The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1867, Page 8

& WASP INGTON De’ sates in Congress on the Financial Question. Senator Merrill’s Sclaeme for Resuming Specie Peyments, Meefing of the Republican National Committee. “@oncral: Grant the Favorite for the Presidency. ee “Whe Nationa! Convention to be Hetd ‘4m Chicago on the 20th of May. Waseinarox, Dec, 11, 11 O'Clock F sa The Financial Measures Betore Congress. ‘The Fisence Committee have not yet taken up gensideraiion of the Hovse bill .restricting the retire- mont of the curreacy, Eversincethe frst assembling ‘of the committee they have been deeply engaged ia maturing 4 bill for the funding of the public debi, The ‘Bill will be reported by Senator Sherman. Tho feeling of a majority of members of Congress te decidedly adverse to the financial policy of Becretary MoCulloy The Honse bas already gives Wrxpression to 1is views on ihe subject, but as evory mea- ‘wore Introduced in the Senate and ealeviated to elicit the ‘wentimen: of tbat body in reference to the Secretary's ‘policy bas been invariably referred to the Finance Com- “Miites, no decision on their part has yet been rendered. Wrom what can be privately ascertained; however, Mr. (McCulloch will meet with ne favorable endorsement ‘from tho Senate, ‘Report of the Congressional Committee on Southern Railronds. ‘The testimony of the svlect committes on Southern vailroads is voluminous, aud shows among other things ‘that the various ronde in that section were freely useé by late confederate government without protest or ob- Jection on the part of the respectirs presidents or di- Weciom, In other words, the service was freely rendered. Among the papers is a loner from ‘General Grant ae Secretary of War ad interim, fm reply to an inquiry from Mr, MoClurg, Who chairman of the committees. He encloses a Went of the indebledness of the severai rail ANovember 1, 1867, from which it appears that the total a@ppraiced value of the property ecld wes $7,456,300. ‘The total payments, November 1, 1887, wero $3,469, S84 as follows:—-By ce. 9,546. By transportation of government tro< silos, $703,569, By mail $591,225. dates betweoa Ni “3867. The t The payments wero made at various ender 20, 1805, aud Nove 1, balance due the United S| bar , Novem- or 3, 1867, incly erent, was $4,884,000, Nominati yt fo the Senate. ‘The P t the following Bominations, which that body, wavaely:—4 Mi er Rosideut were not definitely acted upo ster, of Conne eral at Hagii; John F. sui Print, to be ata Union: Doosan! at r; J. ©. wovate, San Salvador D. Fouts, Assessor Iuternal Bevenne, -¢ of Indiana; Wm. J. Chandlor, Qoliector Interns piing of the N Fifth duatrict of Misso: onal Union I ual Union League noon n Woe a occupied the chair, losed @ in attendanes to the A xood many addresses wero # relating to the business of the League, a political | latved io @ roselytion oudorsing negro #uitrage, Muster Our of ¥. an onder feared from with Loors mamber of about eig made on 5 joer. Dopartment to-c w the x the service a ter out to be honorably mustored cut of sere bo Ist of January next:—Brevet Brigadier Genera) Oriando Brown, Twenty-fourth reghnent; Brovet MHrigadier General meat; iphaiet Whittlesay, Porty-aixth regi- Rrevet Brigedi¢r General Chas. H. Howard, Ons Aundret and Tsenty-elghth regiment; Brevet Colonel Wm. A Cauler, Thirty-seventh regiment; Major J, T, Wat- fon, ¥)(th cavniry; Chaplain T, K. Noble, One Hundred aed Twenty-oighth regiment; Ghaplain Lanste' eld Fre a, ae Bundred and Thirty-aixt) AON, Clark, Bixty-fourtn SBrvart Eldridge, Sixty eat aS. vyer, Fifth + Bodasiien Getereitor, 1 itth These officers, hav- pg bo rank in the regular krmy, will relure to civil hfe, Prigadicr General €, H. Howard will doutiess be retained asa civilian Assisiont Comuiasioner of the Freediwen’s ‘Burean in this district. Major Goaeral Howard is anxious to have all she roluuteer officers on daty im bie bureau Setianed in the cervice wotil ihe bureau ts discontinued, and has, it ie said, reqoested Ceuera! Oram to defer Ameir User OUt on Condition that the Pay Department Be reimbursed for the amounls of their estares from the fonds of the Freedinan’s Bureau. General Moward @erigne ne his reasons for this request that the dorean @enpot yet dispense with the services which those @Moers perform, and if they are discharged civilians Ort have to be employed in their places and pard from She burean fund who will not be ae familiar with the Antios required of them as there weil tried oflicers, Murter Cat of OMcers of the Veteran Reserve rpm. By an order of Gonera! Grant, isered to-day, the fole towing named officers of the Vetoran Reserve Corps are tered ont of the sorvice and honorably dizcharged, Bu eccount of thelr service being oo longs’ uired, aa Of Whe dsies set opposite their re ‘¢ name Brevet Krgedier Genera! Joka P. So'one| 5 Sudrow M , October capinin [wont nout Augers 807 hath reptiaent Levi F. Barrett, First Lisutenant bor Auguet second 28, hoa’ ho is now ia Chicago, wili arrive , s., to take pari in the genera! ¢ Atioa bowween Goveral Grant mur Joading gonerais of the arty in rogerd to army mat. ere and the Indian qneetion. The Convulsions and Shipwrecks in the West em. ‘The Navy Departon supeunced tbat st is par. Moularly desirons of learning all the pariiculars to regard to the recent November horricanes of the Windward Asland# and the Antilles aud has tseued # cal? upon all Perions who may have exy information om the subject fo communicate it to the Department or to Commodore ay} *, Superintendent of (be United States Naval Observatory here, The object of collecting euch data is #0 make ® careful acleatiie inquiry inte the nature of “hess phenomefa, fn order, if possible, to détermine shor cause, The Whiskey Conven The Comm/ttee of Ways and Mesos Mold & epoca womsion to-morrow to receive a delegation from the Whickey Convention, now in vwasien here, As yet the comipition have givon jittle attentipa to whis- Wey matters, unt ‘horefore are open to recolve aay mg potations that the ae) aagpeers may hare to make THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. ad Seestom, iia NN = pri '@ Ferry, tte on Mull Mr, yoads near the en West Va, which was tary ataira, ‘REDUCTION IN THE XUMBRK OF Mr. Freerxory, (rep. Yation providing for a reduction of the employes of Congress ture of tue coutingeat ‘THE ACTS OF THE LATS REBEL CONGRESSIONAL ) of Me,, introduced oe and 9. mare cemnenees capenae, NOLL AND VOID. GOVERMMENT NOLL Mr. AxTuoyy, (rep.) of R. 1, ietroduced the following bill, whick was referred to the Committee on the Judici- aye ade, had or cted, &e., That all and od acts of confiscation or f by the late so-called Confederate peeing Oe town: Cadhene- jeuure passed, made or States of ‘America, LAKE SUPRRION AMD PUGER SOUND RATLROAD, Mr. ainend au act granug Jands to ot a railroad aod telegraph I line from Lake Superior to Paget's Sound, by the Howagp, (rep.) of Mi introduced a bill to im the construction Foute, which was re- ferred to the Committee on’ on Railroads, CAPTURED AND (ook up 8 bill directing that certaim money in the bands of Mr. received from the sale erty, shail be covered the Senate Finan represeniations of tt passage nad "be 8 passage 1 tbat i: should become at Epmvnps, (rep. nx drawn therefrom except by bane yg, of law. Sherman stated that the bill passed the fret session of the present Con; We puny United States ss pose i a8 special agent, of captured ned abandoned prop- by warrant into the Treasury, ae ir. House at the areas, and was considered Committee, but in a aammnaneace the Secretary of the Treasury it til pow. But po reason against oe id at was Dow desirable a ) of Vt, said the Commiitee on cbment, to which the joins resolution had teen referred after its passage by the House, had instructed him © report a resolution broader in itsterms, In the hands of @ were su} There might be such sure, but the co: ofthe received good reasons for t ould be paid into the Treasury. vernment, here and th the ‘ale of's h pro my retention of mmittee thought best that 1 therefore ae to amend by etriking all out after the enacting clause, and ioscriing a resolution, That all moneys which have been reeetved by any officer or employe of the the sale of thessveral an be pad i 3 of Con; ernment, in avy department, from tured or abandoned gree providing whsch tiave not been paid tio the Treasury, nto the Treasury, wgether with the inverest re. pry, under color of for the eale ‘of such all ceived or which bas accrued thereon, Alao a further resolution, Tha} any offlcer or person having of such money, wie shall convert 6 or refuse or beglect hereof to pay the Zit into the rT embezzled, Mr. Suenman had no oe into the ‘Treasury, or shall in way pay away or dispose of the me otherwise than Pi Treasury Tof public moneys and cuisine the custody or control @ game to his own use, for thirty days after the passage ay c deemed ‘an. eni 7 imorisvnment of ore ihuk ted years and pay a fluo equal to the sum objection to the amendment; bat supposing there had been property eeized and sold which aia not come under the head of “captured and aban- donded property,” should not that also, he asked, be in- cluded in the resolution ? Mr, Epmusps waa aware that other cases existed, bat be bad simply ofered the amendment as instructed by the committes, Mr, Tuumncir, (rep.) of Ul, hoped the amendment would be adopted. The preamble of the Hou tion carried with it an implication that the Treasury Department had authority over amble recites that such property being in t The pre- the mouey. if control of the Treasury Department, it is not pro, er that claims on Such property should of Congress. that it was vot so, He drawn from the p of Maret 12, 1863, directing sury to appoint euch Court of = Claim proof and eridence be paid over, This pre nf doitars bad since been paict by rs which ha: rep.) of , and ab tha of Mr. Pe was postponed until ton aried Of Ta eoces, The tee rev that the amount be pal era! Brisbane murder Air, Davis (dera.) ot Jud ME FINANCIER. MO! T pobsshed, directs the ail no wterest beariu; July 4, 1809, aud ant in the Treasury up to for crm px Jt requires ‘ost rec reserva, wo pay ba rodueed with Commi fateh, . for po tisioners aud winet o a It wi varied por ant. Ji w @ and he cry f the world, jt wilt add wutold millions to ibe uatonal wealth. It we would remscitate Lire ¢ en riee Of our people, and enable them to en give thes a sound eu the wor he fret and bigheat (hie Wo she short, mbi ode mit millions, Now, aftor years have clipsed, here dec! ts agsorted tat such pray Tuis much he wonldgay in just of the Treagury. eod the king for thera tiie rights o Whioh claims that # spirit of robs 1 on Kentucky, iclary. irveat resolution to adjourn , Until January 6, was rec 1 and laid over, OF LEGAL FENDRK NOTES 10 Senate them took up Mr. Morrili’s biil to raise the value of logal tender notes to par, orlaes Tijua to acil a1 ore pital a hand, ved on Wuited States i —this mot under when fb does thai it wilt de muci. any queetion as tw yiremeing the prodnctty eld the fevered iar of every cauh p Most unquest be settiod without the sanction He thought it very clear from the law denied’avy such implication to be je, Tho statato authorizing the be paid inte tho United second section of the act the Secretary of the Tron- agents, ehowing that his porition as correct, The law furiber provided that claus gainst such property might be preferred in oft the that, on satlafactory of loyalty, the proceeds should ‘operty amounted to over thirty- & resolu. ‘laring thatit waz in the control of Secretary of a Bever co: through the Cours Mo., sald there was now in thy 3 doubtless absorbed a g ey wore driven from ih e to the RSDEN mee further consideration regard to ube od during tue rosolition by provid id out of the contingent fund of Agr IN KRNTECKY, + preseused a. petition and thirty thot sand colored eiti- nflrage r exiets in Ky., deno hat State, ed the petition as a 1b was referred to the RESOLUTION Lap OVER, in Friday, the ed from the RRS RL. TO Sk Tw VAL An, The iil, bereto.ore Becretary of the Treasury to pay legal tender notes is the Jawumey pieced ‘aree per e@at add naiiotal onal Uanks, wilh less. than o rota in nde deposi to their adding, however, aleo requires coim ail their presented; higher A penaly 0 now-compliadea, ant t fa hem. after currency the Currency ix empoweret io au f Vi., said the presen} bill was ype, after it shall have beou re. tee of HinaLee aud bo there prr- \ remedy for somo of tue » distract the mind aod people, T have faith in tw do wil it proposes ty do is wil he impreguabitity of Magogues ho aud a cheaver tiny indorers, 1k will ext nugus d paper money begets of an + wimens by it oD progenite” tal of thy country perraanuatly {8 pawsibie to adj des onr rari in M make cur natronal hawks rewily er institutions extensively pet ations. And Jast wnd tagst ro nce Fedasing gov expen: for increased pay teluce power of the = noe Ee: duties of legislators, Attoupt whet we may. the last two years we ‘Dave sore: which mighf have yletded, had of been repeaie $126,000, 00, OF more than ball of all we coljected | or should under existing se im 1868. shocid Le cuunted 4& some relief, and more is posmble must now bo gtauiec. oor prosent solie!tude is to lighton taxation, Firet there shuld de a Sharp cartulment of all kovernment expenditures, Par penstons and for 9 small jacrease in rhing must bo addod, but, bayond tha yp chal! be iande yma to 4, 1865 whee ew the country from An Our most vuinersblo ob and this po fod. — The wante st thi @ Ligh revenue tarftt, pome years, This ura 10 the scale existing before the » ¢ cur exponses in almost every dirvetion with fury to the pabtic service, tive lew gorme day When the greenback curreacy Ypolet wou! be the war, We is ta Hemportant to sic cols, This time is placed (utr eo far abead as tu vive aupls uoiice vy Preparation cau be made as will sacave or commercial ditasto:, foreiga ex. nt Was uevor wore #trongly fort. 8 Treasury compel vs ve te! and wi'l no continue to do for 8 ay fal ly tends to check over. trading. Any alarm on the | song aboet our bonds being hus guisted, aa it deser vf turown back wpon as being to be, {t would xppear that there is noth ag in our @ition or that of fore Dalious Me could by aay bie chance torn forsige ges Apa nst Snited States for some ‘ime to come, Tals would be our greatest danger, and { think we may feet we aro fy insured against all perit from that i: sirongth of peouliat and marked dist) ection, ‘There is ono ftom of Vion which de sorver not to be @v@rlooked, which i# that we may (otrly evimate ao i widition to owe popalewer from foreign sources of 260,009 peronse(ne number last year was $25, /67-~ead there « eaiimated to drag into bE A le SS = al aS ee HEE OV Dc dels Sid, ted 7 i the eee if : 1 bonds or taxes, I do not think 4 necessary to create any stringenc: in advance, and it is probable that confident and easy” money market would encourage oy than endanger resumption, If there should be curren:y it would be readily absorbed by the freasury. The fifth aod jast section of the Dill i & penalty of forfciture upon apy national bank which shall Laphe} ined ith any provisions in the bill i bem, inane onane Se nares rew banks Nou of foes cioved th ap equal amount Soper | st) those States now beving loss than their the whole samen now authorized by eae of this section, I think, wilt commend ‘thou. further explanation. When we bare raised legal bes ered be gent to par we shall #0 reform tl tional banks that all clamor for ineie total destruct will coase, Tobe will mise tte premium they now obtain upon the gold Te ceived upom their bonds, and their dividends will be thus much curtailed, but we shall restore them to their legit!- mate fanctions as banks of discount as well a3 of circu lotion, Hitherto they have been too exciastveiy institu- tious to make money for their stockholders, rathor than associations to lend capital for the accommodation of the pablic or to men engaged in ordinary business, Mari, incurred widespread hostility by so doing, they shoul: promptly amend their course and combine nierests With those of the public or thoy will lose ail chance to demonstrate that ibe ss etem as 4 national one possesses, a8 it does possess, many adinirable qualities. fhe pres- ent national system of backing owes its chief vices to fact that the currency the bauks are forced to use, without their fault as yet, i far below standard of gold and ai If these associations shall be found perpetuating ihese vices by resisting efforts made to @levate their notes to par, they will doit at their own peril, and in due time find that they have commitied suicide, Let Congreas—as ‘a lurking purpose has beou disclosed, at this tine and in tis age of the wor d, un- prompted by any overruling necoseity—dollberately add 200,000,000 to our currency, or evem imsue United States nvies to an equal amount with and im place cf the notes of national banks, throwing $375,196,660 of United States bonds, now held by ue: once for sale upon our own money markets for whatever price thoy would bring, and the effect would be depiorable, After that, if legal tenders brougnt afty cents ons dollar, it, would be as much we could resgoDa- bly be expected, and confidence in our finzo- cial Integrity would receive such a shock that it would uot be surprising if legal tenders were to be wholly re- jected as a currency by the people, excapt go far as they Could be forced into circulation by positive law and by existing contracts, A return to the barbariem of barter trade would speedily infect the whole country, Cou- tracts payable twelva months ahead would baye no a= But (bave 9 apprehension of this Procrastinaie resumption of specie payniea’s, and how much the appetive for moro paper money way grow upon what it feeds whocan teil? All the danger binges upon whether we take the ht and proper etop today or not, The time chosen to cary this bill into eft, Jaly 4 1849, is nee to be opportune. It will not bo a rash beyond the Presidential cam- and cannot be dragged into the region of pontics; or, i itshould be, it would be at the pori! of opporiion, The people are not all weaned from the at. tractivencss of # little coin in Leap gn and will not object to a mens: which heratds its retura to their daily aight, ‘Tho eleva’ to the old aud true standard cannot be objected to by any party when it isto be done not only Without any revulsion of ihe money market, but done with a view of avoiding the re- vulsion which threatens delay and 16 ever imminent per money is the reigning deity of the hou Grow, irep.) of Towa, said—As many Senators desired to speak on the hill, he would now move te go inie ex- ecutive session, t the suggestion of Mr, Jonssox, (dem.) of Md., tho r consideration of tho bill was postponed till v next, AL THATCHER ‘CO RE DECORTmD” BY THR RISa ov HAWAL, The joint resolution to allow Admiral Thateher to sc- cep! a decoration from the King of the Hawahan islonds wovthen taken up, om motion of Mr, connces, paseod, ADJOURNMENT, ‘enate then wont into exevative seskion, and soon armed. The alter a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuixexon, Deo, 1, Lad7. PENSION IRFICIENOY, The SrrakER presented a commanication from tho Secretary of the interior #eking farther appropri o supply the pension deficiencies for the enrreat year. Reforred to tho Commities on Appropriatiogs, RIGHTS OF NATURALIAED CURLERS ABHOAD, The Semaxer utatod that he pita doen asked to yepeeat My. lege, be ington 90 inst., analyving the vo! on the impexetiaent « Tydiana ao} aluroet aolldty for + haspeach ment, in the belief that some ae Geod of the Presi. dent would jusufy tue: urse, A ‘The Sraaxes ruled thay it wos pe @ question of privi- the Clerk pn ext. sorrespoudenca of the New of the In ei it Jubias then asked mmaaimens consent to make a persouwl expimation om thy subject, and unapimons Cousent was given, Mr. Joust thom proceeded to defend th Indisoa delogstion, aad spoke of the President's capacity for evil, statimg that ho Wasa goniua of depravity, and that bis boarded matiguily could neither be {aihoravd Dor exhausted, won Mr. Pavrs, (den Plausuion, referre: between himself sahject of the tresty with Pues fer the cession of Alwka, and went over the prominent points of Question, conteuding that the President anc the Sena: had been by the constitation made ibe iv emaking Power of the gover and that the Hoasead Hepre- Peatatives batno ty to interfereto shwert the execusion of a treaty, Min. Brown, (rep. of Masy., asked lee pri a3 tuat gradted to Mr, Proyn; bot, as several others sited a [ke privilege, objection hs uamle. (rep.) of I col for five minutes to , personal oxplasation, promising tat his re- As world be ont rely personal. Un thal condition uyimimous copaant was Hiomwell proceeded to repel attack Hive tohis voteon THK MONT ive, an’ Mr, Menu ot “Mo, trom the Select Comuait- tee on Sourhe oacs, reported that that commit e@ bad Conol ng testimony on all the points Te. Corred to it, exc torieited thi wus to tue expedienoy of declaring aa wiied States lands graated in air of the road to florida, Alobatmue, Missiesmpi and Aritandae, va which point testimony was now being procured throughtbe War Doparinent from the miljtary co: wandants, (m te other point te comm bo propared 19 report in @ abort time after timony had heen puted. N® uo® reported ine Stimouy aud arkod Ubat it be printed, it tras 80 crlerod Me HOBSON MIVER Ww MOAN, Mr. Kercnum, (rep) of Comimiiins oon, Milvary Affairs, report introducnd by Mr. Robinson, Cuylted states to ‘siving consent Ot tty We re Rallrond Company to iad operate ita Fallroad on the shere tive « te property belonging to the government at Weet Pott,” Tho bid wut pend the third time and pasted. AMEN QONNT OF TEE RU 23 POR Hh GOVRRNMENT OF THe ATOM 1ir, Dover, (rop.) st Iowa, from the rame eomintioe . tod uack & 4 aeed ho got Of April WW, 1808, for estabiiebiag re articles for the goveraiaens 0. the army. ‘The bill provides that commissions by Drevet shail only be conferred tu timee! war, and for Gistingtished service in presence oF the enemy ‘itt was reatl the tind tite and py 700d. ABE MUSE ROLLE OF VOL SEERA OREANIRAUIONS. Mr, Dopur alto reper the jolws resolution d'- recting the Secrotary ef War to furnish, om applical of the Governor of any Sty wiified copie of the muster nant muster out rulis ou: voluatetr ergauismtiows. Read the third Lime nd 5 THK PAYMENT oF TITW ARMY, Mr. Hawarea (rep) oi Toon., from the same comtalt- toe, reported back sdvermy « proposition to pay the Army once a week. 1S ASSTURATION OF CASHTERKO AND OIRNNIRERD ODNICENS BE ARMY, Mr, Gageoe.n, from tho » committee, reporied back tae House bill deciaring that uo ollieet of the army having Deon cashiered or dim aued from the service hy sentence of goweral rourt maria, formally spproved uy tba propor review!g au; !or.ty. shall ever be restored to the military eervies, ercep: by reappointment’, cou- Armed by tas Seunte. Mc. Novack, (dom) of Iodiana, inquired whether the Di} was inteaded to snot to» caso Of General Fitz Joba Porter? Mer, Gametany deotared (hat if it wor concaivable that the President cow!d festore an oficer under euch Cirou stances, that would bo the beet possible reason for es. ing stich a law, Garfield ine ‘ fon ace aero discussion by Mesars, pawes, Logan, Paine aad Hungen che bit] waa, Oh Mio: tion of Mr, Logan, recommitied to the Committes on Milfiary Adairs, Fie Teas, OF AMBRICAY Coyrn oye Te GREAT BROTAIN. Mr. HANES, (O99) Of Mews, chairaman of the ‘ No toe count — jee Bpon the avoruge than $80 per 2 Do Forviga Affair, preseuved a letter from Seo. iar capita io » etounting Ww toe sum of pe Stato informing bin that Uke papers for SENATE. . € 20,000,000, “Tuere 8 round numbera not eee thaa | in reference t0 the (is! of naioralized citizens th Great Waer . 8400, 000,000 of speci@ im the covniry now waiting to be | Britany were being coped, bur fo were Very valu. — Doe. 11, 1867, called forth Tron ia ie jOus retreats bo ite rormer mings And it WOU revive considerable time to capy Prema. Oeics of honor The measure the tte ‘Callin tees ot the “ a pet Lerate (hie jarge @meGnt Of | rculating medium, The UM at LWO O'clock Wows fi a of She Cea Lilt PeeS INS Mente 4 yetitien from | ovine iM the genie ese oni on i: Sanrterable | While on tle Bate of th) Valok Mn Dawes io the @ilinens of Michigay, declaring that tne. are many | snount o 1 tenders, aad money wilt nor \9 lose | cher. Wefeets ‘0 the Homesiond bill which operas to the sorte ut on ae yng shai a, pepe TRRATIFG Yor Tg 2OQRETION ed Soar " elevated to ily 6 a it wae Mr, Waennensr, (rep) of Wee, CORD ttt injury of sotslere, pars ning forapproprinte ingisiett@t. 1 in) sncgie tucet be 008,000 of wational Haak | tor agminet the proven: iremies for the no It Wee referred omittes on Public | ode Curren: 97m, ond ie must be | terctory, Me remioded the Hou et ae alee ® petiiod’ qaoe rigned by adopted c\tleems, b aittes Oo, of United Sates 10K 5 LaF SOON OD OTWET » seaclytion, Whe vevn yous = found an excase of) Tact that Anthony Trollope, eent some years since by the yg examine the Davish Isiand of 3t ry of acquiring i ital WC mae one of the J, 8. Fowler, Goodioe, N.C. Paces Se aeees Mamaia ar ser'ali these, uct BO cone thee homes ©. Terner, B. L and ‘oahealiny fr regions. He proc he Marsh Giddii jigap. Saw. N. Crawford, Kansas 2 - 7 Poa tg fae a —— =. oe Rewer, District of @ woul read it to the House for parpose Ow . Campbell, va Le ia. ing that the Secretary of State ote the acqui- | H.W, Hoffman, land, J. P. Chaffee, Colorado, een ee eee ee vy \- | N. B. Smitners, ware, whose names are spponded sro fourth arlle ofthe tray wa sent tothe Clark's to the above call were not it, but there was au desk aud read. It provides tbat ‘smmediately aft shority to sign it on their perineal ‘by the “regen oconap seeceee, oe —— ‘The committee adjourned sine diz, would wives di tc ay ‘antes woul intan for ver) Tamilar agent on behalf of the rarer the t CONVENTIOS OF WHISKEY DISTILLERS. aud oon ceded, and ritory, island, property jncluding any fortification or fo that way be in the ceded ta: Mr. Wasmncang to show by quotations froma the report of the early navigators and discoverers, from the correspondence of the New Yor Heraty aad the New York and from other sources, that Kuselan Araerica was of not the slightest vaige, but was a useloss and uninhabitable territory, He trasted that this House would give the Secretary of State such a rebuke as would be a fesson in all future time to men ia his io tion. The Secretary might oow arrange his Lyon Sam cu. opie cow nn Marsarn, (rep.) of Tenn. a iad he had no doubt at Great Britain would be will ae take the Wairus- Br share off the hands of waa Tnited States and pay Russia the amouut stipulated in the treaty, with, per- haps, jus, and he ikea Mr. Wasbburne whetber bo was willing ‘that the government should take that course ? Ir. WaSHBORNe inquired what reason Mr. Maynard ea Ne belewing that Great Britain had auy such do- sire ? + Mr. Marnanp replied that he reasoned a prioit from the genera! parpote of Great Britain to get all tne Iaod abe could under the sua, and alo from the feoling mani- — there when it was Known that thie treaty was on ‘iucipal of the Svscerony. bonds wasepayable in gold or curreacy. ued that they wero payable in currency, At the samo time he looked upon Mr. Butior’é schome as danzerous, it was plausible and because it set olf the apparent interests of the many agaist tbe real tnt tg of the iow. He could bot consent to the payiment of any port of the bonded debt, principal or iatores , against the wili of the holders; but he could not danounce that as repudiaiion, unless ne had some haraher tarm to apply to the daily transace bry of the government. When the soidier was forced io take in payment the paper wined the government caused to be depreciated after hia enlistment, the gen- tleman from ine (Mr. Blaine) had eat in his seat and rated mo cry of repudiauon, Was the ciaim of> the man who loaned depreciated . pre per to the govermment at par, and who tor five veors bad been receiv.ng interest on it as if he bad logged the full face of his bond in gold, more sacred than that of the soldier, oa whose side of the contract there bat been no discount? He would not merntarn that the government bad the right to pay the principal of the and: in depreciated paper; but oe would maintain thi that debs stood on no bigher forza than auy other debi of the government. 1 ie Adoption of Resolutions Favoring a Reduce tien in the Tax em Distilled Spirits and a Radical Change im the Mode of Collecting It. ‘Wasmxarox, D. C., Dec. 12, 1867, The Convention of those interested in the manufac. ture and sale of liquors reassembled at noon to-day, but without transacting any business of importance ad- Journed until this evening, when the reports of the com- mittoes appointed yesterday will be heard. Many of the large grain. distiliera of the Northwest are repre- sented by letter as wellas in person, and tho members present express theuizelvea anxious that some amend- mont should be adopted to the Jaw which will insure its thorough cnforcoment. Tarere was a full attendance ar anon meeting of the Convent! resent. an ri wention rep! ing ane manofaciurors and dealers in spirits was held tu-mght. A combined Of the several committees ‘was made, and after debate it was adopted, as ioilows:— Whereas, the operation of the present Jaws relatin, distilled spirits is peek aa to invite fraud, prevent all Hang anate business and cause wide. demoralization, w! but a scanty revenue is tothe gorerameaty and whei a desire 20 covoperate with manner #8 (0 moet the fmt requirements of ‘the “law, free, ‘(rom shore multiplied | restrictions. w ‘which iiaper: “honest mon, only for the benekt of secret and irresponsible Dompetitions tnerefars, helt, by thiw coavention of those tn: tereniad in ‘ne use of aistitled ‘Tepresenting distillers, jer+, commission merchants and manufacturing cou: suine eid ati part of cur eouutty, piegolved, That in order te confine the rau as smal! a space as sible, an: multiplication of expensive off we tax be Patt at the atll, or shen the spirits deat ‘warehouses, x and that warehouses B be entirely shod, aud that when exported 2 drawbick shail be sore including « proper per centage for rectification and: shrinkage. Resoived, That In order to diminish the tomprations to fraud and to secure a lurger revenue by the greater proba. bility Of eallection, we recommend the reduction of the tax to twenty-five cents per proof gation. Resulved, That in order w prevent a corruvt espionage and the molestation of innootns parties we reeorminend that when the apirita shal! bave lett warch uses A it shail be ree garded as pritua facie evidence that they have paid the tax, fo ‘hard ey be no wore subject to seizure than other mer Chand aa in the onan market, Resolved, That the Feaponstlty for the collection of the revenue should reas upon a collector and nvscasor of each collection disinict, who bg asoguntahle therefor to the Seerctary, aud. that no subordinate oiloers should be tp 5 = are actuated’ opportunities of us avold the recommend that the aiatriet except such as may be recom. government vas bound ia law or in morals to pay the | pointed to act io. any on Pencipal of the bonded debt, in, any currency of the | “ESS, ‘That in case. ay enue shall be made for world, it was equally boand to pay every ower | atieged fra tha owner of such property seized shall be debt in the same currency. He denied Turaished wit the informant end a atetement any promise on the part of Jay Cooke or oe agents was binding on {ue government, Did not the bondbowers, he asked, Kuow that those agonts were hired to sell the bonds for a commissivn, aud did they not look on those promises aa they would on the promises of gay other vendor of cotmuiodities? ‘Thoge creditora, ho argRed, had net boen decoived. He proposed to paow tha: they took th® loan as one the principal ai which was to be pall in currency, and that tie joan bad since thet time passed from beud to hand in tue markets of the country and abroad. and was at this time passing as one tho pringipal of which was to de paid iu currency, He declared that nobody would be as mach surprised as the bolders of the joan by the aauomeoment that tho government Would pay them ia gold, The road of specie payments was no easy road. Tt could nov De reached except through teeribie priva. Lions aed sutfortags, cepeciaity on the part of the tabor- ing maesce of the coupity, who had nothing co Mit beck open, But yobe retusa Lo. specie payments was a neeeséity. The only qaestion wos how it was to be done, is ow plag was embraced ja n bill which he had an- troduced go:n® Oays Kince, requiring tue Secretary of the Treagary to redoeia greeabacks, from month to month, ata tixed rate—nay one bundced and ivirty-aix—to be diminished one quericr per cent-each month autil tbe specio basis is reached. He warned the repul 10 of Pa house that if members allowed themselves to be way by the sengclews clamor of etpuusion, tele would soon be Glied, by oihers. ies rose. and (he Bouse at twenty Jock adjourwed, THE PRESIDENCY. SPECIAL TELEGRAM 7 TO THE HERALO, ny of the Repablican Nationu! Commit ‘The Presidential Convention to be Held urinates wo five at Chlenge on tho 20th of May—General Grant the Favorite Candidate tor Nemi- nation. Wasuasatox, Deo, 11, 1567, Telok Fa" The meeting of (he National Repnblican omitioe to-day was characterized by ® unontimity of senitment and actioa which is taken ae au indteasion of the epirit which wii characterize the futary operations of the pariy in perfecting the preliminaries necessary to the success of the Presidential Conveation, fixed to be beld at Choong the 20th of May moxt, Among the pinces méntionet as the toeatity at which the Convention shold be held, Chicago, Ciatinnatt, St. Lonis, Indians siand met favor, Alter conzilerah ¢ vis te saglved itsnif upon Chicago and (in. Ae an juducoment Cincinmatl ofered $15,000, hh Chooago raised te £25,000, to meet the necaesary expenset of the Convention, On the subject of candilates, it ts wuilertond that tweuty of thetcommittee favor General Graut ae the nominee, one for Chase and two for seatisring, Among the praminewt persone mentioned for Vice Provident the yresentatives of each State had their choles, but ing indicattog @ genera! opinion was expressed, leas (han four names were mentioned from Pennsyl- vania stone, ‘The members of the committee manifest some relief iG bhe isene of the impeachment question, but it le not tered that this will materially alfect the prospocts of the party. There 19 a general tecling of confidence in the savcess of the republicans at the next elecvious, sod no olthety wil! he spared, i ig sald, (0 soenre thin result THE PRESS TELERHAMS Wasmmneran, Deo, 1, 1907 ibe Nativae! Union Repubiigan Committee jet to-dey ot Willand’* Hotel, The foltowing named monbers ware p resent == Goveracr Mar us f, Ward, of Now Jersey, (airmaan; Jobu Clark, of New iawpatitre; Saumel F, Hussoy, of Maine; William Chaplo, of Massachusetts; 8. A, Par. viauco, of Penasytvamia; JS Fowler, of Iwhnesse; Jone D. Defrees, of Indiana; B,C. of iinole; DT. Stabve, of Towa; H.W. Hoffman, of Maryiand; N, B. Smithers, of Dolaware; W. ©. Cowing, of Vir ania; 3 Jodd, of Wisconsin; Horace Greeley, of New BD. Li. Starkweather, of Connecticu . H leyé, of Missouri; B. R, Coven, of Ohio; Thomas Simpuon, of Minnesota; D. R, Goodioe, of North Corelina; Thowias », tamer, of Rhode Island; Samuel N. Crawford, of Sugoan i 3. 4. Bowea, of District of Cotambia; Governor , of Nebraska, Forida, Weat Virginia, Michigaa and Verwon! ware nol representort The committee fixed opon, mthout diMewty, the Wh day of Moy next as the time for holding the next National © ution for thé moraination of ‘ands dates for Pre aud Vice Prosidsat of the Unie Saas, Tudanapotis, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. burg Were thew ro: eetively urged as the for holding the Convention. The first maveed ‘reeeived five votes. After much dobute and halioting Chicago was chosen, and this Gemmon wae then unanimously concurred fm, It meeis also with the approbation of republican mem. dors of Congress and others connected with that party gow in this city, White ia session the National Union Conmmiltes te- coved Gener HN, Peres, of Virrinia; James H Horris, of North Catatina, und H, N, Cole, of New Hamp= shire, & delegation from the National Cyion league which is now in session in Washingion, The commitiee aleo received & comimunica}ion from (he Soldiers and Sallotw’ Viniov, aeking (bat a time and place be named for meeting them, An adjon eae took place until halipast coven o'clock this ad op assembling the folewlug Call was adooted : NATIONAL UNION REPUULICAN CONVRNTIOS, The undersigned, constituting the National Commi Aesignatod co sie Convention held at ea, Jont of the ground Grasiaure, aud ust the owacr be allowed to ak explanation and defencs immediately before the darsoasor of the district and thelr atiaracy. Kesolved, That the Keeper of warghouse & be held re- sponsible for all apicita removed from his warehouse that caunct be sattsfucworily necounted for, for whiea trast he shalt give good ani suinctont. bonds, and thet his enlary be paid My the government, aod shall be proportioned to his re- spousi oui Pitewolved, ‘that we recommend that the S requin.d to report weekly to his Colleetar enires and withdrawa!s’ and quantity. rematping sud that @ copy be sent to the depar-ment at Wasnlog A long debate took place on the subject of metres, some ol the delogutes asserung that tuey wero ineM- ciea', Whilo others said that the smal! distillers were not abla to buy them. One of tho delegates caused mach laughter b¥ remarkiog, ‘he was not only in favor of the | ty applying the meires to ine tai: of the still, ut to the assessurs themseives,”? ibe Convention vowed on aud adopted a resolution trasting that the Interval Revenue Departinent would adopt an efficient metre and apply it to aut disuiieries, ‘The following resoluiion was also adopred:— Wherens the Department of Internal Revenue hee uauplen for the use oF tare forthe determina. Sion ot the prpot of spiciia, ‘eet ef dnstrumenis kncwa aa ‘whoreas hyarounetor ‘Tugliabena’s hydromator: Bt ation Yo the Teeuiag ) enloulation long known to thi ie; and, whereas the sald fydrometse le frail instrwmout, covtly ‘and tmaprecticanle, thorefore bet Rowoived, is the opinion as wel! as thi resnod wis'rat the H that ihe use of anid hydrenetor be ur hydrometer, 80 long nit praeti- be adaptod instead by Cuagrons as piven Mr. Tracy offered a resolution, declaring that sections iy and twenty-oae of the present Interval Rovenue Jaw, relating (o price and reigare, have proved dein. mental te the interests both of the goverpment and of weed the resolution was adopted. A committee was appointed to wait upon tie Com- mittee of oe Means to represent the interests of we ae ‘Tre Convention after furiner buziness adjourped CHARLES DICKENS. Sale of Thekets Yesterday at Steinway Hall for the Sccund Course of Readings. “Samivel, my son, bevare of the viddor:,” was the ‘eoustant advice of the elder Welter to his hopeful pro. gouy, the altendan: of Pickwick; and the New York people might be advised in a similar manner to “beware of the agents,” ii one inight judge by the way in which those gentlemen operated yorterday at the sale of tickets for the Dickens’ 1eadings in Steinway Hall. The agents Hooked early to the scone, and, having secured comfort able positions in front of the queue, thought they wore woing to bave it ai] their own way and be able to buy up the best seats and sell them at fabulous prices, Thoy ‘wore mistaken, ho . Mr, Dickens’ manager was toe acute for the enierprising ticket seekers, and by « doxterous “ank movement disposed of the pack seats lirst, Those the speculators were naturally forcod to buy in torn, and a3 each person was only allowed to porcbaee six tickets the agents had to retreat fromm the literary auction, and the general public were thus enabled to have achance of getting tickets at a fair price by purchAsing them directly for themselves, instead of being forcod to procure them (uroagh the agent atamore than cemt per cent premium. From eight o'clock yesterday morning the crowd outside of Steinway Hall began to gather, and by ten o'clock, at which bour the ticket office was opened, mors than four hnaddred persons hed ateembied, and these, forming ia @ long fine, or gues, which resebed from the hali roand novelist might bove been observed among the crowd, Cntie was LhOre, carefully Wray pet upina pilot jacket and far colar, snd eating ous “to “Walter, boy”? to Seend vy jo folly prepared to make a note of jowa im the catechism, *J, 8,” too, uigut po seon smiling propeciory to procort The “1 was asioep, +i a jamppost, wearied “ors by hia snot 510 get into the Ping, waile Sain Woller " cromd and raised the Dickens with Mr. PocksmiT ond (cusslewlt, Mark Tapiey all the ume ¢ cinitatng tnst it way “owlatiy jolly.” Ail kept iu line, however, sed « patiently to get ther tora without any serembliug of coufusion; and altmaugh the tickets were given ou. tbere was NO peroepribte decrence, im the numbers of the crowd, As each man got into tho thoket ovtre be Lauded forty-eigut omen to the clerk And got his se pets of tickets for the course of four readings ~: « siewets, while ticket, purple Uiekete ant * ‘The Lowi pinces were soon sold eet J fs (be Sper ‘wes tue only e lott Vacoas fo: tne seoker afior Dickens to ra thera. solves of. Thore iauter tickets were alvo soon sold out, id withia three hours after the aucion heyaa the !agt Feat was dieponed of and sale endod. Many People had to oo d.aappointed, and bewailed ‘bar Tate ia wor oe amt, bp hi nvealind earlier to Logg Hall, ote 1 have slayed in ballding Cron Sues Caouk om ike provi & order to be in ime the next el It is to vo Roped tat that he secured & good sous, | me ey wore present to preserve order all thes or ; bat their aretees weve not particulary roquirod, ae ‘BO poise oF disturbane) argse, The ie dled in poe side of a barricarie erected across the ticket office and then ase te at the other side fh — sete Heo onrtag their passes and exchapgiug (heir green! a, The Arrangements appesred complove to save the public and the employer “The Colonel’ hinesft would have beew aud even Mr, Jolerson irick eeon nothing bo aegis at, ‘Mr, Dickens’ Viet to the Black © ‘Last evenicg Wr, Dickens visited mowed cums and the Black Crook, thas adding one more to the sight or nine hundred million porvons wo aro adveriised as hav'ng vlowed tbat astonishiag spectacle——which in ite wonderful ron outetrips ai] other possible piccer. He kept bimseit iu the shady background of @ prosoei' vor, and pe eS tg tatfony set ier tha: he was prevent, he there wae of rR ts x T, Fields, of atom, and bre Dvlay re ats “Mr, Dickeng it ate Sent po advice tree. ner, Te Newest Ra I OR ‘BSO! DIVORG BrAINED IN NEW ino State heve iccomaub =; | ny nna hol Cause. \dviee f1 MPABDISATCE 1. INU, Connantie ut baw, 20) Broad Edy ey oe LETTER, IMPORTANT TO A lady; roan eo carly error: comesquanees cure; aent gent postage ge tree. Address Dr. FP etreet. ‘Stanton Loi ‘OF THE vaaroan SPER eae aoa ae Reprvcay sianhc.400 6 BuCBMRED a = Binbaltnsor't o rs of bed hs Riad np BENEFIT OF OF sueLBy cor COLLEG! STATE EXTRA—CLase 6: =a Ce eS . a one a mh =, =n pag m6, dcneay, Me Mowurs’s co" RAY, EDDY 8.00. Cea ey soapy Prizes aod ae RICHMOND, No. 4 fi Glleey Bolling Oeruineas Semascas - A. tayo Reatuseye UF THE PaDUCAR pre Lass LT, DECEMBER cial. a ae a wo seat SickiaSb 2 Gu,, Macngerst LOTT! 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JON McKBON, RACE REE BRUHN POC ARAN and others gave strong ont or tune feoling im regard LD rn (reat.aeay of America’s Adopled citizens ‘The stirring RESSES TO THE rropuht Oe ied UNITED #rATRS RESULUTIONS = at thet monte Les im full in su ERS Nfhsace OREETEY, ‘it rea COCHRANB, are also reponied KELLEWS WEERLY, The fromt page ESRD in this umber is a roprepentar von of the ro TN BONO: are at Ted aTRANY Aue 7 as}, appeared passing "in review before Mayor Hoffman 6 front of th cy 8 “Another cut represente the Fenian prisoners on their way m the jeil Koy ‘Sours ta Minuet 1 be Bs ° e panle 1 IR rag Dh visw pA a, haa dor od tbe same eats « No otuer papér in tbe "Unive Space to the subject St re te eS att raat and for ~ one ‘no other, they ieuet Oroa lbera} aan nei LAYS WEERLY Every Ieahmau ie the country shouid buy a copy to show fe ig wate ead" eniren, eed auosher Wo ena’ we some sie m am O%,THE OULD SoD, | i fo show mercans th iee fe tho ws eer hing sympa! wit ae who are Hees OL WEARIN’ O) THR GRE 4a thie number Ie comtlated the caps rating aLory @ vw the Hinetration rep: neon Beas be the charseter of am to the ereat alarm of his enemies, ets sehaetry, gkelchos, answers to correspondents, anvihe? story by anda partect de) eff Che ity NS CURISTIAN er rpiFrasy #09. 1% 650 and 562 Ofer the present saan 4b ex ry aasoctiuent of OL LDAY ait including very rare sand FRENCE Aeciae niu LEATHER Nb Ot bY aden FaRisial v! orvement