New-York tribune., 1866-12-25
WASHINGTON.

,-rr oAsg OF DR. MUD TO BIZ BROUGHT BEFORE A
yuLL BEyCu or THE SUPREME COURT-THE PREsI-
pyyr STILL OrPOsED TO THB TERRITORIAL PRO
JFcT-cLAIMs or COSTRACTORS-THE WAR CLAIMS
or NBw-YORE.
I'D, frLroaaru t. ruE TrmUvE
WAsnRoyoy Monday Dec g. 1906
The application for a writ Of habeas corpus which
ras made 70 Chief Justice Chase for the release Of
Dr. Mudd, one Of the assassination conspirators, will
bs denied on the ground that the recent decision Of
aae Court does not apply to cases Of tha kind. II
n understood tha, the counsel OF Mudd will bring the
,nster before the entire Court with view of obtain
Ing decision which viii reach the other consprators
,now confined in the Dry TortugSs. II Is very doubt
kal whether the Court viii grant the application in
these cases Reverdv johnson, who is their counsel.
Iis very confident that the Court will grant it,
The President to-day, IN conversation with friend,
expressed his unabated confidence IN the final tri.
muiph Of his restoration policy lie also took Occa-
iOn 10 condemn the project that being ag.tated
in Congress for the overthrow OF the present State
Governments az The South and declared that 1t would
selesse those Slate Governments from the payment Of
their State debts, and impose them upon the United
States.
The subject Of new legislation to protect soldiers
from the alleged cXtOrtlOn Of claim agents having
hsen proposed tue proposition was submitted 20 the
Paymaster General for his views. and he states as
3Ollows " do not conceive that further legislation
on this subject can be otherwise than detrimental.
THE soldier is now amply protected by the rules OF
this Office that al drafts for living soldiers claims
shall be payable the soldiers order, aud not 70
The order Of the agent attorney This affords the
compele5t protection against extoruOn as the depos-
itorieS cannot pay without the verified Endorsement
of the payee Multiplied and changing legislation
on these subjects tends only to embarraSs and
9rOtract the cOusuMma.lOn OF the desired work. The
baymaster-Geuer4 denounced as prepOserOus the
proposition to issue two checks IN payment OF claims
6ne for the attorueye fees aud for the claimant
contractor with the Quartermaster's Department
beng, as alleged, indebted to third party, and pay
ment TO the same having been withheld by the con-
tractor an injunction was granted by the courts en-
foining the Quartemaster's Department from paying
4he first party. The question as 20 whom payment
should be made having been referred TO the Treasury
department, the proper accounting officer made the
Following decision:
coarly Of opinion that trustee process ganish
knent OF injunction can pc Ieeosz p! i.e ooets ~ 1l g g
E0Ycrumcut IN respect OF moneys due creditors oi the United
ho Goycmen should M mpoded in the payment for services
ae has a claim upon the pabc 10 admit such PIE
tension would be equivalent TO placing u M the power OF lew
dviduals al critical huctures to thwat the important
Tpon this subject rer to the opinions Of the Attorney Gen
srs Of August 1885 vol d. ? e6 ana Nov q 5 loii yo. III.
Alexander 0th Howard H. 2O winch iub usians the views
Gen. Merritt Of Gov Fenton's staff is in town for
Ihe purpose Of finally adjusting the claims OF the
State Of New-York with the War Department. No
EerOus obstacles appear TO prompt settlement and
they will probably be closed during the coming
month
The Select Committee Of the House to investigate
the murdor Of soldiers in South Carolina have post
pOned their visit TO Charleston for the present, on ac-
count Of the death Of the mother Of Mr. Cooper, Of
Tennessee and his consequent inability to serve Oh
tie Committee at this time.
Returns received Tor The month Of November from
The local Office az Traverse City, Mich, show that
35O7 acres of the public lands were disposed Of dur
Eng that months II 979 acres of which were taken un-
der the Homestead law.
The President received to-day tho resignation Of
Duf Green, L. S. Marsh i at Nicksburg Miss. a.
successor viii be appointed forthwith.
To enable the Director Of the Bureau OF Statistics
80 prepare the annual reHors on commerce and navl
cation pursuant 70 Che provision Of the 18th section
bf the oct Of July 2 1856 the Secretary OF the Treas
nry has directed an Collectors Of Customs hereafter
70 forward TO tho Director o the returns enumerated
en- the general regulations of 1857 pages 432 and 462
whch under the act OF February 10, l925, have been
hitherto made % the Register Of the Treasury
The Senate Finance COMMITTEE held short session
to-day and gave hearing 10 an extended argument on
Ihe subject OF tariff on foreign wines. They have
hlsO given the wool growers and manufacturers ana
The iron aud steel interests q careful hearing and II Is
paid arc very much impressed with the facts and
figures which lcy have presented IN support oil ther
various interests The Committee are holding back
Tor the appearance Of Commissioner Wells, who IS
Laiy expected.
{ The House Committee Of Ways sud Means had q
PrOtraotod session to-day for the purpose Of consider
ing the Revenue bin. Commissioner Rollins has sug-
gested large number of amendments, which are
bctualy required in order to make the bin adopted at
Che last session. and which went into operation aitcT
Congress adjourned, work more smoothly and salts
tact0riy The Committee are now engaged upon
Ihs subject and it viii be ready TO report when Con-
cress assemblies on the Sd OF January.
The resignation OF Mr. Chas L. Lathrop as Naval
gtore-keeper al the Washington NayyYaId, las beeu
Rccefted and Col. A. y. Wales, who served through
out the Rebellion a. colonel Of one Of the Maryland
regiments. has been appointed 70 Gil the vacancy.
The colored people ot the District arc gathered 10
4eir places Of worship tins Christmas eve, and are
rejoicing over the recent act Of Congress giving them
the right Of suffrage.
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