New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-18
FROM WAsMlNGTO
Special Dispatch to Tie N. =. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. Jan. Il, l3S
MR.. DooLITrLR ON RECONSTRUCTION.

WARRINGTON, Weuucsuhv. Jt1 IL, lSS
MR.. DOOLITTLR on RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr. Doolttle delivered bis long.expectei
speech on Reconstruction to-day. Its importance d,.
not consist in the arguments brought forward for tier
hardly touched the position taken BY Mr. Howe
Wisconsin but in the fact that Mr.. Dooltt,e one
the Presidents particular friends. and may be presumed
to have received his Inspirations at the White House
The powers claimed BY him for the President nigh. D,
considered sufficient to transform this Republic into "a
elective empire. Awarding to Mr.. Doolittle the bud
ness of reconstruction is the Presidents business apd
the Congress of the United states has nothing 10 d.
with IT, The Senator maintained & I the Rebel States
are al this time full constitutional states In the Uuou
The arguments by which he endeayoied to sustain this
theory, as well as his definition Of what constitutes
State of the Union were far from being lucid and salts
factory. lie found it difficult, and laooFed hard 70
reconcile with that theory the Presidents repeated acs
Of interference with the local concerns Of the Southern
States nor did he succeed in showing that il bis
theory as to the status OF States be correc;
any conditions such the abolition OF Slavery wo1li
have stitutonaly been imposed upon them prece.
dent TO readmission. lie insisted that II would b
wrong to exact any guarantees from them beyond hos
the President has seen fit to impose. He intmatal
however that there might be reasons fox so anends
the Constitution as to make the number Of voters ts
basis of representation. or the present condition
the Southern States. he said nothing, although he r.
quently used the expression. provided always taer
have accepted the terms imposed upon them IN soOi
faith" The question OF negro suffrage was not oCeaet
The speech was evidently elaborated with great car
contrary to his custom Mr.. Doottle read it iroa
| rtat ,faloo foftva
the speech took over three hours II Nigh. haze oeei
made considerably shorter without any sacrifice d
matter At the conclusion OF the speech. Mr.. Dooitts
received the congratulations of the Hon. Montgoner
Blair, and Mr. John Van Duren Of NevYork.
NEGRO HATRED.
The negrO.haters of this District vented Their
spite last evening by setting four negro churches
fire. and burning down two negro houses. Among ta
churches were Asbury Church. one OF the older
Nc hodist churches and the Fifteenth PRESBYTERIAN
lChurch, where the Rev. DR.. Garrett breaches
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts from Internal Revenue tcday
were s497, lss
The Commissioner of Internal Reyenae to-day isssi
circular to his Collectors, in which after citing ser'
raj acts of Congress relative to the collection OF Inter
nal Revenue he says that in accordance with instr1e
tions from the Secretary OF the Treasury, tier
payments hereafter must be In strict compliance VII
the laws and regulations on the subject
REGULAR ARMY.
In compliance with resolution of the Senate
the Secretary Of War to-day transmitted to Congress
report showing the number Of officers and enlisted ne'
in the Regular Army. The report gives the number
officers and men in the cavalry at 400 artillery
4.ls7; infantry l6o26; total, aaele.
NAVAL PENSIONS.
A former member of the United States Navy
who lost both at Farraguts great fight 10 MoOb
Bay, appeared in Pennsylvania.ave. to-day, aud
cited general sympathy. By an oversight Of Congress
in framing the late Pension Law the increased pen'o"
granted To members OF the army totally disabled
withheld from our naval heroes. In view ofthk se+ |
and the comparatively small number OF this class O'si
in the army and navy prominent officials stF'asF |
recommend the amendment Of the Pension Lag \
order give increased bounties TO all former MEMBER
of the army and navy thus disabled.
COL0NIzING THE SOUTH
The United States Mutual Protection Home
stead Company. which proposed to coloniie the s'.
by introducing companies Of settlers from the N0nA
and from Europe received its death.bow in the houS
to-day the bill granting charter to that Conp''
being tabled by a vote of over l0Oto@ twas rs"
that Congress had no power under the CONSTRUCTOR
charter corporations not connected with Gc'efnm''
purposes. Another reason not openly slaed' o"~
terained by many. that the enterprise had 'oeS
pearance Of monsrous land speculation IN 'ifsi'"'
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Jan. l. is~
THE ARMy-How CONSTITUTED.
The Secretary OF War, in compliance VIII
Senate resolution gives information OF the enee' u.s.
men Of the Regular Army how many. aud FSce
,;orea with similar list OF general Offices Of |o@