominent Administration officer
talking on the subject this morning
said he was now convinced OF the fact
that the English Government did not
believe they ever really desired a settle
ment OF the Alabams claims unless i,
could be effected without the payment
OF money to this country. Tney were
a nation Of shop keepers aud ss such
were not disposed to arbitrate except
To settle principle or quit q claim where
they were not assured thst the payment
of monev on their psrt WAS not involv
ed He is well sati-fied that the Eng.
lish people would sustain their Govern
meut in its efforts to break the legisls-
tious. 10 conclusion be said empnati-
cslly that be believed the treaty was of,
and that there was no use OF any further
discussion 90 the subject, as it would
only result in disappointment and per
hsps give q chance to stock jobbers TO
make little money.
Dispatches received from Ainiste,
Schenck, three days since, justified the
Administration in expressing the opin-
ion that the treaty would be 3 succ-ss,
but since then matters have transpired
in England which put . new face on
the Question. and seems to justly the
conclusion that the treaty is bopelessly
lost.