New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-19

CIVIL APPROPRIATION BLLL-THE FREE LIST q
THE TAX BILL COMPLETED.

CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS RLL-THE FREE LIST Or
THE TAX BILL COMPLETED.
WAsRaJsToN, June I3-The Senate spent all
day on the civil appropriation bill, and finally
passed it. They added an amendment increasing
the salary of the Presidents private secretary
created the office of shorthand writer to the Pre-
sdent, and provided addtioHalelerks for the White
House,
The Senate finance committee to-day finished
the free List of the tax bill. They only added two
articles, namely: American wines and cordage.
There is great diversity of opinion in the com
mttee about the tax distilled spirits, but it is
not believed they will change it.
JUDICIARY BILL--sALARIEs OF U. g. JUDGES TO BE
MISUNDERSTANDING ELL.
The Senate judiciary committee to-day decided
to report in favor Of the passage Of the House bill
reducing the number of supreme court judges
from ten to nire. As it will probably pass the
Senate it will obvate the necessity Of any action
by the Senate on the nomination of Henry Stan
berry, recently appointed to fill TIE vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Catron.
The same committee intend to report bill in
areasing the salaries of the United States district
judges
The Senate Judiciary committee have consid-
cred the bankrupt BILL but they hardly think that
there is time to consider it in the Senate and pass
it at the present session.
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT BILL SIGNED BY THE
PREsIDENT-THE APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE
OF JEFF DAVIS REFUSED BY THE PREsTBENT-THE
BRITISH RAID INTO VERMoNT--CONs OLIDATION or
TELEGRAPH Co,IPASIEs-A NATIONAL CEMETERY
TO BE ESTABLISHED At FREDERICKSBURG.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, June l3.-The President to-day
signed the river and harbor defense fortifcat0n
bill, the points Of which were telegraphed last
night; also a bill TO permit documentary evidence
of land titles to be transmitted to st. Louis.
JEFF. Davis's counsel were still persistent to-day
relative to getting their client released They had
another interview with the President who still de-
clined to entertain their request,
The war department has made inquiry by teIe-
graph, but can find no confirmation of the story
that the British troops have crossed the Canadian
line and killed and captured Fenians.
This evening" Star says We learn that con-
solidaton of the great telegraph companies-the
American, the United States, and the Western
Union has just been effected, with joint capital
OF $5O,O00,O0O. This gigantic concern will now
control every where in the Union, with the excep-
ton of the single route between Washington and
New York.
site has been selected by the government for
national cemetery at Fredericksburg, Va, and
number of workmeu are now engaged in LAYING it
out The cemetery is located on the east end Of
the high bluff overlooking the city of Fredericks-
burg, known as St. Marys heights. The spot
selected embraces about five acres, at the point
where SedgwiCks corps charged In his flank
movement during the battle of ChancellOrVille.
THE TARIFF ON wooI.--THE PARDON BUSINESS RE.
YIVED.
Special Dispatch to tle Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, June l3.-The Ways and Means
Committee agreed to-day to fix the tariff on wool
at the rates named by the American Woolgrowers'
Association.
There has been revival of the pardon business
at the office of the attorney general in the last
days
LETTERS FOR THE DUTCH WEST INDIES.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-From the lst of July
next, letters posted in the United States, and ad-
4 cd 10 Aba n,fn Me- T,1tn III
Steusltins and ST. Martin, may be transmitted to
their destination, via France, in the French mail
at postage of 33e. each single rate of quarter
ounce, or under, prepayment being optional with
the sender.
THE MAILs--LABOR AT THE sOUFH-8ELIEF FROM
THE GOVERNMENT NEEDED LIGHTHOUSE De
sTRoYED--ADJouRNMEN OF CoNGREss-AN AT
TEMPT TO COMMIT FRAUD--ANoTHER ATTEMPT TO
swIRDLE--THE CASE OF JEFF. DAVIS.
New YORK, June l3.-The postmaster general
positively refuses to increase the pay of the New
England railroads for carrying the mails mas
much as he considers that they are now paying all
that the service will waTra0t while such enormous
sums lost in carrying the malls over the South
An assistant Of the freedmen's bureau, making q
tour through South Carolina, reports the supply Of
labor as Inadequate to the demand, but where sub
sistencc is not wanting labor will be quite pro-
ductve this season as others when capital owned
labor, In parts of the Chesterfield district, the
supply of provisions is nearly exhausted and great
suietAhg VIII come upon all cliSSeS uneAS 9PCVuI3
renewed by the government. 1t is estlmAtleu taag
nine thousand bushels of corn and enc million
pounds of bacon provisions for three months, in
addition to that now in the hands of the planters,
VIII be required to supply the necessary Ia Nor unu
the harvesting of the crops. These supplies tile
planters have neither the credit nor cash to pnr-
chase, aud unless relief comes from the govern
nent many of the plantations will be abando ued
9y the freedmen, who will 60 in search of employ
nent where they can get sufficient food
Information has been received at the office of
he light house board that the light house at Bay
Point, Point Royal harbor. was entirely DESTROYED
1y tornado which visited that vicinity ON the |
18th nit.
At an adjourned meeting of senators, yesterday,
was decided TO close the present session of Con.
5ress early in July,
Lawyers, claim agents. and others from Boston, |
Cincinnati, Nashville and Louisville, have for the
1ast few weeks flooded the country with circulars
officers of the late war that they are
entitled to $500 extra pay, commutation allowance