, 1866-06-15
FROM WASHlNGt UN.
Tax Bill to be Reported
to the Senate on
Monday.
Cotton Tax Fixed at Two
Cents per Pound. |
assault on Congressman Grin
nell By Gen. Rousseau
CONGRESS-. !
The Mexican Question Be-
fore the Senate.
| BILL INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
| I'd AMEND The CURRENCY
| ACT.
! Debate on the Reconstruction
| Report.
BILL PASSED EXTENDING the
PROVISIONS OF the
HOMESTEAD LAW.
1.-THE FENlANS. /.
ARREST OF SUSPECTED PAR
TIES IN CANADA.
E Prisoners Awaiting Examination
: at Canandaigua, n. I.
. Ion. J. IT. Patterson Nominated
= as Senator from New Hamp-
: shire.
= | hiEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERI'
= CAN NEWS.
= Gold Closed in New Eorh
i at LAY Ia.
lion. J. IT, Patterson Nominated
as Senator from New Hamp-
shire.
Cold Closed in New York
at 147 Ia.
From WASHINGTON.

Especial Despatch 10 The Chicago 1Hpuue.l
WAsH1sazo2, June II.
1m REsEurE ELL
The Ftusnce Committee hcpe TO tnish the work
on The Iax Bill Tomorrow. but are not likely to
report II before Monday. 1t Is understood thai It
the eesnon this forenoon they Soted TO III The tx
On eo..oN 1t two cents per pound Tue House
would not be likely to sE1oe to this. even II the
senate did, md 1t therefore seems probable that
the rate win b finally f1ed by Conference Com
1ni1tet.
HoRru cAao11KA LOYALTY.
In Nevhern- n. C., the City Council has voted
yeas, two, nsys three, not to purchase United
Sta1es tag to be drplayed from the City Hall. 1hs
argument in opposinou waf that the United states
xsould not ALLOW representation from the South in
Congress, therefore the South ought not to allow
The dag to be 4hown within her borders.
coxcERs1NG erATE hAaK NoTEs.
AStr July LIST. National Banks will not be al
lotFed 10 pay State Bank notes oser their couutets
There II no hw ureveutlnf their passace zsnong
1ndlrtdua and tor Ill uses excepting Ut t.e hanks
they vii bc a. good u ever
AxExnA1oRT HonEHTEAD ELL
Thelbilt reported By Nj. Julian, Chairmau Of the
Hou.e Committee on Public Lands, eomc months
.co, extending the Horne4tesd Law. over the public
iands OF the Sputh. VA. reported TO the House and
>enste by the Conference Committee having It
charge and pafeed. 1t dedicates t, actual settle
naent In snail bouee 46, 01 600 acres. which CHI
not longer be held. ard seenrrs It 10 the poor
vhltes md blacks. This il regarded as the best
practical 1neasnres offetons.rnelton enacted With
In 1he pakt Two weeks.
ME Ex11ED 5CDAu.
An EuzIish letter SAYS that Judah p. Benjamtn
ha. been admitted 70 tuu psztce In al the courts,
without my preparatory practice or examination.
| The strong secession e5npathies Of the English
| bar Enoothed the WAY for him, and In a mannes
,nat creates much Comment AMONG people Of dsnez.
ent y1eWs on the American question.
coasr1A1E DECLINED.
It ts understood that Gen. D. H. Stfo'bes, better
| known Is Pagte Cnyon+" Of Virginia. has de.
cilced the Consulate to Bueuos A51cs, rendered 10
| him by the President.
| IAKDtALEs
At three Of the branch land Offices in the Western
state. nearly 600 xcrea were disposed OF dutioe
May, with locations Of agricultural college sesip
| aud ensraes under the homestead law. Cash kalea
amounting to seren hundred fhopfan4 dollars we1e
alto made during the tasne period.
| Asz1nNEp TO DUTY.
Surgeon John E. Sumner, q. $. l., ha. been
Unsigned 10 duty ~ Medical Director OF the De.
| partment pt the CImberland.
'xut1EnED CUT.
| Finyonc Asfistant QuAttermaste,A Of the volun
teet forces have been murdered out Of SERVICE.
1HxAsCHT 1RAKbAc11oas.
Ills ttated that the ttantaci1one of The Treasury
Department IN the buying and selling Of bonds,
compound interest notes, neTenAhlrt1es and legal
/ lenders during the mouths Of February, March
April md MAY, cottthe Government IN the wa. d
conmiseiont upwards Of thirty.d thoutana dol
lay. Der month. The cotnmist,ous allowed, it Il
eaid. were the same as tbote psld In .ecsut golt
ea}es, namely, oae eighth OF one per cent.
| LETTER rRoH TIE pREaIuENf OF LIBERIA.
p1e4ldept Warner. Of LIBERIA wr1tet> urging up
On the colosed population Of the United State: tht
euhtect Of African colonization II the best posi-
bic re1uedy tor a aoeaal and political disabilitie
rsIsirs from difference In blood He believes TIN
though favored With unqualified citizenship, tn
| blacks Nfu neveF h1ye accorded 10 them The eam
measure Of toctal privileges end polit,cal right
and immunlties c1}o5ea by Ill o'her easiEens Q
| the country. -. o. /:
! SALARIES or UNITED tIATZs DISTRICT JCp1Es.
The Senate Jud,c1ary Committee has decided II
report bill changing the salaries OF the Judges
the Cnitcd States District Courts. It will prorid
that the salazy Of the District Judge Of the North
en District oI. Colorado thal1 be 1900
the salaries Of the District Judges Of tn
Ditt1ic41 Of Massachusetts. Southern and EAste17
Dittricts OF New York, Eastern Districts Of Viz
etnia and Maryland, Northern District Of Alabama
Eastern Dtststcts Of Louisiana, Oregon md New
| d. eha1l he Il 500 each and the salaries Of tn
Dle1rIct Judges of every other District shall b
| 1900 each. The committee Will ask action On Ii
blu Al an carly day.
ASSAULT upoS xa onmsr1Lr
The AHalr BET weeu Gen. Rousseau and1Represen.e
tive G.ime1l, which occurred s.umed1ateiy after th
adjournment OF The House today, il the fnbjeet {
general comment this evening. and IL likely 10 Leaf
4 some ee,.out Consequences. 1t grew out Of tn
debate On Monday last, which was but conttnu,
/ ZION Of the quarrel that took plsce somc thre
months aeo. Irts admitted On I'll hands that 81
| Cr,uue.1 m. not iustincd in his tnecrs at Rou
t.au'x mtlila.v career:. ard VA. not psrt1cularl
o,rrtned in hls comu,eus On the Gepc.a1's polite
coar+c, But The time hae cone bY vhea err
W*ashtneton Will susts,n .s.tort ia .ueh Sputne.
butlytue a. Ruozeeau d,sp1syed, md HI. coward
a.tsu,, Is eopdeuncd by Ill lovers Of fatr play,
sey a. al who know tsr1uueu's general peace pr7,
csp.ee The ars,ult wss made on The eastern porca
jus, outldc the rosunda, and III. over hefo.e Gsts
nell really had mach time to defend h,use1t thong
It is not probable that he would have re*o.ted /
| e1t1eme measures under any circumstances. tt
cunc ueed mas broken IN pieces, but Grinnell vi
not seriously hurt. Kuos~eau'e friends excuse b
| conduct on the plea oi lntoxlcatton. He was III
in biz eeat at The House during the day. It II gt
csay nnderett cd that thu afsat Will be brought
fore tho House to1nnt.uw. End it Is held BY 1na1
a