, 1866-05-08
CONGRESS.
House Proceedings on the
New Tax Bill.
Speech of Mr. Morrill,
in, favor Of the
Measure.
The Postal Bill Considered
in the Senate.
Mr. Tfufnbull's Salary Amend
1lcnt Rcconsidered,
The RICHMOND PRESS ON
THE RECONSTRUCTION
{ REPORT.
THE, PHILADELPHIA
| MASSACRE.
| Confession Of Probst the Brutal
Murderer.
LITTER HR0M EUROPE.
Passage Of the Reform Bill
| in the English House
Of Commons.
STEAMSHIP CITY OF lYASu-
ING1'0N HEARD FROM.
State Of Feeling Between lus-
tria' and Italy.
LITER lROM EUROPE.
Passage Of the Reform Bill
in the English House
Of Commons.
STEAMSHIP CITY OF IYASU-
INGT0N HEARD FROM.
State Of Feeling Between aus-
tria and Italy.

tria' and Italy.
FROM WASHINGTON.
fspecta! pc4patch to thu Chica.o Tribunal
THE 1Ax HtLL
The new Tax Bill was rcao-tcd from the WayB
ard Means md Committee ih.s saosn,ng. 1t makea
Gfty.six printed pages moro than the oreaal bill
did, The chnuEcs were, with ODE or t.sp cxcep-
t,ont4 indlcaed In last nights dispatches The tax
Oh the gross receipts Of Tclegraphsc Comnanles ls
reduced ttnrn fire per cent, the present rate. 10
three per cent ueH clsnse 1erle. a are per cent
atiEaiorta tag on tubee nade OF E.ass or copper.
The psescn, tax on gold an1 eilvcr plac Is rralnc
The only further additions to the free list arc
esf,n3e-w3ekjpg and ysYn for 'msnuE,csunne pus.
pores exclusively. The principal additions relate
10 the tax Oh Nhiskey, beer. etc. In lhie rc-
gard the committee uainly adopt tle stringent
bill drawn up by the internal Revenue Cou,~
m1ssion, hut retain tho present rates ul duty on
thete articles. The 1icerse ;en;ure Of the
existing law gives way to a special tar,
il Is called, Of tho came aElouut 1t ii sbourht
By thc committee tia. this change will ohrlae the
plea heretofore made i1 some Statss that the ro>1-
uon oE license practically gave 1ulboutr TO en- -age
In hutt,e.s which i prohibited by State iax. 4
nrS rtctiun Of the bill cieales In llr Treasury De-
paFtmcEt m officer TO he Called The Sreciai Com
missioner OF Ieycnuc, whose duty II e1latl be to
cxauipe into the prncica! Workings Of the luz, and
report IRON ai1nc TO Tina BY bill Tor changes OF
notifications. The Office is 10 ront,nue for hu,
four ycass, win salary Of four ilousalld doilara
psr Anuun.
M. Nonn1LI's srEEcu
The ilsnfcs brought forward ly Mr. Morrill, iu his
opening speech the bill did not materially dlIss
from those sent last uIslt. lie estimates the acu
rCtuct,un ofaxcs under the operations Of the bill
At tont sescutg five millions Of tollars. lie thinks
tie cotfoa tax Will ,ic1d ut 1east fortvfous mil
Hons. ucfstsniate, thai the Government recclp1s
from all sources inT The year endsnc with The 3pth
OF Iext month will he 1lre hundred and two r1il~
hons. lie expects reduction in thc receipts bere-
aflcr IRON customs and mlEcelanc0us SOURCES, as
well 1t from lntc1na Revenue, sp1 Rattcipatcs that
the entire receipts for the dscal year rdug june
31th. 1867. will bc abon{ four hundred and fwenty-
i've millions. The wants Of the Trta-nsy Depatt-
Ment for that year ne believes cannot exceed 1rcc
huudrrd ind fifty millions, and II these fscares
p:ose coT1est there will, III thai year, he euzplus
OF scvents-hrc millions 10 apply toward rcduc-
ton Of the natlonM debt. He showed, nj much
length, what the operation OF the hill with regard
to special articles will be, and prercutcd most
encouraging exhibit Of the nhlfona1 resources aud
abilities. lie tpokc doubttally as TO tho c5pedf-
cncy Of adopting the proposed change with regard
to the method OF assessns and collecting the liquor
duties. but said II TINS deemed best to present IL
for the consideration and discussion Ct tho House.
eu1EF JcsTlcE CHASE AND THE VIRGINIA cuCnrs.
II was reported In this correspondence some
days ago that Chief Justice Ch1sc had expressly
tajd that hc could not hold Court In Virginia while
1t was under martial Law. I! may now bc udded
that H. had an interview With the President on SAT-
nrslay evening last. during which he urged upon
the Executive the prop1iety Of reuoylng tho sus-
Tension Of the privilege oil tho writ OF hotfas cor.
us. aud Withdrawing martial law, AZ least In vir-
Ilna, 70 lat as relates to cses Ia which thr Courts
Of tho United States have Jurisdiction. BIS object
IN making this Recommendation Ia Of course to bare
the court In such condition that it can, coneis-
teutly "fth its OVID dignity and Independence,
proceeded With the trials for treason and ofh.r
csuses. Tie recent proceedings at New Oslcaus
made the Chief Justice particularly unwilling to
enter upon trials for treason where The ACTION of his
tont might be Interrupted By the military autdor-
Tics, Tue crcrs issued the essc a. well AZ other
recent osdefs clearly enough demonstrate that the
peace proclamation does not remove martial law
and The Chief Justice def1rcs the assurance Of q
Presidential order or proclamation 10 tho effect
that the court Will not be inferred will By the mil.
tary IN easc proceedings IN teeasoa cases arc tuu
What tho President will do In the matter /. no,
known, but there arc hlnts thst he will ssue de-
carsffon to the putport that martal law i ab1osa.
ted in all mailc1s whereof the civil courts have 3u.
rlsdictian-
TllE nlCnaoxp rr1ss on TUE RECONSTRUCTION
REPORT.
The tttchmo1d papers contain much comment OF
violent character upon The report Of the Recon-
strEcton Committee. The En4uIrtr calls It dis
s1see to the age. and adds, NJ unnrr w:cked and
barbarous policy than that which thcs rrommcnd
never disgraeeda council OF robbers OF sa,a.es Ii
Il without shadc Of justice. ckpediency a. con-
mon sensc. tits war ins,ead Of peacc; distraction
Instead Of reconstruction; alienation Ia>tead Of
concihation. 1t IL polpabls Designed forever to
exclude the Southern Stales from their .chts Finder
that Union which they werc moi permitted to 1a,e
and as II fearing that no an,ouut Of humiliation
would Prove too great 10 be voluntarily accepted bs
ua for The trcnc name Of being restored. 1hc com,
1nlitcc recommend ccr:asn prescriptions and quail
fc=nous which wonid 1aahc restoration mol on1,
utterly WORTHLESS. but standing insult.''
The U4spaftA eaye # Il Wholesale IN it, pToserip
ton and disabilities. and continues: ave do no
beiteSc It can ert tic two-ihtrds vote III Congress
but II It docs and IL submitted 10 The States, what
ever the Northern States may DO. 1t Will be sejectct
with seorn by the eutirc SOUTH. We may he over
sl'cla2cd. we NAT be poor, hat nc ate not 60 ioN
TO become The willing in.:Tumeuls Of our own ecl
ahassmsnt and conaennat.on.7'
The EuMinH. Of cousee, 1s very fnrtols, sci
closes IT. article O. follows: "The Southern state.
naturally de*ise to BE- represented Congress, bp
they will not facsttee honor, telfgespcct, and al
those proud qualties which sdvcssty c4nno. de
| txos, to send Southern gentlemen to be tad.e,ed
Fure1rts at, and insu!se By the men who are now II
| touffrss> They will not .ay to. rvstoras.ou, th
degrading price demanded hy tho rerort Of the Re
construction Committee. They have already re
pent'u IN facl closh and ashe4 Of ttat auxtoas hss
Nh'fh exposed fltis Representatives TO Insult nut
re1ccs'on la.t December. Although defeated, the,
nrc not yct dsshonored. and they pos.ess for,i
tndc In advcrstty, and LOFTY nobility Of chGyzc,c,
rhtch Viii make them inhnisey prefer The ro*,t!o
Of people conquered By oyerwhe}ra1u. nn,u,ce.
grading condinons"
hu. rn1.ABrLl'e AXESpxEsT 70 TUT ro=.Al ELL
The Senate spent the entire day on the motion
| reconsider The vote By which Judge TruuahuIl
amendment reistlyc to the Prcsidcnt's power Of !.
morAl aud appointment WAS ndded 10 the Post on:
! | Appropriation Bill. and tne reconsideration nj
fnally carried BY vote oI II to IS. TIC amcadmtl
, "as originally adorted. week ego, BY II so11
Will ha tcen that Dfue more Senators were preset
+ todas tLaa whcn The former vote sEae taken. II
only members who have charged their vote. u
/ nnaand, Wllhus aud Wilson. The dnal queslio
, On The amendment wss not reached fo-aay but
: will probably be njccfed.
q | DESTRUCTION OF AAx9 AND onDxAScr Proposal
: The Military COMMITTEES Of the llorsc tod.
!, y brought forword JOINT resolution proyia,uc
distribution a.1orE the State. Of thrcc.sour:h.
J the small arms AMI ordnance Stores brlonc,n. I
. the Government, excluding those 1eqnircd for II
uary. and the permanent fort,dcauons OF the cou
r try. The 6,stshutlon Is rot to take piac. In u
District and the late rebel Ssates til, further act,s
9 eS Congress.
- THE FRr-coxKLEsa 1xnHoGLEo.
1t 1ne SPECIAL Committee On the Fry-l onkliug
le sestteation sic holding this evening shcir til
q a meeting for the purpose ol fskfne tes11mou
n lob gentlemen profess to hare an abundance
~ [ evidence.
q REBEL IMTCDExcr
Ut ar a specimen oi rebel insolcpcc and in,nndenf
~ 1t may be noticed that Fayelte NcMrlI.n st ~
a tune member Of Congress trou y,nr,cts ,nL
(. member OF lAc sebe, Congress, Pushed bimselr
fe tic dcorkccper today. md spent an hou, or mn
on the i!oor Of the House during It's eession ,mo
- - the seate On 1hc Democratic side.
~ PARDON.
Tic President d1rtc1cd pardon to he issued
Is aay 10 Ell Robinson. who was convicted In ,
Northern ,etrscI Of illinois Of passing countert
1norey, aud sentenced 10 one yea1ts toph onne