New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24
WASHINGTON.
No More Rations. to be Issued 10 Freed.
men and Refugees After October L
THE REMOVAL or GEN. HOWARD DEFIslTSlf
AGREED UPON.
An Administration Trick to Prevent Soldiers
Receiving Their Bounties
IMPORTANT ORDER OF The psgEDass's BUREAU

IMPORTANT ORDER OF TBg FsgEDags's BUREAU
The following important order was to-day issued by
Gen. Howard
WAR DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF RgFueEEs TsEEDsgs
AND ABANDONED LANDS, WAsIfIN3goN, Aug ~ 1906
CIRsULAR No OIn accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS o.
the Secretary War ordered that and after the let
day Of October next the issue Of rstoas DO discontinued
cept the sick ia regularly organized hospitals snd 10 tho
orphan asam Tor refugees and freedmen already existing
and that tbs State officials who may be responsible Tor The
poor DO carefully notified Of this order 50 that tsy
may assume tho charge OF such indgeD. refugees and fre
men as are NOT embraced in the above exceptions.
o. o. HOWARD, Major General ccuuis,ioasr
ooyrgnrL,rso REMOVAL or GEN. HOWARD.
The removal Of Gen. Howard from the head OF tho
Fresdmsns Bureau to be settled fact. Gen TiIson
who he commanding the District Of Georgia re-
fused slow procession Of coofed citizens OF Augusta
Georgia 10 the cemstsry and decorate the erasss OF
Union soldiers buried there is selected Gen. Howds sue
cesOr said that the position was offered to Gen. stood
bat General ssprcs 70 something higher nothing
but portfolio o. she War Department viii suit bis ambitoo
While there prospect Secretary Stanton being pa! out
OF tbs Cabinet. Seodman will accept Of no Office Gen
Howsrds position one Of responsibility aud to be relieved
WILL ,m sure, be very acceptable b the General Gen Till
sou will here IL would be good idea for sone oss
up his record for the purpose OF explaining why ne
should retained General In the service, whls 50 man,
VITA rsoaa csooEl, Of fighting men Should DO snofo
REAFFIeMArTOH OF treasury STATEMENTS = Az
ATTEMPTED POLITICAL GAME UPON SOLDIERS
Tho contradiction .elegraphed over the country By
n, Assoc.t prs last night the effect tina, the sscs
t, Of .he ccsiaFy h issued order torbdlng tho
psym,at OF b)aa.tss under the late act Of
Coogrsss - in stsslf uofclnded Such an order vas
ia tho possession OF tue Second Auditor last vesh
Too further that tho Treasury Department. 10
awaiting conclusion of the report Of tho Commission
,ppOatsd By the Secretary OF War 70 ascertain tbs Law
would Justify the payment Of tbs bouates and 70 frame ruie'
gorernax tho disbursements. IL a,so misstatenent.
Tie fact, are as stated in the Dispatcher TIVE night
sg, The report Of this Commission rsst
20 D., mad, Monday. and instead 1t wds Withheld b. 10
President 1he report Yves in favor OF the p9ymea oil pa
boanle The whole thing secret attempt TO preTni
payment OF any bounss until after TIE Fall elections t
IN ae mean time to create the impression that COBgresd
really intend any payment but simply passed SOM IN
meaning words by which 10 deceive the soldiers sh Oh
sia their votes The chances that the unsJsetsd
this transaction will secure TIE pubcalioIot thus
report IL ssd however that tnere is settled desrmius
oa IN Administration circles TO prevent the Republican party
from receiving any OF the good will which would siug os
the seaeri payment OF bountes before the election.
TUE REASON OF GEs. GRANTS PRESENCE AT Tis wars
HOUSE on SATURDAY..
TIE Johnsonites have been making god deal OF
political capital of the presence Of Gen. Grans the Whs
House last Saturday when the Committee from the Phiads
pha Convention waited the President and presented him
with Official copy Of the proceedings Of that body
1; to light that Gen. Grant was no.
present at the time OF accord but through The trick Of
Messrs johnson and Seward and their political tssis Il
just before the appointed time r the inter
view the President dispatched Of his private secretaries
Gen Grant saying he desired to see bin on important
business OF course the General fastened over to shs
Whit, House. and when he reached it the Philadelphia Con
yeuoa ordered by Marshal Goodng to assemble IN the
Ea, room Tue President then awaiting the arrange
meals of the Committee and in this msnnsr that Gss
Grant entrspped into supposed Endorsement Of IT,