The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.
THE MEETING OF GENERALS
An Artillery Board Organized
Taxing Savings Banks-Captors OF
the eAssassination Conspirntors-Col-
ored Delegation.


the Assassfnation Conspirators-Col'
ored Delegation.
New YORK, February 1.-The Times
Washington special says Lieut.. Gen
Grant and Major General Sherman are
ia regular session, at the Headquarters
of the former, over the army bill. They
meet earlier than Congress, and sit
about as long: The result of their de
liberations will soon be laid before the
Military Committee of the Senate. Sen
ator Wilson, Chairman of the Commit
tee, confers with them, and it is probable
that a bill will be framed by them,
embodying their Joint conclusions Gen.
Grant desired the views of his able
Lieutenants on this important subject,
and he therefore summoned them. Gen.
Sherman would also have been called,
but for the exigencies of service in the
Southwest. He has not been sent for,
and is not expected all reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Lieutenant General Grant has issued
an order announcing the organization of
a permanent Artillery Board, to which
questions in relation to artillery service
may be referred by the Secretary of
War or the General-in Chief, and which
may also originate recommendations in
regard to the efficiency OF interests OF
the artillery. The following named Off
GERS compose the Board: Brevat Briga-
dier General H. j. Hunt, Lieutenant
Colonel Sd Artillery; Brevet Colonel AL
bion P. Howe, Major 4th Artillery; Cap
tain John Gibbon, 4th Artillery; Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel n Benjamin, Cap
tain I'd Artillery.
The Worlds Washington special says
The question of taxing the Savings
Banks will be argued in the Supreme
Court this week. If the Court decides
that the tax is lawful, according to.the
decision of the Commissioners OF the in
ternal revenue, then these institutions
will ask for special law exempting
them from such tax.
The Tribune's Washington special
says: The statement having been made
that the distribution of awards to the
captors of the assassination conspirators
would be made yesterday, has drawn a
regiment of claimants to Washington.
each of whom is. an anxious expectant.
The list of awards is still in the hands of
the war department; while hundreds of
those Justly entitled to them remain
here week after week, eXpending the re-
sources of their limited purses by the
payment of exhorbitant hotel bills.
The colored delegation which recently
arrived at Washington from the different
States of the Union, for the purpose of
presenting their claims to negro suffrage,
accompanied by the executive committee
of the National Equal Suffrage Associa-
tion Of that city called on Chief Justice
Chase on Tuesday evening and had
long interview with him.
WAsHINIToS, February THE bill
introduced by Representative Morrill,,
from the Committee on Ways and Means,
to-day, provides as follows First, that
the Act entitled An Act to provide
ways and means to support the Govern.
msnt, approved March Sd. 1865 should
be extended and construed to authorize
the Secretary ofthe Treasury, at bis own
discretion, to receive any Treasury ote
or other obligation, issued under any
act of Congress, whether bearing interest
or not aud also to dispose Of any de-
scription Of bond authorized b. said act.
either in the United States or elsewhere,
10 such an amount, IN such manner, and
at such rates as he may think advisable,
for lawful money of the United States. or
for any Treasury Notes, Certificates of
Indebtedness or Certificates of Deposit,
or other representations OF value, which
have been, or may be issued under any
act of Congress the proceeds thereof to
be used only for retiring Treasury Note,
or other obligations issued under any
act of Congress. but nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed to authorize
any increase OF the public debt, provided
that the bonds shall not be disposed of
elsewhere than in the United States,
may be made payable, both principal and
interest, in tho coin or currency of the
country in which they are made payable,
hut shall not bear rate of interest eX.
ceeding five 90 per Centum per annumi
provided further, that the act to which
this is an amendment shall continue iii
full force III all its provisions. except as
modified by tins act