The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the Register
WASHINGTON, June 2.

WASHINGTON, June 2.
Female Repatriation Refused.
The judges of Registration here yes
terday gave formal reply to the TWEEN
ty-eight wemen who, under the lead of
Professor Wilcox, had asked to be reg
istered. The judges say that, while ex-
pressing no opinion upon the merits of
the question, they decline on purely
legal grounds. One of the Judges ex-
presses regret that he cannot legally
grant their request. Professor Wilcox
at once filed request to have his name
stricken from the list, giving as rea-
son that some of the ladies thus refused
had ii Sed here longer than he, under
stood the affairs of the city much bet
ter, and were far more capable of voting
intelligently; that if they were,unft he
must be, and he don't want to take any
advantage of them.
Change In Supervising Districts
Commissioner Delano is changing the
limits of Supervisors Of districts. Here
after, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and
Connecticut are to form a single dis
trict; Georgia and Florida, one; Alaba-
ma, one, aud Louisiana and Arkansas
one.
Ordered 10 Duty.
Major j. ID. Smith, the newly appoint
ed Judge Advocate, has been ordered to
the Department of Missouri.
Public Debt Statement.
The following is recapitulation of
the public debt statement as it appear
ed on the 1st of June, 1869:
Debt bearing interest in coin, viz:
bonds at per cent, issued before March
Sd, 1864, S2,7O2, 200; bonds at 5 per cent,
lO.40s issued under act March Sd,
1864, 1894, 567;3O0; bonds of 1881 at 6
per cent, 1888, 377 400; five twenty bonds
at per cent, 81, 602, 6l7, 400; amount out
standing 81, 1O7, $50, 100; interest $685.
476,562.ll.
Debt bearing interest in lawful mon
ey, viz: certificates 3 per cent interest,
$50, 075, 900; navy pension fund per
cent interest, Sl4,O00,0O0; amount out
standing S67 ,075, 900; interest 81 1865 90.
Debt bearing no interest, viz: de-
mand and legal tender notes, $3.50, 059,-
244; postal and fractional currency,
$50, 452, 323.4O certificates of gold de-
posted, So, 340,720; amount Outstand-
ing, S4l2, So, 2S74O.
Debts on which interest has ceased
since NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. outstanding,
s., 42l ,S6364; interest, S726, 1895. To- |
tai debt principal outstanding, $685.
23l ,251.04.
Interest acconnt-Si1, O24, s43.O6; less
amount of interest paid in advance,
$685. AL; $40, 439, 402.06.
Total debt, principal and interest,
g, 633, go ,653.10.
Amount in the treasury-COin belong
ing to the government, SSl, S39, 449.49;
coin for which certificates of deposit
are outstanding, S23 ,34O,72O; currency,
Sl9,9S4 ,555.O7; sinking fund in bonds
bearing coin interest and accrued inter
est thereon, S3,093 2954 AZ. Total, SIPS |
95S ,O399S.
Amount of public debt, less cash and
sinking fund in treasury on the first
ult., S25l 800, l9l 90; decrease in public
debt during the past month, Sl3,354,-
1871; decrease since March lst, lo69,
S2005O, 646o
The warrants issued by the Treasury
Department during May to meet the
requirements of the Government amount
TO, in round numbers, the following
sums: Civil, miscellaneous and foreign
intercourse, 81, 534 500; interest on pub
lie debt, Sl9,53l 200; War Department,
S4,lSO, 900; Navy Department, Sll $780,.
OO0 Interior Department, Territory and
Indians, 81 ,63S, 900; total, $50, 366, 600.
The warrants issued for the redemption
OF the public debt are not included in
the above.
Douglass aud the Printers Union.
a letter has been received from the
Secretary of the Denver Typographical
Union by the Secretary of the Union
here, which the members of the latter
regard as placing Douglass in the same
relation to them as if he had never
worked anywhere else, and that the
question of receiving him must turn
entirely upon the matter of color. Yes
terday, however, Douglass, it is said, was
as copy holder, and as the Union has no
control over the latter place, the whole
issue may be avoided here. The letter,
dated at Denver, is as follows:
X. w. KERR, ESQ.-Dear Sir: Lewis
II. Douglass, colored printer, and l
believe son of the celebrated Fred.
Douglass, was resident of Denver in
1861. He never made application
for membership To this Union, aud of
course the question of his admission
or rejection never came up at any of its
meetings for discussion. He did work
in the Gazette office, which had
been Grated" by this Union something
like year previous, and is still on the
rat" list. Mr.. Douglass is not cOnsid.
Sred rat here, from the fact that he
was not Union member when he work
ed on the Gazette, and this Union never
took any action in regard to the matter.
He was man of good repute while
residing among US, and was held in
high esteem by his colored brethren.
After leaving the Gazette he taught
colored school, and was considered an
upright and efficient teacher. | know
no reason, except race and color, that
should deprive him of becoming a mem
Der of Typographical Union, and the
fact of his being negro will no doubt
be considerably your Union a sufficient
reason to refuse him membership.
Most truly yours,
JOHN +. WATKINS.
Secretary Denver Union No. :.