New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01

bs ,be condition. under which patents shall be issued
can neither add dispense with the r9les 9
nv which the granting Of patents 10 be governed
IN Is Of public that few restraints as sn %
ne people Toe public not 50 much interested IN VINO shs
ihveui and produce. as th9t htenlou au - 90
continue In Whatever portion OF ouI S9lnoh co!
venor nav reside community viii be equally oeaehsu
b ~ discover His local bsbat0n can have 10 influence
upOs the value Of his contribution 70 Ine nuust M , IN
not War thar any portion OF the country VI OF te people are
now nurrecton against the authority o. the genera I0v
LINEN, Won will therefore 10 all for applications for
,aisnf rg be governed by the law Every applicant WhO
With n Sireepts Is entitled to application granted
you will follow the law neither adding 70 Us r.
qnifemsnts relaxing s restrictions and hmitsions
Very respectfully Your oeedent servant
Hoe Tuos c. THEAKER. Commissioner Of Paieuts
STAMPED ENVELOPES.
The Post-Ofice Department will next week be pre-.
pared to supply the public stamped envelopes the
duced rate OF s32 per @ % per 100 and in this
proportion smaller quantities distractions for the letters
10 Ia returned any business house which be designated
not called for within ten days viii be eratuousy printed
on the envelopes when the latter ordered
below 800 Many Of the letters returned the Dead Letter
Office show the fact generally known that
stamps are not recognized for postage The stamped enye
opes will this to render certain the
conveyance OF oil letters.
CONFISCATIoN.
In the United States District Court, Judge Under
presiding sitting Alexandria the confscston OF
the United States versus II Mcveigb taken up and
farther proceedings were dismissed be thus has returned
TO all hs real which has actually been sold and
which includes large dwellings in Alexandria Much Of
his property however had previously gone through the court
aud its ooniscat0n bureau.
STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The statement Of the public debt will be issued on
the Of October 1t VIII show considerable reduction of the
debt that the coin balance has increased TO the same e1
It die during August namely. about fifteen millions
REGULATIONS CONCERNING COTTON.
The Treasury Department has issued different regu-
latons concerning the weighing and marsng OF cotton Since
publication Of series two uumberfve has determined
60 provide metallic be ased by the Assessor under his
oversight the time the cotton first weighed IN place OF
the tax paid tag heretofore used It hiss also been decided TO
appoint ueghrs OF cotton at the places designated where
the quantity OF a1d the Of labor be so
great Assistant Assessors located at such places can
not readily promptly perform the WORK required The Fec
for weighing and marking cotton including the labor Of r
sorting the metallic will be IS cents per bale unit other
wise ordered.
SOLDIERS BoUNTIEs.
In the issue OF Wednesday, Sept 25, an officer
from Binghsmpton Y, complains OF unfair treatment in
regard 70 the distribution Of bountes ana states the following
should added regulations lately promulgated
by the Secretary Of War.
No soldier need apply who received subsequent 10 eaist
, aoii '0''''''''0' - "'' ''''''''
there may be others WHO much mulded as Captain
Merriam appears be- Aiak We'll to make brief eGlana
ton AL enlisted whoserVed years and crably
discharged no for what reason have received
entitled receive 100 bounty by lays PRIOR 70 the
Of July e s6G and he having served according 70 his
than years enlisted man has either
received 500 entitled receive H. o. else was d'oh0r
ably discharged
BY an act passed March 1865 it provided that three
months pay proper should be given all officers then ia com
mission who until the close Of the ana honor
ably discharged correspondent received bis
pr IT, lsto the passage Of this act and IS
therefore entitled bents There any law
Of Congress giving three months pay enlisted man 5a
NAV - s65 Secretary OF War issued graphic circa
lar directing all paroel prisoners q TO be discharged
and that they be SLOWED three months extra pas,
As the Paymaer General in his coustucuon 81 the act
March ls65 in giving the three months extra pay TO Off
excluded all who had been mustered out by virtac Of eE
prauon ofseryce resignation upon surgeon GER
tfcate disability special provision enacted July r.
1866 providing this act March should iBcude al officers
who were in commission az that time and hon0Iaay dis
charged after April 1861 Consequently, Capt Merriam
who not commissioned that time March though be
may have been April is not entitled 10 any bounty an
officer.
Section Ru Of yulatons prescribed BIZ the Secretary
Of War recently ssud excludes from the benefits Of the ad
dons bounty Act Ja7 lsC such havebeen discharged
during enlistment by way Of favor punishment this think
is 10 direct conflict with the law The inference being that
any enlisted discharged 10 be promoted "a favor is
cuded from receiving The $50 provided By Section 70.
rd be rer tHaoied That each ana every soldier who
enlisted into the Army Of United after 4th day
Of Ap le6 for period Of less than years has
been hOnOTaby discharged after serving aud who
has received entitled receive from the Uuled States
under existing laws bounty Of S00 and shall BE-
paid an additional bouuty OF go
As il is shown that oil who have served two years and
have honoraby discharged have received entitled
receive sOO by previous Acts consequently follows that
they are entitled go additional section just
quoted 1t thought that Second Controller viii give
this ruling
The claim st camor for right participate IN
the collection Of bOuEte tie Pay Department but the mat
has been referred the Attorney General for decision
10 whether the Government have right decide the
and agency through which shall disbuTse grstuty
The original intention OF tue D douhiiess 20 pace the
soldier in direct communication with the Department and
hence the incorporation Of the 18th providing for the
appointment Of board devise the manuer by which the
bounes should be distributed The chief obstacle 70 the
claim agencies that II makes the Department guardian
soldiers and imposes additional anG unnecessary
work II might be well that Of the several of
and detected by the officers Of the Government the cm
by the local has been able obtain the least
redress there appears be municipal
this class a. svindlng
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