Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsuINGTON, January Sth.

CONGRESS-.
Congress commenced work to-day in good earnest
with indications of getting at the important ques
tions TO come ND before il at an early day. Nearly
ALI of the Senators and members have returned from
their holiday visits, and both Honses this morning
were well attended.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION.
The first reception by the ladies OF the White
House will take place tomorrow (Iuesdayl evening
from n till 10 O'Clock p M. and the next on Friday
afternoon from till o'clock. Receptions on these
DAYS will be continued during the season.
MENAGERIE ANIMALS NOT CATTLE.
4 decision has been made by the Secretary of the
Treasury that the law forbiddng the importation oil
cattle does not refer to animals for the use OF mena
geries and geological collections.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
There were not many visitors at the White HOUSE
to-day and all were granted an interview ut an
early hour few Senators and Representative
were the only individuals of importance who called
RECEIPTS FROM INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts of the internal revenue for the week
ending ON Saturday, the 9th instant were Tuesday
81 323,5S3 46; Wednesday, sG9l.9OS 33j Thursday
81 6Sg63l 10; Friday, 81 1914 7S7 SO; Saturday
S722 bO4 81. Total, S9,024,7l9 W. The receipts o
Tuesday last were the largest ever received in one
day by the Bureau OF Internal Revenue.
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
The Paw Department accomplished an eXtraOrdi.
nary amount of labor, principally during the months
of June july and August OF 1900. FROM June IL
October of last year two hundred and seventy mil
lions of money was paid To eight hundred thousand
officers and men.
TREASURY REDEMPTION.
The Treasury Redemption Division redeemed dur
inc last week certificates Of indebtedness amounting
Ia sI6 $40. legal tender notes to the amount Ot
Sl5US50 gold certificates amounting to SGT b6o
and fractional currency amounting to S21o SlS. To-
tai redemptiOns, S7209}S.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The Ways and Means Committee of Congress will
90 to work vigorously to-day on the revenue, with
out waiting for any, not even preliminary report
from the 1reasury-appOinted Commissioners. They
think there is no time 10 lose. Tobacco taxes, now
very unsatisfactory, will be early looked into-li-
auors alcohol &c. Our business Affairs with Canada,
in consequence of the immense smuggling from that
quarter, and the forthcoming discOntnuance OF the
Reciprocity Treaty, will be among the first matters
for consideration. The Committee on Finance and
Banking, through Mr.. Hooper and the Secretary of
the Treasury, have matured several measures, con
corning which early reports will be made
VOLUNTEER GENERAL OFFICERS.
It is expected that in view of the anticipated le
oisation bv Congress on the subject, the Secretary
of war will not issue the order which has been IN
preparation for some months, mastering out oil ser
vice over eighty Major and Brigadler-Gcherals oil
nizcs the regular army and places it on permanent
war footing, by the addition oltwenty- thousand
ar more additional recruits the services OF these OIL
GERS will be required. 1t seems to be the settled
policy of the Government 10 continue IN service all
naritorious officers who in the late struggle Tor our
nationality, reelected honor upon the country.
An INTERESTING FACT.
When John H. Reagan, the rebel Postmaster
General was captured, he had upon him bills of cX
change upon ROthschilds and others, worth sixty
thousand dollars in gold. They were sent by Gen.
Simmer as well as another lot of about the same
amount to our Consul at London, who returns those
found on Reagan protested. Cause, no funds.
This is not believed to be the TRUTH and proceed
ings will probably be commenced TO compel them 10
disgorge One of them is signed by the belgian
Consul here, and is for live thousand pounds. Two
others are by Richmond firm OF brokers.
THE WRONG WINDER IN CUsToDY-THE CCLPRT IN
CANADA
II now turns out that r. b. Wnder, captain in the
rebel service, and who confined Tor some months
in the Old Capitol prison, and subsequently trans
ported To Richmond for trial by court martial, is not
the man that he was taken for. The real culprlt
that the War Department is DESTROYS of overtaklng
with vengeance Is w. =. Winder, 4 son of the rebel
general, whereas the formcr is nephew. The man
now in custody was chief quartermaStcr oil all the
rebel prisons east of the Mississippi river, and was
responsible for the discipline OF no one particular
prison. W. s. Winder, however, is the man who
Immediately supervised the Affairs OF Libby prison
at the rebel capital, and knowing that he was the
man really wanted by the Government, wisely fled
across the border into Canada.
THE CONFEDERATE MAJOR GEE.
Major Gee, the commandment of the Confederate
prison at Salisbury, North Carolina, who was sent
from the Old Capitol Prison about month ago 10
Raleigh for trial. is still under confinement in the
latter city, and ignorant when the court will he con-
vened His counsel is already upon his way TO
Washington to ascertain, if possible, the course the
prosecution will take in the case, and to ask for
Ipeedv hearing. G-. wriial tn AiI friends ia thu
city that he is very hopeful Of the result and only
anxious that the trial may go on
THE REWARDS FOR THE ASSASSINATION coHSPRA-
TORS.
The three hundred applicants for rewards for the
capture of the conspratOrs have at last undergone
final examination ut the hands of the Judge AdvO-
cate and the list of rightful claimants thereto has
been designated from among the three hundred
and was last evening referred to the War Depart
ment A large number OF the applicants are now in
the city, and are anXousy awaiting the promuga
ton of the list of successful claimants. Ii is sup
posed that the names will he given in day or two.
ii is understood that the money is in requistiOn al
any time-some two hundred thousand dollars com
ing from various States and cities that offered addi
t.onal rewards to the one hundred thousand adver'
tised for the apprehension of the cOnspraors by the
War Department.