New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-14

thorough examination into the manner in which the duty
of canceng and returning permits has been heretofore
discharged by his su6ordnaies and will report The result
.me department The utmost care viii In future DO
or @ 10 insure TIE cancellation of these permits be-
-, Dealers and Others interested in petroleum, from
Philadelphia Pittsburgh, aud other cities. be
| lore the Committee of Ways and Means to-day. -,
Inc PRESIDENT has approved and signed the blil
providing that the words place where the bank is
located, and not elsewhere III section III OF the Ma
tlonal Currency act shall be construed and held to
mean the State within which the bank Is situated;
ana the Legislature of each State may determine and
Hrect the manner and place of taxing all shares OF
National Banks within said States subject to the re-
strct that the taxation shall not be az greater
rate than is assessed upon other moneyed capital IN
the hands of individual citizens of such States and
provided, always, that the shares OF any National
Bank owned by non-residents Of any state shall be
taxed in the city town where sad bank Is situated
and not elsewhere.
The following cases were disposed of in the United
states Supreme Court to-day
No 100, The United States, plaintiff, agt. Cook No. 81,
ser No williamson plaintiff in error, agt. suydam
The Deficiency bill, which has become law with
ont the Presidents signature contains q provision
limiting the stationery and newspapers of members
of Congress 10 s25 worth per session. also an appro
pTiatiOn of 100000 for reconstruction purposes.
The United States bonds of lSi7, which matured on
the 3lst OF December IL Is understood to be paid
on presentation at the Treasury Department, or at
the office of the Assistant Treasurer in NewYork,
interest being allowed only TO the LIST of January
last.
The President nominated to-day Charles n Tut
tie TO be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the
XXIVtb District of New York, in place of Joseph w.
Gates TO be removed and Horace G. Storms Assessor
of Internal Revenue of the LIST District of Ohio tO fill
vacancy existing since the close of the Second Ses-
sion of the ANXl&th Congress.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office has
received from the SmveyOr-Geneal of California
return OF survey of the rancho San Francisco de
Jas LlaCas.' James and Martin Murphy, cOnirmees.
containing y S3 2il00 acres, situated III Santa Clara
County, about II miles from the Bay of Monterey,
and surrounded by the ranches Las Twas, "Oio dc
aqua dc IN Coche, la Polka Las Anmas," aud
Tolls This return of survey is made 10 the Cen
eral Land Office with view to the procurement OF
patent 10y the claimants.
Secretary McCuoel denies that he intends 10
throw gold on the market.
General Order No. Ia, inst issued 10y order OF tho
Secretary Of War pronulgates the joint resolution
Of Congress for the relief of destitute persons in the
South, authorizing the distribution of dcSscated po-
taOes and mixed vegetables which have accumulated
during the war and are not needed for the
army. This is the inst general order issued 10y Mr..
Stanton which has been made public. He has issued
number of special orders signed by order Of the
Secretary al War; but all the special orders, begin
ming BY direction of the President ale signed 'By
command OF Gen. Grant and then follows the sigma
ture OF the Acknowledgement
President Ilincklcy of the Philadelphia and Balti-
more Railroad is endcay0Ilng To- make arrangements
for restoring the midnight mail from New York to
this city,