Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-05
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CITATION REPURrs.l
Night Dispatches.

: distribution Of the taxes. He also re-
comments the reduction OF rates of man
: ufacturing industry to 3 per cent, and a
corresponding reduction in correspond
c ing branches of industry, and the
entire removal Of the tax on Tlar,
plate ana sheet iron, and the article4en-
" tering into their production alsOf on
I sulphuric acid and SALT reductiorh to
one-half on refining sugar, and an abke-
: ment on raw materials, and admitflg
= free the tropical products, The repkt
u says that the legislation for special :
terests has been overdone. He aTgut
y against a high tariff, but suggests al
a measure of temporary eXpedienct
some increase on certain articles, buk
! the house bill he says IS excessive, aud
urges duties on teas, coffee and spicesl
= aud no change in the duties on spirit0u9'
! liquors. but the abandonment Of the "a
p al valorem Qp-WiDes-nnd the substitut
I frI qsea made expressly for t-hC~proposeb
no change on cigars, rTraqY. anu b.
duction on coarse staple goods MatIeal9
! burgs, wool and carpets, aud the suhstI
I tuti0n Of o specific for the ad valorem
! tax, and a slight reduction In arms, and
] opposes any change in the duties on
printing or writing paper, and suggests
Z an addition TO those on cured meats and
malt, and a large increase Of the free
list, embracing the articles which enter
into manufacture.
The Louisiana memorial, asking for
assistance in rebuilding the levees, was
presented in the senate to-day. II shows
that fourteen parishes including an area
Of one-fourth Of the state, which yielded
in 1860, two thirds of the sugar and mo-
lssses, and one-half the cotton crop, and
containing two-thiFds of the -assessable
property of the state, are subject b over
How, and that eighteen other parishes
are subject to partial i~nundation. The
loss to the government by this is $780,
900, in internal revenue, and that the
people and state government are wholly
unable to repair the levees, and ask the
government to indOrse 5000 600 in
bonds, based on 5000, 900 acres OF swamp
lands. The memorial is able and attracts
considerable attention.
4 bin OF appropriations for coast de-
fenses was reported by Stevens to-dsy,
as follows Fortress Monroe, 500, O00;
Fort Taylor, Key West, $4,000; Fort
Jefferson, in the TOTtugas, $50, 0O0: Shin
Island, $4,000; Fort Ciinch, Fla, So
900.
The ~postofice appropriations for the
year ending June so, 1865, is SlS,895,-
900.
To-day's Star has the following com
MUHlCdLiOu, IttGlNtQ a. the |IfEE0EleD'S
bureau from an officer at Raleigh, n. c.,
calling the attention OF the bureau to the
whipping Ofnegr0es by the civil author
titles, osteusibly as a pUnishmentfor petty
crimes, but in fact, for disqualifying them
from using the elective franchise under
the laws of North Carolina, should that
right be granted them by the laws OF the
land. He states that this practice is car
ried on ia many counties in the state,
over sixty having been whipped in one
county during a recent session of the
court. A conversation was recently
overheard at the s~tatehGuse, between
several members OF the legislature, in
which n said " We are licking them in
our part Of the state, and if we keep on, !
can lick them all by next year, and none
Of them can vote"
Judge Grier is still indisposed aud de-
laying the test oath discussion. The
Hobbies are rapidly filing with the parti-
sans Of the tariff bill.
The 18th section repealed to-day bv
the senate is as follows: "That the
president is hereafter at II time, au-
tnOTized, by proclamation, 10 extend to
persons who may have participated in
the present rebellion, in any state or part
thereof, pardon and amnesty, with such
exceptions and at such times aud on
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ent for the public welfare.
The Arkansas delegation visited the
president again this morning, and were
presented to the cabinet (which was in
session. and to Gen. Grant. The mem
bers Of the delegation were highly
pleased with the reception. Mr.. Andrew
Hunter, senator elect, made . brief
speech explaining the object OF the mis-
sion. His remarks were well received.
Att0rney-Ganeral Stanhury, in reply,
stated that Arkansas was cOnsideFeGus-L
ready reconstructed. SRZT
The delegation leaves t6-mGrT6%5y7fIT
Secretary Seward. The secretary said
they never made speeches in the pres
ence Of their chief, hut tomorrow at din
der both he and his guests could talk
matters over. The members Of the dele
cation leave today. They sent their
cards to Sumner, Wade, Stevens, Foster
and others, and will call upon them to-
morrow. a majority of tie delegation
will cave on Sunday 20 reach Lisile
ltock in tirae foEthe legislature, which
conveues on THURSDAY next, leaving two
or three members here TO take care Of
the interests OF Arkansas.
Ssa1,c-A memorial was presented {
from the legislature Of Montana, asking :
;or the establishment OF a surveyor gen
Gratis office. Referred 10 committee on
public lends.
a petition from the wool growers So
ci4tv, asking for increased protection. &
was referred 90 the finance committee. '
Seventy artists presented a memorial :
a specific duty on OIL paintings. I
% the same committee. :
A petition from numerous railroad ,
presidents was presented. asking for a !
reduction Of ile ts-jT ,u ir., p.tsr-oJ >
to the finance committee. =
Tie committea on foreign relations t
were instructed to inquire into the reIs- 6
tons between France aud Nexiro ana q
tine probabilities of Layimiiiau main G
himself. {
The sill repeating the lStb section of 8
.he bill " % suprre-s rebellion. pfe :, was
taken an, and the amsnduf,ut ia v
-epeal the entire act R4v4rlv T,Lns,n 0
poke aI3HorafaIv. Vr-ai4 r. b.l rryoj =
lie executive G, issue p .-.1rrsl anYesfv
1r-ocIgpation sou no 81 ~:
# the country, many OF whom we're re- &
lubliclEs, and also some Of The hast
igrists. had exrras.,d tba onia' e.
on thsf The moment t6at baIIjco I'm ,
lights were granted the commission of '
reason was imDos.ible Snaatiog ~
Davis trial, he said, "No matter y.
whose fault it was. il was n moi on -
american civilization. and sbonid he ~
lie. the nation would be y u
The amendment was lost. and fbe hill -
spealiug the thirteenth section ,Cas y
lassed by a vote Of p 10 :. Dixon. Dao- ".
little, Hendricks. Johnson. Norton Pot
ersoa and Salisbury voting in tbe naga-
y,
The question Of tenure of onica was II
hen taken up and discussed until he S
djournment. =
HCUse-Tbe apprODriationS for tho
~ostofiice department and frontier de-
suses were presented. =
Mr.. Hubbard introduced a resolution ]
lat i'm the p-psent prosnarify ~ h de
ountry an additional fay be levied viii &c
view 10 reducing the debt. Referred OF
} the committee on WAYS and means Nj
The committee on WAYS and means fl.
ere instructed 10 inouire int a. e~na al
iency Of a m-odjGcation Of the tarIfF % {
5 to discriminate against slave crown -
Mr.. Clark introduced a hill for tba nm IL
hment of bribery in conversational eaIac- =
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After other nimnortant bpsinsss tbo Z
went intoa committeeo h Who'll
ID adjourned.
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