New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-21

unlucky Democrat, whose party zeal odtran his dis
cretion, flew the track and broke the agreement by
moving to lay on the table The vote direct de-
manded snd carried by lO4 TO 40.
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
The confidence of Speaker Colfax, that the
President would sign the Freednens bill has been so
implicit that he wseered box OF cigars with prolni
nent member from Connecticut, asserting at the time
that be had eonverscd with the President and had been
made aware of bis views. This morning the cigars
were found the desk OF the member endorsed From
victim Of misplaced confidence II is proper 10 say
that the Speaker not alone here in his Chargn and
disappointment.
THB PRESIDENT AND THE LOUISIANA FREEDMEN
1t has now conc TO light that the instructions
under which tho Freeduen's Bureau ia Louisiana was
% completely disrupted in November, ITS 800 schools
brought 10 a close aherward, the freedmen and
disc harged oooed soldiers arrested as vagrans IN the
streets of New Orleans without trial or process of law
and the orphans Of freedmen returned 10 former slave
holders as apprentices impaired by the President
himself and that Gen. Fullerton acted in accordance
with Executive instructions.
HEAVY ACCOUNTS.
The enormous amounts paid by Government
during the war and being audited here are shown
by the fact that the accounts Of Col Crossnan Of Phil
adelpnia now at the Third Auditors Office involve dis
bursements 10 tho amount Of s9100Oo. OF over
g. 500 COO per month for clothing and army supplies
GEN. GRANT
left for New.York this evening TO be present at
the Union League reception on the 29d.
TIE RICHMOND Examiner.
Instructions were sent by order of President
johnson, 10 day for The Richmond ErGniaU "a BE re-
leased and that defiant Rebel Journal will resume its
publication. Gen Terry. although repeatedly applied
10 by loyal parties 70 suppress ts reasonable utter
ances on account Of the manifest injury II was doing
the LOYAL eaase sieadsiy refused TO interfere Dee'
ing that such action would be Oyerrucd by the t1eeu
tive The appeal we then made toGenerai "Tanf aud
copies Of the payer sent who did not hesitate TO take
tue responsibility of suppTessing IT, and ieaessy ala
bis duty.
MORE NEED OF RECONSTRUCTION.
An application by lecture association OF thls
city for our largest hail in which 20 listen 10 lecture
nom VIM Lloyd Garrison. was met by decided rciu'
SAL unless the Association would guarantee that 10
negro should I've admitted. The managers Of the Asso
citation reIlied that the tickets would be for sale pub
lcy and II would be impossible to hinder any one from
buying ticket iha, desired go bat they offered TO
give bond with ample suretiss that the hall should be
returned In as good condition when II was taken.
The offer was refused and no hall could be bad
GEy. TERRY
was before the Reconstruction Committee to-
day. and gave his evidence at length He leaves for
Richmond to morrow.
DECISIONS BY THE sECosD CONTROLLER.
The Second Controller to-day decided that
disbursug officers when paving fees 10 winc,ss, are
not required deduct thcreom the five per cent rev
enue tax ~ such Of the nature Of salary 70
a Government officer. The officer ia reply 20 al
inquiry addressed him by an American temporarily re
siding in Syria as 20 whether he hss forfeited hs claim
70 the bounty provided by law in OF his deceased
son who died IN the military service Of tho United
States leaving neither wife child; has decided that
no citizen temporarily resident Of any foreign conn-
Try foreiis his right bounty due his Killed in the
military service Of the United States and that IL will
10 paid on proper application.
THE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD.
The Light House Board to-day gave notice Of
tie r.asiablshnent Of the Point Isabel Light House At
Erazos Santiago Teyss The light Is fixed white
light varied by flashes OF minute; elevated - feet
above the level OF the eo and visible in clear weather
II miles. The light tower is white. and - feet high
from base 10 focal plane and stands In latitude % deg
m. 20 Sec north and longitude % deg II m. sec.
west of Greenwich.
DEPOSITORY OF PUBLIC MONIES.
The First National Bank Of Charleston, ILL.,,
was to-day designated depository OF public money.
TEXAS FREEDMEN.
Brevet Brig. Gen. T.. NJ. Gregory, Assistant
Commissioner Of the Freedmens Buoeau for the State
of Texas reporte under date OF Galveston JAN ST. 10
MajorGen Howard, that during recent trip through
different portions of the State which comprise the most
productive and Influential cotton and sugar growing
sections that the blacks willing 10 work. asking
only that The iuflment Of the promises made them by
the planters should be enforced by the Government
Under these conditions contracts were freely made
with the freedmen on liberal terms When money
wages paid tie rates vary from s. to els per month
in specie, including quarters food. fuel. clothing and
medical attendance In many instances. instead of
wages. portion Of the crop, ranging from quarter.
according 10 the special condition OF each case. is
pledged TO the laborers End the instances
frequent where in addition to this high percentage of
the expected crop the planter boards and lodges his
workmen gratis.
The Commissioner states that Texas Ia without
parallel for inducements held out TO the freedmen's
labor lie also states that ot least nnt.tens Of tho
former slave population under contract for year.
and that theft idieness and vagrancy have umoa. be
come things OF the past In tho whole State and out
of 400 900 freedmen only about 81 receiving
Government support.
The Commissioner also states that during the month
of January there has been agricultural labor per
formed, aud more ample preparations made for the
coming harvest than before during the time
In the States. He says that some 5000 plantation
nds could at once find work, bread and good wages