New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-22
The Colorado Veto will Come Up on Tuesday,
May 20.
TIE SHERMAN LOAN BILL TO BE TAKEN UP
TO-DAY.
Investigation Of the FreedmcR's Bureau Ordered by
the House.
Condition of the Tax Bill and Other Matters
WASHINGTON. Monday, May o., lsGC

WASHINGTON Monday, May q, ls6f.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FoRTiFIcAuoNs.
The amount Of appropriations made by vote Of the Sen
ate to-day for Notifications sl,5iO0OO Among the
items was one for the fort near Detroit S5ooOi al Us
wego s5OOOO outlet Of Lake Champlan, $oO,oOOi Fort
Schuyler $4,000; Wiletts Point, Sjo,OoO Fort Hanl
ton, $50 goo; Fort Tompkius, $4,000; Sandy Hook,
$4,000; Fort Milin, 5,oOo; for platforms for large
cater cannon in important hator deenses 100000 for
survey of Northern and Norihw estem lakes $4,000 for
purchase Of sites for coast d,fenscs, S35,0eO.
PAYMAsTER WALKER
appointed by the President into the Regular Army If the
broher-n-law of Mr. Blaine, Representative from Name
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
The House. pending the Appropriation blll Tor TIE
Freedmens Bureau and the garbed statements published
as the report of Gems Steadmen and Fullerton to-day
ordered a Special Committee Of five 10 20 Sorth ana
examine into its operations and workings The Senate
will no doubt agree to it, and the Committee VIII start at
once.
THE GRADE OF GENERAL.
The Senate Military Committee have made al amend
pent TO the House bill creating the grade OF General
which increases the total Pay and emounenis 10 near
S2OOOO
THE BANKRUPT BILL
Mr. Jenckes of Rhode Island viii tomorrow again call
up his Bankrupt BILL and make another attempt to pass H.
He seems sangaine Of success.
THE FUNDING BILL.
Senator Sherman will tomorrow cal MP his funding
bill and make speech in its favor, but vote will be
had and on Wednesday the Constitutional amendments
will be the special ORDER and the funding bin VII have 10
await action upon them.
sRRESADING POSTPONED.
The serenade TO Mr.. johnson and his Cabinet was TO-
night again postponed account Of the non-aTnyal OF
Secretary Seward out of whom speech is wanted II
may come off tomorrow evening, but will most likely be
again postponed until Wednesday evening
THE POsT-oFFICE BILL.
The President having to-day signed the Pos,-Ofce Az
preparation b it is aaw consequently the johnson
papers hereafter live without Government charity
die out.
dags its slow length along and its teioIsness has CON-
PEELED the House TO adopt night sessions, which viii
probably enable them TO get through it this week.
VIRGINIA COURTS.
The idea that the bill for the removal q Tie United
States Courts from Norfolk TO Richmond has any especial
bearing on the case Of jeff Davis is erroneous There
no fit place in Norfolk to hold the Court rs proper loca
lion being Richmond 1t was removed from there dunne
the war, and is returned.
DEcEAsE or RICHMOND PAPER
THE Richmond RcDajlic once loyal Union paper bat
which has lately tried sustain the Presidents polcy,
died to-day, leaving none TO regret its demise
EAST TENNESSEE.
Gen Granger has been sent to East Tennessee by the
President 10 make the returned Rebels comfortable and
secure il AGAINST the Unionsts who have been naturally
disposed to make treason aad murder and arson odor
Te Bristol East Tennessee Journal says that Presi-
dent johnson intends LEI the people Of East Tennessee
lmeanng Unonsts know that the is over # be Las
70 send an army there 10 doii
40 VIC "'''''-''' WASHINGTON Morlay May -, ,sc6
aNTgCoNAU
Commander Beaumont, OF the OMica Nia,,s Ni'ane.
NautOu0mah, in recent report TO tie Ny! Up
from Halifax states that the conduct OF the Yss4 =. Lac
rough weather experienced on lAc No. &C. 49,. So,
opinions previously expressed by him in o,lu'' O",-
TO the Department, that she j. an eAceeli Z fe
safe and more comfortable than any Vc'Scl - var ~ ,t
had ever performed service. Since PFC 49, ~ ,
Miautonomah 40 Halifax she has been 'i''.'u y! '-V
naval and military authorities. all a WHOM ~ man IN
csl ir sfrrr forms heir admiration Oh tle vessel All
reports which nave beel rcceigeda1 INC Navy - ~
testify In strong terms 70 the seasoA5 q1''...ss " IL
sron-cad vessel the experiences beng muoh ets. wan
those encountered dIns rough weather I'D 'S'''
wR. CAMPBELL AND THE PRESIDENT.
The Hon. Lewis ID. Campbell Minister 10 tAc Il p.p'
lie Of Mexico had long interview with tho President To-
day.
Nv the acts 0f july and August lo0l az property OF e
ctiicus in insuueconary States, found therein ana az
vessels belonging 70 insurgents, were required ~neH cay
tnred TO be forfeited and tie proceeds OF SAFE pad mo
the Treasury for the use Of the Unied States The pro-
eeeds of large captures Of such property amounting 70
naval officers aud they accordingly taxing measures
through the Admiralty Courts TO have the properly con
icnned and adjudged their own use ana tal OF the
Naval Pension Fund The question is now pending De
fore tho Supreme Court whether such properly ana so
captured should be forfeited 10 the United states OF or
.le benefit Of the captoTs. In view OF these iac's
the House Of Representatives not long ago ~
reced the Secretary Of the Treasury 90 withhold
distribution Of proceeds until the Judicial question shall
he determined and requested him 10 take such means a.
in his udgmcntmght seem proper e. have the claims Of
The United States IN such fuy heard The secTc
lary in response IL does not appear by the tiles
a The Treasury Department tat the receipts Of any such
nertv ne is described in tie House resolution have been
claimed bv officers Of the army nor docs 1t distinctly aP
near how much any, has been claimed by oeeIs OF ht
ravv Six hundred and eghty-seven p1ze cases nave
been deegeed amounting 10 nearly S+SoOVVVV wnicl
smoun deducting say, onehalf credited 70 'he Nav!
Pension fand las been paid as follows; Amonnt pau
,icers of the Navy $l762OO0 and 70 enlisted men 0
the navy s. 3lf 600 total OF go OSVW Inc nee
the Department do not furnish satisfactory lueans
determining what proportion Of these amounts con'iss .
the proceeds OF property compehendcd IN The scope OF W
acts OF July and August 1861 nasmuch as tha iAet j. 10
distinctly shown BY the certificates OF disirDuhoh an
can be ascertained only by mnaton Of nc RECORDS
the several cases tie flies Of the respective C0h ~
law Of June 1864 expressly provides that the net amour
decreed for distribution 10 tie United States " " NesseH