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8 2 WASHINGTON. Presentation of Memorials for the @eorgani- gation of the State Governments of Virginia and Louisiana. Juage Underwood Proposed as Gov- erner fer Virginia. Debate on the Nebraska Bill in the Senate. ke. deo. Wasurxctox, Dec. 18, 1866. ‘The Impeachment of the President. There is no doubt thet Mr. Asbley’s resolution aims ‘i the impeachment of the President, though efforts ero making to give it = contrary appearance. The im- peachment fever has spread rapidly since Friday. The Terms Upon Which Virginia will be Re- stored te Her C ‘itutional Rights. We learn from Richmond that Governor Pierpont had xeturned there from Washington, where he had been to ‘consult with the radical leaders as to the best terms on ‘which Virginia can regain her former position in the ‘Union, He was assured by some of the Stevens-Sumner faction that Virginia was still in a state of rebellion, and ‘that it would be necessary to establish military govern- ments in al} the Southern States until the people become Joyal. another party demanded the territorial plan, ‘which in this State would only involve the abolition of the preeent Legislature, to be succeeded bye loyal one eiected by loyal voters, But he was assured—and this epinion seemed to be general—that should Virginia edo! the constitutional amendment her representatives would be admitted at once and her political rights re- siored, All seemed to agree that this plan is the only me by which terme at all liberal were offered. 4 “Republican Form of Government” for Maryland. 11 te understood that the Hon. Francis Thomas has Prepared a bill guaranteeing a republican form of gov- erament to Maryland, which he will soon introduce in the House. The object of reconstruction is to prevent ‘be southern portion from exercising a preponderating ‘nf ence over the western part of the State, The Nebraska Bill, Senator Doolittle made a telling speech to-day against the admiesion of Nebraska. The point he made on the esumed popular vote of the people of Nebraska, which ‘he showed to be a sort of coalition of fraud and illegality, ‘wee not apewered. There is every probability that the ‘bit! will pase, fand as Nebraska comes in s0 will Colo- ado. : de. The Financial Measures of Congrens. ‘The Gold bill, in a slightly modified form, will be re- ported after the recess. There is a strong feeling in Congress in favor of more legal tenders, though the Secretary is knowm to be opposed to any further issue. Congress has been ina very feverish condition nearly wil day, Cabinet Meecting— Visitors to the White House. Several persons called at the White House this morn- ‘Mg previous to the meeting of the Cabinet and were ad- mitted to an audience with the President, The Cabinet Bevembled at the usual hour, all the members being pres- emt excepting Secretary Stanton, who is absent from the aity, In the afternoon Thurlow Weed, of New York, and @ornelius Wendell, Superintendent of Public Printing, Jeary the latter obtained an interview with the it, = The New. York Naval Office. ‘Thurlow Weed ie here, urging the claims of Mr. Frank- ip for Naval Officer of New York. He does not meet swith much success, but on the contrary, in the language @f the street, has been “snubbed.” General Gordon Granger has retired from the contest, the business of e@fice seeking not being at all his vocation or to his taste. ‘The race seems to lie between Colonel Wood, of Brook- Ayn, and General Slocum, Arrival of Distinguished Legal Gentlemen. Movers. Richard O'Gorman, Corporation Counse}, Tharies O’Copor, Waldo Hutchins, Amasa J, Parker, Wm. & Evarte, Benjamin D. Silliman, John F. Burrill and Ragor Ven Winkle arrived here to-day from New York to arguo the case of the national banks of that city, which it is expected will come up in the United States Bapreme Court to-morrow: The question involved in hie case in regarded as one of great importance, as it will determine whether stock In national, as well as Stato banks, holding United states securities, is subject to taxa- Hon. ‘The Case of Sanford Conover. To-day Judge Fisber, in the Criminal Court, gave his e@pivion on the demurrer in the case of Sanford Conover, Sudicted for ‘perjury respecting the assassivation of President Lincoln. *The Judge overruled the demurrer, Giving his reasons in an elaborate opinion, in which be @iscuseed the powers of Congress in taking the testi- mony of witnesses, and paid a high, compliment to dodge Advocate General Holt, whose character had been assailed because of his official action in relation to this ease. The counsel for the prisoner took exceptions to the ruling of the Court, and prayed an appeal to the Poort in General Term, which was granted. If thet nort sustain Judge Fisher, as is probable, Conover will @oubtiess be brought to trial at the next ensuing term of the Criminal Court for this District, Conover was re- 1. jon in the Indiana Gonapiracy Case. ‘The decision rondered by the Supreme Court in t eore of Lambdin P, Milligan, declaring void the acte of ail Military commissions where persons not inthe military @r naval sorvice Lave boen tried, seems to be generally Bequiewced in by the republican mombere as a correct ex- Horio of the law in Ms main features, divested as it je fe a great measure of « partisan complexion by the con- Surrence of Justices Davis and Field. It seems as yet to Dave excited but Hitle comment. It is regarded as the Yaw of the land by the Charman of the Judiclary Com- mittee of the House. General Grant's Visit to Missourt, Wt bas transpired that General Grant's visit to St. Louie fe cocarioned by the threatening condition of political BMeive io tho! State, Sherman being absent, the presence Sf an officer of prominence became necessary. General Grant ie makiox such dieposition of the United States Forces af will preclude the possibility of any succeesful Burbreak. 4 Change of Government tor the District of Columbia Asked For. 3p the Board of Aldermen jast night Mr. Magruder in- Sreanced a joint resolution praying Congress to ropeal all Octo ertablishing the present method of government for ‘the Thetrict of Columbia, and asking for the appoint Bent of commireioners and for a consolidation of the Wun'cipalities under them, The matter was referred t © rpecial romm|ttes, Iv may bere be remarked that many of the Congrosemes, ‘Whe recently voted for the Negro Suffrage bil! privately ‘@7preee themeelres in favor of a mode of governinent Smiter to that enggested by Mr. Magrader. Marriage in High Lite. ¥r John Marvbal Brown, of Portland, Maine, anv son ©° one of the wealchiest men of the #tate, was married ‘Sw evening to Mies Carroll, daughter of the Inte Mr. Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court, and sister to o» Carrol! and Mrs, General Griffin. A magnificent re- eryption was held at the residence of the bride, which was Mirnded by a lorge gathering of the most distinguished Breple of the city, ‘The Pemnle Clerks in the Treasury. Tue Secretary of the Treasury Informed w committer Bf Whe female clerks Who called upon him that he did Het ‘bien’ to remove them, though « diminishing Swount of work might compel him to reduce the force Bow omployed. The Lreasurer in bie report submitted Se-day Promonncer their employment a success, and FoCOTOMED!« He & stimulent to well doing # classification Qused Upon ment, aod the risks and liabilities incurred by euch He are enironted with the charge and counting of woney dole Th. Serr. Portner advice received trom Europe increase aud sity the interest of the narrative of ‘he pursuit of efter meape fron Rome Naval Scnriation. apent show An offcin! Ao tin addition to the ean: deo nnd other etures at the several navy yard and Mopots (here are cow ow bourd of the veesls of the navy % commerion 1,020 cannon of all cailbree, with car: Mager aod equipments, aud One thousand sof am Bunion foreweh, tating pt of Public Priming binding, Jithagraphing and » 1 ordered by Ihe two bonver of Congrem for the Wear eae oy Hey lemme: BO ROO, weme $018,900, and for NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DHUEMBER 19, 1866, the Exeouttve and Judiclary departments $623,000 for the eanie period. ‘The value of stock on hand is nearly $20,000, United Staten Claime in a French Court. ‘The telegram by cable fro Paris, published in Mon- day’s papers, relative to @ cage of the United States be- before a French court, omite to state the subject matter of the suit. It doubtless-refers to an action brought by our government against Armaud, builder of the Confederate men-of-war at Bordeaux, to recover to the use of the United States the purchase money for those vessels which had been paid to him by the late Confederate government, though the latter never re- ceived the ships, their delivery baving been prevented by the Emperor Napoleon to avoid difficulty with the United States. The claim ie that Armaud is accountable to the United Btates for the money. Award ef Contracts fer Indian Supplies. ‘The contracts for Indian goods were awarded to-day. C. Francia Bates, of New York, obtained that for Diankets and clothes, being class Nos. 1 and 2; John V. Farewell & Co., of Chicago, for dry goods, class No. 3; and 8. ©, Hunt & Co., of Bt. Louis, for hardware, class No. 4 Excursion te New Orleans. Among those going on the through excursion to New Orleans and back during the recess are Vice President Foster, Senators Ramsay, Lave, Hendricks, Norton, probably Wilson and several others; Representatives Ketchum, of New York; Newell, of New Jersey; Law- rence, of Pennsylvania; Delano and Hubbell, of Obio; Grover and Benjamin, of Missouri; Rousseau, of Ken- tucky, and a large number of prominent capitalists and merchants from the North. Wreck ef an Unknown Vessel from Norfolk Near Cape Haytien, Information has been received from H. E. Peck, Esq., United States Minister Resident at Hayti, of the coming ashore at Borgne, about twenty-fi les west of Cape Haytien, on the 11th ultimo, of an American brig laden with lumber, in a dismasted and abandoned condition. There were no indications as to her name or the place of her departure or destination. Her place of hail was shown by the word ‘Norfolk’? painted on her stern, She, as well as the cargo, will be sold and the proceeds held by the government subject to the claims of parties interested. The Tehuantepec Railroad. ‘The project of the Transit Company for the construc- tion of a@ railroad and telegraph across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is attracting more general attention here than any other commercial enterprise of the day, the route by the isthmus from New York to our Pacific coast being represented shorter by nearly fifteen hundred miles than by way of Panama, and that if the Fernan- ina road across Florida be adopted as a part of the route the distance saved will be nearly two thousand miles, The liberals have been throughout in undisputed possession of the State of Telivantepec. The Transit Company have an order from President Juarez to the local authorities to extend all facilities for the imme- diate counmencement and prosecution of the work, and will proceed forthwith to build the road. Its friends confidently expect that in leas than two years the route will be opened and thronged with the commerce of the world. P Reappearance of the Cholera at Constanti- nople. Hon, E. J. Morris, our Minister to Turkey, in a letter to the Secretary of State, dated November 15, 1866, says :— I regret to be obliged to announce the reappearance of cholera at Constantmople, It broke out a few days since at Ortakem, a nejghboring ine ay the Bospho- rus, and out of twelve cases reported from locality ‘up to this date ¢' have terminated fatally. Four cases two deaths have also ocourred at the arsenal on the Golden Horn, whence it extended itself in the sammer of 1865 over the whole city. One death from oor or fudrant cholera is reported diseare at it threatens to take an epidemic form. If it should become epidemical it must be very fatal, ag the winter here,is generally mild in tempera- ture, and mych suffering exists in eonsequence the the great bulk of whom live in miserable to witness a repetition of the borrors of 1865, fully fifty thousand people were swept off in six weeks by this scourge of humanity. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. ‘Wasnixctox, Dec. 18, 1866. PUNISHMENT FOR ILLEGAL YOUNG IX THE DISTRICT, Mr. Eowanps, (rep.) of Vt, introduced a bill to pre- vent illegal voting !m the District of Colambia and for other purposes, which provides that any person not duly qualified to vote in the District, and knowing that he is pot so qualified, stall vote or offer to vote, or who shall procure or attempt to procure himself to bo regis- tered as a voter, sbuli be punished by im} yoment not exceeding six months nor less than two months, and if apy person being a qualified voter in said District slmll knowingly vote or attempt to vote in any other ward or election precinct than that in which he is or shall be en- tiled to vote, or shell vote or attempt to vote more than once, shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding six months vor Jese than two months, and shall be qualified from voting thereafter in raid District. Refer- red to the Committee on the District of Columbia, SOLDIERS AND SAILORSORPHANS? HOME. Mr. Wizson, (rep.) of Mass., presented the following, which was ordered to lie upou the tablo:— Sonprens axp Sairons’ Onrnans’ Hom, ) Caritor Hitt, Wasninctox, D. C,, dec. 15, 1806. '§ To tHe Saxare anv House or Reraeskwratives, IN Con- BREAE ASSEMBLED! — @ undersigned directors would respect that after long months of toll they have represent ‘ home {9 the orphans, at the corner of Second (East) and arylaad avenue. The orphans are well provided with fuel, food, elothiag and instruction, Our fonds are moat! invented in United A ment to the © p the pas for, and would not have hee: wed if the members had mown that it was without dir kuowledge and consent, Lapeatfulisy Be. ed by B . §. Grant, Mrs. Hen pehitteme wrer; Mrs. Key, Jobu U, suaith, es a M. Trumbull, Mis. Capiain C. ©, Morrié, Vice Brosident: Nira J. 0. Lewis, Mrs. David les. Mra. General Q. 0. lig A. Hall, Mre. Becretdty Nari DANKS. Mr. Pomanoy, (rep.)of Kansas, introduced a bill author- izing and directing the Secretary of the Treasury to per- mit the organization and establishment of national banks in addition to those beretofore established under the National: Banking act aud acts supplementary thereto and ameudatory thereofeand to issue for the use of the said banks hereby auiborized currency not exceeding in unt the eum of -~— millions of doliars, and provid- iDg that the establishment of raid banks and the iseulog of curroney to the same shall be regulated and controlled ery respect as provided in theweveral acis referred ibove, Provided, however, that the whole amount of currency issued for the use of national banks ander the revisions of this act and previous gets located in each State and Territory shall sustain the Fame proportion to the whole amount issued that the population of such State and Territory susiaine to the whole population of the United Staton, as indicated by the conans of 1860. It wae referred to the Committee on Finance, SUFFRAGE IN FRR DISTRICT, Mr. Sarzanuny, (dem.) of Del., presented the petition of certain foreigners resident in the District of Columbia, ond who have declared their intentions to become citi- zens, asking that they be granted the right of suffrage in tho District, and (bat they be thus placed on an equality with the recently enfranchised negroes, The petition was referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. SALARIES OF UNITED ETATE® DISTRICT COURT JUDGKS, Mr. Moraax, (rep.) ot N. Y., presented the memorial of Sharies O Conor aod other lawyers for an increase salaries of United States District Judges, It was ‘od to the Committee on the Judiciary, ORPDENTIALS OF A REXATOR PROM ARKANSAS, Mr. Jounson, (dem.) of Md, presented the creden- als of Mr. Jobn T. Jones, Senator elect from Arkansas, = = ending March 4, 1871. Ordered to lie npon ne THANKS TO CYRUS W. PIELO, Mr. Sewxen, (tep.) of Maes., from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported favorably upon the joint reso- lotion of thanks to Cvras W. Field, and said would call \t up for action to-morrow, TCSIEMEST FOR INDUCING COLORED PROFLE TO EMTGRATE t UNDER FAL PROWTERA, vwxrn, from the Committee on Foreign Relatio reported the bill published In yesterday presseaings fot the punishment of persons who induce colored pers wons to emigrate und: } ~ fern thane ler false promises, with # recom. Dil was paseed, present he would have voted in the affirmative CONMETTRR ON CLAM, Mr. Buckalew was appointed’ on the Committee on Claims, vice Mr. Sherman, revigned. i VIROUNIA, F. SPMNeR presented the memorial of the Loyal League of Nortolk, Va., for the otganiration of the State govern- ment o ginia and the appointment of Judge Under Governur. Referred to the Commitee on te conatruction, eanonsaL. FoR IR RRORMANTRATION OF THR PTATR GOTERN: MENT OF LOTTIANA loy- * State of Loussian sovernment of Lo war, that Union ernment, and ie Wells aud othera, Me. Trombull, in made some remarks on the griev- He assorted the right of Congress 1on to the loyal citizens of the lately re. under ite duty to guarantee a republican form of government, It was evident from this memo- rn) thet the State government of Louisiana wae tot re- Poblicas ia form, He contended that the whole euhject of reconstraction belonged to Congress, and notte the resident. He added that taxes were being faised in A slams wud Other Atatee to pay emlarios to rebel offieers, Br Bow au, (rep.) of MiOh., seid that the authority for thie wae in the « of the Becrétary of State, sue 1008 te the veriow Provieiepal Gov of personal friendshi in reflections upon Senator lar 1 know there is making air, tak ot th Mr. D. I Senator from Th bi that from Bebec. among hi afforded ‘good P dis- ? M may give it, and the imputation of the Senator from Kentucky is wholly uncalled for. ir. Davis—I would just say a word in explanation to the Senator Tiinoia, with the indulgonce of the Senate. @ honorable Senator best knows—he ia best judge—whether, if he be animated by a desire to secure his re-election. he is animated by despicable motives. I leave the decision of that question to him. I have nothing more to say. Pending the motion to refer Mr. Trambull’s petition to the Committee on Reconstruction, the merle, hour ex- pired as Mr, Doolittle was about to reply to Mr. Trum- s remarks on reconstruction ; the subject, therefore, goes over until to-morrow, ‘TE NEBRASKA MILL. The unfinished business of yesterday was on Mr. Brown’s amendment, which was a proviso that the act for the admission of Nebraska shall not take effect ex- cept upon the fundamental condition that there shall be no denial of the elective franchise or any other rights to i." other person by reazon of race or color, &c. ir. Wank, (rep,) of Ohio, took the floor in opposition He expressed himself as strongly in favor of the Rar that it contained as anybody could be; but he did not believe that Congress should exact such conditions after having admitted Tennessee without them. Nebraska would ratify the amendment, and he could ask no more, In the course of his remarks Mr. Wade adverted to his position on the subject of re- construction. Ho would admit the Southern States if they ratified the amondment, but he was afraid they would not ratify it. If they rejected it he would go as far as anybody when new terms were to be made. Mr. Sumer esked Mr. Wade if the rebel governments ‘were, in his opinion, competent to act upon the consti- tutional amendment ? Mr. Wane replied that he had no better opinion of the vernments set up by Rresidential authority in the uth than Mr, Sumner had; but ho believed Co had the power to breathe the breath of life into these dead States, and it proposed to do this by the pending amendment. Mr. Cowan, (rep.) of Pa., took the floor at the conclu- sion of Mr. Wade's remarks, and made a lengthy speech onthe state of the late rebel States. He demied the doctrine that the State governments were destroyed by ‘the act of secession, and asserted that it was subversive of the principles upon .which the constitution was formed. Citizens of the Southern States could not punished for treason because they had yielded obedience to their State governments when the general govern- ment them no protection or means of resistance. All the talk about State suicide was Calhoupism, seces- sionism or State sovereigntyism in its worst form. Re- ferring to the bill to admit Nebraska, Mr, Cowan said there wore no reasons why the new “tate should be admitied, while, in hie ps fh there wore a great many reasons why it should not, There was no reason why a State with so small a as Nebraska sheuld be given equal power Senate with the State of New York, and permitted to cast two votes against two from Ohio of Pennsylvania on a tariff or other great question. In concivsion, Mr, Cowan roposed to amend Mr. Brown’s amendment by adding, “That it is hereby distinctly understood that the people of the Territory of Nebraska, whom admitted as & Blate into the Union, shall owe a direct and personal allegiance. each and every one of them, to the government of the United States, and that the said State of Nebraska shall not hereafter ¢laim authority to convert the citizons of the said State into foreigners or alien enemies, so that they may be held as such by the United States.” Something of this Kind, he said, was necessary to prevent for the future ba! had recently soviet pi we B r, og rep) of Wis., opposed Mr. Brown’s amondment. It Houta be of no constitutional force if ‘adopted, for the pending constitutional a ent, which would probably be ratified, gave to the States the very riget which the amendment to the pending bill de- nied. It gave the right to exclude persons from the right of suffrage on account of color. Besides thi aa e to the amendment. Brown’s amendment, if adopted, would ah to all Indians in Nebraska the civil and political righte of citi- zens and voters. He was opposed to it on this account also, Mr. Doolittle then gave his reasons for opposing the bill. He would be glad to receive a mew State into the Union, but he could see no record of valid and legal proceedings by which the people of Nebraska had adopted a State constitution. poprflation of the Territory was also too small to warrant her admission as a State. RXECUTIVE SESSION. Pending the consideration of the bill and amendment ir. Feseexpen moved an executive session, which wos bad, and the Senate svon after adjourned. ii-* HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasnrscrox, Deo. 18, 1866. MEXICAN AYPAIRS, On motion of My Owrn, (rep.) of Ind., the Presitent ‘was requested to cdmmunicate copies of all correspond. ‘ence on the evacuation of Mexico by the French troops which has not heretofore been officially published, On motion of bir, Wiser, (rep.) of lowa, the Judiciary Committee was discharged rove the further considera- tion of the Houre joint resolution for the protection of citizens of the United States in the matter of public loane of the repebiie of Mexico, and the same was re- ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affaira. THE BURMING OF THE NRW 1TONSIPRS, Mr. Brasonces, (rep.) of Conn., offered a resolution instracting the Committes on Naval Affairs to inquire into and report on all the facts connected with the des. truction by fire of the iron-clad war steamer New. Iron- sides, on the night of the 16th of December, together with such recommendations as the facte may demand, with powor to send for persons and papers and to report ‘at any time. Mr, ANE, (rep.) of JI., favored the resolution, ‘but would like the gentleman from Connecticut to stato the facts connected with the destruction of the magnificent iron ciad, ir. BRaxpeous deckned to make any statement at present. It was LN ag! of importance and one on which the House and the country should be informed It would be indecorous to make any statement on er parte testimony such a8 had been published in the news- Pine resolution was adopted. ‘The Sveaken proceeded to call the committees for ro. LAND GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROAD AND TRLRGRAPR LINES. Mr. Paiex, (rep.) of Lowa, from the Committee on the Pacific Railrond, reported back adversely the Senate bill of last session sgranting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and lelegeags line from Piacerville, Cali. fornia, to the most f point of intersection the Pacific Ratlroad in Nevada, which was Inid on the table. theeundry i i great fends wii amendments, the House bili in the coustrvction of a railroad and yh line from Paget's Sound, or Admiralty Inlet, in Y iagton Territory, to the bia river, ameod- mente were agreed to, and Mr. Price explained the ob- Jects of the bill, Tt was to aid in the construction of a railroad (o connect @ road, authorized at Inst session, ‘with Puget’s Sound. It made like grants of land with those made in that bill. The road was to noneene more nor less than a continuation of the Oregon California Railroad till it struck AQmiralty Inlet. Mr. Wasnwumwe, (rep.) of Til., au the postpone. in January. _ Mr. Price, from the same Committee, ment of the bill ‘tn tne second Tu House last seasion calied for information as to intity of public Innd already ea That is- formation bad not yet been rece t least he had not ant that the house should know ernment stood in regard to ita aw Janda. He hoped, therefore, the gentleman from lowa (Mr. Price) would consent to the postponement, = Price amsented, provided it were made a special er. Mosere, Hewpenson, MeRoxn and Biowsnt opposed the portponement and urged immediate action on tho he La igd the motion for a postponement prevailed y TA to 41, mit, Tt wan in actly where the ADYRRSR REPORTS, A large uumber of adverse reports were made from the Committees on Claims and laid on the table Amon; them was the Senate bill of Inst session for the relief Mrs. Amelia Peaster, of Columbia, & C, ANOTHER LAND GRANT Pitt, Mr. MoRuge, (rep.) of Cal, from the Committee Public Lands, reported back favorably the Senate bill of Inet s@eeton amending the act granting lands to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of a military road n@ City to the eastern boundary of Oregon. and Hexpansox, (rep.) of Oregon, ©: plained! the bill and advocated it® passage. bid - obyert of bill i to authorize the locating of lands ide of the three mle lateral limits, to which im the ffmt bill wan restricted, The momming bour having #xpired (twenty minutes part one VM), the bit went over tN tomorrow, TEPROVEWOTS OF THE FON AFD WiRCONELN RIVERE Mr Brows, prop.) of Cal, introdnced # jomt resolu. for Ug complevon of the m- from Fu, Meters, MoRr: fon extendia, the § Acabaal e OOM SE po! oe porvemente nee Fox and Wisconsin rivers, which took MISCELLANEOUS. __THE OROSBY ART ASSOCIATION ae Yoo T= =e ‘LANDS, BF ¥ mae Last eeten YOUR TICKETS [erorrast ANNOUNCEMENT, aoe, yt my =e CARD FROM THE the Agricult of protesting against, RAND TION ae dispeaition St public ands Domestend pra ei TO ' PLACE CROENY \PERA YOUER ART Ae po ‘whieh aie tee sane teoene ie at CROSBY OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENTR = The Sreaxxa laid bofore the House Executive docu- areeteity ee Giiceck, | < CROMBT OPBRA HOUSE. ABT AMSOCLATION. ments, which were Isid upon: the table, as foll-swa:— CROSBY OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION. From the Sccretary of War, transmitting a statement of ADWAY, NEW YORK. a — LATION. the, semnab ot maroon ommcres to 7 re ‘another colmmn. pore ROSBY OPERA HOUXE ART ASSOC! fi of the Superintendent of Public Printing J, statement cf OROSBY OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION, aoe wpe ia - ipwe - revolution or the 6th ale APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMITTEE inst., offe by Me Brooraall this | 10 REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF SUBSCRIBER® COMMITTCR ON DIKECF TAXES AND FORFEITED LANDS, ona salem Bor Forfeited pr ghee ‘by the House yes- be re ho 108 THE DAY SET AND COMMITTEES INTED. terday, as foliows:—Mesars. Conkling, Donnelly, Dawes, —— assis Scofield and Harding. 218T OF JANUARY NEXT. ease ditsatlh exuynevil:—"-oydeoy oh eter nornaitn’ MST OF JANUARY NEXT Mr, Stoxzs, (rep. of Tenn., presented a petition from ANUA a colored people "(ee tae rasecral of all po. as al TARCARe. ee he litieal iccenaueren ae account of race orcolor, .It was MST OF JANUARY NEXT. Committee on Reconstruction. berere Mr. Marxann, (rop.) of Tenn. introduced » bill to pel i . May, nD. a amend the laws of the District of Columbia, I was re- paisley Dh oodles AE ferred to the District Committee. M8T OF JANUARY NEXT. PENSION TO 4 WIDOW. a tion to Minot of $28 por month te the widow of TRS OF, SARSNY. BOOM ion ® pension mon: wi Surgeon James W., Fitepatrck, of Middlesex county, sMaL CLOSING OF THE BOOKS Conn., he having died of wounds received while acting CLOSE AT HAND. as-surgeon in the army. It was referred to - is — mittee on Iavalid Pensions, f Quatyille— Festival cea NAMES OF THE COMMPITEB THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION 6 Duet—""See Pale Me ‘Who will shortly pi to Chie to the Lawrence, of Penney] 4 to the consideration of the Legislative, Executive and Tudiciad Ay ation Considerable debate arose on the eee forthe a i and publishing of the pro- Congress in Mr. Lari, (rep.) of N. ¥., Chairman of tho Commit- tee on Printing, suggested as an amendment that all the items ecattered through the bill for the a 16 Globe should be put into one item, that purpose, and amounting to of Fs asin for 049, + Mr. Maynarp said that this subject of printing debates in the Globe had attracted considerable atten- tion in former years, Many members had su) that the publication of the debates ought to be Fe formed in the public printing office, The Gtobe establishment was a fungus on the government which should be removed. He trusted that the amendment would be adopted, as it would show the entire expense of the Globe to Congress. ‘The publication of these proceedings should be made under the immediate direction of Congress and at the Public Printing Office. Anything looking to that ultimate change would meet with his ri ge Mr, Stevens, (rep’) of Pa., did not know that there was ane ar Kon pep to had no intention of interfering with the bill further than to gather up all the Nema for the Globe and put them into one aggreate sum. That would simplify the bill and would not operate against the interests or convenience of any party cont 'r, Hare, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the amendment as tending only to lead to confusion, and being unproduc- live of any good. Mr. Lavin thought these items‘should at least be con- nolidated into two, one forthe House and one for the Senate. He withdrew his amendment, Mr. MAYNARD moved to strike out the appropriation of $21,250 for Senate Globe reporting, He argued that the Globe was a newspaper, having @ regular subscription price, and Congross should not be called upon to pay more than that regular price for such copies as were fur- peat Med members. This — not be hrery bso tenth the sum appropriated. whole subject oug! be re-examined. He knew that a proposition had been made at the commencement of this Congress to do that, but it got the go-by. The Globe had been the fu, me metallum of legislation for a number of years, it was time the matter should be overhauled. Mr, Srxvexs explained at some length how the pub- Mshing of Congressional debates had grown up. Mr. Laruin concurred to some extent with the remarks of Mr. Maynard, but remarked that there was a cont written or implied, with the publishers of the Globe, Mr. Maynarp asked what evidence there was of any such contract. He bad heard a good deal of it, but had never seen it, and nobody else had. og that the contract, if Mr. Wasimvnne, of Til, there was one, should be produced. Mr. Larix stated that the joint Committee on Print- ing had hada meeting this morning, when it became necessary to look up and examine this contyact. Proper measures had eon taken M4 onde 4. any contract existed. He was very much disposed to agree with Mr. Maynard that no such written contract did exist, without attempting to prejudice the interests of the publishers of the @ Tt was the intention of the Committee on Printing to examine thoroughly into this matter, and if it should seem proper to make a change the committee would at the proper time make due re- commendation. , HALE the amendment. If an tmprove- ment were to be made in the ee eae the debates, that improvement would not be found in trans- ferring the matter to the public printer. He believed that the publication of the debates would thus cost much more than they now cost, The whole matter shold be left to private competition, and Congress should get rid of supp!ying the Globe to members. Mr. Coox, (rep.) of Til, said that the Judiciary Com- mittee bad the matter before it last session, and he pro- ceeded to state the facts and history of the publication of the proceedings in the Globe, He referred to the act of 1864, which provided that either Congress or the Globe proprietors should give two years’ nétice of ‘the inteution to cease the arrangement for supplying the new membere with back sets of the Globe. Mr. Banxs, (rep.) of Mass., said that he did not believe that the Globe proprietors had any binding contract. ‘The arrangement was plainly written on its history It was simply an arrangement to subscribe for the Globe and pay something towards the expense of reporting. precisely such an arrangemem as any private citize might make in subscribing for a newspaper and paying occasionally for matter of peculiar interest to himself. Congress ahould not be held bound to continue that ar- rangement. Hedid not complain of the expense nor of the manner of reporting or publishing, but he believed it of the highest possible importance that the reporters and the publication of the reports should be under the exclusive control of Congress. He hoped the Committee on Printing would report legisiation tending that way. ‘The amendment was rejected. Mr. Fansswontut, (rop.) of IlJ., moved to add the fol- lowing proviso to’ an item appropriating 9,375 for a complete set of the Congressional Globe for the Senators of the Fortieth Congress who were not ~enators of the Thirty-ninth Congress ‘Provided that no further ap- propriation shall be made for supplying complete sets of the Congressional Globe to members of any succeeding He showed hi this thing was increasing ar, and said that unless it was checked-it ear afte Yould evestualiy cost a mifion of dollars to supply Con- gress with back gets of the Globe, Messrs, Sratbia, (rep.) ot Ohio, and Maynard spoke in favor of the amendment, and Mr. Final- ly Whe proviso ¥ dod by a vee roa tanh Oougy - the United States will terminate th ith Congress mit pur. ‘Iopendis for each Senator, represettattve ana delegate 4 in for a provided for by the act approved July 4, 1864." — — discussion the amendment was agreed to--52 to 4 Mr. rey (rep.) of Lat Pd strike ice tems giving twenty per cent ‘compensati employes of the House, Negatived. Mr. Wasuavans, of Iil., moved a proviso tothe priation for the Court of Claims, that nothing thould be pod under its decisions till such decisions were approved by Congress, It was rejected by a vote of 18 yeas to 82 nays, Without depmins of the bill, the committee rose at half-past three P. IMPROVEMENT OF coxseoncet fiver NAVIGATION. On motion of Mr. Dxmrna, (rep.) of Conn., the Com- txpedioncy of making aa appropriation for the impreve- expediency an jon e improve. ment of the navigation ‘of the Connecticut river. RXCUSED FROM COMMITTER SERVICE Mr. Dexrsox, (dem.) of Pa., was excused, on account of liners, from serving the Committes on the New Orleans Riot, and Mr. Boyer was appointed in his stead, VEMALE CLERKS, motion of Mr. Jet tae, DDS Tet. the Committee of Ways and Means was instructed to imquire into the of reporting a measure for the Fenmle clerks in the severe) departments of a — with Ly instructions as to of fag and t Precedence wiaows, Sugatern eee tnaains of soldiers who fough' for the United States during the Ling TOR MISCELLANEOUS. — ret) XION. ‘Ai (CITA YESTVALI, . DP. RS. LU: A Tih WHEN LA ak ul use HAGUIE METCHELL Mite, DP. BO Lee LOGY Biibos {GEMIE DE MAHOU ara Wiss AUNRS PEARY, Miss ihe WHBTELN AN 188 ANNIE COWBLL monnes Jared's “Fmall de Paris” to juee all the tilying effects of rouge and Ifly white without thelr vul are or inj ariow ‘the skin, it te evident Email de Paris scone what Was never befor attained, and can be used by the most scrupulous and removes freckles, tan, black worm id all roughness and redness of the eatre, saloon or ball room imparts a lant compl a white and deticnte «kto. Sold by all first clase druggista. peri umers aud jadies’ hair. dressers, Ll. Teashenn, roadway; Demas Barnes 4 Co. ‘al agente id F.C, Wells & Co., gen A —THE HOLIDAY “THR LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THE COUNTRY ue RICH DINNER AND TEA SETS, PARIS Porn AND STATOARY, And FINE FANCY GOO! our Own importation, OVINGTON BROTHERS, Fulton street, Brovk), MISS GOODWIN AND MR." 6) Li. Finale—“Grand Coronation March,” from 7roppale leyerbeer. See Advertisement in another column. “Spouse ee of many the minent citizens, PE Ae ee hg eg for which this on 1s conducted, lome, conel conthiue the sale of tickets be. number and value of the presents by io ovary Yokel holder’ aa recai THOMAS & CO. Dec. 15, 1866. public confidence in the highest de- \d ra ‘the Home have consented aponsibllty of the custody of the funds re: ith National Bank: and all tv for articles Hea, f the Giedias Willlad Orton of y of the American Tel: Company. and John H. Whit ee eee eee in teva iasaienion of tha cet ner of distribution. THOMAS & barf ing. io. 616 Broadway, In view of presenting something worthy of the successful leader of our armies, utze’s fine it, life ze, of GENERAL GRANT in his tent, for which the General per- sonally sat—valued at $1.200—will be one of CaM ier d It fa now on view in the office for the sale of tickets, 616 Broadway. ‘The above cards are published with our approval: Mrs. CHARLES P. DALY, Acting President, Mra. DAVID HOYT. & Mrs. JOHN 8. VOORHEE yurer, ‘The Fair opened on th_of December, and will con- tinue two weeks, at the PUBLIC HALL, corner of Broad- way and Twenty:third ¢ New York. BE CONCLUDED BY THE GRAND PRESENTATION FESTIVAL, TO BE HELD AT BE COOPER INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, under the masical direction of THEO. THOMAS, Esq., on _ oe ion a committee will be chosen by the diene wi rate 100,000 IN. PRESENTS, in such lawful renee as they may determine, For the Festival there will be issued 200,000 TICKETS AT $1 EACH, AND 200,000 PRESENTS, BEING ONE TO EACH TICKET LIST OF PRESENTS TO BE AWARDED: States Greenbacks. 1 Present in United ys + $10,000 1 Splendid country “residence in We og county, near New York city.. 12,000 Logmer House and lor Jamaiscavenuc, Saat New ™ Yor ff 4,000 iss 1 1 8 4500 1 1.000 1 8,000 a 1,000 natant ts 138 16 Ladies’ fine gold lever wat 1,875, 1 Llegant first 160 He aaijtitien eh:tinte wacemeed iway.. 7,800 7,000 1,600 2.600 3,000 breast) Kesenedkig Ton ghaing teline aa eaten elon Spars Slassee, blask “walnut, pistire. frames, men’s fashionable silk hate, Indies’ newest style dress bats, American emblem cards for parlor amuxe- iment, engravings and card photographs of distin- fished peraonages, Indies’ und gente) riding whips, uifalo robes, ladies’ mink furs, gents’ fur collars and gloves, @e., &¢., amounting'tO,............602 - 26225 Making in the aggregate 200,000 presents, valued at. .§100,000 a cal « treat ta, the orchestral and vocal ‘exercises, for the occalon, no less than fort, rformera being already engaged, hothing will be spared to make thie finest musi¢al oat ‘pat val ever given in the United Stat nae tage of Stal pl ken \e ® Muste Di Hotei Keepers, &c., where they ean be ob: tained at $1 exch or in quantities st the club ratea, ‘Subscrip- tion lists are now ready, for and others (male and female) who sympathize with ont object to obtain orders for the ete. lars, giv ns and terms to agents, will be matled on of stamp for ‘Orders may be sent direct to us inclosing the money, from Ql to $25, in & registered letier, at our risk, with Feturn postage. ‘Larger amounts should be sent in express ai the following club rates:— ” CLES Ral ‘5 tickets to one address. 10 tickets to one address. 20 tickets to one address il ne 100 tickets to one adress ‘Address all orders and communications to THOMAS & CO., Managing Dwectors, Orto MN, H. Davi Agent for the Home and 616 Broadway, New SPECIAL NOTICE. on behalf of the We $n, eee eee Mareen ‘Editors wre invited to notice thie Charitable Faff and Festival, and to lend such aid as their sympathy and bene- bs ef bemsiim 7 & CO. 4 ee CERTAIN CURE FOR PILES, BURNS, CORNS, BUN. fons, Chilblains, Uld mere Skin AAS A ToT a a streeh, ork. ‘ork. Bold dress New Y ATEENTION!, 4 ON! Ket at tera, and (obits, (Quatains ax Be my rye iiartiien ite Ni make aL. ent + Siar eat Bi raY. IN NE Drorehs eet OBTAINED IN NEW YORE a: HOWIES, ‘Atcorney und Counsellor, 78 Nassan street, T)VORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN ANY stare without here. sultations charged uniil ia granted, GEORGE LIN . lawyer, ‘Nasnmu vty New York city, 1¥01 OBTAINED ACCORDING TO ATATOTE "P WRING, Coumnclior-at-ia, 212 Bromtway. FRESE, IMPORTATION OF IRISIE OATMEAL AXD Potted in rchasers, and for sale by VENTE BROTHENS: 17 South atrect, O TO THOMAS RB, AGNEW’S. GREENWIC! Gg and Morray atresia, where you will nd. Teas, Coffee, . Flour aw’ everything else cheaper than at any other gk csmestnemaneanse OLIDAY PRESENTS.-MME- DEMOREST'S BENOT H Drewes i pe SS warranted. fe ton Drese-Loapers, aet; Mme. Domerest's La 8° and Childre: ing Suspenders, 30. and Be.; jme. Damorest’s Combination Suspenders and Shoulder Braces, $1; Koseate and Lily Bloom for the complexion, He. ; lacbines, i @ pert a) ‘attern, cut to meas Sure, Mle, Puttersea of Rew and’ elegant decigus Tor every article of lading’ and children’s dress. EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS, 473 Broadway, N. ¥. Hess A. DANTELA, M. D., SURGEON, NO, 9 UNION square.—A baolute radioal cure without knife, caustic for piles, stricture, fistala, dis. forwuties of eyes, hose, face and 0 oF detention from business, eaten of pelv' ra. D oa . _Utice hours from O' DRYER MADE NEW, WITHOUT SPECTACLES, doeter ur madicine =eni, portage pati, on of ten cents. Address Dr. BB. Poote, 1,10 Brontwey, NY. COMFORT AND CURK, FOR THE RUPTURED—sENT, patage paid. on ipt_of ten cents. Address Dr. B- Voute, 1.13) Broadway, New York. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THE MAR. rhod.-Seut, postage Ly Jn eralot tavelope, on receipt of teu cents.” Address Dr. B. B. Foot, 1,180 Broadway, §. ¥. IFFANY & 00, NOS. 5H AND S82 BROADWAY, Are now opeaing over 00 canes of choice of thetr Sa specially makers tear eden anbree JEWEDRY, CLOCKS, BRONZRS AND PANCY C9018, ¥ tow in Parts, Londen, iy the most extensive at @, Ae. form pesortior rich and rare articles of Maury ever exhibmed on this comtl- ree and SUPERINTEND THE DRAWING! The following gentlemen have kindly consented to aot ap: Gelegates to the Distribution of Premiums of the Crosby Art Association, positively to take place on the 2lst: of January, 1867, and will shortly proceed to Chicago, and act in conjunction the Committee for the: Purpose of representing the interests of subscribers ip the: Eastern States. 8, CASTNER, Coal Merchant, New York, R. M. HEDDES, Late Cashier of the Croton Nations’ a 5 Bank, New York. tis R, E, DEMMON, President Howard National Bank, Bos- Ls — DAVID PULSIFER, D, Pulsifer & Payson, Boston. oP. River. Col. W. B. THOMAS, Fiour Merchant, Phfladelphia, CALEB H, NEEDLES, Druggist, Philadelphia, R. SMITH, L. Jobnson& Co., Type Founders, Philadel phia, STICKNEY, Presid Massasoit Bank, Fal? THE ABOVE NAMED GENTLEMEN will act in conjunction with the following named gentlemen of Chicago. We, the undersigned, a committee appointed to conduct the awarding of Premiums to the members of the CROSBY OPERA HOUSE ART ASSOCIATION, have been suthor- ized by the management to announce MONDAY, JAN. 3i, 1867, a8 the time when the FINAL AWARD of all the premiums shall be made, without further post- Ponement. In order that Mr. Crosby may realize the full beneft of his enterprise, and that the certificates may be held by bona. fide purchasers, and not by him, it is necessary that the re- maining certificates should be speedily disposed of, The Committee assure all Parties interested that every care wilt be taken to secure perfect fuirness in awarding the Prem!- sie poem WILLIAM T, COOLBAUGH, President Union Nationa! Bank. AMOS T. HALL, Treasurer C., B. and Q R. RB, E. G, HALL, Wall, Kimbark & Co. CLINTON BRIGGS, Ewing, Briggs & Co. 45.0, DORE, President of the Board of Trade. JAMES H, BOWEN, President Third Nationa! Bank. JAMES C. FARGO, Superintendent American Express, FRANCIS A. HOFFMAN, Ex-Lieutenant Governor, 1. ¥. MUNN, Munn & Scott, Elevator, J. A. ELLIS, President Second National Bank. THE FINAL CLOSING OF THE BOOKS May take place any day previous to the Sst of January. WOULD YOU PURCHASE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR PARENT. one ceRTiFicaTR, WITH “THE APPLE GATHERERS,” 4ND THE CHANCE OF A PREMIUM WORTB $200,000. A OHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR Si81ER. orn cenriricare, WITH “THE LITTLE WANDERER,” AND THE CHANCE OF PREMIUMS WORTH FROM $800 TO $600,000, 4 CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR BROTHER. one canriricare, WITH THE NEW ENGRAVING, “WESTWARD HO! AND THE CHANCE OF POSSESSING THE CROSBY OPERA HOUSE. 4 CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR WIFE. Wo CERTIFICATES, WITH “IRVING AND HIS LITERARY FRIENDS AND TWO CHANCES OF PREMIUMS WORTH FROM $500 TO $600,000, A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR DAUGHTER. rungs CERTIFICATES, WITH HUNTINGTON'S “MERCY'S DREAM,” AND THREE CHANCES OF BECOMING WORTH NORE THAN HAL? a MILLION, A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOUR £0N. FOUR CERTIFICATES, WITH THE CHROMOGRAPH, “THE AMERICAN AUTUMN,” AND FOUR CHANCES OF PREMIUMS WoRTH FROM $800 TO 600,000! 4 CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR THE DEAR ONE ons On TWENTY CERTIVICATE®, WITH ONE OR TWENTY CHANCES OF MckiN@ HER ALMOST A MILLIONAIRE! As woll as chanose of becoming the possessor of A BIERSTADT, WORTH $20,000! A CONSTANT MEYER, WORTIT $8,000: A LEUTZE, WORTII $1,000: A CROPSEY, WORTH 96,0001 A GIGNOUX, WORTH $3,000: A HART, WORTH 65,000) ASCHUSSELE, WORTH $5,000! A BEARD, WORTH $4,000! JUST OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 300" CTURES BY (Hh LBAL AMERICA! | = I5I Pi 2 2 2 5 e bj = 3 OR HUNDREDS OF OTH: ING ARTIST! CERTIFICATES $5. CERTIFICATES $6. CERTIFICATES $5. CERTIFICATES 95. « ERTIVIOATES 6 The remaining shares oan wow be had on application v the 7 L z % = 3 5 | PRINCIPAL EASTERN AGENCY THE ART INSTITUTE, NO. © BROAD? AT BRANCH AGENCIBA, ac. ROOT, ANTHONY 4 ©0., NO, G@ Warman oF ” we. &. O'BRIEN & BRO, NO. 77 THIRD AvENUR BROOELY® AGENCY, J. MOREIS 4 CO., NO. it FULTON erneer, PRILADELIHIA AGENCY, TB. PCOR, BULLETIN WOILDING, CHESTNUT oF, BOSTON AGENCY, WILLIAMS & BYBART!, WASHINGTON TAEBR I] “