New-York tribune., 1867-09-04
WASHINGTON.
THE HOUSE gETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE-rHE
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN TIE sOuTII-TiiE
CURRENCY DEFALCATIONs.

THE. HOrsE INFRINGEMENT COMMlTTTE-THE
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN THE souTII-TiE
CURRENCY DEFALCATIONs.
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wAsHINGToS, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1857.
Gen. Van Wyck, Chairman Of the Rctrenchment
Committee of the House. arrived here to-day.
Messrs. Walker and Randall also members of the
Committee, are expected here tomorrow. These
three members form Subj Committee tO examine
into claims now with the Treasury Department in
regard to cOnfscated and abandoned cotton and
other property in the South that have been bought
for settlement. They are also to examine into the
general expense of the Government in maintaining
the laws in the lately reheliOus States
Gen Schenck and Burton G. Cook, members of
Congress from Ohio arrived here this evening. Gen.
Schenck is here for the purpose Of pushing the work
of the Union Republican Congress Committee, IN
preparation for the campaign in the South Inc
days for holding the State Conventions IN Louisiana
and Alabama having been designated all the means
IN the hands of the Committee must be used to aiu
the party in those States to prepare for the elections
The Republican party in Alabama is now IN good
state of organization but advices from Louisiana are
not so favorable. a'U.' fI.IH .lle.
Gen. Grant did not attend the Cabinet meeting
to-day. having asked to be excused from attending
Cabinet meetings in future, unless his presence is
He claims that he is purely military officer, and
does not wish to be drawn into matters that are OF
a civil character The President did not object.
Grant was at the White Honse to-day after the Cab
met meeting, on business with the President. When
he came out Jerry Black met him on the steps, and
Immediately buttOnhOled him. Grant tried to shake
him Off and began to walk away, but Black would
not be shaken off, and followed up after the General
At last Grant pleaded urgent business and got away
from the old political manipulation,
subcommittee of the House Committee on Elec-
tons, consisting of Messrs. Cook, Schofeld, Upeon,
Sbeabarger, McClurg, and Kerr, will meet in Louis
vile on the lst proxmo, to begin an investigation
into the recent election of members of Congress from
Kentucky
A man named Sawyer who edits paper in Pitts
burgh which has JohnsOns name at the head of its
columns for the next Presidency, bad long inter
view with the President to-day jerry Black was
there at the same time. Sawyer pretends to know
all about the political situation in Pennsylvania, and
promises the President that the State is thoroughly
Johnsonian and will give big Democratic majority
at the coming Fall election. Sawyer thinks the
President is doing nobly and says if he continues
the good work, will surely be reelected to the Pres
dental chair. These opinions of Sawyer evidently
pleased the President, as he allowed Sawyer TO talk
to him for several hours.
John L. Thomas, ex-member of Congress. and other
prominent Marylanders were here to-day They
confirm the reports of q feeling existing among the
Rebels of Maryland to have President johnson dis
pose of Congress. They openly boast that they
ready to obey call from the President to engage in
such scheme.
The Copperhead members of the Washington bar
met to-day to take final action the of Judge
Fisher in expellng Bradley from practicng at the
bar. They ended in fizzle. There was no quorum
present and an adjournment until Oct. was made
The grand encampment of the United states Ma
tiona Union Johnson men met here on the 9th inst
on the call of N p Sawyer, Grand Commander. Mr..
Sawyer is the editor of The Pittsburgh Republican.
Gen. Hancock telegaphs that he will avail himself
of Gen. Grants order issued time since, to the
effect that army officers ordered to Louisiana need
not report for duty there before the 18th Of October
owing to the prevalence of yellow fever.
The Hon. A. +. Chandler, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, leaves this city tomorrow on a visit
to his family in New-Hampshire. letter received
today from an influential and distinguished citizen
of Ohio represents that that State will go by 10000 to
40 900 majority for the Republican ticket and that
the Republicans will carry the Legislature and that
negro suffrage will be defeated by 10000 to $1,000
report is in circulation here, which is generally
III.
examine the accounts of the different bureaus of the
Treasury had discovered evidence in the office of the
Controller of the Currency of a defacation on the
part of one of the clerks amounting TO several thou
sand dollars the investigation of which has not yet
been concluded. With regard TO the above II is as
certained from authentic sources that such defaca
tions have been discovered in the office Of the Con-
troler of Currenc They do not, however, touch the
Treasury funds or the circulating notes of the Ma
tional banks but are the appropriations of q clerk
having the matter in charge of small balance be-
longing to fund collected from National banks for
the payment of examiners fees. Neither the banks
nor the examiners will lose anything however the
deficiency IN the accounts will be made up by the
securities of the party implicated.
During the past week Secretary Seward gave a
parting dinner TO Senior Romero. Shortly after the
new Italian Minister was officially received in that
capacity the Secretary of State entertained him with
a dinner as mark of welcome; and this evening
the guests at his table were the Turkish Minister and
wife.
II is understood that the subject of an amnesty
proclamation was under consideration by the Cabinet
to-day. There are Indications tnat IL VIII DC issueu
this week |
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued circular
relative to the Guano Islands appertaining TO the
United States 1t is addressed to Collectors of Gus
toms They are furnished with certified list OF the !
names and locations of the Guano Islands, bonded |
under the Act of August ls 1856, to the number OF
g. He saws "The several islands named and de- |
scribed In said list having been duly bonded, and
considered by the President of the United States as
appertaining to the United States in manner and |
form prescribed by said Act, and as consequence !
thereof brought under the laws regulating the !
coasting trade your attention is directed
In the same with view TO the proper
enforcement of these laws, regulating in-
tercourse with said islands. BY the first
90 tha hny mad act