New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-31
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, May 80 ls6o'

GEN sToNBMAy's REPORT.
The Secretary of War to-day sent 70 the Ioue 30 Com
pliance with resolution Of that body the iepo' vi w"
Stoneman relative TO the recent Memphis rlOts
The latter saws that upon investigation by the commits
sion, it appears there were kl,eo ou'S brd 5ooTed
ARTILLERY had been stationed at Memphis suce i,s
zation and consequently were not under he pes' %
cipne Large numbers Of the men had what 'ney Gu!
families living in South Memphis contiguous to the or
in which the soldiers were Stationed lhese sVueIs nav
been used as the instruments 20 execute thc oiuis vi
Government agents such Provost-Marshals, bureau
AGENTS etc and consequently had been more OF less
brought directly in contact with the awbIeaHpe
of the community and the police, which Tar IRON penny
composed of the best class OF residents here Dnt primer
nally of Irshmen who consider the negro as his com
pettor and natural enemy. Many negro soldiers nave
from time to time been arrested by the ponce ana many
whites including some of the police, have been arrested
Inv the negroes and in both those arrested nave not
unfrequenty been harshly treated After giving inc par
cuaTs Of the not Gen. Stoneman concludes by SAYING
1.-THE rioters were composed Of the police hremen ana 'n
rabbe and negro-haters in general with sprlnkng "a
Yankee haersall led on and encouraged Joy hisI
ooehunters and most OF them under the IS
1t appears evidence before the Commission that john
Creighton Recorder Of the City made speech TO tne %
in which he said; We are not prepared put igt " PVp er
clean every negro Of bitch out OF town very r rev
day and Wednesday, the large proportion OF the ?e oeing
Wednesday night remains to be developed"
PUBLIC MONEYS.
The recent orders given by the different heads OF the
departments that discussing officers shall remove all pub
lie moneys deposited their credit in National Banks to
the United States Treasury SubIeasury have created
quite a rush the Treasury The clerical force OF the
feasurers office exercised in the most lively manner
to-day in receiving those transfers. and Two or three lines
of bursting officers and clerks extended from the counter
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS.
The recently published statements that tho proposed
constitutional amendments of the Senate not specially
Objectionable TO President johnson, have certainly not
been made from any views which he has expressed upon
that subject.
The President has this week granted IS special pardons
under the Amnesty Proclamation.
OFFICIAL FINANCIAL NEWS.
letter from the Secretary of the Treasuryto the Hon.
John Sherman, ordered 70 be printed by the Senate
together with the accompanying official statements From
the papers it appears that the of the public deb,
redcemablc May !, 1867, is S7S OIL 400; May isos
slo7 4l525o; May J, 1869 $500 i28 l3l; May j. 1872
! Sl4SO00OOO; May l. 1871, $l26,024,50O.
The amount OF paper circulation on May ], 1860 was
$3.50 SOs Al; including the National currency 500
l03, 095 State circulation $i5OOOOOOi United States
notes, $il5 16t3lS; Fractional currency SHi|,Ol'
Compound notes sl67, Ol2 l4; One and twoyears five
per cent notes. s. O36 900.
1t is estimated that millions per year win be ncces-
for the payment of the guaranteed bonds OF the Pa
| cihc Railroads. the total estimate be $132SO,OOO.
The balance of unpaid claims of States under the act Of
July 81 1861 ndemniiying them fer war expenses III
CURED amount to $l2 293,lT.
The estimate for unadused claims of individuals file
in the Third Auditors office is s2,O5l 05S
IL the Third Auditor Office the claims in the pay and
bounty division are estimated $is0OOO0O account
Of recruiting service, $l2995; for moneys deposited by
recruits in the ordnance miscellaneous and medi
cal branch, Sll7 ,j2. -
Az claims in the Second Auditors office $S 1885, 400
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The President has decided the following appointments;
Col Andrew j. Fuller Assessor OF lnterna Revenue Tor the
Fifteenth District Of in the place OF Horace
Bonham Cirrus Lewis Assessor OF the First District Of
Michigan vice Joseph T. Bennett; Maxwell Gadds Assessor
second UlruCI OF ono james fulen.
MASTERING OUT.
According 10 a special order from the War Department
about forty captains and assistant paymasier their ser
vices being longer needed will be mustered out OF the
service within the next few days They will receive nc
final pay until the Pay Department s satisfied that they
| are no longer indebted TO the United States