The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-20
i AsHING GToN.
RE INCOME TAX.
Eale's Nomination Confirmed
RESIGNATION.
AN AXE TO c RIM o.
A RADICAL RUMPUS.
..ai .l~pptch to the REGISTER by the
l.. Il \. Telegraph Line.l
WASHINGTON, February 10.
TIIe Income Tax


The Ways and Means committee
s.;e,d, to-day, 70 report adversely upon
d. bill to abolish the income tax, on
He ground that with ihe proposed
plscius OF tee ana coffee on the free
H.. the Government could not spare
H. revenue. In accordance with the
aec;.;on Commissioner Douglass to-day
;s.n.i instructions TO collectors to pro-
Eel with the collection OF this tax,
,va,c.s Nomination Confirmed.
The Senate showed its regard for the
!, ,aracters of its public servants 10y
II affirming the nomination OF Charles
I'm Hale today, as Assistant Secretary OF
sS'a,e. ,:
In the light Of subsequent events the
porncy resignation will lose much OF
i. political significance. This ac'
compli.hed political trickster is at one
Of his old and well known games
,;,,,lr 70 a,va., '--.Ynes of him
.eIt in the political conp!icaiion now
existing in Pennsylvania. Forney,
through his newspaper connections
hod. the balance OF power. A
desire Tor something better led
him to resign the coi!ectorshlp,
which compromised him in the interest
Of Grant. lie has revived his old
ambition for Cabinet position. Grants 5
fortunes are undoubtedly desperate
enough to secure Forney's influence at
.uch a cost. But the President also
had his little plans at the Presidential
dinher, which Forney attended yester-
Iav. 1t is stated that the lattur was
riyen to understand that the President
would ike to see him succeed Cameron
81 his administration Senator from
Pennsylvania, to be elected next
winter. If Forney will support
Grant the administration will be used
to secure his election.
Roscoe COnkliDG,
the tail end Of tie Senatorial trlumv!-
rate raved and stormed at the indie
rrndent Republican Senators, to-day,
,or three hours. He was unable to say
one word in Justification o! the illegal
and corrupt sales of arms to France
bv the department, and therefore ex.
pended all his fury on Sumner and
<churz. He raked up an old statute, a
relic OF an old constitutional law, under
which he threatened to punish Sumner
aud Schurz with heavy fine and I'M
pri,onment for holding communication
With Marquis DeChambran OF the
French legation. Sumner and Schnr2
preserved a contemptuous silence, but
the latter will reply tomorrow. Conk
Ing also had the impudence to parade
a scurrilous attack on Schurz by The
editor OF the Chicago StdatS Ieit,ng
one Of Grants office holders. as reflects
of popular opinion. The general sen
,irnent tonight is that Conklng has
done immense damage TO the Admins
tration and strengthened the case as
made up by Sumner and Schurz.
.~-.-. A Lively Session.
the session OF the House today wa'
about the hyeliest that has thus IA
taken place From l to 3 clock, ant
particularly during the Ku.Klux kla'
tussle, much confusion prevailed, man,
Congressional backs were scored am
several tempers temporarily lost. Th'
Speaker found himself saluted stimuli
taneously by sharp points OF orde
from every direction, lost his temper
iawed backed at the best Of them, anC
finally succeeded in quieting the rumpu
caused among the Radicals by the pre-
sentation of the minority Klu-hlu'
report. The friends of the repor
finally succeeded in having it accepted
with authority to print forty thousan'
.vpics. 1t is without doubt the bes
campaign document ever offered, belnI
an unauswerable indictment aga,ns
fraud and corruption in every guise,
ALPHA.