New-York tribune., 1869-01-05
WASHINGTON.

TREASURY DETECTIyE-hnbocrrTY AND THE
AMERICAN COLONIZATloS THE PATENT Of
UNIVERSAL PEACE UNIV"
FiCE REPORT. .,,,vcroS Monday, Jan o. lS6S
lin tO-mOuow' Most OF the
0neio'' .s.,,rned and are ready lor "oiA'
11aro I'm no only so working days anu .''
IN - +o be nnshed through r"liui9 ~ V.0 ~
.,aor ,be slat,, and begin the new A.
10 evnocted that the sppropii"UUn Oi'0' DlN -.
nmendatory tax and farm DlS' WIN sort,,,ots
,r1is is looked upon as most fortunate
OF the tine r tbe country, as it is to be the
s'A'e Vi ''i ', If the numerous jobs taking money
ee"'i " IGarerpment treasury, which persons are
mum ' =, - to press in Congress. Among the largest
now arc the numerous Pacific Railroads, the
oi eo yTnrrsl the Commercial Steamship and Nayi-
Nu.'U , Comnany, the New-YOrk City Post-Oihce.
s~y nsose Land treaty, the Sandwich Island
commercial treaty, claims for iron-ciads
left ON contractors hands at the end OF the war; ar
limo railroads Indian claims, additional bounty
claims land grants State Department purchases lh-
creased compensation to clerks and army officers the
rebuilding OF the Mississippi levees extension OF
patents for newspaper presses. sewln9-lnachlnes'
wooden screws. machines for making wood-papeI'
and various other machines the Niagara shipcanal,
river and harbor Improvements, additional navy
wards. the Yosemite Valley claim, the new ldIia
mission of Colorado as State, questions of new Ter
ritorjes and postal routes, and all the interest
naturally involved In the internal tax and the taf
bills.
Gen. Grant and family returned this evening III
snaciaI train. from Philadelphia. He was accom-
panied by several Philadelphians, Jay Cooke among
them.
The subcommittee of the House Judiciary Com
mittee at their meeting to-day, resumed the exami-
- ff,vt tha
charges against Judge Busteed United States Sena-
tor George L. Spencer was also examined. The rules
of the Committee imposing silence prevents the Civ
ing of his testimony, but there is reason to know
that the most confidential and kind relation exists
between Senator Spencer and Judge Busteed. Robt.
H. Smith, one Of the accusing witnesses, was present,
but on account of sickness, allowed TO return TO
Baltimore and remain until Mr. Simple gets through
with his proofs
Gov. Crawford of Kansas in consequence of the
Indian troubles some time ago;raised a regiment Of
volunteers composed mostly Of workmen employed
the Pacific Railroad, Eastern Division, but who
were temporarily idle, owing to the suspension Of
work the road. These volunteers are represented
TO have been the very worst class Of men, and their
conduct during the difficulties was more objection
able to the citizens than were the Indians The Gov
Bmment officers, apparently without authority fur
nished these Volunteers transportation and horses;
but the organization not having been directed or ap
proved by the Government and TO State or national
law contemplating the raising Of additional troops,
the volunteers inquiring where their pay is
ing from, neither tho State OF National Govern
ment has the authority to pay without special law
speciasaPpropriation for the payment of the
and officers will probably be asked by Congress.
L. Il. Rolfe, claim agent of this city, was arrested
to-day by detective of the Treasury Department
H. A.
nent by the presentation of an account already adj
justed some time ago. II Is alleged Rolfe presented
as a claim agent certain railroad account against
The Government TO the Quartermaster-Gen and
although some of the vouchers were missing the ac-
count was settled. For this reason, when the ac-
counts of the QuarteTmaster-GeneTal were audited
at the Treasury Department, they were suspended.
1t seems that afterwaId the claim agent presented
for settlements another account, tho vouchers of
which prove to be the missing vouchers of the pre-
vious claim already paid This last account amounts
TO about $500 The accused was taken before the
United States Commissioner, and was by him held to
bail for a hearing tomorrow morning.
On Saturday last twenty-five cOmpositors at the
Government printing Office were furoughed peremp-
tory orders having been gwen the foreman by tho
Superintendent to reduce the force 1t is supposed
that the emergency in consequence OF want Of
Congressional appropriations to continue the maxi
mnB force at work.
TIC ffty-second annual meeting of the American
Colonization Society will be held in this city Jan. 49,
The speakers engaged for the occasion are the Rev
Benjamin j. Haight. ID. the RevS Ironieus Prime |
ID. d.. and ex-President j. j. Roberts of Liberia
The American branch OF the Universal Peace Union
viii hold meeting in this city on the Thursday fol-
lowing the National Woman's Suffrage Convention.
lucretia Mott Alfred H. Love, President of the
branch and j. X. III. Wilcox are expected tn no
among the speakers.
Although all the means at the command of the Su-
perintendant's office have been exhausted to bring
the Patent Ofice Report within the smallest practi
cable limits. that for 1861 win make three large vol
umes OF about 800 pages EACH one-half of which il
COMPOSED Of handsomely engraved Illustrations of
machinery, De. The printing aud binding Of 2O5OO
copies-6l,6i5 volumes-has been ordered by Con. |.
sfess-ipOO for distribution by Janitors, 10000 by
%ewesse'sYy% and $500 by the Commissioner of
.a'en'S Inc Report win not be ready for
Siffssnssyypep before the expiration of the
present session OF Congress. The reports for 1sss
s'0 snera"oss for which are now being executed bv
eie contractor will make four large octave Volumes
-, "o ouperintendents last annual report. The
s., .''"eu Expressions Of Coincidence and
,.o,np ~. ~ '"e assassination Of President Lin |
n,intod GO I'm completed. 1t is handsomely
".." ;s. q"H''o volume Of 962 pages. of winch 8oo0
copies We're printed. As exaceorataa mn o''Oo
Che cost OF this volume have haa' - oi
papers inc actual cost Of printing an 'le
tis,I7o 5i. "s ana binding was
The whole numLer ofclaims x.o.,-,
noh Once during the month of Deoe,L Va" Gu
OF f;"i f;,xaIi,s h"" 'h0tease Of Widows, &c - ""''
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