The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.
THE MEXICAN LOAN BILL.
Reorganization of the Army.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Head Centre Stevens in Paris.

NEW YORK, April 2.-The Tribune's
Washington special says; The House
Military Committee haye instructed Gen,
eral Schenck to report to the House to
day the bill for the reorganization OF
the army 1t does not change the nnm-
Der of the army from what Wilson's Sen
ate bill provided for. 1t anthorises the
Veteran Reserves to be consolidated and
continued in ten regimentsSand all Off
GERS hereafter appointed to that division
ara TO be wounded volunteers. 1t omits
the two regiments of colOred cavalry
and reduces the colored infantry regi
ments from ten to eight. 1t fayors Off.
GERS in detail at Washington and else.
where, in the line and the field, and does
not, as present laws do, favor officers in
detail at Washington and elsewhere
with increased pay and perquisites. The
nav of Brigadier Generals ON duty in
Washington is $5,43575 cash, and forage
worth $534, or $6,369.75 per annnm in
money. If that same General. goes into
the field he gets 81 ,4S5.25 less.
A bill is now before the Military Com
mittee asking increased pay for Generals
Meies, Dyer, and Townsend of Sl,2l4
per year each, making their pay 81 t433.-
Il 1t will be reported upon adversely.
The Heralds Washington special says
it is now admitted that the resolution
guaranteeing the Mexican loan will pass
the House of representatives. 1t is I'm.
derstood that a number Of the members
will vote for it for the purpose Of giving
Napoleon to understand that the country
is in earnest in regard to its endorsement
of the Republic OF MSFico. Their votes
will in many instauces be given for that
measure in the hope that, with its pas
sage in the House, Napoleon will take
the hint and withdraw from that coun-
try. 1t is understood that alter its pas
sage in the lower House it will he held
in the Senate to see whether the French
Emperor will take the hint without fur
ther action by Congress. While there
is no disposition to bring on any serious
complication with Napoleon, there is
dissemination to do something that will
show to him that this country will not
submit to any double dealing or doubt
tul course on his part For this reason
the vote will be very decided in the
House. The action Of the Senate will
be upon Napoleon's action after the
House has given him decided hint by
the passage of the measure in that body.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is understood to
he en- route for Washington, in hopes OF
obtaining permission to visit her hus
band in his prison OF Fortress Monroe,
She will probobly arrive, in company
with Alexander H Stephens, IN a day or
two
The Finance committee of the Senate
have decided to report the so-called Loan
Bill in the precise shape that it passed
the House The report will probably be
made to-day An effort was made in
the committee to modify it, but it failed
1t is considered by majority OF the
committee to be harmless as it is and
therefore best to pass it without amend
ments.
A Washington special SAYS that the
vote on the Civil Rights Bill will he
postponed until Wednesday, owing to
the absence of the Senators to attend
the funeral of the late Senator Foote.
It is believed that certain parties con
nected with the French legation are en-
gagged in inducing parties to take con-
tracts to collect Imperial revenue ii
Mexico.
The Worlds Washington special says !:
A number of persons have been called
here BY the premature announcement
that the rewards for the arrest Of the
conspirators were about to be distrib.
uted, no decision has yet been arTiy cd
at by the War Department