The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-13
FOURTH EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFrERRuCN.
iePEC1AL DEePATCHEs 10 EVENING TELEGRAPH J
WASHINGTON, November l3.
The RoIIIns-spoonsr Controversy.

The ROllIns-SpOOner Controversy
The contest between spoOner and Rolhns iOf
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, continues un-
abated. Rollins has the support OF secretary
| hcCullocb, who desires his retention, Dut spooner
has the ear OF the President, and his nehus CON
6dontly predict that his nomination viii be made
before the end of the week. General Cominger, of
Ohio, another candidate for the position. has
Withdrawn, but another candidate, Green Adams
has Deen brought out.
He claims to be from Phila1elpha a, but is a Ken
tuckan and for some years past has held clerkshp
| in Washington His hackers are few Of the pro-
| minent johnson leaders Of Philadelphia, but their
influence will not amount to much, and Adams 1t is
thought, has little chance OF success.
The President VIII Not Appoint Demo-
Gratis.
In q conversation few days ago with a promi-
neDt politician, the President is reported to have
declared emphatcally that he would not appoint to
office men who had voted against Lincoln, II he
knew 1t. He would appoint war Democrats like
Dix and others, but those who had not acted with
the party at the last Presidential election could not
expect to be appointed to important positions.
He felt grateful to the DemoC rats for the manner
in which they had sustained his policy recently
but they did it from principle and should not ex-
pect, as consideration to be rewarded with Offices
The Presidents believed TO be actuated by more
concatOry spirit towards Congress since the result
Of the late elections.
Claims of the "RecOnstructedo at the
War Department..
Quite number of claims have recently been pre-
sented to the War Department from citizens of the
Rebel States, asking for rent and compensation for
the Of their houses, barns, and other property
by our troops during the war These claims have
begun to assume formidable proportions, and II
allowed in the first instance, there would be no end
TO them, as they would reach hundreds of millions
of dollars. The War Department, however, has sum-
maTily ruled them out. The parties interested
threaten to appeal to the President, and even to
Congress, but it not likely they will get much
comp pensation" there
The Impeachment Question.
The question OF impeacbing the President seems
TO be regarded az threat to keep him straight III
the traces, but there is no real probability that it
will be done. lhe violent will insist upon it,
but the majority will not proceed to tins extremity.
The Internal Revenue Bureau.
The wholesale removals and appointments of in
terBal revenue officers mas have most injurious
effect the business OF the Department which it is
thought will cause thorough investigation to be
made as soon as Congre meets. The adjustment
OF the accounts OIL removed officers will be delayed
for years unless more energetic system is adopted
Bills of assessors and collectors for stationery and
printing, which have been regularly filed
acted on, and there is no telling wheG they will be.
Besides, other claims and business which shonld
long since have been settled remain unattended to-
and there is little prospect of improvement while
the present wild hunt after Office continues. This
evil Is not the fault Of the present Commissioner,
who has been poweress to prevent the numerous
changes which have Oeeu so recSlessy and unneces-
sarily made.
Treaty with the JuareZ Government.
The dIait of treaty between the United States
and the Juarez Government has already been pre-
pared, and it PT0pOsou 90 submit TO the Senate
soon after CONGRESS meets as the reception OF the
feelers put out through the press indicates that the
people of the country not ayerse to the PROJECT
The Administr now believes it will be sustained
by the people In guaranteeing material and to the
sunnort of the JuaIez Government tor territorial
consideration,
The original plan was that General Grant should
accompany Minister Campbell to Mexico. He had
sieniied disposition to do so, and it was only at
the last moment that he declined. Much less conf
dence was felt IN General Shelmans discretion than
in Grants but it was deemed necessary so give the
Commission the significance OF some distinguished
military presence.
Lobbyists at Work.
The Western lobby, In behalf OF the appointment
OF General Spooner 10 the piece of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue poIoletouIiy ~ "oihJ Dub w
notseem to make much headway. Their argument
for the displacement of Commissioner Rawlins is
that his decisions favor Eastern interests.
An effort is being made to dsplace Mr.. Bar
rett, Commissioner of Pensions.
The indictment submitted to the grand jury
against sanford Conover, for perjury, covers
forty-seven pages of foolscap. The jury has not
| returned a true bill
| The Shooting stars Did Not Come to
Time.
The great meteoric display did not come off last
night but the watchers at the National Observatory
saw and marked the track of nearly 400 meteOrs in
| the course of the night.
| THE Pardon COmmI ssiOners Receive the
| Cold Shoulder.
The President has declined to formally receive the
| Mississippi Commissioners who come in behalf OF
the Mississippi Les ature to ask the pardon OF jeff
Davis The have sent to the President the resolu-
ons OF the Legislature aud will, at eleven O'Clock
tomorrow, call at the White House to pay their
| respects to the President informally.