New-York tribune., 1867-08-27

Retrenchment will at early day resume thelr IN
vestigatOn of the affairs of the Treasury Department.
The Committee heretofore appointed by the Secre-
tary have completed their report with the testimony
of the printinc and financial transactions, which VIII
be furnished to the Congress Committee In con-
versation with friend to-day upon the SUBJECT the
Secretary said he had reason to suppose mat thee
has been an oyerssue the public securities OF any
description or of currency and the TACT was stated
by him that at no time has the payment OF the SEMI
annual interest been equal to the entire amount due
on the outstanding securities
The Treasury and Post-Ofice Departments have
furnished to the President the following reports Of
Offices vacant:
Vacancies u, Internal Reree and C,lstOBlHOse Sero
ioe occurring through dc action Of me
cIId District Indiana, twelve nominations rejected Ntn
Wisconsin District nine nominations rejected; KIN Penn
sylvania four nominations rejected; XIlth
five nominations reiectodi LIST New YORK, Tour iioa
tiOns reiected Collector With Missouri nine mountainous
reiected Surveyor Customs Quincy I SIX a ops
rejection, and one laid over .,, ,
Post O1lces Udoded 6y reason Of rejected nominees
Boise City. Idaho Mt Vernon Iowa Blool8inStoR lu
Ohio; old Point Comfort Va not acted upon by the seu'
ate; Milton, Penn; st. Cloud Mnn.
meeting of conference was held this evening at
the Internal Revenue Department between tho
Representative Committees of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., to settle certain disputed points IN relation TO
the transportation and storage Of distilled spirits
was decided TO make fixed allowance for leakage III
transportation and in warehouse and of q more
liberal character than is allowed in the English regu-
latiOns, on account of the difference in climate
and the condition of our railroads. 1t was also
decided to permit no warehouse OF less than 5,UO
barrels capacity II New York and other principal
ctles and 10 have none the proprietor OF which is
engaged i'm the distlaiOn, TectlicatlOn or prOduc-
ton of spirits. There is every prospect that gen,
eral movement of spirits from Glass Is to Class B
warehouses will soon be permitted the present pro-
hibitOTy measures having been found contrary to the
public interest and injurious TO trade.
The following IS an official record OF the exports OK
cotton during the fiscal year ending July 80, 1851 as
compiled at Bureau of Statistics Uplands and Sea Is
lands exported from all the ports of the United States,
6G7, ,137 so 10; value in currency declared by the
exporters on their CCaranceS, S202S O9lO Inc ad-
mixture of Sea Island with the UplandS explains the
seemingly high valuation. Official comparison with
the foreign statistics reveals the fact that the cotton
on arrival abroad fully realized in the market the
value sworn to here although the price Of cotton de-
cned since October last The exports Of cotton for
the fiscal year ending June so, 1865, Were including
Sea Island Cotton 60 500 H. yalued AT S2Sl 30 ~
The Director of the Statistical Bureau Is receiving
returns showing the average quantity OF cotton seed
sOwn TO the acre. the estimated yield OF cotton III
bales and the number of pounds counted 10 the bale
in each locality of the entire cotton growing region
of the United States 1hose EetuTns Til' u Is sla'
furnish complete and comprehensive data on the I'M
pOrtant subject, and Will be published officially hom
the Bureau of Statistics.
For the week ending on Tuesday the 5th day OF
September, 25s patents will be issued by Commits
sIOner TheakeT. During the past week 5lO appbca-
tions and 55 caveats were filed.
There are G0000 applications under the new
Soldiers Bounty act now filed IN the Payma5ter-
Generals Office, awaiting examination They ere
being examined at the rate Of 1900 day. so that all
$50 clerks now engaged on that examination VIII
receive a permanent leave OF absence