The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
THE WHISKY TAX.

Your whisky dealers and manufacturers
may set il down as certain that there will be
no reduction i'll the tax upon that article, as
suggested in the report OF the Tax Commls-
almost unanimously opposed 10 such reduc-
tion and the steadiness of the market, in the
face of the proposition, is pretty good evidence
that holders have no fear OF sudden decline
of one dollar per gallon in that popular article.
IMPENDING CABINET CHANGES.
There is now no doubt but what important
changes in the Cabinet are near AT hand. The
President is determined TO have harmony OF
action in the Cabinet if he cannot have 1t in
conjunction with Congress, and you may
therefore look for unseating of two, II not
three, of the present members 1T an early day
HUstiagtoa Correspondence Philadelphia Letiger
COUNCIL OP GENERALS.
The Council of Generals which has been
holding its session in the office of Lieutenant
General Grant has finished the business for
which il was convened, and their report will
be submitted 10 Congress in day or two
General Meade went 10 Philadelphia on Satur
day; General Thomas, ii is expected, will
leave to-day, and General sherman VIII
remain III the city for q short time longer
Star.
IMPORTANT TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
BY the tenth section of an act approved
March 3, 1868, az Statutes at Large, p. 1885,
ii is enacted that every claim against the
Claims, shall be forever barred unless the petit
ton setting forth a full statement of the
claim be filed in the court, or transmitted to IL
within six years after the claim first accrues,
provided that claims accrued six years before
the passage of the act shall not be barred if
presented within three years after the passage
of the act.
Thus all claims against the United States
cognizable by the Court of Claims, and of
moreehan six years standing, will be barred
after the Sd Of March, 1866.
The claims equitable by said court are: l.
All claims founded upon any law of Congress :;
or, =. Upon any regulation of any Executive
Department; or, 8 Upon any contract, express
or implied, except ~ claims growing out OF or
dependent on any treaty stipulation, and %
claims for property damaged, destroyed, or
appropriated by the army or navy engaged in
the suppression of the rebellion.
The above limitation, though contained in
an act respecting the Court of Claims has
been by many supposed 10 extend to call
claims against the United States" whether
prosecuted before the departments or offered
10 be set off by defendants in suits by the
United States against them as debtors Ma.
Gonot Ltelligencef.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN sRNAgs.
A dispatch from Washington states that the
President and the Cabinet have had under
consideration the argument OF Captain
Scmmes, claiming the right TO be discharged
under the Sherman j Johnson parole, Out have
come TO no definite conclusion thereon Until
detail for n court TO try Semmes, and there is
q bare probability that the trial may be indeti.
ntely postponed.
sUTLER VS.. GRANT.
One Of the features OF personal gossip current
since The last appearance OF General Butler
here is that the latter, In uncorking his boltie
give 10 the world dispatch received from
General Grant when General Butler had
charge Of the exchange of prisoners, in which
General Grant says that the exchange OF
prisoners must not progress, as the Nortn can
not stand it-receiying poor, starved soldiers,
and giving, strong, healthy rebels In return.
THAp's FAyORITg IDEA.
Mr.. Stevens holds, and reiterates on every
occasion, that but nineteen states VIII De
required 70 ralify the constitutional amend
mcnts that may be passed Saonjd, .ner rsp
lions States not be finally settled at an earlier
day, il will then come up In o shape where ~