The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1868, Page 8

WASHINGTO Debates in the Senate on the Financial Questions, Passage in the House of the Joint Reso- lution Relating to Whiskey Metres. Meeting to Take Action to Secure the Rights of American Citizens Abroad. Wasuixcrox, Jan. 20, 1868, 1! o’Cloek FP. M, Reconstruction nnd the Supreme Court. ‘Tho recent agitation of the intended action of the Sa- rome Court in relation to the Reconstruction acts. bas ‘Jed to a movement to effect the passage of an act declar- Jng that in cases testing the validity of any law passed dy Congress two-thirds of the whole court only shail effect a decision; also provision will be mado to redace the quorum of the court from six to five, for the reason ‘that as the court now consists of but eight justices, in- stead of ten, the number of a quorum should be corro- spondingly reduced, The Judiciary Committee are now prepared to introduce this bill, and will probably do so to-morrow, The Case of Secretary Stanton. In tho executive session of the Senate this afternoon ‘an effort was made by the conservatives to bave the mi- mority report prepared by Senator Doolittle in tho case of Secretary Stanton printed and given to the public in the same manner as was Senator Howard’s, The radical majority refused to grant the concession, To-morrow, however, the matter will come again before the Senato in executive session, and a strong endeavor will be made to forcea vole on the whole question of Stanton’s re- moval, The Senate in executive session to-day had ‘under considoration the report of the Military Commit- tee in the Stanton suspeasion case, The Senate will probably resume the subject to-morrow, The Whiskey Tax Question, ‘The action of the House leoking to the appointment of a board for the examination of whiskey metres is the firet move in a radical change in the mode of col- Tecting the tax on spirits, In regard to the Tice metr, it is said that tts selection was made ‘without reference to several others also invented and in some material points superior to the one adopted. The sub-committee, however, it is said, are not favorably inclined towards the metre system at all, as their exami- Mation of all such instruments has demonstrated the eca2 with which their operation may be interfered with by designing distitiers, It is also esserted thata raid is about to be made upon the whiskey “rings” alleged to exist in the different large cities, and if many parties notoriously implicated are not removed an exposure will be made ja the House, The present desire of the committee is to put a stop at once, as far as practicadls, ‘to the present gigantic frauds, and at an early day mako ®@ complote and pormaxent revision of the whole reveaue system, A New Devico for the Prevention of Whiskey Frauds. Mr, Charles C. Yeaton, of Now York, was, by invita- ton of General Schenck, before the Committee of Ways ‘and Means to-day, with a now device and scheme to col- ‘Yect the catire tax on whiskey, and which the projector Claims will prevent frauds, whether attempted by the goverument oiticials or the dealer in the article, The Freedmen’s Bureau. ‘The Committos on Frecdmen’s Affairs are still en- gaged in their investigations of tho conditioa of the Diacks in the South, with a view to an extension of the Mmits of tho present Freedmen’s Bureau act, The Com- mittee have received an immense number of letters and Petitions from all paris of the South urging upon the Commitice the necessity of the continuance of the Bu- Zeau, This correspondence represents the negro as not yet in @ Condition to warrant the extinction of the only Protection hoe has ayalnst starvation and the consequent troubles, such as thett and crime of various degrees The disposition of the Committee to exclude the states of Muryland, Kentucky and part of Yennessee hay @licited a considerable effort (rom those regions against @uch action. The grounds of exclusion are the recon. struction of these States and restoring to thom the maa- agement of their own domesiic afuirs, The Commitice havo not determined upon their action in this particular, Bor will anything be dono until every information bas ‘Deen secured. ‘The Cost of the Freedmen’s Bureau, General Howard haa written an oilicial letter contain- fng a statement of appropriations for tho Freedmen’s Bureau by Congress for the fiscal years endivg Jdly 1, 1867, and July 1, 1868; the amount expended trom these priations trom July 1, 1866, to July 1, 1867; the Wiscellancous funds from various sources and tho dis- ‘Dursement thereby ; also the total cost of the Bureau ‘eince its organization, from which appears the follow. ing:—Appropriated by Congress for the fiscal year end. 4g July 1, 1867, $6,944,450; appropriation for the Ose year ending July 1, 1868, $3,896,300, total, $10,780,750, Amourt in the treasury January 1, 1868, $5,736,054; ‘amount in the hands of the disbursing ollicers, $645,011, which makes expended from the appropriatious, ‘ $4,597,854, In the above amount expended is in- Cluded $500,000 to relieve destitution, &c. (act approved March 99, 1867), and $50,000 traus- ferred to the Agricultural Department by Con- gress to farnish seeds to tho South, These sums deducted leave the logitimate expenses of the Bureau for eighteen mouths, $5,847,854. Amount of funds received from other sources by superiatendents of negro ailuirs and agents of this Bureau from May 1, 1865, to January 1, 1568, $1,503,134 41; balance on hhaud January 1, $6,836,541 79; exponded in three years, $1,561,602 62, Of the above amount there Las been ex- pended for schools alone $292,526. The current @spenses of tho Uureau wers paid (rom this fund prior toJuly 1, 1866. Un the organization of the Bufeau Nay 15, 1865, it was necessary to astume the accounts of th Department of Negro Affaire from Jauuary 1, 186 ‘Therefore all exponuitures tor freedmen {rom that date are included above, Heuce from January 1, 1865, to Jai wary 1, 1808, she cost of the Burcau has been as foi. 20 eee 900,457 21 Tho Bureau has also disbursed § ropriated April 17, 1806, for the fof a of the jumbdia, and for the reitot of Dietrict of Basch 16, 1807 Aus Disirict, Aloo $15,000 appropriated destitute freedimen ta General Meade in nd of the Third Military Diserict. In compiiance with War D: tment general orders he Third os Major General Meads assumed command of Miltary Dietrict on tho 618 inst. Ts ‘Will remain in force wauil revoked of racdiled by orders | from the headquarters. The following offcers are an- Bounced as on the staff of Major General Meade, and Will bo obeyed and respected a:cordingly —Drevet Brig- adicr General R, OC, Druin, Licutenant Colonet United States Army, Ageistant Adjutant Geueral; Breve Lieu- tenant Colonel Campbell D. Emory, Capiain Ninth In- fantry, Atde-de-camp; Licutenant Colonel George Meade, Captpin Thirty -first infantry, Aide-de-camp. Amount of United States Bonds Lsvwed to the Pacific Kailrond. An official document gives a eiatement of the amount Of Unitod Steves bonds issued under an act of Concress $0 the Pacific Railroad, The following are the figures ~~ Union Pacific Railroad... $3,100 000 Utiioa Pocitic, Eastern Vivision. + 4,880,000 Atculson and Fike’s Peak branch + 640.000 Weateru Pavtic..... 820,000 Central branca, Univa Paciue 640,000 Coutrai Pacitc 6.074,000 ‘Total +0046 $20,714,000 On these bonde interest has boen psid wo the amount of 3363,868. The books of the Tressury also show that the various roads have deen allowed $322,900 for army transportation and $45,100 for carrying mollis, Puormous Railroad Business in the Weet, Tho Director of the Bureau of Statistics has com. -pleted an elavorate report for one of the commitioes in Congress, whic shows the tonnage end value of the freight transported during the yoar eoding March 51, 1667, across the State of Iilinois = westward of the moridinn of Chicago, from whieh it Gppesrs that there were transported over ight roiiroads ruvbing eastward 9,968,000 tons of freigut, value of $205,000,000, and westward 1,045,000 tous, vaiue of $41,000,000; the com>iucd movement sumgunte ing to the enormous aggregate freicht, the vatue of $649,000,000, bearly two tuirds of the eatire forcign OMEN: Htnene of General Pope. Major General Pope arrived here to-day, and bas been fo unwell a8 Bot to leave bis foom, He therefore did pot call upow any of the officials to-day. The Rewcontre Metweea Geseral McCook 4% i 5 a E. Smith, Collector Maine; Thomas J, ki ebue for the Firet aivrict of iinois; Charter 6. Assiciant Treavarer at testem, is plage of T. P. C. Getcheil, Assistent Third divirict of Maine; Wilttam lotersal Reveaue, Twelfth Wiliam J. Bruton, H. Warren Mose, iver of Public mento; Edward B, MePherson, Money# at Boonviile, Mirsours; Register of Land O2ce of Tallahamee, Proceeding» of the Supreme Court. The following were the proceedings in the United States Supreme Court to-day :—No, 305—Millinga, plain- Ud im error, vs Hartuple,—Case argeed, No, = Eigeos, adininistrators, platati® im error, va Lovell. Caso argued. Judge Black moved the court that a day ‘be appelated for the bearing of the ezparie argument of McCardle; bat Mr. Stasbery objected to arguing the cause on the part of the goveroment on the ground that he had written opinions sustaining the other side of the case. Tho matter was deferred upon bis suggestion until tho government could arrange to appear by some other counsel. Adjourned til! Monday, THE FORTIETH CONGRESS, Second Session. SENATE, Warmxarox, Jan, 10, 1868. RNCOURAORMENT OF MMIGRATION, Mr. Conxuna, (rep.) of N, Y., presented a memorial from citizens of New York proying for the passage of a bisl Cor the establishment of a line of steamships be- tween New York aod one or moro European ports, or Some equivaiont measure to encourage immigration 1 to the Committee on Post Offices aud fous Tox », (rep.) of M to & personal exe ie said bo had noticed in the New York Phitadelphin Bultein wh of the report of the relative to the sus of Secretary 1 to them and it having ob, aid that act lost Monday Keim, bela- having tra by two p ing bimsel( oat as cor Henstn, tho otuer named W buuself'as mauager of tho Eveuing Press Association, including the New York Kvening ot and oer pa ‘After sundry importunities ho had relactanwy allowed thom to take a copy of what they supposed to be the conteinplated report of tuo Committee og Dill. tary Aflairs oa that subject im the committee room, under hiv immed.ale supervision; but he bad pereaitied it upon the solo conditiog and under the injuncien thet not one word of it shouid (rauspire, nor should the capy be takeu from the commutes room vntit they bad he permission, They had agreed to this ever and over aguin, aud he had not supposed that they would so far forget their obligations as to violate the ple: Por. tions bad, however, since veen published in direct vie~ Jation ot good faith, and hy named them in onder teat their empioyers nlight know their chamoter and that the world wight know what sort of porsons they are, 1H PINSNCS COMMITTER AND Tih FUNDING Wits Mr Saewrtay, (rep.) of Outo, In pursuavce of the mo. tice he gave when reporting tue Fuading bul, moved that it be referred to the committes, He said some prominence had been given to a well writtes anamy~ mous circular, which bad been wont to each renator and extensively published, and which seemel to im- pute to th: Finance Committee a desire to foyer private jntereste, Tho clauses complained of were m0) tion of one per cent for expenses in ievulng aud dispow ing of bonds and that in regard to foreign oxchaage, ‘The answer was that tee ono per cont clanse ts a mere limitation of tho expense, and is in every loaa law paszed for twenty years, with the difference that in thie bill there is no appropriation of ons per cont, while ia other tcan bills there was, The Commitee did not contemplao aay expenso but the printing of new bonds for any agent except the Treasurer of the United Staivs. Even this expense ia uot provided for, bat wilt det upon fature appropria- tions, As to foreign exonange, tt is Chly 10 provide tor the actual diderence of oxchanye between the exchan bonds aud the lower rates proposed by the bill, The Finance Commits wished fairly to consider every ob- jection to the bill, aud they meant to strip itef every provision that possibly might exable interested parties to direet attention from the great object* sought by the bill, If no one else did co he would move to s9 tm these Clauses that wo one could be musied tence, THE QUARTSRMASTER’s DEPART, Mr. Tnaver, (rep.) of Neb., introduced « bill the act of July, 1860, by ropealing the section whic Hmtis tho number of majors in the Quarverinaster Department to twelve and of captaiaa to ebirty, le ferred to tay Committee on Miltary Aifaira, ‘Tht POST OFPICE NE ARTWRNT, Mr. Hartay, (rep.) of Lown, introduced a bill provid at tho appointments of ail depaty postuaeiers {or ollices where the compensation allowed to the postinas- ter amounts to $500, and ail railway clerks and post ollie a amounts to $900 per by the President, with the adview nt of the Senate, All such commissions aod ats now bed, shall coase aud detorm.ue w doys after the passage of this aci, provided they have not heretofore been confirmed by the Senate, HXVENSSS OF THE ORDNANCE COMMISSION, Mr. Howann offered a joint resolution appropriating $15,000 nas of the joint Commitee on Ordvance, whick was reterred to the Cominitive ow Appropriation: CONSOLIDATION OF THE NATIONAL INT INTO HONDS OF LONG STANDING=THE NATIONAL BALK CUNRENCY, Mir. HENpsRson, (rep.) of Mo., incroduced a resolution, which was laid on the tadlo aad ordered to be priated, jusiructing the Minance Committee to inquire tuto the expediency ot reporting a bill for the ‘onal indebtedce & iate bonds of 1 and @ ball por co! id wwtorest payable ip gold, an ¢ taxation, also a5 to the oxped law limiting the amount of natic jo three huadred million dollars, ling the new bonds to iu value of national curr lauon; also requiring IMeNG! ng and con pers five per pose of ¢ raional auks wo de wikia a given thine the n bonds, or else surroader the cic P focared by the depose of government securities, ! ud in caso they st such ation ag to reduc to less red millions, then to asc ary asury to igsue ‘a ainilar amount of legal roves to be used in the parchase or payment of } } | H nidor the their “ the lume redeemabio, The resolution rurt cls (ne ComMittes to consider the propri 4 tnaneil board, composed, ta part, t Lave po net bo maverially dim y to be funded oF ¢: yimenta, afier elied wntil tue nich the bowed ral distress or to the banks, tof the new ROUBLE NOL exceeding sto an SOP COPRIAMONS POR GHNAT ir, M , (rep.) of Mo,, from. tue Committee on 4 Feported tho amendments to tho Leth reiurwed trum the House, consisting In wuions for the Se peur sengors and laborer: 000 5 for 5,000; for clerks to committees, $38, S04 a8 Algo Inserted which ropoals tae law sid Nt, Oo application of a secretary, neys appropriated for one branca aotuer Oranch of the sare dep: XPENOS, vere Detcieney tor folding rvom, a THe TAR ON DISTILLED SPIRITA Tho bill in regard to the tax on distilled spirits cam over frum the House for signature, and now goes to the President TUN CONTRACTION OF THR CURRENCY, The morsing hour having expired, the special order, whick was tho bill to prevent further contraction of ta curreucy, Was taken up Mr, Bone (rep.) of Vt., moved to amend by add. Ing atthe ead of the Will the following:—“Provided that nothing Contained in this act, or aay other act of Congress, shall be construed to authorize an increase of the Uniied States notes or other lawful money beyond Mt (hereof now outstanding." . Stentan said ‘Oiment was unnecessary, as tho voume of curreucy could nut be Increased but for & particular purpose, for the re.erve authorized te meet temporary Nal:lities, Mr. Epaivsips said the amendment waa offered for tho Purpose Of ascertaining whother the Finance Commitiee contemplaced a further iacrease of the dishonored paper of the goverpment. Too inf-rence apparently Intended to ve left on ihe mind of (Wo Senate was that the policy of the bill was only to suspend the reduction of the volume of currency. Some, who ciaimed to be rtaicemen, beld that the salvation of the country is to be found in swelling this volume of inconverke iblo paper, If that view was correct they ehould fay *0, and tet those who supporled that viow be fe- spovsible for it, Butif this was simply a moasure to atop contraction business men should know it, Wuen the resorve bil Was paseed the state of the country’s oblig tone was that It was necessary for tho security of tho Treasury to have euch discretionary power to moet certain liabilities, dir, SURBMAN argued that ag those )abilities had boom carried the country pink vocated his amendment as to xatisfy the Senator ho atnendment by iuserting tho word ae Te the word ‘act. Attar debate Mr, Witzams again modified bis amecdment by adding ead, ‘excepting the tho emount of Ofty millions < as reserve United States wi iment, as modified, was fost by 17 to 30. ALEW, (dom. | Pa, moved to amend aa Gnance when so by v130 and inserting “until 80 the law Fety by coutraction of yo pe ‘shalt suspended until the close of the fiscal year and near pron adjournment “oy Congress, ‘8 simple suspension, aud Congress dev beration, Ind., considered the amendment the bil, Tue country and busi- fixed policy adopted. asked how, ander a bill professing on its face to be & temporary moasure, a stared policy was to be adopted that would tend to the securily of busi- Mr. Mowros said {f contraction, after the Ist of July, would be a good thing, it would bea good thing ip the interm., Ho anticipated tuat ft this Lui were passed it woald never be repealed, Mr. Carrent, (top.) of N. J., felt some responsibility ‘the bill, av the committee had honored him by adopi- ing subsiantiatly the language of a resolution introduced by bin at the beginning of the sersion, He proceeded to argue that resamption could never come from con- traction of currency, and that a connd financial condition could only result irom pationtly resioring values de- stroved during ube tate war. Alter tarther discussion by Mr. Coukling and others, a Motion by Nir. Witvoa to gO into executive senston was carted by a vote of 23 to 20, and alter ashort time the Seuate adjovrned, to meet to-morrow, EoUse OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasure Jan, 10, 1968, MAL, SRV BTTWE XS NeW TORK AND Warr Mr. O'Nerit, (rop,)of Pa., offered a resolution direcung the Portmasior General to communiento the raasous for the disovatinuance of the trans wivn of the tail between Now York and Philadelphia andy East and North, avd whether, in viow of the of commerce, the renewal of suck trausmis. Bot be immediately orioret. opted. GPNERAL DRY TURDAY. of Mr, Wasa the aasdivn tom E - Oa mottos ordered tb ral dadate, Monat ghowld wer out ihe uae, F the apes. f ay BOXb wud wusil disposed of, aut n ta be prtis THs REPKFLD BOFFMNCE OF 1 Mr. Deru, so,orens ‘19 » Aeked leawe vo offer a Femvlation reetiin. Tope the journals Ghat great eadering frow cold and b bas boea sustened by United Sater » * io a, and pebin; the Seeroary of War to Curmish copicy of ail @ uljout aud ail Orders bY the depariiac at tal, objecte 1 Gaver tows Mr. tie ihe reeviutioe KT TAR viet METRE, yroconded 0 the cunmderavou af the joint Fosolutiva Wuclar dieakmow yerentay in refer ey tactres, ta Which the previous quexuen bad boon » c@dea. Mt, Scucrson, (Fep.) of Ohio, Who reported tho jorut Foonuliow, aid Woe Bar eULied (9 au hows Ww low Lie doves, S cuded part« bie Hime to Dg. FYLy crap) of Me, who, to the remarks @f Mr. Marchal yedterday, Wat the thy ving ta the dre: Pear of Me, Linevu es aduplmetration wa hore than the whole cod wi Sa. Buchanan's foar yeors’ sdunmisera- en, remarked (hat the inet yearel Mr, Muchaneu's adaunisiratioa hed oom the Goumtry more tha the whole of Bir, lancotu's frm. term, tacouy gold ae the bass Of value and dodeetiag the rat Of the War, Lae reqpous tally of w thaa Ga Br, Lidoolm OF bes administration, or on the party taat clected Lim. When Mr. Jolmson succested bo tho Presideatial offtee thete was an tafe: Of desp> rate wicced men aed broken down puiittoa! hacks Into Wastiuaioe to secure @ ¢iepensatom of patronage whit bad deb. ched paulic morals We Leases, (omy of N Y., made the quceten of order that Ube betag & debate ou wh Key motion. # snout DO: hae HO decom of a gdebate ou potiural JY Laecsitrene a akan castataed the point of order, rv'ing that = Bi ie eux id confine bunselt to the quero belure 0 Ho oe. ° Mr. Pyee verserked that he war bat replying to re. wnrks 1 be ance Hide Of argwmeRt, Toe -rmakee sad thet that Wes very tree, bat that « Post of order bad wot been made in the debase yester- ant (berefore the Chait bad Bot arrerted i. . Chawum remarked that he hed net been prosens Yostercay when the debate Wok euch wite Intilude, and that under the oxpianarion be Would withdraw ri of oniar, Lie Would, however, to attempt to gauge tue demeuratn party, as he aid us botour tu it. Mr, PYLE romarke! thet he was ehmply atatiog meter of Listory, Fram tue time when Mr, Joluwon sao- Ate stdoncy the gemorarnauon aad wid>- ai dobancbery of the public heurt and comseienc: 4 inereased fourvetd, and bad gone em tnereavtag tyit ‘eovat hoar, and w the car roe were looked fur be tre the War and ‘he me etorn of the Sout whe made the and the mea af the Nerd woo dg wed abersing them, Win aud» Uuon soldier saat Wiehed = bt them er leaw putrid aad corp mass whicw domocrane party, Oa ituved (hat party, on the democratic pubic press, from the paper of Arick Poworey ia We covsin tothe New York World m > ¥ . and on (uo democratic leaders, from Honry Clay Denn, of Teva, op to che Vataadigh Seyinewre aod Peudie- tous, ro Lad the responsimaty for Che war, for the pablie deli aud for the domeralization that had been reicrred to; aad yer the pariy that tal been the ety in the eve, the polyps in the nase aad the cancer im the heart of society Was tbe party Which the gentlomas from ti no's (Mr. Merehotty aeked the eps a party to abut ca'e ta faver of, Svch @ propositiag almus took away oa0's bre Rul vt wae a hopeless tank en tad pulrid carcass could never ve rewiy! that M m)ot M., 9 to seme re re ray by W i, rellecting @a the cuaracter of Min, Goodell aod a Apes field, iM., devired nim to Mare w wieudes to charge v! ud mast be Ines > be men of biyh Me. Pye © statement io r had beard tt of other gautl their paies, Me, MaiouaL. oxpre: omen froin Tdimois hea & efrons, Mr Fyun declined to bo turthor examined on the rub Ject, aad procorded to speak on the works of the jolt Tesolution. Ho sad be #how'a vote for i, aad hoped 1 Wo id pasa, although be had reeliy no faith te the sue cas Of any Jaw exrept the law wos belinr administered than iw He bole. ed that the only rem: edy was Ubi on of & the dwtillery by the divtitier C oy OM the way. a whe bad givoo Wim lawire 40 Know what jew 2 any CAR ge BBAIOR there from whiskey howd too@ of COrmeramts Mr, Woopaunar, (rep) of Vi, expressed Bie suepeiae that a question of (hat character Piould RENO gITeR Fee D ailatitude of deta. ladecd, be ofen woudered that when @ busivoes (vestion Was before the House involving more or lees + sterenta Of the ¢ wn Uy We discussion should 40 fre\scotly degenernie mle f political discussion oF into pariy sepertian The prope of the nation were looking to ihe hu een OF Coegrone reveve them Trova for measures which would tne burdens wow imported on wan glad that the Committee Means was thus early in (be ng is =«Goergies to the removal of theme burdens He regrotied to have heard aeajr Oilicials 19 this conatry, He lox of the Treasury af an able ane | oficial, and Le beveved that tLe ( maiesieeer of Laver. nal Revenue was personally bescad reprosehy bet the latter office ny: more ex mora) courage than any oiice Tue Commissioner of Taternul ! tor of his position, and should have the moral force, when @ collector oF wn ostessor oF any form his duty feithfaily, to re instead of Beading spies to wate corrupted, The people demanded « jaw, they Knew that coe hu should be received annually fr ay were gust unger the burden of oppremeve vai ation, aad they would nut bear 1', cud ough ROC We bear inet did tot por a the 9 depleted our erg ot bankruptcy in dime of democratic administration, Who stole ships of sent them to the remotest seas when the bellion were thick in tho akies? A democratic tras Who robbed our arsenals and sent our muni- mourning? Members of the democratic aie are responaible for the five thousand millions of money wrung rom the bono and sinew of the nation to carry on this unholy war? Members of the democratic party. Under whose teachingscame about that terriblo riot in New York, where, with lawless violence, the rioters de- stroyed property und shot down in the streets innocent mon, women and childron? Membera of the democratic party. Who opposed entistinents? Who cpposed the draft and said that coercion agains: secession was @ 612 aud that the war was a (ailure? The very leaders of tho democratic party who are now aspiring to the office of the President, If the eases ‘thinks that the people have lost their righis, I assure him that they will never attempt to regalo them by placing the democratic parly im power, ‘This nowbcra child of freedom will nevor Again be throtiied by a democratic enemy. This nation, with its groat hero and greater who through and with the peoplo achieved the most noble and glorious victory which the world has ever seen, although it may bo through Lbo valley of the shadow of death, yet fearing no evil gud aililiation with unrepentant traitors, will by and by come fort the greatest, and most powerful, and freest pation which the sun has shone upon, Mr. Curanrrn desired to offer omendment limiting the amount to bo paid to the Commission, Mr, Scasxck said he bad no objection to the amend- ment, aithough he was himself willing to trust the mat ter to the Secretary of the Treasary; but the joint resolution could not now be amended. Mr, Schenck led to cloge the debate, fe said the sub- ject of tho dis n is motres—instruments intended for measunog the strength and quantity of distilled spirits. I thiuk it necessary to notity the House of that tact, (Laughter.) What there ts in whiskey that occa- sions us always, whon we come to discuss anything about it, to ron into an inquiry about the fundamental principles of the deweratic party Lleaya. to the other ewido to cxpiain, (Laughter) 1¢ may bg the attracuon of aifinity. I have not williagly Jed the discussion away trom the consideration of the joint resolution re- period from the Committee of Ways end Means to a con- sideration of the relative merits of the democratic and republican parties, or into aa inquiry of what pertains particularly lo eitver party, Before, however, I speak about the joint resoiution itself, perhaps it 1s proper that I should, in the briefest manner, protest the ground that has been taken by the gentle- ym Iituois (Mr, Marshall) and others as objec- to this as of the means for detecting frauds and euabling tho government successfully to collect its revenue, ‘ug gentleman from. Lilinois takes the bread ground that meters and every device that can be in- Vented w.li be of no importatice whatever, and that the old democratic party aad its principles sioue can bring e desired resul, IT am not willing to believe Lconcar entirely in what has beon said by the Vermont (Mr, Woolbridve) as an an- ch proposition. But besides that there at difficulty in returning to the old demo- to the priuciples of that party and aatis- she attempt to do so as to what is the iples, looking at the party, d by’ its representative men. n.) of N. Y., smd bo had refratned nga pout of order before, but ho was now {to thace ® pomt oa the Chairman of the Commit- a deans, He should be made to coaiine jited that all this was wandering the prot asston, Ho was, however, but re- vg What bad been said by other gentlemen in aepat jotitied him that he must condne himself iuder dtecassion, said he would submit to the raling, wit ike to have said a word about the atic party; Lut as It seemed to be disagreeal Woold waive tiat aacil some other occasion, Hi proconded toa of the subject of metres and of the relative aecarty jovt {rauds which they would offer, La replying (0 a question vy Mr. Wood as to the wiility of the Tice metre, Mr, Schenck stated that in py 4 poy = had been applied toa distitery that y Sto} operations, here wan s Gortd of meaning to that free +f The devate was bere clysed and the vote was taken on the jolwt rosedution, which was parsed, [/B° provietoas of the jJolnt resolution were published ry °s Uewatn.) ie SPATS THAT HAVE RATIPIRD THE CONSTITUNONAL AMSD MENT. from the » President Stato in re- resolotion roy ne to the State Logisia- proposed amendment to the of the United Siates, known us the four- teenth article, estebiisuing the basis of tation in ‘Congress, whieh was referred to the Committes on the Jacivary, The report saye that tho States which have so fated the amoudment are Connecticut, Ney Hamp- hire, fenaormes, Now Jersey, Orogon, Vermont, New York, Diioow, West Virgmm, Kans Nevada, Missourt, Indiana, Minnesota, Rhode isconsin, Pennsyl- veou, Michuygon, Magsachasetts and Nebraska, (Offical Sol.feation of the ratification of the amend- iment by above named States bas been received by the above ut depertmen'; but in addition it may be stated thet Maine #howid be added to the list, she having also rated 1 Towa hae yet to act upon the subject, Mary ond, -; aes Delaware bave rejected tne ainent THE SHORE OF A SPANIAD STRAMER AY THR UNITED STATES 7 PORT RovAL Iv 1801, iol the following communication erence to the seizare of tho =panteh atenmer te tae hathor of Port Royal in 1861 by De gate General TW. Sherman, whicd was reforred to the Comaities on Poreiga Affairs. Wasursoron, Jan, 10, 1868. A Bponigh steamer named the X fora de ta iegia tw th ©., on the ist e berber at Po . Tt mi alr, ¥ Prigadier ever te & tn 4 wehbe be teed, Ry a decr Jndee hotte orderte the vessel her quent uecroe 0: to be Tee bye iden of October, cred tue aujustment of damages to amicable atten berween the two governments, Whil Actmiraity taaen Ui at denartment paid 4 of this valuation eaonot be eury without ay » appropriation for That purposs, (0 ape commissioner ow the part of the Ajant informally (bis cose, wit a similar the part of Spaia, the queetion of da H ow ate pay NOBRW JU War eauary 7, 1s THE FALE OF PORT COVINGHON, MD, » SPEAKER prevented w o tion from the War ad ¢ to the sale of Referred to ann. von of the he coutested coeied to the cour permittee 68 Eieenious on ne J get Congr mal district of Ken- eh with tomolutions Wat G. G, 8% GBlicied to the id 4 others, ther ta een @ibered bo Bie © Fopranmusalive A@ HEVONER PO Re COLLNCTRD, fered a resolutron declaring Lancial interoms of « fro the poo Lexconton any larger which Wools Ge suilicient to (are 06 tue porerament, includ. of ropa Me hut ae yp of the pripetp . 4 hak Os@ PePabue Inwe ove ht apacdity to 0 ade Lae Famag Of so Much fevenus, and no » Ui war reterten Ww tee Coulee of Ways and roreries of U1, introduced » tien Wo the widows, eb ave died aimee the Zin of referred to the Committee on sed then, wb bellepass four P.M, the Motary \che Mowe 20% eet RIGHTS OF SATURALIZED CITIZENS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Laree Meeting t© the National Capital to Beoure Protection of American Citize Abroad=The President Keqnested to i move Minktor AdamemSpeeches ef Senator Wikor, Menteemers Bini, Wilttam EB. Kovinsee and Gibers. Wasnmoron, deo. 10, 1968. Lee Clerk Midugbe A meeting to tebe Beto renpecting the nights of Bitercieed cteens come of at Carrod Hall, in thie iy, vo-might, and areely etteaded bok by mem: bere of Congres and cicons ia gemeral, Mayor Walach prendet, and epencbes were made by © somber of Prowineet greens Mr, Jemee M Dultom, ube geo fttary, feed © serena pescletions, preceded by 8 weg preemie The presebie recites thet & ‘heme the right of trad wie weherese Se, Tate mined jury wuts a te Deon of me samen, Conrhe : ul i t orable diatinetion given to those who a this 0 try best, and which clothes the recipient with imma and digoity more sacred than any ‘or soctal mere Resolved That of this and resolutions be cont cach, mnie 9, ten eran aa oma : Lats of the Unlied States, 2 ie Montgor Biair was then road, complish that very desirable end, Mr. William E. Pile, of Missouri, followed with a speech which never fails to arouse in the Irish heart most intense enthusiasm. In rogard to forcing the gov- ernment of Great Britain to ackuowledge the rights of American citizens he said:—“We will evontually accom- eg our purpose if wo have to belch it into their faces y.& million of muskets.’? Mr. Pile waa by 8. 8. Marshall, of Iilinots, who testified in an eloquent though short address the sympathy he felt im the question before the meeting, and was loudly applauded. Mr. Burt Van Horn, of Missouri, was next introduced, ‘who began by announcing that, as his name indicated, he was a Dutchman, though that did not prevent him from being a Fenian. He rejoiced to sce, united in in- terest on this occasion, men from both parties in the national Legislature upon the stand. He, too, thougnt the country should st opce take a decided stand in pro- tecting the rights of her citizens, Senator Wil-on next addressed the meeting. He saw that the anciencs befors him was no party assemblage, He atways sympathized with those who were struggling for liberty, whether in the Old World or here in’ the ‘New, His hoart was capecially with the adopted citi- zens of the Untied States, avd he hoped that they would demand their rights until they were fully granted both hero and in every part of tho globe, Whatever he could do to maintain the rights of every citizen of this republic, both at home aud abroad, be would gladly perform, ‘Mr. James R. Kavanagh, delegate from Montana, said ‘no nian in the land felt a deeper imioreet in Irish liberty than himself. He had gone there to take part in the first rovotution, and when the glorious ‘Sunburst’? once more was spread to the breezo he was ready to resign his seat in tho Congress of the Union and again strike a iow in the same causo. Charles l'rancts Adams was not to blame that the American citizen was not respected in Great Britain, Congress alone is to blame, Let Con- gress pass the no, -y laws insuring the proper pro- tection of the American citizen in foreign lands and he thought he could assure then that Andrew Jounson would execute thom with a hearty good will, He ta- sisted that the Congress of the United states shoutd ree cognizs this to be a question of liberty, not # question of pay. He denied tint the outrages committed in Eng- jand were committed by Fenians. They were dono by unprincipled Englishmen, He himself was a Fenian and belonged to ‘he order. Messrs, Kerr of Iudiona, Carey of Ohto, and William FE, Robiuson of New York, next addreszed tho meeting. ‘Tho fatter alluded to the arrest of two Irsh citizens of the United States, one from Conaceticut aad one from Otio, and read from English reports an extract showing that that government meant to stand firm in its present position on this question, and bade detiance to thi ited States, Here, said.he, is a caso where this superanauated, lawiess old British lion bad growled defiance and a chatlenze directiv in the face of the great American feos wand that bird of Jove never shrieked, never even jn Letters were received from Speaker Colfax, Repre~ sentatives Banks, Logan, Brooks aud Eldridge; Senators Conness, Nye and Trumbull; Colonel J. W. Forney and others, excusing themselves for their absence, and an- ‘nouucing their hearty sympathy with the objecis of the mveting, and promising their support, ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE. iy ‘The Army. Breyot Major General J. W. Davison, Lioutenant Colo- nol of the One Hundredth cavalry, has been detailed as Professor of Miliary Tactics at tho;Kausas State Agricul- ‘tural College, Captain James W. Sunderland, Twenty-fourth regi- ment, Veteran Reserve corns, been mustered out and honorably discharged from the service, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Pease has boen de- tatled a3 Professor of Military Tactics at the State Uai- versity of Wisconsin, The Navy. Passed Assistant Surgeon Joseph B. Parker bas been ordered to the United states steamer Do Soto in place of Passed Assistant Surgeon B. H. Skidder, who bas been detached from vbat vessel and piaced on waiting rs. Acting Ensigns W._A. Duer and Thomas B, Tucker have been honorably’ discharged. ‘Tho daily use of Hoff's Malt Hxtrnct with my meals has removed mg disorder of the stomach.—W. ¥REDENBERG, 33 London Terrace, New York. 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Pa senerit Die erg aN BS ana ORIGINALS RY, : From the pen f that B EON, Novelist, i TH, Ayr ghana Fo astern ‘ |G COLUMNS ” Hail?» e., de., Ae, Whose ‘and unpapee’ by those of any living writer on either side of rks Mise instaimen + of this exquisite story will appear SUNDAY MERCURY OF T0-MO! (JANUARY 12, and it may safely be predicied that no of the presert. yy vi Le Bice Wie enon SE Deed, ae Spider all American competitors, bd SUNDAY CORY bas secured the proof sheets of VANCE OF ITS ISSUE IN LONDO: sna published simula yin the ING: IDAY NBWSFArGk OF PHE UNITED STATES and most weekly of Great Britain. edith Aveland” to give gu lokling ofthe pt.” All who tay torguass at the ‘ur ow to tnd themsele at inthe rong’ a the oles on Ne euch kn ae faz ini tio tavolves theta i ui 28 Bd ‘Coujesturo and excitement, to startle thei . oll dye “i orth drama probashiys Mrs 3. Sraith's stories with elaborate 8 from the thread waoing places’ io his between nodding over valet, a “clever ‘nd Beck, the but falthful waiting maid of the ‘heroine, Sit Edward Horsley are ® most unpreposser par. The former ‘baronet, Sir Hubert Horsley, In % to his nephew the bulk of his the anes family seat, Ripston and its surroundings, as tie especial portion of bis maidem) sisters, who had previously inherited considerable fortunes from the materual side. Instead of feeling grateful for the liberality of his relative, wit whom the sotal expiredw the grasping helr bitterly resents this trifling ullenation, from she tainily possessions, and in this feeling of indigna- ft Being unable to re- rs of tha late inoum- ther spile upon thelr veland. She attempts to excinde her from proven that the young lady is of obscure and doubiful origin, bat is thwarted 1m this desiga by Lord aud Lady Ashford, who vouch for the birth and parentage Of Ais Avoland. ‘Lady Horsley then sends for her liber. Une brother, Captain Lovelace, and conspires with him to ruin the character and prospects of the unsaspesting girl Finding that be can make no impression upon her heart, and despairing of accomplishing his purpose by Tur means, the daring rows seizes upon her in a seclitded spot, and, with the assistance of is rascally valet, carrios her off. The subsejuent trials and adventures of the persecuted Edith constitute one of the mosi romantic wad absorbing narratives im the whole range of modern romance. As the story progresses its dranitic interest increases, and almost every variety of buraun character scems to haye ts repre sentative ainong the plotters and countorplotters of botht sexes who figure tn the “strang», eveatiul history.” ‘The sensation novels of the day, for the inost party run the same groove, Ninv-tenthy of them are so constructed that the lnueing over w few chaptsry can aaticloate the dats isa sad drawback , for when the result 4s thus foreshown, the details thut lea! to it become as tiresome as the wind= ings of @ road, whicu the traveller knows must inevitably lead to some fixed polut already visible in the distance. But the most astute reader will find “Edith Aveland: or, All in the Wrong.” s riddle to which there is no key, aave that which the author bimself furnishes in the con- cluding chapters, und yet the eveut, is a perfectly legitimate quence to the train of thrilling Incideuts which procedes ft When the veil 1s li'ted the reader will ae\nowledge with admiration the consummate skill with which the finale has been concealed, ‘All the salient features which have obtained for the Sune day Mercury the title of the ‘GREAT SUNDAY NEWSPAPER of will give geat to the volume which symmances with the present year. Pierce Egan, Miss Lraddon, Faire fax Balfour, Cousin Mary Carleton, 'the Disbanded Volun- tees, and thé whole briliant group of hummoris:s. ansay!stty ske(ch writers, poets and sailriats who have ls on- riched its columns with the varied products of their genius, will continue thelr contributions, and new writers will be addeit to the alrendy turlvalled itt. No other weekly news- Paper im tho United States can afford tofee foreign and native jeut as liberally as the Sunday Mereury, wud -no expense Wil be spared: in any of ite hie to enhance ite popularity wad render a full equivalent for the patronage 18 Feceives. ‘The establishment from which the Sunday Mercury {s is- sued is the most exteusive and comprehensive of its kind im this country, Ite personnel includes a larcer number of editors, reporters, correspondents, contributors, tread ers.and eninposttors than any daily or weekly sheet pubished, in New York, aud while its expenses nearly equal those of all the other Sunday: 10 the Union esmbined, ite cir culation more than t:1ples the joint issues of the five other (So-called) Suzday newspapers printed ou Manhattan lal und, Business men who use ite advertising culumns aa @ medium of uututeation with the public have a right to know the «mount of puoleity which their favors reid and itis for their eciaily that, this expli statement as co th the paper is made, Those at the satue time depy tha records, aa (he vouchers for ite f the ted formation alation of us accuracy of the go erat correctness are lo Le found on the books o} States Revenue Depurtine A SENSATION for TO-MOKROW, SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1863, will be the first jusialiment of J, B. SMITH'S NEW rein net Evitil AVELAND,; oF, ALL IN THE WRONG, in the SUNDAY MBRCURY, Among the many remarkable stories by distinguished foreign and native wri bilshed in the: A PORE MOST NEWSCAPER OF THE AG ten years, this will be found vue of ie most AINpressi¥e, erever the Lu 5B VaCe work ot SP Bunnth are, Caeitiarte every Lady Ashleigh,’ “Ha Sesreh’” Gu Howard,’ “Womaa and her Maste 4. Hall, “Minnie Gray, ' “Atay Lawrence Gaston,” te,, dte., take rank with the productions of aay living novel ist, ead have been repubiiehed in this country with inmense suocess. La z DEEP TRAGIC INTER “Edith Aveland, or All in the Wrong,” wos ther all and will add largely to t y of its gifted: author, upon Whuse menial sboulders the wanile of tbo “Wizard of the North’? seems to bayo descensted, BLEUE GOING TO PRESS in LONDON proof sheets of the romanee are forwarded tothe Sune doy Meroury oties, and each instalment will appear @ pate IN ADVaNCS ofthe Bastian tsmue, To secure the privitege of prlor pubs tion A LARGE SUM IN GOLD « ALLS ALG OTHER NEWSPAPER! and the Sunday Mercury, as weal has becn pat in throwing befure (he public this choles production, The Vast resources of the grest Sunday mowapaper—re- sources based Upon the imvet brillant success that has ever marked (ie career of pul nabie the ors to pay ie very highest ‘prices (or the beat ro. pep imances of expense to te ug, aud ihey love nu oppurtunity. spare 20 LEAD THE WAY ‘depai tuient of newspaper literature, TUE CLRCULATION of the Sunday Mereury now exceeds that of any live news;aper printed un thi contine,, daily or weekly, and ia four times greater than that of all tie othe . isa New York. 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