The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-10

NEW York, Dec. 9.-The Tribuneia
special says: The Senate Finance Com.
nittee will consider The currency bill
during the coming week, and report al
soon ~ possible, Il IL understood that
lhe members ofthe committee are anx.
l9ns 70 bring II forward at an'eafiy
DAY, not only on account OF the large
vote Il received In the House but also
On accounted the pressure brought TO
pear on them from outside sources. Z
,Eheltreaty for the purchase OF 81,
rhomAs and 81. Johns Islanda will
probably not be taken up for consider.
auon Ia the Senate untll next week, In
the meantime recomm endations for ND
purchase from representative CONNER.
eial men are coming IA, and Senn.
tors Indicate 0 ulspositiouIto deiav ina
action until further Indications OF ap.
prevail come from inf uentIai quarters.
Information was received hafe yestefys
DAY from the RoveJnmett Of Spain. ala.
closing anxiety about the purposes OF
the United States government, a report
having reached the Spanish authorities
70 tue effect that II ID the intention Of the
administration to get possession Of
Porto Rico and 4 or BOTHER islands, and
even Cuba. II Is understood that Mr.,
Seward's explanation was such ~ TO
quiet the alarm OF the Spanish govern.
fnent.
The Appropriation Committee has
not yet taken any acllon relative to the
Russian claim for the territory OF Alas.
ka, but II Is thought there ia avery
great desire 10 relrench hs much as pos.
sible. II IL probable that the appropri.
alton will be voted on az an early day,
The Times special says, the vote by
by which the Ways and Means anti.
contraction bill passed the House, yes.
terday-127 yeas TO 30 nays--is Sig.
nitlcant Of the feeling In the
House on the subject Of the currency.
There IL little doubt but that the next
thing passed by the House will be q bill
for the reissue OF greenbacks To the
original amount before the contraction
began. The hrst Of those measures
may get through the Senate with GER
~ fall. 9t
A considerable number Of whisky
distillers and dealers are here, and
convention will be held on Tuesday TO
take into confederation what measures
shall be recommended TO Congress with
regard 70 the tax, and the method Of
collecting 1t. n ll1i, q
The Herald'sspeclal says. Mr.. Bout.
vel, though not very much astonished
at the fate which has befallen tho late
bill OF Impeachment, feels sangulpe
that before many months elapse, An.
drew johnson will be impeached In
real earnest, and removed. He says,
Y Is impossible that the President, In.
lated with the notion that the people
have at last endorsed his policy and.
forced their representatives TO over.
thtow his enemies, the lmpeachers, can
avoid committing some outrageous not
that will call down upon him the stern
retribution Of Congress.
II Is the belief OF u prominent Radical
Senator, that the case OF ex.Secretary
Stanton will be LEFT untouched by the
Senate. At least nothing will be done
looking towards his restoration to the
position he was requested TO vacate.
The Worlds special says: General
McClernand has been rendered the
Mexican Mission by the President, but
" Is understood he will decline the ap.
pointment.