, 1866-02-14

senator kfeHdefNOn on Hee0aSffuctt0u-
The FFeedmeu'& Bureau Bill a
Flight of NumorA-The Internal
Revenue Commission Report The
Mepo,ha Harbor 1nlprovement-Land
Grant for HJSnne%otn :. asked The
Tubular Rutlcr Question.
Especial Despatch to The Chlcago Tnbune.I
WAsu11G7os. Feb. IA.
6enstoE Henderson spoke for an hour and Z hAlf
to-day In the Scnn1e On the reconstruction qucz-
tfon, md took strong ground against some
features Of the plan whieh called the Presidents
rcop.isuction policy. lie held that the scat Of
Government ought to be putin the hands OF loyal
On Saturday hst, 10 the Preeidenl4 ehoNed they are
in The hands OF d1efotal men. lie eaid It WAS
charged directly BY the Democratic par1y, and In
directly By the hlnselt In ha reply to TINT
delegation, inst there was party in Congress
opposed 10 The xestosstlon of the sehel 10
thrIE ancient privileges In the Union. BE kntW no
s1es but BE- ad fnow tns,s en aad hs - one
He would admit Louisiana and Atksosas, beeanse
ttseis guyeTnmsnts were o1rantKed on ths loyal
n,ss: he hen tlat !he otders q ,t5e, Gen I &C.
had been sancsIontd by toe Pze*ideny. psecladed
that high on1cer from complaining Of Congress ior
drawing ,he military T nom IN tho south, md be wait
TED ths country to ste hGw ne SCALED nemosatie
party pro!estcd % tns:asn ne I1cstdsut foF dosng
conclndc his speech tomorrow morning.
The Frecdmen's Bureau bill IVES seni to the Pres
tdclt for h,e Signature today. There are runots
that II VIII he vetoed. aud some Of them 20 FIR
to aseezt that 1t has been tic subject Of long and
excited Calumet council, md one Eu1noE even pro
teteee 70 give the vote Of The Cabinet upon The bill
To all thia it If suff1cent 10 oppose tie word OF
member ct the Cabinet. who told leadlug Senator
this morning that It, bad not been mentioned IN
Cabinet councils, and thst be kne" 20 reason for
this II may Also be said that the President three or
four wveks sgo expressed httaseltia terms Of fasos
OF the general principles the biz and eaid be vas
e5a,Ged 10 see Colgrefs turning its attention to
needed practical legislation.
The Nays and Means Committee this morning
took up tbe ln1enaal Revenue Commissioners re-
committees. lie Committee has not yet despite
al contrary assertions, had any general or tornaa1
discussion Of the report. and tleFelore ~ pafa.
or in part, arc nntoutded- in fact. nothing more
Can 6e done than 10 give the crude views Of some
| individual member OF the committee, which are
| mittee.
Gen. paipe this ,nornlne presented memorial oi
The Mayor and several hundred citizens Of keno.ha
a-ltng n epprop1iaton By consfets TO improve the
Represenistive 3ounelfy has introduced bill
ganilpK land to Minnesota 10 aid in rendering the
The 3listlts1ppl 1he grant shall be in alternate
sections on each Eide o the river, and within ei9h
.nles thereof and shall not exceed four fntl Sec
lions per mile. Thirty tboussnd dollars' worth 9
It may DC sold At once, but 20 more shall bc so:t
until that amount Of money has been expended II
| improvements, and then thirty thousand dollars
| worth more may be sold
In the Senate thI- morning. II VIII, on motion o
/ Ser1toF Brown, OF ST. Louls. roaoyed that th
Committee on Commerce be instructed to fnQuir
whai legislation is needed by tt'onsrees 10 protec
the lives Of passengers the Western waters nor
danger Of explosion incident to The use Of tubula
boilers.
Cauke Of the Absence Of n. R0mcr
from TIE Lincoln n1emoriaI-DiplO
matte Point OF Et1quette-Court Dc
GiAtuns-Sfiobhtslu In Church.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsHtxG1ox, Feb. IL
The absence Of the Mexican Minister iron, Il
1oor Of the Hon+e yesterday Oh the occasion Of u
l3ancroft'e Grafton. wa generally remarked, md
due to all concerned 10 ttnte the csuse Of this ii
| renee. tcnor Romero received. ns did seprestnt
tlves Of ill foreign goyesnmsnts, cards for the Al
mission Of his family to The diplomatic sa1le,
md for htmself seat. with 9th
ambassadors residing near the Gore1nmcn
m The door Of the Hou.e. After eecortfuG his lar
liz 10 their proper plAce, be proceeded 10 the do
| of thc House, when he diEcoTercd thai he had le
. his catu at home. The door-keepe1 vas fnezorab
i I ard Me- bound to enforce The rules laid down i
hit rutdunre. An application to senator Fo
, IA. made untucce<sfuuy. 6cnot Romero betng To
that the rules adopted could not be oevfated frol
: These vas some Indignation elt- - may well
0 Imagined hat this II the reason Why Me1aco :"
: | NOT represented on the occasion.
: The programme ot artangcmeata lot tho Mem