The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-14
WASHINGTON.
Congregational Affairs.

Congregational Affairs.
WASHINGTON, December l3-Tbt
Credit Mobelier investigation wa:
brought up again to-day. The investi.
CATION will he continued tomorrow.
The Committee on Ways and Means
met this morning. but being without
quorum no business was transacted.
The Alabama Trouble.
The following dispatches were re-
ceived yesterday evening:
MONTGOMERY, Ala, December 12.
To Governor W. Fl. Smith and other
Commissioners, Washington, ID. C.
The General Assembly accepted the
Attorney Generals plan. The Demo-
Gratis are reticent.
TSigned1 D. P. LEWIS,
Governor.
MoNrG oMMRY, ALA, December II.
To Hon. George II. Williams, attorney
General.
The proposals are received through
the Governor and will be accepted. No
CODY desired.
GSigned1 R. H. ERsKINE.
Cabinet Meeting.
At the Cabinet session to-day all the
important information in the hands Of
the President and Attorney General
in relation to affairs in Louisiaus
were presented Tor consideration. The
action of the President in sustaining
the Pinchback State organization, 1t Is
understood, is fully approved.
Revenue Matters.
The Firs. and Third Revenue Collec-
ton Districts of Connecticut have been
consolidated by order Of the President,
to be called the First Collection District.
Joseph Selden, the present Collector
of the Third District, has been retained
as Collector of the consolidated districts
Alphonso P Crossley, Assessor OF the
First District, is to be Assessor.
Ordered Home.
Commander John N. Quackenbosh
has been detached from the command
of the South Atlantic Squadron and Or
dered to return to the United States.
Nicaragua Expedition.
The limited States steamer Kansas,
with the Nicaraguan Surveying Expe-
dition on board, arrived at Key West on
the 10th inst. All on board were well.
lame, River and Kanawha Canal.
A delegation. composed OF Senators
and Representatives from Virginia and
West Virginia, called upon the Presl-
dent to-day, to thank him for the
recommendation in his message relat-
inc to the James River and Kanawha
canal. and 10 express the hope that he
would further the measure as much as
possible. The President in reply ex-
nressed his concurrence as to the I'M
por,ance of the work and said that
while the bill now before Congress
m ght not pass in its present shape the
necessities of commerce would at nc
distant day compel the completion o,
this work, and that the measure mao
his warm sympathy.
Custom Receipts.
The custom receipts for the week
ending December 9 were as follows
New York, 81 SI2 O39; Boston, 1890
6sO. Philadelphia, $l0l,652; Bslll'
more, sl33, ,433; San Francisco slo+''
4l9.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
reucy will shortly proceed to conside'
the bill providing for resumption o
specie payments.
The Destitute Emigrants.
The arrival of a large number o
Italian emigrsnts, in the past few days
upon our shores in destitute clrcum'
} stances, and brought here by falls
promisss held out by certain agents IL
Ils!y, has been the subject of careful
consideration by the proper officers 0
the Government. The Italian M'n'ste
has extended all the aid in his power I.
b;s destitute countrymen and commun'
Gated freely with his government o.
: telegraph regarding the matter; IN II,
American Minister to Italy, Mr.. Marsh
was directed by Secretary Fish, 6y caol;
TO-DAY, to communicate officially VIII
the Italian Government. He will sug
sest that all persons contemplati,n
emigration to this country be couneeie
against taking such step IN the wln'e
, months on the mere representation {
E uninterested agents, unless Their circu Z Z
stances be such that, failing TO ootai
work here, as expected, suffering vi
not ensue. tits known that the ltalia
Government would like to stop the tld
of emigration from their own coun'r'
q Ths Louisans Delegation
n arrived this morning, representing II
=. Warmoth faction. and bad an intervie
r with the Attorney General The
Il demonstrated against federal intsrve'
+ ton, claiming that nothing has occurs
!: to justify It They cay that the CIV
.uthoritiss Of the State ars s1or