The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-03-20
From WASHINGTON.

Tho Senate adjourned without passing
House bill allowing farmers to retail leaf to-
bacco. This bill, in the estimation of the
Commissioner would have caused loss TO
the Treasury Of SO, 10000 and deprived man
ufacturers Of the sale of 2500O,O00 pounds Of
their manufacturing products.
President Grant promoted Levi P. Luckey
of Illinois, his private Secretary. and G. D..
Proden, Executive Clerk. These promotions
are in accordance with the principles of civil
service reform.
The only immediate change in tho Cabi-
net will be in the Secretary OF the Treasury.
should the incumbent be elected to the Senate
OF the United States.
The Comptroller Of curi ency notifies Ma
tonal banks to report their condition at tho
close of business, February 2S last.
Assistant Secretary Richardson says no
action has been taken relative to the forty
four million dollars bill. The matter remains
precisely as it did before, the Secretary still
claiming the right to issue the whole amount
whenever necessary,
1t is stated the Postmaster General per-
sists in collecting double unpaid rates Of
postage on newspapers, holding that ns the
Acknowledgement did not pass upon that ques-
ton. his late decision refers only to letters.
1t is stated in official quarters as mn an
swer to inquiries that it is not the intention
Of the Secretary of the Treasury to initiate tho
currency by keeping out permanentls any
part of the S4i,0OO0 900 Of legal tender re-
sorye, but if, in tho angarge OF the law the
exigencies, Of tho public interest shall require
he will not hesitate to act in accordance with
his own conviction that he has the right to
make use Of the reserve for temporary pur-
poses in such contingency,
Joseph D. Stewart has brought suit against
the speaker and Sargenut-at-Arms of the
House of Representatives for one hunoro'
thousand dollars, each being sued separately
for false Imprisonment. The suit is not aimed
AGAINST the Speaker and Sargeant-at-Arms per-
sopallv, though 80 stated on tho records, but
is designed to test the power of other Houso
to imprison citizen for matter not ihVoiV-
ing question OF privilege. The case Will be
heard before tho United States District
Court.
--Adiutant-General Vincent has replied to
Gen. Uoward's recent letters defending the
operations Of the late Freedmen's bureau,
in sharp and severe communication III
which he reviews Howard's defense, and suf-
taus the assertions OF his previous report
concerning the irregular and confused condi-
| a fttt,1tl n III.
Gen. Vicent repeats his statements, ana, a'Ho
by way of explanation. says that the eleven
clerks employed iu the Office eight were STU
dents of Howard University, working on ha'l
timo, Mt $50 pcr month. The retained bounty
fund amounting to tll2OOo, is by no means
satisfactorily accounted for by the late dis-
bursing officer, Gen. Balloch, and other irre6'
nlorities and deficits have been brought tc
,ioht by tho late examination Of the Adjutan''
/ General. Gen Vincent il specific and dehn''
| in all his statements, and furnishes by far Tue
,no.t exact aud exhaustive dissection The
affairs of the Freedmen's Bureau have oHe'
received. Letters from other officers accom-
many the document, which undoubtedly
lead to action by the War Department.
The perversity OF the Postmaster Genera
in regard TO the collection Of double postage
on mail matter that has been Insufficient,
nr,parod, il almost without parallel III the his
tory of executive rulings. Having been al
monish,d by the House postal Committe, an'
not sustained by the Attorney-General III
went to Congress and attempted to hsvo til
obnoxious rule made a law. Defeated there
he still persists not to collect tho double post
age on letters, but upon other matter.