The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-16
BY TELEG GRAPH
BY the Western Union Line.
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, January l5.
The Chronicle on CuhSing.

Inc Chr0nlcEs tuls iuOEuiust euitoAi
ally commenting on Cushing's case,
considers that it would be unwise to
send him as the representative of this
government 10 Spain, and says 1t Is
clear that he would never have been
either nominated or confirmed had his
record been fully known in advance.
To permit him to leave this country in
a representative capacity would be a
species Of fraud on the President, Sem
ate, and the country, The Spanish
government could net regard his pres
ence as complimentary and the Presi'
dent OF Spain would have a
right to refuse to receive him.
which would be humiliation
to the United States. The Chron'-
Gle considers it surprising that Gushing
has not promptly sent in his decllnation
OF this position.
Latest from WashfnYton-Politicai
Probabilities.
Rumors in regard 10 the Chief JUS
ticeship are very thick to-day around
the Capitol. Some said that Senator
Howe had an interview with the Presi-
dent late last night, and he was the
man. Others were sure that General
Bristow or Ex.Justice Curtis, or JUS
tice Swayne WAS to be the fortunate
one. Others said that Conkling hac
concluded to accept the position and
had left suddenly for New York las
night, the object of his visit being to
fix up matters. The President sent in
no nomination to-day and may not dc
SO for some days.
Cushings friends claim that he will
certainly decline his nomination as
Minister to Spain.
Yellow Fever History
Mr.. Fenton offered a resolution in
the Senate to-day directing the Surgeon
of hospital service to prepare history
of yellow fever for submission to the
Senate.
The Chi ef Justicesbip.
Since the withdrawal Of Cushing g
nomination, the President has received
numerous kilograms urging various
names as candidates for the Chic!
Justiceship, Including Associate Justice
Miller, of the Supreme Court, B. r.
Curtis, Judge Drummond, of Illinois,
Judge Dillon and Mr.. White, OF Ohio,
aud Stanley Matthews. 1t is stated
this evening that the chance Of nomi-
nation lies between Dillon, DrummoEd
and White.
A Wide Field for Investigation.
The Committee on Post Offices and
Postal Routes to-day gave hearing to
Messrs. Gardner, Sheppard, VIM. Or
ton and Prest. W. NJ. Talco on the
subject OF telegraphv.
Efforts are to be made TO have a COM
mission appointed to investigate the
cause. OF murders and other crimes.
Death cf"CarI Benson
Charles Astor Bristed, known in lit
erary circles as Carl Benson" died
this morning.
Cheap transportation.
The cheap transportation convention
assembled at 10 o'clock this morning.
Colonel Trobel, of Georgia, addressed
the convention on the subject OF cheap
transportation. lie said he considered
water routes the cheapest and best. lie
urged internal improvement under gov
erumeut auspices. The committee on
water routes reported majority report
iavoring a national system OF aid to
TRANSPORTATION routes.
Rcs,ora,ion OF the Frsnking Priv.
ilage.
The House COMMITTEE on Post-of-
ices and Post Roads have perfected a
bill providing for partial restoration
OF the ranking privilege, and will make
q report probably on Friday. The bill
provides for the free transportation
thorough the mails OF public documents
and newspaper exchanges. and author
izes mem bers of Congress TO place their
frank upon public documents, which,
upon being taken to the post.office, will
be stamped by the postmaster. The
argument OF the Postmaster General
against any such restoration was that
public documents, being burdensome,
clog the mails, but this objection was
overcome by an amendment authoriz-
ing him, whenever the mails are thus
burdeued by this class OF matter, and
the public interests demand it, to delay
the forwarding OF public documents
for thirty days. A number OF Congress-
men who feel sore over the repeal OF
the salary grab are in favor OF full
restoration of the ranking privilege.
Change in Session ofSupreme Court
A bill has been introduced into the
House by Mr.. Wells, OF Missouri, 20
change the time OF holding the sessions
OF the Supreme Court of the United
States. providing for one session annur
ally on the second Monday in June at
Washington, D. c., and one annually
in the city OF St. Louis on the first
Monday 10 October, the session at Was
bington 10 hear and determine all csses
arising in the fret, second, third and
fourth Circuits, and that at ST. Louis al
in the fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth C,rnuita