The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-31
THE P1AsTERERs' STRIKE.
The Alabama Question.
The Attorneys and the Nc
Ardle Case. 'r,'s
PRONUNCIATION of New ReoOnstruo-
tion Law.
Assignment Of Hancock to New
Command.
Conference on the Tax Bill.

WAsH1NeToN, March SO.-The plaster.
ers OF this city, now on a strike, have
received an endorsement from the
plasterer's society OF Chicago, with a
promise OF 800 per week until their
strike Is successful. Similar action
has been taken by the Baltimore socie.
ty, and also by the District Typograph.
ical Society. . -45ft
Neither House will make Alabama
an exception to, the conditions pre-
scribed In the reconstruction acts. No
State will be admitted without ratifi-
cation of its Constitution by the peo.
pie, and Congress will not prescribe a
rule of suffrage for all the States by
Congressional enactments. Mr.. Spald-
ing's substitute for the Alabama bill
will probably pass the Senate.
The Attorneys in the McArdle case
will attend the Supreme Court to-day
and have an understanding in refer
ence to a decision. The counsel on
both sides manifest disposition to
affects the McArdle case at all, and It is
thought this difference may lead to
further complications, and an alto
gether new phase of controversy.
Secretary Stanton has issued in the
form of a general order the act of Con-
gress amendatory to the act passed
March 21, 1867, 10 provide for more
It accompanied by note from tho De-
partment Of State saying the foregoing
act having been presented to the PreSf.
dent for his approval, and not having
been returned by him within the time
Constitutionally prescribed, had be-
come q law without his approval,
General Hancock has returned to
this city and will, 1t Is thought, soon
issue a general order assuming his new
command. He s'was with the President
some time this morning.
The following Is the order assigning
General Hancock to duty in the DIvi.
sion of the Atlantic:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, l
ADJUTANT. GENERALS OFFICE,
WAsHINoToN. d. c., March %, '6e.
General Orders, No. II. By di.
rection OF the President OF the United
states, MaJor-G w. s. Hancock
Is relieved from command of the Fifth
Military District and assigned to the
command of the Military Division oil
the Atlantic, created by General Orders
No. 10, of February II, 1868.
By command of GEN. GRANT.
e. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
The second Committee of Conference
on the dlsagreeing an endments to the
bill to exempt certain manufactures
from duty, etc., have agreed upon a re.
port which tits thought will be adopted
by the two Houses. They alter The
whisky sections 80 as to inflict impris,
onment and fine upon all distiIlers
Government officers and others con.
nected with or colluding In frauds and
forfeit the distilleries In such cases
The other punishments are stricken
out. One OF the committee saws the
Government contractors for machinery
have not been benefited by the change
In the bill. Mr.. Ferry, OF Wisconsin,.
one of the committee, advocated an
amendment observation-disclosures lum.
Der be exempt from tax on sales, and
Mr.. Brooks urged in behalf of the con.
sumers that Hour should also be thus
exempted. The report SO provides, and
those articles will therefore remain free
as under the present law.