The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-20
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General News summary.

WARRINGTON, January l9.-The
Hubbard postal telegraph bill, " hic b
received q favorable consideration in
the committee on Postofices al its ses-
sion yesterday, will be presented to the
Senate on Monday. Many minor, but
no material changes have been made in
the bill. e. - - @ - j
Secretary Robeson is using his In
fluence in Congress to secure a liberal
appropriation for the construction OF
naval vessels, with fair chances OF
success.
A variety Of plans for the return to
specie payment were considered by the
Senate Finance committee YESTERDAY
but no conclusion was reached. Inc
subcommittee on Banking and Cur
rency is engaged in preparing its report
on specie payment. A bill allowing all
duties on foreign merchandise to enter
the ports Of Wheeling, Yicksburg, Gin
cipnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Nashville
and Natchez, to be secured and paid at
these places, was considered by the
Senate committee on Commerce yester.
day, and agreed to. 1t will be reported
on Monday. 49,.
The committee on Ways and Means
have had under consideration the
repeal OF the income tax There was no
conclusion arrived at, neither was there
sufficient expression OF opinion to tell
what the final action OF the committee
will be. A prominent member OF the COM
mittee who favors the repeal, givesit as
his opinion that there will be nothing
done this session in regard to the mat
ter.
General Banks was before the com
mittee on Appropriations this morning
urging an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the payment Of the expenses OF the
Japanese embassy during their stay in
this country. ,., ,
The letter OF Jay Cooke, published
in New York and Philadelphia yester-
day, is the general subject of comment
among newspaper correspondents here
to-day. The action Of Secretary Bout.
well in first denying and afterwards
affirming, but refusing to give the terms
of Jay Cooke IL Cos offer to take $780,
600 600 of the new loan, is severely
condemned.
The House committee on Commerce
will, at an early day, take up the matter
of steamship subsidies. They propose
to present a general bill on the subject
in accordance with the recommenda-
tions of the President and Secretary OF
the Treasury.
Under the authority Of the act Of July
20, 1868, the provision Of the special
circular issued by Gen. Pleasanton, on
February l6, 1871, requiring American
seal locks and seals to be exclusively
used at distilleries and Internal
Revenue bonded warehouses, are
modified 30 as to require the applica-
ton of American seal locks only at such
portions of the distillery premises where
access can be had to the spirit during
its passage from the beer still to the
receiving cistern, and also to the doors
of the cistern room and the distillery
warehouse. For other portions Of the
premises any lock heretofore prescribed
bv the Internal Revenue Bureau and in
good condition may be used.
There was q full attendance at the
Cabinet meeting to-day. No business
was transacted except routine matter.
In the deficiency bill of the District
of Columbia Legislature, just reported,
is an item of 100000 for city adver.
tising in the newspe pers.
Senator Spencer is confident that he
will be able to defeat the confirmation
of ex-senator Willard Warner as Col
lector of the port of Mobile.
The Congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the New Orleans
difficulties have again postponed the
time for their leaving here, and it ls
given out that, in view Of the pacific
relations existing between the two fac.
tons at New Orleans, the committee
will be able to abandon the project Of
an investigation altogether.