The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-17
BY TELE RAPH.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. May l.6
On n Visit

here this mornin 6 and are spending the
day in visiting the public buildings ant
grounds.
The Secretary Of the Treasury de-
cides that the act of Congress estab-
fishing the Custom Ho use value Of the
sovereign or pound sterling Of Great
Britain, and to fix the par OF exchanges
does not take effect until the first day
of January next. This decision
was called forth by the officers of the
Baltimore Custom House applying for
the provisions Of the act so far as the
fixing of the value OF the pound sterling
The decision OF the Secretary is made
for the purpose OF securing uniformity oi
action on the part of the officers OF the
Custom House.
O'KeIIy.
Information has been received here
from Havana that Mr.. OKelley will be
Immediately released and sent out OF
the country,
The Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia has just decided very iuter-
estiug and important case OF violation
OF the international law. At the close
of the rebellion the confederate cruiser,
Florida, was lying in the harbor OF
Bahia, Brazil, under the protection OF q
Brazilian fort. while the captain.
Collins, OF a United States naval
vessel OF Massachusetts,, with
view OF the prospective prize
money, captured the Florida and
brought her to Hampton Roads,
where she was sunk. The Florida
having been under tie protection ei
Brazil, O neutral and friendly power,
we were obliged to humbly apologize
for q violation OF the International
laws. Captain Collins of the Massachn-
setts, was suspended, as well as the U.
s Consul who helped him in the cap
ture. Notwithstanding this dissraceiul
position in which Captain Collins had
placed our government he brought suit
iu the Supreme Court, to recover the
value OF the Florida as prize money
for himself and crew.
The Court decided to-day that tie
seizure was unlawful, and consequently
denied the right TO recover the value OF
the vessel.
The custom receipts for the week
ending May 10th. are as follows:
New York Sl.997,S45; Baltim ore
slO0,Oll; Boston 1914. l73; Philadelphia
slS7,2S3.
The Speak ership of the 43d Congress-
-Biaip and Maynard.
WASHINGTON, May l4.-Those friends
OF Speaker Blaine who have him in
training for the Presidency in 1876, say
that in case he is reelected ty the
Forty,third Congress as Speaker, he
will throw overheard all those chair
men OF committees who have been in
any way connected with the Credit
Mobiller transactions. Blaine is can
didate for reelection, and he claims
the support Of a. least wo-thirds OF the
bers Of the Forty-second Congress
who have been reelected. The hsl-
lance being mostly Southern carpet
baggers and Pennsylvania Protection
lists are claimed ty Maynard, o. Tenn.
Letters are already being sent by
both these competitors to new y elected
Congressmeu, soliciting their votes for
these respective candidates to the third
position in the Government. Blaine's
friends make the poirt 10 his favor,
first that he is not committed 10 any
economic policy of legislation so far as
revenue is concerned; and, second, that
he opposed the salary increase SO far as
lit related to himself. Maynard COM
mits himseli boldly to the protective
policy, and urges that Blain's name has
been mentioned with suspicious trans
actions in such way as to make his
re- ELECTION as Speaker questionable in
poipt Of party policy, to say nothing
else.
sMaynard has nothing 10 say either in
condemnation Of the salary grab, or in
comment on the participants in the
Credit hobilier His friends give it to
be understood that in case Of his cleo
ton no -igual changes will be made in
the chairmanships OF the important
House committees, save perhaps to
strengthen the Ways and Means Com
/ mitt2s in the direction OF protection.
Blaine, through bis friends, on the
contrary, is pledged TO d policy which
will destroy all those who figured in the
Credit Mobilier transactions, or who
were prominent and influential in bring
ing about the salary grab increase
Under this policy. Garfield, as chair.
man o. Appropriations; Dawes, as head
4 OF the Ways aul Means, snd Scoteld
as representative Of the Naval Com
mit,ees, would all be sacrificed. Bing'
ham, as Chairman Of the Judiciary, moi
being re-eleated, is 10 longer in the
field. This position is being tempo
rarily sough. sIter by Ben. Butler
Altogether. the complexion oi the ne4'
House, so far as its leaders ars concern.
ed, is very complicated, and the fight
for the Speakership promises to be ex'
tremeiy seFere, although everybody
copcedes that blaine Will be eventually
successful.
The ultimate selection Of ehairmen
which virtually secides the leadership
OF the next House, promises to be one
OF the most exciting in personal way
that has been Witnessed in this dlrec'
ton for some time.
Removal OF General Van Buren.
The charges on which the Commis-
s;ouers on behalf OF the United States
to the Vienna Exposition were suspen-
dsd and the testimony relating thereto
were considered at the regular Cabinet
meetino to>day and were deemed suffi-