The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1866, Page 10

NEWYORK) HERALD, SHURSDAY, MAY.10, 1806,-TRIRLE SHBET, @barice Henter to lite former reak explained that in the early ‘Commander Hunter pursued @ blockade her ashore and ¢aptured her on the marine league of the igland. The took umbrege at thie as a violation ‘Commander Hunter was cashiered uten before tom Q@ilook the commitios rece Sue whe House adjournody LOOKING VO% THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS. It is confldeatly expeoted that this week and next will complete (he Reconstruction and Tax bills, and that by the middigyof next month Congress will be ready to ad- ‘upon the poeple setniaion to the result of tha rebed Non. Judge Pitis, in the Eastern Shore district, has al- ways been a Union man. Judge Sneed, of the Alexan- dria district, was the only candidate that was rejeced Dy the Legislatare of all Pierpoint’s nominees, In the minds of all the leading men of the State he was not @s fit asether gentlemen for the position. Judge Thomas, who was apppointed in his place by the Legislature, was originally » Union man, He was an old line whig, but went with his State and held the place of Seoond Auditor under the Confederate government, When the rebellion ended, nobody made a more vigorous effort to bring the people to obedienos to the laws. Judge Harris, of the Rockingham district, has always Judge. Hudson, of the Botetourt district, never was a politician, but was conservative in principle. He held norebel oftice, Judge Futon, of the Wythe district, was always a consorvative. He had no connection with the war. Judge Winfield, of the Lynchburg district, never was a politician, but was always a Union man, JodgeJoynes, of the Court of Appeals, was always an extremely conservative man, and was the beader of the conservative party in the late Legistature. He was the chief auther of the legisiation for the benefit and protection of the negroes and framed every Dill passed for that pur Judge Moncure took no active part im the rebellion; he was always censervative. Judge Thomsou was always a Union man, and was se during the war. ‘He died ten daye ago. His suceessor, Alexander Rives, igone of the strongest Union men in Virginia and a brother of W. ©. Rives, who is known to the nation. Mr. | Rives’ appointment gave unalloyed satisfaction to men of all shades of opinion in Virginia. OUR IRON AND STEBL RESOURCES. ‘The United States Revenue Commission have laid be- fore the Secretary of the Treasury a report in regard to iron and steel, comparing the resources of this country with that of Europe, Asiaand America, from which we learn that in 1830 the United States became the largest consumer, and continues so to this time, Our national advantages for the production of iron and ateel are not surpassed im the world, learned to avail ourselves of them. We shall soon become the largest producers, although it must be long before it can be to our interest to send iron from our shores, England now employs iron to the extent of one hundred and sixty pounds per head of population, and exports more than she consumes. manufacture 1,500,000 tons, and import about 900,000 ad- ditional. Our consumption does mot exceed one hundred and thirty pounds per head. The commission report that in the manufacture of steel our country has nearly emancipated itself from depemdence upon others. The American cast steel has been tried throughout all the mannfacturing States by the most skilful man- tpulators of fine cutlery, tools, and in both heavy and delicate machinery, and the evidence of its excellent quality is beyond dispute. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. First Session, WASHINGTO Visit to the President of a Delegation from the Methodist Conference. domand. ‘The bill to restore him wes passed. SMITHSONLAN INS CATTLE PLAGUE IN THE DISTRICT. Mr. Antuony, (rep.) a f Well informed persoms in regard tothe mattor assert that mot less than five hundred cows have died in this Distract and its immediate vicinky during the last ‘six months from the disease known as the cattle plsgue, and several dairymen bave been compelled to business entirely owing great mortality among their stock. The discase, it ig alleged, was introduced here from Penn- sylvania, The same authority also states that the prevalance of this disease accounts for the poor beef to be found in the markets, the disease being incurable, Cattle are killed as soon as attacked and sold to unsus- Pecting citizens. PROPOSED REPEAL OF THE INGTON AND GEORGETOWN. ‘Tho bill introduced by Senator Morril) to-day to repead the city charters of Washington and Georgetown is in- tended to take the place of the Negro Suffrage bill, whieh the radicals are said to have agreed upon abandoning. Senators are anxious to pase the suffrage bill, but are disposed to yield to the pressure from the House, whose members are now represented as sincerely re- gretting their action, and afraid to face their constituents for re-election upon such an issue, APPROVAL OF THE WEST INDIA TEBEGRAPH BILL. The President has approved the bill to encourage tele- graphic communication between the United States and other West India Islands and the Bahamas. It provides that the International Ocean Telegraph Company, incor- porated under the laws of the State of New York, their successors and assigns, shall have the sole privilege for ® period of fourteen years to ley, construct, land, main- tain and operate telegraphic or magnetic lines or cables in and over the waters, reefs, islands, shores and lands over which the United States have jurisdiction, from the shores of the State of Florida to the island of Cuba and the Babamas—either or both—and other West India islands. The company shall at the samo time give the United States the free use of said cable to a telegraph operator of ite own selection to transmrt any message te and from its military, consular agents; cRPORT. L, from the coeiealsieo en resolution to i five agents of the Fa DEPOSIT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Grivzs introduced @ ton, tod, instrreting the Finance xp dieney of providing Li Na ~ub-' ies, and in tho United jashington city. Cattle Plague in the District of Columbia. been a conservative. mabane Aber ae a ‘UNIVORM QUARANTINE FYSTEM. ‘The resolutions under consideration y prevention of the introdaction of cholera into CuanpLee, speaking INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS, wer of the resolutions, ‘to know so much“ about tho who bad spoken yesterday. He had only had the disease twice 1n his life had only spent three er four years of his | sion medical CHABTERS OF WASH- Another Proposition im the Senate to Restrict the President in His Appointments, THE NEW YORK POST OFFI A Commission Appointed to Select a Site for the New Edifice. Debate in the House on the Reconstruction Committee’s Report. PB It grows out of an apprehens! daily, that Executive patronage is to be used to influence thé judgment of the country and in- fluence the public sentiment upon It seems to me, Bil , for this ry ager thi Presid-nt and conditio mide him President of the United States should be dis- , and gt FOpOBO briefly a few of tho Coeervations made by Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Doolittle) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cowan). Sen: out with the declaration dent of the United ‘of the republican party, at the present action Probable Defeat of the Disfran- chising Clause. can be more in to notice, very naval and diplematic or ‘and the company open to the transmission for daily publication of market and commercial reports and intelligence, and all messages, despatches and communications shall be forwarded in the order in which they shall be received; and the com- pany sball not be permitted wo charge and collect for messages transmitted through any of its submarine ca- bles more than the rate of three dollars and fifty cents for messages of ten words, subject, however, to the power of Congress to alter and determine said rates. Provided, that the International Ocean Telegraph Com- pany shall, within tho period of three years from the act, cause the said submarine telegraph cable or cables to be laid down, and that the said cable or cables shall be in successful operation for the transmission of messages within the said period of five years; otherwise this grant to be null and vow. Congress reserves the power to at any time alter or re- peal the above act, APPROVAL OF THE UNION PACIFIO RAILROAD. ‘The President has also approved the bill extending the time for the completion of the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern division, until the 27th of June, 1866. ‘The time for completing each succeeding section of one hundred miles is to be reckoned from that date, This bill also ex- tends for two years the time for commencing and com- pleting the Northern Pacific Railroad and its several a Bet fiaten. withthe. and, sir, when no such cl Whe Vote on the Measure to be ‘ Taken To-Day. shows that I_made no such charge against the President of the United states. have never sought any controversy with the President, T have endeavored at all times and on all occasion: public and in private, to prevent any disagreement twoeen the President and Congress, the ties amon¢ the mon that brought him into ago. Within thirty days after the assassi ‘Lincoln I learned from various sources that there ‘was a class of public men among us who hoped to have @ new cast of tho administration, a reorganization, a re- ties, ‘It was said, sir, on the radicals would be sloughed off, and that the extreme men from the rebels too would be sloughed ff, and that there would be # great poli composed of the conservative men. CONSIDERATION OF THE TAX BILL. any disruption of ‘Wasmrxatox, May 9, 1863. ‘VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT OF A DELEGATION FROM THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. A delegation of the representatives of the Protestant {Methodist church who have lately met in conference in ‘thus city waited .upon the President thie morning. The ‘myembers of the delegation having been individually in- aroduced, the Rey. W. H. Wills made a brief and appro- ipriate address, expressing satisfaction at§ the probable wwpeedy re-establishent of peace and prosperity, and a chope that the President might continue in health and strength to perform his onerous and important duties. ‘Phe President then said:—Al that I can say in reply a, that I foel thankful for the compliment which you TRave paid me, and I trust and hope that I shall have a entinuance of your prayers and good wishes, to enable sme to perform the duties which now devolve upon me. ‘Your prayers and your countenance are needed, and are more than acceptable, and I trust that they will be heard and answered elsewhere, and that our honest @forts will be in the end erowned with coms, I trust also that the day is not far @istant when peace and prosperity will be restored to ‘eur distracted and divided country. A great deal of mis- apprehension exists in some quarters with reference to ‘Bho present stato of the South. Irregularities there are ‘taken up and grouped together, and make an impression ‘that they illustrate the condition of the whole couptry. individual con- construction of political id the belie! was by those managers that the President of the ited States would be the founder of a great party, as were Jefferson and Jackson. Bir, 1 confess that those ve me some alarm; notin a paitisan sense, but ir among those, sir, who be- lieve in the faith and creed, in the mer ir. Lincoln Presi oat of the United States in 1 carried the country through the war, and re-elect poe I = to be a patriotic organization, the noblest, truest . and _ best ; that an overwhelinii cting, conscientious, men of the country are in its ranks. Wastixeton, May 9, 1866. WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Mr. Morrn, (rep.) of Me., from the Committee on tho District of Columbia, reported, with an amendment, the bill to incorporate the Academy of Music in the city of Washington. The amendment strikes out the seventh rection, which authorizes the borrowing the issue of ig ‘dation. ‘THE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THR NAVY. Mr. Gree, (rep.) of Towa, from the Committee on ‘men of count ‘an amendment, the bill to cht Naval Affairs, reported, with the thoughtful, ret God-fearing provide for a better orgamzation of the Pay Department GLYCERINE. Mr. Craxpier, (rep.) 06 Mich., introduced a bill toreg- ulate the transportation of nitro-glycerine or glonoin oil, It was referred to the Committee on Commerce. I it unlawful to carry this article on steamships, car, wagon. or other vehicle for the tt of land or water, and makes the killing of any person by ‘the violation of this provision murder in the first degree. THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. ‘Mr. Mornt1, from the Committee on the District of Colombia, reported with amendments the bill, in addition to the several acts, for establishing the wvernment of the United States, vo powers delegated to the city of Washington and the Levy Court of the District of Columbia. The bill embraces one hundred and two pages, ments are numerous, manv of thom merely verbal. repeals the city charters of Washington and Georgetown r their government RESTRICTING THR POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT IN RELATION MENT! FICE, introduced a bill to regu- ls from office, which was THE COLERADO SENATORA ELECT, The probability of the Colorado bil) being vetoed by the President elongates the visages of her Senators elect immensely. After their first rejection by the Senate they commenced coquetting with radical Senators for a reconsideration, and finally made unconditional pledges to vote with the republican party if admitted. Thereupon reconsideration was moved and carried by the changing of six radical votes, among whom were Wilson, Wade and Cresswell. Now that their defeat seems again made certain from this unexpected quarter they are well nigh for the elevation of every being that ir and walks his earth. Faults thas. Ido not preteud to claim that ite public menare better than. of other parties. bay before or existed ‘at other times; but the great mass, the rank and file of the votes and make up the organl- zation, are swayed and controlled by as lofty motives a8 ‘the bosom of humanity. ‘be the duty of patr olism and of prevent the rupture that — organization ated. Hoving, sir, I felt it to liberty ‘to labor by di temporary seat of g i the Union and | polly ood u last wix weeks, before vast eed New Jersey and New Y that there would be no difference among us: must be no difference; that there should came here animated bmg or gt mine the great Union party, Civil Rights Dis aN Sltoeah sonsnve Ported in the twelve sessions I have been here—was vetoed; only when the 22d of importance of corresponding with what we that if we persevere, Proper spirit, and the amend. feel and believe , 1 maintained everywhere the government ‘will be restored, and that wo shall come together and feel towards each other as we should. The time has eome when wo should have confidence and trust in each ‘ther, We must be one people, protected by the same daws-and the same constitution, rest of the South as of the North to insist upon a strict #ompliance with the constitution, for in the constitution an‘l jn the enforcement of the laws thereof are our hap- _pipess and prosperity. The delegation then withdrew. PHB RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEES REPORT IN THE THE COLLECTION OF DIRECT FAX IN THE SOUTH. Ina letter dated ‘May 2, 1866, addressed to R. Izard Middleton, Jr., of Charleston, 8. C., in reply to inquiries on the subject, Secretary McCulloch says:— All I can do for the relief of the people of South Caro- lina in regard to the direct tax has alread; All sales for taxes have been su: should have an opportunity of subject. I have no power to will missioners nor to suspend the collection of taxes from those who are able to pay thom, What action Congress will take upon the subject cannot now be determined. FAVORABLE REPORTS FROM THE SOUTH TO THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU. Tho official reports of the Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau to the Commissioner, now being received for the month of April, show a continued im- provement in the relations between the white and black races in the States recently in rebellion. The froedmen seem to be gaining a more correct notion of their responsibilities as well as privileges in their new character of freemen, and where they conduct them- selves inoffensively the whites are becoming more dis- posed to treat them civilly and deal justly with them, SOUTHERN MAIL CONTRACTS, ‘The Post Office Department has made acontract for the conveyance of the mails from New Orleans to Mobile and back, daily, in suitable steamboats, Also, to carry the mails from New Orleans, via Galveston, to Indianola and back, three times a week in suitable steamships. CHILEAN MARITIME DECREE. An official decree from the government of Chile declares that goutral vessels which communicate with the ships of the Spanish squadron, or which furnish them fuel, provisions, ammunition or any other supplies, will not be permitted to touch or load in any part of the re- commissioners. t came spirit, resolved that no 20 Same 8 5S AEP ipitate the disruption of ‘Huxpencox, (rep.) of Mo. Jate appointments and removal read twice and ordered to be printed. It is as follows:— It 1s.a8 much the inte- February speech was at to continue @ policy that nad been, when begun, declared to be experiment; it was only then that I felt the time had come for a real canse for this diference of opinion, Now, sir, the Senator from Peunsy! thing, and I choose to notice that no hate that animated some of us, conscience and before my these thirty years of struggle between the irrepressible forces of anti-slavery and slavery in America, I have never entertained any rentiment of unkindness towards my countrymen of the «laveholding States, And, sir, as I have looked on the graves of neignbors, of fallen in this war, I have never had a feeling of hatred. I have felt, sir, that the struggle, which was a contest of ideas, of thought, of hope and act, and tially ended in a bloody strugale, was a locical and philosophical con- tost, It was a contest between men, on one hand, trained in the spirit of liberty—that spirit which embraces in its affections all the children race, that spirit that pulls not the highest down, but elevates the lowest—and men, on the other hand, trained in that spirit—the dark, mali slavery—that sbrivels the mi For two hundred years the one side had been tra ned to freedom, justice and humanity ; 16 spirit of caste. They It was a contest of giants; it was an irrepressible conflict. It came to blows; and when it id come to blows it rocked the continent with its power. fe have triumphed, slavery dies a traitor’s death and leaves @ traitor's name in the history of the republic. Patriotism, justice, humanity—all that is noble, all that inspires men to clevated deeds, were vindicated, I look upon that contest as one that could not be avoided. It came upon us. We have triumphed. And for one, ne (ood an ion Re howe ir and from the Smith surrendered his army to this hour no person from the rebel States has ever asked a favor from me, or that I have not freely given it; and I both act and thought, and everything I fature, to elevate, improve and build up section’of the country. And, sir, 1 bel: that what I say of myself I can say of the great mast of the men of the free States. and build a church, erect school send aid—everything in our power to build wy laces of thi adverted to the effects of the President's at under that policy nearly all the men elected to Congress in the South wore rebels who could not take the oath prescribed for Senators and members ‘Mr. Johnson's reconstruction policy ‘every officer elected m the State of Virg to the country, and most of them unrepentant traitors. One man among them he believed to man now; but even he had taken part in the war. In y had not elected a single representative who ‘he oath, and not one elected in Florida could, from Alabama, and, possibly, only one from Mississipp. Of ail the Southern representatives were as many as might oath, and he thou ¢ could take it with a clear conscience ; if the others could. ae Cowas, in reply, thought it was a mena wit so slavish as tobe able to surrender inions. If this was to be a free count erned by great principles of liberty of which heard so much, he thought opinion must be free, must be as free to dissent as to assent. see in what the President bad proved treacherous republican “party, What did a man joined a'party? To the principies established in national convention a6 the platform Bi thong! any gentleman might change his principles and leave the party without being guilty of treachery. And as to matters to which @ man never assented—matters not es- tablished or seclared to be principles of the party—he never had understood or beard that a man must change son if 8 majority of the party choose He considered that the present positions as- sumed by Mr. Wilsan were simply verifications of the democratic predictions. He was himself a Union man, bad faith in the Cnion and in the people of the Union North and in the Union people Sout! Wilson's remarks, he would concl man considered the restoration of the Union im. He remembered that the Chicago platform had declared the war a failure, Dot because it was a means to restore union in democratic opinions, but a means of making it more diMcult. They said it would widen the breach, and, aa he (Mr. Cowam) understood the latter declared made the Ohi failure because enough people, or ded until Congress definitely upon the draw the tax com- government of the tes upon the nomination of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the ‘term of Such office is not limited by law, such person shall not Henceforth be removable from his fice at the will of tie President alone, but he may continue to the duties of his office, unless otherwise provided for b; have been consented to bi jeceasor hax been appointed, confirms may at the time be requ! ds of departments hold and discharge nia said another until hi« removal shall Ww known 1s the Pres time be removed by the President without the consent of the Senate. +f pereon sball ha’ he goveriment of The dobate on the constitutional amendment reported ‘dy tte Reconstruction Committee was resumed in the Houso to-day and occupied nearly the whole time of the sewion. As most of the speeches were written and read to the House, very little attention or interest was ex- Bibited on the floor or in the galleries, Mr. Broomall, in a thoroughgoing out ointed to a eivil oflice under tex upon the nomination of the President and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and it is d that the term of such office shall be for'a fixed period, jecessor shal! be appotated and qualified wed from office by of euch fixed period. fice in such cases shall expire during the recess of the the President may appoint a successor, who shall hold his office wotil the end of the next succeedin ef Pensylvania, radical speech, gents in every particular, and only objecting ‘Decause they did not go far enough to suit his Swiews of justice. He was in favor of denying rebels all pelitical rights whatsoever, and considered Alox. H. Bephens, ex-Vice President of the late so-called con- Who by his agency had bee instrumental in death of over two hundred thousand of our soldiers, ‘> greater criminal than Probst, the Philadelphia mur- @erer, who had oply killed eight persons, Mr. Shank- entucky, followed jn ® strong speech e whole bill, He ‘greunds in favor of the unconditional admission of the Southern States as Mr. Broomall had against it, Mr. ‘Reymond, of New York, next obtained the floor in sup- of the amendment, with the exception of the third which he could not vote for, as he considered it Ampvacticable and in violation of tho faith of the govern- ‘Went, as expressed in the proclamation of President Lin- eein and authorized by Congress. Mr. McKee, republi- ‘wan, of Kentucky, made ene of his peculiarly eloquent ‘amd rabid speeches in opposition to the bill. He fead to the House a resolution December, 1864, declaring treason a crime, and that it @aght to be punished. At that time every member of @e House, without a single exception, voted for the wesolution, and he could not see how they could dodge it meow. He was sorry to see 0 many of his repub- Bean brethron wavering @avocated the indiscriminate hanging of all ‘waitors. Spoeches were also made by Mr. Eldridge in ‘@pposition to the amendmont, and by Mesers. Boutwoll @nd Spaulding in advocacy of it. Mr. Boutwell made the @trongest speech, and was listened to with more atten- ‘Wen by the House than any one to-day. Mr. Stevens @Bve potice that he should move the previous question @t three o'clock to-morrow. The indications still are that ‘the third section will be stricken out, and that the whole Pepert will then be rejected. FRR POST OFFICH APTROTRIATION BILL IN THRE men of every clime and seded by the ap: potntment of another person to said office, with the consent at spirit of human ‘and debases the soul. Sec. & In cases where by law the aj r ‘an aforesaid, shall the United States al department or other off been made under auch a may at any time freedom, to the love of the other had been trained in were both powerful. jccessor, unless the power of re- ssly denied by law. f the Senate and before the oflicer ‘may BUperacded OF evidence shall be presenied to the 1 10 satisfy him and the to whom the fact uch officer is incompet corrupt, or dishonest, or that he has ff faithfully ti¢¢ ou joined on him by sident may temporarily suspeud such ther discharge of Gok aa bxiensive be submitted, that sir, I want no more blood nove of their houses or tl duties of his office, and appoint office until thirty commencement of the nevt neasion of the Sen: rpeucement the President shall lay MODIFICATION OF A SPANISH DECREE. ‘The Department of State has been officjally informed by the Spanish government that fossil coal, the product of the mines of Chile, declared to be contraband of war by the commander of the Spanish squadron in the Pa- cific, will only be considered such contraband of war in caso of its being @espatched from Chilean ports for ene- ten days after such Pension to bé mi G ~ oe sur it, we would send gongur with the res! jouse, send capital, all confirm the appoinunent of sticeessor nominate ich person shall stand permanently all by a vote refuse to cou- cur in such suspension, and shall rei ee oF ‘The Prosident orfered warrants of pardon to be issued to nine persons to-day—two from Louisiana, four from Misssisippi, one from Georgia, one from Alabama and one from Tennessee, all property owners to the amouut of twenty-thousand dollars, THR PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED FLRCTION. ‘The House Election Committee are likely to decide in favor of Fuller's right to Dawsen's seat by accepting as evidence copies of tally sheets, &c., said to have been propared by Mr. Cook, a clerk in the Interior Dopart- tinue the discharge of th Otticor be entitled to receive a salary or other he maay have been sus. naation during the time pended under the pr Sac. 5, Whenever any person hol of wiich may have expired, shall ba efter be nominaced by the President the same office, and the Senate shall te to consent to such appol te hereby directed to be vacant from th But if the Seuate shall fon on’ euch nom: = civil office, the term been or shall here- for a second term to in their faith, and he elected Ove, he thou, ster courage to tal ad no money shall or used from ani oMicer for #erviess ren: opriation to pay the salary THR DEPOSITS OF PAYMAATERS. ered after the creation of the Thfaveradie comment is excited here by the fect of paymasters and others having such large sums deposited in banks to their own credit, and upon which they un- doubtedly receive interest or douceurs in some way, while the government i# paying a high rate of interest on the same money obtained on temporary loans and otherwise, Several millions are reported to be thus on deposit with national banks im this city alone, almost ‘within « stone’s throw of the Treasury vaulta Why is it? TRE JUDORS OF THB VIRGINIA COURTS. The following facts concerning the judges of the Vir ginia courts, who were all appointed by that saalous unctious lopalist, Governor F. B. Piorpout, may be of interest:—Judge Baker, of tho Norfolk district, reap pointed by Governor Pierpont and the Lagisature, waa an old line whig, and bitterly opposed to secession. now an old man, and inflem with age. He held no office under the Confederate government. Judge Christian, of the Willlamsbarg district, was an old line whig and ai- ‘ways Union until the States seceded. He then weat with hie State, After General Lee's surrender be sub: mitted to the temit of the war and advised bis fellow citizens to do the same, 4 strong appeal ¢o the people to sustain the rights of the negrose, according to the laws passed by the Legislature for their protection. was an old line whig and strongly Union until the States feceded. He was Speaker of the Honse of Delegates, but after the eollapse of the rebellion took the same position that Judge Christian did and advised the people to anb- mit. Judge Chambers, in the Petersburg distrint, was an old Line whig and Kept out of the war. Judge Mar. shall, Of 26 Sharlotte district, was alwaysa Union man. Judge Culcher, or te Westmoreland district, was a Meutenant oolone! in the rebel service, but re signed big commission eighteen months before the war ended, He war an oid line whig, and a strong Tplon pap refers phe mar, Hip bas revently eaforsyy No person who may have been civil office by the Presidedt and wi heen rejected by the Senace shall the Senate, and during the recess ther commissioned by the President to bold ahall any money be drawo from the Any officer of the government, in paying salary or compen: sation to such person T.—The President ahall not be authorieed, during the roceas of the Senate to a vacancy ina evil 0 tuniews auch vacancy ball dea’ the atjourament of if, be appointed and ‘The Senatorial debate of to-day on the Post Office ap- Propriation bill was rather more animated than hereto- Gere, although no new arguments were adduced. Sen- @tor Wilson epoke at considerable length and in a man- @er calculated to draw a reply from Senator Doolittle on @he fret occasion that presents itself, @utside whe record far enough to discuss the character and Miners of tho Virginia State judges lately confirmed by the Lapolature, and made the mistake of saying that Judge @aced, who alone was rejected, was the only Union man Fall thore appointed. The fact is that Sneed snpported end voted for Jeff, Davie, and, accon!ing to the Senator's argument, should have been particularly acceptable to the people of Virginia. $HR PROPOSED FUNDING OF TIE KATIONAL DENT, ‘The Senate Finance Committee have about agreed to Poport Senator Sherman's bill without matorial altera- tion as s00n as the Post Uflice bill is disposed ot, THE TAX BILL. ‘The House met at balf-past seven o'clock this evening ‘end immediately went into Committee of the Whole, Mr, ‘Washburne tn the chair, and the Tax bill was taken up fer consideration, Thore was a larger attendance of Members than is usually soon at evening sessions, @nd there was a respectable number of people fm the galleries, Sections seven, eight and @ part of the @ioth were read and some smendments made, merely changing the phraseology, without affecting the same. The prov there sections wore pretty thoroughly @onvider-d, and the most important amendments sug- preted wore laid over to enable the committe to give abe gubjoc! mor mature conaidorayjon, 4) 0 fow win: ree to when he fof action of the T perecaes hen ac the knowledge of the ? TUk NRW TORK PORT OF The following joint resolution was ca of Conn... and passed, and was sent back to use (oF concurrence He alse travelled his opinions th Re it resolved, de, That the Mayor |. The democrats whi form did not believe the wara fot apill enough blood and kill because great batties were not fought, but because they thought it would intensify the hostik ilies batwoen the sections (n feeling; and he Wilson's speech went to show that the democratic pro- pheoy *as fuidiled. He (Mr, Cowan) did not think that democrate were less honest in their opinion Wilson of bimself, He could not con- wider that hecause of their opinion they were traitors. if be thought half the mon in the North traitors and all the men in the South, he would like to leave the government for the purposes contemplated \ thin reselition. if a new aite should be selected ant chat | He recently made port shall meet the ¢ t mioate the sume, with such additional suggestions ae they may think propar, to Congres SONTRACTORA ASKING RETRA COMPRA TION presented a petition from the iron-ciad Keokuk for ad Tt was referred to the Committers on Ne PRTMHONS POR PROTECTIVE TARY Mr. Cowan, (rep.) of Pa, presented twenty-one pati- tions for a protective tari, which were referred w the Finance Committes. RATIONAL THROLOGICAL INSITPETE rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on the lumbia, reported a bill to incorporate the Institate of the District of Colum- ‘The object of the institute is colored wen for the Christian minictry, vY. resotetions referred to; he had nothing to do with ” ommnne, (rep.) of Vi., asked Mr. Cowan whother wes political er) taxon did not deserve tho f0rielt- Bind about cohort he ae moe a ot child, thrash him and put him into scorer, and let pout and get over it at his leisure, Ttat be 7 very well if they, the people of the South, cone ts aectmard treason doserved exactly the smi to be as cl an ane It hee. ae meee ment presoribed for it, Ibcould not be punish by an | nize the people of the North as standing in keo : expat facto law. The way to punish crime was to ap- towards them. They were to be dealt with fe They were to be our fellow citizens and to take part in ees and unless the whole principle tying at the ‘© of the government were discartied it was necessary ‘that they should be treated as friends, not as enemies. The history of Ireland, of Poland, of Hu , of Venice showed that a people could not be into friendlie ness. As to the fourth section of the amendment rey diating the rebel debt, he had only to say that he voted for it once and should vote Tor itagain. The fifth section, giving Congrees power to out the other provisions, was simply a nec ouaenr from all the rest, He hoped the House would see the wisdom of striking out the third section of the amendment aad allow the other four to go to a vote, They would receive his hearty support. Mr, McKee, (rep.) of Ky., spoke in support of the measure. He proposed. to amend Mr. Garfield’s motion to recommit with instructions by striking out the third section and inserting the following:— All persons who voluntarily adhered to the late insurree. tion, giving ind comfort to the so-called Confederate States, are forever excluded from holding, any office of trust or proiit under the government of the United States. Fi, ee Cy ee Stontiog cat fof an senteis would obviate the objection » le jcability enforcing the article. If he were atkel 10 choose be- tween giving the elective franchise to a disloyal man and to # colored man he would say that he ferred the meanest black man who ever wore the ns of slavery to the most intelligent trator who wars against the country. " ir, Wirs0x, (rep.) of Iowa, rove to question Mr. mond in'feference to his poultion on the Civil ii bill, but. Dr. Rosana, (ep) of N.J., objected to being consumed in way, saying that he was Gis Aho Bape was to be brought to » vote on the joint resol jon to-morrow. ‘The SPRAKER said that he solunderstood, that that there were thirty gentlemen desiring itive “\re Buomapom, (dem.) of Wit, spoke agsinet the feat ir. z, (dem. i gh cieegbor ar eenae ree wh on. the Teen as having entirely disappoint e country. be ic ee im Sees ceed imply to re] wi eo or them, were entitled to be represented in cithcr House of Congress, Had it done so? Had it reported whether any of these States were or were not entitled to representation? What information had it given tothe House on that subject? That committee was not with the duty of changing the fundamental law of land, It stood resisting the restoration of the Union, and he hoped no further business would be referred to. it. It had rendered itself unworthy its high 4 Seeing the handwriting on the wall, noting the change: in public sentiment, and the disrepute into which it was: falling, it had sought to allay that popular sentiment a compromise among its own members. Why had the. gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) given up his plan of universal confiscation? Why bad others given up Universal suffrage? Why had others given up theip plan of universal butchery of the Southero rh was a matter of compromise for the purpose ef saving their party in the fall elections, Mr. Winpo, (rep.) of Minn., wanted to know whether the gentleman’s home organ at Fond du Lac represented. ‘the democracy of Wisconsin. Mr. EvpemGe replied that it did not, and no paper re- presented the democracy of Wisconsin. | “Mr. Wixpom wished to read an article from it, but Mr. Eldridge would not permit him. to the lam; but it was more fashionable to appeal 10 Committer’ een, itr Epmonps asked if it was not justified by the law of nations to exclude from political power men who were dangerohs to a community from the committal of tical treason. oar ‘Cowan said it must be remembered that this was not a government of absolute power, ‘Tt was a govern- ment of law, and there was no rght to tepeesenz penal- ty not previded by law, An attempt had mance, sat was being made, to create an opinion that the Prosident was deserting the platiorm on which he was elected in ‘Bot punish.ng traitors, But he (Mr. Cowan) would say. in behalf of the President—he would gay for the Presi- dent to the Senate, ‘Get your tribuna, and five hui or five thousand, If you want them, of Jeff Davis at ther , are ready for you.” He sup- posed that it would not be contended that the President ‘should turn into a public prosecutor, gens with intelligence enough and desire enough, to bring them thi the ordinary channels wit the clutches of the law; and, he added, I say, on the part of the President, if you cipohe Gime aed your machinery fry aed can have five hundred of Siew or five thousand fo-morrow, and you need not be m; you selves. And now, sir, who throw the blame in this taller upon the President? ‘But thoy must uot be tried, he though by a military commission, as (hey have been’ declared extra-judicial by the supreme Mr. (rep:) of Wis, rose at the conclusion of ir. Cameuls apeney.a08 in a brief was one of omission only, It could not be expected that after the upheavings of the past five years peace could be ‘about ina day, or @ week, or @ month, he (Mr. Nye) had any fault to find with the President it President had sage, he called an experiment; that he seemed deter- mined to make ita re, aud to alienate from the Union party all who did not ugreo with him. 5 Petra Mr. Lincoln, y Executive? Referring to Executive pardons, Mr. bath said the President, so far fr ious, was pardoning rebels as fast as they ted themselves. He (Mr. Nye) called on the lent this morning to.recamimend the pardon of @ man who had dollar in counterfeit Treasury notes. When he ‘White House the pardon had not been granted, but there were plenty of pardons for rebels and trai‘ors. Pending the consideration of the subject, the senate, at half-past five o’clock, adjourned. SE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Wixpomw then stated that the paper referred to ae “6 denied that Jef Davis was a traitor, ani asked Mr. Eh ABHINGTON, May 9, 1866.. | dridge nis opinion on the subject. A SECRETARY FOR TH VICE ADMIRAL. Mr. ELDRIDGE expressed Is opinion that he was, and Mr. Rice, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on | said that that proved that he ‘ta not agree with the Naval Affairs, asked unanimous consent to report a bill | organ, He asked Mr, Windom whether he thought that to allow Vice Admiral Farragut a secretary, with | anybody who was preventing tho restoration of the the rank, sea pay and allowances of spre ern es ihe | Union was a traitor. navy. He expla necessity for it, saying rain cireumatances, cident an vara da ak cad edo nett Wao Toplied that, under certain cine atten ly to correspon: is by aed aera taarets wey wach teryalred. » op A aanaram remarked, significantly, that he ene Unanimous consent was given and the bill was re- Mr. Boutweut, (rep.) of Mass., was the next 6) er. ported and neg ii dal He ad net oy surprised a1 the gentennen emt ‘iecon- ‘TIVE sin (Mr. EI e) complaining wbout,the Committee on. eee eran ae once Cone the | Reconstruction’ The troubles of that gontieman and us Judiciary, ‘reported a bill to repeal tho twenty-third sec- | friends wore ¥ory likely to increase. the policy of the tion of the act of the Thirty-seventh Congress relating t | demociatic party was cusily understood and compre- passports, Which reat the then existing law in refer- | ended, It Lohr Icy in which jt had been consistent, ti ence to Viable to military daty. It was a policy down as early as 1866 in the demo- ‘The bil Eoghan nash ipod passed. cratic party. platforus made at Cincinnati, wherein it was- ag —— UCT He yogi! '@ REFORS. of the | declared, substantially; that it was the right of a territory: sproel orden, being tho constitutional amendment re- |.19,j09.,eamidiad , intr, the Union: with auch | Lad ported from the Reconstruction Conmitiee. ee ig dete” sales c was held by that’ party today. It was the itr, aout (rep) of Fa. ad u was to de expected | Goctrine held Wy Alexander H.. Seopiens, who’ declared “ tat gy! yrantetbon thateach of the eleven Suites had to-day an existing unrepentant’ thirty - oo. — useless | and unquestionable right.of representation in the gov- oo aoe neggacel pao phony foes <Pement of the country; that that is continuing right, we Sect thee verts a con he which had not been interrupted by any of the events the war, The democratic party maintained, first, that & goo from New York (Mr. Raymond) and ending | state of the American Union cannot, by its oh sey [ from Keatucky (Mr. Smith), who | -eparato itsalf from its associates; second, that had the diseaso in its mitdest and —— amiavle (ned leven atthe war, including the eataea” organized , too, argument wag useless. There must, there- | ang public acts of the peovic and governments of the irty: eleven rebellious States, bad not in any way cl ui moos theaor popsas ona | Catt" batqn ths yup. to caan"ah he the South. Treasum has been Popular there and | one hand, and the pational government om loyalty had been made odious, ‘The loyal man in the | the others’ third, that those States respectively South was compelled by public opinion there, fostered and | and the loyal people lave all immediate aud encouraged by the adininistration, to stand aside. Probst, Lge ged wt io — thal mae +4 ‘con » be home; ‘AH. Stephens, tionable right ef representation, provided vinags, thee P in every case the person clected is, and heretofore has ue of the chief conspirators in the rebeliion, was to | heen, loyal to the goverment, phen pede have a seat in the Sena of the United States. What @ | tntion of the country; fourth, that no legislation. mom Sf ipetice was: oie Th PB ed eee hen | amendment of the constitution ‘is necessary, mt ¢ poor, miserable man woul e ; wee hat with the Vice President of the soceliee, Sout Lge aged nite ygredigenin donne, gy wl oa ern confederacy, who had aided in murde! two huu- | states Wiely i revdiioa. "Be ter f ‘an wus Lis dred and n.nety thousand Northern men, and then these —— things would be mado all even. Ho (Str. Broomall) be- | ud°edery sympathiner with treaaou in the North, ane’ Meved that there was a necessity for a fature world, Mm order that the immense inequalities of the present world might be rectified. Mr, Smaxktax, (rep.) of Ky., noxt took the floor in op. position to the measure, He said that the first proposi- tion contained in the measure struck at the reserved rights of the States—thoso rights which the founders | Jian party. of the constitution believed essential to the existence .of : ‘Mr. Bourwet declined to yield the floor for het par. the government. It proposed to strike down those rights ose. He usked the gentleman from New York (Mr. and concentrate all power in the general government. | { Tho second proposition disfranchised the peoplo of the States which had gone into rebellion until the chains of oppression could be riveted on them through ail time | 110 to come, If those people submitted to the worms sought | 34" to be impoyed upon them they ought not to come back in the Union aud ought not to hold place or position as free American citizens. They might have been disloyal, pod — a showed Repl we an inferior people. hey had been overcome by numbers, bat not by auperi- | tha ority in wisdom and bravery. He admitted that they; had | Second office in the government accepted ft as - He (Mr. Boutwell) accepted. it as a fact that those oe fg Me Sing beheved they were right and had | ctates were not to-day represented either in the Senate or House, and with bis consent they never should be until the inequaltty of representation was adjusted. a cepted the statement made by President Lincoln in his last public address, that those States were not of their proper practical relations to the Union, and they could not. get into such relations unless by the consent of those who- s of the country. In refer- menced the session with a clear majority of mxty, yi which majority had dwindled down to five, be- the proposed amendment he causo the Ministry persisted in bringing forward only | {ely confessed that ite adopton was not nevesary. one. portion of the reform scheme. He exprossod | Hs own views would havo led him in se op. his belief that all the States to be affected by the pro- posite — direction. He should have preferred pored measure should be represented; but he did not x soclate bye ol ha heen the friends »% old it to be essential to the validity ‘of Congressional Tieeatand tite Cok reocua te — its Nomar action on constitutional amendments that they should ‘Grube. tote ae on Prepared cA ¢ former the gay. be thus represented. still these amendments, if | C™ulpg force of the country, He ma oe aa adopted by Congress, were to be submitted to all Br benevea” the por red bao goo oh enemies. the ‘States affected by them, North and South. He | sonal power to, Gricnd the cloctive frexchise vo every was quite willing to take action apon them here for K! of ‘sending them to the several ‘States, | Ort citizen of the country: the purpose bed one & oomeD the propositions were such as Rody ‘ae Bie afd pom ae nonee: proved. 0 first reasserted the principles of the Civil Rights bill, which he had favored thoroughly | Yon, Committee didnot come up te the Ne and heartily. ‘The’ second proposition had also been | Sori 4" hia Tived long enough’ to, know before the House for its action, but in a form in which : ings of a publi cla be implication the right of each State to disfranchise a por- | Prot and without some deference to the opinions, of. tion of its cit on account of race or color. In | Protriety sie Tin the wisdom, patriotism and saanetR wot a of the tained these positions, snd he asked wherein the sident’s policy d from that ancient and consistent policy of the atic party, Mr. Raxpau, (dem,) of Pa., said the gentleman had shown the great consistency of the democratic party. should like to show him the inconsistencies of the repab- & 8 most danger to the country; whether their acc not portend the destruction of the government. e democratic positions were traversed by the polic} of the republican party, The doctrine of the Porter: party was pregnant of wor |, in this bour of national peril, it was their sad misfortune to be compelled to admit. that he who secured suftrages of the — for the 1 Mr. Ravmowp, (rep.) of N. ¥., was the next speaker. He expressed hirratification at the Reconstruction Com mittee having submitted their scheme as a whole, and illustrated the danger of submitting only one portion at @time by refererce to the recent course of the British * Ministry on the Reform bill, the Ministry having com- ite present form, however, he could and would support it. - ‘The third rection was of an entirely different character, pO IE enn pn thers romney ge Sage aa The amendment recognized tne eleven lately rebel Bates ‘an States within. the Union, It did not confer | Measures reporved withers tie og a upon them any right of representation, but simply | Fouge upon the President of the Unied States, because ee. Rag tg RY ee ee oa however much they might differ with the President be Ing & portion Fight,” This entirely dicarded the doctrine of tare: ee a ee |,” the doctrine of * Provinces,” - ” tring of “aten enema far had is ast bear | gare fae Kecsrics Comm Yad reported © " proposed to exc! 10 great body 2 ‘of the eleven tes from the plan which ee ae ‘he trusted that the the people posed amendment 0 constitution would be adopted. right + he was op- ‘Mr. Exzor, (rep.) of PRT cnt Ee vpb 5 be pe that this, dist explaining at his reason for sustaining the a poate D of the committee. Ax to the third section he was the large body of the Southern le would run coun- A ty eta Ba sr | edge gh eae below a in cl to exercise Civil vighta, “He thought, here waa great force in the | Stfuck, out, all the aftemalive geod cuatemplated by objection, But there was still greater force in the obec | vr. Sumananaee, (rep.) of Ohio, confessed thes bh tion tbat it would be retroactive, and would 00 | etc ee danas of Doatitlg tote commen peopneel the plain ty a had during the whole course of | the gouth any exch the jal the war. resolutions of Oongress and by ld not make it to toa si to ot tho. President the people of | Som m was not necemary 1 the satery ot the ropud ft of tees area tty tant "deers Unetr alse they Would be fo pit ee - wane bo oe ee stored to their rights. It was not a pleasant %© | could be done effectually by o , on which the: shrinking from the of ite | ‘names of qualified and disqualified voters should be in would be made | seribed. es wan te Be pisos’ 18, 8 Ps, ping RR Msseaneeey 4 hd Ls ition on the ae ‘and his position on the. < il Bights . Raymond, he Tere a ee ee edby une geuteeman, fons ho (Mr. Raymond) bad sug- | ior expiained to be no at all, ere yan Kayiend) the | _ Mf. Stave gave notice that at three o'clock to,mon. Sa eremren se rama eat i cneimetion tl subject when the me i come, but he (Mr. Raymond) did. not think it necessary Peers Ga tae in order to {insure the election of General Grant that the Indian reservations proposed amendment should b> inserted in the constitu. Dill to establish post rou tion, ae ge Ett 1; vead twice and 'y or of the country at wherever people were who could appreciate courage on the field, mag- YRANCHISR 1% TERRITORIRG AND THR ADIDARRO® « nanimity in the hour of victory, end modera- ‘WT ATES tion in political action, there would be found Introdaced a DID ‘mon who would appreciate him as a candidate for any Territories of the ’ office which the American might have to bestow. ‘States Union. Keve opaideration a referred @ the Judiciary Come prevent would INCREASE OF PENSIONS RIN OFFICERS voury not say motive, tf py ts nt J but he ite effect, and that | se tarzom, (dem.) of New York, introduced a bill every man murt see that the sdoption ofthe Amend, | increase the of certain disabled officors in ments by a Southern Steve was 2 Pondition Ofna | Volunteer service, which was read twice aud referred Gi ak aoe to elect members Cy ally the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Se.have them olecued The Siete or comvenon, the | MUL 10 MBOULATS FRoceeDine BEnGGp frmcan on members of which would be elected By sf well | ae, cexzom, (rep.) of TIL, introduend a Dill to oyu rtes"usn the uppored tat, Laristre prsnodings piles Vutloes of tee porte This would diefranchise ite own members? mes twice and referrod to the Committee gp the District worse than asham. It wasa mockery, No Southern | Coiba State would * eo ee eeediinar. | FAY OF THR ARINTANT DURMCREING CLIK GP Hm Bou | hele (Xs tien ay 4 they were not | Also, a resolution, which was rei to the Commigh foo. For bie he would not mock {eer people’ at tap "hamid "by ay such porns | CONTINUED GH GIVENTE PAGE. j ] j ]