The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings
The Suppression Of the Richmond
Examiner.
LATE MEXICAN NEWS.
The Grafton of Mr.. Bancroft.
LATE MEXICAN NEWS
General Lee Before the Reconstruc
tion Committee.

tion Committee.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Tribune's
special says Mr.. Henry Rives Pollard, ei
the Richmond Examiner, having invok,
ed in vain the interference of the Presi
dent in order to secure the resembling OF
General Terrys recent order suppressing
| his paper for the expression OF disloyal
sentiments, Yesterday visited General
Grant before whom he laid his griev-
ances and of whom he asked permission
to resume the publication of his paper,
General Grant after listening patiently
to Pollard's representations, quietly in
formed him that he would receive any
written communication addressed to him
from Richmond, but that he could not at
present give his decision in the matter.
The suppression of the Examiner was
done in pursuance of positive orders from
General Grant, who announces his inten-
tion of suppressing all newspapers in the
South which have the audacity to come
out in similar bold denuncatiOn of the
government.
A gentleman just returned from Rich
mond reports that the military order
prohibiting the wearing of the gray
adorned with rebel buttons III that city,
is beingtstrictly carried out. One of the
weapons carried by the patrol is form.
idable pair of shears which are brought
into requisition whenever any unrec0n-
structed rebel in gilt buttons makes his
appearance In the street
The reported personal estrangement
of Mr.. Delano and Judge Spaulding,
Of "a n-
count of the speech recently made by
the former gentleman, is strenuously de-
MED by Mr., Delano.
The Herald's special says the diplomatic
corps are indignant over Mr., BancrOft's
grafton, especially the Austrian and
British Ministers. The latter retracted
his acceptation of a dinner invitation
at the House of Congressman, as soon
| as he heard the dinner was in honor of
| Mr.. Bancroft. The story that Mr., Rene
TO, the Mexican Minister was refused
| admission to the Bancroft eulogy, and
went away indignant is explained. NJ.
| Remero presented himself at the main
entrance to the hall shortly before the
| exercises commenced, when he discovered
that he neglected to bring his letter of
| introduction. The door keeper, In obey
| ing positive directions, could not admit
him without the ticket. Remero ap-
pealed to Senator Foote, Chairman Of
the Committee, who just then APP
preached the door, with the President
on his arm. Senator FOote could not
attend to it then, and passed on. NJ.
Remero departed, and the Senator, who
sought him after the President was
seated, could not find him. The Chair
man of the Committee deeply regrets
the seeming discount esy to the repre-
sentative Of the republic OF Mexico.
| The Worlds special says; A communi-
cation will be sent to Congress on Mon
day by the Treasury Department, show
| ing that from April lst, 1863 to Febru-
ary lst, 1866, twenty-eight millions of
dollars, of all kinds of taxes, have been
received from the Southern States.
The House Naval Committee left last
| evening for Philadelphia, for the purpose
of examing Leegue Island as site tor
| a Navy Yard, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Navy.
In response to an application re
ceived yesterday, Secretary McCulloch
decided that no general permit can be
granted to importers of hides and that
before cargo can be removed from a
vessel indubitable evidedne must be
produced that the hides have not been
taken from animals that have died from
| the effects of the cattle plague.
The issue of national currency for the
| week ending to-day, amounts to Sl,1S4,-
| 600; total amount issued up to this date
is S255, 100000.
An order has just been issued 10y Sec
retary Stanton as follows: Department
| commanders will detail regimental staff
officers, or officers selected and appointed
! to act as such, to relieve officers of su b.
sistence departments IN the volunteer
| service at all posts or stations occupied
| by regular troops, or by garrlSons COM
| posed of regulars and volunteers, less III
total strength than brigade, excepting
regular subsistence departments. The
officers so relieved Will be ordered to
their respective places of residence.
General Robert E. Lee was before the
Reconstruction Committee to-day for
two hours and half, and lett the Capt.
tol for the Metropolitan Hotel at about
halfpast two o'clock in the afternoon
Some few persons being aware that be
was before the committee, fingered
around the door of the committee room
to get view of him few minutes. He
left the Capitol on foot, and walked
down to the hotel, a curious crowd gath
ering behind him as he walked, which
increased to quite an assembly by the
time he reached his quarters.
News from New Xorh.