New-York tribune., 1868-04-20
WASHINGTON.
GOV. BOUTWELL, TO BEGIN THE SUMMING VI U'
TUEsDAY-NEW-YORK POST-OFFICE-
YORK SOLDIERS BoUNTIES.

GOV. BOUTWELL, TO BEGIN THE SUMMING " ,i,,''9 VI
TUEsDAY--NEw-YORK POST-OFFICE - NE"
YORK SOLDIERS BoUNTIES
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WASHINGTON April 49, 1868.
In case the Presidents counsel should offer no further
testimony tomorrow, Managers VIII put in some re-
buttng testimony for which one day VIII DC suihdeht'
1t expected that Gov George s. Boutwell, VIII begin MS
argument on the summing up on Tuesday He mas pre-
pared long speech which will require about five hours.
Messrs Curtis and Evarts called at the Meropohtan
Hotel this evening to see their colleague Mr Stanbery,
but it was not thought prudent to admit them 10 an III
tervew with that gentleman owing to his weak phy
condition. He is however sitting up and conyaescent
and expects to sufficiently by Tuesday to attend
thaImpeachment trial
The SubPOstOhice Committee IMessrs. Ferry. Lincoln
and Lawrence, meet in NewYork Tuesday to examine
the plans and estimates OF the new PostOlce buridng
in that city
Congressman Grnne of Iowa. says that the story pub
lished in the Washington column OF yesterdays Herald
about his Grinuel trying to influence Senator Grmess
vote on Impeachment Is lie manufactured out OF whoe
cloth. ca.
ton that the members Of the 54th Regiment OF Newf0r
Volunteers in many cases pau slV auutioha
bounty few were paid but $50 for the reason alleged
by the Paymaster that they enlisted before Aprll9 lse
it being provided by section IL OF the act July 20 iSs1
that those soldiers only VINO enlisted aIer hil so1
for not less than three years. shall be paid sOO Al
though of the soldiers OF the 8th Regiment
three full years after April l0 1861 the Paymaster DE
prescribed in the l2h section and paid them but s9 pc pc
cause enlisted according to the strict terms OF the
law Since the payments OF bounty were made 10 the
sIth Regiment the PaymasterGenera has had occasion
to entertain other OF like character and mas ruled
that If the soldier although enlisted before April 10 l6
did actually serve fully three years continuously W
that date lie should be entitled to the bounty Of s0o IL
the claims OF the members Of the saith Regiment who
served full three years after April 49, 1851 are returned 10
the Paymaster Generals Office they shall be revised III
accordance with the new ruling and paid accordmgiy.
The amendment to the passenger laws proposed 10 CON
gress by Secretary McCuoch are chiefly such as nave
been suggested by the observations OF practical seaen
and by as he says the amentabe failure Of existing
laws to pass the ordeal OF the courts A. NJ,
The Department Of State has received information OF
tho DEATH at Trieste the 18th OF March, OF Mrs Sara
Moore aged II years. Mrs Moore was by birth Nchol
son. OF Baltimore of the family into which Albert Gala
tin married. -, =,
Many National banks have failed to comply with the
requirements OF the 2th OF the National Currency
act. The Controller OF the Currency has accordingly
called the attention OF National bank officers to the fact
first in litigation from ALASKA has Just been
brought to Washington and committed To the care OF
Robert j. Walker 1t involves certain claims to land IN
the city Of SItka. , -, -,
LIeutG herman had an interview with the Presi-
dent Oh Saturday