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vor XXV No- 7,822, NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, MAY Cribune, FROM W PSS VI SPECIAL DISPATCHES. - —— 10NAL- MATTERS. B Senator Sherman Introduces a New Finpncc Bill, OUR CONGRE THE PROPOSITIONS OF THE RECON- STRUCTION COMMITTEE. K. DIXON OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE. A DEBATE ON THE QUESTION. OFINIONS OF SENATOR SUMNER. BETPCCTN THE POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. | %r. Trumbull's Amedment Adopted---19 to 1L DEFEAT OF THE AliMY BILL IN THE HOU The Recent Cabinet Meeting, THE POSITION OF SECRETARY STANTON, PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. gl iy The Senate Refuse to Confirm Gen, Frank Blair, WasHNGTON, Wednesday, May 2, 1566, CONFIRMATIONS AND REJECTIONS BY THE SENATE. The Senate bad another Execative Session to-day of au e vowination of Frank Blair as In- f St. Louis was rejected by & heur's doration. ternal Reve of near Lim, and several of the Republicans who sustain the Presi- dent's policy Lis appoivtwent was con- sidered as baving been wade in pursuance of a determina- X up the Union party in $t. Louis, and was ac- gly opposed by both the Senators from Missouri. V. L. Finley of Baltimore, nominated for an Assessor of Iuterual Revenue by the Montgomery Blair influence, was also re) g abs THE CABINET MEETING—VIEWS OF SECRETARY STAN- | TON. No littic comment has been had to-day npon the anor mous account of the cabinet moeting of yesterday gener wlly circulated bere among the Washington papers, sent abroad by the Associated Press as a rumor. Here, its authiorship is accredited to the President. That portion of it alluding to the Secretary of War is the only portion of it that surprises any one in the least. There is no doubt but that ke is incorrectly reported. Custom Las made the details of what transpired in cabinet meetiug confidential, wnd the sccount given out at a late hour last pight is somewhat v l. The general belief among members of Congress to-day is that the Secretary of War bas wade no speech in material antagonism 10 the Congressional policy of Reconstraction ¢ or in especial support of the President, and that the anony- mous rumor is set afloat to induce him to say or do some- thing that would afford an excuse for his summary removal from the Cabinet. The day may not be far distant when the curtain may be draw aside, and the whole truth un spread before the people. In the meantime, Mlicans will need more evidence then any that hae yet been furnished them that Se ry Stanton is in favor of the immediate admission of the Southern delega- i tions and that he is against the restoration plan laid down | by tue Committee of Fifteen. MAJOR TURNER NOT MUSTERED OUT. The recent order mustering ovt, among other General oflicers, Brevet Maj.-Gen. Johu W. Turner, has been re- | vokeil, and he will, until further orders, remain in cow- yuand of the wilitary district of Heurico, Va. THE FREEDMEN AT ARLINGTON. The ;u\\-\'urk Tract Society has turned over to the Awerican Missionary Association the coutrol of the 1,200 «colored people at present liviog ou the estate at Arlinglon. WORK OF THE PENSION BUREAU. Waring the month of April Jast the Pension Burean ad- mitted and disposed of 2,371 invalid and 2,800 widows, motbers, ¥ud orphans’ claims, THE POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. The Senate acted upon the Post-office Appropriation bill to-day: Trumbull's clause to prevent men appointed to office during the recess from receiving pay. The majority was Jarger in its favor thau was auticipated, as several Democrats were not present. Theamendinent requiring all. the advertisements of the Government, printed in Waslington, to be inserted in the two papers having the lasgest bona-fide circulation 18 a forerunner of what will be done in other cities where there is a dispositton to turn the pationage into au improper course. MR. SHERMAN'S FINANCE BILL. I'he vew finance bill introduced by Senator Nlerman has been discussed for some time,and will undonbtedly yase both Houses. The Secretary says he can by this bill poy off the entire debt in 35 years without resorting to YELLOW FEVER OF THB KEARSAGE, ‘Ihe Kearsage hax been heard from at Maderia. Six waidroom officers aud several of the crew had died of yel- low fever. A RESIGNATION. Thomwas Patridge, Minister to Salvador, bas resigned. EQUAL SUFFRACE 5§SOCIATIONS. At & meeting of the National Equal Suffrage Assoc of this city, held here last night, it was resolved 10 their Secretary, John W, Hasbrouck, esq., to the Northern e end Enstern States, for the purpose of establishing sinilar | wusidiary organizations. THE ARMY BILL. The Army bill was finally lost by & very large majorits in the House, as was generally aticipated. It is Lardiy prohable that any Arwy bill will pass this session, HOMESTEAD ENTRIES. The General Land Office has decided that where a party wakes & homesteady entry, and before the expiration of tive years, settlement and cultivation the homestead set- tler dies, the widow or other represcutative of the decoased way complete the title by paying for the land wud taking the evidenee of pureliase in favor the heirs of the decensed veltier. TREASURY DISBURSEMENTS. For the mouth of April last the disbursements of the Treasury on account of the War, Navy aad Interior Depertments were as follows: War, §12,146,764; Navy, $3,716,232; Interior, $521,157. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. Daring the mouth of April fractional currency amount- ing 0 §1,424,015 was shipped to the different parts of the | Union by the Treasury Department. The disburseinents Aud trausters of the Department during the same poriod Were §85,166, 253, MILITARY ACCOUNTS. Deriog the mouth of April last wmilitary accounts in- Yolving the Jarge amonnt of 64,448,769 were reyised Iy e ¥outl Augingr of ke drasuy ASHINGTON, | ¥ the Demoerats voting for | NEW-YORK MILITARY AGENCY. During the month ending to-day, the New-York Mili- tary Agency of this city, under ebarge of Col. J. E. Lee, colleeted and paid claimants the sum of $18,765 46, for | back pay, bounties, pensions, &e. SMUGGLING AT BURLINGTON, VT. A gentleman jost returned from Burlington, Vt., reports large scizures of smuggled liquors and other gouds by United States revenue oflicers at that poiut. The smug | glers were all arrested, and, from the circumstances, it is | believed that this same band have at present secr ted a | | still larger quas of contraband goods. NOTI'ES TO MARINERS. The Light-House Board to-lay published a notice to mariners, of the cstablishent of a new light-house on Pederal Point, N. C., on the north side of New Inlet, ) side of Cape Fear River, and the reéstablishment of s at Cockspur Isiand and Oyster Beds, Savannah River, Georgia. The Board had also received official in- telligenee of the establishment of a light at Black Sod | Quay on the north-cast coast of Ireland; also one on Calf | Rock near Darscy Island, coast of Cork, Ircland; and a fixed light on Amédés Islet near Port-de-France. The Portuguese Governm Iso officially notified our Government that the light-h ssa Senhora da | Luz, at the entrance (o the river Dourc bout to be re- placed by another, and that in the meantime, from the 11th day of M 1866, until further notice, a provisional white light will be exhibited from the same tower, visible | in clear weather from a distance of eight miles. 1ot has of To the Assoc dnesday, May 2, 1666 MILITARY COURTE AND COMMISSIONS. | A General Oider Las just been issued fro Department in rela Commission Whereas, ry Commanders are embarrassed by s a8 to of the Proclamation of the Presi- d dated the 1866, upon trials by Courts Mariial and wisit cors, 1o remove Such is ordered by the P'r 1 that, hereafter. wheu " e are committed by eivilions, they are to b tried where ¢ | tribunals are in existence to try them. Their cases are rot | aathorized to be, and will not be, brought before Military | Courts- M Commissions, but will be committed to tae | proper ci This ot for under as specified 1n sec tions 1 and 2 of 1 he rulee and art ve cited will be sutlers and ) serving with the armies of the U though not cnlistea soldiers, are to be subject to orders ac cording to the rules and disc ¢ of war, The acts of Conpress to which reference is wade provide | that whenever avy contractor for subsistence, clothing, arms, | smmunition, muuitions of war, and for every description o supplies for th navy of the United States, sball Le | found g tial, of fraud or willful neglect of | 1. oF such othicr ther | pubishment os the provision 1 1 the army, 1 or entering intoc ment of L kindred offenses. A CONFIRMATION AND A R ‘The Senate in executive session nomination of Edward T, Parker as for New New-Orlcans, vice A. F. St 3 i ien. Frank P. Blair for the St. Louis-Missior € v or civil service by procuring falss vonehers, spiracy with any persons in the employ- ut, With & view to fraud, cod other CTION. confirmed the r of Customs cetor of uri District was PARDONS. An order has been issned by the dons to eleven p from Louis three from Arkaneas, one fi ginia; all of which were special thirteenth exceptions of the Pre WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY IN CHINA. Rear Admiral Bell, commanding the United States | | steamer Hartford, communieates to the Nary Departient | | under date of Ho 1 F ount of the cel tion «f the 2% of that month by the vessels in that harbor in which the British gun-boats anticipated, | Agreeable to invitation rom Adumiral Bell to the Governor of the Colony 10 b ite of twenty-one guus was THE is th cram recently sent to Gov. olina, with reference 1o the ellect the sad upon the case of Major Gee nxato, D, C., April 22, 1966 To Gor. Noxth: 1 am directed by the President to inform | you, that by bis proclamation of April 2, 1866, it was not in- | tended to iuterfere with the military commission at that time, or previously organised, or trials then pending before such commissions, uniess by special instructions; the ncensed were 1o be torned over to the civil autbority. Gen. Ruger has boen | instructed to proceed with the trial to which you refer, but be- | fore the execution of any sentence rendered” by said Commis slon, to report all procecitiogs to the War Departwent, for ex | awidation and revision. | There bas been an order this day prepared, and will 2oon be fssued, which will rel ud seitle all exbarrassment grow- ing ont of s misconstrustion of the proclamation, of which I | will sead you & €opy. EVWARD CoorER, Acting Private Secretars. —~— The Pubiic Debr. | WaAsHINGTON, Wednesday, Moy 2, 1666, | The following is a statement of the Public Debt of the | United States on the Ist of May, 1866, DELT PEARING COIN INTEREST. { President granting par- | a4, #ix from A a, and one fron s under the first The foll Worth, of last proc in o . $198,241,100 00 | € per ces . 18323501 &0 | 6 per ceut bonds, 158 - 3,744,150 00 6 per cent 5-20 bonds Total debt bearing coin interest... ... $1,186,002,811 80 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEKEST. $1,634,000 00 131,497,853 62 | 62,620,000 00 6 per eent bonds Tewmporary loan. Certiicates of indebtedness 1 and 2-year 5 per cent notes. 3-year compound interest nots 3-year 7.30 uotes.... Total debt bearing curreney interest Matured debt not presented ‘v" payment. DEBI BEAKING NO INTEKEST. United States notes. Fractional curre; Gold certificat Total debt bearing no interest......... $152,392,755 54 Total debt 2,827,676,871 60 AMOUNT IN TREASURY. " 476,676,407 02 61,310,621 80 Y. i depo: t. Coin.. Curreacy 2 Total in Treasury Total debt | Amount of debt, less cash in Treasury. $2,680,6%0,812 78 The foregoing is & correct statement of the Public Dobt, as appears from the books and Treasurer's returns, in the Department on the Ist of May, 1866, Huca McCuLLocH, Secrctary of the Treasury. XXXIXtn CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE... WASHINGTON, May 2, 1866, THE NATIONAL DEBT. Mr. SHERMAN (Ohio) introduced the following: AX ACT to reduce the rate of interest on (be Nations! Debt, and for funding the same. | "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the | United States in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of the ‘[reasury is bercby authorized, if he shall deem it expedient for the purpose of funding the National Debt and reducing the 1ate_of interest thereon. to issue registered or coupon bonds of the United States in such form and of sach denomi- | nations as he may presoribe, payable, principal and iuterest, in coin. and bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding five per cent per annnm, sewi annually, such bonds to ha made payable 1n vot over thirty years from’ date, to be issued 10 an amount sufficient to cover all outstanding or existing ob- ligations of the United States. and to be disposed of in such manner and on such torms, not less than par, as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem most conducive to the interests of | $137 987,028 §2 827,676,871 60 the Government. Provided, That the expeuse of preparing, disposing of such bonds shall not exceed two per mount disposed of: provided. also, that the »aid bonds and the procesds thereof shall be executively nsed r indebtedness of the in paying up or retiring the obligation | l'nlrl.sd sm&- other than [ lmfiilnm notes. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the bonds issaed under this sct shall be known as the “consolidated debt of the United State e ahall be exempt from taxation in any form by o1 municipal or local autbority, and in consideration of the reduotion of the rate of interest effected by the negotin of said honds, the same and the iuterest tiereou aud the iucome therefrom sball be exempt from the | pavment of all taxes or duties to the United States. SrC. %, Awd be it further enacted, That the amount of interest saved by substitation of five per cent bonds for other Govern- ment sscurities ahall be applisd to the payment of the principal of the National debt: and that for the purpose of insuring the K.‘m ut thereof, and iv Heu of the sioking fund contemplat ¥ the act of February 25, 1572 the sum of at least $30, inclu the f interest aforesaid out of any monexs in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, shall be annuafly applied to the” reduction or inguishment of said debt, iu such manner as may bo determined by the Secretary of (he Treasury, or as ress may bereafter direot. S, 4. And be it further enacted, That. for the purpose of en- | abling the Secrotary of the Treasury to propare tor the funding or payment of (e outstanding Treasury notes bearing intercst at the rate of seven and three-tenths per cent per annum, | holders of such notes are bereby required to advise the Secre | tary of the Treasury, in such manner as he may prescribe. at | lenst #ix months before the maturity of such notes. whetker they clect that sueh votes shall be paid at maturity or shall be con- verted joto bonds of the United States, commonly designated et Five twenty wud the 1ight on the part of sueh | ) i SMLSANK Bl AJSu) s iy bula plall e | | tenths per cent to fi | the pregent exemption from | the trifling loss of the inecome, | prepare for it. | { | United States aud the Brifish Minister resident at Wask- | lngton. | of Claims shall bave jurisdi | marks of The Post might be hoped to have some effect on deemed aud taken to be waived s to each and every note in | relation to which notice whall be given hove prescribed, and the same sball be paid at maturity in lawful money of the United States. Mr. SHERMAN—Mr. President, before this bill isreferred, 1 desire to make & statement a8 to some of its provisions for public information. It provides in the usual form for w five per cent 30 years' loan, 1o be called the ¢ Consolid~ ated Debt of the United Stat and to be disposed of &t not less than par, and to be applied to the payment of the existing national debt other than United States notes com- mouly known as * Greenbaeks.” There are two pro¥i- sions of the bill likely to excite opposition; oue of which we out of the question of having property in United e securities, i« nnot be dented that a strong feel- grows out of the exemption from State taxation of large an amount of property, and various propositions been made to subject themn to taxation by the United States. While they bear interest at a rate’ equal to that paid in most of the States on notes and scenritics suject to tax, this feeling of inequality will continue to increase. They are now subject to income tax levied by the United Stafes, but owing to the six hundred dollar exemption, now proposed to be increased to one thousand dollars, and also to the large amount held ad, which cannot be reached, and the readiness with which the tax is availed, ‘to the United States less than one-tenth of one p the aggregate debt. 1n consideration of the red tion in the rate of interest from six and seven and th per cent, this bill proposes to extend e taxation to the income re to the United States o re- duetion of one th of the present interest fund, with but The saving thus made, urther sum, equal to thirty m.!'s on the dollar, it is Iy to the payment of the prineipal of the ed this wil be ne .-..n.ph.-n.«l in thirty- | it which tax, and will, in effect, national debt by the | ition likely to 's option to the holders of | v at their maturity. tary to accumulate vast ot happen, nd place | tions whenever the s they do in large sums at specified times, his, the bill reserves the common custom and tico by the bolders of the was applied to the option of then it is held to be a choice will have six mor 1 not discuss this bill furthe etary of the Treasury, and ¢ the Committee on Fi that the L but, fortunately, & apposition is t e 7.90 notes to dewand payment in me < option will compel th sums for a contingency that may dden eombi of mon proved by th nee. ders of the present bouds will arly all our sceuri- i1l be objecte not eonvert them ties will roon be within our reach by inatir ud it is | the coufident belicf that this provision reducing the rate of | interest will be so fair an adjustment between the conflicting | interests of the boudholder and tax-payer that it wili be | lidated debt oposed by the : [y reported to weantime it is but right to submit to of the public judgzment, for it affects the )nln-u!lhm_\lm.\r',nrlhn holds national aceepted by both of the United S bil! will be more pro In th I'hie bill was referred to the Committee on Finance. A RELIEF BILL. SrMNER (Mass,) reported from the Committee on | en Afimrs a bill for the relief of the owners of the ish vessel Magic . which provides for th {o the owners of the vessel, o their legal repre and to the owners and shippers of the cargo, the sum of $5,645, to be distributed agrecably to ap award ade by Mesers. Wi, M. Evartsand Edmind Mardril 1o whotii the claim was referred by the Recretary of State of the JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS Mr. CLaek (N. IL.) from the Committee on t ciary, reported, without amendment, the bill to extend the jurisdiction of the Coort of Claiws as follows Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the | u Congress assembled, That the Court 3 to bear and Getermine the claim of any paymaser, quirtermaster, commiseary of sub sistence. or other disbursiog oflicer of the United States, of of bis adwivistrators or_execators, for relief from responsibility United States of America on secount of losses by capture or otherwise while iu the line of bis duty, of Government funds. vouchers, records and papers in his charge. for which such officer was and is held responst Procided that an Coirt as in other ease SeC 2 And be it further enacted, That wherever sald Court shall bave ascertained the of any such Joss to bave been witkout foult or vezlect on the past of any such officer 3t shall make & decree seiting forth the amount” thereof, up which the proper scconuting offiecrs of the Treasn ppeal may bo taken to the Supreme #hiall al- luw to such officer the amount so decreed as o eredit 1o the | setticient of Lis accounis. TUE RESTORATION OF TIE SOUTHERN STATES. Mr. WiLLIAMS (Oregon) submitted an smendment in- tended to be offered to the bill to provide for restorng the States lately in ou to their free political nights in lie of Section bill, Srciios 1. W one of the States in insarrection shall ratify the above Constitution of the Ui stitution aud laws thereto, the Senstors and Reprosentatives Trom such States, after the 4th day of March, 1%, if found duly elected and qualified, shall, upon takivg the required be admitted into Congross; provided that Senat.ra sad Representatives from Toanessee or Arkansas, respectively, shall be admitted if eiceted and qualified as aforesaid, when either of said States shall ratify, as aloressid, sald proposed awendment. SERVING OP PINAL PROCESSES. Mr. Howakp (M 1 & bill regulating the | service of tinal of luw, and order, and de- erces in cquity, of courts of the United States, in pl out of jurisdictional limite. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A SUBSTITUTE POR THE RECONSTUCTION SCHEME. Mr. Dixox (Conn.) ok 1o give notice of his in- tention to offer an amendment to the bills and resolutions reported by the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, and, as & substitute therefor, the following Resolved, §¢ ! of the Union o tional or legal test. pon this, Mr. D1xos asked leave to make marks, and prefaced them withs leadiug article on recon struetion from 2he New-York Evening Post. He then said: What 1 have read scemed to me so wise and just, that T have adopted it as the best expression which I can make of my owi views. 1t is the g article in 7% New-York Evening Post of May 1, # journal which is cer- tainly not excelled in ability, patriotism and influence b any newspaper in the country. Coming from suc source, | cannot but hope that these wise, calm oud statesmunlike views sy have some influence even on this body, 8s they certainly will have among intelligent people of the United States. They im- press on my A‘udgmenl the resolate convictious of thiok- ing men, and will, 8o soon as I ic opinion can legiti mately declare itself, take the form and e clothed with the authority of public law. Mr. FessENDEN (Me.) =1 wish to make a single remark on the proposition of the Senator from Conuceticut. Ho thinks that these remarks which ho read from 7'he Post are s0 very wiso and so very just that he has some hoj that they sy ot be without their effect even n%mt members of this body; thus intending to intimate that the last place where wise and just measures would be sup) to have any effect would be upon the mpmbers of this Sir, we have not given oursclves over to the ktv£|n5 of Senator from Couneeticut or those who act with him. We do not pretend to any particular wisdom or particular sense of Justice, but wo who are on the Committee and who are more particularly referred to by the remark, foel that at any rate we have tried to do our duty; we bave been in jion a considerable length of time—not Ionrr than we deemed it absolutely necessary in order to reach s conelusion—and in reaching that conclusion we have been obliged to take into cousideration o 5:,'“ many things. First, what would be wise and just to do; and in the next is wi we can do, what would a fow rlnoe, what if it is wise an e ble to Cony what would be acceptable to the people. The propositions in that Com- mittee led to considerable differences of opinion. These differences of opinion had to be reconciled. do mnot sy that the scheme as presented would be exactly in_ all particulars what suited perhaps a large number; but the question was not one of personal opinion, or mere erence 1o personal nd the Committee after much deliberation came to the conclusion that its duty was to agree upon the saheme upou which they could get o anything like a con- clusion. The proposition made by the on. Scaator from Oregon this morning would indicate, for instance, that be is not exactly suited with the results to which the Com- mittee came, and really, with all respect to my friend from Oregon, 1 beg leave to say that when that Committee after great deliberation has come to a concluson upon & subject, which conelusion has been assented to and re- ported that at any mittee should abstai to influence (ue general action of the bod{, tends at onco to weaken the report itsclf. cede, 8ir, to what has been said by the Hon. Senator (Dixon) with regard to the eminent standing of the press from which he had read. But, Sir,cmincnt as it ie, I thiuk it is not immodest on the part of the Committee of Fifteen, selected with very considerable care, and, with ono exception, permps, (Iaughter) gentlemen who were eminently fit for the position which was assigned them, itis not, I say, very immodest in them to suppose that af- ter months of deliberation, after great care and reflection, after careft] examination of the subject before them, uot Only 4 to what it was wisa to do, but s to what couid be done; it is mot immodest to say that their opinions united in the opinions of a very large majority of them, and might be supposed to come somewhere near in wis- dom the opinions of un individual who may write for newspaper. Mr. Drxox—1I suppose the Senator from Maine did not intend in his opening rewarks to question my right to offer an amendment. Mr. FessgxpeN—Not atall. 1 only suggested to the Senator that when he stated that the wisdom of these re- rate the members of the Com- b from pressing individual views it this body, it was rather an intimation that this body conld uot be expected to act wisely sud justly. Mr. Dixox—The word * " s used by me, may have 1 think, o different meaning from what the Scontor | sipposes. My meauing wan that there romasks ought to | Ly dullucigy oven von b9 Wstingvialed | wokery, because my | his, and 1 do not body as this, But I will consent to strike out the word weven,” if it is offensive to the Senator, Mr. Fessexpix—Not at all. Mr. DixoN~—I meant to say and I now repeat that even o suoh & body as the Senate of the United States words of wislom like these might have their effeet. T certainly woald be the last person to reflect on the Scnatz or the conmittee, But lv:uxvvou' that I have o right to say that 1.do not think the report of the committee contains all the wisdom which may exist in tho Senate or even in the coumittee itself, - Now, Mr. President, I beg leave to se a word with regagd to that report and the measures which the eommittee have propesed. But for my great respeet for the members of that committee aud its chairman, and ever if not forbidden by my knowledge that they are inca- pable of such a thing, from the bare reading o their re- pored resolutions I should have sug;m(-d that, as this writer intimates whose language 1 have adopted, * The object of that report was to present a seheme which could no{ be accepted.” 1 am forbidden to entertain snch an opimon by my great respect for the Committee, 1 know t they aie incapable of anythingof the sort, and 1 fore am oblized to suppose they thonght this wmight epted. That it might possibly under some sup) blocireumstances cool the agitation which is prevailing on this subject and result in the readmission of members fron the Lebel States, That no doubt was their inten- tior. But I beg leave to say that it scems to me that it is utterly impossiblo that that should ever be the effect of it. 3 xample—allow me to particularize—after the Stides have accepted these terms: after they are cnted in this body and in the Honse of Representa- « for a period of nearly four years, if lhee‘{ acoept the provosition next Fall, they are fo be denied the right of ng for their own representatives in Congress. We are very day, and T believe itisto a_cortain extent true in mme States, that the whole mass of people puniripm«i in tie rebellion, or, in the language of the report, Berd toit, The language of the report does not exclude merly those who were origiual conspirators; but may tindly have adbered to the rebellion. Now, consider tha proposition for & moment, Those States are to be repesented iu the other Houso and iu this body afier hav- v | ingaceepted these terms, and stll their represeutatives areto be chosen without the votes of the people, T would ask who is to vote 7 The colored men eannot vote, Take Noth Carolina, and Mississippi, and Georgin. Who isto chse representatives in those States ! ill not say it is respect for the Committee forbids. Buz 1 most say that it does seem to me that no man can | expeet that_any of these States will ever accept the terms r 1 agree with The Evening Post ou that point. wil sy further that 1 am not sure if they would accept it, hat they ever ought to be permitted to'vote at all. Nr. FesseNDES—I wish to ask the Senator a question. ion that President Johnson has over said that the Goverument of these Stateg xercised by the loyal portion, those who lave ropomed., Ilave the impre bea I to the Uni Ar. DixoN—In the first place, 1 beg leave to say to the Scator from Maine, that it wakes no diference in fortu- 'y # what the President or any body else s a0,if the President had said so, it would not he bindi, anything on we, unless my judgment approved it. In the nest place, 1 say that I agree with the sentiment, not be- cwise the President said it, but because I believe it isa corect sentiment. But that is not what the report says. Th report of the Committes does not say that only loyal mei can votes | know that the President says that, every- bory says it who thick, as 1 do, but the question is, what is s loyal man? r. FessexpEs—Did he not say those who had been loyl, those who had not participated in the Rebellion, stiaild be entrusted with the Government; was not that bisrecommendation in regard to Tennessee ? Ar. Drxox, in reply, said that he meaut those who were logid at the time of their readmission, He would not say tatit was not correet to disfranchuse ecrtain leaders, but to dafranchise the whole people would be impolitic aad un N ingmy op d that there seemed to be some sversy as to what were the views of the President Unifed States. From the peculiar position which Mir.Dixon oceupied toward the President, ‘he thought be (Mr. Dixon) ought to be informed on the subject He desired 1o know from him whether an article, Grives (Towa) in I'he Natiowal Iutelligencer of this morning, whieh | be graphed to the country last epresented the views of the Presid 1t purport- ed b gi proceedings of o Cabinet mecting at which the ate report of the Reconstruction Committee was di cnswd, 1f e (Grimes) undenstood the force of language thissus ot the position of the President herctofore. 1( he wderstood the subjeet, the President now insiats that ediately represented: that they titled nunder the Constitution to immediate represen- this floor, und in the other House; that no ante- t condition should be imposed; and that his Cabinet wirs {0 that opinion, He (Grimes] supposed that was the goposition put forth from the White ”mm in opposi- tion 0 the report of the Committee of Fifteen—the imm disteunconditional admission, without sny terins or condi- ditian, of the representatives from those States Drxos— .h;flllm from lowa hfli;nnh-'l! in his I3 remarks t some peculiar knowl or |:m=‘1l nowledge of the President’s views. H:'glb culiar relations in which 1 stood to the President. \tor is entirely mistaken in regard to that. My s to the President are precisely similar to those of Senator himself; 1 have seen the President but onee space of two months, und then for not over 4 tuke his views from bis written ied mderstood was nud almost i terms with the langu, National Intelligencer \bis worniug to the President led peto infer— is identical in spirit, then the Senator or poiut when he snys the President 1 new views and new grounds. e says that thelanguage attributed to the President in the paper from whch he lias read is ideutical in spirit with the resolution thet 1 bave offered. My resolution is taken from tho Prosident’s Veto Message of the Freedmgn's Bureay bill mere than two months ago, so that the Sepator will see thet he is mistaken in supposing (bat there bas been dny change in the President’s siews, if wiue are identical with ppose there has been any change. 1 do not suppose that &« President has changed from the yiews contained in that resolution. [ copied the resolu- tien from the words of the President coutaiued in that Vito Messuge, because 1 thought they were extremely wall expressed, and because they were my views. Now desire 1o say with regard to this resolution of mine, that I | | the expenses of three high-flown and elogant gentlemen hive not offered it in consequence of any consultation wih any human being. I have not seen the President, orany member of the Cabinet, or any human being, with rgard to it. 1 read the article in The Evening Put, snd it struck me as being true, and a8 cauing from s sourco _entitling it to great weight ond authority. T kuew it would be Tes d by this body from the character of the writer. 1 thought it correct, and it was exactly in accordance with my sentiments. Mr. Dixon mado soine farther remarks izadvocacy of the resolution he bad offered. Mr. GriMrs—I did not intend to convey the idea that tke Senator from Connecticut has & master, but I submit, after ull he has said, whether I vot perfectly Jjust tied in n{m that [u-ruh-r relations subsisted betwéen him sad the President, when he himself admits that ho went not ouly for the apirit, but for the identical lang "'fl’ of his resolution to the celebrated Veto Message of resi- dent in the Freedmen's Bureau bill. Mr. D1xox said it was not uneommon for a resolution to De offered in language taken from a President’s Message. Mr. SUMNE rose. Mr. SHERMAN called for the regular order, which was the Post-Office Appropriation bill. Mr. BuMNER—I shall u{ but & fow would observe that the question involved in this ition of the Senator from Connecticut is so im's:mnt st it ma] be considered as aps always in order to discuss it. do not know that we onfht to pass a day without intro- ducing it in some way. [ certainly do nof ato this discussion, but, whi say that, [ am very positive on an- other point. 1 depreciate any obon now to ymlfiuu o deoision on that question, and I do most siucerely hope that the Senator from Maine—the Chuirman of the' Com- wittee on Reconstruction—will bear that in mind. Ido not believe that Congress, at this moment, is in a condi- tion to give the eountr{ the best {nnpwiunn on this ques- wion, Iam afraid that oxcellent Committee has listened 100 1much to the voices from without, insisting that there be such an issuo presented to the country. For myself, slways thought that csll was premature. no oceasion now for an issue to be pre- sented. There no elections now pending in any of the States. The election in Connecticut is over. Tho eleetion in New-Hampshire is over. Thero are to be no elections before next Autnmn, and what is the oceasion now for an issue to be presented to the country? 1 see none, unless Coungress, after the most matare and careful discussion of the subject, is able to present an issuc on which we can all bonestly and as one phalanx go forward to battle. Now, 8ir, I do not intend to be drawn iuto avy premature discussion of the issuc presented by the report of the Committee on Reconstruction. 1 merely speak now to the question of time. Iam sure that that report could not have been made in the last week of March; and 1am equally sure if the Committee had postponed that report until the last week of May they would have made o better one than they have made in the last week of April. 1 hope, therefore, following out that idea, that the de- cision ou this question Iil?ic postponed as far as possible to the end that all just imfluences may be allowed 1o come to Congress from the country, and that Congress itself may be inspived by the fullest and amplest consideration of ~ the wholo question, ‘Why, Sir, there is the evidence tbat has been taken be- fore this Committee; we have not seen it together vet. That ought to be got together; it ought to be laid before the country; and we ought to from the country that Just influece which the cireulation of that evidence is calenlated to cause. T am sure wherever that evidence is read, people will say Con; s justified in insisting upon socurity for the future. To that end, I take it, the evi. dence was taken. Aud § hopo that Congress will not act until we get from the country the legitimate influence of that evidence. But, Sir, allow me to say, by way of com- ment on the proposition of the Senator from Conuecticut, that it seems to me my excellent friend, when he brought forward his pmr«niun, forgot two thing: Mr. Dixox—I forgot more than that, probably. Mr. SuMNER—He says probably me than that, Yet | | | | | | tees for reports, was then taken ap. 1 | arguing that there was no necessity for it, Sl 20 Wisp 1 Lyy tgpgs npesiuly g Gprket, whivh Wy gy vhssuiu et ) Wikply by D ughi—es | higher rauk, and moved to lay the bill on the table, In the first place, | the second place, | beings had been to forget them was to forget everything. he forgot that we had been in s war; gn he forgot that four millions of human I changed from a condition of slave to a condition of freedom. Mr. Sumner dwelt briefly upon these two points, urging that a pm'gmifion for reconstruetion should :r«md security for future, aid protection to the ‘edmen. Mr. DixoN—One word, in reply to the Senator from | Massachusctts, with the consent of the Sevate. The Sen- ator saps that I have forgotten many things, and among others the Ffllrunfll‘n required b{ ‘the four millions of slaves who have been emancipated. 1 desire to ask the Senator what guaranties these persons have in the propo- sition reported by the Committee. The Senator exhausted all the terms in the English language in denouncing & resolution, which was before the Senate some lime since, and whiek contained the only guarantee for the colored race that is contained in this report; the only guarantee which he says he keeps constant his mind, and which | I have forgotten, contained in this report, is that pro- viding that, if those persons are notallowed to votein the State in which they roside, they shall not be accounted in the apportionment of representatives. The Senato has not yet forgotten—the echoes are still ringing in this hall —what the Senator said in regard to 'hfl'uymwsitmfl‘ Ir the English language contains any term of reproach, if it can be carricd into any form or shape of opprobrium Which he did not exhaust on that subjeet, and some of which my friend from Maine (Mr. Fossenden) cited as beauties of rhetoric, I am mistaken. I think bLe could have gone no further in denouncing that very proposition, whichis the only guarangec in this report; and yet he says I have forgotten that they reynive guarantios. I beg leave to remind the Senator that he too Las forgotten his own words on that subject. i Mr. Sumxer—Not at all. Mr, SUERMAN inquired if there was auy question before the Senate 1 The CHAIR #aid there was not, Mr. SHERMAS called for the regular ordor, CUSTOMS, Mr. Gerne (Ky.) introduced a resolation for the codi- fication of the laws relating to eustoms, It was referred | 10 the Committee on Comuerce, TUE POST-OFPICE APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The Post-Office Appropriation bill was taken up as the unfinished business. The pending question was upon the following amendment of Jr.. Trumbull: No person exereising or performing the duties of any office which by law is required to be filled by the advice and consent of the Seoste, shall, before its confirmation by the Senate, receive any salary or compensation for bis services, unless he e commissioned by th Ty sideat to il np @ Yacagcy ooour. ring by reason of death, resignation or expiration of term of oftice during the recess of the Senate and since its last adjouroment, or rewmoved for acts done in violation ot the duties of his office—the case aud cause of removal to be reported to the Sennte at its next session. After debate by Messrs, Howe (Wis.) and GUTHRIE, the amendment was tdopted by the following vote YreAs—Messrs. Clark, Conness, Cresswell, H son, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Morn!), Nye, Poland. Pome- roy. Remsey, Sumuer, Sprague, Trumbull, Wade, Williams and Wilson—19. Navs—Messrs. Davis, Dizon, Doolittle, Gutlirie, Fessenden, Jobvson, Morgan, Saulsbury, Sberman, Van 'Winkie and , Hender. Willey—11. Mr. Wapk offered an amendment }mwi-nnx that the Government advertising in the City of Washington skall be done in the paper having the largest cireulation instead of |ull nnlw in the paper or papers selected by the President. Adopted. Thie bill, as amended, was then passed. NIAGARA SHIP CANAL BILL. The Ningara Ship Canal bill from the Housc was re- ferred to the Committee on Commerce. LRMY APPROPRIATION BILL. The Army Appropriation bill was taken np. Mr. WiLsoN offered an amendment né)prupyiuling $116,000 for the ercction of fire-proof buildings in the Schuylkill Arsenal, Pennsylvunia, for a Government store- bouse. Adopted. EXECUTIVE SESSTON AND ADJOUBNMENT. ‘The Senate went into Executive Session and soou after adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. BOMBARDMENT OF VALPARAISO. Mr. BLAISE (Me.) asked leave to offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the President of the United States be respect- fuily requested, if not incompatible with the public iuterest, communicate to this House, at the earliest practicable 5‘;,. any eutbentic ioformation that may bave come into his possession in regard to tne reported barbar- ous bombardment of the City of Valparaiso by tho Span- sl flcet o the 318t of March ultimo; also to iuform the House What inatractions had been given by the Navy Departmeat to | the officer cowmanding the American fleet in those wate Mr. BovTWELL (Mase.) objected, and so the resolution was not received. PENSIONS POR SURVIVORS OF THE 1812 WAR. Mr. ¥ROTH (U'a.) offered a resolution, w).icl\mn | adopted, instructing the Committee on Lavalid Pensions | to n‘rm by bill or otherwise a measure granting pensions to all the surviving soldiers and sailors of the war of 1812, PATENTS. The regular order of busitss, being the call of Commit- Mr. Jexckss (R. L), from the Committee oa Patents, reported a bill providing that upon appealing for the first Tie from the decision of primary examiners to the exam- iners-in-chief in the Patent Otfice, the appellant shall pay & foe of $10. ‘The bill was considered and passed. Mr. JEXCKES, from the same Committee, also reported a bill to give inereased pay to tne examiners and assistaut examiners of patents from April, 1861, to August, 1865. Mr. WasaBoxse (TIL) required an explanation, which brought out the fact that the biil was to gny certain clerks for performing the duties of a higher grade. ))n Harpixa (1) compared it to an effort to pay Colonels who scted as Brigadier-Generals the pay of the e motion was agreed to, THE PARIS BXPOSITION. Mr. CHAXLER (N. Y.), from the same Committee, re- rted & joint resolution suthorizing the Secretary of the nterior to appoint three commissioners to examine and report on the patented machinery and inventions that way e exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1867, with power to ewploy the necessary droughtsmen and photographers, the expense not to exceed $15,000. Mr. WaskBURNE (111) opposed the joint resolution, nd that it was to draw moncy out of the Treasury to pay only an attempt who wished to visit Paris in 1867, Mr. BovTweLL stated that it was the rulo in foreign countries to send to the Patent Office drawings of patents issued there at a very trifling expense. Mr. CHANLER adwitted that was so, but said that there was considerable delay in sending drawings, and that this was 8 question of time. Drawings of patents were some- times not received for three years, Considerable debate ensued, after which, on motion of Mr. STEVENS, the joint resolution was laid on the table. AN EXTENSION OF PATENT REFUSKED. Mr. HUBBARD (Cunn.), from the same Committee, re- ported o bill for the relief of Philo B. Tyler, looking to the extension of his patent for an improvement i cotton presses, the same a8 though the patent bad not been al- ready extended. ‘The bill was opposed by Messrs. Upson and Washburne | of Illinois, and supported by Mesars. Hubbard of Con- neeticut, Davis and Broomall, the debate showing that the patent had been enjoyed for 14 years, and that the patentee had received over $23,000 for Lia invention. Mr. WasupunsE ([1l.) moved to lay the bill on the table. The vote resulted, Yeas, 68; Navs, 5. Sothe bill was laid on the table. THE OUBA TELEGRAPIL. Mr, ELioT (Mass.) from the Couference Committee on the di ing votes of the two Houses on the Cuba Tele- Rra) mhuenudu\- rt. ‘The Senate agrees to the first amendment of the House, giving the Government of the United Sta full use of the line at all times in- stead of only dul time of war, and to the second smendment of the House, limiting the toll per mes- sage to three dollars and M‘y cents, with an_amendment adding these words: ** Subjeet, however, to tho powe: of Congreas to alter and determine said rates. " Mr, RANDALL of Pennsylvania moved to lay the report on the table, which would carry the bill with it. The motion was negatived, and the report of the Confercnee Committee was to. TESTIMONY ON RECONSTRUCTION. | Mr. WasuporNe (111), from the Reconstruction Com- wittee, presouted testimony taken in 10 the States of Florida, Louisiana and” Texas, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. A BILL TRANSFERRED. On motion of Mr. BIDWELL (Cal.), the bill to amend the second section of the Agricultural bollege bill was trans- forred from the Committee on the Pacific Railrond to the Committeo ou Public Lands. THE ARMY BILL. The morning hour haviug cxpired, the House resumed the consideration of the bill to reoneanize and establish the Army of the United States, the %d section being that which was under discussion when the House had the matter last before it. After going through all the sections of the bill, amend- ing some, and adding a new section, the Yeas and Nays wore taken on the p sage of the bill, and resulted, Yeas, 35: Nays, 83. Sot) b&l"lll\‘ ed. Tie hllovingitho oo s QoW 3 ondy cisk EAS--Messrs, A 4| (Nev: undy, CI (Ohlo), Gobl, Demine Dosael Henderson. Tolmes, Hubbard (lowa), Hubbard (W. Va.), I , Longyear, :.ynah, Iurfln.mI;(... l\i’fir.luwhln-fl, mflfll#‘llu. Pat- orson, Plants, Mass.), Rollins, Sawyer. 3 field, Smath, sm..(., Stiiwell, Van Horn (Mo.), Wasuburne (L), Walkor, Williams— Navs—Mesers, fi“lmon. l%:ql.:' IAI al, ) i e Bl i ansas), C Conkling, C 3 vau. Delaso, D:;llfllol. Do" . EAdrid] !'-rqulnr. Ferry, ok, (Hossbrener, Grider, Grinnell, {1 ing (Iit, Hari, Highy, Hotchkiss, Hubbell (Oblo), James M. Humphrey, Jonckes, Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Kelso, Laflin, Lawrence (Ohio), Lebion ™ eClarg, McRuer, Morrs, Mouiton, Newell. Niblack, Noell, O’Nel Orth, Perbam, Pike, Randall (Pa.), Randall (Ky.), oud, Kice (Me.), Ross, Shauklin, Seliabarger, Sitgreaves. Spald: | ine, Strouse. Taylor, Trow brid] , War. | ge. Van Aerna ner, Wshburn (fud.), 'a ). Windewm, | 1 v Baker, Baldwin, well, Bover, Bran. K w dowa), Wilson el %Wlm is ! of the Freedmen's Bureau? PRICE FOUR CENTS. Mr. GRINNELL changed his vote from Yea to Nay, i order that he might move to reconsider the vote, The motion, however, was made by Mr. WricrT, wha also moved to lay the motion to reconsider ou the table, Mr. SCHENCE moved to adjourn. d THE BOUTH-WEBST PASS. | the SPEAXZR prescated & commus Secretary-of-War, transmitting the re- port of » Board of Enginecrs, relative (o the despening of the South-West Pass, iu reply to a resolntion of the House, of the 20th of April. ~ Referred to the Comuittec on Coms, meree. TARIFF PETITIONS. Mr. GARFIELD (Ohio) presented a petition of two bupd- red and fourtcen citizens of Maboning County, Ohio, ark- incrensed protective tariff; the memorial of soverai News York and Conuecticut manufacturers of sheet brase, Lruss and coppire wire, and Germau-silver, asking for inereased sotecgion; also the petition of seventy-tive citizens of portage County, Ohio, asking for an inereased proteetion to American wool. Referred to the Committec i Ways and Means. Mr. MARVIN (N. H.) presented two petitions from phy= sicians of Fulton County, New-York, relative to placing medicines nsed exclusi ftruamnu ial agents ou the freo list. Referred to the Comuwittee on Waysand Mesve, ADJOURNMENT. . the House adjourned. i At 5 o'clock . RECONSTRUCTION, e N - —— Evidence Before the Committee of Pifteen— Texe timeny of Gen. Phil. Sherida Wasnixarox, Wednesday, May 2. 1966, ' The testimony to-day reported by Mr. Waskbuine of Nlinois, from the Comwittee on Reconstruction, relstive to the States of Florida, Texas and Louisiana presents no new facts of importance, and cumulative of the various | views heretofore expressed by other witnesses, 1t em- C. C. Andn'fi Distact o braces the examination of Major-Gi A during & portion of 1864 in command of the Houston, Texas; Col. Israel Vodges, nntil recently im * command of the Eastern District of Florida; B, C. man, correspondent of 7%he New-York Times; Stephen Powers, wm-medenl of The Cincinnati Commerewad; | w, of Delow's Review; Dr, J. M. Turuer, formerly editor of 7he Nashville Gazelte and correspondent of 1%e Washington Union; Csleb Forshey, Superintendent the Texas Military Institute, and during the war & Cone federate enginer;” Adjntant-Gen, Thomaus axd Major-Gen, Sheridan ’ ¢ testimony of Gen. Thomas relates principally to the localities of Natchez and New-Orleans, in which placer bo has spent a large portion of the time since the wer, in vous neetion with & cotton plantation, owned by bix son. I$ represents the people, 8o fur as he eame i contact with them, anxious for the restorution of the Union and faver- ably disposed toward the Federal Government and towerd | Northern men. The testimon¥ of Gen. Phil Sheridan, forwarded b mail from New-Orleans in response to interrogalorics sen to bim by Seuatgr Williams, 8s Chairmau of the Sub-Come wittee, is given in full: TADQUARTERS MiLITAKY DIvisiox o THE GOLY. Niw-ORLEANS, La.. March 31, 1866, To the Hon. Gronor H. WiLLiaus, Chairman of U Commisice Jo# | the Incestigation of Afuirs in Louisiana, Teias and Florida, | Senate Chamber, Washingion, D. C. Deak Sik: Your commuuication of the 222 sltimo, request. ing certain information as to affairs in Louiriara, Tcxee an Florida, came duly to kand, but, owing to my absence in | Florida, 1 Lave beea prevent>d from respondi carlier day. T complisnce with your request. Tb ouor 10 | wubmit hérewith my opinjons” on the sabjec rein particu- larized of those who took part i the ' Q. What are now the fyelin, Rebellion und -‘m.pummi with it, toward the Genera) Gov- | ernment? A, 1 believe they accept the situation end bave an earnest desire for the restoration of a perfect Union, but ex- '"fl'm" the same time an unmistakable deeire to glovify rel 01 Q. What has been the effect of the unstinted exercise of the f;;-rdcm & power upon such persons it wade thefn more teudiy, O otberwise, toward the Federal Goverpment ! A, 1 have noticed no particular change io sectiment of account of the clemency of the Exceutive. & Q. Wrat would be the effect in your opinion, upon tke Stats | organization, if the people were left without coutral to act for themselves ! A, Ibelicve they would quarrel among them- selves, and that the seosible and sabstantial people would re- gret the absence of the military force. ? ‘Are the offices of the State vow in tle hands of loyal JF | distoyal ment A, A very large number of the offices of tha State are in the bands of returned Confederate soldiers aund other active participants iu the Rebellion. I am unable 10 sa) what their actual sentiments are in reference 1o the Geners Government, but think their outspoken sentiments de I sowe extent on what is their best pulicy in order to bold office, 1 hiave seen those bigh 1o autbority in a travsitian state for the same reasou. . What are regarded as the chief recommendations for | office, and what soit of ns would be elected without any ol influencet A. The inclination to glorify rebelbon | greu.\au who were active participants in it the preference r clection by the people or appointment by those in power. Q. What wouid be the coudition of Le loyal men if lhey were left without any protection by the Federal Government? pression Is that for the present they would feel nn- couatry. State your opinion as to the -wfly for the ec-unukc: tary force in my division for the followiog reasons security to Northern capital and Union people, and to gi tus] and moral support to the Freedman until Le ber 1 Work out bis social status; 1 also believe its presence peces- sary to prevent quarreling among the Southern people them- your opinion as to the necessity and expedioncy A. TlLe Freedmen's Burean given that security to the freedmen which arises from baving some une to look after aud advocate bis interests; & cbange wight . be made by appointing an Inspector General of Freedumen, with the necessary number of Assistant Iuspectors under charge of the departmént Commander, which would bé wueh more economigal; but it would be imposing duties on the wil- 1 itary whieh I do pot recommend, as I thiok it sbould Lave aw little as possible to do wish civil affairs. Q. What would be the condition and fate of the Freedmen if Jeft without zromnon under the exclusive control of white pople 1 A. I tear there would be a great desl trouble; & number of the people would act in good faith | toward them, there would be many who would uot, and @ war of races, tosome extent, woald probably be the covse~ quenee. . State fally your opinion as to the capacity of the eclor p.\? t Whbat dothey kuow, and to what extent ean exercise the rights of freement Are they willing or nuw) to work without physical compulsion, with kind treatment a fair wages, and state what, in your judgment, is tbe course for Confrmm rsue in refere-ce to tbese peo) A. The colored race. hg all other races, hl"llifl'flvnll’n‘;e- grees of intelligence and capacity; in New-Or where colored {eorhu« better ‘treated than mui‘ other city in the United States, there is an excellent colore society, and a very high degree of reficement existe in ity starting from this you can go into the State of Lo and find the colored bout as igoorant as is possible for any b 10 be; the 0 far as_I am iu desire to leave, T canuod say whetber they "I;Lw work, becsuse their necessities compel them to doso, T this they are like all other races. 1 never bave knows & white or a black man who was performing manaal labor for tLe love of it. 1 believe the best thing that Con, or States can 5 is 10 legislate as little as poss! nce to the ) man, beyond giving him secutity io his pre His socful status will be worked out by the for his Iabor. It is the only labor that can South for uw o come. uch Jjudieious i bie in rel a8 oceur to your m! icient remed.d and within the limit of my command is as good, perbaps, as cou! be expected. still not satisfactory; the of Loul poor, aud 1o the best of my kaowledge heavy mout ujon perliaps the wg::ll of the Tl-llllldll in the 65'{- contre ted bef ¢ War: in many instances the 2ions will fall juto the bands of Nortl . who, ml appearances, will at no very iod controd iaua, even in seutiment; baviug this 4 before tLem, it is not wurj ‘ng that & spirit of bitternces and lh-n: should exist; I believe that a majority of the mro are opposed to the General Governmect, and in fact H desire to be restored to & perfect unior Wi the other Ststes; still sufficievt time has ot jet elapeed effuce the recollection of their baving been reduced from afflu- ence to limited means. the chagrin of heing conquered, snd 10" »ul the idea of jufl?ll: Rebellion and 1ts tives; this latter ides, an its consequences, aile to #0 reat an extent that I consider the reention of the military n Louisiaoe, for some time, as u“nhh”t* alwu.t-lu.udurux Florida in not poor old debis, and havoe of war, like Louisiana. and the tose sod sentiment of the people are very fair, and a grest desire io manifested to be restored to & Union. ~ Texas bas io- lon. Al the best le.h-ud.' vernment. - re, bowever, which thie and which went of Texas. T bave the booor to be, Sir. v, ¥ sorvant, P, H. SHERIDAY, Do eneral Com ooty TEXAS. ceer—— Liverpecl Steamehip Lime— e—A State Election Galveston and The Troops in the Ordered. " 3 NEw-OrLEANS, Tuesday, May 1, 1666 A commission has gone to Galveston to arruuge for 8. daily line of ships from there to@Liverpool to carry sut cotton and wool and b:\']:{ back emigrants. Gen. Sheridan has ved from Texas. The Rogular Infantry are being distributed thronghout that State, Tnder the direction of Gen. Heintzelman. y Giov. Hamilton has ordored a State election to be beld in Texas, under the new Constitution, ou the 20tk of June next, e From Fortress Momvee. FonTeess MONROE, Tuesday, May ), 1866, The steamer Washington Irving which ue\c'pv" from Norfolk yesterday and proc 10 sea was about nil{:. mfln‘{mtlhy rhn duu-m r "',..'Ld""""u b":‘ D: o 0 retury, al er & Mwnm was allowed to proceed Northward. Her nhvmo claim lh(“lx' 'ol“‘ . t jovernment clalm on departure. It is thought thai suthorities beve La acted rathier hastily in tiriug ) and P“m:f Les, but the affair has vot yet been thoroughly explained. has fefr Petersburgl £1 Lyncibure. wbery