The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-21
Things in Washington.


The Washington correspondent Of the New York
Tribune tslegraphs on the 17th inst:
The mastering Of Sickes out Of the service has
created great ensation among tho newly arrived
members d MANI OF our most prominent lead
ers insist that HIS Excell.ncy has gone far enough
IN tins BUSH ess OF Furnishing mer for obeyng the
law. 1t is presumed Howard will follow. Howard
and Sicsles are the only two Volunteer Major
Geaerals il tho service. One Of them lost an arrn
the other leg. Both nave served with consplcu-
GUS gallantry. Siokles being breyesed a Major-
General in the Regular Army for gallantry at
Gettysburg. 1t is proposed that as g. on as Con-
gress meets Q resolution will be offered continu-
ing in the service all Major Generals Of Voun-
teers. AS there are but two-Siokles and Howard
and as Sickles's muster-out takes ef1ct on the
1st Of January, this resolution will protect him
from this new exhibitl-n OF Presidential wrath.
The correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun, allu-
ding to the same subject, says:
From official sources it is found that upon the
suggestion OF Mr. Stanton, Immediately after the
review o. the troops in Washington IN 1865, an or
der was issued mastering out OF service all volr,n-
teer officers after he 18th OF May, 1865, unless
their services should be specially required; and
that under that order al. save about dozen Off
GERS, were mustered out. Among those retained
was General Sickles, who was allowed 20 remain IN
the service for two years and half receiving the
pay of Major oi-General. when tho position could
nave been filled by ofic 1ot the regular army
OF lower giade, and at less cost. Early IN the
Spmg OF this year Seretery Stanton was directed
by the President to muster out all volunteer Off
GERS including Generals Sickles, 1oward, Grego-
ry Scptt, &C., but for some reason not known Mr..
Stanton failed to issue the order, and they have
continued to receive the unnecessary pay Of high
erade lificers Meantime General Sickies has re-
ceived Other marks OF favor, sucn as appoint aent
ID colonclcy in the regular army, Minister to the
Hague, &c. These facts furnish sufficient apsSer
10 the charge that the president hes yindlctiyely
ordered the n.ustenng out OF General Slckles and
will account Tor relcvlnS Generals Howard, Gre.
CORY, &C., who will pro ably be mustered ont Of
the service In few days.
CENSUS OF TIE DISTRICT CD COLUMBIA.
Complete returns from all the census districts
show the population OF the District to be IS 0Sl
whites and so al coEored-totai 125 492. In Wash-
Ingtoh city. 7S 02s whites 81, 742 oolored-tetal
1U5 779. 10 Georgetown, 1882 whites, 1910 colored
total II ,692. 1u the county OF Washington, ASH
whites, 3499 colored-total 5000. The above il an
approx nation, but the official result by wards IL
Dc announced 4ortly, when it is estimated an In
crease over the above will be shown.
INTERNAL REVENUE pEcIsios. =. o
The commissioner OF internal revenue has made
the following decisions :: When q conveyanos Of
rea ty is plads upon an sctual valuable considers
ton which is maritssty inadequate, the deed
should be stam4 4od according to the amount Of
valuable consideration, and o succession x, un-
less the success-r b. the wife Of the predecessor
should re assessed upon bhe Value OF tn6 lRpu
convened, less such consi leration. '--7.--.
There is no stamp upon promissory note until
it is issued stamp is to bo cancelled when it Is
attached or used, and although stamp may be az
6x.d wheu note ls signed 1t cannot pc said TO e
used until the noes l. Issued A check. draft or
order for the payment Of " srm Of money drawn
otherwise thaa at sight or on demand IS liable to
stamp tax at the rate Of FIVE cents for each s1oO
or frartiunal part thereof a receipt for bank
O. cck is receipt for money upon the terms OF the
Internal revenue act, d If for sum exceeding
$40 requires Two cent sts1p. ~ - not rehevsc
JI tie stamp upon tho cheok.
Tho correspondent Of the New York Times
| writes:
The muster out Of Major.Geseral Sickles leaves
| fourth United States Iafantry .Vetersn heeerys
Corps, and Brevet Major-General III tne Te5 e!sis
army. HIS regiment is stationed in this city, anu
| ( he should be assigned to duty according 70 ms
oreves rank here he would be in very close pIoA1
iety to His EScelIency. It Is probable that Com
aress Will call for tho crreapondence betwesn the
President and General Sickies on the subject CT
the lattsrs application for g Court OF Inquiry
which application was denied"
RADICAL RUXoRs.
The Washington correspondent Of the Ph!sdd'
phia Press writes:
1T seems to be understood that Hon. James f.
Wilson. Of Iowa, chairman Of the House committee
o. the Judiciary, has prepared his report against
| impcachment. HIS ground will be that not enough
has been found to convict the Pr sident OF such
crime an is contemplated in the Constitution.
The report CT Hon. Thomas Williams, q member
Of the same committee, In flvor OF npeachment
s said 10 contain nineteen counts, powerfully
presented. The other two Republican members
Who f1vor impeachment, Governor Boutwell,, oi
Massachusetts, and Judge Lawrence, OF OHIO, have
written separate reports, Ibis division amonS
the Republicans on the judiciary co nmttee leaos
to the belief tina. very little time will be given to
the discus lion OF measure which 1t is now evident
canno. be carried.
There is q very genera, disposition in Con.
gress TO relieve all the Ccnfederates who cordially
assist in the rec instruction Of the South. Such
men as Ex-Governor Brown, Of Georgia. sI-Sea
| tor A. 6. Brown and Judge Acorn, OF Mississippi
| General Barnpger, OF North Carolina; and Gen
erals Long street Je IaompsIn s+ ahS NJ steven
openly expresses the hope that I'll may be restored
to citizenship who help in the acod work"