The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-30
WASHINGTON.


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The Tariff.
ne Committee Of Ways and Means were not in
ssssion today me Finance Committee Of the Senate
ss W session. end were In sonsuaasen with M Wells,
~ Oouuissionsr Of Internal RsvsnuA The opponents
q the high protective sArin, which passed the House
,ass July, have shown that IL has frequently occurred
sha. when the duty high the price Of the domestic
syscle was lower than when the duty was low Hence
Aey argue thai low duties give high prices for The do
nsesic article.
The Indiana Conspiracy Case.
II was expected that the decisions Of the Supreme
Court tho Of the Indiana trial by military csm'
nissiOn would have been ready for publication today
Sus appears that the deoison cannos BE- prepared for
opinion Of the judges In the minority should 60 TO the
public with IT, II is currently reported here to-day that
che decision in this highly important case s materially
sent from the vsrsIon given the public on the DAY
she decision rendered would seem that the In
ssntion permit portion Of Inc decision 10 DO
yubshed until It was printed and revised, 50 tnss no
nisunAerstanding Of it, meaning could possibly arise
when the printed abeact OF the opinion IS published,
against the express prohibition ofthe bench was received
bore one Of tho Judges Of the supreme Court remarked
70 hrs colleagues I'VE arc betrayed"
Financial Matters.
Tbs depoes with the Treasurer OF the United States
n United safes bonds security for circulating notes.
amounts $780, 36a 1885, security for public deposits.
ae ass $50 securities held up date S379 100
The Of fractional currency received from the
prut,rs for the week ending to-day IL tS4s, 100.
National bank currency issued during the wcek,
SOS ESQ total up date, $500 73o 9Sl From this 10
70 be deducted the currency returned including
ous notes, amounting to s212a 49, leaving in actual
circulation at the presen, time s2ss, 6l3,5l9
The amount OF fractional currency destroyed and
hy az napa nrrin
spding to-day was 1925. 9N
Executive PardOns.
The President to-day ordered the issue OF warrants for
the pardon OF the following persons all on the recon-
nendaion of the Attorney Genenl:-John R. Forest,
who convicted In the United States Court for the
Eastern District Of Pennsylvania OF robbing the Post
oce and sentenced to ten years aud three months I'M
pssonment; stephen Smith, who convicted at the
october term 1852 Of the United States Court for tho
porhem Dstric. Of New YORK, Of making and passing
counterfeit COIN and sentenced ten years. imprson-
ynent, James Palmer, alias George Williams, who
lately convicted in southern New York, Of stealing let
from the Post ONCE and sentenced eight years
imprisonment
Major Hil the pardon clerk. hes been busy employed
for some time past In making out lis. Of pardoned
vsbeis 10 be transmitted to the House Representatives
10 answer 70 their resolution calling on the President 10
furnish tho The list Of all the high officers,
be Of Congress and graduates Of West Point who joined
tbe rebelon has been completed, aud WIN be The
House the cpeo,ng Of the session, after New Years
Gay. az. es@ ~ s,.~-a
The Indian Outraxes.
The numerous and reiterated accounts OF the Indian
sutragss the plains and farther west In Arizona
exciting the attention OF public functionaries here and
sa,sfy ing AH that active must be taken
70 suppress VI such violence 1t IL strongly urged that
the War Department should supesede the INTERIOR put.
sng down all all such ouraaes Since the rebellion
Nero has been constant system Of outrage and murder
BY the savsges of the Northwest and South and In pro-
portion 10 the people occupying that territory
81 the Mississippi people have fallen under the
hands Of the Indians than where when the rebellion
tagged
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has sent to tho
lSdan agep, Fort Laramie order nstrucing him TO
Forward at detailed report OF all The Particulars in
fslaon 10 The MASSACRE by The indians Of ninety-four
soers and enlisted Fort Phil Ksarny the 2ls,
INST Up 70 the presen. tue nothing Of Official cha
meter has been the Baresu OF Indian Affairs
concerning the massacre
Entertainment by General (srmmt's SsnM.
General Graui's ssG officers gave entertainment this
evening residence OF Colonel Ely g Parker, Aid.
As-fsmp 70 the General
Party Rt the Pras.ian Minister'S.
The rratsan Minister gave party this evening At his
reefdehce I'd lbis Guy. Nnirn Whs 0utc prihrs oHa,
sny Of the foreign Ministers and attaches to the differ
sni LEGATIONS we're pre-: emit.
"rAsasN Lake Superior CspaL
Samuel W. Hi, agent for the Lac Ia Beiie BsrGor I'M
yrovcmcpt Company, Of Michigan, has fed with the
Commissioner Of the General Land ofco list Of solec
tons Of public isn,s embracing hundred Thousand
ser-s the fl quantity allowed by the act OF Congress
approved july Q, 1866. 10 aid In the construction OF
ship canal 10 connec, The waters Of Lake Superior With
Ne lake known &C Ia Dse The list IL undergoing
examination with svew Q. carrying the selections TO
ths patent nj early day.
Conscience Money.
The Secretary OF the Treasury received letter today
srcu Augusta TIA, signed by J. Justh aud inclosing
beDdrsd and nifty doiars which The writer stated be
loUa~d 10 the government