New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-07

lneY passed. 70 anu Ho' "hIie iaiho Hu'"'in P"'S'"
without stepping at ell.
TIE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The House will pass the Civil Rights bill on
Monday or Tuesday by more than two-third vote
There may be twenty or thirty votes TO spare.
GEN. GRANTS LEvEE.
The final levee of Gen. Grant was attended,
tonight by Senators, members of ths House Cabinet
Ministers and Others making Of the most brilliant
levcef there has been this Winter.
To ths A.oeie.ed Press.
WsHNGIov. Friday. April {, lsb6
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The proceedings in the Senate today We're
more than ordinarily interesting and were throughout
listened te by densely lcd galleries well as ~ men,
bers Of tS House of Representative and offers who
were priv legged 10 the floor. S,nator Wrigbi who Is
atill sick appeared ~ his seat short time aer thc
senate uei bui soon retired TO private room, where
he remained until the voting took place senator DIOn
was EXPECTED but Lpoat p. IL. II became known that
ho woud not yeuture leaving sick Toop - come Ia
the Senate The friends of tue veto counted aim among
theiT number, although this h,s been mdDer OF con-
lecture 1t was an IT D. H. before Ioe was reached
when the eXcns,l mt tetuTs rarly lul!ed and The
first outbreak OF applsuse was when senate.
Morgan voted fcT the Civil Rights bs the veto 10 TIM
contrary notwiti standing. The President pro ten
threatened 20 clear the galrrics in consequence OF tins
Demonstration ard amid the confusion that Senator rc
ceived the congratulations o his friends AZ tie mined
ate vicinity When the result announced. g i.r
tho bill and u against the required t"othirds the
apr lause from the floor and galleries ceafenin tie
friends Of the measure being ildescrbah jnbani An
order was nassod 10 acquain: the House Ia the action
of The Senate and furnish IL with the bih logefbor
with the Presidents obeetions that it may bs hh~.r7
roconsidered. il provided 5y the Cons tuition of TIC
rmronIAKi rArEgs siNr 10 CONGRESS.
The President transmitted to Com rcss to-day
papers relative o. the claim on this Government of the
owners Of the Ritish ship Magicennee captured IN
nv he ali lrl
West for adjudication upon tho suppOsliion that she
had in violation Of the blockade. sailed fsom port IN
possession Of the insurgents pursuant 10 decree q!
the District Cour, of the United States West bat
the claimed damages for the capture and deteD
This claim though the Secretary Of State says
unquctionnby Just in principle seemed TO him, as first
by the British Minister To be exaggerated In
amonn,. and a proposition was consequently made 10
Lord LyOns TO refer She question to the properly
due TO informal arbitration. This PROPOSE
ti0n was accepted and the award OF the
arbraiers Is $500 An appropriation Of ti's amount
is recommended 10 Congress.
oATps OF oFFIcg.
The Presiden: also transmitted Communications
from Cabiuet oflioeIa ADDRESSED 10 him by
those officers, suggesting modification Of the
oath of Office presented by the act Of Congress np
proved july . isG2 He fully In their recon.
nendntions and the subject pertains 70 the efficient
administration Of the revenue and postal laws IN the
Southern States he earnesly commends il to the early
consideration Of Congress The letter Of the Secretary
of the Treasury confirms the names Of Collectors OF
Internal Revenue. Assessors Assistant Assessors Cot
the overthrow Of the Rebellion in the Southern States
who have not been able TO take literally the oath
of Office prescribed by the act approved July leG2
Beside these officers considerable number perhaps
the lnrger proportion Of those holding subordinate
pOsitions in the Revenue Departments. have been also
unable TO comply with the requirements OF the statute
As a consequence. they have served without compensa
ton as their accounts could not be audited by the
accounting officers Of the Government Many Of these
officers have performed very important duties with
fidelity and not few must be In great distress by
If aDpOintmcuts
wero made il found that II would be difficult 10
end competent officers in many THE Southern Revenue
districts who could take the oath referred o but so
important did it seem to the President and
the Cabinet, for the purpose OF equslzing the
public burdens that tie Revenue system should
be established throughout the recently rebeous States
with as little delay practicable. and that the un
pleasant duty Of collecting taxes from al exhausted aud
lately rebeous people should be performed by her own
czcns that the Secretary OF the treasury dd NOT hes
tate to recommend for appointment aud to appoint
men OF whose present loyalty there was no question:
but who might either willingly or unwillingy. during
the progress Of the Rebellion be 80 connected with the
State and Confederate Government AZ TO be
unable to take the oath Of office. This was not done
from any disposition to disregard the law, but with
honest and sincere purpose OF collecting the revenues
with as little trouble to the payers as possible
country was In peculiar condition; the Rebellion had
come TO sudden close all resistance to the authority
Of the United States had ceased, and some
utter dsorganizatlon left without any civil GOV.
ycrnment whatever. and without even an adequate |
military protection against anarchy ana violence under
these circumstances; IL showed charity TO DO the
uty OF the Executive TO proceed at once to establish
the Federal authority and civil government In these
30 seemed to be necessary TO carry into efe
the revenue laws Of the General Government AS the
country was passing from state OF war to state OF
and the emergency seemed to be too pressing to
admit Of deay until the meeting OF Congress, It was
thought that the test oath might in view OF the great
objects 70 be attained In some cases he dispensed wit
,r rather that persons might be permitted to hold
Reyenue Offices who could take 1t only in qualified
bara ta1 mn
President and the members OF the Cabinet the
which existed for this course, but
here seemed TO be no alternative. and II was
confidently hoped that under the circumstances OF the
ase il would 30 approved by Congress. Among those
vhose names are presented to the edsnt the Secre
has no reason TO suppose that there one VINO can
Ne Justly charged with being instrumentain In insngang
he Rebellion although few may have contributed 70
IA support and continuance. Some with strong atecn
nents for the Union had followed the States IN which
hey lived into the against the United States under
he balefu influence Of the doctrine OF state soVer'
ignty Some had held Office under the insureeht su-
horties as the only Of supporting their famihes
theirs 10 escape conscrption to be In better con
iton to resist at the proper time Confederate RUE
lot one is known 20 have been n disunionst or un.
-iendly 10 the Government at the commencement OF
be war very slgSt change in the oaha change that
,ould not cover particle Of present dsloyaty would
fable the most Of theIf " hold the offices they are
ov so acceptably filing. Great loss to the Govern.
ont snd great inoon yenepce 10 the Department must