The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1867, Page 8

THE FORTIETA C3502555. Becond fee ome S¥NAT™ Wosuuwcros, Dee, 16, 1897. i.u bis seat forthe fret time enate of the ideratioa 1 Exe €oo Senator Eptarue uy ie ’ this neewon, i COMMEAIC TOV PROM THE EBORETARY OF THE TREATCRY, | The aid Le tho Senate a communication tron « retary of the sury recommending sult | abr wion by which @ certain class of cases in | Which (he United States is interested may be earriea by | "Wyo Delcioney Appropriation BMD] cc error to we supremo Court of the Uulted states | Passed in the House. vouch deesded by mferor courts, which wag referred to | the lary Commitee, ; TS aeerye, Bis UNION AND CENTRAL PACLPIO RAILROADS | Wasninoron, Dee, 10, 167, } Mr. Howann, (rep. of Mich,, imtraduced a resolution, | MRO aC HM. FT witou was adopted, requesting tho President to furn's! The sod Porto 16" | to the seuate « ctalemeut of the amount of United Siates | oa Havana cou " bonds ygeved 'g the Union Pacific’ Railroad Company ant ol ihe + appeared im the to the Ceniral eo Railroad Company, of Catifornia, 6th inst. 4 ed the excitement iu « aod of (he jaterest paid by the government on such cou reported offéref Spo to cell to the | Bouds; aiso of thd amount repaid by those companies | he RR DBabe 0 ‘ she | Adan Woat manner, Unit he anes * TUBVNAL FOR DECIDING QUESTIONS OF CONST.TUTIONAL report Cnds quite a large Bumbcr of believers, alibough POWER. there seems as yet nouhyog of a| character to sud. | Mr, Davis, (lem ) of Ky , offered a resolution that the $k ncaa 7 S h~Aitoteti,. hike es ha’) be eo amended ng to create a Gibunal Wan Seis. Goni, t ipvt joa } decide all questions of constitutional | egived no Informa ) his government bearing yaibarige in 1hé government o ie United pe e va uch eliprised on readlta dal) quest.ons of conflict between ft am upon the que 0c ee ais ce ts; sald tribunal tocousisto" | + ene the annouuceme win bad olfee p be h tute, to be appoinved >» sinh, Se these island: bish Miolster does not deny @inys 290d behavior” Pye bres aud Mat tha reper © trae, but etares only that | ond red to be printed, * «over aud i oufecanuadey ak n . REORGANIZATION OF TAD DUPARS bo, imitiaioa iu reference’ ta I, official OF | aes “Wits0y, yeep) of Blass. ansy OF STAre otnerwiee macued Bip por had any intelli gnize the Hopartmous , suteodacel a bil to rear. hoot + “ . ot i tate and t rolace the gene 35 ben recelved at the Deparie | Expenses thereeh Ww" 1 Wag ordered to ba proted. It meni he Dea Leen informed by Secretary Becroeaty © acd @eantment of Stale shall consist of > me an or State, with an apniat salary of $8,000; Sbward a low days ozo, When he visited the Secretary | 0004 xian: Socrotary of State, with af anpual salary fy ine porpore of liqairtug, *, $5,609, together with other officers at specified Hevaio! Cubuer’S Vets OD tha Aequisition of xe | Salaries, The bill defnog the duties of the officers and » adverse tothe Siciaet uanholed 4 clerks respectively, and provides shat it shall not be fatand of Cuba aro advers PrOjeG, SUPPOS@ALo OO | inw(ul for Lhe Secre ary of Stare to All the oilice of cml eniertained Secroary Seward o psying Ward cash | clerk or to replace eapon. Go eager erecygereg | “id Sor tve “Gem of the Axtille The Senator delicres | BE sbpointments, at oniy by promotions, Tt Le the inevitable Uostiny of Cwm’ te-aieviatton to the | Bot Be lanlul (OF the femmes aud atsbursing clerk to pay the salary appropriated tor ope office to avy person @ecbarging the duties of another office, por to pay aug Union, and toe brief lapse ef brea wt four years may erson the salary @ any money appropriated as com- 5 this con los expel y be a“ sing without the expoudiiure of | toisation for the jperforinance a avy duty which diy adoiler, Lo is not dispased to "oiseide with Air, sow. b person bax pot actually performed, nor to pay Ard {9 his acowing tmssatign 0 make the purchase of | any clerk or meseaugor whose time or any consiierail» a precede . 1 i ‘i portion thereof +x devoted to tue private allairs of the “ & precedent tor @ wysiem of indiscriminate | Cecrsary of Stat’, nor aliall he pay the Iravellog ex- ard costly aunexaion, He believes every stage | pensos sn whole ut in part of auy person connected with ‘mn the predestined (ature of this country whould po con. id Department, or pay for tolegraphing, exeopt in urgevcy, The bill fartuer provides 4 service fund, 80 called, shall be estab- ne of peace; and that hereafier the Presi- pprova; shal not be a snilicient voucher for tho ture of any money in time of peace; but that ns of expenditure trom the funds of the Devari- meni shal ve for purposes author'zed by law. Tao bill fixes tue feo ‘or a certified copy of a pardon or amuesty voto at Cve doiars, and provides that no additional fee Sha:. be charged for-taking and certifying on oatn in proof of citizensh’p. It also limi # the charges for copies of papers not for use m in» public service to fifieen cents per huadred words, and two dollars for the cer- Lticate and geal, COMPENSATION AND DUTIFB OP DIPLOMATIC 01 Mr, Witzoy also iniroduced a bul, which w to fix and limit the compensation of diplomatic officers, and in part to detine their duties, It provides for a re- organization of the toreiza service, increasing tue com- pensation of some officers aud comb ning Int» one sev- era) missions and consulates, He stated that tho total appropriation fordip omatic and consular expense would be lessened, and their officiency increased PRKEDMEN'S BURRAU OFFICERS, Mr, Witg0n t:roduced a vit. to coatiowe to certaia volunteer officers and ajents of the Froedmen’s Burvau the pewern:gen ferred oo them by the act creating said ured, ducted by mutural ptocessos, wi bout war and even Without purchase, A‘ @ Fipo per fils without effort into tho hands of the orchard man, x0 will the trop cai plum of tho West Lodies drop in due season i the paterunl lap of U San Treatics Under Cousidecktton by the Comite tee Kaceizn Relations, Thore ore five treaties now ‘wuder copsideratioa by the Vommertee on For None of those wiil be Feported to tbe Senate LNiafier tho recess. The Presi y. Several democratic ‘members irom the Weat whose sboice for } jent was hitberts been Pendieton 40- eared themselves a few evenings ago decidedly ia favor of Genera! Hanceck, the movemcat im this direction aequires every day moro strengtu aad signiticance, The Den atic Natronal Conventions The question as to where the demcerius party will Dold its next Natonal Conveatron formed the chief topic of conversation ip a cirete of prominent demo- crats last evening. Several Western cities wero sug- gestod; among the rest St, Leurs was favorably men Uoned, but the majority expreaed a decided prefer- euce for Boston, which one gentioman deciared to be the most intelligently deavocratic city in the Union at the prosent moment, New Haveo, Conn, was also Boticed, ous the “Hub,” from present sppearauces, seems destined to be espetialiy honored next year, Covterence a) seldiers and Sailors, Tho conferenes of seidters and snilors held in this city fo.day to consider the propriety vf calling @ Natiopa! Convention was presided-over by Major General Thomas Crittenden, of Indiana, ax chairman, and W. A, Short as cecretary. A cemmittes was appoinced to further the objects of the conference, efter wich an adjourn. ment was made untit Wednesday, January 8, 1868, at 0 gu Remeoas, ‘THE PENSION LAWS, Mr, Yares, (rep.) of Til, introduved a pill, whieh was referred to the Committee on Military Auirs, providiog that the widows, minor children or depeadents of act- ing assistant surgoons killed im the service shall be en- Utled to the same beneths of tne pension laws as if the deceased had been actually muatered in as assistant sur- . APPORTIONMENT OF THB NATIONAL CURRENCY, Mr, Van WINKLE, (rep.) of W. Va, introduced a bill to apportion the issue Of Ualional currency te the several ‘States and Territories and to the “Dis.rict of Columbia, Tt was referred to the Committee on Finance. TAXATION OP THE CAPITAL BTUCK OF NATIONAL BANKS, Mr Epxvunos introduced @ bili to regulate the taxa- tion of the capital stock of national banks, THR ATTORNEY GRYERAL’S*0P/ 108, Mr. Trumeutt, (rep.) of li., offered @ rerolution, which was adopted, direct ug the Attorney General w inform the Senaio— by the Wasbington, D. ©. pene Bf ‘n Soe oe prot Co r rang ec = lout @ casen depending vetore the Supreme Court of the Unite The Pendent hee eee Raeate Ges stave frum June 20, 1868, 10 June 30, 1867; second, iG WW, Batiard as Gov. troor of Idaho and nomindeed wo the Senate Ieanc L. Gibvs to tuat office, Ie aleo nominated to the Sonate to-day Joseph HB. Thompson, of lenne: to be Consul at St Thomas, Wost Judies, vice Jonn C, Walker, to- | mgned; BJ Morgan, Sufveyor of Customs for the port whether the number of employés in his office is sui. cent for the business of the oifice, and whother solici- tors in his office and the Court of Ciaims cannot be dis- pensed with, Ou motion of Mr, Coxnuna, (rep ) of N. ¥ . the reso- Jution was amended £0 as to include the year 1865 in the period named, REGOLUTIONS PROM THE VERMONT LGTY ATURE. of Sema, Als., Alexander K. Lowrey, of Califor | ir, Bomunps, (rep.) of Vt, presented a jotvt resolu. nia, Register of the Lacd Office at Marysville, Cal, | von ot the Vermont Legisiature in regard to the estab- And also tho following named persons to do post- | lishment of # lino of seamebips to Liberia, which was referred. Also a joint resotution reques'ing their Sen. acors to use their fluence to procure a modification of the national Dauking laws 80 a8 to Eras aud regulate the taxation of the stock of national banks by the mani- cipalities where they arc sitmated. eforred to the Com- mittee on Finance. “GENERALS HOWARD AXD SICKLES, Mr, Paeureacrsex, (rep.) of N. J., presented a pet - thon from vhe Loyal League of Trenton, N. J, asking Congress io prevent tne reduction to the ranks of Gene- a tow ard and’ Sickies, LINF OF SRETLYMS OV TIB SIOUK INDIAN RESERVAT.ON, masters:—Danic! Burien, at Miltow, Pa. man, at Erie, Pa.; William C, Houser, a! Pa; James L, obbins, at Penn Yan, N. Y. The senate confirmed James F, Swain as postmaster At Benicia, Cal, The Austrian Missle Tt ts reported that Hi Joho P, Hale, Minister to Mairid, has been notified of the President’s wish to trensfer bim to the Court of Vienna, and that bis noml- J. Guy Fore Cumberland, nation to that post will eborily Be seat to the Senate. 8 OEE te tka Commune tuaee Lanen Une. Mileage for New Members of the Present ¢ for the relef of sottiers op the Sioux lodian reservation. S08 TRIVTLAONS Oy SRR FLOGR. Mr. Ganees, (rep.) of lows, offered a resola! re- peal standing rule 45, which forbida the floor of the | Senate to ali but certaia persons named. He said since the rte could pot be enforced he was in favor of re- pealing it, and gave notice that be would call up the resolution to-morrow. TUB COTTON TAX, On motion of Mr. Susrmas, rep.) of Ohio, the Senate then took up the Lili 10 exempt raw cotton grown after Tho House Committee on ine Judiciary have had for wome time before ‘hom the question of mileage, The Bow members of the proeent Congress consider them. to extra mileage, in which to certain ommittce accord. The difficulty, however, bo the way of ton of the question lies in the claims of the California members, who were pot present either $0 to the Varch or July sessions, Toe law of tho fhirty-ninth | I697 crm ~y Congress \¢ 1 those re-clrcied to the Fortieth Com Mr. Moan (rep.) ot seamen to ne wets 9 Pro- 9 ti uted Ayately apo: carn. | viding that sfer Aprit 1, 1868, ali cotton imported trom gress, 5 voled Immediately upon the adjoara- | Tiding ie at a lt be exempied irom dusy., He m ni of the former, the case of those who were nowiy | oly "ii5 amendment should be incorporated. ‘The who wero jm their seate tu the meet- bat it ts xima@ of those whowera not in @loctod and ings of the preseat festion receives approval, douotin ther ih ehauman of the coma Mr. Sherman and the Seu. ve from Mageachuseita, wr, Wilson, be berleved, had promied that the tax should be repeated, and that tdet seemed to have genera.ly rin He therevore did Attendance will secure compensatioa for journeys thoy to be able to Feiard the repeal, He claimed over me ah a mnuch utcenity for (he repeal Of xe , ‘out, ei be woollen The Vinanee Bite In the Senate, ingorest and t rest a8 Toquiring quite as mucin The bill now before the Senate Finance Committee | rolief as cotton, millions Of taxes came out of placing tho ¢ of the goverwmont on & more sub. | the peopie of tho United Sintes, and der t 1. wil rs o the whole tax out of foregn © tole vas + a * ba: gn she aires lo tchiport entire = re! from taxation was solely to re ard ant question as tor the most perfect harmony ia | to rebela, di¢ did not understand it Ho was notin the republican re 9 couarry at largo as to secure | favor 1 oppressive measures towards the South, but if cotton Was to be feleved from tax for all time it pe oneare port. The iis aeweried, | woud presout the people there as imbecia in industriat i be { a% to vilenoe the present outcry | porsuits as they hod aiways been, It was wrong for at n of tho ational secur | tha North to manopo e Saeeee tenet ih heh P &e., ewiire ain growe ne COUN ties fro ve and = muuierpal taxation. It | Sindaay tapas tame te exniie(ea. bi Yate fe undlurstood at tho committees «will «0 | ton was remain, and the country rbould ro. e@onstrac as to allow a tax of aboutens per | ceive the draw back on Pmt = oy pavers ee ma eent to go | #, and at the famo timo Ox the ‘aod Gowers outid it beso interest 0° a rate as will w compromise the raiue das i6 the Unired state fle of the Bonds as co of ‘avestueat, There appesrs | Combeied tho opinion of the Commissioner of Internal Hevonie denyiog 3 coaclusion, A greuer df @ late @ remarkebiy t tom om the bal 60 ex sted betwoen the prees of Bag Congres to cca t es of the people la ther esha on to-way than sevem yeare ago. He Kgisia.ion 1 view of (he coming cioctions fon the report for [865 m regard to the extent of M employed in cotton culture, Why not, he aid, T entuoky Delegates, the whole of the South aud to the productious of The commission oo the Kentzcky election case has nity? Roferring to Kemocky, he end ihe, like ed it invest s and (is expectod thas | the goose 1a the old sur, having its not on the bank de tomnorve® or Nedaeeday in favor | Of @NtFOMN, When the stream rose and swep: the exgs % A | way, she silll sat Of the stream over (be pluca Where wn, There seems to be very \.tue doubt dhat | the ozs bad been That noble Siate still paddies over will uleo be admitited in s few days savery, long ago gone out. Le read further from the * 4 iedae Fins Baee varioad’ reports Irom tho London Keow mut, ko. to a ee nd Wi eae eh that the diderence botwoon the prices of F ee on Naval Agaire of the Hous i and Awerican eo'ton was imp eable for ober ce on of the oMcurs and me), as prof war of the navy 1ce a withdrawal of vewrris This doriug the reign reticing theta to the | from tno tea Dad largely P He argued was tradvieagie to ytommoten the donor and late thie crop the expense of ‘ + Toe committee, howover, | gihers, submutiog statistics to show that more wos ta jon nett after Ute holdaya | uniformly roceived (or sinat die ageregate Due tue than for barge ones, though ¢ os of Lhe peo. sutian to Department | Qicdon of the Initer #1 ,. The crop of Brazi’, Egypt and nda v and mas de ployer, It appears / . dutuments tranem! ted to hase of ¢ Japao bad almost em. Mo Koure ® aiiusts paid clorks and Yurebiel Genger was frow cursclves im et ; . 10 erop employ venta daa twenty per cont bet, (bis..the “cooks ned Ay was of oplaton “a He longer be retained Without injury to the eonmuy prices to wh Op their wale Lame Tre ’ Biuie.... Ob fosojuuina of February iow bad word as “ 336 Nev i Agricustural of (he Wn He pout @ out the oo wask ox, ae advanced by A reverrod . the ¢ bid * m was read to it A communicat Ornors) Crom withdrawiag tr nmesgiaiva toile ss toe bi BD i ier apt ¢ y ited . ton would power f advantageous 26 of Ways and Meaus as to increased com- | Foligno road 1 sters [roim, several wet a foatlow of bweaty par cent to the cloves to bis de | south in support of bis ewe The Untied Stacx nai rtipont. entered 1910 ibe competion andor @ different vio.9 © aged crroummetanees of 6 of Kavana thought the argument atvire io view of the Pi | Service. fete toa cs Sir. & aenoy, (top The Poet er General esk® Congress for en appro n of $22,487,600 ae the amouws @byed wll ted for the Department service for the year tnd. 9 20, 1869 Cen of the vity of Washh Tho returpa of tho coneus just takes of tl Bureau of Education, ta co-operation with the city op am y vo chow the Wintion (evirey of Washington city a8 foltown:— imber of familive in Washington, 20,040; number of ite popwistion, 73,097; aumber of colored population, 106, baw of Ne, Morril proved too much, if it proved any tiing— to AAMely, Ina’ becauee wo excoss Of Colom w feared from other eovntries therefore wa trnulate oor own production That iormed reamcg it, Mr, Paeaesony, (rep ) of Me,, thought that this matter 4 be consitced when the whole sabject of tax war b fore caom, He did not see why the fax ehould b removed atongs, He held, with a very disunguished #aloor ag, hat at the ead ofall rebeliious there shoud be Cemency but be war ney in favor of exempling @ Whos section from Lhe #ipport Of the government te deprecated tes hasty action Wilhoul die coustderation. He eavit Chad Dew Cwimed thas the uegrove would vole | , aasist chem /f twey did Bol reper! sex, This, bow: | te Wishod 19 Cold ao manufacvories here, aud +01 to ebandaa wy hoa long boom, te of the couutty. Tae: denied that she low price by the tax; it Was probe ably im part ‘eansed by “ibe large’ quanti les om and, Was the ce ug the seme fal in. India cotton? Toat being “Wyo eaco, Woat argument cauid be eauced from the al o¢ our cotton? He denied the hypethese of Mr. + hermm thet the price ef coon wonld beans ane) by free tabor, when wavery wax claimed to de a Dlessing. - Yno argus ad beep iie¥O that free Jabor was more econvw.cel sad dintiy He wes apposed to #tnkine off so suddenty thie tax. Let hem euspend it. necessary, fora time, or, at a evens, wait antit Was Been Whi! qevt Ihe’ repe arlicios, He teured the Coin Bue, whom be highly rusp-eted, was 109 mGea lade ence? by ontsite tik-—by the last speaker he heard, He huped the Senate would wot act with precipitation, Mr. Morrax, rep.) of lad, gave notice tina wt the Proper time be ehoult move an amevdment to tax all colton grown after 1967 one cevt por pout, He thongas the Tons is 2. tt sus; but be-ure emoving the fire tax of thé Soul YQ Gonsider what de be done tor the reitof of tie whoiv deg dr WiLe0s advecaied the bill at tongth, cla'ming that the (ax on Cotton was imposed by Congress iu the belief that the price would continue at a high rate, and that Fioee tt had (al'en x0 tow the tux sould be reagyed, He rend Jotters from the South asserting Ubat the indma> tr. of the South will be rudaed if tue tax ia not ronagied. Mr Wirt, (rep) of Oregon, gave veg shat he would move to’ amend by providin= ote oh We Taming wusold shali be tax-" = «et ue ee OL ton here ofere coliwet> eee @'HO that ne he it was our me aw aholl ever be refundel, He said Deneilt quo? POiiey to tog) lace for the material ve @Pouih. ‘Th: people who had been engaged .ot th FYI varion of cotton ioveste! toeir capital expect WE tb reahze Adarge profit; bit, after paying bigh for Sopyimes, cotton ind failea on? half, and now would not pay tha eo-t of production, It would doubt. Jess bo aiificn't to distinguish bewweeu the cotton remain- 1 ducer and wha: bad bown sold age proportion sti!) remned parsons would be fnordinale’y Den Bed by tho repea!, or coutd commit frauds, was NO argument aga vet tne repeal Tt was ju-t to tue prolucer 10 remove tho tax, and ho contended that iinmodiate ace Gon sbonid b+ had in order to enable the-o producers to moet their obiizations, ip alr. Perino 1vers salt ho had receive. letters from the South and trom his own State concurring 19 the view of the chatrman of the Finance Committee, Mr, Shere man, A tax on. o'ten nere Was a preminm on cotton in India Coton was sid for all purvoses of expor.a'ion. ‘Pais tax of oneto.rth of the vaine attects the black ae weil ag the whrie, tue West and East as well as the South, becag-e it disabled the cotton grower from meet. ing his obiizabons, Toe eojection to the suspension of the tax was tho uncertainty to which it gave rise, It would take away the cap'ta! req tired for ihe next erops, He doub.ed whether any conclusion could be draw from Statistics of cotton tor four or tive years back ip the an easy state of tho mare's daring that time Mr, Morniut, of Verm took the floor again and argued tha ic the crop were unduly etimalated the ex- por er would have to; ay the tax, while vtherwise the im- porter part it, in-tancing coffee ant other articles as #me upon whica the imporier paid the tax, It would be striking a blow at the routh to repesd the tax. He denied tbat specudators should be remunerated for their i norance or inexperience in removing the tax from cotton remaining unsold. Mr, Jovn-ox (lem.) of Md., afcor referring to the paat action tf Congress upon t subject, said be had be- heved at first that the tax was anconstitutions!, alluding to the prohibition in the constitution from taxing tn ports since the war; with the immense burdens ff} en- tailed it was necessary to consiter how ty make those bardens as light as pore be; the cotton tax was ruivous, The universal testimony was that cotton could not ba grown under such @ tax under the present system of paid = labor. If tt was important to remstate former condit:on. then it was the policy of ovt oir eraliy, were paid on shares, and the intelligent among then knew that tweot ve per cent of their wages ‘went into tue United States Treasury, ‘They were Bitisfed, and as anxious fer the repeal aa were those whom Senators called “rebels of tho South. He tl bt It wonld be best to remove the tax aitogether, warmly seconded the desire of Mr. Frelinghuysen to seo tho South relasiated im everything except slavery. They should not impose upon ons portion of human labor a tax not laid upon another, 9 vari- ous ves here and in the other House proved that the tax should be repealed. He bad moved to amend by including the crop of 1867 19 the provisions of the Dill, Many opposed this who would not object to removing tax from cotton in the bend: of producers, and he would modify his amendment accordingly. One portion of the amendment offered by Yr. Williams bad no prac- tical effect, in bis opivion. If the tax was unconstita tonal they ¢o.ld not prevent claims from being paid, Mr, CoNKLING moved to 6o amend the bill as to make at applicable only to the year 1868, On motion of Mr. Coxe the Seoate then held a short executive session, and soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Waruiscton, Dec, 16, 1867, CALL OF BTATES FOR BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR REPARENCE. Tho Srvaxer proceeded, as the first business In order, to the cali of States for bills and joint resolutions for reference. Under the cai! bills and joint resolutions were introdaced, reaa twice and referred, as follows:— By Mr, Fievos, (rep.) of N, ¥.—Relating to the back pay of soldiers and sailors, Relerred to the Committee oy Invalid Pensions. . ty Mir. Wirtiams, (rep.) of Ind.—To pay the balance of bounty te non-commissioned oficers hovorably tm us- terod out of service as supermameraries under tho order of the War Department authorizing the consolidation of regiments, Relerred to the Committee ov Military Af- irs By Mr. Kevan, (dem,) of Ind.—To regulate and limit the admiralty juri-diction of United States Courts. Re forred to :he Judiciary Committers. By Mr, Juutay, (rep ) of Ind,—To fix the time for the election of representatives and delecates to Congress. Retorred to the Coumittes on Elections, hyp ode Mass, —-To abolish the bonded ‘erred to the Committee on Ways By Mr. Hoover (rep.) of ass —To it the clation of Coogee = Referred to the Soormistos on Ways aud Means, tne bill probibite the circuiaiion of any thing as money not authorized by act of Cougress. By Mr, Huaparn (rep.) of W. V —To facili sumption of specie payments, Refei tee on Ways and Means, The bili provid 1st of July, 1508, twenty per cout of ali By Nr. BaLpwis u au ties on im- potted goods may be paidin United tales notes; after ‘the Ist of July, 1869, tocty per cent; after (he Let of July, 1870, sixty per cem.; after the Ist of Juiy, i871, eighiy per cent; and af er the ist of Joiys 1872, the whote, By Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y.—In_retation to legal tender notes, Ki ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means — Ihe bill provides that the Finance Commitice jo Senate and the Committes of Ways and Means inquire into the expediency, first, of making legal Vender notes receivable in part payment of custoins daties—say, five por cent after the Ist of January, 1563; ten per cont afier the let of February, 1868, with like Proportion afier the Ist of March, 186%, Second, of re- pesling the Legal Pender act in all contracts made afier ths lat of March, 1868, or, if not repealing {t, enabling contracts ty be made payable in gold and silv By Mr. Pixs, (rep,) of Mv. ~To amend ihe various acts esiabiish ng ihe Savy Department and creating a Board of Survey. Referred to ibe Committee on Naval Af. fauna, By Mr. Sourcx, (rep.) of Objo,—Supplomentary to and explanatory of cermin acts of Congress relating to the navy. Referred to the Committee on Naval Aduira, the bil declares tha trae Intent aad tmeaniag of the Oi Dib secs of the ac) of July 16. 1862, to be that an officer of the navy coming withie its purview, except, the Admiral and Vice Admiral « be retired from active service aud placed om (be retired list whenever his name ha, been borat on the nivy rogister Aliy-five years, The second section declares it to be the true intent a moaning of the other aos of Congress retiring naval a count of age im years or in the naval sere 00 rotired liste when they of sixty-two names have me of the attuae Hy Mr. Doo «, (rep.) of lowa—Toamoud the act of August 3, 1861, for tho better organization of the iil. lary estabiisument, Referred w the Committes on Mill- tary Alfairs, ty ir Locax, (rep.) of Til, —Appolating « committee to report om bie expediovey of rewcating the capital of y register fro of sixteen years, the Cuited states Reierred to tie Commines on Ww. (rep.) 0° lowa—To authorize the com panies building the Union Pacitic Raiiroad wud tts cortain purposes, Reiorred mitiee on the Paciie Railroad. _. Severat otver bis of # local character were Introduced fnvd reverred, TAK EROMDENI'S RECOMMENDATION POR THE Reread or Tue RRCONETRUCTION ACTS. Mr. Dewsaman, (rep.) Of Mo., ofered a revolution ree mt, in his iat had seen lit, in utier disregard of the expre sod in the sieciton o: Lhe members in the Cou 0 recommend the reveal of the Kees law Me. of witch would be te rewit tie governs meut of the late rebellious States to rebel ban is and abans don the ep. ire foval element there to the wii trartore, nod that tis eminentiy proper that the [ous ehovtd respnn Lim emphacie tering to $0 OxirAOrdiuary @ propos and resolving tat the Hooas will never cnser @retroctade wlop from its advouce a it Promoting the cause of eQuel rights, Nor to ¢ fram Nis fixed parpose of protecitog ail tN O8 Equal helore the law; that there i¢ vo reason to dew At the restos ation 2 Yeboritous Siales iceusefally @Be Bwplisved on a lita aed endoring bets, ant that yo good season oxtyis why the Recons.ru ve repe ded Mr. Kea mow Nocatived Sy vers tron avd preamble w 4 acis suoukd to lay the revolution and preambie 2 nays e ine The rere yeas 11}, nays 82—a strictly pir y xe, BATIONAL WANK Mr. Pros. (rep.sof Mo, offered 9 rox th» Sterctary ot the TD evwory tor cue ise ot daly inet waivoua, xa ha an Ke their seouriies Heid im (he Treasury (0 ec Cuiation, Ac. Mr, Blaine objected to Its cons'deration t COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPALTY Tho Speaker prevented commucicationa fron the heads of several of the Derartinouts ‘a re to tae ‘ tweoty por cent increase of compenraios- of Weir other subjects of a9 genera! ‘nverest MON PACT IC RAO OAD. 4th of March, aad to enable toem to fix ine pince et meeling at Washington, Kustom, Philade!pnia, Waitimore, Ce -cago, Cymer » 6 Lente of New Vor Mr Wacw F, (1Op Pot UM, tried to get iD an amends / Mr. Dawes, trep.) of Mase, moved to socpond the rules to enaute tam roduce ant oe dered tos day a oi to ehinge the time Of holdin: (oe annuat | inoeuing of stockholders Of the Uaton recite Ruuroed Company for tha cugi¢e of directors, from the Bret | Wodnteday In Oevober ta the fret Whdoeslay afer the | 1 wonid havo on opher | mer of Tnteroal Reve- | for passengers: of frewpls on the snd freight to double the ar Lic @ud the Missis~ greal Uurouga Lines between the . Dawes, while expressing himself favorable to the amendment peiseg.se ‘eJmt it as Leing incongruous to the object of the the opt and che amendwent gave Fae to ¢ ideravia diccuesiva, Fynaily the rales were suspended, and ine bul was passed, a THE SAYMP CT OF ONITED STATES BONDS. ‘'r, Bovore, (rep) of Mags, moved to euspond the enabl bios to offer a resoin ion declaring \ in the sudgment of the Rouse, all the indedtmen: \ ought to be pad im exact acco dance eatlug it, but not otnervws ea io bo bald ja gold to ant ail Fotis hut so enacted to be payable oaght to bo 1 in tawfut mouey of the United Stags, rules were not susponde;—yeas 56, nays 83—and so.ution was not received, REDUCTION OF THB Navy, ) of Me, offered a regolation instruct. Committe on Naval Affairs to report wnether a tion tay De efecved tn tne nuinber of officersand uployed in the navy, by reducing the forego * nto the number of ehips aud guus Wh.ca were iu corviee before tho war. Adapted, tc. » tattodueed bilis for the cotepisauiemt of gertain claims for pev-i-ns 10 sold cc+ ta ine war of 1812, and to provide for officers and Sv" ors not mustered into the service, Appropriately referred, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THS PRES'DONT AND GENERAL GRANT, Tie SPEAKER presented a message {rom ihe President, trapsnitting copie. Of the papers relating to the trial of ‘Alver: Rask, of Indiana, ia New @rieaus, and statmg that 00 action in Wie ease bad yet been taken by tho mon PENSIONS, Nr. MAYNARD, (rop ).of Toute bev vre- tent, The Message Was referred to the Judiciary Conmittes, Tae endor ement ou tho papers by the Secrciary of War ad wnteriin is that the crime was a most tearful aod bratal one, thas this was the first trial for murder by & military commission under the Iteconsiruc- ton acts, and that the sentence should be carried into eff ct. A inessage was alsa rezeived from tbe Secretary of Warcd int rim rojative to the claims of the Stace of Towa for mititary supplies, Was referred to the Com- mittee on Appropriations. A inevsage from the same withdrawing bis commani- ea ion o: the 2kst of November, which recommend: 1 ao jucrea-o of twenty per ceat tothe pay of employes in tbe War Department, was referred to the Commitiee on Retreuchment. ‘TUE DRPICIENCY APZROPRIATION BILL, Ths Hous» thon went in‘o Committee of the Whole on the since of the Union, with Afr, Broomall im the cuair, and proceeded to consider the Delicency Appropratioa bill, 1bo bit appropriates $118,892, :neluding the following items .—For stationery for the House, $16,000; furniture, ropairs and packing boxes, $20,000; folding aocunents, including m-teria', $50 000; re vspapors, $12,500; To the jatter claim 8 appended a proviso that, hereafter: no member of either House shall be allowed or be paid for bew:papers and stationery for any one year more than @#25 in money or its valie. Mr. Brooks. (dem.) of New York, called the attention of (he committee especially to the tem of $50,000 for deficieucy in folding documents, aod remarked tha! the yearly expenditures of Congress arnonnted 10 €3,009,900, or one-fyurth the national expenditures under Press. deut Adams’ admivi-tration, which ejected from py wer mainly for ks extravagance, Mr. Warastate, Of fi. Was giad to sea the gentleman frem Now York show any ard for ecopomy, but if that gentleman had sapported him (ir, Wasnbarne) last wee« ip his opposition to a railroad land grant bill for Michigan, several hundred thousand acres of the public domain would have been saved irom the grasp of rapa- cious land jobbers, Mr. Brooks said he was not one of those men who, after thew own States were gorged with public plunder, Were always watching to prevent any of the younger and poorer States getting anything. (Laaghter.) Mr Sravens, (rep.) of Pa,, offered ap amendment in- creasing by twenty percent for oue year from the 30th of Juno, 1867, tue compensation of all the employes in o various civil departments of the. goverament at Washingion whose present compensation was less than $2.000 per annum, tho addition not to make the com- pensation of aay more than $2,000. He expiaine the amendment, and stated that tae restriction of the in. crease to salaries below $2,000 would diminish by one- half the amount required last year, under a provision to increase compensativa tweuty per co it. nr. Stevens’ amendihent was rejected, ‘The Committee then rose and reported back the bill to Os, Brevexs thes ofpred his amendment 1a the House r, STEVENS then tin the and it was adopted—yeas 73, nays 7 The amendmext app!os to ali the civil employes of the government, regutar and temporary, maie and te- male, including tue Navy Yard, Pablic Printing otice, Coast Survey, the Executive Maosion, detailed enlisted men, &c,, whose compensation is !ess thao $2,000, Mr. Br samtx moved 10 Jay the bill om the table, and it was agreed to—yeas 73, mare 67, Mr. Wasteurn® of Ill. then moved to suspend the rules that he mignt introduce and have considered the Deficiency bill as reported trom the Commitee of the Whole, without the amendment for the twenty per cent increase of compensation. Tae rules were suspended, and the bi!l was read the third time and passed without the amendment. ATI’ RAILROAD ACCOMMON, ™ Mr. Drines, (rep.) of Mich., off-red a resolution in- structing the Committee on the District of Columbia to report tbe bill reqairing the Washington and Ratiroad amy toturoih ample and adeqnate ac- commodation to who may wish to ride in ite cars, instead of compelling them to wait and stand upon the platform Adopted, ‘THE CURRENCY, Mr, Sctexck moved to suspend the rules in order to discharge Lhe Comm ttee on Banking and Currency from the consideration of the bill, introduced last Moni Mr, Lynch, 1 provide against undue expansion and con- vongiad i. ber Se are ee Pot and argued that the eu! t ru \y u Com- i i) Rouse retused to su:- Mittee of Ways and Means PROPOSED REOCCTION OF THY PAY OF MEMBERS OF CON- pond the roles, Mr. Hensarp, of W. Va, asked leave to offer a resolu- tion instructing the Committees on Reirenchments to Into the expediency of the of ponacied of lcsaeee © ange ada ea tte og but Mr BY, (Tep.) OF Cal., objected, The Hi at ten minutes part four o'clock adjourned. UNITED STATES SUPREME COUAT. Wasinxeton, Dec, 16, 1867, In the Supreme Court to-day the following cases were decided :— No, 15—Wilson, tif ta error, va, Wail and wife, io error to the Supr Court of Alabama Mr. Justice Grier delivered the opiaion of the Court, reversing the jadi t below. 9-—Rector, plant in error, va, Ashley's execu- tors in error to the Supreme Court of the State of Ar- kansas, Mr. Justice dililer delivered the opinion of the Court, affirming the jadement below, with costa, No, 31—Wood, plainuill in error, Slare, im led and ip error to CircasZOourt for the District of Mia. nesota, Mr, Justice yne delivered the opinion of the Court, affirming the judgment of the Court below, with costs. No. 12—Thompron et. al., plaintiffs in error, ys, Boordman, in error to the District Court of Micsiesippt, Mr Just Field delivered the opinion of the Court, roversing ‘he judgment below, with cours, No. S—Ostermao et, al, appetiants, ve. Baldwin, Appeal (rom the Dist ict Court for the Eostern District of Ivsas Mr Justice Pave delivered the opinion of the Court, afiriming the judgment below, with costs, No. 13—Croo plaintitt ia error, v8 Tucker, adminis trator in error to the District Court for the Eastern dis- trict of Texas, Mr. Chief Justice Chase announced aa affirmance of the judgment iu this case vy @ division of the Coart. . No 16—Johne and wife, appetiants, es, Union Rank of Florida Appeal from the District Court for the Eas ern district of Florida, Mr Chief Justice Chase an- hounced an allirmance of the jadgment in this caure Ly on of the Coart, 42—Ricgs, plaintf in error, va Roard of Super. of Jooneon county, and one other case, Argu- progress. ico annoanced that the Court woul not fit op the 25th ime; ale) that it would adjourn on Tues day, the Stsi, to Monday, the 6th of Jaauary, visor NEWSPAPER CURRENCY, The “solid men o° Bostou” are favt molting away, Gen, Breckinridye ts ia Paris, Me wants to come Ghosts hare apperred in Chicago, ‘Perturbed epirite’’ have never been strangers there, fbree heudret thousand people are {i starvation in Swedeu. Franeis Tukey, formerly City Marshal of Boston, died reeeutly near Sacramento, Cal. At least erght huodred boats ave ice-bound for the feason on tho Erie ¢anal between Syracuse and Troy, Jadgzo Gideon Mall, one of the Judges ef the § Court of Couneeticut, died jo Winstead on tho 1 Whatever may be said about Mr, Seward's Wost India Purchases, Bo one can essert that they ‘are oo grat shakes.” Ta Cifeags they “teach the young doa bow to shoot’! by setting up a son acarnst @ father, cod altowlng the young "Ho 10 poond the ol4 man ball (> death. Mre, Margaret A. Johogion died in Si Lo Mh instan’ a few hours ater the denies of be Kaward Wa. Jobnston, a brother of General Joseph Jotnston, A Varia physician avs ihet six cigars @ day wilt shorten a man's Hite five years Than twowe cleara Will shorten it tem years, and @ properlonate ouw vcr wii Rill hima om the spot The Dateh government $3 about powerful fortitieations, wich praject “@ expressive of its fears Of Peusela, ‘Vireo forte awit! be erected near Amsterdam, 864 (wo otlers at waperias) pon. The Work ga thy moment to the Pather of Rie Country, im Washington cite, Bas wiready coat $240 000, At thig titae the sructore nag reaches the height of 174 (eo), leating ST4 Leos ty bd cotp led, ho emlire hotght Of the MoHUMeN! Being Ated ai 643 toot, Thete are are constant rumors of ‘ctery epecies OF fruad, corruption, avixe Of power, extordon mpd miscel- laneous Iniwiay” —nobing more at te Chicago poker, according to ove of the published im tat fy. a stale of lo construct some young tadise ia Chattanyas eounty hare er- 8 lemperanes FOCIFLY. Pl dging Nhemeeives not vo Keep company With Fours men wo wee INtoxIcat. jog tiguers ‘u any form, Make room fore batch of Old ime ie, A Chrewo paper ways there was « ‘oly time wheo Wetton -eitied aereinte with bis parinera Not og. likely, Thoce #as @ good dex of money ch somebody’ hasda =yoe sale & «photographs, it te sala, had amounted (9 60,060, oF $16,000, before the pedestrian Feaeved 10 Tale Ainount, it Is reagonADIe Lo ap Hose, wRe uot th NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1867. \ omen, was not a politival 4 oston, but one ef politsest | ment restricting the rates to be NO.B¥ NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS, UN TEC STATES DISTRICT Cou T. The Alleged Revel Cotton Case. Li es. Vernon K, Stevenson —Mr. 8, G, , Coited States District Aitoruey, yesterday moved for ieave to amend the libel in this case by tne 4 serting the words ~‘that during the epring and sumior of 1855, the defendant beimg th if cot. tob, the propesty of i ‘ peamasns * >| te sae Ormiwn, + aq $3,000,000, codrerted thé siine to ois can vse! or Tee pt opposed by Mr, Ward, counsel for Steven- wae ground that the charge male by a person atieged to be in cousion With the defendant n the mat. ter of th.s cotton bai been with the Secretary of the Treasury caiy toriv-eght bours belore whose proceed. ings commea-ed, and the* Distinct Attorney now comes inte court to ask anviher favor—to amend the tbe: Upon which this prosecution ts laid, Judge Batebford reserved js decison. SUPREME COUAT—GENERAL TERM. The Churet Street Extension Case—The Re port of the Commissioners Confirmed, Before Judges Leonard, Clerke and Mi'er, Inthe Matter of the Extension of Church S rect, fa— The following decision was rendered yesterday by ibis courton the motion mado at the June, 1867, General Term for the corfirmaiion of the report of t bom mis. siovers of Awards aud Assossments in the maticr of the exiensiou of Cuurch street:— Abe roport of tue Commissioners ix confirmed, except ‘as to the award of damages to, E, Detmold, as owner, and to Drake & Barne- as jessees of prenses ta Liberty street; and the assessment of property belunging to the United States; and the award of damagea iu favor of the New Jersey Contral Railroad Company, avd for the pur- pose of taking further evidence and correcting the said awards aud a-eessment, aad for the purposo of modiiy- ing the assessment for costs according to their taxation, the eaid report is recommitted to the Co;nmissionera, aud that the Commissioners report to the General term ‘on the 30tn of December inst Since the argament of the above case the resolution of tie ommon Council authorizing Lue exicasion Las ‘been repeated by that body. | POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Arreuet To Ron 4 Boxpev Warsvorst.— Daniel Ros- siter, occupying tho garret room of premises No 67 Greenwich street was yesterday brought before Justice Hogan by officer Reid, of the Twenty-sevenih precinct, on suspicion of posessing guilty knowledge cf ao at- tempi that was made lalo last “aturday might to burg- lariously enter the vonded warehouse of Nr. McMichael, No. 69 Greenwich sircet. Jt 1 aileged that burg- lara gained access to the roof of the warehouse by means of passing throug ine window of nwssiter’s room, after which they proceoded to rip up the umand uk surrounding the wicelheuse over the scuttle, Aiter haying nearly accomplsied tleir purpose the burglars became alarmed ant fled minus any piunder, subsequently tootsie, in the gmow Jeading from Rossiter's window to the scuitle of the byunded ware. house aod back Fs al Were digcovera’, ho prisoner's Piaco is sald by the police te be the resurt of evspicious mea und women, and as there was no other way of reaching the roof ef tho oonded warehouse except through bis plece the offlcers naturally surpect him of a giiky knowledge of the attempt at rovbery, The Magistrat» committed Rossiter to awali an examina:ion, which will take place to-day, . Tus Patwer-Harpre Pervry Case. —The case of Mrs Rosetta “, Hardie, charged with perjury on (be com- plaint of Mr, Ccurtlandt Palmer, residing at No. 247 Madison avenue, as already reported in the HERALD, was under examina before Justice Dowling. the Tombs, yesterday afternoun. Courtlandi Jr. to whom Mrs Hardie swore to paying $2,500 for the rentof premises Nos. 22, 24 and 26 West Fourteenth street (Windsor Hotel), was sworn, anit testi tbat the defendant bad not paid him the money, as esorn to bi her. Ihe further hearing of the case was postponed til} Thursday next, nme A a] CITY INTELLIGENCE. Boarp or Crry Caxvassens.—The Board held its fina session yesterday, and after making the official declara- tion and statement and ordering the same to de pub- Nsbed at length in the H&RaLD aud other papers the Board adjourned sine die, Boarp or County Canvassers.—The Board met yester- day, but transacted po business whatever, mediately adjourned anti! next Thursday Boarp or Avort.—The Board met yesterday a1 con- sidered the following claims:—Dennis Kiernan $158, for services reodered the late City Inspector from January 1, 1865, to Ji 1, 1866. Mr Kiernan ceatified that he had received $100 as part paymeat for b:s services io this department and that nis poation waa of" Dennis Fox sepals aciaim for for ‘the value of a horse which had been killed by fntiing tm a hole in the upper part of Second avenue. Samue! A. Gibson put in aciaim for $150 a8 @ returo for money which be bad paid ia error as persopal tax. Mr. Gibson said that as tf had no personal property ho shoagbt that legaily no taxes could be collecied from bin. Decisions in all cases were reserved aud the Board a jjourned. Rervnucay Gevexat Comwtiee.--The Republican General Committee (conservative wing) mei as bead. quarters, corner of Twenty-third street and Broadway, last Bon. Thomas Murphy, President, im the chair, The business (rensacted except routine be aduption of a resolution directing the holdiug of primaries for the election of a new general 1863 ov Friday evening, the 27th inst. Improvement tm Man. Detivery.—Postal cars similar to those now running between New York and Washington will De run between this city and Boston on Monday next, loave New York at? A. M. and§ A. ‘The mails will by this means be allowed to be car- on express trains, ® matter of much advaotace to Mails will algo reach ther des- two clerks will accum- hetributing them en Ick 1s ror Rivers. —The transit of the ferryboats boih on the North and East rivers was seriously impeded yes- terday ip co:sequence cf the large masse: of floating out from the piers on ether side was necessarily prolonged oneraliy occupied in croseng, anee was in consequence «xperi- enced by such riporian travellers as were “on time’ in the fulfilment of busiwess engagements, Cne of the Fulton ferryboate, the Columbia, carried »way her rad. der chain after coming -B contact with » large field ofs| jco which was deine «wiftly carried down the East river be the tide, Bey thus beroit of an imporiant part of her steering gear, she was compelled to rema n for Ume in the middie of the river unt!! the accident conid be repel To some Case? 80 great was the accnm!: tion of ice the slips « @ cas only after much troubte and shrewd management on the pert of the pilots that the boats cous be crougst sn fieeatly elese to the bridge to jand their pascogers in mic Matren i» Emrrvo,—Patsy Evans. a wel! pt in the mysteries of (ho P RK. invenas. te altonge O'Baldwin, the Irish Giant, to fight cd stake hax been placed ow th s generally known as ihe ttwoand @ haif inchee high, twenty-two years old and weizhs two huodret pounds He baa been twice in the ri roxty —once ae opposed to Thomas McGuiran, whom be defeated, and the second time co Luke Murphy, the Jaiter contest having been declare a drawn battle, See Lave Exrsroirsts wire Svat Aaws,—Ta the podbiication of tae reports of tle tral of emax arme and carriages by a com! itary men at the State Arfonal in Sevenin erroneously stated the Gomez cartridgt Important perties the fact hating Dullets were too Lage for ihe Darrel of the Prussian needle gun end i. was impossible jw ram them home, Toe New Evorayn Socrrry.—The eixty-second annual moeting of the New Erg'aot vy waa hedar Del. monico's, in Fourteenth sireet, last mgt Judge Bonnay presided, and Me |. ? Hubbard acted as secre try ye report of the Finance Committee showed « batance of casi om band amounting to $2,722. Tho asseia ot tho society, consiring of bonds, mortgages, amount to Cotone! Borden” pre- sented the report cf (ho Charity Committee, feom which it appears ta! $2.97 was distiibuted for charitable purposes tho annual election for officers resuled a® fol) Pres.dent, Joseph & Choate; First View Previa Cowdin, Second Thirteenth street yesterday, when further m Were discussed to ensure the repeal or modification the Excise Iaw, if possible, during the next session the ure «=. Resoiusiogs were passed the ition imtroduced in the Board of recting the Corporation Counsel to frame an ordinance empowerlng the Mayor to graut licenses for the sale of triduo further thas nc gesen 4 Pouios Ovricer Suvrocatep,—Ov Sunday afternoon Mr Jebn F. Gang, an officer attached to the Seven- teenth precinot, went 10 the residence of Ine y04, near Tubby Hook. to make a visit a all nighh Betore i , Mr Gantz made a fire in the stove, which is heated with gas, and is ig supposed he biew out the gar metead of turning it off, thus allowing it to €seape througs the night, Inthe morping Mr. Gantz was found dead in bea Le having-been suffocated, Coroner Wildey was noted te hod ap inqn: et on tl! body. Mr Gantz bad Iomg been connecied with tp Polce Department, of cu he Was ao etlicient member Ils private character was Wuexceptiouabdle, aad he much esteemed by a iarge crcie of frends and acqual ances Eun at BOARD OF Purchase of the Istund of St. Thomas=C pensation four ‘Extra services’=—A Gri Swindle, This Board met yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. Brinkman, presiding. The communication which the Mayor sent to the Board of Alderwen at its jast meeting in relation tothe protection of naturalized citizens, was received and lad over. ‘The reaolutions adopted by the other Board, approv~ ing of th? purebase of the Istand of St, Thomas by the United States Government were received, ‘Mr, SracoM hoped that ibe resolutiona would be placed: ‘on file, for the reason that 1t was a matter with which the Cominon Connell bad noving to do, It belonged to authorities at Wasbiuston, Mr, W. B Rogexta seconded the motion, and hoped that the «ommon Counci! woula aot act mm the matter ‘until it was found out Whether tus island Mr. FLYNN thought if the motion prevaiied, thisjboard would be treating the Beard of Aloermen with disrespect, Mr. Sracom di-c.aimed any such idea, and renerated: his behef that it was a matter belonging to the general government and not to the Common Couveil, Mr, Mornax moved to refer the resolutfons to the Committee on National Aflairs, which was carried, A resolution to donate $1,000 euch to the six Com- missioners of the tinking Fuyd occasioned aome debate, woeh resulted in its defeat. thirteen voting in the aiirmative — ees tue begalive, Dineteen votes bein, aired for its adop ion. A pS 9 was adopiet u recting the Comptroller to y out of the city ireasury $250 ach to the clerks and © assis'ants of bot) boards (eighieen in all, Tor © ser vices!’ to commitiees duriuz ihe your 1267, Meares Gilmore and Siepben Robers were tne only members who vojed against (ig Dareiuced syinaie, X¥ Moved that the Board adjourn sine die to ee of January, 1868, wuich occasioned a stormy ate, ‘The Presipent decided that he could not entertain such ® motion, Ap appeai wa? bad from the decision of ‘the President, who was suata.ved by the Bourd, ‘ Mr. Fiyss then moved \uat the Board adjourn ull the first Monday !p January, 2505, at ten o'clock, which was Jost. ‘The Board adjourned tii Thursday. SHIPPING NEWS. COUN CILMEN, PORT OF NEW YOXX. GECEMBER 13, 1887. Avrivats. REPORTED BY THE {iP 4\.b STEAM YACHTS, US steamship Susquehann 81 Thomas Dec 7 ivicunay Stream, When leav.t fever on board Jalisng trom aloft dur since reachi®, i ae RC i. Cal rfak repusus the aware her myers. and saw her 60 miles of itaeecn pate tine, setae tre tice wit ani pnb w tae N if ony ca" vieiced Fung & be aLead the entire pasengs, and 0 days ‘i wea. Aref 2a. Mortule, with mdse, to NL Bteamsh:p Yazoo, Houses, Meth “f Jiad:ator (of Lunsnberg). Westover, Harbor x ‘Ie days, with tai, cre ze teens por Bes ia oa i dark Forest Queen. trom Boston ore faving had 8 pilot on vowrd iV days, 0 more & Crowley, Cainis. 18 days, Anderson, Fenion Mostence, jeien Brown. {urna aclisy Mosmiuh, ——. Prova ‘orest Home, Thora, .ovidence for Haveraraw. L Goodwin, Clark. New aden, Brown Say oro all Lawrence, Vorttand, Cu Dew iluven, New [aves for Virginia, 4 ravi woe for Paladelphia, Americus Ports. WLNINGTO RYorx. For cther Shipping News see Sirth and Seventh Pages, MASCILLLANBUU, he A Custos Boux. ‘One of the most curiauie bows, which may have existed ie shown to everybody a1 bi? BAU ADWAY. . This voluminous ALBUM ia fled with jeter: vom ci:tzens of New York and the United States, contannc APPROVALS and TEBTI- MONIALS of the EXCELL 1 QUALITIES of HOFHS ML) EXTRACT BEVERAGE © U&ALTH, ‘A great number of which ariive dany, wil Dew Orders, to heres > ron, Although extracts of twee occ ers ate appearing from timo to time fu the ‘eading payer of the Crited States, we are assured that nota quar vem have been published, and that HOFF'S DEPOT) vouved sm tite Grat year of ita exisience orders for more: $84.00 BOTTLES from persons asing UF). MAGE BEVERAGE AS A CONSTANT TONIC DRISS. @ FOR DYSPEPSIA, WANT OF APPETITE Don LITY, WEAK s¥eTEM, COLDS AND OTHER ILLS ABSOLUTE DIFURCKS tL New York a. 3s oF incompatilitity until divorcee obta: ‘| o Y OBTAIN D IN tesertion, drunkenness so pubuelty; ne charge “ M. HUWES, siveet. THE KENTUCKY Nowa OFFICIAL + Stale lowery KEXTOCKY Srath RATEE—C 4 ae, oh i KENTUCKY #tat) Gh, 44 8 “t FOR THE BENE! sRtETOSRE stot ea MURAD, For eireatars ot Kenic RAY, EDUY & CO, + cw wy givea by addressing B. Cordands street, A OFFICIAL DRAWINGS OF THE PADUCAM LOT. + dry of Kearuesy ed EY ihso. STATE LOTIRAY oF KENTUCKY. Por ihe benect of the Coiversity of Vaducuh and other pur- KECHAMOLASS 8, DuCetuEA 16, INT, 73, 48, Bh, oh .» Maneg? dress WOOD, 8, 78 Brandway, and NAS. SLi ther) etreet, Viee President, twanc Samuel eee N Stebbios, Jona W Q am Bordew, ction at \ladrid on December 2% Colypel Frank 1 How: Tywouhy awn, Cajal prate, $300,000, No : Churetnt, ee - Lee nen = Smith, Charies pias 1m oveg seven Lekets, E Beebe, De. W Rekeman, Wisiem 4 i Whitiam H, Fogg, Josiay Fosse Treasurer, TAYLOR ® tat Rey. Wyman; Seere iy » FP iubhard. 2 rex, pA sine " SE assed directing the comns! oof ihe ; ive 9 provide, of practicaic eccommoda by Venet i Tene te8 KC w ie ee ceworated BRAZIL. the oext anntveteary * r The sanua. ‘e af tos, aS Ny. Seem Optician, society in conimeniorst:on othe two bundted aod forty Seosg wood 1IVE Broadway, seventh anniverwry cf he ianding ¥ sha perms om — —- a 1a Piymouth Rock wis: ve he doo the 20m inst Fhe Lb ASW MAAINE GLASSES, OF TM society Bumbers Ri pres Tus AuiY Bracrr fowcwxa Case th, statements posted in caoy of ewd ety joann, terday In regard io ihe aceged powon.ng of ht one thousand © t werd. aoered chitidrea, loss the nod dramatic eve eosncoment that ereRng the euppored voluntarily ad: ey novet fets bewter .o f lve wo Deliceue Howpitac shed them caviek, and at might they gave an rpy for the doleetahan of dhe phvente in the ampli: of the ng Mrs Booto.s eat of dapgor ahd Wi) ve up ina few days, Tne S.860iNG Toons .uest, —The sie ghing ‘a the Oty and vielnity Wat excelions, and was enjoyou ty thou. sends of or ctigene ho the good fortune to gob over runners Moomiogdnio road, Horiem iane, 7 avenue all the great theroughtares presented oa 4 France, and the enjoyea chem: selves immenge!t y Whipped up thei fas same, thal on Saturaay The Commissioners of ihe Park re 040 eteiglss pesend over the “drive,” and oo Sunday Tor Liqron Drarans —The Now York City ang County ' Liquor Dealers’ Association met at Masonic. Hal in bat a4 Microseapes, T ie for pr t Optician ha 8B rand new Cauda Jucre SEMMO) ondway. (her winter supply winds of family aup. for yourse ves, 982 roadway, corainasy assortungas at Subs” eter ihe presen) Swersding tery fare ac MONS ANU VINE JEWRLRY, ITLUN BRONZES AND CLOORS WING SILVER IN Alub Sita res, AND GILT WORK ROM ViENMAy DRESSING JEWRL CAskS, &0., edented #OSK Of arlcves of use, iuxury OF eens #ness Boor for | Thie denutfal and uae, book, differing m y from aay of Rind ever published in atu inay be ovine otliee of the University. 8) Clntae place. New Pree tee Ty ewe ageuie, $9 pr bundred