The New York herald., 1868-05-12
Proceedings Of the House of
Representatives.
"A Bin Reported to Admit North
and South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and louisiana.
Preparations for the Chicago
Convention.
A Recess to be Taken from the 10th
.hi to the 25th Instant.


Important Treasury Notification.
The following notice was promulgated by the Sec.
retary Of the Treasury to-day
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1868
Notice is hereby given that all Compound interest
intended for conversion into three per cent te
pOrary loan certificates must either be presented to
the Assistant Treasurer at New York. who has the full
charge and control OF the issue OF such certificates
to the Treasurer OF the United States at Washington,
who will issue certificates which, on presentation
at the Office OF the Assistant Treasurer at New York.
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redemption in lawful money must be forwarded to
the Treasurer Of the United States a washington for
that purpose. H. ACCULLOCH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Trial Of John III. surratt.
Tomorrow has been set for the trial OF John II.
Surratt under an Indictment for murder and con-
spiracy to murder Abraham Lincoln, and the prose-
cution are ready, having summoned their wit
nesses. As yet Is not certain that the case will be
tried, as the defence may show good reasons for Q
continuance.
The Sales Of Governments Vessels.
The Secretary Of the Navy has replied to o resolu.
tion Of the House, showing that over three hundred
vessels have been sold since the close Of the war.
In some cases where the captured vessels were
SMALL and would not pay the expense Of adjudica-
ton, or were unseaw0rthy and could not be
sent within the Jurisdiction OF prize
court, they were taken into service and
used without compensation to the captors. The
United States acquire no title to captured vessels
except by purchase from the courts and payment In
the same way as II the vessels were bought Of private
individuals The payment Of prize money Is made
from the proceeds Of sales Of captured vessels and
other prize property, whether sold to the United
States to individuals after condemnation, and Is
the avails Of captured money appropriated or paid
by the United States.
The Now Internal Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1868.
The Committee on Ways and Means will probably
report the amended consolidated tax bill. 1t pro-
poses to create the International Revenue Bureau
into department. The wniskey tax is retained at
81 The tax cigars win be raised to $40 thousand
Brewers have failed to get wastage allowed to the
extent they desired. The bill viii be acted upon by
The House Immediately after the Chicago conven.
ton. elrfa perUg.
Prcsidcnt Johnson's Message 70 Congress.
The President In transmitting the constitutions OF
North Carolina and Louisiana to-day, accompanied
he act with the following messagex-
70 the SENATE AND HOUSE oB RPREssNrArrvss:-
/ transmit to Congress the accompanying d0cu-
nents which embrace all the papers that have been
to relating to the proceedings to which
hey refer and the States Of North GSrUna and
WASHINGTON, May II, 1868. :,
American Shipping In 1851 and 1865.
Consul Morse, In q letter to the State Department,
shows that while the number Of arrivals Of vessels
from American ports at London in 1851 was two
hundred and eight the number in 1865 was only forty
line thus showing the decline In American shipping
by Confederate privateers and kindred
causes.
The Union Pacific Railroad.
The President of the Union Pacific Railroad has
unlimited an aidavit In the Secretary Of the interior
howing the completion of an additional section Of
wenty miles of that road, from the 5e0th to the
soth mile post and the government commissioners
ave been instructed 70 examine into and report
pon said section.