The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1867, Page 5

WASHINGTON ‘The Tenure of Office Bill Passed in the Senate. Senator Sumner’s Invective Against the President, Thad Stevens’ Reconstruction Schemo Cader Consideration in the House. FIRE IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. ko, &e, &o, Wasarxatox, Jan. 18, 1867. The Impeachment. ‘We have authority to-night for saying that the Ju- diciary Committee of the House have appointed no sub- committee to take testimony, and that they have not examined a single witnees on the subject of impeach - ‘ment as yet. Another Attack eon the President by Mr. Sumner. In the Senate to-day Mr. Sumner oceupied the chief at- tention, and was very severe upon the President. He al- fuded to the fact of bis been called to order yester- day by Senator McDougal! on account of cer- tain language used towards the Presideut, and claimed, now tbat the slave drivers had been driven from the Senate chamber, the privilege of the fullest latitude of debate. He charged that Andrew Johuson bad proved himself the successor of Jefferson Davis, the leader of the rebellion; the rebellion, defeated in the flold, had reared its triumphant heed in the Executive ‘Mansion of the nation; he was a usurper, and bad wil- fully usurped the powers of Congress, Mr. Sumner also referred to the scene in the Senaie on the 4th of March, 1865, and to the President's speech xt St, Louia in No- ‘vember last, in which the expression ‘“‘kick them out of office’ was used. He said he had wo confidence in the President, but had confidence in the people. Senator Jobnsoo said that in case of the impeachment of the President Mr. Sumper had put himec!f out of the palo of the judges by his language used to-day. The Finances. In the House to-day Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee of Banking aud Currency, reported ‘his bill for the substitution of United States legal tender for national bank notes. Thiy was done, of course, with the concurrence of the committee, and would in- dicate a decided disposition to dispense with the national banking cystem as it now exists, The Committee of Ways and Means have had the Sec- fetary of the Treasury aud the Commissiouer of internat ‘Revenue before them to-day, and are understood to be ‘engaged upon the question of internal taxation. There has been no definite regult arrived at by the Committee of Ways and Means on the. subject of sales of gold, and the Secretary of the Treasury 1s undersiood~ ‘to be opposed to any Hmitation of his powers over this Subject. But the opinion prevails that he will not be 1 allowed to exercise the eame control uver the markets as he has hitherto, There is still much anxiety hero about the future, both as to the political and financial - Condition of the country. The White House Conservatory Buildings o: Fire—Injury to the Executive Mauston. Pe ‘This morning at eight o’clock the conservatory attached to the Executive mansion took fire from the bursting of @ Que on the southwest side, The main building, tending from east to west and erected over an old brick structure, is two hundred feot in length, with an addition: of seventy feet from north to south, The flames swept ‘through these buildings, destroying at least one-third of the valuable plants, many of them of the rarest charac- ter and of foreign origin. Horticulturists and florists express the opinion that the collection could not be re- . placed for years, and not even then without a cost of = hundreds of thousauds of dollars. Among the plants destroyed was a large and beautiful Sago palm which was imported by General Washington, and was valuable ‘mot only for its rarity but on account of the interest which attached to it asa relic. Four specimens of the -Stralitaia Regina, which were the largest and best in tue @ountry, and which cannot be replaced, were burned to crisp before the fire was discovered. The buildings are damaged to the extent of probably $20,000. The plants in a hot house on the ground floor were preserved with but little damage. The furntturo in the Executive gmansion was injured by the smoke to the amouut of perhaps $1,000, The timely arrival of the fire engines Prevented the entire destruction of the conserva- tory bduildings, four of them being at work for several hours, Secretary Stanton, General Rucker, who is Acting Quartermaster General ‘during the sickness of General Meigs, Commissioner French and other government officers, were present ex- erting themselves to save the property. Mr. Smito, one of the subordinate officers at the executive mansion, exerted himself to such a degree in the dre and smoke €0 save the plants that he was utterly prostrated and ‘now lies insensible. There was no confusion in extin- pz the fire, a military guard being within as well as of the outside to prevent the neediess intrusion of Spectators, The U National Committee. The Union National Commitiee met pursuant to ad- jJournment.: In addition to those present yesterday were «Messrs, Greoley, of New York, and Jobnson, of Arkan- mas. The following preamble and resolutions were unani- monly adopted :— ———— whose the President of thore t hha ba for the exorcise igh. triotiem on the beg ‘io who would nphol cipies aid Fustuin tho mensures which hav tation through the war, therefo:e, Resolved, shat be Bxecutive Commitice be directed and C ‘@ therough organization of the future to Of the past and to seoure the fruits of G umph, wad for that pu tuey mag es. henaquariers la the chy ot Rew Sork, appoint Beecrotary and such ossintants as may deem proper, ‘And to take such other measures as may be necessary to give ad effect to this resolution, ‘Resolved, That the members of the Union party in every igarvot ihe country be reauested to correspond, with ths mittee by addre-aing {te chairman at the headquarters se erin en Sesunaies ne to the oe el affars in their several bmg general con: tion ang "res _auten ents of the mivo catse. The following resolutions were aiso unanimously sdopted:— ved, That the Union National Committee congratu- ‘ane people of Nebraska and Colorado on their admission by Dongress into the Union as States, and they would respect- fully capress to the Legisiatures of those States (heir eonfl, , wud earnest that the acts of sdruission mngrens may selves th Seootet ‘Staten. 0 oe py c ‘at the earticst day Rational securi 1 10 ty. nd dhe counisy “Ban be sate or just which dose hot paryal vutirege ‘Go 'ad Uke loyal people of thoes states. Having completed the business which calléd: them to- gether the committee adjourned mae die The above, from the oficial record, is signed by Marous 1. Ward, + ebaitman, and John D, Defrees, secretary. The Union . National Exeouttve Committee 1s composed of tho fol- t the les General ‘ : wr a the obtesof Generel Sheridan, ono of eich was PED: s county. He tos Stine ilely maid by the Tailor Gouerai a siort time prior to bls Uaurpetion dL Sedgwick's movement across the river. of bis tyranny he has, a¢cording y oe Bradley T. Johnson Admitted te Practice iu cl the Supreme Court. ~ mse (Sik ps In the Supreme Court of the United States to-day, on a tates, it is lilled by the partisans of this usurpation. motion of the Hog. Reverdy Johnson, Bradley 1. John- | Other vacaricles are created for these partisans Tineed son, formerly from Maryland, afterwards a rebel general, | add that just {i and now of Richmond, Virginia, was admitted to the bar | 008 or are measure of powers, we do become parties to of that court under the new,rule rescinding the test oath. | usurpation, ‘and eee smn tponght dizeckiy vo tbe Simon Cameron, Senator elect from Pennsylvania, has that the if was the protection e ic citizens inst the President, Surel; arrived and ia trying to stop at Willard’s, eis! ant Pattletiecibed. tae Arst duty of the govers: ‘The Public Lands. ment is protection. The crowning glory of a republic is ‘The Commissioner of the Genera! Land Office has just = it Leta no man, however gegeed miele oeetane received returns showing an aggregate disposal of 19,978 | 102. Show me a man £ mre acres of the public lands during the month of December See Socoritation have, pivenyolt Te will last, at the following local offices in Michigan:—East Saginaw, 3,615 acres; Travers City, 4,189 acres; Tonia, cea, or the fate of their said, that the cases are remedy cannot be applied system handed down from 6,77 acres, apt Meneaska, Wis., 3,997 wres, The | our fathers, y Leno you Greater portion of the laud was located with agricultural, ~ ene: This You must apply t remedy cullege, scrip and military warrants, or fait in your duty, Especially must ty pply it ety pacengserond ‘the present occasion, this wrong is OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. thon ta the interests of the receut rel ‘Wasunsarox, Jan, 15, 1867, ‘The Comptroller of the Currency has received «bout fifteen hundrea quarterly reports of national banka for the quarter ending the 7th inst. An examination of h of tyranny. There is not a mail which does them shows that the banks generally are in a rematk- ace Vibes apmber sapeliendne Meeker ably good condition. Almost, every dollar of available | There is not a nt aver whieh oon peel exhibit ro funds is. loaned upon the best of paper, and this though fan that bo ae ready tardy in this work of neces- the deposits are extremely large. About balf of the | #ty. There te nota wind from that suffering region banks have declared semi-annual. dividends of five, six, | You becinte fe Poke Wat bed rahe eae acing yet you hesitate! Tashall not bo led aside to consider the eight, ten, and some us high as fifteen per cent, besides h remedy for this usurpation, for it is not my rpati carrying from ten to tweaty per cent of net. profit. to | habit to. travel out of tho direct Iine of debate, There- fore I confine myself to the bill before the Senate, which thelr surplus fund. In regard to the lawful money | jg appticabic to the loyal as well as to the rebel States. reserve of the nations) banks, the amount now held is Sufficient, with very few exceptions, allowing tbem the | advocating lis adosiers oe oe eee oF this amendment, rivilege heretofore extended of bolding compound Mr, Epxonps, (rep.) of Vt., replied briefly to the ro- interest notes as a reserve for all purposes, circulation as 4 well as deposits; but, serious objections arising wo the | mart” A Ba the'necsanlty’ te tstmemand- holding of compound interest notes for circulation, | Mf” Sounece them) of Md, 4 NEON, . me retted that Mr. Sum- besides the absohwe prohibition contained in the 18% | nor, in his’ distussion of this propeeitige: lied poets At to authorizing the issue of suck notes, the Comptroller hax } ajcde to the President in terms which'he was sure he called tho attontion of the banks to the necessity of | Nould upon reflection soe season to reste, He (Mr keeping logal tenders on band to protect their circule- | Sumner) had nid alinost in words that the power-ofte- tion, and is requiring a strict compliance with the jaw : With this subject is that the banks are“Nolding a largely | é rs ry, because he had proved tiimself to be a usurper. In [agianned, SEOs OC Sele. ee ee eee ain | te parboula condition of affairs known to tho’ Senate, ported beiore. This te no doul ing to the at | Mr. Johnson thought it was not proper for the Senator ag the temptation of high premiums on gold is not 80.! from Massachusetis to ex . press tho opinions he had just great as formerly, the coim interest on bonds is retained | gy pressed, and to indulge in the epithets he had used Instead of being Immediately sold, The old circulation h in most of the States, which wes aatimed by the na- | peainst tho President of the United States, | A rosolution tional banks on their. ‘converston irom the Siate system, | tives looking to he impeachment of the Pres oe 1g now reduced to a very stnall amount, and # larxe POr- | high crimes and misdemeanors If that imperchment tion of that now outstanding is Probably lost or in some | ‘ehouid be ordered by the House the Senato would be tho manner destroyed, so that it should not be considered 98 } judges to decide whether ho was guilty or not. He (Mr. outstanding circulation. This 14 @ fact worthy of the * oo ari oTdd Gusiess iron ceneratis, | JounkoU) had therefore hoped that neither the honorable especially when itis stated that not more than ago the outstanding State circulation which was rj to redemption by the national banks exceeded | tinea by $30,000,000, trial, ag far as that particular momber is concerned, THIRTY-NISTH CONGRESS. Second session. SENATE. Waswiscroy, Jun, 18, 1967. SOTUE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN KENTUCKY. him The Cuam laid before the Sonate the resolution of the lout beating & ward tm Gefince, of, the Rresident, Legislature of Kentucky rejecting the constitutional | Considered until lasiy af loast ag perfectly. pattie aad amendment.’ It was laid on the table and ordered tobe | as showing & devotion to his covutry of the mont fer- printed. vent character—the Senator Massachusetts charges petitions. . | the President with being false to his country. The con- Mr. Waps, (rep.) of Ohio, presented petitions for | of tng description is to be pon by the Senate an increased tariff, which were ordered to lie on the | the United States, supposes that every individual mem- table. ber of the Senate would bring to the consideration ‘Mr, Wizsoy, (rep.) of Mass., presented thirteen petl- | which nothing is written that can influence his judg- tions for Increased pay for army officers, They were re- | ment. Yet the Seustor from Massachi as ferred to the Military Coromittee. Mr, Wirgon also presented ® petitton asking Congress to pass lawe against the prosent system of extermination of the Indian race. It was referred to the Commitice on Indian Affairs, Mr, Sumsxn, (rep.) of Mnss., presented the petition of the National Equal Rights Association, recently us. ‘sembied at Washington asking for tmpartial suffrage, &c. It was referred to the Committee on Recanstruotion. Mr. Hexpenson, (rep.) of Mfo., presonted the petition of citizens of Missouri tor an increased duty on flaxseed. It was ordered to lie on the table, THR CURRESCY QUEATION, Several remonstrances against the reduction of the volume of the currency were introduced and referred to ‘the Finance Committee. rebel States you will see everywhere the Senate would, in advance, not only express his an enemy to bis country or a usurper, either of which, Massachusetts ought to be, and I su would be, challenged for cause, in what attitude Rend that place stitution of the United States, which says ‘a charge passed of ‘TUY AUPTRIAN MISSION. Mr. Sumxer offered a resolution calling Ske the Presi. dent of the United States to communicate to the Senate, 4 in bis jadgment not Faget g tiny the large} torest, any correspondence between tho Department o! ‘State and Mr. Motley, Ministerto the Court of Vienna, relative to his ee} resignation. The Cuan it required woanim ous consent to con- sider this resolution to-day. Mr. Bocnatew, ( ) of Pa., objected, and it goes over. re OP NATIONAL CEMETRRIFS. from the Military Committee, reported the Mr. Wnzon, Dill of the House of fast session to establish and protect national with tho name of be enclosed with fron fence, and a] out the nam ‘ade and others the bill was E bint corporate ate the Congregational So f to in mgregati iety o Washington, and Dill to incorporate the Horse Kail- road. Company of Wash! county, amended in the House, were taken from tablo and roferred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. ‘THR BRIDGE OVER THE MISSOUR RIVER AT BT, CHARTXS. Mr. Hexpersox presented a ditt declaring the bri built by the North Missouri Rujlroad Company over Missouri t}ver at St. Charles, Mo., a legal strociure and —— Jt was referred to the Commitvee on Post O1 and Post Roads, REMOVALS FROM Orvice FROM 1961 To 1865, Mr. Saviancuy, (dem.) of Del, moved that the Senate take up the resolution offered by him a few day since calling upon the heads of the departments forlists of the removals from office made between March 4, 1861, and Maren 4, 1865. The motion was not agreed to, . ‘TAR TAUTIMORE (8D POT WAC RATLEOAD. yealonely to cure the great wounds which a rebellion had Mr. Rwpux, (gem ) of Del., catied op the bill avtho- | jnflicted on the country or more honestly endeavored to Tizing the Ba!t®hore and Potomac Rail Company to | place thie country on a footing in which it would com- construct a lateral branch of their road into and within | mand the admiration of the worid—not only to work out the District of Cotambia. for 3 a national reunton, but for that greator virtuo of Yending the considcration of the bill the mornfhg hour | seencing to every individual citizen tho rights which the expired aud the regular order wns called up, which was } constitution had conferred upon Lim. TRE MLL TO NEOUTATI THR TeSURE OF OHFIC, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of W 0 briefly of Mr. John- 6f Mich. said he had given notice | con's specch, as committing him (Mr, J )) as awh id tovduy call up the Niegata’Ship Canal bil, | 1 favor of the President, m case of the trial-for im- but he would not wntagonize i agninet the ding | pewchment, as Mr. Sumner had committed himself measure, Ke woakl, however, cail it up when this bil! [ against him. was disposed of. Mr. Lave, jot Ind, sata that if {t would not be ‘Tho question was upon Mr. Snmuer’s amendment to | out of order he would return to the consideration of the add an additional section providing that ell oftcore of | bill under consideration, (Laaghter.) He would, how- the government, exoopt clerks of the Departments, | ever, protest against all attempts to abridge the fullest whos? calares exceed one thousand @bilars per annum, ba f debate in the Senate chamber, ‘hile it may epyotnied by the Prestdeut, by and with the advice and discourteously of the heads of the consent of the Senate, Mr. sumsre, belug cotitied to the floor, said:—Jt ja when measures now little more tan a year ago since [ felt it my duty | were under consideration regulating their powers, Mr. to characterize a inessage of the resident as whitewash. | Lane thon proceeded to cousider the necessity and pro- priety of the passage of the bill. - ing. That message represented the condition of things in the rebi States ax fair and provusing, whea the pre- ‘Mr, SumzR offered a modification of his amendment, or making all appointments of salaries of $1,500 or up- wards either by the President or heads of departments, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and no ap. — can be made without such action of the a ee taken, resulting as fol- t ‘you do not forget ‘ certain Senators, horror #truck at tuis plamnesa, leaped forward to vindicate the President. Yesterday some of these samme Senators, borror strack leaped far pecan Geashowm Time has that Pwas on Yras—Mesars, Brown, r, Cont Grimes, Fat Howard, Howe, Lan Norrite Ratusey, Sprague, Sumner, Wade and Yaiea—1 Na jexare, Anthony, Bucknlew, Cowan, Nehuwom’ Roaliby "Pattersons Bolaet Riddhe; Baulsbury, rr ; ulsbury, Sherman, Van ‘Willey and W: 5 ae Mr. Hows renewed his amendment, offered and disa- to a fow days since, to strike. out the exceptions of Cabinet Ministers ia first section of the “bill, so @& to prevent the ‘removal of the officers without the Consent of the Senate. In offering it again he said he had found a stronger argument in favor of it in one the n than he had made in his speech. alluded to that Senator Cowan would probably be tendered the Portfolio of Secretary of War. He bad no hesitation in that ho would oppose uch nt He wo eppoer the removal ‘of ihe. prevent faltnral Bec- Ww Ae hye gg of the country it would for the ‘wel- Ip, Dixon, rick 443 Fn a it _ NW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, nd im the maintenance of member from Massachusetts nor any other momber of opinion ypgthetically but express it decidedly as jus- facts which were notorious. What sort of a would the President have were be to be impeached a8 in the contemplation of Congress, is a high crimo? If, upon the trial of that impeachment, that right which the common law secures io every citizen or subject where the common law prevails of having a fair tribunal to decide upon bis case, the honorable member from him or others of us who should follow his example? of that question a mind as white as paper, upon nh fal la vw. 1867. potuted and duly qualia ge rn Loy > 1 SSS “an herein otherwise pro- | railroad irom, Ib was referred to the Committee on | and the Com . om 3. Ahd be it CotthG? enacted that when any omer | W4¥5 and Moans, Fegulations gyeinted as aforesaid, excepting judges of the United ME, STEVENS’ RECONAPRUCTION PLAY. Beeretary of U fo" Court and a. contin {bose specially excepted in Sec- | The House then proceeded to the consideration of My, | af debt pu Fras ict a ares Toons, Of the Sonate, be | Stovens’ reconstruction bill, the pending question being ae ev lene a y at 10 ou Mr. Biugham’s motion to refer it tp the Lint commie baer tans Pet © United wulity of misconduct im Mlllce or crime, or for any reason Boa Peccine incapable OF legally disqualified "to per. | + 00 Reconstruction. States." and concel all the signat form {tq duties, in such case, and in no other, the | | Mr. Downauty, (rep.) of Minn., spoke in favor of tho.| gaid bonds and other evidences of agit Sx President may suspend such gilicer and designate some | Dill. He said that the government had the same rivht | All interest acoruing upon them shal be nat matured. suitable persoa to perform temsorarily the dubes of snch | to subordinate the wishes of the rebels to the welfure ones a Pare ghons ee ae f the Setate nae wail tee of the nation now that tt had daring the war, aud Pre- secda 5 if fake oat! i give tl required by sident Johnson was right when he asserted that the ro a designate? shal law bellion had depri rebel States gover person ttl jn prived tho States of all civil goveru- Gilapeh efice; pnd in suah. case’ if call be: Mz, sprinted (2 )] ment, and that their. astitetions were Prostrated and President. within twenty days after the frat aay of such | laid ont upom the ground. He claimed bat it was the of the Senate to report to the senate such snspen- | duty of Congress to commence at the very foundation fuse! and the: namoct the persone seiganted te perform | 2uq build upwards. Congress must not regogmize those ne of the person #0 the duties of such ofice: unhif the Ponate shell caucur in | CMY ae the people to whom circumstances might have such suspension and advise and conseut to the revmovalof | Siven 4 temporary ascendence, but must deal with the auch officer they shall so certify to the President, who may | Whole people. It had no right to consult the prejudices thereupon remove such officcr, and by and with the | or desires of the rebels any more now thag it did when advite and consent of the Senate appoint another | it destroyed their government and thoir armies. Slavery son to -8uch . “But if’ the seaae shall refuse | having ceased the blacks beentne | concur in such suspension such offices so suspended Ie, and Col boule notanter s part-of she shall forthwith resume the fuuctions of his olllce, and | People, a ngrese should recognize no attempt Bucning Ganelat the powers of the person so ing ‘ita duties | Construction which ignored them. fle instanced tho ne ee 5 2 3 atead all. ome od the ‘salacy ind cone of ere Carolina a Diacks largely ed The House met for debate at balf-past seven o'clock, olnments of au ice shall, during sack suspension, | the whites in mumbers, and yet it was propaso ince ‘ Eau belong to the person performing duties thereof, aod ot all power in the hands of the white ihe poo sere rere aan? seeders Ps nisieioa ganglingl Mo the oflcer so. suspended, provided. however, that the | and destroy the Diack majority. SOOUeE oF latee ing | Showed a pretty fair attendance of spectators in case he sha une int 2 - pension was mado on inauilcient grounds, shall’ be acthor. | American people would reach the reconstruction of the % RECONSTRUCTION, . zed at any time, before reporting wich’ suspension to the | Tebel Staies on # basis of impartin! justice and equal Mr. Wanwea, frep.) of Conn., addregsed the House te Bennie as above provided, to revoke such suspension and | rights, and all attempts at @ reorganization on a diferom. ‘ hat Feinatate such oflicer in the performance of the duties of his } basis would be bat temporary and’ ¢ ve, ‘The’ | SPPort of thedReconstruction bill, He eoutended ¢ bar = , American people would not long tolurate the cari f | the State govermments of the South wereas defunct as ‘Sm6, & And be it further enacted, That the President shall - wh have power to fill ail vacancles which may happen during | V/olence and murder now raging in the rebel States. The | were the governments of ancient Rome, Palmyra of the recess of the Senate by reason of death or resiguation, ‘erminent which would perpetuate such » state of | Thebes. The action of the Executive power in atvem| commissions which shall expire at the end of Mtings would be a monstrous barbarism. He argued | jag to entablish and recognize state governments im the ielrnext kession thereafter; and {'no appointment by and | that no man could safely trust himself to the unre | into rebel States, was evidently Intended:to thwart aud be ndvicerand consent of ihe Senate siialt be madeto | strained:power of ite fellow mau. The history of slavery d-teat the action of Congress, and to- fay the fires of re: to pieg 20 FREAD Os aforesatd, dur. | snowed this. Neither cowld man trust himself to y i" arty which See re Oe See catceeanlrems | the meres of a community where all the laws were | woud rata tho President in Bie positon. No co thereto, by ‘and with the advice and consent of the Senate, | made by a hostile race. Teports of oilicers | sions by Congress, except those whieh would the aaiae (o each bran rc. ¥. That ao men of any law OF nw a8 nie ent herewith shall be and the same are hereby rey ‘RECESS. ‘The House, having extended the time fixed for talkmg @ recess until fifty-five minutes fpur P. M., thom took a recess until huif-past seven nces ote and during auch time all the powers and duties belonging to | Showed the terrible persecutions to which the freedmen | the cv ii f raag, such office shall be exercised other officer as. may by | were now subjecied, and which wanid continue so long cuit prety swathed the Se ‘warning of law exercise such powers and duiles tn case of vacancy in | aa they had not the means of self-protection afforded by | Sir Edward Coke to Charies I, when Purliament ‘Srq 4.-and:bodbfurther, enacted that nothing in tls act | * Suare im the law making power. Unless Congress | had betore it phe. restraining of «the king's pre- comutned shall he coumrned toestand the terit af any office | Offanized the rebel States upon the tasis of equal rights | rogativ. Tight “yee receive even & more significant the duration of which is limited by law. and justice to all, the nation would present the aspect of | ilfastration tian” {t did at that period of English Sxo.6. And bet further enacted tha f any person shall | & great free republic with a cruel despotism in the midst | history. The refoction ofthe constitutional umoudment contrary to the provisions of this act accept anyappoiotment | of it, It would carry death in ts breast. The doctrine of | by tue Southern Lezisiatures proved that sterner and a Bd ag “oy apy Feed or esasl aad poh Somcalanees the equality of all men before the law was «imply wal- | more effective rea were now absolutely n omnary: fie anal be decmed aaiee, 1s hereby declared guilty, BP riniede: | Sereal solfishness, regulated by a sentimont of universal | Tne work of ion would never commence unyb ameanor, and, upon trial and conviction thereof, he shall be It was fair play, recognized a8 a common ne- its functions ag one of the depart punished therefor by a fino, nob exceeding $10.09) or by im- Without this there must be either anarchy or ernmont—until Gongress declared thas Prisonment not execeding five years, or both eald punish- ism, It would not avail # man to appeal to tho | tho Presidout had ssurped ite duties, amd until it ments in the discrotion of the court, cours for protection if the laws under every interprota-"| ciared that it iim the sale prerogative of deciding what Jinineut of caeplnpmente meade, hid or Shean contrary | UO Were against him. To deprive w human being of | were legitimate xovernments in thé Sowthorn States. polnia Provisions of thia act, and the mating, siguimg, seal- | ll intluence and means of defence was to invite every- | Concress must give citizenship end protection to the ing, connter signing or iseuthy of avy commission or letter of | thing base in the community to assait him. It the | blacks of the South. The equality of wit men in & pect ntorem- | victim was but lately a bondsman and luis oppressor his | land would come if it cost thy nation the high ployment, shall be daemed and are here! red misxde- | former master, the case was rendered more desperate, | penalty) @® the century. Congress mu pene marr gr sg career pe rely ieee cor BE 9 CE this were added the fact that the victim | the Jurisdiction ef the - Southorn States, ‘The 310.000 oF by Imprisonment not exceetiog five years, or bore | W48 the friend and tho oppressor theenemy of tho | action’ of Congress was not for this hong sald punishments in the discretion of the cour, overnment, Congress had every inducement to protect | but forall time. The stake at tasue was civilization, sxc, 7. And be it turther enacted, that it shall bs the duty | him. Thé position of Congress found a parallelin the | constiiutional government, the destiny of a continent of the Secretary of the renare, at the close of each sossion | English Parliament of 1639, when called upon to decide | and the perpet thereo!, to deliver to the Secreiacy of the Treasury, and to | upou filling the throne of Ebgland, made vacant by the cach of hts asststants, and to each of the auditors; and to ; ’ each of the Compiroiiers in the Treasury, aud to the Trea- | Msbt of Ja wes the Second. eet oar mm frre bri pa “ll surer, and to the Register of the Treasury Tall and com. neve list, duty certiied of all the perscds who suall havo | DY Purely technical arguments. Congress t do | President and the delay in the, reconstruction of the een Nominated to, and rejected bythe Senate daring such | a3 the English nation did then. It must take | rebel States arose from the fact, that tho Prosident bad so-sion; and a like list of all the offices to which nominations | just such steps as will insure the perpetual liberty and | trampled under foot the pri 5 shail have Bint 0A mt nk aha ke filled at snch | ‘safety of the country. It was the duty of the govern- | making such indecent hasto to reconstitute the State A ond the adjonrnment of ihe Beane Gone | Ment to conserve the welfare of the whole people, not of | governments of the South without consuitins the people Tnlesions {or all offlsers where apmatetiwentaball have been | ® Part. Iteamnotbe a republic to the whit man and @ | and the pooplo’s representatives. Tho President should advised and consented to by the Senate. despotism to the black. It must become either all rv- | have eallod Congress together immetiately upon the Wia2G, & And be It furcher enacted. that whenever the Pre. | public. or all despotic. So long as it was a hybrid of + close of tue rebellion; but he distrasved the people and n without the advice undeonsent of the Seunte, | both, Congress must expect only confusion and disorder | Congress, aud with the President, therefore, rosted the Sera ny oe hae skull Cate Rens che hectare | Such as now relgns in the South. Tosponaibility for the present condition of atfairs, of the Treasury thereof, and {t shall be. the duty of the See- Mr. Evprince, (dem.) of Wis., next addressed tho THE CONTRACTION OF THI CURRENCY, retary of the Treasury thereupon to communicate such notice | House in opposition to the bill, He knew that itwasof | Mr. Cuanxs, (rep.) of Ohio, followed in a speech on toall the proper accounting and disbursing officers of his | litle avail to offer any resistance to tho settled decree of | the financial quest.on, arguing against the policy of con- department. the majority of the Houso, but it was ead to nit silent | tracting the currency. To reduce the volume of jority Sze, 9% And be it further enacted, That no money ehall be | and see the repubiie go to rain With the passage of | currency to throe bundred millions of doilars, as Pilted Beates whether inte Preastey er vet. te ory oe | His Dill must die every. vestige of a constitutional goy~| recommended by the Secroiary of tho Treasury, authority ‘or oF lu rospect, to any auch appoint: y det , followed on the same dis thoron sh convie- ue diflonity betwoen Congress and the Tor ihe benant of in the Treasury or uot. to. of by or | crnment, If the bill itse'f did not prociaim the fact, | would bo destructive to the farmi industri ter in or helding of exercising the daticccefanctionscrany | 18 author (Mr, Stevens) had boldly prociaimed | and other interests of the country. WR, penteosed office, contrary to the provisions of this act. Norshall any | that it was revolutionary and subversive. His | himseif not an enemy to the’ national banks; bust claim, voucher, account, order or certifioate, or other insird- | (Mr. Stevens’) will appeared to be law to this | he held that, instead of the government paying cig teen ment providing fur or relating to such payment. recelyt or | House, but would Congress and would the peo- | miliious.a year in gold to those banks for the uso of br paid by any oulcer of dhe United Btates ty by any person | ple submit to such dictation? — Revolutionary | their paper money, the government should i:solf issue eee eee eeetione ar hariorming'the duties brany | this bill was, Revolutioniste break up and divide | ail the paper currency, and continue to do so until the eftice trost under the United states, for or in ree | the Union, The people of the South were willing that | pationn! debt shall be extinguished. Tf the government: wpect to such office, or the exercising or performing the | the republic should stand, but the gentleman (ir, | wore to issue one thousand millions of currency and re- functions or duties thereof. And any. mn who shall vio- | Stevens) and his party were determined that the revolu- | deom its interest-Dearing bonds to that amount, the an- =f ithe ‘provisions of this section, shall be deemed | tion should not subside until all the “incongruities of {nual intorost would be reduced sixty Millions in gold, HriiPue puatohed therefor by x fine not exceeding ten nou. | the constitution,”” as he had expressed it, wero removed. | and tho debt would. bo ina rapid process of extinguish- dollars, or by imprisonment not lin; years, | Mr. Eldridge read from Mr. Stevens’ speech In opening | ment. or both; said punishments in the the debate, in which he had denounced the republic as@ | dir. KUYKENDALL, (Fep.).of Il, addressed the House PERSONAL despotism, and ho also referred to his denunciation of | on the sime subject, contending Sa, the Treasury De. , the decree of the Supreme Court in the Indiana con- | partmont should be ‘reorganized by the appointment of ‘and. read an extract from » | spiracy. case. ‘but despots or violators of law | a boagd of control to bo composed of four or five mom- Dewapaper charging him (Mr, Grimes) with endenvoring | Would denounce that court and its decisions. None but | bers, of whom the, Secretary af the Tressnry shall be to influense the Finance Committee from int ‘those who would contemn and revile their native land | one, and that all banks, State and pal, sba'l be motives, and insinuating that it was op eccount of « | could doso, Future generations would honor and re- ‘Abolished. ‘This was the propositidn contained in a Dit connection with the hardware business and in a cutlery | vere pba gout! ae tha grans, conservator of the ovnstitu-, | which he introduced a short time since. He proceeded shop in Beckman street, New York. Mr. Grimes do- | ton and the law. ‘measure, it also ap from | to develop his views an support of the preposition, and nounced the statement as slanderous and Ubettons; Mr stevens speech, was to reduce the President to sub- | to prove that all the existing ideas about money are HOUSE OF ‘REPRESENTATIVES. Wasutsaron, Jan. 18, 1867. ; POST ROADS IN miOaIGAM, * Ou motién of Mr. Ursom, (fep.), of Mich., the Post Had'ne Connection cinwe “August, 28, 1886, and ‘te | main objects in this bill—to set aside the Supreme Court wy Se et aaNet. cahduroed. Grimes entirely from the accusation in was no constitutional power or Special Commissioner Wile eadaiathey were States. He de- |. A government berd at Fort Laramie, 30 vor ving moved to take up the Bank- | the other assertions in it were inconsistent and baling telegraph poles and took their trains. It is tive session and.scon, nation was abeolately at the ill end meroy of the oon protect life and property, for the murder that he was once engaged in the hardware trade but | mission and obedience, There were, therefore, three | erroneou! ‘and that éapital is the enemy of honest in- that rested erred and its decisions, te remove the President from power, had ngvar been interested 1a the outleny firm referred to. | tnd to red ‘ee ten of the States of the Union into terri zr ezonerating Mr. condition. There INDIAN DUTRAGES ON THE PLAINS, the journal referred to, Mr. Fessenden tn the course of | authority forthts Dill, absolutely none. Its principles — his remarks spoke of made upon | Were falso in theory and in fact, f| as destructive of Font sironnu, Jab. fiedly false and malicious, " except | sixty horses and roules, were stolen night the Indians. In: their flight they kitfod two mom Fapt bill, and the motion was agreed to, but, before pro- | false. He utterly dented the abominable and infamous | thought the same Indians were seen this place ceeding to its consideration, the Senate ‘wont into exeou- | doctrines laid down by Mr. Steveus, that the conqored | to-day. The troop de thi country fd Ipmuilciont to u jueror under the law of nations; and he also deni gt hw Reeser Pa hat the taw of mations fixed the star: of ‘TRIAL OF A NEGRO FOR MURDES, Carn , Jan. 18, 1967. Of Rhett began to-day It ia the first capital tried case up . nanigaed United States ‘coupe! to defend ‘Office Committee was instructed to inquire Jnto the ex- the prisoner. The evi: for tha profecution was pedieacy of establishing certain post roads in Michigag, Biven weeny oy neat ia couclusive of the pris- PRORINTING TE DISTRIBUTION OR TURCHABE OF BEDS COM- over'a guilt. The case will be given to thé jury to-mer- ‘THR UNITED STATES, row. Tho trial excites muoh 12 the cours ot Ky., the qrowded. juder the provi: of the new Com- is to inquire into the the prisougy made. was @ statement on the witness "fgpen restraiping and probibiting fH leulture from the purchase or | 80d while it remained war "8 oF flowers cominon to the inst the ‘Union. MARYLAND LEGISLATURE. THE soRrsnicrion OF Tum COURT OF CLAIMS. government" hold th Baxtrvone, Jan. 15, 1867. EXTENDING a re Mr. Hosparp, ) of Conn., asked leave to intro- | béliious States as conquered territory. If persisted In the Maryland Legislature to-day the bil! to calle duco a fat Teslaticn extending the jurisdiction of the | in and acquiesced in by the people it would | constieuti convention hag occupied most of the day Court of Claims to claims for the supply of quarter. | Overthrow the republic and establ.ah a despotism on its | in the House of Delegates, ‘masters’ stores to the counties of jerick, olaek, aoe pay mye a 7 ake by eee Ro i Datiot for United nope Sonator occurred as Page Rockingham, be al D e vole iu rt — eT ne States government tamtie Conquest of one of the States a Core of IIL, objected, reso- |, of which it is composed. [is power and jurisdiction hectare <_< were to defend and protect the states within the Union. | uAw7heMol wins janierd, Propara- einiaiaasomaee te 4 a eatthtlona phat If the Idcas ct Se, sevens vere | ote, JUSEPH BURNEEE & 00., Boston—Pies drnast ‘executive document constitutional grant. ho ideas of Mr. Stevens were oJ ‘ ., Boston—Fiest for FLA- flower ee ins 2] i prevalent, woud before nmany veer emder- | ot Br ak SEae eatin a eee The From the Governor ucky, . | take to form constitntions for all the States. The revo- . ; fe * aot Ry stem eae ‘stale pe iegeese rear pn en lution of to-day was acalnst the written constitution. It | Whrnre kee et Cxiuete Pertume—-COLVONE aa on the table. was not to be expected that this wagto be done im peace | The committee Arst appointed fatled to decide. A second ‘From the Attorney General, in reply to House resolu. | and without tho shedding of blood. Peaceri!e cousoli- | commniuiee male tho awards aa above at the rane time tion of January 14, * fitting all papers relative to | Cation Was as imposs bie as peaceable secession. The | highly recommending both sete of preparations —Chicage the case of A. D. Moréy, indicted in the local court of | source of soverggnty = ne Poople, aad Con Tribune, Votobar » can gress was not, n@ Mr. Stov alficmed, tb peo Reterred to Committee on Military Boopte, In, the, conict that was coming liberty efisthenns, Rhor e |) Fron Secretary, wai vin ihe melefactors'who aimed at | REMEDY, 1 iable. New York De: TF ce Caen pcm fe of pe to | its life would be puuishod, Reconstruction was the only | Haruvs, Walls Helmbold Kitcen,, ‘Ooddingten, "Bheddone drawback regulations presented undgr restoration—malignant tad counsollad Jong Dutton, Freemau, druggists Revene law.’ Referrod to the Committe on Ways | enough. Liberty, now slumyored. Congress DOW b+ yb ndies!—Now 1 inement of The dn. | ALODWERIONY Shieh rly ecu me ie” of | gets wafea tec dae Mund Bh empire pardraerag reconculation Ries Vian that this slate of thins wont og ye ro ould comtitvus jeaders tn Congress shou! OW The Hise thew procecded to tne consideration of bills | the example of the monstrous Duke of Alva and soud of ® privato character. ‘The bill reporied yesterday by | twenty thousand victims to the: blook. Mr. Welker, from the Committe for the District of Co- | a mui" to rxovipk A gISHiva FOND TO Pay THE NA- lumbia, to incorporate the Wasbington Transportation “ * "TONAL DEBT, and Coal Company coming up first io that category. Mr, Rawpats, (dem.) of Pa. from the Committee on Mr. Wuso, (rep.) of Iowa, callod attention to the fect | Banking and Curfency, reported a bill to authorize the that in all those Dilis for the Incorporation of companies | issué of Treasury notes not bearing interest to be used in . BR _e® ‘the District of Colembia, same names were com. | providing a sinking fund for the extinguishment of the FANCY GOODS, monly as 1s iooked to him as | national debt. It was ordered ta Be printed and recom- GAS FIXTURES. if there was an eflort to concentrate all the profitable | mitted. The following is the vill :— th® District inthe bands of the same set of Bo ls enact, Ae. that from and , act it shall be uulawfal Wear, (rop.) of Ohio, supposed that tho oxpia as ees nies 0 a on of it Le enon tn mostly the capi- A he | Na A ein eho ply youre at "secre: nf out regard REFERS, S78 Broadwa$, metalic Ratchelor’s Hair Dyce. Thy Bost in the the pas f this | wernt ’ luni, "assacintion oF ye aly artes byes Astmione, Ig B. T. Babbit’s Star Yeoust Powder, Diseult, or ki by ti Werchter teres Wy area wee sweet milk in need. pte Can seut iain f 18 conte for 5 B. T. SPE ETO conte Oe Bato Ha Washington steve Now York. Mr. Wesrew: (rep.) of Ill, discovered anothor reagon for it, and that was that all these charters might ‘be disposed of before the colored le he of the Commit and to substitute of she Manes, rep vee “a known to all the and wis 8 ian of capital and peeon ager oe elena at ry uc 3 BNES & COw 2 as may to carry qui the Biliptic kat! pational banking asso. | York and eligi + lato, the Treasury of tn the Treasury and not ica eons sunt Bie sso to be Lew! it = ntates Paw] ‘Seorerary of 4 ited notes iaruca under a for a ke pier i reat arog ash of tbe cage prea to ti ma tat ih i eenaere | manebet