The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-28
WASHINGTON.
The Political Disabilities Bill.


committee on Reconstruction on the
removal of political disabilities, COM
posed of Messrs. Porter, Lawrence and
Beck, decided Saturday that it would
be useless to report a bill upon the sub
ject at this late stage of the session.
Mr.. Porter expressed himself in favor
of the removal of disabilities from all
persons who have given evidence OF
accepting the situation in good taith'
which he estimated would embrace
several thousand leading citizens OF the
South. He said he was for thorough
and complete amnesty as soon as laws
were passed by Congress securing civil
and political rights and personal safety
of loyal people in the Southern States.
The question Of general amnesty will be
brought up at the beginning of the next
session.
The Admiral Bill.
The conference committee on the
Admiral bill will not be able to agree,
the Senate conferees not being willing
to consent to the amendment reducing
the number OF Rear-Admirals and Com
modores as fast as vacancies occur.
Senator Cragin SAYS he thinks some re-
duction ought TO be made, but prefers
that no action should be taken until
next winter, when the Senate Naval
committee, OF which he is Chairman,
will prepare a bill re organizing the
Navy, and wedding out the incompetent
and reducing the number Of high grades.
A new conference committee Will he
appointed.
The Hancock Sherman lInbrosliO
The voluminous correspondence be-
tween Generals Hancock and Sherman,
in reference to the former 8 reclamation
TO an assignment he thought unreason-
able to his rank, is published. IL ap'
pears that General Grant overruled GER
tain orders OF Hancock at New Orleans.
in consequence OF which Hancock a.
sumed towards Grant formal, II not
an unfriendlv air, when they next met
in Washington that on the death OF
Genera, Thomas, Major General Scho-
field, a Junior officer OF that grade IN
the army, was assigned 70 the command
of the Military Division Of the Pacific
TO this General Hancock took excep-
lion, and so informed the General oi the
Army. inquirlng at the same time the
Presidents reasons for jumping him.
General Sherman, in reply, said that
his personal and official relations with
the Commander-in-Chief were such that
his preferences would not be needed,
and an explanation was personally
asked OF some newspaper rumors
Again. whrfi General Sheridan went 10
Europe, Hancock thought he should
have succeeded him in command Of his
division. The President ard General
Sherman did not see the necessity for
this change, preferring to retain the po-
sition open for Sheridan on his return
This correspondence is published by
permission OF the Secretary OF War.
at the solicitation of General Hancock.
The High Commission.
NEW YORK, February "a Wash
iuston dispatch to the Herald says that
a growing sentimen, of apprehension as
to the result Of the High Commission
prevails in that city. 1t is believed
that Sir John Macdonald is preparing
his people for a great discount Of their
fishery demands. His announcement
in the Dominion Parliament is regarded
as an abandonment of the head-land
claim, and his silence as TO the presen-
tation of Canadian claims for Fenlan
raids is regarded as equally significant.
1t is we'll understood the British
Government can present no claims
against the United States in connection
with Fenian raids, having already
repeatedly thanked our Government
for its course in stopping these inva-
sions. 1t would seem most likely that
difficulties will commence outside OF
Canada matters, and there is no reason
to believe that England is yet prepared
to recede from her position on the
Alabama question, and there is there
fore but little hope that an acceptable
basis can be reached.
Meeting OF the High Commission.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The
Joint High Commission met this morn
ing at the State Department. All the
United States Commissioners were pres
ent except Mr. Hoar, and all the
British Commissioners except Messrs.
Mcdonald and Northcote. The pro,
reedings were conducted secretly.