New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-06

lers, merchants, and receivers of Western whisky in
Baltimore recently, was before the Committee of
Ways and Means of the House this morning. The
object OF these gentlemen is to urge hat section 90
OF the act OF July &c 1868 requiring distilled spirits.
manufactured and in bond. prior to the passage OF
said act, to be withdrawn, tax paid, within nine
months of the date thereof, under penalty of confs
cation, be 50 amended as to provide that an extern
sion of twelve months time after April 30 1862 shall
be given for the payment of said tax.
The Sub Committee on Reconstruction, which has
charge of tho subject of deciding upon those who
entitled to have their political disabilities removed,
have determined to embody them all in one bill
amounting to several hundreds, representing all the
reconstructed States
Last Friday the Supreme Court ordered q writ of
prohibition to be served Judge Underwood, based
on the application of the Attorney Of Commonwealth
of Virginia, who alleged that Judge Underwood had
improperly and illegally interfered with sentences of
the State Courts by discharging certain convicts.
Judge Underwood has acknowledged the service of
the writ, and tho Supreme Court has designated
Friday next for the hearing Of the cause.
THIS afternoon Mr.. Dempsey, Of the firm of Demp-
sey q O'Tool, proceeded to the Patent Office and
asked Mr.. Duncan. clerk in the Commissioners
Office whether he the author of certain report
to the Commissioner relative to the contract between
that firm and the Office Mr.. Duncan answered that
he was. whereupon Mr.. Dempsey suddenly drewa
cowhide and inflicted sundry blows on Mr. Duncan.
Much excitement was caused among the clerks by
this occurrence, and parties nterfered to prevent
further violence. Mr.. Dempsey says that Mr. Duncan
had reported to the Commissioners that his testi
mony should not be credited. and, as his statements
were made upon oath, he considered Mr. Duncan's
remark an imputation on his character for truth,
IA 4 A. n. IL g
resent.
The messenger with the electoral vote of Nevada
has just arrived here and placed it in the hands Of
the Vice-President lie has been detained on the
road by heavy snow storms, and was unable for
weeks to proceed on his journey.
An important meeting of manufacturers of all
kinds is called at the Board Of Trade Rooms in Phia
delpha for Feb II, to organize national league for
the interest of home industry.
An official document was transmitted TO both
Houses to-day from the President in relation to the
! encroaohments Of the agents OF the Hudson Bay
Company upon the trade and territory OF Alaska. A
| communication incosed says the Russians have been
aware for many years that the traders of the lud-
! son Bay Company have established houses on their
territory but they have failed to report it to the
| home Government The English post at Yancon is
large and well built consisting Of the cOnpanys new
stores and trading house. all surrounded by stock
AIDE. In reply TO u letter from Secretary Schoheld
Secretary Seward says the provisions of the treaty
between Russia and ceeding the Territory OF Alas
ka is conclusive against the right of the Hudson Bay
Company 10 establish, or maintain such an establish
ment &C that port besides, the Indian Interiors Act OF
1873 applicable to nevl yacquired territory, the
President being authorized To direct the military to
| remove all intruders and unlicensed traders. In
order carry the act into full execution, MIR. Sew
ard SAYS II appears essential that District Court,
with the usual judicial and ministerial olheers DC es
| tablshed in Alaska.
A Washington dispatch 70 Tho Boston Daily Adrer-
| hscr dated February ., says; Gen. Grant, in con-
YeISaiio4 the moTng TOOK square grInnS IN i,fv y
have doubt about the power OF Congress 10 reg
ulate suffrage by law. but said that there could oe
no sound objection 20 submitting constitutohai
amendment the people He spoke OF the one passed
| by the House on Saturday embOdyng tho right
idea. but expressed no opinion on the language
| therein chosen. lie said explicitly that the prleple
of impartial suffrage is right in itself and added that
as we have through the reconstruction acts, imposed
negro suffrage on the Southern States u Is only iat
that the Northern states should give the ballot TO
ther own colored citizens lie thought the question
at issue had better be disposed OF as possb
80 a. to take disturbing element out of our affairs
| and indicated a hope that the amendment would DO
passed By Congress before the end OF the present SEES
sion. -
Senator Sumner presented petition, on Thursday
from &. Hansen of York, and naturallzed clt-
zen of the United States, which will probably give
rise 10 yOluminOus correspondence between the dlp
lomatsts OF this country aud those OF Denmark ana
| Prussia Mr.. Hansen states that company, with
himself was formed in the United States Tor the pnr
pose OF opening ship canal across tho lsthmus OF
! HOlsten; that on application 10 the Government OF
| Denmark tho company received a con-
cessOn for the survey Of the canal, IN nc,
cOrdanco wherewth the company expended
| large sums of money IN making the pre-
| liminary surveys and was prepared TO enter upon
the execution of the work but was prevented by the
| war between Prussia and Denmark By the treaty
| of peace subsequently, made between the hlngdOm
| of Prussia aud Denmark, Prussia acquired tho terri
tory through which the canal was to run IL was pro-
yided that all contracts made by the Kingdom OF
| Denmark should be observed AMI ratned
| by tho Kingdom of Prussia. Tho petit
toner. in behalf of his company. under
that section Of the treaty applied to the Government
commercial work All his efforts have proved frntlesS,
and he il now compelled Ia appeal 10 his own Gov
eminent, through the Senate, to assert ana project
his rghts and ho demands 10000 Danish dollars rs
naturalization. The petition Is accompanied by u
correspondence with Bismarck and the llolstein
MANY Inquiries are being made ~ 10 the exact
terms Of the bill recently passed by the House to al
| low Deputy Collectors and Assistant assessors oi
Internal Revenues acting rs Collectors or Assessors,
the pay OF ollectors and Assessors The following
| ia the exact phTaseology of the bill:
BE IL enacted, De- That any Deputy Collector or Assist
ant Assessor OF Internal Revenue who has performed or
mar hereafter perform under authority or REQUIREMENT
of the law duties of Collector Of Internal evehe or
vacancy In office Of such Collector or Assessor or on
y from seknes or other cause OF such Collector or
Assessor shall be entitled and receive the same pay ana
cOlupsnhHOu II lrONldtn oI VI
sor, i'm the districts respectively but no such payment
shall In any case be made where the CoeeOror Assessor
mas received may he paid compensation for services
| rendered during tho period OF timo.
| Mrs Stover and her children left Washington for
their home in Tennessee, via Orange and Alexandra
| Railroad this morning. They were accompanied to
| the Potomac Ferry wharf 10y the President ana MIS-.
! Sanatnr patterson who returned to the Executive
Mansion after seeing the party safely the Alexan
dra steamer Ii was the Intention OF Tho wife OF the
| President to accompany her daughter, MIS- slower
| bnf shc being i'm feeble health, was prevented from
| doing go by the disagreeabe weather.
ug Th Gthnnse Knnrd has received information