, 1866-05-23
CONGRESS-,
| Passage Of the Bankrupt
| BILL in the Hou,e. !
Work on the Tax Bill
The House Engaged on
Clauses Concerning
Tobacco.
a New Freedmen's Bu-
reau Bill Reported.
Tie Rock Island Arsenal Bill
Passed in the Senate.
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN
NEWS.
Details Of the Bombardment
at CallaQ.
Two of The Spanish Vessels
Disabled. .
Statement Of Losses sus-
taincd by both Parties.
SECRETARY SEWARD's SPEECH
ri AubuhW, II. l..
the GREAT OPERA HOUSE
FIRE III NEW YORK.
Full Account Of Losses Sustained
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEM-
BLIES AT ST. LOUIS.
Exciting Debate on the Louisville
Expulsion Case.
SECRETARY SEWARD'S SPEECH
At AUBURN, n. 7.
Full Account Of Losses Sustained
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEM-
BLIES AT ST. LOUIS.
Exciting Debate on the Louisville
Expulsion Case.
Especial Dsspasch taashv chicago Tribunal
WASHINGTON, May q, 1866

Especial Dsapa.ch ta1tehv Chicago Tribunal
WAsH1Sc1ox, May a, 1860.
PROGRESS or TIE TAX ul1L.
The House d1d not make gtrY much progress to-
day. on The Tx Bill, over two hours being occu-
ped in d,ecussine the tobahco elspsee General
sclencl hnal1y be1t theWeys and Means Committee
ouibuA by such small ajorlty tta i. Is very douh-
iui il he will he eustained when the blu comes out
Of TIE Committee o. she Whole. The rates on to-
}locco cicnrs &C. a. asrctd upon thIz forenoon,
es fo.lowt: On casrndish, plug, twist and all
othcs kinds ofmanntaeturcd tobacco. not herein or
o:hc1cfwase provided ior, forty cent?, per
pounds On tobaccn. twisted By baud
sEued without thu use oi any machine, Or instru-
meat. srd Without being pressed, ewectcnca or
t''Lcrn.ee pz-Fa:cd. - cent? per nou1d; on .ne
eEt chewing tobsccu, whether manufactured with
The stems or not, OF however foi1, whrttcr loose
OF in balk, or In rolls, 1ackaeee papers, Mrspnar.
u: foa r. d cs.ts pr pou.d; Oh e:nos7n9 taaceo
61 FL f..nl-, moi s f~cctcIcd. s'rrpGea or ault
1nclnd:g ta: 1na4e Of STEMS IN p1st o! st:1as,
and iIai:a!so1S thctrott ~ centz pl1 pound ca
letits C. s.nk. crErs 1na:,. Of tab1cco 1uco IL
"re!-.s cr bsnac=; not ov,r az 3ncEa tn length.
LID c!-a:t E.de NTH t.7-fre ft-is a.a an:s;:.
oncs nca ct-ar knorn 4: ehotts- zach, Tie Il r.sr
,aI.r CT vhlll- lax ta-ladei+ Is NOT over dollars
Ier thou. MI olhe1 cc1ce'les o. c,gar- .oar
.eia1s p thon aCd MD ioztg per ccat-3H s21ose.,
cn taci1 value beyotd IN cve dolsGts per thuusaal.
ANEW FnEEuuEss BUREAU I'LL.
The Eouse Select Committee On Frccdmeu's
Afaiss- today. reported bull to continue in force
md amend the existing law. establishing Freed
mcu.s BurrAu. Mr. Eliot has been ii work upon
this mot ever s1nce the former bill wRB vetoed,
and If any measure On this suhject can pa.s both
branches OF Cops.o4s hr 4 twuIn1f1a vote, II will
probably b this. Without material amendmsnt
Section one provides that the ex1sttnC act shall
eonttnne in torte three years.
Section two declares that the supervision Of the
Bureau eh1u extend to al loyal refugees aad freed
men. 70 far a. the same sha be necessary to enable
them ID speedily as practicable to become selfFup
porting citixeus OF the United Suites.
Section three empowers The President By and
With the advice md consent OF the SenAte, to up
point two additional 1fs1stant commissioners moro
than is provided ior in the old ltw and gives the
head Of the Bureau under the direction Of the
Pratdeuf, and so faf ~ the came Ehall be In his
Judgment necessary Tor ef1c.ent aud economical
administration o! the affairs Of the Bureau, power
to appoint such a&euts, clerks md ass1ttants ~
nay be required; and the Precedent msy detail
from the a1my nil such officers and agents, but no
officer 70 assigned shall have increase Of pay OF a.
loHrnoe. Each agent. not being military officer,
ehsll have an annual sala,y Of not less than $500
nor more than 400 3nd all persons appointed to
service under thie net and the acts which this Is
an amendment shall b. 70 tar deemed the military
sesg1ee Of the United States as to be under militia
Tjuztedjctson and entitled to military protection
"hlse IN Inc ol=ehasee OF sne ous1ea OF tnetf ounce
eecnon ioaf anthof'zes Inc tzsnanee OF meoleA
stores and supplies 70 freedmen hnd refugees.
Section i've eess apart and reserves trom sale or
settlement. under the homestead act, three milhon
acres Of public land in Florid1, A1sbam4, Mi.tIs-
kipp1, Loufriana md Arkan1ss, and drtc:s the
Commissioner TO cause the slime. under direction
Of the President, 10 be allotted and attiEned IN
parcels not exceeding forty acre each, 10 loya fefn-
gee. and freedmen. who shalf be PROTECTED IN the
nse End enjoyment thereof ior such term Of t1ue.
and Al eueh annual rental as my be agreed upon be-
tween the Commissioner and the refugees or freed
men, and at the end Of each teTm- pr sooner II the
Commissioner shall assent thereto. the occupants
Of any parcels as assigned their hei,s and a.eigns
my pn,chAse the lsnd and receive title thereto
from the United States In fee, upon paying therefor
the valuc OF the land.
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