Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-05-11
From Washington.

ferred to the Committee of the Whole OH the
state of the Union, to double the pensions of,
those who were made pensioners by, the cas-
ualties of the late war, to pay the damages
done to loyal men by the rebel governments
and rebel raiders, and enforce the conhseas
ton of the property of the enemy, which was
ordered to be printed. q 7sl.s eit q. ,,.,c
The subst' tute forfcits TO the United States
all the public lands belonging to the eleven
States that formed the Government Of the
so-called Confederate States of America, sdi-
reefs the President to cause the seizure forth
with of such property belonging to the bell
! ligerent enemy as if deemed forfeited by the
act of the 18th of July, 1862, to hold and
appropriate the same as enemy's property,
and to proceed to the condemnation Of that
already seized. .f.- as<a ahW t9fHaa5cD
| 1t also provides that the President shall
appoint two Commissions or more, to consist
of three persons each, to adjudicate and com
denim such property, which shall then become
vested in the United States; ! n9i'D'iigr,t
The lants thus confseated shall be, distrib
uted to the slaves liberated: by the operations
of the war and the amendment to the Constl-
tuition, at the rate of forty acres to each adult
male person, and to each widow whois the
head of family, to be held by them in fee
simple, but to be inalienable for ten years, af-.
ter which time the absolute title to the lands
shall be conveyed to them. 80. - .
The rest of the confscated property is to
be applied to the following purposes, viz; =
giving one hundred dollars for the erection
of buildings on each homestead; two hum
bred millions to be invested in United States
securities, and the interest added to the PEN
sion of customers; one hundred millions to 60
towards equalzing tho bountics of soldiers;
and two hundred millions to 60, towards de-
fraying damages to loyal citizens by the civ
il and military operations of the Governments
lately called the Confederate States Of Anier-
ica ~ y 'FfA'S' DIS ," 0eH'D1'7
No PERSONS property isto betseized whose
whole estate OH the 4th of March, 1865, was
not worth more than sic, 900, unless he, had
voluntarily become an officer or employee IN
the military or civil service Of the aso-cafled
| Confederate States. Nf 'a9nm's1 1nii.aor3
In enforcing all confscations, the value of
$40, 900 in real or personal property is TO be
left to the delinquents. ,sy, 81. ,... -,
The last section is as follows:
':yhat so much Of the joint resolution,
passed the 18th of July, 1862, entitled "a
resolution explanatory of an act to suppress
the instruction, to punish treason and re-
bellion, to confscate the property Of rebels
and for other purposes, as provides that no
proceedings under it shall be so constructors
to! work a forfeiture of the real estate beyond
life, shall be repealed SO far as it refers to the
seizure and forfeiture of enemy's property"
ANOTHER RADICAL PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT
The Senate was occupied principally to-day
in considering the proposed amendment to. the
Postal Appropriation bill prohibiting any Of
.icer from. receiving any salary who is ap-
pointed by the President during the recess
of the Senate, or who has not been confirm
ed by the Senate The object of this isa to
prevent the President from making any, fur
Their removals of ohice-holders AS those
who have just been appointed in place Of the
displaced Radicals will not be confirmed by
the Senate, that body intends to SO change
the law as to prevent asgeneral decapltation
when they adjourn for the present session.
Tt seems quite certain that the amendment
will pass. ,..9.f.1
| TIE WHISKEY MEN IN TROUBLE. ''i4t
Efforts are making to obtain reduction of
the present rate of tax upon whiskey,T and to
effect the same, if possible, quite a formida-
BILE delegation has arrived with copious sup
ply of free drinks to all who viii lend hand
in securing the desired redution 1t is not
believed, however, that Congress will make
any alteration in the law as at present stands.
/ bid REMOVAL OF THE FEDERAL DEAD.
Major James Gleason, A. Q. NJ, has re-
turned from an inspection tour over the bat
tle-felds of Northern Virginia. Along the
line of the Orange and Alexandria railroad,
from Alexandria to the Rappahannock, about
thousand graves of United States; soldiers
were discovered, and in Culpepper alone up
wards of three thousand were found. 1t is
intended to remove all the remains lying
north Of the Rappahannoek to the cemetery
at Arlington, and to locate national ssceme-
try somewhere in Culpeper county fol, those
buried south of that river. "a
The work of removing the dead has at
length been commenced on the Bull Run bat
tle-feld, under the supervision of Lieutenant
Colonel NJ. I Ludington, Quartermaster De-
partment of Washington. The remains of
about two hundred of the heroes who fell
along the memorable banks of Bull Run have
already been collected, and will be reinterred
either at Arlington or Winchester. ~
MOVEMENT FOR THE EXPULSION OF SENATOR
1E 4,ftest- -' Vs. DAVIS. .4 .lf..
The indications were very strong in the
Senate this afternoon, that a resolution will
be introduced by the Radicals for the expul-
sion of Senator Davis 'o fs5J ni-ga.s
ENORMOUS CorToN MOVEMENTS. The ex-
ports of cotton from this port ran ahead of
all precedent during the week ending last
evening, having reached % PIT bales, of the
currency value Of $3,SS2,769, Or IAN aver
age Of about one hundred and seventy-ive
dollars bale. The footings Of the week.
return make the total shipments of the sta
pie from this portexclusively, since the first
of the current month, 81 bales, or an
average Of about three thousand bales for
{ each business day; and since September l.,