The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-06
LATEST NEWS.

ton upon population, and excluding from re-
presentation all persons denied suffrage on
account of color
Mr. Sumner spoke in opposition to the
amendment, aud offered substitute declaring
that all persons shall be equal before the law
in civil and political rights. He occupied the
attention of the Senate during the entire day,
and called for perfect political and civil
equality of all men. He will not conclude his
speech until tomorrow.
resolution was offered and adopted, in
structng the Reconstruction Committee to
take into consideration the subject of remov-
lug the capital Of the United States to
more central position, to be secure from for
eign enemies, as well to afford more security
to legislation.
The House resuming the consideration of
the bill extending the powers of the Freed
mems Bureau, an amendment was adopted
confDing its operations where the writ OF ha-
beaS corpus was suspended.
WAsHINGToN Feb. 5-The United States
Treasurer has issued circular to the national
banks, requiring them to calculate deposits
from balances at the close of the days bust
ness, and not from balances after exchanges
at the clearing house.
Col Mosby has been released upon parole
by Gen. Grant, he being included in the terms
OF Gen. Lees surrender
There is now doubt whether the Supreme
Court has decided against the constitutiunality
of the test OATH AS this thing is in politics
it requires protracted consideration.
The prize money OF the Massachusetts,,
Wissahicon, Princess Royal and Chocura, for
captures of the Persia and Alabama, is ready
for distribution.
Secretary McCulloch has been obliged by
want OF Congressional action, to withdraw
his circular suspending the collection of taxes
on articles manufactured in the Southern
States The tax is to be enforced after the
1st of March.
Gen. VIM L. Cazneau, who has been nom
mated minister to the Dominican Republic, is
a merchant resident in the republic. He is
the husband Of the lady known here as Cora
Montgomery, graceful writer upon Cuba and
other subjects
Additional troops belonging to Indiana
Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Wiscon-
sin ami other States, have been mustered out
of service, including the New York Ninetieth
Infantry.
On Saturday the Freedmen's Bureau recev-
ed from ctizens Of Birmingham, England,
through our consul at that port, articles of
SiOtuLiS NehuSN az SNSOOV; "iilSh NSiO hoht-
ted for the benefit OF American freedmen.
RICHMOND, Feb. 5.-The Senate, to-day,
passed the bill incorporating the Norfolk aud
St. Nazaire Navigation Company.
The amendment to the third article of the
Constitution was also passed, providing as a
qualification Tor eetin5 Two years residence in
the State and Que the county by the person
Offering to vote.
The House took up, out Of its regular order,
the bill incorporating tue Danyile and Lynch
burg Railroad Company and ordered it to be
engrossed. y will be pressed through and
passed. ahks
The bill was passed incorporating the Vir-
| gnia and North Carolina Immigration So
ciety.
The bill requiring the old banks to go into
liquidation was also passed Virginian.
ANNAPOLIS, February 4, 1S66.-Au exclu-
sively special train has arrived here with
Genera Grant and Sherman, Assistant Sesre-
tary Fox, Montgomery Blair and Judge Fish
er, who visiting Admiral Porter and the
Naval Academy There was grand parade
and review of the midshpmen at the academy,
alter Which the party rode through the city.
| Tonight there was a splendid reception at
Adr lra Porters residence, i'll honor Of Gene
rails Grant and Sherman.
Washington, Feb. ga circular has been
! issued from the Secretary of the Treasury re-
scindlng the former orders relative to the tax
alton of manufactured articles in the hands of
! manufacturers ii Southern States which have
| heretofore been exempt from taxation. After
| the tlrst OF next month such articles will be
subject to the prescribed rates of taxation, as
under the excise law, no matter what the date
Of their manufacture.
Ne,o York, Feb 3-The North American
Lloyds have purchased of the Pacific Mail
Company the steamers Atlantic and Baltic.
The Atlantic will sail this month for South
ampton and Bremen. The Western Metro
polls follows in March and the Baltic in April.
A fourth steamer will soon be added to the
line
Detroit, Feb AT meeting of the De-
troit Circle OF the Fenian Brotherhood the re-
solutions adopted condemn the Senate, and re-
CARDS the designs ON Canada as unjust and de-
trinental to the cause. 1t endorses the action
of the convention in aboshing the Philadel-
phia constitution, aud has entire confidence
in Mr.. OMahony.
Ne,o Haoen, Conn, Feb. 2.-The large bolt
factory Of the Stow Manufacturing Company,
at Pantsville, was burned tonight The fire
made rapid and clean sweep, A large num-
Der of persons are by this disaster thrown out
of employment.
Neso Orleans, Feb ga True Delta Bra
EOS letter of JAM 31st, says: To-day, Generals
Weitzel, Smythe and Clarke will be mustered
out and five regiments are to be mustered out
in thirty days.
Peace prevails along the Rio Grande.
New YORK, February 9.-Orders have been
received it is said for {, 5000 worth Of the
bonds of the Irish Republic, of which $780,
900 had bean sent to a banking house in San