New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-27
VACANT PUBLIC LANDS AT THE SOUTH.

4LC 4OlIbNIUH SitltluClAb tAhlolbo iAN
of vacant public lands in five Of the last nsurrection
airy States: Alabama, 67320Js acres LOUISIANA
o2s lO2 acres; Florida, 1892 100 acres MISSISSIPPI
76O 1876 acres Arkansas 929sOl3 acres There are no
public lands in the States of North and sonth Carolina
Georgia, Tennessee, or Kentucky.
BIDS FOR FLOUR CONTRACT.
Bids for 1900 barrels of four were to-day
opened by The Commissary Of Subsistence q the Mill
tarv Department The bidding was quite spirited and
much greater number of barrels offered than were
called for Bids ranged from $40 20 to $40 40 for No
aou and from 50 - 70 $40 25 for No. @ All the No.
-four offered Al slo 40 and under and all the No Of
fered AZ 80 a. and under, was taken.
THE LOAN ELL.
The Senate Finance Committee will take mp
the House Loan bill tomorrow. The Committee ere
favorable 20 the bill as it passed the House and no I'M
portant amendments will be proposed.
THE PRESIDENTS LEvEE
tonight was largely attended by civil and military
funetionares, as well as many old residents.
REVENUE SEIsURES.
The Commissioner Of Customs to-day re-
ceived intelligence from the Collector at Newberu NJ
c. Of the seizure Of vessel from the West Indies ia
den with rum and sugar Tie Collector at Providence
T. L. had also informed the Commissioner Of the seiz
IRE Of 10 barrels Of rum valued at from SOOO to SeVV
A NEW FORM or PRAYER
A gentleman Just arrived here who spent Sab
bath week in Savannah says that when the clergyman
came 70 the prayer for tie President and all in author
ity thus mproyised his petitions We pray as we are
instructed for all in authority in this and other ands
EXAMINATIONS.
The Boards for the examination of candidates
for admission into the Medical Corps of the navy are
s in session at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea, the
Naval Hospital in New York and the Naval Asylum
at Philadelphia and viii continue until oil vacancies
are filed.
AN ERROR CORRECTED.
The Associated Press reports Of Friday that
the House of Representatives refused decisive vote 10
concur with tie Senate in striking from the Deficiency
bin promise that hereefter the kenesses Of no living
person should be placed upon the Government issues
was an error by reference TO the official Globe report
il will be seen that the House concurred with the SEN
ate and the proyiso is therefore stricken from the bill
The department will continue its issue heretoiore
so that the face Of Washington is TO be restored.
THE HOSPITAL RECORDS
have Just been footed up and they show the enormous
ace egate OF 23 coo Union soldiers to have died on
battlefelds and in hospitals during the war
10 suppress the Rebellion This does not IN
clude those who died at their homes Of
lingering disease contracted in the service 1t was re
marked by a prominent member Of the Government that
this terrible record could so soon be forgotten by
the Union men Of the American people. we were
unworthy the Liberty they died to ta'e'
THE HOUSE
was mainly occupied to-day on the Constitutional
Amendments and passage Of the Post-Oiioe Bill. MI.
Stevens very quietly but adroitly got two Air Line
Railroad men added to his Committee on that subject
| To the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Monday, March 2d lsot.
THE MASSACHUSETTS LIQUOR CASE
The Supreme Court Of the United States mas
decided the Massachusetts, liquor cases. The Court
holds that licenses granted by the United States under
The Internal Revenue laws for the wholesale sale Of
liquors held by citizen Of Massachusetts 90 MOI pro
tect him n the sale or keeping iOr laws 81
! tbe State o. Massachusetts. The Supreme Court
affrms the decision Of the Court below.
on Wednesday Mr. Richardson OF Bostoh - 70 NM
an argument before the Committee OF Ways ana means
in favor OF making licenses proecten ior inc sac oi
spiruOus hQuor instead Of PERMISSION as hs' aecdod
| BY the Supreme Court OF the United STATES
! INDIAN TREATY.
Official proclamation has been made OF the rat
| he
the Chiefs aud head men OF the hinnecoDyoh Danu OF
Dakota OF Sioux Indians. These Indians bi1o tbeh-
selves 10 discontinue for the future all attacks upon
the person or property Of the other tribes unless hist
as.ailed by Them and TO their influence 70 promote
peace everywhere in the region occupied OF requehe
by them The band agree 10 withdraw rom the routes
overland already established hereafter 10 be estaD
shed through their country; and IN consideration o'
this the United States agree TO pay them eoOoO ahnu
ay for ten for such articles asth Secretary vi
the Interior may direct.
STATE TAX ON NATIONAL BANKS-BROKEEAGE
TRANSACTIONS.
! The Supreme Court OF the United States TINS
morning decided the case of Michael A Nolan and 9th
ers the Board Of OF the CITY OF Albany oe
PENDANTS in error at the suit OF AdafnV Alien pah
in error and other The question prebebeu vac
whether the shares OF the stockholders in the bank
associations created under the acts OF Congress when
provide for the creation OF National Banks can be nsb
| iected 10 taxation by the State authorities. 49,
Nelson delivered the opinion 81 the
Court holding that shares held by individuals were mol
a part Of the capital Of bank. and must be regarded
as persons property OF shareholders and a. Such SUD
eot TO taxation by the State within the provisions OF
the act of Congress; but that the judgment OF tht
Court below must be reversed the ground that the
was discrimination between the shares OF these pahk'
and the capital stock OF the State banks.
ChiefJ ustice Chase read minority opinion, mol Or
ing able that State had the power siheu
whic indirect mode of taxing the national SO
curites which not authorized or intendeu 10 W
authorized by Congress.
In the cases OF Cutting, Fisk and others the Court
hold that broker is char geabe purchases OF secnr
ties aae his account and for his own dement,