The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-16
IMMENSE REDUCTION
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Prices of Clothing.
AT
M. GUTMAN g. CO.'S.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Loyal Leaguers Have nm interse"
with h. tier and stevens-Tneir
Opiuious- secretary stanton The
Freedn,en's ureuu-A New Fin"n
ei.I Observation-Disclosures.
NEW YORK, December 1.-The Her
AIDS special says: A deputation OF
Ioyal leaguers from Virginia and North
and south Carolina called on Messrs.
Stevens aud Butler yesterday. Mr..
Stevens said the time for impeachment
had passed. As to reconstruction, he
said he iptended to introduce bill
providiag that majority of registered
votes shall not be necessary to ratity
the new constitutions; to authorize q
loyal provisional government in each
State, giving the Governors the ap-
pointing power and power to make
requisiIion for troops when necessary,
and that twO-ffths of the cOlored peo-
pie who had no Congressional represen-
tatives formerly shall be entitled to
eject congressman at large from the
different States. He reiterated his views
of contiscation and inquired particular
ly the number of persons owning large
estates. General Butler, after reiter,
ating sentiments he has heretofore put
forth, said he would introduce q bill
putting all offices in the South in the
hands of loyal people only.
He then expressed the belief that IN
stead of there being four, there were
seven millions of colored people in the
South.
The National Council of the Union
League Association have adjourned
after passing q resolution urging the
National Republican Convention not
to nominate for the Presidency u ua
who is not in himself an irreversible
guarantee that he is the true friend
of the cause of Union and liberty, equaI
rights before the law, and universal
manhood suffrage.
The Worlds special says: The Senate
refuses to sustain the Presidents sus
pension of Stanton. If this is persisted
in, the President will issue an order re
moving Stanton, and force him TO re
sort to the Supreme Court.
The President is preparing veto FOL
the bill striking the word white out o.
all laws relative to the District of Col
umbia. His views on the subject have
been stated in former message.
The Tribune's special says: MajoI
General Howard has decided to retair
in the service of the Freedmen's Bureau
the officers mustered ont of service by {
recent order, until the Bureau expires
by limitation of law. An application
|, was made to Mr.. Johnson to retain then
on the army roll, but he peremptoril!
refused to do so.
1t is limited that new tinancia
scheme win be presented as substi
tute for the currency contraction bill
which is thought will satisfy the Hous
and be approved by tho Secretary o
: the Treasury.
IL is understood that q majority o
the members of the Indian Peace Com
) mission will recommend in the report
that the Indian Bureau DO withdraw
from the Interior Department and mad
separate department by itself undo
charge of some competent military off
Ger and not attached to the War Depart
J ment.
Aspeciul telegram says the only bust
ness likely to be transacted next weel
, is the passage of the cotton tax bill IL
the Senate.
The Appropriation Committee in tn
House will report deficiency bill TO
the current fiscal year, but it can hard
~ pass before adjournment.
The Ways and Means and the Bank
ing and Currency Committees vii
hardly have any measures matured be
fore the early part of January, though
the first narlcd as we'll as the Finance
Committee propose to hold regular ses
siors during the recess.