The New York herald., 1868-01-29
Speech Of Senator FrelinghuySen in Sup
Fort Of the Reconstruction Bill.
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Financial Questions i'm the
House.
Taxation of National Bank
Shares.
Public Moneys to be Deposited With
Assistant Treasurers,
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, 1867
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WASHINGTON jan 2s 1857
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Nominations by the President.
The President to-day sent the following nomiy ations
- the Senate
J. Ross Browne. Of California, to be Envoy Extraur
ainary and Minister Plenpotentary to China
Francis Price. Of New Jersey, 10 be Cons III General
Robert L Mathews. Of Illinois. to be oo'sul General
~ Valencia.
H. G. Wells. of Michigan to be Consul Gs neral q. Man
John D. Bishop, Of Connecticut to os. Cornss ssloner
Samuel s. Smead 10 bo Assessor Of Ynterns, Revenue
for the Fourth district of Wisconsin.
Thomas D. Buskrk TO be Assessor or Internei Revenue
Sor the Second dis,rcto of Indiana.
Luther T. Webb. tobe supenntend ent OF Indian Affairs
Henry G. worthington, to be Judge OF the District
Court for Nebraska
Appointment Confirmed by tho Senate
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination OF Mr.
Heseah G. Wes OF Michigan as Consul at Manchester
England.
Protection of American Citizens Abroad.
General Banks bill in regSrd the nights OF Amer lean
citizens abroad Is understood be entire accordance
with the views Of the Department Of State
Impartial Views oi Senator Morton's Recent
speech.
The who took the pains 10 read Senator
Mortons speech reconstruction that he care
fully abstaned from aludng the mode of reconsruc-
tica winch after ell is the principal popular objection
10 the Supplementary act, and confined himself alto
gcher TO tho power which he endeavored to show Con-
gess possessed to reconstruct the rebel States People
nos sstuo enough to argue the consttGonalty OF this
new Reconstruction with the Senator are neverhe.
less sensible enough to perceive that method by
which IL 10 proposed te restore the ten States to the
Union Is in papablc contradiction to the very
instincts of American government and institu-
tions Making dictator Of General Grant
and giving him unlimited military power may
mot be likely 70 endangcr any Of liberties Of the
people, but it Is asked here If less scrupuious and
more ambitious yet able to assume garb of retcence
and pretend to show NO aspiration Tor power happened
70 All Grants place, what sort Of tenure would the
American people hold Of their liberties even of their
hveef Men shake their heads and say we treat the
freedom we enjoy the spenthrft ,rcats his cash.
never rejecting that there is . possible either.
II 10 maguanimOus TO wish the entire race of man.
black and white, to enjoy the liberties do
but 10 wise, ask they to jeopardizs what
possess in the reckless attempt being tried to make
2nivsrsai emancipation and equal rights ccextensivs
With ambitons
The Distribution Of the Proceeds Of Pnbiic
Lands-Indian Trust Funds.
The Secretary Of the Interior has the Finance
Committee adraft OF joint resolution, which he says
differs In one particular from the joint resolution Of
1s45. Tho latter directed the detention by Sscrsary
ef the Treasury Of the moneys due TO defaulng State
ON account Of the percentage Of the proceeds Of
Uublic lands lying within her limits This resolution
makes Il bis duty to withhold any moneys due to such
State from the United States any account whatever
The Secretary says that the Interior Department the
depository OF large amount Of overdue State bonds
which the United States hold in trust for certain Indian
tribes. The annually accrung interest for many years
was unpaid BY the respective States but advanced
by Congress from the Treasury.
Tho Expense Of Furnishing Currency to Ma
tiOnRl Banks.
appears from official data that expense OF print
Ing and furnishing for circulation national
hanks the amount paid for engraving plates and spec
dies and for printing circulating notes for national
banks from the organization OF The Bureau TO January
1S amount 70 $l619356 and paid for paper during the
same period $63,9s0 making total Of sl,Ti3, 33s.
These items do not cover the entire expense such
transportation, clerical labor sealing, numbering &C.
Grants Friends Pooh Pooh the story Of His
FnithIesspess.
Tho friends OF General Grant MAINTAIN a solemn
silence in regard to the late War Department difficulty.
They emphaicaly deny the statements that have
appeared in the newspapers showing inconsistency
In The Generals conduct, and characterize them
tissue OF Misrepresentation from beginning to end
These persons, however refuse give any tangi.
BILE evidence OF the correctness OF their assertions
do they manifest much readiness TO upon
matter at all IL Is SAID nov that tho General himself
gives little attention to the subect-in fact that he
HIS time, they assert absorbed in the duties OF his
sncs - general Of the army, aud in questions OF politics
he remain ~ mmovably Indifferent ever This will
10 very well for Grants personal friends but others
ask, will the country at large an expana-
tion as satisfactory evidence OF good fai,hs
Arrest of Illicit whisisey Di-tiilcrs In Ten
nessee.
Information has been received Internal Revenue
ONCE that has been made OF the parties en-.
gagged In the Illicit dsting OF whskey in The Knoxville
trennl district and who attacked the officers
while In the discharge or their duty. Tho stills aud
stock on hand IN or the government
authorities Those VINO assaulted the Revenue In
specor and his assistants al Tullahoma in thai State,
have also been arrested. Tia Commission has taken
measures for the vndc&ion Law punish.
lnent OF the onenders
Pressure on the War Departsnc for Work.
strong pressure Is being made upon tie War Depart.
ment for the purpose OF having employment given to
those who have recently ssed frsm toe differ.
ont bureaus OF iha, Office Under the rae OF rerench.
ment which has bssn innvgurated between three and
-four hundred have been discharged in the last few
weeks from branch Of the Quarter masters Depart.
nsnt alone, and secretary Stanton beseged by app.
capts for reemroy mep but there no need what.
ever Of their services is impossible urgent
appeals that BE- .ng made.
National Bank Liquidation.
The Frst National BsnL OF Downngton, Pa has zone
sn'e voluntary liquidation and the ffsl National Bank
'of Hopeytrook Pa. has bses org8nixsd 10 us plscs
The Tntfed STATES supreme Court.
Wss1iHcTos Jan. IS 1888.
The supreme Cogr. has disposed OF the cause or