The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-04-30
Washington Gossip.

The balance sheet Of the Treasury
Department will, at the end Of this
mouth, present a much more cheer
ful aspect than il did at the close Of
the month Of March. The drafts
upon the Secretary from the Navy
and War Departments amount TO but
four millions, seven hundred thou.
sand dollars, and il is estimated that
the aggregate Of all drafts for April
upon the Treasury, to supply the de-
mands of the Navy and War Depart
ments, will not exceed seven millions
Of dollars.
The public debt statement for this
month will show reduction Of the
Liabilities Of the Government Of about
ten millions.
Tho receipts from customs still
come in encouragingly, and have
reached eleven million, four hundred
thousand dollars. During the same
period the receipts from internal rev.
enuc amount to five million, nine hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
decided that a collector of internal
revenue, or any other officer Of the
Government who holds funds of the
United States in fducisry capacity,
shall not be permitted to deposit such
money in any bank or banking insti.
tuition in which the officer is a stock
holder, or interested in the bust
ness Of its banking concerns.
The report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, in response to the House
resolution, will show that since the
goth Of February there have been one
thousand one hundred applications
filed in that department for clerk
ships, &c.
The President has not only aston
ishod the Senate, but the town, by
sending to the former, message
stating that he withdraws the nomi-
nation Of Thomas Ewing to be Secre
tary Of War, and appoints by and with
the advice of the Senate, General
John NJ. Schofeld to that position.
The fact that the nomination is not
made as an al interim appointment,
aud that It is submitted promptly to
the Senate for approval coupled also
with the fact that General Schofeld
is in turn a guest at the residence OF
General Grant, have given rise to
considerable speculation aud comment.
The idea has been advanced that
there are Conservative Republicans
who would vote against impeachment
in the Senate, provided they could
feel confident that the President
would nominate some one for the
War office acceptable to the Senate,
aud also General Grant.
The President, however, has acced.
ed to this idea without consulting his
Cabinet
General Thomas, on being Informed
ofSco6eld's nomination, o-night, ex-
pressed great surprise, and said he
did not believe it, because the matter
was not broached to-day at the regu-
lar Cabinet meeting which he at
tended.
In brief executive session Of tho
Senate this afternoon, the nomination
of General Schofcld was temporarily
laid over, without reference.
Among tho rumors afoat in con
ncctiou with the subject of impcach
ment is one that Bon. Wade's friend 4
it they get possession of the Govern
ment in time, will attempt to defea
Grant at Chicago, and nominal,
Wade for the Presidency. In view
of this fact, and in the interest of tn
rival candidates for the Vice Presi
dency, it is proposed, by some of tn
Radicals, to keep the Impeachment
trial going until after the Chicag,
Convention. This can be done b,
adjournment from day to day, ant
long debates on proposition to amen,
rules.
: Dan. Sicklcs is here, working YER
earnestly against Wade's nomination
: for Vice President.
In the Criminal Court here th
second trial Of John ii. Surratt
charged with the murder of MI
Lincoln, is fixed for the 2lst of May
Jerry Black is one of Surratt's couu
sci.
The President has sent n messag
to the Senate, in answer to Mr.. Ed
muuds resolution, stating that h
had created the Military Division q
the Atlantic under authority of la
aud virtue Of his constitutional pre-
rogatiYes.