The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHryeroy. Dec.

! The Ccaaressicnai Committee TO inveui-
gate cotton and sugar Eraudsiu Nov York
x1d oth< custosr honses, VI, On Monday,
askdeave to remove the ssal of secrecy from
Their proceedings. II - rumoeed Ahsir re-
port will involves number of high officials.
The following intArestipg report has been
fuRnisAtd by the Secretary Of War:
70 the agents Of the Americaa and Euro
| psAn Telegraph News Aseociatisa II refuta-
ton of the charges of inhsmanity concersing
the treatmsnt Of -pEisonen and soldiers at
Dry Torfugas. Itiss full refutAfion Of the
charges, and concludes as follows
The cnnduct Of oficers in each individual
cdss men6oned, has been grossly and mali
cionsly misrepresented. But this i hot to be
wonderednt, considering the source of the
report Immediately after the appearance
Of the article in question, . search vas made
in the quarters OF the Chicago conspirator,
Grubal. and amosg his papers was found q
draft Of the same letter that appeared, ad,
dressed to Bradley 4 johnson, who. il is
presumed, forwarded it for publication. Mr.
Grubal is represented Is q very un relia>
BILE, self villed, rebellious person, whose
word cannot be depended on in the common
est transactions OF life, and having been de.
posed from the position ofguardian, be has
since endeavored to place the officers IN q
very unreliable light before the world BY
trumplng up charges against them for inha-
man treatment Of the prisonefs, in their
|charge, which, taking their foanaa&ion from
Fthe most trivial circumstances, were ENLARGED
|and exaggerated 10. such distorted proper
tions as only the. low and sordid mind Is ca
pable Of. His diary shows that he has been
I'm SECRET communication With rebel sympa>
thizsss north, and that hs has beea,ied 70
believe that strong measures would be taken
|for IN relssaA Hi lhdxhs aass&A<i A<isaw
attention to Tortugas, and the supposed
atsouitisss tlssfs Ecoaai1sa, aaad ykfough
these instrumentalities thus secure and enlist
the sympathies Of the public. He has mise
rably failed. The prisoners there, and their
clean and orderly appearance, spsax vsil for
officers, for the comfort and well being OF the
prpeaeEs. The psisossrs srscsi " .tbs anne
rations ~ enlisted men Of the Post, are neat.
ly and comfortably dressed, and the labor
required Of them is Of very light character.
2. a. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen. q. s. A.
PHlLAnELpsIA, Dec. l.
A.Wsshiagton special to the Erening Bul.
lstts says Several Of the leading free Traders
state that Secretary McCulloch IS opposed TO
the tariff bill which passed the House the last
sessiea. He has inssructed@ Commissioner
Welles to arrange new revenue and tariff
bills. SO rs to make tkein uniform in their
workings.
The Senators from Utah and Colorado are
here. They have assurances that beth these
Territories will be admitted this ses-
sion. Should the President again veto ,he
bills, Congress will pass them over his head.
NEW YoaK, Dec. /.
Washington specials say no definite action
will be taken at the Republican caucus to-
night, as many members are still absent.
Secretary Seward has not yet received auy
answer to his long message to Minister Bixe.
low, directing him to rsmonstrate against the
delay in recalling the French troops from
Mexico. 1t is anticipated that Louis Napo,
leon is not satisfied with the energetic tone Of
Mr.. Stewards dispatch, much as he NAV de-
sire toget out Of the Mexican scrane.
There will be warm struggle between the
Executive and Legislative departments for
The cnsife control of the revenue department.
and proportion OF the spoils. The fsepubli-
cans will therefore attempt to detach this
department from the Presidents control.
With this view, Judge Kelly, Of Philadelphia,
is preparing bill which substitutes for the
present Internal Reyenue Bureau . depart-
meut OF Revenue. under . Commissioners, 10
be appointed by Chief Justice Chase, who is
to be authorized to make all subordinate ap-
pointnents.