The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-18
miscellaneous News.

NEW YORK, May live CLEAN from
the special dispatches to the morning
papers the following:
The House has made good progress
in the consideration of the revenue bill,
and have nearly finished all that part
of the bill referring TO licenses. The
action of the House in regard TO the
tobacco tax is looked forward to with a
good deal of interest by manufacturers
who are represented here by several
delegations from New York and the
West. A sharp fight will be made on
the amendments proposed by Mf.
Schenck, which makes the duty on
cigars ad valorem instead of specific as
at present. Mr.. Schenck' amendments
are in opposition to the views of the
WAYS and Means Committee, and also
of the revenue officer.
Col, Panldiug has been put under ar
rest for making an improper deposit of
over $500, 600 In the broken bank. A
notice has been issued from the Comp.
troller OF The Currency this evening to
the stockholders of the YenanR0 County
Bank OF Franklin, Pa, and Washing
ton, d. c., to forward the bills of these
institutions for redemption.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed examining surgeons to the
pension Office: DIR. James =. Sutton,
of Galena, Michigan; DIR. VIM. j. Had
ley, Danville, Indiana, and DR.. Samuel
a. Well, Georgetown.
General Spinner thinks of resigning
his Office OF United States Treasurer
and accepting the presidency OF a
New York insurance company.
1t is said that the Indictment under
which JEFF. Davis will be tried has been
drawn to meet the provisions of the act
to punish treason, prescribed July 18th
1862, the ID section of which provides
that any person who shall hereafter set
a II sol
against the authority of the United
States, shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing 10 years. or be fined not exceeding
SO, GOO, and the liberation of his slaves.
II Is also said that Justice Field, OF the
Supreme Court, has expressed the opin-
ion that this supercedes all previous
provisions of law for the punishment of
treason. t sE
Attorney General Speed has returned
to Washington, and is urging upon the
mem bers OF Congress special action on
the bill to authorize term of the U.
s. Circuit Courtat Richmond, in June.
It has passed both Houses, but it seems
the Senate added an amendment of
non-concurrence, and asked a commit
tee of conference. This course Will Sc
cure the passage ofthe bill.
The Herald's special says: No one
expects the Colorado admission bill to
pass over this veto, and Senators elect
from that territory will soon leave for
their western homes ''Sadder but wiser
The Times special says he learns
from Charleston, by telegraph, that
the South Carolina stay law was decided
to be unconstitutional by the Court of
Errors at Columbia to-day.
Mr.. Stephens was called upon by Sow
eraI gentlemen yesterday. He is chiefly
engaged in the consideration of tinan-
ciaf matters, and is constantly receiv-
ing subscriptions from all quarters.
The Fenian senate is in session, and
Roberts action Is regarded by some as
ominous, as they ignore Stephens au-
thority altogether.
There was n grand mass meeting in
Brooklyn last night, addressed by
Rev. Beecher, Rev. I. l.. Cuyler and
A grand complimentary dinner was
given ON board the steamship Napoleon
last evening, in honor of the ladies of
New York.