The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-04
sIiseelIaneous NeWs---speciaI wash
5 fnEton Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, May 2.

Miscellaneous NeWs---SpeeaaI Wash
tngton Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, May ..
y The Senate to-day finally passed the
proposition to prohibit any officer ap-
pointed by the President during the re-
cess of the Senate from receiving any
salary until confirmed by the Senate at
its next session. This was PASSED as
an amendment to the postal appropria-
tion bill, and goes back to the House
for its concurrence. 1t is believed that
the latter body will insist on the meas
ure being separated from an appropria-
ton bill, so as not to involve the latter
in the flte of an almost certain veto.
There is an, evident determination on
the part of the Senate that some such
proposition shall become law.
ARMY BILL DEFEATED.
The only important feature of the
House proceedings to-day was the de-
| feat of the bill to establish and increase
the regular army, by large majority.
Only thfrty-six votes were recorded in
its favor. The House seemed to take
| the view that there was no necessity OF
making a standing army, whose max
fmum the defeated bill placed at sixty
thousand melN., The influence of the
present regular army was thrown
| against the subject, and contributed
very largely to its overwhelming de,
feat. 7Had lit been adopted it would
have. given positions TO twenty-five
hundred officers of the late war.
- coNpITIoN OF THE SOUTH.
The supplementary evidence submit
ted to the House to-day by the Recon
strnction Committee was, on the whole,
favorable. 1t included the evidence OF
Major General Sheridan, B! @. Fremont,
OF the New York Times, and stephen
Powers, of the Cincinnati C0mnlercIdL.
General Sheridan says that the people
of Texas, Louisiana and Florida seem
| to have a most earnest, desire TO return
to the Union, although sometimes glo-
lrifying the rebellion. He believes they
accept the situation, but at the same
time thinks ~that.the Freedmetl's Bu-
reau and the military forces should be
retained for the present. The evidence
is very brief, IL savsI-I .Ja.s.
COLORADO.
The House Committee on Territories
llhaye agreed to report the Senate Dill
for the admission of Colorado into the
Union whenever they shall beable to
get the bill before them. AT present IL
| is on the Speakers table, and single
objection has so far prevented its refer
ence to that committee. 1t is very man
lifest that it cannot pass tho House as
easily as it did the Senate. Those i'll
favor of the bill have failed to obtain,
| in advance, the views of the President
on it. rEsL Ei.s.- -. -21a= 4T
T. NEW. LOAN BILL.
Secretary SIcCulloch has written a
letter in support of the bill reported IN
the Senate today providing for pend
| ing loan in thirty year five per cent
bonds, principal and interest payable
| in gold, The bonds are to be exempt
from all taxation, and are otherwise
rendered more attractive. This new
loan bill will be urged to vote at an
early day.
AFFAIRS in UTAH.
The House Territorial Committee
are still pursuing their investigation
| into the Condition of affairs in Utah.
committee will report adversely on the
proposition to her, admission into the
| Union. .f5,r5
IMPORTANT TO HOMESTEAD SETTLERS.
The General Land Office has decided
that when a party makes a homestead
entry and before the expiration of hve
| wears settlement and cultivation the
| homestead settler dies, the widow or
other representative of the deceased
may completepthe title by payingoEor
the land taking the evidence of pur-
chase in favor Of the heirs ofthe deceas-
ed settlers. ~
! TO BE MUSTERED OUT. i--.f ~
It is expected. that the. War Depart
ment will issue an order within the
| next three days, directing the honor
able muster out of service of all volun-
teer ofncefs of the stuff corps with the
exception ofrthose assigned to duty
with the Bureau of Refugees and
Freedmen.
THE DAwsoN=EuLLER CONTEST.
The House Committee on Elections
to-day considered the Pepnsylvania
case of Fuller, VersAs Dawson The
! sitting member charged that the sup.
| Elemental evidence submitted had been
tampered with. Argument is TO ipe
heard on that point.
FRANK BLAIR REJECTED.
The Senate had spicy executive ses-
sion this afternoon, which was princi-
palIy occupied in discussing the nomi-
nation OF Major General Frank Blair as
Collector of Internal Revenue at 81 81
was rejected The Pittsburgh appoint
4 ments were not renehed.N .ti' ~ -'''-
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