The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-27
WASHINGTON.



WARRINGTON, Feb: 25.-Col. Robert
harlan, (colored Special Agent Of the
tost Office Department, with headouar-
ters at Cincinnati, has been removed, ths
order TO take effect the first OF March,
george d. johnson has been appointed in
ms place, with . salary OF sixteen hund-
red year and three dollars q day for
travelling expenses.
Governor Sheppard to-day notified the
Committee to investigate the affairs Of the
District that he would send in an answer
to interrogations propounded on Mouday.
The answer and accompanying papers
will comprise enough matter 10 make
several large volumes. The original con.
tracS and vouchers will also be sent to
the Committee, making some 1900 more
pages OF manuscript.
The Senate to-day, while in executive
session, debated for an hour and o half on
the nomination Of Simmons 10 be COL
lector Of Boston, and on the question
being taken the Senate found itself with
out quorum, and the subject went over
until the next. executive session. The
vote is represented as 10 in favor and 20
against. It Is claimed by Simmons
friends that this Is not indicative of the
result, as half the Senators were absent.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
today referred the nomination of Sim.
mons to be Collector at Boston, and Bout.
well as Subj Commissioner.
The Senate Committee on Postoftlces
and Post-roOds, o'day, made further
progress with the telegraph bill, and
agreed to amend II In various minor par
ticulars suggested by the arguments Of
Hubbard and 0rton.
The committee voted 10 report adverse
ly on Senator Hitchcock's bill proposing
TO vest in the Postmaster General the
power to establish post roads. The com.
mittee are of the opinion that this power
cannot constitutionally be delegated by
congress TO any other power than the
Senate.
=. The Senate Cnmmittee on Appropr,a-
lions this morning decided to recommend
to the Senate that they strike out the sec
tion Of the army appropriation bill as
passed by the House, which provides for
transferring to the Southern Claims
Commission all claims Of citizens oiloyal
States that are now pending in, the Omar.
termaster's and Commissary Generals |
Departments. They agreed, however, 10 |
the sections which provide Tor covering |
into the Treasury the unexpended bal |
ances ot the appropriations made torthese
departments In former years, and that |
while the claims will remain where they
are now for adjustment, Congress shall |
resume control of the matter, appro-
priating from time to time Tor their pay.
nent. ~ --s-z g4
The Indian appropriation bill, as com.
pleted BY the House, continues the Board |
oil Indian Commissioners, with all the pow.
ers and duties conferred and imposed by |
the existing laws These powers and du.
ties shall not be construed as authorizing
the board or any member or committee |
thereof to examine and pass upon &C.
counts and vouchers Of the Indian bureau |
OF any other place than the city Of Wash.
ington for as compelling such an exami.
nation of the Board 1t shall not deem it |
necessary or desire to make sale, and all |
such examinations and duties shall here.
after be performed in Washington, and |
nothing herein provided shall be con.
strued to supersede or interfere with the
duty heretofore imposed upon said Board |
OF Commissioners Of exercising, under |
direction oil the President, Joint control |
with the Secretary OF the Interior over
the disbursement of appropriations for
Indian service.
Outstanding legal tenders, 1891 $780,.
1877.