New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-16
A Point of Order Raised in Reference 10 The Con-
stitutional Amendment.
No Action on the Southern Rest1ra.
ton Bill,
Report of Gen, Humphrey Ga the Condition of
the Mississippi Levees.
WASHINGTON, Friday. June IS, 1906.
THE TAX BILL

the Tax BIZ on MONDAY III senator rcsson"OH ID NV
we'll enough the measure will be put in charge Of Senator
Sherman. Mr.. Fessenden is to-day quite unwel but not
seriously so.
COMPUTATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in Executive session. to-day confirmed the
nomination of Franklin W. Oakley to be Postmaster at
Beot, Wisconsin, and George stanard to be Collector
of Customs for the District of Vermont.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
The House Committee on Foreign Relations to-day took
IN the question of repeating the neutrality laws Marshal
Murray of Y and Attorney General Speed were before
them and giving testimony upon the question OF present
laws and their operations This looks like fostering OF
encouraging Feniansm. The Fuller versus Dawson
Pennsylvania contested election will be called up IN
committee and decided on Monday next After to-mor-
row there will be Saturdays set apart for po
cal speeches ss in Committee of Whole.
ROUSSEAU AND GRISNELL.
Gen Rousseau was in his seat but few minutes to-day
Mr. Grinnell was present all day Spaudings Committee
will at once investigate the matter and doubt expel
Rousseau who denies the statement that he under
the influence of liquor at the time and says he is RESPONSE
bic for the matter.
PAIR oP THE SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
Theodore Tilton made eloquent speech tonight at
the Fair for the Benefit Of the Soldiers Orphans Home
iii which he made pointed illusions to the President,
which elected some Kisses, prompting him to inquire
they wanted 20 hiss the President large crowd was
present TO hear him. The Fair is quite success and
large amount will be realized. The vote on the sword
stands: Howard $780, Sherman, 257; Sheridan, 81: Han
cock, e., and Meade 3.
UNPOUSDgD RUM0R.
rmor has been in circulation here to-day that Judge
Underwood had been assassnaed by the Rebel Dr. Mad
dox who recently murdered Major Dixon, U. s. Az but
there is no truth in the statement.
A MISSISSIPPI JUDGE
Judge Ill., who has recently opened the United States
District Court at Oxford, Mississippi has evidently
chiyalrc contempt for the laws Of the land There was
large assembge Of the bar Of the State present. and m-
medatey on the Court being opened the attention Of his
honor was drawn TO the test oath and the fact that the
whole bar unable TO take the oath, and that they
ready discuss its Constitutonaity and would be
pleased to have the decision of the Court
on the question before proceeding with the ordin-
airy business. Judge Hill replied that it was
quite unnecessary present any argument the ques
tom that be had thoroughly examined it and was salts
fed that the oath unconstitutional and ought not to
be exaced from any member of the bar who lad been adj
mted to practice in the Court. He should therefore
recognize the right Of every lawyer whohad been admitted
TO practice in the Court TO continue in his duties and
rights
THB HEALTH oP JEFF. DAVIS.
jefferson Davis's health is improving, say all who
have recently him. The Richmond Enquirer Of this
morning says: We learn through lady who had the
pleasure Of an interview with Mr. Davis at Fortress Mon
roe last week that he himself informed her his health had
visby improved since the opportunity for exercise and
sleep has been afforded him.
INTERESTING TO BoSDHoLDgRs.
case Of interest bondhodes decided to-day by
First Controller RI W. Taylor, of the Treasury Depart
ment upon the following established facts: Mr. Weage
MN xs.ull IL
numbers: Having % aTegQf safe be cut of the coupons,
he asserts fof additional security agahS; aTe burglary
&c. -Four of the bonds we're subsequently stolen from
him, and all efforts to them have proved uitless
lie asked for reissue Of the bonds Mr. Taylor decided
that for the bonds and coupons returned entire though
separated new ones can be issued for those stolen. but
not recovered bonds cannot be issued The law does
not authorize the issue for lost or stolen ones The
holder collect the interest coupons as they mature but
Nothing more can DO done.
RIGHTS OF SEUTRALs.
Official information has been received that the King Of
Prussia under date of May 90 has decreed that in the
event of war; merchant vessels belonging to subjects of
hostile States shall not be subjected TO capture and cons
cation by his ships of long reciprocity be prac
tised by the hostile States.
THE LEVELS OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
The report of Major-Gen. A. A HUMPHREYS TO the War
Department. eVccb vi
transmitted by the Secretary of War TO the Senate to-day
in response recent resolution. The breaks shown
10 be very numerous and the results Of consequent
flows unusually disastrous He recommends at the pres
ent time in accordance with his instructions from the
War Department, tho following repairs First five eyees
on the Yazoo Bottom, $4,000 cubic yards, at cost Of
s3O5, O0O second, eight cvees the Tensas Bottom,
739 600 cubic yards costing 950O0 three evoes the
Mississippi Delta 8. G)J cubic yards costing $97 900.
The three maxi 90 aggregate expense Of $4,000
for l9S2000 cubic yards The General states tina,
at present prices the crops Of cotton grown in
the aluvial region above Red River in 1860 would
amount to sos that the products of the sugar
region below at present prices were equivalent TO ESQ.,
900 600. He estimates that the complete and permanent
repair of all the levees of the river would require 2O0
900 for the State Of Arkansas 900 for Mississippi
81 200 900 for Louisana-a total Of $390O,OOO 1t ap-
pears that the repairs made last Winter upon the eyees in
Louisiana amounted 900 square yards He refers
to statements in his report of former examination of the
levee system, which that the cost of oil tho
levees Of the river if then in exist
enee and complete and sufficient protection should
be secured would amount TO eco 900 000 and 10
petfec those already in existence would require s7 OOO
0O0 He estimates the auvia lands of the Mississippi at
3 00 square miles, Of which 1913 900 square miles below
the Red River lie in the sugar region Of which onehrd
might be brought under cultivation This would open
900 of sugar lands in addition to the 100000
sores OPEN to cultivation. Of the ysmaldeI 1900