The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

Gen Grsnt-McCullouShs Removal Urged
G,v-rpmett Expsnoitures-Revenus Re-
ce,Pu-Miuary Order-Johnson, Demo
crst Elected an Csiiforniss.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Grsnt left Gslens yes
terday, ard will spend several days on the route
BE writes that he would much prefer returning
home quietly without any demonstration here.
suggesting that few days after his arrival friends
can visit him at his residence.
delegation Of Democrats from New York are
here urging McCulloch's removal. McCulloch ex-
presses bis willingness to retire on the slightest
ntimaton from the president.
Government expenditures for October s2l ,750.-
OO0 exclusive OF interest.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $2s4 900.
The dtbt statement Published shows decrease
HEADQUARTERs OF THE ARMY,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, ID. O., Oct. 81, 1868
The following order has been received from the
war department, and is published for the informa-
ton and guidance of all concerned:
Soldiers may for certain ofenses, not strictl
military, be sentenced TO confinement in penl-
Tertiary.
II any State in a military department has made
provision by law for the confinement In peni-
tentiary thereof of prisoner under sentence by
courts martial of the United States, the depart
ment commander may designate such penIten-
uaTy as a place for the execution of any such
sentence TO penitentary confinement; but II no
such provision has been made by any state In tn e
department., the record will be forwarded to the
secretary of war for designation of prison.
The authority which has designated the place
of confinement, or higher authority, can change
the place of confinement or mitigate or remit the
sentence.
Tbe same rule will apply to prisoners sentenced
by military commissions, 30 long as the ias under
which the military commission acted is in force,
but when that law ceases to be operative the
president alone can change the place of contine-
meut, or mitigate or remit the sentence.
By command Of Gen. Grant.
L. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
johnson DEM telegraphs from California that
he is elected TO Congress.
The annual report Of the freedmen's bureau
just made by Gen. Howard, shows an expenditure
during the year of sS,9I7 900.
He sees no necessity for continuing the bureau
beyond New Years pay, at which time 1t ex-
pires by congressional Limitation, and his recon-
mendations for the future look only TO continu-
ing the freedmens hospitals at Washington. Rich
mOnd Vicksburg and New Orleans, the estimate
for all of which amounts to only $50 900.
The educational work and that Of aiding the
freedmen to collect their claims, ii is already pro-
yided by law shall continue till further action Is
had by Congress, but the bureau will have sur
plus funds enough to 60 on IN this work without
further appropriations.
The school expenditures during the past year
were s2,O00,000, Of which the freedmen paid
$500 0OO Northern benevolent societies 500 900
and the bureau $940 900.
McCulloch decides that he has the power to
reissue any legal tender notes that may have been
redeemed but not Cancelled, provided the amount
outstanding does not exceed $400 900 900. This
will obvate the necessity Of any further sale OF
bonds or gold by the treasury, and enable the
secretary to afford substantial relief to the money
market. Although opposed to the further issue
of currency he feels justified in resOrti0g to any
legitimate means to relieve the present critical
couoiuOn of financial affairs.