New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-05
GENERAL DEBATE
wAsHISaTos. March 4, lstt.

So o,rr,opd of the Department o. tae Cali together
nth interest ponndace Sheriffs fees ard costs are
totally untrue The facts a-e briefly these: Gen
Bu,ley seized the sum Of $4,000 in gold upon lie
ground that The same was he property Of TIE United
STATES Mint at NeE.Orlears. This was denied by
smith & Co.. who claimed the same ss Their own pr
vate property and brought suit for me recovery
thereof
sore three weeks since, * Judge PiUport counsel
tr tle plaptihs wrote The General That his clients
were satisfied that be the GereraD had REASONABLE
grounds for making the seizure was fully justified N
his course and that ii he would satisfy them stt ne
gold lad no, been sold OF specnated WITH but had been
T.lrously held intact and deliver il 10 them hey
would receipt therefor in IN mako 10 demand toT
Interest or costs and pay hs counsel fees. ten
Buffer replied that &c was low ci'lzen
and had for three years ho-d ms money SAD
isct 70 The order Of re Government, who
had never made decision IN the natter, he should &C
cent ;heir offer. Accompany g iber hi.er &c sem
rr1ol OF the fac; that the money VAS and la been
,nee Is seizure in bank Of Boston. This proving
satisfactory 10 the plaintiffs order was forwarded 20
ne bank 70 turn over the money % theu. and .n re-
cep,s we're exchanged. Not dollar ,noIe than ;he
exact sum seized was either asked given. While the
claimants admitted in writing that ;bo seizure was
Justified BY the information u The lands of 80 General
\ REMOVAL, AND WHY.
L. has been a,cortaiae2, rom authority
deemed trustworthy that Mr.. Pr c.trk 10 one OF
,he Departments here, who recently suspended Tor
eYu.esstg himself hostile TO tfo P.esden's poacy ana
conduct owes his removal 70 ezo.ions oi NJ. Cobh
tle Rebel pardon broker ard friend Of iie President
BETyErrED.
Major Atherton II. Steyeas Of Ma. the
officer who planted the first Amer.caI fec -Ion 'as
Rete! capitol has been breve,.od L-eneran; C"onei
for his gagsrtry in florida and elsewhere llIire TIE
Wal.
MOVEMENT or TBoOTs.
The 18th L. 5. Infantry, Col. Eras.us d.
Ko,s commanding. have been ordered 20 report 10
Major Cen. AuguI, comm'niing .ais Department
FINANCIAL.
The disbursements of .hs Treasury Depart
ert last month amounted to 81; 81 - A. During tie
sane p rod redempuons Of INITIATED fractional cur
-Ycncy were made Amounting 20 s2o; zoo. Ike total
amount OF National Bank currency .ss-ed by 'he
Treasury Department up TO date is s4Js,l32 80 q
which amount 81. 359. so was issued .ast week
MILITARY AND NAVAL CLAIMS.
The office of the Second Controller Of the
Treasury Department. which las TIC settlement Of al
military and naval claims against the Government las
month revised an unusually large nuuber % accounts
tie hole number involving the .aige SIN o. s't
o FREDERICK DOUGLAS.
Fred. Douglass, under the auspices Of the
lsual Suffrage Association Of this city VII deliver an
address here on Tuesday night. A public ball wa
engaged by the Association several days since and
retainer paid its use beyond peEacv enure
The Copperhead proprietor Oh learning tAa he speaker
wo.d be a shade darker than A!rsef refused 20 rent
I,, he'll and today returned lie money which Lad been
IL
instituted against him by The Asro,a AID smother
hsl-sseured for the lec,ure.
SENATOR NYE
lett or New-lork this evening.
POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS.
rs al index of the dislcya,ty 50 highly stlad
hated and encouraged here oflste the portrait Pres
dtnt Lincoln was Kissed the tabeauX exhibition at
odd Fellows Hall given in aid of the poor ofthe city
Another portrait that Of Gen Mcclellan wa cheerod.
REPRESENTATIVE MEV.
The Massachusetts Legislature has selected
fSe Of Gov Winthrop their representative Of
the Colonial period John Adams OF the Revolutionary
age and Wn LLOYD Garrison the representative Of
the struggle for freedmen TO be placed IN the Old Hall
of Representatives row devoted 10 STATE contributions
of at
THE GAS MONOPOLY
of Washington having sent in a biz Of StA'0 for
the gas used in The Post-OAice building during the
rhort meath Of February, when the whole building eN
<ept the City Posi-; OEce is closed ~ O'Clock the
Postaa has ordered that the gas be cut OF
from the building and petroleum used instead An
enormous saving finances wOnd reErlt by sr liar
action il ell the departments.
TIE PEyYsYLvAYIA DEMOCRATS.
. All the leading COpperhead Congressman,
.&c from Rennsylvania left here yesterday TO attend
the Demoesztie Convention TO be held at Harrisburg
tomorrow Rumors prevail here that Major Gen
Meade has consented 10 tbs Of HE cslsi
date FOR Governor.
TERMS OF ADMISSION.
senator Wilson Of Massachusetts, Will to-mOr-
GOV introduce into the Senate joint resolution which
declares in precise terms the conditions which Con
Sress will requ.se .hc Rebel States to comply with be-
fore ssing represented in the Legislative halls Of the
nation. Those Who have been 90 loudly berating the
aorisy in Congress for having settled policy will
Hnd one distinctly defined and declared in these resolg
lions.
RESTORATION OF REBEL PROPERTY.
II is reSorted that the President has been is
suing ordes recently for the restoration Of the property
u noted Rebels.
THE FUNERAL OF COL. WIN. A BROWNING,
former Private Secretary Of the President, who
recently appointed Secretary of Legation to Aex
So took place this Sunday afternoon At the residence
Of his father in this city President JdnEon and fau
iy attended.