New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
VOL, XXVIII....NO' SAT-.
WASHINGTON.

-FLOhIDA ADUI ~ t,psTIGA ATION-THE WHISKY
~, ScN'IyAsuINGTON CITY GOVERNMENT
KIM" w,suISGroS Tuesday, June 9, 1863
In the Senate to-day, Mr. WlDey opene" 'n0 ~ oop"'0
nh the bill for the admission Oh Ino "ou'noin N''0'
y" .Io li.onssed nntil the hour of adjournment
w''i'N "'. onnd in favor of the bill, and held
i,ore dangerous to exclude the negro from
si.;sasIin than to give him the elective franchise
syqo orv Of negro supremacy was unmeaning, sense
- ,be cry of the demagOgue, addressed to the I'M
tbinkine multitude On the point of social equality
lIr Wiley quoted from an address OF a cOlored
methodist bishop who attended the recent Conven-
tion in this city. as follows:
By equality we mean not TO thrust ourselves upon YOU
nor to have you thrust yourselves upon us we P0PVo &
not propose that you shall walk into our parors ohh We
invite you.
Mr. Salisbury made COpperhead negotiating
speech after which a vote was taken on Mr. WILSON'S
amendment to include Alabama, which resulted
Yeas % NAYS o. Messrs. Conkling, EdmOnds Fes-
senden, Frelnghuysen, Howard, Howe, Morgan
Morrill, of Vermont, and Trumbull voted against the
amendment. Messrs. Cameron. Cattel Drake Pat
terson of New-Hampshire and SpTague were absent.
Mr. Howard offered an amendment that the Governor
shall call the Legislature together within twenty
days after the passage of the act TO ray the four
teenth Constitutional amendment and that the
President shall issue a proclamation announcing
such ratification within ten days after It's adOpuon'
Senator Sherman offered an amendment relative 10
the invalidty of debts contracted in the state OF
Georgia prior to 1866; after a short discussion OF
which the Senate went into Executive session. IL
is expected that the consideration of the bill IN
Committee of Whole may be finished and that the
Senate will vote tomorrow.
After the Chinese Embassy had been disposed Of,
routine business Of the House House was resumed. Two
reports were made from the Committee on Recon
stTuetion-one by Mr.. Beaman proposing division
of the State of Texas into two States and one by MI
Paine providing for the Inauguration OF State OH
GERS in Arkansas North and South Carolina Georgia.
Alabama. and Louisiana Mr.. Beaman's bill was
ordered to be printed and recOmmtted to the
Committee. Mr.. Paines bill was passed without
DELAY. 1t will cover the difficulties IN Lou
isiana, between Gen. Buchanan and the Che1
of the Board of Registration. The bill pro-
v;des for the meeting of the Legislatures elect
in those Southern States which have adopted new
Constitutions 1t SAYS that these Legislatures shall
convene at the time provided in the new Constitu-
tions OF by the Conventions framing said COnstltu-
tions and in case TO such provision has been made
then they shall convene within 80 days after the
massage of the act This covers the Louisiana case
The new Constitution of that State provides that
the Chairman of the Board of Registration
shall call the Legislature together on the second
have been officially promulgated. Gen. Buchanan
ordered that the Legislature should not assemble
until November next, and afterward placed the
Chairman of the Board of Registration under arrest
for attempting to carry out the order OF the Constr
tntiOn Gen. Buehanan's motives are, Of course well
understood and his action is timely, as it gives Con-
eress this opportunity to provide against such a
hinderance to the speedy admission OF the
Southern States. Shortly after l o'clock the
House resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole and went to work in earnest on the
tax bill, and before the time for recess
the administrative part of the bill had been disposed
Of and the subject of special taxes was under con-
sideration. The progress was not so rapid as was
expected owing to the numerous interests involved
in the bill having so many friends TO consume the
time in speaking in their behalf MIR. Schenck, who
is managing the bill, is very watchful vigorously
meeting every movement against it and in favor of
special interest Although the work to-day was not
done so rapidly expected vet the opinion pre-
walls that the bill can be disposed of next week.
During the consideration of the Tax bill in the
House, to-day Mr.. Welker of Ohio offered an amend
ment to the provision imposing special tax Of 800
on all brokers, which passed the Committee of the
Whole and it is probable from the vote that the
House will finally adopt it, The amendment pro-
vides that tax of $50 shall be paid by all brokers
whose business reaches $4,000 a year, 500 in
cases of over $4,000 and under $4,000, and
$50 where the business exceeds the latter amount
The House was in session tonight until 1Oa o'clock
on the Tax bill. There was large attendance OF
members and very full and general discussion OF
the subject Gen. Butler gave notice that he intends
tomorrow to move postpOnement of the bill until
the first Monday of December and a re-
Oommittal 10 the Committee with instruc-
tons to bring in special bill relative to
whisky, tobacco. and other matters. Gen. Schenck
would oppose any such proposition, as il wOuld take
far more time to mature such measure than to go
on and finish the present bin. Mr. Barnes made an
effort TO have the patent medicine article in which
he is specially interested exempted from the stamp
tax duty, but he was opposed by several members.
Then he lost his temper, and said that he had been
insulted by two members. Mr.. Barnes alluded to
Gen Butler and another member, but he calmed
down after little foamIng. If Gen. Buffers inten-
tiOns are carried out tomorrow, the fate of the bill
as settled
Senator Wilson has received dispatch from florida
informing him that the Legislature of that State to-
day adopted the thirteenth and fourteenth amend
ments TO the Constitution of the United States. The
Legislature has adjourned until the 18th inst when
twill reassembIe and elect United States Senators.
Gen Meade will reach this city tonight 20
row morning, having been summoned to consult
with Gen. Grant in regard to the Inauguration of
State officers in the States of his District and upon
,Other military matters connected with his command.
In the absence of several members of the Board of
Managers, WoOley was not summoned before them
to-day, but left undstuSbed in the nicely-car-
pcted parors which the Copperhead journals describe
as 1.-THE Capitol baste." Many Western bankers and
brokers were examined with reference TO money
sSransactisns with Woolley and important inforrna
,ti0n ecited.
AZ a cauons of the Republican members of the Sen