The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-23
WASHINGTON.
General News Summary.

WASHINGTON, March 2Z.-lHe IleoF
dent to-day approved the bill granting a
pension to Joseph Bryant, Of Pennsylva'
MIA, and the bill for the relief Of pre-
emp,ion settlers in California.
The following internal revenue ap-
pointments were made to-day ::
Gaugers-John Herbs, 50th Pennsylva-
MIA; II. O. Allen, 9th Massachusetts !;
Ed. G. Farmer, lst Rhode Island; T.
0. Roberts, 5th Tennessee. Assistant
Assessors-Benjamin Grant, 18th Ohio
Milton B. Lewis and James Kinghorn,
9th Ohio District.
The President sent to the Senate to.
day the nomination OF George L. Beall, t,
to be Pension Agent at Portland,
Maine.
Senator Schurz appeared today as
a witness before the Senate Committee on
the Sale Of Arms. He testified asto the
manner in which he first obtained in
formation about the sale OF arms for
tie French government to Remington
abont a week before the Christmas
vacation. A copy of the letter from
Remington to Tecesne was shown to
him by member of Congress, the same
as appeared in the preamble to Sum
ner's resolution. He did not know Of
his own knowledge how the copy was
obtained. On being asked to give the
name OF the member OF Congress, Schurz
said he did not feel at liberty to tell 1t,
but thought the gentleman might have
no objection himself to doing 80. tie
could say. however, it was not MIR.
Sumner. In reply to the question as to
whether he had any knowledge OF any
officers connected with the government
receiving money. directly or indirectly
from the sale OF arms, the witness re-
piled that a good deal OF information
had come to him from thlrd person.
in confidence; he thought this lnforma
ton could be procured by the committee
in evidence. Mr.. Carpenter. who mad
asked the question, from what person
Mr.. Schurz had obtained his informa'
ton, said he would waive it for the
present Mr.. Schurz. in the course OF
his examination, said he did not obtain
this information from persons other than
citizens of the United States. Ihe
committee adjourned till Monday.
A delegation OF colored men from
New Orleans had conference with
Senator West at the Capital to-day, at
his request He urged them to COM
promise with Gov Warmoth on the
basis Of the plan proposed by Warmoth
to the President on Wednesday. The
delegation unanimously declined. All
hope of a compromise seems to be
abandoned. Packard and other mem
bers of the State Committee expect to
leave Immediately for New Orleans.
On their arrival convention will be
called to choose delega'es to the Pnlla-
delphia Convention. The colored dele
gates are much pleased with their re-
ception here. The Surveyorshlp or
some other important office vii! be gwen
TO one of their number.
A special dispatch was published In
a New Orleans paper this morning,
denving that Governor Warmoth had
made any proposition to the President
looking to compromise of existing
difficulties. There is high authority
for the statement that Governor
Warmoth, in the presence Of two mem
bers OF the Cabinet, did submit TO the
President a plan OF compromise, as
heretofore telegrsphed, providing among
other things to unite ten OF each COM
mittee, w tn Packard as chairman.
1t seems to be generally assumed to-
night that tea and coffee are to be
admitted duty free, the Senate having
by such large vote put these articles
on the free list in Mr.. Sherman tariff
bill, and the House having heretofore
given a vote equally as decided. The
advocates OF protection are much de-
lighted at this result, for 1t is not
believed that if the Government is to
lose the large revenue derived from
the dutv on tea and coffee, it will be
prudent to make such further reduction
in the present tariff, and the efforts OF
the Finance Committee will now be
directed to prevent any material reduc'
ton. The till comes up again next
Monday, and severe struggle Is antlcl-
pated.
Lieutenant Colonel August V. Kautz,
of the Fift,ent Infantry, has been
ordered to command the recruiting de
partment of the Newport Barracks.
A general court martial has been
ordered to meet at Fort Whipple, Nir,
ginia, to tr7 various prisoners OF that
post.