The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-21
WASHINGTON.
~ solution Of inquiry In The Senate
REGARDING the Movements II
Trssps in Missouri
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D. DbatS on the Nebraska Adj
mission Bill
y ksassisn in tho Houss On the Proposition to
ls1uee The Salaries Of MembsfL
.lbajsnrmnsnt Of Both Houses Until tho
Sd Of January.
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p.sd States forces in that State does not give perfect
satisfaction to Governor Fletcher and that functionary
assegphs an indignant protest the Senatorial dele
cation from that state On this protest resolution
aAepts in the Senate to-day calling upon the President
Ssr Information whether any United States troops had
Ssso sent into the interior since the 1st inst
information Of an suthentic nature prompts the fol-
Loving ssatsmsxt:-Gsneal Grant went to st. Louis
aast week on business Of his own, when. ind.
ing political affairs IN that State somewhat mixed
cd threatening Of his own votou, rs Gen.
erai-in-Chief Of the armies, he proceeded to
make such disposition Of the forces in the State in his
swn judgment seemed proper and best calculated to
prserve peace No fresh troops ordered into tho
State was the army Of occupation in any manner
increased There within the territorial limits Of
Missouri sbout five thousand troops the outside and
probably less General Grant has his for
any new deposition he has made of these; butt seems
that in these dispositions he has interered with General
Fctchers plans For that he is to be called TO
count by the Senate. The President will be able to give
tho Senate but little light the subject, II any.
Senators Henderson and Brown, of Missouri, were in
consultation with the President the subject this even
Ing but left satisfied that the administration least had
no evil designs towards that State.
Csrporeal Punishment In the Department Of
the Sonth-Gencral Sickles' Order.
Some noise is being made here and elsewhere over .
socalled 'recent order Of General Sckes denounced
~ an "unwarranabe Interference with the course OF
justice in the Department OF the South The facts
these:-The order in the first place is not recent.
Issued last January though violations Of it have made
its reiteration necessary issued in the interest
Of good order, and the intention to sweep away
some of the remaining old machinery Of slavery It
prohibited all whipping posts stocks &c. all the an.
ccnt barbarous modes Of punishment that in use
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now would tend to bring the races in collision II
Southern authorities to be permitted employ
against the negroes the discipline of the slave
system every general in the South viii need
reinforcement for otherwise order be kept The
present fuss in relation to this order comes from North
carolina. worthy OF notice that the Governor OF
South Carolina demonstrated months ago against
the same order In that instance the order sustained
by the President and the wasso no refer
snce was made to General Sckles
The New York Bank Tax Gases.
The New York bank tax cases were taken up in the
Supreme Court to-day for argument Messrs Silman
md Burrl opened for the plaintiffs in error and Mr.
O'Gorman for the Commissioner OF Taxes Mr. OConor
win follow on the side tomorrow. These cases
excite much interest well from the principles involved
an the reputation of the counsel engaged
The Senate resolution. calling upon the Secretary or
the Treasury for list Of the National Banks that had
failed to keep up their reserve Of lawful money was
aimed at those banks in New York city which
wefe reported 10 be deficient in that respect
under the supposition that the Secretary was in
possession of official Information on the subject
The letter OF the Comptroller OF the Currency
which was sent to the Senate response to this reso
ton stated simply the facts In the case that he was not
sncinly advised OF the reported denouencios and
only knew Of them through the press The remedy for
supr I'D RAJ bv Oh.
the omission to furnish the list OF banks that we're den.
Cent in their the first OF October last nearly
three months ago. based upon fact that the
iufion did not contemplate going back three months
sH months but was designed to call out information
upon topic prominently discussed in the newspapers
The Negro suffrage Question.
Tho colored citizens OF this District holding private
meetings TO arrange for voting at the next municiral
election, and TO consider other matters in that con-
nection.
The Republican Association at their regular meeting
last night, passed resolution declaring shat in its
Judgment the organization Of auxiares to this society
composed exclusively Of coorcd persons neither ex
peden as matter or policy consistent with our re-
pubhcan principles, which make no distinction ON &C
connt OF race or colorp
The Conversational Exrnrsion Ia New OrIen ms.
hoe Congressional excursion TO New Orleans and
return VIII start to morrow friday morning at quar-
fer 10 SIX O'Clock. Senators Foster. Wade Ramsey Lane
end Their ladies' Hendricks and Norton Representatives
Osaano, weiker. Buekland and Hays OF Ohio Kerr OF
INDIANA; Latin, Of New York; Newell, OF New Jersey
Harshall, Of Illinois; Kasson OF Iowa; whaley OF
West Virginia; General O. o. Howard Secretary Stan.
TONS son and Others TO the number Of about forty.ve
wn compose the party, all under the charge Of Colonel
q b. Markland There some curiosity 10 know vha,
reception Senator Wade VIII receive At the hands OF nj.
.csashcr admirers
Senatorial Picnic Excursion TO Richmond.
A pleasant Senatorial picnic, with ladies' will start
i6sace on Monday for Richmond via Fortress Monroe
Executive Pardsns.
On motion OF MIR. Hart, OF Now York, the House OF
Representatives, few days since requested the Prcs
6sst to inform that body Of the number and names OF
esch persons a. had bean psrdoned by him under the
ssanesiy proclamation Of May 20, 1885, the by
hch they excluded from the benefits thereof the
nanss Of the persons recommending their paross, and
~ reasons for granting ych pardons. The cnor.
neps amount OF labor necessary to answer this
wah may be Imagined when u IL stated that
over t~onty thousand persons have received perdcns
sscn the President. aud the average number Of
RECOMMENDATIONS i about ten 10 each petition. The
Attorney General after consultation with the President
sss decided 70 report at present only the OF those
ONO held high positions under the Confederate eovern-
msnt and those who resigned their commissions In the
army and navy Of the United STATES The whole avail
s0se clerical force OF the Attorney Generals once 10 now
seAsed upon thia work, aud win probably complete IL
~ January IS
hs resident to-day ordered the pardon Of C. G.
ksnErsneer, late Secretary Of The rebel Treasury
Internal Revenue Receipts.
me lrcsrnsi hevenue receipts to-day were $780, sos
The rscelss since he beginning Of the fiscal year are
sIse, 49, sax.
ARREST ef Ceuuterfeiters.
The Secret Service division have made Isrre haul Of
cesnserfei,ers near Niagara Fails Aisrre quantity Of
counssrfst currency was found in Their possession.
The Unien Dead In Rebel Prisons.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel ,. ~ Moore, Assistant
onsrsrmasser United states Army, has succeeded %
tanning nearly four thousand additional names Of Union
SOLDIERS who died 10 the rebel prisons al Florence and
columbia, g, Salisbury, N G., and Belle Isle, Va
scss,ber with the rank company, regiments, date and