New-York tribune., 1867-10-16


A MILITARY POST COMMANDANT-THE MARY
LAND INVESTIGATION.
,
WASHINGTON Tuesday Oct. IS. 1867.
When Messmore was removed from the position of
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue and
President of the Metropolitan Board Of Internal
Revenue in New-York City, and Deputy -Commis
soner Parnel was sent on to take his place. it was
thought that that would be the end of the matter for
the present In the last few days, however, the
whole thing has been brought up again, and the
main topic of news about the Treasury is, How
does the Metropolitan Board of Internal Revenue
stand p 1t is astonishing, the big lobby that is
here working i'll this matter AS it is understood by
Secretary McCulloch and Commissioner Rollins
there are three interests at work The first is aparty
of men, the chief of whom is Col Hillyer, Revenue
Inspector at New-York who are endeavoring to have
the Board abolished Next come several adven-
turers who hunger after the place vacated by Mess
more chief of whom is Gen. Wisewell, backed it is
said by Congressman Woodbridge and professional
lobbyist named Clause. And last are Mess
raoro and his friends, which includes The
InelHgeaca ring who, now that Messmore is no
longer in power, don't care whether the
Board is abolished or continued, but who
wish to defeat Wisewell and have revenge on the
officials who opposed them. Secretary McCulloch is
unless the control of the appointments to the same
is taken from him. He and Commissioner Rollins
have full faith in Panell whom they recently sent
to take Messmorcs place, and if the lobbyists and
iobbers here can be checked from interfering, they
have no fear but 1T will be beneficial to the
Government in every way. The rings are
all at work with the President against
McCuloch and Rollins. Hllyer having failed in his
effort to make himself President of the Board, has
been urging the President to advise McCulloch to
abolish the Board. Wisewell & Co. want the Board
continued but wish the President to recommend one
Of them for appointment on the same, while Mess
more and his lobby are soliciting Mr. Johnson to CEN
sure McCullOch and Rollins in any manner he
chooses which will be satisfactory to them. These
lobbyists have been swarning around the White
House all day and all the evening. The President
has not yet taken any action in tho matter. 1t IS
amazing what number of men are engaged, and
what an amount Of time, labor. and money is being
spent in this apparently small matter Hillyer has
gone back to New-York. The President denies that
he fent for him, and Secretary McCuoch denies the
statement, purportng to come from him, that he is
in favor of abolishing the Board. Parties have
threatened to bring charges against Hillyer, and
secure his suspension from Office.
At the Cabinet session to-day, Gen. Grant pre-
sented the record of the court martial which re-
Gently tried Col Gilbert, post commandant at Cam
den Arkansas. for destroying or closing newspa-
Der establishment at that place and writing letter
- the editor in which he Gilbert) asserted
that the Federal officers were the masters
of the people Of the Southern States
The Court finds Gilbert guilty and sentences him to
pay fine of 1000, TO be reduced to the rank and
pay Of Captain and be placed at the end of the list
Of Captains in the District. There are over 30 Cap
tains on the list who thus outrank Gilbert. The
Government approves the sentence
Gen. Candy. commanding the District of the Caro-
linas. is expected back in Charleston tomorrow
from Columbia, where he has been in consulta
tion with Cows. Orr and Worth. He is expected
to issue an order for elections in North
and South Carolina Immediately. GOV. Orr
has ritten letter to the President asking
him TO revoke Gen. Canby's recent Jury order
He complains that the order, which constitutes as
competent jurors all persons who have paid taxes and
registered and excludes all persons who have been adj
Judged to have been disfanchised under the Military
Reconstruction acts is cruel and unjust and should
be immediately set aside. No action has been taken
in the matter yet.
Tho Sub Committee of the Judiciary Committee of
the House met again to-day but transacted no busl-
ness. there being no witnesses present. Mayor Chap
man of Baltimore and j. Stewart, who ran for Con-
grcss year ago in of the timore.Dstncts,wi
be present and testify tomorrow. The Democratic
candidate who ran against Chapman for the Mayor
atty will also testify.
The order of Gen. Wilcox forbidding the consolida
ton of the Virginia and Tennessee, and Norfolk and
Petersburg and South Side Railroads, under the
Presidency Of Gen. Malone, has been Cancelled by
an adjustment of the difficulty to the satisfaction OF
the Government The order of Gen. Wilcox forbade
the consolidation until the amount due the Govern
mcnt from those railroads should be paid. Gems
Malone and Beauregard have been here two or
three DAYS for the purpose of bringing about this
settlement.
Postmaster General Randall has just returned from
the North While in Boston he made the preliminary
arrangements for procuring a site for Post-Ohice
in convenient business locality, its purchase de-
pending on q good title being given to the ground
selected. None of the plans for Post-Otice in the
City of New-York have been entirely approved
The general features however, have been agreed
upon and these will be taken from several OF the
plans which have been submitted
The Turkish ambassador, Bacque Bey, presented
Gen Hassem Pacha of Tunis to the President to-day
During the interview Mr.. Blacquo took occasion to
remind the President that in his address, when he
had the honor to present his credentials as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary, that
Mr. Blacque remarked that there was somewhat OF
similarity in the institutions of the two countries;
and that il now afforded him much pleasure IN pre-
sentng the General, if for no other reason than to
proye the correctness of his assertion-addng that
the General was formerly Caucasian slave, and by
his own exertions and merit had risen to his high po
sition as General in the Turkish Army. The Presi-
dent said he was much pleased to receive the visit
and To extend TO Gen. IIassem cordial welcome. lie
was pratiiied to know that in Turkey, as in this
country 40 matter how humble mans position, he
may aspire to the higher positions of the government