The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-23
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
LETTER FROM OUR COMREsPON-
DENT.
An Error Corrected-The duty on
Pig Iron, Iron Ores aud Salt The
Appropriation for Great Kan
awha-POIk Investigated.
Correspondence OF the Register.

WAsHINGToS, d. c., Feb. %.
Either through lapSss penne of mine,
or mistake upon the part of typo, my
last letter stated that the duty upon pig
iron would probably remain, as far as
the committee is concerned, as at present
placed in Woods printed bill, /. E. five
cents . on the ton. 1t should have read
dollars. If am to blame, beg thou
sand pardonsi If a typo is to blame
/ demand as many from him.
There will probably be specific duty
OF FIVE dollars ton upon pig iron. That
is reduction of two dollars from the
present rate. Iron ores will probably
have specific protective duty of fifty
cents ton. Salt, at present, has duty
of eight cents per 100 pounds in sacks,
barrels, &C., and twelve cents per 100
pounds for salt in bulk. 1t has very
good chance OF remaining unchanged.
regret very much so nwsrrsntsble
a mistake as that which appeared in my
last letter, be the blame chsrgeable where
1t may.
The Ways and Means Committee are
at work every day, and will probably
not have their bill ready for some ten
days yet.
The Commerce Committee have passed
upon the appropriation for Great Kama
waa. They have granted two hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars Tor its
improvement. 1t WAS put in the bill yes
t,rdsy morning. The other West Virginia
interests before that committee have not
yet been reached.
The committee having charge of the
Polk investigation, are still occupied in
taking evidence. There is much symps-
thy expressed for the doorkeeper. 1t is
felt that there is certainly testimony OF
minor irregularities and of inefiiciency,
but nothing to Impesch the character or
honesty of the Colonel, who, it is said, is
500 out of pocket. His chief fault hes
been in yielding to the pressure OF MEM
bers IN giving appointments.
"Our correspondent, in his letter referred
TO- had first written acknowledgements
he scratched out the word "dollars" and
interlIned Gents We confess il dumb
founded us, but knowing him TO be a gem
tleman OF great intelligence we thought
best 10 follow copy implicitly.-lED.
Transfer of Indian Bureau.
WASHINGTON, February 22.-5ecreta-
ry Schurz and Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral Marble, were before the House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs, giving their
views on the proposed transfer OF Indian
Bureau 10 the War Department. The
Secretary expressed desire to have the
question definitely settled as soon as poa-
sible, IN order that necessary estimates OF
appropriation for that Department dur
ing the next fiscal year, may not be inter-
tered with. He also proposed the enact
ment of bill appropristing S25O,O 600, to
be expended in pacitying the Sioux and
other hostile Indian tribes.
Ihe silver Bill.
The silver bill cannot be sent 10 the
President before Monday afternoon.
Treasury order.
The Secretary of the Treasury Issued
instructions to-day for disseminating the
receipt at the San Francisco and Carson
mints Of deposits for returns IN trade
dollars, and that the deposits hereafter
made be settled for in that coin on
satisfactory evidence being furnished
that the same will be exported, or il pre-
ferred by depositors, they may receive
their silver back in fine mint bars.