New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-12

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known Tagliabues hydrometer and, WhereGs Il I
regular basis Of calculation long known 70 the trade ana
Whereas The said bydrometer Is fra instrument cost
! ly and impractcable, therefore be IL
Resoiced That IL is the opinion rs welas the expressed
wish C. this Convention that the use Of said hydromeI
be abolished, and tho Gendar hydrometer SO long ana
practically known the trade be adopted instead by
| Congress as the United States standard.
Mr. Tracy offered resolution. declaring that sec
tons 20 and q Of the present Internal Revenue law
relating to price and seizure have proved detrmen-
tai to the interests both of the Government and OF
those of the members Of this Convention, and have
been efficient only to demoTalze the public service,
and should therefore, be repealed. After debate the
resolution was adopted. Committee was appoint
ed to wait upon the Committee Of Ways and Means,
to represent the interests Of the Convention. The
Convention, after further business, adjourned.
Mr. John J. Cisco of New-York, was to-day ex-
amned by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the
charges preferred against him by the Bank Of Com
MERGE He completely disproved the allegation that
Senator Thomas endeavored to deprecate the Gov
eminent loan when Mr.. Cobb was Secretary of the
Treasury. On the contrary, he stated that Mr.
Thomas did all in his power to assist the Government
at the time, and he mr. Cisco considered that there
was no ground for complaint against that gentle
man. The committee finished the taking Of the
evidence and will present their report this week.
1t has transpred before the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives that there
is deficiency Of over $4,000 in the appropriations
for Special Committees authorized by Congress to
send for persons and papers and to examine wit
nesses There is asOa deficiency of $4,000 in the
amount appropriated for stationery for the House OF
Representatives. This subject was considered In
recent meeting of the Committee and in order to
prevent, if possible, any further deficiency Mr..
Phelps offered a resolution prohibiting in future ex-
ira allowances of stationery to members; but this
proposition did not meet the views of the Commit
tee, and it was voted down.
The owners of Libby Prison to-day presented bill
to the Quartermasters Department for the use OF
that building during the time it was occupied as
military hospital after the close of the war; The
gentlemanly proprietors don't charge anything for
the four years during which it was occupied by
Union troops before the end Of the war
1t is probable that additional legislation win be
adopted this session in relation TO the furnishing OF
artificial limbs TO soldiers. As the law now stands
when the Government has supplied the manned
soldiers with one limb its obligation to him ceases
and when the limb wears out, which it will do at the
furthest in five years he has claim for another TO
replace it, The view the soldiers take IS that 1t Is
but just that the Government should supply them
during their lives with as good substitute as art
can produce for the limbs they lost in the cOuntrys
defense 1t is estimated that to do this would cost
about $4,000 year.
Between 40 and 50 female clerks attached to the
Agricultural Department were discharged to-day on
account of their services being no longer required
The nominations sent to the Senate to-day EN-
braced about seventy-fiye brevet military officers
from the grade of Major General downward. Also,
the following nominations to civil Offices Gideon
II. HOLSTER Of Connecticut for Minister Resident
and Consult General to Hayti; Edward A. Wright for
Consul TO San Salvador; John F. Flint, for Consul to
La Union; j. C. Mathe, for Consul to SOnati, San
Salvador; VIM. j. Chandler. for Collector of the
Fifth District of Missouri, and VIM. ID. FOntz for
Assessor OF the Second District of Indiana.
There is reason TO beleve.that the President VIII
not hold for the Constitutional 10days, the District
bill to strike out the word white" but Will send to
Congress within a week his message disappearing
the bill.
At a meeting of the National Union League OF
America held here to-day the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year President, j. NJ
Edmonds of the District of Columbia; First vice
President Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania; Second,
A. Chester. District of Columbia; Third, w. VI.
Mackay of South Carolina; Fourth Col. lngersoll OF
Illinois; Secretary, w. A. Cook, District Of Column
bia Treasurer, l.. A. Delaphane District of Column
bia; Marshal Jas H. Harris of North Carolina
The Democratic members of Congress hold caucus
tomorrow night
The Princess Salm Salm is in the city She sails lOr
Europe on Saturday, the DIST inst.