The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-21
News from New York


papers have the following specials from
Washington: f5g g goo, lG, 9Is,
lAltho1 gl, the constitutional amend
ments, which recently passed the Sem
ate, have been published as official by
order of the Secretary of the Senate, it
is rumored that Mr.. Seward will decline
the responsibility of sending them to
the Governors of the States, except by
the Presidents direction. gE rGl-L
The Ways aud Means Committee held
a protracted 8ession to-day over the
Tariff Bill, which will probably be re-
ported about the last of the week. The
committee lave not yet reached the
iron clause of the bill 1t is understood
that the wool growers will carry their
point in the bin, but the result is doubt
ful, when it comes before the House:
There is strong lobby influence at
work to get thscommittee on Ways ana
Means to give six months notice OF the
proposed pew tariff, 80 that it will not
90 into effect until six months after the
passage of the bill The committee,
however, is nearly unanimous in favor
of putting the law into immediate opera
tion. This, it is also believed, is the
sense of the House. What is known as
the Callwell Tariff Bill" is being
sIashed to pieces by the committee.
The name of L. j. Czapkay, of Cali
fornia, has been sent into the Senate for
confirmation as Consul General to the
Danubian principalities. Hitherto the
United States has not had representa-
tive there, but the impending war in
= hat
government should have some one there
to look after American interests. DR..
Czapkay was a commissioner to the exhi-
bition at Berlin, Prussia, last year.
The notorious Dick Turner, turnkey
of Libby Prison during the war, was
Yesterday released from confinement, by
order of Secretary Stanton Turner was
arrested shortly after the capture of
Richmond, and has been in confinement
ever since.
The House Committee have awarded
the Pennsylvania contested seat to
Dawson, democrat.
The Senate Naval Gommitte will re-
port in favor of transferring the Phila.
delphia Navy Yard TO League Island.
There will be majority and minor
ity report on the Memphis riot cases.
Mr.. Schenck's Army Bill will no doubt
pass the House, but will be 80 amended
In the Senate, as to send the whole ques-
tion to the Conference Committee, to be
finally settled.
As to the time the new tariff will 60
into effect, there is no doubt importers
will have the usual sixty or ninety days
to make their arrangements.
The Conkling Fry investigating com
mittee commenced to review evidence
on Thursday.
The House Military Committe to-day
instructed their chairman to report the
Senate bill for the establishment of an
armory and arsenal at Rock Island, llli-
nois.
The Treasury Department commenced
to day a small disbursement of the new
fye-cent currency, recently authorized
by Congress.
A Herald Washington special says:
The reports that President Johnson gave
the Fenian letfders assurance That they
should not be interfered with in their
projected Canadian raid are not true.
The government never promised, direct
ly or indirectly, to even countenance
violation of our laws James Stephens
has succeeded in thoroughly reconstruct.
ing the Fenian organization in Wash.
ington. The Meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall this evening was attended by
several hundred Centres Mr. Stephens
spoke at great length, and was listened
to with deepest attention. He conclud'
ed by repudiating all connection directly
or indirectly with Roberts and Sweeney
and denounced all men who would
endeayor to use the Irish people on this
continent for any other purpose than
the liberation of Ireland. The audience
afterwards formed in procession, and
escorted the Head Centre of the Irish
Republic to the Metropolitan Hotel,
where he was serenaded shortly before
midnight. Col Felix O'Byrne, who ar
rived in Washington yesterday with
resolutions on the Fenian question, has
been arrested on charge of obtaining
money under false pretences. lie was
examined this morning before Mr..
Boland, when some amusing scenes took
place. The case stands adjourned until
/ o'clock to morrow.
The Tribunes Montreal special says:
Twenty thousand volunteers came in
from the front on Monday night. The
Telegraph asserts that the Fenian pris-
oners will be hanged.