The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-06
WASHINGTON.

""tNnAONt HCuIuuIy O,-Iue ifeSs
ident sent the following nominations 10
the Senate to-day: Bradley F. Granger,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the ID
District OF Michigan; James p. Tapgart.
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for Utah:
James N. CASTILLO, Receiver, Fair PLAY,
Colorado.
The Republican Congressional Com.
mittcc held meeting to-day and listened
TO the report Ol business heretofore trans.
acted. They agreed to hold a general
caucus on Thursday night to make prepa.
ratlons Tor tho approaching campaign.
The Committee Of Ways and Means
this morning, concluded the hearing of
the salt interest. There were present the
representatives Of the Canlaiga, Sagi-
nav and other works, who last week
expressed their views against the rcduc.
ton of salt.
Tomorrow morning the committee will
hear for short time d delegation of Wiz.
ginia plug tobacco men, who think thoy
were not properly represented on the
former occasion by the fine Cutmen, and
on Wednesday certain distillcrs will be
heard.
In the case Of Hosea Stout against the
territory Of Utah, tho question involved
being whether the grand Jury who in.
dicted Stout for murder, was legally en-
pannclcd, the Supreme Court today an.
nounced disagreement. The Justices
being equally divided, the judgment Of
the lower Court Is therefore affirmed.
q. +. Sickles testified before the Senate
Committee on Public Lands, In regard 10
the AlcGarrahan claim. lie said Mr..
Lincoln told him lie had decided the case
in favor ol MCGarrahan, and signed the |
patent.
Accounts from England regarding the
dissatisfaction with the Treaty OF Wash.
lngtOn produce no excitement whatever
in Executive or Congressional circles, nor |
Is II considered that any complications be.
tweet tue two countries can result form
thc agitation OF the question in England,
anu IL Is believed the matters at issue will |
Oe settled In accordance with the terms
OF tile treaty. None oi the members of
the two Committees on Foreign Affairs
have heard OF any dissatisfaction with the
treaty apart from the London press, nor
has their attention been called To the sub.
ject by either the President or the
Secretary 0i State, and Il Is euually
certain that they aud other members Of
Congress will stand by the treaty as il il
without yielding 10 any demand which
will affect its purposes. And such is also
said To be the determination oi those con.
nected with the Executive Department,
whose right 1t was to present this Ameri.
can statement of the case with as much
earnestness as was exercised by the British
themselves.
John W. Garrett, President of the b. g.
0. Railroad Company, was before the
House Committee on Commerce TODAY.
lavoring an appropriation of 81 ,OOO,OO for
the deepening and widening of the chan.
mel in the Baltimore harbor. lie exhibit.
ed mass of statistics showing the extent
OF the commerce oi that city and tho ne.
cessty for its increased facilities. New
ocean lines from Europe are in contcmpla-
tion, and line of first class steamers will
be put on it tho channel is deepened.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations: For pOstmasters-H l..
TillotsOn, Nevada, Mo; ]. Clark, Leaven.
n"'Ab 4Aao' balNHcI .. 1OuDB, new
Lisbon, o.; Lewis Lambright, Middle
town, O.; Geo p. IIalcomb, Chillicothe,
Ohio.
For District Attorncys-IIorace II.
Harrison, Middle District OF Tennessee;
Addison 9. Gibbs, Oregon; Edward r.
johnson, Wyoming; Albert Walters.
AsSaycr, Boise City, Idaho.
The motion of Mr.. Sumner to reconsider
the confirmation Of James F. Legate as
Governor Of Washington Territory was
agreed to, but no further action was taken
on the nomination which is pending.
The Secretary of War has decided til at
retired officers can claim credit TO the to.
tai length Of their service up to January,
Victor G. Powell was to-day convicted
in the criminal court on an indictment for
Receiving money for collecting claims
against tue court of claims while he
was clerk under it. The case ho6
connection with the Tennessee bounty
frauds.