The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-23
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY 49, lseeTRIPLE SHEET

~, a.,.,s os the hill dwA ng at length upon that
portion exemptpg the bonds OF the pf1osea oah i''A'
Az tho conclusion OF Mr. sherman's speech Mr.. CLARK
rose and said be desired to speak in opposition 10 tne
BILL but not pre- AIRED to do 50 now move% ,pa'
its further consderat DO postponed unit
Mr. FrssENpES rcp) Of Me-, sad the special ordef ior
tomorrow was the reconstruction resolutions: - .u
Mr. SHERMAN said he would not antagoniLe DE ph
against the reconstruction propositions.
MIR Clark's motion prevailed
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. CHAMBER frep of Mich. introduced a Dill sup
Elementary to the several acts relating TO the es'a sn
en Of the Treasury Department. which WIS roeriea 10
nrovides hrst for the appointment by the President
of Commissioner OF Customs who shall nave the oirec
ton and OF the exec Ge and the
collection Of duties on imports ana tonnage, wno sn
have the franng privilege and salary eqa, 70 .has o.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue; second, Tor the ap
poinment Of a Deputy Commissioner OF Customs az the
same salary as that of Deputy Commissioner q 'nes
Excise and two assistant deputies onet have SUPER
vision Of cases arising under the laws for the issue OF
marine papers, the regulation OF fore gn TRADE ana ns
cries. &C., the other to have supervision OF tne
OF duties warehousing, drawbacks, &c Third for me
appointment OF Solicitor at tho same salary az hat Vi
the Solicitor Of Internal Revenue. Fourth. That the
Secretary the Treasury may transfer such ad.itioh
clerks or as may required into the Bureau
Of Customs Fifth. That the present ONCE OF Comms-
missioner OF Customs under .ne acs o. oasrv ana
edition to his present duties rs accounting oIce ne
shat, examine and adjust the internal revenue
and hall have transferred TO his Office inc cieIs en-
ploycd in the Office Of the First Comptroller oil lhternai
Reyenae accounts Sixth For the organization OF
Bureau Of Accounts comprising the Offices OF the nvc
Auditors, the Register AID the three Comproies OF e
Treasury whose salary shall be SIX thousand aoara
Seventh. Defining the duties Of the Chief Conn roler
Eighth That the Chief Comptroller may order the lmme-
dae settlement any account where delay may DO DJri
the United States or any party in interest NINTH
That he shall direct prosecutions for debts due the United
States growing out AZ the adjustment OF public accounts
shall have custody of bonds for the security OF the
United States ny public officers and possess the same
authority the Secretary Of the Treasury Tor cefnyng
copies from records accounts and documents. Otner
sections prescribe further the duties and powers OF the
Chief Comptroller; authorize appeal TO him from
the decisions of the FIRST, Second and Third Comp.
trOler and giving him the ranking privilege.
PENALTY WEARING SHEATH KNfvFS
Mr. CHANDLER, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill TO prevent the wearing OF sheath knives ny
An erican II provides that the same prohbi-
ton against wearing knives shlpboard shall be ex-
tended and made applicable to all seamen IN the mer-
chant service Every of ship registered under
the laws Of tie United States, is required 10 INFORM
every person gagged Of this PROVISION ana 10
require his compliance under penalty OF fifty dollars,
the fine to 60 half to the nformer and onenaI 10
the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seanen
ARNoRy AT ROCK ILAND
Mr. WILSON called up a bill making further provisions
for tho establishment Of armory and military depot
at Rock Island, Illinois which was passed
The House bill TO amend the postal laws was taken up
One section provides that prepaid letters shall be re-
tIred free of charge to the writers when not called for
another that money orders shall be good for but one
year another prescrbes punishment for damaging or
disgurng letter boxes in the public streets at fine OF
five hundred dollars three years imprisonment.
Mr. RAMSAY (rep.) Of Mimi, offered an amendment
that whenever the Postmaster General shall employ
special agents to collect money he shall require bond
and security of such agents; which was agreed TO.
The bill, as amended, was then passed
EXECUTIVE
Al four O'Clock the Senate executive session,
on motion Of Mr.. DooLTrE and soon after adjourned