The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
x.,r. from New York.

Nryy YORK, May 2l.-Ihe morning
noners have the following special dis
patches from Washington:
rumor is current in this city that
General Howard is considering the pro.
priety of resigning his position as head
of the Freemen's Bureau.
Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, the newly
confirmed Minister to Mexico, has arrived
in this city, from the West, to receive his
final instructions from the Secretary of
State.
The proposed appropriation of eleven
or twelve million dollars for the use of
the Freedmen's Bureau, is creating some
little stir among public men. 1t has
already become question whether that
item of the appropriation bill can be
passed without serious curtailment.
Comptroller Clark has turned over to
the House Committee on Banks and
Banking all the testimony and papers
in reference to the Merchants National
Bank. The Committee will make thor.
ough expose of the whole matter which
will show up frauds that will eclipse any
yet published.
Tomorrow is the day fixed by the
Senate for taking up the constitutional
amendments reported by the Reconstruc.
tion Committee, and already passed by
the House. 1t is safe to say that the
proposed amendments will not pass the
Senate in their present form. Especial
objection will be taken to the famous
third section, which asks the South to
disfrarchise itself until 1870 Whether
il will be made modified or wholly
stricken out, cannot be at present fore
told. Very little interest is manifested
by any one in the approaching debate
and contest A lethargy more alarming
than high excitement is generally visi'
BILE.
The President is preparing procla'
nation to explain that his recent peace
proclamation abrogated martial law
through the South, and that this one is
necessary to disabuse the public mind of
the idea that military interference in
the coming JEFF. Davis trial will prevent
an expression Of opinion by the jury.
The remains of Colonel Quackenbush,
Of the Fifth Michigan Infantry, killed
in the seven days battles before Rich
mond, have been identified and forward
ed to his friends in Michigan, Over two
thousand bodies have been disinterred
aud placed in the National Cemetery az
Seven Pines, twelve hundred Of whom
are unknown. The work still goes on.
General Grant has directed the muster
out of six more colored regiments, while
seventeen thousand will be retained in
the service. 1t is intended to send a
number of them out to the far west.
Specials to the evening papers say;
Senator Foster has requested his friends
in Connecticut to withdraw his name as
n candidate for reelection to the Sen.
ate.
The President will sign the Postal
Appropriation Bill.
1t is now ascertained on good author.
ity that Senators Morgan, Stewart and
Lane, of Kansas, will vote for the Con-
stitutional Amendment. if the third sec
tion is stricken out. Mr.. Norton, OF
Minnesota, speaks favorably OF the
measure.
Private dispatches from Connecticut
say that General Ferry will be elected
T.. S. Senator on Wednesday.
Gen. Devius, commanding at Charles
ton. s. C., has received orders to muster
out all white volunteers in that depart
meut, amoug them the 5th Ohio.
1t is the general opinion of the radi
Gals that the reconstruction plan will
pass the Senate, minus the third section
A dispatch from Erie, Pennsylvania
says eighty-seven cases of arms, belong
ing to the New York Fenian Senate, were
seized in that city. They were con:
signed to j. + Cronip, Head Centre of
that county.