New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-23

q. y. Secor, 900; Alexander WITT Co.,
$4,000; Snowdon Il Mason, S7l5Gs; William
Perrine, s36,5e3 Donahue. Ryan 4 SeOr ems 800.
SUICIDE.
II. Head, late Of the lst Massachusetts Regi.
ment committed suicide Onight at the United States
Hotel By cutting his throat cause, INSANITY.
UNION ORATORS IN CONNECTICUT
Horace Maynard Col. Stokes AID Senator
Fowler all Of Tennessee 90 Connection to take Part
IN the CANVASS for Gen. Hawey
THB EXPECTED VETO. |
The rum0r Of a veto of the Civil Rights bill
seems 10 gain credeDoe 10 night from other oanse
than that the Democrats are loud in thef oen TO bet
upon such result.
To the Associated Pre.s
WASHINGTON. Thursday, Mrcb % 1866.
MERIT REWARDED
1t is noticeable fact that the 3W or 400 con-
lrmatons by the Senate Of Second Lieucnans in the
Regular Army were exclusively composed Of men nom
various States who had served during be late war In
all branches OF the military service az others OF voun'
teers-some Of them Colonies, Lieutennt- Colonies.
Majors Captains and non-commissioned cfcers. and
few Of them rs privates.
POST ROUTE.
The Postmaster General has orderd an extern
sion Of the ronte from San Antonio 10 Fort dark through
Fl Paso making the entire dstonee 200 mles-the ser
army in Texas are thus placed in close psal comma.
nicaton with their friends at the military posts IN
New Mexico California and the frontie; beside the
accommodation is furnished With regularly and Ger
tainty to the people generally OF that farof land
COTTON FRAUDS. ...
| The Treasury Departments still applying itself
the suppression Of frauds the coiocto OF cotton In
| the Southern States Many Of the agents have been
relieved and there to be seizures or eentlons o
cotton, or other property, az captured or abandoned
unless by special written directions IN eao case from
the several agents direct from the Treasury Depart
meDt. Ii is known here that acknowledgements
cotton has been removed and that of pivate parties
substituted, thus perpetnaiing double faud on tins
| Government. and on innocent individuals
| DOCUMENTS RELATING TO MEXICO.
| The President to-day TRANSMITTED To the
House Of Representatives. in compliance With resol'
ton asking for information on the general condition OF
MEXICO an immense bulk Of documents fDm the year
1854 10 the present time. Much VI 1t hS heretofore
been published, and the remainder presents but Few
points Of public interest One OF the papers shows thai
| the Mexican Republic granted permission toour NH
ary forces 10 pass over It's territory in orde' tocoot
| q campaign against the Apache Indians Minister
Romsro March y 1866 transmits TO Secretary Seward
copy Of a letter. dated Paris. February 10 list the
writer OF which he sHys, is worthy IN all respects Of
confidence, and the from which he derles his
knowledge authentic The letter is as follow;
have derived from PERSONAL conversation with biso
ans,iens;y o. inc FRENCH Umpire we % cn,riI. v;,,
tiers II resolved to try middle conr on the heiehn
question: which give. those Minister. d'qmss VINO hSe ''s1
II that this middle course consists In fcrnBs az
MEXICO Franco American party which 70 TO he new
standard the departure Of NsIinan and the
Of the Republic with Bttaine President dd inkrs Thus
1t thou sht stop the troubles Of the United sistss
Absurd this project may appear there no room douo'
of eIsenee The new, comes borne CIT By y,iss; en-.
invincble repentance Which N.poe@ feels to
withdrawing hi, troops without dssmbnsthe ryrsT which
1, asoai that Bszsn. working coz himself Ne, co.ss
Ss y;S.s s0ng ss e., o. .. me s.sm aspo
leon tina. the French army i looked on ,n "a de
Mericsns and that whs, they dislike s the r'n'' anu WV
L fnso az Mari ilia
So have read nom private letters. ~teh a''u. me this
the idss ,hs, Bs.ihs ,ried 10 the a,srvsws
| which be bad had With Napoleon.
BY the paoL., sChief Of stat an snpoye o. me
modify sccordsce with III. idea in.acisss Of Sail
lard for the packet was even delayed VAT 70, mem
.espdinS 10 mi. Goy,mmsnt even weatnss He 6s,isrs
and praises 1t necessarily with real reset.ns.s 49,
| Secretary Seward. under dste Of March =. 1896.
thanks senior Romero for this and other ipformsion
contributing 20 largely 10 his knowledge OF me eVeh
| transpring with regard 10 MIico.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF sciEScR-"h'ehlh'
| MEASURES, AID COINAGE
| The Speaker laid before the House report
OF the operations Of the National Academy Of cispoes
during the past year from which II appears thst tho
Committee on weights and Measures and Coinage Ge
In favor Of adopting decimal systemj and that, IN
| their opinion the metricil system Of weights and
measures though not without defects, H. ~ uipes
considered the best In use. The Committee herefofe
suggest that the Academy recommend 70 ColsLess 70
authorize and encourage by law. the introdutoo and
use of the mctrcal system Of Weights and aud
that with view 70 famliarise the people Wit the sys.
tenn the Academy recommend that provision DC maze
by law for the immediate manufacture and dis routon
10 the Custom Houses and States OF metricsi fandhrds
OF weights and measures to Introduce the SVEN ihto
the postofoes BY making ssngIe isiter .es nue.. zee,
cent and tvocent pieces 70 be DO coined oat they
shall weigh respectively five and ten grsmmes and mat
their dialneters shall be made to eeaI oe'9mbA'e
| and simple ratio TO the metricai unit Of length.
| The National Academy OF Sciences v - emrustea
with the examination Of this aud other subjects By the
Secretaries Of the Treasury and Navy. ....
| IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL CLAIM cab.
| The Commission consisting Of Gen. 5agar
for Columbia and Col Thomas Biddle for the Usitsd
States, with Sir Frederick Bruce as the umpin not
| Yesterday and to-day 10 hear the arguments o. MI
Carlisle Tor Columbia aud W. B. Cox S. = Cox sad tie
Hon. Charles Eames for the clsislAnts 20 the
privateer cases growing out Of the spanish
wars with the South American States. IN: casx we're
sbse discussed orally and BY pT:'c .1 0r enc
yoved are large and the question involves thu urls
diction Of this Commission II insisfed BY the eain
ants that they were awarded their claims D! We
Committee OF 1862
MR.. BAsCROrTs ORATlCS.
Az many applications continue ~ be made
M, comics OF Mr. Bsnoroft's Grafton the datb OF
Prssdspt Lincoln II will b Of interest 10 lean that
several months will .spss before i 10 Paonsnes -
THE LOAN BILL.
The Committee on WAYS and Means have
this eesk had several meetings on the Loan ol bst -
VET have come TO no determination on the snb3eci
THB ARMY OF THB CUMBERLAND.
Ms;or-Gen. Thomas has, in accordance With
the reouest of the late Committee the CONDUCTED the
Wa nrensred narrative Of all the opsration1Df ne
ARM Of the Cumberland This will finish the history
Of The var under the auspices Of that Committee The
narrative makes COO foolsosp pages and vas osuep
| dsv plscsd in possession Of The chairman.
CONFIRMED. II
Tho Senate in Executive Session to-day con-
armed the appointment Of George L. Aaynsrdto b
nsnotv Postrnsstor ct Syracuse, Now YORK. .t.i