The New York herald., 1866-02-05
THR NATIONAL CAPIVAL.
wAsnrSnros. Feb. 4 SO,

THE fREEDhEs's BUREAU BILL AND rnH PREsbEsr.
The rumor Is obtaining very extensive credit In Wash
ngton that should the Freedmcn's Bureau bill pas tho
House, II already has the Senate, that Ia rcsrc-
tons and provisions will apply equally To the btder
States tho President viii issue proclamation rstaug
the writ OF habeas corpus therein Such order weld
make tho Objectionable features OF the bill noperaao
In those States. He probably believes that the si,o
authorities should be left TO the operation of the b
without giving them the above means Of protection am
redress.
THE NORTH CAROLINA yRLEDxES-fRoJEcrEp
ACTION or THE LE0isLAruRE.
Colonel whittIcscy Assistant Commissioner Of Freed
men for the State OF North Carolina IN IN the city and
has testified before tho Reconstruction Committee con
corning the animus OF the people Of that State Major
Charles wckershan, Superintendent OF the Southern
district OF the State passed through the city yes
terday route for New York, on short leave Of alb
He gives very encouraging account OF the social
order and incrcasing prosperity OF the section from
which he halls.
Il appears that tho Legislature Of North Carolina Ia
voluntarily about 70 accomplish what the national Con
greas endcavorng dictate In reference To tho
freedmen the South. from authoritative
that bill of the following character about
be INTRODUCED In tho Legislature Of the above state
The preamble reads swhercs certain persons hereto
fore slaves have purchased lots of land within
this State and by Of tho existing dhby upon
their part hold the the title TO said lands being
vested in white persons; and whereas equity requires
that such freedmen should enjoy tho benefit of their
purchases therefore be It enacted Sc The tcrms Of
the bill 60 show that where any freedman can
make It appear any of record that he or she
has bona fde paid the purchase money for any land
and the title 10 tho has beon executed to sono
other person by OF disability OF freedmen 10 hold
the same the directed decree that the title In
In the petitioner and shall APPEAR upon tho rooord
and also possession Of land for three years by any
freedman shall be considered pr,aa oie evidence q
ownerShp.
THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.
meeting u prominent politicians will be held In this
city some time during tho coming week for the purpose
Of naugurating the pontcI PARTY Of the future Loyal
Southern men who have been danoing attendance Tor
admission 10 the bali of Coprrcss under regular cleo
ons oyalsts from border satsa who have seats 10y
the suffrage Of tho I'D taion party and CONSERVATIVE
republicans who dis rcc with Thai stevens inter
pretailon Of repubics IN, prominent In ,ha move
ment for an organizau II the friends OF The President
Tho name 'Sauonai bon Party" VIII probably bo
adopted Delegations active politicians from all the
Northern States will be / sent
ruE HOUSE COMMITTEES At woRx-cAsaDiAs
HEcrrRocirY.
aeycrri OF the moa important House committees 90
tanned perm,sion last week during sessionn and
have boon nj work Accumulated business The Com
mR,ee Ways and Means have been IN frequent anu
ptotrncted cation with the Canadian de"sau"n
nc~ here and preparing bs of articles which might
DO ad nitted duty without materially Affecting Ame
rcan productions msnuise,ur~s For instance, on
| come PORTIONS OF the boundary line between our
| sclves and Canada coal N exported, al others
4 ~ ~ ,mported, rhs s~lsps.. 'a1 s.sAiAss w
! would be trining M tho end ~ . year Along
other portions Of the border there similar exchange
n many other articles Of mutual production. Canada
has been arrcly benefited by the reciprocity treaty In
consequence Of the workings of internal revenue
system which imposed heavy many articles q
our own manufacture that allowed 70 cros the lno
free Of daty The COMMITTEES Sill recommend that no
articles shall he Imported from tha, province without
having a custom duty equal the amodni Of internal
revenue tar levied by the United States government On
the sane articles when produced by Ourselves, with tie
restriction that the free A., will b. made 70 enbrAes
everything which would work manifest injustice W
our products.
THE TAXATION or sorrnEns sASrricrrHrs
A circular will BE- issued from the Treasury Depart
mcnt 10 morrow rcsclnding former ofdes relative TO
the tAraion of manufactured articles Ia the hands 81
manufacturers IN the Southern States, sh'oh have
hitherto bern exempt from tahaiion Amer March J.,
1900 soch artces tobacco included. will be subject To
the prescribed rate. of taiaon under the ero'ss leo,
no matter What the date Of their Manufacture.
| rmK usIos PACIFIC RAiLsoip.
MT C. Durani, Vice President of tho Unlon rso'he
Railroad received from the Tinted states Treasury
Saturday ar hundred and forty thousand dollars In GOV
eminent bond, A. the due Tor constructing the
sr.t forty miles of the road oomnssoins si omAh. ne
report Of commissioners accepting The rad, 10 'a'a
10 be very complimentary the oompsDy for the mso
sor which they have dote ibs vvfk
yrIToHs ro rh vHirn Horss
! The rush 10 ii.e whiis Ioass Saturday even
usaisr than on any day tho ss.s.os of Congress
| Tbs ssDsLs AsJoarssd Saturday, vd nssy ~ IA
msmlsrs called uyon The President W oonxlt the pslt
cal chart and .ks tbsu ss.nsss sss~ fsf The coming
~ess wlthosi this The rrs,lssss ssa . majority ~
| the dominant parry IN Congress sosid issvnsbly ann
farther apart and pr,opi,.e tLs impending rup,are.
| vonD's rH.Arna.
rhursdsy isst the lat lnst tho day by sssvs
tAry stanton Tor siing tho tsrms ~ the oobass for
/ Yords lesrs bslidns. ~heh wss 10 b~ pad fo' 10 ths
sum of hundred tosssnd dohsrs rsssrpsd 70 IN
/ owner 10 the same oondltIon -ss 10 a ibs ums u
seirare It's r.yorsd thsl ,hs ms,ssr has teen is No
| bands u the Committee Claims Zoe tine and
ua for not srpisinsd shsr, 10 ss<assa
oieeson hyins sp 10 ,hs oompasosy asresmsni ~,
spon Mr. T0g rss hnss gentleman s snur,iy
lssoran, of tss oasss d tho asIay IN ~nsyiss hs
claim, saa has Assurance -bsn the ssms -in -
hqsdsisd
| CONNECTION oy Az EnsoSrors uyotr.
twas recently sisted "a q The ns-spspsfs thsi
sner Governor Amen had rsss . spes,h 10 TIE Hoa,s
Committee on rr.~snsss Anai- b. us tAtsa ~ faf'
pre- by Bssro beng brosrhi forvs'd % answer ~
| covsrpor Amen says he made No Testh -bfn be
sypssr~ bsfyre ths, cornmsss 9Th ssssrs Trsssesi
aud wbaiey ard furshsr that hs 80 30 negro there
u believed bg~sssr that ,s sssi eay eoiorsa man
| named Rsnsier from syath ca'yinA rnsfs soDs rsis
| nsnis On The sane subIs>, " ,hs committee
THg srsrrsfro or ~ voLvsrsrns.
lddiuonai tfrof~ hsionglnE 10 Indiana, h,hsAn, NJ
sour Nnnsrss OHIO wiscousln ana oshsr stAis- have
-. ..f.s~,rf ost ~ t@rtirs lnrlufu ts sss YegE