The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-05
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WASHINGTON.
,..rui,s for Colorado.

-,,s have been ordered from the
y,rrort. Kentucky. Barracks 10 kit
Esrs6n @ Colorado. to reinforce the fh-
.,ss,h Infantry.
Acts Approved.
rh. President has approved the fol-
,,s;o, acts Of Congress: Authorizing
T ~ american register to the German
., ',y Alice Tarlton; Providing for the
Lo,r. and transfer of two small
tsC .r~si. o, land in the city OF St. Louis;
a. ''( su,borize protection to be gwen 10
- . ';,;,sns ".;n of the United States who
ma, w discover deposits OF guano rs
'.Iii,bjng ss q port Of entry and dei'v'
rv the Sitv of Pittsburgh also. an
- - - enable honorable discharged
"A Pr, and sailors, their widows and
-nlan children, to acquire homesteads
ID, the public lands of the United
>ra'1S
The New Spanish Minister.
arrangements have been made for
.. urssenta,ion Of the new Spanish
mister tomorrow noon.
Lighthouse D"es.
The President has prepared for trans
,;,,jon 70 Congress the voluminous
,,,r,,pondence between the United
,,,,ea and Great Britain relating 10
r,h,housa dues collected from mer-
liant vessels i'll the latter country, with
:. view to another effort being made
~, III. uar, of our Government for the
.l,'i,ion Of the same. The correspon-
r.rcr date, back 10 1850. The tax on
~ vessel. Tor the support OF light
t,u.,. on the English coast. has always
,.o considered detrimental 20 onr
..,igsIion interests.
Work Of Committees.
Tn. Committee on Ways and Means
j.. morning decided on a nnitorm tax
,. tobacco OF 20 cents per pound. They
$50 decided to consolidate the tax on
ohi-ky at 6j cents per gallon.
The Committee on appropriations TO-
iay discussed the Appropriation bill ior
he survey Of the pnhlic lands in The
zrritorieS
The Committee ON Elections
had up the contested election case oil
Bowen ". DeLarye, Of South Carolina.
rht indications are that Mr.. DeLarge
.ill hsye 10 give wsv n ;avor nt Mr.
nSw5u
Kevemue Appointments.
rh- following lnterna! Revenue sr.
.rnlmrnt- w-re made to day: W.T.. Hsr-
ord Assistant Assessor, Nevada. Henry
'nklin. First District OF Arkansas
a.. : SlsgEt, Second Distric. Of New
FORK. and A. \. kirkbride, aioreheeper.
;.n.h District oi, kentucky.
BonOs Redeemed.
uai Ill $l4O01O000 Of j:2O bonds
vel in. only about $2O,O0O,On re
4 an To- ba redeemed
National Banks.
when before the Ways and Means
,mmitter Yesterday, Secretary Bout.
,-,I rre,enle, drAiI nt Is bil! pro.
ling tor an exchange on the par, OF
alionsl banks, OF the six per cent
Jai- now held by them as security for
rrra,ion for an equsl amount OF four
ia halt per cent. The measure is
.ol at all compulsory. 1t provides
t.A national banks snail have the ex-
H.Ne privilege 10 effect such exchange
'-!n--n row and the first ot January,
> -. aErr which time the right to
--'sJG>h natl nal hanks with four per
81 II! toai- s, security Tor circulation IS
/ ",sr 10 sli who chu )sr 10 avail them
'-!v-, - IT, There ia every indication
d! the measure will receive the !avor-
A..r consideration OF the committee. and
tahIy ol Congress.
Respect TO Professor M0rse.
'il The telegraph offices in this city
- appropriately drsped in mourning
respect 10 the memory Of Professor
,p--r
The Rebeson IuSestigatisp
., resumel tonight. The Chairman
.-.-utei letter from Admiral Porter
,,ins correction in his testimony o
-, night, to the effect that his Letter OF
'3iurtion TO Mr. Roche recommend
the party in stronger terms than he
i! testified 10, bearing out the full
- - the testimony o! Mr. Hants-
IN Oh that point
Wlilism II Shock testified al great
9Th, as au expert. regarding the re
a>,ructjon Of engines, the force ol his
s'nmOny being to show that the Gov.
rFnM-nt got = good bargain in Rocbe's
'a'Fac' lor compound engines Tor the
Gamer Tennessee, iu effect that the
'''Fnment go, a guarantee oi fourteen
saAo'- with less coal and greater iacili-
''' !'r handling for $330,000. in place
seven and eight knots with the old
| u4Gts, which cost 100000 and are
NoFIhles.
~ Bartlett proposed TO examine
.oSk IN relation 10 the money paid to
,''cae BY the Navy Department for
'.' III lS'l, but after protracted
,,oiny, in which Mr.. Sergeant spoke
i" some manifestation Of feeling, the
a'nil'ee decided not to 60 into any
aver not now referred to distinctly
,ae article in the New York San.
ommander Case was recalled In re.
'.'' 10 his purchase, recently, O! 9
''' launch, with Fowler wheel, for
the New York harbor. The
'"Niiiee then adjourned till to-mor-
"a,gh,.