New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-01
The Hon. Jack Rogers Makes Per-
sOnal Explanation.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY
Circular From the Secretary of the
Treasury.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Fcb. p, 1866.
NE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.

IIlL ~ thNAL hENbNNt bhNos
The WAYS ald Means Committee have bin
"a READINGS to report to the House, in which several
very important. amendments TO the Internal Revenue
laws are proposed. Everything IN Schedule A OF the
present act is to be stricken ont and exempt from
taxation save billiard tables aud carriages worth $500
and over The present tax upon coal Is TO be removed
The incomes is to be so far modified rs to raise
NE amount exempted from $500 10 $1,000 with $500
additional allowed on rentals or lomesteads On all
smOuns OF incomes above $1,000 uniform tax OF five
per eentum is TO be levied.
Bet the most iuiuortant provision Of the bill il the
levying OF a tax OF five per pound On all cotton
brought TO market. The Committee are justified in
their conclusion that this viii net enormous revenue,
al OF Tho same time prove less onerous than almost
sny other tax now levied The Committee are unit
in these new features of the bill end far the sen
hmen Of leading Members hsve been canvassed, their
adoption by Congress is deemed quite certain.
COMMISSIONER or EMIGRATION.
A Gentleman from Western New-York. of
e extra Bai-al school Of politics has been nominated
Tor Commissioner OF Immigration by the State Depart
ment
FALsE REPORT.
Bric. Ger. c. II. Howard, Assistant Commits
touer OF the TIeedmen's Bureau for the District OF
Columbia il the following statement gives the lie
direct 20 the silly and unfounded paragraph in The Her
all OF Monday last
Tie only grounds for he astounding announcement
Of The Nc York Herald OF the reopening Of the slave
trade by the FTeedm, Ms Bdreau, the operations of
the employment ottce in securing places, on written
contract anywhere in the United States for the unen
ployed destitute freed people in this city, Sl1tyhree
we're sent Mississippi last week, after seeing their
employer and making fair agIeement for good wages
Some have been sent 70 many o the Northern states IN
The same manner. \ fee OF dOllar 10. cry man
and fy for females is CHARGED TO pay curren.
expenses snch printing blanks. &c The sa4I!es ~
TIE agents in way depend upon the fees.
{. Ii. HOWARD Breyet. Brigadier General
Assistant Commander, j. c.
TIE RECIPROCITY TREAT.
In view Of the speedy lclnDation OF the Re
eg-octy Treaty &, present existing between the Uni
ted States and the Canadian Provinces the Secretary
oftae Treasury has lust issued the following circular
letter addressed TO Collector Of Customs:
TREAsl RI DEPARrMENT. March J. 1896.
You have been heretofore advised that the Rccip
Iocity Treaty between tie United States OF America
ard Her Bfitnnic Majesty proclaimed on the 18th of
September ls6i, will nxpre ON the 18th inst. In the
absence Of any instructions IRON the Department 10 the
contrary, yoG viii please consider the several tafh
scs force yOur guide in the assessment and
collection of duties on any goods, wares on merehan
disc imported and after the % int into tie United
States from the British Provinces Az such posts AZ
without appraisers, end wheIe tie responsibility Of
appTasiDe tie value and determining the elias icatioH
goods wares. &c, rests upon the Collector Of Gus
tons tlc utmost vigilance and care should be e1eT-
eised IN determining the yalae Of any goods wares
&C. from any of the Brthsh Provinces. 1t cOmpe
tent ;or the appraiser take the actual value ia u.
principal markets Of either OF the Provinces OF Great
Britain.
OBITUARY.
Gen. Howard received to-day from hi, Assist
Commissioner in Florida intelligence Of the death
Of BIeyet IieGtCol. Harry NJ. StinsoD, who re-
Gently detailed report Col Osborne Tor duty his
ceviug shot through the iune which was the indirect
cause Of bis death He entered the service private
in Gen Towards Re zmont the 80 Maine and for NOR.
orioas service promoted agent to the Freed
mems Bureau. where he rendered valuable service up
to TIE tine Of his death
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
NJ. J. c. Derby, United States Agent for the
Paris Exposition OF 1867, has been in attendance on
Congress for several days 10 explain TO members the
necessity for prompt action If appropriation is to be
made, as the utmost limit OF time for apple ations OF
space is at hand Senator Sumner and Gov. Banks
Che Chairmen of Foreign Relations in each House
ta5ing tie subject in charge urging prompt and
a'oable action. More than 100 articles from all III
h'a States have been received by the General agent
at NeN.York
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
-'N' su' AnoHOpoiNcu inc StDUlc t"-udl. VT
hevart opened the bah by presenting eyislstve
moral adverse TO the sale OF public lands and also
concurrent resolution asking for the speedy trial o
'eh Davis. After the Introduction Of various rairoat
GaieTs from the Pacific coast, Senator Hye took ht
floor and in elaborate speech Of over two hours u
'aton commanded the attention Of the senate anl
crowded galleries to It's close. He reviewed in mas
;ey argument the sad results this ration of the
sstent war which has been wsged aQaipst an i,soo,
FACE
lie claimed that President and Congress should nov
nee TO II that this shall cease, and that thos,
Senators and Representatives who vauted from .he,
seats here, Rebel end foremost, should return her,
Union end foremost. The Senator's argument on ID,
var Of races the most brilliant aud most exhaust
I've yet presented In either branch Of Congress apt
contains complete and pointed refutaton Of the view
expressed by the President In his recent CONVEX sou
wsa aistinguisbed Senator.