The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-02


! temporary loan at six per cent. They have
been instructed 10 receive sucn deposits III
! lawful money on and after that date al five
! per cent interest, payable on ten days notice
after thirty days from the date of deposit
FRENCH =PoLIATIoSs.
/ The bill reported Yesterday by Senator Sum
ner, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
for the adlus tment and satisfaction OF claims
/ OF American citizens for spOliations by the
French prior to the 3lst OF July, ls0l, pro
vid"s that satisfaction shall be made TO an
. extent not exceeding five millions oil dollars.
Three commissioners are TO be appointed to
examine and determine the validity and
! amount of the claims. The claims are to be
paid whenever Congress shall make an appro-
/ priation for that purpose. All claims not
/ presented TO the commission within the period
! of three years from the passag" of the act
! shall he forever barred.
DIG CASARp.
we learn from the Navy Department that
! the story sent from New Orleans 10 the effect
/ that the Navy Department is now preparing
! for active service eleven iron-clad Al New
| Orleans, and that orders have been issued
requiring vessels bound for the Rio Grande TO
! call ut Galveston, III order to convey troops TO
! the Mexican border, is without Il particle Of
! foundation.-Shtr.
FRERpNES's SAVINGS BANK.
/ There is somewhat over two millions Of dol
/ lars deposited by freedmen in the different
/ saving banks throughout the South, about
i
deposited with the Freedmen's Savings and
/ Trust Company.
THE FREEDMEN OF WARRINGTON.
The value Of the taxable property belonging
+ 10 the color, a residents Of Washington Is
one million two hundred and thirty-nlne
thousand dollars. OF the twenty-four thou
sand colored residents of this city, the Freed
mems Bureau estimate that seven thousand
four hundred and nine can read, and that
about five thousand subscribe for newspapers.
PARDoSs.
Very few pardons were granted to-day.
General J =. Preston, Of South Carolina, OF
tac late rebel army, was pardoncd also four
others from South Carolina, of the twenty
thousand dollar class.
QUITE 4 YorxG COUPLE.
\ few weeks since 4 lad named William
Wells fourteen years ofaEe, and girl oftifteen
summers, named Mary Earle, both residents
of Baltimore, took it into their heads 10 get
married, leave their parents, and come 10 this
city. On Tuesday. Captain CasSell and a Ser
,,eant of the Baltimore police came TO this
city in search of the young fugitiveS Rounds
man Kelly and Officer Brewer, Of the Fourth
Ward, looked up the parties, and turned
them over 10 Captain CaSsen and the ser
gcant, to be taken back TO their parents.
Young Wells was engaged III selling news
papers IN this city, and his wife was aiding
Ia gain q suSteaance by plying her needle.
They both stated that they We're contcnted
with their lot, and were making themselves
Il comfortable living hut rs II was the desire
Of their parents that they should return home.
they would CheeTtullF do so, and departed
with the officers CHrOHic'c.
rnE INDIAN DELEGATION At THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Indian delegations composed of the dele
gates from the thOclttaw and Chickasaw
nations, Northern Greeks and Southern Semi
moles, Southern and Northern Cherokees, paid
President Johnson = visit yesterday, with
which the Southwestern Indians were much
pleased. X. NJ. Jones, on the part Of the
Chocttw and Chicl,asaw delegation, made n
few remarks, defining the true position of said
nations III the conflict through which we have
lust passed. The President addressed the dele
cations In Il short, appropriate, and friendly
speech promising that the Government of the
United States would carry out its obligations
with the Indians.
INTERNAL REvESUE LAW.
The bin introduced by Representative Nor
ril, as 10 the meaning Of certain parts Of the
internal revenue act, declares that the words
in section one hundred and twenty, "all diyi
dcndS, or scrip, or money, thereafter declared
due and whenever the sun" shall b" payable
10 stockholders, policy holders, or deposlta-
rics,' shall mean all dividends, or scrip, or
money. 10 whoSoeNcr payable: aud all stock
holders policy holders, depoSitarics, or parties
whatsoever, including non-resd"nts, whether
citizens or aliens. In section one hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE, the word stockholders shall
include non residents, whether clllZehs or
aliens.
1t is declared the duty of persons making
returns Of the lists OF incomes or property
taxed 10 state whether the amounts given are
stated according 10 their value in legal tender
currency, and that the penalties imposed by
law in every case Of refusal 50 10 state, snail
10 charged BY assessors. Section fourth pro
VidcS that when the returns are stated III
coined money, the assessor shall reduce them
10 equivalent in currency. The Secretary OF
the Treasury is authorized TO prescribe rules
by which this principle Is applied 10 all re-
turns, lists, assessments and collections.
THR CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE REVENUE LAWS.
The report of the revenue commission, Ia
SYNOPSIS of which was published in the Dis.
D1t,.b vcstcrday,l rs far as II goes, appears 10
have given general satisfaction. The Secre-
tury of the Treasury, in communicating II 10
the House, expresses his distinct appreciation
of all its propositions, with one exception
only that il postpones longer than he would
prefer the time for the commencement OF The
eXtinguishment of the public debt. Inc Secre-
tary wishes 10 commence that work me next
fiscal wear and TO appropriate 4 hundred mil
lions year for the Object. The commission
deem it more prudent TO relieve industry rs
fast as possible from the burdens of taxation,
TO pay buta small annual amount towards the
extinction of the debt, and rely upon incrca-
sing production TO afford ample means i'll future
for the gradual extinction OF the debt.
Some objection is made TO the report by the
advocates of free trade. 1t was not 10 be
expected, however, that the duties, almost pro
extent reduced or repealed. 1t seems proba-
Bile however, that the revenue system is 10 be
essentially improved by Congress at the pre-
sent session.
WHAT STATES MIST RATlFY THE AMENDMENT
The Chroticle, Forney's paper, the organ OF
the Radicals, after stating that the Legisla-
ture of Virginia and those Of several other
Southern States are now in session, adds:
"Iet us trust that there will be quick and
spontaneous movement III favor OF tins amend
,nent among the Southern States. 1t viii not
surprise us if they should follow up their
action by comforting political equality upon
all their people, SO rs 10 secure Il iull repre-
sentation in the national councils
NATIONAL pEPosITARY.
Yesterday the Treasurer OF the United States
designated the First National Bank OF 'hat-
tauooga, Tenn, as n depositary for the recep-
ton of Government moneys
corSTERFEITs
Its estimated that there are twelve dlstlnct
couuterlei:s on the greenback issue OF nlty-
cent fractional currency.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts from this source yesterday
amounted TO over one million of dollars.
No DISTINCTION MADE.-The Sing Sing ~.