The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-15

the prompt arrest OF criminals and sucn an organzston
Of the United States Courts shall enable the people
white and black DO equal footing before the Law
and 10 obtain justice. ~
THE PROPOSED TAXATION or oRERxBAcHs.
Judge Spalding OF Ohio explained 10 the lower House
to-day his late proposal for the taxation Of reenbac
by States He denied that his intention was TO cripple
the finances OF the country He only wants To continue
the taxation OF money on hand greenbacks included, az
several States have done This quieted Thad Stevens
and Long John Wentworth, who opposed the project
when 1t first introduced account Of its apparent
tendency towards reputation
THE MEXICAN LOAN
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs vii, no doubt
report in favor Of the resolution guaranteeing the hy
million Mexican loan recently referred 70 them.
THE REPRESENTATION AMENDMENT
the order Of During the cessation Of hos.
tties It is to be presumed both sides have thoroughly
reorganized their forces and taken In and boun-
teous supply Of ammunition.
THE REVENUE COMMITTEE.
The committee reported TO be still busly engaged
on internal revenue matters but likely take
up tho tariff The attention Of the committee has been
called 10 the low duties imported wines under the
present law and several II not majority Of its mem
bers favor considerable advance In such taxes Native
distilled spirits made 10 yield immense revenue,
and good to exist why the more luxuri-
Gus foreign manufacturers should not bear larger
NOMINATIONS coNF'CNED IN THE SENATE &
The Senate In executive e ssson have confirmed the
following nominations -Brigader General Benjamin H.
Grerson, to be Major General Brgadier General Edwin
NJ McCook to be Major General by brevet; Horatio
Hight be Assistant Appraiser Of Merchandise for the
port Of Portland.
MINISTER TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Major General Edward NJ McCook, late Of the volun-
service has been appointed Minister to the Sand
witch Islands
ATREAsURY RoBBER FOUND GUILTY.
Wallace whtesey, trial before tho Criminal Court
charged with abstracting public papers, has been found
guilty, with recommendation TO mercy. The accused
was employed clerk In the Currency Bureau Of the
Treasury Department and the LIST OF October 1853,
hundred bonds puporng to be worth one thousand
dollars each, but which only partially filled up,
distracted Some time subsequent to the abstrac
ton Of the bonds the accused resigned his position In the
Treasury Department. and suspicion fell upon him as the
party guilty Of tho abstraction After great deal OF
labor detectives Of this city succeeded In obtaining
sufficient evidence Of his guilt TO justify his arrest tn
New York. and recovered at tho residence OF the accused
| a number Of the coupons.
THE KANSAS GUERILLA QUANTRELL ARRESTED.
| man answering the description Of Quantre, the
leader or the Lawrence Kansas massacre was arrested
in New York Saturday night and now here in General
Augur's guard house. is said several citizens of Kan
sas including Senators Lane and Pomeroy and Captain
n H. Insley have visited him, and all Of the opinion
| that be lie the Identical individual.
DECISION OF THE PENSION COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has decided that under
tho provision Of the law granting pensions to mothers
| wholly or in part dependent deceased son 1t must
be shown that such dependence not merely pros
pecve but actually existed prior to the sons death.
| He says in his dscistnn:--
Tho languagcof Che statute is asefoows-"That where
officer other person named In the nrst section Of
legitimate child, but has len shall leave mother who
Dependents npon him for support n whole OF In part
pension a. such onacer Or other person would
1 have been entitled 10 had he been totailya dis
oDs an actual, NOT . Perspective. depsndencc Ia
| the case OF Mrs. there not dependence on her
@ e ia n
for livelihood might have TO exist, such prospect
ceasns with her sons dsa.n We, never rsass s,I
have been made by law for ease IKE the present. In
which he son was not the depcnde CO Tor an actaal sup
in my opinion, would have bnen e2satlng a regard 70
matter altogether TOO contingent and indefinite and
10 which proof would b TOO vague and intangible
the approval Of careful Legislators That such
was not the intention Of Congress In the statute
i o. II now stands seems TO me evident.
This decision has been sustained by the Secretary Of
the Interior. on an appeal thersfrom
LETTER CARRIER DELIVERY IN NEW yoRH.
Ths letter carner's free delivery for the month d
February In the State Of New York embraced the fol-
| lowing numben:-Mai letters, SOL CSC; drop letters,
4o4 2ao newspapers delivered, ia Ash collected letters
l,0s2, o7d
| LETTINGS OF NAIL ROUTES IN The FAR wEsTERN
| STATES AND TERRITORIES,
The Post Once Department to-day closed it, lettings
for mail service during the next four years In the State
Of California ninety nine routes Nevada ten rontes;
OREGON twenty-one routes and Territory Of Washing
ton nineteen routes Idaho routes; Utah. twen-
ty nv, routes; Colorado. twenty rouies Arizona
eleven routes, and New Mexico eight routes. The
| petition throughout was far greater than at any
| former period, and at prices considerably reduced
on those now paid sobabiy In addition
| the differences Of currency within the four years
the Of the present letting fifteen per lower
| We specify few of the prominent routes,
viz San francisco Sacramento City let SIS 900,
present service $4,000 San Francisco To Stockton,
SIS Goo $40 900: San Juan TO Los Angeles SIS Co.,
f2s 600; Clover Dale To Arcaia, $4,000 The great
route from Lincoln California to Portland, Oregon. six
hundred and twenty -four miles, In let to Henry For
bc 900; present pay gas 00o Mr Forbctt has
resided in Portland during the past fifteen years and
doubt entertained Of this we'll rs all Of the other
| ssrvice being well performed.
| REcErrTs AND DISBURSEMENTS ron TIE QUARTER
ENDING DECEMBER 81, 1865,
The following the receipts and disbursements for
| the quarter ending December 81, 1866
Customs xJp no. 3s
lands. ......................... IT'S 24S
Internal revenue. 81 5e1 1866
1 Inrect seS
Loans and Treasury notes. 100 $40
hScehAneous. II,0s0is
Total. S27o s74 i4s
Miscellaneous repayments ............... el326 $50
War ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l663O 63
Nhvy..... IoIDI
Interior proper NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1o3Sos
1 =, -
Total s2s5, s24 $50
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS