The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-15

bi which was passed m TIE afternoon for tho supply
furAsr was done with she bill Of Mr. Edmunds for the
suspsnsioa Of the President in Of impsach neat
but will vsry likely b. acted upon next week and
dsrgo considerable medication
The Granted ohsssn Cerrespe.deuce.
The correspondence between the President and General
Crane Is the food for profuss exhibition Of hungry
speculation and opinion. According - interest or
political preudices Of different parties dictate,
the views expressed are either Of censure or
oongTatulanon over the Generals course The
larger share Of favor, however, seems now 10 tend
towards the side OF the President and consequently
svokes An equivalent quantity Of dsapprobaon Of the
part taken by Grant II 10 generally limited the latter
has been made the victim Of deep laid scheme 10 effect
declaration Of political views sufficient 81 least 70
secure something tangible upon which to press his
claims for the chief magistEacy Of the nation There
Is another class who say that the whole matter Was
gotten up BY parties in the interest Of Chief Justice
Chase. determined 70 defeat Grants chances
the rival choice for the radical nomination.
Upon this ground tho radicals divided in
their opinions In respect TO the merits OF the CORE
spondencc The last letter OF Grant, instead OF better
ing the case, seems to damage him the more In the
estimation Of this party that paper drops the promi
question in the rst and sets out only upon tho
question OF naturalization the only debatab!e point
left E. B. Washburne gets the credit or advising and
assisting Grant in his late emergency which by the
friends OF the General is considered account for
the mixed up condition Of things especially in being
won on from his promises to the President after
the public in which they were made.
The Grant leaders are considerably exercised at the
nopoy washburne has assumed the Generals move
mcnts and already commencing 10 cry out against
this exccponable state OF things. They say in event
OF Grant viii be President and washburne regent
and major domo Of executive patronage The jealousy
OF Washburne's nuencess already manifesting ITSELF
and il thought there will be such unanimity OF
ton against him that the General for the sake Of har
mony, will be compelled TO lay him aside.
Southern Organization Against Reconstruct
tion.
Private advices from tho South, the telegram
saes indicate that the body Of the Southern people is
thoroughly organized in opposition TO the Congressional
plan Of reconstruction in which tho negro 10 placed be-
fore the white In matters OF political character
1t is said all the constitutions OF the Southern States
will share the fate Of that Of Alabama unless majority
OF voters made sufficient to constitute an election.
Proposed Whiskey Monopoly.
This whisYey question has taken now FORM says the
Telegram. Some enterprsin2 capitalists have proposed
TO the government to pay into the Treasury annually
900 condition Of being granted exclusive
right to manufacture whskey throughout the country.
The highest sum now derived from The whiskey is
about $50 0OO,0 00 What Congress win do the sub
ect IL is hard to state yet as the matter is known TO
but few people here and has scarcely been discussed
The Amount Of Revenue Derived from Dis
titled Spirits.
The director Of statistics has furnished table show
ing the fact that the derived by the general
government from the use OF distilled spirits in the
al fha fiscal
to 1867 inclusive for five years, $685. $50, 1855,
currency, or total OF $27,07l27l, currency,
per annum.
The Tax on Refined Oil.
The Committee Ways and Means has decided that
the refined shall be IS per barrel of forty6ve gal
lons and exports twenty-five cents per gallon Stamps
are to be used.
Tho Presidents State Dinner.
The President gave his st state dinner this evening
at six O'Clock. The following guests present
Secretary Seward Assistant Secretary F. W. Seward and
Mrs. Seward, Secretary and Mrs. Welles, Mr. Edgar
weles, Secretary and Mrs Browning, Secretary and
mrs McCulioch Attorney General and Mrs. stanbery,
Postmaster General and Mrs. Randall senator Dixon
Senator Dootts, wife and daughter. and Hon. h.
Cooper, Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
Pm nishment for Official Corruption.
Tho telegram says:-Mr Frelingnuysen introduced in
the senate to-day bill. which referred TO the Ju-
dietary Committee punish the unlawful use OF public
money aud property which provides that any officer OF
the government who shall be deemed guilty OF appo
priating money or property Of the government to his
own use or tina. Of any other person susr in the
penalty OF double the amount unlawfuy used, and by
Imprisonment at hard labor for less than gear
more than fifteen years.
Call for Grant and Hnncock's Cores
p0ndence.
The Telegram says the resolution presented this morn
ing by Fernando Wood, calling for the correspondence
between Grant and Hancock has made little excite
ment here It is expected disclose interesting
features connected with reconstruction In the Fifth
Military District The desire to this batch Of
letters quito strong II is understood that Hancock
has been in direct correspondence with the President,
having furnished the latter with copies OF oil the letters
and account Of all proceedings in the case.
The Union Pacific Railroad.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company, having located
machine shops and stations sections OF public
lands have asked that these selections be confirmed by
Congress The law sets apart odd sections for
tho benefit OF tho road, the government reserving
the sections for disposal TO private settlers The
Committee Pacific Railroads has had several meeting
the subject and Will probably agree to allow tho
quest TO the extent Of only 100 acres in each case,
taking an equal amount from the odd sections ada
cent IN exchange.
The report OF G. NJ. Dodge In relation to the Union
Pacific Railroad states that the only difficult
the line Hodges Pass through the rim Of the basin
whore tunnel Of 1000 feet will DO required to obtain
sixty feet maximum grade. a. . ninety feet grade viii
overcome the summit avoiding the tunnel bu. givni
the heavy work. The balance Of the distance between
sEake river aud the distance sought to be accomplished
will DO slight work, and only small amount Of none
will be needed.
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Hampshire.
Representatives Maynard. Of Tennessee and Donncily
OF Minnesota, left Washington this evening for New
Hampshire make speeches bahalf Of the Republican
candidate for Governor
The whi-kcy Frauds nc New Orleans.