Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June IL. 1Sfs

oUARTERMAsTER's AFFAIRS
Among the recent arrivals here is that of Brigadier
General ]. +. Rushing, general inspector of the
Quartermaster's Department, who for several months
past has been on tour South. looking after Quar-
termasters affairs. He speaks favorably of the de-
partment there generally and that heavy reduc-
tions in expenses are taking place everywhere This
is good news for tax payers.
THE PRESIDENTS VETO.
The message Of the President Vetong the "act to
enable the New York and Montana Iron Mining and
Manufacturing Company to purchase certain
amount of public lands, not now in the market"
which was read in the Senate yesterday. makes OBJ
jections to the bill in three essential partcuIars viz
First. That it gives to the company pre-emption
privileges to iron and coal lands large scale and
st the ordinary minimum privilege denied to or
large tracts of coal lands at one-sxteenth of the
mini imum price required from ordinary pre- emptors
posed upon ordinary emptors in respect to tim
Der lands allows double the time for payment grant
ed to pre-emptors offered lands; and the priyi-
leges for purposes heretofore authorized by
the pre-emption laws, but for trade and manufac-
turing.
Second. exemption rights such a scale to pri-
vate CORPORATIONS unequal, and hostile to the
policy and principles which sanction pre-emption
Third The bill allows the company to take posses
sion OF land use It and acquire patent thereto. be-
1es the god Of 6e afd dRId TaI i
aboriginal tribes.
r,o soo. :. COMPUTATIONS.
the nomination of Franklin W. Oakley, to be Post
master at Beloit Wisconsin; and George ]. Stanard
w SOAeSIOR VI S0stoAAa tue OF fer-
mont.
TRIAL OF PAYHAsTER PAUIpINo,
The trial of Paymaster Paulding concluded
to-day. 1t was shown, in evidence that during the
war. he disbursed $l40.000000 in the Department
OF Washington, besides large sums in the South
Nothing said against his official acts till
he deposited large in the Merchants National
Bank just before the failure of that institution for
which he arraigned the charge of violation
of the orders, but of the evidence shows cor
rupt motives. His good character is fully sustained
PARDoEs.
The Star says The only pardons ordered BY the
President to be issued yesterday to individuals
charged with treason were two-ono to r. T. Buck
ner of Louisiana. and one to VIM. Oldham of Texas
under the twelfth clause of the Amnesty Procama-
tion excepting all those from general amnesty who
have been indicted for treason in any United States
court.
The receipts from customs at the four principal
ports of the United States during the week ending
the 9th instant as follows: New York 50 At
4020S Boston, $435 $685. Philadelphia $3.50 422 73;
Baltimore Sl40 0l 40. Total receipts, s. 3252 co.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House Committee on Ways and Means cannot
report tariff until the tax bill has been enacted.
The tax cotton. for example, will affect the rates
of duty on imported cotton goods.
HOAX.
startling rumor prevailed throughout the city
this afternoon. and in all the public Departments,
and in both Houses of Congress. that Judge Under
wood had been assassinated in Alexandria, Va, by
DR.. Maddox; but a telegram from Alexandra re-
eetved this evening, In reply to question, says
Judge underyood is alive in his house. He has not
been shet and ps, Maddox IL in Rishwend,n