The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-02-03

! uent Johnson 4 n fayOr Oh the hmm .
| s0iate Admission of the Tennessee
| y 'members...Tax on the District Of
p columbia for the Education ot Col.
| 0red Children..W WiIhdraw wal of the
French Troops from Mexico Conf.-
dsntiy Expected--Mrs. InturbIde,s
Chiid..Money Plentiful in the City
OIL New HOrk...M0ney Stolen from
the Union Prisoners to be R eturn ed
TO them or their Friends--PrOceed-
ings OF Congress, etc., etc.
| New York, January sth.-A special to the .Times y
last order mastering troops relieved Virginia
% sssie white volunteer troop II il stated that Geo
Bancroft the historian has been invited to deliver
Congressional euogy on President Lincoln at noon on
Saturday The representatives of the Shawnees Sacs
Foxes and lowas were received by the President in the
lobby room Of the Executive Mansion to day. They
called they sad their great father pay their
and 10 give assurances Of loyalty and good feeling The
PRESIDENT assured them that the Government would act
with them in good faith and would carry out all its obi.
cations. Il special TO the g World SAYS: Among the
names mentioned in connection with the Supreme
Juogesnlp, are Newa, Houston, Judge Trigg of Tenn
ana Judge Sharkey. The chances seemingly favor the
first named The committee reconstruction held their
| first meeting on Saturday morning A subcomnittee
consisting o Fessenden Reverdy johnson and Washburn
OF Maine were appointed to confer with the President on
matters connected with reconstruction This is regarded
very significant OF the intention Of that committee with
reference TO the admission of the Tennessee delegation and
not doubted but that early in the week. the Represen
tatves from that State will be admitted their seats in the
Rouse as the President is exceedingly anxious that this
should be done. The soldiers and sailors national con-
venton is called to Washington on the 22d for the
purpose ot urging congress to pass measures relating to
the equalization Of bouutes. z The FLOYD acceptance
case came up IN court to-day. The of the claims
involved over threefourths of million The question
is whether the Government is legally liable for the amount
OF these accepances when the rebel Postmaster General
Reagan kept $50 700 in bills of exchange ON RthschId
which were found his person, drawn BY Trenholm of
the reasuy These were sent to consular agent in
London for collection and they been recently
with endorsement by the house of Rothschds there
being funds them 1t alleged by persons who
nf srba
drawn, but by some they have been spirited awav
General Grant sends three inspecting officers tours to
distant military departments this week if further
reduction OF forces aud expenses be made The
volunteer medical staff has been reduced since Nav last
from two hundred and forty about fifty The list of
the rShul Claimants for the rewards offered for cap
ture Of the consprOrs has been made and was sent
the War Department last Saturday evening T The
Worlds special says Raymond has introduced bill
Tor the appointment Of commission purchase and erect
p0st"ihce in the city of New York. 4 Stevens has
introduced bill 10 authorize the building of military
railroad between New York and Washington A similar
bill has been introduced by Garfield Both have been
referred to select committee. The Times" special
from Washington says: General r. Clay Crawford is
reported to be at Brownsville Texas with the chief of his
sta A F. Reed raising an American division for Mexico
He is citizen of Tennessee The Posts" Washing
ton special says the joint committee on reconstruction have
agreed not to dVuSe of their proceedings for
ent. d The House went into committee Of the whole
when Latham. of California made speech controverting
the doctrine that the late rebel States were out of the
Union. Shallabarger, Of Ohio, made speech arguing
that the late rebeious States had their property as
States by wiltu and despoc disregard of the civil and
obedience to national authority T The Bummercial's
Washington special says it expected that the cotton tax
paid at Macon, alone, for January will exceed half mil
hon. President johnson expressed himself decidedly TO
member OF Congress to-day i'll favor of the immediate
admission of the Tennessee delegation Rice of Maine
' the House, bill for the disposal u p6biic
a1lsss homesteids in States of Alabama Missouri
Louisiana Arkansas and Fufda. Referred to committee
on public lands Raymond introduced bill TO amend
several acts relative to naturalization and purposes
which were referred to tue Judiciary committee q On
motion of Ancona, resolved that the committee on
banking and currency be requested 10 inouire into the
exPedency Of providing by law for the redernptiop of
muated defced and fractional currency by the
United States Internal Revenue Collectors other fuap
ci agents OF the Government in the several collection
districts In the country. Rollins, Of New Hampshire
offered the following, which agreed to: Whereas
house rents excessively high the means of educ
ting coored children limited therefore resolved that the
committee on the District of Columbia be instructed to
inquire into the eXpediency of imposing special tax of
twenty per cent all of buildings which exceed six
hundred dollars per annum to be applied independently
Of the local District authorities the education of coored
children, and report by bill The House passed the bill
heretofore offered by Ward denUuncing povgamy Z !
D. Cox inaugurated Governor of Ohio at Columbus
to-day u A correspondent Of the London Morning
Advertiser says: Marshal Bazaine in his last dispatches
to his Government declared that the French forces mast
be largely reinforced withdrawn without DELAY other
wise they will be driven pestlentia coast where sick
ness VIII destroy the army letter from Paris says:
john Sde is living in obscurity his family going very
little into society. Mason Thompson and BENJAMIN are
in London. Brecknridge is shortly expected with his
family, from Canada Mrs Gwin and daughter are now
\ RlchmOud he
OF Virginia reports that he has issued
commissions TO officers in hirtythree counties for the enroll
ment OF militia and only Of the counties had reported
hvorably, all others refusing enroll volunteers The
report of the State Treasurer saws he has in his CHARGE
S7 GOO in Confederate State Registered Bonds on denos
as banking security for some OF the banks of that State and
that Of twenty-five banks enumerated by him only fmr
held such securities at the fall of the Conederacv Gov
Piepon had conference with Secretary of tSe Treas
ury The latter said he had power postpone the col
lection of taxes though he has directed that no sales be
made at present by the Tax Commissioners for their nom
payment.
Washington, January 8th-In the House Morrill, from
the Committee of Ways and Means reported bill authnr
zng the issue Of bonds for the funding of the issues of the
United States paper 1t authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue six per cent coin bonds indefinite ia
amount TO fund all the floating debt the interest payabe
in Europe to be five per cent also that the interest bear
ing notes cease as legal tenders when due. Williams
Of Pennsylvania. offered resolution which passed bv
vote of ninetfourtO thirty declaring as the sense
OF the House that the troops should be withdrawn from
the late rebel States until Houses of Congress shall
have asceraned and declared their further presence there
no longer necessary. On motion of Strong resolution
was adopted calling the President for information as TO
what steps should be taken turbdes child
taken by Maximian, under the preenee of making it a
Prince In the Senate, Morgan presented a memorial
from the New York Chamber of Commerce asking egsa
non to protect northern creditors from the operations of
southern statutes of limitation which was referred TO the
Judiciary committee The special inspecting officer of
the Freedmens Bureau regrets that General Foster the
military commander of Louisiana has been notified by sew
eral planters that unless they are permitted TO shoot
negroes whenever they please they will leave the State
already emgated to Texas He also reports that the har
vests will with aid from the Bureau be sufficient to
support the colored people during the winter nun.
Der OF the officers of the Veteran Reserve Corps have been
assigned to duty assistants Of General Baird Commits
sioner Of the Freedmeus Bureau for Louisiana
New Orleans, January sth-The Picavune" learns
from the interior of the State that the freedmen positively
refuse to make contracts go TO work or leave the
plantations They are respectful and peaceful and eee
as reason for refusing to work that they expect new
proclapation, which will materially benefit their present
eond tiun.
Chicago January Sth.-General Sweeney mas been dis.
missed the service for absence without leave He has been
for some time acting Secretary of War in the Fenian
Oh gssnzation.
Jackson Mich, January sth.-A fire to-day DESTROYED
$4,000 worth of property
New York January l3th-The Commercials special
from Washington says probably unsuccessful appeal
has been made 20 the War Department for the restoration
OF General Sweeney, the Fenan commander chief to
his position in the regular army General Grant under
orders from the President withdrawing all troops from
the Southern States except arrisons at United States
forts at important points. Official dispatches from United
States agents abroad received at the State Department
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