The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-21
Washington SnecinIs.

NEW York, July 2O.-The morning
papers contain the following specials
from Washington:
Gen. Rousseau has rendered his resig-
nation as member of the House OF
Representatives to Gov. Bramlette, of
Kentucky.
The Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the acceptance of 1905 from
any holders in exchange for 500 bonds
of 1865, upon equal terms as respects the
principal, the interest being adjusted
according to the amount due on each
security. The assistant Treasurer in
New York has been making the ex-
change for some days past, but in con-
sequence of the present high price of
I-3O's not many demands are received.
There is so little advantage by eX-
change at present, that holders of small
amounts of 1905 do not find it to their
interest to avail themselves of the OPP
pOrtunity offered to change them.
Accommodation from the President,
in compliance with the law, gives list
of the aggregate fees received by the va
riOus COnsuls and Consular agents dur
ing the last year. Those at London
were over $4,000; Liverpool, S27, 600;
Manchester, 80, 900; Montreal, 81, 600;
Paris, $4,000; MatamOras. l4,OOO;
Havana, SO, 900; Hamburg, $4,000; Bel
last, $4,000. These are the largest
amounts, and the scale decends to very
low figures.
Mr.. p. b. Randolph, formerly of New
York, now of New Orleans, is on here
to arrange, if possible, some plan
whereby the Freemen may be educated
at their own expense. He has had
several interviews with the officials, all
of whom encourage him in the sensible
view he advocates-that of preparing
the negro for the position of good citi-
Zenship. He is to have an Interview
with the President tomorrow.
The Second Comptroller of the
Treasury has decided that when a SOL
dier on his return from desertion or
absence without leave, is sentenced to
make good the time of his illegal alb
sence, will be paid ut the rates that
he obtained while he was absent, and
he will not be allowed the benefits of
any law changing these rates, until he
shall have satisfied the sentence or
served time equal to that which elapsed
between his desertion and the passage
of the law.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, agreed to recommend the re-
lection of Mr.. Tuckerman, of New
York, recently appointed minister to
Greece, and also to strike out the salary
for that mission; they also agreed to re-
port adversely upon the case of eX-
Governor Holden, of North Carolina,
appointed to foreign mission on the
ground of his participation in the re-
bellion.
Quite number of members of Con-
gress are leaving for their homes.
Secretary Harlan received dispatch
to-day from General Dix, in New York,
stating that another twenty mile sec.
ton of the Pacific Railroad had been
completed, making i'll all 145 miles.
Commissioners have left to examine
and report if it is suitable for the Gov
eminent to accept it.
II is understood that Mr.. Stanberry
accepts the office of Attorney General
rendered him by the President, and that
his nomination will be sent to the Sen
ate tomorrow.
TIE Worlds special says: A dis
patch from Nashville says that the
House lacked two of "a quorum on the
vote of constitutional amendment, The
two members needed to make IA quor-
um were present under arrest, but did
not vote. Hence there was no quorum.