The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-24
News from New York.

opCCldl says. 1ut OuulCldIy COmuiobo'
have agreed to report against any modi
fcation of the test oath. They viii
conclusively answer the objections raised
that its modification is requisite in or
der to secure proper officials at the Soutt
by showing a sufficient number Of com
petent Union residents to fill every re
quired Federal appointment
No National Banks were chartered
last week. The total number of these
institutions now doing business through
out the country is 1850 The total
amount of their notes in circulation i.
$269, ,025,7 ,740.
Treasurer Spinner had, i'll his cash
vaults on Saturday noon, legal tender
notes, fractional currency, gold, silver
and other cash amounting to sos, ,9l8, All
The receipts from Internal Revenue, on
Saturday last, were SAIL ,415 30, and the
week ending that day S3,464, ,194 So.
General Grant prior to his departure
for Richmond, issued special order for
the protection of the Union citizens of
Florida from the cruelties and injustice
visited on them under cover of State
laws.
President johnson, who is member
Of the Masonic fraternity, has invited
the Supreme Council of the jurisdiction
I to visit him.
1t is reported that the President will
soon issue proclamation setting apart
the 18th proximo as day of fasting and
prayer in view of the anticipated visit
to this country of cholera.
The general land Office has transmit.
ted to the Governor of Iowa certificate
authorizing that State to locate 9rO42
acres Of the public domain as indemnity
for that quantity of swamp land in Cass
county which has been disposed of by
the United States with bounty land war
rant pensions
The Tribune's special says: The
statement telegraphed to New York on
Saturday, stating that the Reconstruc
ton Committee had prepared various
propositions for report, is incorrect
There was a meeting of the committee
held Yesterday, and more fully attended
than usual, and it is understood that va.
rious constitutional amendments and
separate measures of legislation were
proposed and debated, but that no com.
prehensive or complete proposition was
discussed, and certainly nothing def
nitely concluded upon to report to the
House The committee will meet again
at 10 o'clock tomorrow, when the sepa
rate propositions submitted by different
members may be embodied in form, pre-
paratory to report. The chairman will
soon present the final report of the com
mittee summing up the results arrived
at by its Investigations, and recommend
ing some general policy of restoration
1t is possible, also, that this report will
be accompanied by bill or joint reso.
luton relating to the qualifications and
status which shall embody the idea of
prohibiting the political power of that
section from ever being controlled by
those who were active in tie rebellion.
The Tribune's special has the follow
ing: The amount of fractional currency
issued last week was S25G,000 Dis
bursements and transfers of the Treas
ury Department during last week
amounted to 81 ,O34 ,507,797 The United
StatesyTreasury at present holds United
States bonds in trust as security for the
circulation of National Banks to the
amount of S320,278, $50, and as security
for deposits in designated government
repositories $36,0l4,5OO Si,52l,G00 in
National Bank notes was issued by the
Treasury Department tor the week end
ing the DIST inst, The following is the
statement of the Treasury at the close
of the week ending the 2lst inst United
States legal tenders S24,595; National
Bank notes 1929 go fractional cur
rency of all denominations. including
mutilated and unfinished, Sl,496, 400
gold 1929, e,902 Al silver s2,634 40 re.
serve fund $500 temporary loan Sl6,
lao, COO reserve fund special : 100000
reserve fund surplus issue United States
notes s379, 9,934,435i reserve fund surplus
issue compound interest notes S24,67i-
300 compound interest notes in redemp
ton "a 100000 During last week Ger
tifcates of indebtedness amounting to
$4,000 we're issued by the Treasury De
partment Fractional currency to the
amount of S313,750 was redeemmed by
the Treasury Department last week
Disbursements of the Treasury last week
on account of war, navy and interior
departments we're as follows: War
S9,593,749; navy S1204 Coo interior
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