The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-30
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NEW York, April 2s.-The Tribune's
special says:
The total amount held by the Freed
mems Banks in the South on the LIST
was over seventy-two thousand three
hundred and ninity dollars. Since
which time the sum has been largely
augmented.
The receipts of Internal Revenue
yesterday was six hundred and seventy
eight thousand two hundred and thirty
seven dollars.
Messrs. Munroe, Mayor, and Nixon,
Alderman, of New Orleans, have been
pardoned. Admiral Farragut disap-
proved the charge against Munroe that
he attempted to procure the assasslna-
ton of Commodore Bailey.
A man named Peken August Madi-
son has been arrested in Washington
supposed accomplice OF Probst, the
Philadelphia murderer.
The President has ordered the suspen-
sion of the execution of five rebel
Of numbering five Union soldiers.
Residents of Birmingham, England,
have sent the Treasury Depal tment
four thousand five hundred dollars in
gold for the benefit of the Freedmen.
Senator Merrill has been directed by
the District Commissioner to report a
bill granting suffrage to the educated
sailors of color in the District.
A special to the Herald says: 1t is re-
ported on good authority, that the Span
ish Minister has proposed to accept the
mediation of the United States in the
Spanish Gillian complication, referring
the claims of Spain to our Government,
and abide the decision.
Representatives Conkling, jerks,
Boutwell, and others are at work upon
new bankrupt bill. Such q bill as
they will agree upon is pretty sure to
pass.
at work upon jeff Davis's case. The
minority OF the committee complain of
unjust proceedings of the majority in
not allowing latitude for the cross-ex-
animation of witnesses. Their report
is looked for soon.
The statement that the Secretary of
the Treasury has decided TO put n five
per cent loan upon the market IS IN
true. Tho subject has been under nd
yisement but no decision WILDE reached
for some weeks.
The POSTS special says: Tho Commits
tee of Commerce, of the Senate, this
morning agreed to report in favor of
the confirmation of Mr.. Smythe for the
New York Collectorship.
The President has suspended the eX-
ecution of the death sentence, passed on
two South Carolinians by a military
committee, in Charleston.
DIR. Swinburne, Health Othcer, pub
fishes a letter stating that the sick were
transferred from the Virginia in the
same manner in which they have been
transferred under quarantine in this
port for a quarter of a century. That
as evidence OF the efficiency with which
he has thus far met the disease, the
mortality on the Virginia since her ar
rival here has been less than half MS
great us that which occurred ut Hall
fax among the passengers of the Eng
land. A dispatch has been received
here from Halifax stating that the pas
senCers of the England who were left
there are now we'll, and TINT not one
death has occurred in the week past.
The Halifax authorities have determin-
ed to send these passengers on to this
city. The cabin passengers detained on
the cholera ships in the lower quaran-
tine will probably beallowed to come to
this city soon. There has been no disease
among them. The battery barracks
are being put in order for the use of the
Hoard of Health, but tits thought they
will not be required for some time. The
steamer Empire City has been granted
by the Government for quarantine use.
The Commercials special says the
reconstruction committee agreed to re-
port the following constitutional
amendments:
Ist. The Bingham proposition secur-
ing the rights of all citizens in every
State, and forbidding State legisla-
ton to the contrary.
End. Basing representation upon
numbers and excluding all who are ex-
cluded from the polls.
3rd. Reputation of the rebel debt.
4th. Giving Congress power to enact
such laws as are necessary to enforce
these amendments.
In addition two bills will be reported,
one admitting Congressional delega-
tons from States ratifying these
amendments, and the other declaring
ineligible TO office the leading rebel Off
Gals. The special says the committee
had not yet agreed upon the report, but
the plan of the New York delegation
seems to meet with favor.
The following is the text of the recon
struction proposition adopted by the
New York Congressional caucus, n
brief and inconlplete summary of which
was sent yesterday:
A bill to provide for the restoration
of the STATES lately in insurrection OF
their full political rights. NJ
WHEREAS, 1t is eXpedtent that the
States lately in insurrection should, as
soon as is consistent with the future
peace and safety of the Union, be re-
stored to full participation in political
rights, and whereas, the Congress did
by joint resolution propose for ratifica-
ton to the Legislatures of the several
States as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States an article
in the words following:
ART. - SEC. Representation
shall be appOrtioned among the several
States which may be included within
the Union according to their respective
numbers, which shall be determined by
counting the whole number of persons,
excluding Indians nut taxed, provided
that whenever male citizens of the Uni
ted States not less than twenty-one
years of age shall be excluded from the
elective franchise in any State, except
for participation in the rebellion, the
basis of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the
numbers thus excluded bears to the
whole number of male citizens not less
than twenty-one years of agein such
States.
tarily adhere to the late insurrection.
giving 1t aid and comfort, shall be eX-
cluded from the right to vote for repre-
sentation in Congress, and for electors
for President and Vice President of the
United States.
SEC. 8. Debts or obligations already
incurred, or which may hereafter be in
CURED in aid of insurrection, or of war
against the United States and claims
for compensation for loss of involun-
tary service or labor, shall not be paid
by any State nor by the United States.
SEQ. 4. Congress shall have power to
influence by appropriate legislation the
provisions of this article. Now, there
fore, be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem-
bled, that whenever tile above recited
amendment shall have become a part
OF the Constitution of the United States,
LOT nIr IN,