New-York tribune., 1868-02-03
WASHINGTON.
xrw FINANCIAL scHEME-THE IobACTo .HwI H
WHISKY TAX-sENATOR THOMAs-ALAbAAN
~ ,fuS--GOy. JENKINS TO BIZ ARRESTED

s,ecial meeting Of the Senate Finance 'oil"i''oo
was held yesterday for the purpose oi
new financial scheme. The Committee u"i"e VIZ
tast three OF four sittings discus'e" 'no '"i'ou'
measures before them. being Senator ilcHueisoi
(updinQ propositiOn. Senator SheIb"'s DIii' anu
Senator MorrilIs plan The members oi tue Volilii'
.ce are bv no means unanimous on any one oi tneSc
measures and no one Of them Is iikeiy 10 secure
80, =, its favor Ii is not at all improbable that
the Whole subject may lie referred back To the Senate
srhe Committee however will have another session
ON Tuesday. and again consider the subject.
= The Ways and Means Committee were in session
yesterday upward Of four hours, and performed a
deal of work in the preparation OF their bill. During
'ths dav fhey received delegation of tobacco men,
ho urged the advIsability not only OF reducing the
duty but also Of prescribing certain regulations
winch will have the effect OF preventing frauds by
the small dealers in the evasion OF stamp tax etc
Tor the last four five days various deputatlons
representing the whisky, petroleum, and malt hquor
interests have been before the Committee, ana al the
piescnt rate of progress the Committee will not be
abio TO finish their new bill under three or four
weeks The free list has not yet been reached, and
great diversity of opinion exists in the Committee
frcspectiuc the number of articles which 1t should
embrace The Committee have noticed a marked
dninuton in the internal revenue receipts during
the last two months aud apprehensive that they
may not be able 10 recommend the relief of many
interests as they 1eel should he assisted.
A report was i'll circulation here last night that
Len Meade had ordered the arrest of Gov jenkins
who is IN this city, and that the Secretary OF War
received from Meade yesterday a requisitOn for the
body Of Jenkins to be found in the District OF Co
Jumbia Ii was uddcd that TO prevent Jenkins from
+yaing himself Of writ of habeas corpus, the re-
ouisiton was TO be executed to-day, and, as no VIII
could be obtained Sunday II was expected 10 take
Jenkins within Gen. Meade's jurisdiction al once
Jcnkipss friends having been advised OF these alleged
facts took steps last night to prevent the contem-
.plated arrest
ltis expected that in a few days the President will
mako Encouragement of the Military departments
and the various districts therein. The material
sbanges in commanders are expected III the Western
and Northwestern States aud Territories.
lI is definitely settled that the President Is TO send
10 the senate, some time next week, the name of a
person to succeed Commissioner Rollins. Three or
fcur men are pressed for the place but the Senate
will not confirm any and Mr.. Rollins viii conSe-
cnenty remain III the Department.
The speculation relative 20 the action Of the al
ministration in regard 10 the Alabama claims iS, by
some persons considered premature, While others IN
sst that II is fcelera cheap bid by Mr. John
non for popularity. il is known, however, that the
Governments views have been somewhat changed
Mttnu TIE last UNG OF slA WcftS tut "v "P NA'~ VI
4he correspondence with the Derby ministry having
determined the Executive 10 take new departure
IN the natter II Is given out that the Secretary OF
State and the President do not entirely agree upon
abe course 10 be pursued M Johnson is III favor OF
submitting the beiligcrents rights question as
well rs the question Of naturalization To
arbitration, but this the point ut which the
English authorities broke of the negotiations In
consequence OF Engands refusal 10 allow the slight
cat scrutiny Of her conduct IN that matter, the
United States Government has determined to assert
positively that the claims must be paid and matters
adjusted either within or outside the question of pro-
lection 10 American citizens in Europe The Presi-
dent ontirely concnrs III the views presented III MIR
1ankss report and intends take speedy action IN
4he matter of those detained in British pris-
Ons.
Senator johnson Of Maryland will call up the case
OF Senator Thomas tomorrow, with view Of getting
a vote on il as soon MS possible. If vote had been
taken before the Reconstruction debate was sprung
on the Senate by Mr. DOOltle the chances were that
The Senate would have admitted HIM. To what ex-
4ent he has been injured by that discussion can be
told only by vote but the prevailing impression Is
that the majority will not be more than or two
either way so closely are parties divided on the
question.
number of sanguine Republicans ere trying to
arrange matters by having the Senate confirm Sunset
Cox "a Minister to Austria on condition that the
president will nominate a Republican for Assistant
Recretary of the Treasury This is the LObby's no.
tiou of fixing things.
Col Cooper arrived IN tins city yesterday from
Tennessee and il is officially asserted tonight, Will
ssnd in his resignation Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury within a few days He is not Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury according 70 law and his
contemplated Resignation is to extricate the Prest
dent from difficulty, that functiOnary having made
ths appointment contrary 70 law. The President sex
pected to make nomination for this Office cry soon,
but il Ia hardly probable that any one can be agreed
upon by the President and the Senate. 1t IS very
important ofice-one which the President IS anxious
70 have filled by political friend.
The President has approved the hill providing for
She distribution among the people OF the South OF
the accumulated desscated vegetables and preserved
meats which are not required for the use of the
Amy. lie has also approved the bill providing that
contracts for stationery for the executive depart
ments shall not be made for more than one year al
time
Information has been received at the Internal
Revenue Bureau Of frauds upon the revenue and out
RACES upon the Government officials IN the Third
District OF South Carolina. Accounts from Mr. Bng-
ham, formerly Postmaster AT Abbeville. ;. e.. OF
heavy dlstllery frauds IN Abbevllle District. and
HaTt and Elbert Counties, Ca, induced the bureau
To dspateh special agent ththeT and after investi-
cation Nh. Bingham was appointed Deputy Collector
The result was the seizure of than NJ Illicit dis
ICrieS IN the three counties. and the arrest of
eral of the distilleries Subsequently, the Deputy
Collector was attacked aud shot by party who II
is ascertained had been hired by the disillers He
vas wounded IN the shoulder. Tho Commissioner
at Internal Revenue has offered reward for the
arrest Of the person who committed the outrage
The following is one OF the many like dispatches
which have been received from o.. H. Heap United
States Consul at Iunis:
me Hon WILLIAM n SEWARD, Secretary of state.
n of