The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-23
We Know No Party, hut the
Party OF the Cohsfltatsn, ia
NEWS FROMlWAsHfNGTON..
Return Of General Grant from
the Front.
Senatorial Debate on the Repeal
of the Fugitive Slave Lays. 20 20
Discussion in the House on the Re-
construction of the Revolted States.
WAsmSGroS, April 20, 1864.

,,.-..., ARRIVAL or 6 sENERAh GRANTTfH2
General Grant arrived in town TO day
and spent the afternoon atthe War Depart
ment. 1u,1rNs
TRANSFER OF MEN FROM THE ARMY To ThL
NAVY.
TIE transfer of men ffom. the army to the
navy has al length commenced. -Four hum
,dred p are, already collected at SBsltmore
from the Army Of the Potomac and this de-
partment
MR. LryooLN's EsTIHHATEpF THE SENATE
The President says that in the Senate be
Towns nine of the Senators and one half OF
another" 'Who owns the other half ="
asked gentleman to whom the President
was speaking 'Henry Wilson of Massa
chusetts, replied the Chief Magistrate. =
"Wison Tor me, says the President, "before
breakfast; rather against me while the di:
gestion is going on after it loves me like
pie during the hours which he spends Wis!
iting the various departments and asking TOR
places and patronage and bitterly my ere
nv from seven every evening until he goes
to bed, drops asleep and commences sno-
ring. Wilson is carrying water on both
shoulders; butI,gpess he'll get ri ;wetting
and soil his clothes YES before hegettsn through"
SENATOR FOSTERS SPEECH ON THE FUGITIVE
..... -..,a t1sIAyf BILL:iso Hsi3oiiA
A profound sensation has been occasions
ed among the radicals by Mr.. + Fosters speech
in the Senate to-day upon the Fugitive
slave law. The advocates Of its repeal are
entirely taken aback by his firm adherence
to constitutional law, and share, with Mr.
Sumner, the greatest solieitude concerning
the fate of their BILL An effort was made to
get a vote this afternoon, but a number OF
Senators having determined to discuss the
subject at length, Mr.. Sumner, had reluct'
antly subsidized, evidently nettled at the
rough handling of his pet schemeITi 80, ~,
THE EVENING SESSION OF TINE HOUSE,
The proceedings at the evening session of
me House tonight were very dull and IN
in,eresti g. Mr.. keii, g, Of Michigan. at
tempted to get reconsideration of this vote
iastp,ning the Delaware and Baritan Rails
,oad bill for two weeks, which led to e some
flibustering, and be finally abandoned the
cff'rt After the morning hour there was q
Gradual clearing ont oil the members, the
biII Tor rue rfconStFucttOu Ot tue Tepei
states being under consideration, aud du-
ing the last hoar there were but q small
humber remaining on the floor. II. Win
ter Davis stated that he should call for a
gote on the bill next Wednesday. There
are twelve or fifteen speeches already pre-,
pared to be delivered on this bill.,e b o5i
THE NEW COINAGE. aas.l i6t
The House passed the bilf providing fora
lev coinage of one and and two cent pieces,
composed principally of copper, the niekles
are to he abandoned. Most of the demof
rats voted for it, Mr.. j.. o. Allen saying
that # they were to be made OF copper he
sLoull certainly support the bill, as he is
one Of the leading copperheads. The re>
mark created considerable laughter. s7''at .
ms MONTANA TERRITORIAL RtLLm5
The Montana bill ledto aninterestipg de-
5ate IN the Senate to- day, Mr., 7Doolttle
warning republicans OF the dapgerilto the
party incurred by hasty radical legislation
- unpalpable were his remarks tothose OF
;hc Sumner school that at the conclusion
Of the morning hour, objection was made 70;
me further consideration of the subleet.,jbp,