The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-08
WASHINGTON.
Congregational Matters.

W AsHINGToS, Ap1l Ao.-Ine f1ouse
met for debate only, Mr.. Adren in the
chair. A majority Of the members
were absent. The President approved
the action for the relief Of the Chicago
sufferers and the reduction OF the ma
tional debt, tariff. &c.
The rumors of disagreement be-
tween the President and Admiral Porter
are totally unfounded.
The Robson IDvestisating Com
lnittee
is generally conceded to be failure
Mr. Dana, as witness, has, it is thought,
completely broken down the case.
Secretary Robson, this morning, re-
ceived various congratulations.
The Tariff Question.
The Ways and means Committee are
engaged on the question OF tariff, in
tending, if possible, to report bill
next week. The jute importers appeared
before them in an argument on the
removal of the tariff on jute.
The New Bounty Bill.
The bill providing for the payment
Of one hundred dollars bounty
to each enlisted man who entered the
military service Of the United States
prior to July =, 1861, under President
Lincolns proclamation Of May 30 Of
that year, which passed the House on
the Sth ult., does not apply to those
soldiers who enlisted for three months.
The Robson Investigaiion.
The Robeson investigation is con-
tinued tonight. Admiral Boggess
testified that his board only examined
the claims Of Secor, which came en-
tirely outside of their contract The
board considered the $4,000 claim
perfectly fair one, and within the PROV
ince of the Secretary of the Navy to
settle. In conducting the examination
every item was compared with the
items in the claim settled by the
Marchand Board, to see:that nothing
paid under the latter award was allowed
by his own board. The Marchand Board
did not pass on any claim for extra
work outside Of the contract. Chief
Engineer King testified that he was
member of tie Marchand Board, and
that that board passed on the claim of
Secor for damages consequent upon the
increased price Of labor and material
growing out OF the delay in furnishing
the plans. While the contract was
being executed, Congress authorized a
board to be organized to settle this
question Of damages. All the
other accounts presented by Secor
to this board were thrown
out. J. NJ. Bradhead, Second Comp
trolerof the Treasury, testified that
the $4,000 Secor claimed was paid by
q disbursing officer, and that the vouch-
er came to him 10 be settled, and hav-
ing doubts about it he consulted the
Secretary of the Treasury as to the
application of the law Of 1868 thereto,
aud after full investigation and sever.
al explanations, decided that the claim
was one that the Secretary had full
right TO settle, and such as had here
toiore been settled in other cases to the
amount of over S500,000. The witness
became and still is entirely satisfied
that there was legal authority for the
Secretary to settle this claim and make
payment. A. II. Russell, Paymaster at
Philadelphia, testified as to the mode
OF making purchases of naval supplies
bv him, aud said Cattell never sold him
any coal nor purchased any for him.
Indian Matters.
The Indian agent, Devols, reports
to Commissioner Walker from Red
Cloud Agency, Dakota Territory, under
date of March 25, the arrival there
of the famous chief Red Cloud. and
that council was held on the 22d.
On that day a lew Indians assembled in
the Council Chamber at the agency.
Red Clouds object was TO have the
goods which had been saved for him
taken up to Rawhide, about two-thirds
of the way up to Fort Laramie. Red
Cloud said that he wanted to show the
wild Indians the goodness of the great
father. He made many protestations
of peace, and said he wanted to stay
with his white friends; he also enjoined
it on the young men of the tribes
present at the council to keep peace and
not make the great father send for white
soldiers. The agent says that he
talks well, AMI il the reports
are true from those who have been
with him in the north, he has been a
friend to the government there the past
winter. The Indians speak well with
the exception of few young men who
wish TO show their ill-feeling toward
the whites. In the presence Of large
numbers they are important and saucy.
The men OF the country say that they
never heard such general expression
of friendship, and they will spare no
pains to make trouble for those who
wish to be peaceable with this condition
Of things. If Red Cloud should select
place ior an agency on the reservation,
it would require force to keep up COM
munications and protect the agency.
A hundred lodges Of Miuneconyous