The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-20
WASHINGTON.
Tariff Bill-Reglstrati0n Of Votes
Concurrence OF the House In the
Senate Amendments Of the Militia
ry Reconstruction Bill.

WAsHfNaroN, Feb. 19.-The Ways
and Means Committee have restored,
to a great extent, the original House
Tariff Bill rates. The duty on salt
is reduced from 24c to Zoe, as fixed
by the Senate to 16c and. 20c per
bushel, and on linseed to Zoo per
bushel, ana has advanced the duty on
steel 4c over the Senate rates,fwith
corresponding advances on many
STtiaiss %a5sss ss eseysss SSg esDs s9s
with the House Bill. The prohibition
of the Importation of fire crackers is
lating foEthe dfawbaek on shib build4
ling agricultural and other implements.
9The clause with regard Ito damaged
goods and under valuation Isl also
stricken out. The ninth section, ad-
ding freight and commissions to in
voice values, is repealed The duty
is advanced on sal soda, caustic, and
carb0nates Of soda. while those on
yspeIter and silk goods are greatly be-
yond the Senate rates. The rates of
duties are mainly retained on, iron,,
but are advanced on some articles and
reduced on1 Others The Senate bill
proposes to levy duty of 8, II and
II cents or. .scrapiron; thegCo Committeel
Recommend 5 and 10 cents. Cotton
rates are somewhat advanced oyer
those of the Senate. Ivory is stricken
out of the free list; and the privilege
that the Pacific Railroad Company
may use foreign iron instead of Amer
lean, as now provided by law, is de-
MED. ,r4aFa aat8 gzorsaaq ,aHi
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Colonel
Spragae, Assistant Commissioner of
the Freedmen's Bureau in Florida,
reports the freedmen still arriving
from South Carolina and Georgia,
and that many have settled on lands
under the homestead bill. The State
is generally quiet and prosperous.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia bench
warrant was issued to-dayg By Judge
Fisher, of the Criminal Court, COM
manding the United States Marshal
to bring John Ell. Surratti before said
| Court Immediately.
This afternoon, soon after the an
nouncement by the Navy Department
| of its readiness to deliver Surratt to
the civil authorities, Marshal Gooding
proceeded to the navy yard, where the
warrant was exhibited to Admiral
Radford, who, with a guard of ma
rines, prooeededtt6 the Swarattas and
soon returned with the prisoner,
whom he delivered 10 the Marshal.
Surratt was dressed in a Zouave
uniform, such as he wore when he
/ was arrested In Egypt. = He was also
handcuffed. Having been placed in
toa hack with an armed guard, he
! was driven to jail and placed in Gus
tody of the Warden, who has lately
] fitted up three iron-clad cells, one on
each floor, which are to be used for
the confinement Of murderers and ldesL
perate characters. He was placed in
one of these cells, from which there
igjno possible chance of escape No
| one is'ailowed to see him except his
counsel and the officers of the prison.
The prisoner positively denies that be
is John I'll. Surratt.
Secretary Seward. has addressed to
| Gen. Solgar, Minister to the united
states of Columbia, at Washington,
4 s&protest against the decree of the
\ President Of Columbia, in relation to
! the Jurisdiction Of that, Government
I over prisoners escaped and brought
into its ports by cruisers of the allied
! ! republics of the Pacific at war with
Spain, declaring the decree in contro.
]. .vertion of the laws of nations. and
\ giving notice that should United
States vessels be captured proceed
\ ,ings under it will be held null and
void as against the United States.