The New York herald., 1866-05-31
The Trial Of JEFF Davis Post
poned Until October.
INTERESTING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Consideration sf tho Reconstruction
Resolulions n the Senate.
General Dtoneman's Report Of the
Memphis Riots.

Adjournment Of tho House In Respect to the
Asmory Of General Scott.
&s. As. &s.
wAsnxo1os, Nay 30, lses
THE RECONSTRUCTION RESOLUTIONS.
The Senate engaged during the whole Of to-day
- Ne consideration Of the reconstruction resolutions
Senator Cowan opened the discussion with brief but do
sAsd and vigorous attack the hrs section. He
planned that the language Of the amended section
broad and that passed stood the children Of
Upses Indians and Mongolia born In the United States
md therefore clearly subject TO i Jurisdiction would be
elevated into American citisens change 10 which
~ entirely opposed Senators Conness and Howard
sssponded denying that any such construction could
lhiry be placed upon the bill Senator Doolttle then
moved 10 amend the section BY inserting the usual
Guiding Indians NOT taxed and supported by Sena-
Cor johnson. Mr. Trumbull, In reply contended that
the amendment was unnecessary, and that the word
sursdction was Intended 70 mean and clearly meant
complete and entire Jurisdiction and not such 10
exercised over Indiana Senator Doolittle made a
second appeal for his amendment stating, In the
course Of his remarks, that this section had
been inserted In the constitutional amendment
susncs Of the doubts Of the republican party to the
passed This statement at once provoked an indignant
denial from Senators Fssssndsn and Crimes The hon.
cradle Senator however, persisted In his assertion The
amendment was put 70 the vote and defeated
By An overwhelming majority. The section itself
vas next voted upon and passed. Tho amend
nents in the second section merely verbal
end were agreed to without much debate The
rsmander Of the session occupied in the discussion
a the new third section Tho democratic members,
while they regard this portion Of the amended bill
considerably conciiaory and satisfactory than is
predecessor, still opposed to IT, the ground tina,
dsban from ONCE not only such persons q ddserled
che service Of the United States TO Join the re-
ssllion, but alsp 81 QsaN sscsssioni.ss.s .s who nay
+ fky time have held . federal or State once
and taken the oath on1clal 10 support the con-
setuton Senator Hendricks proposed, therefore, TO
amend the section make the disability apply to
ouch persons only as Joined the rebellion during their
lsrm Of ONCE This resisted by Mr. Trumbuli, who
urgsd that would enable such ohce.holdsn resigned
iher posts 10 become rebels and whom especially
sought 70 punish, 10 escape the penalty Mr. Hendricks
amendment being lost, compromise was offered by Mr..
Johnson restricting the disability 70 such rebels may
have held Offices during the ten years prior
70 the outbreak Of the war. This was also
defeated. Senators Cowan and Doollttle gave notice
that they were opposed to the section In any shape
Mr. Doolittle was Of opinion that the leading rebels
should be punished, but that general prescription
esght to be passed. After a somewhat excited reply
1rsm Mr. Trumbull who contrived to slide OF into
snslaush. on the eogseryNlys IspubEoag: IL sen.
eral, and on some recent remarks OF Ar pooiit.
ia In particular, the further consideration of the
section was postponed till tomorrow Senator Doc
iittIe has the floor for tomorrow and is pre-.
pairing TO make elaborate speech In favor Of amending
the proposed caucus amendnsnt
The recently published statements that the proposed
constitutional amendments OF the Senate specially
Objectionable to President johnson have certainly not
been made from any which he has express upon
that subject
THE TRIAL OF JEFF DAVIS.
Il IL now authoritatIvely stated that the government
WIN not be prepared for the trial Of JEFF Davis At the
approaching June term Richmond the inference from
which rs that the trial come OF earlier than Oc
tober,
ISrKREeriSG FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury to Hon.
John Sherman ordered TO be printed by the Senate
together with the accompanying onical statements.
Bsm the papers appears that the amount OF the public
debt redeemablc May I, 1857 Is s7sI,o4l %2o; May J.
lsos Sl07 AIS $50 Nay l. 1892 $500 42s, ,l3l May ],
is7o. Sl4s, ,ooo, 900; Nay l, is1i, Si2o, ,o2A sou
The amount Of paper circulation ON May |, 1899, was
0o3o soe l7l Including the national currency, $780,,
sosoo STATE circulation, s4s 600 0oo United States
notes, ells sis fractional currency t2s 1o2 olI
compound notes. s1o7 ol2 ll; and two years ave
pr cent notes, -, 100000.
estimated that ten millions per year viii be nsccs
my for the payment Of the guaranteed bonds Of the
Pacific Railroad the total estimate being s7s 600
The balsnce Of unpaid claims OF States under the act
- July a. 1851, indemnifying them for var expenses
incurred, amounts 10 t12 293, 1877
for unadiustnd eaiuna of tndivlduals
Gle in the Third Auditors once h s2osio5s. In the
Third Auditors ocs the claims the pay and bounty
division estimated els, ,oooooo account Of
0utng service, e12ooS; for moneys deposited BY
eruis, sA,e<4 IN The ordnance, miscellaneous and
medical branch, s1i7,s27. All claims In She Second
Auditors once, els.ls5,t0e.
YRAKsrxR OF GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS FROM Ma.
TIosAL BANKS.
The recent orders given by tho dIerens heads Of do.
partmeuss that disbarsing officers shall all public
moneys deposited TO their cred, In national banks TO the
United States Treasury Sub Treasures have created
Suae rush the Treasury The clerical force Of the
freasurers once exercised In tho lively
today In receiving those transfers. and thre, lines
Of dsbusing officers and clerks extended from the
ssr into the hall.
rREsrpxxrTAL VISITORS.
Senators Cowau and Dootte were ciosctcd with the
President over hours this evening Among others
waiting for adm Iszion were Governor Andrcw and
Raphael ssmmes
delegation Of Philsdcphians are here 70 invite the
President and General Grant be present in that city "a
sariss In celebrating the Fourth Of July.
sBxBRAL GRANT TO MAKE A rora rnEoroH rHu
souTHwEsT..
The Lieutenant General and Mrs. Grant, accompanied
~ General Dent Of the STAFF, win proceed from wes
Point 10 81 Louis, to he absent two three weeks
The General expects 20 visit Nashville Cornh, Mem.
DAn ssa intermediate posts before his return.
Army oyrrcrKs TO sE MUSTERED orr.
according 70 special order from the War Department
sboa' forty captains and assistant paymaser their
ssss no longer needed viii be mustered out OF the
swvse within the next few days They viii receive
nnal ~ until the Pay Department satisfied that they
- - issssr indebted 10 the United ssssesl
TBs MONROE pocrpiSE
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