Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-17

New York Specialize @
special says Treasurer Spinner, yester.
day, commenced paying in cash alt war
and navy warrants amounting TO $l0,-
5O0and under, and all from other dis
bnrsiug officers checks under 81, 600
All claims amounting to more than the
snms-named will-be paid one half in
cash and one-half in certificates of IN
debtedness,s 81 in accordance with recent
regulations of the Treasury As there
is only about one-third as many ertif-
Gates being issued as formerly, the Treas
Lrer is INDUCED to belieyeythat those uow
ON the market viii soon come up to par
value.
Msj. Gen. Terry is expected to arrive
in Washington. to-day, in- answer to
Summons from the ReeoastFuetion Com
mittee. .gaoqs
Judge Barrett, Commissioner Of the
Pension Bureau. Yesterday, decided, re.
lative to the claimssd Of IAN ex-rebel sol
dier for land honnty paAhe ground that
he has rendered military serviee to the
Government In The laVar Of 1872, that by
his participation in nhs war against the
Union, he has forfeited his title 10 amy
reward for services prior to the rebeniob.
John Ross, whose claims to the chief
taiuship of the~Cherokees was ignored
by the .eommission recently sent cut to
form treaties with hostile Indian tribes,
yesterday had an interview with Presi
dentaJohnson. Ross iis represented by
the members of the committee as pos
sessing great wealth, and living Ia a
style Of elsgapey qnsqfeassed by his
more enlightened Eastern brethren.
His visit to Washington is believed 10 be
for the purpose of securing recognition
BY the President as chief of the Chero-
KEGS O1c " = y
The Worlds special Gays the House
Committee on banking will report in ia
vor of adopting some policy whereby the
National banks will be compelled to
change the present system of allowing
said banks to hold interest bearing notes
for the redemption of their liabilities.
This course will compel the National
banks to surrender the interest bearing
legal tenders, and substitute legal ten
ders This will be the. first move to-
wards contraction of the currency -
The Committee on therelief of dis
ahled soldiers and sailors,s held meet
/ lug JcSbCEunJg 6H0 uCeCtu1thCu tAns @@f'
j. B. Herman, the Manager Of the Sol
diers' aud Sailors En- ployment and Re
lief Agency, be required to commence
the distribution of relief among the most
needy soldiers and sailors on the 22d
1 inst, at the occasion Of Washington's
birth day. .fta...,.r
The TTibunes special says a private
dispatch in Washington, from q pronli~
/ nent member of the Connecticut Union
Stale Convention, states that a resosE-
ton recommending the adm ission 'Gf
Tennessee was voted down. as
The Tribune of this morning pub
fishes table prepafed for the report.of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
which shows that the receipts of Internal
Revenue for the year ending June 30,
| 1865, were $2I1, 1924 II, of which
4 The amount collected through the col
lectors and assessors was 1888, l12, ,8O4
So The expense Of collecting this sum
! was 81, ,T49, sos 81. ~ TM
A delegation of leading photograph
ers in the United States, are in Wash
ington, asking to be relieved from the
payment of any duties upon their pro-
ductions, and to be permitted to pay q
Isper centage Of monthly sales each
month The Committee on Ways and
Means gave them hearing yesterday.
Among the delegation are, nj. B. Brady,
b. Gurney, and CD Feedericks of New
York, and Allen Gardner, of Washing
ton' IHkE 10