Show special to tho the DESERET newa 1 to washington 15 the president vetoed the colorado bill hill on the ground of insufficient p population 0 pu i I 1 reported a bill for holding 0 theiu S courts at richmond instead of norfolk which was passed A bill has passed authorizing the appointment of an additional assistant secretary of the treasury I 1 the senate eon von confirmed firmed richard rosseau of kentucky minister to honduras E edward dward maynard of tennessee consul at turks island and morris ilor rig B brown indian agent in utah the war department orders the thie dishonorable lis honorable muster out of col H H heath bajor rajon 41 ra jon jor I 1 jarnes james B david andoch and other officer of the rth ith towa iowa cavalry lat aate in in ser iceon iledon the plains for fraudulent practices chicago 15 the following is the text of the in 14 against jefferson davis as specially telegraphed to the chicago the grand jurors of the uia ula united states stats in and for tiie the district of virginia upon their the i oaths present that jemm Jeff jemmerson jefferson lenson lerson davis late of the city of richmond in the county of in the district of virginia aforesaid yoeman bein be ingan an inhabitant of and residing with inthe n ifie united states of america and owing dwing allegiance and fidelity thereto not riot having the fear of god before his eyes and aadot vot wel wei weighing ghin g thedr the duty of his said allegiance but being moved and seduced by the instigation of fhe devil and wic wie wickedly kedly hedly devising against arain st and imperilling impe rilling the thle peace and tranquility of tho the said united states of america to in disturb the government 90 vern ment of the sald hald said sald united states of america to subnet subject and to stir up move and sud incite and war against the said united states of america on the lath day of june in the tho year vear of our oun lord 1864 in ill the city of riehmond richmond county of henrico hen Sen rico district of virginia aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of the circuit court of the united states for the fourth circuit and for the district of virginia aforesaid did with foree force of arms unlawfully falsely and alid traitorously compass endeavor and intend to raise levy and carry on ota a war of insurrection and rebellion against the said eaid United states of america and in order to fulfil fulfill and bring to pass the aforesaid traitorous compassing endea vors and intentions of him hlin t the 16 said davis davia 1 afterward to wit 1 on the said lath day dg of june oune in the year of our llord Lord 1864 in in the said sala city of richmond county of henrico Henr loo and district of virginia aforesaid with a great multitude of persons whose names to the jurors are at present unknown to the numb numer fer fei of live five indred hundred ht persons person and upwards J ai ax ned laed and arrayed in liv i vyarl warlike ike iko anneli manner mannen an neri thai that is tj suy bay uh s i rii III iain laiu talmon jou iou muskets v r swo swords liis itis dirks and other wp warlike lilke wa ea 1 pons 43 well offensive as qa ing alen then and there thero unlawfully lully falsely and traitorously assembled and gathered gathele together did falsely traitorously and in warlike and hostine hostile ho stife manner dispose themselves against the staid said sald united states of Amerl america ca and then thin and there in pursuance of such their traitorous in intentions aforesaid lie lle betho 06 said beuer son davis with the alu M aiu pers pens persons ons aforesaid gi traitorously assembled armed and arrayed in the manner manner aforesaid most wickedly maliciously and traitorously did prepare levy and carry on war against the said united states of amer ament ica lea contrary to the duty of allegiance i ana and fidelity of the said jefne Jefre jemmerson jefferson davis and against the thie constitution peace and dignity of the united states in such case made and provided new orleans 14 mayor monroe was inaugurated with interesting ceremonies the people of texas are contributing for the family of albert sidney johnston johneton ahn who are in in want in california private letters from mexico confirm the announcement of the death of ex Governor Henry W alien allen washington 15 the house has passed a bill to amend the organic acts of the territories of montana washington idaho idalio arizona utah and new mexico 31 exico the bill prohibits the legislative assemblies from passing special acts conferring corporate powers but authorizes them to pass general laws for that purpose it declares null and void vold all special charters heretofore granted by the legislative assemblies tho the ath section prot provides ides ldes idea that no person appointed by the pres I 1 resident 1 to toj office in said territories I 1 receive any compensation unless hejhall he i hall shail have entered upon the Aise discharge harge barge of his official duties within the territory and no officer shall be paid for the time he may be a territory without authority from the president it prohibits the legislative assemblies from granting divorces but leaves that au dhority with the courts of the united states in the territories the oth section t pr prohibits ohi ohl bits within the territories aforesaid a fa repaid f the denial of elective franchise to citizens af pathe the united states because of race or color and all persons person a shall be equal before the law the loth section gives the territorial secretary the same pay as the governor while performing the duties of the governor the house refused to strike out the oth section yeas yens so nays 70 and passed the bill as above yeas 99 09 nays 43 the house also passed the post office appropriation bill with the senate amendments ants one of which provides that hereafter all ahe jhc g government ad ver in washington shall be given to the two daily dally papers havin having 9 tho the largest paid circulation and find to no others the tho colorado veto message was mas re reined in the senate at 3 hudnot read before adjournment it appears that all the failures of the national bauks banks had bay fay b Y their keeping accounts with private banks the comptroller of currency has issued a circular forbidding them keeping such accounts hereafter chicago 16 generals generis steedman and fullerton appointed april 7 to inspects and report upon the Freed mens bureau in the southern states have completed the tour of virginia and norte north carolina and report to the secretary of war yn under date may 8 giving their expressions at length closing with a reco recommendation in menda that the services of t the e agents of the Freed mens bureau in virginia and north carolina be dispensed with and that their duties be performed byoff by cers commanding the troops in the department part ment they say there are military 0 officers f ri cers and civilians employed as agents of the bureau in these states and that neither the services are rendered nor are they of that nature required to towar warrant ranta a continuance of their services in those districts where the affairs of the bureau have been faithfully and impartially administered by a general of sound judgment and disere tion thon tion there has been po conflict between t the tho 0 a agents gents and citizens in all such places the agents are acting in ili harmony with the civil officers of the state an and are assisted and supported by the citizens in the performance of their duties but in many places where the agents are not men of integrity and capacity very bad feeling exists the tho report says that oppe opposite site new bern on the south bank of the he trent river is a settlement exclusively of freedmen with a population of whose condition is truly deplorable these unfortunate people came within our lines iines and were reliving the in small huts built by thenis themselves elves from lumber manufactured by themselves ms elves the set bet bas has becu been pet antly Pot itly scourged urged with I 1 t I 1 X B small smail jos woe and is well calcut calculated ad lorex torce cite leite the ath ifor the e helpless condition of its inhabitants tile the decrepit among them are supported by the government the rest procuro procure an uncertain and scanty living from little jobs about newbern from lishing from small boats huxter ing ae tho the rev kev mr fitz formerly army chaplain presides over thi this a colon colony as assistant assistant superintendent of t the he bureau au this agent has exercised the most arbitrary and despotic power and practiced tho the most revolting and unheard of cruelties cruel ties we found that ho he had in two instances suspended freedmen with cords around their wrists their feet not touching the floor and and kept them in this position in one case two and in another four hours ours that lie he sentenced a freedman to imprisonment for 8 months for the trivial of fenee fence of wrangling with his wife he kept another mal man arrested for debt shut up in prison for months while his wife and children reduced to abject destitution died with with smallpox small pox and took him from prison tinder under guard and compelled liim him to burlhis bury llis ilis lils his last child in the cradle in which it died in one instance ho he imprisoned six children 10 days for playing in the streets on the sabbath he imposed a fine of 60 on an aged freedman for having told another freedman that he was about to be arrested by bv eltz fitz this poor old oid man not having tile the money to pay his big fine was I 1 im imprisoned until the next day when his son paid the finet nine fine with 3 additional dit ional for jail fee A tax which superintendent fitz says goes t to C support the bureau As Is imposed on the owner of caeli each lut hut for ground rent if the occupants fail to pay this tax promptly they are either turned into the streets or imprisoned and in some instances the huts aro arc tor torn down all business transacted by those e is taxed 5 a month upon every heo peo leopie itofe etue shop 2 on each fishing C boat and 5 on each horse hoise and cart A failure to pay these taxes when vilen idue atones subjects the property taxed to confiscation we were unable to ascertain what amount offends of funds had been collected collect eA by superintendent fitz or what disposition had been made of it by him in answer to the question of what justification there was w as for the oppressive bu burdens he bad imposed u upon pon these people superintendent fitz replied thal that that capt seeley said 1 I must have a 1000 a mont month hirom nom n om that settlement ho he also furnished funnia furnia wed hed a sworn statement were here mith with forwarded in which he attempts to defend lils his conduct I 1 by stating that lid he acted in obedience to orders from superior officers in the bureau the llev liev horace janies formerly foi fol merly a captain and late assistant commissioner in the Freed mena mens bureau is is bow now operating a plantation in pitt co north carolina in which enterprise blesey the present commissioner is interested te A freedman accused of stealing from whittlesey and james Jamesl store was tried by james and condemned to dik dig ditches on their plantation he ran away was pursued and shot and col wh awat t attlesey shuts off investigation capt davis superintendent boro is 6 cultivating one farm on govern ment mont accountant account and two on his own he keeps no books nor even memoranda of money received or expended and pays the tha laborers in clothing received by donations from the north and wo we ascertained that he had sold a large amount of such sueh clochin clothing for cash maj J mann fi financial agent of the bureau at wilmington Wilia ington cultivates a rice plantation employing 55 hands he says that be he engaged in that business to convince the south southern cm people that tile the nero negro ne ro would work maj alai Wicker shams subagent sub agent atwil at wil wll has one fourth of the profits of a large plantation for compelling negroes to work he explained the manner in which he lie compelled the freedmen to comply with their contracts by stating that he put pitt them to work with ball and chain on the streets of wilmington generals steedman and fullerton are now engaged in an examination of affairs in south carolina liverpool 0 consola closed on the ath at soi R 85 for money five twenties 67 4 paris bourse closed heavy rents renta r 67 i francs franes and 65 centimes cen times the bank of frankfort had advanced the rate of discount to six per cent prussia has declared to the diet that the warlike preparations on her part are entirely defensive the austrian noply reply I 1 y to the last prussian note was c con on cli raer t atory but she declines to tor disarm under un d er present circumstances warlike preparations in veneti 1 aagre being pushed forward with great energy popular demonstrations had taken engg enge place ace aee in padua where great excitement pre alls valls ails it it is a rumored will lie be immediately placed in a state of siege paris 5 the Semor laz lal f Diploma tique denies that france has made energetic remonstrant ces with the government of vienna 1 I relative tor ta austrian armaments in netia netla and says the dispatch sent to vienna on the subject was couched in the most courteous terms and solely requested confidential explanations respecting the object of austrian preparations the austrian government replied protesting that it would maintain a strictly defensive attitude france accepted these explanations and the result was a mutual understanding according to which austria undertakes should they attack venetia independently of france francel not nott to secure for lier her self any of the eventual fruits of victory without the diplomatic intervention of franice Fra Frn fice tice it is asserted that one object of austria in menacing prussia and it italy aly is to toi force en england land t to 0 assent to the convention of theme drope an congress 00 new york 16 charles kei Kel cotton wai warehouse ehouse in brooklyn was burned this mornin morning with a large amount of cotton several several other buildings w were ere also destroyed the loss is very heavy but unknown the health officers reports state that since the last report no admission nor deaths from cholera had occurred oil on the hospital ship all well on board the virginia antIlli and illinois nois washington 16 in the senate the colorado veto velo message was received and ordered printed and laid upon the table new now haven 16 10 the house ballot bailot ballott cd for U S senator with the following result D S terry 3 D hu hubbard abard 93 el poster foster 79 thomas H seymour 1 chicago 1 17 the presidents objections to the colorado bill as expressed in his veto message ar are e first that the establish ment of a state government is not necessary for the welfare of the people of colorado the population is is small email estimated at from from to prin principally cl recent settlers many of whom are understood to be ready for removal aa iol other mining g districts beyond the limits of 0 the territory if circum circumstances stances shall render those ot other her districts more in inviting vi t il ng such a population cannot but find relief for excessive taxation if the territorial system which involves the expense expenses s of the executive legislative departments upon the united states is is for the present continued second if is not satisfactorily established mat that a majority of the citizens of colorado desir or are prepared for the exchange of a territorial for a state government under this head the votes of 1864 and 65 are recapitulated and the president says it does not seem entirely s safe afe to permit this last mentioned mention ed result so irregularly obtained I 1 to outweigh the one which had been boen legally obtained in the first |