Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-02-17

The Senate, after considerable desultory
debate concerning persons who are entitled
10 citizenship adjourned without action,
In the House, Mr.. Davis made q speech
In opposition TO the enlargement OF the
powers Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Postmaster General yesterday ordered
the opening Of one hundred post Offices In
the Southern States.
PHILAnELPHIA, Jan. 30,-Gov, Curtin's
I message has appeared, Friendship Is eS-
pressed In the Presidents message In rel
srence TO the state Of the country,
The Posts Washington special says the
House Committee on Public Lands have
agreed to bill bringing all the public
lands Of the South under the provisions OF
the Homestead act
The House Committee on Freedmen's Az
fairs is ready to report back the bill con-
corning tho frcedmen's Bureau, with few
amendments, One thereof was adopted to
rAtify Gov. Aiken and others.
The Senate has amended the bill, ltpro-
yides that whenever lands are rendered TO
their former owners, the occupants shall
receive from the Government forty acres
out OF the public lands,
The McCulloch land bill has heen tempo
rarily laid over by tho Committee on Ways
and Means. A new bill has been drawn.
II the Secretary accepts the modification,
no law will be necessary. The prospect OF
the new bill will meet the views Of both the
Secretary andthe Committee there bel ng no
conflict between them.
Nrw YoRR, Jan. 3O.---The Commercials
Washington special says the report OF the
Internal Revenue Commissioner meets with
only qualified approval. The New England
interest regard II favorably, but 10 ST. ongly
objected TO as contemplating pcrpetuity on
taxation and the National debt, and as pro-
viding for an immense host of officials.
The Committee on Ways and Means will
modify some Of the proposed measures, but
will maintain the whskcy tax nj the pres
cnt rate. The Western members of the
committee will secure the adoption of the
report against paying fishing bounties.
Rov. Mr.. Roy, Of Chicago, who has just
returned from the South, ia testifying be.
fore the Reconstruction Committee as to the
condition Of the South.
The Consulate ct Lcghorn advises the De-
partner, of State, that the quarantine on
' ssels coming from ports where cholera
exists has been removed.
The Herald's st. Thomas letter says re-
ports exist that Secretary Seward told
Santa Anna the Monroe doctrine would be
enforced and the United States would not
permit an Empire of Mexico.
The cholera has abated somewhat in the
principal towns of Guadalupe, but is main
tanned in full force in the interior.
The Times snys the story is unfounded
that the President has signifed his inten-
ton to appoint Provisional Governor for
Georgia.
The Worlds Washington special says
Gen. Thomas gives very cheerful account
! of affairs in Tennessee. He will probably
be called upon to give evidence before the
Reconstruction Committee.
The Tribunes Washington special says
on Monday next new money order offices
will be opened in many Southern cities, in.
GLIDING Richmond, Charleston, Savannah
and Mobile.
The receipts of internal revenue since
January lst reach nearly $500, 100000.
The steamship South America, which left
Rio Janeiro on the End via Bahia, Pernam-
buco, Para and ST. Thomas has arrived.
Gen. Wood, the agent of the Southern
Brazil emigration enterprise, is among her
passengers.
The war between Brazil and Paraguay
was still vigorously going on. The allies
were marching on Passa Da Pattera.-
Flores had formed junction with Castos'
cavalry about one hundred miles southeast
of the latter place. About five thousand
troops have arrived ut Corrientes for the
Brazilian army, and more were on the way.
An iron-clad reached Corrientes, and was
soon to join the feet and cooperate and
protect the crossing of troops opposite Pas
50 On Pattera.
The small pox had committed great raw
ages among the troops and citizens of the
capitol. Nothing important had occurred
ut Rio.
The Anglo (Brazil Times, speaking of
emigration, says ave trust Gen. Woods
of good. He met with 4 cordial reception
from the Brazilian people, who guarantee
like friendly hand t those he represents
should they come to Brazil, and to furnish
them facilities for industrial pursuits.
New YORK, Jan. 30.--The Tribune's
Washington special says rumors are rifo
that Jefferson Davis will speedily be tried
by u military commission. 1t is now said
that the meeting of Generals alluded to
yesterday, has reference to this trial.
views of the constitutional amendment, and
question Of colored suffrage in the Dis.
trict of Columbia attracts much attention,
but will likely have but little if any inhu-
cnce upon congressional action. b.,
Very good authority states that before
the above exposition was given TO the as
sociated press, it was revised and its publi-
cation was authorized by the President,
L. i 4. Al -
Congress.
The recent investigations by the Com
missioner Of Customs, relative to smuggling
on the Canada frontier, exhibited the fact
that the hostile Indians of Minnesota and
Dacotah have for long time been supplied
with English rifles by English smugglers.
OTTowA, Jan. 30.-Lord Monck is expect
ed to arrive in Canada shortly. An early
session of Parliament will be called. Judge
Coursal, of St. Adams notor;ety, is to be
reinstated.
San FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.--Advices from
Yuba say the weather up the coast has been
the most severe ever known. The snow on
the coast mountains is from twelve to IF
teen feet deep. There has been no mail
from the South for twelve days. The tele-
graph is broken IN hundred places. Con-
nection with Washington Territory is
broken off. The snow in the Willamette
Valley is two feet deep.
BosTos, Jan. 31.-The action Of the mill
tsry court martial at Boston relative TO the
alleged kidnapping of Mormon emigrants
in Boston, in the summer Of 1864, and their
subsequent forcible enlistment, is very UNI
satisfactory to the Prussian Minister, at
whose instance the court was appointed
It is probable the Prussian Government
and other German States will prohibit the
making of any more labor contracts, and
otherwise impede emigration 10 the coun-
try. The attention of Congress will be
called to the matter.