The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-20

year has proved insufficient 10 meet the demands upou
il With the additional demand now made BY the i'm
periai much fear that IL win prove mposs
BILE provds encsnty for the public service without
the imposition Of additional taxasionn nna
is rumored In ST. Adams that the Canadian govern.
ment has made demand for the extsadon Of Generals
swesny, Spear 0Nel and other Fenian ofacers 1t ID
suthortavey denied that the President or any other
government Official gave 70 the Fenans that
they would not BE- interfered with they attempted
raid ON Canada General Swecny Is expected In this city
to-day. ...,
It stated that the President yesterday ssnt TO the
Senate the nomination OF Governor Holden, Of North
Carolina, 70 b Minister ct San Salvador eta
The Comptroller of the Treasury has decided that
mitated national bank notes must be sent 10 tho oces
from which they issued for redemption All United
States notes whom not defaced than 70 hs extent
OF onetwent,eth will be redeemed y the Treasury De-
partment at their full face value when the mutilaon
Is greater the redemption viii be in proportion.
Tho Cadets ball took place in the Academic Building
West Point on Monday evening. Tho last parade Of
the graduating class held yesterday afternoon on
tho Infantry plain Attorney General Speed arrived
yesterday at the Academy, with his son, who is . cadet
and was received with customary honors.
Dick Turner, the turnkey OF Libby Prison, who has
been in confinement since the fall OF Richmond was re.
leased on Monday by order OF the Secretary Of War
The brig Edwinston wrecked at Little River Head
on Monday, on Eastport She was bound TO 81. Johns
The bark Wnsow for Portland ashore at Muskeyet
Music Hail. Boston. on Monday evening was the scene
Of very pleasant exercises occasioned by committee
Of officers Of the Sevenyrst regiment Of this city pre-
sentng the Independent Boston Fuslees with oabo-
rate testimonial consisting OF large size photographs Of
the members Of companies and Of the Seventy first
Lieutenant Colonel Coles made the presentation speech
which responded to by Captain Proctor Of the Flu
seers
The ships saco Savannah, winnepec, narblehead,
yacht America and the flagship Macedonia, Captain
Lace acting Commodore Of the fleet to have sailed
yesterday from Annapolis as practice fleet for the
naval students at the academy. The course OF the
squadron will be along the northeastern coast 1t Is
understood and II will lay while at Newport
The disaster which occurred on the Norwich Railroad
recently was occasoned by being blown from
track to another by heavy wind causing collision
with II by freight train. fireman killed and
another employee Of the road badly scaided.
The Freedmen's Convention for the purpose OF me-
moriazng Congress the subject Of the elective fran
chse and trial by colored jury meets in Augusta Gcor
gia. in July The delegates elected on Bureau and
Anti Bureau tickets
Generals Grant and Sherman in Cincinnati yes
terday General Grant starts for Washington this
ing and General Sherman TO have started for St
Louis last night
Two men found dead in their beds in Poughkeep-
sc yesterday, and coored woman and an Irish iaborer
dropped dead In Hadson on Sunday.
In the provincial Parliament at OTTAWA Canada, yes
tcrday notice given that the documents received
from Judge Courso relative TO the st. Adams raiders,
would be called up for the consideration OF the NOM
bers.
More disasters on the Lake are reported as conse.
q ko Gins ..xlt T,a
Highland Chief, Almra, Josephine Darien and suH.ll,
blown ashore Lake Michigan, and three other
vessels wrecked, whose names unknown. over
twenty vessels reported In the lakes wrecked
partially damaged.
The attendance ct the Hoboken quite large
yesterday. Tho second race was won BY Knighthood
against Richmond, and the third rsce. Of two mile heats
for which there six entries by Climax.
Neither Climax nor Knighthood were favorites during
the pool selling, and large quantity Of money
by tho few individuals who were shrewd enough TO
invest on them
A Ore ON Washington street and another fremont
street. in Boston, occurred yesterday and the evening
before. The loss Il estimated at 100000
The Exclsded ssases-Ths Enabling Act
Before Congress.
On Monday last, in the House Of Represent
stivcs, Mr.. Bingham, Of Ohio, submitted .
resolution, which was adopted, requesting the
President to transmit forthwith to the Cover
nors Of the several States the constitutional
amendment which has passed both branches Of
Congress respecting citizenship, suffrage as
the basis Of representation, rebel Disqualified
tions for Office, the sacredness OF the national
debt, the Reputation Of all rebel debts and all
claims for slaves, &c. A compliance with this
resolution being only an act Of Official cour-
tesy, Of course the President will comply. In
deed, before the resolution was offered, he had
officially announced, through the State Depart
ment, the action Of Congress on this amend,
ment as complete.
So far, then, this business Of reconstruction
is transferred from Congress and the admins
tration to the States and the people. But this
amendment IL only the corner stone Of the
Congressional plan or the beginning Of the
work The regular order Of the day on Mon
day last in the House was bill from the Com
mittee Of Fifteen providing for the restoration
Of the States lately in instruction to their full
political rights. The reporter concerned does
not give us hint of the details Of the bill; but
! vidcs that when this amendment shall have be-
come part Of the constitution and when any
one Of the States implicated in the late rebel.
lion shall have not only ratified this amend
ment, but modified II. local laws accordingly,
the members to Congress from such States, II
duly elected and qualified, shall be admitted;
and, furthermore, that the State fulfilling these
conditions shall have credi. Of ten years In
reference to its quota Of the national debt on
the presentation Of satisfactory securities TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury in view Of payment
when due.
| Now the question recurs, about what time
may VIC expect Tennessee, for instance, 70 be
reinstated in Congress under this enabling
act' The amendment in question must first be
ratified nv thrcc-fourths of the States iuclud-