The New York herald., 1877-12-03
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q 1877.
THE PENDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ON THE EFFECT OF AN ADJOURNMENT.
There Is considerable speculation regarding the
nominations now before the Senate in its commit
tees The opinion is expressed by very many
that should the Senate and House by con-
current resolution adjorn sine die before noon
tomorrow the nominations fall, but should tho spe-
cial session into tho regular season they stand
before the Senate in their present shape. The subject
IL before the Attorney General but his opinion
not transpirod A precedent mentioned Is In the
Thirteenth Congress, called an extra session In Sep
tember, In which instance there sfnc die ad
journment, and the business continued in the
regular manner
THE DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Tho several department reports are printed and
nearly all have been sent to public officials in The
different cities for delivery to the representatives OF
the press and o.hers TO whom they have been ad-
dressed The Treasury report will be given
out at noon tomorrow by assistant roas-
urers and by collectors OF customs in
cities where there Is SubTreasury and by postmas
ters Mt points whore thcre are prominent Treasury
of1cers Tho Postmaster General and tho Secretary
of the Interior have consigned their reports the
Of postmastsrs, with Instructions to deliver
them at noon The Secretary OF War has
mailed his report In all directions, with
tho Intention, also, OF having 1t published
at the time with the Presidents Message. That
document will be teegraphsd the
meeting OF Congress- The Attorney General will make
report to tho two Houses Of Congress day or
two. This report is generally delayed somewhat be-
yond tho time Of sending the Message and accompany
ing documents TO the national legislature
THE ALLEGED DISCREPANCIES IN THE TREAS
URY sTATEMENTs-PREPARATI FOR THE
INVESTIGATION
The select committee, OF which Senator Davis, of
West Virginia, chairman, to inquire the alleged
discrepancies Of heretofore published official financial
statements will actively their duties un
I'll next week and may not finish ther work before
the close OF the first regular session OF the
present Congress- room has been fitted up in the
Treasury Department especially for the Of tho
committee with their clerks and experts Tho secrs-
tary and his Immediate subordinate officers will give
every facility TO make the inquiry complete
THE CLEARANCE OF FLORIDA FIsHrNa VESSELS
FOR HAvANA-A SPANISH CONSUL ANXIOUS
FOR HIS FEES.
Special Inspector s. D. Miles has written a letter
10 the Collector OF Customs at Cedar Keys informing
him that the American schooner Emma l.. Low TOOK q
cargo OF FISH from the north OF Egmont Bay, In
the District OF 81 Marks, Florida, and cleared
from Cedar Keys tor Havana, according to law
In June, 1877 When the captain OF tho vessel ro-
turned from Cuba and entered Al Key West tho
Spanish Consul threatened to nns him 5000 TOR not
clearing his vessel AT that port and obtaining
tincate from the Consul. The masters OF q number OF
vessels loading with nsh for Havana markets were
afraid clear their vessels at 81. Marks which is In
tho district where the nsh wore taken, owing
to the threat OF tue Spanish Consul that
ho would infict hnc OF 5000 unless
they were cleared at Key West II these vessels de-
parted without clearance they were liable TO tho
penalties denounced the Revised Statutes. section
4ls7 and II they cleared In accordance with thai seo
non thsy became liable 70 the penalties denounced by