The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1866, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE N . 10,888, WASHINGTON Progress of the Tax Bill in the Senate. from plants two years old, and cleaned by patent roller gin, steam power, over two hundred thousand pounds of which were shipped to England and France in 1865. Of a sample from Oaker, Sandwich Islands, gimned by common hand roller, twenty-seven thousand pounds were last year shipped to England and Germany; and a very fine specimen from Kania, Sandwich Islands, is represented to be superior to anything ever raised upon the Pacific islands, The last three samples are tho product of imported Sea . Island cotton seed, and are thought to be fully equal if Bot superior to the celebrated South Carolina growth. Railroad and Gas Companies AuthOre | these interesting indications of the successful develop- ized to Add the Government Tax. ment of the capabilities of the Pacific slope and islands tn this regard may be seen at the museum of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, and are worth examination. DELINQUENT POSTMASTERS IN THR SOUTH, As stated in the Henan yesterday, the government is Preparing to proceed against delinquents and defaulting postmasters in the lately rebellious States, The total amount of this class of indebtedness ia about $300,000, of which $100,000 has been paid on demand, and nearly the same amount put im process of collection, The general defence set up by such postmas- ters is that they should be credited with tho stamps which they turned over to the Confederate government, Mr. Cohen, of Savannah, member elect to the House of Representatives, claims over five thousand dollars; and Mr. Galloway, of Memphis, over nine thousand dollars. The Postmaster at Mobile has paid over twelve. thousand dollars under protest, intending to institute a suit for ite recovery. It is generally believed that nearly the whole amount can be collected, as the government will have the advantage of a very stringent attachment law passed in view of auch mdebtedness, SALES FOR TAXES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, The Secretary of the Treasury reports, in answer to a resolution of the House, that sales for taxes in rebellious States have be, made only im Virginia, South Carolina, - and Tenyessce. The amounts received From pul rs has been $320; bid in by government, $80,000, and tax atill due $3,000,500. Sales were made but not perfected in Arkansas. The Secretary recommends a law to authorize the assumption of these taxes by “tates in arrears as necessary to save unoffend- ing parties in many cases from ruin. REVENUE TAX IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. The receipts of the Direct Tax Commissioners in the several Southern States, from direct tax and all other sources, from the 8lsi of March, the close of the first quarter of the present year, up to June 16, in the several named States, were as follows:— $115,000 Misaissipp!. 94,123 Toxas.. South Carolina 23,500 Arkansas Gorgia.... 25,20 Tennessee. No returns have been received from Alabama. TAB NEW YORK NAVAL OFFICE, Goneral Averill is an applycafit for the position of nayal oifiver at New York. MOVEMENTS OF THE PACIFC AQUADRON. Commodore Rodgers commanteates the Information that the United States stoamer Vanderbilt arrived at Acapulco on the 30th of May, with the Monadnock, aft ® passage of eight days and ahalf from Panama, The town, he says, is occupied by the French, with a single versel, the Lucifer, of quzht gune, lying at auchor before it. The shores of the bay are beleaguered by the libe- Tals, so that the cocoanut groves, within cannon shot of Me proposed Tariff bill ie provoking discussion. Tho | the town, cannot safely be approached. Tho coal gemoral tarif{ of 1843 went into execution from and after | agent desired tho protection of the American flag the day of rta'passage. All special tariff bille, except that | in giving coal to the Monadnock. ("We shall,” the Com @f July, 1962, also went into immediate operation, | modore says, ‘probably bedetatned here for this purpose feugh some of them were quite general in! three or four days, after which I shall praveed to their character, and that of April, 1864, was | San Francisco, «stopping at Magdalena Bay to transfer entirely 90. Since the commencement of the | coal from the Vanderbilt to the Monadfock.’’ The ‘war ali provisions affecting our importations have taken | average number of knota ran by the latier vessel has @@ect from the day of their passage exceptipg that of | been six and abalf perhour. The greatest distance ran Buly, 1662, of which a very shert notice was given. by her in one day was one hundred and fifty-soven THE ARMY BILL. miles and the icast one hundred and forty-seren miles. ‘fhe Schenck Army bill, which passed the House to-day | ru LaTe GREAT FIRE AT MAYAGUKZ, PORTO nICO, By 8 vote of seventy-two to forty-one, will undoubtedly Commander Worden, of the United States sieaner De kilied in the Senate, Many of its provisions were | Bienvilie, in a communication received by the Navy Income Tax to be Levied Upon Non-Resi- ‘dents Carrying on Business in the United States, Passage of the Army Bill in the House. Whe Treasury Department to be Reorganized. The Ways and Means Committee and Prebable Increased Duty of Fifty Per Cent on Imported Cigare. Beccessfal Cotton Growing in California and the Pacific Islands. &e &o. &o. Warnincton, June 21, 1866. WEB PARSIDEXT AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- MENT. ‘The President wil! place no impediment in thé trans- firaton of the constitututional amendment just passed bby Congress to the Governors of tho several States. He ‘will probably respond to the Congressional resolntion Bequesting him to do se by disclaiming ai] agreement or Requiescence in its provisions. THE TARIFF BILL. ‘Fhe Ways and Means ‘Committee are holding daily 2es- fons, and ope to complete the Tariff bill by Saturday, Whey are caid to have agreed on recommending an in- grease of fifty per cont in the duty on imported cigars, ‘wines and liquors, and will probably add eleven aud a pelt gents per pound to the present tax on imported veol. Am equal increase on all tmported woollen fabrics would Ba Wiis case be also necessary. ‘Phe question of giving sixty or nincty days’ notice for Duastity passed over on this supposition, aud the indiffer- | Department, dated Aspinwall, June 11, gives @nse manifested to its fate in the House is supposed to | tho particulars of the fir at Mayaguez, Porto Reve arisen in o knowledge of the forthcoming action of | ‘Rico, ty which two hundred houses were ‘the Benate. destroyed. At the request of the Military Governor RETURN OF GENERAL GRANT. @eneral Grant and wife and General Dent arrived from the West this evening, in obedience to the telegraphic gummone announcing the dangerous illness of Mr. Dent, Benior. Thre latter was not expected to survive through- out the day, but his symptoms are more favorable to- THE MEMPHIS RIOT. ‘Mx. Wasbburne, from the Congressional cornmiitee (to Smvestigate the Memphis ricta, in private conversation veports that adeplorably bad condition of thing» exists ia Memphis. The temper and feeling of the people is as bad, Of net wore’, than at any previous period since (he out Rwoak of the rebellion, He belioves that nothing Wat strong military government wil! preserve the peace in ‘thet’ district for years to come. The committee exawiand ome bundred and seventy witnesses, whove te y will probably cover two thousand pages of mau She committee ho, ¢ to report within 4 fortnight TEE POSTAL SBRVICE OF THE COUNTY. ‘The mail transportation on the first day of July will | er exceed that of any previous period under the gov and the Mayor of the town, Commander Worden dis- patched a force in charge of the executive oificer to the assistance of the iuhabitauts. He encloses copies of two letters from the authorities saying they will ever hold in mort grateful remembrance the important and humane sorvivos rendered by (he crew of the Bienville in the ex. ting ticlmeust of the fire, THE CATTLE DIRRAS. The United States Consular Agent «| Beyrout, Syria, forwards vo the Department of Stato a letter from the United States Consul at Sidon, informing bim that the merchants in that city are coilectiog throughout the country bones of animals to send to Europe srg, acon countries; and in consideration of thé fact that the Cattle disease ruged for some time in the districts thereabout, the Consul thinks (t more then probable that smong ons the bones of infected cattle are also sending them they wonid consequently the disoase to the country to which (hey are ox A copy of the above was gent to Surgeon General , and be expressed tho opinion that the tmpor- weri pt and ia tation of bones of cattle which died of the rinder-, ernment and, with god reasous to believe, better arranced | ' other infections, i# caleulated to syread the for the convenience and interoat of the whole pe | @iscas 4 shou'd be pr ed. This communication demong the recent contracts is one for service fom Vicks will be seut to the House Committee on Commerce for Dung to Now Orleans in wastable dnd safe steambonte Twenty-five intermediate offices on this route wil applied regularly three times a week, BILLS APYROVED BY THE PARIIDENT. ‘The President has approved the bil! giving bount« stored sbidiere, and pensions, bowntics and allowances fe their heirs. : consideration, ax there is now uo law to provent the im- De | portation of bones BL nC wre ON THK FLOOR OF THE NOTES. Roberts, President of the Fenian Brotherhood, floor of the House to-day in conversation t members of Coron ‘0 | wns on the | | { with General Banks and other pron ‘Fhe President has alco approved the biti to faciitiate | M™ alae gemmerial, porta! and military coumumnreetion among | THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. She several Stater, This bill authorizes rsiirond connec 4 : Mons ve as to form continuous lines. First Session. INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. paves ‘The receipis from internal revenue sources solely for tENATE. (the fiscal year to this date amount to $200,007 Su4. Wasurrorom, June 7, 1866. RBORGANIZATION OF THY TREACURY DET ARTMENT. | meinen taetetont © daameare. ‘The Vili to reorvanize the Treasury Department Ores | yr Swenwe, (rep.) of lilo, from the Committee om the salaries of the Assistant Secretaries of the Trearury Ag oltorn, reported adversely on the bill to establish en the Comptroller, Commiasiover of Custome, Treworrs, | Belicitor, Commissioner of Internal Revonue and (oy (woller of the Currency st $5,000; of Auditors, Hoy'*'er end Deputy Comptrotier of Currency at $4,000, oF Depaty Treasurer and privcipal Deputy Comrisionor of Baternal Revenue at $5,500; of other deputios at $9,000° @f the Chief Clerk and Supervieing Architect, st $9,000; @f Bolicitor of Internal Revenue, at $4,000; of Assistant Aschitect and Chiefs of Divisions in the office of the Geeretary, at $2,500; of Cashier of Internal Revene snd Gashier and Assistant Cashier in the office of the Treas erer, $2,000; of Chiefs of Divigions of banker, issace re @empiion and general acconnta in the office of the Treasurer, $2,000; of Chief of Treasurer'specounts, loans ©? La Presidential mansion. ead correspondence, and of tellers, $2,400; of mossen- | baa eng in Repertory in Germany, recently introduced Henderson. LY OF MRA ADEE GRRE, Mr Avrnory, (rep.) of BR. 1, from the Committee on Claims, reported a joint resolution for the relief of Mra Abbie Green, giving her $1,500 for her services in aenirt- ing; one bundred and uine | nion B= to eacape rom the Spey Eeee in tty a 2 ‘The resolution | was passed nan’ iy. A NATIONAL FARK AND PRUMDUNTYAT WANRION, Mr Wao, (rep.) of Obio, offered a resolution inetract- ing the Committee on the Purtie Grounds to inquir> the «spediency of purchasing the Iand between jond avenue and Penntylvenia avenue, east of | tol, to Nineteenth street, for ® euttenst Aue vy M " — e p ll to provide gengers, $1,200; of mpsiclant mesenger, $900; | Br. Posen, irep.) of , called the bi r fox (be payment of quartermaster ef female clerks, 9120 ©. Cee may te! oye ialveus tor tbe use Of the army. Gren to oneinirt, and $900 to another thd); | the Quartermaster General ehall which are found to be correct and ed Wondred delara Claims exceeding five hundred dollars Are to bo prosecuted {np the Court of Claime. Mr Hewpmecxe, ‘dem ) of Ind. offered an amendment nuihorat® payment for stores taken without an order fr tuo proper officer, on necessary proof being fur- nished Vending @ecaesion on the above the morning hour uperintopdent of the Treasury Build ng, ‘ the captain of the wateh $1,200; of ong’aeecr $1,200 of waichiaan, $000; and Raborers, $720. The merase of the pay of @ioeved by crealing & ! clase, the Mich a 6m #600; « Qe loricn wil be diniributed amoug five claater, tneteud | expired, and the Tax bull was called up, P ctin t Ta eARISe MOMPTT Al o ¢ four, w at preseut, the Afth clam clerks to | v4. Gussonem@, (rop.) of Mich,, introduced @ bill to Be ae ot $5,240. | arcoend an ect authoriae the sale of marine oes tain “ . Paciric | and reven proved April 20, 1866, which was SRUK FROM CALIFORNIA AND THB PACIFIO | Te cred Wo the Come@iiics on Commerce, provides SLanes. | that thio sot whall not be construed to authorize the lease ‘The Comminioner of Agricultore ie In reesipt of | OF pale of 8 wnacine howpital tn vai the relat furnished { colton grown (a Calt- | hae averaged twenty per diem for the r years, oF nettles § iy give ext. | Where no other thelows hospital accommodations can 7 be procured upoo reamepabte terme. Gence of @ promising future for thoes localitios tm the NORTH) DIMTRICT COURT OF GBOROTA. Predaction Of this indispensable staple. One package Mr Tremneta, (tep.) of Il, intredneed a bill to change the piace bo! ove! We Northern district of Gostane © specimen from twenty thoumnd pounds of | LTT fy ides (oat the court shall be held im ‘Gpland cotton grown by Moners, Livermore & Chester, at giienie | Manos Dore Tejon Angelon sounty, oti. a | THE TAX MtLt @ as hnaet an Gime comm tn, ont | Ti roechel ‘the lane. Of adjournment sesuréap, . pint reached » fr which baring been put in so late that pe following atoeedinent im relation to gaa companies time carly frosts Gertreyed a majority of the bolle, About | war oo fear bundred acres tn all were planted last year, end the | And ail « Jet referred to alone sold for twonty neren cone per o.: pound in fold. Another beautifnl specimen war crown Geenere pergby eutberieed (0 add tbe ae Te eo ee NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1866. ‘The commitice recommended the following amenity, Bn ee ct ie steine Star ears ae ae On Mr Gunes, (rep) of called attontion to the ing machines were Me, ee that the in- a extent rey a The instraments now proposed to ‘de taxed were in the hands of monopolists and patentoes. Hp. Guneps said that be found all the materials used in shipbuilding on the freo list. He had no objection to this, but he thought the agricultural interest ought not On corn exempt by the ‘Mr. Fateaxey, of to be less fav: Mr. Huxpnicks moved to strike from the amendment the word ‘sorghum.’ dr. Howann, (rep.) of Mich., say that Mr, Hen- dricks ought to include the word ‘“imphee,” Mr. Henpnics said bo did not know what that was, Mr. Howaxp said that tt was a plant very much like um, and used for the same purpose. 10 amendment of Mr. Hendricks was chan; so a8 to strike out the words “sorghum” and “imphee,”” 3 LER said that the iree list was made up so as to favor New England, Most of the articles in it were those used in New England, Fertilizers were exempt from tax; they were not vsed in the Northwest, Threshing machines were taxed; they were not used in New Bngland. NY Mr. Fussevpen raid that was a groat mistake, Mr, Cuanpnee raid that he bad travelled all over New England and bad never seen a threshing machine there, They used tife old-fushioned “fails” altogether. amendment of Mr. Hendricks waa withdrawn, The amendment of the committee, as above reported, was disagreed to by yeas 10, nays 17. Mr, Sukaman offered an amendment, in the following ‘Andon all paper not otherwise provided for, » tax of three per centlad salereen, ” 5 ‘This amendment was adopted. ‘Tho following amendments of the Finance Committee Were agreed to:—Fine cut shorts aro included in the tax of thirty cents per pound. On smoking tobacco of all kinds, not sweetened, not stemmed nor bottled, includ'ng that made of stems, or in part of stems, and imitations thereof, tax of fourteen al og pound, On all cheroots, cigarettes and cigars, ¢ market vs of which {8 over eight dollars and not over twelve dol- lars per sand, atax of ten dollars per thousand instead of four dollars, On all othor cigarettes, roots and cigars a tax of-four dbllara per thousand. The following amendment, recommended by the Fi- nance Committee, was disagreed to on the suggestion of Mr. Fessenden: — che- Provided, That upon all imported cigars and cheroote, hut not including cigarettes. an internal reveniie I be levied and coll importation thereof, of ten dollarn per thou denoting the payment of such tax #hall be appended tocvery box or package of imported cigars or cheroots before the ae are sold or offered for sale, and any ¢'gers or cheroote fo im tax abs id. in addition to the dutie orted which sini! be wold or offered or exposed for sale without having stamys a@ized shall be forfeited to the Unfted States, and the importation of e'garn shall be deemed the manufacture thereof, and shall be subject to all the duties, abilities and penaltios Imposed by law upon che manufacterer of domestic vigars and cheroots. f Tho Finance Committees recommended the following amendinent:— ¢ That gection ninety-elght be amended by striking ont el! after the enn rai Ing chiuse, and tueerting iu lieu thereof the hint there ‘shall be kevied and collected and estate, goods, wares, m mm, ‘including all sale Adnty of coe tenth of one per groas amount ob much other parson making ry len; and ever 8 as aforenali at 4 of thereafter, inal Of the district, of the gross amount of suel aa with the “amount of duty which has se which list shall have annexed thereto deslareuion’ under oath or afirmation In form or be prescribed hy the Commissioner of mus that the same in true and eorrect ; aforesaid, crued thoreo, ra eupon, as be mbject to pay fre hondred dollars: in afl canes of delta: Wency Jo inaking said list or payment the assessment aD Siesta’ aball be made tn the. manwer c general provisions of this act. Provided, that no duty shall levied under the provisions of thin ection npon an¥ wales by or for judicial or executire officers making aitction sales by virtue of a judginent or deerae of any court, nor to wu Me sales made by guardians, executors or adroluistrators.”” Mr, Fraseypey moved to amend the above amend ment by striking out all after the words ‘including al! ® penalty reseribed in the lown (9 the proviso. This amendinont waa to, and the main amend- ment as atoeuted was ad: The Amendinent of the Finance Committee authorizing railroad and steamboat companies to add the tax im- for som them to their rates of fare aud freight, was op Tbe Committees on Finance recommended the follow. ing amendment to the section of the House bili provid- ing for @ tax on bank circulation Provided, further, that whenever any State bank or ba Ing association has been converted &@ national Araoeiation, or has ceased to-do ita uaual bankin, including the making of loans and the recetving Assessed and collected, in addition iy ‘8 tax of one-fourth of one per centum each month ppou the Average amount of the circulation outetand- ing of any such State bank or State banking association, Mr. Epxers (rep.) of Vt, by adding the following word such bank kept in crreulation after July 1, 1906.’ Mr. Epwcxns demanded the yeas and nays on the adoption of his amoudment:— Avthony, Buckalew, Clark, Davia, Bd- onter, Harris, Henderson, 'Morril\ uM. Messrs. Brown, Chandler, Conness, Cragin, Guthrie, Howard, Howe, Kirkw t, Trambuil, Yaa Winkle, deposi — an} i banking business, there shall be alread; Poland and Persen ™ The amend committee wan agroed to. The Senate agreed to Lue recommendation of the FY nance Comm! trike out ail in the House bill ree latiag to incomes, exempiions, appeals, penaltion, &c., and insert in lew thereof the following ‘That section 116 of the act now in force be amended by tn jog after the w y ye following: “and lly upow by per thereat,” Mr. Praw ent year b beet to leave by the next © cxpey explained that Pe income for the pres. 4 already been assessed, and it was thought © House proposed to do to be done ing of the bill—page 157 out of 240 e Sewate adjourned. ding the re jug been reachéd- HOUSE OF KEPRESENTATIV=S, Wasurvaron, June 21, 1866. RESTORED TO ACTIVE DUTY. Mr. Rice, (rep.) of Max, from the Committee on Naval Aflaira, reported back the Senaje joint resolution for the restoration of Lieutenant Commander Richard L. Law, United States Navy, to the active list from the reserved ist, which was rend three times and passed, ROORGANIZATION OF THR TREASURY ONE) RTMENT. Mr. Motauts, (rep.) of VL, from the Committee of Ways Means, reported # bill to reorganize the Treasury Department, and fx the pry of ite employés. He said that the @istribution of the $260,000 appropriated Inat year for extra, compeneation to the employes of the Treasury Department had given great issatiefaction, A similar mearure nad recentiy passed the Senate, but from con. vervation with members of the House he was quite ratis fied that a bill Secretary © Howse, Stilt it was apparent thet the employes of the Treasury ment must have their ‘and the Commitiee of Ways and Means deemed it to report @ bul fixing the matter denitely and logaily. and legally, This bil, he said (if the same number of employes were Cyn ee only increase the an- FiVi0g such discretion to ibe pay incr COMMITTED. W. Y~, from the Commitee on ‘8 Praolution for (be printing of fifty extra @ plea of-the reports of the Committee (rep.) of Masa, the reso- ad RAVINION OF THE MILEAOH 1a! Mr. Barwin, (rep.) of Man, rose to « permonal expla nation apd said that he bad cmerustans 60 tesking cose execative document 126, showing Whe amount of mileage paid Lo members of last with eighty dollars moreaban he being for two hundred miles uf travel that he was charged EE jorthern tine, On motion of Mr. a (rep. of Ind., it was amended by reducing ten seotions amended capture of Plymouth, of April, 1864, be having ‘The bill was read three Mr, Wastnrns ing the ‘Iroasury Depa Jand vo five sections, and as RELIEF AND CLAIMS ALLOWED. Mr, Wanpvrn, fro alma, reported Aoi bstenpe Ri * also reported of Mass, timos and a sentatives of Charles B. Ra of the Ong Hundred and Forty-ninth New York Volun- ters, kiliid in action on the 20th of Jul m the Committee on the heirs of Horace ng blie (ands in his hands by the i G., by the rebels on the 20th Jost bts life also wt that ume. resolution direct- iment to pay to the legal repre- . Randall, jate lieutenant colonel , 1864, at the battle of Beach Tree Creek, Georgia, $175 for a private hore opi by him in the military service, and which perished of starvation, The jomt resolution was read three tides and passed, Mr. Wéennvnn also reported the & nate Will for the re- het of Wil mM Piorve, for United staiea bonds Joat in the malls, with the recommendation that it do not pass, Ths BIL was laid ou'the tabie, Mr. Wacnnven aleo reported the Senate bill directing the Secretary of tho Treasury w pay the Amoskeag Manufnotoring Company $1,650, in full for throe regi. mental ook ‘wagol 1861, which wag read for the third time and passed. Also, s joint regolotion for (he paymeut to Viteher & of Beltxet, Me, $4,601 fast, Me, €3,228, ior and storing of hay forthe Mr. Fanquaas, (rep.) of Ind., opposed the bill as being These men wore really contractors ow sought to co bit Hay son, partial and anfatt for hay for the government, and their loases by pretending to ha introduced, and had referred to wonths ago, ® Dill to reimburse some of his constituents for losaes by war, and ho report was made on it. After considerable discussion the joint resolution was pane Mr. Wacunory, of Mam, from the Committes on Claims, reported a joint resolution directing the tary of the Treasury to credit Jeaac Kanney, Collector of Internal Revenue for ‘the Eighth district of Olvio, with $ hue slaw ps siolen frum one hia depities by burglars, who blow open the safe, wh three times and passed. Also a bill directing credit to be given in settling the accounts of the late Major John A. Wht, Paynaster United States Army, for whatever amount may be proved to have been pad by him, avd the vouchers for which were stolen. not to exceed §1,034. This was read 1682 23, the value of rev was w of r ns furnished to three times and passed, Also @ bill authorizing the Secretary of the Tressury to wane @ doplicate for United states $500 bond, No. 14,574, stolen from William Hl. Whevler, Hangor, Me., which was read three times and passed. The morning hour having expired, Mr. Dawns, (rop.) of Mnvs., offered a resolution, which was aropted, dircet- pay 10 Danie! WsGooeh, who ‘airty-ninth Congress, from ing tho Sergeant-nt- Armes to was elveted member of the the Sixth district of Masxachujetta, bis salary from the 4th of March, 1866, to the date of his regignation ag a member, ‘The House proceeded to the consideration of the Ariny begmning at the twenty-ceventh section. motion of Mr. Scumrck, (rep.) of Ohio, that section ‘wan annulled by a robstitate as follows :-— Th all stat tI the officers of tha grade of captain, one-third of the promotions round uf ‘merit alone, gard to seniority In the dale of appoinument or comission. ‘On motion of Mr, Wirson, (rep.) of Towa, the following provino was added to the (wepty-seventh section: — bill Secnox +9 Tne above the may be made on the , On Provided that wi hall 0) quent! be m tinet! sl <aeee promotion: men shali be by THe AUMY MILE. Applying 28. That whenever an of be deemed better fi the performance of his duties in some other corps oy arm of the ralll as the: rieuler corps oF aim in which be 3 bin 0 some other oe; but an officer on bel b rank in the aint held by commission in the or and those immaterial, smendments were made the sucreeding sections of the bil! which, as agreed to, are as follows :— Suciton 2. That the Buperintendent of the United etates Milttery at ah ast be Reoretary of Warmay ansign at the United States Mita required 19 act also as 8 profow literature, bat div tase visions of th proved, Sec. 3. That immediately afier Vrosident of the United Stator ab. orn, to ansemible at W be composed of ¢ + of infautry, t a ao aeto a Tetente t it ful ond reasomable fener, and may woe ne tien Sobwlsten 0 Inspector General » Depar y Of the Pay Department, all to bee ich charaeter for infelligenes, dlsere: * ota wud professions! ability, ‘ ue lead F on ohatl onsider the bee noted by ly marked rane any ob jee Board shereupoo repart tha! the moral the service on account of moral di froma the rolie of for i) “he be ehall be ther canes for the retirrment of anny oMcers on the aaune cunditigns; but if he be found unit tar lideations, he spall at aed to ol in the cane of any of he peaition or ra. es ina order grneral of the service senior © him io rank. to ataminabion on such inven oa aod iieioaieee thett rt phy, bist institution to be same compensation as oluer pr hat no offerr of the army. in time « 4 the Ferviee unless i or by senteuce of @ court on the ar Me w appesr before eit aced on und w Otis & Fergu- losses tm the purcuiass erninent, hé Tule of promotio between officers of re nd thone composed of white men. but interchange, equally open to all The twenty-cighth section was pases over informally 1m order to have @ eubstitute tor it prepared. 4 ly the following was agreed to on a wubstitate>— ted for oe afl, corps or arm of the ug we iransferred shall whieh bi hacduty. The chap ry Academy the passage of this act all ox ne depart veral« Department one of thls sounetl er, milllary service of ev general who mey ba in army at the time of the passsge of this bill; and with o view (o this they aball Ue turuis opens, records and other documentary @ vidence they I e War Depa 1 with all it rach came te the Sreretary When the report of x majority of the couneil fs not et, he shall thereupon be im y Niet to be retained ty the eee. which ke is oMcera or oteers cation, mentil swed, If the cass requires aity for explanation aud de- Mercesse and. ciner ‘eottnony te the the government in sre: nd Without re 0 dia ments eom- Bubse. staff or of the of the Nkely to be inore or Hine before ed ond the ofeors Meer oF olierre in ny longer be nor of tex shall be ft shall bui pence, stinil owith tbe pro marual duly ap the cil of record Ol sary « YY intormati make hen bald ® bowrd, of bis moral the retired Het ae te of volunteers. - ra of the rarmy who have oilloers of volunteers shall not on be volunteers under the be ty] tro now have ‘the ay aC secon es fe seca net Cabot tie second Hieubsunn thereon to Neate their on, ‘ided, herein cowtatoed shall a4 the vat peu’ cr eacoltnente of such bandinasters, 41. That nothing herein contained shall be construed can yr existing laws respecting the rank, pay aud allow- cd ances of the army, Bec 2, That nothing Jo this act shall be conatrned to affect tn any way the Bureau, of ierugeos, Preeiien and Abandoned Lands as now established by lav. Sue, 43. That the 5 Y by directed to have. p: And report to Congress, at fut next weasion, a codo of regulations for the government of the army uid the militia tv actual servies, whiel shall embrice all necessary orders aud farvas oc a general charwe= tor for the performance of all duties Incumbent on officers and mon in the military verviee, ueluding rules for the gov ernment of courts inartial, the exinung regulations to re. math in force until Congress shell have acted on said report. Hc, 44, That ull laws and parts of lawn iucouriatent walls the provistous of this act bo and the ‘amo aro hereby re- ! On motion of Mr. Braue, (rep.) of Me., the following was added as mew section, to come in afer section thirty. ning:— ‘hatin all casos where a voluuteer offcer bas been inted iu the regular army wo the sume Pak OF grade When 6 may have held to the volunteer forces, or to apy lower rank or grade, lls nae rae op tbe army ‘regia’ with the dale of bia voluateer appointment, and he mls tke rank an with continnons serving from such date, On motion of Mr. Panes, the following whe added ae a Lew Hection, 1 come ia altor Beotion Lyrty -itieo:— That one chaplata may be appointed for each regiment of colored troops at the dincretion of the Irerdent, wh: ny ties shall ‘oclude the instruction of the exlisied men in the com:non branches of Englirh education, On motion of Mr, Busine, the following was added ax a new #6ct That ¢ another, as other oficers, The bill was read the third time and paysed— yeas 72, pays 41, . when ordered from one eld of duty to entided to transportation at the same rate DRAPT COMMUTATION MONY. (rep.) of V’a., introduced a bill anthor- the Beeretary of War to refund the monay ro 1 aa commutaiion from citizeny of the Twenty-Qprt ngressioval district of Penusylvanta, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Miliary AMfaira. NATIONAL BANK NOTH CURMENCY, Mr. Lx Brown, (dom ) of Ohio, aaked leave to offer a Foatnbie aud resolution for the’ withdrawal of national nk hote currency, which wax objected to, THR DEPOSIT OF GOVRENMEST MONRY. Mr. Raxoaut, (dem) of Pa, offered a resolution, which waa adopted, iwetructing the Committee ing and Currency to inquire into the expedioney of re- pealug such taws as authorize the dopostins of money with the Treasurer or Aesetant Treasurer of tho United State and the payment of interest Wereon by the gov ernment, THY ONITYD STATES FORCES AT EDYYALO, Mr. Conkusa, (rep.) of N. Y., presented the petition of William Wikingon, and a large namber of el f Bumuo, represouting that by the getion of officers of the United states, and witout authority of law, the port of BuMulo bas been virtuatly cloved and commu nication by public conveyances and been interfered with, The petition pra be vent to Buifalo to investigate the matter and Fecoulmead some action to Congress. It was referred tu the Committe: om Foreign Afuire ‘THE TAX ON BFATS MAYK CHKCUT TON, Also the petition of Jose Willard, and other eiti., zeny of Chaton, New York, asking a postponement of tax on State bank circulation, which was relerred to the Committee on Haak At forty-five minutes past three o'clock the House adjourned. Two Additional Cases of Cholera-One Fatal—Mecting of the Academy of M foine—Kteam Disinfection at segat Point—Descri pt: ifthe Proceas—Prob- ably @ Success—Latest from Quaran- «tine, &e. Tho Board held quite a lengthy meeting yesterday, which was partly of « private uature. It wax proposed Wrhave two additional cholera hospitals created, and that » num ber of nurnes be immedisteiy employed to take charge of them and care for their inmates, The Commumeioners of Emigration forwarded quite an extended communi. cation, w be presented to the Board to-day, relative to the trausferring of omigraute (0 the city whe have arrived im infected veavels, TWO NEW CHOLBKA CanEs. eases of cholera were reported to the Roard diring the morning, one being that of Mre Malone, re- riding at No 106 Kast Broadway, whom it \s stated was taken with cramps and vor ing about four o'clock A.M. The Inspector of the Department was despa'ehed at on early hour by Dr. Datton, who stated that the wo- man was probably out of danger. Offenr Sock, of the First precinct, wax taken suddenly sick on Weduestay night, but upon being visited by Dr, Bi tw be only @ woman nained Ann Condey, residing at No street, was also aitacked on Wedoesday night, and died yererday morning This made the third deatn stnes Wednesday morning. Awamber of complainta w being agninst the premirer the » dumping groups at the foot of Thirty feventh Kireet, Noritt Fiver. the fat melting frtabiirh. ment, foot of 104th street, Kast river, aud the Harlem tajlroad tonne ACTION OF THR NEW ACADEMY OF MEDTOINE UPON KANITARY MBASU AES AGAIN? CHOLENA The Academy of Med presevt year to ot half tt f pr on rere of cholera pationta are zing endl eBforced promi uM ant orond bor ell private ve hep Oe ved, Tuat we regard Une army; and Reo nd eaners of cholera into the fitnone of Py lnfeerion, eo fae an the wick of ioe, etained In the servion, (he said miliary eouncll uch | gate it os being eo suornptibie of boerds mn aap Oe tine be mppaloied fe ie tear ur beetancy In the porsousl care ot the sick wet onder the of eection all that pertains to ther ints scoount the cases of any who may have been em; in no active duty in the feld during any part of the late war, end shall Inquire specially into their reasons for their not joyed. Any ofliner whose absence rit the war shall cenved fn giasiea 41 joash eval to hie own, during wor ier Be: ‘of the rebel rtaminatios be sha’ bart to geagtary of Was, which shai 'n of the foe PMV Arity A04 Qualifira. ton 5 and ahem) olnied tw shail baw be Hine of pammed 5 te coavened rendrred Aura ie otmer = nts wn © ‘Whe hele regent Ca P edge of na ratprae of prometiog Boawintas O Omtahbiene ie .* CLL than one bur tred sod | tation of ne ously emierraes comrwes chal Later. we Resolved, That the main son femic <hoimra as the yreeeet | lant aud effeotlve operat pal, doraratic and perevmal vet, That Mew ¥ inv tae the payeiatane wiry was eumpowornd by one of tue Buildings ot He b eted Onder (he bantnedioia a 6 wel kgown engineer Beli rev te coral wasiarn bub thirty fire y . Bei) bax casmed from the very fret ye we grther mtufacvery Gret be bat @ttbest « 1 bear a premare of one hontred pone te wae Det Cota’ Bored BA9 inalsle Lo gel a ew be ier lowing expedient wer reeuried to w make ep for the Aiflerence of Lermperainte between what It would be at a hny pounds a54 & prewere of « A coil of beaters, teh a@ (howe im commen PRICE FOUR CENTS. entrance. Inthe wy of the room there ie — ry entering po gP By for the escape of a while the room is filling with steam. It into the eee ie ane Parr Aeedern yar da poison got oy w ali afore the rosa has been heated to such degree ante In the centre of the wall suspended trou; still another directly undet & Po] elghtorn inches Fem the door and between © doors and the wail, Ayeeehad admitted sareneh se en a what degree of heat would be generated in the chamber th the epace of five minutes, and test its effect upon va- Pious articles put inside, A dozon or two of oyster and other shell feu were put upon board raised a (ew inches frow the floor; (here were also some agge and small fsb pat on this board. Three other eres, eo wrapped up in & soldior's blanket that no steam could’ reach thom with. Out frst penoirating eight folds of the blanket, were placed on & board. The doors were then closed, and the eated seam adinitied. The following table will indieato the temperature as registered by the two ther mometers at the expiration of each wixty seconds, the Ogures first given for each minute being warked by the thermometer suspeuded through the ceiling -— 1 minute. + 10 Sminntes.,.. 1 minute, «109 RULER, 3 winutes... 4 minutes . WB 40 registoring thermore and fifiy-five degroea, Upou opening the doors they were found perfectly dry, and tho turpentine was oozing from thom ma if they jain in the aun, The oysters, Mah and ogge on the board were found to be well cooked, the eges having been done bard clear through. The eggs \u the blanket, however, were put little moro than warmed. The second trial was ten minutes In duration, and with the naine articios inside, with the addition of a broad cloth coat aad a pair of linen pantaloons, Just starched and iroued, The annexed able will show the tempers ture: — lL mioute 165 «6 minutes... 1 minute. 07 6 mn'wutes. % minute +19 7 minatex 4 minutes + 155 T minutos, minutes. 210 9 minutes, & minutes. 196 9 minutes. 2 mime 190 8 ninutes. 2 minutos., + 180 8 minutes, 4 minutes . 22 10 minutes, 4 minuten. 192 10 minutes. 208 ‘Tho solf-registering thermouiotor marked 260. In Uhis trial the oysters, clam, &e., were woll cooked as before ; but the eggs in the blanket were 4 in the least, ‘The coat, as Foon aa it could bo got was as dry ax whou it fist went in, The pantal Were us HL, and chowed the creases of the iron kame ax before. about noon, before Mr, Holl arrived. He did vot sue d tn yelling the temperature above 204, ayuinet the above tables anceerded in cook ppod up in thi second justance 1A a ket var akon from the expowure hout a particle of taoulare in it; the dry am was thon admitted, and woot blanket being a poor conductor of heat, puulcated fo she oxge; but In the fret iusauce the biauket bad been taken from A sholiored place, and the stoara that was first adzoltied way at a low tomporature, The « don was, Chat th begin Wub should be at a low temporavnre, mained gradual} ai the Mr. Leeds had made an exporiment Dr. Swinburne wade the ptatement lavt ev & piace will be Aited up at once op board of shine la te lower bay for the yirpene of ¢ q0, #0 (dat Ne one need be alarined on that nore, The dieipfocting room at Keguiae’e Point i to be used only for such clothing ws th agers from a nbip actually bave on them when they are transferred. From DK, MISRMLL REPORT it will be ween that there have been two denthe and two adiniestons vince the jast news from the cholers ships, Admitted, Juno 21, Bruder, oged thirty: soved, Prova; Johen Whilpe, aged fi o, Auwtria, Died, Jena Peter Georgeon, aged twenty-nine, Deowark ; Frances Kovenvurgs, aged sixty-four, Gerusas Nomination ef G Derinin The Act SYECIAL THLMGNAM TO THE NEW YORK MEKALD, Banoo, Ma., June a1, 1666. ‘The Republican Ptate Convention which aerembled im thin city to-day for the purpose of nominating « candi- date for Goveruor was, on secount of the wovrgal in- forest felt in the roeult of fis delinerations, the largest that has ever inet within the borders of this tate, The delegation began to arrive yesterday in large numbers from the east, and the west upd the north and the south, and inet night the hotels were crowed, aid many of the epare beds in the houses of Bangor citineas were oven~ Pied by carne politicians, The two candidates propresd were Geocrnt Chambertin, of Branewick, and Mr. fin og, of ‘ortland, General Chamberinin won a bright nase On the battle held, At the opening of the war he went out ars Neutenant eotonel in the Twentieth Maine wh ment, and was coon made Rrevet Major Geversl, In Moment of hie heroie deeds when leating bie ate againal the enemy ot Veleraburg, on the 18th of o, 14, in whieh aeeanit he oromnly. ied be wae mode Hrtyn@ier General of United the iby Geolrst Grant Mr of Portland, who hee orlature of Maine, and who ( excelent businews capacity Voiuntee. od evening Of yesterday, little were namernan in the 1 parlors, and op (be sirewi corners and curb. re eaciindly dincnesing the merits of the The friewds of both wore font of Mr. Joms 1 tb re, Cairman jo lo be present om - Mr Abert 0. temporary cho and weil, aad N, K Bawyer, © chnir, tonde 9 brief ntdvon, braid be bat on rms say nation, and “er polley ¢on { commitions on pormament arr spent ly for the Uanporary nent Organization reported, y, of Dexter, thas the rt the permanent 0 The reper, wae ae traft res 4 ort Martin, of erred Wo vthona, after 6 Mr Re of this tate bere tare pre r tate of Jettervom The Drewdent Te a for tue capture & Davie sod others waving kept him at great expense to now proportng to try him aed others by @ orl compere’ of thelr own companions tm re rod row ative speech sdvorating tote wae Percneide ted ne iiee appointed on 4 the reeoiation A commiinn weied upon Governor Cony end re. qoesied bin presence ef Doe Convention Governor Cony wae vecetved with cheers He thanked the thelr grecrontiy ip clecting him 14 teh wndinety rant * better than nothing ated tingly apd forcibly tien Caen proceeded to ballet foe's cant. oe © he pominsioe ff tthet the fob 4 Untoe party of Maine wretien of Ludere ioe Gree ee thee a LS She viked oe mech In eerry ing Won Rakion wemmeate Con rene wh oureed