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10. WASHINGTO a stated, unti] the United States bas been notified that its friendly offices are accepted and commissioners are ap- pointed. General Fallerton’s Examination by the Judiciary Committee. ~* ‘The examination of General Fullerton by thy House Judiciary Committee is not yet concluded, and wil not Commanders | ve untii the arrival here of some records that are now im New Orleans, It is not improbable that General Ful- lerton himself will be sent to New Orleans for the records desired. ‘The Vacant Post Offices. The President and Postmaster General are closely en gaged to-night in making selections of the different post- masters required to fill the different offices left vacant by the action of the Senate during the lave and present sessions of Congress. By the same action of the Senate in rejecting so many of these postmasters some eight millions of dollars of the public money have been left in the hands of parties who have given no bonds, and who cannot be required to give them. Confirmations by the Sevate. The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the following nominations:— Consuls,—S, C. Mon’ oy, Lambayeque, Peru; Jame: R. Bond, Para, Brazil; ebighirie, Ancona; Duncat McPherson, Hobart Town; E. E. Lord, Ningpo; Lorenze Dahl, Bilboa; John Fearon, La Union; Arthur Gemaert Liesa; Charles Moye, Chibuab A. Hartman, Galatz G. N. Molloy, St. John; Lonis Galla, Santander; C. E Land, Cayenne; Henry W. Carstens, Oldenburg; H Leboutillier, Gaspe Basm, C, E.; M. Van J. Duclos Ostend; G. C. Crane, Bogota; F. R. Razer, Gottenbarg Thomas Brown, Bathurst; J.'B. Pedrson, Manila; A. Miller, Belize; H. J, Lockwood, Bergen; N. Petrocoching Scio; F. W. Behn, Messina; Jonn W. ‘Jones, Bombay} S$. M, Leonard, Sah Juan del Sur, Postmasters—Joa, Whitten, Columbus. Ind.; John C, Havuum, Delphi, Ind, ; Christopher T. Coffin, Madison, Ind. ; Geo. M. Lynd, Lockport, Ill. ; Frederick W. td Ubange in the Assignment of Under the Reconstruction Law. Non-Concurrence of the Senate in the Uouse Amendments to the Supplementary Bill. Oppesution to the Admision of Mr. Themas, Senator Eleet from Maryland. Wassage of the Niagara Ship Canal Bill, &e, March 18, 1867. ‘the Senate's non-concurrence in the House amend- ‘ment to the Supplementary Reconstruction bill pro- vietug for a majority of the registered voters of the rebci States to ratify the constitution framed by the con- ver tions to be assembled under the law, compels a ref- ercuce to a conference committee and a day's unex- pected delay in the completion of the measure. When the amendment objected to was proposed in the House it gave rise to no debate, and from the want of opposi- tion offered it is thought that the House will adhere to it and enforce itsadoption, A renewal of the discussion that took place when the same amendment was pro- posed a few days since in the Senate arose to-day, and ‘the supporters of the amendment were charged by Sen- ators Wilson, Morton, Drake and Willey with ao Detroit, Mich.; Wm. T. Post, Eimi N. Y.; Phill Lawrence, Minerai Point, Wis. ; David McBride, Sparta, Wis.; Alonzo Leach, Joitet, Ii; R. H. Lee, Camden, N. J.; Peter Purcell, Wiikesbarre, Pa. ; John F. Congar, Newton, N. J.; Joshua R, Smith, Meridian, Miss.: C. J. Rawling, Wheeling, W. Va. ; James M. Boreman, Par- kersburg, W. Va; Mrs. Francis E. Lathrop, Columbia, Mo ; 5. J. Burnett, Warrensburg, Mo.; Henry H. Bing- ham, Philadelphia, Pa. Supervising Inspector of Steamboate—John Devinny,) Seventh district, Registers of Land Office—Michael Field, St. Croix, ; Gilbert E. Porter, Eau-Claire, Wis. ; George A. ar, La Crosse, Wis; cai W. Briggs, Visalia, Cal.; Vespasiano Smith, Bayteld, Wis. ; W. G. Steward, fesiro to obstruct reconstruction and an in- | Sioux City, lowa; Charles B. Richardson, Fort Dodge, dention. of defeating the real object of the | 10Wa; James H. Baker, Boonville, Mo.; Stephen H Alban, Stevens’ Point, Wis, Dill, The dill will, undoubtedly, be completed to- Receivere of Public Money.—Almanson Eaton, Stevens, Point, Wis ; Wm. R. Smith, Sioux City, Iowa; Samuel ‘morrow, and itis understood will come back within a i , 8. Burton, La Crosse, Wis; Heury Clay Williams, Eiu day or two with the President’s objection, so a8 to | Cis, Wis-+ Asaph Whittissey, Bayfield, Wis, + Charies ‘enable Congress to take final action upon it and adjoarn | G. Berkins, Marysville, Cal.; James Rowe, Chillicothe, this week. The general feeling seems to favor anad- | Ohio; Henry C. Burbank, St, Cloud, Minn.; Wm. H. Senmnmant t0-0a faie.e day ab December wext., Pratt, Humboldt, Cal.; Charles Pomeroy, Fort Dodge, Iowa. t of Commanders | Assossors of Internal Revenue —Jacob S. Bugh, Hfth district, Wisconsin; George B. Kingham, First diswict, ‘The following order has just been iseued by General | Wisconsin; Wm. Matchier, Eleventh district, Penjsyl vania; Benj. Acton, First district, New Jersey. United States Attorney.—Jobn 'N, Noble, Easter d's trict, Missouri. Medical Purveyor.—Surgeon Charles Sutherland. Paymaster United States Army.—James R. Meui#. Major Generat by Brevet.—Brevet Brigadier eneral John H. Gleeson, i Collector of Internal Revenue.—Albert Heel, Sixth district, Towa, Collectors of Customs—James H Kelly, Geese, N. Y.; Wilham B. Peters, Frenchman’s Bay, ‘Ne Indian Avents—Louis M. Baca, for New texico Th- dians; ES. Stover, for Kansas ‘Agency; avert Wiley, for Sac and Fox Indians. + Surveyor of Custome—John Knowlton, Portsmouth, ANJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Wasntxctox, March 15, 1867. The President directs that the following changes be made, at the request of Major General Thomas, in the assignment announced in General Orders No. 10, of March 11, 1867, of Commanders of Districts under the act of Congress entitied an act to pro- vide for the more efficient government of tho rebel States and of the Department of tho Cumber Jand created in general orders No. 14 of March 12, 1867:— Brevet Major General John Pope to command the Third District, consisting of the States of Georgia, Florida and FRADQUARTERS OF THR uh ms ‘and Major Goneral jeorge H. Thomas to com- r mand the Department of 1e imberia. ‘ By command of ‘General GRANT. Rejections by the Senar. The Senate rejected the following nomsation Postmasters—Charles Slingluff, Morrisown, Pa. ; Wil- The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Union. J . 7, liam W. Rives, Paris, Ill.; Michael Rep, Pitiston, Pa. ; ‘Te Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Union had a meeting to- | Frederick Schruder, Scranton, Pa; Dvid Pendergast, night at Union League Hall, Addresses were made by | Carbondale, Pa.; Fitz H. Stephens, §& Joseph, Mich. ; Hon Sidney Perbam, of Maine; Gencral C. C. An- = iH hate, ~ a eed 2 tereon, jeffersonville, Ind. ; 8. Lr @rews, of Minnesota, and others General An- Pension Agents—Frederick G.’ Kapp, Now Orleans, @rews, in his remarks, said he expected that | La. =e baw! ceeties, eo ty, a airy Br om eceivol of ——! iL 3 matters would henceforward improve in the Pg Wis; Dobert Le Tidrieky De Moines, ‘tema ‘Bouth, and that the Southern States would im a year or Registers of Land Office—Job W. Scott, Humboldt, two be fally represented in Congress. Some of their —_ eae Neweks City, Nebraska; Oongressmen, he thought, would be of loyal antecedents, | “tephen F. wick, Reseburg, : Indian te—Robert 8. Moo®, for Pawnees in Ne- got ho believed that such men ae Joe Johnston, Hood, | pracka; Thomas B. Ward, for Oraha exoncy. WVorrest and others would be sent to Congress, and he, Assescors of Internal Revewe—Robert M. Cariiste, for pne, was willing to admit them, for he beheved they yee Cat Romi aaah ape: heartily wished the country to be united in friendship | siedical ome f Abedil. ‘and peace, and would labor to seoure freedom to the ‘ Cruise of the Mcramento. ‘meat helpless of their constituents, Despatches under date offanuary 12, 22 and 29 have Phe Reconstruction Law in the Carolinas. been received at the Navy partment from Captain D. ‘The War Department has received from the Depart- | Coiling, commanding the Hited States steamor Sacra- ment of the South, headquarters at Charleston,SC, | mento. The firet despate’ is from Monrovia, Liberia, General Order No. 27, datod March 13, 1867, issued by | where the Sacramento hadarrived, having sailed from Brevet Major General J.C. Robinson. The order is as | porto Grande, island of § Vincent, on the ist of Jan- ED. Townexxn, Acsistant Adjutant General. follows :— ™ wary. On the 3d of thaynonth the Sacramento was at sti cpyo tees tte oats | Yrs Par into 8 ag hero te Baving been received at these headquarters, it is | St. The further moveente of the vessel are reported Rereby announced for the information and government | as follows:—She left Morovia on the 16th of January, eee ee nee eect corer ae’ ihin | sailed thence for Cave#, eighteen miles to the eastward South Carolina from this date. of Cape Palmas, on th 19th, at which place she arrived ‘The President’s Views of Military Republics. | ®04 departed the sam day. On the evening of tho 2istshe Im an interview with President Johnson last Saturday | @‘Tived at the Dutcbown of Diem, and on the 22d ar- the subject of reconstructing the Southern States under | rived at St, Geor’ del Mena, the capital of Dutch the new military governor bill came up, and bis opinion | Guinea, from whece the second despatch is dated. being asked on the subject, he shook his head gravely | From Monrovia + Cape Palmas Captain Collins gave and remarked that the holding of elections under mili- | Passage, at the revest of our Consul, to Jobn Marshall, tary contro] was in conflict with the spirit of republican | of the Liberian nate. On the 25th the Sacramento institutions, Then rising and retiring to an adjoining | left St. George ¢l Mena for Cape Coast Castle, sevon room he returned with a book in bis hand and read the | miles to the earvard, and left there on the same day following extract from an address of Danie} Webster to | for Accraa, a jat possession of the Dutch and British. the citizens of Massachusetts, on the occasion of the | The despatchof the 2%th is from Jella Caffy, from ‘eolebration of the completion of the Bunker Hill Monu- | whence on th- date the Sacramento would sai! for St ment, on the 17th of June, 1843:— Paul de Loano. All were well. are yet on their trial, and I hope fora favorable | The Trouwles of the United States. European result; but truth—sacred trutb—and fidelity to the and Wet Virginin Land and Mining Com. cause of civil Hberty compel me to say that hitherto | pany. they have discovered quite too much of the spint of The follwing are the documents submitted by the ‘tbat monarchy from which thi rated thi vea, Guite too troquent fenees bb mate we woiliary foree, and | Mexican cgation in regurd to the petition of Ms. Wood- too much of the substance of the people is con- | house:— i in maintaining armies, not for defence against Mxican Lecavios, Wasmxetox, March 16, 1867. foreign jon, but for enforcing obedience to domes- : Daniel Woodhouse has addressed tit fe authority." Sianding armies fre the oppressive in- nts of mepreneaatyees salen; for a gueance or wtruments governing the people in the bands of | frauqmnt Mexican bonds hich be claims Beroditary and arbi Monarchs. A military repub- | 4, hoe as president of the States, Euro- Bc, ment founded on mock elections and sup- penn nd West Virginia, Land and Mining Com) ted pov Biogen is a movement indeed, | jn yxue of » contract signed by him with — ee eae eee | ae em) Cave 8 Minister deems it = fashioned monarchial ‘withs view to caution the public against the impositions men bg ng a, Diessings of Pin DA pa mtg ng gh Fe jernmen' pt germ niet lish-be enclosed of @ @espatch from the fred forms of ment to bed b; i 1 rm right of suffrage to be eg, | Deranrumxt or Bawa my SEOTION OF ARERICA, NO. at the point of the sword.'’ Ireceived lst pight your notes, Nos. th and 168 of ive to the sila to be mag at San Caron, ‘Tamaultpas, X: tween Generd J. M. J. Carvajal r. We house, a citizea of New York, ited aa being ‘agent of 1! United States, Bu ‘His (the President's) own feelings ho said agreed with Mr. Webster on the subject, The Currency Question. The two Currency bills introduced today by Mr. | Teun’ and Wet Virgina Land and ie Randall and Mr. Hooper are copies of the same bills in- Foard eo Me ling of ratrond wn the ¢ troduced by these gentlemen respectively last seasion. feaulng Rextan bonds. Ihave at the same time received ‘The Treasary Investigntion. Sno agreeurnt which ja sald to bo made invirive of the Ar. Covode, in his attempt to get up another ‘smel- | authorization conferred upon said general under dates 8th Mag committee,” appears to have got on the scent of an — | phe arse by the government of the re- old trail, and be has been discarded by the action of the citisenPresident ing examined the whole affair, has determoed in a cabinet that I should ‘Hloure today. The whole matter bas been refetred to | communica’ to you nee such agreements 4he Jomt Committee on Retrenchment, where it wit a conformity a BC 5 =, gf wen to Probably remain uptil the next session of the present Woodhouse could" not ignore Cu fRovntorml h, Congress, The bank note companies in New York re. | Ought not # enter into them withont know ing {Le augosauions, the same agreementa a1 evived $2,198,499 99 for Minting and farnishing noies and | and maithgr could nor’ can have any obligsc1y effect upon the republe. eecurities to the amount of $725,000,000, while | ‘*?cchimsnicate this declaration to.you that you may make 850,000,000 were printed in the Currency Bureau of | «,'\ the ‘se which may be convenient. " the Treasury Department during the same period of | *™ Aap 10 7m ag ay SS ES oe Pasama. dime, at an expense of $655,297, and this included a Citizen Maerras Rourno, Envoy Extraordinary and Min- al sere for engl atnery, “ Be pet of the Mexican republic at Washington, materials, labor, ke This fact ie saggestive ‘ave the honor to communicate to you. for the tnforma- tion of tae eit the motive which led to so much hostility on the part fester fo ai ecanny the poeeion oh ta wena at ae attorney which Thad conferred on Mr. Daniel Woodh gr nese companies to that bareas, and it le sapposed | fo'Peprisen me ia the issue of the vonds and nowt ats have some connection with the various atartliog | engaged in canceling aid ‘aunuillag my contract with him Fumors of alleged overisevea. The bevef tomight | Wiel I sent vw you wih my now No.1, dated the Oh oi Seems to be that some discharged employés of the Cur- Fecny Burean, urged on by some of the proprietors of abe bank note companies and speculators in gold, bave last month. T confess that I was deceived (ns well as other respectable eontrived the whole story. Niagara Ship Canal. ties, who knew this place beer thi Worthy speculators who acted fraudalen dy, with, The bill for the survey of the Niagara Ship Canal passed the House today, and will become « law this take advantage of Mexico, without rendering her the slight« ext service, and 1D sich a situation the onty course lett to me was to anntl all that was done. ihe ‘precautions, taken by, me caused that Woodhouse * or in vasion of 1 bonds Preventing the fraud and making it the only tose the waste The Proposed Pence Couferonce. No instructions have yet been received by the Minis- ters representing the South American Pacific States as to their acceptance or rejection of the offers of mediation ‘Ddetween themselves and Spain, and \ \s understood that ASHINGTON CORRESPENDE! mo conclusive information has been received from them oun Ww Ten Cot ating of time in the undertaking to accomp ish at tho Department of State by the last mail. It is thought, | The Latest Financial Trouble—The Duptica- Withdra: templated. Tfenew to you the assurances of my very distinguished ooniverty and reform, JOS® M. J. CARVAJAL Liberty and ref bs 4. G Le. Citires Secretary of the Foreign Relations of the tnterior, Hhowever, that the proposition will be accepted, although 3 or ‘the republics of Peru, Chili, Bolivia end Rouador are sury Notes—Action of National ecting warty in the matter, and are etill holding it under Banke—Secret Sales of Geld, &c.. &e. eovsideration, Mr. Seward’s communication was not Wasmmortox, March 17, 1867. soceived by the South American States until near the | cof qneran, from the Committee on Finance, reperved & clese of January, and a question of so important a cha. bE - To ie could not be decided by the provertielly slow and | of printing <auuioas moveneate of diplomacy In the comparatively | rn sdopied to, protect the fo guards are ehort spoce of time has since @apsed. It is very tae eg T ct ee : cerinin, ot ail events, Mat the Les any - ren sige foruter'@ Ssamnine tha ata enn ti Pie ntpotentiaries cannot pe held on the Mert | ates, Tad cechslion cf the United sates, wud that Perot, and po dave wii be god for the meeting, tM f paid vomminige have compre io vend fay me sous aud vApers The concurrent resolution abeve cited has passed the Senate, and will probably be adopted by the House, as that body has already manifested a disposition to have the matter investigated, But something more thane ‘Visit of a joint committee is necessary to get at the bot- tom of this matter; they must employ experts in the Dusiness of bank note and bond engraving, and also in the business of financial negotiations, by which money can be raised without the actual sale of bonds or the col- lection of coupons, They should obtain from the differ. ent national banks and other financial institutions in the country lists of the numbers of all the bonds and notes belonging or under hypothecation to them on a certain fixed day in the future, They should have an accurate ac- count from the Treasury officials of all the notes and bonds which have been issued and which have been cancelled since the commencement of the civil war, and of the amounts of each kind and each date, and when due, ‘The ‘Treasury officials admit to be on hand the follow- ing coupons, which are duplicates of others, viz. :— 30" ++$13,619 = 32 coupons of new 7-30’ 62 coupons of 5-20 bonds 31 coupons of 10:40 bond: 14 coupons of bonds July 17, 1861. 3 coupons of bonds March 3, 1803. 2 coupons of bonds loan of 1858. . Total values, e eee Now, when such men as Senator Sherman, w Chairman of the Committee on Finance in the Senate, is 80 easily misled as to confound the amount of coupons on hand with the amount of bonds supposed to have been duplicated, and to make the following statement :— Mr, Sherman thought it ought to be a joint committee. In this connection he would add a word as to the public impression upon the subject of the duplication of United States bonds. There was an impression (hat a large Bumber of bonds bad been duplicated, and that the government had lost a great deal in this way. This was erroneous. He was authorized to say that im no case bad a duplication been discovered. In ‘a few instances it had been discovered that the same numbers had been by mistake put upon two bonds, In all the cases of presumed duplication nothing had been discovered but erroneous stamping. The amount of the bonds thus erroneously stamped was $16,000—is it to be supposed that an ordinary congressional committee without the aid of experts could thoroughly sift the trath out of the many misrepresentations and thousands of lies and rumors set afloat by interested parties ? When we bear in mind the numerous frauds in flaan- cial negotiations which have been practised with the aid of forged gold certificates, certified checks, &c., which were used as collaterals in the celebrated Ketchum cas, | and in the case of the Merchants’ National Bank in this city, and in the late case of the Merchants’ and State Banks in Boston, is it at all improbable that like motives and temptations may have induced a similar use of du- plicate bonds in the hands of artful ‘and ingenious rogues? It ig evident that such bonds, while unsuspected, might be used as collaterals, and it is alzo evident that the financier who might be operating with them would find it to his interest to keep back the coupons from the Treasury, at least so long as he was using them as collaterals. It is not wise, therefore, to conclude that there are no large amount of these bonds in existence, even if the Treasury has not been victim- ized to any large extent in the redemption of the cou- pons, It bag paid some $16,250 in coupons which were dupli- eates of others; but it has not told us whether or not there was any discrepancy between the amount of in- terest paid by the department and the amount due upon the legitimate issues of the Treasury. It bas not told us how it happened that but $50,000,000 of the compound interest notes failing due in 1867 were officially reported to be outstanding in May, 1866; aud yet $119,000,000, in princtpal and interest, were officially Teported to be outstanding in February, 1867, We are told, by good, easy geutiemen of banking circles that there can be nothlng wrong while collusion between some five officials 18 necessary to the succeestul perpetration of this fraud, and yet these same gentlemen may find in the history of railroad management fraudulent collu- sions of men, ig such large numbera, and in much ligher positions than the subordinate officers of the Treasury Department. Tam not disposed to allege that there is anything wrong in the matter of these issues, but it is manifest to any one who wilbinquire into the workings cf tbat in- stitution for the last five or six years that there have been blunders and irregularities, speculations, losses and profits among the subordinate officials of the Treasury Department; that the same class of men who have perpetrated the frauds with certified checks and gold certificates have been active in obtaining early informa- tion from the same sources, and that they have possibly held out the same kind of mducements as have been successful in similar cases elsewlere. Then let the investigativn go om: and, while they shall took after the Printing Burcau aud other subordi- nate departments, it may be as well to inquire of the head why he continues to accumuiate so much idle money in the Sub-Treasury when the government is paying eight per cent interest in currency on all their outstanding ‘bonds? Why should the people be made to pay the interest of money kept idie ia the Sub- Treasury or loaned to the national bxyks? Why he should want to foree down the price of gold by secret sales, when 80 doing only enabled the setler of the foreign product to compete the more successfully with the American product? Why is it that the monthly ex- hibits of February and March show a withdrawal of $5,190,000 in Febraary of the United States notes, when the law forbids more than $4,000,009 in any one month? Why is it that the Treasury, with $52,552,368 in curret on the Ist of March, should find it necessary to continue to sell gold and accumulate currency from that date upon the theory of their never selling gold ox~ cept when the necessities of the government required it? When it is-admitted that a small balance is better than a large one, provided the amount is adequate to all ro- quired payments, why is it that these sales of cold are still continued to the detriment of the public cvedit, and of the ability to resame specie payments within a rea- sonable period? While it ig well known that the national banks have bought and are boiding on speculation large amounte of theve bonds and notes, why is 1 that the peoplo’s mo- hey is left on deposit with them to stimulate speculation and increase the price which the government has to pay for those which they retire ? There are persons who will be uncharitable enough to suppose that the Treasury machine is run in the inter- ests of the national banks, and who may be urable to see why the public should be required to pay the cost. We all know that the lower the price of gold the more valuable are the bonds as apermanent investment. And while the expenses of living and the prices of foreign products in our markets are enhanced by the in- creased volume of currency, the artiticial depression of gold by treasury manipulation, only enables the for- eigner to increase his production and to glat our mar- kets, The notional banks are only do:ng now witn the rovernment what they did last year with the public. ‘hey are effecting a quasi cornering operation in govern- ‘mente because they know the covernment is compelled to bay. Last year they did the same in fancy stocks because they found the public_had oversold the market, ry 3 shall have nt bonds at ny Ly seo they did in railroad and other fancy stocks Octo- and November, down will go governments, and up pee fae Soe el and this will be the more certain and more destructive to the productive interests of uhe country the longer the of the shall continue his only; they rs wih Dig ; ron ‘The Treasury’ is one of them; “4 Firat Session. SENATE. Wasnixctox, March 18, 1867. PRESEXTATION OF THR CREDENTIALS OF PHILIP FRANCS THOMAS, SENATOR ELECT FROM MARYLAND, ‘Mr. Jonneom, (dem.) of Md., presented the credentials of Philip F. Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland for six years ending March 4th, 1873, and asked that they be read and Mr. Thomas be sworn in. ‘The credentials were read, when Mr. Howano, (rep.) of Mich., moved that they be referred to the Judiciary Committee. ‘Mr. Jonxsos said he would like to know the reasons of Mr. Howard too = from Mi nats deen the almost je, wi ‘was to receive a Senator elect upon his credentials, and if be be not, in point of fact, a Senator, that bas been made the subject of an investigation by the Judiciary Committee, and of subsequent action. Tetore Mr. Howard assy bis reasons he (Mr. Johneon) hoped to be excused for avail- ing bimeelf of this occasion to say that, in point of loy- alty to the government now, Mr. Thomas was just as ac- le as ho (Mr. Johnson) was, or any member of this body. Whatever mij havo been his opinion during the late war, or whatever might have been his opiniens of the manner in which the war was con- ducted, he was satisfied that if he was admitted to a eat in this body he would be found worthy of tho trost reposed in bim and observant of the oath which he was the pte to take. He had done nothing which would nde it improper for him to take that oath, He (Mr. Johns) bad Known Mr. Thomas so ‘and so inti- mately as to justify bim in saying that if he had done apy! falling within the timit ot that oath he would be the Iast man inthe Jand to take it. That he was willing ‘o take the oath wns conclusiv: et H 3 H i il 237 a= 253 Gil fe: tz bi te by the Senate. « ¥ to baer “ee to meet the Gisbursement of ‘Trea- wury, and the whole of it was disbursed here. The only other sum transferred his orders was some 000 or $100,000 from where ¥. was, to New ‘where it was necded, where it was all the rebellion com- menced. He (Mr. J had already said in what he had stated of the character of the honorable gentleman— that his word on that subject would convey with all war could havo been avonied, He'was tet cous in that opinion. It was entertained by thousands in the loyal Mr. Howanp said his to Mr. Thomas was the Memanege stteipaied fs ype nh ema pa after his election. He was reported to have said that the Senate of the United States had done all in their ES Be, Semele tae Union by war, ie which they led, and they were now attem ‘to destroy it by legislation. He (Mr. Howard) that a very uo- Kind remark. on the part of the icant, if he made remark. If ® man could be called strictly loyal attached to the government of the United States who held that tho entire action of Congress in the prose- cution of the late war to suppress the rebellion was an of ion, bis Mr. the mpathizing with tho rebellion from voting at their election. At the Inst election that law was disregarded, and persons of all kinds—the worst rebelg among them— were permitted to vote, and by their voles a Legislature was§ elected that sent the honorable gentleman here as a Senator. When Mr. Thomas’ resigned from Mr, Buchanan's Cabinet he wrote a letter stating hia reason for so doing to be that he was forced to leave from the fact that he could not concar in the attempt to reintorce Fort Sum- ter. Be denied Fonsi! 4 the power of coercion. It was also charged by some that a large amount of money was transferred by him while Secretary of the Treasury from some point to New Orieans, that it was seized by the confederate covernment, and that at the time it was sent it was a well known fact that few, if anv, but those who sympathized with secession were in New Orieans. Mr. Taumpers, (rep.) of Ill, spoke at some length on the stbiect. He was opposed as much as any man could be to admitting traitors or enemies of the government as members of the Senate. He was in favor of receiving none but loval men; but the objections to Mr. Thomas were sustained by nothing but rumors—no specific charze was made by any Senator againtt him. Mr. Thomas was certainly entitled to be sworn in unless there was something to overcome the prima facie case which was in hie favor, If any Senator could bring a specific charge against the applicant he would go as far as was necessary in making an investigation; but he un- derstood that Mr. Thomas was willing to take the oath required by law; and if so he ought to be admitted un- Jess there was a distinct charge made against him, Mr. Frasexpex, (rep.) of Me., said that prior to the war there was no instance on record in which where a gentleman claiming to havé been clected a member of the Senate and presenting his credentials in due form he was not considered entitled to tako his seat in the Senate. Since the war this rule had been departed from in two instances. One was the case of Mr. Stark, of Oregon; tho other of Mr. Patterson, of Tennessee, It was charged that Mr ‘Thomas had made a 5 yh on a recent occasion, in which he spoke of the Senate as a body of secessionisis. This language, if vsed by Mr. Thomas, was no worse than had been used repeatedly by Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, on the floor of the Senate. After some further remarks Mr. Fessenden said that he was unwilling by his vote to establish so dangero precedent as to refuse to receive a Senator who ¢: here with the proper credentials, and had been elected in parsuance of Jaw, and against whom there was no specific charge from any responsible source. Mr. Surrvay, (rep.) Of Onio, read from the letter of Mr. Thomas anon his office as Secretary of the Trea- sury of Mr. Buchanan’s Cabinet, in which Mr. Thomas says:—“The United States hna no power to collect the customs duties at the port of Charleston.” This was an endorsement of the right of secession. It at least placed the applicant 1m an embarrassing ition, which required explanation. But he woulda attention to the speech of Mr. Thomas to which reference had been made. In that speech the Senate was roferred to as ‘'a body of men who had always been and were now traitors to the Union.” Mr. Mortox, (rep } of Ind., said the quotation he had inst heard was sufficient to justify an inquiry, If what ir. Thomas had enjd was not true the converse of the Proposition was true, If the Senate was a body of traitors, Mr. Thomas was a loyal man; but if the senate rere. body of traitors, then Mr. Thomas was @ dis- man. Mr. Szvterury, (dem.) of Del., zaid that the roport of the specch of Wr. Thoraas from which this extract was read appeared in the Baltimore American. He rend the speech in the, Baltimore Gentle and here fondly ‘no such language altributed to the or ‘Mr. =Tewart, (rep.) of Nevada, thought that the facts already elicited justified the reference moved by Mr. Howard. He believed it to be best to settle the question before tho Senator elect was sworn in. Mr. Jouxgon took the floor in in reply to the argu- ments against the adm'ssion of sir. Thomas. Mr. Conness. (rep.) of Cal., argued from the letter of Mr. Thomas to Mr, Buchanan, and contended that it justified the reference and a close investigation, Until this letter was produced he felt like voting against tho reference; but he had no hesitation in saying pow that no man who was either so weak or so vicious in January, 1861, as not to he able to find law enough to defend the honor and existence of ibis country was not entitled to sit in the Senate of the United States. More especially was thie true of any man who left the Cabinet of the President of the United States upon the ground that the government had not power enough to justify his con- science in such defence. Mr. Howazn read from the letter of resignation of Jacob Thompaon, dated the Sth of January, 1861, which was based upon the fact that Mr. Thompson could not agree with the Cabmet in the reinforcement of Fort Sumter, and argued that the resignation of Mr. Thomas was from the same caxse—a belief that the government had no right to reinforce Fort Sumter. At three. M., on motion of Mr. Grows, (rep.) of Iowa, tue further consideration of the subject Was post- poned until to-morrow. MEMORIALS, * A number of memorials were then presented and re- ferred. FIRST 1OWA CAVALRY, Mr. Harta, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a bill authori- zing the payment of the First Iowa cavalry, which was referred to the Military Committee, SALES IY THR DIRWCT TAX COMMISSIONER IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Mr. Fasucnvrsey, (rep.) of N. J., introduced a bill to confirm certain sales made by the direct tax commis- sioner in South Carolina to persons in the army, navy and ae which was referred to the Judiciary Committee, not shot also. mar. know, but he hoped so. ) of Pa., said it was not necessary Mr. Hartan, (rop.) of Towa, called. up a bill appropr a lowa, Ci upa ay \- ating $150.000 cas the Completion. of the work on p= distributing reservoirs of the Washington Aque- ja Mr. Conxutne, (rep.) of N. Y., asked who was to have the iture of the money ? Mr. said it wout! be expended under the di- tection of the Chief Engineer of the army. The bill was passed. © GALE OF CERTAIN STOCK MELD IN TRUST FOR INDIANR. Mr. Henpensos, (rep.) of Mo., called up a bill for the sale of certain stocks held in trust for the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, in their favor, which after discus. sion was postponed until to-morrow. NEARY RECONSTRUCTION PTL, am mae ciel tes Bapeeea . TRUMBULL up tl jupplom Reoon- struction bill, the question upon wine was concurrence in the House amendments to the Senate amendment. The first amendment, which was unimportant in its ern tee en, second was to require a of all the Sonate bill, a majority of tho. votes ‘east to" cope ess to Ania proposition, which was in. wi was terrapted Mr. Frseaw Senatora Seemed Aetermized to mene’ shee sie paves over aes. a) tees teens was disagreed to by the ‘The next amendment of the Honso relates to the punishment for swearing falsely undor this ack, It was to. Ht iN be ‘back to the I and the question recoding frem the amendmuente disagreed of Mass.—To amend the Na coh the same bill reported eat to the Committee on 3 and Currency, Mr. Caxg, (rep.) of Pa.—In reference to duties :- scrap iron. Referred to Committee'on Ways and jeans. By Mr. Myers, ) of Pa—To provide for the ad- justment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for spoliations committed by the French prior to 3ist of suly 1861, Referred the to Committee on Foreign rs. By Mr, Wetxse, (rep,) of Ohio—To provide a criminal code for the District of Columbia, and to provide a tem of education for the public school of the District of Columbia, Referred to the Committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia, * By Mr, Scorixup, (rep.) of Pa.—To legalize an act of the Catifornia Legisimure granting the right to cut tim- ber on the public lands “within the county of Alpine. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. CLarke, (rep.) of Ohio—To declare the effect LA certain land patents, Referred to tho same com- mittee. By Mr. Scaencr, (rep.) of Ohio—To regulate the fers of claim agents and attorneys, to repeal the twelfth section of an act of July 17, 1862, defining the pay and emola- ments of certain officers of the army, and directing the Secretary of War to furnish certain muster rolls to the piers States, Referred to tne Commigee on Pablic 8. By Mr. LAwnexce, (rep.) of Ohio—To define and pun- ish certain crimes in reference to the qualification of jurors in certain cases, to authorize the deposit of trust fonds in tho Treasury of the United States, to protect the righis of action of loyal citizens, and to repeal cer- tain parts of the act of Apml 30,1790, for the punish- ment of certain crimes against the United States. Re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee, By Mr. Horwas, (dem.) of Ind.—A joint resolution of the Indiana Legislature in referonce to Fenian matters, Referred to the Comnuttee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr, Wint1ags, (rep) of Ind,—To suspend the act of April 12, 1866, acthorizing the Secretary of the Treas- ury to cancel four millions of Treasury notes monthly. y Mr. Juztay, (rep.) of Ind.—For the enlargement of the Yankton land. district in the Territory of Dakota, Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Ry Mr. Ursos, (rep.) of Mich.—Anthorizing the pay- ment of the reward offered by the President of the United States 1n april, 1805, for the capture of Jefferson Davis. Referred to the Committee on Claims By Mr. DaicGs, (rep.) of Mich.—Granting lands to Wisconsin and Michigan to aid in the construction of the ‘Wisconsin and Lake Superior Raliroad and its branches. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. By Mr. Wusox, (rep.) of Iowa—Making the office of Solicitor of the Court of Claims a bureau tn the oflice of the Attorney General. Referred to the Judiciary Com- muttee. Also granting land to the Iowa and Missouri State Line Railroad Company. Referred to the Commit- tee on Public Lands. i Mr. Dope, (rep.) of N. Y.—To amend the act of April 10, 1866. establishing rales and regulations for the government of the army. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, Also in reference to fare nished by sutlers to officers and soldiers. Referred to the Commitee on Military Affuyre. By Mr. Downexty, (rep.) of Minn.—To amend the act granting lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean, and granting Jands to Minnesota to aid in im- proving the navigation of the Zambro river. ‘erred to the Committee on Public Lands, By Mr. Winvom, (rep.) of Minn.—A memorial of the Minnegota Legislature relative to the law equalizing the bounties of volanteors; requesting that those who vol- unteered in 1861 and 1862 may rece:ve the same bounties corresponding to their term of service as those who en- sted afterwards, and dis- charged for disability may receive he would have boen entitled incase he bad served the fall term of his enlistment, Referred, with the bill on the subject, to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. CLarxg, (rep.) of Kansas—To secure the more rapid construction of the Union Pacific Raitroad, South. era branch, Referrod to the Committee on the Pacific amend the act of July 26, 18 ting the oonsttucion of the Souths sae, mittee on Public Landa, The call of States for bills for reference having been completed, the SPE.KER to call the States for resolutions, under which bills might be introduced and passed. Under the call bilis and resolutions were introduced and disposed of as follows:— JOINT COMMITTEE ON ORDNANCE. A concurrent resoiution fora joint rule providing for the appointment of a joint committee on ordnance, to consist of three Senators and three Representatives, to which shall be reterred ail matters in relation to ord- mance, ordpance stores, small arms, &c, This was adopt REGISTERS OF VESSELA By Mr, Asuxey, (rep.) of Ohio—A bill to authorize the issuing of a register to the bark Jane C, Woodrufl. Mr. Houapirsy, (rep.) of N. ¥., moved to amend by including the Alpha, of Hamilton. On motion of Mr. Houaan the bill and amendment Were laid on the table. WEST POINT ACADEMY. By Mr. Brvons™. (repiy of Ohio—Authorizing the members of the last House Committee on Military Affairs who are men.bers of the present House to prosecute during the recess the in" into the management and general administration of the West Point Military Academy, which was ordered during the late session. Mr. CiANuER rosesto debate the resolution, and under the rules it went over. DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. Mr. Eckuey, (rep.) of Ohio, offered a resolution direct- ing that atl books and public documents, except the Con- sional Globe, of which extra copies had been ordered for distribution, but which had not yet been delivered, shoutd be delivered to the Represeniatives in this House of the districts entitled to them. Mr. Eaoteston, (rep.) of Obio, said that this resolution had been erroneously attributed to him last Monday. tena moved to lay it on the table, which was nogativ resolution was adopted by a vote of 67 to 43. ing of the next session, and Messra. Hoover, ALuison, (rep.) of bog goes ) of Obio, and otherss stating that resuit of recent investigations showed that there was no over issue or fraudulent or counterfeit bonds, but simply an accidental duplication of the numbers on coupons; the whole amount of the errors thus only amounting to some Oe Cores dosired to substitute for the concurrent resolution,the resolution offered by himself Inst Thurs. day, referring the examination to a select committee, but ‘the rules prevented his doing so. concurrent ‘The resolution was then agreed to without ‘a division. ‘THR SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUCTION BILL. At fifteen utes past two P, M., the Senate amend- ment, in ‘nature of a substitute to the House bill, entary to the act of March 2, to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States and to Hi was taken —s, from the Judiciary (Committee, ‘Wiiaon, of Iowa, sere vo amend the first section by adaing bese il eli si ae : Fy E35 hits i up and passed. SUP CANAL PROM LAKE ERIE TO LAKE ONTARIO, ‘The Senate joint resolution providing for the necessary surveys for a ship between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for military, naval and commerctal purposes was next taken up. Mr. Van Hors, (rep.) of N. Y., moved that the joint resolution be . , HotmaN moved that it be laid om the table. Mo- tion negatived. The vote on its passage was then taken by yeas and nays, with the following result: yeas 83;. nays 34, So- the joint resolution was passed. GHANGE IN THE NAME OF A STEAMSHIP, The Senate bill to change the name of the steamshi Paon Shun to Nevada was d, PROTECTION OF THR LIVES OF PASSENGERS ON STRAM VESAELS. The Senate he amend Bras = 5 a ey; of August 80, 1852, providing for the 7 ie ot passengers on board of steam vessels was next taken up. ‘After explanation by Mr. Eaarrston the bill was passed. On motion of Mr, Buatxe the further execution of the order to dispose of business on the Speaker’s table was: suspended. SUSPENSION OF THE RULER, On mo of Mr, Tuomas, (rep.) of Md., it was ordered’ that a mou to suspend the rules by a two-third vote muy be suSinitted and entertained avy day of this sea sion. INVESTIGATION INTO PUNLIC AFPAIRS IN MARYLAND, Mr. Tomas offered a resolntion providing that the: testimony taken by the Judiciary Committee of the lest House concerning public affairs in Maraland, now in the custody of the Clerk of the House, be committed to the Committee on Judiciary, with"instructions to complete the inquiry; also to inquire whether the people of - land bave a@ State government repnblican in form, and such as Congreas can consistently with the constitution recognize and guarantee, which was adopted. SUSPENSION OF PAYMENT FOR DRATTED SLAVES. Mr. Scuencx asked leave to introduce the joint resolu tion ‘suspending all payments for slaves drafted or re- ceived as volunteers into the military service, Mr, Nicaotsoy, (dem.) of Del., objected. Mr, Scnexck moved to suspend the roles. Mr. Brooks, (dem) of N. Y., asked Mr, Schenck whether he thoucht it quite fair, in the absence of tho members from Tennessee and Kentucky, to press the Proposition ? Mr. Scuexck replied that he made the motion at the earnest solicitation of some of the best people of Tennessee. He was proceeding to explain it, when Mr. NicHoLson objected to debate. ‘The vote was then taken on the motion to’ suspend the rules, and resulted—yeas 94, nays 24. Tue jolot resolution was then introduced and passed. ‘THR DUTY ON SILK UMBRELLAS, PARASOL, ETC, Mr. Ketxxy, (rep.) of Pa., introduced a joint reeolution fixing the duty on umbrellas, ‘and sunshades imported from foreign countries, when made of silk, at no lower rate of duty than that now imposed upon piece and dress siiks—namely, 60 per cent ad valorem, and when made of other material than silk, fifty per cent ad valorem; also on wire spiral furniture’ springs two cents per pound, and fifteen per cent ad vafrem. The resolution was THE PROPRRTY AT CAMP CHASR, OI0. Mr, Burusr, (rep.) of Mass , introduced a joint resolu- tion authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over the United States property at Camp Chase, Ohio, for the use of the National Asylum for Diaabled Soldiers, which was ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYER, Mr, FarxeswortH, (rep.) of IW,, introduced a bi ad Teaolution, extending to the employes of the first di of the National Currency Bureau, in the Treasury De- partment, and to the employés on the public ae and grounds, the provisions of the twenty cent - tional compensation bill, which was PROCREDS OF CAPTURED PROPERTY. Mr. Wasuncexs, (rep.) of Wie, introdaced a joint resolution reciting that tho Treasurer of the United ‘States bc nyt hands several millions of dollars, thereof withoat the saction and that it ts considered proper that such claims ed not be settled without ino o authority of law. Passed. COMMITTEE OS PUBLIC ‘The Srxaker announced the Comm: nditures as Mesers, Hulb:rd, sir Plants, Bromwell, Coburn, Pevers, Taper joe! Mr, Brarve introduced bill wo exempt wrapping Ir, BuaIxe juced a exem| ing pa per, made from wood, from internal tax. He explained that it was intended by the Conference Committee om the Internal Revenue Per made from wood was not exempt. Mr. Garriep sugested also to exempt wrapping paper made from corn stalks. Mr. Biarxe accepted the modification. Mr. Jop», (rep.) of Il, proposed also to exempt lad- yrs, but Mr. Brains objected as not being germain. .The bill was then passed, and then, at @ quarter be- fore four o’clock, the House adjourned. FIRES IN NEW YORK. Between one and two o'clock on Monday morning » fire broke out in a distllery in Sixty-first near First avenue, owned by J. L. Greiner. It originated from the stove, in which the watchman made a fire an@ then went to sleep in the office. 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