The New York herald., 1868-05-25

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1858.
The Corruption Investigations and Opinions


Of the Impeachment Manasers
The Impeachment Managers are holding a council
OF war this evening and debating the points OF ev
dence elected In the investigation OF last week
Butler has been commissioned to put together all
such testimony as has tendency to show some
mysterious movements among recognized supporters
OF the President and by inference to make N ap-
pear that bribery was used to defeat couvc-
ton last Saturday week. Butler Is wonderfully IN.
genious In the work OF presenting case
which at the first blush appears to demand at
tention and investigation, and the report when
s entrusted to hts management will lose nothing OF
the sensational element after his manipulation
Boutwell, Is declared to be dissatisfied with the re.
suits OF the investigation not being productive Of
sufficient fruit to call for the presentation OF
| report Wilson thinks II the matter were dropped
| and the impeachment question allowed to be finally
settled on Tuesday 1t would be ali the better for the
party and for the country. Bingham Is OF different
| opinion. He persists In the belief that the
| whiskey rings have had something to DO with the
Presidents acqutta and that "the great crimnal,n
as he Is very fond OF pronounctng the Executive
connived at II he did not urge the alleged tamperng
with Senators. Williams supports Binghams posi-.
ton, and expects another article Of impeachment
vii, soon emerge from an embryo condition. Will
Iams, however has hitherto held that articles OF
mpeachment as numerous as sands on the seashore
could be found against the President; and had the
work OF finding them been left exclusively
TO him, a thing he very much desired. the Lord
only knows how long the bill OF indictment might
have been. Butler who is ready to believe any
thing provided he get other people to share his
belief and to help him In accomplishing certain
object, is satisfied that he has an overwhelming
amount OF INTERNAL inferential and supposttious
evidence to implicate one or two Senators and
had 10 ftIlv
convinced that there has been all kinds Of
fraud perpetrated to defeat conviction that
he is preparing an article OF Impeachment
ana taking the subject OF bribery fer his text Butler
wanted TO get up the article himself, but Thad en-
crossed the task to himself by the convincing way in
which he demonstrated that his former article was
the strongest pill In the entire dose Logan Is away
the West but he Is perfectly satisfied that the mat
ter the hands Of Butler and Stevens, will be care.
fully attended to- Tomorrow II is expected the
report will be submitted the House Of Representa-.
tives but II 1t happen not to be ready postpone
ment of the verdict Will probably be asked for.
Telegraph Company Refuses to Surrender
any More Of Its Dispatches.
The Managers Of Impeachment have made another
requisition upon the Western Union Telegraph ONCE
for kilograms passing between certain parties named
by the Managers, but the company has declined to
make any further exhibit OF private kilograms un-
less they shall be compelled to do so by due process
| of law.
Senator Summers Opinion.
Tomorrow Senator Sumner will file an elaborately
written opinion, setting forth hts reasons for voting
| in favor of the conviction OF President Johnson
| Treasury Circular Relating to Duplicate
Bounty Checks.
The following circular Of instructions concerning
| duplicate bounty checks has just been promul-
| gated
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May 49, 1868.
In compliance with the third section Of the act
titled .An act to facilitate the payment of soldiers
bounties," approved March 49, 1868. the following
regulations are established in regard to the payment
OF duplicate checks of paymasters for bounes under
the act aforesaid by the Assistant Treasurers Of the
United States In the cities Of New York and Sar
| Francsco.--
Immediately upon the loss of a check the owner
to protect his interests, must, in writing, notify the
the fact OF such loss, describing the check and re
Questing that payment Of the same be stopped. In
s1 in ' duplicate viii Be required
| the Paymaser General, or the paymaster acting
party in interest, showing his interest, describing
the check, setting forth the circumstances attending
Its loss and that II was not endorsed In blank or to
bearer either by the payee or any other person en-
titled to receive pay therefor. The bond hereinafter
referred to and the original affidavit to be coun
| submitted to him, and being the proof and
security upon which he has acted, and are
the duplicate check is issued and by said party for
warded to the Second Comptroller OF the Treasury.
The duplicate Of the andavit win be retained by the
paymaster a. his evidence upon which he has issued
the check In executing the aidayit n6,r,,h the first
check shall be issued prior to the execution
OF bond in the form OF and according to the
forms' Which will ' be delivered civ to the Paymaster
General for distribution to the paymasters author
shan such duplicate check be issued, unless 1t is
an exact transcript Of the, original check
especial pains being taken that the number
The original anidavt the bond and the
duplicate check having been received by the Second
Comptroller, he will advise the Assistant Treasurer
that an application for a certain duplicate check i.
pending on receipt. of which advice the Assistant
whether request has been made to stop the pay
ment OF the original thereof, and whether the sait
original has been paid or not II the reply % o. thu
troller will then decide on the suficiency OF the rea
and the proof for the issue OF the duplicate check
ing bond he will certify such approval In writing on
the papers, also certifying upon the duplicate check
bond in i his ONCE and returning the check TO the
| person from whom II was received. All duplicate
sad aereas n o e q seconS
NAV II properly endorsed, be paid on presentation
at either OF the two offices named put only at tne Que
funds to pay the duplicate shall on its presentation
remain standing TO the credit Of the officer who made
the check; but such duplicate check shall be PAID
II the original shall already have been paid. As
tbeae reorlatOns and the law under which they are
promulgated apply only to checks given for speci.
DC purpose exclusively, II is ndispensaoe tnat az
| paymasters who give such duplicate checks should
Certify either on the face back OF such check that
n is upllcate for bounty under the act OF July 2s
1885," and In event will duplicate cheeks oe paid
| "'N''' SUN HUGH McCULLOCH
| Secretary OF the Treasury.
| Cor.vI Recogui-ed.
| The President has recognised Edwin o. b Garcia