New-York tribune., 1867-01-01
WASHINGTON.
THE FINANCE CONTEMPLATION STATISTICS
PENSION REGULATIoNs--A RECONSTRUCTION
BILL. FROM GEN. ASHLEY.

WASHINGTON, Monday, De G. 81, 1866
II has been ascertaned positively that the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency will report to the
House upon its reassembng against any further in
crease Of the curreHcy beyond the omount already
issued Upon this subject the Committee, in voting
recently, stood z against initiation and in favor
There will be a test vote in the House very soon
after reassembling upon this questio on, which will de-
eide H. for the present session at least almost to
certainty. The movement inau gurated against the
National Banking system is to be vigorously prose
cuted.
The Ways and Means Com nittee have not yet
taken any formal action upon the question Of re-
dRcing the tax cotton. The subject is before
them and viii probably be taken up at their meeting
on Thursday Numero 0sly signed petitions from
al parts of the South before the Committee urging
upon Congress to repeal this tax. lis very question
able whether they will llnterfere with il atpresent The
Secretary Of the Treasury has repeatedly been urged
to recommend its repeal but he has thus far declined
! to make amy recommendation on the subject On
the other hand, strong representations made to
both Committees that the cotton tax is the only pos
sible means of getting anything out of the South for
| the support of the Government
The Finance Committee have been engaged ali
day inconsdering the Tariff bin. No representations
| of the manufacturing interests nor any importers
/ have tppearcd before them. The Committee do not
expee to be able to get Though with the bin before
| the nddle of next week.
| Dispatches received here tonight from Albany
state that Mr.. Roscoe Conkng viii certainly be
Al vices from Harrisburg indicate the election Of
Thaldeus Stevens by the transfer to him in caucus
of .he entire vote either of Simon Cameron or Gov
| Curtin.
he Attorney Generals office has made ont a list of
the principal persons pardoned for rebellion. They
were members Of the old army or navy, members of
the Rebel Congress OF Government, Majo orGenerals
in the Rebel army. De The list follows !:
! Alabama, 81 Arkansas, 20; District of Colum-
bia 25 Florida, S; Georgia is; Kentucky, l2 Louis
ana 81 Maryland, 8 Mississippi. 10; Missouri, s;
| North Carolina, II; South Carolina, 21 Tennes-
see IS; Texas, Is; Virginia, 4s; West Virginia, Q.
The above list also contains the of those who
| recommended the pardons. There have been issued
by the Government some 1900 or 10000 pardons of
| Rebels less known TO fame and not returned in the
above list. it being impossible to prepare them in
time. A large mass of applications for pard6ns lie IN
the Attorney-Generals office beside those neither
accepted nor absolutely rejected
A telegram received by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs dated Fort Laramie Dec, 90 from the Agent
of the Upper Platte, gives additional particulars of
the recent massacre at FMt Phil Kearney. The Agent
states that an Indian, arrived from Tongue River,
reports that n large party Of Mennecojous, Brules,
Ogallallae, Crows, Unkaphaphas, Blackfeet, and
Sausaraes left Tongue River on the 18th inst. for
Fort Phik KeaTney. and the 22d Indians were dis
covered near the Fort. Brevet Lieut.-Col. FettGr-
man, Capt. Brown, and Lieut.. Grummond, with 90
enlisted men, left the Fort to give battle Nothing
more was heard from them until a party sent out
from the Fort found them at distance of four miles,
lying dead. Col. Fetteman and his entire command
had been mastered by the Indians.
The Commissioner Of patents viii issue for the
week ending Jan. s. 1851 patents TO the number of
15O.
The Treasury Department has received to-day
$3.50 contributed to the conscience fund Two
thousand dollars received in envelope marked
indianapolis, Ind, but which gave other indca-
tion from whence the money came. A draft for $40
on the New-York State Bank at Albany was among
the amounts received, but tins also gave clue to
the identity of the sender
heavy fall Of snow last night and to-day has
made ordinarily good sleghing here the first of the
year. and il is being enjoyed.
| All the Government Departments win be closed
tomorrow, aud the usual receptions will take place
at the White HOnse the residences Of the Cabinet
! officers sc.
The Commissioner of Pensions has to-day issued
| the following regulations:
First: Original applications numbered and their
and are not takeil up " their order SecQd App
cations for increase of pensions under act Of June and
thePendng claims, and receipt not ucnowledged
by this office. Third The condition OF al unaCiudlcated
claims II reported from time 20 time by circular or by
letter and win not be reported to any agent unless
attorney in the case nor unless the application shall
have been on file at least three months, special
hey eofers upon agent the right 70 appear IN case,
and rejected will DC taken from fhe files for
offered to establish It's yeidity run; No power Of
attorney Mlh oe Recognized as suifeleni, nnless
I
edged before duy-qaalifed officer whose author
OF duly executed power OF attorney the examiner WHO
Is charged with the adjudication Of the IN which it
filed, will inform the party filing II he be the recognized
agent OF the condition OF the and will call on him for
the proof necessary 70 complete the claim. Secen; The
papers IN an upadudicated claim viii not be placed In the
hands of any agent examination, but e must rely
official comnunicatoor Information TO its condition.
LEam: Wen any claim has beei finally rejected by TINS
Office, and the recognized agent declares his purpose 10
appeal from It's decision, 20 file additional evidence Ia
hs hands FOR examination under such regulations the
Commissioner may prescribe
Mr. c. S. Bundy, referred to in dispatches of the
2d inst having been debaTed from all intercourse
with the Pay Department for alleged mispraotce"
cOTecs the statement to the extent Of saying that he
is only charged with having ayOwed in a certain
versaton that he could prove that, by arrangement
! with Col Gibson of the Pay Department Mr. LOwen-
| thai was allowed TO have checks upon fraudulent
claim papers and TO procure other papers TO be
substituted for the forged papers upon which the
checks were issued" This, Mr. BHndy thinks, IL
wolves no mspractice on his part, but simply per
sOnai quarrel with the Pay Department.
Many of the Ministers Consuls and other officers
Of foreign Governments, residing outside OF Washing
ton arrived here during the day and evening to par
| ticpate in the reception ceremonies at the White
| House Tomorrow.
Gen. Ashley, Chairman Of the House Committee
TeGitOries has remained in this city during the