Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-02
The Work of the Patent Office.
AS IMPORTANT oRDER-soLDIERs' CLAIMS.
The following important order was issued on Wed

AS IMPORTANT oRDER-soLDIERs' CLAIMS.
The following important order was issued on Wed
ncsday
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJr.. GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. q. 1865. !
CIRCULAR No. jl.-The following opinion of the
Chief Of the Bureau of Military Ju tee upon the
second and third sections of tho act of Congress ap
proved July 1904 restricting the jurisdiction of the
Court OF Claims, Is published for the information OF
all concerned.
To justify the action contemplated by the second
and third sections of the act of July lS6 not only
must the claimant be loyal citizen, but the claim
also must originate in loyal State the words claims
of loyal citizens in States not in Rebellion" being
regarded descriptive alike Of claim and cluimed.
How lar claims connected with the suppression of
the REBEL on arising in disoyal States-then open
tion so complicated with politica! and other consd-
eratons proper for the determination Oh Congress,
that it is believed the Executive. Administration
should not 10 act on such claims without the
ciearest authority conferred by law. 1t is not sup
posed 10 have been the intention OF Congress to be-
stow such authority by the Act referred to this Bu
BY order of the Secretary of War.
L. D. TOWNSEND, Asst. Adjt. Gen.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RATIFIED By NORTH
CAROLINA.
The President tonight received the following
despatch:
RAIEraH. n c. Dec. lst.
Sir-Ihe Legislature has ratified, with brt SIX dis
senting voices the Congressional amendment abolish
slavery. rive Judges nave beCn elected-all
ood selections Three OF my provisional appoint
mentS have been confirmed.
(Signod) W. W. HoIDNN.
Provisional Governor.
THE NExr CONGRESS.
There are row probably one hundred members Of
the House of Representatives in Washington. with
several only frcm the late insurrecouary States
Excepting credentials OF members elect from FEN
nessee and Virginia, none have been received from
the South 1t is not probable that others will reach
here from the late insurrectionary States before
a. q q n he do
ranged condition CT the mails and the consequent delay
in gathering the official returns Of the elections and
the time required to send the credentials TO Washing
ton. 80 1t does not now appear that in the meeting
of the House on Monday any difficulty can occur in
the organization involving the admission Of members
from the Southern States and this is the general
opinion of the members now in Washington.
The members from Ohio held meeting tonight to
agree to what candidates they will support for Off
GERS of the House oact actundersandingly among
themselves, at the general caucus to be held 20
night.
from Louisiana. On the day of the late election in
that State it will be recoected, that irregular polls
were opened, at which whites and black; voted The
Judge maintains the theory that by the rebellion,
louisiana elapsed to territorial condition. and this
Is the besis on which he will present himself Il
delegate.
Hon Charles D. Poston who last Congress repre-
scnted Arizonia is here distributing among congress-
men an address TO the people of the Territory, in
which he states that perfdious plot was hatched By
Governor Goodwin to defeat him and elect himself at
the very time he, colonel Poston, was hard at work
IN Washington soliciting more troops Tor the Ierrl
tory, and getting the mail service restored to its
southern section. Colonel Poston says it remains t.
be whether. under the circumstance stated. the
Governor of a remote Territory cross he con
gTeSsional Threshold with certificate signed with
his own name founded upon fraudulent votes regis
tered by his own judges and clerks and counted by
himself.
TREASURY REPORT.
The following report from the Treasury shows the
difference in the sums disbursed in the months OF
November, 1864, and November, 1868:
During November. 1851. the disbursements on ac-
count of the War Department amounted to ;S2I.G3
53O,52. The disbursements for the same Department
during November 1863, were S'9il0p3 l.2J showing
a diminutiOn in expenditures of -. .32 ,S9A32
In the month of November, 1861, the disbursements
for the Navy Department $7,54 so; while in
November, 1861 the EXPENDITURES for this Depart
ment amounted to $5l59,l70.53 being decrease of
In the ysUr 1854; tho Navy nerortmGnt repaid
about 9l.5)lg1O. This year, however, it has repaid
the Government alone we End z reduction in cX-
penditures Of l,l7,533.s9 i'll November, 1865, as
compared with November, 1864.
THE REVENUE TAX on SAVINGS BANKS.
In answer to the remonstrances of the managers Of
the New ork savings banks against paying the rev
enue tax imposed on State and National banks. the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue has replied that
in his opinion they are not exempt from the payment
Of the tax but states. however that no fines viii he
enforced on account of their failure 10 render their
returns Of deposit, provided they at pay the
specified by law. The Commissioner states that
they are liberty to pay the tax levied under pro
test and that he will give them every facility for
testing luc Legality VI tuc CtlSC tue
ASYLUM FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS.
An effort has for some time been making TO secure
Po Mt Lookout as temporary asylum for disabled
soldiers and seamen The property has at last been
the ordered sale Of many cottages and Govern
ment buildings erected ther", and Congress viii be
ask ed, at the opening of the session. to donate them
- this patriotic purpose. An appeal will be made to
the liberal and patriotic men OF the country
to pay for the land: Gen; Grants Judgment having
been asked. he replied as follows:
Direction to the Use OF Point Lookout a
q place tor temporary use as home iOr disabled
soldiers. The number Of public buildings already
there, which a'e OF no further use for the public
service, makes it. | think, altogether pecu iary ap-
prorriate for that purpose. The fact that Point
Lookout watering place before the war.
should think sufficient reply to the suspicion of un
healthtulness. Yours. truly,
~. :. GRANT Lieut.. Gen"
ACTION OF NATIONAL BANKS.
Letters have been received here from bank officers
inquiring into the character Of proposition whirh
emanates from this city, by which the National Banks
throughout the country to subscribe one-eghth
of one per cent of the amount of their circulation
for the purpose of securing the passage of an amend
mcnt to the National Banking Law by which the
profit on lost circulation sh Ii accrue to the bank,
instead of TO the government, which Is the re-
suit Of the operation OF the law This subscription
even if but two-thrds of the banks subscribe, viii
amount to fund of S25C.GOO, which, it is implied
must be used to effect the passage of an amendment
through Congress, which is perfectly just and proper
in its character. and when required by operations
of the law. will only need to be laid before The
proper committee in Congress to its passage
without the pccunary influences thus invoked. Tn,
matter is not desperate might be inierrel
from the elaborate manner in which the proposition
Is got up.
The report OF the Secretary of ar is ready for de
livery Ii will satisfy the country that the Sant
vigOr characterzes that department in reducing th'
army to peace footing which marked its action IN
the prosecution Of the war On the lst of May last
had in the field and hospital one million five hun
dred and seventy-hye thousand, and the process o
reduction Is still going on BY the lst OF iuy next
the army will consist of fifty thousand which tht
Secretary deems sufficient for state of peace, anC
he will ask for thirty three millions only for th
list Of some three hundred general officers TO b
mustered out is ready; but as Congress has not allow
! Of their being mustered oUy. an opportunity vii
probably be given to remedy this injustice.
| APPLICATIONS FOR VACANCIES IN THE EEGULAl
About feur thousand applications have been al
ready fle in the War Department for the four hun
| dred and sixty vacancies among the Heutenants &
| the regular army, md the extreme Western state
are yet to be heard from 1t reported three hun
| dred selections have been made and commission
| issued.
| THE MISSION TO JAPAN.
| Mr.. Chaunc N. Depew. the newly appoints
Minister to Japan has notified the State Dcpartmen
that he will be in Washington shortly, and request
that uch time to decid- whether to accept de
cline the appointment tits final answer, will, Prob
| ably dep nd upon the action of his friend who
| pushing him for the New York c9llectorship.
| THE INDIANS.
From recent returns received at the Indian Bureau
the lrDes Vi >ldLes are SSliulllS
to represent collective strength OF 3y7, 800 souls.
which number 5,4u0 are known to have served in tn
| Federal service during the late war.
| THE WORK OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
| The number Of patents issued and about to b
| is ued up to December from the Patent Office sine
the ls OF january last. is placed at 62O0 Aside trol
this number it is estimated that upwards of four hun
dred and fifty will be issued in addition before tn
close of the year. The total rum3rr oil patents issue
during 1864 was 500, which was greater issue tha
any year preceding.
| OBITUARY.
| william Conway. the Man who Refused &
| EEaul Down the american Flag at Pensil
| cola. Florida, in 1851.
here died on Thursday, at the United States Hos