Smyrna times., 1866-05-23
Congress.

was amended and passed. A MESSAGE was tban
received from the President, returning the hill
to admit Colorado with his objections to its he.
coming law.
In the House, message was received from
the President announcing that he had signed
the bill amending the habcas corpus act SO as
to protect Union officers from prosecution for
acts done during the war A bill was passed
to amend the organic acts of the Territories of
Idaho, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Wash
ington and Montana. This BILL as passed, de-
clareS that there shall be no denial of the cleo
tive franchise on account of color in these
Territories.
ln the Senate on "Wednesday week, bill
was introduced to tx the military peace estab-
ilsnment to consist OF thlrty-seven regiments of
infantry, hVe OF artillery, and six of cavalry
a JOINT resolution was passed to suspend tenn
p0rarlly the collection of the direct tax in West
Virginia.
In the House the internal revenue bill was
taken up and the price of license for wholesale
dlStlllers liked at one hundred dollars.
Inc Senate on Thursday passed the bill to
PUNISH Dy not less than ten years imprison.
meht any person secretly shipping on passen-
ger vessel nitro -glycerine or glenoin oil The
ulP9lo"lauc OIL was then taken up, amended
ana passed. 1t provides for a second assistant
Secretary Of State, at a salary of $500 per
annum. The West Point Naval Academy an
preparation bill was next considered. and
ahiehued SO as to prohibit the appointment of
any one as cadet who served in the COnfede-
rate army or navy in any capacity. The bill
was further amended and passed
In the House a communication was read
from Lieut. General Grant. setting forth the
necessity OF an increase of the regular army for
service on the plains and at the different forts
In the Southern States. The House passed
OH to authorize metric system of weights
anu measures and also JOINT resolution for
the appointment of ii commissioner to nepoti-
ate with forel@n governments for the establish.
mGht oi umt system of money.
IN the Senate. Friday the House resolution
relative to the Military Academy was reported
Inc Oil relating to metric weights and mea-
SurcS WAS referred
In the House, Il resolution was adopted look
ing to the planting OF the public lands in the
West with forest trees. The Senate bill to
prevent aud punish Kidnapping. passed last
fehruary, was agreed to.
he House has adopted, 73 to 30, a resolu-
tl"n directing the Reconstruction Committee
to Inquire into the eXpediency of levving con-
tnbutons on the Rebel States to deiray the
extraordinary expenses that would otherwise
be imposed ON the Government.
he House, not seeming to have entire conf
dence IN the investigations Of Messrs Steadman
ana Fullerton, has passed resolution to ap-
point J"lnt Committee to inquire into the
operations OF the Frecdmen'S Bureau.
STRANGE WILL I4-Wesley Starr, ESQ, late
wealthy member Of the Methodist Protestant
Church in Baltimore, has made strange be-
quest III his will to the church bearing his
name in that city. The third section is as fol-
lows:
=. give and devise, at my death, unto the
minister and trustees of the Starr Methodist
Protestant Church, in Baltimore city, as kind
OF endowment the rents, profits, aud yearly
income OF the wharf opposite the lot on Light
street, III sald city, purchased by me, on the
lst day of January, lS42, of John II. b. La.
trobe, trustee, and others to be held and enov
ed by the said church for and during all such
time as may elap>c before the corporate an.
thorities, official members. or membership of
the SAID church shall admit any musical nstru-
!nent as distinguished from the human voice.
INTO the Sabbath school singing, choir, or choir
| rehrarSalS, or singing schools of said church
heid either on the church premises or else
where, or shall attempt trust they never
wIll-to raise money by the hoiding-now
somewhat taShiOnable-either in the church or
Sabbath school rOom or elsewhere, of any fair,
festival. or concert Ofinstrumental music, or bv
the delivery of any irreligi0uS or political lee
turc, or the still more demOralizing and sinful
mo te-ShOuld the churches ever so far degene-
rate as To adopt it-Of balls. parties, lotteries
theatr a performances, raf1es, or the voting
for stlngui>hed in lividuals when and upon
the happenings of any one of these contingen
cieS, the said wharf property and ground rent
snail tall INTO the reSidum of my estate, and be
subject to the disposal hereinafter made there
OF: The trustees under the will are Charles
W. Ridgely and VIM. Dulaney, Esqs.
There is a town in Louisiana, in Ouachita
Parish, named Monroe, which tries to be a
sort OF Memphis on small scale The recon-
Structed who dwell therein don't like Freed
men schools, and their dislike takes the shane
OF stones, brlckbats and bowie knives A meet
ing of the Freedmen for school purposes re.
Gently held under charge of United States of.
ficer was attacked and dispersed. Not satisfied
with dispensing the freedmen, the chivary laid
lttle plan Tor aSsasslnating them, and sue
ceeded SO Tar as to wound three and kill One
capt Burnham of the S4th U. S. COlored In
fi:antry was also stabbed. The rebel paper pub
ilshed IN Monroe admits that the meeting was
orderly, and that there was no occasion for an
attack, except in the fact that it was meeting
OF freedmen. The public opinion of the town
seems to be unanimous that in that fact Law
ample provOcation, and that any white man
who Is impudent enough to talk about teaching
nlggers to read, shall be served as Captain
Burnham was Served-with bowie knife slash.
Good enough for the damned Yankee" is at
once the verdict on the past and the warning
Tor the future. That the ''niggers' should be
Killed or disabled concerns nobody Why should
it? Nobody owns them, they are not valuable
as property, they are not protected by the law;
they are nulsances trying to teach themselves
to read.
With Monroe and Memphis for beacon lights.
who doubts that the Freedmen Bureau ought
to be abolished forthwith, and the blacks re-
mltted to the paternal care of their old mas.
ters, who understand the nigger, you know.
great deal better than the Yankees CAM"
The MERCHANTS BANK FAuIRE-Tbero
Is good reason for the belief that the examina.
ton into the Merchants Bank failure in MASH. |
ilngton will show that the Government disburs.
ing officers who made such large deposits in
that bank Were induced to do so by the nav.
nnent OF interest on their deposits. Attention
to the consequences of this reprehensible nra"'
tlce has frequently been urged in the oolnmno
OF li, tins paper 1t works badly in every wsv ~
he OttCcr, being naiI intaraSt 90, ~: -