The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-23
WASHINGTON.
Bigler Rejected as Internal Revenue
Assessor Of CalifOrnia-PardOn of
Mail RObber-DispOsal Of Public
Lands I'm Missouri.

SCISSOR of Internal Revenue in Cali
fornia 4
Ell. III. Van Dyck, Assistant Treas
urer of the United States at New
York, arrived here yesterday morn
ing. 1t is understood that his pres
eHce is in relation to resolution
offered in the House by Cook, of
Illinois, last week, asking for an ex-
aminationEas to whether or. not any
officer of the, Government, had loaned
gold; which resolution was referred
to the Committee on rRetrenchmeht!
The President has pardpned one
Quinn, convicted of robbing the IT,, 5.
mail Inv Massachusetts, upon the rel
commendation Of Gov. Andrew, Post
master General Randall, and numer-
Gus citizens Of Massachusetts .5o' hE2
Nv AsHtNGToN,3 Jan! 22s-+ The Ways
and Means Committee has decided in
favor Of exempting from tax all in
comes below 81, ,000a8 r d9H0ao dgid
The Judiciary lgommittee ofiythe
House begun its Investigation of
the charges against the President this
morning, o, aat vaa,,q .44qTatr
The Committee on Naval Exapteenndii--
lures is considering, and will Gproba-
bly, report, resolution providing TOR
an increase of pay to persons employ
ed in the Navy and Dock Yards, and
making it great offense for a Gov
ernment officer to interfere in any
manner with their exercise of the
elective franchise.
The report which has been in cir
culation respecting the appointment
of Brevet Major-Gen. Townsend to
the position Of Adjutant General of
the United States army, is at least pre-
mature. Adjt. Gen. Thomas has not
yet been relieved.
It appears that the total issue of
$40 bonds under the act of March
Sd, 1865, was, on the first of January,
1867, 1886, ,665, $50, of which amount
there have been issued in conversions,
viz: compound interest notes, $53,-
IT'S, $50; Of per cent. notes, $6,207,-
900; of 7-30 notes, $108, ,255, 400; GER
tifcates of indebtedness, $257, 900;
total, $162, ,911 $50, leaving to be ac-
counted for as sales $103, 753,500.
The Speaker submitted to the
House the communication from the
Secretary of the Treasury, relative
to the loss of the Evening Star and
the Commodore. He says that an
examination into the facts of the loss
of the latter has been very carefully
made, and although it develops so
great a disregard tothe provisions sof
the law and the regulations governing
that class of vessel, and the lives of
the passengers and crew on board, he
regrets to remark, that, it is by no
means of an exceptional character,
save ia the absence of the3loss of hfeA
Our marine service, it is believed,
I abounds with Incompetent officers.
! The Senate to-day confirmed the
following. persons: Edward Uhl, of
VIM. Averill, of New York, Consul
General to British North America;
George E Kettles, of New York, Con-
sui to Rhinish Bavaria; Andrew J.
Stevens, of Iowa, Consul at Windsor,
Canada West; NJ. e. Hollister, of
Illinois, Consul to Buenos Ayres;
VIM. r. Whitaker, Assistant Treasu-
rer at New Orleans; Leroy Tuttle,
Assistant Treasurer at Washington;
Thos. MoElrath, Appraiser of Mer-
chandise at New York; Robert S.
Chiffon, Commissioner of Emigra-
ton; JAS S. Wilson. Commissioner
Of the General Land Office; S. j.
Dalls, of Illinois, Principal Clerk of
Survey of the General Land Office;
Daniel Sigler, of Indiana, Registrar
of the Land Office at Natchetoke,
La; Edward A. Allen, Receiver Of
Public Moneys at Omaha; John S.
Mcfarland, Assessor Internal Reve-
nue. Second District of Kentucky;
j. Crockett Sayres, Assessor Internal
Revenue Sixth District of Kentucky;
Ben. Gratz, Assessor Internal Reve-
nue. Seventh District of Kentucky;
Thos. j. Carlisle, Assessor Internal
Revenue Third District of Tennessee.
The following nominations we're
rejected; John Atkinson Col
lector Of Customs, at Port
Huron, Michigan; W. F. johnson,
do, Philadelphia; j. r. Flanagan,
naval officer, Philadelphia; Il. S.
Cockell, Internal Revenue, 9Th
District, Kentucky; III. j. Blanton,
do, 7th District, Tennessee. George
j Fleatly, Assessor Internal Revenue,
ISL DIsGFlct, WeSIs lrglnla = InomaS
V. Sholler, Assistant Collector In
ternal Revenue, 1st District, West
Virginia: L. .Croy Coffron, do, 9th
District, Kentucky; John NJ. Duke,
do, 1st District, Kentucky; Asa
| Faulkner, do, Sd District, Tennessee.
The State dinner of President john
son took place this evening. Cards of
invitation were issued to the Attorney
General, the Justices of the Supreme
Court and number of Senators
and ladies. A State dinner will be
given by the President every Tuesday
evening during the session of Con-
| gress, to which members of the Senate
will be invited, beginning at the head
oe L. La aud inui tinn n nun, ho,, o4