The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-11

monty known las the coufscation acts
for the coniscation and forfeiture Oi
one thousand seven hundred and fffty-six
shares of the Great Western Railroad
company, of 1859, and of upwards Of
ffty thousand dollars due on coupons OF
bonds of the same corporation as the
property of the defendant in the two
| fold frand. alleged in the information
first, of alleged use of property by Mr.
Wiley in aid of the rebellion, under the
act of 1861 and second, alleged treason
able acts of Mr.. Wiley, under the act OF
lls62Y The motion TO dismiss the case
was announced by Mfr Safa&un. in its
support. 1t is understood that the CON
stitutiOuality of the acts of Congress pre-
scribi1g the test oath is now before the
Supreme Court on the application of H
Garland. of Arkansas. The whole Ques'
tion will be presented on Friday next.
The only pardons granted to-day were
those to few Texans, The State De-
partment is still besiged, however, by
those who have heretofore received the
Executive clemency and who are now
over-anxiOus to receive their respective
papers. l &
| There was quite ascrowd Of visitors at
the White House to-day, including sew
eral members of Congress. The repre-
sentatives from Ohio aud Kentucky were
among those who we're admitted to an
| interview with the President.
DR.. Mehot1y, reading clerk OF the House
Of Representatives. who has been serious
| ly i'll with pneumonia. is gradually re-
covering
The Southern members elect to Con-
| gress are still here, but some of them, be.
| lieving that it will be long time before
| they are admitted, contemplate returning
home and remaining there until the door
is open to receive them. ...-.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says: General Price, of the Cavalry Bu.
reau, has submitted proposition for the
revision of the cavalry arm OF the ser
vice, which has received the approval OF
many prominent general officers The
plan contemplates that no soldier shall
be permanently mounted until he has re-
| ceived years instruction and proved
himself capable of properly taking care
of horse; that one-third of the force,
consisting of the recruiting regiments,
shall be kept dismounted, with only a
sufficient number of horses for instruc-
tion in equitation that the regiments
shall rotate in being dismounted; that
after regiment has been thoroughly in
structed, mounted and sent to the field,
it shall not receive any recruits antil re-
called to the place of rendezvous BY
I this means there will be no troops i'll the
| field but the most efficient
Senator Morgan proposes 10 introduce
next week bill TO revise the pension
laws and make them more uniform in
their operation Under the laws In force
soldier who has lost both arms, legs or
eyes, gets twenty-five dollars per month
for his support, while poor Jack Tar
! in the same wretched condition. gets
| only eight dollars.
The HeraId's Washington despatch
saws. 4 letter received here from Lon
don, speaks of the arrival there OF George
n Sanders and of his visiting several i'm
portant personages whose acquaintance
he maue when United States Consul du-
ring Plerce's administration He in
formed these persons that when he was
sent by JEFF. Davis to negotiate with Ma
polean for the recognition of the South
ern Confederacy, he was accorded two
interviews with the Emperor, and that
the invasion of Mexico was undertaken
in pursuance ola plan then agreed upon,
for which the Emperor insisted on being
secured in possession Of Sonora, Sinolox
aud Lower California. Sanders adds
that he demonstrated and offered much
greater inducement than Mexico pre-
sented but the Emperor was obdurate
Under the head of temporary service
under contracts that expire in June next
the Postoffice Department has ordered
additional postal facilities i'll Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas, to the following
extent: In Mississippi the number OF
miles of service added is five hundred
embraced in sixteen routes and dincludlng
hfty.two offices; in Texas six hundred
and sixty-five miles embraced in five
routes and including torty-one offices,
in Louisiana one hundred aud seventy
miles embraced in two routes, including
eleven offices Liberal terms aro also
being offered to responsible parties 10
engage in contracts for mail service in
other parts of Texas, Northern Louisiana
and Southern Arkansas Southern Texas
is we'll provided for by the mail routes
lately put in operation from New Orleans
10 Brasher over the Opelyasas railroad
The only consulates now open are few
isolated and unimportant ones. The
largest salary among the number TO I've
filed by appointment AT present oeing
not more than 81 500, while most OF them
have no Inducements save paltry lees
that are estimated at tour hundred dol
lars per annum.
The correspondent oi the Times says
that the following resolution was laid
upon the table in the Senate OF Louis
lana, and two calls to take 1t up have
been promptly voted down:
Whereas, in the opinion OF this body,
the government of the United States Is
the best government on the face OF the
earth, and whereas, the flag OF said gov
ernment is worthy of all respect, there
fore be it ~
Resolved, That the sergeant-at-arms OF
the Senate be directed to procure large
United States flag, aud to have the same
properly and tastefully arranged over the
Presidents chair"
jeint committee has been appointed
by the two Houses to confer with the
military authorities and urge the rcmov-
al of the colored troops from the State
One member remarked during the dis-
eussion that. they had trncked to the
Government long enough.
The Herald's Washington speci al says
The evacuation of Chihushua by the