The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-20
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, juno ls.-t will be
reoollected that several weeks ago the
Treasury Department delivered to the
| Bank of New Orleans between three and
| four hundred thousand dollars of Louisi-
ana State bonds which had been depos-
| tied by the banks with the State Audi
tor as security for their circulation.
These bonds were part of those captured
by Gen. Sheridan at Shreveport. 1t has
| now been decided to deliver the remain
ing portions, amounting to about mil
lion and halt, to the State Auditor, the
proper Identification having been made.
The President yesterday sent in mes
sage to the House in response to q re-
quest Of that body. The following facts
are gathered from the papers enclosed {:
The North Carolina Convention passed
an ordinance prohibiting the payment of
ali debts created or incurred in aid of the
late rebellion. In the Legislature of
South Carolina, in December, resolu-
tion reported by the Confederate rela-
tions was passed, to the effect they had
not the necessary information to enable
them to act advisedly in the matter to
repudiate all the debts incurred in sup
port of the rebellion. They called on
the Comptroller General to furnish it,
and until it should be furnished they
could make no definite recommendation
on the subject. --.l ,.....
The Georgia Convention, in November,
passed an ordinance rendering null and
void all debts created for the purpose of
carrying on the late war against the
United States. The legislature besides
passed an act prohibiting, in any way,
the payment of money,
The Convention of Alabama passed an
ordinance forbidding the assumption of
any part of the rebel debt,
The Florida Convention, in November,
declared the debt null and void.
The Mississippi Convention, in August,
repealed the ordinance of secession, and
the Legislature passed a law prohibit
ing the Treasurer from paying any debts
until authorized to do 80 by that body.
From the papers in possession OF the
State Department., it does not appear
that the Treasurer had been ordered to
paw any part of the debt incurred in the
late rebellion.
The Texas Convention declared the
Confederate debt null and void.
The Senate Finance Committee in
their amendments to the tax bill includ-
ed in the free list the following:
Prussiate of Potash, Retorts and Tiles
of clay, Stamped Copper, Deer Skins,
smoked or not oil dressed; India Rubber
Springs, used exclusively for railroad
cars; Iron Drain and Sewer Pipes, Cord
age, Ropes and Gables, made of vegeta-
bic fbres; Peat Printing Paper, of all de-
scriptions; Tarred Paper, for roofing and
other purposes; Fish Plates, Salt Petre,
Safes, Looms, Spinning Machines,
Pumps, Steam Engines, Hot Water and
Hot Air Furnaces, Sewing Machines,
Spokes, Hubs, Bows and Felloes, Wood
Casks, &C., for crude mineral oil, Filters
for Railroads, Sugar from Corn, Flower
of Sulphur and Sulphur Flour Paints,
Oil, Wine made of grapes, currants or
other frnits Tho oonanaittoo propose to
strike out from the proposed free list
Iron Bridges and Castings for Bridges,
Reapers, Mowers, Threshing Machines
and Separators, Corn Shelters and
Wooden Ware.