The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-07
WASHINGTON.
The enforcement Act.

, restaurants, ioe cream saloons, barber
, shops, &c, has been attended with
more legal difficulties than was at first
anticipated. Judgment in all the cases
of information under the act has been
rendered in the Police Court, but in all
such cases appeals have been entered
and the unfortunates will have to pass
fret the review OF the Criminal Court
and then the other courts o. appeal.
The Wheeler 4 WILSON se"ins
1t is generally known that the patent
for the Wheeler Il Wilson sewing ma
chine shortly expires. During the last
session of Congress there were several
unsuccessful efforts made to have it ex'
tended and the application for an ex"
tension is still before the Senate Com
mittee on Patents, with little prospect
OF being reported this winter In case
the application for an extension is de-
ieated it is thought the price Of sewing
machines will be broug ght down to
twenty or twenty-five dollars. In
, the testimony filed before Commissioner
Gwin by skilled mechanics 1t is stated
that the average cost of manufacturing
sewing machines is from seven to
twelve dollars. This machine is owned
by what is known as the Sewing Ma.
chine Combination, but the application
for an extension OF patent is in the
name of A. B. Wilson. Many Of the
smaller machine companies oppose the
extension. There is on the bill before
the Commissioner petitions signed by
over twenty thousand persons, many OF
whom have from one to fifty machines
| in operation in manufacturing estao'
lishments, asking that the extension be
refused
The Committee on Ways and Means
this morning decided to report Comm's'
sioner Douglass revenue bill suestan'
italy without amendments.
Not True.
} There is no truth in the rumor tele'
| graphed hence yesterday, to the effect
that the postal telegraph question had
been indefinitely postponed. The
| members OF the Appropriation Com
mittee, to whom the question was re-
ferred, will proceed to it's consideration
at an early day.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
granted an American registry TO the
British Schooner J. R. Lawrence.
A short session of the Cabinet took
place to-day, but only routine business
was transacted.
The bill which passed the House this
afternoon for the reduction OF officers
and the expenses OF the internal rev.
enue, passed in substantially the same
form in which it was originally prepared
and reported. Among the amendments
was one that the reduction Of officers
shall take place on July let, 1873, or
at such time prior thereto ss the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue may find
practicable.
| Treasury Decision.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
addressed a letter 10 the Collector OF
New York reversing his decision in
reference to the reduction OF the duty
on glass. The Secretary now interprets
the tariff act OF June 9th, 1872, as
authorizing reduction OF 10 per cent
on the duty on all articles which the
law prior to June 6, 1872, classified for
duty 40 manufactures OF glass or which
are specially enumerated as g lass goods
Included in the articles which will now
be entitled to q reduction OF 10 per
cent duty are silver-plste glass, watch
crystals, spectacles, glasses, glass show
cases and paper weights Refunds in the
case Of articles on which the reduction
should have been allowed will only be
made where all the requiremnts Of the
act of June 9th, 1864. have been care
tully complied with.
The Alabama Delegation.
A delegation OF members represent
ing the court house wing OF the Ala
bsma Legislature, called upon Attorney
General Williams to-day, and filed all
the papers which have reached here.
One OF their most important documents
| is vet to arrive. In filing the papers,
they submitted verbal statement TO
which the Attorney General listened,
but reserved any opinion on the SUBJ
ject until their case is completed. The
parties representing the other wing OF
the Legislature will tomorrow have
q hearing. After both cases are COM
pleted the Attorney General will report
his views 70 the President for such &C.
lion as he may deem advisable.
The Credit Mobi)ier will meet on
Thursday next, when Speaker Blaine,
Cakes Aimes and Collemer will be ex-
amined.
The President tonight examined the
dispatches received from New 0rlesns
referred TO him by the Attorney Gen.
eral. He also examined those received
by the War Department from General
Emory, commanding at New Orleans.
He has been instructed to supply such
forces as may be asked for By the
4 United States Marshal TO enforce the
order OF the Courts.
1t is said President Grant is not a,
all pleased with the internal d ssen.
sions prevailing in Louisiana, Alabama
and Arkansas, but it is believed be will
not permit Federal interference in
either State unless it is necessary
to prevent bloodshed In conse-
auence OF the condition Of affairs in
Louisiana, that State will lose its
voice in the Electoral College, a. there
Was no attempt made to meet on Wed,
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