The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-08
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Returns re-
eeived from the General Land Office at
Lansing, Michigan, shows that l., SIS
acres of public lands were disposed of
during October last, {, 453 of which were
taken for actual settlement under the
homestead law. The cash sales during
the same period were $l3, 1876.
Returns received at the general land
Office located at VeZalla, Cal, show
that 2,574 acres of the public lands were
disposed of during October. The great
est part for actual settlement and Guilt
walton. Etl ~ .F
The special committee suggested by
Messrs. Darling, Pike, Elliot and
Stevens, to investigate the causes OF the
riots in North Carolina, New Orleans
and other places, will probably be app
pointed on Monday, and at once enter
upon the duties entrusted to them.
The Senate bill to regulate the cleo
i've franchise in the District of Column
ola IS to be taken up Monday next, and
an effort will be made to press it to
vote. 1t provides for suffrage to all
males, regardless of color. An amend
ment is pending, offered by Mr.. Morrill,,
chairman of the Senate District Com
mittee, coupling with the enfranchise-
ment of negroes, the disfranchisement
of those who left the District to give
aid to the rebellion.
The Retrenchment Committee hold a
session in New York City early next
week, to investigate some additional
sugar and cotton frauds recently de-
VeIoPed through Investigations made
by the Committee on Public Expendi-
lures.
Several promotions have been made
IN the Quartermaster's Department OF
the regular army.
In reference TO the reported recent
sales of government gold in New York,
1t has been learned that no specific or,
ders have been given by the Secretary
OF the Treasury to sell. Mr.. Vandyke,
the Assistant Treasurer in New York,
has been authorized to sell gold as he
may deem necessary To prevent the
success of any mhiBaiion To put the
price OF gold al unreasonable
Inquire. II y .is- "a 81 the S,,cre-
tary that there Is ..E o., this time
In the financial situation of the cOun-
try that VIII Justify premium on gold
OF over 10 per cent, aud except in the
event of an effort on the part Of specu-
lators to advance the premium, there is
no reason To suppose that the govern
ment gold will be thrown upon the
market. The amount of gold now in
the Treasury Is over ninety-seVen mil
lion dollars, of which seventy-three
millions belong absolutely to the gov
eminent, which is a sufficient indica-
zion that very little, if any, treasury
ket: The receipts of gold from duties
on imports has materially fallen off of
late and does not exceed over two to
three millions per week, and the in
crease of over two millions of treasury
gold in the last week shows that there
by sales.
WAsHTNGToS, Dec. I'm response
to the notes from our government in
relation to the Fenians tried by the
Canadian government, addressed to
the British Minister at Washington,
Sir Frederick Bruce has responded on
behalf of the English government, sta
ting that the prosecutions were not
conducted in a vindictive or harsh
spirit, and says he is authorized to
state that the final disposal of the con-
Vtcted prisoners has been referred to
the home government, which willie Ger.
ta1nly be animated by n desire to deal
with the question in manner to Sc
cure peace and harmony between those
living in immediate proximity and
separated by long frontier so easily
traversed.
But few of the committees held ses-
sions to-day. Individual members of
the various committees are, however,
engaged in preparing business. The
House judiciary Committee was in
session to-day. Nothing definite done.
General Whittlesey, Assistant Com
missioner of Freedmen in North Caro-
lima, has been sentenced to be repri-
manded for certain proceedings while
there.
The War Department has published
another roll of honor embracing the
names of soldiers who died in the de-
fence of the Union, inferred in the
States of Arkansas, California, Indi-
ana, Michigan, Minnesota and Nevada,
and the Territories of Arizona, Collar
ado, Idaho, New Mexico and Washing
ton.
The monthly statement of the Treas
ury for November, shows n nett reduc-
ton OF one million six hundred and
seventy thousand dollars.