New-York tribune., 1867-05-15

Washington Tuesday, May 49, lsoh |
Acknowledgement StanslATy to-day suOmn'ou ~
Nc Cabinet the main points OF his opin'on oa A.. |
j sirancnsement and Reconstruction laws .at D"O
document being incomplete its promuisatfoi " pCo
roiod until finished IL is understood the opnioh
vii 20 TO the military commanders ih INC '"'P' -
An order from the Wa4 Department -,
Col Conpcr " ~ the only witness eNanlheu Ny tnc
Judiciary Coruittee to-day. lbs testimony was III
relation 10 tAe pursuit aud capture q DOo'i, anu ''o
finding of the Booth diary. The committee mas
odo reo,,cst ON Judge Holt for copy of the diary
no il was received when taken from Booths BODY
J,.t,nasterGenera Randalls testimony yesterday
vas principally in regard 10 one Bryant Tyson said
a. lie a clerk in one OF the departments here. This
Tyson. last Fall advertised i'll number of Southern
rapeIs for persons to cany the mails IN the South
Tie advertisement stated that lie CIyson) had
authority TO employ persons TO carry The mIs, ana
that persons employed would not be required to take
tie test OATH prescribed by law Tomorrow Judge
Holt is expected to appear before the Committee and
relate what he knows Of the history OF the Booth
diary.
The telegraph company that received and paid for
the Cable dispatches fiom the Gar OF Russla to
Secretary Seward concerning the Walussian treaty,
have had it's agents here for several days endeavor
ing to collect the amount from the State Department
They unsuccessful. Seward refusing 10 pay ulth
lie hears from Mr. Senator Doolittle ON the subject
document has been printed lately giving a state
ment of the disbursement OF the contingent fund oi
the State Department for the fiscal year ending June
80 1866. There are several items in this statement
marked merely as Presidents approval" No other
explanation is given. SlGiG3 65 were thus dis
bursed These Presidents approvals are supposed
to be the expenses OF what is known as the Secret
Service Fund of the state Department. Ii Is alleged
that a portion of this Secret Service Fund was used
Tor political purposes, and ON this allegation IL Is
said, the Judiciary Committee intends summohme
fhe Secretary of State before il to explain now lie
spent the said $1l1563 IS. The records OF several
wears back show that these secret service funds of
The several Departments cost the Government in-
nense sums of money 1t is from this fund that the
expenses of such mission as Senator DO0little is
now making in Europe for the State Department are
paid.
Reports received here at the Freedmen's Bureau,
from points along the Mississippi where the recent
rains have produced cTcvasScs on the lcvees, show
horrible state of affairs existing. The following cor
respondence between Gen. Morrow, Commissioner OF
the Freedmen's Bureau at New-Orleans, and the
Mayor and Collector of Brshear City, La will give
an idea of the suffering caused by these floods and
breaks in the levees of the Mississippi;
BRAsIEAR CITY, May g, 1901
thoy to press boat for the purpose of taking of the
drowning men, women, and children on the bayous IN
this submerged district The boats IN TINS trade seem al
intent only making money from The sliernss OF
more Capt Debaion, who mas done ana Is sun dClhg an
he can They 10 be deaf 10 the calls OF suffering hu
with their little all perched RATS and literally stary
ing the bayOus below anAously looking Tor Teef We
& aO reSlTsed l dt u Stg E With Women and Children of All
colors waiting get OIL Unless able 10 com
mapd L qRsPo@tiSn % God KNOWS What shey dIdG Mall Go &C.
Gen Mower on receiving the above telegram i'm |
mediately answered by ordering the Mayor of
Bashear to seize any available steamer he chose lie
also detailed an officer to the place to distribute IA
tiOns among the destitute.
1t is stated that the dispatch sent from this city
Yesterday TO Judge Underwood in Richmond telling
him to beware of Greeley" etc, was sent by
clerk in the Treasury Department here.
Two of the Grand Jurors of the District Court OF
Virginia authorize the statement that there is no
truth in the report prevailing in Richmond yesterday
That the Grand Jury have indicted John c. BIeckin
Ridge and Judge Thomas of Fairfax County for tIea
Son. The of those persons have not even been
before the jury during the present term
The pardon of KOhnstamm continues to excite
much comment here, and rumOrs prevail that a num-
Der of prominent lobbyists and pardon brokers' male
and female have had a share of the cOnvIct's money
for aiding in procuring his pardon 1t scertan that
large were offered for influence by the agents
in his employ among Others to two officials in New
ark, whose opposition had become wearsOme The
hope is generally expressed that Committee of Con-
kress may probe the scandalous affair to the bottom,
and give the public the benefit of their investiga-
tiOns.
Considerable interest attaches to the amended
Mississippi BILL and the cOmplanants entertain
strong hopes that the Court will take cognizance of
Gen Ords actions at least to the extent of restraining
him from any measure which might expose the State
property to waste. The bill has been submitted
without argument and from the fact that il not
disposed of yesterday, it is inferred that the amend
.uents have weight with the Court.
Complete lists of nominations for Registers IN
Bankruptcy have been made for the States of New
York New-Jersey and Louisiana. After the adjourn
ment of the Supreme Court the Chief Justice will
send out the remaining nominations as rapidly as
possible
The Department of Agriculture is still sending
seeds South for distribution under the act of the last
session Of Congress for the relief Of destitute South
erners. Planters write to the Department that the
season is at least two weeks later this Spring than
heretofore, and that planting is going very
rapidly.
The forces employed in the various Government
departments here are daily being reduced. On Sat
urday IS harness makers employed at the arsenal,
were discharged leaving but two at work in the de-
partment and il is expected that the gun cleaners,
numbering about 30, will be discharged this week
which will leave less than 100 civilians employed,
where, during the war, there were over 1000 kept
busy. frequently two gangs night and day, being at
work.
Gen Haeck intends spending a month or two in
Arizona Territory, on an inspecting tour He will be
accompanied by the following members of his staff
Gen. Robert Allen, ChiefQ Quartefmaster, Col James
4. Ghisln, Surgeon, and Il. n. Scott Aid-de-camp.
delegation of about 80 railroad men and their