The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-10
WASHINGTON.

or coIored men was held here last night
expressing sympathy with the colored
neonIo of Cuba. Lieutenant Governor
Rspsjcr, Of South Carolina presided, and
in his address, said that he had consulted
Charles Sumner, who advised that II any
action Ig taken on the subject, it should
be carefully drawn. The speaker adVis-
ed this course. Other addresses were
made denouncing the action Of the Span
ish Government.
Jno. P. Foley, the well'known and &C
complished Journalist, has become man
aging editor Of the Washington Rtptblt'
ean, inplace Of MI. Sheppard, resigned.
There were hundreds OF persons at the
Executiy Mansion today, seeking inter-
Views with the President. Many ladies
were In tho throng. Senators, members
and ex,members Of the House, as usual
had the the precedence OF admission.
Not few oGlce.seekers presented their
papers,
There is an erroneous impression re-
Varding the action OF the First Comptrol'
Ter Of the Treasury relative TO the pay Of
members Of Congress. The iactis that he
deferred his decision until he had consid-
cred the entire appropriation. This has
now been done, and the Comptroller
states that the payment in question will
be made, there being no lawful objection.
The following are among some ol the
appointments oI Collectors OF Internal
Revenue made in anticipation Of the act
o. December "a, 1872, abolishing the Oh
fees Of Assessors and Assistant Assessors:
Mark Flanagan, First Michigan District
Harvey B. Rawllnson, Third Michigan
District; Crowley P. Dake, Fifth Mlchi'
gan District; James Fishback, Tenth llli'
nois District; John Connell, Fourth Iowa
District; William W. Nixon, Sixth Iowa
District; Edward .Scull, Sixteenth Penn
sylva6is District ]. r. Bowen Eighteenth
Pennsylvania District; E. Blaine, Ninth
Kentucky District. na-
The Postmaster General TO day ap'
pointed James E. Stewart, Of Iowa, and
John D. Miner, oil Tenn, special agents
Of the Post Office Department-salaries
$1,000 per auuum and SO per diem ex'
pCnses, a.
An adjourned meeting Of the caucus Of
the Republican Senators was held this
afternoon, at which the vacancies in the
chairmanships, caused by the expiration Of
the terms OF the various Senators was
agreed to be filed as follows: Mr. Nor
rel, OF Maine, made chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations in place ol
Mr.. Cole. MIR. Buckingham, Committee
on Indian Affairs, in place Of Mr.. Harlan.
Mr.. Borcman, Committee on Territories,
in place of Mr.. Nye. Mr. sprague, Fnb'
lie Land Committee. Mr.. Lewis, Com
Inittee on the District OF Columbia. Dir.
Flanagan, Committee on Eeducation and
Lsbor. Mr.. Brownlow Committee on
Revolutionary Claims. Mr. Howe leaves
the Craftsmanship Of the Claims Commit
tee to become chairman Of the Committee
on Library. MIR. Scott succeeds Mr.
Howeas chairman Of the Claims Com
mittee.
The Committees on Investigations, Re-
treuchment, Political Disabilities, and
Alleged Outrages in the Southern States,
are all discontinued. No changes are
made in the Chairmanships Of the other
committees. After some discussion by the |
caucus, they laid on the table a motion to
elect Il new Sergent.at.Arms, only two
Senators voting for It. Considerable de-
hate was devoted to determining the Or
der Of business for the present extra ses-
sion, it was finally agreed to take up and
dispose ofthe reports Of the Select Com
mittces on the charges eHecting Senators
Caldwell and Clayton, and the report OF
Morrill,, Of Maine, from the Select Com
mittec on the evidence received from
the House affecting certain Senators
in regard to the alleged Credit Mobi'
Iier transactions. 1t will be recollCctCd
that Just previous to adjournment there
Was au understanding that the Senate
would at this extra session take up the
case Of Senator Patterson, his friends de.
string deliberation on the subject. Sena'
tor Anthony informed the caucus that he
wished to resign his position as President
of tho Senate pro tempore, Senator Car
pentcr to be elected Senator pro tempOTc
Monday, when the caucus arrangement ol
the committee, as above indicated, VIII DC
ratified in open Senate.