The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings
The President and the N, E. Church
TEXAS STATE CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. n.-When the
committee of the Baltimore annual Con
ference of the Metho dist Episcopa
Church, appointed to wait upon Prssi
dent johnson, returned to the Confer
ence yesterday, sitting at Alexandria
they reported that they had most IN
teresting and pleasing interview will
the President, who had entertained then
kindly to the exclusion of other import
ant business. They said they had laiC
before the President the case OF the
Church and of the Conference which
had been taken possession OF by the mil
itary, and had informed him that 1t was
rumored that the Churches had been
seized in accordance with an order Is
sned by him. The President replied that
| he was not aware OF any such order
The commitoee had promised the Presi-
dent a written statement OF the facts IN
regard to the Church property and the
position of the Conference. At the con-
clusion of the report of the committee,
which was lead by Mr. Wilson, Hon.
John Hogan, member of Congress from
| Wisconsin, who accompanied the CON-
mittee in their visit toithe White House,
rose and substantiated the statement OF
Mr., Wilson, aud stated further thatin a
conversation with the President Mr.
johnson had unhesitaLingly said that no
| such order as the one referred to had
eminated from him He referred to one
order that had been issued by the war
! Department in relation to Church at
| Winchester, but that order was directed
| to General Hancock to Investigate the
| facts and make report, and the Presi-
dent thought i had been satisfactorily
adjusted Mr.. Hogan also mentioned
the case of a Church IN Missouri in
, which the President had directed ali In.
Yestigation that he might work prop
er adjustment Of 1t. Mr Hogan then
stated that the policy Of the President
was to restore the rights ofall loyal peo-
pie, and to leave the future questions to
be settled by the courts,
New YORK, Feb. l4:-The Herald's
special says: Hon. Freeman Clark,
| Comptroller of the Treasury, was this
morning before the committee on Banks
| and Banking, by request, to express his
opinion concerning the practical WORK
Ing of our present banking laws and
some that are contemplated ip the fu'
ture No bills are likely to be intro.
duced by Mr.. Pomeroy, however, nor
amendments recommended until the
Ways and Means Committee have acted
upou the loan bill 80 long under discus
sion. ..
The leading photographers VI the coun'
| try are assembling in the city 0y agree
meut, to urge Congress to reduce the
rate of taxes on their products, New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore
and the principal western cities Will De
represented
An Office has been rented on Pennsy!'
csnla Avenue, and an agency opened for
the sale of Fenigu bonds, by Mr r H.
Donagan.
The Senate committee on Indian Al,
fairs had a meeting this morning, and
was wholly occupied in taking the testl'
mony in cases of alleged frauds OF gov
| eminent agents en- the frontier.
The Court Martial recently organized,
of which Gen. Emory is President, and
Mai Grimes Judge Advocate, convened
its session this morning, The first case
which it has taken up is that OF Capt.
Hanson and Lieut.. Rufus King Gushing,
both of the fourth regular artillery
| The case grew out OF street Drawn III
Georgetown few weeks ago, III which a
man was shot The testimony comes
mainly from the policemen of that pre-
cinct.
The Tribunes Washington SPECIAL says
| il is rumored that Bancroft Will be ap-
pointed Secretary of State at some fu-
ture period
The President has signed the appro-
priation bill for expenses of Reconstrnc'
| tion Committee
A numerously signed petition nom
Virginia for territorial government LAS
| been presented TO the Reconstruction
| Committee
The receipts from lnterna! revenue
Yesterday we're one million three nun
dred thousand dollars H.
The Worlds special says lho hou7s
Judiciary Committee have rejected
nearly all the various propositions 10
amend the constitution referred to them,
and the bill fixing the death penalty I92r
counterteiting fractional currency
The WAYS and Means Committee have
| had several interviews with the British
| Minister since the departure OF the Ca,
madam officers The object ana purpose
of these interviews we're 10 ascel Ialu II !
some arrangements could not be ehectea
| Sbich would be advantageous TO h0th
countries The committee suggested 10
the British Minister to submit any prop
ositions upon this subject Whlcn Ut
thought proper and they would De prop
erly considered. They iuioTmed MN
that they were disposed to sanction sucn
legislation as looks to fair ana just re
ci5rocal trade between the provinces
The Times special says. The petition
for the pardon of R. NJ I: hunter mas
'been endorsed by the Virginia Legs
lature And the same Legislature hal
resolved not to resume the payment o.
fhe interest of her debt for the present
+ has been made public today
that Dir. Bancroft on Sunday caused al
intimation to be sent through the proper
channel to the English and French MIN
|. isters. that he shonld probably max
some allusions to their goyernment
which would be unpleasant to listen TO
thus leaving with them the option Oh al
tending OF not.
The United States Supreme Court thu
afternoon decided the case OF the City o
Cincinnati, the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad against the City, Hon Henri!
stanmbauSh was counsel for the city
G. D. Coffin and 7. N. Mitchell, OF GIN
cinnati. and Mr.. Evartsr OF New iors
we're of the counsel for the railroad 4