The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-18
TETEGRAPHIC NEWS
News from, New York

Ncw YORK, May I've CLEAN from
+bo snecial dispatches OF tins morning
naners the following
The House has made good progress IN
the consideration of the revenue bill.
and has nearly finished all that part of
the bill referring to licences.
The action of the House in regard to
the tobacco tax is looked forward to
with a great deal of interest by manu-
facturers, who are represented here by
several delegations from New York and
the West.
A sharp fight will be made on the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Schenck,
which makes the duty on cigars advalO'
rem instead of specific, as at present
Mr.. Schenck's amendment is in opposi-
ton to the views of the Ways and
Means committee, and also of the reve'
nue. officer.
Colonel Paulding has been put under
arrest for making an improper deposit
of over $500, 900 in the Brokers Bank
A notice has been issued from the
Comptroller of Currency this evening,
to the stockholders of the Nenango
County Bank of Franklin, Pennsylvania,
and Washington, D c., to forward the
bills of these institutions for redemp-
ton.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed examining surgeons to the
pension office: DR., Jas. Z. Sutton,
Hallam, Michigan DR.. VIM. Hodley,
Dauville, Indiana, and DR.. Saml H.
Well, Georgetown.
General Spencer thinks OF resigaing
his office of United States Treasurer,
and accepting the presidency of the
New York Insurance Company.
1t is said that the indictment under
which JEFF Davis VIII be tried has been
drawn TO meet the provisions of the act
TO punisl treason prescribed July II,
1862 the second section of which pro.
vides that any person who shall here
after set on foot or engage in any rebel
lion against the authority of the United
States, shall be imprisoned not exceed
inc 10 years, or be fined not exceeding
$4,000 and the liberation of bis slaves.
II isalso said that Justice Field, OF the
Supreme Court, has expressed the opin-
ion that this superceedes all previous
provisions of law for the punishment OF
treason,
Attorney General Speed has returned
10 Washington, and is urging upon the
members of Congress speedy action on
4 bill to authorize term of the United
States Circuit Court at Richmond, III
June It has passed both Houses, but
if seems the Senate added an amendment
of nOn.concurrenCo, and asked Tor
Committee of Conference This conrse
will secure the passage OF the bill:
The Herald's special says No one
expects the Colorado admission bill to
pass over the veto and Senator'S elect
from that Territory will soon leave tor
their Western homes sadder but wiser
men"
The Times special says he learns from
Charleston, BY telegraph, that the South
Carolina Stay law was dedlded to be
unconstitutional, by the Court OF Errors
at Columbia, to-day.
The Tribune's Florence, Italy, nnrres
pondent, April 80, openes his letter thus
Within fortnight we shall be involved
in war. The abandoned fortress o1
Cremona is being fortified in haste, the
fleet concentrated, all the soldiers on
furlough recalled, even the reserve OF
she classes Of lS34,35.3G. All the Official
papers fire the Italian heart The Cen
erals Cialdini, La Marmora, Pettineago,
and Petit arc assembled in military
council. Everybody prepares for war,
and still they try to shift the RESPONSE
Li,ifv upon the Austrian armaments
I'm fact, Napoleon is the great wire.pul!er
who first pushed Bismarck, and now
pushes La Marrnora so that Austria can
not avoid war.
A Washington special says: The
House Committee on Banking, has I'M
der consideration a bill to exempt from
taxation all government bonds in pos.
session Of the National Banks,
The investigation concerning Jeii.
Davis completely in the assassination
plot proceeds slowly.