New-York tribune., 1868-07-28

session ana everybody beng expected TO be IN good
humor they soon got ashamed of themselves, and
after nearly two hours delay the bill passed and
sent to the President The House lobbies were
mostly deserted still few of the well-knOwn faces
that have been frequentng the lobbies the last nine
months were in the Chamber. They had been work.
ing hard for their schemes and although the chances
of success seemed hopeless each cung to the notion
that his friends might stick it in" unnoticed in
bill that would be rushed through in the last
moment But "Old, stingy Washburne," as he is
called by the lobby, on the floor, and no bill
with "job' in it could escape his vigilant eye.
The Speaker adjourned the House promptly at IL
o'clock meridian, in the midst of the calling of the
Yeas and Nays on Schenck's Copper and Copper Ore
Tariff BILL An hour afterward the Hall deserted.
The only measures that failed in Congress for the
want of time to perfect them were the Tariff bill,
the bill for the reduction of the Army the bill pro-
viding Provisional Governments for the States of
Virginia Mississippi, and Texas, and the Sandwich
Island Treaty The Tariff bill is in the possession of
the Ways and Means Committee. The Military bill
was passed by the Senate but left in the hands of
the House Military Committee, while the Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas Provisional Government bin
passed the House, and is on the table of the Presi
dent of the Senate awaiting action. The final con
sideraion of the Sandwich Island Treaty was post
poned until next session. 1t lacked only few votes
of ratification Ii contained too much free trade lor
the ProtictiOnists of the Senate.
The Senate adjourned to-day without confirming
any for the position of Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue. Col. Alexander Cummings, the nominee,
was reported or favOraby by the Finance Commit
tee and a motion to table was beaten by q yeas to
p nays. His opponents, however had the adyan-
tage of time and talked on the case until the hour
for adjournment arrived and the nomination is lett
pending There is already much speculation con-
cernng the Presidents probable action in this matter
His friends assert that he will suspend Commissioner
Rollins, and appoint his late private secretary and
confidential friend Cooper, Commissioner ad interim
Gen. Rosecrans was confirmed as Minister TO Mexico;
the only objection raised against him was the fact
of his being very strict Roman Catholic. Ii was
argued by some Senators that as Juarez Is lighting
the church party in Mexico, Gen. Rosecranss $ APP
pointncnt could but be distasteful to him. In reply
Gen. Rosecrans's friends youched for his lberality
on all religious topics, and gave assur-
ances that if confirmed he would represent
his comtrynen's views and not his own. I. Lyle
Dickey Of Illinois, good Copperhcad was con-
frmed as an Assistant Attomcy-Geneal, through
the support of Senator Trumbull. This gives Mr.
Evarts one Republican and one Copperhead assist
ant No further nominations were sent IL for Russia
or Spain Messrs Cassius VI. Clay and John F. Hale
are therefore secure in their positions. Neither were
any nominations made for Naval Officer Of New
York OF Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, ana
both places are left i'm the hands Of subordinates
This di,poses of all the Offices OF importance that
were involved at the Executive Mansion and IN the
Senate
Mr. Butler OF Massachusetts, introduced . concur
rent resolution in the House on Saturday which
passed authorizing Cen sherman to use the means
in his hands as commander of the Military Division
of the Mississippi to secure the immediate release
and return to their people Of about 1000 Navajo In
dian women and children held poems or slaves by
the inhabitants OF the Territory of New-McNco. At
a council held by Cen. Sherman early in June last
with the Navajo Indians at Fort Sumner New-AleTIco
the Indians complained that the NcXicms stu held
nearly 1000 of their people in peonage, not"ith-
standing the laws Of the United States had made 1t
a criminal ofense 10 do so, and despite llesluehl
Iincoln's order for its suppression. Commissioner
Toppap. reureseDting the Indian Peace Commission,
said that he had applied to Cen Getty, commanding
that district and that the General had promised to
assist the Indians in recovering their people
Congress after waiting nearly two years, satisfied
that the civil authorities OF that Territory would not
oct with any efficiency in TINS matter has made II
the dutv of Cen sherman, confident that he VIII act
promptly and with success and remove all cause ol
co,uplaiut Mr.. Clarke of Kansas introduced
a concurrent resolution calling upon the
Secretary Of the interior TO withhold from the
Kiowa and COmancho annuity 5000 TO be expended
for the benefit of two white children recently gwen
up by these Indians, as captured by the Comanches
in Texas. At the Medicine Lodge Creek CouBcil
last Fall these Indians claimed that during tho
war they were encouraged by our officers and
soldiers TO make raids into Texas They thought
il was right to do 50. But they, speaking
for themselves. would abandon the practice and do
all in their power TO stop it, claiming that some ol
the Comanches of the Staked Plains who had not
made treaty with the United States, would persist
in making these raids and they did not want 10 be
held responsible for they could not control them.
Now if these Indians procure captycs from the rad
inQ Indians either by purchase or otherwise, and sur
render those captycs to people they are made to
nay for it out of their annuites friendly service
for which they are to be punished instead OF those
Indians who committed the crime
The Hon. WIN. b. Allison, member Of Congress from
Iowa wrote a letter some days ago to David a.
Wells. Special Revenue Commissioner Of the Treas
airy Department. prOpoundng the following quea-
tions: l. What have been the national receipts aud
expenditures for the fiscal year ending Jane Dth'
1868 ~ "2 TO what extent has taxation been abated
or repealed since the termination Of the war or since
Jrlv 1st. 1865 ~ "3. What have been the cXpendi-
tures in the aggregate and in detail of the War
Department since the surrender of Lee in April,
1sG5Yy ~ What have been the expenditures OF ihe
Navy Department since the surrender of Lee IN
lsG5?7 80 What have been the expenses aggregate
and annual of the Freedmens Bureau and for recon
strnction up to July 1st 1858" Commissioner Wells
has prepared long leterinreply, whchis to bemado
public in day or two. His data are iIon the
official record in the Treasury, and their correctness
cannot be questioned Mr. Allison's object Is to