The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON,
Congressional Proceedings
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON
sat;tion from North Carolina,

rs.. YORK. Dec. l4.-The Herald's
vssb;noton special says: General Grant
Ias issned an order discharging all civil
;nno exexst clerks, from the army.
Tbs Times Washington special says:
secretary McCulloch has received let.
,sr from the collector ofinternal revenue
ior Montana Territory stating that the
nroduct of the gold and silver mines of
hat Territory tor the year 1865 will be
npwards of S16,000,OO0.
THE Treasury Department is making
nreparations to commence the payment
IF gold coupons due in January.
Tbe verdict III the case OF Commodore
craven will be published shortly.
Gen. Grant proposes to visit New Or
i.ons and the Rio Grande within few
weeks
secretary NcCulloch yesterday issued
al order enjoining the Custom House Of
scers to use diligence to prevent the en-
trance into New York ports of prizes be-
longing to either belligerent party du-
rinS hostilities between Spain and Chill.
The Worlds Washington special says:
The House Committee on Naval and For
eign Affairs meet to-day
aTbe Senate Committee on the District
sColumbia have passed a resolution de-
elsring that universal suffrage shall be
established in the district
APPLICATIONS for pardons at the rate
Of from three to five hundred per week
are received at the Adjutant Generals
office Few are granted, however.
The Times Washington special says a
delegation of citizens from Newbern,
North Carolina, had an interview with
the President yesterday, during which
they asked him to interfere in their be-
half by annulling provisions of revenue
law passed by the constitutional conven.
ton of that State last October. The law
refused to extend back to the first of
January in its assessments and is intend
ed to collect taxes on business transact
ID previous to Johnson's surrender. The
delegation insist that the convention has
no power TO make such laws, as all of
ths business on the sea coast inside the
Union lines was transacted under treas.
ury permits and under the regulations OF
n. treasury Department for trade in in
.,r,ac,;orsrv districts. The execution
&C [aN Nsinc immediately threatened
and there 6elng no courts in the State to
act 10 tie premises, the petitioners we're
Obliged TO appeal 10 the President and
be has promised 10 give the matter early
attention
The Tribunss Washington special
Gays II having come TO the knowledge
ofthe Treasury Department that certain
New York banking establishments have
been in the habit Of sending circulars to
newly established national banks repre-
.snting that by reason of their influence
they can greatly facilitate the printing
OF their notes by the Department, pro-
Tided they will keep their accounts with
thebanks sending the circulars, The
Comptroller of the currency desires to
say thai III his opinion the banks re-
fsrred to are untrustwortny, since, from
sircirculars the inference would nat
uTallS I've drawn that they possessed ex-
tTsOrdinary facilitie, Tor the engraving
ofnOte5 at the Department, which is not
the case
The Commercials Washington special
lspltch says The House Committee on
tOIelgn Relations propose to call in a
body Oh the Secretary OF State
Abin is to be reported after the ad-
journment making liberal appropria-
tons tOr REINFORCEMENT and repairs of
the hagb0I> OIL the sea and lake coasts
and IN navigable waters