New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Disrs.ch to The n. y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. 1865

The President had lengthy conversation on
saturday with Mr.. Cofax and Gen. Grant National
Affairs The details have not ranspred yet It's known
70 have been the main full and frank discussion OF
tse arguments for and against speedy reconstruction.
This was done in the most friendly temper ard
with entire unreserve and personal eordality.
The interview is deemed important. as setting
81 rect the imputations so freely made by South.
trn sympathzers that the President had taken oense
Of Mr Coaxs recent speech and that there were to be
hostile divisions between the executive and legislative
branches The President has hitherto believed inme.
date restoration most iudcious while Mr. ColiaI pre-
sers deny Mr. Colfax's faith in bis position
stronger while the recent action Of the SoGtbeners
themselves has done much to undermine the Presidents
previous convictions
OFFICERS TO BE MUSTERED OUT.
An order is forthcoming mastering out all
commissioned officers of volunteers not in command
assigned to active duty, and also ordering similar
officers in the Invalid Corps to return TO their homes
and report by letter to the Adjutant General.
ECONOMY OP A CoLoRED REGIMENT.
The l07th Kentucky Colored Regiment, now
guarding the Notifications about Washington. were
paid of last week. Up TO this date $4,000 has been
deposited in the National Freedmens Savings Bank
BY The men Of seven companies.
Row OUR ARMY WAS CONSTITUTED.
During the years 1868 and 1864 there were
over 40 600 commissioned officers in our armies, an
s,rage Of one officer to every 25 men Oh the rolls.
MUSTERED OUT.
Eight hundred and twenty-five thousand
Union soldiers have been mustered out since June.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Butler is seen flying about the War
department and White House in a manner that iDdt
Ss;ss that be has work on hand. Mr.. Stanton comph
Htnts his eminent legal attainments.
Vice. President Foster is expected tomorrow he
has secured Winter quarters at WiDards-
Capt James Cromie OF the 18th Regiment veteran
Reserve Corps has been promoted MAJOR os oie'et n
commission TO date from the battle OF Gaines MIL
where he was severely wounded and taken prisoner.
ADMISSION oP SOUTHERN MEMBERS TO CONGRESS.
Congressmen are now rapidly filling the CITY,
As views and opinions nterchanged on matters OF
reoopstruction il seems inevitable that the waiting
Southern memiers will have to sit on the stool oi re-
pentsnce for an indefinite season or at least until aiter
soue concurrent action shall have been taken by the
two Houses
GOVERNMENT LANDS SETTLED By C0L0RLD SOL
DIERs.
Large quantities of Government lands are
being taken mp and settled upon by soldiers discharged
from disbanded colored regiments.
REFITTED.
Both halls of Congress have been elegantly
reted and desks placed in position in readiness FOR
.rrpg brethren when they shall have been voted in
rScysSIoy oP TIE COLoRED TLEMEST FROM A
VIRGINIA CHURCH-AS AMUSING CASE
AT the recent session Of the Methodist Con-
s,rence in This city, Bishop Simpson sent colored
.eeacher the Rev. MI. Lawson, to Stanton, Va, to
preach 10 the blacks there. He preached onehaf day
10 The Methodist Church Vestry TO black audience.
Tbs peIt day the white clergymen OF Staunton met.
ivoted that thereafter coored man should preach
tha' place. but that in four weeks one Of their
nnmbe should preach exclusively 10 the blacks. The
black members Of the Methodist Church, 300 in mum
Der. and paying nearly all the parish expenses there
sPn seceded, leaving that church 10 its Ia white mem
teih sDd organized 1our.shing church OF their own
"a hf spa;.ous room Of carriage manufactoTy. The
tnptisl clergyman seeing the run OF the Methodist
Church and conscious Of the inability of his white
fock 70 sustain him, Immediately sent offer Of his
'estry to d coored Baptist clergyman. The offer was
oepted and ever since that day the two most flourish
churches In Stanton are the Black Methodist and
1 Yhte.snd.bleck Baptist.
C. ERSMEsT USE OF SOUTHERN RAILROADS
v n the war ended in April last Govern
nsnto ned and used for military purposes so ocomo.
nsves % cars and ZOO tuns Of iron. All the loco
9 tves have been sold but ~ and there are about
s' lcsrs yet hand have been sold .or cash al
81 oon and some six months and two years time 10
o bern railroads. All will be sold before January J.
,x4liug the week ending the 25th inst. naval
plains Amounting 10 sJi Si % we're settled by ths
P.ztIDyisoA Of lho Fourth Auditors Office
,.1 INTERNAL EzvgsUE.
faa areCeipts from intclna revenue on Satur.
Gay aroaelntod 70 s95oOOO.
The Comuissi0uer oflnternal J.syenue has recently
receive communication from osgeral propretort OF
soda waez ountius, remOuatrat W against the tax Of
s1 per cent levied according 10 law W al manufacturers
dsimilor beverages. Tloy claim thss az they DO not
charge their io1asns with carbonic a~d COS they are
moi liable TO The ttx and ask that the amount already
ksac be RENTED The Commissioner oas replied In |
e.cf that they cannot be exempt from she specified
s1x OF ak per cent and that whether they buy their
ie-ntain' aires cSargcd Or hire pcron TO charge
Hem, they REGARDED manufacturers or PRODUCER
THE R2BEMPTI0S BUREAU.
The Redemption Bureau Of the Treasury De-
paitmeni last week roaeemed certificates Of indebted.
meas 30 the amount Of t7 is) and mutilatd National
eaiEeney amounting tOt3lOIO.
EATI1AL BANKS.
But two National hanks were established last |
Teef--.fa Port Madison -. Ioya 9th a .a.i,,I of