The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-07

OE oo rcucheu O0S0Te the close OF the present
session OF Congress, especially Ii nineteen
States ratify the amendment with reasonable
promptitude. 1t Is not unlikely, either, that
the Supreme Court may meet this question OF
law and constitutional construction inciden.
tally IN some one of the numerous cases COM
Ing up before it. Washington Correspondence Of
tie Nsso York Times
THE MILITIA TO BE UNCLE SANS BOYS.
The Senate militia bill received the especial
and critical consideration of Generals Grant,
Thomas, and Sherman. They recommend an
amendment TO the militia bill, which provides
that the commander in chief of the army
shall have the power 10 order an inspection of
the militia, TINS bringing IL more Immediately
under the control of the United States Army.
VIRGINIA INTERNAL REVENUE TAX COLLECTOR.
John w. Thomas for the Fourth District.
THE TEST OATH.
The Supreme Court delays It's decision,
which, IL is believed, was adverse TO the con-
stitutionality of the law. The court is proba-
bly, unwilling to decide question which is
identified with politics. 1t is now believed
that Congress will not act upon the subject.
RESTORATION OF THE SOUTH.
There is no sign of any relaxation of the
stringent policy of Congress in regard to the
"seceded States" and their members elect.
REPUTATION STILL FEARED.
This fear is based upon the superstition that
the Southern representatives, fifty-fiye in
ject of the national debt, and take steps for its
reputation. A thing without probability or
reason.l Of course it is assumed that half OF
the Northern representatives OF the Northern
people are prepared for reputation. No con-
fidence therefore, seems to be placed in the
unanimous declaration by the House, at the
opening of the session, that the debt should
never be repudiated.-iota, in Sun.
CHEEK.
One of the most alarming exhibitions imagi-
nable Of faith in human forgiveness and Go
vernmental forbearance was presented on Fri
day last in the appearance at the Treasury
Depar tment of the wife of the notorious que
rilla, John >. Mosby, asking for the payment
of the value of certain tobacco, of which, it
is alleged, her chivarous husband was I'M
Justly deprived by the yankee Govern
ment' in the capture of Richmond. 1t is
understood the money was not pald.-Wdh-
| ingtoa Republican.
Alarming, indeed
THE PRESIDENTS APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.
Mansfield's Political Manual, originally pub
lished in 1884, and a recognized authority, says
section four hundred and twenty-one, page
one hundred and ninety eight 1--WE quote from
the edition of 1851:
"The amendments do not require the assent
of the President for when proposed by tco-
HirdS Of lon0reSs and ratified by MreeJOtrHS
of the States they are valid. :"
The Manual bases this decision on q case
in third Dallas, page three hundred and seven
y-eISnt.-buUtmOJcs AHper1ctIH
THE TWO yIRGISIAs.
From an interview which we have had with
one of the more reasonable OF the radical
members Of Congress, we think that the
Senate does not intend to recognize the perma-
nent ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Virginia. He said That
it is too uncons Institutional, and that to erect
two States of one would be secession In Its
most palpable form, and in direct violation OF
the Constitution. --C0rresp0adence Alexandria
Gazette.
REMOVAL OF THE COLLECTOR AT MOBILE, ALA.
r. V. Montague, Collector Of Customs at
Mobile, Alabama, has been removed by
Assistant Secretary Chandler, at the instance
misconduct in office.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts from internal revenue yester-
day amounted TO 81, 236, 39l.2 "a.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The commissioners Of this road have
reported favorably on the first forty-siX miles
of the road from Omaha, and on Saturday Mr..
Durant, the Vice President, received from the
Treasury Department six hundred and forty
thousand dollars i'll Government bonds, the
amount due the company on the section refer
red to.
THE FREEDMEN.
Reports received at the Freedmen's Bureau
concur in the statement that but for the pro-
lection afforded loyal refugees ana freedmen
by the military through the Freedmen's Blu
reau, both classes would be subject 10 gross
indignties and even run the risk of being muir
dered by the returned rebels, who have only
taken the oath of allegiance TO enable them TO
escape the end of justice.-CHronicIe.
[Such paragraphs will appear in the Chronicle
without further notice. every day until the
bill appropriating twelve millions of dollars,
to be expended by the agents of the Freed
mems Bureau, shall have been disposed OIL
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
recently received n letter from parties, asking
whether they may be allowed in making their
| monthly returns, to deduct from the value OF
products the cost of wheels, axles, springs,
&c, on which the duty has been paid, and
which they use in the manufacture OF car
riages. In answer, the Commissioner says
that the general principle OF the excise law
is that each particular manufacture is taxed
for its value, though articles used in its pro-
ducton are in themselves manufactures on
which the duty has been previously paid. Car
riages are liable 10 duty on their entire value,
though wheels, axles, springs, &c, used IN
their production have previously pald TAX.
THE NATIONAL BANK CASE.
The argument in the great bank case, IN
which is involved the question of the right oil a
State to tax the stock of a national bank, was
concluded yesterday in the Supreme Court OF
the United States by w. NJ. Evarts, Esq, OF
New York.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT CAPTURED BY GUERIL-
LAs.-We are informed that the steamer Bel
fast was captured by guerillas, on the Tom
bigbee river, few days ago. She was heavily
loaded with cotton, which they took on AT
different points, and afterwards turned the
boat over TO the captain. We have not been
able to learn the full particulars, but hope to
obtain them in a few days. A gunboat was
sent up the river with Il force TO hunt these
land pirates down. They are swearing VEN
geance against all Government cotton coming
out of that stream. They are no doubt the
same gang of outlaws who captured the Lilly
4 short time ago.-.nobile Register, January 3Oh.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.