The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-05
From Washington.

co,,st,nct;on tolon a,rrood -, ..,1. - os ~ .'
| of tbe admission Of tRe Tennessea deIaara,;o,
| to Congress. 's'''''o'
| At fine time of tbe evacuation of Richmond
the banking observation-disclosures of that citv CON
trieyd to send away the amount of coin he
Ionoino n the diffare.-t institnt;ons m nor
further south for the nnrnose of sec ~ o Il
| The amount orioinal,y reacbad tbe snm q
| S25O0l)O. of which S159O0(l was lost Inv nlnn
| der. and the remainder was nlaced on deposi
| in WASHINGTON "a i'm cbarye of a snec;al q
| the Richmond hanks and WIS tborofaro con,
| nelled to remain there so,ne Tine Wills
there a claim was made to it by Gen. Wild, O
the Freedmen's Bureau on the ground that il
was captured property, and an investigation O.
the case by Gen. Winslow, resulted in giving
the right of possession to the agent of the
banks. Afterwards, about August Doth last
an order from the President, through the Sec
rotary of War, was received. BY Gen. Stead
man to turn over the captured coin to Treas.
ury agent. This was done, and the coin sent
to this city, where twas placed on special de.
posit with the Treasurer of the United States
A claim is now made in behalf of the Rich
mond banks for the restoration of this money
and it is alleged that an order of the President
was made, without full information of the
facts in the CASE After a full and careful ex-
animation by the Treasury Department, the
matter has been referred to the President, who
has ordered that the coin be restored, provid-
ed the identity between the amount now on
deposit, and that claimed by the banks, can be
established, and compliance made with certain
formal conditions imposed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury. 81 sst1..s4 ..stz,.S sd
The Committee on Ways and Means will
early next week make an effort to pass bill
regulating trade with the British Provinces in
view Of the fact that the Reciprocity Treaty
will soon expire by its own limitation. The
House will then be asked to resume the con.
sideration of the loan bill. S''75@ 'fEIl
Ssgys .0GtG 7WAsH,saro,S Ma, i
IL will he reco]lected that Several ,vaels' aco
the House of Representatiyes nassed reso.
luton declaring it inaxne,liept, A. this tins ~
legislate for the. nayment, of claims orowin :,
ont of nronerty apnronriated or daStronad hs
the Union army in putting down tile Te6ellion
Practical effect was give1 tn This reso,,t;o,
racantiv WAN HE Camn;ttea On CLAIMS 1raa
1iscbaraed from the confederation. Of The reso.
tons of the LegisIature of West virginia. ask.
ing aid from Congress to repair the BRIDGES
sc DESTROYED, nv the Federals as q ,naan ne n
safety. -. - ~ :
|ao9The COMMITTEES also renortad adyarse,v or
the hill for ascertainino anl adf,stinr cls;n,.
AGAINST the Government tor the in;,rv ~ do
Sfrnct;on Of nronartr ~, a. oio u a.. uo
United States. or nv the military antbor;t tMs
during the rebellion. and the hill was laid or
The table. FcG1HsT NtNe 80 20 '"-'' - - =
The Committee were also d;scboroed from
the consi1eratinn of a large, nn1nhas Of ,,at;
lions, includno forty far dsmagaS ar;s;na fro, r
raids in .JnIv. 1881 Nv rebels in The vic1itu o .
Fort Stevens. several miles from this citv '
There are AGENTS IN Wash;nat o M, w nv, ho,,
in their nossession claims of nersons ras;d;, s'
in the Southern States for indemnitv a,nannf
inc to millions of doIlars Int tha n,asnoot -
legislative acton M that snb;act & arte;ni,
fsS In1', 1890 si'''o =
''i The d f,nara, ~ ~, i;
vata Sacrst Nv :, of 'p.hs;Jnnt f ,oaeiy pll
nIaco ti,nSa Sonason, sooh
Presdent and his fsn;IU IL R'1 nnI WEI" ho ~.
wara Gnls Moore and Riya, and NJ Ra a;o, 49, NJ
row and Tong Of tSe pros;do ., staY i Ur
Dnbamek Jassrl III Rradsa., T. SUM- aal ~ y
Waiias ~ 'i' anu "
letter from, R;oh,,,ona o;uos AZ ,,or.;.,,.,
of riot in the Eastar'o 5,h',.h o y ahat t
On Er;dav n;abt II s,,rus 49, - S,;s's o.c.
to d;s,,oSe sna 20 po an lole