Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.


over TO General Towards Bureau. (-
The sentence ON Detective Baker, convicted for
the false Imprisonment of Mrs. Cobb, has not yet
been announced. There are three other indictments
against him for robbery, false imprisonment and
extorton, which he will be tried within the next
two weeks. & (tE .t.Jt
The United States Treasurer has received So l66 So
and credited the same into the General Treasury as
amount realized from sale OF g 900 interest notes
received through the Secretary of the Treasury from
an unknown person who says that it ''rghtfully be-
longs to the United States" and that lie counts
clear conscience of more value than money IAN re-
present or express.
The Military Committee of the House voted, Tues
day morning, 10 report bill creating the grade of
General in the army of the United States The pay
is to be an increase of $3.50 per month over the pay
of the Lieutenant. General under existing laws.
But little can he done in the granting OF pardOns,
says the Star on account of the pressure OF business
at the State Department, where a large number are
awaiting the signature of the Secretary of State.
number of Mississippi pardons were forwarded from
the Attorney Generals Office Tuesday.
General Spinner, OH Saturday mailed TO Europe
for collection three captured drafts OF toO each
drawn by Colonel Harrison of JEFF. Davs's military
family. to the order of Secretary Trenholm, ANA 10y
him endorsed upon Brown, Shep!cy CO.. the rcoei
bankers of Liverpool. Several captured English
drafts have heretofore been sent forward for coec
ton. but returned with the endorsement oi " Ii"
funds As the Government is said to have knowl-
edge that these are good the action of the Liverpool
1 al IN snaginl iniprps T.
General Sherman left for the West Monday eve
ming, aud General Thomas TOOK BIS departure the
next day. .
Ru,nor, of Cabinet changes continue to I'LL The all
in all quarters. Montgomery Blair and General
stcedman were both mentioned today as probable
Successors to Mr.. Stanton.
John ". Thomas was, Monday, confirmed h.,
The Senate as Collector of Internal Revenue for til,
Fourth District of Virginia
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE CAPITM.
Mr. Briggs "A member OF Congress from Michigan
is me who believes in the versatility we'll as IN
C,llibility of the famous Committee 0f Fifteen. lii
introduced long resolution to-day suggesting th'
removal of thc capital to some appropriate spot II
fine Great West. He will favor no more expenditure
ON puhlic buildings here except to complete worl
already on hand. Tie surroundings here ale bad
with threatening enemies on every hand. lie de
malitet that the resolution he referred To the com
mittcc on Reconstruction, which was done.
TAXATION OF SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.
The Secretary of the Treasury has Issued the fol
lowing circular; .. ..s
TREASURY DEF RTMENT, Feb. ., 1866.
On September II, 1865, an order waa issued by TIM
DEPARTMENT under the power conferred by sector
forty.siX of the Internal Revenue act Of June 80
1861 directing that articles manufactured in th,
iny.t titan 1,rinr I'm
ment of collection districts therein but retained II
possession of the manufacturer until after such rs
Enlistment and thus made Liable to the current
rates of taxation, should he held free from present
assessment until transported beyond the limits
the above mentioned States and should then
he subjected only to the tax due at the tine
of their manufacture. The reasons for th'
exemption Were stated briefly ut the time
of its allowance. II was induced by the fact thai
manufacturers had, in ignoance ut the law, re-
ia neI large quantities of their products IN Their oNu
hands and by the supposed additional Iact the pro
perty so retained had greatly dcterorated in value
Abundant opportunity having been given for Tie
disposal OF these manufactures, there Is no good
reason for continuing pryile5c inconsistent WIN
the general provisions of the law, adycISe to the M
tcrests OF Northern manufacturers, and susceptible
As experience has shown, OF very great abuse. Ii
is therefore hereby ordered that on and after March
/ 1856 all Southern manufactures IN 20 session ol
the manufacturers shall be held subject to the pre-
sent Tlles of uulynO exception beng Hliuc III any
case on account of the date of the manufacture.
II. MCCULLOrll,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
TUE EMPLOYMENT OF NEGRO SOLDIERS IL THE
SOUTH.
The late suggestion Of General Sherman for the
employment Of the negro soldiers stationed III some
of the Southwestern States ut railroad digging, WA
mt in shape before the House to-day by Mr.. Blow
of Missouri and agreed to- II the cOlured troop
viii consent. the Secretary of War will dnect t!rIl
employment in that way.
sIMNIRs SPEECH ON THE REPRESENTATIVES, AMEND
MEST.
Mr. Sumner spoke at length in the Senate to-day,
a predetermined. He was entirely cngrossed dur
inc the usual business OF the morning hour III study
inc the contents OF huge portfolio that was almost
bursting with the amplitude of his speech. lht lat
ter document had been printed, and was moSily
read, page by page, for the space OF nearly three
hours. The sable lambs OF the Radical Told were on
hand early, and would have monopolized the CALLER
les if a cruel decision to maintain some little space
for poor white trash" had not been enforced. 49,
About halpast one senator Fcssenden called up til,
constitutional amendment, and bespoke the attcn
ton OF the Senate to the remarks Of the IN
delatigablc apostle from the " Hub" who, To du
him Justice, was eager for the fray, ana III
dustrOusy coming his OratOrical paragraphs. Al
ter three hours OF husky defamation Mr. sumner
gave way to "a motion to go into executive session
and will conclude his speech tomorrow During
the latter part of the delivery the galleries were toll
crihly well filled, but the occupants were constant
IL coming and going, thus proving that neither Tie
spirit nor orai0ry Of the speaker had any very en-
crossing effect At the end OF the second hour most
of the darkcs were dosing iitiully to the sound ol
Me- Summers radical lullaby, or had betlkcn them
selves to a game of tag in the corridors Reverdy
johnson made full notes Uf all the authorities ctei
Iv the speaker and 1t is understood that the former
will argue AT length upon the proposed amendment
in day or two
Fred Douglas was present in the Senate to-day
during Mr. summers harangue. 1t is proper 10 say
that the semi.sabe philosopher occupied gallery
most remote from that containing his brethren.
THE NIGHT SESSIONS OF THE HOUSE.
The night session in the House of Representatives,
for debate only the Presidents message, are, ac.
corling to the resolution adopted on the motion of
Representative Stevens to continue until otherwise
objected 1t was passed in order to afford seventy or
more members an opportunity 10 deliver speeches long
since carefully prepared. But even this opportunity
is not at all times embraced.
One evening last week five or six members came to-
getlcr and Immediately adjourned and tonight a
representative had the slim auditory entirely to him
self for Il few minutes while he spoke Of the harbOr
OF Erie. Nobody else cared 10 continue the gloomy
proceedings by setting out his carefully prepared es
say or speech.
1t is the understanding that no business shall be
transacted at the evening sessions other than the de-
livery of speeches. These all written, and some
of them read from printed slips and then inserted in
the Congressional GiObe. 1t is mistake to sup
pose that the proceedings are interesting beyond
what is above stated.
A NEW ASPECT To BE GIVEN POLITICAL AFFAlRs-
MR. SUMMERS NLw REPUBLIc-FATE OF THE
NEGRO-THE POOR INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The public may pre-
paIe for some political events within few weeks or
even days that give aspect To national affairs
Hitherto Congress rather, the leaders OF Congress
have had every thing in their own way. Perhaps
they NAV remain q unit even after another unit OF
equal and coordinate power shall be placed in an.
tagOnism with them.
Mr. summers republic is one Of different form,
or color. from the republic of Washington and Mar
shall and Judge Story and Judge Marshal, hut it is
not impossible that the agitation now commenced
will be continued till the five millions Of citizens
who are to give democratic Od0r and color 10 the
new republic shall be predominant in one half the
country or till they shall have followed the fate OF
the Indian.
BY the way, foreign philanthrophy will be sur
prscd and confounded by the artificial and unjust
distinctions Of race and color which Mr., Trumbulrs
bill recognizes and establishes, while protesting to
guarantee the rights Of citizenship IN ALL All the
blacks all the coolies aliens Of all lands, invested
with citizenship but the poor Indian, the original
proprietor Of the country, the real native American
Is ungenerOusly excepted. He alone, who owned
every thing is entitled TO nothing.
VIRGINIA ITEMS.