New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-04

dent of the evening He was frequently applauded
during the reading and at the end there was long
continued expression of approval He reads to-mor-
row evening, Thursday and Friday.
MajOr-GeD. Howard addressed circular q few
days ago to the Assistant Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau in Kentucky, directing the appoint
ment of certain discussing officers in that district
This settles the question of the continuance OF the
Freedmen's Bureau in that State
The ten days allowed the President for signing the
bill suspendng the further contraction of the cur
rency expired today and the bill was not signed
IL IS therefore a law.
The Secretary of the Treasury has replied to the
resolution of the House calling for the names ol ue
tectlve officers employed since June lSo|: ne say ,
that on consultation with tho heads inc any
Internal Revenue Bureau ana tHe io,, ~
the Treasury, he is satisfied that tne punIc"1oh VI
their names and fields OF labor woud ue 10 'lt He
riOus disadvantage of the GOVeInueht' anu nhRHU
greatly upair if not utterly destroy. the eihcehcy
of such employees while in some cases IL Wnuiu eA
noee tbem Ia the malice of those whose dishonest
nnroctices thev had been the efficient though I'M
known instruments of bringing 10 light. lie adds
however that the whole force employed IN Inc de-
lection of counterfeitng ut different times since
June 1864 is 81. AZ an average cost IN salaries ana
expenses of $5 30 Seventeen Of these were dlscon-
timed after the LIST Of August 1861 and fifteen at
later date.
Gen Kit Carson arrived IN this city last night from
Colorado and visited the Secretary OF the Interior
and Commissioner of Indian AtalIs tins morning;
chiefs of the Utah nations Their visit has reference
10 treaty matters Everything is reported qulet
among the Indians Of the Far west though some
apprcheusiOns felt of renewed trouble WIN the
prairie Indians who committed the deprcdatlOns last
Spring. Gen. Carson also enjoyed an interview with
Gen. Grant M his headquarters. and with Gems.
sherman and Sheridan al the War Depa imo nt
The Secretary of the Treasury sent 10 senator
sherman to-day q communication, when was lalu
before the Senate. IN favor OF the bill now pending
for the reorganization of the Treasury Department.
lie says THAI under the present organization the reg
ular permanent salaries. with the addition OF - per
cent granted by Congress, during tie past year
amount 10 $3174j5 Under the new law the amount
Is S35Os,jiO. exhibiting a reduction from the eX-
pendture of the past year Of S@OsSo5. " After ma
turc consideration, he says, the plan under discus
sion has been suggested the most advantageous
III every point OF view. as being not only more
economical, hut more conducive 10 efficiency than
any plan OF increase by percentages OF other lnds-
cTiminate allowances
One OF the Cherokee delegation. who died here
very suddenly ON the lst inst buried tins after
noon The Commissioner If Indian Affairs. and tie
various Indian delegations agents. and superntcnd-
euts now in Washington, attended the funeral ~
body.
The followmgis the text Of the bin originally III
trOddced by Representative Blaine ot Name. ~ re
gard 10 taxing shares of National banks. II passed
both branches finally. today. precisely as MI baihe
drafted II. Il goes 10 the President for ius ap
prevail ana there seems 10 be 10 doubt that be VIII
Be c,acicd etc., That tie words place where the
bank j. located aud not elsewhere, IA section 81 of the
Act 10 provide for a atora currency approved June %
1864 shall be construed and lcidto the STATE within
which the bank located. and tic Legislature " each
State may determine and direct the manner and plan o
taxing all the shares " national banks located within sld
States, subject 10 the restriction that The taxation sha
be ~ greater rate than Is assessed upon other
money ed capital in the hands OF ud dua citizens OF such
state; ana providing always that the shares OF any ma
tiOnal bank owned by cnts az any Siae shall DC
taxed in the city and town where said bank j. located
and not elsewhere.
Baron Gcrolt the Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PionpotcntiaIy OF the North German tonfedcla-
ton entertained committee of citizens this even
ing composed of Carl R0escr Louis Schade, llr
Schmidt. and other leading German citizens, who
called 10 congratulate him.
Nominations were sent 10 the Senate to-day a. fol
lows: William {. Wilson 10 be Postmaster at La
fayette Ind; John 4. Cotton. 10 be Postmaster al
Bolvidere. H.; VIM. II. Longwe, to be Postmaster
at PithOlc Pa.
Tic Lighthouse Board has sent instructions 10
have the large buoys in NewYork harbor fastened
with additional chains and weights, that they may
be kept IN their places during the Winter as request
ed by the Board of Underwriters.
Mr. Sinclair of New-liampshlre is here with an
other black list Of officials to be decaptated IN ms
State. The doomed are Principally IOstnastcrs aud
officers of the Internal Revenue.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day were
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