The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-13

pediency or reducing the army 10 ! peace establish.
ment Adopted.
on General Grant
Mr. Ross disciared any Such purpose
Inc vote was reconsderrd and the resolution was laid
on we aoe. and then Mr.. BAKER offered resolution
Iovus At u on every account expedlent that the
intary establishment OF the United States should be as
small End economical as IS compatible with the real and
hoso Ate needs or the country aud directing the Com
ml.tee on Military Affairs 10 inquire the expectancy
o< 80 reducing tho army. The resolution was adopted
l2s; nays, none.
REyENus FROM DISTILLED SPIRITS IN ILLINOIS.
MI BURR, ldem.l OF ILL.,, offered a resolution directing
tho Secretary OF the Treasury furnish information as
TO the amonnt OF revenue from distilled spirits collected
IN Illinois Tor The SIX months ending November go 1861
Adopted,
The EXPENSES OF rHE prrlcHxksr INVESTIGATION
Mr. BURR also asked leave offer resolution calling
for information as TO The expenses OF The investigation
against The President before the judiciary COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BUTLER, (rep OF Mass, objected
Our CONSUL IN EGYPT.
MT fARNsWoRln offered resolution referring 10 the
select COMMITTEES certain charges made by James Dawese
Al the sngpssoo ou ~ No. s'ae ooosal LOT tsypa
ferred 70 the Committee on Foreign affairs
WaisKsf SEIZED FOR REVENUE rRAuDs-THE INCOME TAX.
W. iSGERsoLI- treplof Ill, offered resolution IN
sructing the Committee Ways and Means, TO inquire
into the expectancy OF providing tor the total desruc
uon OF and whIskey seized for revenue frauds
ADOPTED. Also resolution instructng the Committee
on Ways and Means to inquire into the expedsncy OF
Adopted.
ExscurivE coxscMcArIoss.
The SPEAKER presented Executive communications as
From Inc Secretary Of War; ad in.erim with state
ment OF Quartermaster's contracts: with communca
ton from the Paymaster General, asking further ap.
preparation for reconstruction purposes in the Third
Military District; with communication from the Com
missary General asking increase OF officers that
branch; asking an appropriation for building at San
Francisco for military purposes; in reference to the
claim OF st. Marie for Compensation for Information
furnished In the surrat They were appropriately
referred.
From the Secretary Of the Interior in relation SELL
ing Indian reservations Referred 10 the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
From the Secretary Of the Treasury, with statement
of purchases and sales OF nve-tweniy
bonds Referred 10 the Committee Ways aud Means.
nation, called for relative TO Rear Admiral Goldsoor
ough, which was referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
State OF the Union, Mr.. Dawes in the chair
GOVERNMENT
Mr. MAYNARD addressed the Committee defence OF
the present sernment OF tennessee and 10 asserting
the loyalty OF his colleagues he declared that II COM
PEELED TO choose between negro domination for whites
and rebel domination for negroes aud loyal mon, be
would not be long in making choice.
The COMMITTEES rose.
iuE GETTYSBURG GIFT KsrEaPRrsR
Mr.. VAN WICK, (rep) OF n. Y, offered resolution
directing the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue 10
port why tho supervisors Of the scheme known the
Gettysburg Asylum for lnvald Soldiers had been
empted from payment OF special tax lotteries He
denounced The scheme Us one Of the mos infamous
fauds ana swindes ever sought 10 be pepeated under
the guse OF charity The first prize advertised was
farm worth $50 O0O That farm happened 70 be In his
own Congressional district and not worth &c. 00
The other prizes consisted Of damonda He under
stood them to belong 70 New York tobacconist who
some years ago had been cheated into advancing
5000 900 them, and they afterwards found "a
be worthless stones; and yet the Commissioner In
teTnal Revenue had relieved this swindlng concern
from the payment OF duty, and the Postmaster General
had written letter requesting all Postmasters T.
aid IL
The resolution adopted, and the House II -four
O'Clock adjourned till tomorrow.