The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1867, Page 8

—_ 8 WASHINGTON The Veto of the Reconstruction Bill Expected To-Day. RUMORS OF PROPOSED CABINET CHANGES, Passage in the Senate of the Miscella- neous Appropriation Bill. Yoternal Revenue Agents in the Rebel States to be Paid. Probable Passage of the Bankrapt Bill and Defeat of the Tariff Bill, &e. ho &. Wasurncror, Feb, 28, 1867, Rumors of Cabinet Uhangen. There is a bighly important ramor im circulation to- @ay, which the knowing ones asser$ is not without foundation, to the ‘effect thet the President purposes making immediately a clean sweep of his Cabinet, with Det ope exception, This is startling enough; but the yumor gives avether point, If possible, more startling, namely, that Judge Black is to succeed to the Secretary- ship of State, The one exception in the supposed ex- piring Cabinet te sald to be Judge Stanbery, the present Attorney General. By way of a finishing touch the President is said to have given a solemn promige to come ene that he would do so. ‘Washington Talk on the Military Bi A gentleman well known to the political world, who ‘hae been a member of two Cabinets, and who served asa genera) in the rebel army, has been in this city for a few ‘weeks past and has had several interviews with Prosi- ent Jobnson in reference to the question of Southern ‘Feoonstraction. He has been using his utmost endeavors ‘to prevail upon the President to sign the Military Gov- ernment bill now awaiting his action. He eays that althougb the bill fe not as favorable to the South as be ‘Relieves ibe circtimstances will warrant, yet it contains, wrthoat doubt, the very best terms that they can ‘xpect, and the condition of the South ‘thas something absojutely must be done te ad- Just this vexed question, and that very speedily. ‘Wis gentleman states that soon after: the President re- ceived the Military Government bill he hadja c Mon with him on the eubject, during which the Presi- Gent assured him that he would sign the bill. Next day he caw the President, who informed him that he had ebanged his mind about signing the bill, and thought be ‘would drop it into his pocket, in accordance with the advice of the elder Blair. On the day following, in the eouree of another interview, the President informed him Abat he bad finally concluded to veto the bill, aud as- sured him that the message was quite voluminous, was ® masterpiece of argument, and was replete with ex- tracts from legal authorities, He further states that Attorney General Stanbery and ex-Attorney General Black have lent their assistance in framing the veto meeaage. He gives it as his candid opinion that Mr. Jobneon is totaliy incapable to fill the position he occu- pies, inasmuch as he is too much under the control of is own Cabinet and one or two outside rings, and he Srmly believes that the President would bave signed the reconstruction bill had it not been for the influence of ‘Mr. Seward and Mr. McCulloch. It fe stated to-night that the President wil! transmit ‘Who veto message to Congress to-morrow without fail. ‘The Bankrupt Bill. ‘The fact that the House to-night, after refusing by nine ‘Majority to lay the Baakrupt bill on the table, appointed SB committees of conference to join that heretofore ap- pointed by the Senate on the disagreeing amend: pegarded by the friends of that measure as ind’ the certain passage of the bill through both Houses, The Tarif Bill. nt, is tive of The Tariff bi!) expired to-day, notwithstanding the efforts of the wany distinguished doctors of laws to vomedy ite rad'cal weaknesses and give it a permanent existence, Mr. Morrill announced that he was about to make a last effort to induce the House w take some @ction on the bill that would be fini end that should Dhl motion fail to suepend the rules'to take St out of the Committee of the Whole for the sake of putting it on its pareage in the House, the Committee of Ways and Means ‘would make vo further eflort to brieg the measure before ‘the House again thie session Much of the opposition that the bill firet encountered seemed to have been over- eome; but the strong appeals of its managers to those whose loysity to sectional interesta wae stronger than the party necessity, which was yeason for ite support, did not eeticient number to give win urged as a over @ the two-thirds majority feceerary to suspend the rules. The vote was 105 yeas to @4 nays Attempts to conciliate some of their opponents ‘were made by Meesre. Morri!] and Stevens, who offered @mend mente that complied with their demands, but this only clorhed with some of the interests of some of the ‘original friends, and arrayed thom against the amended waeasure. Jt ie said that the President bad declared that Ibe could not have signed so important a bill without a ‘very considerate review of all of ite provisions, and that 3 tbe bill had pared at this late day of the session it ‘would not probably have become a law on account of ‘tbe want of time for ite consideration by him. The Tax Bill, ‘The amerdments of the Senate Finance Committee to ‘She Tax bill requce the tax on refined sugars from two of @ one and 6 baif per cent ed valorem, and lay ao ‘Maree per cent ad valorem on manutactures exclusively of gem. Bar, rod, hoop, band, sheet and plate iron arft ‘Wire cloth are added to the free lie. Sections 16 to 38, @overing the administrative details of the bill with rofer. 5 ‘ence to distilled spirita, are stricken out, and the other Sections regulating the subject substitated. A number (Of ome are mtricken ont of 1@ free Hist, inclu iron wipe, sheet lead, lead pipe, shot, horse ropes and power fedders, hames, snathes, hay forks, hoor, poriable grind- fing pailla, leather and skins of oil descriptions, stump mechines, engines, boilers and siraw wrapping paper. 4 provision is added to the section of the Internal Revenue requiring that the income tax for the year 1866 shal) be Jevied on the day the act shail take effect. recommended by the Finance Com- Eaterngl Revenne Agents tn the Rebel States. The amendment mittee, whieh authorised the Becretary of the Treasury ‘te pay euch persone as were actually employed in the ‘@eliecton of internal revenue in the rebel States prior ‘to the fret day of August, 1966, was weder discussion in ‘the Senate. again to-day, and although there was ices yude and unpariiamentary language than was used lact Bight jn the discussion of the same subject, there was @il! moch bad fesling apd considerable disposition to Veotore cach other. After epending some three hours dp the diecussion of thie item, involving the pay: ‘of $10,000 in all, the amendment was agreed to by a ‘Vote of about two-thirds of the whole Senate, The Financial Bille. The Senate amendment to the House Cursenoy bill came up in the House this evening, avd the attention of every member wae arrested by the importance of the Measure. One of the most exciting debates of the eee #100 Was maintained by Mesere, Conkling, Garfield and Pomeroy in favor of the Senate amendment, Known as the Joan certidcave proposition, and Messrs. Stevens, Price avd others supporting the House bill, or segat ender inane, for the absorbtion of the maturing ¢om. PUNE interest nove. The epecches of all were very Garnest, and the members crowded around ach of the speakers. Tbe sadical difference verween te Senate and the House on this importemt measure wilt probably compel it 10 #hose the fate of the Tart Wi)t Polvgnmy tn Utah, Peme diye rgoa memorial from the Legistature of Viah wor presented w the House of Representativer, woking hat the Apti-Polygaimy law, as applied to that ‘Territory, ebould be repealed At reasons vtated. Thie memorial wane referred to the Jud. ciary Committee, who ‘to-day Mnade & report, in which they in strong torms do. Hounoed polygamy a# contrary to the gpiril of the Curis finn religion, and a reli¢ of beathenien? and barharicm, and wobversive of the marriage relation to al) nstione Where it in tolerated. 14 is ximply legalized prostivutp, Gertroy reg the orig and divine eopetitutiod of rool. faith couid Se perpetrated than to reqoire the people of my. Bo greater outrage on the freedom of religious | Phy Natlen to eunetion and approve by lew a practice 60 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1887. canal deeply offensive, Alluding to the assertion of the memo- } wy, in. pm; of Russia. The dety on the diamonds | SM¢*nee, referred to the tax upon whisky a» excessive, riaJ that no effort has been made to enforce the law, the } jn the iatier article would be $4,000, m pti yma 6 ra pally (aban Ba 4 wa beer a= committee gay the fact is humiliating; if this istm conse- Mr. FRSSENDEN, (rep.) of Me., said these gentlemen to suck » point as would not afford such inducements to Noah oe ‘bad been enjoying themaelves abroad, he was glad 5 quence of the negloct of the federal judges, they ouyiut | ori; but he submitted whether the duty ought to be | S¥sde the awe naam nom promenade agg | with the repor to be removed, but if the failure arises from other egr,ses, | remitted because the articles had been given fo thom? | an" pos maid not think it would be Javice 1o that lenge | ar, ue it ia the duty of the President to see that the law is el ywene | Dowshhagetvate Ubrary he would have | i iraber of people who had shocks of it on hand to re- mittee, reported executed, : Mir. Grune, (e6p.) of Towa, did not think the canes | “uc? Jt Row, eke Committes to strike | te sccount Increased Pay of Army OMcers. were analogous. ‘The books were all of & professional | The amendment of the, Minance yh pe The bill granting an in:reage of pay to aMlcers of the | character, and would be very valuable to the govern. | the *micles nalned (rom the free list was agreed to by | which was army passed to-day finally, Though the increase (abaat | ™¢?t- Yuas—Measrs. Buckalow, Cattell, Cowan, Cragin, Dixon, | Mr. Monertz. conference on the Bankrupt bill. twenty por cent onall thelr allowances) was tess than | in tno sovermmont i inte Sree mare they were proteetos Bdmands Fessenden, Foicer, ‘Prelinchuyseg, Sileudricka | aid that ho w Mr. Sesoum, (rop.) of RL, moved for the appoint: expected, the difference will ba acceptable to these rather | to admit tham duty free. Winkle: Willey’ sud Wilhams—19, ee en ee ere ee poorly paid public servants, Mr. Somer read a letter from Mr. Fox, in which he Nava—Messrs, Anthony, Chandler, Conness, Cresswell, | 0, ont Mr. Srevexs moved to lay the bill on the table. savas the books will be used im the public library. Davis, Howard, Nye, Patierson, » Rose, Sprague, | Covering only The by ‘and pays apd reeulte¢ Nebraskn. ‘Mr. Axtmony said. the government needed money, but | Stewart, frumbuil and Yates—I4. — stretch of vote a, — - ee General Thayer, Senator elect from Nebraska, arrived | not badly enough to raise it by Imposing duties on the | The amendment of the Finance Committee to strike | 34 of Februar bare bn Arnell, Baker, Bingham, Baine, to-night and submitted to the President a copy of the | Presents from the Emperor of Russia. fajpstestines straw wrapping paper from the free list was disagreed | 1 Co Titec on and prose onal Ciara of Oba bey ct passed by the Legislature of that State acquiescing | paryeq n ament Was adopled and the resol + rye Finance Committee's amendment to strike out the Perly and to report it back 00 AD 10 ot EN Seek ened alin et Danake pstes in the conditions imposed by Congress, The President us INTRROORAMIO CARATS. on motion of the House bit! repealing the tax on newspaper ponds aha Lud ieckammee Tock p “) as) ayes, Tiubbar of ir tg Jaan, Kel 6, Korn, soon prociam: ir, ANTHONY, (rep.) of R 1., from the Committee vertisements was agreed to. were “4 conta, rence . se . ound Sa that | Printing, reported T rosolution for the printing of 6,000 | "MF Faseexpsx said. the committee were unable to see | Possible eke usa TH Slss, iethe bi | RBM Lette Coan, Marsha ‘ayers State, when the Senators and Representatives from t! copies of the report of the Secretary of the Navy on the | any good reason why the recsipte on advertisements = caged Ae hi to Goal vote. He would, therefore, on ag gine tit KS 4 ‘State will be admitted to Congress. inter-oceanic canals, with maps and charts. Passed. should not be taxed. now. make @ 2 a which would require ‘& two- * Shanklin Shellesaraer Expedition Against the Indians. THE PAY OF ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS. RELIEF OP IRON-CLAD Legs oo thirds vote to discharge the Committee of the ., Washburn of Mass,, We It ip stated that the Medical and Quartermaster's de- ‘Mr. Witsow, (rep,) of Mass., reported from the Com. Pee worn ny from the committee of conference on | Wiig ‘the further consideration of the bill. ‘Pa—£5. from He had himself as little interest in the passage of the Dill as any member of the House, for he represented an agricultural community. But if the industrial interests mittee on Military Affairs adversely on a House bill entitled ‘A bill to reduce the pay of the officers of the army,” but whic) was, he said, in reality a bill to increase the pay of navy officers as much as $3,000 a rehef of iron-clad contractors, made a report, agreeing substantially to the House bill, and in- cluding W. H. Webb, the builder of the Danderberg, with other contractora, The report was agreed to. partments have recelved instructions relative to the coming campaign to be inaugurated against the Indians from the Department of the Missouri about the 10th of Of the country could be taken care of, and thus financial ear. Tho committee was discharged from the further ‘ALLOTMENT OF UNITED STATES JUDGES. . bard of ‘of March. A proper proportion of surgeons, hospital stew- | Zonsideration of tho subject, On motion of Mr, TacwucLt the Senato agreed to the | ‘roubles avolded, there would come to out shores the ue K ards, ambulances and medical stores and the necessary ‘The Senate concarred in the House amendments to | conference committee called for by the House on the i industry were paralyzed, and a financial ‘super. eel Radford. of transportation will be furnished, the he. 4 rily increase the pay of officers of the | bill for the ees act ong vene, that immigration would be kept away. He Blugred Slod, Spalding, Taber, Taylor of a YY, rT ir er purposer, r y Dr. Craven's Appointment as Postmaster at | SY" I run eauareran ox comernce, | On motion of Hi, funmaix the Senate agreed to, a | OPmett tng "won eared to and tne commas. di Upson, Van aera, Van, Hor ot NX Ward of 8d Newark. N. J.. Rejected by the Senate, On motion of Mr. CHaypier, (rep.) o! ich., the Com- | conference committee ask for ¢ House on the ‘arner, a ‘orth, a pats pap” Presa Lite of ron Commerce Was uraohorged from the farther | Compound Interest bill. gl charged, the bill would then be in full control of the Wright. Dr. J. J. Craven, author of the “Prison Life of Jeff Davis,” lately appointed by the President to the post- masterahip of Newark, N. J., bas been decapitated by the Senate, The doctor harbors no ili will, and bears his mittee consideration of large number of memorials on vari- ous subjects, INFORMATION WANTED FROM THR POSTMASTER Mr, Howarp, ie of Mich., introduced # resolution calling upon the Postmaster General for information So the bill was not laid on the table, and a commit of conference was appointed. OF WAR VROERLA, RELIEF OF CONATRUCTORS Mr. Stoas, (rep.) of Wis., from the committee 6! ¢¢ ference on the joint resolution for the relief of o THE TAX BILL ‘ sage ae Se Ee a A epee ings, 8t au le er ani were placed on the free list : 4 ‘Mr. Conness offered an amendment imposing a tax of that he had faith in the instinct of the Presi- Gent to direct hit to oppose the vil, even if he had pot time to consider it fulty. GENERAL. fate with fortitude, His book has evidently kitied bim | cAling wpon the Postmaster General for, inrormatien | | Mie, Cosmas ompred an amendment, Imposing oer ct | Mt Dawns, (rép.) of Mase, referring to the point | fereace on the joint resplveen fos yar, made "> with the powers that be. : Staunton, Virginia, without bie taking the oath of alle- | imposing a penalty upon any person who shail mnanufnc. | [7hlch he had, made yestcnlay fe to the senate, Hed ee. | which was agreed to, ry ba ‘The Union Pacific Rallroad. glance, which was adopted. ture or sell as brandy made from grapes any compound | (ene cane nn ae ser inal idea, “It'was c | The Bonato agrees to the House subetitute,” ii) THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BT, Mr. Bucatew, (dem.) of Pa., entered a motion to re- consider the vote by which the bill establishing a Depart- ment of Education was passed. TAR MISCELLANROUS APPROPRIATION BILL. not really such Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., moved to amend the amends ment of Mr. Conness to Tax bill, by striking cut fifty cents and inserting one dollar. It was disagreed to, the amendment of Mr, Conness was agreed to. THE COLORADO KILL. ‘Mr. Wanr, at eleven P. M., moved to postpone all prior orders and take up the bill te admit Colorado, which was pending with a veto. Mr. Fussenpen hoped this would not be done, It was important to pass the Tax bill. Mr. Aenprices asked that the Colorado bill be post- poned until to-morrow at half-past twelve o'clock, when 8 vote could be taken without debate, After debate the bill was taken up, and until one o'clock to-morrow, when a vote will bo taken, ‘THR RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL, The Senate concurred in the House amendment to the River and Harbor Appropriation bill, and the bill goes to “the President. The amendment was an important one, ‘THE INDIAN BUREAU BILL. Messrs. Doolittle, Cattell and Pomeroy were appointed amendment restricting its bg nr to contra & after May 1, 1861, and before January 1, 1664, &*-- ‘an amendment extending tte provisions to the ¥:« of Mr. Wm. H. Webb, of New York, for bu! Dunderbarg, consideration being given to the misnomer to call jt an amendment. It was virtually a new bill, and the constitution did not give to the Senate the right to originate a revenue measure of this kind. However, he was in hopes that the g: from Vermont would have simply moved to concur or to now concur in the Senate amendment, for the interests of the country were languishing, and this bill was meeded to revive them. Mr. ALLIson, (rep.) of Towa, defended the Committee on ‘Ways and Means, and asserted that it had assiduously endeavored to this bill before action. Although he was opposed positions in the bill, yet he offered no faotious re- sistance to it. If the bill came before the House now by discharging the Committee of the Whole from its fur- ther consideration, it, must. either go to = commlttec of confererence or go over to the next gress. It, there. fore, seemed impossible in the working days of the ses- sion to give this great measure the consideration it re- quired, and he should be reluctantly compelled to vote against discharging the Committee of the Whole. ‘The Secretary of the Interior has forwarded an opinion to the Commissioner of the General Land office, apper- taining to the rights of the central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad to increased subsidies of lands and bonds under the Pacific Railroad act. The land em- braced in this opinion amouats in value to $3,500,000. The Patent Office. It appears from the report of the Commissioners of Patents for the year 1866 that the number of applications was 16,269; patents issued, including reissues and de- signs, 0,450; caveats filed, 2,723; applications for exten- sion of patents, 67; patents extended, 58; patents ex- pirea, 1,042, Of the patents granted there were—To Citizens of the United States, 9,210; subjects of Great Bntain, 127; subjects of the French empire, 48; subjects of other foreign governments, 65. The receipts were— At one o’clock the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill was taken up. The brs ‘was npon the amendment of the Finance Cominittee to provide for the payment of certain assistant assessors in the Southern States. For this Mr. Edmunds offered a substitute calling upon tho Secretary of the Treasury to send to the alist of persons employed as assessors without taking the oath, what service they have rendered, how much Is due them, &e. Mr. CHanpier, alluding to his speech about the Secre- tary of the Treasory, made last night, said he had pro- bably spoken in harsher terms than he should have used toward that officer. But it was an old saying that the last straw broke the camel’s back. Yesterday he felt that the last straw had been placed on his back. His opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury was well known, He had stated DISPOSAL 01 ‘The House resumed the disposal of Speaker's table a3 follows:— Me from the Senate announcing its to the House amendment of to-day to the ‘ing for mi potter ag members of the urt among the Circu' ‘On motion of Mr. Wizsos, of Towa, the House! on its amendment, and asked for a committee ence on the Senate amendments to the House reso. La regi ed of Cpr mthateniaemnar oped of Mr. me (rep.) of Obit non-concurred in the amendments and asked a tee of conference. ' it a year ago, and had On applications for patents, reissues, &e., $460,798; for | now no occasion to change it. His view "had | a.conferouce committee on the bill in relation to the In- | q,2ir, GAkrimLn made an appesl 10 let he, commltiee be | Nol Setage from the Senate announcing ite copies and recording assignments, Ac., $34,867—total | been strengthened day by day. In his own dian Bureau. i} ment to the Houso amendment transferring jndian ‘THE COMPOUND INTEREST NOTS BILL, negates to the country decide this question of a Mr. Morrmz rose to make a final remark, but Mr. Exprinar objected to further Mr. Mornin thereupon submitted the motion to sus- ma the rules eo as to discharge the Committee of the ‘hole from the further consideration of the Tariff bill, and tocome to a vote upon concurring im the Senate Amendments, those agreed to in Committee of the Whole to be reported, and he added that if the motion failed, the Committee on Ways and Means would make no fur- ther effort in the matter this session. é The House then, at three o’clock, proceeded to vote ‘by yeas and nayson the motion to suspend the rules so as to permit the motion to discharze the Committee of the Whole from the farther consideration of the Tariff bill to be made, The vote resulted in yeas 105, nays 64; so two-thirds not voting in favor thereof the rules were not city of Detroit they had some very efficient officers of the revenue—most excellent assessors and collectors. The Scoretary removed them, and in Detroit appointed a man who would not have been trusted fora suit of clothes anywhere in the whole Congressional district— & man so utterly unfit for the position that no man and no party would recommend him. It was true he was rejected, but he was kept in office -after the Secretary had been convinced of his unfitness, After his rejec- tion the Secretary appointed a man no better. In the State of Michigan his appointments were controlled by men who wore utterly devoid of character and reputation and poaition. The delegation from Michigan were not consulted, nor were respectable men consulted. The man whom the Senate fojected was now in Washington boasting that he controlled all the anpointments of Michigan. Further than this, General Voorhees, better amount, $495,665, The amount to the credit of the fund, January, 1866, was $130,184; receipts during the Year, $495,665—total, $625,850, From which deduct amount of expenditures—namoly, $361,724—and thero is left to the credit of the Patent fund, January 1, 1867, $264,125. The surplus of receipts over expenditures daring the year is $139,941, Letter Postage to Foreign Countries. The following are the revised rates of postage upon let- tors for Turkey, Greece, Egypt, India, &c., by tho Prus- sian closed mail:— Hereafter the rates of postage per one-half ounce or under, chargeable upon letters transmitted to or recelvod Boreau to the War Department, and asking ® oe of confe ference. ‘Mr. Ross, (dem.) of Ii., moved that from its amendment, which was rejected ‘yeas to 82 nays. On motion of Mr, Scuexcx' the House insisteor amendment and agreed to a committee of Vcr The Senate amendments to the House bill ; ization of land districts in Arizona, Idaho, ] fontana were taken up, and on motion of Mr.Jt the amendments were non-concurred in, € mittee of conference acked. i | Senate amendments to the House bill authori building of lighthouses were taken up, and op Mr. Loseysar the Sepate amendments were in, Senate amendments to the River and Hai Messrs, Sherman, Sprague and Johnson were ap- pointed a conference committee on the Compound Inter- ‘est Note bill, Pending the consideration of the Tax bill the Senate, at & quarter to twelve o’clock, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasmvaton, Feb. 28, 1867. ‘The House met at eleven o'clock, and the Journal of yesterday was read. PRINTING EXTRA COPIES OF REPORTS. Mr. Lary, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee on Printing, reported a resolution to print one hundred and Housere ave or from ‘the undermentioned countries by the Prussian | known aa Dan Voorhees, of Indiana, had been the secret | sisty.nve thousand extra copies of the Agricultural Re- ohh riation bill were taken up, and om mot closed mail will be as follows, viz:— ent of the Secretary of the Treasury, and for months y bar 1) | Enaurstow all the motions were concurred in ¢ First—To Greece and the Tonian Isles Sic., prepay- | had deen trav elling through the rebel ‘States on secret | Port of 1806—twonty thousand for the Commissioner of | |, There was great interest manifested in the vote, Par. | ST Stat sy. Onto, tleularly when it red on the call of names concluded that the change of a few votes from no to aye would give the required two-thirds majority. prominent supporters of the bill were circulating among their fellow members and endeavoring to effect such change while the clerk was at request reading out very ye ‘the yeas and naye. The following is the vote in tail ; ment optional. Second—To Rumili, Baken, Byrlat, Botutshung, Buch- arest, Folkshani, Galatz, Glurgero, Jassy, Ibriala, Piatra, Plajesto, Raman, 83c.,' prepapment optional, ' To all other points 38c., prepayment compulsory. Third—Euroy and Asiatic Turkey, Alexandretta, Lataka!, Mereeni and Tripoll, in Syria, 38 cents, prepay. business for him. Mr Henpricks, (dem.) of Ind., interrupted Mr, Chand- lor to say that this was not true. Mr. Caanpuar said his informant was William A. How- fried formerly membor of Congress from the Detroit dis- trict, Mr. Hexpricks—Well, it is not true. Agriculture and one hundred and forty-five thousand for the members of the House. Adopted. Also fifteen thousand extra copies of the Patent Office Report—five thousand for the Commissioner of Patents ten thousand for members of the House. rp Also five thousand copies of the Smithsonian Report— Senate amendment to the joint resolution to yy * y tenant Jobn H. Hamilton for military service up, and; on motion of Mr. Bixenam, the ame! concurred in. Senate amendments to the House bill for the Richard McCherry, of California, was on Winvom, concurred in. | Aiet « | f Ma Ate ‘ahatding: Bia Stevens, Stokes, Stou: John Ls Th "Rrowbridge, ‘Aernam, Van Horn of tions. Mr. Caxpizn said he would comply with this request, . sa ‘arner. Wi aahburn of Mase,, Welker, ‘Witson as he saw its importance, Indies, 69 centa, prepayment required: United States Supreme Court. Vat ment required; Adrianople, Antwari, Beyrout, Burgas, Mr. CHanpixx repeated the name of his informant, two thousand for the institution and three thousand for = a Caitma, Cavaiia, Constantinople, Czornawooda,” Darda- | Mr. Henpricks eald Mr, Voorhees had beon engaged as | the House, Adopted. pcaeiaeere Ally. Amen, Amant des Aer ot ERODE rae el neiles, Darasso, Gallipol!, Jaffe, Janida, Jerusalem, Ine- | the agent of the Western distillers to secure an honest | Also ten thousand copies of the reports of the Select | Rovada: Ashley of Bingham, Blaine, Blow, Boutwell, Borer, The Senate amendments to the House bil tay a poit, Candia, Canea, Kustendg!, Lagos, Larnica, Mity. | execution of the Revenue law and to devise means for | Committce on the murders of Union soldiers in South | Brandegea, Broomall,” Buckland, Bundy. Clarke of Ohio. | ways and neans for the payment of compdud tater. lene. Plillipoli, Prev. wcaatone Rhodes, Satonica, Rust- | putting a atop to the abuses under which liquor was sold | Carolina, Adopted. Clarke of Kansas, Conkling, Cullom. Datling. Davia, Da notes, The House bill provided for er tae of legs Sansbun, Ser nop, Smyrna, Sophia, Salina, | for less money than the amount of the tax upon it. ‘THE KINGDOM OF CANADA. Dawaon, Delano, jixon, Dodge. “7 Faraworth, | tender notes to the extent of $800, 000,000, The Sene Tenedos, Trebizond, Tcihesme, Tultcha, Valona, Varna | It wason this business that he travelled in the South | The motion to suspend the rules made by Mr. Rar- | Ferry. ‘Garfield. De See ee att | amendment provides for isguing cel vying thr. and Valo, 35 cents, prepayment optional; to all other | recently. He wasin no way employed in the Treasury | sown, (rep.) of N. ¥., last night, that he might offer 5 pane A ad een nt Gem Tae per cent interest. | Perch Rare crea Aleman cont propay | "Qe" Eettnan wag boat to proceed with hi exslane | fSarn cme Sp athe anos onde | PAS Sula OP, Nitat a Chin hitae | ermng, emt Jorn mann, ak ow aon rpeat required; Alexandria, 86 cents) propuyment op- | vion of the circumstances stlending bie speech oat | "Mr. Rarxowo provored, in view ofthe evident dein- er Lynch, Marth ec Nicken "Motus, | Setrnemse | oom ttt ‘ night, when el of 08e evening to suspend the ru! jercar, 1a » stl a Rg tg nn et: Pe uat | Me Same eh 2k Qh ene ah | bash rig eve ag fen te om: | Has poe rc Rahal 3, aevgeR't| tment oni Pao Eafe tn | guied prsge Sone Sccee, ge ie Recent ON consume the time o! a personal exp! mittee on Foreign Affairs, with leave to report at any ‘Seo! Phe! Saree, Oe es oe boas \ther-in-law, Mr. Hooprr did not Know what right Mi in X. Y., Ward to transfer the charge of the bill to Mr. Y.. Wi ‘Wentworth, Whaley, Williams, ‘of Pa,, avd Wood- ‘ tn the United Btates Supreme Court the following busi- | Mi umm raised the point, of, Setec Anes tate ste agai eae rsa Sneronpen refeeaad 16 ie Coase | i Faas Mr. Powenoy, (rep.) of N.Y... inquired fhether go ness wae done:—Nos, 825, 326 and 927, Indian cases | Order, as It provided (Esper private claims, | comuittce amet seyanetee ten ‘anant | ,Xsts—Mosra. Alison, Anderson, Raker, Benjamin, | committee of the had ‘the ’pateruity * the bill, against cortain counties of Kansas, were sot for argument | which, under the rales, could not be attached to an ap: | mous consent, Beriece Domeliy: Duahmt gnleswn Eldridge, Farasear, | 2pe SyeaRex fHocgns Dot. : on the first Monday in April. No, 185, the ship Bird of | Propriation. These assessors had not taken the cath of INDUS TIONS. Finek, Glosibrenner, Harding of Ry., Harding of MH, Har: | Atoneny that case it an orpby: eae SS ee P office, and were therefore inno Just sense officers of the | Mr. Kasson, (rep.) of Towa, from the Committes on | rit, Hawkins, Hayen Hil: Hise. Ita atl of WN. Y., Hum (Laughter. ) ine, appellant, vs, Heynemon, construction of | United States, Appropriations, reparted tie Senate amendments | Hunter, Julian, Kasson, z ‘Mr, Pouxgoy remarked that he did not mt to fathe: charter party; argued. Tt was ordered by the court that | . The Cuatm decided the point not well taken, and Mr. | to the tudlan ‘Aappropratian Dill, some of which were | Kirt ttn, MNant ont Biwipa Halted, Riticr, | ‘“Dfe, Pracx aad that he would ‘Have chart enough the clerk bo authorized to isnue tho mandates in all cases | SCTE apposled from, the decision. at ee amend. | concurred in. and some nem-copcarred in. The sneod, | orm, Reon, Shanklin, Sonn, ‘stile, Tuber, Tartorvot | take charge of it x ig - Aeoided at the present term of this court. ‘The court ad- | ment was in order was sustained--yeas ST, Days 10. | ciecks ia mbich mouey of corlaln Tdaue’ wae invested | Wane eg cdo Winn: | Mr. Sravaxe remarked that this bill never be- | journed until the first Monday in april noxt. Messrs, Cresswoll, Fowler, Howard, Howe, Nye, Pome- | by the government was non-concurred in, Mr. Kasson | Wright—64. Ton, BS onan ‘Ho himself had pe il, and Court of Claime. en nenoare Wade and Yates voted in the plats lroamastances, and expressing, the opinion ani#,2900 a8 the vote was mnnounced, Mr. SrxvENS rose Fg tne femmes Fm, a th. hiatal tie " ernment ould assume the bn it and to i Richard W. Meade, administrator, vs. The United | "fre enendment of Mr. Edmunds was d to. | cate the ‘claim for such bonds and stocks, he therefore a ar marr oY le rules, and to die. | Committee on Banking and Currency. charge Union from further consideration of the Senate amend- ments to the Tariff bill, and that the House concur therein ‘with the amendment agreed to in the Committee of the Whole, and with the additional amendment to strike out of aes to wool the words which except cl m the calculation of value on which ‘States; argument concluded. Court adjonrned to Mon- day, March 4. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. The amendment of the Finance Committee was then adopted—yeas 33, nays 13, as follows :— ws Yxas—Mesars. Anthony, Brown, Buckalew, Cattell, Cov- ness, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Fogg, Fos- tor. Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Hendricks, Johnson, Lane, Mc- ll, Morgan, Morrill, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, Poland, Ramsey, wished the matter to go to a Committee of Conference. The amendment to Pay, ® deposit of three thousand dollars in the Merchants’ National lost by the failure of that concern, was non-concurred in. An amendment in reference to the annuities of the Miami tribe of Indians gave rise to a rather tedious dis- eam! Riddle, Ross, Saulsbury, Sherman, ‘ * id " | cussion, the question arising on a proposition to ex- | tax is to be levied. Second Seasten. eon lay ag *Eimudae Fowler, Howard, | clude persons not entitled to share in the annuitica. | — Several questions of order were raised and disposed Howe, Kirkwood, Nye Pomeroy, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, | Finally, after an hourand e half of debate, the amend- | of and explanations ‘as to the effect of the motion were there SENATE. Wilson and Yates—18. ment was agreed to. ‘The amendments having all been | safe Yor and made ee ee. Serene a SO wee | ‘The amendment just adopted is as follows:— isposed of, a comm! conference was oD Mr. Harving, .) of Til., asked Mr. Stevens to ac- Conxuixc ireast House in | ‘Wasmieer0s, Feb. 28, 1967. That the prety of the Treaeury ie hereby authorized to | the dlaagrosing votes of the two houses, cop an mnauameet, inatenning tas duty. on live extents, sane seat i iavee of Gosouiting ia tieenste meer’ | “i PATENT OFFICE. vary ‘persons as were actually employed in the col- ALLOTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT. ‘and agnicoltural products, which amendment Mr. Stevens | 1 ont” Was the House ng o the try iS ais lk ake tae Mecen A Tecuon ‘of internal revenue in the rebel States prior to the | On motion of Mr. Wisox, (rep.) of Towa, the Senate | included in his motion. ‘ cats spade al ta hal sated @ Senate the annual report of | ist dey of Atuust, 1896, sation at the rate prescribed | bill to provide for the allotment of members of the Sa- the vote being taken, stated, in | W# coming within (he poskipllt of specie pays com) by law, and an amount sufficient for that Ly The Srzaxsr, before the Patent Office and a motion to print the usual number purpose is hereby | preme Court among the circuits, and for the appoint- | order that its effect might not be misunderstood, thai | Meat, to go once more into the busines of ? of copies was referred to the Committee on Printing. Tie ee meet Of 8 meazeiel, She, son, Rerem eee ‘was taker | one vote would ‘sett the whole question ag far ab tha yy guapaned ThLanee datos sok Veh canceling, anal BRIDGING THE MIssissirr, The following amendment of the Finance Committee Mr. Witox, rom ‘the Judiciary Committee, offered an rpg 80 oad by ge Barham eg verry that, therefore, no human bel: i the or Mr. Pomenoy, (rep.) of Kansas, Introduced a bill to | Was adopted: — amendment providing for the appointment of a marshal | vapia, and bo supposed purposely 0, that one vows | Sm2unls of those outstanding. eo authorize the construction of a bridge across the Missouri | _ That the Secretary of the Treasnry is hereby authorized to | for the <u Court of the ict of Columbia and | would settle it, ministration of the department was tin that pare ‘ell at public auction the following property belonging to | for abolishing the office of warden of the jail The Mr. Hoor: ) of Mass, inquired what, if the Ucularity which concerned the very of D0ok. river at Leavenworth, which was referred to the Com- | the United States, namely—The buildings and grounds | amendment was agreed to and the bill passed. motion prevailed, would becorse of the amendments of | Keeping and accounts Tt was pret mittee on Military Affairs, Hnown 26 the Gia Casiom, Hones. at. Alesaparig. Va; DEMOCRATIC CONGRA the Committee on Ways and Means tliat were not yet | Aud that might ea well be underst DBPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Mr. Tremncnt, (rep.) of Til, called up the bill to House, at New Haven, Conn.; the building and ground the Old Custom House, at Portsmouth, and known the Old Mr. Le Buoxp, (dem.) of Ohio, rising to ex. lanation, roterted ‘oibe recent act of the Ohio Len: acted iat ? The KER replied that they would be cut off, None lature refasing to strike out of the State constitution the Dut those agreed to by the Committe ot the Whole could establish a Department of Education. a ‘a.; the parcel or lot of ground | word “white,” and to the act of the New York tein | form the eubject of consideration before the Commitee All pending amendments wero voted down, ani ihe | parchaced at Perth Amboy. X., or the erection of « | rejecting the. word “white in the constitutional con- | of Conference rjecting ‘Dill was passed and goes to the Prezident. It is as fol- vention bill, and congratulated his democratic colleagues Mr. Harprxa manifested some hesitation sbout leaving " Harbor; and he in hereby authorized - lows:— ccute and deliver'all needful coureyanoes to the purchaser | on theeo faete and in their cause against universal suf- | his amendment to the tender mercies of a conference Sxcriox 1. That there shall he established at the eity of | OF Purchasers thereof. being thus sustained by those two great States. committee, and desired to withdraw it so that his Washington a Department of Education, for the purpose of Mr. War, (rep.) of Obio, offered an amendment ap- ir. GARFIELD, (rop.), of Ohio, as a aause for further | action on the motion might be free; but on Mr, Sievens collecting such statistics and, faots ag shall show the con- jating $75,000 for the erection of public buildings tulaiion on Part of his colleague (Mr. | refusing to allow it Mr. Harding yielded his mistrost dition aaa Progrens Of stacation te es and | in the Territory of New Mexico, but au Le ), seomt to the Clerk’s desk and bad read a | and assented to his amendment Temaining before the th on and man: nt Of achools Aad eT ne | accepted a substitute for this directing the of ge Proclamation jesued by the bg apd Yazoo City, | House. ople of the | the ary to cause an examination and report to be | Miss., ordering freedmen to leave Place within a The vote was taken on Mr. Stevens’ motion and re- ata ance of eft. made Cy the buildings noeded and their cost. ‘specified soon sulted 102; 60. wo-thirds not voting in shout the country. rain we Sun eiued se cmentnes sepecgeeine Oia Sanea ereaien ‘eave to offer the following edacation throu APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. Sinvers, of Pa., from the Committee on , are shall be appointed by the President, by for public buildings in the Territory of Dekoiab. Be) «Ar. waren iby Gemivan wil, To that the oom | Joint reemiateures ec. 2. That t a with the ad ” said they needed o jail and other buildings in that Ter- Boner of Education, who shall be entranted with themes: | Fitcry. a ra | mittee bad been unable to agree. committee of |” Be 14 resolved, ement of the department herein established, and who | Mr. Jonxson inquired what wae the population of the | Conference was asked for. ange of this joint resolutton, there ball, be levied, sppsint ove ethel clark ef hts dopectaneey, | arty Mr. Breanan, from the Committee on Military Affaire, | ihe Gnived tat partment ir, WADE said it emall, and mostly criminals, ir. Brvana™, from the Commi « ire, ps Saas ot Sot! moe Wack ihe bil aliowing back pay to Lieatenant | ls am additional duty equal te ied one Sohn H. Osler, late of the Twenty-mxzth Ohio infantry. a * Mr. Wane offerod an amendment providing that the sald clerks shall be mubject tothe. Appointing cud cee fovernment advertising in the District of Colueabte snait | The bill was passed. wargrend mentereeioe: Power of the Commissioner of Education, in the two papers having the largest circulation, and ba Pn Poe od shall be levied, collected pe 3 hy it A of tbe Commissioner, ot none others, ‘The amendment was Mr. Brows11, (wp. of a mh po oe coal or raiiroad iron. ing (he reouate of ti * - Ir. TRUMBULL moved as an amendm section re- one hour for soporte Committee on Public | Mr, MORRILL mov. a statement OF auch Teste ee cancnna, abot. together with | nealing the existing provision for the appointment of a | Lands, in which the State of California was interested, vote wes taken on the motion hie ju 1 subserve the pu: ‘for which this department | com! to investigate the claims of slave. ion was made, an: Houve proceeded, at a | rules, and resulted, yeas 94, ineatablishod. In the Grst report made by the Commissioner | holders whose slaves enlisted in the army, but subse- past one, to the business of the bwin 9 hour, | voting therefor, the of Education under this act there ve presented a | quently, at the request of Mr. Fessenden, withdrew it, Committee on Foreign Affairs being entitled to Mr, Kassoy then shitement of the several arants of land made by Congress Mr. ‘Winsow offered an amendment that the laws relat. | floor to make its reports, that he might introdace fopramote education, and {he manner In wisich the several | ing to the army and navy be published in the Army and REPORTS OF THE COMMITTER ON FOREIGN AFFAIR, tariff on wools and therefrom and the anntsl ‘of the same, as far ux | Navy Journct, at the rates Oxed by law, Re ee etn ne eee, Amira | only tho recommendati the same can be determin: mado an adverse report on the bill for the rellef of Hi Means on those subjects. xe. 4. That the Commissioner of Public Buildings fs | Mr. Monat. offered an amendment ing one | E. Peck, Minister Resident and Consu! at Hayt, ‘The vote was taken herehw authorized and directed to furnish proper offices for | bundred thousand doliars for the com| of the City | Which was laid on the table, 00, nays 64; ¢ department herein established, Hall at Washingtom, The amendment was to. Also the resolution the President of the Moreor, ‘the rules were not THE HCTLDWO® OCCUFIND BY THK FREKDMEN'S HORRAY 1x | The Dill was the1 , and the Senate, at quarter | United “tates to transmit tho diplomatic The hour of half-past four Mr. Moment, (rep.) of Me.. introduced a bill proviaing | ™'* NF lore mph a fine iaoped m MNRERRREE bccn ccnp ore x oe Ay! pale buildings erecte by ed Evening Seasion. Also tire bill F / iene 4 be agnor Anérew Evening Session. ie riet o} mal fu ul THE TAX BIL, a rol legally and im med ite session at half- sev war on public lots or lands which have been turned over | The Tax bill was taken up on motion of Mr, Fas | en In the United States service and killed In battle Pe Acadiana fe ote to the Bureau of R Freedmen and Abandoned | sexpxx, The Senate committee's amendments were | after bis disch ing erdered, appropriating $2,500, The Sruaxen presented resolutions of Board of Trade Land d bureau as school buildings, upon as they were reached. which was of St, Louis im regard to the Mississippi river, which houses for teachers, tenements for eae hagpitais, esers, Howarp and Tavancit raised ions Mr. a vinny Wig the same committee, reported a | were referred to the Committee of Commerce. ployment offices and for temporary. ter, are hereby | against the proposition to strike out certain Dill directing the American Minister at China to ox- ‘THE PUBLIC LANDS IN THE SOUTH. such lots durmg the continuance legengpos freee. the se ine, claim of Nott & Co., American merchants Mr. Jousan, (rep.) of Ind., called up the motion to re- of said bureau, or while the necessity for them sbali Feeaswpen sald the Finance Committee had ascer. | trading in China, against the Chinese government for | consider the vote by which the House bill exist; which was referred to the Committee on the Dis. | ta’ that a tax on these articles did mot materially | the loss of $16, in silver cion by the capture of the | of the act of June 21, 1 for the disposal of pubii trict of Columbia, affect the prices of them. It was only putting money | vessel Neva! in Chinese waters by pirates, and mak! im actual ho settiements in ‘Alabama, REPORTS PROM THE COMMITTER ON FORKIGN RELATIONS, into the pockets of manufacturers. . his deci¢ion in the matter final, the amount to be Lou Arkansas and Florida, which was Foreign Hetatony,niked obs dscharved wom ter | tiles of genera un, toe ftarsion eau fave. Teaxeed | oss under the treaty CC tar Nesmeond etmeeed Pere tt Semmes gh Tenig Latah scl 6 fur les nt use, and if taxail to be under real Mr. ther consideration of a bill mere effectually to e ttought to be reduced on tl suai Bee tects, and then the bill was eee the Hovse for ite action. Ni await ry the mutual relations of the United States; also the hem, Mr, Frese: wore articles of general further consideration of the memorial of the Vice Consul ¥ t put thom on Yee rm Aer. Dawson, (dem.) of Pa., and why not put them on the free list ? peperted abil Sxing ine ealosr ot aac nn nes, salary of the Consul a Ham: Hi 3 of Portugal, stationed at Savannah, asking for compen- Mr. Howann said we must begin The ‘at $3,000, which was sation of property taken from him the troops of Gen. sneering manner in which Mr Fessen: ques- . AXCONA, (dem.) of Pa, infor- eral Sherman. The committoo was discharged. ‘tak ira os ya thts bot mation on the Aatject of Sake one om tiom was not to be taken ag iment in this body. The Sonate refused to strike the following Mr, Sona, from the samo committee, made a similar from the free list, thereby non-concurring in the amend- awe, stump Mr. Ranxs repiied thi report on a petition for the ostablishinent of a reciprocity ot thbend to aeite eae ene of Foregn Affairs did not intend to make any report on the subject treaty with the Hawajian Islands; and a petition to per- | ments of the Financial Committee:—Buck ‘at this time, mit @e use of goverumont vessels to take soundings of | machines and potatoe dij REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRRRITORIES, the ay tg! laying a cable between the American The Senate Committee recommended to strike out the Mr. Hitt, (rep.) of Ind., from the Committee on Terri- coast and the coast of France; also the memorial of | following from the free list:—Steam locomotives and | tories, made an adverse raport on the bill to provide for french Canadians and others remonstratiog against the engines, including boilers and log siding and | the publication of the laws of Dakota Territory, which marine shingle machines, confederation of the British provincos, Mr. Howaxp hoped this amendment would not be ‘was laid on the tabi Commies, (rep.) of Cal, spoke against such a sum. r rf Mr. Cooran, (dem.) of Tenn., from the same commit- mary ‘of #0 jut a mattor as the Hawatian to, toe, reported & bill to emend rec; , aud, on his motion, this subject was laid on ‘Mr. SHERMAN sail there wore no articles more proper and New Mexico, which was nae oe ae the for taxation than engines and locomotives. The tax wae The committee was disc! in the other cases. Mr. Soman also asked leave 40 be discharged from the further consideration of numerous petitions for the en- actment of an international copyrty bt law. VRECANTS FROM THR RMPRROR OF RUAMA TO UNITRD STATES Aleo a bill amendatory of the org Sevaery, whan monte of the organic act of Colorado On motion of Mr. Asntey, Senat Dill W amend the organic ho py hE was taken from the Spenker’s table and Leng Tho Senate bill to amend the organic easily collected. wore jufactured in @ fertsenot the onan be, seen bagi tia bee coun i it woul do to enlarge the free iat too aoe Mr. Howanp attributed the falling off in the revenue of won! NAVAL OFFICERS. in a great measure to the kii green as col- | Territo take Speaker's Mr. Sumer, from the Committce on Forei la- | lectors ‘and assessors that had reconity made by the | ite Drovinons iso. igeraaay tne ery of the torial tions, reported a Joint resolution authorizing ‘Tesistans President. judges of Idaho jue A 000 to $4,000, ‘ecretary of the Navy Fox and othor officers of the Mr. Suenwax, while concurring in the views of Mr. ir. Biever, ding thought that $8,000 war Mianton@moh and the gunboat Augusta to accept pre. | Hot bolieved that the decrease was atteibutable | quite --¥8D, but Mr. Ashley repestensed the igh cost — from Emperor of Rusela, ywainly to the fact that there were fewer afti¢ies manu- ite te ing in those Territories, delegates from New r (dem.) of Md., moved an amondment | fa tured now than a year ago, dae fatlen ied and re deserved to the increase of salary wie Semoun (ep) ot R. Le asked what was the char saiguapdiapbainge. "7 chatm of Utah on the ana ner: e eeetionkes eegld “SSE capac anemone | ee ee, tar are Seam * | Seca porta tobe as Able “9eke and & yal suff box presented to Mr, Fox ‘Mr. Comn.ves, ip ~svocating the enemption ef steam 80 tho bill was ansved,