The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-22
TELEGRAPHIo NEWS
News from, New York

Nrw YORK, juno 2l.-The morning pa
sro " have the following special dis
Bitches ptcb from Washington A3HsE
The receipts on account Of internal
Revenue during the present year up to
the 18th inst, inclusive, amounts to
s29e yOlS ,436, leaving less than 81 900, 900
to complete S30O,OO0 1000. The estimate
made at the Bureau Of Internal Revenue
leads to the belief that the receipts OF
the fiscallyear, ending with the 3Oth OF
this monthy will amount to S3O6, 600, 900
for taxes for Internal Revenue alone.
The iron clause of the Tariff Bill is
troubling the Ways and Means Commit
tee. Interested parties are not satisfied
with duty of ten dollars per ton, and
are arguing for twenty or thirty dollars
per ton,
The Judiciary COMMITTEES, some twenty
or thirty members attending, lately re-
solved to remodel the entire judiciary
system of the country, and make one
less Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court; but this action has since been re-
considered, and next Friday is set apart
for q further reconsideration OF the SUBJ
ject. - % ~. a. ~
The Postofice Department is institu-
ting suits against all the postmasters in
the insurrectionary States who stand in
debted to the government. Z w
The bill for the relief of iron clad
officers still sleeps in committee, where
it will probably remain the rest of the
session.
The bounty money accrning to the
officers of most of the following named
vessels, viz: Benton, Cairo, Carondolet,
Louisville, St. Louis, Monarch and
Qneen of the West, for the. destruction
of the enemy's vessels at Memphis, in
June, 1862, is now ready for payment ir
the 4th Auditors Office. BtE 8
Orders have been received to distribute
and pay the officers engaged in the fight
at Mobile, in August, 1864 This will be
ready for payment in about two months
from the present date The total amount
involved in the matter is 81 ,670 90.
The Steadman Fullerton commission
left Mobile for Mississippi to-day,
Judge Thomas of the Virginia Circuit
Court who refused to admit the testimony
of colored men, where colored men were
not parties, on the ground that he must
be governed by the law of the State and
not of the United States, was indicted
by the United States grand jury at re-
cent session of Judge Underwood's
Court at Richmond. No steps whatever
have been taken against Judge Thomas
since he was under Indictment. 8s
Colonel Cooper, the Presidents pri-
vate secretary, has gone to New York
City. 1t is said there are several
screws loose among the federal Office
holders, ..-eZI n.
The high protective tariff men are
getting alarmed lest their various inter
ests will not be fully cared for by the
Ways and Means Committee. There
are several gentlemen here, who have
impressed the Committee very strongly
against the adoption at this time of a
high protective tariff. The Committee
are also in receipt of letters from prom (
uent men in various parts Of the coansry
against such course.
Specials to the evening papers say;
Reports just received by General How
ard represent freedmen's affairs in Flor
ida as being in q very hattering condi'
tion. The freedmen are laboriDg
diligently, and appear to give satisfao:
tion to their employers. General
Walker takes deep interest in the well
fare Of the freedmen. At Appalaohiola
they have two churches and schools, all
we'll attended. an,
The committee on Ways aud Means
have agreed upon bill completely re-
organizing the Treasury Department 40.