New-York tribune., 1868-06-30

kRNMENT BONDS-1HE ElOhI-BOAh AA"'
WASHINGTON Monday, June 90, 1868.
Gen Grant has written a letter to the military
commanders whose jurisdiction extends over the
states which Rave been admitted by the Omnibus
h TO representation IN Congress- officially inforp-
Iuo them of the action of Congress- and nstTucting
them as soon as the Constitutional requirements have
been complied with the military shall give place to
the civil authority. No late information has been
received at the army headquarters from Gen. Me
Dowen relative to the election in Mississippi.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Howard reported favor
ably on the bill discOntnuing the FTeedmen's Bu-
rean after the s of next January The Civil AppTo-
priation bill considered until o'clock, when 1t
went over until tomorrow. The Senate again met
Of 7SO o'clock, and until II on the bill providing
Iules and regulations for the army and navy
The Senate went into Executive session to-day.
md ratified the Bavaran treaty, which is nearly
similar to the one recently made with Prussia on the
subject of naturalization Secretary Seward re-
oeved dispatch from the special agent of the State
Department in that country to-day, upon this sub
joct and it was Immediately laid before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. The Senate has
confirmed the nOmnatiOn>Of Rear-Admral John A.
Dahlgren, to be Chief of Ordnance of the Navy, in
the place of Capt. Wise, resigned; also, of Com
manders Febiger and Crosby to be Captains.
The Senate Finance Committee resumed the con-
sideration of the Tax BILL to-day, and made rapid
progress on its general features They have deter
mined to keep the tax on whisky at so cents to be
collected IT the still but they will recommend soIno
changes in the mode of collection, as they regard the
nroyisions which passed the House too cumbersome
The Committee have unanimously agreed to strike
o,t the sections relative to banks and viii insert IN
lien thereof provisions similar to the laws now IN
force Senator Sherman thinks he can report the
bill on Wednesday.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held
another meeting this morning on the Usage land
treaty The Hon. Sidney Clarke continued his argu-
ment against the treaty, and thoroughly exposed
what he terms a bare-faced attempt to enrich mn
scrupnlous spectators at the expense of the people,
Mr Clarke exhibited in the Committee rooms docu-
ments and letters from his constituents exposing the
enormiy of the provisions of the treaty, and urged
that the land be opened to settlement at 81 % per
acre, and that the money be used in the State for
schools crowd of the Sturgis lobby were present,
and Mr. Kalloch spoke for Sturgis in favor Of the
ratification of the treaty
The Committee on Claims of the Senate decided,
to-day. TO report adversely the bill restoring the
Jdra Guicksilver mine property to Mr.. McGarrahan'
The House two or three weeks ago. passed bill In
favor of McGarrahan and his friends entertain hopes
that the Senate will sustain his claim, notwhstand-
ing the adverse decision OF the Committee
The postponement of the Colorado bill in the
Senate to-day, is regarded by the friends OF the
measure as equivalent to deferTing action upon IT
until the next session Of Congress.
Nothing has been done in the Senate Committee
with the nomin atiOns of Evarts Smythe or Fuller.
The obbes of the Capitol were crowded to-day with
Perry FulleTs friends, in anticipation OF action
on his nomination. The indications are that the
Senate will reject Fuller unless Senators who are OPP
pa1 20 ohc themselves II lc feared that
from this time forward, many of JohnsOn's bad
nominations may get through the Senate through
the absence of many Republican Senators.
To-day, during the time set apart IN the House Tor
che Introduction of bills and resolutions for reference
20 committees. excitement was OccasOned by Mr..
Cobb of Wisconsin who offered resolution instruct
ing the Ways and Means Committee to report, with
out unnecessary delay, bill providing Tor
taxing the interest on Government bonds ten per
cent This stirred up the Eastern men con-
siderably They seemed at first to regard
this as one of the ordinary buncOmbe resolutions
that have so often been brought forward during the
session; but they soon that Cobb and his party
were in earnest An attempt was made to table the
resolutions but it failed by 10 majority. No debate
was IN order. and it with the utmost difficulty
that the Speaker kept the champions, pro and con,
from eneagngn an angry discussion. The resolution
was finally carried by vote of "a to 53 FOrty-eight
members were absent did not vote, of whom S6are
Republicans The remainder of the days session
was consumed IN debate on the River and Iiarbor
Appropriation bill No vote reached but it is ex
pected that the bill will be passed tomorrow. An
analysis Of the bill shows that of the full amount OF
s4575,0OO appropriated, $3,jO9,0OO is for Western
rivers and harbors including the lakes, the
Mississippi and its tributaries; $9Gl 800 is for
rivers and harbors on the Atlantic seabOard
including Lakes Ontario and Champlain, and
slO5 600 for the Pacific Coast. In the discussion of
the bill today it was asserted support of the item
of $45GOOO toward completing the Louisville Canal
around the Falls of the Ohio, that $S9S,OOOOOO in
value of tunnage and cargoes passed that point in
one year. The item Of 100000 for Hell Gate
and rocks in East River is therefore a mere
triAe in view of the fact that the like
values passing that channel have reached $4,000,
600 in a single day. For Desmoines Rapids on
the Mississippi River, the bill gives S9G0O0Q, three
times the sum given to East River Improvement
and for Rock Island Rapids 100000; and yet 1t was
said by member that these rapids are not passed
by one third the number of steamers that pass the
Ohio Falls Congress has already appropriated
tl,0000O0 toward DemOines and Rock Island Rapids
and to Hen-gate only 10000.
The House Judiciary Committee have instructed
their Chairman to report a bill prohibiting aliens
from prosecuting claims before the United States
Court of Claims The bill also contains provision
allowing officers and soldiers, prosecuting in South
sm Courts the right of appeal TO the United States
Courts
The Subcommittee on Retrepchment have taken
Eome testimony concerning the management OF the
Printing Bureau connected with the Treasury De-
partment but have not completed the investigation
The!COmmittee on Ways and Meaps met to-day, to