The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-28
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CHICAGO RE1IEF DELEGATION.


WASHINGTON, February 27-Thc Chi.
cago relief delegation was before the Com.
mittee on Finance today, and will again
appear To. morrow. They urged the oh.
jeclions to the bill already reported and
wantit to be more general. The commit.
tee agreed to report the bill to admit free
Of duty paintings, statuary, photographs,
&c., designed for exhibition only.
The following nomination has been sent
to the Senate > j. W. 9. Bryant, Assessor
Of Internal Revenue for the Fourth Dis.
trict Of Tennessee. g = aH & 9 o q
Among the first cases. to be presented 10
the grand jury Of the Criminal Court next
week will be information against NJ. +.
Prosser, charging him with having re.
Ceived certain moneys for the prosecution
Of claim before the Quartermasters De.
partment while Representative in Con.
gresss HLl5I !i!ih jtyIg.gfT
The House Committee OF Commerce to.
day agreed to Representative Shellabar.
gers bill with amendments. This bill was
founded on the bill heretofore recon-.
mended 10 the committee by the Secretary
Of the Treasury and approved by the Sec.
retary OF the Navy. In the amended form
the Secretary Of the Treasury, Secretary
Of War, Postmaster General, and Secre.
tary OIL the Interior are all to
constitute q Board of Commerce.
They are authorized to contract for
line from New York to England and the
continent of Europe, and another from
some. other point Of the Atlantic coast
10 Europe. A line from New York to
Mexico; u line from San Franclscs to
Australia, another from the East India
Islands and one from New Orleans to
Mexican ports, and to pay $40 per ton
per annum for five years, to an extent not
exceeding 100000 tons; 100000 the first
year, $1,000 TO be distributed to the At
lantic and Gulf coasts, $4,000 to the Pa
'cifc coast and %, ,009to the Mississippi and
Ohio triverss! and great lakes; Tor
iron ships Of American construction; $500
per ton tor wooden ships Of over 400 tons
burden, and 5000 per ton for wooden
ships Of oVer200 tons burden, The bill
authorizes the Commissioners to allow
the same tonnage bounty to the lines al
ready subsidies, which include the
lines from New York to Brazil, and
from San Francisco to China. The bill
also includes the line from New Orleans
to Brazil, as introduced by Representa-.
tive Sheldon. The Committee consent.
ed for Representative Lynch to offer
an amendment in the House pro-
viding that imported materials used for the
construction, ships shall be free from
duty; .orwhere American material Ia used
an amount equal to heduty shall be d.
lowed. The committee will be called next
week, when the bill will be reported. In
five wears theIcost to the government
would be $e5 900, 600 sproYid ediron ships
shall be constructed TO the extent OF
100000 tons, The allowance to wooden
vessels would be additional.
Tho Cabinet was in session about two
hours to-day The reply of Secretary
Fish TO Earl GranVille's note is not yet
completed, though the points are agreed
on. The American statement oil tho case
will not be altered, as by the treaty
full provision is made for the ami
cable adjustment of all differences
through the tribunal of arbitrators. Both
parties having pledged themselves to ac-
cept their verdict rs o full, perfect and
final settlement OF all claims. ~ ~
Representative Wheeler to-day intro
duCed q bill to amend the act incorpor-
ating tho Texas and Pacific Railroad,
which was. referred to tho Committee on
Pacific Railroads. 1t provides for longer
time for the completion Of the west end
Of the road, and authorizes the issue Of
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