The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
France and the United States.

| adjourned yesterday, atter adopting reg
ulations intended to insure the speedy
construction of theroad While in ses
sion the board received highly encourag
ing repoIts from the west relative to the
progress Of the great work,
Amedical corps of the Navy. a board
of ten officers, will convene Oh the 18th
of March, for the examination of candi-
| dates for admission as assistant sur
geons in the Navy. One board will sit
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and anoth Ell
at Chelsia, Massachusetts, Gentlemen
| desiring to appear before these boards
for examination will make application
to Secretary Welles, or DR., Herwitz
chief of the Medical Bureau, stating
age, place of birth, and the particular
board they desire to appear before, with
t., testimonials as to personal Character
Applicants are not to be under twenty
one OF over twenty-5ix years OF age
The military council composed OF
Generals. Thomas, Sherman and Meade,
which has recently been in session in
| Washington has finished its deliberations
the result of which were to be laid be
fore the Committee on Military affairs in
| few days
Another company OF Northern mon
Who went South with view Of invest
ing their money and establishing homes
have returned; satisfied that their lives
and properly are not safe under the
government now established there One
Of the number who purchased place
within 80 miles of Vicksburg, was mott
fed, BY mob, to leave within FIVE days
He at once set his freedmen to work
building a small fort, on which lie raised
the American flag He then armed his
freedmen and notified the mob that he
was ready to leave if they were ready to
force him away. The mob had not dis
turbed him at last accounts
An association of State and city
school superintendent meets in Wash
ington to-day, to make permanent ma
tional organization. Prominent among
the subjects Of discussion will be the ne
cessity of National Bureau of Educa-
tion. The leading educators Of the coun'
try are to be present
General Sherman was IN the gallery VI
the Senate during the delivery of Mr.
Summers speech He was to have left
last night for his post. The consulta
ton for which he and other Generals
were summoned to Washington, have
under its consideration the various mill
tary measures before Congress
The Herald's special dispatch says
that rumors of a contemplated resigna-
tion of Secretary of War Stanton, were
again current in Washington yesterday
General Steedman and Montgomery
Blair both being mentioned among the
persons having chance for the success
sion.
The Worlds Washington special says.
1t is stated that Government has arrived
at an understanding with the French
Government, and that to all intents and
purposes the difficulty between them is
settled The French are about TO leave
Mexico, and the United States Covern-
ment has waived any intention TO en-
force the Monroe doctrine There will
probably be no recognition OF Mexico,
but there is pledge expressed or I'M
piled, that the United States Will take
no overt means to displace Macmillan
and put JuareZ or any one else IN his
place. While it is not likely that
formal diplomatic relations Will be
opened with the Empire. a quasi recOg-
milton will result from the present an
derstanding that Consuls will be ap-
pointed and employed i'll their proper
function of protecting American trade
in Mexico. 1t is not likely that the
French will leave Mexico before the
close of the year, and while they are
going their place will be supplied by
Austrians, Belgians and such of the
Mexicans as will accept the empire
Vo shi piol
The District Court announced yesterday
| that the sentence of Detective Baker on
verdict If false imprisonment would
be given to-day
The Tribune's special Washington dis
patch says: The government taking the
| ground that blockade running was a
part of the rebellion, and that all prop.
erty used and all profits made in it are
subject to the rules OF war, have sent
agents South who have seized all cotton
and all other property intended for
blockade running and have called upon
all engaged in this business to state I'M
der oath their associates, the amount or
their business, their profits, &c Most
| of the witnesses have told the full tale
| of their business, but one or two prob
| ably unwilling to disgorge, were sent te
prison on account of their refusal 10 tes-
| tify. One of the largest stockholders
in this enterprise was the Hon. G. A.
Trenholm, late Secretary of Treasury OF
the so-called Confederate States, thus
carrying op the double business OF
guarding the confederate money and til
ing his own pockets at the same time
In the course Of his examination, which
took place on the 10th inst, Mr.. Tren
holm stated that just before the evacua.
tion of Richmond the total amount OF
specie in the confederate vault was $3.50.
600 to $4,000 Of which sum about $500
900 was in tie treasury at Richmond
This 100000 was carried of and dis.
! tIibuted, partly among the soldiers o!
Johnson's army, and partly among the
military escort Of JEFF, Davis at the time
of their disbandmeut. Mr.. Trenholm
stated that in his opinion NJ. Davis and
the other civil officers refused 10 receive
anv part Of 1t, The examination OF Mr.
Trenholm as ex-Secretary and eX.block
ade runner was quite long but showed
much frankpess on his part in revealing
all he knew.
The Worlds special says the House
Committee on Banking and Currency
lad under consideration yesterday the
application Of bank for an ansudmon,1
to the Nationol Banking Law, Sc as to al
low more State banks TO come II unQel