The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-28


Simon NJ Johnson, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury
James F. Roberts. Aof Indiana, to be Secretary of
Jacob IL. Meecr. Assessor of Internal Revenue
thirteenth districs OF New York. ,,,.. -, vou
ID. II. Stanton, Assessor Seventh district oi new
York.
J. 8. Johnso,l, for Collector OF Internal Revenue
Third district OF Louisiana.
James E. Sewell for Assessor of Internal Revenue
for the Thir d district Of Louisiana.
William 3. Storm, Of New York, Tor United states
Unfinished Business OF Congress.
The Following are bills the Speakers table that
wera not reached and that therefore 60 over till the
meeting IN September
Relating to the ocean mail steamship service be-
, tween the United States and China
In relation to bridges across the Ohio river.
In relation to the library Of the Department OF
Agriculture.
To amend the charter OF the National Capitol In
surance Company.
For the relief Of Mrs. Emma Wilson, OF the State
OF Indiana.
RESPECTING the provisional governments Of vir-
To authorize the Secretary OF State to adjust the
claim Of Gustavusl G. Cushman for Office rent while
commissioner under the Reciprocity treaty.
Granting the right OF way over public lands to the
Denver Pacific Railroad Company
To regulate the carriage OF passengers In steam
sh Ups and other vessels
TO refer the claims Of Joseph Sager to the Court OF
Claims.
Authorizing the Secretary Of the treasury to issue
an American register to the bark Aug. Gnardieu.
Extending the Agricultural College bill to States
lately III rebellion
Relative to the recent contract for stationery for
To regulate the foreign and coasting trade the
northern, northeastern and northwestern frontiers
OF the United States.
For the relief of william A. Griffin.
The Funding Bill Not Signed.
The President at ten O'Clock tonight had not signed
the Funding bill 1t Is claimed that he has ten
days in which to do so should he think proper.
Hegirn Of Congressman.
The larger number of the members Of Congress left
for their homes this afternoon and evening.
The Report of the Ways and Means Com.
mittee the Question Of Trade With the
British Provinces.
The Committee OF Ways and Means had agreed
upon report the question Of trade with the Brit
ish Provinces which it was intended to have pre-
sented to the House to-day but for the consumption
Of time in nlibustering movements upon the copper
tariff resolution The report of the committee states
that the question OF trade with the Provinces in
cudes also the navigation OF the st. Lawrence and
the adjustment OF the fisheries; that the lat
ter two matters are questions over which
the British government and not the provinces
exercises control, and that, therefore, the proper
course TO pursue Is to open negotiations with that
government and ascertain what concession Great
BRITAIN Wiling 10 HDerailZatl0n OF traQe
| between Canada and the United States, and which
will all matters Of commerce, navigation and
the fisheries.
Mr.. Seward informed the committee that he would
consider this report ample authority to open ne.
gotiations. The report will be submitted mIned
atey upon the reassemblng OF Congress- II is stated
that Is probable that Mr.. Seward may consider the
conclusions of the committee as sufficient and will
not wait for the formal presentation of their report.
Interest on Government Bonds-A List Of
Creditors Prepared at the Treasury DE.
purtment.
A list has been prepared at the Treasury Depart.
ment OF parties to whom the government is indebted
for interest due on bonds, which will be published in
a few days. The list was prepared at the ONCE of
General Spinner, United States Treasurer and en-
braces about fifteen hundred names, registered prn-
cipaly at New York and Philadelphia; and the
amounts Of Indebtedness vary from less than one
| dollar to nearly i've thousand. Many Of these
| creditors OF the government are citizens Of
| Europe. Outside parties having by some
| means become possessed OF knowledge
Of the amounts owed by the government
its bonds, and having used it to the detrment Of
parties entitled to pay by charging from twenty to
fifty per cent for collection the secretary Of the
Treasury has deemed 1t matter Of right and justice
that the persons to whom such amounts are due
should be gratutousy informed of the fact 50 that
they can make their own direct collections.
The Alleged Frauds in the Pay Department.
The following is the conclusion of the report OF the
select committee appointed by the House to invest
gate the subject OF the alleged frauds in the Pay De-
| partment:-
| Your committee have made such Investigations as
| the limited time at their command would allow,
and have found that In the payment OF bounties to
colored troops irregularities exist, and discrepan
ces between the records OF the Adjutant Generals
office and the final settlement of the accounts at the
| Second Auditors ONCE are found In many cases.
Such lrregularity has been explained but your COM
mittee recommend that more caution be used In
| making the report OF the status Of such colored
troops, in order that duplicate payments be pre-
vented In some cases and the payment Of erroneous
amounts In others While these Irregularities are
| found your committee have found no evidence OF
fraud against any individual In either department
named against any agent doing business with the
same. IA the attention OF your committee has been
CARED 70 cersain newspaper arac,es commenting
ncial integrity of Mr.. f. b. French, second Auditor,
and Mr.. q. II. Backman, clerk In the same Office,
they deem ~ their duty TO add that evidence has
been submitted TO them nor have they discovered
anything In the course OF the investigation to cast
any suspicion upon the integrity or capacity OF those
gentlemen.
MIR. Coifax or to the Rocky lIouutains.
speaker CollaN eft Washington by the two O'Clock
| afternoon train to-day Oh his trip to the Rocky
Mountains, accompanied by pleasant family party
of which a niece OF senator Wade and Mr. William
| ID. Todd are members.
Cnrpet-Daggers Sworn In.
| Three more Representatives from the South we're
sworn in to-day-Messrs. Tint and Young from Geor-
| gia, and Corley from South Carolina. This CON-
plees the delegations from these two states In the
| House. Those sworn in to-day were engaged In the
rebellion and, besides having their disabilities re-.
moved were compelled TO take the modified OATH
Young and TIN are natives OF Georgia and Corey s
| 4. native of south Carolina.
THE F0RTIETH CONGRESS.
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