The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-03
WASHINGTON.
The Collins DefaicatiOn.

WA.ulNGr,x, February 2.-The de-
falcation of W. Collins, United States
Pension Agent for the District of Column
bia and editor of the Grand Arny Jour
aai ioots up $4,000 thus far. 1t is
believed the Government will lose moth
ing, Collins bond covering the loss.
Army Officers.
Advance sheets OF the Army Register
show the number of officers on the
army rolls 10 be 2079; the number
authorized by law is 226l, leaving lS2
vacancies, of which Sc are Second
Lieutenan;s of cavalry and infantry, the
remainder in stafis and OF higher rank.
If the bill now in the Senate Military
committee, repeating a portion OF the
act of March Sd, 1871, prohibiting pro-
motion IN staff corps, becomes law,
promotions this year will be unusually
large.
Treasury Affairs.
A correspondent having inquired
whether the holders Of fractional cur.
rency must present one hundred or more
pieces of any denomination of fractional
currency to the Assistant Treasurers in
the Depositories in order to obtain
redemption thereof, or whether the
same will be exchanged for United
States notes in sums of three dollars
and upwards in accordance with the
terms printed on the backs OF the notes,
the Treasurer replies that the Assist
ant Treasurers and Depositories must
receive and redeem such currency IN
accordance with the terms printed
thereon, whether one hundred pieces are
presented or not, but when the size OF
the deposit will admit, the currency
must be assorted by the holders into
parcels containing one hundred notes
Of each denomination.
The payments made by the Treasury
DEPARTMENT by warrants for the month
eniing January 81, exclusive OF princi-
pal and interest on the public debt, were
as follows: War Department, $3,2O4,'
64lO4; Navy Department, $2,53S,-
l24.09; Interior and Pension, SbOO,-
OO4 7S; Civil and Miscellaneous, So
493, ,25j A.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued an order calling in 81, 100000 OF
tie three per cent bonds on which
interest will cease on March 81 next, as
follows: or the denomination of S5OOO,
Nos. 3202 to 34l4 inclusive; OF the de-
nomination of $4,000, Nos. 3l9S to
334S inclusive, dated from May Is, 1868
The Salt Delegation.
The Salt Delegation continued their
argument before the Ways and Means
committee today for an order against
the reduction on salt.
Appropriations
The committee on appropriations had
under consideration to-day the def
cheney appropriation bills.
The Washington Treaty.
The House committee on Foreign
Affair held an important meeting to-
day on the Washington Treaty. Secre.
tary Fish appeared before the commit,
tee and made an argument in favor OF
carving the provisions of the treaty
into effect. Secretary Boutwell, was
also before the committee and made q
statement in regard to the treaty, so far
as it effects his debt. He favored the
ratification OF the treaty, but thought
that Congress ought to pass some
measures for the further protection OF
our fishermen. The committee will
report on the treaty to the House at an
early day. The discussion promises TO
be a protracted and exciting one. Gen.
Butler will be the leader of the opposi'
tion 10 ratification.