The New York herald., 1868-06-23
Animated Debate in the House on the Bill
Removing Political Disabilities.
The Conference Committees
Report Agreed to.
FHF NEW TAX BILL In THE HOUSE.
William M. Evarts Nominated for
.a Attorney General.
WASHINGTON. June %, 1858.

WASHINGTON, June %, 1858.
The Arkansas Delegation to be Admitted.
The Arkansas bill having become q law by two
thirds vote Of both Houses Of Congress, the new
members viii be sworn in tomorrow. Benjamin F.
Rice and Alexander Macdonald, the Senators elect,
are both residents Of Little Rock. The former is
lawyer by profession and the latter president OF
bank. OF the members Of the lower House Colonel
Logan Il. Roots figured prominently in the rebellion
as an oficer under General Sherman and took an
active part more recently in urging the prompt re-
admission Of the State from which he now comes as
member. Mr.. James Kinds is a native Of Arkansas.
lawyer, and in the late war took part on the side
of the Union army Thomas Boles at the time Of his
election was presiding Circuit Judge. The entire
delegation is republican.
Nominations by the President.
The President to-day nominated to the Senate VIM.
M. Evarts to be United States Attorney General;
John T. R0beson Consul at st. Thomas, W. l.; Ed
ward @. Johnson son of Minister Reverdy Johnson,
to be Assistant Secretary Of the United States Lega
ton at London; Samuel Babcock, Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue, Second district Of Connecticut John
E. Milford, Collector Of Internal Revenue, Third dis
trict Of Virginia.
Circular from Secretary McCulloch in Rela-
ti0n TO the Conversion Of Seven-thirty
Notes.
the Treasury Department, June 20, 1867
Holders OF seven-thirty notes who desire to avail
themselves Of their right to convert the same into
nvetwenty bonds are hereby notified tnat tne notes
urer of the United States OF New York, as follows
The notes that matured on the 10Th OF June must
be presented on or before the 18th Of July. That
notes that become due ON the 18th OF July must be
bonds to be issued in exchange for the notes will
bear interest from the first day of July 1S6S and the
interest on x the notes no @ WI @ ss be % ss1 o. al Sy
be preferred, and they will be issued In the order In
which the notes are presented.
H. MCCULLOCH Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Rights of Religious Corporations Inn.
port Certain Articles Free Of Duty.
A case of some importance to religious communi-
ties was presented to Secretary McCuloch and some
members Of Congress to-day by Mr.. John A. McSor-
ley, Of New York. 1t involves the right Of religious
corporations to import free Of duty articles used for
religious purposes. clock and chimes for the
Catholic Cathedral Of Buffalo arrived at the
port Of New York recently, and duty
Of thirty-fve per cent, amounting to $2,400, was
claimed by Collector Smythe Mr.. McSorley acting
for the Buffalo Cathedral, declined to pay this
amount, claiming that under an act Of Congress
such articles should be admitted free of duty. The
collector took the opposite vew and Mr.. Mcsorley
laid the matter before Mr.. McCuloch and Speaker
Colfax. The Treasury officials have decided that
there Is no act Of Congress authorizing the exemp
ton of duty claimed and that former exemptions in
similar cases were done by Congress- Speaker Col
fax advised the payment Of the duty under protest.
and suggested that at the next session Of Congress
the duties could be RENTED by special act.
Relations Between the President md Mr..
McCulloch.
The President has given no intimation to Mr.. Nc
Cuoch that his resignation Secretary Of the
Treasury would be acceptable. From all that can
be ascertained the relations between him and the
President continue friendly. There is no indication
that he will resign, although efforts continue to be
made by certain parties to produce that result.
Bil to Regulate the Pay Of Army Omccrs.
The bill now before the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs proposes to continue the pay OF army
officers the same as it has been for the last two
years, and not to increase 1t beyond what they
receive.
Conference with Shipowners Relative to the
Carrying Of Passengers.
Captain New Chief OF the Steamship Division OF
the Treasury Department, left here tonight for New
York In order to confer with shipowners and other
interested parties with regard to the bill now pend
ing before Congress regulating the carriage OF pas
sengers.
Present Of Volcanic Specimens to General
Grant.
Colonel Hatch, of Boston, on behalf OF Thomas
Spencer, an American citizen, residing at Hilo, in
the Sandwich Islands, presented to General Grant
this morning cabinet Of volcanic specimens which
he has been collecting for twenty years past.