The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1866, Page 7

WASHINGTON INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS, The Fenian Belligerent Resolution Rejected in the House. Retrenchment in the Govern- ment Departments. SINECURE OFFICES TO BE ABOLISHED. Propositions for the Admission of the British North American Provinces. The Frecdmon’s Bureen and Paris Exhibition Bills Submitted to the President. ' Beports of the Rousseau-Grinnell Tavestigating Committee. ‘The Expulsion of Rousseau and Reprimand of Grinnell Recommended, "NO CONGRESSIONAL RECESS. &e, &o. &o, Wasmmoron, July 2, 1866. If NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION. The so-called democratic actress is not yet ready for ‘Che public oye, the reports of the quidnanes to the con- rary notwithstanding, nor is tt at all likely that tho Little democratie minority in the present Congress will fesue an addres, It is proposed by the conservative fepublicans and democrais—iu fact, all who pretend to @pport the President—to unite in an appeal to the American people in behalf of the convention called to ‘mect at Philadphia on the 14th of August. Such an MAdross is now receiving signatures and will soon be fissued. ' BILL PROVIDING FOR THR ADMISSION OF THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. Just ut adjournment Mr. Banks, from the Committee on Porvign Affairs, raised quite an excitement by reporting @ Dill “foy the admission of the Sta\es of Nova Scotia, New Bronswick, Canada East and Canada West, and for the ‘organization of the territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan and Columbia.’ It is precisely im the words recom- mraded as an act forthe same purpose by Secretary ‘McCulloch to a letter dated June 12, 1866, in response to @ House resolution of March 28, 1866, calling for infor. @ution concerning our commercial relations with British America, Mr. Banks’ bill was ordered printed. ‘ THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS, at catorial Caucus this morning it was agreed to Adjourn Congress as soon as business would permit, in Stead of taking @ recess, as proposed by some. . THR TARIVF BILL. The House made but little progress on the Tariff bill to-day, but hopes to complete it in two or three days. THE ROI BAU GRINNELL INVESTIGAT ON. ] ‘The committes of Investigation in the Rousseau-Grin- mei! cave to-day submitted two reporta. The majority, ‘@hrough Mr. Spaulding, reported the testimony and an @baborate report recommending the adoption of three re- @olutions—first, expolling Mr. Rousseau; second, disap- $roving the conduct of Mr. Grinnell that ied to the alter. @ution; and third, ordering that the three armed wit- 4 of the transaction be sammoned to the bar of the Houge and publicly reprimanded by the Speaker. The @lvor'y, through Mr. Raymond, reported, dis- @gfooing with the majority only in the punish- ' fment accorded to Mr. Rousseau, in whoso cass hey recommend a public reprimand by the Speaker. | “The reception of the reports was the occasion of | great excitement in the House, masifesting the interest | ‘the members takoia the matter. It is confidently stated <o-night tuat not even a majority of the House can be procured in favor of the majority report, Its adoption, ao far as the expulston of Mr. Rousseau is concerned, wequires a two-thirds vole, Both reports were ‘aid on the tabje and ordered printed, GENRRAL GRANT'S MOVEMENTS. , Genera! Grant will not be in Philadelphia on the Fourth 9 Jaly. He notified the managers to-day by telegraph ‘that he would be absolutely unable to attend. He ex- (pects to visit West Point some time next week. SECRETARY STANTON AND GENERAL SOROPTRLD. General Grant's intended change of department com- qmanders, published in the Henatp « few days ago, has ‘deen overruled by Secretary Stanton, on the ground that General Schofield has long been known cireles, but it fs dificult to see command would bo easier than his a of {diensa, Mr. Stanton’'s /f corterence with orders properly emanating from eadqua ters must sooner or later precipitate e rupture Yotween b mao f and Goneral Grant and end in marking fneffeet ually attempted months ago to convince General Grant that Mr, Stanton was not really his friend are watching the denouement with grim satisfaction, well Knowing that the latter holds his position at the will of ‘the General, and that he would long ago have been re- moved but for Grant's generous rapport, THY JUNE STATEMENT OF THR PUBLIC DRBT sqill not be published until the statement showing the * ‘operations of the Treasury for the fiscal year ending on ‘@he 20h ul, ts completed. The reduction of the princt- pal of the debt during the month of June is reported to ‘be about thirteon anda half millions, making the total Ped:.ction inthe maximum principal of the debt due since | Buy 1, 1965 of more than ® handred m'Ilions, INTERNAL KEVENUR RECEIVTS. ‘The interpal revenue receipts to-day were $2,616,133. NRW PATENTS. ‘The Commissioner of Patents will issue for (he woek ending July 10 (wo bundrd and two pew patents. ? SOMMANCKMENT OF THE ACADEMY OF VIS! AT GkOKGRTOWN. <4 Tye President this afternoon visited the Academy of ‘gy Vatiacon im Georgetown, on the occasion of the ‘annual commencement of the Institution, He was ac scorpanied by tie daughters, Mra Patterson and Mra. Stover, The President's reception was most gratifying sqot eorhusiastic, He preseuted the Premiums and ¢on- forred the Lonors apon the young ladies, Rev. Father Mo yuire del. veped an address, Ps TREATY WITH INDIANS. | The Comminstonor of Indian Affaire recei veda tele ' Grom this morning from K B. Taytor, Presidert of the Laramie Commission, dated Fort fareimie, June an mouncing (vat a satisfactory treaty had been with the -loux and Cheyepnes, The two tribes were largely represented gD4 the moth cor®*” feeling pre- hed. “yee Cian oF courroton OR, OF wORILE. “ie 7 The secretary of the Treage*y to-day sent to the Benate a reply to & resolp%ton of that body requesting » duly eriified © ee pg rns a ae ‘ole c bed Alabarna, an4e ced saokimers’s official oath, from wtieh tte? nears he awor that be has never voluntarily borne ny United Stacen, and that he bad pever Voinaiarily gi#® 14 Gnd comfort to persons engaged in farined revev® ke. In reference to the preamble of Aho recolavon tat Mr Elmore is alleged to have held der tht late Confederate government, and sire otnorwile given aid and support to the same, 60 pedey-by one ao ‘not honestly and truthfully take duty to say tha the Dopartmont was informed before dhe appoiatmen that Mr. Elmore bad never held office sander the late Vonfederate government, nor given the game wid ond suport, aliuough & resident of Alsbama Garing the war, ad at one time # wub-officer of the Ala- ame icaiainvar yo that he never ATION ; +* “erie agninat took the oath of gh NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1866.—TRIPLE SHER. logiance to the Confederacy, aud always opposed to the rebellion. HARPER'S PERRY, A communication from the Secretary of War, in response to & resolution of the Senate, tnclowed a report from General Dyor, Chief of Ordnance, in which the lat- ter saye:— Harper's Ferry cannot, in his opinion, be ever used to advantage for the manufacture of arma The detention of property of the United States at that point is not necessary or advantageous to the pubile in- tere-t beyond the temporary use of so much as may be required, forthe ordnance dép't and he recommends ‘that as 600n as that dép ¢ can broken up all the pub- lic land, buildings and other property there be sold and the preceeds of the sale be applied to f the armory in the West, as now authorized by law to ol armory in w uniformly an CONFIRMATIONS. The Senate in executive session today confirmed to be commissioners under the act to reimburse the State of Missouri for expenditures in enrolling and equipping and provisioning the militia force to aid in suppressing rebellion, and also confirmed the nomination of Joseph M. Humphreys as Collector of Customs at Richmond, Virginia, INVESTIGATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE BRANCH MINT AP SAN FRANCISCO. John Jay Knox, formerly in charge of the Mint De- Partment of the Treasury, has been *despatched by the Secretary of the Treasury to California, to investigate the affairs of the branch mint at San Francisco. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS, First Session. SENATE. Wasuincrto, July 2, 1868, REMOVAL OF CAUSES FROM STATE COURT, Mr. Hanns, (rep.) of N. ¥., introduced a bill for the romoval of causes in certain cases from State courts, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee, It pro- vides for such removal in cases involving five hundred dollars, in which the defendant is an alien, or citizen’ of another Sta‘e, when the suit has been institated for the purpose of restraining or enjoining such said defend- ant, or when tho suit is one in which there can be a final determination of the controversy so far as concerns him without the presence of other defendants as parties in the cause. Mr. Hares also introduced a bili to amend an act to establish the Judiciary Courts of the United States, ap- a d September 24, 1789. It provides that in cases in tate courts in which the matter in dispute is five hun- dred dollars, either party may show to the court that the tral will involve the determination of rghts of such party undo some act of Congress concerning the war awaust the United States, and such action may be re- moved to the proper United States Court, RE OVSTRUCTION OF THR MIASDSIPTI LEVEES. Mr. Chanx, (rep.) of N. H., from the select Committee on the Reconstruction of Levées of the Mississippi River, reported a bill making an appropriation for the recon- nd repair of th oa of that river in Ar. salsaippl and Lo ‘and for the improve- mento’ the river. The bill appropriates $1,500,000, as follows :— $505,000 in Louisiana, ,000 in Mississippi and $250,000 In Arkansas, It requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make report to the next seasion of Con- gres:, showing how m-ch of the money has been ox- nuded, how expended and by whom; the particular jevies Tepaired, their condition, the area protected by tuem and the amount of money remaining unexpended. THY MINING DEPRREST, Mr. Nre, resolit) (rep.) of Nevada, introduced the following , which was referred to the Committee on uti Mines and Mining:— Resolved, Ac., That the of State be, and he is hereby, rejuesied and authorized to ap) ‘such commit tee oF Association of setentifo men sein bie judgment may rf ‘moat competent for attend such ox- of ores and mineral products of thie country as they may select, with such specimens and models of structures and ma- ehinery for the extraction, dressing and reduction of orra, and for the illustration of mineral produota, and of mint and metallurgical apiliances and constructions ax may ben! tend to the result desired; and to defray {n whole, or in pai the expenses of such arrany sum of ten thousan¢ ‘and no more shall be pald to the com: ‘OF AKO ciation to be appointed as aforesaid, which sum Is beret; appropriated out of wuy money in the Treasury of the Unl- States not otherwise appropriated. He also introduced a resolution authorizing the Ameri- can Bureau of Mining to make ‘arrangements and exhibit euch collections. PAYME@T OF OM0 VOLUNTEERS. Mr. Wrsoy, ‘ ki of the Military Commit- th toe, reported for the payment of the rixth, Ei leventh regiments Ohio volunteer mil.tia, « company of cavalry and » battery of artillery, called ynto the service to resist the Kirby Smith invasion iu 1862. ‘The bill was passed. RALICP OF MIRSOURI VOLUNTRERS. Mr. Brows, (rep) of Mo., from the Military Coramit- tee, ‘a joint resolution for the relief of certain Missouri volunteers who served doring the war. LAND TITLES IN CALIFORMIA. Mr. Conxens, (rep.) of Cal., called up a bill to quiet the title to certain lands in Benicia, Cal., which was passed. TAND GRANT TO MINNELOTA, The Senate, on motion of Mr. Stewart, (rep.) of Ne- vada, concurred in the House amendments to « bill granting lauds to the State of Minnesota for railroad pur- poses, 10W) Mr. Witsor called up ‘ment of a commission to claims, which was passed. TUM PARIG EXHIWITION. Mr. Hanns, from the committer of conference on the wi CLAIMS, for th ‘At resolution e appoint- vestigate and gettic lowe war diwagroe'ng voies of the two ‘on the sul of the Paris Exposition of 1867, made « report, Confer. the, fesaee bill far ‘sil sppropriations, and ee were tn the Senate cry Gesemented the bil peasteihe teiedean i NIAGARA MILP CANAL BILL TH came up as the special order at one o'clock, but waa, on \r. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., postponed until to- Del., spoke im favor of the occurred to make it easen- ite race that the negroes in at ty Mr. Ssvreaery, (d-m.) of amendment Had anyt tal to the welfare of the these Territories should & Sovrarvey eaid thet Mr, Stewert knew a9 moch abeut Jef Davie as he did, and could answor that ques tion quite as well aa he; Mr. Stewart was a new convert to the radral fain. [i be anderstood bis (Mr. mowers) po itv Al tewrd be wae a Breckenridge demucrat i be bad patriotism enough to repudiate the @moeratic party when it attempted to 4. stroy of other demotwuta, ond Davis were ‘n league to soetreg, the goveroment oat It ttle: Strange that if that Mr, Stewart should v Pres dent, Mr S mwant the democratic party liad vot openly Detrayed the ot ntry, when be cast that vou. He (dir, Stewart) was one of the Grst men on the Pacitic Const to he demwoeratic party alter its treason. moved the postponement of the bill under . Manone, (Gem.) of Ind, hoped thet the bil) Tf it was the ~_ the with bundreds of thousands f became couvineed that Ruchanan | thorizes the Asistant Commiss'onei’ for South Carolina and Georg a to determme the valid¥y of ail Utles of lana elaimed voder General Shagman™® special feid order, and to give each person bmwving @ valid clam a Warrant on the direct Tax ( ormniasic\uers for South Caro- for twonty acres of land, which.will entitle bim to @ lease for six years, at the end of which t-me, on the payment of @ éum not exceeding ove dollar and fift conta per acro, a certificate of sale May be obtai Upon the completion of transfers of these lands the former owners sliall have restored to then’ the lands oc- Gupied under General Sherman's order. UMTSD STATES AND Cm MAIL SERVER. Mr. Convxss called up the bill to so ameed the bill ertablishing mail service between the United States and China, 80 as to relieve the steamship company perform- Tvice from the obligation of touching at Hono- Conness explained the necessity of the pro- hye It would save six or seven days time in the trip oe Mr. Grives, (rep.) of Iowa, opposed the bill on the roteat of naval officers siationed at. the. Sandwich slands. It was the most {mportant part of this mail contract to take care of the American interests on the Se Islands. ho With ir. Fraenpven . (rep) of Me., spoke against the bil Mr, Witson offored as an am: niment & substitute au- thorizizg the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to eatab- lish a monthly steamship line between San Francisco and the Sandwich Islands, instead of touching at Hono- lulu, as required by law, with their steamships engaged ‘a Carrying the mail’ between the United States and na, Mr. Nye hoped that Mr. Wilson's substitute would not be adopted, and spoke against it Afier further debate, in which Messrs, Grimes, Fes- senden and Stewart participated, the Senate went into executive session and soon after adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasutxarom, July 2, 1866, BILLS INTRODCORD, Under the call of States for bills and Joint resolutions the following were introduced and referred :— By Mr. Lyxom, (rep.) of Me.—A bill to protect the Public credit and to prevent bribery and corraption. By Mr. Rior, (rep.) of Maine—To annul the acta incor- ting the Guardian Society for Reforming Juvenile fenders in the District of Columbia, By Mr. Binwers, (rep.) of Cal, —To aid im the eonstruc- tion of a canal in California OUTRAGES ON NORTHERN CITIZENS IN GEORCIA. Under the call of States for resolutions, a resolution offvred inst Monday by Mr. Perham, came up, reciting Certain outrages committed in Georg'a upon citizens from Maine, and calling upon the President to inform this House whether the personal rights of citizens of th United tates are at pregont sufficiently protected in raid States, and whether any further legislation is necesaary to clothe him with sufficient authority to protect ali the loyal citizens of States recently in rvbelliowin the en- Joyment of their constitutional rights, Afvor some debate, the rosolution was agreed to, ADDITIONAL RRPORTER FOR COMMITTRNS. Mr. Race, (rep ) of Me., offered a resolution authorizing the Speaker to *pporot ai ailditional reporter to the com m ttees of the House, and sent to the clerk's desk and had rend a statement’ showing the necessity of the ap pointment. A short debate arose which was participated in by Messrs, Hale and Rollins against, and by Messrs. Rico and Conkling in favor of the resolution, Mr. Deiras, (rep) of Mich., moved to lay the resola- tion on the table, which wax negatived. Tho resolution was referred to the Committee on Ac- counts. THK PROPOSED RAILROAD BETWREN THK WESTERS STATES AND TUR ATLANTIC COAPT. ‘Tho resolution offered by Mr. Raymonn, (rep.) of N. on the 2d of April and then ia'd over under the rule, pro- vidine for «commission of five upon a railroad betweon the Western States and the Atlantic sea board, came up and was again postponed. REJECTION OF THR FENIAN RESOLUTION. The next resolution that came up io order was that offered by Mr. Clark, of Ohio, on June 4, as follows: — Resolved, That whereas the recent gunenanen wise hb have nizatioy the avowed purpose of liberating Ireland fr the oppressive rule of Great Britain, geen | to the laws of nations in. terpretod hy the Hritish authoritios, entitle the said Fenian organization to be regarded with respect and as entitled to the rights of belligerents, that the Committee on Foreign Affairs be reque ted to inquire into the propriety of recom. mending such action as may be proper to secure that object The resolution was rejected without discussion. RAPRL RAIDS INTO PENNYLVANIA, ‘The next resolution that came up in order was that by Mr. Coffroth, on the 11th of June, instructing the Committee on Claims to inquire into the expediency of appointing comm: to in what damaxen have been anffered by citizens ot the Sixteenth Congres. sional distriot of Pennaylvania by rebel raids, On motion of Mr. McKus, (rep.) of Ky., the resolution was laid on the table. DISPOMTION OF RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO INCREASE OF PAY PF COVRRNMENT EMPLOVEN: Mr, Rowne, (rep.) of N. H., offered a resolution, son, late Provost Marsha! General of Missouri, +n full for special labor and aertices IR detecting and exposing an Orwan zed conspiracy in the lod States agatnet the gov- erowent, A long report in supp yt She dill was read. Mr. Jouxcox, (dem.) of Pa., protested ogo-net takin« ad vaniag’ of the courtesy of the House fo SNe & Poport of ® partisan character read. Whatever Color! Sanderson might have been in Missouri, he waa a ma? of bad ebaracter in Pennsylvania. [he records at Hartsburg in 1855. Though be (Mr, Jonson) was willing to lec his Ashes rest in peace, he would not allow such ap iufuatloe to be ‘perpetrated ‘on an organization to which be bo- jongod. ¥. Rovasxar protested that there was nothing further from bis mind in preparing tho report than to produce any political effrct, He had hoped that no man on this Moor would claim an affinicy to the infamous order wish Colone! Sanderson had exposed, Mr. Jouxson said be of the particular organization known as “Knights of the Golden Circle,” or “Sons of Liberty," but he knew that the democratic Party, to which he belonged, was charged in a genera! way with belonging to that association and being con- trolled by it, and therefore he ciaimed that the report Tead was a fling at that party. Mr, Stevens, irep.) of Pa., moved to lay the bill on the table. This was megatived—yous 6%, nays Th : yeas 57, nays 69. H LIN IM CALUPORNTA, .) of Cal, from tho Committee on te back’ a substitute for the bil The bill was thon rejected. legroph line from the Central Pacific Railroad in California to Portland, Oregon. This was ordered to be printed and recommitted. PRNNEYLY NIA CONTE TRD ELECTION. (rep.) of Wis., from the Committee on iona, gave notice that be would call up to morrow the contested election case of Fullor against Daw-on, i has Twenty-lirst Congrosstonal district of Pennsy!- vani PACIFIC RaILToAD. Mr, Wrisox, of Iowa, introduced a bill explanatory of the Pacific Railroad acts of July 1864, and July 2, 1864. The bill was road twice, ordered to be printed, and mado the special order for to-morrow. It enacts that nothing ned in the acte referred to should be so construed as to enlarge the grant of land made to the Union Pacific Railroad Company's eastern division, nor to entitle that company to receive United Stat-« bonds on & greater number of miles than are embraced in its line of road betweed the Missouri and the hundredth meridi- an of western lougitude, as indicated by the mi filed by the company in the Interior Department, nor in any way to interfore with the right of the Union Pacific Rail road Company to receive the bouds of the United States reierred to. ASSEASMENT OF POST OFFICE CLERKS. Mr. Kerr, (rep.) of Pa, asked loave to offor the fol- lowing resolution :— id Resolved, That the Postmaster General be requested to infort nuse LY viFWie of what order or provi £ panter at Philadelphia hes aaseaned upon each # tax equal to one and one-balf per cent om lary of each of said employes, and ls proceed. ing to collect the same. Mr, Rows, (dem,) of Pa., objected. TUR KOUBSEAU-CRINSRLL APPAIR—REPORT OF THE comMrT. Tee, Mr. Sraripwa, (rep.) of Pa, from the special commit- tee upon the alleged violation of the privileges of the | Hous» by Mr. Rousseau, in committing an assault upon | Mr. Grinnell, presented a majority r-port, as followag-- That at the close of the session June 14, while passing from the House through the portion of the east front of the Capitol, Mr. Grinuell, of Lowa, was arrested by Mr. Rous eau of te h that he had waited | towards him in the noel @ satisfactory reply om Mr y Diews with asmall cane up stick was broken. The tine but momentary. | The weap with Iron ead.” Th awmade by k Mr. Grinnell woven and bead until the pied tn this tranawotion hout the direct inter or twenty persons pr tlco al the time of the assault, « part of whoin were tained there bya shower of rain falling at the moment No other member of the House was present than the par- tes named. No person waa present 4» « friend or in com pany with Mr. Grinnell. Lie was without arma or « weapon of uy Mr Kons t whi cf when paswing through the Totnds. It dues not appear that any one of the party was Informed of hia intended action except the — firat ‘These frieuds of Mr. Koussenu, were all armed with loaled {revolvers ov pistols, "The first one had taken bis weapon with him ou the day of th pectation of wh The seoond was armed @ pitol, which be ‘ontance he was raised, wher served in the Union or the revel arm! Armed with a pistol, which it was qenerally bia custom to arry, and which he wad {pon ie person an thet day with out any reference to the dilliculty which occurred. Afier furiher remarks the Committee aay —Aa to the question of provocation or publication presented in this cane, It has beea compelled to decide after mature delibera ton, that no provocation ean justify ® resort to violence rove him to have been guilty of frauds and corm.Ption | Wi sineee have-conentes the puopacttions made in the seo- pod section, the President af the United tates shall pub. lish, | Vion, that the Statew of New Hrunswick, constituted and admitted as States and United States, Among the Pe Un fed States will assume the ceeding five per contum #35, 500,000; East, $20, 000,000; New Brunswick, $7.000,000 1,200,000; Prince’ Edward's Island 000, The United States are also to pay 910,008, cho vo Nue Hudson Bay Company. TUR HARKAB CORPUS ACT Ms, Conk, (rop.) of TIL, from the Coummttee on the JudieiN*¥, reported a bill amendatory of the Habeas Cor pus ac May 11, 1866. Ordered to be printed and ro. committed’ THe MINERAL LANDS On motion ov Mr. Hicwy, (rep.) of Cal,, the Senate bill to legalize the ow—@pation of mineral lat end to extend teri bt of pre a™ption thereto was taken from the Speaker's table, ree twice, and referred to the Commit- tee on Public Lands. Mr. Monnitr, (rep.) oY Vt, gave notice that he wonld ask to have ah eveming session to-morrow, in order to Anish the Tart bill, The House adjourned at a q.xarter before five P.M. DEATH OF SENATOR LANE. The death of Jamos H, Lane, United States Senator from Kansas, was announced in the Segate at Washing- ton yesterday. It appears that ih shot INmelf on the evening of the Ist inst., at Leavenworth, Kansas, and died at nine o'clock yesterday morning, He bad been Acting strangely for several days, and a carofyl watch had been kept over him; but while riding on the Lat inst. with bis brother-in-law, a Mr. MoCall, and Gaptain Adams, brother of his son-in-law, he got out of the wagon, which stopped at the gate of the government farm residence of Mr. McCall, and stepping to the rear drow a pistol and shot himself in the mouth, the ball Passing out through the top of the skull, ‘The deed was undoubtedly the result of a temporary montal dorange- ment. Senator Lane isthe third momber of the family who has destroyed bimeelf. He had been for some time {n fl! health, resulting from astroke of paralysis received at St. Louls, and ho had long entertained the Idea that he could not permanently recover, This doubtlers affected his mind, and probably led to the commiasion of the deed. James Henry Lane waa born on the banks of the Ohio river, at Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on the 22d of June, 1814. His father, Amos Lane, emigrated to the West from New York as early as 1804, first settling in Ohio, and from thence removing to Kentucky, and finally to Law- renceburg, In Ho was a lawyer of some littie emi- nences Was Speaker of tho frst and second House of Rep resentatives in the State of Indiana; served several os sions in Congress under the administration of Jackson and Van Buren, of whom he was a zealous sup pe It is sald that be, tn connection with two other democrats, held a ‘State Convention’? in In- diona—one acting as President, the second as Beore: tary und Mr, Lane a# the audience—and unanimously nominated General Jackson for the Presidency. This was among the first nominations that Old Hickory rv ceived from State convention, and was published far And near at the time as an important movement and as- sembly. Senator Lane's mother, Mary Lan, was a na tive of Now England, and though among tho earliest of Weatern pioneors had some local reputation as a poetoss, Among others of the family who became distinguishe was Senator Lane's brother, John F., who graduated at West Point aud who fell in the Florida war. Ho had the command at the time of a regiment of Creek and Chero. kee Indians, whom he had organized. He brought several tribes of Indians from Georgia, Florida, Ohio and Indiana, to the Territory of Kansas, Jim Lane was very proud of thia brother, and used to relate that General Jessup raid that ho was the ablest man of his ago; that General Jackson used to call him his son, and that Webster and Clay paid bim complimentary mention in the Senate. Senator Lane's parents in his childhood were compar. utively poor, and both had to work wéth great energy to extricate thomselves and family from the diMeuities which beset married people im that condition. White bis father travelled the circu, his mother, tn addition to which was adopted, directing that ali motions and reso- | Sgaidat the person of a member of this House. In enu- lutions for the Ineréase of pay of ofloers and employe — a Beg agg a a -4 of the House be referred to the Committee on Accounte | jaiy ther house, they shall not @ be ques without debate. floned im any other place, (Article ene, section ve) EXDOWMONT OF FRMALR COrLRGIE The theory upon whieh aseomoling a: Mr. Devine, (rep.) of Conn, presented resolutions of the Connecticut Legisiatnre, in favor of a donation lands to endow female colleges in the several States; which was ‘aid on the table, PLACED OM THR RECOND. Mr. Lawnasez, (rep) of Ohio, asked and obtained brave to record his vote in favor of the Senate amend- ment to the constitutional amendment agreed to by the House on the 18th of June, CLERICAL FORCH OF THR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Mr. Kavos, (rep.) of Iowa, from the Committe on back an act to reorganize the ment of the Interior, which mittee of the Whole on the Stato of the Union. REORGANIZATION OF THE CIVIl. GeR VICE Mr. Bate, (rep.) of N. Y., offered the following resolu- tion, which’ was adopted :— Whereas the financial condition of the United States useless offices and ‘sinecures, fi allowances. and In other unnecessary aud wasteful expendi- bs House of Representatives. the Benate sppenn Rooolved by vi C vee be ted, (0 consist of the ‘TRE Tad Bt. ‘The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Scorimy in the chair, and re- sumed the consideration of the , the frst ques ore gel ra cae ore fifteen per centum Considerable Sauceren a eae S creer we Messrs. Loxavxan, (rep.) of Mich. Braman, (rep.) of Sa So ’ 5 .) Lb» ay removal of ft, ‘None of the bigs, ingots, &o., conte, ir, Roouns, (ders. of N. 5. ogee was added imposing @ duty of ea een anare Tem on copper and bras wire cloth. Mr Jonsnon, idem.) of Pa., suggested jocularly a pro- ‘Yoso that copperheads sball be admitted free of duty aa heretofore. Mr. Rapvonn, (dem.) of N. ¥., moved to remove the fe duty on copper from # x lo three conte per pound. Mr. O'NmL, (rep ) of Pa. moved to increase the duty on barnesa and raddiory hardware from fifty to sixty per cont ad valorem, Rejected. Mr. Rica, (rep.) of Maza, moved to reduce the duty on \eed in pigs or bare from three to two snd « half conte per pound. Mr, Wriaes, (rep.) of Towa, argued sarcastically, tnaz- much as it wae the argument of pressotion ste the bigher the duty the less the price, the gentleman from Mamachusetia should rather move to renae the duty on ead if he wished the people to have it at cheaper raton. Mr. Comn, (rep.) of Wis, moved to amend the amend- ment by making the duty four cents, arguing that lead ng did not pay five per cent on the capital and labor te Both amendments were rejected, ant lead ore was left as in the btil, at ire gud o alt cette per ‘On motion of ‘om, the duty pipes or shot was increased from (Lree agg & hall to four conte & pound Ov motion of Mr Beams, © parsgraph was addod pot ting a duty of twenty per Cent ad valorem on copper i Comm moved Lo inerease the duty on xine ta blocks te two and « Leif to four cents por pound. apne question of cammel coal being reached, Mr. Francis (dom. ) of Md., moved w atnend the paragrap! out that part which makes the duty ou bitu by atr| ino # coal mined and imported from any place uot more than thirty d-grees of longitude ent of Washing: fiy conte inatead of one dollar and Ofty conta per He addressed the committee In sopport of Joudment for over ao hour, the House hay eq eatended be Ume for that par The commitiee | & page ef the bili, as follower — am ad valorem. op enpper spas at pr veh {| on ~ipger in platen, yes tote W copper batvams aud al) other magulactutss of © pper oF of which copper | shall be » component wm eerial of chief Value, er heriin proses for Atay five per caninum copont and brane ie cleth of re | mat wirwa bo Ub ‘woll be passed to-day a» etany other time. th ree conta per pound Fete be ae srr Pe Pony territories. “ feet - + pound =r sectional ‘etpes ale i. | Se Ce eae’ cepa, ino and ekall ernie, per id not see any constitutional object om tan feese, rar nr tehtonages, in checks, four came 99 Conctess hed power over the sahjeus | pound; ou 01 de of sive. dry or ground in oll, three conte votin thie Dit SenAyer wie were pound, 64 all mpnfect re ‘tine not otherwleg pro: gro on’, vided for, forty per seotum sd valorem b senetctaed It would vote the THA rney MOCRTOAN Cav AUNT be bitvacet | dtr. Ureom, (rep ) of Mich, offered a resolution, which me or walled, and the bill was | wae adupied, tnatencting the Committer on Miliary pre u nna Ahir W pahire inio Wie Artention lo service of the ~ Jue PREROWEN'S FORMAT mete runt 1 ce airy (or two months, meoer Mr “Aum. trom tee Of Conference on | out ag payment in (tah WS Gisacreomna rates on the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill, , RELIGe TO Orr ONL RONORRRON'@ WIDOW AFZECTED. y eo fp Rove wav, (rep ) ot Ry from the {ommiten om “2. susteine the teint tio | Miliary Affaire, roporved tmck by ill to pay $10,008 tbe Caroling lands freedmen, Tkew- Blin the ettow at down , Ub@h rove, having deposed of lene thon | | Wostse for’ whidh the tnviolabthty of tribunal or offloer of person of the wernment ia aks iT Fd ce, part taken Inthe trausactions of the assembly of which he Ise member. The existence and authority of legislative assemblies depend Upon the recognition of this fuudamental law. This is due of the assembly and tue rights of ite An act of vio Re a hy pete) te an act of insurre ¢ people he represents, It cannot be justified on the part of the representatiy Dot ese to the dign members thau to the ‘people they represent, Jere Feventation. Those pre #0 much # matier ol wey by any be an order of hat able concern that thay own of the assembly of which hi pulsion or ite equivalent, 80 far ae oper tive government aud pe mittee is therefore of opinion that in the assault upon the person of Hon. Mr. Grinnell, of lows, on seovuat Of words spoken in debate and for the acknowledged pur. of ng him a8.8 metnter of the House, aod deprive him he due 4 just influence and as ber of this House, Mr. Rousseau, of Ken. wileges of Bot, aria thie House ae well as of che people represented nell, for whieh CF sagen poe) or ju the end whieh merie strongest power of the House to impose. In forming thie the Commities bas not overlooked th originated, and w an be plead scmdemnation that itis in the The tmp: 0 whioh istenor of th must be, ‘a great decree & matter When it becomes ne an imputation of this character against a Jonee It ahould be done with the fo-mality tlecond uct, accompanied by a statement upon which iL In based and b; be to The Commit ia this the faote ferred or ouer any Stan ve tanly of the govern. ment under which the po ee ie or Bd 4 Bicts'as stole egaint ble tommnatate’ fellow einen role: tives and friends if a 7 would = junify in w Molenee, ‘ommitioe “Aanies, n haps, be fount fi ts . Sominitrs refara ecomend th prose ite dteapprovalio pero Miracter of tie Hon Mr. Rousseau ae andere jouse bresch of the a were ‘arme at the Une of the aeaault ion to take part io t Interference’on Whe part Of 0: tale partien op appears to the committee after nature deli bere tio rucipatin wae an offence agai ‘cod the privileges of this Hous, which owsht, tol Pats wnnotiond Ii'ie therefore reesminended that thew | tis Farten be brant w the bar of the House and held subjeu do order In these recommendations the eommitiee hee formed the dity with which ft waacharged, but It uw yer: tn ad Jon (0 what has been said to eal! ihe a- personalities cules and right as well It ts the dury of Fivcse to see that they are ‘ep upon the temper and parpese of this Howse than upon the ra. It the members of the House regard rence ihe violation of (he rules of 4 1h hia@on vert! be privileges of the amembers « 1 gaamot be mas is gents jon of all the following rose Resolved, That the Hon Lovell Mf. Rowssesn, « Repre sentative from Kentooky, by committing au aseault upon the person of the Hon Jf, Grinnell, @ nietive from the Biate of Town, for words spokes im debate, bas forfeited hie priviinges an & mecaber of thie House, , That the former reflections made Representative of (be Rtate of lows, in fours, upon the characier of we ‘heprn sentative from the of Kentucky were tn visiawon of ihe privilegrs of tte mem. | Gienpgcovel of the Pogereeten “ be — bere, fow nu her family duties, kept boarders and taught school at her own cabin, She superintended her children’ « education, which she had begun, after he had passed to other tutors; but after finish ng his education young Lane studied law in his father's office, and practised in part- nership with bim. Shortly after attaining his majority he was olected a member of the City Council; to which office he was re he was nominated by the ‘oty ® member of tue State fn the winter of the same year, his Legislature; and, name was before the Atate Democratic Convention as « candidate for the nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He was defeated, by one vote, by PC. Dunu On the breaking out of the Mexican war in the spring of 1546, Mr. Lane held a subordinate position in aa Indiana regiment, but did succeed in distingulshiag him- self in any engagowent with the enemy. During the yonr 1849 Lane filled the office of Lieuten- ant Governor of Indana, and in 1862 represented a dis- trict of that State In Congres, He supported the prin cipal measures of the democratic party, famous Kanena-Nebraska pill, and was with that party in the Presidentia’ canvas which resulted in the election of “poor Purree.’’ At the end of bis term 856 he removed to Kansas and goon after became en gaged in the quarrels of the settlors of that territory and the border ru! of Mimour!. He became of « sudden ® convert. the abolition fai'h and took an active pores fecuring the organ! an » free State, was Chairman of the Executive Committes of the Teper: Convention, which instituted the first Btate ment of Kansas, "He was afterwarda made President of the Topeka Constitutional ( onvention, and sas elected by the oy = Major General of the free State in 1966 be was chosen by the Kansas Laginiature, wh bad met upder the Topeka constitution, one of the United States Senators from the new State’ but (he #lec tion was nob recognized by Con, > wan indicted during the saine year by the Jury of Douglas county for high treason, in belag connected with the \Topeke goverument,” and was therefore and wan aleo clec ed Majo by the Territoria ——— He was formal! to the United tates Benate deri Kansas Stare Logisiaw ‘ith which the sew State bad nice Loe accepted constitution teen admitted Int the the beginning of the rebellion Lane was at Weah- end like agrea: many other bigh offcinis at that Guards tor the proegrvetion of the national capital, and was chosen to the commander of the ‘Frontier Guards,” eulisted for the defence of that city. Yoon after the cotamencement of hostilities Lane con- colved and inaugurated «brilliant plan by whieh be pro. powed to carry the war from Kansas lato the Tota nation, and, while waking @ suvg place for hiner! me brigadier general, punish the perfdious redaking who had joimed the revels He made the Prewdent believe that the enterprise was necesmary in order to protert the loyal Indians and —_— the rebel redai Southwest, and. Me Lineota thereape Drigadior gemorsl. and rent bis name | coufirmation Lineoin and Cameron (bought these waa nobody fur the enter dove and the President, wv tarietic otters, urged bim to ‘p: ‘The letter, whieh ts toa good to bose The reader wil apprectase Mr. Lincoln's earnest injenetion, Wilting oF telegraph ing beck, but to put § throug Mr D General & a Rim Rinne it. Laws, of & ansee, t ae rete wn onc luded that s peed (he serries a aphing back bere, Won aectarsov or Wan Lape wae ciated at bis proaperts, the Benate to coanmon © w of a violation of jie privileces, 9. ey et lewp! of igs leges % jp! M. AUASELL, TH} TER. Mr, Rermown, (rep) of NY., presented @ minority On bis places, rewiring Thich he told the people all ehout bie manner in whieh hb operations were to be carried ov | He wae to heave Jenuten and Montgomery, the two | most potorious jaybe' 2 im (he Went, as coosulting af tendents, and with an army of wWirty four thowsend soldiers he would whip the refractory Indians tuto obe vt the whole dence cleam out Soathern Wieeour rie ana, ond Soeily bring up at Now wor permet amy he couniey He oat he vlow him fafort, ae follows a Ip bolting te eoneur with the comminire General Howe at 2 re ot the Heae ¢ ninble tn (self and « aed iyi pres option wh the ¢ he series reported by iejlages of ibe Jolavion of Wwe "| 4 tenet k a 4 fully come ia 3 aad wOxD. 1M HOCAN The reporte and testimony were laid on the tab cmt 4 + The Te PROT Cee aterm ” ye 6 OF THe CprreD rep Me ohneed « bw ing eondiiy ts for the ade ~ Wrenew lek, ( Soiah ae son of | erat @ throwen which be parsed seppor | hat been told by the Mrewient \« determined Wo cerry ow! aed of that department, had erurd be (Henter, would tere ibe Peotdiemte peat beet of one of the brigates | Bis fonensten ue | be ove be bad ime to eoromep line, He ¢.4 do something b | the rebet tote in = ey eh ae to tey to thew = Be Wold tir thet ee Fg" 5. thes Sag ind slave Shem remawed 9% ctomed Picamnet WN! shewlt be Fo tet ot the: their vee, 7 rem ond ther p down Wy © ce t Nova Scotia, Canada Bast and Canada West, and the Territories of Selkirk, Saskatchewan and Columbia are Torrtortes of the fons is oue that the vincial debt at not ox- 7 hat boow eon's reconstruction policy; But of lato his life rather monotonous. Mr. Lane was marrtod in Ibi? do Mins Mary K. Bald. ridge, a granddaughter of General Sethur St. Cinte very accomplighed lady, She accompanied bim = Lane butit Accustomed to the gonvenience and refioe- v1 fonnd it diMeult w en- + and inconventonens of » w her Lane way intereated tn Kaneas, had and so Mra, Tene went beck alone Bhe did not |) ber lonelg jot, antl a0 sho wrote to Lane dewanding bis return to India He wete back that (twas impoasibic ty retarn Mia wife waited & Nitto while, and then wrote deciermg that uldlens he re- surned by w stated time she we mie for @ divors ‘The Senator made no reply, but gave » glowing apoouns of thm patriotic’ movement. in whirit he bore aM ian portant part. The pext letter he received waa from te clerk of @ court in Indiana, informing hinythat his wife had filed @ Dill, with another from a meyer offoring te portal bim. The Senator wrote back do (heJawyer ew followa— Sen my. fF ahall offer o> oppantia Two yours Inter, when the granted, Mr. Lane revirned to trom Kansas, visited fis old home in India, lend found his wife still blooming and handseme rounded by admirers With the reet of them he vie rr her from time to time, became presently dhe aeov lover, and was aveni pmarriod to her Senator Lane was a poculiar man in many rogpeotat Tle was formerty a man of: fine physical proverttpns, bes of Inte years war Sepalderehiy broken dows, His heag wan very deep, forehead high and face long, hat trom gray, eve mild aud cheeks flabby and wrinkied He drested in any farhion thal sulle this capriag, end usually” looked alipahod and carciona His style of ing wem Vigorous bat coarse, he could make his tm clonaty, yot a cortala uncouth’ declamation marred vet mucts Wasbington city, ip 1856, to Kansas and “squatted: im on sieim edletntans Lawrence, whene Jog eabin home tn Indiana determined to remain Obteuary. COLONTL MATICKW MILRS STANDION died at Plattaburg, N. Y,, on the 14th inst, aged aevonty two years, Hoe was a soldier of the wer of 812, and waar a direct descendant of Captain Miles Htundish, whe’ Innded ow Plymouth Rock from the Mayflower News from N ow Ort aw Ontmans, July 2, 1866. A docision has been rendered against the city tn fares of the Mei! Steamship Company for the devastation their wharf and incloauns, with damages to the amous® of $8,000 Tr 10 Judgon are golag parte have adjourned and North There t9 a s@riows confiict between the Civil Rights Dil! and the State tabor laws, Bishop Wilmer secepts, and the majority of the Ole cones Indore nw election. He will soon be conseorased by Bishop Hopking ‘The sugar cau is in fine condition, and i W estimated that the crop will yield 50,000 hogshnnds Cotton declined le. a ze, Sales 400 bales low middiing at Sle. To-day’s receipts 449 bales Flonr—super@ae’ 9925. Corn—mixed Oe @ S2i¢0, Beaks sterling 165. Frolghts dull and unc MAILS FOR EUROPE. care Boston The Cunard mail steamship Chine will to-morrow, for Liverpool The for Kurope will clone tn (his city at « quarter past ono and half-paat five o'clock this afternoon. The New Your Heary—Kdition for Europe—witt te ready at eleven o'clook this morning Bingle cop in wrappers, ready for mailing, ste Wash Reaatt- can possibly injure the not tobe | tesco ot eretions from althy, aud prerente de acvnrors, Md Brondway, near Fourth siraat, order, butled and repatred of the Thoursande who, in Land TRINFELD A COGNAC BE this dreaded disease, A.—Ladies, Throw Away Paddings. Mammartal Balm develope the female DkPOT. 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