The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1866, Page 8

" WASHINGTON, The Ne’ ssseka Bill Still Before the Senate. FINANCIAL MEASURES BEFORE CONGRE? 3S BrAate ia the House om the Legislativ’,, Judi- sia) and Bxeentive Appropriatio, Bill. ae. &ec, &c. —_—— Wasmnctoy, Dec, 19, 1866. ‘The Financial Measures of! Congress. Mr. Pomeroy introduced in the Sena to to-day a bill to “equalize the value of the currency of the United States. Ws provides thatthe notes of the natfonal banks shall be a legal tender in all’ respects, ‘the “same as tho United ‘States notes, and italso provides th at the amount of tho Iatter which shall be taken im ‘and cancelled by the » Secretary of the Treasury shall wot exceed $1,000,000 a weonth, instead of $4,000,000, #8 now provided by law. Tt bas bety agcer-ained that majority of the Commit- tee on Banking anc Currendy are in favor of an incresse f He currency by the tesa® of more legal tenders, Phe proposition to base an imcreaeed currencyon governs: ‘went bonds will, it is bellowed, be approved. ‘The Printing Bureau-cf the Treasury Department is mow engaced in printing five per cent consolidated. Bonds, and also fractions currency of the denominations of tens, twenty-fiver abd fifies, The demand is large ‘and urgent ail‘ower the country for the Iat ‘The ‘three and five cemt notes are mo longer printed, there Deing a law against it, Tho Proposed Reorganization of the'Southera States. ‘The House Committes on Territories have ‘under con- sidefation the several bills referred to them providing for the reorganization of the Southern States, A majority of the committee favor some such arrangement, and during the Christmas holidays Mr, Ashley, tho chairman, will ‘prepare a bill fo accordance with their views. Representative Julian, of Indiana, te-day recetved a tetter from Mobile, Ala., im which the writer represents that there are fifteen thousand persons, white and black, tm that vicinity, who are pleased with his bill giving the Southern States Territorial governments preliminary to their complete restoration, In response tothe question what they shall do to help the measure, be ‘had advised ‘Ghat ite friends send petitions to Congress and hold pab- ‘he meetings. Visit of New Yorkers to the White House. Charles 0’Conor, Amava J, Parker, Richard O’Gorman, Waldo Hutchins and others, of New York, called at the White House this evening and had a protracted inter- view with the President. They stated that thoy had ‘alled to pay their respects, were very cordially received ‘by the President, and the interview took a conversa- Mona) turn, in the course of which the delegation as- @ared the President that the democratic party of New ‘York would certainly sustain him ip his efforts to ad- Minister the laws in accordance with the constitution ‘nd the late decision of the United States Supreme ‘Court, and that it would also endorse the position the President had taken in the great question at issue before ‘the country. The President replied, in dubstance, that Ibis confidence {n the correctness and integrity of the @ourne he bad adopted and had been pursuing hitherto ‘was onshaken, and that it was his determination §o bo in the faturo wholly by the spirit of the con- ton. The Question of Military Trinis. Application was made to-day before Chief Justice pase for a writ of habeas corpus tn the casé of Dr. ‘Mpdad, imprisoned at the Dry Tortugas for complicity in ‘the assassination of Mr. Lincoln. made by A. Sterett Ridgely, of tho Baltimore bar, Reverdy Johnson is retained in the case, €be Civ and Military Authoritfes in North Carolin ‘The visit of Governor Worth and others to Washington hed nothing whatever to do with political matters, as ‘Their business was with reference to ‘the order of Genera: Sickles forbidding the infliction of @rporea] punishment by sentence of the courts of the Btate of North Carolina, and the order from the Freed- wen’s Bureau forbidding the binding out of colored or- phane after they are over fourteen years of age. The dele- gation to-day had separate interviews with the President ‘and General Howard. he explanations and representa- haw been stated, Mons made will, it ts believed, lead to an arrangement Satisfactory to all parties Interested in these questiona, Tbe Murder of U Soldiers in South Caro- Maa, Representative Pike’s special commitiee to inquire ‘toto the facts attending the murder of Union soldiers in South Carolina expect to leave Washington for Charles: top on Friday to investigate the subject. Troubles In Florida. % An officer of the army, just arrived from Florida, gives Mee following account of the recent difficulty between the police and negroes of Tallahassee:-—-Two or three tolored men got into an altercation in the street, The Police arrived and arrested a young colored man, who, it was alleged, was not engaged in the fight, but merly feoking on. The young man arrested was highly seteemed by the freedmen generally, and they formally requested his release. This having been refused, at Bight about seventy-five freedmen assembled, most of whom were armed, and threatened to Iiberate the pria- ouer by force. The Mayor, fearing that some violence Might be altemptel, summoned togother the police and fi pouse comitatus to” defopd the jail. The crowd of froed- men passed by the jail and were asked by one pf the policemen what they wanted, They replica Mat they (the police) would see what they wanted befors Aftor this reply was made a persoe jn the Mayor's force Qed a revolver, ae he stated, In the Mr with the view of frightening the colored men away} but tho effoot was that eight shots from pistols and rifles wore returned by tho negroes, aftor fring which thoy im- mediately ran. Two men of the police force were wounded the night was over. dy these shota, The negroes were purmed, and the ght fontinued, withoyt any attempt at organized hostilities * by the negroes, throughout the whole night. Governor Walker called upon the military to preserve order, and tbe troops were tn readinoss to turn out at aay moment Tho application was inyelves the. valiaity of the pretended neutral trade to Mataroe og, Mr. Tytion J. Colley, of Phiiadelpbia, end ANY sant Attorney General Ashton represent the ment; and Judges Marvin and Sherwood and A. F. & gin, kag, of Now York, the claimant. The New ¥O ~ Bank tax cases wil! next be argued. Executive Pardons. ‘The President bas direeted a warrant of yardon to be feaned to Hilaire Devault, convicted in Septembey, 1966, in the United States District Court of Marrachweetts, of amurgting, and sentenced to pay a fine of $1,900. Also to Egisto Delaborne, convicted in February, 1866, in the United States District Court of New Jersey, of having in his possession counterfeit United States yank notes, and sentenced to three years imprisonment, The New Orleans Excursion. The departure of the through excursion to New Of Yeans is arranged for Saturday morning. Report of the Director of the iMint. ‘The printed report of the Director of the Mint was to- day presented to Congress, It comprises separate state- ‘ments of the bullion coinage and gold and silver of doe mestio production deposited st the Mint and branches during tho jast fiscal year; also statements of the total ‘amounts of bullion deposited and coinage since the year 1798; also statoment of the weight, value and fimenese of all {oreign coin, to which ig added for the firet time the weight in ounces and in grains of United States cvin. To thts report is appended a special report upon the bfanch mint at San Francisco, The commencement of the report refers to matters chiefly of local interest, The conclusion of the report makes suggestions rela tive to ailver refining and coinage, intarna- tional coinage and taxation of bullion, The amount of ‘bullion assayed tn tho United States upon which the ex- cise tax was collected during the fast fiscal year was $83,242,551, currency valuation, the amount for the State of Nevada for the month of June being estimated the game as forthe month of May. The amount as- Bayed tn the Mint and branches during fhe same period bs Se ee ae eee or in cuerpo te: BAT, £07,500, 5, 87. ou as assayed by private ‘par- ten the amount assayen, in the Pacific Stajps was $71,005,675, and the tax collected $420,684; anfin tho Atlantic States $11,636,876 and the tax collected $69;621. ‘This tax is now collected in currency, wpon a currency valuation, at pointa widely remote from each other. It would be mach better to collect this tax im coin, redun- ing the amount to currency if parties insist upon ‘paying. in sueh fonds, It i probable that fully one-fourth of tho bullion product escapes taxation; but these statistics are the moat reliable we have, and will be valuable if alt returns are hereafter made in coin, even if tho amount collected shall be in cugrency. The report concludes with a suggestion relative to the revision of the Mint laws and to United States assay officers, to which ro‘erence was made jm the report of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury. The average of the coinage for the fey six years ‘ts given im the finance report as $45,199,072; for the ten years pre- vious $54,755,321. The exports and imports of coin and bullion for the last fiscal year were:—Imports, $10,820,156; exports, $86,046,071. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Recond Session. SENATE, Wastixeton, Dec: 19, 1866. THE TRIPP, My. Carrrit, (rep.) of N. J., presented tho petition of Mannfacturers of silk articles for increasel tariff. It was referred to the Financial Committee. ANOTHER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PETITIONED FOR, Mr. Foud, (rep.) of N. H., presented the petition of citizens of New Hampsbire, for a constitutional #mend- ment to prevent distinctions on account of ‘color. Re- ferred to the Committee on the Judictary. PRINTING OP EXTRA COPIES OF PUBLIC DCCUMENTS. Mr. Ayrnoxy, (rep.) of R. L, from the Committee on Printing, reported favorably upon the resolution to print five thousand additional copies of the report of the Sec- rotary of the Treasury, which was pagsed, Mr. Axtitovy, from the Committee on Pnbtie Lands, re- Ported a joint resolution for the printing of twenty thou- sand copies of the Inst report of the Commissioner of Poblic Lancs, with maps, in different forelen languages, for distribution at the Parie Exhibition. Mr. Anthony stated in renortine the above that the cost of printing the ‘Teport would be $80,000. ir, Awrtioxy called up the resolution directing the Superintendent of Public Printing to suspend the publiea- tion of the Volunteer Army Registor. The resolution ‘was taken up, and referred to the Military Committee, PURLIC MONEY DESTROYED BY THE PORTLAND FIR. Mr, Jounsor, (dem.) of Md., renorted from the Judi- ciary Committec a joint rerolation to allow. Charles Clarke, United States Marshal for Maine, $3,018, public money destroyed by the Portland fire, July 4, 1866, It was passed. TRE REMOVAL OF THE WRROK OF THR ATEAMSITIP FCOTTAND. On motion of Mr, Moncay, (rep.) of N. Y.,the Com. tntttee on Finance was discharged from further consid: ration of tbe petition of the Board of Underwriters an appropriation for the removal of the wreck of the steamship Scotland, and the subject was referred to the Committee on Commerce. THE WILL TO VIX THE TMF FOR THR REGULAR MEETING OF CONG Mr, Harn, (rop.) of N. Y., reported from the Judiciary ‘Committee the House bill to fix the time for the regular meeting of Congress, with an amendment. ‘Tho bill, an passed by the House, is as follows :-— ‘That tn addftion to the present raguiar times of meeting of Congress there ahall be a meeting of the Fortieth Con, of the United States, and of exch mucceeding Congress ther at twelve o'clock meridian on the 4th of March. the day on which the term begins for wilch the Congress ts ot of. MS ET of Mere. gene i Sun- entthe meeting sh: 9 place nt the same hour on tha'nert sneceeding tay. Section % That section seventeen of the act approved Jnly 28, 1866, ent “An act making appropriations for sundry $hr"l axpenses of the government for, the year ending June 39, 1867, and for other purposes.” Bol so amended’ that no Senator of Representative In Con; who has been % member of the Congress next ely preceding xball Fereivea any allowance for milaage for travelling to the place of meating to attend such additional session, provided for in the fe ifecoten. ‘The Jndi¢iary Committee recommend that the second ne Mee Stricken out aod tho following inserted in jen of it:— That no n who was a member of the previons Con- gress hall reonive any compensation or milage for going to or returning from the additional session provided for by the foregoing bill. Ordered to be printed. DUT OF THR CLARK OF THR NOTSR OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Trowavt, a of TL, from the Judiciary Com- Mittoe, reported the House bill to reguiaie the duties of the Clerk of the House of Represontatives, with the amendment to strike ont the last section, which provides that @ violation of the provisions of this nct sball ben felony, and upon conviction the offender shall be im- Prisoned from one to five years. lz was ordered to be printed as amended. THG AMENDMENT TO TH coNSTITE TION. Mr. Ross, (rop.) of Kaueng, introdaced the following rerolation, which wae ordere@ to Ne on the table and to ba printed :— «gq Whereas, The amemtment to the constitution of the Voted States proposed at the first saasion of the Tyirty-nints Con. FEM, Known as “Article | 4 itted to the reveral tates for their nocepiance or rejection, not having been accepted by & canstith tional majority of the States a tain sections of the country, lately tn rebellion, being d thereby in danger of falilng | gon of thele Raving no fore be Re by the Seunte and House of Representa the United Staten in Congress agserabied, that the committen on reconstraction be directed to }iquire int? the expediency of establishing such regulations for the govern: ment of seh dtsirieta lately in rebellio® against the United as shall have refined or may hereafter refare to aati quit was renered, This oMeer MBLOS } Siow ihe eald provoced mmeqament, as teny be founa never at not only civilians from the Worth, but | sary for the preservation of Gis peace and the protection of officers apd soltiors of the army, are sub. | *lety, andi erat Os government in those diairiets, ve PAROLE TRETIMONY. dected to many persecutions § and apnayances 4 ay, Poraxn, (rep.) of Vt., from the Committes.on the arising from the spite of the citizens and olvil authori- tice, For example, the musictpal authorities revived sm ancient and obsolete city oedinance of Tallahassee in reference to fast riding and driving in the streets, and arrested the officers and orderlies of General Foster's Staff for breaking it, when (heir horses were gotng mo faster than a slow canter. General Foster wrote to the Mayor respectfully protesting against the arrest of hia officers and orderiies, aud was angwered by the Mayor ‘that bis protest was not received, whereupon he ordered the Mayor to desist from making such arrest Having feeued this order he telegraphed te General Sheridan, asking whether he was correct in doing 9. General Sheridan telegraphed the matter to the President, whe feplied that the civj) authorities should not be interfered With, The officer staces that it was owing to diMco)ites of this kind that General Foyer requested to be relieved from the duties of Assistant Commissioner of Freed. en's Affairs in Florida, and thet General Sprague was appointed to euccead him, Impeachment of the President. A movement te on foot fo prepare charges and epect- feationa against the President of the United States, The Nebraska Mill th Sennt The Nebraska bil! occupied the atteption of dhe Benate uring the greater part of today, having been waruly Aeated from one to sit o'choek ip the evening The sitongth of the disounsion was on am amendment of Mr, Brown, of Wissourl, to etrike ont the word “white” ae » qaalifeation eniiding to suffrage, and was condueted in an anitoated manner by Senators of all parties. No final ‘Pole q@ae Fevched before adjournment, Frauds on the Revenue. ‘The Collector of Customs at Oleveland, Ohio, has not!- Ged the Treasury Depariment that be hee setved at that ity over forty thousand pounds of steot carriage eprings, which were Brought from Canad@ at a much jess value aban they were sold in Canada fy this method of da. frauding the United States revenue, the persons engaged 40 1 are enabled to undarsell our own manufacturer whe Peterhe Prize Case mn the sapreme Court. ‘The Supreme Court of the United Ctate ts sow on geged hearing the argumente in the famous priae cane of ‘the Peterboff, the Britien vessel captured by the United Fintes sieamet Vanderbilt, in February, 1862, on the 9 be Kerpanaren The sig S2qhae ATOR JPILI A le Judiciary, reported adversely upon tho bili authorizing the reception of parole testimony in the United States Courts for the Soutnern district of \seieeippl THK PUALIGATION OF TER VOLUNIRER AR¥T howrnee. Mr. Witsoy, (rep.) of Mass., from the Military Commis teq, reported the joint resolution requiting the Secretary of War to cause to. be cancelled the volmnes of the roe tore of volunteor# already printed, and that the roster compiled as directed the jotnt rerolutiog, approved March 2, 1868, be pnblished, in necordance’ with the lan enbmitted by the Superiniendent of Public Print ng, and moved that the rame be indefinitely postponed. ‘The resolution was, finally, ou motion of Mr. Aytuonr, recomm|tted to the same committee, MILITARY ROAD AND TELAGRAPR LINE IX ORRGO™ Mr, Wittiaors, (rep.) of Oregon, introduced a bill geant- ing lands to the Coast Monntains from Portland to Astoria, which author. nea the transfer to the said Stata of the unocecapied section of tho public lands designated by odd anmbers anil the unoccupied parts af sections so designated, which may be wholly oF in part within five miles of the proposed road, The patents therefor to be iaeved for twonty sec. tions for each five miler corapleted, amd the sum of $20,000 is appropriated for the aurvey of the landa under the direction of the President. It was referred to the Committee on Pubbe Lande, Mr, Writtame algo introduced a stmitar bill, graoting Jarvis in the State of Uregen to aid in the consiruction of Miltary and post roads through the Coast Mountains, from Astoria Sillawook; which waa referred to the Commiitee on Public Lands. YASTILATION OF WUE SENATE. GTAMIMER, Mr, Bocaatew, (dem.), of Pa, offered the following resolution, which was agreed to! —~ Resolved, That the Sargeant-at-Arms be authorited io take immediate sepa for aoch bydration of tear of the Benate chamber as can be conveniantly scoured under the emisting arrangements for the introduction of the alr. ries ‘BILL TO RQUALIER AND REDUCH THR CURRENCY op itm CNITED eTaTER Mr. Powsnoy, (wp.) of Kangas, introduced a bill to equalize the cusrency of the United States, a# follows :— Whereas the existence of cireulating medi ahi careteney ate everett paged opon the same security —to the eredit of the government—hag been joctive of ml Sie of Oregon, to ald tm the constrne- | Yon of a military rond and telegraph line throagh the | Yas. 2. Ang be it f fe oasury fasned by the ai the s' exceed ‘month daring Eo $2,000,000 per the year 1864, ‘Bac. 8. And be it further enacted, that segtion fee se seers Sel i Steet eee 105, by which the ‘Treasurer was authorized to redeem cancel 4,000,000 par menth of the Treasusy notes aforesaid, is haneby repealed, . Referred to the Committee on finance. rns > TRE KYPORT OMOTHR LIBRARIAN OF CONGRES, Mr. Cuxswatt, (rep.) of Md intwoduced the following resolution, which was referred to the Commitvee on npiber of copie of te report af the present year be prin’ or Lnadred exten eoples f REQUINRD FROW THR BOCRULARY OF THR q- THNIOK. Mr, Wirsox offered she following tesclution, whieh was ngreed to:— ‘ Resolyed, That the Secretary of the anterior be Aremted to report, for th rormatton of the Senate, what gootts have eee tunehaned ih open market ie the Andian Bureau since the Int day of Jaunary last—aaid report 10 sbeolfy im dotall f articlos purchased, the the number or quantity red aa hcg of apr it reed to be paid t parties from whieh the same were pure THB PENSION AGRNCY BILL. ‘The Senate bill authorizing tho appointment @f pév- sion agents by the President, by and with the nonsent of the Senate, amended by the Rouge to limit the number of agencies'to three for each State or Tornitory, “and pro- viding that no additional agency shall be is any State where the pensions paid do not exceed $500,060 for the preceding year, and that the term of all agenis appointed since January 1, 1866, shall expire within thirty days efter the passage of the act,tand the President be required to nomnate their suctessors with- in fifteen ‘lays from the same date, was reported Crom tho Judiciary’ Committee with amendments sabstituli the act of the Ist-of January, 1866, for tbat of January 1866, and striking out all thereafter and jusenting ® Bre. ‘vieion that the terms of all other pension ite shall expire when successors shall be @uly appoint THR IMMIGRATION OF CIONKSS INFO THE UNITRD STATES. Mr. Wrasases presented a resolution diracting the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations to inquire into the expe- diency of regulating and restricting the imi ‘and importation of Chinese into the United & Mr Williams said he offered the resolution at this time with a view to cal! the attention of Congress and country to the subject to which it refers. Since the first discov- ery of gold in California the Chinese, in considerable nimbers, have emigrated to the Pacific coast. They came there not to be citizens, not to speak our language, or profess our religion, or adopt our customs, manners or habits, but to be a people unto themselves and to maintain their attachment fo the gov. ernment under which they were born, Ho (Mr. Wile liams) would not undertake to say that any particular barm'had yet resulted from the prmenee of these peoplo upon the Pacific coast, bus new facilities for their immi- gration have recently been made, and no dowbt they will be increased eo as to bringtthe Chinese bere in great numbers. Tt was time for Covgross to give @ little at- tention to the aulject. ‘The resolution was adopted, THE WILL TO ADMIT NERRASKA, At oue o'clock the bill to admit Nebraska came up as the unfinished business of yesterday. Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., took the Moor in advo- cacy of the bill and opposition to the amendment of Mr, Brown, that ‘‘the act shall take effect only upon. the fundamenta! condition that there shall be no denial of the elective franchise on‘account of color In Nebraska,” He (Mr. Howard) did not agree with the Senator from Massachusetts that it was a violation of the Declaration of Independence to deny the franchise to colored per- sons, He did not regard the right to volo as a natural right, but as a conventional right, Tu the previous bis. “tory of the Legislature no such conditions 4s were Low = roposed were attached to @ Dill for the admistion Hi re new State, Nebraska and Colorado had complied with all .the conditions imposed on them in the enabling act, It was a departure from the good faith which should regulate the conduct of Con- gress toward the Territories to exact sch couditions, . Tt was competent for Congress to prescribe conditions for , the admission of @ new State, but they must be condi. tions to be complied with precedent to the admission of the State, and not after t, After a Territory had come into the Union and been vested with the powers of State it wonld be competent for its people to set asideror repeal such a condition as was embraced in Mr. Brown’ amendment. In doing thix they would only be @ cising the rights of States to regulate the franchise. He (Mr. Howard) expected to live to see the day—and not bo a very off man either—when every State in the Union ‘would grant the right of enffrage to colored men. Be saw no remedy but untversal suilrage for the condition of affairs that now existed in the South ; yet he was cure- ful, as a momber of the Committee on Reconstruction, in presenting the pending eonetitutional amendment to Congress, to Jeave the regulation of suffrage to the . Brown, (rep.) of Mo., asked Mr. Howard whether, in affirming that the States have an exclusive control ‘over the whole quostion of the right of switrage, he took the position that y State in she Union by its limita- Mon npon the franchise shal! destroy the repubtican form of the governmont—that the Vuited States has no right to'lnterpnge to protect the guarantee of a republican form of government, Mr. Howaxn said that when it shoald be made mani- fest to him, as amomber of tits body, that there was in any State in this Union a torn of government which was not repablican, he should be ready to apply the remedy guaranteed by the constitution; but be must at the same time eay to the Senator from Missouri that bo did not believe that that clause of the constitution authorized Congress to pass a law in reference to any State in this Union, giving ee lack people of that State the right 1s. to vote at the In other worde, he did not hold that the exclusion of the biack race from the right to vote, as euch a departure from a republican government as would authorize Congress to interfere, Towards the conclusion of ble remarks, Mr. Howard dwelt upon the subject of reconstruction. ‘the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) had said thet Congress had agreed that if the rebel States would ratiiy the pen!- ing constitutional amendment, they would be readmitted into the Union and be permitted to participate in legis- ‘ation in the two Houses of Congress. Doubtless the honorable Senator (Mr. Sherman) said what he realiy be- Neved to be true, 6 game statement often been made, not very frequently in Congress, but vew fre quently during the last Congressional canvass, and in the various journale of the country. He (Mr. Howard) would take this occasion, #0 far as he was voucerned, to contradict the fact, Congress has never proposed to ihe insurgent States that wf they would adopt the pening amendment of the constitution, orany other amendinent he constitation, they should be readmitted ns States of the Union and allowed to participate in the legisiation of Congress, Congress, at the lact session, after mort mature deliberavon, saw ft to propose an additional article to the constitution of the United States, which, upon being ratified by three-fourtha af the States—of -course T mean three-foorths of the States dn the Union, and not out of the Unton— Mr, suswea—Yes, net including the rebel States, Mir. Howarn—Yes, That then it shoutd be a part of the constitution. Bnt neither of the committees of fineen nor either Heuse of Congress, #0 far as iny memory verves me, bas ever made such 2 proposition ws that the rebel States shall be readmitted upon the ratiti- cation by them of this amendment. Nontox, (rep.) of Minn —{ ghould iilee to tnquire mber from Mich a if he did not, im the cuy . Pan!, urge anf argue in a speech dbat by tu adoption of ihe amendiaent the rebel sm Weld ob. | tat repre 4. thut euch aution by thea woud be the suttlomentor the whole qu stom ? Mey Howavo~1 uadcratacd tie question of Mie baer 1 know pot what report of 1 ready to say now ble Senator from Minnesotn. my #pecch bo may have eern, botl that 1f J was #0 understood | was most Mr, Nowvos-=f would site to the 40 reported, and dhat the epeccts be nade was cited in opposition to on assertion made by me of tha opposite | character, Mr. Howaan—Of courwe, Tam enttrely ignorant of the report which may have been mada or my epedch and also of the sense fn Which jt inay have been understood y pnisunderetood, by the public or by the eudionce who listened. 1 know very weil wliat yojeects were and what my language so far aa the substance Is concerued was, and [ never made soy such sipiement and [ shall never agree, let ane tel the Seuator from Mianesota and all others, to any wach thing. [ will not agree the State of seath Caroling, on adoPing that amendment of the constirn Hon, stall be instantly readmitted into Congress. Nor will T agree that Alsbama, or Mtssissippl, or Georgia, and lenst of all Texas, shail be ad gress on going throach with what would certaiply be én their case the mere farve of ratii ving that amendment to the constitution, T think we have not been #0 blind, Mc. President, as \o ot such a proposition te the rovel States “Wo have not agreed that they might | coma back hero to resume thelr seate eiinply becaneo they alotld ratify that amendment, leaving the — quoevion and uncertain. as to } the Muni ratifies of that amendment by | all the states. how the t the Commit d then explained, aa be en’ to gained currency, What oon Reconstruction did propose at the inst session was that upon t! Litcaion of the amendment by the States of the South, and its aloption as a partof the oonstitution, they should be admitted. This bill was now Tt was Inid on table in the House, In eon. “0 Mr. Howard referred to what bad been aid by Jen On thee Oppowite side—that it was tbe princi. pal odlect of the friends of thie bill to inerenss the power of the republican party in the Benaia He war very willing to admit that ie did desire to strengthen e couttry deroanded 1, Mr. Johnson had declared in St Louls his intention to veto all the Bilis pnased by the prosent Congress. If the President was sincere in thar declaration, then he (Mr. foward) would ask bis friends here whether it was not high time that the Thirty- ninth Congress shoul! fortify itself and see to it, through their mumeriesl strength these two bodies, that the interests of the cowntry shall Rot euffer through this promiscuous and Watton use of the veto power by ent son. He threatened to veto ail out |i Dis parpone, sir, 1018 is his jalation, f¢ thisebal: be Congre uisugplag bod; being Rlowal bodgy not to ba ten With the busines of Tegs lating for tn reasce that Fhey have not seem Gt 10 adopt Ly "gr dons (dean Ir. JOmNsem, clusion of Mr. dowerd’ and to did not then and there make any such matemeat, | to thelr seats fn Cou. | the republican party bere; he velieved the good of the | thent by Qroviding for the ratifleation of no excl 40°F spt thie vill be amended and . Doourri®, ‘“(rep.) of Wir., desi inguire of Me. Wilson who.ner it was the understanding that the f\th of Congeyes was pledged in case the conatitutiongl ‘amendment Vas adopted by the Statee of the South, that they woulg be entitled to representation, Ho under. ateod’ tor from Ohio to say that he (Mr. Wade) hed a q should stand pledged to admi the States op the ratfication of the amendment. it. Wane, (rep.) of Ohio, sald he was misunderstood in what he had sald, He did uot state, nor intend to be understood, that when these States adopted the constl- tational amendment they were entitied to come here at allhazarda, Tike proposition to which he (Mr. Wade) adhered was that when the constitutional amendment | was adopted by three-fourths of the States and, adopted by the sec: States, their relations to the general gov- ernment were such, if they appiled for admission in & loyal form, nil other shinga being equal, they ought to be itted tf represented by loyal men. Mr, Wuson denied Mr. Doolittle’s right to ask tho qnestion he propounded. Ho (Mr. Wilson) had voted for the admission of Tennesees because she had adopted the amendment, and might have felt bound to admit other States if they came at that time in the same way. But since then the people had expressed themselves, There was no law pledging Congress to admit the rebel States on the adoption of the amendment, and hedid not intend to vote for the admission of the rebel States now until they had secured civil and political rights to colored pereons. He intended to go to tho fartheat limit of con- stitutional power. Mr. Doouirtra replied to Mr. Wilson, arguing against the theory that the southern States were States for the purpose of acting upon a constitutional amendment, but ‘were not Statos for the right of representation m Con- 5 gress, Mr. Fresexpan, (rep.) of Mo., said the men pretending fo act upon the constitutional amendment were not the Legisisiure unt!] Congress saw fit to recognize them aa such, This view was set forth in the report of the Re- construction Committee. For himself he did not know what he should do in a specific case. His understanding was that he bad a right to —os whether amend. ment,was adopted by a loyal Legislature, which he was bound to recognize. This was a question that he had a right to examine. He was free to say that if from the government of a State ho saw that it had a constitution under which it would be safe to admit it, ho would bo willing to admit it. With regard to the new formation of these States, he held that ho hada right to aa what kind of a constitution they had. [t might be a question preliminary with him, alter these Slates had adopted the amendment, whether they had a govern- ment which gave tuem the right to adopt it, He would not yield one iota of the guarantees already insisted upon, and such further guarantees as might be neoded. He did not know tbat any other would be necessary. Mr. DoojsrtLe resumed the floor, contending that the Committeo on Reconstruction, by reporting a dill to admit any of the rebel States that might ratify the amendment, had committed itself, on this su’ it, to the doctrine that the State governments of the South were valid, Mr. Brows, at a quarter to five o’cléck, movod that the sBonnte adjourn. Lost—yeas 14, nays 25. Mr. Daves, (dem.) of Ky., would like to know of Mr, Fessenden whether, if the State of Tennessee had not Tatifled the amendment, but had adopted the State con- stitation she now bas, he (Mr. Fessenden) would have voted for the readmission of that State, ‘Mr. Henpricks, (dem.) of Ind., addressed the Senate {n opposition to Mr, Erown’s amendment, Mr. Scatxwe again urged an adjournment. Mr. Hexoricks asked that there be an agreement to vote on the pending bill to-norrow, at four o’cloek. Mr. Wane said he would be wiliing to agree to that if it were certain there would be a quorum here to vote to-morrow, 4 The question was then taken on the amoodment offered by Mr, Cowan yesterday, that the people of Nebraska shall owe a parsmount allegiaues to the United States, &c, Disagreed to, ‘The noxt question was upon Mr. Wilon’s ameadment Mr, Brown’s amendment. At twenty-five minutes past five o'clock Mr. Huxpxn- BON, (rep.) of Mo., moved to adjourn. Mr. Wane called the yeas and naye. Disagreed to. Yeas, 15; nays, 20. Mr. ScMNER moved that the pending Printed for the uso of the Senate, Disagreed to. Mr, Scuxrr eaid there was a time when Mr, Wade could see importance in a question involving humaa rights. He (Mr. Wade) was now trying to pase through th ate a bill in direct violation of human rights. At the conclusion of hie temarks he again moved an ad- jonrament, aoe Sabian t@ adjourn was again dafeated, yons, 13; nays, 19. Mr. Wane took the floor in reply to Mr, Sumner. Mr, Hexpmicks moved to postpone the further com sideration of the Dil ull che 7th of January noxt. Mr, Kuwcwoon, (rep.) of Towa, said he coald not bear Mr. Sumner characterize the constitution of Nebraska as odioas without entering his protest against tt. The “eonstitntion of Nebraska was in this respect the same as the constitution of Lowa, Mr. Suwver asked if he (Mr. Kirkwood) thought that Provision of the constitution of Towa was right, Mr. Kiexwoon-—f'll say to the Senator that it 1a none of his business, It is the business of the people of Towa, Mr. Suvxet resumed the floor constitution of Towa was uot betore the Senate, If it was he should ex- press bis opinion op It, Mr, SumMeK at alx o'clock moved an adjournment, which was lost by a vote of nays 18, yoos 11. Mr. Pomexoy, (rep.) of Kansas, took the floor in oppo- sition to Mr Brow: mendinent, M .) of Vt, ros to addresa the Sonate; ity minutes six o'clock toa motion to adjoura, which p: niles HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuryato, Dec, 19, 1868, REVOUNTIONANY PENSIONS, Mr. Ursox, (rep.) of Mich., on leave introduced a bill supplementary to the act of April 1, 1864, to increane the pensions of Revolutionary pensioners, Referred to Comm ttee on Ravolutionary Pensions, The bill makes the act apply to all the surviving ‘widows of soldiers of the Revolution at one hundred dol. lars per annum. 4 CORRECTION. Mr. Maywann, (rep.) of Tenn., corrected a statement made by him in debate on Monday, relative to a demand made by the Governor of North Carolina on the Gov. ernor of Tennesse for the person of Captain Nelson, indicted ia the former State for murder, ariving oat of the pertormance of military dates unvier Generat Stone- man. The present acting Governor of North Carolina (Worth) had since asaured him that he had made no uch demand on the Governor of Tennessee, It was possible that ho (Air. Maynurd) might bave beon mis- tuken, but he tad certainly understood the facts to be as he originally stated them. MEDALS TO HONORAMLY DISCHARGED SOLOTERA, Mr. Henwanrn, (rep.) of W. Va., introduced @ joint rero- Javon authorizing medals to be “istributed to honorably discharged soldiers from the State of .Weet Virginia, | dhrongh the mati, free of postage. Read (hres times and passed LIGUTAONT OFF LACK NOCK BARRON. On motion of Mr Hownarn, (rep.) of Coun., the Com- tnittee on Commerce was Instevated to inguire into the expediency of estsblighing ® lightboat off Black Rock | bacbor, on the coast of Connecticut, aeoDEr| ATIO™ OP TUE INTHRKAL, REVENGE, On motion of Mr. Pretra, (rep.) of Md., the Committee on Ways and Means was latracted to Inquire into the expediency of modifying the Internal Revenue Iaw #0 as to dispone With te tax om groes receipts. THE AWAND OF CONTRACT? FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES Mr. InGensout, (rep.) of Tik., asked leave to offer a pre- ambie and resoldtion, reciting that contracts are reported to have boen recently given by the Commissioner of In- dian Affars for Indian goods to persons not the jowest Diiders and whase samples were inferior, calling on the Secretary of the lnterior for information on the sabject and directing the Committee on Indian ATairs to inquire toto it. Mr. La Btowxn, (dem.) of Onio, objected, and the reso- lution was pot received. TIE CARR GP OC OUONGR NT, LAGER GRaUPER. | On motion of Mr, Wrvrworta, (rep) of Ill., the Proni- dent was requested te sh eopics of all papers in his aaoesion touching the vase of Colonel George Bt Leger Granfel, convicted by mititury commission as ne of the Jeadere in & conspiracy to relense the revel prieoners at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and burn the city, and eontenced to deuth therefor, which sentence was commuled iato imprisonment for life, and whose full pardon was now Tecommended by the Florida Legisinture, THY, DEFICIENCY BILL, On motion ot Mr. Srrvene, (rep.) of Pa, the Senate amendments to the Deficiency bill wore taken from the Speaker's table and concurred in. THE NAVAL SRRVIOR, Om motion of Mr. Wann, (rep.) of ¢ ¥., the Secretary Of the Navy was directed to comin) cate «statement of od to the s partment since the | the amounts charg Ast of May, 1848, for services rendered by naval vessels The House proceeded tn the morning hour to the csil | of comasitters for reporta LAND GRANT RTLLS, ‘The bill reported yesterday by Mr, MeRuer, from tho Committee on Public Lands, to amend the aot granting lands to Uregon to aid in the construction of a military road from Eugene city to the eastera boundary of Oregon, was taken up, read for the third time, and hy « vote of 79 to 20 passed. Mr, McReer, (rep.) of Cal., from the Committer on Public Lands, reported a bill granting lands to Oregon to ald in constructing a military wagon road from Dalles city, on the Columbia river, to Fort Boise, on Boake river. The bilt wae explained and advocated by Mesere, McRuen and Henperson, (rep.) of Oregon, and op by Mr. Le Brown, who enid that the quantity of pablic land given away for private purposes had become warming. On motion of Mr, Teaver (rep) of Pa, an amendment was inserved that the ae} le by the bill should uot embrace any mineral iands of the United States. ‘The bill wan passed by « vote of 16 to 36. Mr. Daroos, ap of Mich, from the Land Committen, Teported a bill to amend the act of March 6, 1960, grant. ing lands Tt authorizes he eatons fer retaned 9a the grant of from ten sections per to five see tons. The bill, after some debate, was recommitted. ‘KO LANDS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES IN THE REPRE #TATER bili ures to lease for iiiteed Proposes to permit there 1 yeare mineral jands contained in the grante. Mr Asmtey, (fp.) of Obio, anid should not vote Jor muy Vid cevogniang any of Koay reba) Legialasureg of joint occupancy San Juan, ‘Territory. Tus OOOUPAMION OF fears SeRaITORY BY UNITED STATES ‘TROOPS, On motion of Me. Rawnar4, (rep.) of Ky., the Presi- dent was requested to communicate be er iaforma- tion in reference to the occupation of Mexican territory United States troops that he may have received since message of the 8th inst. on the same subject. THE LAGGLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDIORAL APPROPRIATION BIL. ‘Tho House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Law of Pa, in the chair, and resumed the consideration of ‘the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Al ion Dill. Mr. GrinN#Lt, (rep,) of Iowa, moved to strike out the ‘GRNKRAL DEBATE, paragraph for horton assistants in the Executive De- Dartment, and the words ‘Clerk of Pardons,” Ho did | q,¥% MATH (rem) of N. ¥-, proposed that 1o-morrow pe seated te mergers oF the perdoning Por; | Fresidenv'e annual mesnage and refer e at the country had reeelved a pardon, and had been elected | 9M inch pNilson are rinienagthd If there were no quorum present to-morrow, the would be to go tuto committee for * Professor of Moral Philosophy in’ Sonthern college. - t he aid not want to dx that now, emer were Mr. Wexrworts opposed the amendment, on the ound that the President had beon called upon for In- mation in reference to pardoae, aud ft would be im. | Saat adjourning for two weeks possible for the President to rake them all out with his le pani veep ig yr maga os own hands, He found the Florida tors had been recently visiting the Dry ‘vestigating the claims of had taken up the case of Grenfel, the notorious loader of the conspiracy to burn Chicago, He thought the President would constantly require the services of Clerk of Pardons, Mr. Feorimnn, (rep.) of ture <3 — pier of the Whole, desiring to make spocchos, and he te pana, ror] thought no die would ‘be lost by devoting to-morrow to general debate, Mr. Stevens das an smenduenly tosmorrow and Svery day dare the vacation. (Laughter.) The Kew intimated that that amendment was hardly in order, as both Houses had resolved not to be Pa, sustained the amendment, hat all the pardons sent South in seseion, and said he had learned ¢ by Adams Expres Company were marked with the lot. | soy (rau mating any cothite Srran i re ale pro tora and figai «©, O, D.—$300,” and that the sum as collected on each of then, gir g iy ‘be con! to Mr. Wann, of N. Y., suggested that it was cheap | > adjourned. House at four P. M. wnNit Hoorret would not assert that auch was tho | q,Th¢ speech made by Mr. Hise, of Kentucky, last Mon, y- , Sguinst the tl ry of government for fach, SRenE DA had thought the authority for the stato- | south “te attributed in tho New Yerk papers {propably ‘Tho amendment was agreed to and the words “Clerk | {hFugh inadvertence of copyiste) to Mr. A ee ed of Pardons” were striken from the bill. Mr. Bunsaux, (rep.) of Mo., moved to add to tho Paragraph appropriating six millions for collectors and assessors of internal revenue a proviso that no collector or assessor should be entitled to salary uutil confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Cuanter, (dem.) of N. Y., opposed the amend- ment, arguing that {t would simply amount to an intima- tion to thoge officers that they zhould help themselves, ‘He thonght there was quite corruption enough in the Internal Revenue Department, without holding out an aditional incentive to fraud, Mr. Bixcuay, (rep.) of Ohio, suggested a modification to the amendment, 40 as to except cases of commissions to fill vacancies that may have happened by death or resignation during the recess of the Senate. Hoe de- clare’ that whilo the Prosident was arined by the consti- tution with all executive power it had never been pre- tended that under pretence of executing the laws he could remove men from office, not because of incapacity, not because of infidelity to duty, but because of eminent capacity, stern fidelity to duty and ag unwillingness to ‘de corrupt to their trust. Mr. Raxpaus, (dem.) of Pa,, inquired whether Prost!- dent Lincoln did not during his whole term oxerciee that power in the same manner as President Johnson was said to have done? Mr. Brxcram reminded Mr. Randall that he spoke of Temovala 1or corrupt purposes. Mr. RANDALL suggested that it was not for them to in- quire into the motives of either President Lincoln or President Johnson in the exercise of their powers. Mr. Bivanam went on to explain hia ideas on the eub- ject of apngintments or removais from office, and said that if they were made by the President for corrupt purposes he was guilty of a higher crime and misde- ‘anor, and the decision of that questiop belongea in the first place to the House, Mr. Raxpatt suggested that the gentleman from Onto (Mr. Bingham) had given him some sort of notice of what he was going w do with the President, He (Mr, Randall) doubted not that the President’s acts would stand by themselves, and therefore, the sooner he (Mr. Hingham) commenced his work and ceased threatouing pg political opinions are the opposite CANADA. SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE WERALD. Trial of tho Swoetsburg Prisoners—Cabinet Meeting, &e. Swenrenona, C. E., Dec. 19; 1866. The court opened at ten A. M., Judge Johnson presid- img. Among the gentlemen Inside the bar were the Hon. Messre, Ramsay and Buchanan for the Crown. After the clerk had called tho names of the jury Judge Zohnson gave a lengthy decision against the challenging of the array of the petit jury by the defence, Tho Sheriff thea proceeded to empanel a jury for the trial of James Mad- dev, J. Ellison was the first called. The prisoner, howev. objected to him on the ground of partiality. Mr. Elltsor informed the Court that the only opiniom that he had formed was that the Crown not suffictent evi- dence to convict the prisoners, The prisoner then witb- drew his objections. One juryman, who had formed an opinion against the prisoner, was excused. Crown challenged one, the prisoner three peremptorily, and the jury was finally empanelled at one P. M. Mr. Ramsay thon addressed the jury, explaining the nature of the indictments under which @:e prisoners were to be tried and the evidence which would be offer: by the Crown to sustain the indictment, The learne gentleman said it was not the intention of the govern ment to deal harshly with these misguided men; but they intended to enforce the laws at all hi The Crown then proceeded in examining W. Hols apple, Alpheus Stevenson, Reuben MM: more and donce, but was informed by intention of the Crown to pro an attempt was made to levy war agai ost heise be err government in Canada by a lawless body of men, with Mr. Bixcuam remarked be had not said what he was | Zio ine prisoner is charged to have been sssaclated. going to do. those witnesses in re Mr, Brxzasiw modified his amendment so as te make Tread “provided that uo aasessor or collector not ap- pointed to fill a vacancy caused by death or resignation ehall bo entitled to and paid any portion of the pertaining to the aifics untit confirmed by the Senate, ?? Mr. O'Nertr, (rep.) of Pa, devired to state the differ- ence between Mr. Lincoln's and Mr. Johnson's acts in reference to political appointments, as fares Philadelphia ‘was concerned, Mr, Svevens inetsted that debate should be confined clorely to the sabject of the bill, Mr. Rayvatr, of Pa, hoped that his colleague (Mr. O’Neit!) would be allowed to go on, as be (Mr. Rendall) wonld like to elean him out on that tssue. bog ge ) Mr, O'Neutt went on to say that within the last. few months a Board of Naval Officers sat in the Philadelphia Navy Yerd in judgement on the political status of the poor mechanics of the yard, inquiring whether they be- Jonged to the political organization opposed to the policy of Andrew Jonson, Mr. Rawpans said he condemned as much as bis col- league did the act to which be alluded, but that that board emananated from the Commodore of the yard, a republican, and eo Boon aa it became known at the Navy Department it was countermanded, Mr. O'Nevit said that men were diacharged from the Philadelphia Navy Yard who dared to say that they were in favor of Congross. Mr. Rawosts sald that Mr. Lincoln, while he was President, had written an patograph, lotier to the work- ing mon in the Philadelphia Navy Yard expressing the wentiment that he (Mr. Randall), who was then a candi- date for Congress, should be defeated at all hazards. Ho felt humiliated that the President should have done such enact. His eolleague was aware that darihg the ad- ministration of President Lincoln a recret committee was organized in Philadelphia, headed by an ex-sheriff, wo in- quire {nto the politics of every nah, woman ‘and child who was in the employment of the governwent, Every wowan employed in the United States Arsenal whose brotuer happened to be a democrat was dierateed. And yet hi distinguiehed cofleague had the effrontery to complain of removals by President Johuson. He (Mr. Raodall) was only sorry that the President had not car- Tied the war further into Africa. Mr, O'Newt was to Lear bin colleague express his humiliation at the employment of a naval board at Philade!phia to rye into the politics of empioyés. Fe considered it a high crime aud a misdemeanor tu the Secretary of the Navy to call upon officers to perform wach miserable work. Many of the men who were thus discharged had passed a compotitive examination, Mr. Rawpant—Yos, and some of them were indicted for stealing. (Laughter). Mr. Srevess inade the polnt of order that this diseas- rion was entirely foreign to the matter before the com. mittee, The CHarMan sustained the point of order, and de clared Liat sach discuesion must cease, The question was taken on Mr. Benjamin's amend. ment as modified, and it was adopted. Mr. Maysanp moved to amend the iter for tens Treaeory clerks, by giving the Seeretary anthonty, in his rd to General 8 's movements after ho had boisted the sunburst at il, The court, abou five o'clock P. M. o'clock to-morrow. A good deal of excitement is felt here over the colonial Tumor of a Fontan raid from St. Albans, The Cabinet were in council at Ottawa yesterday frou three o'clock in the afternoon until eleven o'clock |i wight. The Hon. Sir N. T. Belleau, Messrs. MeGeo, Blais and Campbell were present, It ig ramored that a from three commissioners appointed by Governor Gone- ral Mouck to examine the Cornwall jail, from which Mike Murphy and tis confederates escaped, war the subjoot considered. Dinner of the Huron aud Ontario Ship Canul Company to the Bonrds of Trade of Oswego, Chicago and Milwaukee. Toroxto, Dec. 19, 1866. The banquet ta the delegates of the Boards of Trade of Oswego, Chicago.and Milwaukee, given by the directors of the Huron and Ontario Ship Canal Company} came off to-night at the Queen’s Hote), the Mayor of Toronto in the chair, supported on the right D. T. Capreol, Prone ident of the Company, and on KS lofe by Lieatenant Goveruvor Brown, of Ulinois, About two hundred questa were present, among whom were L. P, Hillard; Captain Parker and Thomas Laflin, of Chicago; €. Ames and D. Foot, of Oswego; Amos Young, of Milwaukee ; the Alder- meu and City Council of Toronto; Solicitor General Cock- burn; Hon. Asa A. Burnham 3D. Thu United aig iM. until ten poet the Directors "oie aon a + nes Shi of the Toronto University; J. MeDouald, and.otber prorai- nent personages. The Relief Fund for the Quebec.Sufferers— Sudden Deaths, &e, Quenec, Deo, 19, 1666. The Datly Newe says that the funds received are wu. cient to relieve ali the distress caused by the late disaa trous fire, The Mayor and a majority of the Relief Com: mittee consider that the rebuilding of the burned dietrie) isthe main object of the reilef fund. The Chronicle contradicts the rumors that members of the Relief Com. mittee have been apecalating in the blankets aud cleth- ing provided for the eullerers, Aman named Waleh dropred dead in the street tow day. The cause of his death was disease of the heart, Another man, whose name is unknown, dropped dead im & hours on Valliere street, flogged for misconduct. A soldier of the garrison wa: He received fifty Iashes. Amount of Provincial per In Clreniation. Torowto, Dec, 19, 1866 Tne official statement of the amount of provincial notes in circolation gives the total amount on Deceme ber & at three million, four hendred and odd tuqueand discret on, to employ Indies when ther services can be | dollars. made equally protitable. Adopted. ak cipsieneeeteicaaiaiaatants Mr. Fauseworra, (rep) of iL, move o strike out PB ce RISTORI TO VISIT CHICAGD, Mr, Le Brawn we the amendment. He remarked that his colleague (Mr. Blagham) had turown out an in- timation that removal from office for political reason waz corruption, Mr. Bivattam denied that he bad said anvtbing of the sort. On the contrary, leat there might be some apology or exouse for such alteriogs as those of hia colleague, he had qualified the fanguage and excluded any sueh con- . clusion. He had stated that wen (he President of the United States bad made a removal from ofiice corruptly and for personal ends be was guilty of a bigh erime ani misdemeanor, and that the constitution ebarved the members of this House, on their onthe, to make inquiry and decide thst question. Mr. Le Broxp—Does my colleague wish it underetood that « removal from office for political reasons is a high crime and misdemeanor ? Mr. B:sanaw—I have not made an intimation which would Jostify any snch peo A Tam free to say that where a removal is made merely because of persoaal con- sideration towards the party interested, and not because of personal consideration on the part of the Exoentive, that being im accord with the continned practice of the government from its crggateation down to thit time, would not be @ high erime end misdemeanor, Is my Cmcado, Der, 19, 1906. Mr. Grav announces that Madame Ristori will visi® Chicago for one week, appearing Jandary 21 MISCELLANEOUS, —THR HOLIDAYS, TUK LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THR COUNTRE Rrcit DIN wan “Ap TRA SETS. PARIS. c ND STATUARY, Aud FINE FANCY GOOD our own importation, OVINGTON BROTHERS, Now, 298, 228 and 40 Fulton street, Brooklyn. KE MUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF FIRST CLASS FREN f, SILVER PLATED WA LERY AND HOUSEFURNISHE at 20 por cont lesa clase of goods for. Cal anetion goods offered 1 for yourselve: mano nDWand D PASS COR 8 ornee Astor place No coo- LADS MINK OAPE AND MUFF ATA MARGAIN ue informed now ? AA. 10 Nason stroet, room No, 5. Partion destriag to pure Mr rr desired to ack Mr. Bingham a question. chase Fars would do well to call, Pi $200. Mr. Am declined to yield. He had offered tho | ——~ - ar cai provizo for the purpose of preventing whit he believed FOR CORN to be a flagrant violation of the text and spirit of the constitution. He thought the words “by, death ot re. #gnation” should be omitted, leaving on!y the words =. —— teed in the constitation a& to vacaneie# which “ may BAD NAILS, AC, CURED WITH. happen.’ Gentlemen may gay that would be nugatory, RICE, 88 Kowery ok Building, and he believed |t would anless the Hones proceed with the legislation already inaugurated, aud determined by Jaw the Iezal effect and tnoan'ng of Lhe constitutional Phrose, ‘which may happen during the ree Senate ;"" that was pot in order now, and he fwid this much In order to vindicate his own position and correct the remarks of hi¢ eolloague. Mr. Cuasume thought this amendment called ap the anestion he had discussed some mowents «ines in refer. ence to patronege ip tle distribution of office. New Vork elty. ACCORDING TO STATOTR ED also from the courte of six Stated Mr. Farseworra called the gontiemat to ord The pros LEGALLY OBTAIN In NRW YORK amendment he had offered had bo political heart ‘and other tatas without pavuclty of fee Yih absolute ir. Cuastan declared he Was not epeaking to any ea y ie OWES, Alor ponuient question, bat he thoaght the part of political lly so olten played in the House way performed with better grace by the individual (Me. Farnsworth) than any other on that mie of the Honw. (Mr. Chantor). was for the limitation of executive power, and for the Im. tation of patronage, and for the distribution of officers throngh the representatives of the people, That was the only wholesome basi# on which the democratic party could exist. (Laughter). He thavked the gentiewan from Tiiinois for bringing the mattor before the House, could not support the policy of Abrabam Lincoln, @von though it were under the protection of Andrew Johnson, and what was done under the plea of military Recessity should not, with the aid of bis vote, be done when that plea no lated, He (Mr, Chanlez) was not for excluding White mem from oMoas in ¢ Treasury for the purpose of letting 'n biack women, and cared nothing for the gentleman's (Mr. Farnsworth's) love of philanthrophy of love of females, (Langhter) Mr. Stevexs mado some remarks calulated to bring back the committee to the question under consideration, Ha condemned the action of the Secretary of the Tren fury in the distribution among tho clerks o¢ the appro- (REBH IMPORTATION Potted Herings, in» 4 tor aale by PENTZ B “0 TO THOMAS PF. AGNEW'S GREPESWICH And Murray strents, where y find ‘Teas. Col Fish, Flowr and everything else chenper than 6b any ober Hore in New York APANESE AIR STAIN COLORS A NATURAL Wack or brown: ony oun preparation, 69 cents @ box. 4 by DEMAS BAIS On Park tow: P.O. WELLS & CO. Street. aad all druggists, SCHILM a law ke IPFANY £00, T Noe, 880 Are now one eres own fmportarion. and aps 15 Frankl FRMAN ON the ERGs BRO: pration made for extra compensation. He found ita “ hi m te Only Justification in the Bible—a book, however, which | Naples koma, be. form ne ut Was not good authority in this house—(laughter)—ae it pekant page articles of iacury ever exhibited on thie cont took from thore who had nothing and gave to those who Sent bad much. The discretion conferred oa the Secretary Peace sey emer | MLE Feu Sasiad teteacs Pe