New-York tribune., 1866-12-31
WASHINGTON.


FALSE REPORT or COLLECTOR snNTHE's
RESIGNATION.
rEIEUSE
WASHINGTON. Dee. 80, 1886.
Mr. Stevens is preparing some important
measures which viii be introduced Immediately
on the assembling of Congress They look to
radical changes in both Executive and Judicial
quarters. The recent decision of the Supreme
COurt in regard to military trials, together with
the report of other important decisions shortly
TO follow in which il Is alleged they intend to
declare several laws now on the Stutute-boOk
unconstitutional, have produced a feeling of
alarm. Several able juriSts in both Houses are
seriously considering the propriety of Congress
taking immediate action to avert serious dan
gers. The President is said to have conferred
with several of the Judges of the Supreme
Court in regard 20 the positions assumed by
Congress toward the Southern States. When
ne announced to the Commission from South
Carolina, Mr.. Weatherby, that the Supreme
Court would declare the amendment mcOnsti-
tutional, he is thought to have spoken by the
card.
Mr. Hooper intends to press his bank bill i'm
mediately on the opening of Congress after the
holidays. He will strenuOusy oppose any in
crease of the three hundred million capital of
the National Banking Law. strong pressure
mas Dftn drought 10 DtilI upon luC NOlilinlltt
from the Northwest to secure moderate in
crease, but Mr.. Hooper, backed by the Com
mittec, as Strenuously opposes 1t, and Will en-
deavOr to defeat 1t in the House. The North
Western members allege that Massachusetts has
S60O0O,OOO invested in the National Bank law.
The entire North West have not much over
$50000,000 and are debaued from getting any
more. They will urge therefore considerable
increase over the 30O,O0OOOO as provided III the
present law
The Alabama lOyalistS now here are in pos
session of some particulars of the movement
which Coy Parsons has been home to and
The Legislature meets at Montgomery on the
18th ult Notice is pending for reconsldeTa-
tiOn of the vote rejecting the amendment GOV.
ParSOnSS late visit was 70 aud It's ratification.
1t is believed that not only will this be done,
but that an election viii be ordered for all Off
Ces now filled by men excluded under the
third section. Such prominent politicians have
been selected by the Administration party there
as while in full sympathy with the Rebellion,
are not at the same time technically dISquall-
fled from hodns Office, for the reason that
they have never taken the oath OF allegiance
or held office. A brother of the Rebel Morgan,
himself prominent advocate OF Secession ana
an. able lawyer, is to be nominated as Governor
in place of Patten, who has taken and violated
the oath of allegiance. Morgan Is one OF the
ableSt and most bitter prO-SOutheIm politicians
in the State. Other candidates of similar stripe
are selected as Senator'S and Representatives.
In this way the Alabama lOyalStS declare the
UniOnists will be Outflanked if the State Is ad-
mtted to representation under simple ritlh-
cation of the pending amendment. -,
The House Committee on Indian Affairs will
resume their investigation into the character OF
the contracts awarded by Mr.. Bogy; Some
curious developments are expected. III mas Deeh
shown that many OF the samples on winch MI
Bogy claims TO have awarded contracts were
in quality no better than similar goods on
which the bids were from $4,000 to $4,000
lower. Expens We're introduced who in several
cases testified as to the quality OF the goods
The contracts awarded will, If conSummated,
cost over $4,000 more than the rejected DIS
M. BOgy is said to have been very anxious 10
have the investigation closed To allow nm 10
90 on with the contracts. One curious contlH-
diction was presented, An Inspector OF the In
terror Department, charged by Alr. Browning
with the examination, &c, OF the goods ana
contracts testified To having been offered ny
an agent of some defeated contractors the sum
of $4,000. OF course this was intended 10
produce a favorable award. On the other hand
the agent teStifies that the Inspector wanted
his clients to go into an arrangement to bld ON
certain samples and furnish goods OF poorer
quality, which he (the InspectOr) should pass.
Fifty thousand dollars were the expected profits
The Monthly Report of Agriculture for De
cember contains a final estimate OF the corn
crop Of 1866 The total result Is SSOOOO,OO0
bushels. In the II States not hitherto reported
1s5,OOOOOO bushels, against 274.OOO.OOO bushels
in 1889. In % Northern States 673,NO,OOO, III
stead of 704,000,00O in 1865, showing decrease
of 25,O00,0OO, while the decrease IN quality Is
in feeding value equivalent to 1OO,OOOOOO bush
me cotton estimates are also completed SHOW
ing total product of 10000 bales OF ADO
lb each. As the actual bales are now nearly
500 ib each, this is equivalent 10 million and
a half of such bales The estimates are made
ND as follows: North Carolina, $1,000 bales;
South Carolina, 100000 bales; Georgia, 201,OOO
bales; Florida, $4,000 bales Alabama, 100000
bales; Mississippi, 270,0O0 bales; Louisiana, 1O9,-
900 bales; Texas, 100000 bales; Arkansas, lS2,-
OeO bales; Tennessee, $4,000 bales; other States
5000 bales.
The Government has received no information
warranting the report that Collector Snythe has
resigned or that he cOntemplates doing 50.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office
has issued instructions to Lafayette Carter, esq
the Surveyor General of Idaho Territory, inform
ing HIM of the boundaries of the surveying DIS
trict of Idaho as defined by Acts of March B.
1869, and May 26 1864, and directing hm TO estaD-
lish the initial point OF survey, either on con-
spicuOus mountain or at a confluence Of streams
In determining where surveys should be maze,
preference should be gwen 10 those localities
where the lands are required for immediate and
actual settlement and III establishing standard
parallels TO extend those lines to the mining re-
gOns of Idaho, III order to accommodate early
SURVEYS of mineral lands. In surveying and
marking the lines of public lands containing coal
beds OF coal fields the same shall be noted, with
the lines intersecting them, which Will Indicate
conspicuOusly the lands for the correct ofellng
as the law directs The Surveyor Is enJOlned by
the Commissioner to employ no man IN the sur
veying service unless he possesses hlgh prOieS,
siOnal abilities as practical surveyor, ana shaH
furnish unquestiOnable evidence that his pro
fessional antecedents establish his entire tldellty
and loyalty to the Government.
The PaymasteT- General has issued circular
convening the boards for the examination OF
such of the Officers of his Department as nave
never been examined, and also to examine those
from gixri