The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-30

GENERAL DIX AND THE PRESIDENT

GENERAL DIX AND THE PRESIDENT.
Among the callers on the President to-
day were General Grant, Secretaries liar-
Ian and WclcS, and General Dix. The in
tcrvicw of the latter was quite lengthy.
He is said TO be in full accord with the Pre-
Sidcnt'S policy, aud to entertain no doubt
of its final triumph.
PARDoNs.
Eight residents OF Alabama and Texas
were to-day pardoncd by the President,
most Of them under the twcnty-thousand-
dollar clause.
GENERAL SCOTS SUCCESSOR.
Lieutenant General Grant has been
elected second vice president of the Wash
ington National Monument Society, vice
Lieutenant General Scott, deceased, and
has accepted the position.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House was occupied to-day with the
Tariff bill, finishing the first section. There
is some disposition to let the whole subject
rest till the next session.
NATIONAL BANKS.
A circular has been issued by the United
States Treasurer cmhodyimg the opinion OF
the Solicitor of the Treasury, that no au-
thoritv is vested in the Treasurcr'S Office
or in the department to refund TO any ma
tional bank the amount of duty claimed to
have been enormously eXacted from it,
either Ivy direct return OF the amount pad
or 10y allowing it as a credit 10 the bank on
the payment in July next. The only
remedy then left to the banks affected by
this opinion of the solicitor is in some pro-
vision by Congress Tor repayment OF the
amounts claimed.
FREEDMEN'S BUREAU IN VIRGINIA.
Brcvct Brigadicr- General +. d. Sewcll,
inspectorgcncral of the Frccdmcn'S Blu
rcau for the State Of Virginia, has just
completed tour of inspection of the
State. In his report to the Bureau he
speaks highly Of the conduct of Colonel
Brown, formerly assistant commissioner OF
the Bureau for the State. He recommends
a consolidation of the Suh-diStrictS and a
reduction of the agents of the Bureau.
He states that the issue OF TationS Is
steadily decreasing, and will he less after
the crops come in. The largest ISSUES are
made at Richmond, Petersburg, Hampton,
and Norfolk, where there are great num-
hcrs of freedmen. He recommends that
they be sent into the back country, where
the demand for labor is much beyond the
supply.
THE TAX on BANKS.
The New York Bank Committee having
failed TO accomplish anything with the
Currency Committee of the House, they
will urge in the House the abatement ot
the tax on deposits and circulation, and
the substitution of 4 tax Of Onc-quarter OF
one per ceutum on capital, which will
Weld one million dollars, or three times
the amount of the present annual expenses
Of the Currency Bureau. The pressure
from the banks throughout the country for
a reduction Of taxation is very strong.
Most of the members who are opposed to
granting the relief base their opposition
upon the ground that for every one hun
drcd thousand dollars taken Oft the bank
tax some article will have TO be taken
from the exempt list.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Earnest efforts atc making TO induce the
Senate Judiciary Committee 10 report the
Bankrupt bill, 50 that it may pass this SEES
son, ~ il is believed it would if it could be
brought before the Senate. 1t is likely tC
be ovcrSlaughcd, however, by the rush OF
other business at the close OF the session.
THE TENNESSEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DEADLOCK THREATENED.
Information Of reliable character has
been received here 10 the effect that the
Tennessee Legislature is again to be
brought to deadlock in the approaching
extra session. 1t is understood that the
members who are opposed to the constitu-
tional amendment will refuse 10 appear,
which will leave the General Assembly
at least two members short of quorum.
In this way the Democrats hope To defeat
the ratification Of the amendments.-NNc
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