The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-22
WASHINGTON.
News Summary.

! w WASHlNGTOS, FEBRUARY -i.-lne en
traordinary speech Of Senator Schurz
in the Senate yesterday is still the sub
ject of excited discussion in official, po-
litical and civil circles. The admins
tration organs spoke of the speeches in
different terms. The Chronicle said :
"Mr. Schurz yesterday struggled hard,
and his speech was brilliant, racy and,
at the close, eloquent. But he did not
make his points. Suspicious inuendoes
and inferences were drawn out with dia-
lectic skill, but not one criminal fact
or act was in any way established. A
sorry cause is that in which an advocate
so able makes so little headway."
The following are the sentiments of
the Republican ut is idle to attempt to
follow the meanderings OF the miscreant
who insulted the people giving him
shelter and disgraced the Senate in his
mad attempt to drag down and dis
honor the Government.
The Patriot SAYS: "If anything was
wanting to complete the fame OF the
distinguished Senator from Missouri as
an orator, statesman and reasoner, 1t
was furnished by his most powerful,
brilliant and exhaustive speech yester-
terday, (Which, in many respects, re-
called the better days of tie Senate
made against the fraud OF a body which
ought to command the respect, admlra'
ton and confidence of the country.
The House Postal committee will
submit report on the alleged
corrup,ion of Cresswell in the matter
of Strawbridge. The committee have
afforded every facility to those who
have had any reason to suspect General
Cresswell Of improper transactions, but
thus far no evidence has been adduced
tending to impeach his integrity, and
the committee will report that the
charges are actually without any foun-
dation. The Senate Finance commit.
tee have talked over the House bill
repeating the duty on tea and coffee,
and while no decision has been reached,
from remarks which certain members
of the committee passed, they will re-
port against repeating the entire duty,
but will favor considerable reduction.
The note of the English Government
relative to the American case presented
at Geneva, has not yet reached the
President.
Commissioner Douglass IS busy on
his decision in the New York Central
Dividend case. He hopes to have 1t
ready this evening.
A conscience stricken lady in New
York sends thirty.one dollars and
thirty cents for customs due to the
Treasury Department.
Messrs. Lewis, Of Philadelphia,
Gessorn, of Cincinnati, Chadwick, Of
Boston, and other leading manuiac-
turers were before the Ways and Means
committee this morning and made
arguments against any reduction in
the present tariff on lead. Mr.. Morain
r. Reed also appeared before the COM
mite and made very strong arguments
for the repeal OF all duties on lead.
The Senate discussed during the
morning hour the resolution authoriz-
ing Postmaster General Creswell to
make a co ltract for transporting mails
over such part Of the Pacific railroad
as NAV be obstructcd with snow. a
dispatch has been received from SUI
perintendent Sickles to the effect that
the blockade is over and trains are
orain running regularly. The bill,
after debate, was referred to the Post
office committee.
Charles w. Elliott, President OF I1ar,
ward University, has been appointed by
the President as a member OF the Board
of Visitors at West Point, in place Of
Prof. J. r. Loomis, whose absence IN
Europe prevents his attendance.
Ali departments will be closed to-
morrow in honor of Washingtons birth
day.
A delegation of Maryland negroes
called on the Attorney General to-day
to complain that negroes were not sum-
moned to sit as United States jurors in
the various Northern States. The
Attorney General replied that he would
examine into the law, and if it did not
cover the case, he would recommend
proper amendments.
Major Generals Casey and Hum
phreys were before the Appropriation
committee this morning on the subject
of fortifcations. They advocate the
appropriation of sut1icieucy to place
all Notifications in first class condition.