The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-22

of this month, will amount to $685.
OOO, 900, from taxes for internal reve1
nue. alone. s.-.-s--s
The iron clause of the tariff bill is
troubling the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Interested parties are not
satisfied with a duty Of ten dollars
per ton, but are urging $50, and even
thirty dollars.
The Judiciary Committee, with only
two or three members attending, re-
solved to remodel the entire judiciary
system of the country, and make one
less Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, but this action has since been
reconsidered, and next Friday is set
apart for re+discussion of the mat
ter, when the project is likely to be
defeated.
The post Office department Is insti-
tuting suits against all post masters in
the insurgent States who stand in
debted to the Government eE ~
Yhe bill for the relief Of iron-clad
contractors still sleeps in the Com
mittee of Claims, where there is no
doubt it will remain the rest of the
session ka sQfN s8l f'
/ The bounty money accruing to the
officers and men of the following
named vessels: Benton, Cairo, Car
ondoIet, Louisville, Saint Louis,
Monarch and Queen of the West, for
the destruction Of the enemy's vessels
at Memphis, in June, 1862, is now
ready for payment In the 4th Audi
tors Office.
Orders have been issued to distri-
butte and pay the prize money to
those engaged in the fight at Mobile
in 1864. This will be ready for pay
ment in about two months from the
present date The total amount in
yolved in the matter is $267, ,098 80.
The Steadman-Fullerton Commits
sion left Mobile for Mississippi to-
day They will not visit Arkansas on
this trip, but conclude their investi-
cations in Texas.
Senator Pollard has completed the
examination of the Bankrupt Bill,
and reported to the Senate Judiciary
Committee They will probably re-
port it to the Senate, and further
consideration of the subject be post
poned until December next, on the
ground that there is not time to con-
slider it this session. aa
The evidence before the Fry-Conk-
ling Investigating Committee has all
been taken. Among the witnesses
examined yesterday was Mr.. Ray
mond, who testified that Theodore
Allen, whom Conkling made such OBJ
lection to, was a, credible witaess.
A Times special says that Judge
Thomas, of the Virginia Circuit Court,
who recently refused to admit the tes-
timony Of a negro in a case where
colored men were not concerned, on
the ground that he must be governed
by the law of the State and not of the
United States, was decided by the
United States Grand Jury, at the re-
cent session of Judge Underwood's
Court, at Richmond. No steps what
ever have been taken to arrest Judge
Thomas under the indictment.
Colonel Cooper, the Presidents pri-
vate Secretary, has gone to New York
City. 1t is said yhat there are several
screws loose in New York, among the
Federal Office holders.
The high protective tariff men are
getting alarmed lest their various in
terests will not be fully cared for by
the Ways and Means Committee.
There are several gentlemen here who
have expressed themselves very
strongly against the expediency of
adopting, at this time, high protec-
tive tariff. The Committee are in re-
ceipt of letters from various parts of
the country against such course.