Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-16

THE WAR DEPARTMFHr-Mr. Stanton was
visited at the War Department this morning by
the Republican members of the New York dele.
CATION In the House, who had lengthy inter-
view with him. Vice President Wade was also
closeted with Mr. Stanton this forenoon, and
after his withdrawal General Pope had an in
terview.
Mr.. stanton visits the War Department be.
tween nine and ten O'Clock in the morning and
remains until four p. m. He attends to all basi-
ness brought to his attention by the officers in
the Department, signing his name as Secretary
OF War, and is exercising all the functions OF
that Office.
Warrants from the War Department, signed
by Mr.. Stanton, were to-day received at the
Treasury Department for various sums Of
money authorized by certain appropriations,
which warrants were duly honored by the
heads of divisions and placed before Secretary
McCulioch this afternoon for his signature
General Grant forwards papers from the
Headquarters OF the Army TO AR. Stanton,
which require his attention as Secretary Of
War.
The report. which was telegraphed from this
city, 10 the effect that Secretary EcCulioch had
issued a circular to Heads of Bureaus in his
Department, directing mem not to transact busi-
ness with Mr.. Stanton as Secretary of War
was without foundation, as Mr.. McCu,loch has
issued no order of that sort.
REORGANIZATION OF THE TREASURY DE.
PARTMENT.-In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Fe,sen-
den introduced an elaborate bill TO reorganize
the Treasury Department which was referred
TO the Committee on Finance. 1t provides that
from and after the 30th day of June, !-6s the
annual salaries of the Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and of the Comptroller of the
Treasury shall be $1,000 each; of the Commits.
sioner OF Customs, the Solicitor, the Auditor
the Register, the Supervising Architect, and
each; OF the Deputy Comptroller of the Cur
rency, Deputy Solicitor, Deputy Treasurer.
and of the Chief Clerk of the Treasury,
Department. $500 each: of the Deputies of
ConptrolleIs and other Deputies not otherwise
provided for, So GOO each: of Chiefs of divisions
in the office the Secretary Of the Treasury
S3,WU each; of the Cashier in the office of the
Treasurer OF the United States, Sc,,50G of the
Assistant Cashier, $1,000; of the Chiefs of Divi-
sions Of Banks, of issues, OF redemptions, and
OF general accounts. in the office of the Treas
nrer Of the United States, $500 each;
of the Chiefs of Divisions of Treasurer's
accounts, of loans, of correspondence.
OF the paying teller and receiving teller, $500
each; Of the assistant paying teller and assist
ant receiving teller in the Office OF the Treasurer
of the United States, S2.a00; and so on, in pro-
portion, through all the various bureaus in the
department. The bill embraces twenty-six
pages of fooiscap. and enumerates all tae grades
messengers and watchmen.
INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DERT-Th-re
will be- no money taken from the vaults Of the
Treasury Department to pay the interest on the
public debt until the LIST of March, when four
millions III gold viii be- required To pay the
interest on the ten forty binds, and Oh the list
OF May about twenty five mill. ons in gold to
pay the semi-annuai int rest on the 5-20 bonds
H..
January and February will show a large in
cre;is. IN the amount of coin in the Treasury,
and consequently decrease OF the total indebt-
edness less cash on hand.
UNITED STATES NoTEs.-In the Senate to-
day. Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on
Finance. reported the following bill, introduced
10y Mr.. Cole last month:
Be 1t enGrted, DE-, That the u. y notes COM
monty called legal tender notes shall be re
ceiNable in payment of all taxes. internal du-
t">. eNcises. debts. and demands OF every Kind
due TO the United States, except duties on inn
ports; and Of all claims and demands against
the I nited States of every Kind whatever, cx-
cept for interest upon bonds, when payable IN
com, and shall also be lawful money and
legal tender IN payment of all debts, public and
private, within the United States, Except when
Otherwise specially provided in contracts made
after the 4th OF July, 1868 and except duties on
imports and interest aforesaid.
THE House COMMITTEE on Manufactures
has authorized its chairman TO report a resolu-
tion instructin6 the Committee on Commerce 10
inquire into the expediency of providing by
law for the periodical publication of the rela-
tive values of imports on foreign and dome, tie
accounts, and what proportion OF capital in
vested III such importing business and of the
profits therefrom, pays taxes TO this Govern
ment, distinguishing between raw materials
and man ufactnred, and specifying the relative
values OF such imports warehoused OH foreign
and home account.
GIN. GRANT was on the floor of the House
Tor "a considerable time To-day. and was in con-
NeTsation with Gen. Gar field and Others,
INTERNAL REvENrE.-The receipts from This
source to-day We're S:}j54II.42
afFAIES IN IOUNDON COUNTY. VA-Thp
L.tshurg HnrOr of yesterday says:
We would again remind our readers OF the
meeting 10 be held in Leesbnrg on Monday
next, (hrst day Of Circuit Couri,) for the pur-
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