The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-20

General Steadman Is expected to return to
this city tonight from New York, where he
has been for n few days. Certain of his
friends still persist In the belief that he will
succeed MIR. stanton "a Secretary of War,
whilst others assert that his mission Is only I'm
regard TO military matters In the Southwest,
1t being understood that he will succeed Gene
raj CANDY In Louisiana.-Tnlon, ia letter 10
Dispatch, omitted yesterday.
DECISIONS.
The following internal revenue decisions
have been recently rendered:
All bills OF lading contain IN agreement or
contract. Domestic and inland bills OF lading,
being neither otherwise charged, nor expressly
exempted from all stamp duty, fall under the
/ general provisions of the law, and are 10 be
taxed not a. = bills of lading." with ten cents
| each, but with two cents or five cents, accord
ing to whether they are receipts simply OF
agreements. If they are executed in sets of
, TWO or three, or more, each one should be
stamped. Each has the same legal effect as the
other, and the holder of either of them may
find IL necessary TO use his copy In evidence
When receipts are made and issued in dupli-
cate, both require to be stamped rs originals.
, An agreement 10 lease should not be stamped
as n simple agreement. 1t requires TO be
stamped as a lease. As each copy has legal
value, each requires stamp. The assignment
of Il lease requires the same stamp rs the orr
ginal increased by 4 stamp duty on the con-
sideration or value of the assignment equal
| to that imposed upon the conveyance of land
! for similar considers alton or value.
ARMY AFFAIRS.
The depot quartermaster OF the department
of Washington is rapidly reducing the num-
Der of clerks, messengers, and teamsters I'M
der his supervision.
! Major A. ii. Andrews, United States army,
/ has been assigned to the command of the mill
tary district of Ouachita, department OF Ar
kansas.
! lieutenant General Grant has instructed
/ commanders of military departments TO reduce
! the number of volunteer organizations In their
! respective commands.
NATIONAL BANKS.
There are now one thousand six hundred
and forty three national banks, with circu-
lation amounting to two hundred ana sixty
one million six hundred and thirty. eight thou
sand nine hundred and twenty dollars. Total
capital, four hundred and twelve million SIX
hundred and ninety three thousand two hun
dred and thrty-slX.dollars.
SENATOR STEWARDS BILL.
1t is said that the project offered by Senator
! Stewart, of Nevada, having the partial item :
sion of the right of suffrage 10 the black popu-
| lation connected with and i'll consideration OF
n declaration of universal amnesty TO all per
sons concerned in the rebellion, has been the
subject of consultation among some conSerVa-
tive Republicans, rs well as Radicals, but 1t IS
not likely 10 meet with success.
THE SERMONS TODAY.
! \ very large congregation was present tins
morning at ST. Matthew Catholic Church,
corner OF dllNl II StItCt>, ~ SUI w
n sermon from the Rt. Rev. Bishop McGill,
of Richmond. All of the Methodist Episcopal
Churches were also largely attended, the new
pastors appointed 1T the recent Conference
preaching their first diScourses. -t1jTt&po"d-
etct Baltimore SIM.
THEP PRISONERS Al THE DRY roRTuHA@.
A letter received from the Dry Tortugas, on
the Florida coast, dated the 25th of last
month, states that Edward Spangler, and
! Arnold, and . Laughlin, have been all that
could be desired rs regards correct deport-
ment since their incarceration.
IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.
/ special dispatch to the New York Co"-
Hterci0I says: 1.-THE Republican Senators on
the Reconstruction Committee, to whom were
referred the various propositions for Il constl-
tutional amendment, which have been pre-
scented in the Senate, met Saturday morning
\ fter Il careful consideration Of the different
amendments, it was voted 10 report that pre-
scented by Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, with some
slight verbal alterations. 1t is believed that
this Will receive the requisite two.thirds vote
in the Senate and i'll the House.
GOOD MOVE.
Secretary McCulloch has written letter 10
several leading Republican congressman, In
which he saws he feels much anxiety about the
political Situat ton, and very much desires That
something shall be done 10 restore harmony
between the Government and the people OF
the Southern States. He thinks that one step
in this direction would result from full! and
free conference between leading Northern men
and leading Southern men now III the Guy.
He suggests that the persons 10 whom his note
is addressed invite Il call from Governor iar-