Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-25
THE LATE INDIAN APPROPRIATION,
The Pacific Railroad Measure.
LETTER FROM PROVISIONAL GOV. HOLDEN
The Negro Suffrage Election.
THE NATIONAL DEBT,
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a, 1865.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 1865.
THE COMMITTEES.
Several of the less important committees will boIf
sessions and work off The rnntinn hnsinoSS II
them, TO be in readiness for more important actor
upon the reassembling of Congress.
THE FREEDNEN's BUREAU AND THE MILITARY EsTAB.
LIsHMENT.
In the recent report of Lieut. General Grant IN +bf
res1dent, giving his views of the feelings of The
Southern people, he spoke of the Freedmqns Rurear
as an absolute necessity until civil law is established
and enforced. securing to the freedmen their rights
ana 1ull protection, and said in this connection at
present; however, it is independent of the military
esta9iishment OF the country. and to be opo-
to their individual notions" General Howard Com
missioner OF Freedmens Affairs, in view of this re-
marx OF General Grant. Friday issued an order
calling attention of the assistant commissioner 70
that report. and saying: ~
The most thorough inspection will at once be made
and the evils complained of be corrected No order
from the War Department makes the bureau inde-
pendent OF the military est6 blishmen and any agent
or officer who preSumes to act contrary TO sncb IN
structiOns will be forthwith removed or renort I'd 70
Ihe department commander for trial by court martial
Ia al matters Of military character thcv are under
the direction OF the department commander in the
same manner as an officer of engineers buiIdincs n
fort IN the same department, who reports directly to
VIII constantly seek cooperation with the department
commander, and must keep him furnished with ali
s otaton pa IN ms possession His formal approval
culars issued by the assistant commissioners
THE FRENCH MISSION
Hon. john RlgeloW, who was appointed dd interim
Minister to France has been nominated by the
President for confirmation.
MINISTER'S To MEXICO AND JAPAN.
The nominations of the Hon. Lewis D. CampbeII nc
Minister to Mexico, and General r. b. Van Vallten
purg as Minister to Japan sent to the Senate
Friday, but too late 10 be acted up0n bv that bodv
THE INDIANS.
Half a million dollars have already been annro-
prlated by Congress for the support of INDECENT In
dams during the winter. Indian affairs have been so
systematiZed within the past year. that there is overv
probability that the needy red mon will get heavy
proportion OF the money. Heretofore agents com
mlssoners and contractors have been the principal
benenclaries OF moneys so Appropriated. kotYith-
standing the fact chat this half million is exnected
to go SO much further than any like sum ever has
gone, IS not enough and Congress will be called
upon 10 double II at an early day. Estimates have
been forwarded to the Interior Department fixing
eleven hundred thousand dollars as the lowest posi-
bic figure at which we can purchase the famine i'm
periled lives of the natives for the ensuing five
months, or until they can again gather crops Par
ties in W Washington, who have recently been among
the suffering tribes picture their condition as terrible
IN the extreme and that in our overweenng SYM
pathy Tor the freedmen we are losing sight Of much
TdeF ied fnt tho exercise oI charity. Western mem
bers of Congress particularly, are waking up on the
subject: and the Eastern public who supposed to
know little and care less about redskins will be lied
upon TO endorse liberal legislation in their kehais,
letter forwarded TO the Secretary of the Interior
from Gen Suy of date the 18th inst says that there
are large number of Indians assembled at Fort Rice
and elseThere on the Missouri river, who arc pan-
Testing the most friendly feeling for the whites and
are quite willing TO enter into the most liberal frna
ties Gen Suy remarks that he forward Ills nfor
nation IN order to give direct contradiction to the
newspaper ACCOUNTS OF contrary state Of affairs
among the indians OF that section.
delegation of four chiefs and braves of the Shaw
nee Indian tribe have arrived in the city to express
to their Great Father tho hope that he viii ~:
{t;ttnn I1 - use his influence
Eatlon exchanged for another located further south
% %SdIeey g month goes BY without the arrival of some
fhe f Y hlte House. They usually manage to beg
lev hundred dollars worth of presents, and after
og drunk, clear out for home, leaving the govern
ment TO pay their board bills
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD MEASURE.
The extension of the Pacific Railroad into the
bowels of Kansas in several directions will come ND in
that the claims of dozen little towns for railroad
benehts are pressed with Il confidence which would
have have been unwaTrant9ble when the Pacific Railroad
project was first broached Kansas will be as heavily
represented in the third House this winter as New
Jors"y or Marslopd- ~
TIE PATENT LAWS.
Persons interested in patents for inventions and
obtain through Congress very essential modification
of the patent laws, are authoraively informed that
no material change in such laws will be asked for du-
ring the present session. Only few of the minor
points affecting the details of securing patents will be
modified.
LETTER FROM PROVISIONAL GOV HOLDEN OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
Ihe following telegram has been received
RALEIGH. N c.. Dec %, 1865
10 the Hon. ". II. Serdrd, NecretGrv of State
Your despatch of this date relieving me Of my duty
as Provisional Governor Of North Carolina, has been
received It gives me pleasure to be relieved of the
responsibilities and labors of the Office. / will at
once transfer the great SEAL the papers and property
Of the state now IN my possession to the Hon Jona
than North, the Governor elect. Be pleased to con-
yey to the President my sincere acknowledgements
for the honor he has done me and the confidence re-
posed Il IN me in calling Inc to this pasition.
" 18th the expression of the hope that his plan for
tue restoration OF the lnSurgent States to their ma
tural and appropriate place in the Union, may be
crowned with entire success have the honor to be-
with high respect
W. W. HOLDEN
pIsCREDITABLE PROCEEDINGS.
The Star of Saturday evening says: We learn that
petition to Congress in circulation to-day for
signatures in of the Departments (apd we doubt
not in all of them,) in favor of negro suffrage The
and yet was being signed by Department clerks who
claim residence in their respective States, and who
this class therefore who signs this petition as cit-
zen of Washington, signs to falsehood. The fact
that the Individual circulating this untruthful petit
ton is bitter enemy of the President serves to show
the anlmuS OF the parties concerned in this dscredit
able proceeding This petition, thus signed by non
resident clerks is to go in to Congress- to be pre-
sented representing the sentiments of the bona tide
citizens of Washington And this is but one of the
modes by WHICH it is atteA pied Just to msrepre-
sent and ylllty the people Of W WaShingtOn.
THE LATE ELECTION.
On Saturday morning suit was entered in the Su-
preme Court by Lewis Clephane, J. II. Crossman and
Y. G. Robbins against the Mayor and City Council
the object being to obtain injunction restraining
the Corporation officers from paying the expenses OF
the election held on Thursday.
The petition, among other matters, sets forth that
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen have no authority
for authorizing the holding Of elections of political
character, to determine ascertain the views OF
the residents ofsad city in reference the extension
of the elective franchise to persons of color in said
District. Judge Carter ordered the case for hear
ing tomorrow.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
For the week ending December % the Treasury
Department received $2jS.000 in outstanding Certif-
Gates of Indebtedness, and 1927 7@S 80 on interest
bearing notes and currency. Last week the Comp
troler of the Currency issued $4040 50 in currency
to National Banks.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de-
cided that 25 cents is the highest rate of stamp duty
upon warehouse receipts, whatever the value of the
property deposited or stored.
GENERAL GRANTS REPoRT.-The Mobile Register
and AdUertser edited by John Forsyth, says in its
issue of December 49,: