The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
exclusively for the Register
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WASHING G TON.
I8IpOFIaoI Decision.

kUpoEtauI Decision.
The opinion OF the Supreme Court OF
tie United States, just rendered 10 the
case ol Barnes and others, against the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company, effects the question before
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
l. stated At the Internal Revenue
Bureau, that the decision OF the Court
saves tue Government verv u arly five
million OF dollars There are now on
ne 10 the Bureau about three hundred
cases asking for q refund OF the tax on
dividends, the same question being in-
vuved as WAS embraced 10 the case just
dec ded by the Court, which wa to the
ett CT th at the dividends of the road were
taxable Besides these three hundred
aupi Cations on f II al the law office. the
Bureau has Information 10 the effect
mat agents have prepared very large
number of similar applications, which
were 10 De presented, had the Court de
cided that The dividend tax was illegal.
IH Session.
board Civil Engineers OF the
Navy has convened al the Navy De-
.,rtmert IN ,his city for the purpose OF
r-.snish.ug pan 'or the future de,
.-.opment OF League Island 1t is he
.. anJion OF the Navy Department; to
20 .r- League l-iaud Naval station,
,.,--rsIug all the facilities 'or building
-r.n- tor war purposes that can be de-
--i The b Dard have been in session
ST.. ur time, aud before their duties are
r.mg.rtrd several week must el.pse.
cabinet on GERS not az be Conf rIned
by the SENATE.
High legal authority has expressed
.nr OPP ion that the commissions OF
u.ruet officers are unlimited; that
.a,v are ty virtue Of the wording OF
..rr commissions entitled to mold their
offices until they die, resign, or are
.ururd out, aud that the popular belief
.., Cabinet officers commissions ex-
,.-. with tie Administration bv which
g. " were appointed i incorrect. The
t--t Cabinet o. Pres drnr Washington
r...t rver some o. them during his en-
zig. second term; one member holding
.y.- even after President Adams WAS
.ugurated. This custom was adhe-
PEGS 10 until Andrew Jackson came iuto
p.Nsr. when the entire Cabinet was
Gagged ~ tn" fourth Of March.
President Van Buren, restored The Old
rH-rm which was partially observed
,a~uIgn -eve' "a successive admlnlstra-
IONS. President GrsAt proposes now
g, restore the Old Gus pm IN ull 'orce
aud his entire Cabnet will continue 10
i charge the duties OF their several
offices under their original commissions
un,, they die, resign or are turned out
Turre WAS tull meeting o! the Cab
met today and the LDul-lans question
j. under consideration.
The following are the Custom re-
cg;prs tor the week ending February IS:
Nv York. - 949.069; Boston, 4Oj, ,942,
Pail 4drlphia, POI 3S9
the President o,- approved OF the
following arls.of Congress:
IN ito prevent cruelty to animals
while IN railroad car or other means
O. ~portation within the United
States
G-4n.ue the right of, way through
rNr public lands to the Utah aud
Npuhrrn Railroad Co
Prov diu. tor the completion OF a
u-.rary road from Santa Fee Texas, 10
N.H'Mrxjco
rrp.oviie tor the establishment OF life
-Ay.4 . stations on the coast OF Maine,
NV I4mu-hirr. Massachusetts, Nlr~
and North Carolina
Fo. the relief OF Ms Ann NJ. Wood
la1,h,er o. m. late Itcuary Taylor
Fo- suppression o, obscene lltera-
.urr
10 uroviie tor a Board Of Commis-
-,rurr- go report = system OF irregatloo
for i ion4u'N, Sacramento, aud
Ia ,yerin. California
p,naring condemned cannon and
n.a.on bats To tne Gettysburg battle
field Memorial Association.
TO purchase \ size for a public build
irs 30 Pittsburgh.
To sutHorze unloading OF steam ships
Sc, night
TO al in the erection ot q monument
ro ,hr memory Of Major General G. H.
Trpmas
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