The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-15
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Nexys from New York.

New YORK, May IA Washington
| snecial saws: The Reconstruction Joint
Resolution is net likely to be reached in
the Senate tomorrow, unless specially
called up.
The Senate is much behind the House
in matters of business. The appropria-
ton bills, which have all passed the
House, are pressing upon the considera
tion of the Senate. ,
The Worlds special says: Every means
which may be consistent with the vel
fare of the country will be used to re.
duce the number of volunteers yet in
service The Paymaster General has
issued special order directing that the
pay of about one hundred officers in the
volunteer and regular service should be
stopped until they rendered satisfactory
accounts to the government. SO much
negligence has occurred in this regard
that the Paymaster is determined to use
the most stringent measures to overcome
the abuse.
Governor Goodwin, delegate in Con-
gress, from Arizona, does not take the
doubtful view of the massacre story
attributed to RCss Brown. Gov. Goodwin
says that it is an easy matter Tor Indians
to gather force of 1000 for treach-
GUS expedition like the one presented.
AS to capturing Fort Goodwin and mas
sacreing its inhabitants, the Department
has reason to fear that it is true.
The Tribune's special says: The total
! receipts of the internal revenue during
the week were S23,237 $50 Receipts
from customs during the year ending the
18th inst, from the posts mentioned
were as follows: New York, S2,253, 800;
Philadelphia, S103,550 40; Boston, 1890, :
4I5 81; Baltimore, S60,266 81; making an
aggregate income received from these
sources for the period mentioned S6,739,-
923.83.
The disbursements of the Treasury on
account of the War, Navy aud Interior
Departments for last week were as fol-
lows War, $308,0l1i Navy, Sl,279,276 /;
Interior, $467 ,OO4. $l,6l6,730 of Nation
al Bank note currency was issued last
week. Total amount issued up to date,
S272 ,S76 1916.
The following is statement of the
amount of funds in the cash vault of the
Treasury on the 18th inst Legal ten
der notes, 1868 3,080; National Bank notes,
S92, ,3S0 fractional currency, of all de-
nominations, S1,476,785 gold, S3O3, 600
silver, S2O5 900 cents, $500; reserve fund
temporary loan, $4,000; reserve fund,
surplus United States notes. S37 1882 ,435
reserve fund, surplus issue of compound
interest notes, S2,467'13Oi compound in
terest notes in redemption, $4,000,
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
lately received from their Agricultural
Secretary, of Austria, a very fine collec,
ton of seeds, presented to the United
States for experimental purposes The
Commissioner is of the opinion that the
experiment will satisfactorily demon
strate the adaptibility of many of these
seeds to the American climate and there
by prove valuable acquisition to the
agricultural interests of the country.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe cores.
uonlent says: JEFF. Davis received the
announcement of his indictment with
indifference His main point of defence
will be based on the prerogatives grant
ed every citizen to sustain the official
action of his respective State.