New-York tribune., 1869-01-07

II.
Orton President of the Western Union Telegraph
Company is expected to arrive tomorrow, and will
oppose the formation of company to carry out the
provisions of tho bills already introduced.
The Navy Appropriation bill reported in the House
of Representatives to-day, by Mr.. WashbuIne of Hi
nos, from the Appropriation Committee proposes
considerable reductions from the bill of last year.
Among some of the reductions the following: For
the pay OF commissioned warrant, and petty officers
and seamen, $0000O0 in the place of SS0OO00O; for
the Navy-Yard at Norfolk $4,000, in the place of
$4,000; for Navy Yard at Pensacola $4,000 in the
place of $5O0OO for the naval Station at Mound City,
$1,000 in the place of $200O for the preservation of
vessels, &c. $1,000 OO0 in the place of $3000O00 The
several Bureaus of the Department come in for their
share in the reduction. In the appropriation for the
Marine Corps proviso is inserted that the number
of non-commissioned officers, musicians, and
privates shall be limited to 1900 The bill
further proposes that the officers of the
Marine Corps shall be reduced to one
colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, two majors
one adjutant and inspector ono paymaster,
one quartermaster. one assistant Quartermaster, 12
captains IS first heuteDants, is second lieutenants
and that the sergeants and corporas be reduced two
ffths The officers to be reduced or mustered out
are to be determined by lot. An additional section
provides that no accounting officer of the Treasury
shall pass allow any account for payment In excess
of tho appropriation made in the bill. The total sum
appropriated by this bill is sl527362, being reduc
ton in the total amount appropriated as compared
with last years bill, of S9O91,57s.
The Grand Jury has dismissed the case against
Surratt Oh the ground that the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation pardoned him Of all past treasQnable
ofenses against the Government. -
The Public Debt statement will be prepared for
publication this afternoon. and will show an in
crease Of nearly $2OOO0OO, owing to the large
amounts OF bonds issued during the month of
December to tho Pacific Railroad Companies.
amounting to nearly $6,0O0,000. The disbursements
during the month have not been heavy, but the
receipts for customs usually amounting TO between
$l2OOOOO0 and $l5,0O0,OO0 during December did not
amount $l00000O while the receipts from Internal
Revenue sources have been about the same. The
statement will show the amount OF com IN the
Treasury to be S9S,OOOOOO, and the amount OF cur
rency, $l20O0OOO
bett on the 10th ult the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitted to the Senate to-day statement pre-
pared by George b. McCartee. Acting Chief of the
Division of Engraving and Printing showing that
the total cost 90 the Government of the issue Of
paper fractional currency since Its authorization,
from which it appears that up TO the date of the
olution there had been printed and delivered to the
Treasurer of the United States OF an estimated cost
g. 55 94S about 3Gl00 er cent OF ITS value tie
following amounts viz: Three cent notes, SG062j0;
five cent notes. $3jgGl4 ten cent notes, 81 l,lfo35;
twenty-five cent notes $S5 5465oS fifty cent notes,
$3S 25,451. Total amount Of fractional currency Is
sued S99099536. Mr. McCartee states That the pres
ent cost of printing the 10 25 and 80 cent notes, is
| only 5-l0Q per cent OF the value. ,.,D
o. the Secretary of tho Interior transmitted to that
body today list of the Indian Supenntendents and
Agents, designating those absent from their posts
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs states that the
only officers absent from their posts at the date OF
the resolution, far as known TO him were the fol-
Special gent j. W. Cullen, who were directed to re-
port here in person official business, and Agents
| l.. Mann, jr., and III. Chanklin who were granted
leave of absence by the Superintendent IN whose
mere large number old debts, mostly IN
judgments due the United States of which moth
| ing has been collected for many years. Especial ef
fort has been made during the past three years 70
! make something out of them. In cases lands
have been levied on. v hich are so incumbered by
prior liens that nothing can DO made by ordinary
proceedings In other cases debtors nave disposed OF
their property ia such manner 10 prevent IL from
being liable to the payment OF these debts by oTdi-
nary proceedings debtors have equitable interests
which can only be reached by proceedings in Chan
cery and protracted litigatlons are pending with
which the present officers have had no connection.
In view of these and other facts stated by the S0c
tor OF the Treasury the Secretary has proposed 10
Congress section TO be made part OF the general
| appropriation bill. as follows:
That the Secretary Of Treasury be- and he Is hereby
authorized 10 allow and direct payment Of any expenses
necessarily Incurred IN collecting debts due 20 the United
coecons out OF the proceeds thereof in all cases where
such payment is not now provided by law.
Gen. George w Grandey, Chairman Of the Yer
mont Electoral College, has arrived here and deiv-
cred the certificate of vote of that State to Senator
Wade.
In the Supreme Court Of the United States to-day,
argument in case No y, Louisiana Mutual Insurance
Company art. Tweed was concluded. The case of
the heirs OF the late stephen Girard against the City
Of Philadelphia argued in behalf of the heirs by
Mr.. IngersOl and by Messrs. Meredith and OlInstcd
for the city.
The Lighthouse Board has received information
that lights have been exhibited from the lighthouse
recently erected Mauger Cay, north of IuTneff Is
lands at the northern approach to Belise.
In the case of the colored men found dead at the
FTench Minister'S residence yesterday, the CorOners
jury which met at noon today was adjourned for
week, IN order 10 enable the chemist to make q
thorough analysis of the contents Of the stomachs