New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
WASHINGTON
CohsiiosioNER ROLLINS AT HIS POsT-.THE VOL a
CNfEER MILIT ARYoRGANIZATIoRs--M
TRUMBULLS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Avn
RECIIEIC ~.

! Ikp MBuLLS MISUNDERSTANDING AND
| kECIIFlcATIoN-THE JoURNEYMES TAIIoRs.
WAsHNGToS, Monday, Aug II, 1883 g
| Commissioner Rollins has returned TO his duties.
! He was engaged some time this morning in CONVEX.
saOn with the Secretary Of the Treasury at the lat
ters Office. Ii is definitely settled that Mr. Rol,s
viii not retire from Office at least until after tho Pa
assembling of Congress. The appointment Of Shines -
yisors under the new Tax law. will now receiv.
prompt attention from the Secretary Nineteen no,r
nations have been made by bir. Rollins, and il /.
probable that conference in relation to these az
well as others, will take place tomorrow, between
the Secretary aud the Commissioners The dspo
ston is to make the appointments as soon praeti
cable as the business of the Department demands.
the attention Of such officers Green Clay Smith
was at the White House to-day. urging MIR Johnso,
to appoint Mr. Burbridge Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue in belief that Mr. Rollins win resign in hi,
favor, but Mr. Rollins as have intimated VIII do
nothing Of the kind.
SO far as known tonight. no message from the
President was received at the War Department 10.
day, inquring why the Presidents order published
last Autumn, directing the dsbandiug Of volunteer
military organizations has not been enforced, IA
may be remembered that when Gen Grant
Transmitted to Gen. Emory the order Of tho
President in relation 70 dsbandng such or
CARNATIONS. Gen. Emory Endorsed on IL that
lilF ulHliNL VI hd'uluBibA WIS NOl NNufr
martial law and that therefore, he did not bold that
he had any authority to interfere with these oygaui-
zations This Endorsement was returned 10 ths
President who allowed the subject to drop. Tie
Constitution guarantees 10 every citizen Tie night "a
bear arms, and no law authorizes the President TO
interfere unless it should happen that the local aR
thOrities should be unable 10 preserve the pcace
which has not been the case thus far The police
authorities are abundany able to Que!l any disturb
ance which may arise.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock religious services vera
held at the residence Of Senator Tumbu, on Capitol
Hill. over the remains OF Mrs. Irumsul- A ards
concourse of people attended among them President
Johnson, Secretaries Seward. McCuhoch, Browning,
and POstmaster-Gen Randall The services weTs
under the direction OF the Rev John Chester pastor
of Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church. Al o'clock
the remains were taken 10 the railroad derot and
placed on car which will take them direct 20 Spring
field H., without change. Senator Trumbu!l aud
his two sons Mrs Trumbulls mother. aud Or. Hood.
her family physician. accompanied the body Ms.
Trumbull was the President of the Soldiers AID
Sailors Orphans Home, and, by her perscyerlng
efforts in behalf of the orphans and other ncedyones.
did a vast amount of good Her last absence from
home was on the 8Oth Of May, AZ Arlington Hights 2
when she assisted in the work Of strewn- the gaves
Of our Union soldiers with garlands of eycrgreens
and flowers
The section in the new Tax bill prohib!dngthe Dis
tillation OF rectifcation Of spirits in dstllerea
situated within coo feet of each other, will involve
several complicated legal questions and ia opera
ton will be to suppress some Of the establishments
where they are SO situated "a many of tue largest
dstilleIies in the country within that proximity
Solicitor Buckley of the Internal Revenue Bureau
has tran sntted 70 Commissioner Rollins opinion
on the subject giving an Interpretation Of the law
consistent with the above though he has not entered
fully into the legal disposition of the whole subject.
Gen. Longstreet arrived last night, and wiz remain
here few days.
The Journeympn Taors' International Conven-
ton. which has been in session the past week. bas
completed its labOrs. and adjourned to meet IN Pitts
burgh on the second Monday in August next Dur.
ing the sessionin Washington, the Convention trans
acted n great amount of business calculated to m-
prove the condition Of the trade 10 matters OF local
and national interests. The steps which have been
taken will be the means OF extending tie trade
organizations over the entire continent.
The Secretary of War has directed Lieut. Col De-
Witt Clinton, Judge-AdyOcate, TO proceed without
delay to New-Yorl City on special service connected
with the War Department. He will receive MS in
structions from Inspector General James A. Hardie
On completing this duty ho Will return to his post
in the War Department.
Ten. h0SecrauS spent part or saturday at the
State Department with Secretary Seward. and re.
ceiyed part Of his instructions. His other nstruc
tons to be prepared previous to his departurefor
Mexico which viii not take place. probably until
the latter part of next month.
The newly ratified Convention for the settlement
Of claims has been sent to Mexico. No Commissions
are to be appointed under it as stipulated until the
final action upon the treaty by the Mexican Govern
ment and the exchange of notifications
Gen. John A. Rawlings, Chief Of Stat to Gen.
Grant is confined to ms bed, having had two hemor
rhages of the lungs yesterday. lie is somewhat bet
ter this morning, and it is hoped that he may be out
in day or two
The treaty between the United States and China.
recently ratified by the Senate has been Transmitted
TO the Chinese GoYeEnment for approval Therefore
the ratfcations Of the treaty cannot be Immediately
exchanged. sa,s~~
The engraving aud printing OF the internal reye.
stamps required for tho tobacco trade are 20 I've
given out by contract and IL is expected that the
designs for bidders may be ready on Wednesday.
The Patent Office will grant .S5 patents next week.
Last week $50 applications madea aud 6 caveats
were filed.
VACANCIES THAT TIE PRESIDENT MAY
TEMPORARILY kiLL
ATTORNEY G ENERAL's OPS -cR. August II. 1863
The Hon. HUGH MCCULLOCH Secfctuygf ne TregSry
SIR: have carefully cOnsid--e the facts in
relation to the Coectorship OF NeSOrleaps and the
arising therefron The is this On the 18th OF July
lse8, Mr. " p. kellogg, Collector OF usoms at Now.Or