The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-29

Mr. Stanton Secretary OF War called TO order MILL
tary aside In the McArde and order
his release, he beng constructively q prisoner 10
understood Mr. Stanton has 30 far acceded az 70 favor
ably consider sach action. 1t Is understood that Judge
Jerry Black will resist the motion dismiss the case
in the Supreme Court Judge Black now in Pennsyl-
vania where he has been for some weeks, has bean
autographed for and is expected TO return tomorrow
The Presidents state Dinner.
The Pesident this evening entertained tho Judges OF
the supreme Court, Attorney General stanbery and
few others at dinner Chief Justice Chase was in.
vited, but was not present
Speaker Colfax's Reception.
Speaker colfaxs public reception largely attended
tonight, as usual on such occasions
Nominations by the President.
The President sent to the Senate the following nomi
natons:-John II. Brodhead, OF Pennsylvania, TO be
Commissioners under the act of March, 1857 reimburse
the State OF Indiana for moneys expended for the
United States in enrolling, squipping and provisioning
militia 10 aid In the suppression OF the rebellion;
Joseph H. Rowland Marshal for the Western district Of
Arkansas; Charles Van winke Marshal for the district
Of Virginia in place OF John Underwood, whose CON-
mission has EXPIRED Thomas Hood to BIO Attorney for
tho district Of Wisconsin.
Nominations Rejected by the Senate.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination Of Colonel
Noses N. WisewelI, OF New York, to Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue in place OF M Rollins; and also
Richard r. L. Baber OF Ohio, to be Pension Agent at
Columbus In that State
The soldiers Bounty Hill Signed by the
President.
The President has approved the following bii:--'T
any person or persons entitled TO the bounty provided
by sections twelve and thirteen of the net making ap
preparations for the civil service, approved July 20,
1885, shall have died. shall die before receiving said
bounty, 1t shall be paid he.heirs Of the soldier as
designated in said act in the order therein named and
to other"
Proposed Transfer OF the Bureau of Statistics
to the Internal Revenue Commissioner.
Senator Williams, from the Committee on Rercnch-
mont, to-day reported JOINT resolution, which was
passed TO q second reading, as foows:-
BE II resolved, &c, That the Office Of Director Of tho
Bureau OF statistics created by the 18th section OF an
abolished, and all books, papers and records OF said
bureau shall DO transferred to the Special Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue and the duties prescribed in said
section OF the said shall hereafter BIO performed by
the said Special Committee OF Internal Revenue, under
the direction OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The committee, after thorough investigation OF the
management and usefulness tho Bureau OF Statistics
as at present established discovered its perfect WORTH
essness. For example, statistical report ordered to
be prepared by the director the Paris Ex
position and got up at vast outlay, upon examna.
ton by the Secretary or State, found to embrace
such palpabe errors and numerous absur des that
order was issued for lis suppression. There about
forty clerks employed in the bureau, with salaries rang
ing from 200 to $780, the larger proportion being
Of the latter class. The clerk hire alone, therefore,
amounts to about $4,000, printing per annum about
$25000-making $750O0 for the performance OF labor
much more accurately done It has been found by the
committee with the aid Of FIVE clerks in the Office Of
Register OF the Treasury under the old system
Rates Of Postage Between New York and
the Bahamas.
In future the ordinary of United States domestic
postage three cents per half fraction thereof
will be collected in the United States letters ad
dressed to received from the Bahamas when con.
veyed by the direct line OF mail between New
York and Nassau, N. p under contract with the gov.
eminent Of the Bahama The United States postage
upon printed matter conveyed to from the Bahamas
by the limo is rs Acknowledgements, two cents
each books packets and prints Of all kinds four
per four ounces fraction thereof, to be prepaid
printed matter sent and collected printed matter
received.
The Alaska Purchase.
The House Committee Foreign Affairs will,
Monday take up the subject of:au appropriate
fulG the treaty spuanons For the purchase OF Alaska
The Cheap Freight League.
The Auxiliary Cheap Freight Railway League Of tho
District OF Columbia have called q meeting at the City
Hall Saturday evening to ray the call for national
convention at Cincinnati, Ohio on the 10Th Of May next
for tho purpose Of organizing the producing industries
Of the country Among the speakers Senators Nye,
Hendricks and Henderson and Representatives Mungen,
Kendall, Cary aud Niback, and Lorenzo Sherwood,
President OF the National Cheap Freight League.