The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-18
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New YORK, June 16.-The mornin,
papers have the following specials freH
Washington:
The Committee on Ways and Mean,
will not be able to settle all the pro
visions of the tariff bill until those o.
the tax bill effecting cotton and its pro
ducts have been finally adopted.
The tax bill will probably be reported
on Monday. r
John Ross, Chief of the Cherokees, il
so Ill that hopes of his recovery are en-
tertained
The Fuller versus Dawson, Pennnsyl
yania contested election case, will be
decided ON Monday next s4
The Richmond Enquirer states that
JEFF. Davis himself informed lady re.
Gently that his health had yisibly i'm
proved since he had been allowed exer.
else. .CtI
There is no doubt but that Tennessee
will be admitted by the Fourth OF July
Several Republican members haye witt
ton to Governor Brownlow, urging him
to call the Legislature together at once,
to ratify the amendment.
Head Center Stephens has not met
with much sympathy thus far in his
travels, and collects but little money.
The House Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, took up the proposition to .epeal
tho neutrality laws to day, aud had the
Attorney General and Judge Marshall,
of New York, before them The Attor-
ney General was of the opinion that the
present law should not be interferred
with, aud should be enforced, or we
should find ourselves in sea of trouble,
with foreign nations, No decision was
reached. but it is safe TO predict that the
committee will report against the re-
peal
Applicants are already on the greund
for tile vacancy caused by the death of
naval officer Odell, in this city. The
two most prominent are Geo. w. Blunt
and Col Hellyer The latter is strongly
endorsed
The House Committee have decided to
report against the construction of draw
bridges along the Upper Mississippi,
The Tribune's special says that Judge
Hill of the United States District Court
in Mississippi, has decided the test oath
unconstitutional The decision was rem
dered in consequence of lawyers stating
that they were unable to take the oath.
Judge Hill said he would continue to
admit every lawyer who had been ad-
mitted to practice in the court, TO con-
tinue to do so.
Colonel Roberts has been to Washing
ton on business connected with the Fe-
nian enterprise.
The name of the man who died Of
cholera in Waverly Place to day, was
Rufus Durkee, Of Grafton, Rennsaeller
county. ..'
The Committee on Foreign Relations
will probably be ready to consider the
proposed repeal Of the neutrality laws
by week after next. General Banks is
expected to speak in advocacy Of the
measure, and Mr. Raymond will take oc-
casion to ventilate the Monroe dnntrino
and review the history OF intervention.
The records of the Fourth Auditors
office show thut, during the rebellion,
the naval force of the United States cap
tured over 800 prizes, some Of which
were worth as high as 100000. Beside
these, important captures OF corn, rice
aud cotton were made. 1t is stated that
the navy has netted over $50 100000 as
its share in these prizes
The following statement shows the
amount of available funds in the posses
sion of the United States Treasurer at
the close of business on Saturday:
Legal tenders, 100000; National Bank
notes, s7,l072I0; Fractional Currency,
mutilatea, mixed and finished, S9iS, ,0l5;
Gold, $780,, 500; Silver, 81 500; Cents $500
surplus issue of United States notes,
s3l ,932 ,425; Compound Interest notes,
$40, l36, 900: Compound Interest notes in
division, sl9,695, 300.
During the past week the Secretary OF
the Treasury authorized the following
Navy, s!02,33i; Intern
al, s27s9ll; War, s5,l25; Total
SAP, $40
President Roberts, accompanied by
Major Haggerty, arrived at the Metro.
politan Hotel at an early hour on Satur-
day morning. The object of his visit IS
to induce. the radical members of both
houses 10 give their support TO the resc-
luton repeating the neutrality laws.
He has had long conversation with
Senators Wilson, Nye, Wade and Stew
art, Speaker COlfax and Congressman
Wilson aud Grinnell, all of whom are
said TO have expressed warm sympathy
with the calse he represented.
James Stephens was Aisited by large
numbers of members of tank and file of
the Fenian organization Since the
failure of the Canadian invasion scheme,
the meetings of the Fenian Circles ad,
vertised to be held in this city have been
ind eff nitalv nastnnnal