The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-22
WASHINGTON.
Steamboatmen,s Convention,

Steamboatmen's Convention.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-A committee
! from the Steamboatmen's Convention
now in session here, called on the Secre
tary Of the Treasury to-day In relation Il
the bill now before Congress making ma
tertal notifications in the steamboat law
Alr. Boutwell,, being engaged In the pre-
paration for a short absence from the city
alter q briet hearing referred tho commit
tee 10 Judge Richardson, to whom they
eXpounded their views at length. The
interesting and important feature OF the
interview was concerning tho frequency
Of steamboat accidents, loss OF life, pro.
perty, &c, wherein 1t was asserted that
fifteen years ago the steamboats, OF the
country carried 90 per cent more passen.
gers and 100 per cent more freight than
now, while the loss Of life and property
by accident was great deal less than
now. Formerly the material which went
into the construction Of steam machinery
was far superior In quality to that used
and greater degree Of vigilance was ex.
crclGed by engineers than now. The rea.
son for the relaxation Of vigilance by en-
gineers is tho various safety appliances
patent, and otherwise, now used by steam.
boat regulation 10 be attached TO engines
and boilers TO prevent explosions, the eE.
feet OF which tends to render engineers
less watchful 1t Is also stated that there
is q deterioration OF ten 10 fifteen per cent,
in the quality of iron and other material
going into tho construction Of steam ma
chinery, particularly boilers composed OF
that formerly used. Judge Richardson
Will hear tho committee further on Mon.
day.
TIE JAPANESE VISIT Mt. VERNON.
Iwakura and twenty.eight others of the
Japanese Embassy, loft on a government
vessel this morning, for Mt. Vernon, to
visit the tomb Of Washington. n
John Jay Knox, has been appointed
Comptroller Of Currency.
The House Committee on Judiciary,
to-day examined several witnesses in re-
gard to the charges against Judge Delhay,
district Judge for Kansas.
Theodore Thomas Orchestra tonight
give the last Of its performances in Wash.
ington, all OF which have been well attend.
ed. The troupe goeswest from here.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-A resolution
OF North Carolina Republican State Con.
vention,s endorsing the claim OF General
Abbott to seat in the Senate Of the
Cnitef States, will be presented to the
Senate by Senator Pool tomorrow. Ap.
pended TO the resolution is the certificate
OF Hon. s. F. Phillips that 1t was unani.
mously adopted by the Convention
I. TALK. OF ADJOURNMENT. p
Allthogeneral appropriation bills, ex.
cepting the tortitication and sundry civil
expense bills, have been acted upon by
the House and its probable a resolution
will be introduced into the House to.
morrow fixing the Goth Of May for final
adjournment It is stated that nineteen
Democrats have promised 10 vote with
the Republicans who favor IN adjourn.
ment at tho time stated.
FRAUDULENT PENSIONS.
II has been estimated that vast mum.
ber OF the claims for pensions. growing
out Of the rebellion, probably one.fourth
arc fraudulent. A plan has been proposed
to the Commissioner OF Pensions and to
tho Congressional Committee on Pensions
bywhich that system OF frauds could be
destroyed and which would lead to the
detection OF tho fraudulent claims here.
totorc granted. 1t is 10 publish
in each county, alphabetical lists of all
persons TO whom pensions have been or
shall be granted, giving the residences Of
each pensioner, and county, and furnish
copy thereof to each Federal and State
officer Of the county, This it Is believed,
would resultln the saving OF millions of
dollars annually to the government, and
in bringing TO punishment all concerned
In tho frauds, and would enable the Com.
missioner Of Pensions to modify the re-
quirements Of his office, so as to render 1t
possible for all honest claimants to CON-
ply with them; IEr.N ear r#..
AMERICAN AND BRITISH CLAIMS COM.
a-5rr., ,- MISSION. .--a .. ...
Tho American and British Commission
will adjourn early this week, until the
latter part OF Juno. Gurncy will leave
this country for England on the Goth inst,
and is not expected to return before Sep
tcmbcr. 80 Hn, .ar.
NO ADMISSION FOR UTAH.
There is no prospect of Congress, ut It's
present session acting upon the memorial
of the Utah convention for the admission
ofDeseret into the Union. The Commit.
tee on Territories have the subject under
consideration, and have heard representa-
tives Brom, Fitch, Fuller and Canon, Of
Utah, who have the matter in charge.
GRAND NATIONAL REGATTA PROPOSED
At a recent meeting of representatives
OF the Boat Clubs of the District OF Co.
lumbia, It was resolved to have grand
national regatta on the Potomac yer in
June or July. They propose by offering
handsome and suitable purses to bring to,
gethcr the most skillful and accomplished