The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1866, Page 3

‘The District of Cétumbia Bill Passed/ im the House. Ben Wade ¢m the Constitutional 4 nmendment. — atives, and ts generally esteemed « good bill. WASHINGTON NCE. Franchise ae oun CORRESPOND ‘The public will do well to receive with exceeding cau- ‘The Financial Situation. The Sonth t7 de Compelled to Ratify It by Forv.e of Arms if Necessary. peat =f A Wiarton, Dec. 14, 1866. WPasenge of the District of Columbia Franchise Bi. ‘The y assege of: the Negro Guffrage bill by the Senate, day, has caused no little satisfaction to the colored POOPY © of this District, and was the cecasion for fervent Gev/ tional exercises of some of their religious meetings lad. night The prompt jection of the House to-day in Wssing the.bill hus given them sdditional delight, A Pmumber of whites, indignant at the proceeding, talk of calling a masa meeting to take into consideration the eondition of the District of Columbia and the future to be expected from the passage of this bill conferring fo- Mtieal equality upon negroes, while others appear to be eatirely indifferent upon the subject. Another portion Se pas Se oe who bs Na bayer fund of the Treasury to-day. Both doners forwarded Cece ay eee a treet malsrte pieces nen, | thelr contributions anonymously, one dlagorzing on ac- | Here we have the fist cause of tho usly spartan inthe beyond a veto. ‘The Constitutional Amendment in the Sou Senator Wade made the important declaration to-day ‘that the constitutional amendment would be thrust upon ‘the South by force of arms, provided if, after waiting reasonable time, the Southern States, through their ‘Legislatures, did not adept it for themselves. Inquiries last, 14,539 acres of which were located with Agricul- | bay. Hence, the second cause of the spasms in Novem- are deing instituted asto whether the South would resent Home of a Committee of Lo: nians—The Proposed Government of the Squthers States. Governor Holden, Jobn Poole, James F. Taylor and ‘Messrs. Harris and Jenkins, of North Carolina, who hhave been in Washington for several days, have left the city and aré now on their way home, They were ap- pointed a committee to come hither in the interests of ‘the loyal people of that State, and they represent the ‘views of about forty of the one hundred and seventy ‘members of the Legislature. They say that the bill pre- pared by them and introduced yesterday by Representa- tive Stevens, to remand North Carolina to a territorial ‘©ondition apd to provide for a convention to form a new Btate government, stands a good chance of being > passed, and that the leading republican mem- bers have privately exprossed themecives in its favor. These delegates have distributed among Con- greesmen § circular showing that a test of loyalty ‘tn the insurgent States is essential. Its application, they | cants for employment and the calls of Congrosemen and | ®mount of gold paid out for luterest? gay, would effectually piace the government of the Sonthern States in the hands of the Union men, preclude every secessionist, and no other test can do so without excluding thousands who at the iirst wero misled; but tates in support of the Union, There need. be no ap- prebensions that this oath would be falsely taken. The ‘Watus of every man at that time was distinctly known to his neighbors, The line was clearly drawn upon this The New Orie ‘test, and upon it bundreds were imprisoned, outraged end murdered, By the samo measure let the persecuted Unionists havetheir reward. They are now fend paralyzed, becanse while the President would boldly deliver them over to degradation incurred of account of | Speaker has appointed Representative McCullough to fill | Frankfort ator below three. their adherence to the Union in the dark days of treason and blood, « The Congross seems to make no definite dis- | Messre. Eliot, of Marsachusetts; Shellabarger, Unction between them and their late and present perae- cutors and enemies; but should Congress recogpize and | been sent to New Orieans for witnesses, and Sergeant-at- | abundant aphold them by somie just and discriminating action, they would take courage and boldly and successfully | New Orleans on Monday. work for the interests of the Union. Thus would the true clement of the South stand prominently forward, and make secession and treason bow its head. ‘traitors are bold and arrogant, while the true loyaiisis are mortified and silent. The peace of the country is suil disturbed, and the Union stiJi unquestionably in Representative Julian to-day introduced a bil! provid- ing civil governments for the districts lately in revolt against (he United States, and for the restoration of said stricts to their forfeited rights of States of the Union. Borth Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- Dama, Missinsippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Vir- @inia, are to be created into temporary territorial governments, the executive power to be vested in Gov. | a ernors, to hold office be appointed and qualiiled, moved by the President of the United States. They are to bave the veto power. All the other machinery thelr sucoeseors sball | the members of tho Convention were literally unless sooner re- Represehtative Shellabarger to-day presented a memo- rial from persons representing themselves to be loyal citizens of Loutstens, and representing the sentiment of | for (he assembling of tho Convention, and that every- bution at the Parw Exbibiven; and 6,000 in Eng- the Joyal people of the State, asking Congress to imine diately take such action 4 will supersede the preseat | were carried out with blooty determination. He says | op Prinuing. political organization in Loulsiana by such as will be | there were four or five hundred pol! t, and secure | partial police insignia. Thero was m recovs of the Con. | ,. Mr. Guruxs, (rep.) of Town, prosented memorial of Louisiana protection to the loyal people of their fives, liberty and property. They sy Present orgauizations are not republican, becanse a majority of the citizens are disfranchised, and because they do not give adequate and equal protection to all of them, snd that they aro not loyal because they are con- trotied by these who were engaged in the rebellion agrinst thé government. In the explanation accom. panying the memorial it is seid, under date of Dec»raber 6, that it was originated, written and published by the Joyal citixens and was their almost unanimons approval. About seventy copies, in possession of as many yentle- mon, bave been scattered over the State for signatures, and the names thus obtained have all been attached to this document, It has been presented to nearly all of the more influential loyal citizens, and abont one-thint of them have signed it, the others being deterred from doing 80 by recard for their personal interest or personal ‘The memorial has not been presented to tho colored citizens for their signatures, as it was deemed best It should be signed mainly by representative men. Among fo signeteres are those of Governor Wells, Chief Jastioe Hyman, Geo, W. Kendall, and many others. ‘The papers wore referred to the Select Committee on the New Urieans rio The New Tariff Bill, Tho Tariff bill, whieh the Secretary of the Treasury instricied Mr. Coinmiseloner Wolls to propare, has not | tennely hontile to the wovornment of the United States | government, ant used Whraries for the clerk and been completed, not is Mr, Wells inthis city. Ho is Dow | than ever, and be concurs with all others in the geces. | employes, shall be tarved over to the Keoretary of the fm New York, where to has rooms in the Custom Houre, and is engaged in preparing hie report, but gothing is | are formed among all clansen tor the patronage of rebels | vided, and properly arranged aud rlassified ; that the fibre. Kuown of it here at present We have high official au- thority fur maying this, and all statements relative to the | robot military: erganizations are kept ap, and itis his | % te ooke ‘Yebenges ond modifications which have came from this city must De at lowest premature. ” oan Bankrupt myth jihad 1. Polagd, ef Vermont, made an ine Too encouragement e1)) up for eonsideration in the Senate to-day, Blouse till , eer ee ees A No. (8, ealitled “An act to eatadlich a aniform | the Convention to pat into operation the proposed constl- the motion to take the sdmision of prevaiied. Tbe amendments to the bill propqpod by the Judiciary Committee of the Senate are as follows — First, it gives the appointment of the Regiaters in Pank- Mipicy to the Jafaes of the District Coarte, instead of without thejnominations and rec. Chief Jastiee of the United States the Nebracks om dation of ere nd, in eeetbon teh * of ty. Mopreme Court’? Mapes era med |+ {pe per Of the Boprome Court 'n (rar Me; thir, the amendment et i) pavtment#, asking for an increase of salary, waa pre- two of the Associate Justices | seniad in tho Hoame today, 4 betitnted for the five Com. aatiat the Chiet Justice general regulations, cot 10 the hiro he can contro! to prevent his removal, beng ‘who has been heretofore named for the position, strongly urged by the conservative clement of Maryland and Delaware. 7 Personal. J Cyrus W. Field is here arranging with the government: about matters connected with the Atlantic cable. G, Bunt and Francis Skiddy, of New York, and Collett, or Londen, are also bere in company wits Field. ’ articles of foreign importation. Nothing is at aii | iH patient hoslways makes a careful dingnosis of the settied yet in regard to these matters, and many of the eee aerate fe Wren, WA eee Pr at back from the effect to the cause. Now, #0 it'should be tet ae Gales of Geld. UFPOS®S- | in Gnance. On or about the 28d and 2th of last month ‘The din Week ae House by Mr. Boutwell, the money market of New York was laboring under pepe of the Treasury sell two violent spaams and convulsions, so unusual of late, that paeag doeapae pe in conditions was taken up many of the oldest merchants and bankers were ata at the meeting of the of Ways and Means, to loss to divine the causes, and panic prevailed. But, it had been referred, thie ing, and elicited now, since the effects have been traced back to the discussion, No vote upon it, however, was cause, we easily discover that the malady is not with considerable out remedy, but only the result of temptrary blunder- The Bounty Question. ‘The House Military Committee has under considera- tion the Bounty bill, reported last session, giving $1008 year to every soldier for bis term of service, deducting local bounty, The law which was passed, it will be re- Treasury. two years, apd $59 to those. whe had served under that | Clearing House, and commonly known us ‘(lear time. " ing House ‘certificates,’ and hence they ware all subject to presentation for ‘“groenbacks’?. at any moment, But the banks having little or no immediate demand for the “greenbacks,” and finding the certi- fteates convenient, did not call on the secretary for im- mediate redemption, aud the secretary finding bis “greenbacks” in the 'Sub-Treasury ilig and a drag, cage = celled about $14,000,000 in about six weeks time, which Twonty-two dollars were contributed to the conscience | should have been done by degrees during the previous seven months, as intended by law to have boen done, ‘The Teast Oath Cases. Tn the case of A. H. Garland, which w madea tert case for all of its class, the Chief Justice yesterday “‘announoed that of consideration of the motion made for. @ reopening and reargument of the oase, it was ordered that the same be overruled, ‘The Couscience Fu: connt of Internal Revenue tax, and the other confers- Ing to the theft from the government at different times of the public domain were disposed of in November tural College scrip, and the remainder taken up under in the prices of provisions genorally. the Homestead law for actual settlement and cultivation. f the it. 8th inst, at the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Boston | “In tite state of and Baltimoro, were as follows:—New York, $1,620,657 ; Philadelphia, $111,487; Boston, $332,869; Baltimore, $127,983, At New Orleans, from the 24th to the 30th ult., the receipts were $75,601, and at San Francisco, | tary draws bastily for his balances in toe national banks, from the 3d to the 10th alt., $98,728. tive session this afternoon and referred to the appropri- ate committees the various military, naval and civil appointments made by the President during the recess | blunder, may we not explain’? As the law of April, and seut by him to that body for their advice and con- sent, There were no confirmations, ‘The Female Clerk: Tressury egainst the proposed discharge of the female employés, Thi, with the continual crowd of appli- other friends in their behalf, and the increased number of visitors to protest against the dismissal of those now pupies me have provided for them in advance. His not in office, oceupies much of the time of the Secretary of done #0 in timo to prevent the panic. is proof of should have been on hand on that day, in the with all female omployés about tho first of January next. | for; and this in addition to al! otherwiro neaven, ere in no bw the vacancy. The committen will, therofore, consist of | carry home balances which and McCullough, of Maryland. Subpenas have already Arms Ordway expects to accompany the committee t0 | oy nresent, or he cannot make his conversions into in Washington, and some of whom have already been before the Congressions| Committee, have given expres- | and with abo sion to the following facts, which are substantially, it ig | and the current receipts frot said, an thoy havo testified to before the committee, | Y's, he wit! easily ment a One of these witnesses is Rufus King Cutler, formerly a | be more tham abundant member of the 1964 and July %h Conventions, and Mi wep United. States Senator elect from LouiMana, He THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. has left Louisiann on account of persecution —— for Union sentiment, never again to retarn until Louisiana becomes a loyal state and New Orleans b- comes a loys! city. He probaby knows more than any other man of the causes aud character of the econven- tion and of the stots and tho present condition of Lousi- which be gives up tothe present time, He says internal ri Second s Waswmaron, Dec. 14, 1866. ROUTH CAROLIWA s5EERRORA AFKING POR COMPENSATION, disarmed and their suspicions allayed totally yeriog beyond the power of self dofence by the procta- | 0% asi Dirttiney tea mation of Mayor Monroe advising the citizous | yr Ppseewpew, from the Finance Committee, reported of territorial governments 1s provided, including a | of New Orleans to keep away from Mochanics’ Insti- | 9 hi) pureed by tho House a fow dave sinee, making ap Jegisiative assombly and delegate to Congress. The peqple, | tate anring the forthcoming sitting of the Convention, ~ under certain rules, are authorized to form State govern- ments, the constitutions to be submitted for popular vati- fication. The electors are confined to the loyal male | thors was no resistance to peaceable arrests mate or con- Gitszens of the United States, who shall take and sub- | tomplated by the members of the Conventior scribe the oath of allegiance; but no person who has held | for exercised any office, civil or military, State or Con- j foderate, under the rebel usurpation, or who has volun- | they had fired and kriled and wounded several inside the tarily borne arms against tho. United States, shall vote | or be eligible to be elected ag delegate to the conven- | the effect of which proclamation wae the very reverse from what it was pretended to have been; that concu: ee in the amendmeats. arreste wore attempted to be made by the police anti | “ORCUFrenee In the Nena a tay oven hell, when they found the members of the Convention | {nereased \» nitung quietly in their seats unarmed and asking pro- Lane Commmimenmna! navenr, tection, that tho police commonesd the onslaught in organized bodies, having repaired tm the street in | Pablic Lands, reported in favo fromt of the Institnte in equads at the hour named b 5 | ppeared pone lish, for the ate of the Senate. ctr to be praconcarte”, aud all their plans | "“the raport was referred, on motion, to the Committee ‘©, ov those having DEPARTMENT CLERK® 49KING FOR INCRRAPED ray. rks in the rtmente for | pene vention when the firing commenced inthe street, the tion! Referred to the Finance Gemmienrt Sergeant-at-Arins being sbsent looking ap @ quorum, PAYMENT OF FALATIRG OF Per 1D Sm TORE. and that it was the intention of the Conven- Mr. Pouann, (reppof Vt, & resolotion ai. resting the Seerotary of the Fenate to pay to the widews ant tion to adjourn if no quorum could be found. | of ine late Solomon Poot and Jacob Collamer the at Ho say that the only cause of the riot was the | due them tothe timo of their death, under thé act in- . creasing the compensation of Senators and members, hatred towards the United Ptates, which took this way | Fortra to the Committee on Contingent Expenses. to manifest itself, bat that the Convention, met for the THE HALARIPS OF TENN ESHER HPN ATOR, Purpore of enfranchiving the. blacks, disfranchising The Cuam laid befo Febels and passing the constitutional amendment, pro- | from the Secretary of ihe sen, vided a legal quorrm could be procored, Flags of trace | the senators actmitied frota shown leading conclusively to the fact of there bemg © | them is to be made from the commencement of U premeditated design to break ap the Convention by fy ninth Coggrens, of ‘rom the date of their adm) faree, and rctaliate ite peaceable sitting by bloodshed. aishsuane Geer Oa ae eee ran aan? Thir- Pervons are proved to have been going around Mr. Ramsay, (fep.) of Minn., introduced a bill provid- in the thornt ering for the bloody | ing that Agricultural and Mechanical College rerips, work and adiigen esegames ~~ general sopposition tesued according to law shall be receivable amony the members that a quorum could mot be raised | and the requirements in such cases as to the location, until after the elections, The police would have had po | according to the technical quarter section, i hereby modified, #0 ux to make it locatable upon the Aificnlty im keeping the pence or protecting the com- | TN itment, according to legalwubdiririon, Referred vention if they had been so disposed. Tho meetings on | to the Committee on Public Lands the Friday night before the convention, held as a sort | @ URRART IN WARNINOTOR FOR GOVERNWENT EMPLOYER it. Witkow introduced @ bill anthorizing the establish Of welcome to the convention, was not participated Im | ont of a library in the city of Warhington for tbo use atall by any member of the convention, and thet fact | of the government employ.* and other persons; that wen wel Ravan, i: Cuter pres & ex? SONOS | SE ESERY Sovran perpess gona; Cas ses Cece ne j Uhat view of Lonisiane society, The people are more in: | tow im porexrion of the Executive Departments of the terior, table person der) eo sity Of & mroB@, miliary government. Associations | ENE Me Miata tn be depeisited im the tetldvo only and the dilgguragement of Voion men, Tho old | Fiaos of the severni departments shall prepare catalogues opinion that aTarge majority would readily embrace the first opportunity for independence, and that the w6men are moro vindictive than the men and lend constant ont of the ety Uaion men, It was not the purpose of tution without submitting it to the people, and that was everywhere understood. The convention had no thought of deserving oF receiving Yiolence—nothing at most thin An arrest, to whieh it was thelr determination to submit. No steps have yot been taken by the civil authagitihe 10 apprehend the perpeteatore of the massacre. Petition for Ineveneed Salaries. ‘The memorial of al! theclerke iu the Reseutive De- ‘The Hecond A . . The squabble for the position of ind Awittor of the ‘Treacury w Tory interesting just now Freneh, the pre Donead covoamea te sen) ingNMb oN, We wing all Cap region! clement which | ing on the part of the chief aurve, the Secretary of the On the 26th of Octobor Inst the interest ceased altogether on the “certificates of deposit,” which had deen im general use by the banks of New York ‘mombered, gave $100 to soldiers who had served over | city in making their sestiemenis through the money market in November, Next came the ¢isburse- ment of about $24,000,000 in gold, as interest of the Tostitution money enclosed. | frst throe series of United States five-twenties (May and lic Lands. November), due on tho lat of that month, which caused Retnrns received at the General Land Office from the hes Foret yore nl fires ari to he'd a 8 gold; which, like a two edged sword, ac on local office at Hummbolt, Kansas, show that 19,531 acres prices; first, by isrzely increasing supply beyond do- mand; and, second, In Himiting the means wherewith to ber, and the iminediate cause of the decline in gold and The receipts trom customs were the lightest of any Receipts from Customs. month previous during the year, and the internal re- ‘The receipts from Customs for the week ending the | Youve barely sufficient to pay the current disbursements In this state of things an active demand for money to move the crops (both in the West and In the South) springs up, and is imperatively urgent on the banks in large amounts, and the banks rush on the Sub-Treasury with their certificates of deposit past due, énd the Secre- who in turn call imperatively upon tif borrowers 4 “on call.” Hence tho third and greatest cause of all Exceutive Session of the Senate. which usually follows large supplies being forced on an The Senate for the first time this session bad an execn- | unwilling market; and, incidentally. the rule of gold by the government to supply the immodiate demand for greenback», beyond their other resources, for the time being. Now, a# we bave charged the Secretary with a 1866, allowed him to reduce the legal tenders by only $10,000,000 for the first «ix months, $4,000,000 per month thereafter, should he not have foreseen the —. ; which —— — by the —- of the a whole amount in six weeks time’ and the more eape- Remenpnrennns ke remem ieee we MOOT OF NP | EL ten. be, aughh aptminte hove Reane tees very large and active demand would arise in November voth for moving the crops and tn carrying the large There is not an intelligent hanker in New York but knew of there large demands at that season of the year; and they had reacon to believe tha: the Secretary would ing de- the Treasnry, his assistants and the Chief Clerk, to the | tinqnency somewhere. As he was liable ww be called on ‘who repented and afterwards perilled their lives and 03- | nogiect of the public business, The inclination of the | at any time for the mouay duc on the certificates of Octo; dopartnient, however, notwithstanding alt thik pressure, | Der 28 (same $25,008,000 or more), that smount af least Is to adhere to the provious conclusion and to dispense treasury, and should have remained there antil calied priated. ue 4 lat these dizturbances, having put up the rate of in- Riot—Testimony of Wit from four to Be, to seven, per cent, ‘and reduced current ices gold, «1 woduee, at Representatives Caunpboll and Taylor having each suc- | ruinous fates to oliiers. are now” over; if cossively declined serving on the epecial committee to | prudence shall guide the future wapagement of tho Treasury, With mon ty and increasing in tnvestigate the subject of the New Orleans riots the | Siopiy''in Vanden at four, Paine ae two and a hal, and @ due from us to those of Uhio, cities. They can be more profitably employed here, and the return tide of currency already setting in strong from tho West, will be soon coming from tho South, when an "cheap money market will he sure to tol- low. The Secretary must abstain from selling more gold gold bonds, nor can he prevent the latter coming home ‘The witnesses to the New Orleans riots who are now | for realization uf the difereuce of home and foreign Henco we infer be will sell no more gold this month, $40,000,000 currency in the sab-treasury, nue and cus. demands vatil the 16th of January, 1867, when the New York market will probably Mr. Fresewnes, (rep.) of Me., presented the petition of the assistant aesessors, in South Carola, for compenra- tion of services rendered. Referred to the Finance Com- propriations 0 supply deficiencies in the appropriation for governmeni service for the fiscal year ending June, 1867. Read three times and passed, wich certain amend- ments of the Senate Finance Commities. Among them are the #trik ng out of the item of $45,000 for facilitating hat not | telegraphic communication between the Atlantic and a shot wae fired nora missile thrown by them;’ that no | Vac fic States, The bill goes back to the HQuse, for its Mr, Wnsox, (rep.) of Ma*., presented #* petition for Inereased pay of army officers, Referred to the Military Mr. Pomxnoy, (rep ) of Kanear, from the Comm itter on of printing 5,000 copies of the Land Commissioners’ report for 1864, in German ; 000 in French and 5,000 in the Swedieh |aneuage, for | Sonthern Atater occented this amendment thie winter he of the payment of of Tenneson at the and the Ameriean tag wore dieplayed from the windows | lart session of Congréws, and as the ques'\on proverty pertains to the presiding officer of the Senate he desired Of the Convention, vat ware dinmgarded. Evidence i | 11.) intorined whether the payment of compensation to ment of Preemption claims, when duly assigned to pre-emptora inti Bye, t ue ‘ | tea srmnes Hasinnah $9 10 Mir. Connane, (rep.) of Cad, peas in favor of the reee- | Jebcore, 1K ri wved, Lage b | SSL Peas CSS | as te Beaty erene yo erern? oe re Sree a ee Spt steee camera = | MEETS a ae ms cut Pending ts adoption the Segate took up « concarrent Peper oh pope Bsa Lovo ded ft went over, sictad | NEBRAEK\—TUN RANERUPT MILt—THE AnwIAMtON OP THE *OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Oe Wize, | of Obto, moved thet the fonate take cr _Tameeee 16, tess Gorn Erm GAPE LUNES. th stork , Foran anid that he had given aotice of hie intes- | Mr. Kassox, (rep.) of Lowa, introduced « Dill toanthor. adbtibebtons wonien 20, M280R pam. three oie tion to cal! up the i om Monday fast. bad fron way for the oaths. ull i was ow pro. | 10 the purchase or construction of & military a¢ postal posed to take up a bill of later date than Bank. | tine of telegraph, uncer the direction of the Post Oftice tay Benn and pyscen to ie consleraticn, doped | Department Referred to the Post Oiflea Committee and Wave the Nebraska bill as of mare im. | °Mered to bo printed. ‘Tharee and Wann, of N. ¥., dblected THE CASE OF SANFORD CONOVER. portance than the Bankrupt bill, It involved the right ‘The bill authorizes the construction of a Hae of tele, a r earn to form 9 Atate goverainent | graph from Washington to Boston, via Baltimore, Phil Mr. Scusmn, (rep,) of Mass, eald he was againet tho detpbia, New York, New Haven aud Springteld, with bang cooled’ and ao Een ae. a Lerrmg 2 jy Wd necessary jaiermediate stations. The veeBad section pro- had voied itself in. favor of botman Tights, and nawe | "idee ™F Sdvertisiog fur. proposain:)for mimertele: fo, Propovition was before tt to set aside that vordict and | Construction, and prevcribes that wll shal! be ofthe fn; create a white man’s government, such a4 the Senators | class and quality; bids to be received and opened r« ee abe ike Dad bald Wineuaaives 15, eae, He | contracts for mail letting are mow at the Post Office ioe. | Prepner. He raid: pane avd unwenve ioday- the wob woren yestertay. | Partment, fhe third section provides fob recolwinig also | specs. ct Tur thee ne em yo eae ir. Wank said tt was not in order to discuss a billon | proposals from existing linus for the salof the mame to | long anu complicat Pitre Bie ty por feel conmelled to say a few words. Br Suinner hod | Seat on the best prop orals for the coustriction of a new ar BAe npedlteosies Nouwond hia mdiciivear Ao bad undertone» in the mE we Lag seg line, The fourth section provides that in case such pro. ut ae on . inet by a Pyne nang mows Biter nig ‘er posal of sale shall not be accepted, then the now line ane ‘ina’ Maen _ Comyn ae > ea 2 | sualt v6 put under contract and completed ta six monty | Mitasee cnet hes, onl 2 fA arly a ge eae If he (Mr, Sumner) was the. sole jnder | after notice to contractors, ‘The | section ides | awcesnation of tO jute Present Livele aad the (Mr. Wade) would have to give it np at | for the use of the line by the public at rates to Wy fF atteiupted wawinalOKur the Hon, Wan Seward ‘ence, und come down very quick: bat Mr, Sumner way | Feducet on the present tariff, aud makes the syste | seccotary of State, wm HM ged Pate proce Argumeut of the Prisover's Wasursqion, Dee i, 1860 The case af Sanford Comoves, charred win perjney wae resuined to-day in the Crimiaal Court, before Judge Fisher, The District Atorneg, B.C. Carrington orguet adios the demurrer entered by the eouvses by not the jade to decide for this body. Mr. Surmner had | part of the postal managements. tween Jeit Du certain. uber. porsans ‘quoted something about the aucleals, There war auother Mr. Wasnavens, (rep.) of Mlinots, introdyeed # Witt preambie af ong iy That ip the ancient size of whom ft was anid that he * strained for the construction of a government telegraph from | Gra wiegation. The seoand alley jm that the wom: ghat and swallowed a camol.” ‘That wae what dr. Sum- | Wazhington to New York otty. Ay Yo | mittee did duly proceed with the , to wit er Now proposed. As ta the objection Mr. Summer | Vifice Committee, and ordered to be priaved. o I | Whether there was probatle cause ry ae: made to the almission of Colorato, he (Mr. Wade) conld | 18 a9 follows :— thind, Diet jo the course of said inquiry it bétaene ® #09 nO fore in thot, Mr. Somer had voted for a con- | Be itenncted, &o., That the Postmaster inderehy | materval matter in the question tobe determined by she atitutional arnoudment upon whieh to admit rebel States, | anthorized aud’ dirseted to construct & Tne fon too whether theee alfitavils ware PHC uF halae and there was yothing in that amendment about colored ae city of Washinton to the city of New and ld hb, that with reference to said ailidavite one Mor t to ba a manil ‘totady, “mith jock altas Campbell, and one Sniven, Saving been dull Segre yy Sen aworn aod exutmined with refercne to the truth or th tt foesish eh | falvity of eid affidavits, tontifed iv the provnce amt fie, Aad s! ail | hearing of the prieoner, as follows "That the ead de vine | position wow false, aud the muttert staied Uvernin were | pot made by thet, but wero properod and fubrieatod auffrace, The Sonaie had admitted the rebel state of pis Line is declar Tennesse and now refused admission to a loyal territory pr and power to ¢ officos, and to procure = i Dh, no. i Wane—But ‘vou Srgratert oo operas sald tee St eae sa une | Dy the: privoner,”’ Tifth, that tho jutsones, having teen enpexseo was adinitied. Mr. Wi ee rat eae itt ee eee cote pattage stains | alka duly sworn and examained by the «hairinan uf the marks on the pending motion, advocating the admission | and there orm rate for the tratar issien « committee, way asked nuder the solemn » ones of mm of Nonraska. messing m8 ona x Do L understand you to deny all that he (r ferrin for each 2 uy MRR ge" Es 4 ererebie to Whane Mr. Poano eald hie motion to take up the Bankrant bi} Aid not imply opposition tothe other bill He onlv pode d Bonet a hearer fea At thongbt it more important that the Bankrupt bill should | for the deli of each and ever be coneidered, the government shall be entltied OKs, (dem.) of Ind., thought the hacaancey ova: sald Line fro of « ‘onght to bo considerod before any now | ofity In senting all mevsages. propos of that id was intend Re ey W fore the Senate a oug time, ad should have been con | forthe pron of varying pat vie ravimonsal tie set” | (eR Mr. Wave said the reason why the Colorado bill was OURAN, DOE tO et ae arte Put wor | _ Mr. SuxizanseoeR, (rep) of Ohio, presetited a memo a pantaled teks strength enough on his sido to get it through, He was | Tal from the teval peopie of Louisiana, asking Congress | ooyut there ure three aselgn gary not ready then to make the battle. to establiah under tho care of the United States agoveru | question # pat to the itsoner tm three aif Mr. Rockatew, (dem.)of Pa, spoke of the impropriety | meat for that mtate, The memorust .peee by (he | ferent forme, and bie ree; ie ® subetantent Of delaying action on a voto eo’ long. He thoughe it was | Governar and several thourand electors of Louisiana 1! | poitoration of what he fret said in responding to the & bad provedent, ‘the Senate ought to take these sub- | 2% Feferred to the Select Committers on the New Orieaus | quesiinn propovuded by the chairdyn of the committee, fects up in thelr order. Rios. And the questions eubruitted by the\nairman of the cow Mr. Yores, (rop.) of Iil., spoke in CIVIL, GOVERNMENTS VOR THE REBTLUOUS ATATES. | mittee ware ouly legitimately pal for the puro of sion of Nebraska, Mr. Joutas, (rop.) of Tod., introduced A | rov'diny | tenting the accuracy and lniecrly ® the witnewr, wha and asked to become ono of the States of the L for civil governments for the districts m_ revolt | cubatinginlty tn hs reply Yo three different had sent two republican Senators here, and against the government of the United bey The bill | ways to the viton, The seoond think the obiections of Mr. Sumner were good. provides for temporary territorial governi forall the | oodnt contaie nanign Mf perjury. lt re: Mr. Sacusavny, (dem.) in afew remark Inte rebel States except Toninemer, aufrage belag given to the ae that he had me reawun (doubt of an) ail be Remy FOr 8 tes ‘to Whieb sacet deettied, he te asked te questic nd ndyeowive nil jis | siagd tbat in the maid you contrad ‘shall have pei | mado by the preeeding witnoy? spouded, “Yes.” Agam bo is awaed 1 Youany reason to doubt the trpibfuly of any witnost whose 4 age Holt?” To which be} 1 doubt that they ed if Naty } . He to all alos withont respect to color; and all who have | (rutnfalsess mnonth any ‘witness Mes F nipcnaaaceee yr Baers be very horne aris against the United States or held civil or | whose at hie matacce before military office under the Confederacy to be ineligible | judge the ohjecten af rome strong. y | Mr, Scomven resumed t ‘ o either to hold office or to vote. The bill was réferred (0 | nancy which might be made, in fome tae, 0 Sete'on the constitutional te i a Fs asked Mr, | te Committee on Reconsiruotion. | the dest count, To the third eount thew ieee Mjoctioe. Wate if he considered hiraself forced to “admit the rebel | TIONS TO WIDOWS AND ONVIAN CHILOREN OF HOLIERS ) condor iat your Honor may have a distinet wppreh If they a to the or 4 - won of the precise oe Wa if hewontne! teuet ne tondmit | ,,08 motfon of Mr, Taxior, (dem) of New York, the ' will be tt giving at the rebel States if they ratified the constitutional amovd- | ComMitter on Tnvalld Pensions was instructed to imqnire | of tha car, promixiny Bot to co farther than wons/~ary. ment within a reasonable time. He thought that had | 180 the axpedicncy of fixing a tine when peasions to | Wheg our inte beloved President wax struck down by gotcome yet, bat when they would adopt the amend- bbe = pity children of soldiers, and mien ba tho blind wo Ment be would feet bound to vot n. ns jw ° a aaa horror, Qur Joy War turned ta the Mr. Paton tis th iy the word abe pay counted for, during tho late rebellion, shell begin. The sutthebs"or Freadoun this draped ‘sire aoe ete constitntion ” tnt RARITY. OF GED FORT CUO SURAREIEEND, mourning abd Universal pall oversprasd the face of Mr. Wane—Withont regard to that, te mack (roth) ar ON: the ‘opcaninonn Cox agers Er. | she aadon. pine patonss bose ona, mncion alee r ~o, repo Ve ded rpetravor ol io the + aadinienacaed roqard to the rights of the reer ‘of ake, Naneow' ke Co. merehanta of Move York demal at io pern Mo mo freed: directs te Secretary of the Treasury te pay to what . Joveph Holt, Judge Advocass ott Wane nt amas much | tn bing pe E calaone suftreg? | frm iwoive hundred vomponnd interest poter af toe * en, Was charged, b Mr. Kouxre anid he wonld stand by his agreement, | Aevomination of fifty dofinrs each, t» replaes the min of fe delicate, ‘res too, tmt he bad made no such agreement, Certain poli. | TXty thousand dollars toportted ip tho post office, in the | aging the perpetrators of 'h ticians and editors bad undertaken to foist such an | SLY Of New York, October 18, 1665, to Aber. ; and jb tomimony of the manner id which he agreemant upon the paople, but had not succeeded, A | Atwater & Co, of Now Orleans wh Aue rt | dincharaed thet duty 1 ak, Yarmisnion te refer to Propomtion of that kind had been reported from tha Re. | rrslstered and a receipt given by the Port ror New | filowme jetier from ta Hoo, Edw eansiruction Committee, but hed never been considered | YOK, but went down in the steamship . lost a6 | Phe Teaenad gentioman then read « by the Senate, fea an the 25th of Vetober, 1865, the frm t@exeoute ® | tary Sanion to Judee Holt, complimenting by Mr, Donuirrne, (rep.) of Wis, said A resolution had | band of intemnity with adequate soourition, Tue PK! iamper in which be performed bis ofteal dution ax ‘deen renorted from the Reconstenction Committing to | 8¥0 rite to digcuattou and Ly finally | Judge Advocate Gener! in the matter referred to), He admit the rebel Btatos on thelr adoption, separately, of | Passed. — Your 76, then préeated with trie ofgament. The evidene Im thie the amandmont, and ite ratification by three fourths af SES DEVO Be cn tho | ey 8 woald remove every cloud af suspiclow “8 i ‘The Honve proceeded io din ob the buat tite ‘al chasactes of J Hoi, ard hk % to every a ab Mr Scxwe reported that he would vote for the ad- wakor’ «table wan the Renate amend the Def | Toyat mam tat any Amerioan mission of ne State that recognized @ distinction of civil clon i The amendments were 1%, 008) fod ia hin. entt: te wranadh ate, cometiaiiean. ote Or poll rights on nun of eolge the Sn pow ansis the tenidanie we fe my he heb torestsn ogee eee On takinu up the bi) tradmit Netrana ‘The next bosinew taken from the Spéaker's thile wae | cain ie the darkest the Chair, who announced the vote— yeas 21, Bate TI. So the bill wae taken up and toad. | 8 Jalnt resolution, Jutroduced laut remnion Tt in tn the usual lanquaze of such meatures, do. | Providims that auch parte of the Intornab claring Nebraska to have formed a State government, [len coay of tase oe A, ae bo admitted os 4 State m the Union with equal the exoges of value over G13 por 4 een 0 Mtr Bown, (rep.) of Mo., offered an amendment in | Peselution was explained and advocated by Mewre “t- | for good, While Judes H thasame lanzuace as thai oflered. by Me Somner and | Vent aud Schenck, aud opponed by Mesern. Morrill ant | guvoe, bmreceivr rejected in the Senate last sowion whea the Will was np, | Allison. Finally, tur, Morrill, was to | to the effect Oat he hed im Vin: @ proviso that the act should take @fectonly npon | ferret to the Comm and Mean, nom im piioating Jeff timvis $he fundamental condition of the abolition of all dis. | MOVRIY OF THE Liven OF PAPHESGEEE ON SiR) vimuETe tinetion in civil and political right# on acconnt of color mL Seer aac a ete ee 1 @ a a Hh. Neward, weg Ae be ae oe oink resolution amending the ninth se! ant forme (0 the learat iracedy Sos the) ratification of the condition ty the peuple of | 1h) acs amendatory of the eet to) provide for the better | taat” doleped auiry ik freterne) — bined. security of the lives of pamengers on steamers, it was Judge Hol tor bw personel a6 tours of the repuniic, te the prpenty of the valaahia py - hatiowal rw: eile nied ornate Li Mr. Wane took the floor in advoeacy of the bill, He is speech with en | referred to the Commiitee on Commerce. tone, and a de Cherehe be Sontherp Staros + “ The business taken from the speaker's table was | ting, The prisoner brought into hu prove the constitutional amendment If, howover, they should } the Senate bill pamed yesterday to regulate the elective | neeay whose mamex have Leen monthoned fail to aecept that amendment he was then for applying | franchise in the Distriot of Colambia they were exuninad under the sanction of ae the stron arm of the military power to them, and roor- | | MF. Lwxxauta, (rep) of HL, demanded the previous Mienialernd by « Rosary jrubli, and ont. an alleged, & wanizing al! governments on the basis of equal rights. haar = the dadge Adv f 7 Mir, Kinnwoon, (rep.) of Towa, inquised what Mr. | _ Mf. Haus, (rep.) of N. Y., asked Mr. Ingersoll to permit | beter dunes Wade would consider a reasonable time, an amendment to pe offvred making an od | mnattar wan roferrod ts the Mr. Wane reniiod that he would ennsider that reason. | Qalifration, in order to teat the pense of the Livnes | tigation, Wo inke slope prover Able time evhansted when the Southern Legistatures had | UPON Ik (Murmurs of among the rep a0") | cherie af the outy d volriog met end either refosed to ratify the amendment or failed vir. Ixcennors, declined to yield for that purpose, ant | amdawite wi to consider it. Mr. Wado thea spoke on the population | the House seconded the previous qanvtion. the dadge Advoont and renourees of Nebraska, The Bamana of Statiation | The bill was read three times, and the Hours pro | quty of imventiv showed the population to be eighty aight thou fh ceeded to vote by yeas and nays on iin pase i a undred and thirty in April laet, and at the Inet olecti Vote resnited in yeas 118, nays 46 the clerk to cal! bis name eed 8 vote of nine thorsand one handred and thirty-0tx w Tho: Gruanen directs Gar, Ho repeated tho arguinonta advanced by the | Wolmd aye. So the bill was passed. friends of the bill when Inet before the Senate in July. There wae no unumnal excitement in the Howse and Mr. Sumaway. (rep) of Ohio, said he had voted for thie | there were no manifestations of any kind om the Dill when Inst before the Senate. Ho felt bound to vote | BOUNcement of the result, The following ie the wie 1 | Saorteining “whetler for the admission of Nebraska whenever she complied | detail:— od wate the nat with the conditions of the Rnabling act \. Vrse—Mewwre, ‘ley, Allee, ames Anderun, Ashley of | learned gente * these condition Nevada, Ashley of Obio Raker, lt was aot, he conteaded, for the pore ite sonore tie raghieiny Hlaine, Blow, Bowtcth top the will of iw oh the parton vekiand, Bundy, Clarke of Obie, Clark porpess of darter other any lepination eam Conkin, 1. Dawes Dodge, Denneliy, Driggs worth, Ferry, | Garnett pecomury oe bring then toa fer sed inpartiad tried; on the prowinee of vow of hiding the bos for the parpres of eve the jediciary for the Herding, Hark, al amendment with the distinct an- | Hilt Holmes, ry by forther legislation, if necmeary, im ey were to he the terms upon which | Rom Yor. i catoreing the chatws Of jurien ihe principal the South was to be resigred tothe Untom. No one contd | | ohjecsiom wt tment wae that there coala avold the irresistible Ingin that if they accepted theen he a legal charee of perjery | agaiees tie amendments (on cree was bound toadmit their Memators prisoner, inertaach as perjury © ate ot fale wweating and Representatives. He (Mr Sherman) voted for the with regar oor eaten ye tier ih & jndinal pre std that the cermnsntt judicial wibenal, sed ay With releresee gta w materia! amendment with thit understanding, and did not dream that there was any dowbt on the — If the emek | conding before Tne Jade ib tei » Moan, Hpruidine. diver, | tan cemeviy eat ‘Would favor tid ir admiation, and the areat mars of the * (ommitiot, athough wi feliy would hai! the result with joy; but if they re sur erime enter the statave tn terme, and the issne were presented pei en) ibe Marnet gowtiernsa oo b should role as or we whould rule the | °.NA¥* >, Sucous Aarmonnt to raping theb the bow vpxm South, he (Mr. Sherman) would never, before recognizing | iin tyoar, Itaccing, th oo enoniing beater & wtamtiog the tate governments on desis of loyal votere, con- | Va Might oF N'Y no Lorem Temeihe nos & 1 sooth come ith Increased pobit cat tted that the President had used bis in- To #9 doing be did not own himself the friend of | by the papers that Arkanea* had | TIE AMOCEN RST yer amendinent, On motion of Wr. Wve, irep.) of tows, the Hone | - ® defenied the very « .S ae, al | agreed to adjourn over till dionday byte FT, Re Ky., Whaley—46 choteal term te wend atute COREDRRATION OF TIPE Doane 9 MRM to learn by Diiter experience whother thir wae a cone ‘The Juss then weut tate Comentites of the Ghee én | nc Come rons etoite WatiowAl Coorrom of not Mr sherman them reamed | the ate of the Union, Mr Werhburn ia the ¢ ont oh mamsieeras the fmmediats subicct before the senate, dwelling upon the statistics of Nebraska to ehow that che had the Preaident’s ennea! yo | stands on the state Mr. Werrmoern, (rep.) of Lik, addrcmet the commis | fem Coreapt wnt we tre, twveh of bis speech being Couples ith an an uaipg | Portioent to wn inven review of tbe acts and polity of the Preadest and the | Public Interest w feiation of ustented fable and anecdotes, The Pree dent's Momage rented hita of the Previdewt a. lege who untertonk t reed to bis pupils the whole of Tibeens 0: tbe Bible bat whose honk mark was eonaamtly moved backward, so thet he made no procrem, but eomtinn Gemy vights of citizenship to her own citizens He 414 | pating the exe chaprers day suet May, Somme | fot belies Amendment, If adopted, would deiay | had bees playing the came prank with Preeideat Jobe. pve premet, On pre eared Pare he the SAriation of the State sixty dayn “Ro help me | won eo that they were getting the mmme meses, *esid Mr. Hrown, “1 will never vote for the resd- | ime Gage) He wihed, for vervety"* aha thet late that denies the right of #al- | nome one would put forward the mark. He tho the fable of the #olf ond the jamb wan analagous t > ynition of the Prevdemt and the Co leracion of this subject, Mr. Brmaee | Jy),ne0m had moddied the politient pe ey My “ resolution concerning the wurvey of | ing iamn Congres of beating éoue po. (1 ee ee om Congrese had been doleg afl it cond to get the « » the Cain Pre \owh bed bees, 49 Me, Wirw nine took the i perition to the bi | Bi he ‘owed ite hop Gon cn “wet ‘ rower mer S08 prading asvendineny roand that the | way willing, whenever they adopted the conrtit.tccal | Me on ied thas the prema hig ond in favor of the State government et the ceetio® | emendmont, W agree 4 on Term emncsty for univer, | 884 Soh Gow ae ques vig dows Wy Come. was by tai ouiienge, but hot © moment before ; ' gt oo aol an Go ae THE noUIDAT Rronme Afier thd covelinion of Mr. Weniworth's nyech, on | Botnet of the Ieghisiare, sud wes conqual Sum the Mr, Gers moved io suspend farther consideration | sation tke rommiline rons legitiasiye | dopartio nt . oe ae a sn take up the resolution for the holiday reomm The Teceens Sane wabdelli dy Grewevves réet iat the Om ih qnenkion, barrier was taken up. ‘ Dew » atgpae none of ter @rtermee brfere Ue 6 we Pat ee att atic he neog seb re guwet | See SS Uta Stan Se that there was Ll be : ‘eta their attention — rot, 024 Mr. MéCationgh war eppolmied to fo elem tue With ret owe ere to thes com 1 he regarded. A hop Dy Ge PETTY, none of Were Gepemsircts twrnmy tents on the mere motion to take ape bill 7 bill—the pending Will, ee aon! UE ATIVE APE ROR OTT the Pe smnesty power, and s a mony op to the Ure tie prema p apee 0 wt ivy Then theme depeditions no tetng a © tae tonnh rare to be consisered. It was aad by come geationnen Seprey tation. ben Probably \t would, bot only to organt order for Teesday pert that th defemtamt bepun to tortety, wating thas be mod (Away cold bie erperionce war that it wee cow’ mate inet material eo ae te ewmtanene OF meee A porpery eto bw. Ve tuppors of te ard monet tee bestund @euthanman qrehat wr are) wrth emt od tee further camtendet thet the Bdcannt. Sa Ohm ti im con netting forth the periicomr meuer «vil Poanible to gets sornm doring the beiidaye wae a eget wae faterty taken beter » Hans After d@acunton the yeas and nays The dew ow Of Judge Visser oii senvered to tact pe reometion w a) eT ee row, Betortay tel red al 1 pla af a? 4 & HO 7wNre Hg Ane tee atesnet Mr. Porny, irepj of Wie, otnrtet ory hee disenrered hat BY 09 On ima + at hourament of the Nowe The OF 9 Comme pacwd oF | Of 28 > 1M, diremeyny the OF