The Portland daily press., 1866-12-10
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Monlay Morning, December 10, 1865.
WASHINGTON.
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Bill AbrOgating the Southern State
.gN Governments. g. "a
DISBURsEMENTs OF THE TREAS.
URY.
The Case of SANFORD Con-
OUeT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
| The bill introduced by Mr.. Kelley, of Penn
| sylvanla, looking to the creation of a depart
ment of Internal Revenue, aims to take the
control OF the revenue from the Treasury, bui
there are doubts whether it can become q law
The bill is at present in the hands of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, and even if report
ed upon favorably by that body, and passed
Executive veto. In that event the Senate
would sustain the veto and the bill would fail
The impression, however, is that the bill will
be smothered in the Committee.
There is much discussion out of Congress
upon the bill looking to an abr0gation of State
| Governments at the South, and the opp nents
of the measure are confident they can defeat il
in the Senate, where a two-thirds vote could
not be secured over the veto.
The bill authorizing a public sale by the
Treasury, of two millions in gold every Mon
day morning, in the city of New York, will be
adopted by the committee to which it was re.
ferred, at an early day. The report that it is
considered, is equivalent to the passage of the
measure, though it may undergo amendment
in one or both Houses. The sales are to have
prominent notice in one newspaper in each Of
the twelve principal cities and the proceeds
therefrom are to be invested in the interest
bearing bonds of the United States.
The whole subject of finance will soon be
taken up by the Ways and Means Committee,
as also the question of the repeal of the tax on
cotton, which measure has been so powerfully
urged that there is reason to believe that Con-
gress may be induced to order the tax repeal
There seems to be a decided opposition on
the part of Congress to the adoption of any
measure looking to undue haste in the pay
ment of the public debt, or the resumption of
specie payments.
The test oath decision will be officially an
nounced on Monday. T%HFa
The amount of fractional currency received
at the Treasury Department to-day was $780,
1877; amount issued to this date is $299 S86, ,931,
from which there is to be deducted 2,O73,932,
returned and cancelled, leaving total to date
Of $297 ,812,9 2,999; the amount of fractional cur
rency redeemed during the week is 1894 400
The disbursements for the week ON account of
the different Departments were as follows:
War Department, IS 650, 0,574; Navy Department,
$6l7 ,376; Interior Department, $56, ,369; total,
$4,2A,3 ,319. Amount of fractional currency
shipped during the week, $460,362, of which
100000 was sent to the Assistant Treasurer in
Philadelphia and New York, and the remain
der to National Banks.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day were
$685. 9,615. l-- isaa :
To-day Sanford Conover alias Charles A.
Dernham, indicted for perjury in connection
with the conspiracy case was brought into court.
Mr.. Goeding, for the prisoner, after reciting
the history of the case, proceeded to argue a
demurrer to the Indictment filed yesterday
The grounds taken by him were that the ac-
cused could not be legally guilty of perjury,
inasmuch as the learned JUDGE Advocate
said before one whom his dispositions were TAX
en-, that he had no authority to administer an
oath, and that the Judiciary Committee of the
House was not authorized to institute judicial
proceedings; that, therefore, in neither case
could he be held for perjury in regard to any
statements he may have made to Judge Fisher
He would like to hear the question as to wheth-
er the House of Representatives had Authority
to order the said inquiry: whether it was not
an invasion of the Judiciary department by one
House of Congress, and contrary to the distri-
button of power by the Constitution He re-
marked, this question was included in the point
of Gordon as to statute, and was one, on the
deposition of which, the whole case would
turn. The District Attorney remarked he
would like here to investigate the question,
and the argument was continued.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
In the Circuit Court at Alexandria on FRI
day Judge Thomas decided on the case of Horr
vs.. Tilston, that Congress had no power under
the Constitution to forfeit more than the life
estate of persons engaged in rebellion. An ap-
peal was taken, and the case will be carried to
the Supreme Court. @
Our Consul at La Rochelle, France, reports
that the vintage in that district this yearis OF
inferior quality. s-s.- 4
The friends of Colorado are confident of her
admission as State. Senator Wade will to-
morrow present documents to show that she
has increased in wealth, population and pros
perity, and is In every respect qualified to be-
come State of the Union. l..-s -,.