The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-18
News from New York.

News from New York.
New YORK, July 1.-THE morning pa
pers contain the following special des
patches from Washington
The President on receiving Attorney
General Speeds resignation, immediate
Iy telegraphed to Hon. Henry Stanberry,
of Kentucky, profering him the appoint
ment, and to night received reply
which does not accept, but states that
he Mr. Stanberryl will Immediately
come to Washington and confer with
the President on the subject. Mr. Stan
berry will no doubt accept the nomi;
nation.
Hon. Freeman Clark, Comptroller of
Currency. to day rendered his resigna-
ton to the Secretary of the Treasury,
to take effect OH the oath inst. This
action on the part of Mr.. Clark, has
been contemplated for some time He
is said to be not very well pleased with
the manner in which the National Bank
investigation has been conducted by the
House Committee, and as his relations
with Mr. McCulloch have lately been un
pleasant he thus releases himself from
an uncomfortable position
The Board of Managers of the. Nation
al Military Asylum have deferred the
location of any sites for buildings, and
still await proposals from localities de
sirOus Of securing such an institution in
their vicinity. For the purpose of or
ganization, they have elected one Gov
ernor, Major General Kinks of Massa-
chusetts, and have selected an Executive
Committee, consisting of the President,
Secretary, and General Kinks. They
also adopted by laws for the government
of the Board of Managers, locking to
organization of the Asylum, and to a
proper investment of the fund, with a
view to increase the fund to amount to an
something in excess of $4,000 900, which
will give au annual increase OF about
$780, 900. The Board appropriated S45,-
600 to enable a system of outside relief
to he organized in order to grant the
necessary aid to such applicants as may
be deserving Of it in places where they
cannot be provided for, and anticipa-
tions of the organized system of opera
tons is contemplated.
Ii is stated that Mr. Harlan will not
resign for some days. This comes from
his friends Mr. Browning is named as
the successor of Mr.. Harlan in the event
of the formers resignation.
The following postmasters were today
appointed by the President; John H.
Gould, of Rockport, New York; John
Riau, of Medina Alfred F. Brooks, OF
lion, New York, Ira Godfrey, of Lima
New York,
A private dispatch received here from
Tennessee says that the legislature of
that State to day lacked seven votes OF a
quorum,
The following gentlemen have been
selected by the members of the commits
sion to revise and codify the statutes OF
the United States in accordance with
the act Of Congress recently passed
Caleb Cushing, OF Mass Judge William
johnson of Ohio; r. J Meigs of Wash
ington II is conceded to be a good sc
lection
1t is quite likely that an effort will be
made to admit the representation from
Tennessee into the House before the ad
iournment A resolution to hat effect
will come tomorrow or next day, aud OF
its passage there is strong probability
of success.
The report of the investigation into
the Merchants National Bank swindle
was submitted in the House today, II
was accompanied by the evidence Which
fills over six hundred pages, anu shows g
| remarkable conspiracy to defraud the
government for the benefit ofindiyidual;
on the part of Messrs Huyck, Bayne and
others. The bank has been rotten fol
| many months and was only kept up 10y
| government funds, which went ia
| Messrs Bayne Il Co.
There is considerable speculation rs t
| who will be chosen Vice President p,f
| tenn of the Senate Pomeroy, Wade ant
Sherman are mentioned, but it is conce
| ded that the last should have it, as the
President and Speaker of the House art
both from the West. The question vii
probably be settled by secret caucus
The bill for regulating elections o
United States Senators will probably be
called up in the House tomorrow ant
| the previous question moved.
The following is q recapitulation OF th
returns to the banking committee from
the assistant treasurers and the Govern
ment repositories respecting the amoun
of public money on the lst of May, 1850
Amount of coin on deposit S99, ,52l, ,4ll
amount of currency on deposit S94,3l7r
999i total Sl93, ,Sl2,473; less over draft
1885, balance 5 l93, ,S27 ,525; add amour
IN national banks S46765, ,59l tota
sAO,593, l69 The amount to the credi
OF the treasurer is as follows: With tn
assistant treasurers Sl63,665, ,2S7 wit
national banks So, sos ,352; total Sl92
i'o,c39' Amount to the credit of dis
bursting officers is as follows: With th
= treasurer and assistant treasurers $40
20, ,9Sl; with national banks sls eco 23e
|. total s4o,5i5,i1O; add amount to credi
n of treasurer Sl92 ,l70, ,639; total sS.S 6s5
e 1O9 less over drafts S92 Gao; total nnbi;
money on May lst s24o.593. lea
4 The Posts special says that the seuat
Committee will report the nomination
Y Mr. Randall for Post Master General
y the Sensta for snch action as II mc