, 1866-01-22
THE PRESIDENT WILL SIGN
TIE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUSlBIA SUFFRAGE
BILL.
Execution Of an Indian in
Lawrence.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING ON THE
PLAINS.
ANOTHER DEFAULTIMG
CASHIER,
FROM WASHINGTON.

tb+ kNe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OA tAG
Comptroller Of The Treasury on Sol-
dfeYns RountI.s--Coi. J. ". SchalIcr
Before The fecuuAtrnction Committee
Another Hu"1er-out Of SurseonA-
Order from the War Department
What President Johnson Say1-xRnll-
road Comnlfttcc-JnlIan'a Speech-Or-
der in Regard 10 Public Lnnds, DC.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tflbane.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. at.
The Quaricrnastcr General Is literally over
whelmed with letters from parties rc.dins In tho
late rsbellous States claiming PRAYING aud N msny
uses DEMANDING c,mpen.Ais1n for dan1a:es IN
dcted their property BY The United States troops
drrnG ihe rebellion. Thus taE he has Hatly refused
to consider any clalma. e7eu those put in by thor
oughlY loyal persoss for rents Of property used by
our forces in rebe1ous dsticts, and where the sub
ordinate quartcrnaeter has gwen the proper
Tbs following decision recently made by the
Quafteuastefs Bureau in regard to the clatos Of
man OF nndoubted loyalty, residing In Winchester,
u. msy BE- considered as app!ca61e e III similar
ter General says Winchester was 4 hostile town.
captnred from IN enemy who did notturrendef on
Terms BIT were driven OFT By force q arms. every
! chaI1eeton. The buildings wrrc occupied Tor the
shtIter Of troop md the tick and wounded sol
nent should order ,6s payment Of my rrtts Under
/ Euch circumstances, Tins decision Was .nade N a
Gaze where voucher had been gwen by order Of a
commanding General for the nse Of a blacksmith
shop and tools which were not seized for public
use until three months after fral occupation OF
MInchetler By our trpops-
The following decision OF the Ftfst Comptroller
Of the Treasury Is Of importance 70 soldiers claim,
! Ing bounts:-A lman obtaining bounty under q
eontraet Of llstment. which be elthes unabe Of
sn''ie q 'e fP' e. dsfes se.
ss9uaet; Il paid hy loce, authority, il rfghuul.v
1S1rs1
the fraudulent enlistment credited with recruit
On account Of their quota, In Nh1ct case esen local
@ 70 tue 9atsa hs #
the 6eneni oi hlsserrices WhIcn the ioe.l aathon.
been ezonora.ed BY the fraudulent enlistment Of an
Invalid OF incompetent recruit. Only Jean # be
psuYen that tto records tic muster1n and mus
With the paymasier b5 The recruit Has not received
Cox J. w sbaner, late Chief OF General Buffers
through Mississippi, Alahama and Louisiana. an
account Of whlch was published epectally In these
ae*pa,cles. has been requested By the Iecons.tuc-
servslions N these States. Col =. VIII meet the
Committee tomorrow. Several newspaper cofres.
poudtnts who hxre travelled through the South
have also been requested to appear beioss the Com
naittce.
During the week ending yesterday, 8. a.eso.sso IN
m fSs l,npa pank r. IT. fs5 ,fsaea " 1he 1rast%y
x2aA SCd, SO.
Another mutter.out Of surgeons and assistant
surgeons Of volunteers WIS osuered By the War De-
lie setretss5 a war has ordered thu. hereafter,
when dfehnrzfpg ofleefs IN payments Of accounts
draw CheckH or ds1fts On funds placed to their
credit W,th the Atstetxnt TEeature1F, or other
dcpos1koyiea OF the United Staef theyr1f not eupon
The receipt taken for such pay tho number. dAi-a,
amount Of t1ch check, Or draft given In payment,
and designate the Assistant Treasurer or depos
| story npon whom It Is drawn.
| President Johnston, In The course Of converse
tion yesterday. with rudical member OF Congress,
eAld chat be w0uld t1en The bill enhancing tie ne.
c1nes Of Ibis district as toon 4. It was passed.
The special committee Of esren On The proposed
Ah Line Railroad, between Washington and New
EoIk, adjourned yesterday In order 10 receive the
opinions and suggestions Of uuuhee OF proml-
ncnt railroad directors who have been requested 10
appear before them.
The coiored people Of the DiatrIct have subscribed
tor ten thousand copies o5 Geo, ". Juiians speech
On the question of*uafa.c. as belny the one which
in their opinion moet fully meets The case aa pre-
stuted here. The Committee on Public ands have
Instructed lis Chairman to rtpoEt bill extending
the provisions Of the hnmcsead to the PUBLIC 1nda
In the South, limiting the number Of acres exempt
cd 10 eighty, and stopping the eales Of Lands In
\ those Siates. The Object Of tbc bill Il 10 prevent
peeulato1s ftcm obtaining control Of large tracts
i 6Slend.