The New York Herald Newspaper, April 24, 1866, Page 9

GITPDT WUMAN wWJeJ 8 8B Dé sl ew 4 ao eA ws we A === — nm tt enn NEW YORK, TUESPAY, APRIL 24, 1866. a ~ = ae = {was adopted, instructing the Committee on femmerce to faquire into the expediency of providing ayainst the im- Portation, transportation and manufacture of mitra Pycerine in the United § FACILITATION BETWEEN THE STATES. Mr. Caanpie: » asked the Senate to fake up the bill to facilitate posta! and railroad commu- ication between the States, Mr. Jounsox, (dem) of M , said that Mr, Morrill was he was absent, ussion go on, and pross the bit! to a vote as soon as possible, He said there were several Senators he understood anxious to gpeak on the subject. He simply wished to press the Bi toavote, It had been before the Senate for tare ‘essions. The bill was made the special order for Friday next at eee o'clock. Its language is as follows:—~ Whereas, the constitution of the United States confers Congress in express terns the power to regu commerce umong the several States, toestablish post Fada and support arinien; therefore, Be lt enavied, Ao., Puat wuy railroad company of the United Mates whose road’ is operated by steam, its successor and assigns, be and it is hereby authorzed to carry upon and ‘Over 1s road, connections, boats, bruges and ferries all pas ra, troops, government sipplies, mails, freight aud perty on ther Way trom any State to anc my jon U ont place of destination; Pro- any #fp tates and ithout compen pored by the t ompany to aid in the coo Wided, that (his act shall not aft the governmentol tue United y for transportation o: ta Eeparor chaste eouniwonm granting lands to ang such Giruction of usted. THE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THR NAVY. Mr. Grimes, (rep.) of lowa, called ap the House bill for the better orgunization of the Pay Department of the Ravy. It provides, fae of th WY Shall consist of eighty paymasters, forty passes ent paymasters and thirty ussistant paymasters. ters shail be coru Fated wettetant ps; ro assistant, they SKCTION as passed in the House, that on and after the i act the active Hat of the pay corps of the saint rly promoted au: ters, and passed assistant Payinasters assistant paymasters shall give onda for tie faithful performance of their dutics in the sum fifteen thousand dollars, and that the annual pay shall t sea, fifteen hundred doliare; on other duty, fourteen, ndred dollars, on leave or waiting orders, twelve hundred ra. The Senate committee recommended the following amendment, which was adopted : And all passed assistant paymasters authorized by thie act to be appointed, who have not been heretofore appointed and commixsioned 4s assistant paymasters, and all assistant PoYmasters neredy authorized co be appolited, shall be so: d from those who have served as acting assistant pay- Masters for the term of two years, and who were cligibie to intment in that grade When they were appomted acti iatant paymasters as aforesaid; subject, however, to sucl examinations as are required by law and sich as may be tablished by the Secretary of the Navy. The bill, as amended, was passed. It goos back to the ‘House for concurrence in the Senate amendment, POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. Surnwax, (rp) of Ohio, called up tho bill making @ppropriations for the Post Office Department for the er guing year. It provides, as repor from the Finance Gommitice, as follows :— ction I. That the following sums be and the same are Appropriated for the service of the Post Office Depart- t for the year ending June 3, 1807, out of any moneys the treasury arising from the revenues of wuld department conformity to the act of the 2d of July, 1s transportation of the mails, iuland, sportation of the mails, foreign, fer ship, steamboat and way letters, $8,000; for eompensition to postmasters, $4,250,000, for clerks of ofices, $1,920.00; for Busmient to letter exsriers, 000; for wrapping nepaner, 8 000; for twine, $30,000; letter balances, $6,000, for compensation to blank ugents end annixtants, | mage for office furniture, $6,000; for adver- ng, $80,000; for postage stamps and stamped envel }; for mail depredations and special agents, $100,000; mail bags, $130,000; for mail locks, keys ata ‘stamps, ; for payment of balunoe due to foreign countries, 000; for mixcellaneour articles, gsm.000. ‘Buc. 2. And be it {urther enacted, That the following suing, $F 90 much thereof as may be necessary, be andthe satne are ‘appropriated for the year ending June 30, 1867, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to effect so anon an Brazil shall hare pert the condi- on ber provided in the law authorizing said service; the mail steainship service between the United States and |, $10.00; prov ‘that this appropriation shall take Boot only when Brazil al have uth ed the son part provided in Ww aut ing said service; for & taal ctsamahtp service between Han’ Francisco, Japan China, for six months ending June 30, 1867, $250.00); for inland mail transportation between Atchison and Folsom, marine mail transportation between New York and Cali: 1, $900,0%', Bxc.'3. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster sailing ports Qeeeral be and ho iw hereby authorized to ‘vessels for the (ransportation ef tie mails Wetween Sf" the United States and any foreign ports, where the’ ser- may be facilitated thereby. allowiag and paying therefor % easation not execeding the posiages accruifg on the Matis no conveyed. Sige. 4. Aud be it further enacted, Phat the Postmaster General be aud he Is Lereby required to to the * Soy of the Treasury, annually prior to the tewt day of No. of each year, bis estitute of the money required Bee o cesc? the ben Beparemtass fortes eating tical which extimate shall be tno og ho Peisiesestinnton of sppropraitona rewuired by the joiat tion of the 7th of January, Mr. Hexprntoy, (rep.) of Mo., submitted the following @mendment to the bill as an additional rection — Thatin all cases in which persons have been or shall be gyPeinted, either during the recess or during the peaslons the Setiate, ax assistant postmasters or other elvil oflicers fender the government, whose appointments require the com’ @ent of the Senate, and whose appolutments /aving been Xd OF not conmanted o money shall be drawn Fy oF uted from any fund or approvriation made or created by law to pay the sa { such persons Gader such appointments, or under previous appoint Ment to the same off * rendered after said ad- ment: aud it LY person ao rejected by the Sen aball after sucl journment be appeinted to the same 8 money shall Le drawn oF used ae aforesaid to pay salary until his appolutment shall have been consented by the Senate ceeding se-sion. A protracted discussion occurred on the above, and was participated in by Messrs, Henderson, Sherman, Sebneon, Trumbull, Howe, Cowan, Howard and Sumner Mr. Txcmnvut, (rep.) of LiL, offered the following as an @mend vent to Mr. Henderson's amendment: — That no person caerctoing or portorminy the duttes of any ine, Which by law is required to be Llled by and with the he Senate, shail, until & ike and consent the Senate, rece ees, uniews be be cominiasioned by the Pres! vacancy wirich | and ince its Without taking avy action on the billor amendment ls Benate went into execative session at half past three ‘M., and soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasixatox, April 23, 1866. ‘The Grst business tn order was tho call of committees fer reports to go upon the calendar, No report was made under this call. IGHT HOUR LABOR SYSTRM IN Tum DesTRECT, ‘The next business in ordor being the call of States for Pesolutions, the resolution offered last Monday by Mr. et came up, directing the Committee for the Dis of Columbia to inquire into the expediency of estab. Babing by law the eight hour aystem in the District. The Fesolution was adopted. RVENING SRSMION YOR THE PACIFIC RAILROAD, Mr. Buwets, (rep.) of Cal, from the Committee on fhe Pacific Rail offered ‘a resolution, which was Qdopted, providing for an evening seesion to-morrow for the of receiving reports from that committee. rhamentary motion to reconsider and lay on table #0 as tosecure the matter having been by Price, (rep.) of lows, Mr. Wasuncaye, (rep.) of Ill, inquired the object of Raving 2 seion to morrow evening. Mr. Puce responded that the Committee on the Pacific Raiiroad had not been called for (wo mouths, aud to ali $pesaraucer would net be called for two mouths long very important bills to report, and by the moans it would not tuterfere with auy other business, . Wasitnenne thought it would be giving an undue ference to that committee over other committecs, The tmittee on Commerce had also very important bills to Feport and all committees should take their regular tars. Besides, Dilis involvieg such vast appropriations 8 the bills to be reporied from the Pactiic Railroad Com gittee were not to be disposed of in an evening seRslon. Ge demanded the yeas and pays on the motion to lay ou Mae table. Tho vote having been taken by yoas and nays resulted 61, nays 40. So the motion to recomsider was lad the lable, leaving the resolution adopxed. FRAUDS ON THE NEVESER, Mr. Ricny, (rep.) of Cal., offered a resolution instruct fag the Cominittes on Pubile kxpenditures to inve ¢ compromises of frauds on the revenue, ve taken place in connection with th to ase 4 Boston, and to ascertain what disposition has beeu made of the moneys paid on such compromlincr Geo to inv @igate such other alleged frauds upon (he @ustome or internal reve ay it may deem advisable; and whether any vexatious suite have been cor Against importers and oth " SHY person or persons cour With the custon fernai re 0@ service in tue cities of Boston and York, with power to send for persons and papers, 10 testimony in New York or Huston, aud to wit duri he recess The House having refused to second the previous qre Hon, and Mr. Dawass, (rep ) of Mass, having risen m, it went over under the rule till next mm CAND TRANSPORTATION OF CoMDUTINLN MATE ‘ PL ie Mr. MeRiven, (rep.) of Cal., offered s resolution, whieh was otopt ting the Committee on Comer wmquire in 4 Of the storage and tranny Bion of com ad explosive materials, and fr re necessary to secure better protection ty. Wasnnunse, of Il., to cous (mg hour. PU DIETRINOTION OF SRFDS AND PrANTW HY THR AORN Ut TCKAL DEPARTMENT, Mr, Doxwmtxy, (rep.) of Min., introdneed & resolution, ich was adopted, instructing the Committee on Agri: talture to inqu re Into the money value of the seeds and nia distributed by the Agricultural Department, and hether a larger atnount could not be procured for the fame money from the rardeners and nuteerymen of the dountry by advertisement and contract, and what seps Gre necessary Ww increase the efficiency of the Agricul. faral Departraent MOVEMENT FOR THR ADMINRION OF THIN ‘Mr. Lavuax, (rep.y of W. Va, introduced che fo’ Pesolation id he would ask the House er that very subject after the close of the morn- (lee on Revoneruction hee repented funeuows of whereas, by the Information recetved through the ig tiga tions of haid committee and through other chaunels, ligis the state are e/ititled to representation herein; therefor hy the Tiouse of Representatives, tho Senate That the Committee on Reconatruction, be and u hereby relieved from the further coufsiderstow of all inaticrs pertaining to the representation of the Stee Of Tennessee in this House. Resolved, That the credentlals of the Represer.tatives elect from said State be and the same are hereby reterred to the Committe on Flections, with leave to report at any Une, and wich lastructons to report as soon as paucticn!ile, upon the election returns and qualifications of each of said Repre- sentatives elect The point having been raised whether the resolutions must not go to the Committee on Reconstruction with out debate, the Sreagcn decided that the first resolution was in order, bat (hat the second was not in order. Mr. Lariam thereupon withdrew the second resolu: tien. Mr. Covktine, (rep.) of N. ¥., raised the point of order that the first resolntion was aot in order, inasmuch as the question of the admisston of Tennessee was not now before the Reconstruction Committee, it having re ported it to tie House The Sreaker sustained the point of order. Mr. Paice, (rep.) of Lowa, inquired whether the subject had not been recommitted to the Reconstruction Com mittee. ‘The Srzaxer replied that it had been, but that thero was a motion to reconsider pending. Tho question of admission of Tennessee was not before the Commit » on Reconstruction and therefore tho resolutions not in order. CALL YOR TH TRIAL OF JEPP, DAVIB. ‘The call of States being completed the next business ta order was the consideration of a resolution offered by Mr. Julian on the 29th of January, which then weut over under tho rule, declared as the deliberate jadgment of this House that the speedy trial of Jefferson Davis, either by a civil or military tribunal, for the crime of treason or the other crimes of which he stands charged, and his prompt execution if found guilty, are imperatively de manded by the people of the United States in order tho treason may be adequately bead) by the nation, trat- tors made infamous and tho repet.von of their crimes as far as possible be prevented. Mr. JULIAN moved the previous jicétion on the reso- lation, Mr. Witsox, (rep.) of Towa, appes or lot the resolution be referred tot’ J) yie'ary Cominit. We, which now had the subjet under w werstion Mr. JULIAN declined to do Bo, and the mouse seconded the previous question and ordered the maig question to e pub ‘Mr. Cuanuer, (dem.) of N. ¥., moved to lay the rso- Jution on the table. Mr. Exorince, (dem.) of Wis, asket Mr, Julian to modify his resolution by striking Owt the words “or wili- tary tribunal,’’ - Mr. Juttan declined to do #0. Mr. Farxswoxrn, (rep.) of Ill., remarked that the resolution expressed the sense of tho country. Mr. BrxcitaMm, (rep.) of Ohio., appealod to Mr. Chanler to withdraw the motion to lay on the table, #0 that ho might move to reconsider the yote ordering the main juestion, and then move to refer tho resolution to the udiciary Committee. yg Citanuxn assented to that and withdrew his mo- ‘The Honse then, on motion of Mr, Brxcitam, recon- sidorad the vote ordering the main question, and sec: onded the previous question. The morning hour having then expired, the resolution went over until Monday, THE TEST OATH. Mr. Wuaor, from the Judiciary Committee, made an adverse report on the proposition ot the Pr-sideat to modify the test oath, and the committeo was discharged from its further consideration, the report being laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The report contains the following pointa;— ‘The act prescribing the oath wan passed when the nation was in the midst of agigantic war, waged againat It by ita own citizens, and Cor intended to establish by it a per. mauent rule of pablic policy, which sould exclude from the ‘offices of the United States every citizen who had voluntarily abandoned hin allegiance to the government and jolned in the mht attempt of traltars to destroy It. The offical post- tions which many of the leading trattora held under the gov- ernment, wisile in he rebellion, were Sense of this House that the fe of Mr. Julian to gaged In organial ‘of ‘power’ without which “the ‘war could not We "been "eomimenced, Those, positions wave the the conspirators a resintlews intluence over people gf, tie, Bouthern States, and fupplied the menus for organizing forces hat converiel one-half of the republic into battle fields, ou which loyalty and treason con- tended for four years, if every officer of the government had proved true io his trunt the rebellion could not have oc. red. This fact was properly appreciated by Congres aud President Linesin when the act of July 2, wan ‘od upon the etatute book of the nation. ‘They saw that ‘ason derived all ite original strength from the official positions of leading traitors. ‘The bascnoas of the traltors who “eae Congress, from the Cabinet and from the army and navy, to give character and organization aud power tg wae all who fresh in the mi ian of oath of othe, The Yulee ‘of the wg who con- t the government while ding & t bad Beer <ipcovered snd placed, before oe? a 101 bel the passage of the act of ? neta letter did mach toward Scar every ue supporter nvernment necesa ply: tng ‘the teat or enintatvupeed a ” ery public oan, So marked was its effect then that the committon ‘deen It per to reproduce tt here as an argument in favor of m Eiiding the ‘polley in the adoption of which (t_mater! aided, The committee understand that it a the delive: «0 of Congress to maintain the policy of the act of which i, to keep the ofliees of the government Treason is not to be inade respe laces of honor, tr loyal only be found In the insurrectionary States to‘ and none other should be the nation aught to be so ange ny other course posstole, and in this in the bold utterances Johnson both while the war Was in progress and after hostilities had ceased. . The committee quote the remarks of President Jehason’ while he was Military Goveruor of Tennessee to show that the declarations are in entire | mony with the policy established by the act of July 2, laa, ami when on the 28th of April, IAM, he asserted that “it ix time the American people should be taaght to understand that treason is @ crime, not in revenge, notia anger, but that treason 14 a crime, A td be @ ned aa a punirhed as such,” he uttered an appeal for the c Of the text oath oi with loyal men, and af the coment committee does not he declared " tarre are but five thounand ts justice, there tena and faithful men « (work Of Feorgamaation and Felormation absolutely meant (0 be understood as fixing * numerical linite bat Father aa announcing doctrine that loyal men, how few in number Id be the swiet deponitaries of power and social influence. lation ofits words, for any other would be ir Lis emphatic and often repeated denuuciatio; and traitors The committes further quote from President Johnson's speeches in the Senate im March, 1861, In reviewing the letter ef the Secretary of the Treasury, the com. mittee say -— The test oath waa established by law, and no officer bad any more right to dispense with it than he had todinpense with any other Iaw. All officers should know that the dispensing power does not erisé in this government snd that ite exercise in dangerous and will pot ve tolerated if the set of July 2, IMM, stood in the way of execution of other | inw the extent indie the Secretary of the President was very plain with the val of the « the compile would, views th of Congres tive and with litte or appose that the tiral Thin must. be the tee interpre wnmintent with of Wesson Trea: It together, the to dispense with the law of July 2, 1N6d, the Seoretary of the reasury House with an exuibit of the uillce rs appointe dinpenastion. The © further argument, say, In conclu —Uf the test oath should be so far modified as to ens ex rebel to taxe it, Ul ial influauce which now over Comes loyal men would sull push them out of the way and force the poverninent to bestow it offices on the du ja would ne ke tremme, the contrary. tt» attaches Uy te, Dunieh men because of th A com) vnity that wil Bot rempect Bt tee vo wuse We h thr ieniy went to alow of the test 1 were, are thow tavee wie cnn tale ty € Stalea be given. Lek the govern fe shee claims in thin regard, and loyalty and aww ot the United Staion will he strong + sortal power which frowns pon toed by the flag of the repel ong “ry in ee ‘ ‘ 4 ‘ harged from the fur her ‘ aye Mr. Roars, (tem ) ¢ resented & minor port in favor Of the recommendationa of the Pre rotary of the Treawnry and the Posimaster wan nln ordered te in tine 6 Mr. Kogers) was is recommend ite surprised that ti peal The med. Th quesuon ti ant Ube ok is whether the are loyal men, and onn take the oath U # port {he sonatite tion. This {4 all that ought of really can be required of them, The most of the poopie of the South loat thate for. tunes with the febellion, won an honest convieton that their allegian” ¢ to State sovereignty was kuperion (a feder | authority, Home held offices under the rebel government aa the only means they had for support; some « ded the rox dellion ta vont conserip seme ware enmpelied by oon. Scriptom to ta once of the so ealed Conte ernie Miawen, y is every one of them from botdin val erm To fart, nearty te ball of the pen: fe were coupe Ned rate potiven to guatain the Confederate eaves; an the federab wwernment could not protect them, \t bas 9 right ta erm Ain of persons who were forend Wo give efleg lance to the on! organitavion that foul give (hem protecvion. Thie teat oat must ieome nd thet ot far distant, be repealed. it cannot ei ere unions It me the detrrminaven of the people Wor ereeen) aeeeraven ie (he ae vaice in tho affairs of the nation, ‘That cannot ba do Wis country rensain s republie. | The people of the South aro ta the affairs of the Union. Aud to exelu wa participating iu federal aliaira by ime ob? gu q foreign fo the co! and ono they cannot take without swear Polina pure and sinple. After further argument the report of Meo Rogers coneludes a» wa —In view of All the uzrounding chrounstancer, it does appeai we should lay our party prejudices aside, ourselves Go the mitt ‘aifales and modily Lhe owt aL by the howorsbie Postmaster Genera 0 be ho asof communication, thio (end edall over the vast don , without tbe necessity of ui ng sven rate the aflections of one (hint lish #despotiam over ove third sous herein set forth, it is reo. ‘o tar modify the test Oath thas ie nda chase: fed Chere thet | have not volumtarily oayht Jor any authority, oF pretended au thority, im hostility to the United States,”* GUARDING AGAINST THB CHOLERA. Mr. Warnuvens, of Til, from the Committes on m1 reported a joint resolution authorizing tho «ident to carry juto eilyet such orders and regulations as may be deemed necessary and proper in aid of the State or manic!pal authoritiey to guard against the ingro- duction of ra into the ports ofthe United States, itary and naval eommandens in ports and pl ‘hb have been oF are iy 11 surrection lo enforce such quarantine regulations as jnay be necessary for the purpose of guarding against (io Introduction of cholera or yellow fever, 40 pro: vide for the proper care and treatment of patients, and appropriating for those purposes such amount as may be necessary ‘The joint resotution was read three times and passed NITRO-GLYCERINE, Mr. Wastinvene, of Ill, stated that a report on the subject of nitro-glycerine would be made from tho Con mittee on Commeree very soon RROKOANIZATION OF TH ARMY. Tho House then proceeded to the consideration of the Dill to reorganize and establish the army of the United States, the question be an amendment offered by Mr, Thayer to the sixteenth n, mreference to the Quartermasters Department, ‘This gave rise to cousiderable debate, participated in by Messra Schenck, Thayer, Chanter, Paine and Farqa- har, The debate was fivaliy closed by the previons ques tion on the section and the pending amoudments, ‘The first question Was on the amendinagt offere@ by Mr. Schenck to the subsitute, which was agreed to, ‘The question recarred on the substitute as-amenaled, and it was reyected—yeas 45, nays 70. ‘That loft the section as reported from the Committes on Military Affairs and amended by the House as fol- lows — Sxo. 16. And be it further enacted, that the Quarter. master’s Department of the army shall hereafter consist of one quartermaster general with the rank, pay and emo: ments & beizadier general; mx’ quartermasters with the rack, pay and emoluments of — coloiela of cavalry; ten’ quartermasters with the rank, pay and emolument@ of lieutenant colonels of fifteen quartermasters with the rank, pay and ments of majors of cavalry, forty-four quartermasters with the ronk, pay and emoluments of cay of cavi at least two-thirds of all original vacancies in grades of lieutenant colonel! and major, and all Scccian ls the prade of copiatet salt from among those persons who have rendered meriters service an aaei@tant quartermanters of volunteers in the army of the Ugited States in the late war. But after the first appointments made under the provisions of this section ae vacancies may occur in the grades of major aud captain im the department, no appointinents to Mil the same sald be made until t&6 number of majors shall be redaced to twelve, and the oumber of captains to thirty; and thereat the number of officers in each of said gradem sball conti to conform U» maid reduced numbers, | But nothing in thie shall be construed #0 a4 to vacate the commisai cer now comminsioned either am agsintant quarter master geueral er as deputy quarter or an Aealstant quartertnaster,, but ‘only tol the title to quartermaster in the case of those who rauk wa colonels, majors aud captaina, without affeetin in any way their relative position or the time from whic they take such rank. No amendments being offered to the seventeenth or ‘eighteenth rections, those sections etand as reported by the committee, ax follows: — Sc. 17. And be it further enacted, that the number of mil- itary storekeepers shall hereafter be as many ae shall be re- aired, not exceeding sixteen, who shall have the rauk, pay 4 emolemente of captains of infantry. See. 18, And be it further enacted that the provisions of the act for the better organization of the Quartermasters Department, approved July ¢, 1804. shall contique in force, #o far as they co not become 01 ‘and unnecersary upon the disbandment of the volunteer forces, The ninctecnth section, which refers to the Subsistence Department, was taken up for consideration, Mr. Woovnripar, (rep.) of Vt, moved to amend, by substituting for it the cor nding. section in the Senate bill, and spoke in su; of bis amendment. He took oecasion in tbe course of his remarks to defend the military academy at West Point from the of hav. ing been # nurrery for treason. He denied that it was, and referred to Gfant, Sherman, Themas, and scores of others, educated at’ West Point, ne Bbving ww eee wae . ‘The heres of ms, men who came from Weat Point, ¢| the admiration of the worl they were Re whose namer wero written highest on the scroll of fame. While he would uot de preeate the efforts of others, he would not have any- thing done to retlect on the graduates of West Point The volunteers were entitled to the lasting gratitude of the country; they had made a high and heroic record, but in comparison with the men educated at Wert Point, it was, and always would be, where untrained men are brought into competition with highly educated men, whether in the law, 1a Wo minwtry, in medicine or i the army, education would tell. When, in addition to that, men were trained in those high notions of pereooal honor in which Weet Pointers were trained, the treasurer of the nation might be put roto their hauds aud every dollar of it would be #trictly accounted for: Mr. “cnenck, (rep.je@ef Ohio, disclaimed the idea of re- Point. The committee meant simply government had educated » man ‘out, and make him skilf ' nery and general tacticn, he Kioak for years at West nag and gu to work inspecting biscaitand making contracts for beef. Why should they be allowed to descend from their positions for the purpose of dealing in sowheliy and bard wek? The A were educated for -omoth Civilians could do Lie work of the Sabsixtence Ared and fourteen etvilian ing aw make him a competent commissary of sub than (o make bin a chaplain of paymaster, Every step upward that the gentioman (Mr Woodbridge) liftal West Point, proved hix (Mr, Schenck #) argument The more soldier he made every graduate there, the more in ruc it hat these men, all covered with glo rivals o uid descend to crackers and insp ct Sarit, (rep) of Ky , took exception to undue lauda tion of West Fount at the expense of the volunteer service. Mr, Woopwninck protested that none had a higher re for the volunteer we than he had; but stl it rue th & who had ach guished n to war were hone 1 who had graduated av Wert Point. There was not one o: them who did net come out all right Mr. Swrrvt reférred to the fact that the man who stood wif, wt mbove ail the rest in th vtory of the war wae & mnan who had not made t ny bis profession, but #ho was engaged ax a tanner in Galena, at the time the war broke ont. What West Pointer stood higher than John A. Lo gan? Mr Nwrork. (dem | of Ind., stated that the indications were that it wax not the intention ef the House to pac the bul at this time = If thet were «0, the Hone way but losing ile time in considering the pill section by section, with a of testing (he semae of the Hour Ho moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill to the m December next oppose the motion, Oret Menda: Mr. Senex Foe for a motion to adjour INVIETIGATION OF THE warts ee ow THE BOP ert offered a resolution, which wae ing the resident to municate to the f General Smith and James T. Brady 1 at New Orleans bat yielded om Der AwT Mr. Farw adopted, reqne House the rer on their tny ost) THe RIVER ANG ILARBON IMP eT ROLE, Mr, Brier, (rep. of Mase, gaye notice that on Monday next, after the morning hour, he would move to die fthe Whole on the State of the ver consideration of the River bill, and Ww have action upon it charge the Committ Usies from the f aod Harbor Improvern by the Houre OUR sOLDIERA KILLKD AND WORIEY IN THR YiCINTY OF ar The Srminnn pre ta meseage from the President, in answer to @ resolution of the Houne, of the 24 inst transmitting the F { the Keeretary of War, renpect ng the coll ation of hand got deers killed and poet Atlanta. [twas Fr 1 ty tho Committee on Military Altaira, nex , a te nef the ' Ment ° tittes on Micary AMaue ‘ Mr. 1 ' female al “y Mr ®& a ! 1 Tuk Wor, YRA Dm Mr. Kerowam, (rep.) of N.Y, presented 9 petition of citizens k, New York, avking aed pe tac a ool, wan referred to thy mises on Ways and Meaw PmTRAN AG ALNRT TUR JUDBIARE Hm Mr, Cosas imi prenented 9 remonstrance of the citizens of Utica, New Yor’, sem Jidiciary bi MN wae referted he Jedi tary Con Mr. Wano, (rep ) of N ted a similar remnon strance from the ad ng me f the bas of Bae Mr. Hrrenenee wy, Introd weed 9 Dill for the rele’ of per gem eae som by reason of depredations aad injuries by certain haads of Indians. Read tw referred to the Comminae oa Indian Aftaire . Oded Mr Beane, of 1 Territory, oteeed © rene. tion, which wae adopted, requenting the Kecretary © the Interiot to faruish the Foose wih « fall statement afl moneys ou baad oo tee 1h of Jaly 1686 ape to the support of the various Indian tribes and for all other purposes connected with the Indian services, Ke. THE F EN IANS. ” FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. VAYMENT OF COLORADO MOUNTED MILITEA, Mr. BRanronn, of Colorado ‘Territory, offered a resolu Moapay, Apnl 23-6 P. M tion, which was adopted, instructing the Ce on ww A pee ho temper of the Stoc Military Affairs to inquire into the propriety of reporting There te nochange 10 note in gevdies & bill Lo pay the reganent of Colorade mounted mil Exchange, whieh, in thy ) of the «tr mustered into service in the winter of A865, by ord Two America decidedly bullish: but symptom: growing animatic Coboneh Thomas Moor s : a ee nd a speculative feve o'clock adjourned, Permission to Cross from ent are mBlpiy ing, & : taps stetindiebisweridhe a seria te b g firm hold of the entire body of » THE RECENT BOND ROBBERIES. Calais te St. Stephens. venturers w mele + or their fortun - ‘ ren é upon a throw of at the a Mammon, Investigation into the Madison Avenue Pee erica. meneier die Yee ee Robbery Before Justice Dowling. The British Soldiers bired Upon by ing eae n " r bi by ges ‘The examination im the ease of Lewis Clark and Chas. " eunreniin aroens, $Me. terrors in the A Dennis, who are accused of having stolen atin box con- One of the Americans. overflowing abundance of ion men bid and bi taining $164,000 in bonds and money from the residence ere dag hierexops gee eaing nla nog ala cron. of Mr. John P, Moore, No. 110 Madison avenue, was com - bears “ehort," who 4 anxiously aod w mouced yesterday before Justics Dowling, at the Tombs, Te , and haye fore wore oF Ff bedanedocdien's dawistant Diveict Attorney Gunning 8 beatord, Je, ap- | VAC Ramor that Killian and Darey Mefiee Are | of wing And the pros; that prices peared for the people, while Mr. John Sedgwick appeared Working Together Revived. conti til they ha 1 4 point t for the prisoners. The proceedings commenced with the yond when tho market, thus re evidence of the complainant, who was oxamined by the ~ ay will yield under the attacks Assistant Destrict Attorney as foltows: — pars, rvinforced by a hom of thor op John B Moore textified that he resided at 10 Madwon | SEIZURE OF FENIAN MUSKETS, the ranks of the bulls, The earnings avenue; lived there on the 23d of Maret last, on that 4 K railr during tho first threa months of t day | lost property consisting of United States seeuritios ke. ae. ake. howed but a very I average declit and bonds amounting to $100,000 oF $170,000; since then ec 4x per cent, as compared wit © for the corp 1 have seen $19,400 of the lost property, 1 identify the e ag period inst year, whieb was nearly compenens whole of it a8 a part ot the property stolen on the 2id of Oar Calats Dexpateh. Rig pastod tat: year, whe ty em e aM among the bonds stolen were $1,000, $600, $100 Canai, Me., Aprit 23, 1866, ny a red ponses of the row ones, the bonds shown me as having been re hie gflerocon two American eltiuens, ‘who bad passed 1 these earnin, ows of Chowe for t covered wero shown mo on the 12th of April; the printed Sete # 3 ame. tiave in’? ed from forty Tat of amy lossen a A correct ote; the bonds recovered | the United State guard on this side of the ridge leading were ulontified by Mr. Morrison as baving been given to | wm St Stephens, faved pacumgo by the English | Meventy per of businene bim by tho prisoners. t ». This in the two men ty | day, Erie, Hudson and and Pittabr ee whe ues Mariiacd mid da tan Or guard on the other mide. This action the two men ity ae tas complained of, and in re’ gone of them deliberately | Were the stron an Mr. Bodford—I belleve the privone: re present, aud | drew @ pistol aud discharged it at the English solders At the ear Jon of the be the statement came out on a judicial examiation. Tho ball did not take effect, but the affair hax occarto ned Mt Te, I Kw 104 Mr. Sedgwick urged that the evidence was inadimissi- 2 a § ble, and hoped the Coart would exclude tt, the most Intense excitement. The United States guar Justice Dowling—Lat the witness go on and state what | arrested the two citizens, who are supposed to bo F be kane of bis own knowledge, aud let him stale what | ane Colonel Henry, the officer in command of tt snd 444, Spruce D0 ° = init reg Nn Witness —Captain Young brought in a parce! contain. | United States forces here, bas ordered them to be give e ane ane ing $19,450, which I went over piece by piece, and asked | up to the civil authorities. This action of Colonel Henry slowed Ty hig Mr. Morrison if he identified these bonds a# those he bad | General Meade has appro at I mn River received from the prisoners. Mr. Morrison said he did, Michigan Soutberu 3%, Cleveland andi Mr, Bedford—And you identified them a# a portion of the atolen property ? ‘ thwestern 114 —preferre Rock tale Witness Certainly. Dnata ‘i 14, Fort Wayne 4, Ohio and Mt ertificaten Cromexamined—¥ got this descriptive Nst from my | Po6lish ground, be will be dema Guicediiec ss swan: Sorde Will Chal aantae ledger, I made the entries in my ledger myeeif; 1 ob- | dition treaty, The gunsof the English guard were un uickmlver was 15 lo ; twined the aec aati at different times, commencing with | joaded or they would have returned the fire, O76 for the Gret at this boerd. Government seo tho first issue of the government loans; in every instance ‘ EROS 3 offender may | Wer were wtrouy. ¢ a sof 1841 wivanaed Leopled the number from the security itself: my, ledger ‘There are some fears that a reecue of the offender may <a von: iltiay"'nékek 0 ta eae in not here, it wat home, Ihave made no alterations in | be attempted to-night by the Fenians, to the number of ; : the ledger except in the caso of a one hundred dollar | whom several additional were made to-day , * bond, under the act ef March 3, 1863, the alterat 5 At the one o'clock open board the market contin made in reference to the date of the act under wh Re pat pam a seed gilt a Bride Saas AEG 1k San OR ox Ulterdtiods et achat? Our Montreal Despatch. active and firm. Brie (sales 2.4 1 at 73%, 8 an addition; 1 also noted on the margin of the Montuxat, April 23, 1806. Hull Coal 7. At the half-past Wi the mpecuta oe. ig nee agg Mag) rtolen oon, my La Minerva, the French official paper, tates thatin. | feeling was buoyant, but the w York ronda w or oa, ; TE never compared the ior \ 0 pich | somewhat neglected eading cloned \ hieber entrics in the k 7 with the securities with any one formation )# now jn the bands of the goverument whet mewhat neglected Reading < higher than put myself; T compared the written list of the stolen | will lead to & gumber of additionat Fenian arrests | the Sret regular board, Michican Svutherm 1, IM Decpery WAM tt Soe hited de, aie othery; Tread | Many leading politicians nero believe that an al Contral 14, North western % trod, Cleveland rom the ledger as ey copied, K made the 7 es « dor ‘al or ° rie cloned = & jo" ? Cony (tr publication mezelfs the rst publication of. the | OF mutual beneft existe between B. Doran Toledo 1, Fort Wayne 176. ki 4% lower, ? fons wan in the nowspopers next morning—in she Henato | lian and Darcy Motes, Tha Inte movement at | York Central , Madson River 4. Governiment eae and Tribune, 1 think, I increased the reward from | Kastport is by those gentlemen ascribed to MeGeo, the | tes werertrong. Cov { 1881 advanced ¢, $4,000 to $15,000, thinking it would be a greater inducement to the parties to return the property; | OUYe being to furthor she confederation of the Provin | forties ', on of the necund series ¥ 1 say whether I compared the advertise: | con. They profes to fod confirmation of this view in | firm at 102 92 with @ memorandum or with my ledger; | the recent speech of Killian, in which he stated that the AL the half phat three open board the market was str 74, Clevelans nippy corti ates 206, 6 Hili Coad 7, Qu ret r 4 strong, aud at half five o'ciock New York Central was quoted at 948 ¢, 46 © 4, Hudson iver 1099¢ 0110, Reading 106 Michigan Southern 844, a %, Cleveland and Pitts! #2)¢ aly, Rock Isiand 121) @ |,, Northwestern 20 there Were same mistakes in the advertisements, wh ict Lcoxrected from the copy made by my son and others; 1 made a transoript some days afterwards, Ido not know from which of thein I made the copy ; this copy is at my residence; it isin tae same coudition now as when it was first made; 1 could pwd @y whether I was advined by aby One Wo increase the reward or not, I was convinced that the reward was too small, the announcement of the increased reward wan published in the Hrmato, I think, I compared the manuscript of the $15,000 handbill with the ledger, I did it myself; noone assisted me that I er and [linois Pittsburg ton If such were ann adopted to yosem, Nothing or of conte dere of the Fenian Fenians would break up confederation, Killian’s real motive it i# argued the compass it have been singwlarly (ll ould influence the provinces more in f ton than the present threatening attitus honta, Wheeler bas not gone to New York, nor does he intend to leave Canada for nome time, He ix now in Montreal Afterwarde the tm know of; [ wae in conference with Superintendent Ken- ° o- for Toro! publ teh card ferred 6 i. Fort Waye #04 a iy, Canton 63 seer ai aale ican ant oMisere Riker, tmators, foe. | 0nd leaves tomorrow fi x Toronto, He publishes a card | preferr presen Neceseronpeeig Cord’ and others; no one foused to have | in the Montreal Meraid denying that be xa governinent Comberiand 444 a 45, Quickeliver 69% @ 6 any trace of the erty before the reward | detective and giving ix real history. The rapply of inoney continues superabundant at 4 was increased ; no one wold spe that the $16,000 reward — & per cent for Mtock Exchange loans om ral would bring te property ; there was an arrest le hee aie pe ‘ fore the increased Toward waa offered; the arrest was Gelaare Of Penjan Muskets sco | ot mine collaterals, and 3 06 @n made by Sergeant Harris; I was told that this person was Orwnao, Aprit 23, 1 ernmenta, nt of the amoclatd b seen in my Los geen carrying & box similar to that Three cases of Fenian muskets were seized, by or for the week highly favoratle, and indir whieh contain reset) ips fe + Harrie toid the | % the Department of the Hast, in thie cityQ yesterday | ihe extreme ease which provaile at this ce witness, It was hot evidence, morning about three o'clock. They have been deyorited | Tie deporita show & further \ncream of §2,65¢ Justice Dowling cot. that the best course poe at Fort Ontarto, owing to the interior en wen belng still in fa to be te ae re T ow ¥ epee y pemcern ort, am immed se teat Kergeant A further seareh for arme ie im progres, The Feniant | Now York, expecially ae cow Woes, are greatly excited abou! the seizure, legal tender notes « corresponding increase of §3,092 Q Have you ever heard of the arrest of any one else Lofore the arrest of these defendants, except the person eeeemenenremnennmemneeneacon The eircalation prasents the but untmp arrevied by Bergeant Harris? "A. 1 heard that MURDEROUS AFFRAY. Gehase GOLETK tin AAaiey henplariag = there was another’ party arrested since the arrest of the defendants, 1 saw the man at Police - salvo Apital seeking investment wn by @ decrew Headquarters, be was pointed out to me by | A Man Sepposed to be Fatally Stabbed— 548 700 1m the lohan, whi maselig of 00 officer McCord. Q Have you heard that | Mr. The Acsallants Arres' le fle Penge a ta ge mi Morrison was arrested in connection with this los A ae od PO cw, young diactansgvyees nediate use is Idid, I heard it on the 12th of April, through officer A murderous affray, which it is feared will reaw d by the wna of $1,000,600 in the specie Eider I saw him at Police Headquarters, and rode down | fatally, oceurred in the ballway of the tenement houre | pie entire a now only $9,406 with him in acarrago to the District Attorney's oftice; | vo 954 Kast Fourteenth street about nine o'clock of | qe totale of ioe thataneus ae was said in my presence about his being a wit- a. c nese he made an affidavit at the police rt after we | Sunday evening. It appears that some tine since Miles | as under Dienct Attorney's kno O'Reilly aad rother Daniel bad @ difficulty with Apr 24. beng wat dion lig“ : PatricR Donpelly, whieh still remains ued $043 68 mn ne n se ee meade the affidavit? A I did; | heard that ho stood jeged that the O'Reillys, meeting Donnelly in the ba! pyar high in the community y of the house in which they all live, commence . 108 Ko Mr Hedford—I give the counsel} on the other aide (it | savage amault upon him; that they knocked bim down, | | r 1% war i lorrison ® good charac . ecg In the discowat lino Giret clas commercial pap ter by the wit cannot at any fatal ume seek and while helpless on the foor before his anew Dow rare 2 “ rr to rebut the uy fhe evidence asto what the | nelly was dangerously stabbed im the bresst, ab rate . per cent, @ e * vewk at Ta Witness heard abaut My. Morrioa's chara in ecting, | snd arm with a uaife alleged Uo have been in the be and ra however, the counsel for the defence will be bound by it, | of Daniel O'Reilly, Before O'Reilly could escape the - ana were generally made and canbot at any Future time attack the character of Mr. | alarm was given, and officers Faweett and Little, of the | * 316 per cent por diem, tll near the close of bas acter of Mr. Morrison hereafter, Our theory of the | the part moment, however, Margaret and | 12% a case (6 that he bas tramped up this charge against the | A of the ans their enciuding qantavion beng 12 Jendants to gain the re fe himself for hav ‘ go wae dull, a tk fox eee boas 14 bie p colonial ae Te Nic hg ot pe merferouce with their vor : : coool weye aan pamban 4 the hall door, The women then | days were steady at 107 @ jp, and « oe ice Dowling decided thet the hearsay evidence of a ena dines GA. tee odie ae in ig @ have dros poo any ‘crranqementa to receive back attempted to drive them but faied ia tise ts eas a vin sesuiadaa th y u 1 officer parpese The ti ™— , ties | prepscay 60 6: Duroneing i omeet | Pratel 0 Reilly arvented by ? = a, ow heavy socks of vocoder oe ee wou takes into cnsta fe know what was aid about where th prams fry wt ay od ve phon 9 ody, yare mw sud fur wbich thay iret saw 4 portion of the w vg wperiy on tee 12th of {he attending phyvicien regards bin wounds as of eo 0 lo find 0 eatisfactory A thus fer ‘Apri i eae I ee aeeer Uisere aa bean oe ace | extremely aageroce character; (0 taal, bo sommes to " 11 be ha ad oe ms oo P United States bonds sent on to Washington, 1 heard of bs r bh te tebe Rennstty's ane fn and mining shares were firm. At the thin through Vermilye de Co; when these secatities | mortem bh he committed jap OM Crow clomed be higher Wien at the same Sere ee hee etaen long ond saps aban wile, | Se the result of Donnelly» rday, United Staten $1 05, Kynd Farm wo the ten tan Gueegeer tenes ty Oo | merine Tee founle ett, re ein an @ lower, At the second board Uuited Mater chow police; I eaw Wat ‘Police Beadquartern ¢ the officers were taken before Justice Ledwith and dis is coda ta td te tae cogir: aaeel ot i f p vtec lowe Ne ows nee 0 wth of Maren; 1 wan fret told of ite beng there | OE 6 eg round the ante mortem statement of the | eliing a " si 300,, onli by John Rearion, the property thus far recovered | Meee we ine cect the afhcers aoe oe = Sie a es ame sinounts to $20,200; thir money ie now at Police Head so creaie and alee that of Patrick Moores, | ="@ Ran sold at $11 65, Huchssam Fann ase quarters, the firet amount recovered war $10,000, and shine house where the affray eccerred hole Varma $2 10, Mhade Kiver a0 , Consolidated the balance, $10,200, was recovered some dayy afterwards, cecal Gene gory Gola @ Genneli Gold $1, Kipp & Be Captain Young said he expected to r © $400 more in TATEMENT OF PATER ‘ ; a day or two. Lhave not been asured that aay more Patrick Donnelly made a statement as followe:—At | # + leo 14 will be returned, at the time of the robtery I had so k test wiht | went nant of fonds in the cash vault of the Tre fuxpicion of any one bein engaged in it, | saw the frow oy | ny ton April 13 ws ~ money and mourities about teu days before (he robbery, treet, when Milow the tin box Whe ih & (RUDK In a War@robe, there war bo ° * smune ruder me fock on the trunk; the wardrobe was in the wash root, and without « /. in the moond story, no one exrept my wife and daughter mes vileat Wow Bry cmt ; knew that the box wax there, the property war a turned arvand to y . 2 taken between seven and eight vk in the evening be strock ot me again, aod | struck ‘ ont ’ 1 was in the house at U me, 1 was in the back par'or t the servanta were in th hen at their tea, I war in : my room about #ix o'clock, T have a belief that the thief i wwuet have come throug Uhe mtirect door, the gar could not, as he had me by ¥ ; lighted in the hal! about seven oclook, there wax no | go! tp Sol were Prim oe oo) trnee of any ov» having been in any part ¢ the perenne whe were present 8 except my room ; my theory we that they « store, wh pt in the my bureau and’ then ended by carrying off the bn which was in the wah room, « bookrmms wae alr the boo! J some old minerals, we Toa pose, they thought were valuable, the trunk «at ‘ The . . out oft pinend on my bed; T think the thief . tba ¢ one vache mast have been frightene? by some one com cd ne th me ? and removed the trunk to my ledn wear | we ’ we Samination was adjourned ubti! Weloesday morn 1 wae then tax fore) 3 . ] o | ' '¥ ot mane ¢ * & or and | ‘ | Gover ‘ 1 t Me “ony i t ont 7 ' MAILS FOR EUROPE, " wa. 4 i ' tructionm The . adi ¥ sheChilean WareT he Terrible ehnt, 8 . he at AcpinwalleNews from pn aw . , Ne ” . . Avictven, | ; Mod | einen Hmton tor dave ‘ m ue otis , nails for P ' part owe and ath & thin afernwun The Sew Your Hy F 1 Kurope— will be i bp Dibed at ele «! moth we i Te wil) eontarn f the mon on batons mony ied the Reconstr “ dite of Arkams, ov. A s and eorgs, A seeoun of tbe Sodere Detmowetrnt.on : s Gratitate w f a ahhe Eapemition € the om Of the Prewuient «hi ny, Regent of the “7 Procnedings of ¢ hw Fenians ar ee el ee J pS ~ fe Ssney Dems the ow Paeide; 6 ' 4 Orog Hore Wo wb . * Rayloson ot Ay oy wh | ee 4 he . ‘ . war bien oy and over Mave Valet Dowsatly ws . oa reerp rere ire me si t ’ Ao pares ww eee O14 wranted , Important news (rom Meni, and repere . fren B ny" of ail the intereaing events of the pat week o © te . | veh “4 a ao main Oyen te wrapper ready tor mating wx ormte | 0 hewis, as of Fors Rickmoed, slowing on ie ver