The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-13
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Congressional Proceedings.
REORGANIZATION 0EARMY.
.aH 4H .. a
The Test Oath in the South.
NEW YORK COLLECTORsHIP,
Rejected Pension Claims.
Rejected Pension Claims.
Delegation Of Indians-A Case Of Con
scienee-Major General Custer.

| scienee-Mnior General Custer.
New YORK, Jan. 12.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: Gen. Spinner
| u. S. Treasurer, has informed severa
banking companies, applicants for desig
nations as repositories of governmen,
funds, that it is the policy of the govern
ment not to establish any more deposito
ries than the necessities of the govern
ment demand, and where no actual ne
cessity exists for the establishment Ol
such repositories, he must decline TO au
! thorize them.
| Senator Wilson's bill for the reOrgani.
zation of the regular army was framed
upon plan laid before the President
| and Secretary of War few weeks since
by Gen. Grant. Gen. Grant expresses the
opinion that the necessity of maintain
ing a large military force iu the South
ern States no longer exists, and he be-
| lieves that q material reduction In the
number of our troops remaining there
may still safely be made.
The Postoffice Department has receiyeo
reports for December from its agents, fol
] opening new offices ia the Gulf and
Southwestern States. All concur in the
statement that the taking of the test
| oath, that they have not voluntarily
| given aid, during the rebellion, whether
taken by Postmaster, Internal Revenue
| or Custom House officers, immediately
| outlaws the officers from all social inter.
course. The feeling against the North
| is still as bitter in all the States as it vas
during the war.
| Another delegation of red men, twen-
ty-fve in number, and composed OF Cher
okees, Chicasaws and Choctaws, has
| lust arrived in town, to lay their never
ceasinr grievances before the Indian
! Commissioner and their great father =
The Commissioner has not yet fully in
vestigated the complaints OF the delega.
tion of the Sacs' and Foxs', who still
remain in the city.
| The Supreme Court to-day was en-
gagged upon the great California cham
paicne case of revenue infringemeN4
| d. K. Eaton, of New York, delivered the
argument for the plaintiff, and Attorney
General Speed, assisted by Judge Lake
| District Attorney of California, conduct
ed the defence.
| Another case of conscience has been re-
ported to General Spinner from Philadel-
phia An anonymous party deposits q
! considerable sum with the collector OF
| Internal Revenue, announcing that IL
rightfully belongs to the Government
| The Times Washington special says
A party of prominent gentlemen from
New York, headed by General Strong, ar
rived here this morning for the purpose
representing the name of Henry A.Slnith
for collector. Mr.. DePew is also here,
headed by strong influence, and the
name of Judge Olin, OF the Snpfetns
| Court for this District, is also presegteff
| but the President to-day assated the
above mentioned delegation that he was
| in no hurry to make the appointment,
The Canadian Embassy, headed by
| Hon. MI. Parley, who come for the pur-
pose of urging the renewal of the Reel.
| procity Treaty, arrived here last even
ing. They will find this object exceed
ingly difficult of attainment. Petitions
from all quarters against the renewal OF
the Treaty are pouring in.
The Worlds Washington special says:
Major General Custar is the officer refer
| red to in recent dispatch as having ex-
pressed dislsyal sentiments at public
| meeting i'm Texas He is among the
| mustered out.
| An immense number of claims have
been rejected recently by Commissioner,
Barrett, upon the ground that they do
| not come within the letter or spirit of
the law. These claims are, however, Of
such a character as to merit the consid-
Grafton of Congress, and as there Is no
! legal right on the part of the claimants
| to receive the pension, the commissioner
recommends that they be paid neyerthe-
less uuder a special enactment. Some OF
these claims may not he presented for
wears, and it is deemed unjust and lm-
proper to establish q precedent now, al
lowing the pension to commence from
the date of the death of the,s0ldef.j /; /
The House yesterday adOpted Tue rule
in this matter, and fixed the date Of the
passage of the act Of relief as the day on
which the pension should commence to
run.
The Times dispatch says the last
plank of the scatfold near the eve OF the
dome of the capital was removed this
evening, revealing the magnificent de-
sign in frescoe upon which for eighteen
mouths past Constance Bramsdy has
been at work.
The Worlds dispatch says: 1t is re-
DO, ted that 10000 in fractunal currency
will be destroyed by the Treasury De-
partment in few days. The intention
is to substitute an equal amount of new
currency for that which is cancelled.
The Hon. James Evans, late Governor
OF Colorado, and the Hon. j. B. IChatfie,
late Speaker of the House of the Terrific
rial Legislature, United States Senators
elect, have arrived in the city, and have
presented the papers relating to the
State organization to the President, ask
ing his influence for the early admission
of the State This they did in compli'
ance with Joint resolution of the Leg
islative Assembly of the Territory
which was passed with but one dissent
| ing vote.