The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.l
WASHINGTON February 28,
Three Vstoss Coming st Once The Presi-

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WASHINGTON, February 2s
Three VetOes Coming aL Once The Presi-
dent Hard at work.
Mr.. johnson informed Senator this morn
ing that he was preparing vetoes for the Mill
taTy Government bill, the Tenure of Office bill,
and the Army Appropriation bill. All of the
messages will be long and able, it is said.
Military bill will be sent in to-day. 1t is very
long. and embraces an argument on the con-
S. Black, Of Pennsyivania. The message is
very temperate In tone.
The Loan Certificate Bill.
The Loan Certificate bill lies on the Speakers
table, and its only chance to pass is without
The Tariff Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee will make
one more trial with the Tariff bill. and then
The Secretary OF the Treasury has received
information from England, OF trustworthy
character, which leads to the belief that in the
event of the passage of the Tariff bill, increasing
the duties on goods imported into the United
smuggle goods extensively into the country,
and more especially from Canada.
Boring the President.
The President was overrun yesterday and
rial ofcSfs, Tor ali sorts of places
lobby agents, male and female, and citizens
generally, who called to pay their respects: He
received Congressman and his Cabinet Minis
ters and few others, up to o'clock yesterday,
when he devoted himself to the business before
Congress until III o'clock last night, the Military
Reconstruction bill being the principal subject.
Impeachment.
Some important witnesses arrived here last
night from the South for the purpose of testify
inc before the Judiciary Committee of the
House on the impeachment question.
Report of the Patent OdIce.
It appears from the report of the Commits
sioner Of Patents for the year 1866 that the num-
Der of patents received, including reissues and
designs. were $3.50; caveats filed, 2723 application
for the extension of patents, 81; patents ex-
tended 5S; patents expired, 1912.
OF the patents granted there were to citizens
of the United States 92l0: subjects of Great Bril-
tain, ~; subjects of the Frencn Empire 4S; sub
iects of other foreign Governments, 80.
The receipts were-On application for patents
reissues etc, S46070 for copies and recording.
assignments, etc. S34 S67. Total amount. S495.655.
The amount to the credit of the fund, January
1866 was Sl30,lS4; receipts during the year
S495665. Total, S62j,S5O
iron W hich amount deduct the amount
of expenditures, viz, S36l72l and there Is left
to the credit of the Patent fund, January l
1867, S264, ,l25.
Surplus of receipts over expenditures during
the year is Sl33,94l
New Assessor for this District.
| The nomination of Frederick w. Koons, AS
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the District O
Columbi in the place of Peter M. Pearson, wa
| sent to the Senate yesterday.
| Distinguished Visitors.
! Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby and Horace Gree
| ley were in the House to-day.
| Brihgam Young, Jr, arrived here yesterday
| to look after the interest of the Saints.
| Flaws In SurrRtt's Indictment.
| Thescounsel of Surratt claim TO have fount
fatal flaws In his indictment.