Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-29

Wednesday. In the testimony to be presented
the report gives a detailed account of q con yer.
sation which took place at the White House be-
tween the President and his Cabinet officers be.
fore the final vote on impeachment was taken,
when the subject Of gaining Republican Sena-
tors was considered. The President, it is stated,
named those whom he believed could be In.
duced TO vote for his acq Initial II appears that
there was diversity Of opinion in regard 20 the
position of Senator Wilson, bat the President
said be was firm in the belief that it would be
useless TO attempt to sec ure his vote. The Man
ayers endcavor 70 keep all the evidence OBJ
tained by them very close, but the above is con.
sidered authentic.
DELEGATES TO TIE CONVENTION delegates
from the Southern States to the Democratic
Convention, which meets in New York on
Saturday next, are daily arriving here en- route
TO New \ fork, aEd Today number Of them
visited the White House and were recei we'd by
the President.
THE CITY CoUscrLs.-This being the reg.
ular meeting night OF the City Couacils, and
both the Republican and Conservative organ.
izations having adjourned until this evening,
there will be meeting or meetings of both
organizations tonight at the City Hall.
GENERAL L. II. PELoCZE, Assistant Adiu-
tant General on duty at the War Department.
returned 10 the city yesterday morning from
his tour Of inspection at Fortress Monroe.
To BE WITHDRAwN.-Itl Is reported that the
President Will withdraw the nomination OF
Perry Fuller to be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, as there is no possibility of his con.
firmation by the Senate.
THE ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF STARTLING
BOUNTY FRAUDs.-The House Committee on
Frauds in the Pay Department, in the course
OF their Investigation, have discovered, it is
stated, some startling frauds in the payment of
bounties In the Second Auditors Office and i'm
the office OF the Adjutant General. principally
in the payment of colored soldiers By the
bounty laws colored soldiers who were slaves
We're allowed one hundred dollars bounty and
free colored men three hundred dollars, and IN
adJucicating the accounts the latter amount
was PAID In very large number of cases
where only one hundred dollars was due the
oinerenee, II is reported, being divided between
certain parties. Upon the facts being made
known to Secretary McCulloch, he issued an
order suspending all payment Of bounties to
eoiored men, and all the papers and records in
the cases were placed in a room of the Depart.
m. nt, and the key turned over TO the chairman
OF the investigating committee. Secretary
Sehoneid took similar action, and the commit.
Tee VIII now proceed 10 full examination of
all the papers IN each Department relating to
the subject. Some claim agents, il is said are
implicated IN the frauds.
In consequence OF these discoveries consider
aOie excitement prevailed among the clerks of
ooth the Treasury and War Depar iments Sat.
urday. II seems that the claims for bounties
OF the coiored troops first pass under revision
IN one OF the bureaus of the War Department
and are then sent TO the Office of the Second
Auditor of the Treasury where they ara
audited and paid. Saturday afternoon the
some thirty in number, who are engaged ON
these colores claims, were directed by the
CnIe1 Clerk not TO report for duty again until
they were notified 10 do So and at the same
time all the clerks in the War Department who
are occupied upon the same class of claims re.
eelved similar notification. II is said tnat II
Is the intention to put experts at work upon
the books, and allow none Of the clerks To have
access TO them until the result is known I'm
DER the law OF Congress all the colored troops
mustered into service were to receive SiO
ior county ana allowances. Subsequently
law was passed providing that no part Of this
money should be paid to the owners of slaves
WHO entered the service. 1t appears that in
dehance OF this law, there has been paid ont
nearly million dollars to parties claiming 10
represent negroes mustered into the seryice
SAID parties generally being the owners Of said
negroes al me time they were mustered In.
CoNNRcrIoN oP GRoReErowS WITH THE
LoUDory AND HAMPSHIRE RAILRoAp.-Iu
the Hou sc to-day Mr.. Welker introduced bill
authorizing the Corporation Of GEORGETOWN To
subscribe the sum Of s3OO,OOO to build branch
ralroao 10 connect said city with the Alexan.
drla, Loudoun and Hampshire road and tn
lay tax therefor and the Mayor, Recorder
Aldermen and Common Council Of said city,
are authorized 10 raise said amount, or 20 much
thereof as may be necessary, by the issue OF
stocks OF otherwise. and to pledge the said tax
in such manner that no part of the same shall
than the payment Of said debt principal and
interest and the like remedy shall be used for
the recovery thereof as is now used for the re-
sovery ANY other public taxes in said town.
II rad n rha Tusfr
tee.
Court MARITAL AT FORTRESS MONROE
General Grant has issued a special order d.
reeting that general court martial be con.
We. ed at Fortress Monroe on the lst of July.
or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the
trial OF such prisoners as may be brought be.
fore 1t. The following. manned officers have
Brig. General J. Roberts, l. cut. Col ;th
United States artillery; Brevet Major General
{: +. Eakin, 1st Lieutenant United States ar
tiliery; Brevet Capt. G. p. HaziIton, sth artll.
lery; lst Lieutenant ]. Dillenback. LIST United
States artillery 1st Lieut.. A. L. Clark Sd ar.
tiiiery; LIST Lieut.. b. +. Ryer, I'd artillery; I'd
Lieut. A. Hewe, ith Artillery; ID Lieut. r ID
Potts, Sd artillery, and Brevet Major ]. Camp
BELL Judge Advocate.
CHANGES AT THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD.
Paymaster A. w. Russell has been ordered t.
duty At the Washington Navy Yard as Inspec.
tOI VI PROVISIONS ana
Paymaster w. b. Boggs has been detached
from duty as Inspector of provisions and cloth.
ing at the Washington Navy Yard and ordered
TO remain on duty AT the yard as Paymaster
Passed Assistant Paymaster Leonard A.
Frailey has been detached from special duty
al the Washington Navy Yard and placed on
waiting orders.
The PRESIDENT AND Mr.. McCULLoCH.-
ar. writes To the Sun:
"During the concert by the Marine Band at
the Presidents grounds last evening, Mr.
McCulloch sat by the President, and was
engaged for Q long time in most familiar con.
versation with him, indicating anything but
between them"
CoNFIRNATIoN AND REJECTION.-The Sem
ate, IN executive session. on Saturday, con-
frmed the nomination Of Martin T. Mcmahon.
Of New York, as Minister TO Paraguay. The
nomination of General John E. Muiford, as
Collector for the Third District Of Virginia,
was rejected.
INTERNAL REvENUH.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S9l2, ,932-55.
The BRICKLAYKR's STRIKE In NEW YORK
Ne latest phrase of the bricklayer's strike is
mat number OF the boss masons have left
their own ORGANIZATION. and have granted the
demand OF the bricklayers, viz - SO a day at
5 hours day. They have been offered work