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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HERALD. : NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1866. committee of conference, consist- (Mr, Hen- | marked that what Mr. Stockton had said was substan- AMERICAN FOREST COMP: - a did wre it Salar none ag Same Mr % which it on evening he r of Mo., introduced a bill donating whether that | Stockton that he would feel constrained to vote on this American Forest and Propagating je depart from estion, and he then suggested to Mr, Stockton to notify nnting respecting American forest parately, for . Wright of this fact. Such a length of time had prevent the destruction of American eli since he paired that he did not feel bound by it. é : i E g E g 5 E remark was again made in an undertone by seve- ral Senators—“'A man can’t vote for himself in agch @ é = ; ‘MINNESOTA DISTRICT 3 @ place in a joint | case.’’ Mr, Srrrans (rop.) of Nevada, cllod up ‘a bill to pro- as to the mode ‘Mr. Sumwer, among others, was heard In the wide for the holding of the Court of Minnesota at _ ‘meeting the Legislature | to say very excitedly, ‘It is a part of the law of nations the city of Winona, in that Stute, which was passed. the question in his that @.man shall noi vote in bis own case,” ‘THR ROUNTY QUESTION. meeting had the Mr. Nvg, (rep.) of Ne addressing the Chair, said ‘Mr. Wrrsox, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a joint resolu- tho mode in which it did | it was proper for him, being a new member, to inquire ion, which was reterred to the Military Committee, that ued hi Whether a member is entitled to vote in his own case, a8 had just been done. Mr Foster (in the chair) said there was no rule on the subject. Mr. Stockton’s name was upon the roll, and until the Senate decided to remove it, it must be called with other names, P The Cuair then the vote on the adoption ef the omission from the muster rolls of the words {ree on or before April 19, 1861,” shall! not deprive any colored soldier of the bounty to which. he is entitled, and which Senow or may hereatter be withheld by reason of such Mr. Hi Of RL, preserved ube joint the resolution, declart Mr, . Henpergon, it reso- 6 resolution, declaring that Mr, Stockton was di butions of the General ? of Missouri, memoraliz- clocted and in‘entitied to his weat, to be yeas 22, nays! Se Conayeas fox the Payment of losses and A So the resolution was adopted. bi ay sander said bag ny Rigeongen a voupation thereof by federal which was referred to the Committeo on Claims, pen NAVAL CAL EXPEDITION TO CHILE. IE ty ese fer tlene Myr “reported & resolution, which was adopt that phe further publication of the obsorvaticus of ited States Naval Astronomical Expedition to ‘Chile, be discontinued, which was agreed to, ROOK KLAND 48 4 MILATARY DRPOT—THE ROCK GLAND AND Mr. Crexweut, (rep.) of Md., moved that when the ee ae it adjourn to meet on Monday next, lop The Senate then adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasivatoy, March 26, 1866, KANSAS AND NEOSHO RAILROAD, Mr. Price, (rep.) of Iowa, from the Pucific Railroad Committee, reported back a bill to aid in the consiruc- from constitution; and when it was stated that Mr. Stockton came here against the will of a majority of the New Jersey isiature, against the will of a majority of each house Legislature, the Senate of the United it was a violation of the constitutional right ‘a New Jersey to investigate and decide upon the matter, Mr. Craaix, (rep.) of N. H., took the ground that the majority rule alone should prevail, in the absence of posi- tive law, for a plurality rule. By the old law of 179% a majority was required to elect, and that law had never of War communicating, in obedience to a reso- | been chan; Bation of the Souate of tho Oth fast. information in re. | ‘Mr. Srocurow replied to Mr Cragin that tho law under | 0 of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad, con- Iation to the necessary to fix and establish | which his election was held was al her different from | necting the Great Lakes, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas $e peetion of ‘Chicago avd Rock Island Railroad at | the law of 1794. He read from th of 1845, under | with Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, which was ordered Island, lil\nois, so asto enable the War which he was elected, giving the joint conve! the | to be printed and recommitted, ‘ment to occupy said island for mil)! purposes, The | right to be rules for its own government. The HARBOR AND RIVER DAPROVEMENTS. Mr. Agnuty, (rep.) of Ohio, introduced a resolution, which was adopted, fee peu | the Secretary of War to furnish the House with such Information as may be in his possession as to the amount of moncy necessary for the improvement of the harbor at Maumee bay and Maumee river, at the city of Toledo, Ohio, Secretary transmits the report of Major General A. B, ee, fy bon ms od is} Busy matter, General Diet @ present: it.on of 10 walwoad on Rock Iifand ig without Saony of law, and merely on suff:rance. It is not such as to accord the purposes of government in oqoupying, the ia proposition now is that the Senate of the United States } undo the rules by which the joint meeting of the Legislature of New Jersey take tho sons» of that ly. The whole case is this; and there aro men, clear minded men, and lawyers, who will review this hereafter, ‘There are men whom fallacies z i fr military purposes, but may so by | cannot blind; these men will not examine it NAVY YARD ON THK HUDSON RIVER, xing the ition of the road on the lower | or argueit in their minds and in their judgment, with Mr, Griawoun, (rep.) of N. Y., introduced a resolution, end of the and establishing wagon roads across | any very nice hair-splitting technicalities, There aro | Which was adopted, instructing the Committce on Naval mach bridge, open to tho ernment at all times | men who oder and firmly will look upon the decision | Affairs to inquire into the propriety of locating a navy for the transportation of material an: :he passage of per- | in this sense, without any respect of party or anything = on the Hudson river, opposite the village of sons in government employ to or from the island free of | else, and they will see that we decide that the Legislature ings, aad t. report by bill or otherwise, harge, in consideration of which a permanent t of | of New Jersey is the proper body to determm» how it INDIAN AAI’, way be granted to the railroad Somnpaay, ‘such | will take the sanse of the body and not the Congress or Mr. Stevens, (rop.) of Pa., introduced a resolution, other aid from the government as be fair and | the Senate of the United States. which was adopted, requesting the Secretary of the Inte- Mr. Conynas, (rep.) of Cal., read the rules which govern the joint convention of the California Legislature, and spoke briefly of the necessity of a majority vote to elect. Mr. Cowan, (rep.) of Pa., sustained the report of the ; the new location of the raion with fd a rior to report the bag eyes made under his direction, of ground to be occupied, to be subject to the d in conformity with the fifth section of the Indian Appro- Priation bill of March 3, 1865, spocifying tho amount of each appropriation expended, for what Indians and for lecision fon ot gal, Ceevompebag fe states that the pos- geasion of i, uous islands, known as Ben- bam’s, ros ‘innebago Isiands, are necessar, mi 'y | Judiciary Committee. The plurality rule was adopted | what objects disbursed. fo carry out ilitary: the act of | by a majority of the joint convention and the action of PRIVATE BILLS. April 19, 1864, and states that all the addi- | that conventiom was the action of the Legislature, The House then proceeded during the morning hour onal legiglation necessary will be to extend Mr. Trumpunt, (rep.) of Ill, said that, as chairinan of | to the call of committees for repotis of a private cha- ‘the provisions of that act so agto include them. The | the Judiciary Committce who made thetrep® the | ‘Taoter. aims for property on these amount to two hun- coming to the conclusion that Mr. OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICES. RYLIEF Among other bills reported and passed was a joint resolution Mr. Binanas, (rep.) of Ohio, the Committee on Military Alfairs, for the relief of oor- ~~ a officers of the army. The join: resolution provides suat in every case in which’ a commis officer actually entered on his duty aa such commissioned officer, and was entitled by law to be mustered in as such, but by reason of capture by the enemy, or other cause beyond bis control, and without faalt or neglect of his own, was not mustered accurding to the regulations within & period of not less than thirty days, the pay de- entitied to hf seat, and having arrived at after ag careful an investigation of the @ved and three thousand six hundred dollars, which ‘subject to examination by a board of com: The amount necessary to secure water at the head of Rock Island will be one hundred General Dyer concludes by submitting of an act such as is contemplated by the | they were governed in coming to that decision. doing so the only object he had, the only object he sup- poet any one had, was that the law of the question might be pro settled. It is purely a legal question, submitted to! ag judges, My only re is the Senate not make an erroneous decision in i \UCTING RAILROADS. Mr. Pomwsrory introduced a bill to revive and extend provisions of an act granting the right of way and | portant am: ‘as the representation of the States here or | partment shall allow to sib officer {full pay and emolu- making a grant of land w the States of Arkansas and | tho rights of.@ member to his seat. The constitation of | ments from the date on which such officer actuatly en- ‘Missouri to aid in the construction of a railroad from a | the United rovides that the Senate shall consist | tered on such duty, deducting only the amount paid or it mpon the Mississippi, ie the mouth of the | of two mei m each State, to be chosen by the actually received by such officer tor such periiod. river, via Little ‘to tho Texas, near Fulton, in | Legisi f. The question is:—What is the , SEE ARABCER, (rep,) of Cin, ekeraned that Ss Arkansas, with branchos to Fort Smith snd tho Missis- some it is sup] should apply also to officers who were killed before they ‘Wwerer eguiarly mustered in. The joint resolution was modified accordingly and Mr. Brxauam, from the Committee on Military A fai regores back adversely @ resolution to pay officers an soldiers money withheld trom them by sentence of court ‘Martial, on the table and ordered to be printed, RALIEV OF ALEXANDER Til MPSON. Mr. beep from the Committee on Foreign " tion for th» relief of Alexander Thompson, late Consul at Maranham, Bsazu; which was considered and passed. . . CERKS OF COMETTERS. Mr. Bayxa froia the same committee, presented a the House resolution respecting the ating thas the assigtance: was necesaary iness of that com- mittee, that Lis time was fully occupied and that he per- formed such services as legitimately belonged to his position. on the table ant ordered to be printed. INVALID PENAIONE, Mr. Pennam, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee on In- vand 1 reported a bill supplementary to the seve- hich was considered and acting in of awe has eippi river, approved February 19, 1 and for other DP shieh was rlrved othe Commitee on Pub- cn ny That section five of an act entitied “An act supplement Sh Sees to grant vue.” approved July . and section three of un fict entitled “An act supple: to the several acta rei 10 pension” wi repoaled, and the Tnat foum awd a by law ent wio shall have lost both hands oF tly and totally dinsbled in the name in the service, and inthe line of duty, stall be to ® peasion of twenty-tive dollars pet mon| dall persons who, under like circumstances, shall have lont both feet, oF one hand and one foot, or bees ttally and ently disabled in the same, shall be entitled to & pen- sion of twenty dollars per month, and all persons who, under like circumstances, shail bave lost one band or one foot, or been totally and nently disabled in the same, shall be naion of fifwen dollars per month. ved, that any pl wot avy right, i Hy i i fl i mort- elaisn or tn- ‘hereafter be nason whieh , be req void and of Mr, Yares, (rep.) of Til., dosh question :—He desired to know whether there was an in- stance in which a person who had not received a ma- jority of votes had been declared Senawrt Mr. Trewavrs. raid he did not know, Mr. Yarns asked whether, if a proposition for the eloc- tion of Senators were pending in the [llinois Legislature, it would be nght to receive a Xenator in this Body who had not received a majority of the vetes? He would ask another question :—His colleague (Mr. Trumbali) had as- serted that a majority of the New Jersey Legislature, which was ferty-one, was te conduct an eiec- tion for Senators, and that a majority of forty-one, which is twen' He (Mr. Trumbull) had taken the ground that if there wre sev ral candidates, and the votes were so distributed. as to give the highest candidate but five votes, the candidate receiving but five votes would be duly elected. Trexavut said his colleague hed selected an ex- Yares said he contended that this was a gov- any person entiled pension shall, before receiving said woney, take aad subscribe to an oath, to be filed with the Pension Agent, and by him to be transnitted, with the vouchers now required by law. to the proper accolunting ollicer of the Treasury, thai no fnterest in Ral signment or tran that the same has person who shall falsely take the sald perjury, and on conviction shall be liable to the pains and penalties of perjary. Sec. 3."And be it further enacted. T! thal! present or cause to be preseniot at an purer of attorney, nt other paper, requ rawing @ pension, Which paper shall bear -one, would, therefore, be sufficient to elect, th fon ch it was aetually ‘ates} would admit thie; bat his colleague (Mr. | such person so Mending shall be misdemeanor, ands! on eonvietion by @ fine not exeeeding five hundred a ment for a term not exopeding three years, discretion of the evurt befure whom auct Suc. 4. And be it further enacted that section one of an act entitied “An act supplementary ty the several acta re lating to pensions,” approved March 3, 1865, is hereby re timc. §. And be it farther enacted that 11 titied to an invalid peaston Las died mince M sul bereatuer die while an application ( Pending. aud afver the proot pl widow and no minor chit under «ixteen i i } £ : States at which it oven provides that foreign veasela shall be tive to manifests In act of 1799. ght provides thet, no domestic goods shall northeast or northwest frontiers provides that any person attemptin, revenue ollicers oF agente atin Upon men the amount u i Hi Ha 18 daw in or exoveding three soned in @ penitentiary, not exceeding forty-four provides that foreign vessels on arrivinj ‘Waters must report at the nearest port o it special permit. bot at the 2 sball be treme Mr. any person 40 ied or been disal ity, after the date of such eomimis- officer or ower = af amered. officer who abail have wilfully He Ee 1 regarded | ' Se Fil : it =5 A ; a i = i ij ti tie 5 | j i i ii i zs t HE i fie ut fy ‘iitary of naval and » child oF jit Ea it i rH tn i itt F st i | i : i i i i i & < { ai floor have is E 3 i i [ Ht ill i j iJ A Han tial tal ? b i $3 ; 5 2 i " E not a rale for the f u i | | a it ij i ‘words “expended for payment of militia in service of the United Stater. nea be Mr. Stevens, (rep.) of Pa, said he thought that the augendiment would improve the bill. @ amendment was avreed to, Mr. Srevexs appealed to Mr. Blaine to withdraw his tute and let the bill go to the House, ir, Bane Stated that he had been desired keg d friends of his substitute not to embarress bill by uniting it with another,jand, as he not wish to do so, he would withdraw his amend- \t. mths Committee rose and reported the bill and amend- ‘ments to the other House, and the previous question ‘Was moved and seconded. of oR ream (rep.) of Pa, advocated the pasrage of Mr. Monnri1, (rep.) of Vt,. characterized the bill as an Oli acquaintance, and suggested that it should be re- committed, to the Committee on Military Affairs, ‘wih instructions to report bill on general principles, ‘by which similar claims of other States could be ad- ir. Ranaut, (dem.) of Pa, suj that the gentle. man from Vermont (Mr, Morrill), having anced i agan old acquaintance, had accorded to it a full exami- nation. Ho was not fearful of any serutiny or examina- tiun that could be made. It wasa just chim. In fact, ft wag an obligation duc to Pennsylvania by the United States government. rejection would savor of repu- @ation. Still he thought it right that every examination should be made into it; and, therefore, if the gentleman who had cb: of the bill (Mr. Stevens) desired that it should go tothe Committee on Military Affalra for fur- ‘ther exammation— Mr. Stevaxs—No, sir; the House knows all about it. Mr. Borxn, (dem.) of Pa., spoke in support of the bilt, Like his colleague (Mr, Broomall) he, too, had ‘been a captain of these troops; his sword was quite as Dieodiers and his heart quite as loyal. He thought he could answer any reasonable objection to the passage of the bill. ‘Tho claims rested on a contract based on the express pledges of the Premdent of the United States and the Secretary of War, Pennsylvania had paid every dollar, and was now here asking the amount to be refunded to her. It, therefore, vouched the credit and honor of the general government, It was too late to raise the plea that those troops bad not been mus- tered into the service of the Unted States, for two rea- sins—first, because their services had been accepted; and second, because, after the rebel raid had been re- the President of the United States and the Secre- of War had given their pledges that the money sbould be paid. It was a slander to say that those troops had refused to cross the Stato lines, Mr. Rogers, (dem.) of N. J.. 4 that some of the troops of New Jersey had not been paid. Mr. Stevens replied that he had produced evidenco from the War Department positively asserting that they had been paid. Mr. KRooxns said that acortain amount had been pald, but there was still one hundred aud eight thousand ¢ Jaradue. The claim bad been sent to him last wint with specification of items. He did not know bow inu had-been paid; but he knew that that balance was +’ due. He waa told that the city of New York had alsoa clan due to her, and Missouri was in the ame situ- ‘ DEBATE ON THE LOAN Hitt Mr. Morn, from the Committees of Ways and Means, bite back the Loan bill with ameudments and the fe ring proviso: — Provided that of United States notes not more than ten af dolkire may be returned aud cancelled within #x months from the passage of this act, und thereafter not more than four millions of dollars in any one meath pr aed following new sectlon was reported, to be ardided to 0 Bil: —- That the Secretary of th Which tis nan ainsadinent, with a detuied statement of the expense of making such loans and osehss The House resolved itself into Committes of the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. Rollins ia the char, avd proveeded to the consideration of the bill and amendments, the How bate ww close in ten minutes addressed the committee, He raid that a8 tho bill had undergone » Jong wud patient discussion it ‘Was not neceskary now to travel over the same ground The bill had been recommitted without insiruc- to the Committee of Ways and Means; but the com- mittee bad regarded the fact of recommitment as in- structions to a certain extent, and had acted in harmon: with that view. If the law, as proposed to be amended, Were passed, a period of nine years would ensue before the retirement of the legal tenders now in circulation. That limitation, he believed, went ax far as a large ig A u he aving orlered ail general de- rity of the House was in favor of. If the views of Secretary of tho Treasury wore of any importance, be ask to be read a letter which he bad this morning wed. ‘The letter was read, ax follows :— BECRETARY M'CULLOCH'® LETTER, ‘Treascry Deranturst, March 23, 1966, Dean Sm—Your favor of the 22d instant is rece.ved, tramsmitting to me tho following resolution, namety :— Resolved, That a communication be addressed by this committer to the Secretary of the Treasury, stating that comm ities has received, through ono of ius members, An! that the Secretary i« of opinion that he ix, without further legisiation, sufficiently armed with power tO carry out the potioy announced in his late an- Beal report, and to request the Secretary to inform the commitice whether such is his opinion. In reply, I bave to ray that I must have failed to make myself clearly understood by the honorable member of the committee to whom reference ia made, I did not intend to say to him that tho Secretary is, without fur- ther legislation, sufficiently armed with power to carry out the policy announced in his late annual report; but I did intend to ray to him that if it should be found necessary to modify im any important particular the pro. visions of the bill reported by the committee, I should prefer that it would not become a law. It will be, in my opinion, a national calamity if Congress shall fall to grant additional powers to the Secretary; for it will be very difficuit, if not imposible, to fund the interest bearing notes under existing laws, Bat I do not desire that the committee or myself should become in any way responsible for a law that is likely to fail in accom- Plishing its object. I regard it matter of the greatest importance that the powers of the Becreiary should not be strictly de- fined. If, for example, the Secretary should be pr hibited from selling bonds below par, it would be ensy (as the market, io the process of funding, must be liberally supplied) forth) enemies of the government to form successful combinations for keeping the bonds at uch @ price as wou!d preveat the negotiation of them. On the other hand, if the authority of the Beeretery in this respect ia not limited, no such combinations would be likely to be formed. In my opinion, the best way of keeping the bonds at premium will be to leave the Secretary unrestrained in tbo sale of them. Against an undefined power it would be difficalt to form ruccessfal combinations, A limitation of the authority of the Secretary in this respect would be very likely to prevent funding. Ido not, therefore, favor such a limitation, and would regret to have the committee responsible for it. In regard to the other important featore of the biil— the authority to withdraw United States noter—I have merely to remark that I consider it to be of vast impor. tance to the business of the country, the welfare of the people and the credit of the nation, that ruch a financial policy should be adopted by this Congress as will pre- pare the way for a return to specie payments, When this can be brought about will depend upon the condition of national industry and the trade relations betwoon the United States and foreign nations. It \* not desirable that epecie payments should be restored until that restoration can be made permanent by increased in- dustry and & proper adjustment of the trate with Europe, The tendencies now are all in the right direo- on, and, if they shall be adjusted by judicious legivia- ton, I shall be hopeful that the carrency of the country may be brought up to the specie standard without a large reduction of it The apprehension which exists that if power is given to the Secretary to retire United States notes the circula- lation of the country will be ruinousty contracted, is without any substantial foundation. adopt « healthy Onancial policy. lam, very traly, your obedient servant, 33 i Mr. Monsits replied that the Secretary was limited to a tnders, commonly called greenbacks, r. Evpaipox inquired whether ft would not have the effect to limit him in the retirement of interest-bearing notes as now authorized, Mr. Monniet—Not at all. Mr. Lawkexcx, of Ohio, opposed the bill as still giving the Secretary too much authority, He might retire the $180,060,000 of compound interest notes and $4,000,000 of legal tenders within the next year, thus contracting the currency $214,000,000 in a year, Mr. Lyxcu, (rep.) of Me., moved to amend the amend- ment by adding tho following:—" And no United States notes shall be retired and cancelled until all the interest. bearing Treasury notes now outsanding are funded." He understood ‘that the Secretary of the Treasury did yon to and could not retire moro than $180,000,000 of compound interest notes for the next two years, Did the House want to anticipate any farther than that time? The Secretary did not deom it prudent to fund more than one hundred millions a year; and the first indebtedness to be funded way the pound interest notes, which were not legal tender for their face, Mr. ALuEy, (rop.) of Masa., was opposed to the amend: ment of the gentieman from Maine, because he was in favor of contruction, and that amendme wuld pre: vent any contraction of the currency. No man was more anxious or solicitous on the subject than he, Mr. Lyxcu withdrew bis amendment, but it way ro newed by Mr. Kenimy, (rep.) of Pa., who said, referring to the resolution offered by Mr. Alley curly in the session, that he had voted for the resolution of the from Massachusetts under the delusion that © not must be the way to the resumption of specie payment, But to-day the country was on the high road to resamp- tion. jad been told that the volume of car Tency was inereasing, and the gentleman froin Ohio (Mr. Gurtleld) had talked of the large amount of gold in the country and of tho balance of trade being in our favor, But yet, with all that, prices were daily depreciating, viz, the pnces of labor, of com moditics, of gold—showing that the currency wax flated, but that the country was on the bigh an ful road to an early resumpstion of specie payment with out a crisis; but now it was proposed to alarm and paralyze the basiness of the country by placing the con- trol of it in the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury He (Mr. Kelley) had great confidence in the pi bent, but he did mot know who might be his » the event of his death or resignation. Ho would not in vest any man with the power to stop or expand the bum- ness of the country, to quicken or dail it any day ho pleased. © bill propesed tw do the absurd thing of taking up the non-interest-bearing debt by borowiny money at *ixX per cent, the effect of which would be se our factories, our forges, our furnaces, anc paralyze all the business of the country, He regarded the bill as full of peril. Its tendencics were to retard the imption of specie payment, to close mines and fac- tories, to tarn many of the laboring people into paupers, and make all become clos ¢ econ bs Mr. Hooren, (rep.) of Maas, inquired of his colleague, of the résolution which he had offered at thy ent of the session, Mr. Auiey replied that it merely contemplated the pledging of Congress to co-operative action with the See retary of the Treasury in the views he haa expressed in bis annual report. Mr. Hooryn inquired further whether his colleague thought that those who were opposed to the bill as it stood wore expressing an opinion that It wax inexpedient to rosame speci® payment, Mr. ALLEY replied that he understood the effect of hin cotteague’s (Mr. Hooper's) amendment would be to pre- veut contraction and the resomption of specie payment, Resumption could not be effected except by contraction. Me was, therefore, opposed to the amendment of his colleagn Mr Wiieow, (rep.) of Towa, inquired whether the laws Of trade wore hot now carrying the country towards the Tosumption of wpecie payment as fast as was satisfactory to the Secretary himself, Mr. ALLey replied that that might be so. Mr. Kelley's amendment was rejected. Mr. Sioa”, (rep) of Wis, moved to amend, by adding A proviso that all bonds or other obligations should be payable in lawfal money of the United States, He wished the demand for our bonds to cease, and the adoption of this amendment would produce Uiat rewult. Mr, Gaiswotn, (rep.) of N. Y., concurred with the ntienvan from} Wiscovsin (Mr. Sloan) in the object of is resolution, bat differed with him as to the of effecting the’ desired object. The proper way was for Congress to legislate in such & Way as to preveut the country being flooded with foreign importations, which our bonds went abroad to 5 Mr, Wevtworts, (rep) TM, remarked that there were importers now the House laboring for the passage of Mr. Hooper's bill. Mr. Guixwouw went on to show that the {mporta- fions in January, 1866, were one hundred and fifty per cewt more than In the corresponding month inet year, and that upto the Lstof March the importations were six times aw large a# In the corresponding time last year, The country war being flooded with foreign goods At the mate of five hanared milliens a year, Our fore gn Indebtedness to day Wax not less than §1,100,000,000, aud would be §2,000,000,000 within the next sixty or ninety days. He argued that the Becretary had now sutficient power to contract the currency; besides, there was « Great deal of delasion about the idea of an expanded currency. Every one believed it proper to get back as rapidly as posible to specie payments, but there were toree thiogs than the deferring spocie payment. was in favor oc \t) but in arriv ing at that point be was Opposed UWany paliay that woatd crush out and destroy the iedustrial imtepests of the country. Ho would clothe no man, not oven tie nt Secretary of the Treasury, with such nowerd oa we tall would clothe him with. There was nothing abreasenable fn the Secretary being required to fund the tnterest- bearing note: before disturbing the more cireuladug mo- dium of the country. Previous to the war Use circulating medinm was $$60,000,000; and now, under the mo ex- panded condition of things, w the present law, it could only be $70,000,000. The amendment was rejected Mr. Fanquian, (rep) of lad, moved a proviso, that the legal tender notes known as ‘“wreenbacks”’ should be diminished below the amount now in c:realation. He proclaimed that he bad unlimited conddence in t Secretary of the Treasory, and was will denes of that conidente, Congress would convene again in eight months from me, and daring interval the Secretary could only diminish U os ander th stration in and t place in the hands of the Secretary of the ireasury this power @ he believed Mr. Wextworts supported the biM bec the Secretary had the greatest battle wo man bad ever been called upon to fight Th measure had een reported back as a comp To vote it down now would be equiva oting a wantof confidene in the ebairinan of U too of Ways and Means. and in the *peaker whe appointed him, and in tee Howse whieh elected the Speaker, (Laughrer.) The real dit ference between the proposition of the Committee of Ways and Means and that of the goutlomun from Mavwea- chusctts (Mr. Hooper) was the difference betwren pay ing #1x per cent in interest and paying twenty-five per cont on s connt of depreciation of the currency. It was tion between paper money and hard money, be 1b the disciples of Jackson aud of Hamiito Mr. Fanquran withdrew tiie amendment, Mr. Moneman, (rep.) of Pa, fenowed it He said that he differed with the gentieman fram [tinow (Mr Wentworth) in regard to the mode of reaching the re sumplion of epece payment. He did pot believe that was to be attained by making & tringent currency, which would create distrow amoung the taduerial chien Therefore he had voted against thie bill when t wae op He was reducing the carrency, but that this bill fantted the Becretary ficiently. Under t the business of the country would not wuter violence, He believed, with Mr Grewold, that Congrom was loginiating at the wrong end, and tat the way war to adopt mearures that would re strain excessive importations He withdrew the amend. ment. The committee rose to close debate, while in the House the ovening s@asion wan dispensed with The senion of tomorrow waa resincwd to general debate on the Presiient's Mesmgr and s motion to ad Journ, made by Mr Plrvens, was negatved—00 W 65 All debate was ordered ciose in ton minutes, and the Hoose went back inte Committee of the Whale Mr Horren meved to amend the bi! by subetiteting the following — ™ the Recretary of the Treasury \ ell any deseripiign of wonde suthorized by said net at such rains, pot ieee than par, ae be may think desiraiie, for lawful tovey of the United Bintan, oF to feeetve in payment any Treasury nites, comm pound Interest notes, corifentoa of indebindnees oF of On With the interest arerued thereon, whith hate een OF which may be iacued under any set of Congress It shall be the duty of the Kecrotary of the Treasury o revire daneel an ammount of the Treasury notae, cortiReates or other Obligations bearing interest eq4al is amount to the bonds dinposed of, and the public debt shall not herwafier be Sreucad’ by antuorty of this oF any provieus arta af Com voce’ asd from aed alter the Are day ot Jeahy next the tm Comet om cortuncatas of 40 foot torpor ery bene etal, mod ireed the annual rate of hve per ommtamn orem preted againat the Vien which bad bem he Howse that any person who voted against | af nl Mr. Stevexs moved to adjourn, and called for the yeas and nays $ The motion was lont. F. Moanitd moved the previous question, which was nde 19 two amendments reported were severally agread to, Mr. Bixowam moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table, and calted for the yeux and nays. Tho House refused to order the yeas and mays. Tho question being on Lhe passage of the bill as amend- ed, Mr. Witsos, of low , der yeh whieh were ordered ene eee The voto was then taken, and resulted In 63 yeas against 53 nays. So tho bill wax passed, ‘The tollowing is the vote (un detail Yeas—Mosers, Alley, Ancona, Anderson. Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Bergen! Blaine, Boyer, Brook khing, Callom, Darling, Day , Dawson, Donnelly, Eldridge, Eliot ‘orth, Far. quiar, Pinck, Garfield, Glossbrenner, Gr , Hard ing, Hogan, lines, Hubbard, James Mo Humphre; Ingersoll, Jones, Kasson, Kerr, Ketcham, Kuykenda Latin, Latham, Lawrence, La Blond, Mar Marvin, McCullough, MeRuer, Mercur, Morris,” Moulton, Myers, Nicholson, Noell, Perham, Pike, Randall of ia, Kee, ‘Hitter, Rolling, Ross, Sawyer, Scolield, Smith, ding, Stillwell, Strouse, Taylor, Thornton, Uy an Horn of N. Y., Van Horn of Mo., Waxhburne of Hl) Washburue of Ind’, Washburn of Mass, Wentworth of UL, Windom of Minn, Winteld, Wiight—s3 Nays—Memmrs. Allison, Baker, Hear Bingham, Bromwell, Bros Buckland, of Ohio, Cook, Dixon, Drigge, Kekloy, Eggleston, Fe Griswold, Harding ul, Hart, Hayes, Haby Hooper, Habard, «Lowa, Muvbied of N'Y of W. Va., Hulburd of N.'Y., Habball of Oh of Ol Phelps, Pr Loan, Lynob, MeClarg, Kelley, Kelso, Lawre Shellabarsor, Stevens, MeKoo, Orth, Pau Francis Thomas, Joun 1.’ Thomas, Jr., Van Aernam, Wetker, Willian, Wilton of Iowa ahd Wilson of The House then, at 6 I’. M., adjourned. THE LOAN BILL. Tho following 4 the Loan bill 4 it passed the House to-day: Be it enacted, kc, That the act entitled “An act to provide ways and means to mupport the go approved March 3, 1465, shall be extended and coustrued to authorize the Secretary of the Troasury, at hin dis- cretion, to receive any Treasury notes or other ob! jouod under any act of Congress, whether bearing in terest or not, in exchange for any deseription of bonds authorized by the act to which this WW an amendment, and also to dispose of any dencrip- tion of bonds authorized by said act, either in the United States or elsewhere, to such an amount, in such manner and at such rate as Le may think advisable, for lawful money of the United States or for any Treasary notes, certificates of indebtedness or certificates of depo nit of other representatives of value, which have been or which may be issued under any act of Congress, the pro- ceeds thereof to be used only for retiring Treasury notes or other obligations issued under any act of Congres, bat nothing herein contained shall be construed to author. ize any increme of tho public debt; provided, that of United States notes not more than ten tillions of dollars may be retired and cancelled within six months from the passage of this act, aad thereafter not more than four millions of dollars ta any one month, and provided the bonds whieh may be dis pored of elsewhere than in the United States may be made payable, both principal and interest, in the coin or currency of the country in which they are made payable, and «ball not bear @ rate of interest excecding five per centum per annum; and provided further, that the not to which this is an amendment eball continue in fall forve in all its provisions except as modified by Unis met Puction 2, That the Becrotary of the Treasury shall re port to Congress, at the commencement of the next son sion, the amount of exchanges made or moury borrowed under this act, and of whom and on what terme, and aro the amount and character of ludeltedness retired under this net, and the act to which this is an amendment, with a detailed statement of the expense of making wus Joans and exchanges. Surprise of Burglars tn Fro THR WHOLE GANG ON A BAPE ARIZURE OF BURGL MENT Ata late hour on Thuraday night officer Van Name, of the Fourth precinct, while going bis rounds, diseovered that one of the front wisdows of Mesare Wheeler & Merritt's store, 252 Front street, was partially open, and suspecting that burglars might be Inside he ran Ws the station for astxtance before sounding an slarm rap. Roundeman Townes, detective Mullen and officer Craig returned with officer Van Name, and on reaching the store in question they quictly pammed through the win dow to the office of the firm, ia the rear, and thers ate covered three men tm the act of driiling hete in the mfe The operators were taken inte custody, and gave their names a Wiliam Moore, salina Dan Kelly, George Johnson and John Revndere Ow examining the safe it was found that the borgiars bed Griljed several hules with the view of inserting powder to blow it open, and bat for officer Van Name success would efforta, Near the safe on the floor was nearly four fost in iangth, @ brace and t bag containing a large variety of « Hefore guing to who broke into the office Cone n Peck slip, nearly cused partie, afters night's fofetug in the police maton, were arragoed before Juste Hogan and for trial ip default of $2,000 ball « twenty a mi, std Moure, alias Kelly, ts thirty two y wod ly Jonnwn oornpat howe 4 bar for » iiving ore, who ty ®t y wo yoarr nth strom, rosie a ain Thirty second street, and clams to be a n. All the ae ay they are natives af New You Vor cused parties his particpation in the Peck «ip burglary Moore war indicted, tried, foand gutliy and eenieucet to the Reate Prisow for three yours and mix mogthe, He has beep bat ® short time out of Bing Bing ware ‘SOFTEN 4nd ROREED. A gang of burglars forced an entrance throwg® a rear window ‘ending w the sbip chantiery sud hardware sore of John A. Beaman, 120 aveous D, ow Thursday night, aod, Insertiag powder im the lock of Le gle, blew scattering the eontenta over the fom There wty ve dollar im tnomey im the male, wich the burglars seo red Lefure making their cerape Dvubt heme they sutiayaced inaking & large bas! Coroners’ Inqur Vovat Vote reow s Lanven—A Vourmas (rencnen Charles Hawkina, © laborer on the new bwilting No 67 Canal crest, wus fatality injured on Thuretay | terme that « indder, erected from the second to the fourth floor, was fastened at the top w prevent it fall ing Frederick Beeman, foreman of the frame- wort, Wook wp the plank which supported the fon of the ladder, afer which tte descending [rom the turd, sapped om the latter whom it 0 way from etvrve, Soe ore him w the Wire fete aud tractiring feo He war when hellevee Hospital, where death rubeequentiy neared. Carumer Gover yeatertay held on om the boty, end (rut the @videuce a4deced the jury fovmi that 4- conrad nme we be Goeth by injerice received by the falling of @ leAder om whieh the deeeaed war, at the building im course of erection ig Canal vtrect, be «ree Ailes and Orchard etreete Ami oe further conrare Vrederick Bauman for «ai, the plank spon wirith the latter rented, sed met notify ing the men of the fort Decwaned wae einty four Gea’ native of Ireland, and lived ot 17) Mos (areinmners 6 reer O@ ‘Twn Accwart to 4 Dear Mere Coroner Wiltey bald on inquest on the body of Norman Ambrows, the deaf mute who died from ibe eflects of injuries reewived weap Fort Washington by being mrock om the beat by the lorotniArve attached to an exprene train of care belonging the Hudson Rover Kaliroad Company, a0 previowsiy reported. Theenaend wae an attache of the Deal and Domb Inetitete, amd bong mineed search was mate for him, oom after one Feet, Principal of the ina tote, procived information that be had teen & lied The Lestimuny edtaced Semt uahew that berenend war walk- Citance below Fort Wash eleat The engineer of the morning enprem train me whistle ereral | tmre, Varese Pete om ree Pevemmet Catharine DM Ober, German woman, forysit youre ot age, died ot ber Be 96 Jay ctreet, from 6 frectore of the eel feerired om Tosetay evening inet - ~ aot the renter orden at arn” i Kasep sv Vatisee Dows Praia — An inquest was held ot No, 190 Went Fifty ecoved mreet, by Coroner Wudey, ores the remains of Laine Rate, « little girl woven pease 8 age, Ghee ied from injarite rerivet by fh. eome fight of waive A verdnt of ‘Acritontal 7. frederet by the Jerr. A t