The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13
WASHING ON.

WASHING
ID Hll Providing for the Saisty II ffav.
sllsn Passed BY the Senate.
Proposed Reduction in the National
Banking Currency.
Probable Adjomnmsnt of 0ongrsss
1ariy In July.
&a. &es &es
.wAmmo1os, June II, 1884,
sHH NATIONAL CURRBsCY.
- Heues Committee On Banks and Currency have
sFssl 70 recommend reduction Of the amount Of the
ssssesa currency Issued banks from ten to ffeen per
nilsnA and ths reduction 10 70 cate from January J,
lesz.
THE ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS-.
Al an informal meeting OF Senators to-day II was de-
sAsA 70 close The present session Of Congress early in
Ss1.
JEFF DAVIS.
TAs interest in the JET Davis case has gubsided rap
My ancs II became known that Judge Underwood
Aad decided adversely to his application for admis-
sisa 70 bail Il seems that Davis counsel gained The
sbseantiA concurrence Of the Judge and tho Attorney
esncr 70 ali the points they raised for both admitted
sAas va balable onencs but the radicals got wind
& the probable termination OF the affair." and brought al
sAs pressure possible 70 against Davs liberation
Two delegations Of them visited Judge Underwood in
Alexandria Sunday. and urged him BY all tho ar
eumsnts at their command to reconsider what was un
aeeeod By them to be his determination and 70 compel
- President 70 assume the responsibility Of
Davis on argemsnt or confinement It 10 likely
shsr reasoning Influenced Judge Underwood TO ex
ssss for his decision Monday was mot what was ex-
yssasd By Mr. O'Conor and others The President IL un
Asood consider shs matter purely judicial one, IN
which No cannot properly interfere President Lincoln
suspended the oct Of habsas corpus and Congress legal
issd until the end Of the rebellion, unless sooner re-
voksd By Presidential proclamation The rebellion has
Hssa declared Il an end and the habsas corpus restored
~ therefore considers an application for writ Of
habsas eoErns the proper procedure Tho court
would then " compelled 70 grant the writ or give res
oas for ths refusal M OCopor appears dsinclinsd 70
Dsss the matter this way, anA expects 70 leave for
New York tomorrow. II may be said in this connec-
usn Thai several United stAsss judges have already
al3dsA In similar cases that treason . bsilabie
sGbaoa Bradley johnson, Of Maryland, was released
sAus y Judge cilss
SnAr HABBIF STORY.
fhs rabbit osy alluded 70 In the alteration between
ossssl Rousseau and Mr. 0nnns, during the debate on
Hssday, has become hissoncal In the camps q Nur-
sssssssssash shsse always great exctemsut when
pAaat vas sastsA have several hundred men In
sAsss & sns. When 0ensral Rousseau. who was 1e-
ussAossly pepalss, magnificent hosssmaa and spsa-
nay nsuassd, would ride shsssgh the camps there Wa
q equal fros the turning out Of their tents cheer
- ~ shouting after their favonts. One evening,
nonrne . tssnsndous shout near his headquartcn,
osnssAl Jc6 Davis inquired u his atd what vas the
s,sAsss az assn k.e~, osasrai,r rspiisd the aid,
s9ss shink va sAs boys asss General Roussesu or
sabs&" This 10 The anssdo>s which Griansn had svi
lssUy nss hsazA; for IL = rather complimentary than
OaAsswks 10 Rousseau
A1SnorHlAsIoNs IoR HAxsoR AND HIvEs nPAovs'
M1NTs.
~ following appropriations have been made for the
ususinuassoa Of hasbor and river improvements In the
vasisus States New York. 500; Michigan, eose7l
Viscessn, S27o7ss; Ohio e2Ss, ,soe; NaiDe el2s Ill;
Delaware, o1o7 80; nnoi Sss, 7oA; Indiana, $4,000
nasnchuasssts, tSs06e Pennsyvania, 3ll e6l; Mary
AsA, Ssl.eoo; Vermont e27,s73; Oregon, $4,000
Csnnsessus 5000 There 10 also general appropria-
osen for the improvement Of Tho Western rvc amount
~ 70 81, IA, ,ooo
DnsrnucrIox OF LIGHTHOUSE IN PoRr ROYAL
HARBoR.
Infosnasioa has been received st the once Of the
1htAouss Board that the lighthouse at Bay Point Port
nsya harbos was entirely destroyed BY tornado which
visited shas vicinity on the 2sth ull
IMPOSITION uroN LATE voLUNrKRR ovPIcxps.
Lawyers, claim agents and others from Boston cncin-
oaaL Rsshvins and Louisville have for - past Few
vssks aoodsd The country with crcula svisns omcers
q The late thai they entitled nve doafs exa
Day comnusason allowance for servants between nay
4 1854, and March g. 1885, We aro authorized py sne
RsynsstY General and BY the Second Comptroller 70 sAy
sAas hs law allows no such ezra pay, and that oil such
sspressusasious arc fraudulent and intended 70 deceive
~ publsc
PHg HIAoARA SELF CANAL.
n pesnss Of the Niagara Snip Canal bill In the
Ssnass 10 likely 70 BE- with Mr.. Morsan's amendment,
recurring the sanction Of the stats Of New York.
IN. NEW Five CENT COIN.
ne Treasury Deparsment hes received . copy Of {
scusr thsa hes been ssssrAiy distributed throughout
sAs country By establishment In New York, In which
sAsy STATE thai for Nifty dollars In currency tney VII
psecurs for parties ny.n dollars In the new nve cen
sDs. This 10 . transparent attempt = swindlnT !
- already been announced that - soon - the coin
ssady for distribution quantities IN i,y dollar package
nay bc obtained BY addressing the Director Of the Min
= Philadelphia
PENSIONS.
The HOUSE Committee on Invalid Pensions are prcpsr
~ bill, which win soon b presented. giving 70 th
stasw Of tAs soldier sailor In addition 70 her presen
psassss too dollars a month for each Of her children
1Ais psssiss vii require appropriation Of ak million
e dollarS
PERSONAL.
osasrAi J. W. gchoAeld and J. A. Lossa ien WASH
hsssa TO-DAY for sAsir hsDea Ths hsssr WI MAKE
eoas,cai speech ~ Salem, H., % Ne rcursh q July.
yoHr Ross, cnrsv ov TEE cHsnoxxD'
- lsss sck In shs cay, b % fs convasscens . 70
suns ssrsf IN his speedy recovery,
vIsrr o. A SWISS rArs eonnunica,,ou
ne following y esass.sAEss.sd 70 The Secretary ol
lAssd Bsrse, April . lss~
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