, 1866-05-29
CONGRESS. |
Final Passage Of The Rev.
enue Bill in the House. |
YEAS, io9; bhYS, H.
New Reconstruction
Measure Offered by
MIR. Stevens.
| The fREEDMEh'S BUREAU IN
VESTIGATI0N.
Report Of Commissioner
Whittlesey, Of N. G.
| ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS,
The London Press on the Euro
| pcan Situation.
Speech of the King Of Prussia to
/ a Protestant Delegation.
OLD SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN
ASSEMBLY.
Committee Appointed on The
i Subject Of Reunion.
!: Exciting Debate On thc appea?
Il from the Kentucky Synod.
II
/
r IMPORTANT FENlAN MOVE
T.. MENT.
OLD SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN
ASSEMBLY.
Committee Appointed on The
Subject Of Reunion.
IMPORTANT FENlAN MOVE
MENT.
FIl0M WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago THhnnc.1 i
WASHINGTON, May %.
PASSAGE OF TIE TAX I'LL Dy THE HOUSE.
The Tax Ril n 1t passed the House to-day has
511 amendments made tincc It was reported rom
The Mays and Means Committee, part or which
ucrc brought forward By thai Committee from time
10 time. The thoroughncse with which the Com.
u,tce did Its work evidenced, by tho fact tha: It
"a= lea' zen BY the House in only some half dozen
point, ,nouc Of which were of essential Importance
1t ac:crree to be said for Mr.. Morrill, Chairman at
shc Committee that he has managed bis sc1y diff
ruIt task with discretion and courtesy. The a,uount
OF revenue which will accrue under thu hill. as
pa ed, IL something less than won!d have oeen r.
ce,yed under tho bill as It came from the Com
! mfttec.
A8EDXES1s AND RxEvr7oSs.
The cl4use leyypE special tux OF tcn Per cen. On
1aincrT, struck ont IN Committee Of The Whole. |
wue restored in the House. The proposition 10 |
nlew cas companies 10 add their tax to their bills
WAS rejected BY about two one. The amendment
putting rearcrs rnowcEf. threshiuC machines, corn
shelters, and wooden w1rc on the free lfst was
agreed 10 by 6s to IS. That cxemptIpg cordsse |
and rigging rejected by 81 to G.. Uunuus and
United States dae=, made Of Amcrtcaa bunting.
ucre added to the tree list by general consent.
| General Schenck's amendment In regard 10 c'car
nnt,es was aGr.ed 10 by 81 TO ". but that reducing
the duty On smoking tobacco was rejected By G7 to
| u, and the rate remains at 20 ccufs
! per pound. The proposition 10 al1ow Conpseas to
appotht the Special Commissioner Of Revenue waa
| not brought forward again by Mr. Stevens, oDs The
| ono to give The appointment TO the President was
vas defeated hy 46 10 sG. The appointment there
! fore nInaine With the Secretary OF The Treasury.
| The amendment to prevent The publication Of in-
come rttusn. lost by S. 10 &c. anu the new 1aw
1s like The present law in this sc;peet. pEcposi
tsou something like that recently discussed IN tho
Senate for limiting the Presidents power OF 1eo~
| val from office was defracd ty 81 10 e. OIL the
ground that IT not ;:cs1uaue to thc BILL The
vote the passage Of tho bill was l09 10 II, the
rayr Icing Messrs. Bergen. chanlcf. Eldrdsc.
t;r!dcr. llurdIns Of ky.. N,o!ack, Tfimhle, Mar
.!:l. Roes. Ritter and Wright.
FREEnMESs nUnEAt1~NATFEns.
Among the docurtuts scut hy tho President TO
thu Houec Today, we're a ulars OF ports from AS
siet,ut Commissioners and Agents Of the FREED
mt ne Bureau. One OF these WAS male May Eth,
1sF4;. 1y t;cn. Sewall, Inspector Grncral, and re-
'atcs naialy TO North Carolina Two OF three par-
a.rnplfs OF II are as foowt: VI found most Of the
of1ters competent and faithful IN The discharge Of
lbeir dut,re. No complaint exists or can be made
| s..anst the moral character or habits Of any.
Gen. Whi,rtcy aud few Others arc Interested In
'hr cultivation OF FARMS This they in no way at
tempted 10 conccal from me; but could
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4 nn1. . :" az p..s .,... -.
manner rnade Of his official position 10 advance
e htt own personal Interest, OF that Of his friends
In tho eastern par: Of the State, where the pFivaat
s nHsi"efs 'nttoe1 " 1ute otae ~ .su 80
i t,ou where 10 officer ia sunnos, to be ,nsercs.et
u | or engaged TIE condition OF the freedmen Il
is good, e1e"pl 'ne sle,n''s " es"ocs". osus
Of rally they arc at "orS al lair IND fcmnnc'a'ss
IN WAGER. ihey observe 'nsr con- ann Sise sea
y, c'aI fatisacHon 10 'ns1r enoosets' l"cs ntan
es' aef1Ec 1or ctlHeatiou' auo uu's' 'nc iat
OF .tuh 'Ee'|to ale n1A''a- t.t'a ts''s
le- Inc 1nnuenee :" tne n"tea" "loo ll.c "seolA' W
20 oeen 10 encourage 'n""s's ""n"s 'neal ea' S3e'
] cs 's.''"s 'S'~! t.a.. ~. ., ~ ea.,o, .,.,,,n
10 scrd ay.nts into tuch dis!Hcie 10 instruct Il
~ rrr.ocs snf inform Them Of thelr rights ind obi
H. | ,-et{ons haf m fpsrr,iew with f;oy Worth ny
nd o,ber nromfncnt citizens. They al, expressed
.;re I'm, ,tc 1,n,ean h. xx;thhr.wn. hut rave ,
ns o,hc, rr.aon thon IN, !, MA aluaye obuoxiou.
all thcm AMI tbcy ,lcsin. ia conduct thet. oxp sas
OF IN ,1e,- oun ,rsr Thar e1nre,.aa tn, bchef III
ave | n. na.,roes ,ron,d hc .rn,, t,ca,c.f
!as !as thc ncon,n NJ The State hnt nm
~ a-,act .or,.,t, rndc- ,ho ,,,r. -, n.,o,;nshra n
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the 1T. .;rfon ~ m, wa,, tonnn, 7, - tto,,4.
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nm @ sni-cd .v n,pir NJ .ta or,nior thar ,hc t.co
NJ 49,. ..,r aas r.. 49,. ~ r. ,,nrh a., o1r -,
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GCs freedmen m. nunEeheusfye OF Its withdrawal aI
our sn far AZ cond trSve f-on, f1corent ,ntcrr1c
ru1 ~ Ae1ao lutse Au.4 Aeq"sa1 1ae'.. a:
A. .| ."e5 "e.e eo"etseue " 4tne ~
s. .,, as. as.a.o n1e y. s1en tuuaoe".s IN 't auo
ms. "1'o'' o''es ~ osecu'e ~ .hea 'he1s HSats'
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liter y. t., 'o..u 1e.'ns. ~, mauc y" luz
,r,y. ol May. ~ a4so tp"'1hs'co ~ Hco' HOWARD.
Mafcrial portions OF Il; 20 far as reply to the
.Ho1. r.oor} nf f;rns S,ecdmau and Fulest m
,,r,. suhi"tncd: "Gens Stcednan anu fute!'on