The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-11

HNASS'
Miscellaneous News.
NEW York, June o. he report OF
the majority of the Reconstruction
Committee, laid before Congress, says:
The lately rebellious States can only
be restored to their political rights by
the consent of Congress; that the Gov
ernors appointed by the President, had
no power to organize civil courts, and
that no constitution has been legally
adopted in any of the States, except
Tennessee. The report further states
that Tennessee is the only one OF the
States at ulI qualified for representation
i'll Congress. The minority who dis
sent from the conclusions of the Com
mitiee, are Senator Reverdy Johnson,
Representatives Henry Order and An
drew j. Rogers.
The morning papers have the follow
ing special kilograms from Washing
ton:
Rev. Mr.. Porter, D. D., of South Car
olina, has succeeded in obtaining from
the Secretary of the Treasury the Ma
rine Hospital in that State, for the pur-
pose of holding ireedman's school.
He was sent here by the special board
of missions.
The validity of the Civil Rights bill
has again been called in question by
Justice Watkins, of Sandy Hook, Nd,
in the case ofn charge of rape made by
II coIored women in behalf of her
daughter against a white man. The
Justice decided that the evidence of u
white witness was necessary before he
could take cogniZanceH OF the affair.
The case was first reported to the War
Department, and by it referred to the
proper authorities for Investigation.
II is understood that Judge Pollard
will report favorably on the Jencks
bankrupt bill from the Judiciary Com
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tie hope of its passage this session, as
il will provoke more discussion than
the Senate can devote to it prior to the
summer adjournment.
Brevet Major General John @. Robin
son is ordered 10 relieve Brevet Ma or
General T. II. Roger, military COM
mander of North Carolina, and Super
intendent of Freedmen's affairs in that
State.
Major General Terry, commanding
the department oil Virginia, has ordered
that all troops be Withdrawn from
Charlottesville.
There are indications that Congress
will adjourn without making any in
crease of the tariff, not to speak of
the bill will be reported next week.
The Secretary of the Interior to day
affirmed decision of the Commissioner
OF Pension, rejecting an application
for an invalid pension for the reason
that the applicant was disbOnOrably
discharged in II second enlistment,
although the disability was incurred
in the previous service, from which he
was hOnornbly discharged. The Com
missioner holds that by the word dis
charge, an honorable discharge is
intended, and that the dismissal under
sentence of court martial Is decided in
other Language in the military pro-
ceedings and records.
The Senate Finance Committee is
making rapid progress on the tax bill.
The Revenue department is under
stood 10 be strongly opposed to the
Allison amendment relating to penal
ties, for the reason that opportunities
would be afforded to officers to take
arbitrary and oppressive combinations
for mercenary purposes.
Commissioner Rollins is in frequent
communication with Senators on the
subject and expects the bill to pass in
an acceptable form to the department.
Count ROSOrginer, who halls from Aus
tria, and is an officer on the staff of
Maximilian, is in Washington and has
had neluent interviews Mt Ih9 State
Department and with the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. A prominent New
York merchant who accompanied him
to Washington, gave him "a dinner on
Thursday, inviting Senator Nye, Speak
err Colfax, MIR. Garfield and other menu
beers of Congress. During the dinner it
leaked out that the Count was connected
with the Macmillan government, when
Senator Nye, Speaker Colfax aud 9TH
ers denounced the attempt to establish
a tnouarchial government on this con
tineDt, and declared it to be the policy
of our government to support the Mon
roe doctrine.
ROCHESTER,. N. Y, June 9-There were
two lncendiary fires IN this city last night,
involving no LANCE amount OF lUss.
A b md OF nVe desperadoes, supposed TO be
from Buffalo, came here last night and made
a raid upon tue houses OF iH-hme here.
They succeeded in one case in compelling the
inmates TO surrender up ali their YaluAoies at
the muZzles OF their pistols.
The Union Blues arrived here this morning
from their excursion. 10 Albany, and were re-
ceiYed by the citizens who gave them a
splendid breakfast. They spoke highly of
their entertainment At Albany.
NEW YoRK, June 9.-Specials from Wash.
ing, on To the evening papers says:
Prominent North CdroilnianS say their
State will be the inst to accept the new con-
sIitutiOnaI amendment.
Leonard HuSck, President of the Mer-
chants National Bank, has been released I'M
der 5000 bail. El Gll
CHICAGO, June 9.-Buildfngs 1s9 and
1875, on South and Water streets, were
daStrOVed by fire this morning. The