New-York tribune., 1868-03-19

ing cigars and tobacco from Havana to the Island OF
St Thomas in the expectation that the treaty for its
purchase may be ratified in short time, and that
their goods may then escape the duty by ST. Thomas
becoming port of the United States The Com
mittee intend to put stop to these speculations III
the event of the purchase of the Island.
The question of enforcing the six dollars duty on
the importation of wines, now before the COmmls'
sioner of Internal Revenue is to be disposed of III
few days in favor of the Government. 1t relates to
the seizures which were made time ago IN New
York by Sheridan Shook and Inspector Lewis, in
what were known as the spurious champagne wines
The Senate Judiciary Committee at their meeting
to-day agreed upon the following substitute for the
House bill relieving r. r. Butler, member elect from
the First Congressional District of Tennessee from
political disabilities incurred by participation in the
Rebellion: ......
Constitution OF Congress upon ROderck r. Butler
of Tennessee In of participation In the recent
said Butler entering the discharge OF the duties OF
any Office 10 which he has been may be elected ap-
p 1852. shall take and subscribe the following oath:
RcereE R. Butler do sCepU swear or affirm TIA. win support
gn and domee that x bear faith and allegiance the same
pose and that WIN thml discharge the duties of Office in
The yaIne of National Bank notes in actual circu-
latOn March 10 $299 5O6 of the following ue-
nomination: One-dOllar notes. S43l,UIO; twos,
s5GlSOO: tivcs SIP $685. tens $0 1SO rs; TWEEN
fcS cI9 f79 So5. fftes s69T, ,595; one hundreds,
s25 2g9 ;CO five-hundreds $oUi,oOO one-thousands'
S8;Gl9G1; ,.;u for tbe temnorarv Government Of
Alaska provides for the appointment by the Presl-
DENT with the consent of the Senate, OF Governor
Secretary Judge Marshal, and Collector Of Customs,
whose offices shall be kept at Sitka. The laws OF
Oregon are not inconsistent with this bill and they
are therefore made the laws of the Territory and tho
town of Sitka is granted municipal corporation
Cim tD
Treasury is authorized to appoint, when he deems IT
eXpedent. an Assessor and Collector of Internal
Revenues and meantime he may empower the Mar
shall TO act such Assessor and the Collector Of Gus
toms to act as Collector of Internal Revenues. The
Government is required to report to each December
session of Congress the progress and condition OF the
territory and the other provisions OF the bill in
relation to the settlement of the public laws, the
right of suffrage, &c, are similar to those made for
other territories, accept which allows such for
eign residents 10 vote as have declared their lntcn-
tiOn to become citizens of the United States.
Secretary Stanton sent a,dispatch to Coy. Brown
low OF tennessee Yesterday; asking whether IN ms
tiCipatiOn of trouble. Last night reply was re-
ceyed by Mr. Stanton, in which the Governor saws
that although the Rebels are secretly arming with
the intention of getting possession OF tho Capitol and
the State archives, he is fully prepared to take care
of them with the and of the State militia, and that II
will not, in his opinion, be necessary to call upon
Gen. Thomas fOr troops The Governors dispatch
nmates that TX these rebelliOus persons attempt 10
violate the law and cause blOOdshed an example
VIII ne uldtc Ol Sooll W pc lOI
gotten.
Gen. Thomas is urged by several army friends to
return to the President his commission as Secretary
of War dd interim. ..........
Treasurer Spinner desires 10 have report that the
Treasury is accumulating large heaps OF greenbacks
positively cOntradlcted.
Secretary Seward is expected here tomorrow.
The Philadelphia Morning Posts correspondent here
telegraphs as follows:
Adyices from Texas received this morning. show "a
of for the Convention, being majority of the
registered votes OF nearly 1000. Ninety delegates are
elected many Of whom Republicans, and nine OF them
colored men. Gov Hamilton and his brother Morgan,
with many leading Union men, are elected as delegates
The Republicans of the State fear that unless Cen Han
cock removed. they will fail to Iatiy the Constitution
lie has removed troops from all the rampant Rebel
neghborhoods and sent them the frontiers thus lcav
ing the Union men and freedmen be- Overawed. The
loyal Registration Boards appointed by Gen. sheridan
have all been removed. circular from Cen ianeocks
headquarters written to the Chairman Of the Rebel state
Committee Of Texas and sent by them 10 the new Regis
ters makes his recent appOntees judges OF law and ct
in the matter of right 10 registration.
paragraph in The Chronicle says.
George Wilkes, the editor OF HikeS SpTi OF me IiHe
among visitors the national capital and iseNey
where welcomed We never forget that II was ms
trenchant and brilliant pen that first and persisteny er
posed the ncapabes who delayed the prosecution OF the
war. and divided military counses; nor yet that he
ical principles. The influence Of Mr. Wilkes has been
immense upon large class Of readers not habtuaed to
PARTY politics and especially upon the Democrats, or
whom ne was before the rebellion swallowed up their
ancient fame, q trusted and respected pioneer ana
teacher.