The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-03
WASHINGTON.
Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Lleutenant
B. L. Edes has been ordered to
the Naval Observatory, Midshipman
II. T. Stockton to the Lancaster Of the
South Atlantic fleet, Lieut.. James A.
Chesley from the receiving ship Yer
mont, Lieut.. Ed. II. Sheen from the
receiving ship New Hampshire and
ordered to the store ship Supply, Lieut..
Commander G.. 8. Franklin has been
detached from ordnance duty at Pitts
burgh and placed on waiting orders.
The Asiatic Fleet.
The Navy Department has received
advices from the Asiatic fleet, dated
Hong Kong, February IL. The feet
was then disposed of as follows Col
orado at Hong Kong; Alaska at Toke-
hama; Benecia, al the request OF the
American Consul. was visiting the new
ports recently opened in the Philippine
Islands southwark Of the main land /;
the Monocacy was at Shanghai; Ashve-
lot at Too Chow, on her way from
Shanghai to the above port. The Ash.
velot was disabled iu q heavy gale, and
forced to lay by. Her detention was
the means of saving the passengers and
crew of the American steamer Suwo
NADIA from the hands Of Chinese pirates.
large numbers OF which had surrounded
the Suwo NADIA, hut retreated on the
approach of the Ashvelot. Palas was
at Tien.Psin. 4 large number OF peo'
pie who had been driven into the above
place by the lake floods, were dying in
yrea, numbers from cold and starva'
ton. The Idaho was at Yokohama.
Work OF Committees.
The Committee on Appropriations ut
u meeting this morning decided to
increase the signal service appropriation
to $250,O00.
The Committee on Ways and Means
considered the duty on books and have
decided in favor Of q specific instead OF
an od gaiorfm duty. The rate Of duty
has not vet been agreed upon
Acts Approved.
The President yesterday approved the
following acts of Congress: An act
authorizing the construction OF a bridge
across the Mississippi river at or near
Clinton, Iowa, and al act 10 authorize
the restoration of Gilbert Norton to
naval service.
The Reply Of Earl Granville
to Secretary Fish, regarding the Ameri'
can claim for copsequential damages,
which was received here Yesterday
morning, will be presented to and
considered at the cabinet meeting to-
day. 1t is q yolumnous document,
embracing an entire review OF the whole
question, with reiteration OF the
English Interpretation Of the Washing.
ton treaty. The note is said to be
courteous, but does not rece,ie from the
position taken by EIrl Granville in his
first note.
Vice Admiral fanchOwe.
Senator Ed. Thornton, accompanied
by Vice Admiral Fanchowe, Of the
Royal Navy, commanding the North
American station. visited the President
this morning. The British Minister
will give supper this evening in honor
OF Vice Admiral Fanchowr.
Payments by the Treasury.
The payments made from The Treas
ury by warrants during the month OF
March were as follows: War. $3,26S,-
0O9; Navy, $l,504, ,453; Indian and
Pension, $2,749,7ll; Civil and Miscel-
laneous, sos, ,l2l. The above does not
include the payments made on account
Of interest on principal Of pu' tic debt.
The Utah ConstitutiOn.
The Utah State Constitution has been
received and referred to the Senate
Committee on Territories. From the
composition OF the committee, it is not
deemed improbable that it may submit
a report in iavorof admitting Utah into
the Union, but there is not the slightest
possibility that any such bill can pass
either house Of Congress.
The Tariff.
As heretofore indicated in these dis
patches, the House O. Representatives
has, by xn almost unanimous vote,
resented the action Of the Senate in
maturing a tariff and internal revenue
bill, by laying the bill on the table.
The message OF the House corlmuni.
eating its refusal TO receive the Senate
bill did not seem to take the Senators
at all by surprise. as most OF them had
anticipated the House would do wha,
il has done. Senator Sherman WAS not
present, but Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont, characterized the action OF the
House as most extraordinary. The
Senate may tomorrow take up the
House message, and if so there will be
soTe discussion upon it.
CINCINNATI.