New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-28


INTERNAL REVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE SUMNER SUFFRAGE BILL-GEN.
POPE REFUSES A NEW APPoRTIONMENT OF
DELEGATES TO THE GEORGIA CONVENTION
THE BOUNTY CLAIMS.
y TELHGRiPH 7
WASHINGTON, Oct ~, 1867
Southern editor, who has for some time been add
vocating the election of Gen. Grant as President,
came to this city last week for the purpose of learn
ing directly from the General his political standing.
He obtained an interview with Gen. Grant and in
formed the latter that many of his friends who were
supporting him as the embodiment of patriotism and
as the pet representative of the truly conservative
of the country, had been alarmed at the position
in which Mr.. Washburn had placed him in his Galena
speech; that if Mr.. Washburn correctly stated Gen.
Grants political opinions he Grant was as much
Radical as any Of them, and belonged to the
Radical party. The editor says Gen. Grant
replied TO this that he not party man. had
been of any political party and perhaps should never
be that he voted for Buchanan for President but had
not done much voting since because Of unsettled
residence The editor further says that the impress
sion he derived from the ,nversaion was that Gen.
Grant will not accept omination TO the Presidency
from the Radicals proper but that he would accept
the nomination the representative of the Conser-
vative men, The editor has taken notes of the CON
versation and proposes to print them in his news
paper.
Felix McCluskey has written letters to President
johnson and Tom Florence denying the authorship
of the letters purporting to have been written by
him. and published with the Johnson-lasltin cor
respondcnce on the appointment of Socum as Col
lector of the Port of New-York Felix says It is
forgery, got up by some malicious Radical to inJure
him and tho President. In his letter to Mr. johnson
Mr.. McCluskey reviews the political situation OF the
country at length, and assures him that although
the Albany Convention " went back on him. he
Felix was still his friend and matter what hap
pens the support of Felix McClskey will always be
on hand Felix's letter is a masterpiece of compost
ton. Astounding with superatve adjectves. Appli-
cation has been made by correspondents here for
copies for publication but Mr.. Johnson says the let
ter is marked confidential which prevents his lay
ing it before the country.
Commissioner Rollins estimates that taking the
increase of the receipts Of internal revenue on OIL,
whisky and cotton that has commenced and must
continue for months TO come. there Will he marked
appreciation of the receipts from this date. There
was not so much oil burned, nor much whisky
consumed either ms q beverage or in the arts during
the past few weeks as there must be henceforth'
Beside the income tax was nearly all paid IN some
six months ago. and the old cotton was all IN about
the same period. These Items combined caused the
recent very poor showing of revenue receipts
We have a number of Congressman here, and dur
ing the past weeks about fifty have visited the
city. They generally concur IN the belief that the
Sumner bill. to give suffrage To negroes in all the
States will be disapproved in the of the Re
publican members and that il will assume the form
of a resolution 10 amend the Constitution 10
provide for the extension of the suffrage to this class
Gen Pope's reply 10 Gen. Grants telegram. rela-
tive 10 changing the allotment of delegates 10
the Convention in Georgia. has been received Cen
Pope saws he considered the matter thoroughly for
two DAYS prior 10 making the order, but was unable
to make satisfactory apportionmcnt Of delegates
except rs he has done by following the divisions OF
the Senatorial districts The petition mentioned IN
these dispatches, asking that the allotment oil dele
gates be changed because Of the undue advantage
given IN the black over the white race ~ therefore
not granted bv Gen. Pope.
petition was yesterday filed in the Supreme
Court Of the District praying that the Commissioner
Of Patents be enjOncd from issuing certain patent
for manufacturing leather. Already case OF lnJunc-
ton against the Secretary of the Interior to present
contract with parties for building the Jail IN this city
is pending These suits novel in the history Of
inrisprudepce in Washington, and considerable
interest is manifested in their determination. Here
oore it has been thought that courts could not take
jurisdiction of matters coming within the peryiew
discretion
date subordinate officers
The House Committee of Investigation into tho
bnsness of the Pay Department, of which Mr.. Lin
coin is Chairman, will meet here tomorrow and re-
snrne the taking of evidence. Several witnesses
have been summoned and will give testimony during
the week
Official publication is made of the Convention for
the regulation of the postal intercourse between the
United States and Belgium which is 10 take effect
Jan. I. 1865 The offices for the exchange of mails
will DO at New-York and Boston. The single rate OF
postage on the direct correspondence exchanged be-
tween the two countries is as follows:
On prepaid letters the United States IS cents on
prepaid letters from Belgium, 20 ccntmes say IS ccnts
on newspapers book packets prints, %c te iale snh
be for the mails sent that which the dspatchng office
shall adopt i'm conformity with the convenience and
habits Of It's interior administration The prepayment OF
nnsage ON ordinary letters shall be optional but regis
tered letters and on all other correspondence, compu
sorry Registered articles SHALL In addition TO the post
age be subject TO registered fee Of ten cents in the
shall always be prepaid
During the present month the Pay Department has
sent to the Second Auditor of the Treasury about
1872 900 inquiries III reference to claims for additional
bounty and nearly CO. 600 will be sent at the end
of the month These together with the inquiries
which were previously file in the Office, make a
total of POI $685. The Second Auditor in reply 10 the
multitude of questions that have poured in upon him
in relation TO the slow settlement of the bounty
claims. has said that no has 53 clerks employed
searching for the desired information; that owing
IA the manner in which the information must be OBJ
tanned. no more than that number of clerks can be
engaged IN il without getting in each others way;
that this force answers from 400 TO 800 inquiries each
day thus enabling the division of referred claims of
the Paw Department to settle that number daily. II