The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-22
vhs Treasury Department to be
Reorganized.
xhs Ways and Means Committee and
the Tariff Bill.
Probable lneFcased Duty OF Fifty Per Cent
on Imported Cigars.
laseesSiul Cotton Growing in California and
tho Pacific Islands.

WASHINGTON, June Il, 1866.
1Hy YRxsiDRsr AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
mo President will place impediment in the trans
lssson Of the constitutional amendment just passed
hy Congress to the Governors Of the several States He
vfn probably respond to the Congressional resolution
ssqsssting him 50 by dsclaiming al agreement
Asauiescsnce in its provisions
THE TARIFF BILL.
Shs Ways and Means Committee are holding daily
uns and hope complete the Tariff bill by Saturday
Ehsy said to have agreed recommending an in
sase sf fifty per cent in the duty imported cigars
v1ass and liquors, and win probably add eleven and
ah cents per pound 70 the present imported WOOL
A equal increase ali imported wooen fabrics would
= Mis- case be also necessary.
ne question Of giving sixty ninety days notice FOR
- proposed Tariff bill 10 provoking discussion. Tho
ssnss tariff Of ls43 into execution from and after
Ne day Of itspassage. All special tariff bills except that
e July, 1862 also went into immediate operation,
SAsaeh somo Of them were quite general in
shsr character, and that Of April 1854,
sasissly %. Since the commencement Of the
VIZ eli provisions affecting importaions have taken
sgso day Of their passage excepting that OF
yuly, iso2, Of which very sbsrt notice was gwen
THE ARMY BILL.
NJ echenck Army bill, which passed the House TO day
>
- Killed in the Senate Many OF is provisions were
haiy passed this supposition, and the indncr
sss manifested 10 iss fate the House h supposed 10
hsvs arisen knowledge Of the forthcoming action Of
shs esssts
RETURN OF 0ENyRAL GRANT.
osusra Grant and wife and General Dent arrived from
- West this evening, In obedience to the teegraphc
sanmons announcing the dangerous illness Of Mr. Dent
D.io The latter not expected to survive through
N~.r III. -
atGhA
THE MEMPHIS RIOT.
NJ washburne from the Congressional committee to
hvsst gate the Memphis rots, IN private conversation
yspors that adeporaby bad condition Of things exists 10
Mempbs The temper and feeling os the people is bad
worso, than at any previous period since the out
nroak Of the rebellion. Ee believes that nothing
but strong military government viii preserve the peace in
sAse3strici for year. The committee examined
80 hundred aud seventy witnesses, whose testimony
win probably two thousand pages Of manuscript
Ne committee no. TO report within a fortnight
rBE POSTAL SERVICE or TIE corsTRY.
ne mail transportation on the arst day Or July WI
Ar exceed tina, Of any previous period under the
srnnent and with good 70 believe, better ARRANGED
Or tho and Interest Of the whole people
Among the contracts is FOR hom vcSs
burg TO New Orleans in suitable snd safe steamboat.
Twenty Ave intermediate otces this route VII be
supplied regularly three times week.
BILLS APPROVED NJ THE President.
rs President has approved the Bill giving boencs 70
ssiored soldiers and pensions bornios and allowances
- their heirs.
rbs President has aeo approved the bin 70 facilitate
ssmmercia postal and military COMMUNICATION smons
che several states Thh bill authorize railroad
saeus v 10 form continuous lines
ISTEnSAL REVENUE sEcEIrTs.
nngnf.f o.
sAs FISCAL year this date amount 10 s3oo oc7, ,ae4
nsoRa AsIzArfoS oF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
ne bill rcorssnize the Treasury Department nres
~ salaries OF the Assistant Of the treasury
- Comptroller Comm lssiouer Of cusiomF Tregaure-,
nsnofor Commissioner OF Internal Revenue and Comp.
sslisr OF the cursncy ct s. 900; Of AUDITOR Register
sad Deputy Comptroller Of Currency at 1000, Of
pspay Treasurer and principal Deputy Commissioner u
lstsrns Revenue o. 500; OF other deputies o. 600
- tAs Chief Clerk and superysing Architect 900;
II Solicitor Of Internal Rsvenae, at 4O00 Of Assistant
Aschifsct and Chiefs Of Divisions 10 the Office OF the
Secretary. At ~ 500 of Cashier OF Internal Rsvrnre snd
oHshler and Assistant Cashier the oGce OF The Treas
vss g. 900; q Chiefs Of Divisions Of hanks issue
Asmplioa and general aooounts In the ofrcs Of the
rrsasnrsr g. eUo Of Chief Of Treasurer ocounis loans
end correspoudepce, and Of teerx t2<oo; of
usngers, fI, 200; q ASSISTANT messengers, 500;
n female clerks, tso to1 5000 ny be
sven 10 cretsrt, and 500 to another thSdl;
os Ga.e.Al supenntsE4ert Of The Treasury Build ~,
1900 q tbs captain Of the watch 81 400 Of eng
N cLs o. Of heaing sprsratus 9, ZOO q foreman OF
iassrcrs 81 600 oi wuchInan $500 and of nremon and
ishossr, s52D Ths INCREASE of he ray q cicrks "
Affected by creating additional class the ith. that
tas clerks vii be distributed su'oug hye eassea intesd
sf ssnou four prsscn TIE afih ciasa CLERKS p
- eAinrs oi ~, TO-
grVs Fs0S oALiyoRxfA AND rus PACIFIC
IsLASps.
he Commissioner % Agriculture ~ IN receipt Of
Ssss very superior samples q cotton grown 10 Cali
esrna spd the Pachc Islands which certainly sive eri.
essce Of promising future no tbose localities IN TIE
prcducsion Of ths Indispensable staple One package
ssusans . specimen from twenty thousand pounds Of
upaAd cotton grown by hcssr. Lvsrnore Chester at
7Ds fsjcn, Los Angeles ssunty, California the old
- s~s hundred and hfisea acres the seed
~ which having been pm In 50 late that
- sary frcsss owfrsysd majority u the bcs About
ses hundred IN all planted year ard sts
~ referred 70 sbons soa FOR twenty esr1 psr
Ys~nd In folt Another tesuu,al specimen grown
- Gsesw o. y IslssS F~Eey ssnes sxttsrec