The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-05

FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings
Debate on the Presidents Message
Circular from Treasury Department
In Relation to Spain and Peru
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Circular from Treasury Department
N Relation to Spain and Peru
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put peremptory stop to the treasonao
sistent, the commanding officer OF the
Department of Virginia has issued an
order requiring all the publishers OF
newspapers in the State to send a copy
of every issue to his head quarters by
mail on the day of publication;
The government is still realizing I'M
mepse sums from the sale of unnecessary
war material. During the last two days
large quantities Of medicines have been
disposed of, and on Thursday next 1885,
600 articles Of clothing will be sold to-
gether with large number OF govern
ment buildings.
The Herald's Washington special
saws: General Spinner is continually be-
set with requests from banks to procure
their designation as repositories, and
answers that when it is clearly shown
that they are necessary for government
purposes they will be authorized.
The Secretary of the Treasury is
about issuing orders to the Treasury
agents in the South to call in their sub.
agents and close their business, which
has been q losing one to the govern.
ment, though corresponding source of
gain to those employed.
The Government Treasury agents
have received orders to commence the
sale of cotton seized by the military
authorities as confscated and aban-
doned property.
Secretary Stanton has ordered the
liberation of all enlisted men imprisoned
in this department for desertion
The Worlds Washington special says
Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minis
ter, was yesterday III conference with
several members OF the Ways and Means
committee, in regard to the reciprocity
treaty recently reported by them He
| informed the committee that he would
| like to get some additional articles IN
| the free list, and also little lower rate
| of duty on certain other articles. 1t ls
understood that the provisions of the
bill are nearly all that they desire 1t
will be opposed by members from the
East and West and the CsutraI states,
on the ground that it is wholly unfair in
its provisions, and affords scarcely any
protection to American interests The
Canadians are here in full force, with
few seedy lobby members who urge its
passage at once, on the plea that some
thing must be done before the old treaty
expires,
The House Military Committee have
received a letter from gentleman resi-
ding in Fredericksburg, Virginia, sta,
| ting that q portion of the battle-ground
where the Union dead were buried is
about to be occupied for fair grounds
and agricultural purposes, and asks the
committee to take some action on the
matter. The committee referred the
matter to the President, who Las au.
thorized the purchase Of snch lauds tor
soldiers cemeteries.
The committee appointed TO wait on
President Johnson and present him with
the resolutions Of the Cooper Institute
meeting, reported to the General COM
mittee last night, They met with a cor
dial reception by the President.
The Secretary of the Treasury Tes-
terday issued the following circular
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
V s saINGToN, D. c., March 3, 1866
1t has been officially announced TO
the government that hostilities between
| Spain and Peru have been resumed 1t
is possible that during the continuance
of such hostilities attempts may be made
to bring into the United States ports
prizes taken from one of the parties by
the war vessels Of the other. Custom
officers will use diligence to prevent the
entrance of such vessels into their le-
spective districts. excepting when as
vessels in distress, they come within the
provisions of the Goth section OF the
act of March I'd, 1893, entitled an act to
regulate the collection of fduties, imports
and tunnage in which case the pro
visions of that section must be strictly
enforced. Collectors will direct the com
missioners of the revenue cutters III their
respective districts to warn all vessels
of either belligerent that they may tnd
endeavoring to enter the ports OF the
United States with prizes, or captures IN
charge of prize crews, that they are not
permitted to do so, except when they
seek q port Of refuge in distress, aud IN
this case the collectors will promptly no.
tify the Department of the fact OF such
arrival and the circumstances attending
the same Signed
II MCCULLOCH,