The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-15

Specials 10 tne WV hoEA
NEW YORK, February IA.
The Herald special says Hon. Freeman
Clarke. Comptroller Of Currency, was this
morning before the Committed on bAnks and
Banking by request, to express his opinion
concerning the practical working OF our pres
ent banking laws and some that, are content
plated in the future. No bills are likely to
Be introduced by Mr.. Pomeroy, however, nor
amendments recommended unlil the Ways
and Means Committee have, acted upon the
loan bill SO long under discussion.
The leading photographers of the country
are assembling in the city by agreement to
urge Congress to reduce the rate of taxes on
their products. .ea
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
the principal western cities will be repre-
scented.
An Office has been rented in Pennsylvania
Avenue and an agency opened for the sale Of
Fenian bonds by Mr.. P. II. Donegan
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
had meeting this morning and was wholly
occupied in taking the testimony in eases of
aAedged frauds Of government agents on the
frontier.
The evidence in these cases will be quite
voluminous il is laid and will delay the publ
cation of the committees report, with which
it will be Incorporated, about a month or so,
longer, 4H4s{
The court martial recently organized, of
which Gen. Ernury is President and Major I:
Gaines Judge Advocate, commenced its SEES
sson this morning The first case which 1t has
taken upis tbatof Capt. THOMPSON Of the
Adjutant Generals office and Lieutenants
Rufus King and Cushing, all Of the 4th regu-
lar artillery. The cases grow out of street
brawl in, Georgetown a few weeks ago, In
which q man was shot The testimony comes
mainly from the policemen of that precinct
The Tribune's special says it is rumored
that Bancroft will be appointed Secretary of
State at some future period.
The President has signed an appropriation
for expenses of the Reconstruction Commit
tee.
Numerously signed petitions Of Union men
Of Virginia for territorial Government have
been presented TO the Reconstruction Com
mttee.
The receipts Of internal Revenue yesterday
amounted to one million three hundred thou
sand dollars.
The Worlds special says the House Judi
ciary have rejected nearly all the various pro-
positions to amend the Constitution referred
to them, and the bill fixing the death penalty
for counterfeiting fractional currency.
The Ways and Means Committee have had
several interviews with the British Minister
since the departure of the Canadian officers.
The OBJECT and purpose of these interviews
were to ascertain it some arrangements could
not be effected, which would be advantageous
to both countries. The Committee suggested
to the British Minister to sabmit any propo.
sitions upon this subject which he thought
proper, and they would be carefully consid.
cred. They informed him that they were dis.
provinces anu characterization as looks To
al al 49,. r. Il
pardon of r. N. T. Hunter has been endors.
ed by the Virginia legislature that the same
legislature has resolved not to resume the
payment of the interest on her State debt for
the present
II has become public day that Mr.. Ban.
croft, on Sunday, caused an intimation to be
sent through the proper channel to the Eng
Lsh and French ministers that he would prob.
ably make some illusions to their govern.
ments which would be unpleasant to listen to,
thus leaving with them the option of attend
ing or not.