The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-08

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articles, and some revenue will be de-
rived from the Southern States. Mr..
Clarke therefore estimates that next
years revenue will not fall below this
guess, and deducting expenditures as
now estimated, there will be balance
to the credit of the Government OF
$4,000, 600 on the 30th day of June,
1866.
The Tribuae's special says: The
question now is, will the President
veto the bill admitting Colorado as q
State? Some say he viii sign the bill
because he has committed himself on
the admission of that Territory in
communication, some weeks ago. The
President did nott i'm that Message,
undertake to decide any question ln-s
yelged. On the contrary, he unmls-
takably declined 10 take upon himself
the 4esponsibiIty of deciding any
thing, aud committed the whole mat
ter to Congress for it's action. | still
adhere to my previously expressed be-
lief thai the President will veto the
bill admitting Colorado, on the ground
of inadequate population, If on no.
other considerations
The II. s. District Court conyenes
at Norfolk Va, tomorrow, Judge
Underwood presiding. Chief Justice
Chase declines to proceed, until he
can be assured that martial law is
abregated IN Virginia, as there have
been conflicting discussions In the War
Department and by the Commander.
| of the Military Department as to the
effect of the Peace Proclamation s4s
lsregards the restoration Of eIpa Raw in
| the States lately in rebellion st he
Chief Justice does not feel that it
| would be- seemly for. a Judge OF the
/ 'Sunpeane5 Court to attempt to hold
Court while d doubt exists as to
whether siiarEial, law isesahEqgated or
| not. can Say. from good authority,
that this President does interpret his
lsfse;lee ProclaI1atron /, az, y ahrogating
& sfrlaErtisl Law 10. the districts where the
!, ne ini illTT0n Is declared TO haze ceased,
ii Eaatfers which ptst4lns to scIy-il
(! GopyaS and their iapisdsGtio,ss H is
j understood that Il Dcclartltory pfocla
raatt0a TO that effect viii be issued IN
! a ieN days.
] Am immense amoaut OF work has
been done BY the Committee on W Ways
and Means since the Tax Bill swas
first reported, and the recoinmitted
! bill to be returned tomorrow will be
III maay respects new bill. They
1 have. nearly doubled. The number 81
sections II the fofaer The I0llbw-
ing are some of the Important changes
that have been made by the Commit
tee: Railroad iron has been placed
on theexempt list; also yeast powders,
( yarns and warps used for braiding and
manufacturing purposes exclusively
also statuary and works of art. The
former action on tobacco and snuff
has been rescinded, and uniform
rate on all smoking tobacco, whether
made of stems or leaf, of two cents
per pound. No repeal on LucifeI
matches, as has been generally stated
in the newspapers. The spirit anC
beer law, as reported by the Revenue
Commission, has been adopted IL
most of the essential features by the
Committee.
The young gentlemen who are per
tinaciously seeking an appointment t.
i the Naval Academy are not perhaps
{ aware that it is about as difficult tC
get out of the service as it is to getin
The cost to the Government of eacl
graduate, at the time of graduating, il
$15, 900; and a large number of cadet
, fail to graduate, from lack of capacity
81 &c. The Government is 10th to par
with promising students. One of thi
class sent In his resignation tx
the Secretary of the Navy /;
few days since, to which the Sec
retary replied, that the Department
declines to accept your resignation
Midshipmen must distinctly under
stand that they cannot obtainan educa
ton at Government expense and thel
: quit the service without rendering an
: equivalent. :
The New Orleans cotton case, whiel
has BEEN on trial before Judge Oar
Z rell and in which conflict of CIV
and military authority has grown vi
has been brought officially to the at
/. tention of the President by order 6
: General Canby.a Thecotton in litiga
ton was seized by soldiers at the In
stigation of party interested in th
property, and the order of the Cour
was reversed. Judge Darrell refuse
to proceed with his Court so long as
5 was menaced by the military. Th
: President has directed the Secretar
n of War to instruct General Canby
d rescind the order complained of, an
it to allow the Court unrestricted III
: thority in the matter.
e The World special says: The Pr
: sident has ordered the release, OF p;
II role of Ex-senator Gwin, now cor
3, fined in one of the forts below Ne
e. Orleans. Prominent Republican Ser
le ators indorsed the application.
III New YoRK, May 7.-Reports fro
At the Hospital Ship to-day, ) report on
of more case of cholera occurred on Sat