, 1866-05-05
CONGRESS.
Bill Passed Reviying
the Grade Of
General.
Speeches Eulogistic Of
Lieut:Gen. Grant.
PASSAGE Of the amendatory
nabeas Corpus Bill in -.
the House.
Resolutions Adopted Congratu-
lating the People Of
Russia,
Nomination of Lewis D. Camp
bell Confirmed Is Min
lister to Mexico.
Property Restored and Pardons
Granted to Rebels.
THE PRESIDENT AND The TEXhN
DELEGATION.
The Knoxville Convention.
Memorial Adopted Calling for a
Sepantion Of East
Tennessee.
LATER MEXICAN ADVtCES.
| Important Liberal
| Successes.
| The State Of chihuahua Restor-
cd to its Legitimate
! Rulers.
LATER MEXICAN ADVEcEs.
Important Liberal
Successes.
The State Of chihuahua RestQr-
cd to its Legitimate
Rulers.

Rulers.
FROM WASHINGTON. |
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tr1bune.l
WASHINGTON, May 4.
THE NEW TAX B1IL.
The Ways md Mems Committee bold tlnal
nit citing on tie tax bill Tomorrow, and win iyc 1t
CAREFUL and exhaustive consideration, p:ior to |
making some Connections and additions On Monday.
Is not improbable TINT they may restore tho tax
On Express Companies to It's present rate Of three
per cent It is also possibility that several sec-
tons mny be added 10 the bill, providing for the
establishment Of Bureau Of Statstice+ The com.
uittee will a1so rearranEe the system Of collecting
the Whitkey tax and ate favoraby inclined In this
connection TO the VIEWS OF the Internal Revenue
Co nmie:lou.
GARNET oPtS1oSs ON THE RECONSTRUCTION RE
roET.
There ia The hest authority 70. saying that the
dcspatch sent all over the country In rrsar 10 the
opinions OF The Cabinet. was prepared by the pres-
iocnt and Sl1. scwnrd, nnh that although 1t con-
tatnt some truth, that IL the whole were known it
woula hear very different construction. It's solo
purpose WAS to influence the public by
statement put forth as fcm1-
official md IN Ruch shape as 10 make it incapable
OF denial tits now considered here to be the
most artfu1 dodge yet attempted by the President
md M-. seward, and is already regarded a. mla.
esuh1e 5ai'use.
ANE. .uAToRr nAnEAs conrrs BILL
The bill anafDuatory to the Iiabsds CORPUS Act Of
March I'd, 1868. after having been reported In an
amended fotH1> has passeds the vpte In the Senate
beng ~ 10 4. and In the Horse 11lt 81. All per-
so1s art protected from the action Of Stale Courts
by this act, who are indicted for acs done in pur
suance 0f any military order, or direction, md
jurisdiction given in tho caRe The United States
Courte. The Hendricks auendEaent was etr1ckcn
0rt- lis proposal was 10 protect all Judges who
were not proved to act with mh1ice aud unnecessary
t1uelty, and only furnished q qu1bblc to iii WHO
desired 10 annoy Union oflIccrs so1dicrr. Mckee
ai:4 Green Clay Smith have made great excEtons
10 secure the passage Of THE bill in Its present
1cEu. and II Is Of the utmost Importance to the
Onion people Of Kentucky. as wcl1 Is those Of the
border States aud the entire South.
BILL nEy1sING TIE GRADE or GENERAL
Tie bill restv1ng the g1ade ot Gcnc:nl in the
asna5, vab passed By the House to-day, with only
clcyen dissenting ToIces. An nn1rudment ptogld-
inc that. IT Gen. Grant Has promoted, as every
body expects he Will be, II the bill becomes Law,
thG vacant Lieutenant Gcncra1ehip shsll rot be
flied during Gen. Scott's 1tc, Wa dcfcalcd by
vote of50 to IS. The speech OF Col. Dcntns. OF
Connecticut, III support Of the bill and eulogtst!c
OF Gen. Grant. was most eloquent and finished
production, and held the close attention Of the
House during its entisc delivery.
The Scnate Fsas in executive session about two
EoGrs Today, and made large Armbgr Of confirm
sEions IN both the dyil and military service.
Among The former were, LeWts D. Campbell, or
Ohio to he Aflnt.:er TO the Renuhlic Of Mexico,
md William T. Cosg-hall, Of Ohio, 10 be Miols-
ter 10 Ecuador. Several Internal Revenue officers
%1rf9 H$SHs3A A.fxa nF+h
cancies occae'oncd by removal for poucouccdcnce
with the President'e reconstruction policy. Among
the military confirmation. Herc 1atre number ot
htcvct promotions IN the regular army.
UNION MEETING IN BOSTON.
sAcrc IL to be great Union demonet tsation fn Fan
emil Hal!. Boston, next Thursday. Senate. Iatcs
Gcncral Garfield. Colonel Stokes. Of Tepnessee
1nd Mt. Mckee, Of Kentucky, have been invited to
speak.
hEssns. ROSS AND AkcoSA.
Tho dise1ncr1nl opposition Of Ross. OF nhnp{s,
naae yesterday to the consideration Of The rcsplu
1iou cnpgraulatne the Cxaf upon his escape froua
assassination. vi: repeated by Ancpna< a Copper
hta from Penns sysantA who uhcu The nFee and nays
were called. yotcd alone iutbe negative and at tho
closc Of lhe call. through mere eh1mc, asked to
csssn*,e bis vose.
SURVEYOR GENERAL OF IDAHO.
Among TIC bill. Of aro&her character passed by
surveyor General n1 Id1ho.
GpsERSNE.sT 1NrRoyENESTs 1t ST. PAUL.
The SCuaic Committee on Commerce to-day re,
| ported b!ll appEpprfAting one hundred thousand
dollars for the erection Of court house, custom
house and post o{Ice at st. Panl No acton was
| taken cn It however.
utPLoxAT1c coRREsroxpExcE,
The Secretary Of State to,day sent 10 the House
a long correspondence With the English mia,ste1
Ec'atise to The claims Of Thor. j. Muller and wm
Firner for about thousand dollars each ior illegal
| e.tzurc and confinement at Detroit, during 1861,
they being British enh!ccse.
TIE MERCHANTS NATIONAL sAxK FAILURE
The failure Of the Merchants National Bank O,
this city has causcd somc excitement in uouied
circles. LIS hahilliea 10 the Treasury Dcpa rtmen,
arc only about five Thousand dollars. Tnosc tc
pnsa>e individuals arr reported 10 bc al least ,
| quarter Of a million. those TO Government agent.
and Disturbing officers, nho arc Obliged By Gov
c1nment to keep their accounts st Government dc
pot1iofies, nearly half million. The value Of III,
Banks aEtefs have not yet been asccrtancd, but 1t
t,ock IN. offered at five cents on the dollar today
Ii received deposits Saturday, but did not ope,
| al all this morning
/ eoCTHtHN PACIFIC RAILROAD. EASTERN pU7sIoS
Both Houses Of ConGress hase paeeed the bll
cxtenuing I'll Jus Of this gear, the time for com
pletinE the Eastern nit7flon Of the Southern Ps
chic 1aflrc.d and also extending for two year. iii
time :or grading and completing The ko1the1
| Pacific road IN all ite sections.
TIE REHEI R1x s8EsAsDoA1z.
The Slate Department has received information
tsestlt aszcautrt, sd whatever else was found o,
| 'hc rebel rnm Shenandoah, Il on It's way to Nes
York for delivery TO the Government.
couxT GrnowsK1.
1be ~eli known Coput GnsowEki, m,rke,
character, for many 5ears IN literary political au
diplomatic cisrles Of Washington, died Tits eyr1
| Jpg, aged nearly seventy ycasa. Tie has been sic|
about fortnight with typhoid fever
WAsH1su1ox, May lin The In,cr1jcT bet1ee,
! the President and The delegation appointed 6y ID
Lens conffs%ton. 5ndss HsneesE sa eonsladed hi
oaf :,late. xe.e We 'o ofit expressing 10 yoaf Fl
fss es,dsn9 ens s 9ne uaIsd stssc,. nd ps1eai4s
and Esaie.ls eoasre n behalf ot egu.i Eieh.. Of i
scctlors Of the country has revived fresh hope
. 'nany adctponding hean, that the tame eenetatio
; Ahteh has experienced lhe most terrible thoek
uona mbe9 ssd he eet Ell
4 -" We thank you in the n.mc Of the people
e feo Il &c 81
sTauch Of peace, extended To us By your klndl
saG ;sc sosP ss esss:, :s "a 5R :sa
pie Of Texat IN all mcatutcs thst viii tend to h
so,e The s.ate 10 Il. 1rt,.lne position su,on9 d
IL
u ! your E1ceilcutS many year, In hcatlh ui3d uru
| fe13ty, an tae1umeat 11der hts cudsncr
icstoEt ihc Gorctnu1en. Of our tathczs and prsses
y. | the liberties OF the peop1e."
!: The Rresidcns thanked the oonmlttoc for ,h
~ | kind md complimentary msnner In which the
Chairman hsd alluded to bis efforts IN rcstolinq X
o starcs 70 lately iu rebellion mud fn:1rrrctIou,
9: shtiE pfimIt1Te relations with the Cn1ed Slate
~ he waf crzthcd to learn from ,het The unanim'
~ ~ Of the people OF Teya+, who had accepted The
~ tnatt ot The VII. lie expressed the hope that
sta'e oFTc1a. together wl,h all the Other tates
b. sen11 n rebellion, wo1!c soon be restored 70
Il. sorner equofuop. the Federal Government, a
tc- tnaI aets citizens. whilst bearing It's burden
u %enla ne aduaittea to tulI participation IN
no 1hc l5stldent said he had the utno.t cnn1dcu
i. sttne ana paf1enet would so!sc the problem. Mn
would depend On The people Of ihe S,ste ri Trx.
II they conunued 10 the good work 50 nn.nIcions
begun, md By obedience 10 1as demnnsttsse ~,
=. lo5aIy to the Government. then hs frnttrn - :
cay nould not he fsr ttfftant shct, Tia wn,t ~ =
,es ,ofa.inu would be Completed .hy tho admis sfo
d. 'beIr Senators and Representatives TO hi tho We,
M / riaoes IN Congress- :.
II, RksronAT7oNs AND rAnDoxs-
O. WAsUsurox. Nay LII appears hy ds<