The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
nrisceI1nneous News.

NEW York, Feb. 14.-The Herald's
special says: Hon. Freeman Clark,
Comptroller of the Treasury, was this
morning. before the Committee on
Banks and Banking, by request, to ex-
press his opinion concerning the practi-
cal working of our present banking
laws and some thatare contemplated In
the future.
No bills are likely to be introduced
by Mr.. Pomeroy, however, nor amend
ments recommended until the Ways
and Means Committee have acted upon
the loan bill, so long under discussion
The leading photographers of the
country are assembling in the city, by
agreement, to urge Congress to reduce
the rate of taxes ON their products. New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore
and the principal western cities will be
represented.
An Office has been rented in Pennsyl-
vania avenue and an agency opened for
the sale of Fenian bonds by Mr.. p. H.
Donogan.
The Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs had meeting this morning, and
was wholly occupied in hearing the tes-
timony in cases of alleged frauds OF
government agents on the frontiers
The evidence in these cases will be quite
voluminous, it is said land will delay
the publication of the committees re-
ed, about a month longer.
The court martial recently organized,
of which Genn Emory is President, and
Major Gaines Judge Advocate, COM
menced its session this morning. The
first case which it has taken up is that
of Capt. Henson, ofthe Adjutant Gen
erals Office, and Iieutenants Rufus
King and Cushing, all of the fourth reg
ular artillery. The cases grew out of
street brawl in Georgetown few weeks
ago, in which n man was shot. The
testimony comes mainly from the po-
licemen of that precinct.
A Havana letter of the 18th, to the
Herald, says:
Rumors of the supposed proximity
of Chilian privateers have advanced in
surance premiums on Spanish bottoms
and freights have declined. Shippers
show a great aversion to charter Span
ish vessels.
A verdict of 81, 500 was yesterday rem
dered against a stock brokerage tirn
for settling stock without the consent
of their employer.
An injunction was issued against
Thurlow Weed and others yesterday
to restrain them from disposing of GER
tain privileges granted by Secretary
Stanton, to build u telegraph line from
New Orleans to San Francisco.
The Tribune's Washington special
Says: .., 49,, Coco pano,oe
will be appointed Secretary of State al
some future period.
The President has signed the appro'
priation for the expenses of the Recon
struction Committee.
A numerously signed petition from
Virginia for territorial government
has been presented to The Reconstruc
ton Committee.
Thereceipts from internal revenue yes
teriay were one million three hundred
thousand dollars.
The Worlds Washington special says
the House Judiciary Committee have
rejected nearly all the various PROPOSE,
lions to amend the Constitution referred
to them, and the bill fixing a death pen
atty for counterfeiting fractional cur
The WAYS and Means COMMITTEES
have had several interviews with the
British Minister since the departure Of
the Canadian officers. The object OF
purpose of these interviews was to as
certain if some arrangement could no
he effected which would be advantage
GUS to both countries.l The committed
suggested to the British Minister u
submit any propositions upon this sub
ject which he thought proper, and they
would be carefully considered. They
informed him that they were disposed
to sanction such legislation as looks II
fair and just reciprocal trade between
the provinces.
The Times special says:
The petition for the pardon of r. M
7, Hunter has been endorsed by thu
Virginia Legislatures and that the same
Legislature has resolved not to resume
the payment of the interest on her STATE
debt for the present.
It has become public to-day that Mr.
Bancroft on Sunday caused an intima
ton to be sent through the proper chan
mel to the English and French Minis
tiers that he should probably make som'
illusions to their governments which
leaving with them the option of attend
ing or not.