New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-30

classes of these being deprived of the bounty
under the act of Congress of July, 1865.
1t is shown by a statement from Secretary McCul-
lOch that, since July last compound interest notes
valued at $l5,0S05OO have been withdrawn from cir
cuation and Cancelled.
The President, in compliance with a resolution OF
the House, transmitted to-day voduminous docu-
ments on the subject of the New-Orleans riots ID
July last These include about 400 fooscap pages of
testimony taken before the Military Board, corrected
at the instance of Gen. Baird and consisting of Gems
Mower Quincy, Gregg and Bailey, together with
their report in which they condemn the conduct OF
Mayor Monroe, and say but for the declaration of
martial law bF Gen. Baird and the presence of the
Troops fire ard bloOdshed would have ragged through
the night in all the negro quarters of the city, and
the lives ana property of Unonists and Northern
men would have been at the mercy of the mob. The
conservatos of the peace being for the time the in
stigators o. violence, nothing would have remained
but an azming for sef-defense, and scene might
have ensued unparalleled in The history of the age.
The President in response to o resolution of the
House OF Representatives, replies through the Secre-
tary of State, that the Department has received no
information in relation to removal of the Protest
ant Church religious assembly meeting, at the
American Embassy from the City of Rome, by an or
der of that Government.
documents to the House of Representatives respect
ing the compromise OF certain suits instituted in the
English Courts behalf of the United States against
Frazer Trenholm e. Co., alleged agents of the So
called Confederate States 1t appears from the cor
respondence that OH the 14th of December last AS
sstant Secretary of State Mr. Frederick Seward, in
writing to Consul Morse, ksays the arrangements
which the latter assumed to make with Mr.. Prioleau
has been disavowed as being wholly without an
thority. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
Chandler on the 9th of December 1896, wrote let
ter to Secretary Seward saying that certain author
ity, heretofore conferred Consul Morse had been
revoked and he requests that Mr. Seward will in
strict Minister Adams to designate some suitable
person to take charge and dispose of any unfinished
business growing out of the authority heretofore con-
ferred upon him., which may still remain in Mr..
Morses hands. Secretary Seward, JAN - 1867, in
forms Minister Adams that Consul Morse has dis
obeyed instructions in making concessions of law
against which he had been expressly warned by the
Department. aud in acting without the concurrence
Of Nh, Adams. Finally the pretended agreement was
one sided, STIMULATING absolutely an allowance to
Frazer Trenholm & Co, and not STIMULATING for any
special balance whatever to the United States SecTe
tary Seward in writing to Consul Dudley JAN a. 1871
says in cOnclusi0n I'm respect to such funds and prop
erty, as Mr. Morses authority really applied to- he
under express instructions to do nothing which should
recognize the capacity of the pretended Rebel Off
Gals OF abettors of Rebellion who dealt with them,
OF to make any contract which could give validity to
such liens or charges. Consul Morse in writing to
Minister Adams, under date of London, Jan. l. 1867
denies that he solicited any interview with Mt PRO
leau. He had urged Mr.. Henry Lefane to aid IN dis
covering and securing Confederate property in En-
gland. One meeting between Mr.. Morse and Mr.
n II. A.. T.F.. NJ
says, cannot command language sufficiently strong
toexpress my great regret and pain at the many
looked for misunderstanding and Misrepresentation
Of that unfortunate attempt to do what firmly be-
eved would be for the honor and best interest Of
country, without injury OF disrespect to any one.
To-day in the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia Mr.. Bradley moved the admission 10 the
bar of Allen B. Magruder of Virginia, member of
the bar of the Old Circuit Court and at present
attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the
United States. 1t was generally understood that
Mr. Magr1der would be unable TO take what is
known as the testoath, and that this motion was
made with view of ascertainiug how this Court
garded the recent decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States affecting its duties with regard
to the rule it had laid down on the subject. Chief
Justice Cartier informed Mr.. Bradley that TO grant
his motion, and pass order for admission would be
tc set aside the first rule Of the Court Mr Bradley
presumed that when member of the bar Of the SUI
preme Court of the United States applied for sdmis
sion to this bar he would be admitted amater of
taking such oaths prescribed by that tbu-
nal this Court being branch of the other. Justice
Cartier said the question was whether this Court
would consent 10 repeal modify its own rule. 1t
was agreed that the argument be heard on Thursday
with full bench.
About 100 negroes from Salisbury, N. c., passed
through Washington this afternoon on their way to
Arkansas where they are engaged to work on cotton
plantations.
Senior Don Alberto Blest Cana yesterday presented
his credentials to and received by the Secretary
of State as Charge dAffairs Of Chill. This gentle
man succeeds in that character Senior don +. j.
Asia Buruagua, who took official leave of Mr.. Sew
ard on the same OCCASION and who for several years
past has been the very acceptable diplomatic repre-
sentative of Chill in this country
The City Council after long delay have passed bill
paying the trustees Of colored schools $1,000 the
amount due under the law for that purpose
An arrangement has just been concluded with the
Bremen and Hamburg Post Office Department revis-
ing and reducing the rates of postage to be hereafter
charged upon letters exchanged by the Bremen and
Hamburg mails. The postage charges In future win
be as follows: . ........r
To Bremen by Bremen mail, 10cents; by Hamburg mall,
IS cents. To Hamburg by Hamburg mail 10 cents; by
Bremen mall is cents To Odenburg by Bremen mail, IS
cents; by Hamburg mail, is cents To Lunenbrg by
Bremen mail, Is cents by Hamburg mail, IL cents. To
Austria Prussia, Bavaria, saxeDy, Hanover, Wurtem-
berg, Baden, Luxemburg. Brunswick, Meckenburg
Sehwerin, and Mecklenburg -Streitz. Lubeck, and
Tharai To taxes OF the Postal Department by
Bremen or Hamburg Mail Is 10 cents TO Scheswg HOl
stein and Denmark by Bremen Hamburg Mail is cents;
10 Sweden by Bremen Hamburg Mall 81 cents; to Nor
way by Bremen Hamburg Mail cents; Holland by
Bremen Hamburg Mail, IL cents; TO Russia by Bremen
or Hamburg Mail, 20 cents; 70 Belgium by Bremen or
Hamburg Mail, 10 cents to Switzerland by Bremen or
Hamburg Mall 10 cents; TO Italy by Bremen Hamburg
Mail "a cents 70 Turkey by Bremen or Hamburg Mail 80