Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NOON DISPATCHES
COTTON AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

for the improvement of Des Moines rap
ids.
The bill extending the time three years
for the final settlement of private land
claims in Florida, Louisiana and Missis.
sippi, passed.
The report of the Committee on the
Military Academy was agreed to-
HoUsE-Several resolutions were pre-
sented and referred, because of the APP
preaching close of the session.
The House, in Committee of the
Whole on the Tax bill amendment to
abolish the cotton tax, rejected it by
vote of 65 against As.
The House agreed to the amendment
taxing cigars FIVE dollars per thousand
The Conference Committee on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill reported a. proviso that nothing be
paid to present Ministers. The proviso
is to continue until Congress repeats it.
The Military bill has been agreed to-
The section in reference to cadets from
rebel States says that no money for their
subsistence shall be paid until the resto-
ration of their States to the Union.
The Tax bill passed after several
further unimportant amendments.
Mr.. Elliott from the Special Commit
tee on New Orleans Custom House
bill, dissented from portion of the
report in reference to sufficient care
having been observed in the appoint
ment of officers. The Committee on the
Whole considered the Fertilization bill
and agreed to strike out the enaeting
clause. The House reversed their de.
cision and the bill was recommitted.
The Senate's amendment to the House
bill extending the benefits of the Agri-
cultural College bill to Tennessee was
concurred in.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-The prop
osition to redeem compound interest
notes with greenbacks won be compro-
missed in the Committee on Conference,
but will be opposed in the Senate on the
ground that the Treasury can pay the
notes at maturity without fresh issue of
greenbacks.
McCulloch agrees with the House bill
which gives him discretionary power
He will issue no more greenbacks than
is necessary.
The Government is satisfied from
Commodore Cooper's cruise around
Cuba, that no landing of negroes nor
fitting out of expeditions has taken
place in upwards of a year.
The Freedmen's Bureau has received
letters from Galveston county, Texas,
saying the Government must do some
thing to protect the negroes from NAL
treatment.
At Georgetown, d. c., Charles d.
Welch RADICAL was elected over the
present incumbent CONSERVATIVE, by
ninety majority. fhe registry shows
81 negroes and 1876 whites.
ATLANTA, February 26.-Ex-Governor
Brown will publish long letter to NOR
row, advising Georgians to accept the
terms imposed by the bill which recently
passed Congress. He thinks Georgia !
will never get better terms, and advises
their acceptance.
CHARLESTON, February 26.-Ex-Con-
gresham Holmes is dead.
TORONTO, February 26.-The advance
copy of the Confederation bill was re
eeived by the Canadian Parliament The |
Senate will consist Of seventy-two mem
bers; the House Of Commons eighty-one.
Ottawa is to be the seat of government.
There is to be one Governor General,
but each province to have one Lieuten-
ant Governor.
New York, February 26.-The steamer
Chicago sailed for Liverpool with 3l6l |
bales Of cotton.
r. Cali, the Belgium Consul General, |
is dead
The TribuGs special says: The Ju-
dietary Committee on the investigation
Of the return to rebels Of confscated |
property show that fifty million dollars,
in Louisiana alone, have been returned /
them by order Of the President
NEw YORK, February 26.-It is re-
ported that Roberts Fenians here an
ticipate an early resumption Of opera /
tons in Canada.
A Havana correspondent, Of the 10th, |
says that the Bay Of somana has been
secured By Smith, our Charge d Affairs
at St. Domingo, as q coaling station.
The treaty has already been forwarded
70 Balize, British Honduras
Another expedition has been started