The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1866, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF PULTON AND NASSAU STS. 10 C. Proposals will be received until June 15 for the car- penter’s work of the Hxwaty BUILDING now in course of erection on Broadway, Park row and Aun street. Plans ‘and specifications can be seen at the office of John Kollum, architect, 179 Broadway, New York. THE NEWS. THE FENIANS. The interest of the situation contres in General Spear’a Little command, camped bali a mile across the border ine. ‘A portion of his ‘cavalry made a dash into Frelighs- burg yesterday, routed a British force and captured a large British flag. General Spear immediutoly com- menced intrenching. The moral: of the army is very bad, Doesertions are tho rule, and whole companies are making tra’ks for the nearost home transportation office, and in some instances regimonts desert as an organization. Drunkenness pre- vails to an alarming extent. Colonel Scanlon, with bs regiment, engaged a body of British horse at Pigcon Hill yesterday, The British were driven i confusion, losing three flags and one man killed and several wounded, The Fenians had three wounded. Colone! Scanlon then ordered his re- giment to withdraw, and they are now at St, Albans, Genoral Sweeny was held to bail in $20,000 and Colonel Mahan in $5,000. A Fenian council of war at Buffalo decided that it was best to order all the troops back to thetr homes, With- out arms and without money they think it a useloss waste of life to enter Canada, A Fenian treasurer had absconded with the funds for which ho was responsible, ‘Tho Provincial Patiament convened at Ottawa yester- day. A message from the Governor General was received. He congratulates Canada on the spirit she has shown in rising to repel the invader, called attention to the issue of President Johnson's proclamation, and strongly re- commended the suspension of the habeas corpus, The bill suspending the writ of habeas corpus was in- troduced, passed in both houses and signed by the Gov- ernor Genoral during the day. Thirty-five thousand men are undor crms at the call of the Canadian government. A battery and the Seventh Fusileers has been sent from Ottawa against General Spear and his invaders from St. Albans, Mr. Roberts, tho President of the Fenian Brother- hood was arrested agin in this city yesterday, A despatch arrived from Washington ordering his rearrest and censuring United States Marshal Murray for Jetting him off on his parote, When brought to the Marshal's office he refused to give any bond which would hinder bim from continuing the business in which he was engaged. Ho was accordingly committed until Monday for examination. Recrviting and the for- ‘warding of troops wont on as usual during the day. CONGRESS. In the Senate yosterday a bill reported from the Finance Committeo to supply deficiencies in the contingent fund of tho House was passed. The reconstruction resolutions wore then taken up, and the question on Mr, Williams’ substitute for the s*cond section, relative to the appor- tionment of reprosentation, was discussed. The joint resotution was tinally put upon tts passage and passed by ‘8 voto of thirty-three to eleven, so that the reconstruc- tion resolutions proposing an amendment to the consti- tution have now passed both houses, As amended in the Senate, the resolutions deciaro all persons born or natural- ized in the United States to be citizens of the States wheroln they reside, which was not in the resolutions which passed the House, and the section disfranchising all robels until 1870, ae passed by the House, is stricken out, and @ clause substituted which declares all rebels who wore formerly officers of the United States or of any State, judiciary or exocutive, ineligible to office in any State or under the general government. The Senate ad- Journed to mect on Monday. In the House the vote agreeing to the adjournment resolation on Thursday was reconsidered and the resolu- tion was referred to the Committee on Ways and Meant Tho Sonate amendments to the bill to amond the Postal lawa wore agreed to, The bill to establish a Department of Education at Washington was rojected by a vote of 50 to 61. Mr. Rogers made an explanation of his lan- gaage to Mr. Rousseau in debate the other day, which the latter declared was in every way satisfactory. To- day will be devoted to debate on the President's annual message. Tho new report of the Reconstruction Committee was placed before Congress yesterday. It declares that the lately rebellious States can only be restored to their political rights by the consent of Congrees, that the Governors appointed by the Presidont had no power to organize civil courts, and that no constitution bas been logally adopted in any of the States, except Tennessee. ‘The roport further represents that Tennessee is the only ono of the States at all qualified for reprosontation in Congress, EUROPE. Our European correspondence und files by the Africa feached this city from Boston yesterday evening. The papers aro dated to the 26th of May, and contain m- torosting details of our telegraphic report trom Halifax. ‘The fight between Mace and Goss for the champton- ahtp of England was a mere farce—enacted with sparring, aquaring and shuffline—in the ring, the exhibition filling the veterans of the roped arena with shame and indipnation, It was termed in London “The Last Fight tor the Championship.” Tt was aad in well informed circles fo Paris and Berlin that the assemblage of a European congress would be ineffectual in staying « general war. The bombardment @f Valparaiso was generally de- aounced. THE CITY. Tho Board of Health met yesterday, and a letter from Dr. Harris was road, stating that two cases of cholera had occurred in Broome street. The German beer brow- ors prosented a petition, recommending the Board to allow the sale of lager beer on Sundays as a sanitary measure. Affairs at Soguin’s Point remain unchanged. The work of removing the combustible materials and rubbish from tho old factory ie still going on. Immense excite- mont and hostility to the proposed location of quaran- tine prevail throughout Staten Island. An indignation ‘meeting was held at Rossville, on the island, on Thurs- day night Three new cases of cholora have been received on board the hospital ship in the lower quarantine and two deaths have occurred, leaving a total of sixty-oight re- maining under treatment. The Commissioners of the Board of Excise held « mocting yesterday, when it was resolved that the Excise jaw should be fully enforced on and after the 16th of the present month, and that no licenses should be delivered after the 18th. Legal pro ceedings are to be Instituted against certain partios residing at Staten Island for alleged violations of the Excise law in selling liquor on Sunday, It ap- peared that these persons, when arrested, wore dis- charged without s hearing or giving in of testimony by the Justices of the Peace of Richmond county. On the 18th of the present month a test case as to the duties of the Board of Excise will come before the spo- ial term of the Supreme Court. Mr. Nicholas Murray, having made application to the Board for a license was refused, notwithstanding, as ie alleged, he gave abun- Gant proof of his good@haracter, On the above date a return to a writ of alternative mandamus, imued by Jadge Ingraham against the Board of Excise, will be mado. This writ compels the Board to grant Mr. Mur. ray his license or show cause for @ contrary action. The Grand Lodge of Free Masons closed its annual ses. sion yesterday. Joseph B. Chaffoe was elected Grand Lec turer, Johnston Fountain Grand Parsuivant, and Sewell Fisk Grand Tilor, The salary of the Grand Secretary wae increased to $5,000, including clerk hire. The officers elect were duly inetalied by Past Grand Master Olin- ton F. Paige, The Grand Master made the following ap- Pointments:—Grand Marshal, Orrin Welch; Grand Stand- ard Bearor, Edmend 1. Judson; Grand Sword Bearer, HL ©. Proston; Grand Stewards, Joa H. Toone, James Burns, Mat\new 8. Chambers end Sewuel R Kirkham; Senior Deacon, Wm, T. Woodruff; Junior Deacon, Fred. Widdows. A motion was yesterday made before Judge Ingraham, im the Supremo Court chambers, to release from arrst Otto Burstenbinder aud two others, who have been placed in confinement under a civil suit commenced aga nst them by Wells, Faryo & Co. to recover the vaige of property destroyed by the nitro-giycerine explosion in San Francisco, The defendants, it wiil be recoileoted, were the shippers of the explosive compound, Judge Tngraham reserved bis decision. In the suit of Fraucis McGuvrin vs. the Eighth Avenao Railroad Company a verdict was rendered yesterday in ho Superior Court against the plaintiff. The action was for twenty-five thousand dollars for injuries to the plaintiff's pereon in being rua over by one of the de- fendant's cars, The widow of Captain Joseph B. Tully, late quartermas- ter of the Sixty-uinth regiment New York State Nutional Guard, brought an action last Thursday in the Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Brady, for $900, which she claims to be due for services rendered by her husband a4 counsel in procuring $10,000 from the State for the regiment, and also in adjusting the accounts of Captain Kirker, its treasurer, Tho offlcars of the rogiment claim that the services of Captain Tully were performed in his capacity as quartermaster and not as counsel. During the trial Colonel Bagley was oxaminod and dis- closed, after some hesitation, the fact that General Ar- thur was paid $2,000 for aiding in procuring the $10,000 appropriation, The jury wore unable to agree on a verdict in the case, In the Fourth District Police Court, yesterday, an ex- amination before Judgo Connolly, as a committing mag- istrate, was had in the case of Geoyhey, a resident of the Eighteenth ward, charged with an assault on and robbery of Daniel Kelly on the night of the 2d of June, Tho case occupled the attention of the Judge all day. The papers in the caso were sent to the District Attorney, The case of M. Lamirande, against whom an accusa tion has been brought for having embezzled several thousand franos, the property of the Bank of Poictiors, occupied the aitention of Commissioner Betts for a con- siderable time yesterday. The evidence given was that of a French lawyer, who testified as to certain rules of the law of Francs with regard to proceedings against ab- sconding parties charged with crime, ‘The object of the prosecution is to get the prisoner forwarded to Poictiors ‘under the extradition treaty, to stand his trial there on the accusation pre(erred against him. The examination bas been adjourned to a future day. Commissioner Betts also took evidence in the case of James Hughes, who ia charged with: having defrauded James Reilly of seven hundred and fifty dollars bounty money. The examina- tion has not closed; it will be resumed on the 14th inst. Inthe General Sessions yesterday John Williams and Michae! Adams, charged with burslariously entering the house of Walter J. Price, No. 6 Van Nest placo, on the 29th of May, and stealing seventy-four dollars worth of carpot, pleated guilty to grand larceny. Thomas Corcoran, indicted for breaking into the dwelling house of Mrs, Boardman, 295 Kast Tenth street, pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree. The Recorder sentenced oach of these prisoners to the State Prison for five years, Thomas Sullivan, who stole twelve pair of pantaloons from Marcus Turner; Thomas Gardner, who stole ono hundred doliars worth of ladies’ wearing apparel from Mrs, Noe, and Thomas Meoker, who stole a plece of cloth worth seventy dollars from Frank G. Bieltz, plead- ed guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, and wero each sent to the State Prison for two years and six months, John Edwards pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to commita rape upon Mina Paulus, James Taylor, in- dicted for breaking into the premises of Christopher Barth, 483 Broome street, pleaded guilty. William Ar- nold, charged with stealing clothing from Andrew J. Haughton, a guest at the Astor House, pleaded to an at- tempt at larceny. These prisoners were remanded for sentence, Some forty persons were yesterday fined from ten to fitty dollars each by Justice Quinn, of the First district Court, for violating the law relating to weights and meas- ures, The Inman steamship City of London, Captain Mire. house, will sail at twelve M. to-day for Queenstown and Livorpool from pier 44 North river, Tho steamship Teu- tonia, Captain Haack, for Southampton and Hamburg, also sails at noon to-day. The mails for both vessels will close at the Post Office at half-past ten A. M. The Cromwell line steamship Star of the Union, Cap- tain Blanchard, will sail from pier No. 9 North river at throe P. M. to-day for New Orleans. The Empire sidewheel line steamship Missouri, Captain Loveland, witl sail for Savannah at three P. M. to-day, from pier 13 North river. ‘The fine steamship Saragossa, Captain Crowell, will sail from pier 14 East river, foot of Wall atreet, at three P. M. to-day for Charleston. The stock market was dull but moderately firm yester- day. Gold closed at 139. The fall in gold yesterday had the effect of unsettling the merchandise markets and also of causing somo concession in prices, though as a general thing sellers held out for the highest prices. In some kinds of goods there was still considerable firmness, but there was very littlebuoyancy. Cotton closed heavy. Coffee nominal. Sugar a shade easier. Freights dull and nominal. Dry goods quiet. On "Change flour was dull, and the low grades declined. Wheat was dull and irregular. Corn ‘was lower, with a large business at the reduction. Oats were lower. Pork closed firm. Beef steady. Lard heavy. Petroloum dull and heavy, and Whiskey firm but quot, MISCELLANEOUS. ‘Tho oxecution of Anton Probst, for the inurder of the Deering family, at Philadelphia, in tne month of April last, took place yesterday forenoon, at the Moyamensing Prison, The culprit manifested deep penitence and folt that his death upon the scaffold was but # poor atone- mont for his sing, The affair created a good deal of ex- citement, and extraordinary efforts were made by the citizens to gain admission to the execution, but the sheriff was inexorable, and many were doomed to dicap- pointment who calculated strongly on being present. Our Fortress Monroe correspondent writes that Joi Davis was visited yesterday by Messrs, Reed, Van Sickle and Edsall, of his counsel, and B, N, Harrison, his pri- .vato secretary during the war. It !s confidently asserted that Jeff Davis will be roleasod in less than a week. The most sevoro squall ever felt in that vicinity parsed over Hampton Roads and Fortrors Mouroo Thursday evening. A small boat with thirteen men in her was Diown out into the bay, but no one was lost, as sho was picked up by the lightship at Willoughby’s shoal, Large trees were torn up by the roots and blown in every direction. Hon. Anson Burlingame, the Minister to China, and General Van Valkenburgh, tho Minister to Japan, sailod for those countries on June 4, in the bark Swallow, from San Francisco. Ata meoting of the Boston shipowners and builders yesterday @ committee appointed somo ten days ago made a roport relative to the existing strike among the caulkers of that city, They say the strike is for the purpose of assisting the caulkers of New York in obtain- ing the oight hour system, which prevails in Boston, and it is on that point that ghey refuse to work on the ship Archer, ‘The report recommended that means be takes to obtain laborers from other places, and a committee was appointed to carry out the measure. ‘Two sevore earthquake shocks were felt on the Sth inet, in San Francisco, The Oregon olection is claimed by the Union men tobe a heavy majority for their candidates. Apsovrnmxst or Concness,—From the action of the House of Representatives on the ques- tion of adjournment it is evident that the ma- jority are becoming weary of this long and un- profitable session. This feeling, together with the desire to escape from the midsummer heat of Washington, will overrule the programme of the mdicals to sit the summer through, or permanently, in order to watch and frustrate the President, There are some important measures needed by the country, particularly those relative to the national banks, funding the debt, and others to place our financial sys- tem on a solid basis; but, as Congress is more disposed to spend its time on mere partisan and sectional political questions than on these, the sooner it adjourns the better. The restora- tion of the Bouth must be postponed; for Con- gress will pags no measure looking to an early reatoration. The queation will have to go to the people for decision at the next elections. By continuing in session Congress only keeps up agitation and bad feeling, and it is to bo hoped an adjournment will be decided upon at once a en ee aie wo a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE ¥, 1866. The Neutratty Question=Time for an Ultimatum to England, Whatever else may follow from the Fenian movements against Canada they have at least resulted im @ most convincing illustration of the wonderful difference established between practical British and American neutrality. We have already reproduced from the historical foots of our late Southern rebellion the scanda- lous doings of the Canadians as friendly neigh- bors and as professed neutrals; and how they aided and abetted in Monireal, citizens and officials, tho ‘most infamous conspiracies for the destruction of our cities, our President and Cabinet, government and coun try. This Conadian neutrality, however, wasonly a copy of that of the imperial government of England. To the utmost verge of falso pretences during our late struggle to save the Unien from shipwreck the British government prac- tised that system of neutrality which Joab, the general-in-chief of.Israel, practised upon Abner in stabbing him under tho fifth rib while taking him aside under the pretence of a little quict friendly conversation. This was the neutrality of Lord John Rus- sell. George Bancroft has fixed it upon him. The many millions of American property de- stroyed upon the high seas by rebel cruisers built, equipped and manned in British seaports, and emerging thence upon one frivolous excuse or another, were so many millions sacrificed to British neutrality. The contributions which, as political ventures in a Southern confederacy, were furnished from England in the way of arms, clothing and munitions and materials of war would probably amount to many millions more, The English blockade runners and their cargoes captured or destroyed from the first to the last of the late rebellion have been esti- mated, we believe, at some thirty odd millions of dollars in value ; and those runners averaged four or five successful trips each before their career as carriers and fetchers of Joff Davis wasenied. Their great temptation was “Con- federate cotton,” the immense profits derived from the exchange of it for English goods pay- ing for the loss of a steamer after two or three escapes. But English sympathy with the re- bellion and English neutrality had also much to do with this blockade running, as well as with the rebel cotton loan. Those powerful Armstrong guns found on the rebel works at Fort Fisher and labelled as presents from Sir William, and various other offerings in the way of aid and comfort, justify the belief that but for British sympathy and «neutrality it would not have required one-half of the three hun- dred thousand Union soldiers sacrificed to put down this late so-called Southemn confede- racy. The strong belief of the rebels that this British neutrality must end in an open alliance with them was of itself equal to millions of money to the rebel cause. We think it not an extravagant opinion that at least one-half of our present national debt and federal taxation may be charged to the account of British neutrality, although under the positive requirements of law we may not be able to enforce any demand for indemnity except for those notorious Anglo-rebel spolia- tions upon the high seas. In regard to these, however, our government ought no longer to delay a positive ultimatum, according to the example of Andrew Jackson touching certain French spoliations. We have had quite enough, if not a little too much, of the milk and water, temporizing, shilly-shally policy of Mr. Seward. He is a politician run to seed, or a desperate adventurer who has lost his way, or the rider of a hobby, “the irrepressible conflict,” that has at last thrown him. From the great apostle of the crusades he has fallen to the veriest diplo- matic twaddler. His letter-writing, do-nothing foreign policy is not the policy for the present administration. He may stand still, but events move on and we must move with them or be switched off the track. A special ambassador should be sent to Eng- land by President Johnson with a positive de- mand for indemnity for those Anglo-rebel spoliations upon American commerce. We do not want another volume of correspondence from Mr. Seward on the subject. Spare us that infliction, The government should now strike while the iron is hot from these Fenian move- ments and this Canadian ecare. We have shown England an honest neutrality, and now we may, wtth the applause of the world, exact the pen- alty fora dishonest neutrality. We have saved her the Canadas and her contiguous possessions from a revolution, and the least we can demand is the payment of the debts she owes us on the score of neutrality—payments “cash down on the nail.” Such a reclamation, closing the door at once to Mr. Seward’s letter writing, would be the making of President Joknson’s administration at home and abroad. We want something of this kind to bring us foremost in the front rank of the great nations, where we ought to stand diplomatically, as well as in our material pros- perity. We want something like this as a wholesome diversion against the everlasting negro agitation. The offended public senti- ment of the country demands it, This public ntiment revolts at the idea of this never-end- ing, still-begioning flunkeyism to England. Give us something better, Mr. Johnson. Put in your demand upon England in the Jacksonian style, and you will secure not a little of the glory and strength of Jackson’s administration. You have only to say, “These indemnitics, if you pleaee, or no more neutrality with the Fenians,” and the thing is settled; and the time, Mr. President, bas come. Tue Mrrtta.—The efficiency of the militia force under @ government like ours, which maintains a comparatively small regular army, is an object very much to be desired. For many yeare we have been proud of the diaci- pline and fine appearance of our National Guard; but there is something more required of them than good marching, handsome uni- forms and perfect accoutrements. The firet essential is subordination. Our militia labors under some difficulties in this respect from the very nature of its organization. Equality of social position breeds familiarity between the officers and men, which fs in a great mensure fatal to perfect subordination, ae we iave had occasion to notice in a recent brigade parade at Fast New York, where scenes of drunkenness and riot occurred which were not only dis graceful to the service, but proved that the sys tem stands in need of very radical reform. While it is not easy to et rid of the prime cause of this evil there may be many ways of correcting it; and among the first Is the aban- donmeat of these parades, which, after all, though conducted under the guise of military drill, are little better than social picnic partics, so far as the authority of the officers is concerned. The object of the militia is two- fold. First, they are organized for the purpose of aiding the State and city governments to keep the peace; and secondly, they are re- garded asa nucleus upon which to form a national army In case of invasion or insurrec- tion, as they were used during the late rebel- lion. It must be evident that these objucts will be frustrated so long as the members of the militia become lawbreakers and disturbers of the peace while acting in their military capa- city, as in the case referred to; and it is equally clear that as the nucleus ofan army for service in the fleld strict subordination is an essential quality. Ifasingle regiment were to display the want of discipline and obedience exhibited at East New York the other day they would demoralize « whole division. Therefore we conceive that the militia needs reform. We must either have fewer regiments in better con- dition or there must be a more rigid system enforced. We do not require mere toy sol- diers, who show themselves in fine plumage on dress parades or holiday occasions, but a body of well trained mon, upon whom we can rely in oases where the service of real soldiers is necessary. The militia have done well in the late war. Their services will. not soon be forgotten ; but, looking to their future effi- ciency, we would urge the necessity of more attention to subordination and obedience. With less display and vastly les expense they might be made a far more useful body. The Quarantine Question: aets for the Staten Islanders, The excitement in regard to the seizure of Seguin’s Point for quarantine purposes still continues; but we trust that it will not rezult in another such riotous and incendiary out- break as the so-called Sepoy war. The Staten Islanders have the sympathy of the public and will probably secure the removal of the quar- antine to some less dangerous locality if they actsensibly and appeal to the reason rather than to the passions of those concerned. That there are localities less exposed to the danger of contagion more remote from the.city and its suburts and better adapted for quarantine pur- poses than Seguin’s Point we have official evidence. The whole subject was investigated last year by the Quarantine Commissioners, and after stating that Sandy Hook could not be obtained for quarantine they submit- ted to the . Legislature a report from Health Officer Swinburne as to the proper site, This report may be found in Assembly document No. 55; and as Dr. Swinburne is the quarantine officer of the Board of Health it would seem as if the Board ought to pay some little attention to his opinion. In his report, transmitted last January, Dr. Swinburne first describes all the requisites of a cholera quarantine, then shows that floating hospitals will be expensive, inconvenient and insufficient, and then urges that temporary structures ought to be erected in anticipation of the arrival of infected vessels. “A proper place for the erection of these temporary struc- tures,” he continues, “in such a position as not to endanger the inhabitants of the adjacent shores, may be found either on Barren Island or the westerly end of Rockaway beach. The former site could be obtained for a moderate compensation and the latter already belongs to the State. I suggest either of these posi- tions, in anticipation of difficulties being met with in obtaining from New Jersey permission to erect such buildings at or near the Horse Shoe Bay upon Sandy Hook.” Again, in speak- ing of the theory of Dr. Marsden, that cholera may be arrested “by an absolute quarantine of short duration,” the Health Officer saya:— “While I commend the plan of Dr. Marsden to your careful consideration, I still must say that it would be impossible to carry out bis recom- mendations at this port without very largely increased facilities. These cannot be had at present unless the suggestions be adopted as to Barren Island or Rockaway beach. If this be done it will so extend the natural facilities as to obviate the necessity of many of the sug- gestions thorein contained”—that is to say, the selection of either of these localities would render unnecessary many expensive precau- tions incidental to other quarantines. With such sites these, recommended by one of their own officials, aud with many others decidedly preferable to Staten Island, why is it that the Health Board has made this demon- stration upon Seguin’s Point? While Barren Island, Rockaway beach and other sites are remote from the city, uninhabited, unfrequented, surrounded by #ie ocean and fanned by its constant breezes, Seguin’s Point is traversed by a railroad, and any infectious disease there would endanger all the people of Staten Isiand, who are mostly families from New York, the heads of which still do business here, and would thus carry the contagion directly from their homes into this city and expose us to the very risks against which the Board of Health is to guard. To go down with an army of policemen; to land with great ceremony upon Segain’s Point; to have @ revenue cutter pointing her loaded guns towards the shore—ali this may be food for the vanity of President Schultz and Superintendent Kennedy, but it was not at all calculated to re- concile the Staten Islanders to the establishment of @ quarantine there, and the only wonder is that it did not provoke an immediate quarrel. If the Health Board chose to disregard the recommendations of the Health Officer and to seize upon @ site which presente fewer advan- tages and greater disadvantages and to which ® majority of the people are opposed, they might ot least have managed the affair with less fuss and parade. Since an armed revenue cut- ter was necessary for the capture of Seguin’s Point we may expect to see our iron-clads, frigates and mortar boats employed to assist the harbor police in arresting ship thieves, dock rate and other small game. As for President Schultz, if his ambition is to keep his name constantly in the papers we suggest that a subscription be taken up to advertise Jackson §. Schulte in s prominent column, daily, for the ensuing year. What with its pretentious proceedings, its fulminations against soda water, its learned debates, which begin nowhere and end in nothing, and its liability to create a panic by the extravagance of its decrees, the Board of Health is becoming as ridiculous as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with ite cases of craelty to chickens and turtles. Let the Staten Islanders have @ little patience, and the good sense of the community will soon relieve them from their present infliction. The Caba Outw el — = ‘The stearuship Cuba arrived from Toston at ‘halt post oe o'clock lant evening, and spied again for Liverpeal WASHINGTON. The Reconstruction Resolution Adopted in the Senate. Another Report from the Committee of Fifteen. The National Educational fureau Dill Be- jected im the House, &s. &o. &e. Waenixatox, Juno 8, 1866, PASSAGE OF THB RECONSTRUCTION RESOLUTION LN THK SENATR, ‘Tho Senate were ongaged during the whole of to-day im the consideration of the reconstruction resolution. Mr. Johnson made an eloquent appeal against the amend- ment of Senator Williams, of Oregon, to base ropresenta- tion om the actual number of voters, He protested strongly against the doctrine that representation was denied to all such persons as were denicd the fran- chise, and: exposed the practical difficulties that would occur in ascertaining the number to whom tho suffrage «was = refused in the several States. Hoe reproached Mr. Sumner for inconsistency in deserting the principle for which ho had done battle ta the early part of tho session, that Congress should not under any circumstances loso the power of qualifying the guffraze, and which in the present bill they practi- cally ronounced. The amondment was ultimately adopted. After afew general specchos for and against the resolution the Senate proceeded to finally cconsider the bill. Senator Doolittle’s motion to change the reso- lution go as to submit its various clauses separately to the States was lost, The bill was then passed as a whole by &@ vote of thirty-three to eleven, and the Senate ad- journed. The galleries wore throughout the day but sparsely attended, and biit little interest in the measure seoms to have survived its lengthened consideration, FREEDMEN’S SCHOOL IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Rev. Mr, Porter, D. D., of South Corolina, bas suc- ceeded in obtaining from the Secretary of the Treasury tho Marine Hospital in that State for the purpose of hold- ing a freedmen’s school. Ho was sent hore by the Epis- copal Board of Missions, THE VALIDITY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AGAIN CALLED IN QUESTION. ‘Tho validity of the Civil Rights bill has been again called in question by Justice Watkins, of Sandy Hook, Md., in the case of a charge of rape made by a colored woman in behalf of her daughtor against a white man. The Justice decided that the evidence of a white witness was necessary before he could take cognizance of the affair. The case was Orst reported to the War Depart- ment, and by it referred to the proper authority for in- vestigation. MUTILATED NATIONAL BANK BILLS. A resolution long demanded by the public Interest was adopted by tho House to-day, directing the Committee on Banking and Currency to inquire into the policy of pro- viding for the redemption through the Treasury Depart- ment of mutilated national bank notes, THE ADJOURNMENT, The resolution which was carried yesterday fixing the time for the adjournment of the House at the 28th of this month{was reconsidered to-day. AN OFFICER OF MAXIMILIAN'S STAFF IN WASHING- TON. Count Resugurier, who hailz from Austria, but who it has been ascertained is an officer on the staff of Maxi- milan and here in the interest of the Maximilian gov- ernment in Mexico, has been stopping at Wiliard’s for the past few days. Ho is roported to have had since his arrival frequent interviews with the Assistant Secretary of State and many of the Committoo on For- eign Affairs, The numerous party interested in thie country in the success of Maximilian aro becoming satisfied that the Committeo on Foreign Affairs will do No practical harm to the Monroe doctrine. A prominent New York merchant who accompaniod Count Resugurier from that city here gave a dinner at Willard’s yesterday, at which Senator Nye, Speaker Colfax, Mr. Garfield and other prominent members of Congress wére present to meot the Count. During the dinner it leaked out that the Count was connected with tho Maximilian goverament in Mexico, when Senator Nye, Speaker Colfax and others denounced the attempt- ed cetablishment of afmonarchical government upon this continent, and doclared it to bo the policy of the govern- ment to eupport the Monroe doctrine. Senator Nye was particularly emphatic In his denunciation of the occu- pation of Mexico by Maximilian. It soems the party ‘wae brought together without much knowledge of who ‘was to be present, honce the awkward contretemps. THE TAX BILL. The Senate Financia! Commities is making rapid pro- grees on the Tax bill. The Revenue Department ts un- doratood to be strongly opposed to the Allison amend- ment relating to penalties, for (he reagon that opportuni- ties would bo afforded to officers to make arbitrary and oppressive combinations for mercenary purposes. Uom- missioner Rollins is in frequent communication with Senators on the subject, and expects the bill to pass in an acceptable form to the department: INVALID PENSIONS. The Secretary of the Interior haz affirmed a decision of the Commissioner of Pensions rejecting an applica- tion foran invalid pension, for the reason that the soldier was dishonorably dismissed on a second enlist- ment, although the disability was incurred in the previous service, from which he was honorably dis- charged. In this case, however, the' soldier was dis- missed from the Veteran Reserve corps, pursuant to the find.ng and sentence of a court martial, with forfeiture of pay and allowance, It is held by Commismoner Barrett that by the word ‘“diecharge,’’ as used in the pen- sion laws, an honorable discharge is intended, a dis- missal under sentence of a court martial or a discredit being described in other language in military proceed- ings and records. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Firat Session. fENATE. Wasmnoros, June §, 1866. RONG ANIZATION OF THE PAY DEPARTMENT OF THE NATY. Mr. Axvwony, (rep.) of R. 1, introduced a bill amend. atory of tho act to provide for the bettor organization of the pay department of the navy, approved May 3, 1866. It provides that so much of the act as requires that per- sons appointed shall be selected from those who have served as acting assistant paymasters for the term of one year, and who were eligible to appointment in the grade of assistant paymaster, be repealed, and that it shail be Ro objection to the confirmation and appointment of persons who have served ae octing assistant paymastore if they are not over thirty-two years of aga This wae referrod to the Committee on Naval Affhirs. GRORGRTOWN CITY CHARTER. ‘The Caam laid defore the Senate the memorial of the rate authorities of the city of Georgetown, D. C.p inet the proposed repeal of the city charter, which was referred to the Commitice on the Distriet of Co. lumbia, TRE LEVERS ON THE MimISeTP rT Mr, Cuann, (rep.) of N. H., presented the memorials of citizens living along the Niesisxippi mver for Congres- sional aid in repairing the leveos, which was reforred to a select committee to conrist of five Senators, TRE BOUSR CONTINGENT FUND. Mr, Paesespen, Sy ed Me., trom the Finance Com- mittee, reported a bill to supply. defeieneier in the con- tingent fund of the House; whtvh was passed. THR RECONSTRUCTION KEROLUTIONS, ‘On motion of Mr. Guiges, (rep.) of Iowa, the Senate at ten minuter past tweive postponed all prior orders and took up the reconstruction resolutions, The pending question was on the following, propored by Mr. Williams a8 @ substitate for the second section — Representatives sha!) be apportioned among the several Btates secording to their Feepeeare mbery gounting the State, excluding Indian nt to’ vote at auy election we of the United or of any State in denied to any of the 8 Deing twenty.one years of age Cnited Stater, or in any way abridged ex tion in rebellion or other erime, the basis of representation Wherein shall be reduced in the proportion whieb the number of such male citizens ahal! bear to the whole number ef male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State, Mr. Jonsson, (dem.) of Md., said he would to says fow words on the pending amendment before dieenasiny the genera) ition embraced im the rerolution. It would be found that Mr, Williams’ a ee 10 very serious objection. It Proposed to utation for the denial of tho right to vote in any State or municipal election; and it was well known thet in many States thore wore cular elections at whieh to such as elec- ‘any efforts of” ® Senator eppoaed to it. ‘There war ae doubt, be said, im the minds of those who framed the constitution tha’ representation ought to be based upem, population Tho Only doubt in the convention was whether slaves oy'ght to be counted as slaves or ag property. ‘The rea 't was, after quite a stru; @ come promis’, by ocovntin® three-fifths of the slavis; but nether then nor at yany time sinc» did it occur te anybody that in a fornr.ef government like ours populas tion was not the true baa'8 of representation. The opere ation of the proposed cha Uge in the basis of represenia- tion would be to have all av ns, all women and child:em and all rebels represeuted—%ll classes except male ne- groves over twenty-one years yt age, wh le it was claimed uth, that there negroes were the on!y loyal men m the black man under discussion conceded to States the exclusive right to regulate the franchise. is was not long since strongly opposed by the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr, Sumner) and others, who, wif him, contended foe the right of Concress to reguiate @e franchise. Mr, Jobn+on then proceeded te show what would be the effect of the second section upon the representation of Maryland. It would reduce it more than @ fourth, It would reduce it im the certainly tion of 38.030 to 166,401. I would loge one representative; perhaps two. Tho effect would be worse in other States. Im South Carolina, ac- cording to the Inst census, there were sixty-eight thou- sand one hundred and fifty-four male whitas over twin ty years of age, and ninety-two thousand mine hondred and forty-two black males of the sameage. She woul loge, then, more than her representation. In Mise sissippi the result would be nearly the same. The Northeastern States would lose nothing by the chanve, The third section, he said, would disfranchise @he bess men of the South. It would never be ratitied of uccopt- ed by the people of the South, Mr, MoDovears, (dem.) of Cal, at the close of Mr. Johnson's speech, took the floor in opposition the resolution, He believed two-thirds of the people ol’ the South had aiways been loyal, and that theywere af loyaknow. He believed there was as muct: regret imthe South to-day as in the North for the error of the war, ‘There was no such things reconstruction, There miahé not be rehabitation, was in favor of immedite union, without any terms or conditions, Mr, Hexpsraos, (rep.) of Mo., stated at some length tho reasons which should influence him to cast his vele for the joint resolution. Mr. Yares, (rep.) of Tll,, said he thought in comse- quence of the position he had aasumed at the beginaimg of the session, and from the fact that his heart was not entirely in favor of the proposition, it was due to him te explain why he should vote forit. As the basis of bia remarks he would propose the following amendment a8 an additional section of the joint resolution :— Sxction —. Nothing in the foregoing seotions shall abridge wise uffect the rights, priv eges Or franchises of any of the inhabitants of tue United States, or any State or Territory of the United States, guaranteed’ by the constitu- tional amendment abolishing dlavery in the Unived States, adopted December 18, 1865, , Mr. Yates said he did not care whether the above was voted on or not. He simply wished to submit it as ex- pressive of his views. He said that the right of auffrage accrued to the negro by the abolition of slavery. Uni- versal suffrage was the only remedy for the evil of te country; the only thing that could kill secession and secure @ loyal representation from the South. He ha@ no fear that the radicubsm of the present Congreea would do any harm, but he did feur shipwreck from timid and cowardly conservatism. The pending resolu- tion was not such as he would like exactly. It did not come up to his standard; bit when he could not Mig oo what he wanted lre was willing to take the noxt thing. He felt himself safe in the company of the good republican Union parte: He would rather vote with the Senatora around bim than stand off and say he was the only man who had @ true solution of the difficulty, ANOTHER REPORT FROM THK RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTRE. Mr. Fra-enpen, from the Committee ot Fifteen, made a written report, which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Jouxson, on behalf of the minority of the Com- mittee, gave notice that he would avail shimself at as early a day as possible of an opportunity to present @ minority report, CONSIDERATION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION RFSOLUNON RE euMED. The question was then takon on the amendment of Mr. Williams. Mr. Wittiaws modified his amendment by striking out the words ‘held under the constitution and laws of the United States, or of any State,"’ and insertng in hee thereof ‘and for electors of President aud Vice Prest- dent, executive and Jud cial officers, or the members of iho Legislature thercof.”” Mr. Howa\ (rep.) of Mich., moved to amend the original amendment of Mr. Williams, by inseriiug alter the words ‘or any State’ and before tho w ois denied,” the words ‘for members of the most numer- ous branch of the Legislature.” This was disagreed te, Mr. Howarp moved to strike out im the second section the words ‘‘or in any way abridged,” which way dis- agreed to. Mr. Cuarx presented the following as a substitute for the fourth aud Ofth s-ctions, which was agreed to:— Sxction -. The validity of the public debt of the United authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment pensions and bounties, for services In suppressing ingurree- tion or rebellion, shall’ not be questioned. But United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt er imeurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion the United States, or any claim for the loss or eman of any slave, but ail such debte, obligations and claims shalt be held legal and void. Mr. Fessxnpen moved to insert in the firat section, after the word “born,” the words “or naturalized,” whiei was agreed to. Doourtix, (rep.) of Wis., then submitted em amendment, the eifect of which was that the several upon by the State Togisnturse a separate prepoations upon e ures as separate instead of as a whole, 53 nehdment was dienjreed toy jour, nays 38. These ame was eas 11, nays who voted in the affirmative Tere Messrs. Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, McDougall, New ton, Riddie, Seulsbury and Van Winkie—i. ir. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., moved to amend the third section 80 a8 to exempt State officers from its operation, which was disagreed to. Mr. Davis moved to amend by including in the debts guaranteed by the fourth section the bounties to loya Seaers of aves Se Deerinen ty act of Congress, It was to. Mr. McDovaatt moved to postpone further considera- tion of oo subject until Tuesday next, which was dm» agreed Mr. Jonwsox moved to strike out in the first section the words ‘make or enforce any law which shall abndge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the United Stetes, poston — aaeensen “ ¢ joint resolution was then put upon its passage, ‘and was adopted—yeas 33, nays 11—as foliows:— Yeas—Measra. Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Conneas, Cragin, Cresswell, Edmunds, Fessenden, Foster,’ Grimes, Henderson, Howard: Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of tnd. Laws of Kansas, Morgan, Mo nid, Sherman’ Sprag y"sumner, Trumball, Wi Willey, Williams, Wilson and Yates—33. Nays—Mersrs, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hee~ dricks, Jobnion, MeDoujgail, Norton, Riddie,|Saulsbury aad ‘an Win a Ansent—Measrs, Brown, Dizon, Nesmith and Wright—@ The Car (Mr. Pomeroy) announced that the joint re solution, having recei' more than a two-third vote, bad the senate. As amended in the Senate and sont back to the House for concurrence in amendments, the joint resolution ia as follows :— JOLNT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO TH CONNTIFU- TION OF THK UNITED STATES, Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of tho United States of America in Congress assembled (two- thirds of both houses concurring), That the following article be proposed to the latures of the several States Axricia—Smerion 1, All persous the United States, and mubject to th are citizens of the United States and Shey reside ; no Blaie shall make or enforce any laws which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of eitizens of the United Sta es, nor ahall any State deprive any person of te OF property without due process of law, nor deuy to any per. son within ts jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, ‘ec. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, count- ing the whole number of persous in each State, excluding Inciaus not taxed; but whenever the right to vole at amy cleotlon for electors of Vreaiient ead View President, or fog Unived States Iteprosontatives in Congress, ex ative jndicts officers, or the members of the Legisiatures is denied to any of the male inhabltants of such mtate, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the Untied States, or in Any way abridged éxcept for participation in rebelllom or other erime, the basis of representation therein aball be Faduced in the’ proportion which the number of such, male citieens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. So. 3. NO person shall be a Senator or Representative im Congress, of elector of President and Vice President, or hold uy ollice, civil or military, nader the United States or under ho, having previously taken an oath as amem- ve, oF as wn oificer of the Uniied Slates, OF aw f any State Logisialure, or as an executive Stale, to support the constitution all have engaged In ingurreeuon oF re tne, OF given ald oF comfort to the ene. may, by s vole of two-thirds of eh House, romove sueb disability. Se. & The validity of the public debt of the United Staten, authorized by law, Incitding debts incurred for the paymer Of pensions and bounties for services in suppresving inaur- rection or rebellion, shall not be quettioned, uut neither the United States nor any State shall assume of pay any debt Onligaiion incurred 18 aldof lusurrection or rebsiion agalnes the United States, or any cisim for the loss or emancipation of any sinve; but all such debts, obligations sod claims shail be held illegal and void. The Senate, at balf-past five, adjourned to meet om Monday next. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Waamrvoton, June $, 1968. TRE MEMORY OF ORYERAL SOUTT. My. Hate, (rep.) of N. Y., offered resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Military Affaire to inquire into the expedioncy of providing by law for the erection of # monument at West Point to the memory of Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, Mr. Davie, (rep.) of N. ¥., offered @ resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Joint Committee on the Library to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the equestrian portrait of Lieutenant General Scott which now adorns the walls of the Capitol. REDEMPTION OF WORN OCT CURRENCY Mr. Hcnsano, (rop.) of W. Va, offered a reeointion, which was adopted, instructing the Committee ov Bank. ing @ nd Currency to inqatre into the expediency of pro- viding by law, either by the establishment of a Bareaw of Redemption in connection with the Treasury Depart, ment, or My gome other mode, for the redemption of worn'oat, defaced o disipured bank noten issued under, the National Currency act, so as to obviate the nrcesalty of sending such noles to tach particular bank of issn for redemption. RESTORATION TO ACTIVE smRVICE. On motion of Mr. Nrtack, (dem.) of Ind, the Senate Joint resolution for the restoration of Lieutenant mander Richard I, Law from the retired list was from the Speaker's table, road twice and roforved to the: Commitwe om Naval Affairs. THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT, The conenrrent rucut of Comereey, the O8tb 0¢ 1486 same wo be OM judicial officer of uy the United States, s! ‘