New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-27
WASHINGTON.

TRIBUNE.
WAsnINGroY. Jan. &c, iscs
The President still persists in refusing to recognize
the Secretary of War in an official capacity aud Il is
understood resorts to all sorts of expediens TO got
needed information from the War Department.
Senator Wilson will address the Senate tomorrow
on reconstruction and political affairs generally. Tho
debate that subject is likely to continue for
time and large number Of Senators have signifed
their intention to participate in it.
The President has decided on the Hon w. ID.
Bishop Of Connecticut the successor Of Mr. Thea
ker, ex-Commissoner Of Patents and will send that
genteman's name to the Senate in the course OF the
week.
Secretary Stewards reception last evening was at
tended by the President and family and all the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps.
There il official authority for the statement that
the President does not intend To remove Mr.. Rollins.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue.
H. w. Whiting. cashier of the New York Post Office
was here Friday and Saturday for the purpose OF
securing commissions for 100 additional carriers for
the City of New-York which were issued yesterday.
Postmaster Kelly, it will be remembered went to
Europe last Summer for the purpose Of examining
the postal arrangements of Great Britain pariicu-
larry the system of local delivery in London, with
the object of embodying as many improvements as
possible in the Post-Oficc Department in NewYork.
In London, which extends ten miles in one direction
and six miles in another, letters delivered within
two hours after they mailed Mr. Kelly hopes To
he able to secure the same result in NcwYork. and
will put the scheme into operation at early day.
Mr.. Elliot, Chairman Of the Committee on the
Freedmen's Bureau, has been instructed to pro-
pare bill extending the operations of the
Bureau for a period Of one year from the
first Of next July. The adyisability of abolishing
the Bureau in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee
approved by Gen. Grant, is still under consideration
by the Secretary of War. Delegations from these
States have requested that the Bureau be continued
time longer account of the distress and dcs
ttution at present existing in that section.
Aresolution will be offered in the House tomorrow.
calling for information from the Post Office Depart
ment relative to the contract of Wells Fargo x Co.
for carrying the overland mail, and statement Of
the detentions Of the letter mall and of the amount
that has been paid them during the last year.
| This resolution is the allegation Of par.
ties who represent that they have received
from the Government several hundred thousand dol
lars for carrying the mails when the service was
actually performed by the Pacific Railroad Company,
the latter also receiving pay for the service.
The resolution aims at the recovery Of this money
from Wells, Fargo * Co.. and at the prevention Of
fraud generally in the matter OF carrying the West
orn mails.
The GOVERNMENT, it is understood, fully concur in
bill on naturalization and protection Of citizens,
&c, and will make opposition to its passage.
There is unanmity In regard to it between the
different parties in Congress and between that
body and the Administration than any
other measure introduced during the session Some
of the foreign Ministers here very much opposed
certain of its features, especially those in regard
10 indemnity and reprisals But the majority OK
them who have had conversations with the Secre-
i.
Military Committee consider ii JUST u 0l .re
and think that no foreign GoVeIhh~lt will
take exception 10 il. The question has "a,
raised by persons in correspondence with the SttN
DEPARTMENT as to the that should be pursued
relative to those parties who have been convicted
and are now suffering imprisonment for alleged ut-
terances in this country. being some OF the most ma
tcrial evidence against them. Mr.. Thornton tina
new British Minister is expected hero In
the course Of nine or ten days, and, as IL is
generally understood that he has instructions relative
TO the Alabama claims and the question of protection
TO naturalized citizens travelling abroad, prominent
members of Congress. including Gen. Banks, Gen.
Logan, Mr.. Colfax, Mr. Wilson, and others, intend
urging on the Administration the adyisability Of de-
handing speedy settlement of these claims, and an
immediate recognition on the part of England of tina
American doctrine of naturalization. Without ths
cooperation of the Administration in this matter all
the efforts of Congress will 20 for naught.
The Third National Bank Of Nashville. Tenn.
having deposited the necessary securities with this
Treasurer of the United States II has been designated
IA depository of public money and financial agent
of the United States.
A letter was received mt the Treasury Departments
from Catholic priest at So Nincents College, Los
Angeles Cal. inclosing $500 conscience money from
a party there desiring to make restitution to the
Government. :, .
An unusually large number of visitors called ae
the War Department on Saturday, and had an inter-
view with Mr. Stanton. Very many Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES present. Gen. II. L. Runkle.
who is attached TO the Freedmens Bureau IN the
State of Kentucky. had long talk WIN the secIe-
tary of War in relation TO the circular letter OF De-
ceInber last cOntTadicting the operations or tina
Bureau in that and other States after next month.
strong effort is being made TO have that circular re-
VOked but action has yet Oeen tahen O Secretary
Stanton in the matter.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics has com.
piled an abstract OF the reports Of the examination
of passenger vessels which have arrived az the port
of NeN-YOrk during the month of December 1887.
from which it appears that on the Hamburg ship
Lord BrOugham, which arrived Dec. 7, there were Is
deaths during the voyage caused by cholera This
vessel brought excess of four and half passen-
gers which appears to be the only violation Of the
Passenger act by vessels arriving at the port of New
York during the month.
The new treaty between the Fejee Islands aud tho
United States has Just been received at the Depart
of State 1t is rather vague IN point OF stlpu.
lation aud eccentric in FORM consisting simply OF IN
immense tooth OF whale richly yarieeated IN color,
at the ends of which is attached strongly twistet
grass cord which serves as "A handle rs binding
the treaty. The naval agent who delivered the tooth
instructed TO say to the President that II was
treaty by which the King OF the Feees mortgaged
his islands to the United States for the payment OK
the installments of indemnity due 10 the United
States to continue for three years the PRESIDENT on
his part to agree to prevent the rival Ieleo hing
from levying against the legitimate sovereign
during the continuance OF the mortgage. On being
asked how tho treaty was to be ratified and ex.
changed the agent said his instructions that ~