The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-22
WASHINGTON.
Reform in the Revenue Servic,

WASHINGTON, November 2l.-A bill
has been prepared by the Commissioners
OF Internal Revenue which will be one
Of the most important in the interest Of
reform that will be sug gested during tb e
approaching session OF Congress. It
will be submitted to the Ways and
Means Committee of the House and
the Senate Committee of Finance at
their first meeting, and is no less q
proposition than the abolition of the
offices OF assessors and assistant assess
sors Of internal revenue, thus reducing
the expenses of the Government in sal
aries alone about 100000. The bill
has been carefully considered by
the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Commissioners and approved
by other high officers Of the Govern
ment. The President also speaks Of it
with favor, and it is not unlikely that
not only will Mr.. Beutwellr-rn-r~rcrrf
it in his report to Congress, but the
President will say a good word for it
in his message. In the place OF the
offices thus abolished it is proposed to
increase the number OF special agents
Of the Treasury Department by twenty
five distributed in the districts through
ont the country, who, with the assist
ance of the collectors and assistant col.
Iectors and Of the Bureau, will do the
work now performed by the officers
whose services will thus be dispensed
with.
Army Orders.
The following has just been issued
General Order No. 80:
| HEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY,
ApJurANr GENERALS OFFICE.
WAsHrNGroN, November 10, 1872. J
Reports have been received Of an
engasement with hostile Indians on the
29th OF September. 1872, on the North
Fork of Red river. near the mouth OF
McLsllan's creek, Texas, by the eXpe-
dtion urder command OF Colonel Il. s.
Mackingen, Of the Fourth Cavalry.
The following named officers are
sneciallv mentioned for gallant conduct:
Major A. E. Latimer, Fourth Cavalry;
CAPTAIN John Lei, Fourth Cavalry;
CAPTAIN Writ Davis, Fourth Cavalry;
Captain J. w. Clouse, Twentv-fourth
Infantry; First Lieutenant P. M. Boehm
Fourth Cavalry; First Lieutenant Chas.
| L Hudson, Fourth Cavalry; First Lieu
tenant VIM. A. Thompson, Fourth
Cavalry; First Lieutenant Lewis war
rinpham, Fourth Cavalry; Second Lieu
tenant Weutz c. Miller, Fourth Cava-
~. Second Lieutenant John A. Mcklng
Fourth Cavalry. Adjutant Of the expe-
d;tion; Second Lieutenant Mathew Lee
Pere. Jr., Fourth Cavalry. Acting AS
sistsnt Surgeon RUFUS Choate is com
mended for his care Of the wounded
On the recommendation Of the Gen
ersl of the Army. the Secretary OF wal
has awarded medals OF honor to th'
following enlisted men, reported al
snecially distinguished in the engage
ment: Corporal II. A. McMas.ers
Company A, Fourth Cavalry; S'rs
Sergeant William McNamara. Com
nanv F, Fourth Cavalry; Sergean,
William Foster, Company +, Fonrtl
Cavalry: Fsrrier David Lsrkin, Com
nsnv F, Fourth Cavalry; Private WI
liam Parker, Company F, Fourth Cav
airy; Private Edward Branyan, Com
panv F, Fourth cavalry; Sersean
William Wilson, Company l, F0nrt,
Cavalry; Corporal William Omen
Company |, Fourth Cavalry; BACK
.m;tb James Pratt, Comp l, Fourth
Cavalry. ,,
E D. TOWNSEND,
Adiu,ant General.
: Second Lieutenant Fred. D. Gran,
t 4tb Cavalry, is relieved from duty wit
: the General OF the Army, and ordere'
to ioin his regiment.
The Texan Outrages.
Colonel r. P. Ro5be, Chairman
: the Commission appointed to inves''
: cate the outrases on the Texas borde
arrived here thi. morning to present hi
rsnort to the President. The report
yerv long, embracing full details OF ~ IN
oneratjons OF the Commission. n
pres;dent will transmit the report
: Congress, and will refer to it in his me, E
0 ssoe perhaps recommending settle
t noIicv to be pursued in regard to dea
}. mo with such outrages in the future.
= Naval Matters.
o The Worcester, flagship of the Mort
Atlantic naval force, arrived at 5