The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-20
WASHINGTON.
The Postal Telegraph seheas.

The Postal Telegraph Scheme.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE
Postmaster General has received from
San Francisco q memorial in favor Of
the postal telegraph, as recommended
by him. 1t is signed BY one hundred
business men OF that city. They say
they are very confident that absorption
of the telegraph business BY the Cow
ernment will prove Of immense benefit
to the entire business community Of the
country, increasing the facilities Of COM
muuication between distant points and
thus aiding the development Of trade.
The memorial will be forwarded TO
Congress al once.
Will Nos be Con hrmsd.
1t is understood the Senste Commit
tee on Commerce will tomorrow or
next day dispose Of the nomination Of
James Winans. Jr.. to be Supervising
Inspector General Of steamboats, which
has been pending since early in Decem.
Der. Winans' confirmation is opposed
by The steamboat interest OF the coun-
try and the committee will no doubt
report against him, in which event the
President will withdraw the nomina-
ton and select another man whose ex.
perience and qualifications may prove
acceptable to the great interests over
which be is called 10 preside.
An Effort 10 Repeal the Tax on De.
pOsits In savings Banks.
An effort is being made 70 induce
Congress to remove the tax from de-
posite in savings banks. Petitions to
this effect are being gotten up in New
York and other large cities. and will be
introduced in the Senate soon. This
action is asked on the ground that it is
B tax on the industrial interests and
sbor OF the country, and, inasmuch as
The income tax has been abolished, the
poorer classes claim equal justice with
he rich.
Our VenesueIa Claims.
1t is understood that the Senate will
approve OF the measure adopted by the
House, and authorize the President to
collect the claims adjudicated by the
Commission under the Convention CON-
GUIDED between the United States and
he Republic OF Venezuela, April 25,
1866. The prompt action taken by the
House ia in accordance with an allusion
~ the President to the subject in his
ast annual message.
The Geneva Tribu nal Award,
The bill for the distribution OF claims
against Great Britain. in accordance
With the awards of the Geneva Tri-
ounsl, have not been finally considered
BY the House Committee on Foreign
Relations, but its members say that
inal action will soon be taken and q
report made to the House. There is q
ceiling in the committee against allow.
ng the heavy claims oil insurance
and il the committees views
Ipon the subject are carried out there
will be q warm discussion on the SUBJ
ect. Although the bill does not provide
hat Congress will regulate the payment
If these claims, it is the opinion oi
he committee that Congress ought to |
ay down the rule under which they
hall be paid and they will 90 intimate |
o the House. The committee APP
pointed TO examine the claims will |
'ave nothing to do but to ascertain il
hey are correct, with the Congressional
egulstious.
The Committee on Naval Affairs
# the Senate have united unanimously
N what is thought q proper plan for
estoring the carrying trade OF the
United States. The plan embodies
he proposals OF the International
steamship Company to erect an IRON
hip building yard, in which the ores
hould be converted 70 iron, the iron
oiled into exact forms and erected into
hips, DC. The plan meets with con-
iderable opposition on the ground that
is designed to create q grand mo-
opoly, ard it will not probably reach
vote this session.
War on Newspapers.
The Daily Chronicle this morning
ontains the following editorial: From
rivate sources we learn that the West
rn Union Telegraph Company bas
ommeDced q relentless war on those
evspapers on the Pacific coast which
ave advocated the postal telegraph
ystem. The Alta Californian and the
>hronicle, Of San Francisco, and the
Record OF Sacramento, the three most
nterprisiDg and influential journals in
,slifornia, have been strenuous in their
dvocscy OF this measure.
The San Francisco Bulletin and Sac
amento Union have opposed the postal
scheme, and as q reward 70
hem the Western Union Telegraph
;ompany has been eadeaVoriDg TO OBJ
ain possession OF the Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph line between New
FORK and Omaha, for the purpose Of
utting of all other papers on the
'acifc coast from eastern telegraphic
ews except the two above mentioned
ournals.
San Domingo.
The recent action OF certain Ameri-
ans with regard TO San Domingo has
reated considerable comment here, and
be object Of the company is claimed to
,e nothing more than . cover for GER
ain movements which will be made in