The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-28
WASHINGTON.

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BE subsequently, returned with Secretary
Richardson, Senator Boutwell, and Rep,
resentAtives Hooper and Burlington. One
who was present says that Simmons will
not be withdrawn, and In event OF hiE
rejection the President will not nominate
any one Of the persons named by seven oI
the Massachusetts Representatives.
The House today granted pension oi
fifty dollars q month to the widow oi Gen.
Candy. Mr.. Cobnrn made an effort to
have the pension made one hundred dol
lars per month; ll ...
The House has voted 10 the widow OF
Gen. Meade and the mother Of Gen. Nc.
Pherson pensions Of fifty dollars per
month each, and increased the pension Of
the widow Of Commodore Elliott from
thirty TO fifty dollars per month.
BILL IN RELATION TO IMPORT DUTIES.
The House bill In relation to the i'm
port duties on fruits, as reported from
the Finance Committee and passed by the
Senate, is as follows, having been mate.
rally amended by the Finance Com
mittee:
Be il enacted, etc;
That the Secretary OF the Treasury Is
hereby directed TO suspend the repayment
Of all duties heretofore paid on imported
fruit until further legislation by Congress
authorizing the final decision Of the Su.
preme Court, except In cases where the
cases in court have been discontinued by
the instruction Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, and the errors in the punctua.
tion Of the clause relating TO fruit plants
in the fifth section of the tariff act ap.
proved June 9th, 1872, Of inserting a
comma instead of hyphen after the
word "iruit ia hereby corrected, and
the said clause she'll read as follows !:
Fruit plants, tropical and semi,tropical,
for the purpose Of propagation or cultiva.
tion! The bill now goes to the House for
concurrence in the Senate amendments.
The Senate Committee op Public
Lands to day agreed TO report favorably
on Mr. Pratt's bill granting TO the several
States all the unsurveyed and overfloWed
lands, and with sundry amendments the
House bill amendatory of the act to en-.
courage the growth oi timber on western
prairies.
The Committee on War Claims were
divided to-day five against five on the bill
allowing certain contractors for ironclads
during The wsr to 60 to the Court OF
Claims for damage. The bill, however,
will be reported to the House for action.
The House Committee on Appropria.
tions have instructed their Chairman to
report bill providing for the payments
due 10 colored soldiers as bounties 10
supply deficiency. 4 ..s y, +
A telegram from the Indian agent at
Fort Yuma, Arazonia, says the Indians
are leaving the San Carlos reservation.
VIM. Condill has been appointed Inter.
nal Revenue Gauger for the 9th District
Of Kentucky.
The Senate was IN executive session
about an hour this afternoon on the nom.
ination Of William A. Simmons to be
Collector OF Customs at Boston. Senators
Boutwell, and Sumner again seYerally
spoke in opposition 10 the nominee, re.
garding him as q mere politician, not
fitted by education for SO high and re.
sponsible position, and who was not &C.
ceptable to the larger number OF intel.
ligent merchants Of Boston. Senators
Conkling and Carpenter advocated the
nomination, speaking In praise of the
gentleman and Of his business capacity,
and were unable to see In the remarks
presented any proper reason for his re.
lection. Finally vote was taken, and
tba aanakn nondrTnad 1ha ,.a,,n tL,o a.. r.,
8 vote Of 81 against III. the Democrats
present voting in the affirmative! The
result was almost Immediately known 10
q dozen or more Of the friends Of Mr..
Simmons, who were standing at themain
door, when they gave expression TO their
Joy in loud cheers. Tonight they called
on Gen. Butler to exchange congrainla-
tlons. 1t Is regarded as singular that a
nominee should be confirmed by the dom.
inant party when, as in this case, the
nominee was opposed by both, Senators Of
his State. .'3 .,iits,ii y
Gems. Sheridan, Hooker and Whipple,
of the Thomas Monument Association oi
the Army Of the Cumberland, have con-
cluded Q contract for an equestrian ststue
in bronze Of Gen. Geo. q. Thomas, to be
feet high, and delivered in this
city in three years, the model Of the same
to be submitted TO the committee in July.
next for It's approval.
The bill reported by Representative
Mckee, to-day, from the Committee on
Territories, concerning the execution Of
the laws In Utah, which give authority to
the United States Marshall to appoint
deputies in each Judicial District In that
Territory. The United States Attorney
Is also authorized 10 appoint assistants.
1t is made their duty to attend TO all
courts, Only male citizens Of the United
States over twenty one years Of age, and
six months resident Of the Terri.
tory, shall be competent TO serve as
grand or petit Jurors, their names
to be drawn from box. A Ger.
tain number Of them being written
on slips Of paper. In all prosecutions
for bigamy, polygamy or adultery, II
shall not be necessary TO prove either the
first or subsequent marriage by registra-
ton or certificate thereof or other re.
corded evidence, but the same may be
proved by such evidence as Is admissible
TO prove q marriage in civil cases, and
proof Of cohabltation by the accused with
more than one woman as husband and
wife, his declaration or admission that
such women arehis wives and his acts 70.
cognizing, acknowledging, introducing,
treating or depordng himself toward
them as such shall be admissa-
bic as evidence. Any woman now
or hereafter holding the relation
Of spouse or corsort, and not that
ota lawful wife TO any man who at any
time cohabits with another woman as his
vile, spouse or consort may file her peti.
tion asking to be discharged from such
relation. The court may upon q due hear.
Ing adjudge and decree her TO be discharg.
ed and freed from such q relation, and
give her possession and control OF her
minor children topether with such q Dor.