The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-19
FROM WASHING TON,
Celebration of st. Patriok's Day
LATEST FENIAN NEWS.
Strike Among Iron Moulders.

New YORK, March 1.-THE Times
special says: Out of eight hundred and
fifty applications, the President yester
day appointed ten West Point Cadets
in accordance with the law empowering
the Executive to appoint annually ten
cadets from the country at large
General Spinner, of the United States
Treasury, has prepared a statement OF
the condition of national finances. 1t will
be presented to Congress today. Here
after the monthly statement of the pub
lie debt will be prepared and published
by General Spinner in accordance with
a suggestion from the Secretary OF the
Treasury.
The Tribunes srecial says: The testi-
mony of Gen. r. L. Lee, Speaker Bar
bour and other noted Virginians await
the return of Senator Howard before be-
ing given to the public,
An agent of the Russian government
has been in Washington during the pres.
ent week engaged in examining our sys-
tenn of the disposal of public lands with
a view to the improvement of the system
now in use by his own country.
The published report that fractional
currency to the amount of $4,000 is
issued daily by the Treasury Depart
ment, is incorrect The superintendent
of the printing division daily delivers
from $4,000 to 100000 in fractional
currency.
The Herald's Washington special says !:
A few days since a young clerk named
Johnson declined to pay an assessment
on his salary for election purposes in
New Hampshire, as requested by the
circular of Hon C. H. Collins, of that
State, and attempts were made to have
him removed. The President was in
formed of the facts, and on learning that
the clerk was yet minor, although an
honorably discharged soldier and had
strong testimonials as to personal char
acter and clerical ability, directed the
Paymaster General to retain him and
give him the earliest possible promotion.
Politicians would do we'll To make a
note of this.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE follow
ing was to day laid before the House OF
Representatives:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, I
March II, 1866
SIR have the honor to acknow'
ledge the receipt of resolution from
the House of Representatives, under
date of the 18th inst, requesting the
Secretary of the Treasury do prepare a
statement showing the amount ofmoney
now in the United States Treasury, in.
Guiding all sums in the hands of the
Assistant Treasurers, National Banks,
and all other repositories, designating
the amount in each separately, and re-
port the same to the House transmit
herewith a communication from the
Treasurer of the United States, together
with statements prepared by him, fur
nishing the information called for by
The resolution, from which it will ap.
pear that the available balance in the
Treasury, according to returns received
TO the 10th inst, is $l23,423 $50 81, con
sisting of coin to the amount of57,799,
921 81; currency 65,623,964 "a; of which
sum ,18O,35s So was on deposit in ma
tional banks designated as Repositories
am very respectfully your obedien'
servant
(Signed,) ii, MCCCLLoCh,
Secretary of the Treasury
To Hon. Schuyler Coltaz, Speaker Of th'
House of Representatives.