The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-23
WASHINGT0N
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
The Bankrupt Bill Passed in
the House.
A Bill Reported in the Senate for the
Equalization Of Bountiss.
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Estimated Pmoun'. Necessary for the
RSl9ese $3.50, 900, 900.
Speech Of Senate Sherman in Favor Of the
Proposition TO Fund the National Debt.
Further, Consideration Of the
Tax Bill.
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Estlmated moun'. Necessary for the
Purpose $3.50, 900, 900.
Speech Of Sena1o Sherman in Favor Of the
Proposition to Fund the National Debt.

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WASHINGTON May %, 1866
TIE BANKRUPT BILL
was taken up ia the House this morning and passed
under the operation Of the previous question It's oppo
nents fought vigorously headed by Thad Stevens and
resented to all known Parliamentary lodges TO delay or
defeat its passage The and nays on its hnai pas
rage sxty-e eht hfy.nne The bill is very long,
and varies out little from the former one reported by Mr.
syenckes.
THE TAX BILL.
The consideration Of the Internal Tax bill was re-
eumed this afternoon the House. and continued until
near O'CLOCK without bringing out much additional
Information provoking spirited debate. The evening
session devoted to the same subject and the taxa
ton Of government bonds and the different kinds OF
United States securities reached when the House
adjourned. This portion of the bill is likely to produce
great deal OF discussion. Members differ widely in
opinion the policy the government ought to pursue
and each hopes TO the other to his own peculiar
views. The Committee on Ways and Means meet daily
agree upon such portions of the Tax bill the House
n likely reach for that day. The Committee
Doing nothing, and will do nothing other subjects
until this disposed Of The Tariff bill will then be
taken up.
TIE PROPOSED FUNDING OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The proposed bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury replace United States securities falling due
with five per gold bearing bonds considered in
the Senate to-day. Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio. made
able and exhaustive speech of nearly hours in
favor Of the He said he regarded 1t a
preach upon American institutions United States
securities should bear nearly double the interest payable
Spon the public debts Of the least stable OF European
peoples At the close of Senator Sherman speech the
further consideration OF the bill postponed till TO-
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The President has approved the bill making appropria-
for the service Of the Post Once Department for
the fiscal year. The aggregate amount for inland
and foreign service is s1s,37e500 In addition to
This sl5oOoo is appropriated for the United
States and Brazil mail service, s250,O0o for the
mail service between San Francisco, Japan and
China for six months and 5000 for the
hand mail transportation between Atchison and Folsom
and for marine mail transportation between New York
end California The Postmaster General is authorized 10
employ smiling vessels for the transportation of the mails
between the ports of the United States and any
scregn ports where the service may be facilitated
thereby allowing and paying therefor compensation
mot exceeding the postage accruing on the mails 10
conveyed Tho bin provides for the advertising of
al the executive departments in two daily papers the
city Of Washington having the largest circulation aud in
others Heretofore the law for publication in the
two papers having the largest circulation, and n third
be selected by President This Latter therefore, is
prccluded.
TBE BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE On CLAIMS.
The Senate time since passed bill for the
relief Of certain naval contractors and sent IL
% the House That body referred 10 the
Committee Claims This committee has decided
% postpone s consideration until the 10th OF June next
The House Committee Claims have had four handrcd
and thirty submitted to them this session.
have reported adverseyon three hundred and fifty Of
them The claims amounted in the aggregate TO
twenty million dollars and the claims allowed have
falsn below one hundred and fifty thousand
WAR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
The War Department reports that n its employs
hunsred and cghty-hve in the Union army, and
DIT In the rebel army. The latter appo nted To
splsce by Mr.. Lincoln because he a deserer and
obliged have occupation that would not
ssejeet him recapture.
rBE PUBLIC LANDS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES,
The hill relating the sale OF the public lands in
the southern States which brought mp this morn
ing in the senste gave rise TO . somewhat animated
aiscusion. Az originally reported by the committee
Che sales limited to eighty acres, in order that
many freedmen possible might be accommodated
With farms II represented with great force that
each . restriction would have strong tendency to
aiven white emigration into States where liberal
terms were offered and was finally decided to make
~ hmm the In the other parts Of the county
HUNDRED and SIXTY
DELEGATION or mssouRIASs
headed by George A. MCGUIRE Daniel G. Taylor and
Bart Able in the city, osensiby to look after the
nisrss,ppi bridge case, but reality to further the
Interests Of their State and national politics. They rep
sssont The conservative republicansm Of Missouri
PEN egSArE's ACTION IN THE CASE oF PRANK
BLAIR's NOMINATION..
The refusal II the Senate 20 confirm General Frank
Blair Collector OF Internal Revenue ST Louis
seoonsderrd by that body executive session Fri
day, and the whee subject reopcned.
APPOINTMENTS.
Smith and Major Cheeny are reported to have
been appointed Collector aud Assessor for the First Con
srrsiona Dstric, Of wisconsd, vice Emerson and
Bronson removed Colonel Starr ,s also spoken OF rs
almost certain to seceive the ros,mastcrship OF Nil
YANKEE.
Surveyor GENERAL OF DAKOTA
The scnase today In executive session confirmed the
pemnaticn OF william Trip 10 ~ Surveyor General
fer the Territory Of Dakota, vice George n. Hill re-.
Signed
A REBEL GENERAL PARpoSgp. v1
The presidcut yesterday gnnted a pardon 10 n Pal.
mer, Of Morireesbom Tenn, formerly brisadcr gen
oral In the rcs<l VI on she strongest recommenda
~ rA.s PRO eRrusaIs.
The pres,deu, hs' ntcd paraOns TO the folowin,
psrsons held for crnf5lhi offences Charles T. Mould
II Illinois now under for stealing letters from th
pmt oGoe at Chicago; George Coates, Of New York con
victed smuggling and sentenced TO thirty days connne
nsni and 10 nay Tine OF one hundred dollars aud Jane
W. Bs~Ins Of New York, also convicted Of smusglin
and sentenced pay anne Of one hundred dollars an
ss imprisoned for sixty days Coates and Bo~iing hav
snr served out their periods 81 confinement and benz
unable to ray the fines imposed upon them, they wer
pasloued on the recommendation Of many rcspectabl
cissens Of New York.
PORTS or ENTRY ~ roHTo RICO
Tho United states Consul nj San Juan, Porto REQ
ssSss date Of April 2 1896 reports that the royal de
ere Of Ocicb.fIs 1885, shutting to general trade o
tusOrs 81 national aud foreign products the ports o.
/sssoujs Arechr and NssOsto WITHIN this consuIsT as