The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON,
Congressional Proceedings
France and the United States.

France and the United States.
Alabama and Louisiana Freedmen
| 7 new YORK, Jan. l5.-The Tribhne's
Washington special, of Saturday night,
says: A box was left at the door OF Sena-
tor Summers private room, addressed, to
him and containing finger cut from the
hand of negro, wrapped In note, cal
ling the Senator by an obscene name,
and stating that the writer sends him a
piece of one of his friends, and if that
bin passes will have piece of youA I
1t is stated upon good authority that
the Senate committee on Contested Elec-
tions has prepared report adverse to
Senator Stockton, OF New Jersey, ~r-
The requisitions of paymasters have
been promptly met by the Treasury, and
theyar now being dispatched to militia
~ departments to pay off the troops;
National currency to the amount OF 81
2,O55 was issued by the Treasury De-
partment last week.
The Tribune's Washington special
states that private letter, from a trust
worthy source, , has been received from
Paris, stating that the Legislature of the
French Empire will assemble about the
18th inst, and that the Emperor; in his
opening address, will express most ami
cable and pacific sentiments towards the
United States, unless, i'll the meanwhile,
the relations of the two countries becume
hostile by measures or questions OF hon.
or, he will promise to evacuate Mexico as
promptly as practicable.
General A. o. Howard has just receiv-
ed fIom General Swan, Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for
the State of Alabama, a report in regard
to the affairs of the freedmen OF that
State for the month of December The
General states that in some localities
the planters have made strong combina-
tions against employing their former
slaves, but the latter persisted IN de-
mandiug employment until the combi-
nation was broken up. Poor houses for
the relief of the destitute freedmen are
very much needed throug hout the State,
but the county commissioners generally
seem indisposed to aid in their establish.
meut The usual contract for treedmen's
labor is ten dollars per month, including
quarters, food and medical attendance
tor the entire fumily. Female labor is
estimated at eight dollars per MONTH
The Commissioner states that more than
five thousand Northern men are in the
State of Alabama, for whom the freed
men shoE q marked preference. The
demand for labor, he states. in all por.
tions of the State, is much greater than
the supply.
A gentleman just arrived here from
| New Orleans, says that the whole diff
Guilty with the Freedmen and those who
| wish their labor in Louisiana, lies in the
persistent efforts to overreach them
Where fair wages are offered and honest
ly paid, there is no trouble in getting
faithful laborers. Our informant has had
as many as 1900 negroes in his employ
during the last three years, and has
found it necessary to dismiss only six for
unfaithfulness. Gentlemen arriving here
from New Orleans and Mobile, overland,
report that numbers of Northern men,
engaged in planting in Mississippi, Lou
isiana, and Alabama are rapidly settling
I'D their affairs for the purpose OF remov-
ing themselves and their families from
the Southern soil and out OF harms way.
The condition of things there is described
as most uncomfortable and threatening
TO Northern settlers. The statement is
farther made that when the war closed,
the best of feeling prevailed among all
classes, The rebels were heartily re-
joiced at the conclusion of the war. and
expressed themselves satisfied to accept
ali the conditions of defeat, freely admit
ting that had they conquered us, they
should have compelled submission from
US to their eXactions.
The Worlds Washington special says:
s. G. Ogden, who resigned the auditor
ship, OF the New York Custom House to
accept the office of President of the New
York Trust company, has been inform
ei,by the Secretary of the Treasury that
if he will return to the Custom House
his salary will be raised to 5000 year
The partisans of Chief Justice Chase are
urging the President to appoint Mr.. j.
F. Barley Collector Of the Polt.
The telegraphic statement that Gen
Custer is the officer charged with having
uttered reasonable sentiments in Texas
| is not true. Gen, Merrett is understood od
to be the officer referred to
| The Herald's Washington special says
| No reduction in the revenue tax on TO
bacco, whisky, cotton or petroleum ii
contemplated, but the tax is likely tt
| be increased
1t is stated that Gen Grant is at WorB
on the details of new military bill to
be incorporated with the best features OF
Senator Wilson's bill, or supercede it al
together. r..
The Tribune's Washington special says
the Supreme Court is expected to deliver
a decision to-day supporting the consti'
tutionality Of the test oath,
A special to the Express from Wash
ington today says 1t is believed that
the committee on Reconstruction con
template the organization of four sub
committees out of their number, and tc
| divide the South into four travelling DIS
tricts for these committees to visit anc
examine, aud report upon the affairs o.
each to Congress some time in the spring
and summer.
Gait, Harry and Rowland, of Canada
Smith, of New Brunswick, and Hunt, o
J'Nova Scotia have arrived here as dele
CATION for the renewal of the reciprocity
treaty
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Recon
struction Committee had prominen
gentlemen before them this morning Il
give evidence concerning the condition
of the South.