The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-18

TAX ON BANKS.

The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has decided that although the tax Of ten
per cent. imposed by the act Of March 3,
1865, upon banks, on the notes Of State
banking associations paid out by them after
July !, 1866, is not actually repealed until
the act of July Is takes effect, August lst,
next. As it was clearly the intention of
Congress to postpone the tax until that
time, and the act of 1865 does not provide
specially for the manner of its payment, it
will not be collected for the current
month.
TIE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
The Philadelphia Convention appears to
engage public attention to a greater extent
even than Congress in its last hours. Con-
grcss has labored eight months to prevent
a restoration of the Union, under the Con-
stitution, and has efiectualy succeeded in
their object. This rendered it necessary
that the people of all the States should
meet in convention, and appeal to the
country in favor ola speedy representation
of all the States.
In fact, the proposed convocation Of the
l4th of August is to be a congressrapd the
only one We have had lately of representa-
tives from all the States. OF course their
recommendation will have more weight
with the public than the views and mca-
sures of the rump.-CoweSpondent Ba'ti-
more Sun.
THE NIGGER-HEAD CONVENTION.
The call for the Negro Suffrage Conven-
ton, to meet in Philadelphia on the Sd of
September, was issued yesterday, and is
everywhere received with bursts of deri-
sve laughter. The signers to the call
with one or two exccptions) arc unknown
and obscure men, who have never been
heard of before, or else they are such in
famous creatures as John C. Underwood,
of Virginia, and such old fossils as Jack
Hamilton, of Texas. Who ever heard, for
instance. of J. w. Honeycut, or N. j. Scat
fold, or J. II. Harrycomb, or D. II. Bing-
ham, of Alabama, or Salm de Texas? Yet
these are the names, with those of two or
three Redical members of Congress, that
are paraded before the public as the sign
ers of this call. The idea of the conven-
ton originated with the Radical members
of Congress, and they design having ap-
pointed to it (selfappointed) some two
| hundred Southern renegadcs, Yankee adj
venturers now at the South, and a few ne
gro delegates. in Nep York Nens.
PERSONAL.
William r. Reed, one of Jefferson Da-
vis's counsel, is at Wizards hotel. Rumor
says that he aspires to the position vacated
by Attorney General Speed.
GENERAL GRANT-THE CABINET.
have almost positive knowledge that
General Grant has been consulted as to
his willingness to accept the War Office
temporarily, and that he has indicated his
readiness to do so. This looks very much
as if Mr.. Stanton were to be driven out il
he will not voluntarily withdraw.
Public opinion seems to settle to-day
positively upon Judge Stansbury as the
successor to Mr.. Speed in the Law Office.
The preference is given to Judge STAINS
bury over Rcverdy Johnson because OF
| the usefulness of the latter gentlemen in
! the Senate.
There is no question Of the retention OF
Messrs. Seward, Welles, and McCulloch,
though there is an opinion prevalent that
Mr.. Seward will withdraw before the close
! of the year.
BUTLER IN CONSULTATION WITH STANTON
AND HARLAN.
| General Butler has been in this city for
several days, and has been in close consul
tation with Secretaries Stanton, Harlan,
and others. He is understood to advise
against the voluntary resignation OF Radl-
cal members of the Cabinet, and to believe
that the onus of their removal should be
thrown upon the President.