The New York herald., 1867-03-23
WASHINGTON
The Southern Relief Bill Passed and
Sent TO the President.
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Resolution Introduced in the Senate Re-
commencing the Speedy Trial or
Release of JEFF Davis.
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Proposed Impeachment of Col
lectOr SHMythe.
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The New York Custom House Invcstigation--
temptation.
The additional evidence taken by the Committee
Expenditures Of the House in the matter OF the New
fork Custom House investigation, which il was inti
mated by Mr. Hubbard yesterday further incuipated
members Of the Senate, amounts 10 nothing than
. statement made by OF the employees at the
Capitol that he heard some time ago . man. whom
he told Senator Patterson say thai
he going get 600 Of the general order bus
ness the Custom House He states that he since
Senator Patterson and thahe resembles the person
he heard make thn remark This evidence has not yet
been published read TO the House, but is being
printed and will probably be given in full to The public
in the OF day two, the whole testimony
has bsen referred TO the Senate.
The resolution adopted to-day In the House imposes
upon the committee the duty OF presenting articles OF
impeachment against Collector Smythe, provided the
evidence susains, IN their estimation the charges made
The chairman and other members Of the committee
voted against the resolution 1t being a substitute
offered by Thaddeus Stevens for The resolution offered
by the committee which merely advised the removal OF
Mr smythe prior Impeachment likely to spoil the
little plans of the prosecuted Collectors enemies
II Mr. Smythe should resign be removed it is mani
the President wond get all the power into bis
hands again, for by the Tenure Of Office bill he would
have the right 10 appoint new collector, who could
hold TO the position until the next session Of Con-
gres. This prospect does not delight some New York
republican members, who dmly see in the future the
figure OF democratic Collector making clean sweep
IN the Custom House and filling all its snug berths with
abe untcrrined.
RecOnstrnctiOn in Virginia.
Az showing the disposition OF the people of the South
70 abide by the mandates OF Congress in reconsr ucting
themselvee send you the following resolution adopted
~ a meeting recently held at Gainesville, Va
Resolved, That will obey the mandates OF the law;
We will do what the authorities Of the United States re-
quire to do We are for the Union and the govern
ment, and will abide ts action upon all subjects affect
ing interests whether tcomes from Congress- or the
President Our duty Is TO obey. We love the govern
Of fathers and desire that party differences be
buried in oblivion
The Impending Veto.
The veto message on the supplementary Reconstruc-
zion bill is in Of preparation, and may be COM
plated In time he communicated 10 Congress to
morrow.
lssod News for the FeniaB Prisoners in Ca.
nada-if True.
On the authority OF the father Of all the Bairs t is
seated that Sir Frederick Bruce has received Information
Sfom his government to the effect that the
ssnees passed upon the Fenian prisoners will be remit
tsA The venerable Mentor, seems, had talk with
sns Brith Minister lately the course Of which this
soothing information was volunteered. 1t will be plea
sant to Father Mcmahon, Colonel Lynch and the
ether incarcerated Fenian patriots.
War Claims Of Indiana and Ohio.
Yhe bill OF Senator Norton Of Indiana, providing for
ihs examination and reimbursement 70 that State for
sxpenses OF the Indiana Legion, called out by him
Governor during the late rebellion, Was recommted
amended reported back immediately and passed by the
Senate today. Its provisions extended to Ohio.
The bill makes the necessary appropriation, and will
probably pass the House tomorrow.
Destitntion in North Carolina.
Colonel Bomford, Assistant Commissioner OF the
Freedmen's Bureau for the State Of North Carolina,
states there are at least six thousand persons in North
Carolina suffering from OF food, Of which number
swo-thkds are whites Three thousand bushels of
distributed during the month"; by the Southern
Relief Commission Of New York city. The distribution
by the Bureau Of government rations was as foows:
TO hospitals 64s3; orphan asylums l,715; destitute
whites, 10, ,s5s destitute blacks l3,42l.
The Proposed New State Of Descrot.
The constitution Of the proposed State OF Desere
offered by the delegate from Utah yesterday all but
two exceptions copy Of the offered during the
sion OF the Thiry-seventh Congress- The boundaries
Utah the words "frec white omitted from the
article providing for elections give the right Of
suffrage TO all male .czens twenty-one years Of age
Polyeamy 10 protected except in the general pro-
vision that the State Legislature 10 prohibited from
passing any aws that give preference to any sect
ss denomination, disturb any persons in their
religious worship sentiment according 10 the die
Of thcr Coincidence II is the Grst Territory that
hss proposed for admission without combining the suf
ever hundred thousand inhabitants, contains
about eighty Incorporated towns, many Of them Of
population Of three four thousand and Salt
Lake Cy. with eighteen thousand people. Il 10 claimed
~ Mr. Hooper the delegate, that In population, wealth,
products and manufacturing industry Il exceeds both
Nebraska and Colorado combined and that importance
- part Of the national domain demands that should
have State government Action win probably be taken
by the present Congress and will excite interest
iss issue
The Tariff.
The following telegram sent by the Secretary Of
she Treasury to-day the Collector Of Customs Bos
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March "a, 1857
THOMAS RrssEtL, ESQ.,, Collector Of Customs, Boston,
The joint resolution of March . 1867 the effect OF
repealing all laws discriminating In favor OF lastings
mohair CLOTH silk twist, wool other manufactured
cloth made into patterns, cut in such
ner as 10 be t for shoes bootees CATERS and buttons
duty respectively provided therefor by the tariff
nov IN force the same IL the said merchandise
NOT Intended for such purposes.
H. McCULLoCH, Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Old Indian Reservations.
Information has reached the Bureau Of Indian Aars
chr he whites OF Kansas moving upon the lands Al
pres occupied by the several Indian tribes with whom
ssea4 have just been concluded supposug that the ef
feel ~ the treaties will be place these lands In the
market The Secretary Of the INTERIOR Is understood,
- about 10 transmit teegaphc order the indian
agents and the officials Of the local land Offices directing
thar no person shall locate any OF the old Indian
yeservaons the treaties by which they are decided to
abe government may not he ratified by Congress, In