The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings
The CASE. OF GEN. BAKER.
Civil Law to be Restored,

New YORK, Jan, 26.-The Tribune's
Washington special says, The attempt
to reduce the clerical force Of the 1rea'
sury Department is net promising, At
the second auditors Office there are one
hundred thousand claims Of deceased
soldiers awaiting settlement. The num-
ber is diminishing rapidly, as last month
five thousand more cases were settled
than were brought in In the third au-
ditor's Office all the accounts OF Quarter
masters will take ten years to settle. In
fact, the Quartermasters accounts OF the
Mexican war have but just been closed
where the rebellion began, and i'll the
fourth auditors Office the growth OF the
money under the system aud the spread
of postal accumulations among the
Southern States, is more likely to lead to
an increase than dimunition ofclerks.
The case of Mrs. Cobb against Ex-Gen.
Baker is still absorbing considerable at
tention. The plaintiff deposed that she
stated to Mr. Howell, for whom she pro-
cured a pardon, that money would ac-
complish almost anything, and that the
said Howell gave her a petition signed
by General Slough, whose life he had
saved during ths war. No testimony OF
unusual interest was elected in the trial
to-day.
The Worlds Washington special says
the President has appointed Capt Mich
olas Smith. of Kansas, Minister resident
20 Greece TO reside at Athens. This Is
tie first appointment Of a minister to
that country.
The Tribunes special says: ExGoyer-
uor Parsons and General Houston, Sena-
tors elect Of the State of Alabama, are re-
ported en- route for Washington, and
will probably arrive to-day. They come
for the purpose of taking their seats in
the Senate.
The Herald 5pecia! says: Major Gen
erals Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas and
Meade are to assemble III Washington
next Iveek for consultation with gov.
ernment officials concerning the mill.
tary situation in their respective depart
ments.
A report was IN circulation Two weeks
ago that the President would speedily
issue a proclamation declaring the re-
bellion at an end and civil law restored
throughout the late insurrecuonary
States. His delay i'll so doing is now at
tributed to the new arrival OF expected
official correspondence from provisional
Governor Hamilton, Of Texas
The Worlds Washington special says;
1t is now known that the Ways and
Means Committee have indefinitely post
poned Secretary McCulloch's financial
bill, after striking out the foreign loan
clause 1t is probable that the chairman,
Mr.. Morrill,. will introduce an entire
new bill when the subject is broached III
this committee again,
Governor Cummings. of Colorado ler-
ritory, telegraphs Senator Sumner about
the petition of colored citizens calling
his attention to the fact that the legisla-
ture of Colorado, at first session in ls6l;
passed law establishing the qualtica-
ton of voters making no distinction on
account Of color or race; but the session
OF 1864 passed law depriving negroes
and mulattoes of that right. Governor
Cummings says l invoke your earnest
attention to the subject OF hope Tor the
honor of the territory that you will
promptly take action to erase this odious
record from the statute book