New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-27
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THB PRESIDENTS OPINION or THE EFFECT or rHs
gLECrIONs-TBE MESSAGE AND THR ANNUAL rR
PORTs-REDUcTToE or POSTAGE BETWEEN liz
GLAND AND TIE UNITED sTATEs-BUsISEss IN r,p
FOURTH AUDITORS DEPARTMEST-PERsoSAL.
WARRINGTON Monday, Nov. 2s 1874
TELEGRAPH rHs TRIBUNE.
In conversation with friend a few days since
President johnson remarked that it was a mistaken
idea that the recent elections had established the fact
that the coming Congress would be more Radical
than ever The elections had indeed perpetuatsd tha
power of Congress- but the elections had estab
| lshed the fact that the Constitutional Amendment
could not be passed Was it not therefore the duty
and interest Of both parties to unite on some mdds
plan that would admit the South terms satisfactory
| to the North Although the President did not dis
tnctly refer to the plan Of Universal Suffrage and
Universal Amnesty, he was understood TO allude TO
| 1t.
The message of the President was to-day placed in
the hands of the Government printer in the Treasury
Department. The members Of the Cabinet and head,
Of departments are busily employed their annual
reports and see as few visitors as possible The Office
seekers although apparently aware Of this fact do not
! diminish in numbers.
It's reported that a new postal arrangement has
been effected with England, the postage between the
two countries to be reduced onehalf az cents) and
TO be prepaid, each Government 70 keep what il re-
ceives.
| Inc numDoI Ol Cdbu Tequrltluuo VI fO0ttD
Auditors Office for the past year were 2240 amount.
ing TO Gas, $50 Oh, this sum being the whole
amount of funds for the navy which the Fourth Auditor
authorized TO be expended being about third Of the
amount for the same period expended during the
The number of cash refunding acquisitions were 707,
amounting TO $6,945, 593 o. Theamount Of Internal
Revenue tax collected was $3776l3 68. The letters
| received during the year were 10 III, being an in
crease OF over 8, 0O0 The letters written number 49,
1885, being an increase Of 1885. There now 9i9
bound volumes Of letters received since 1913 The
amount of prize money distributed by the Fourth
Auditor from July l. 1865, TO July 1866, was 49,
269 30. Total accounts settled 233. involving dis
| bursements to the amount OF ADOPTS "a.
statement has been published that the President
has given to Mrs. Thompson permission for her hus-
band, Jacob Thompson 10 return home. Ihls Is un-
true He positively refused to give any such perms-
sion but said Thompson must take the consequences
of returning as other prominent Rebels still abroad
A considerable number Of crippled discharged SOL
| ders are constantly arriving here from Northern
cities 10 enlist in the invalid corps of the army Many
are having their fare paid from the funds OF Soldiers
Homes charitable, and other institutions, and as no
more crpples are received into the army, these men
are thrown penDess upon the Board OF Relief OF the
Soldiers and Sailors Union and must be supported
or furnished transportation to their homes The TACT
that such not recruited here should be made
| public and their coming discouraged.
The clerks Of the different Government Departments
to-day signed petitions to Congress- asking for an IN
crease of compensation. In their memorial they
represent that owing TO the high price paid for tho
necessities of life it Is impossible TO properly provide
for the future educate their children, or 70 live IN
any other style than that Of common mechanic A
concert of action has been had by oil interested. and
il is contemplated that the constituents of every
Member of Congress shall individually constitute q
Committee to further the success of the movement.
Workmen are engaged in preparing the Old Fair
building on Pennsylyania-ave for the banquet TO DO
given to the Republican Members of Congress on
Saturday next.
Nothing definite has yet been received from tho
British Government in relation 10 the claims for in
demnity growing out Of the depredations committed
on American commerce by the Alabama and other
Rebel prvateers. The correspondence is still in pro-
gress between the two Governments. The present
British Ministry, however, show better disposition
than the former one in the consideration Of the i'm
portant subieet