The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-31

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Miscellaneous Items.
New YORK, May 3O.-The morning
papers have the following special dis
patches from Washlngton:
The results of the commission that1s
here in behalf of General Santa Anna,
may be summed up in few words
Colonel Vidal Y. Rivas, Colonel Ma
sonax and Mr.. Baez arrived in this
city on Wednesday evening. On Thurs
day they called in body upon the
Mexican minister, Senior Romero, and
had a somewhat protracted though I'M
day they presented their credentials tc
Secretary Seward. In the forenoon oil
Saturday they had another interview
with Senior Romero, and in the after
noon of the same day Colonel Rivas
called on the Mexican minister alone.
He visited him again yesterday and to-
day, remaining an hour or more upon
each occasion. What TRANSFERRED at
these interviews has not been allowed
to be made public; it is known, how
ever, that they called on Ro-
nero us Mexican citizens, and
that they were received by him
in .his individual capacity. It is
generally believed that They desired his
permission to proceed to Mexico in the
it is also believed that Gen. Romero
declined to commit himself or the Gov
eminent of Mexico in any official man.
ner, until he has had an opportunity OF
communicating with its head, and learn
ing his wishes. Beyond this, nothing
is known. All statements are mere
speculations.
Mr., Baez returned to New York yes
terday, and Col Rivas and Masonax
will leaye Tomorrow.
It is not believed the Colorado Adj
mission bill can command the neces-
sary two-thirds vote.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis left this evening for
Fortress Monroe, called thither by
letter from DIR. Cooper, stating that her
husband was ill.
The specification and charges against
the Bureau officers in North Carolina,
have been preferred, but the commits
sion as yet has not been appointed.
They are to meet in Raleigh, June 10.
The Congressional Commission, APP
pointed to follow up the action of Stead
man and Fullerton is being made up.
The Postmaster General will send to
the Senate in day or two reply to
the Senate resolution of inquiry, as to
the expediency OF connecting the tcle-
graph with the postal system under the
direction of the Post Office Department.
He will show that in his judgment, the
with the postal service with advantage
to the government, and will give at
length, the reason why it would not be
u.oper and expedient to connect the
two systems together.
Mr.. Hooper, the acting Chairman of
the Committee on Banking and Curren-
CIV. who is engaged in Investigating the
condition of Banks, has caused the fol-
lowing circular to be addressed to each
of the National Banks, designated as
government repositories:
SPY authority of resolution of the
House OF Representatives, you are here
by required to prepare and forward to
the Committee on Banking and Cur
reucy, a statement showing the amount
of money standing to the credit of the
United States or The Treasurer thereof
also, statement of all sums standing
to the credit of any disbursing officer,
or of any other officer or agent of the
United States, stating the name of the
officer or agent, and the amounts to the
credit of each as appears by your books
on the LIST day of May, 1885,"
The Times special says several NOM
nations were rejected by the Senate to-
day by a strong vote-in some cases OF
three-fourths. Among them was that
of Wade Hampton the recent appoint
ment for Postmaster, who was rejected
by vote OF "a to Z. 1t is understood
that Mr.. COwhn Inaue u SpeeCu III IdEOI
of the confirmation. Another rejection
was that of a nominee for Postmaster
at Lafayette, Ind. Nominations of
men who served faithfully in the army
90 almost daily to the Senate for civil
positions requiring the confirmation of
that honorable body. To-day the name
of Gen. VIM. P. Richardson was sent
to the Senate as Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Fifteenth District of
Ohio, while Col. Rufus Cheny and Gen.
Geo. G. Ginty were respectively nomi-
mated as Assessors for the 1st and 9th
districts of Wisconsin. 1t is also un-
derstood that among the nominations
sent in to-day was that OF relative of
Senator Fesseuden, to be Judge of the
United States District Court for the
District of Maine. VIM. Paxen, Chief
Clerk of the Navy Department, has
been nominated as:AssistanE Secretary
of the Navy, vice Fox.