The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-26
News from New York.

New YORK, April 25.-The Times
special says the Internal Revenae bill
will probably be reported tomorrow.
Since the bill passed through the hands
of the committee, the following changes
have been made on a second examination
of its items. The tax on stocks and
bullion brokers was fixed at 90 per cent
on the hundred dollars the tax on
merchandise brokers remains as hereto
fore but are put in under the same
stamp law as others the tax on candles
has been finally fized at 5 per cent. and
on all rolled iron at $500 per ton.
Moses F. Odell was yesterday confirm
ed by the Senate as naval officer at New
York
The President has filed all the APP
, pointments in Virginia for the internal
revenue with persons who have taken
the test oath,
By an order from the War Department
to-day, a number Of claim agents in
Washington and New York were de.
barred from practice in the Department
for fraudulent practices, The names OF
these agents are withheld for prudential
reasons.
The Tribuus's special says the amend.
ed bankrupt bill is ready to be reported
to the House whenever an opportunity
offers Its principal attributes consist
in rendering its practical execution less
cumbersome and expensive, 1t is thought
that tie changes made will so far re-
move its difficulties as to insure its pass
age.
The Government offers for sale The
military railroad in Texas, running in
from Brazos Santiago to the Rio Grande.
Purchasera will be required to trans
port all troops in Texas at the same rate
as charged by the New York Central,
Speaker Cofaz gave it as his opinion
today that Congress could not take its
recess before the first day Of July
The Secretary of the Treasury is Coz
sidering the proposition Of putting a five
per cent, long loan on the market as
means of retrieving our rapidly matur-
ing obligations. Such has been the sue
cessful arrangement of our finances, and
the faith of the American people in the
national securities, that such a loan is
deemed warranted and is thought to
promise success By many of the best
| hnancier5 in Congress, The Secretary
has all the requisite legal authority and
| it is understood to be only the question
of sxpediency which now claims the
| Secretary s attention
The numerous detailed statements As
| TO what the Reconstruction Committee
vii! or will not report, are totally un
trustworthy, although they may ema-
nate from a member of that cemmittee,
as it j. generally apprehended they do
The principal fact Is, that not propo-
sitiOn yet considered has az vet, been
unalterably agreed upon
The Tribune's special says tue Assis-
| tapt Commissioner Of the freedman .
Bureau, in the States Of Missouri and
Arkansas, in his last report says that it
| is an Indispensable fact that very much OF
the cheerful industry of the freedmen is
owing to the confidence they have in
military authorities, and the bureau TO
protect them in their civil and personal
rights Under the present law the tes
tinony ola negro cannot be received IN
an argument againt white when there
fore Justice demands the admission cf
such testimony, the cases are tried by a
Court of this Bureau, and when negro
testimony can be dispensed with. the
cases are turned over to the civil courts.
General Howard to-day received from
Sir Morton Peto and Arthur Kinuard,
NJ, P the English capitalists who re.
Gently visited this country, contribu'
ton of fifty pounds from each, which
they request shall be applied for the re-
lief of the destitute and suffering freed
men of the Southern States.
Col j. C Kinsman, who has been on
the staff Of Gen Butler, has been order
ed to visit Texas to investigate and re-
port on tho management OF the Freed
mems Bureau there
Ten Assistant Quarter masters, one
Commissary, three Aids-deCamp two
Paymasters, one Asst Adi't General, and
one Asst Surgeon, were to day honor
ably mustered ont Of the military ser
vice, by orders from the War Depart
| ment fop
The Commercials special Bay II Is
reported that the President has formally
REQUESTED Chief Justice Chase to try
Jetf Davis Tor treason at the MAJ term
of the United States Circuit Court At
Norfolk, Virginia, and that Mr. Chase
declines. unless Congress BY special leg
islation shall restrict the powers OF the
court