New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-23

WASHINGTON, Monday, July p, 1851
There is tolerably good authority Tor saying that
| the President will shortly assign Gen Sheridan to
new command, and place another officer in charge OF
| the With District But as yet Gen. Sheudans sue
| cessor has not been named.
The President has undor consideration the pro
prety of calling the five District Commanders TO
this cty that they may confer with each other and
with the Executive relative to the execution OF lhe
Reconstruction acts and determine, as near as may
| be upon uniform rules of action and practice.
I'm the present status OF the Mexican MISSION MT
Plnmb Secretary OF Legation, performs the nhc'lops
| of Minister without special instructions 70 uh"'
effect from the State Department. Such IS the CON
dition also of the Austrian mission represented py
| Mr.. Hay, Secretary of Legation. In wow OF tho
complicated condition of political affairs IL Mexico
and the grand Franco-Austrian movements
| in the direction of Mexico, these TWO
missions are at this time among the
most important and difficult. BIT, under the
Tenure of Office law, the Offices remain in allowance
and the President has authority TO appoint Min
lister to either Austria or Mexico until the Senate
shall again meet and confirm the nomination.
News has reached here that Mr.. Motley has left
Vienna for Switzerland. He will remhn some time
in London to secure the copyright OF the concluding
two volumes of his History of the Netherlands.
The Judiciary Committee OF the House held
meeting to-day and examined one witness IN the IN
parchment investigation. The Committee agreed to
examine one witness more, and then to close me IN
! vestieation An order was given TO have the re-
| mainder of the evidence, which is il manuscript
uriuted and copies furnished the members Of the
| Committee. The members OF the Committee VIII al
leave fox their homes tomorrow, and the Committee
will not meet again until week or two before TIE
| next meeting Of Congress, when they viii prepare
LII;
Of Internal Revenue Rollins were examined by the
Committee on Saturday, aud testified 10 the lresl-
dents appointments 10 Office in their respective de-
partmcnis Prom their evidence il appears that only
a few os the appointments TO Office III the Revenue
service oi the Government made by johnson were
recommended by either McCullOch or Rollins. The
men they selected FOX the place were generally re-
jected.
The new Supplemental Reconstruction act, and the
Joint resolution approprating one million OF dollars
TO carry the laws on the subject into effect, are efi-
ciay rubished each signed by the Secretary OF the
senate and Clerk az tie House, with the statement
that they were passed by the requisite twothi'ds OF
each branch of Congress over the Presidents objec-
lions.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed the nominations
of WIN. Neely Johnston, as Register of the Land
Office NJ Sacramento and Leonard H. Ayre, as Regis
ter Of tile Land Ofice at Marysyille, Cal.
The iamesof Major James Totten and Major Roger
Jones were published having been rejected by the
Senate for the office of Inspectors General with the
rank OF Lieutenant Colonel. This was incorrect, as
these officers were confirmed. There was also an
error in the case Of Ward H. Lamon, nominated for
Consul General to Havana. lie was not rejected, but
the ease was postponed.
Il is Designed to give immediate effect TO the act
OF Congress to establish peace with the hostile IN
dars. The President viii appoint the three
Military Commissioners. thus completing the number
designated. il is contemplated to hold meeting III
some point in the West probably St. Louis, where
| the programme Will be decided on. and operations
commenced Commissioner of Indian Affairs Taylor
! WAS IN conference with the President this morning
in relation to tl.s subject.
Ohc.al reports have reached Gen. Grants head
quarters Announcing the safety of Bishop Laney and
his party who were recently reported captured by
Indians
The estimate of the Treasury Department for the
support OF the United States army in the Southern
States during tie present year is from SGOoO,CO 10
$iOOC0O0C.
Some weeks ago special agent Of the Post-Ofhce
Department reported to the PostmasterGeneral that
he had detected frauds perpetrated by the Postmas-
Ter at Ggeensbmg Indiana, and that the Postmaster
had admitted that his book-entries had been
~
was suspended When Congress met. the facts were
certified 10 the Senate, and new Postmaster nOmi-
mated The Senate rejected the nomination, and
under the Tenure OF Office law the Old Postmaster is
| reinstated in Office. The PostmaserGeneIal to-day
notified the reinsaed officer of the action of the
| Senate and added: You respectfully requested,
rs favor 10 the Department 10 use as little of the
money Of the Government and make as few false
entries as possible"
The Russian Minister is advised that the Com
missioner on the part of the Car to make a formal
transfer of WalrusSia to the United States will be
! here in about 10 days. The President has not yet
| designated a Special Commissioner TO take formal
! possession of the territory on behalf OF this
Government
! Secretary Seward and his son, the Hon. Frederick
| W. Seward, leave here tomorrow morning for
! Auburn, where they expect to remain about two
! weeks
| Reports have been received here from Alabama and
otr Southern States unfavorable to the cotton crop,
which has received injury from excessive rains and
| the rank growth of grass.
Official proclamation is made to-day Of the new
! Postal Convention between the United States ana
Great Britain to 90 into effect on the LIST OF October
next Ii provides for exchange Of correspondence
! between the United States OF America and the
! United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as
well for letters newspapers, bOokpackeS, patterns,
or samples of merchandise originating IN the United
States or in the United Kingdom as for articles of
the same nature originating in destined for the
countries or colonies. the correspondence of which
is forwarded ,hrough the United States or through
| the United Kingdom. There is also 10 be an ex-
change of correspondence between the United States
| OF America and Bermuda. aud between those States
and the British Post Office agencies established IN
| the Danish Colony of st. Thomas in Panama, III
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