Smyrna times., 1866-05-30
Congress-.

The Senate on Tuesday of last week. took up
the bill to fund the public debt and reduce the
rate of interest on the same. After a speech
from Mr. Sherman in its favor was laid over.
The bill to amend the postal laws was passed.
1t provides that dead letters shall be returned
to the writer's free of postage; that all money
orders shall be void if not presented before the
expiration of one year after issue. 1t provides
punishment by fine and imprisonment Of any
one mutilatng, detacing or tampering with the
letter boxes placed in the streets.
The House passed the bill to establish uni
form system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States A bill was introduced to con
tinue in force for three years the act establish
ing the Freedmen's Bureau. The cOnsidera-
ton of the tax bill was resumed. Several i'm
pOrtant amendments concerning the tax on to-
bacco were adopted. On smoking tobacco the
tax was fixed at ten cents per pound, and on
fne-cut chewing, cavendis h, plug, twist, &c,
at forty cents per pound.
The Senate, on Wednesday, took up the
| Joint resolution of the reconstruction committee
from the House. No vote, however, was ia
| ken.
In the House the internal revenue tax bill
was again taken up. The section in relation to
incomes was amended so as to levy tax of five
per cent. on all incomes exceeding one thOus-
tax of ten per cent. where the incomes exceed
five thousand dollars. This is the same as the
present law, with exception that one thousand
dollars is exempted instead of six hundred dol
lars. Another amendment was adopted allow
ing deduction from incomes of losses by fire
shipwrcck and for losses i'll real estate purchaS-
cd within year.
The Senate on Thursday adopted resolu-
ton providing for special committee to ex-
anime into the condition of all the national
banks of the country and report thereon. AT.
ter tranSacting some mlmpOrtant business, thu
reconstruction resolution was again taken up
No vote.
The House concurred in the Senate amend
ments to the joint resolution to prevent the III
duction of cholera into the United States; st
that it has finally passed both Houses Tn.
bill to continue the Freedmen's Bureau fo
, three years was taken up and amended so as t,
provide that whenever the former owners Of
e land occupied under General Shermans 0rde
dated Savannah, July, IT, 1865, shall appl,
for the restoration of said land, the commission
T. er shall refuse to surrender the same.
i In the Senate, on Friday, resolution wa
e presented calling on the President for informa
), ton as to what action had been taken in regar
{ to African colonization.
r In the House a bill was introduced to en-
u courage the growth Of forest trees on the Yves
IS tern Plains The Bounty bill was taken u
o and passed, by vote of l39 to ., the nays bein
IL Nicholson, Delaware, and Trimble, of Ker
e lucky.
e The FayettcrWe Nocs IN. c. thus frank
ii and fairly expounds the ruling phase Of Sout
y Carolina loyalty:
4 1.-The men who took these oaths, and VIII
y became citizens of the United States, and WI
~ have been Obedient, and faithful, and loyal
II the laws are mot ut heart friends of the Cover
y ment of which they are subjects. They wei
&c defeated by the United States in an attempt
Fe perfect long-cherished scheme which mu
4 have resulted in the greatest benefit and adval
I'd tage to themselves They were human, al
$ they could feel nothing else than bitterness Fl
IN those whose triumph was the ruin Of the
g. hopes and the blasting and crushing of the
aspirations. They do not tore the G0Cernnle
IN of the United States-the Stars and Stripe
b. excite no emotions of pride in their bosoms, f
as they have seen it trailing in defeat too otte
r as their starry-crossed battle-hag waved vict
if riOus in the Summer sunlight.
Id They have no veneration for the Cover
u ment, no lore tor the fdg, no feeling Of secrl
mt for their interest, no rery great desire to cont
is ne under the Government than IS neceSSdr
A cOn,pciLed by coercion. If they had the pow
cd to establish Confederacy before they we
Y. whipped they would have established it, al
On it is reasonable to believe that if they could
H. tablish it now they would do so bat for tn,
W. oaths of allegiance These Oaths were to t
C. effect that they would support the Constitutio
so should they ever be required to do more,
D. should the Constitution be subverted, tn
at 0dthS are UOrth nothing.
er We do not believe the Loyal Millions chC
nv ish resentment, or wrath, or any form of bitt
lc- ness, toward Southrons who think thus a
of candidly says so. The defeated and overtime
ew cannot reasonably be expected to rejoice
Die their own discontinue, or cherish special
mt lection for its instruments. But the eX-RebC
be on their part, ought to regard our position W
he equal Justice At great cost, by patient, p
De. tracted, vehement effort, we have won gre
ICE victory for what we venerate as the cause
rs. Liberty, Humanity, and Nationality. We
in not mean to fool it away. Let that be
cb work of other hands than ours !" We
lie sure the better portion of our late antagOni
u.s. in the great conflict will appreciate our pc
nts tion.-TriJUne.
zen
ng THE VITAL PRINCIPLE.-Cave johnson v
tu- a bitter Rebel. He was recently elected to
ers Senate of Tennessee, but the majority reject
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