The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-24

II Jn6y WISH 10 put IL Oh SHS SOdlUIC
books; but this is mistake, as ac-
cording to all the precedents the 10th
day will not have expired until Tues
day, January 9TH, 1868. The inter-
mission is only recess of Congress,
not an adjournment. --.r-,
1t it is probable an order reducing
the number of workmen in the Gov
eminent service will not be enforced
until the present season OF. distress
has expired. -. ai 5.
An effort is being made to secure
further Dostponement of the collec-
ton of direct taxes In the South,
owing to the distress there. The Ways
and Means Committee have not de-
cided upon the matter yet.
The strongest and best argument
urged in favor of the ratification of
the reciprocity treaty with the Sand
witch Islands is that while the United
States would lose $150,0 600 a year in
sugar revenue, she would secure to
herself the freedom of the Islands
and their use Tor all practical pur-
poses, populate them with Americans.
aud have a fair pretext for resisting
their occupation by the governments
of England or France as an append
age of those crowns.
The bills signed by the President,
that were not reported to Congress
before adjournment, are the bills
changing the time of holding the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
and the bill changing the name of
Samuel Chase Barney. The other
bills in the hands of the President
fail for lack Of his approval.
Senator Howard, who has charge of
the Stanton investigation, is busily
engaged in preparing a report on that
| subject. 1t Is stated that he has call
ed on the Executive Department of
the Government for further informa-
ton, and that the report will proba bly,
be ready as soon as Congress re-
assemblies.
! Gen. Sheridan left here last even
ing for the West, and will not return
till early in January, when he will
preside at the board Of officers which
has been appointed for the reYisal Of
the laws and regulations of the army.
Generals Augur and Harvey are on
the board -
New York, December GA let
ter from Schuyler Colfax, dated De-
cember I'd, to Thos. w, Conway, of
New Orleans. is published. in which
he says: You need not fear that
Congress will take any backward
steps in reconstruction.
A special to the Void says the
representatives of the Fenian interest
are urging the State Department and
the President to recommend Congress
to demand that reparation shall be
made by the British Government for
the imprisonment of American citi-
zens in England. ~,
A New York weekly journal an
nounces, on what it terms high au-
thority, an alleged plan of Mr.. John
sons for running next Fall a candi-
date for President, a Governor for
New York, and q United States Sem
ator for that State. We have the
highest authority here for saying that
the President never heard of the plan
until it was read to him from, the pa
per above named. ~
The Herald special says members
of the House of Representative state
that 1T is notorious fact that all of
the bills to relieve the immediate ne
cessitIes of the finances OF the nation
have, upon reaching the Finance
Committee of the Senate, been sup
pressed, or, at least, suffered to re-
main Enacted upon until their utility
will become greatly lessened. The
resolution against cOntraction-a
measure decidedly popular among the
Western MEMBERSHIPS met this fate,
hence the severe remarks to which
this course of procedure has given
rise.
The TGmes's special says the House
special committee to inquire into the
cause of the delay in settling addi-
tional bounty claims, find that in the
total number of claims fled up to
December LIST, 1867, which was 412.-
600. of these 273,0O0 remain unset
tied. The delay arises in great part
from the lack of force employed, and
the committee report that all has
been done which could be expected
of a force so reduced 1t is very
evident from the report that the work
OF Fetreuchment In some of the offices
here has been pushed to point where
the public business is suffering by it,
and especially the interest of nearly
300, 600 soldiers. The committee re-
commend bill authorizing the en-
pioyment of an additional force, and to
pay duplicate checks upon evidence
of the loss of the original. 80 a
-. VIRGINIA LETTERS. -- =