New-York tribune., 1866-12-07

Representative Darhng's special committee to in
yestgae the Internal Revenue frauds, WILL 1t is SAID,
proceed to New-YOrk next week IN the prose-
oution of its duties Representative Pixies special
committee TO investigate the circumstances at
tending the murder OF three Union soldiers
on Oct Is, 1865, n South Carolina, those convicted
OF the crime having been released on wrt OF habeas
oOrpus will leave here next week for Charleston.
Representative Eliot's special committee of three to
proceed to New0rleans TO inquire into the details OF
the late riots in that city, will also leave here Dext
week for the of their Investigations. The above
named gentlemen will act as chairmen OF their re-
spectiVe committees Their colleagues upon them
will not be announced by the Speaker until Monday
Representative Stevens's special committee TO IN
qure into the relations OF the Government with
Southern railroads will also commence its duties at an
early day. 30 .'. = 80 '~r.' r.
The Attorney General in reply to the House reso-
luton Of the Sd nst requiring the papers IN the case
of the Rebel Gen G.. r. Pickett, has to-day transmit
ted them to the President. and they will doubtless
soon be laid before the House. The report that Pick
cit has been pard0ned is untrue
IL is stated here that last evening Secretary Seward
called on Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, at his ROOMS, and
had long private interview with him. The state
ment causes a good deal of comment here, and much
speculation is rife to know what it oil meant The
above gentlemen have not been friendly relations
with each other for several years. IL is nmored
that Seward is repentant, like Raymond and wants
~ come back into the bosom OF the Radical party.
Others think that Seward was sent by President
johnson to make Overtures Of Compromise.
The Statistical Bureau report the population OF Ne
braska at 50 $50, gain of $1,000 since 1860, and en-
gratiOn this year more rapid than ever IL is on this
basis of population that the Committee on Territories
in the House about to present joint hill for the
admission of Nebraska and Colorado, which can un-
dOubtedly be passed over the Presidents veto
The conversion Of 730s into 500 United States
bonds engrOs the attention of the Registers office,
even 10 such an extent to meet the requirements of
nuhlip SprViep lnPrnaypkO the
clerical force of that Office From $l50OOO to $3.50,
900 are involved in the daily conversion. Owing TO
the fact that the interest on the 73Os has been COM
puted TO the lst proXimo holders are eager for an
early conversion of their securities. Hence the great
demand
The Secretary Of War to-day sends q cOumunoa-
ton 10 the House in TO a resolution calling for
the amount of funds received by the Bureau OF Ref
ugeos, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, from its or
ganzaOn to the LIST of April 1866, &c. The receipts
frOm various sources 1907, 1916 u Total amount
expended SAFE 363 IL. Balance on hand, October 81
1865 Si29, ,033 H. Deduct amount held as retained
bounties, $llj, 236 49, Balance on hand, October3l,
1865 available to meet liabilities, 1913 796 Co., The
money derived from the miscellaneous sources
from which the current expenses OF this Bureau
we're paid, previous to July !, 1866, Is now
termed the Refugee and FreedmeD's Fund,
to distinguish it from the regular appropriation The
statement shows the receipts and expenditures on ac-
count of this fund from Nov l. 1863 To Oct. J. 1866.
The returned Bounty Fund is 80, ,223 49, The esti-
mated cost Of transportation furnished on requiston
order Of the Bureau TO date Of April ], 1866 il as
follows
Freedmen, $6I,247 20; refugees, $40 As No. Off
GERS and soldiers, 81 6i2 Ia civilian emplOyes, S23,
AS %. Total $i02, ,s33 II. The number of acres
in possession at last annual report 16r, 800 Of
which 2S6 122 have been restored and a. tracts
of land besdes of which the number of are not
reported By the constant restoration of the lands 10
fha mueh tho
passes through the hands Of the Commissioners from
other departments of the Government and the prac.
tce OF subsisting freedmen upon some Of the farms
from the produce raised, the larger portion being
leased for share Of the crop render II impossible for
the Commissioner to give fair estimate Of the value
Of the crops raised on all the tracts Of land which
have been in Government custody The total rental
to Oct. is $l04,653. The official documents show
the returns OF American seamen relieved during the
past year TO be as follows: Maine, 3l5 natives, nat
uralized &; New Hampshire, natives; Massachu-
sets, pa natives, naturalized; Rhode Island, ~
natives; Connecticut, ! native; New-York. ~ ma
tiyes, = nsturazed; Pennsylvania, % natives Ne
ysda, l3 natives; Virginia, "a natives.
Sir Frederick Bruce the British Minister, and the
Count de MOnthOon, Minister from France, fnd
reason TO complain of the Presidents message.
The War Department has published another roll Of
honor, embracing the names of soldiers who died in
defense Of the American Union, inferred in the States
of Arkansas, CaOrDis, Indiana, Michigan Mime
sofa and Nevada, and the Territories of Arizona
Colorado, Idaho. New-MeIicO and Washington. The
pamphlet is of 1870 pages, and contains at least 200
names.
The letters published by The Nep- York Herad pur.
porting to have been written 10 Sanford Conover
charging Judge Advocate Gen. Holt with subOning
witnesses in order to implicate JEFF. Davis with the
assassination Of President Lincoln, have all been de-
livered up 10 the General by the proprietor of The
Herald and they are proved tO be iOrgenes Conoyer
is in prison. charged with perjury and other often
ses. This fully yindcates the character Of Mr.. Holt
in the matter.
At the last session of Congress an appropriation of
$4,000 was asked for to give the Capitol bulldog
proper ventilation IL has always been a subject of
remark that the building should have been erected al
most without any means of ventilation. The appro-
priaton above considered too great and Congress
refused to grant il. Now Mr. Clark the architect of
the building has discovered plan for thorough sys.
TEN Of ventilation which will cost the Government
only $i5, 600.
Capt. ii. c. Wharton of the Regular Engineers
has been placed under arrest at San Francisco CAL
for failing TO render the proper returns as an account
ing officer of the Government to the Engineer De-
partment.
Convention composed of the Presidents Of the
different railroads forming the direct route from
Washington to New-OreanS, via LynchbuTg and
Knoxville, met this evening in this city for the pur
pose Of arranging some concert Of action in running
fast passenger and freight trains TO points forming the
termini. Col. Owen, of the East Tennessee and Nir
ginia road, presided. Little business was accom-
plished owing TO certain information which had been
requested, but had not been received and the meet
ing adjourned 10 meet again at III O'Clock.
THIRTYNINTH CONGRESS-SEcoSD SESSION
sI TKLseHAFH TO THE IEBuNE
sENATE-wAsHNGTON, Dee G.
Mr.. COWAN (Dem., Pa), absent heretofore this
session, appeared IN his seat