, 1866-05-18
LITER FROM THE EAST.
COMFILrD FROM THN rAILr OsEoOklAx.
Dat 5 to May eth.

SN"S"ESSAONAL
WAsHINGroS May 7.--In the House JuIi.,
Indiana, offered n resolution which was adon,'.
nstruc;ing the Judiciary committee to indniV.
into the expedieucy of prohibiting the terrirar;"'
from denying the negro suffrage and provid;n
that none be admitted unless negro suffrage IS
granted.
LIwrrnce, of Pennsylvania, reported n hm
which passed, changing the place of holdinv n,
United States Court in Virginia, from NorfoIk :,
Richmond
The revenue bill provides for a special co.
missioner of revenue, at salary of s., 600 :.
examine the workings of the law and To ,sn..' , :"
from time 20 time what changes may be ueee,,:
ry.
Morrill, of Vermont, in speech explaiDi,.
the tax bill, estimated that it would prod"rs.
$500, 100000 for the next year, against S3OO
OOO.OOO for the current year. War prices NJ
longer rule, aud manufactures must be furtb.
reduced in value Manufactures therefore nm,
be far less productive for the year ending Inn.
10th, 1861, than heretofore, and in the season
of failing prices, it is not the gains but the o,,
eS that must be calculated. The tax on iDcdma
! etc., cannot be expected to yield former result,
nor can foreign importatiOnS be maintained on
the present scale. The bill makes rompeDsntion
for the loss by an Increase tax ON cotton wbi,h
is expecte t. produce S44, ,OO0, ,OO0 au increas.
of S24, 900, 600 on that urucle alone. The b,u
exempts m my articles, aud largely reduces m.
tax on others, with view to lesseninp fannie
expenditures. 1t is also proposed To relier.
| heights, perhaps the most indispensable tax We
nave had, checking commerce and adding IA
prices. IL will be that these are ut;hrv
abandoned, us are all taxes articles in stbejI
ulr 4, " excrbt gold and silver plate. etc TN.
tax upon all other articles therein, nmoup,sIo
less than cost of collection, while 1t provided IA,
dUmicllliary visits, which are ALWAYS obnOxiop,
IL Is not proposed to Change the tax on mali lio
uOrs. 1t is thought that the high rate is suilicien,
10 test its real value for revenue purposes and
there is no doubt of its value as II mode Of re-
preston IN the consumption of intoxicating hey
erages for large revenue Purposes. The rate ~
dollars per gallon ON whisky, although the lime
winch has elapsed since the adoption is too brief
to definitely settle the question. seems TO prove
unsatisfactory. 1t is questionable whether thu
recommendation of one dollar per gallon woud
not bcneht the rtFenue MS well as Nhe honest
dealer. The tobacco growing aud manuG,ct,r
lag interest, it is true, has been and is now gre,,
ly depressed hut not 50 much on account uftb
large InhnX Ot untaxed tobacco which came ip,o
market ON the cessation of the war Ii NAV be
added that our tariff upon foreign tobacco il
much too low.
WAsHNGToN, May S.-The Senate passed the
House resolution cOngratulatng the Emperor Of
Russia On his escape from assassination.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on com.
merce, reported joint resolution instructipg
the Secretaries of War, the navy and the Treas
ury to adopt an efficient system of quarantine
urcs "'N e1'o' * sanitary meas
| o. Henderson asked Ur Tru,,b,Ir 10 r;,t
draw his amendment to the post Office bill, rell.
i've to appointments and removals, so That it
! might be made independent. lie said TO such
| OIL could ever pass Mr. Morrill, moved to strike
| out the last clause, requiring the cause of re-
| noV"I during Congressional recess 10 berePort-
/ ed Othe Senate at the next session, which was
S'S' Il noes 10.
S'S'ANS'0N or A NATIONAL RANK'
! Considerable excitement is ctnsci by the sas-
! pea>ion Of the Merchants y .tioua Bank Of
| Washington. The Government depository had
n3nt ThtF G! THfPos's up t' the last mo
"'i, ami was secured. Tle dsp11 't'',
/ a'iS "noInie! T. taD hundred rhnu>anr. .,5
/ tIe deposit, o. Government accounts OF Il ,,nr,.
l.InE ON '"rs nearly h,!fa mii.On with Iiti..icS
/ I, the Treasury d perlmrnt Of fir, thlu.,nd.
Lac o''i'rrs O The oa'k ntr bpte the failure 10
/ tue I'rEc dm1nhi loaned by B,rae Co. stock
| brokers " Baltimore, wnu have suspended The
stock ot thr bank is offered at five celts o. tue
| dollar, with no purchases.
| prcfrr ,,x,s ,,..o-,,.
Inc Henate c"mnltee On plnhc lands reported
on the 81 INST. IN favor of granting land, 10 aid
''ie 'o"''f4+ctI"n OF military rI'd in Oregon.
LEGISLATION Foa WASHINGTON TERRIrORY
The House passed a bill est,bl,sbin., Lior,i-
al sessions OF tnr L.tsltture of W sam ,ton Ter.
ritory, and doubling the uay of the mrn,bers
r,,,, ,,,.,,. .,,-,
"]" o"LAANS'
oni'.,.~, i'9 -. ne elecu"n Of PArisr
| nano,aI HI ~ rs oi q"'etF' Inc rrbel
qualification being remnved nv ,L,o pn,.,I1.,,,
| pardon Gen. Bcaureyard b,s on,s nnr,h -
raise money to pay off the pressip,, I,biIite. or
the Jackson railroad. of wbi,b bo :, prs.iIn,,
|