The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Situation ut New Orieans-The
Military Commandments = Butier -
Nominations 10 The senate-Joint
Comu,ittce ON Ordnance.

The Situation ut New Orieans-Ths
Military Commandments - Butler -
Nominations TO the scnate-JoinI
~ Committec ON Ordnance.
New YORK, March 1.-THE Times
Washington special thus states the sit
uation in New Orleans, prior to General
Sheridan's order prohibiting the cleo
ton: There beingjindications of q riot,
General Sheridan made all necessary
preparations to meet and suppress any
disturbance. He has four regiments,
two batteries of artillery, and battal-
ion of cavalry, together with Generals
Mower, Kautz and Badly Smith in the
city, ready to take part in any hOstil
ties. The trouble arose from the fact
that Governor Wells, under the recon
structien bill, considered the State
Government reduced to Il provisional
Government The municipal authori-
ties, however, did not recognize this
change, inasmuch rs the reconstruction
bill was not yet received in official form,
and Mayor Monroe and Chief of Police
Adams ordered the police to obey no
orders not issued by them.
An election for City Councilmcn was
to have taken place Oh Monday, and
Governor Wells. in his proclamation,
ordered that the freedmen enfranchised
under the reconstruction bill should
vote. and the class DISTINGUISHED should
not vote. Here was an opportunity Tor
u re-enactment of the former riots, but
Sheridans order postponing the election
until the District Commander Is APP
pointed under the reconstruction bill,
or until he has received special instruc-
tons covering the case, has restored
order.
Under more careful reading of the
reconstruction bill, it is not required
that the commandments shall be Generals
of the regular army; therefore General
Sickles is eligible. There is reason to
believe that Generals Sherman, Meade.
Hancock, Schoficld and Sickles will be
selected. This does not affect Generals
Thomas and Sheridan i'll their depart
ment commands.
4 special says it is understood that
General Butler will tomorrow offer in
the House resolution instructing the
Judiciary committee to enquire whether
civil officer can hold his office or must
be suspended during his trial on im-
parchment.
The Pribuncs special says: The Sell
ate committee ON Foreign Affairs have
laid ever the nomination of Senator
Bartlett, of New York, as Minister to
Stockholm. The nomination of Peter
j. Sullivan, as Minister to Bogato, was
also laid over. The nomination of John
Quincy Adams was sent to the Senate
on Saturday as naval officer for the
port of Boston. He will not pass the
Senate ordeal. 1t was expected that
the President would send to the Senate
on Saturday, as the nomination for
naval officer for New York, the name
of Colonel Woods.
Not one-fi fifth of the colored people
are aware of their right to vote ut the
ensuing elections.
The Union people implore Congress
not 10 adjourn before providing the leg
islation suggested.
One of the provisions of law passed
during the last hours of the Thirty
ninth Congress provides for the APP
pointment of United States Marshal
for the District of Columbia, by the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in
stead of by the President, as hereto
fore.
The effort will be made in the present
Congress to establish Il joint committee
on ordnance, it being alleged that the
present system enforced in the Ord.
nance Department is ruinous to all AZ
tempts at improvement in that branch
of the service.
The Herald's special says: 1t is given
ont that the President has made up his
mind to enforce the reconstruction act
fully, and will not offer distractions or
cause delays to its operations. This
muck talked of matter has finally set
tied. IL. =,
Ould and Crump have returned to
Virginia. Before leaving here they
We're advised by the President not to
callany Convention, but to leave that
duty to the military commander. This
will defeat the bill in the House of As
sembly tomorrow. SfS'