New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-08
NEw-YoRK. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1869

lpaTtmGntS VCSSeI, CERTAIN TernIa-
tons mentioned in the appendix to the proposed
treaty and such others as may be deemed necessary
in the English, French and German languages. In
the event of the provisions not being complied with
by citizen either of the United States or of North
Germany, involving amenability to penalties ore
scribed the case shall be referred to Board Of Com
n;Ssio1ers consisting Of four members two ap
the North German Government, OF. by the
Minister of the latter in the United States.
if the case be adjudcated here, or by the United
there. These Commissions are to be invested with
the usual privileges of Commissions in cases requir
where they agree, is to be final Whatever fines are
collected for violations Of the treaty stipuiaons III
the United States TO be paid into the treasury
and held for paying the Ss master M Of snch
passenger vessel bringing 70 ne aeru
much of the amount received as is necessary is TO BIO
held for carrying out the stipulatons of the treaty
The Washington correspondent OF The baltimore
Sum- under date of Feb 8, makes the following reye-
lations in regard to the operations of the Whisky
Committee Of whisky dealers were to-day before the
Ways and Means Committee urging extension OF the
time for removing whisky In bond which by the present
connection il may be well to correct my paragraph Of
Monday last wherein 1t set forth that the recep
internal revenue received under the reduced tax Of 90
cents per gallon exceed those OF the corresponding
period when the tax was per Haion
lated to msead The receipts for the period Indicated
1t should be borne In mind, are not for whisky nannac
whisky accumulated during several years in bond having
been there placed by many who under tho OLD aw had
The amount Of receipts recently instead OF showing
favorable condition OF things for TIE r
ceyed many millions Of dollars more. The reduction OF
tax whisky in bond was part Of scheme OF a special
whisky ring promoted. IL Ia alleged by few mem
bers OF Congress who were In the secret The opera
CnS OF the ring on hs a CURING
tho early period OF the last session OF Congress was
!, S SSbSTse TG TO @
there would be no reduction OF tho tax; ana the ,G
shoSld be no reduction. During all this the four
grand managers Of the scheme knowing VIVA. was 70
Ing e 100000 or gallons paying for It prices
ranging from 1--WE 10 fifteen cents when THESE purchases
that the tax was to DO reduced not only
on what 10 DO made in future. put on what
tax The price OF bonded whisky at once advanced
aud IS cents thus netting to the ring the
among the smart mampnlators OF the scheme. How
many members Of Congress received dividends IN TINS a
known one Of the ring, already millionaire IN Now
York added q 100000 to his fortune Instead OF THIS re-
was monstrous loss. II this whisky hadpaid the % tax
should have done It would have produced for the
Treasury $50 100000 instead OF SOo,OOO or socooc9
which is claimed By the schemers 10 be such large ad
vantage to the Government More OF the specc Oh
this huge speculation are Forthcoming.
r Senator McCreery and Others bad long interview
yesterday with Attorney General Eyarts in relation
To tho release OF John v. Drane OF the IOnIeueIab
Navy Mr.. Evarts expressed some doubts as To
whether Braine's case could be reached under the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation, but listened at
tentively and fayOIably TO the plea Tor mercy.
The President recently approved the act author
ling and directing the Secretary OF the Navy TO
make the appointment of midshlpmen TO the United
States Naval Academy, or before the ith OF March
next from any State in which the election OF mem-
beers of the House of Representatives of the AlIst
Congress does not by law take place previous 10 the
ls of July 1862 upon the nomination of members OF
the House of from such States in the
present Congress provided such appointment shall
be made from State not by law entitled to appoint
ment of mldshipmen in the year 1869.
Capt w. a. Parker, United States Navy has been
detached from duty on the Receiving-Sbip hide
pendence and placed on waiting orders The super
intendent of the Mounted Recruiting Service ut Car
isle Barracks. Pennsylvania, has been directed TO
forward without delay all dsposabe recruits at that
post 20 Omaha where they will report 20 the Com
handing General of that Department. for assign
ment TO the 2d u. S. Cavalry
The warrants issued by the Treasury Department
during the month of January, 1853, to meet the re-
quirements of the Government amounted III round
mum beers 10 the following suns, viz. Civil, mlscea-
neous and foreign intercourse. ga 1900; interest
on public debt $50 600; War Department. 1884,
coo; Navy Department, $4,000: Interior, pensions
and Indians $50 600. The warrants issued for tho
redemption Of the public debt not included IN the
above,