New-York tribune., 1867-06-28
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.

ALABAMA LAW REFORMED by GIN. swAYRE-TIiE
ORDNANCE CoMMITTEE-No PRESIDENTIAL MIS-
| SAGE EXPECTED AT THE JULY SESSION.
Br rELseKAPH 70
WASHINGTON. Thursday, juno N, 1907
| Gen. Wager Swayne, Commanding the District OF
Alabama, has issued a General Order suspending
| most unjust law of that State, imposing heavy
stamp duty on official documents relative TO tho
collection of the pensions, bounty, and back pay OF
Union soldiers He has also repealed the law imposing
q discriminating license tax sale of illustrated
weekly or monthly papers, magazines or periodicals
published outside of the limits of Alabama and not
in foreign State This was piece of special logis
lation intended to apply particularly to Harpd's
Weekly r,r
suggestion has been made that the President will
send TO Congress- at its meeting in July message
on the affairs of the country. There Is, however
good reason for saying that Mr.. johnson will not
communicate officially with Congress until that body
has made known its plans and purposes
The order appointing the Hon Marcus Ostenburg
Minister to Mexico received in New Orleans day
before yesterday together with instructions to that
officer. The documents have been prepared in dupi-
cate and forwarded by messengers, one by way OF
Vera Cruz, and the other by way of Galveston and
MatamOras.
The Ordnance Committee held its first session TO-
day in the House Military Committee room. Messrs.
Cameron, Schenck, Butler, and Logan were present.
The session will be held with open doors. Capt H.
A. Wise, Chief of the Ordnance Burean, was exam
ined as to contracts made by him for ordnance end
prOjectiles during the
The Judiciary Committee are in session to-day
Messrs Boutwell,, Williams, Lawrence, Thomas, Mar
SHALL and Eldridge were present, preparing report
for Congress.
The report of the Superintendent Of the COlored
School Department of Washington for the month Oh
May shows that there are in Washington 80 schools,
with 70 teachers and 1906 pupils; in Georgetown,
eight schools nine teachers, and 4OS pupils in Wash
ington County, five schools, nine teachers, and 81
pupils
The Temperance societies here are busy agitatng
the Temperance question. Meetings are being held
nightly and the good work pushed forward. Forty
two persons who had been addicted to intemperance,
signed the pledge at the large outdoor meeting held
here yesterday.
game of baseball was played here today be-
tween two picked mines from the best players IN the
ball clubs Of this place The occasion was the dedi-
cation of the grounds of the National Baseball
Club At least 5000 persons witnessed the game.
An admission fee was charged and the proceeds were
given to the fund for aid to the suffering poor Of the
South. Several of the players were formerly mem
bers of New-York clubs. Wright and Hoskin Of the
Union club of Morrsania Norton and Fletcher of the
Excelsior club of Brooklyn, and Black Of the Eek
ford club
Counterfeits on the Third National Bank OF Phlla-
delpha have been long circulating nd the Treasury
had stopped its issue. Detectives w. G. Marsh and
Capt. Simmons captured in Danbury Conn., the al
legged principal, Gaylor and brought him 10 Wash
ington. The detectives found in cave near Dan
bury sl04 600 in counterfeit tens twentes and ffes
onJ oil the annaratus for cOunterfeitinQ
The Court of Claims has adjourned till the 18th of
August.
The Commissioner of Patents will issue, for the
week ending July 2, 247 patents.
This is Commencement season with the Colleges
and Schools here. Columbian College had Its com
meneement yesterday, and Georgetown College VIII
hold its Commencement Exercises on next Monday