The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1868, Page 8

8 NEW YORK HERALD, Tuygsijay, JANUARY 28, 1868, Se a 1 20 roe 4 other residents iw | 000 hero! to the upen ae jer resi H pete rn ong Harmon way a once parsed, and | even mens taken 16 insure bis eaphure, week be | ‘was arrested at Charlestom, 8. C., aud between $7,000 | and $5,000 of tbe stolen money recovered. } Me Steen of Statistics hag just completed a table — ow - showing the number of immigrants arnmved from 1560 to 1867, Inclusive. This table rhows the nomber of um- | migrants tn the Becal years 1860 to I867, loclusive, to be 1,473,707, amd the mumber for the same calend” years to bo 1,508,958, Passengers wot imtmigr” ies sry Debate on the Reconstruction Bill in the Senate. nuruber of pamengere got immirrants « = ‘The Duited States Sapre’se Cort. WASHiN’ rox, Jam, 27, 1908. The Supreme Court of the Un¥.ed States bas ailirmed Report of the House Committee on For- eign Affairs Concerning the Rights of American Citizens Abroad. , the Masia land claim, and woich was qamber one on { the Supreme Cours dooke,, having m lear twelve years. It may 7, recollected that for this action im this cage Judge Wayrous was charged in the Hours of Representatives wit impeaghabte offeeces, ead that mach Uestimony was takon in regard to that subject Toe matter, however, was Bot conciuded by Congres, ‘Tho opiniea whnounced to-day sustains bim ‘icolars, Uae vindicating. his judicial action, The Qourt also di a case eens the principle of maritine law to be that Darien to Wasuisaros, Jan. 23, Sg | a vessel bas a right Aa OR duing £0 to secure the imereste rplerested 'n the Senate. Mo, T1—Willard va, ‘The @ebate tm the Senate on re.onstraction will wery No, 12-—Holmes’ fosndry, claimants and appellants, Mkely occupy the remainder of the week, Wrery | 8 The United Ssates Confiscation Senator, whether able or mot, wants to say something a Rg son the subject, if met to enligetten the Senate at Beast to THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. place himself on the recom as not being silent in the weveral political rataplaa, Sonster Wilson spoke bis pices to-day, but appeared sadly unable to give it the variety that keeps em audience wakeful and in- Werested. It was the humdrum of glorificavon of radical rale and the stereetyped praise of megro oyalty, interapersed with frequent allusious to the rights ef humamty that formed the promment staple of the | siitucional Convention of Gearxia relative (0 the reor Senator'w'speech. Looking around th» senate while the | yanivaion of State goveruments in the Routh, Also wpecch was moving its cumbrous tength along, Pat oue | gor the Constitutional Convention of Mississippi pray- sohtary membem—and he wore tke look of & Ftolc— | iy for tho extension of the Froedmen’s Bureaa, Also vould ve observed giving attention to the speaker's | ine petition of citizens of Massachusetts im relation to sentences, The vest either irreverently departed or re- | 4.4 rights of adopted citizens abroad, Also ® commu- mained dehiad ‘to write letters and read newspapers | nication from General Howard in reply to a resolusion ‘Yhe galleries were sunk in hopeless drowsiness. | or inquiry. aotting forth facta im regard to the discon- Reverdy Johnson fellowed, but it was Hyperion to the | tinuanco of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Kentucky, Ten. ther myshological character, His address was marked | nesseo and Maryland. i ‘by close Jogical smd constitutional reasoning, and was REMOVAL OF DIARILITION—-ARBY CORPS BADGUR, thoughi dy some to be one of the finest efforts he ever | ,, Mr Wis0N, irop.) of Mass., introduced @ bill to re lieve the disabilities of certain persons fa Virginia made. Mr. ‘Hendricks witlsprobably take the floor to- | | °’° patty = ae morrow. Thad Stevens’ Universal Suffrage Bill. Oe cee Mine MoManon. ‘The radioads, it appears, are determined to adoptaome | British government, Adopted, meesures looking to a control of the elective franchise CAPTURED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY, im the loyal States of the North. Finding that these Mr, TRUMAULL, (rep ) of IIL, offered & revolution call- Sinton are hot oo ready an they would desire te hastily | {3S for information relative to the diapenstion of captured and abandoned property. legislate wway the safsguarde which have veen Duilt up THE CASE OF KOKERT M, PATTON, OF ALANAMA. % protect the right of euftrage, an effort is now about to | oj" Molion oF IE Sree (ee en Nope be made to force upon the country a general suffrage | Patton, of Alabama. Mr. Stewart said the Dili, toeperate outside of the rights of the States, to say who sball and whe sball not voie within their borders. Thad Stevens intends to overcome this obstacie of State Jegistation by @ bill allowing those whom Congress may see Bt to vote for officers and upon questions purely Baticnal. He olaims that Congrees has the power to de- ide whoshall vote for officers over whom tho States are uo authority ‘The scheme is looked upon as the first step to a stariling innovation upon the question of the elestoral franchise, which must ineyiiably produce violent difficulties between persons | Masaru re Ang a Congress mould thus iooreuse exercising a restricted right of suffrage and those | iss friends in tho South. envied to its full privileges. It is considered, if the Mr. Drake, (rep.) of Mo. opposed the bill on the States ‘submit to this encroachment, that the whole ebject of the movement will have been accomplished Yooxing toa speedy success of universal suffrage. The following 1s a copy of Mr. Stevens’ bill:— Be iv euasted, &c., That on all questions affecting the Proposition of the Radicals to Re- tain Old Ben Wade in the Zenate. Petition was the Constitutional Convention, and read a letter from General Pope to General Grant favoring the removal of the disabilities, and saying he had rendered good aseim- ance in carrying out tha Keconstraction acts, Mr. Stewart stated that the Governor had been a Union man, but en- gaged in the rebellion ima civil capacity and could not take the oatn. Mr. Pommnoy, (rep.) of Kansas, favored the bill, say- ing there were many similar cases im the South, where many persons were willing to comply with the Recon- straction acts apd ought to be relieved. Mr. Rowarn, (rep.) of Mih., took the same view. He could judge of the repentance of rebols, nor will it until reconstruction is finished. special legislation of this kind should either repeal disabiing or mitigate them if they do mot operate weil. ch bills as the present whole ef tue United States whose intluence may reach | would operate unjustly im preterring such men as Mr. to ali national questions, such as the election of Presi. | Patton, who was Bo more meritorious dent, Vico President and members of Congress, every | others, male citizen of the United States above the age of ‘Mr. Jonxsoy, (dem) of Md., said while be would vote twenty-one years who shall re ten days | for the bill he would preter a general amni law, within the disirict where he offers his vote shall be | which he hoped would not be long deferred. In the entitled io vote for all such national officers and on ail | meantime he would vote in favor of such applications, such national questions. This act shall not affect any YHE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXHIBITION AT HAVRE. municipal elections or those of ——— The morning hour having expired, the special order bus it aball apply to all State elections. All such | was announ to be the resolution for detailing by the elections shall be by ballot. 7, =. the tec of x} or = often Ip support attend the International ime Exhibition at Havre. sa of this Dill Mr, Stevens is preparing a | SONt GuxER presented a resolution saying that even Jengthy speech, which be will attempt to deliver in via- | the secondary governments would have such representa- | compensation was This | of secession was f Uves—such as Greece and German States. ernment, having much larger interests in the exni- ition, ought to be represented. It would be al @ication of Congressional power in the premises, Semater Doolittle and the per Institute Meeting. with no expense, Senutor Doolittle has, owing to public engagements, re ‘TRUMBULL opposed the resolution. declined the inviiation to address the meeting to be held | hibition mostly of articiee, already ah aud : " e was inform oh Emperor ao ‘at Cooper Institute, New York, on Thursday night. He | Brite imperial were to draw prizes. He moved to thas wuyew.e letter to the committes with reference to | postpone the resolution. i ‘taot ures: ding in Congress, Mr. Somxwr quoted the saying “Nobility obliges,” oT pears ee ‘and said commerce imposed obligations on nations like Governor Jenkins, of Georgia, bas arrived in this ory, ‘and proposes to apply to the Supreme Court for a writ authorizing his reinstatement to the gubernatorial office from which he was so summarily ejected. Judge Black, his attorney, left the city some days since for Williams- port, Pa, but was telegraphed {or today, and is ex- pecied to return to-morrow. The Civil Service Bill. ‘The Livil Service bill, which has been for some time GP veeparasion by General Logan, will be presented in “ne Bouse to-morrow if a chance offers, ‘The object, it may Ue well to state, is to organize a bureau for the examination, after the plan adopted in England, of can. sidaies for positions in the government departments, and also to regulate the appoinunents from the different tates i proportion to the Congressional representation. ‘The Ofticers of the Freedmen’s Burenu. General Howard to-day, in response to aresolntion | of the Senate, sent (0 that body a copy of his cireular Jetior, Gated December last, which provides that with a view io the redaction of overs and agents of the Freed. « Bareau whose services cau be dispensed with 1 is dered that with the exception ot superintendents of education, on and afier the 1htn of February next all officers and agents in Maryland, Kenvucky, West Vir- Kis and Tennessee be dispenred with, and that officers of the regular army be specizily designated by be Secre- tary of War to take their plaves and act as assistant com- m) Sionere in these States, 4leneral Howard saye that large portion of the Congressmen from Tennessee and | (SAY Aniutr wonvy tat ont the ireasney ter feeae sonaliy aud in writing deprecated the proposed changes, | tax collected refunded, which -they-eny will work injariously against the edu. | should de 0 taxed sn to drive the ia ‘ Tt was an ox- of the resolution. Mr. Morer1t, (rep.) of Vt, was opposed to competing 2 were at Paria, Me would mot make any national ox- hibition. These imperial governments were sure to outshine us, If the exbibition waa held in New York doubless we could successfaily compete with other nations, Mr, TruMBuiL read @ list of articles to be exhibited, including comm, oi! aod other merchandise, to show that the bill on the ground of expense. On motion of Mr, Srewakr the resolution was laid on the tapie, MM, DAVIS! PLAN OF RECONSTRUCTION, * Mr, Davis, (dem.) of Ky., offered a resolution in effect that Whoereat the people of the United States are grievously burdened with anjenormons pabite debt and au anequal aud and business ing Mise wud. organized sequent misgovernment avd wi inaugurate some measuces for ther relief, be it Resolved, That Congress ought at cace to cease tts war upon the constitution, the gapreme Court and the Presi- deut and (he white people of the Southera States and gi faithful attention to tte own appropriate duties; that u of the Southern States ought mot be further ob- 5! A by Congcers iu (bei efforts to resume their pro) relations to the goverament of the United States under constitution, and to regain thelr former pent undivided attention to their business and industries; that Con ought to ani th vem =—of rei econonty in the sdministration of every branch of the ye at the Freedmen’ Buresa shouid forthwith abolished in erder to save the tens of Hone it annually conte, w leave the black choose thelr own fieids of labor and struggle for their own support; that to relies other taxe to the awor 40 apniually the stand to prevent frau ! eres freed: a the (ax on whiskey should be Sfty cent: sean ebninen at jusete tal bow - pale payable ‘by diallers: that United Bisiee bees Internal should be reasonabl ; that the necessaries of life, raw The name ot Mr. Aston, Superintendent of the waro- erial aind oth lovee departwent of the New York Custom House, has Woen seul to.tbe Senate for coufirmation as assexsor of the Eighth colle: ‘ion district of that city. Mr, Astem is prosed. by actreng imituence, and seems to sand tar | 2 tery Rowomsiruction bill was taken up. The Me . tion was on Mr. Doolittle’s motion to instract the Judi- Alaska, ciary Committee to report his amendment. nec pamed Mr. Wison took the floor, He had not been aware, tary of War for iufor- Sand on the table. ‘THE SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUCTION HILL, On motion of Mr, Cownxss, (rep,) of Cal., the supple- chance of contr usa’ pou the S on Thareday, that it had been authoritively nator was to de.iver a long mation ¢ the stacerment that the United States | a ese 00 eka howl torribly enite f iy pi speecb, lai troopeat sh Tibly entfored from hunger and | Oistton tr, he conservative pary io the cold, ‘The Seeresary reples that no such information | gion, He had never heard a more unpatriotic, in! and wicked spose! After alluding to the Presid who abandoned their iriends and assailed represented their purposes, he said that ? | Henat Purpose was to overthrow the nearly com- ¢ Ruilroad=Neval | pieted policy of reconstruction. He recited and praised Peter Force. the progress of those States which were under the hay reached either the Adjutani(w Dbeadquarters of tue @ iy Whe Visiting: dnd Matiors= hu (Prom the Hvenng Telegram of pesterd Reconstruction acts, aaying the people now enjoyed Wartrneroy, more liberty, law and order tham ever before during the tue atelegation of Cherokes ladians century. One constitution had already been completed, which Wae one of the hest in the country, and the others Commissioner of would be withim thirty days. The Senator and the x upon a time for a bo pay Beit roxpeets to Jindiay Affaire this morning and to ig bale here age two branches of the oe yeprosee ted, one park Of {he delegetes.cone | hence their opposivion and wish te have them over- ot Downing the pnecipal chiet, W. i Adairand | thrown by unrepentant redela It was a movement : © Bowginor, (rem ihe Sousuweet! the other part | agalvet the rights of man, They had never degraded a composed of North Carolin Chery black Ieboring mam without degrading a white laboring + vand Of this Wie (hat s#etlie , me He hoped workingmen would vote the proposed dnving Abe, rebelion. These Indiens { freebolé quatiication. ‘They would ma it, He nelalment= Of ae nuty tooney, and bis de } denied Mr. Doobitlo’s assertion, on the authority of military men, hal (he blacks Wore not loyal daring the * have recently arrived, and | war vy bad wisely not riven in insurrection, biding viervew wilh the Commis. | their tie, and bad heiped Jeyal men when they could. | He also dewied the asserion that a civil war was im- | pending in tbe South, made by Mr. Doolittle, on autho- ooking atier bac alas Commissioner tor the Uoion ewe 1 whe oe wk Geen not moiuded. During the past tight 89) gears dhe a BPS ! ; the decision of the District Ojurt tor Dexas relauive to | signed by General Swaine and thirty-seven members of | cert: ground that the time had not yot arrived when they | sons who bad sympathized with the rebellion. Mr, Buckanw, (dem.) of Pa, spoke im opposition to | rightfully as tar as the ra te | quences of that rebellion us, He again urged the importance of tae immediate | said the fs it was not a mere naval exhibition, and fusther opposed | While he had a grateful sense of what the country owed tul expenditure; pow, to | ta:ned they had never ceased to be such. The act of White races to | she claim that those epee f Teason of secession, were ae, Ee from (the payment of | warnowended? The Su Court of $80, ues | Fest when Mr. Doolittle insisted upon occupying the morn- | ‘he prayors for the harmony of thousands of tongues would he glad then to we the Senetor ar take ‘he goverument out of the bande of woun! reetore. wore wot herkarse!, a the © A country chives bod and - Me wetinene of ther valon, Me cosed by a 4% Of Christian clvil- euend went Ae ae ayes wand wver ow bho | oe femme Ma ReHt addrewed ihe Se “* perpose te ‘ou tbe gener rented Tht he WFecsures were rewsiarly brows fee oe and be therefore regretiod tbat pe mee h inigedeced, But as doctrines bad beex | | ym, contrary to the teachings of | Ut tr aiete iff i Soe ene tbe so qneted a edect that every act of La > ing tothe debate ne nad What when the tater power to decide whether any provision tor taking away from « State ita sover- ony, to ‘ibe qualiGeatives fr voters oF those to be voted Such a doctrine was antagonistic to the forson 10 1799 in the sense im whieb the Seeater trom Indiana (Mr, Morion) made euch Was his State (Maryland) dmioya: in we when he claimed that republican forme of government cannot be secured uBless Cong: for thom or prescribe couditions without wiich they cannot enter the Univn as States? it was claimed that its government was in ihe bands + pes. wae per- not for him (slr, Johnson) to comment upon ti sons, but in his judgment they held the government constitution and laws of the individual cases, They | States and United States were concerned, He was saiis- constitutional attempt to the rebellion was now at an of reviving it, It ‘unconstitutional, from the firs, it was four fact that slavery was no longer a of this pation alt er why, if they moved within the respective orbits to Which States and United States were limi! the nation should not continue to exist forever c! among the mations of the earth. It was ® universal priacipie of ‘Oo at Paris, aud | construction that in ascertaining toe meaning of =, clause ii — be read oe will Senator isregarded other clauses ‘intended to restrict oo weaves. otber probat post Jaco laws by Congress, he ers of the constituiion, imbued spirit of liberty, bad lation; and agai 1 rged rerpowering when we were sure to be beaten and disgraced, as we | fluence of the governments of the (ld World and weir yawn by 36 yeas to 123 nays, theories on the subject of governments, our bad specified in what alone treason sbould consist, Eng- land's preservation of civil rights had made ber the freest government in the, world until we became freer than she. 1s was impossible to guard the citizen met the danger from miiitary power if every man held uot the right to demand the protection of the constitution, to General Grant, were he Washington bim- welf be (3ir. Jonson) would pot inirast him with the powors conferred by this bill, disregarding all the securities of tho rights of the people of the Souta, Jt (the clanse quoted by the Senate) stood alone; the things alluded Lv by him could not be done; but the constitution restrained Congress from passing such laws under positive prohibitions, Tho Senator trom Indiana | could not {avoire his in inconsistency in regard to the continued existence of States, He bad always maim- July, 1861, giving the power to declare the exisieuce of insurrection, provided that ihe power of forcibiy exocnt- ing the taws toere should cease on (he re-establishment of the power of the government. . He was glad to tind that he nad, in the support of Chief Jastice Chase, who, when be opened his court in South Carolina, decided (a the case of gentieman, creditor, suing a South Caro- luna man who had paid the mousy over under the federate act of sequestration that such act was void, done under a government that was iMbegal, and that the acts of secession never took the State out of the Union, There was ample and high contradiction of reduced to the condition of Territories, And was the mill cave #0 held; the Chief Justice, tuough differing ( majonty om the main quesiion, st!) held, ia his senting Opinion, that when the war terminated the Ii #2 ‘were restored and \he should be tried by civil lary of the constitniion there was no such ‘ord as “necessity,” as claimed by constitation for the South >. 1b was idle to number of the republican the measures of oy as they had “e, "Ene indst intelligent newspapers took the same view, Referring to the un- settied condition of the country and the impending re- pudiation, he urged the bringing back of the South and ing to the revenucs of commerce ir means of won) Congress was legislating for « continuance not for the best interests of the country, that ascend every morning. REMOVAL OF DISAKILATY FROM Ro At the conclusion of Mr, Johason’ tlon of Mr. Srewanr, (rep.) of Ney, Teliof of the disabilities of Robert taken up, Mr, Frelinghuysen baving the floor on pending bill, which was temporarily laid aside. Mr. Davis opposed bill, saying the application was dictated by a desire to get office, and proceeded to denounce him and others coming on the same errand as double traivors, Mr. Stewaxr said perhaps the Senator did mot under- stand that Governor Patton bad been pardoned by the President and appointed a Provistonal Governor i Mr, Davis asked if that made bim any bottor, Mr, Srewanr thought not, The diference vetween President know they will be republicam in form, and | bim aud others who had been pardoned way that he hed repented of his crime and they bad not, He appeaied to the South generally to do likewlss, and Congress would gladly receive them, The fnilure of (ae argument of ihe Sevator from Maryland (Mr. Jobueon) Was in hie inability to see the requirement of loyalty im the constivue tion, Should one of these Staces be government hostile to tke United Sta grees o right to repudiate is? Mr. Becxarew, (dem.) of PA. again argued against sotling the precedent of individual proference a emlatl ing # great doxi of nnnecessary troudie for the ake of individuals eeexing ofice, He would support a general kod to establieh « fad not Con. | Facute Me ned sod reported upom the | Ciey Gf Alexender Scephens and others, Me. Stephens | Amnesty bill. we xterm calles of thut road, ‘the hat falsified the position he took when pris. Mr. Freeenpry, (rop.) of Me. said the Will did not t r ¢ buudeed and senth and terrain | over i the North in favor of the rights of | empower him to hold office Mv do anyihing but vos, at (pow wud fortieth wile post weat froma | the biaecks The tion was made by men | After furtuer debate vy Movers, Stowars, Backalew hema’. wort thet the ound the section who hed been on de of brutal barbariem, who and Hendricks, m 1 irre of which Mr. Hesontexs Worathed as) Orel clans and rowdy ior lwmoediate | had made many ether unfoliMed predictions. The | argued that the clause exciiding from amaesty those who © wad recone at bewmoapind by the govern | Fresident had or {ine senator's 1d¢a about | had taken oaths of office was unjuet and wrovg in prine went, On Sowrday lat Cue Papedent aceapted the | Southera radicals by tatk ng about rebels on both sides of | tple, and that such oaths go far as they regarded loyat- section aud ordere eof the bowt* and patente | the hae, Tho Senator cesertet Northern for Southern | ty, inding only during continue cine (3 tap enrupen account of the sane, ‘The five | sw Mr. Wilson bere contrasved the feeling of ment of the commirtes’ ro- a nered an 01 bo vv. hare thie section ends, | the Southerm and Northern radicals ae to liberty ab abilities Lo those entailed by bo 7,002 feet above tidewster, snd yer vo portion of the | home and abroad, contending that the Jatter ware agreed to, and the bill was go vie is geaaier than eg tig ie anile, ehemplous of Liberty everywhere and that the human | passed by the following voto: ~ 1 Oluwing maimed @Mloors oO the I nited States | race could mot afford—ho could almost eay without Year Mosers, Cx! , Conkling, Connees, Corbett, , bave Ween honoraviy di-charged (he aervice } ence, that God could not afford—to have their | Cragin, Douiiitle, Fi itarien, Howe, Johasen. 4 Korigu 3, ¥, Blanehord, Mate W. H. vmey, Act- | alinont completed trickea dowm by each efforts jorril!’ of Me., Mi ir ssiaut Surgeon Scoilay Parker and Acting { ws those of the Xe consin. Speaking of the rs ™ re nt Mogiaesr Beujawin Jam Midsh } Senator's claio that re of the republicans Dorie, D gure Kt, Viele (ue Naval Academy, has tondered | would devert the Northero raticals in that policy be | grioka—s. ihe hadi his resigeatien sud he remembernd thot bopeful Benator had | " The senate at five o'clock adjourned, inet ‘ore te : ‘ound biraeelf gnivtak tying 9 eaten the She Thictecnth sirest Muptist ¢ and y | Northern vote for pr ated by bimeelf 4 ip phe F ould stand ay & or, from the on a Convention, The deserters, like the would soon be ark. | thern radicals in re he Dred Beott deci. | he Northern in blood and | fay Northern radical on of acts, had eptablished Liberty and jaxties, and calyitannts ailoo and ty with both of whieh rooly represented. i mibia Colley srawons, The remains | ery. They will finally three miles yo uring arranged for their | on, | rere) few days ag0 9 civilian acer€ 1 the Presdmen’e Ru. | meant to stand by them aud why. He reiterated the veeu, named 1. Hi Harno @voned at Lake Provi- m thet before the 4th of Jolp mext the Southern @enes, Lo, abseonded (rom pot, carrying with hin would be repreae bere by LOval Men snd be by « | joint resototions. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasmvoroy, Jan, 27, 1868 | PIAS INTRODLCKD AND REFRERED, { The Peace proceeded, as the business of the morn- ing hour on Mom to the call of States for bile Under the call bills were introduced, read twice and reiarred ae follows — By Mr. Srevexs, (rey.) of N. H., to make par 10. peneation for the cranes incurred 19 the prosecution | miewon of pee! Py lille Providing for the tazation of national By Mr. Stevens, (rep ) of Pa., relating to suffrage on nalioual questions TTT gives she right of voting on all Presidential elections aud on ali uational questions to every citizen of the United States over twenty-one years of age who shall have resided ten days in the Gintriet. ‘This te not to affect raunicipal bas | to apply to all State elections, All ruch elections are to be by vallot, Mr. Sleveus subsequently withdrew the po nyivenied <4 get it ip position where it could be up at any (irae, By Mr, Tal dew.) of N, Y.—The resolutions of the New York Loglstature for the removal of the ob- sirvetions at Hell Gate, New York harbor, By Mr. Myers, (rep) of Pa, —Directing that alt ogents of any deparimen’ of tho government whose salary sbali excesd $600 shall be appointed by the Presiden', by and Wie advice and consent of the Senate, and Uhat the terms of all such officers now 7 provian | poimved shall cease in thirty days after the passage 0! | this act, . By Mr. Mn.1xn, (rep.) of Pa—To prohibit the asses- sore and collectors of internal merenae ane ines deputies Trom beingpiuteresved, directly or rectly, forfenvure for stolakon of the revenue laws, Mr. Cany, (rep.) of Ohio—To establish « uniform aud ide for the debt, It vere. (ep.) of Il.—To amend the National Tt provides that whenever national Baek eyelfit of taxes, they shall not be nited States notes not bearing interest shall be issued In their stead; that whenever sufficient amount of the notes of any ational bank any of the bonds deposited oircula- Se Peart Suenos a or e motes shall be cance! are to be held watil the bond becomes due, on the notes and ‘Bond shail be cancelled, and nm circulating notes shail be issued iu Hien toereof; and that when ye shail be wound up ander the provisions of the bill no Dew netivaal bank shall be establishod, but the amount of ite cirealating notes shall be deducted from the total amount of wational bank circulation, and a correspond. amount of greeubacks shall be issued. Mr, Cowonn, (rep.) of Taod,—Providing for bount widows and children of certain soldiers who wero killed or who died in the service. Also to prevent com- Promse of the revenue laws, aod mak- -— sich compromises felonies, . Hanniwa, (rep.) of 1l.—Instracting the Secre- tary of the Navy to despatch to a suitable port in Nor- way or Swedeo one or more national ships for the Wansportation of such stores as may be furnished tor the relief of the iamishing people of those countries. ‘THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE—SENATOR WADE PROVIDED FOR, Air. Comunn introduced Cocehoras bill, which was That incase » Senator of the United e United States by rea- of the Senate of the Presidential election provided by law, nator shall, notwithstanding the expiration of bis Senntor, continue to hold the office of President Senator becomos President as aforesaid. expected that speedy action will be taken on this Dill by the committee. Several other bills of an unimportant character wore introdnced and appropriately referred. EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT, ‘Mr, Mataorr, (rep.) of Oregon, offered a resolu- instracting the Com- jue, such may be able to obtain; second, to employ all the gold im the Treasury in excess of 000,000 in same way; ge to authorize a joan equal to the whole may be necessary to secure obedience on the part of the eae ons Coveeee at Recess. 00 jaws of Mr. Wasnncune, (rep, . the ) of Iil., suggested that the com- mittee be instructed to report a bill repealing the act riteries, Mr, CLangr so modified the resolution. Mr, Cavaxacn of Montana), tried to make a remark, jas ent olf by tho question. hen moved to hay the resolution om the tadie. Departments, (oceber with resolutions [rom the Georgia, Louisiania ard Mieielppl Conventions, which were all appropriately reterred. Numerous resolutions in retation «© the righis of Amerean citivens abroad were preseuted, which were referred to the Cominitiee On Foreign Affairs, CLALSS ARISING OFT OF TRE RENELLIO ‘The House thew to the consideration of the bill reported from (ue (ommittee on Appropriations to payment of certain claims arising out ef . After half adoren vows by yous and = ‘Dill Was passed wibeut Mr. Lverkeons, bill authoriging a tegal 10 the amouns of $46,000,000, which was relorred vw the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. Bovrwaas, (rep.) Of Mawt., avkhed leave to offers Ferolution inviructiag the Commision on Ways and Means to inquire ine the eapedioncy of providing by law as follows:—-For notice, vy the Se the ‘Trengary, when the United Sater com ia tbo Freasery exonods iwenty willions tut he wil! payment of interest Gra falling due oO bonds, payment to be subject to a rebate of interest at the rate svecified in Sat ai teeer een en cea! ae lean! te be coniined te citizens of the Untied hates hot ‘tran Torable or payable to the bonds to and sence’ toe bowds to 1888, and ery. Fors coni the bends wary, 1900, United Sen eh of tn ke, Adopted. Coven a Sracmre (rey Cs resvlation wathoriimg the ¢ to inquire whether combinations have been made or attempted to be made to obetract the executes of uh laws, wilh power to send (or pervos sad papers examine Witneser wnder oath Bud te reper tine Objections were made on Uae demorr Rouse. Mr, “FaLorw moved to suapend the rules After some Sivvustering moteur the roler were sus. ended and ine 1 solution vlored adomed, Ab 8 quarter past four, the Houve wate of toe PROTEC TIO OF AMERICAN CITIZENS Jar Report of General Banks, Chairman of the Committioe on Varcign Affnirs— The Hit troduced tn the Mews, Wasmmeroy, Jam OT ieee The report made fo (he House of Mepresentatives by General Banks ‘o day from the \ommittee os Forega Affairs Commences by saying (hal the treaty of peace bowween the (no (ed Staten aud Greet Beare a! the chose o war ol ladependewre left umettied three sahyects of international imporawce —Firat, tae lnpremment of seamen; socond, the rgb! Of search, sed third, the question Of expstriaionm, The firs ad second were the war of 1812; bul the rewame virtually s0tiled by third and most uxportant trmeetiiod total ethigration ty from Bur Since the Declaration @ ludepeadeuce 16 6,610,000, aut as Koglish jaw holds them and thei derormdante os British gubject® the question of their rights becores very import The correspondepes tensma\ited \o Congress shows th relied citumees of the Laited States, Doing present in Grent Britain, without the com- ¥ oenee, bays been ArreRted. tried, com: 4 and punished as eriminals, upou the ground that they were satural born # * of the crown; that their allegiance was perpetual and indeten aible except by 1(* consent, and that they were, there for, Subject io ite awa and lisbie to puniehmest, per on! for offences committed withi® Hts jaredievon bet for words *poken and acts performed im the United States, They claim the ther adopred country, whith ley made them citizens aed conferred wpon them thy’ “sme righie, bolb a bape sed abrond. voted, sonten which ere enjoyed geen i ip al and to tect Puident called’ the The to this message, The committee say it i not thelr to exawine the lawe of England under which these makes the { Fees apee have been conducted, but as tio Engiish | judges to the ii of their We consider the origi feasible and which the commitice aclear statement and comparison of the | of by native born A duy bound te them in their nights. especial attention of ia bis iast anD ovinee law anthorities of their country tng course, it may not be inappropriate in and nature of the caim of inde- ual the British crown, it pree ae Various European nations and those © > gether with precedents in Taunt the won ane. reace?, tions at issue, eoLertsion f indefensii yaat of Tenia on br iat ‘The right @wigration apd waturalization, Hherty is i or when the or conscience are violated, ie wrought inio the constitutions of Toe feudal claim body. all governments of is as absolute over the eens It denies liberty of conscience and of thou; by the same title that it prosoribes the right of locomo- tion. It dwarfs buman capacity and reason, and cor- rupts the nature of to flad any authorit cision of Amoricar man and society, It will be difficult ity of American law writers or a de courts in whick the doctrine of per- tual allegianoe is recogni: except as a tradition of Bogan law, or a ease In cakae les wees soareea with favor, except for the peoeee of preventing private rf injustice or the injury of public peace. It has no authority in this country except as an element of Eng- lish common Jaw, existing at the time of the Revolution. There is nothing American in the oath of the land barons of England ia 1 or in the feeble phrase naa Lait of that obligation by Bi The committee conclude their report as fellows :— ‘The United States have a population of 35,000,000, Teo free people 10 1700 numbored 3,250,000, With annual increase 1,38-100 ‘Kad 4,000,000" exaanct the people of this over deaths estimated at they could now ae bam od e eae oat na 250,000, The country, 000, are emigrants and their descendants, ths portion of our people more than twenty millions are subjects of the several States of Europe, and their service is due to them. If they have no right to defend themselves or their adopted country in t) if restrained by crime and free of all offen event of war with Euro) are in consequence ed this claim of service dobarred from travel nations, or subje the armies org: ht against their own govern- ment, thea the United staee has no independent exist- ence. It may have numbers, industry, commerce, let- ters, science, invent enterprise, wealth, tion, courage, rosperity and power, bit it is fot independent Its roams equality are delusions, and its sacrifices have beon invalid, Every State in Europe wil! have its garri- ‘sons, if these claims are admitted in every fil the Union. The able-bodied portion of threo-fift ‘hs of our population could be summoned to fight for governments with which they have no connection and st those with which their fortunes are indissolubiy united; and they would be accounted traitors if found in the ranks of its armies, We have received education, anern, enriched, enfranchised that portion of the people of Europe which its | their stres incapabl enemies, rulers cast off to find thom in le of lawful resistance to public ‘hey would be exposed to arrest and com- gory military service, or unishment, not only if found in their aative country, but in avy civilized nation with which thoir native governments might have trea- ties of extradition, Martin Kozta was @ native of Hangary, residing in Turkey with the consent of its ustria government. His under an interpretation of treaties rejected and would have been, 8 surrender was demanded by AI Turkey, jurrendered and imprisoned but forthe forcible intervention of the government of the United States. The intimate association of those who aro claimed as subj asto put in peri surdity, if applied to this large portion of our pet jects of foreign governments is such the Hghls or peace of all. Its ab- le, is \pable; bat the injustice of its application to individuals 18 equal to the absurdity of its application to nations, ‘The injustice of this principle is more apparent than the remedy, But @ wrong cannot to labor ‘hat there is a corrective for so great be doubred, it ie not ia vain @ reconsideration of this great question by European governments more in the light of reason and legs in the spirit of feudal philosophy. ‘The solution of ‘this important international probiem belongs to the men who have capacity to divine the right in law and the courage to assert its power. That such men are to be found among those who Rose 9 bay proud eminence of royal or ular favor cannot doubted, There is Politics, which have been to all students of history in one sense a word called into and in another « puzsie; who from the Sloments of anarchy have in on Minstan it and bya being a new creation alread; j recog: Bized as a permanent empire, and which pacha i stant to unite @ race at a mot di we" meoded that to those to. whose long divided cement a power im Centrat Europe long gumber sixty millions of people; jus and Pacoean tg dug the Nets German Union wo lnre aticht to turn for the justice wisely submitted Patty yoveraments the oaly Deven demand. Inthe is whe pont ite same netoric foundation of a new power she has her plans to the approval of the made Poa yr vere bce Nigel subservient inciples that and who reverence past, She seoks to hold them Lo amped consent, not by force. The constitution of 1867 is redolent of the future. ‘The republic of the New ton ge selvilization and to World might adopt ‘She im the great sadowa ‘with profit many of its wise and just knows how important emigra- liberty, She feit which verminated he North, which gave to her a friend and an ally in Russia, She counts not lees than two million nat ask is not worth to written. i The logisiation ‘as interpreted bj Of & single word to 6 But wh: family of the ited States and of ther the gi She cau comprehend the advantage of an ally aud friend in the New World equal in spirit ‘and strength to toa! which supporis her in the born children in the an |. The coucession we her the parchment upon which it is Her conventions and treaties closely approach of some of the lesser German States ther ralers requires but the definition secure to Americans all they ask of atever may be ber decieion or that of int we make must be conceded. That the rights we qaim can be question at issue will be settled Temain long unsettled, is impossible, anently denied, that the inst us, that it Is to ‘The Cowmitiee oo Foreign Affairs have entered upon the consideration order of the House. It bas received attention which its reralt of its deliber: submitted for the « of the queation only by the direct the considerae great importance demands, and the ‘ations is em! ma bill herewith consideration of the House. Nothing ean be more apparent than that iegislation does not alone furnish a remedy for the evils of which the eon! complains, asa fire sep we ciaim should exist, Local iogislation is as veforms we desire as it is upon American nations, But it is indie. a LETTER FROM JEFFERSON BA¥iS. A Bumber of ¢itirems of Jackwoa, Louigisua, having ravited Jeferson Davis wo visit that place during bo | Southern visit, the ox-Premdomt of ‘the late -ontederses jowlug reply: — La, Joo. 6, 1868 - Pree Cet —Sogs ad “aah Vieasiite to acoupt your invitat hy ‘engne- ' Ws require me (o leave for Minserippi ao soon tw | will pot be power to visit you aod again + & place asso: | suflerings an The dewiation im that once 5 Beart with © potter time wi the cheer{ul energy aad mauly Virlue Wien our display in the depin of their misfortane cannot ‘te Dring the dus reward. Accept for yourge!{ and those whom yoo represent the expression of wy life ne devotion and my earnest er, which has so long been daily offered, that the will resiore our stricken tand im the way whied to His wisdom seems the best | am. mont cordialiy, your friend + JEFFERSON DAVIB. As explanatory of the allumon of Mr. avis to remem. brances of the past, it may be pr per to state that he wae at one period of lis life a student in Jackson, and that on older brother and a sister of bis were residents of that place. [From the Vicksburg Sentinel, Jan. 22) It is with feelimgs of great picasure that we are enabled to announce to our readers the arrival of Mr. Jefferson Davis and family. Toney came up yesterday morning ou the steamer Magoata, and are ‘guests of his brother, Mr. Joseph Davis, After a long ahd pain- ful absence Mr. Davis is gladdened by a view of his maby loving friends, hho ¢lands again an honored and adored advocate of his coascicatious convictions im the midst of pleasant and famtliar scones in his adopted State, His coming was unannounced. ‘Tnx Suxwevorr Roagry AGAIN. —The Titusville Herald of the 25th inst, contains the particulars of the oxamina- tion of a prominent citizon of that place charged by aMdavit of Joseph Bennehoff with committing the heavy robbery on the premises of John Bennehoff on. the 16th inst, A clear alibi was proven and the prosecution abandoned. The perpetrators of this daring deed are still at large, although $10,000 reward 18 offered. for thetr apprehension, EUROPEAN MARKETS, LONDON Mowky MARKET. —TONDON, Eve Consols closed at 933¢ for money and accou: American securities closed at the following rates:— United States five-twenty bonds. 72 a 723 ; Illinois Cen- tral Railway shares, 8634; Erie Railway shares, 49%. Fraxkrort Bounss,—Faankrort, Jan, 27—Eveni: wie States bonds are quoted at 763; for the issu Liverroon Corroy Maxugt.—Liverroor, Jan. 27—Even- ing.—The cotton market closed unchanged at the fol- lowing quotations:—Middling uplanas, 7%. a 7%4. beng 8 Orleana, 8d, a 83gd. The gales of the day foot up 12,000 bales, Liyerroot Breapsrorrs Maxxet,—Liverroor, Ji ening.—Corn, 45s, 34. Wheat, nik white and 14s. 6d, for No, 2 Red - 6d. Oata, 3s. 11d, Peas, 46s, 6d, Flour, 378, 6d. for ‘estern. Livsrroor Provisions Market —Lrverroot, Jan, 27—~ Evening.—Beef, 120s, Pork, 75s, tor new. Lard, 51s. 3d. Cheese, 53s, sid. mn, 403, Liverroot Propcce MARKsT.—Liverroot, Jan, 27-— Evening. 1 Stores close firm. Rosin, 6a 3d. for common and Ils, for medium. Turpentine, 298, for spirite. Sugar, 24a 6d. for No. 12 Dutch’ standard. ‘Tallow, 42s. 6d. Petroleum, dali at 1s. 2)gd. for re- fined, ’ Clover seed, 458. Loxpos Markets,—Lonpvon, Jan. 27—1:20 P. M.—Lin- weed cakes have advanced to £10 10s, per ton for thin oblong. Whale oil, £36 per 252 gallons, Sperm oil, £110 per ton. Linseed oil, £36 103. per ton. Pereroeum Marker.—AntwerP, Jao. 27—Evening. — Standard white petroleum as declined 60 contimer, aud is now quote! at 43f, 500, EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. ‘Tar Sovinamrros, Jan. 27—The steamship America, Cap- tain Ernst, from New York on the 16th inst., arrived here, on the way to Bremen, at two o'clock this morning. Qurexstown, Jan. 27,—The Inman ncaa Shep sf Cork, Captain Phillips, which sailed from ‘orks January 10, arrived here to-day on her way to Liver- Disaster at Se4— La Jan. 27.—The bark Wa- pella, Captain Orr, which sailed from New Orleans om the 15th of December tor Liverpool, went ashore om the coast of Wales duriug a heavy storm and became a tote) pnt Only three of the crew and one woman were aaved. Sonie days since a little son of Bean, who resides near Aberdeen, Miss., after a severe illness, died, to al) pearance, ‘Two young ladies and a servant volun- teered to keép watch during the night, At about twelve o’clock the servant was nott to be when one of the wi aroused the supposed dead of the room 4! Upon reat shat the child was growing warm, and in a short time ‘it was runni bout, Died. McNeiiey.—Acxes MCNaLiry, native of county An trim, Ireland, aged 60 years, The relatives and friends of the famil; Spee fully invited to attend the funeral, from West For- Lieth street. on Wednesday afternoon, at one o'clock, {Pur Other Deaths See Seventh Page.) MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Cunard mail steamship Australasian will leave thie port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at the Post Office at twelve o'clock M. on Wednesday, Tho New Yors Hxnarp—Rdition for Europe—wil) be ready at half-past ton o’clock this morning. Single copies, in wrappere for mailing, six cents. HE FVENING TELEGRAM HA! EB LARGEST circulation of any afternoon paper in the city. It is, therefore, the most destrable medium for advertisers, “‘CIROULARS AND INFORMATION FURNISHED 18 + all legalized lotteries, J. CLUTE, Broker, 176 Broadway and 163 Fulton street. BSOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY ORTAINED IN New York and 5! where drunkenness, Advice free. M. HOWES,‘Aliorney, 18 Nasenastret_ A OFFICIAL DRAWINGS OF THE KENTUCKY + State Lovtery:— KENTUCRY STATS EXTRA—CLASS 143, SANUARY be 3 3 4 “4 che E a a REDS E LT FP SS a YF 43, 19, 17, 08, 1 “. TS Chale, But £00, Managers, FOR THE BENEFIT OF SHELBY COLLEGE. pag! LE apt yt i 1e6h, middle ages are trem! ng. that Europe wi ee. day rush to extremitics to claita’ repu- bes Md utbority of law, humanity, experience, 72, 2, 4. er Jnstice, 0.. Managers. ‘The following is the bill submitted by Mr, Banks: — tories address MUR 4 BLL ComcHniNE Soran 1. Be itenaried, of tae t ewe wh " OF AMERICAN CITIZENS 16 om lie ia foreign ren Uilled to wad shall receive from (hie at the same 3 a Mae accorded to ma. Prove ion af jerva five born citigene the Presideat is empowered to employ all ja laws of any forrign or of deserion diate supers on of grand sarees, 1 Halen ¢vew. tn thie ty some fo the above room was jut TT 2 : from Barr of suck Slate, or eetureazeion by mm roudeuse er othe ore Manas shell reiaen to oo mare Ham O08 Fear ia a denses a vamt wind enable the society to push ° sed 4 the eport wee Gal daylight, The room was ely With (he Italne solora, and twe excellent bands attendance and And property Uke sunauion wad eurcumetances; aud Ei im just efforts aecure te of the eval a. army who shall heve acquired prevention or fraud in regard se, oF who by irengon tlzeu; or who the ‘limits of a years, susll be net. £0 sei open demend @hall oni, the Preside a order the oryest and. to dete! rel. «oars ome bie demote therein, or it t ates Wilh tbe Intention annetedy That if to Dip Dehelt ander the prorisous of wer eoaeiad, That the tera 4 ceviog shall be construed | ata, oe ena Mile Tateaioa bo © boll wae (or the bene of the ve! for adalta, @hiok War evtablished at yours ago under the ton, ané the eum of money t Jent undertakings stil further, © permit of comforia’ aniaterriptediy ated maurice, which round the room until the Kantera beriow reSsePAk 383222807 5;5289 i af idatalal on. Sb z i Conse! General of italy, and was | K RAY, EDDY & 00., Prizes cashed and RICHMOND, No. ICIAL DRAWINGS OF THE SHELBY CO! e Lottery of Kentucky, for the benoit of Shelvy nase Bo. a, aanvary 37, se. i ¥ COLLEGE | * Gama 44, sanvary 27, 1868, Le ied . nese, Sworn Commissioners. address FRANCE, SMITH & CO., Covington, For etreu! 7. OFFICIAL DEAWINGS OF THE PADUCAM eutiioky : a0 DA garage 27, 1868. A, 2, 9, 51, 66. 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ANSON'S SHLI-ACAING PRESSURE PUMPS, FOR H jories of buildings where nbacriver hi yonpe are useful for the upper stories of wily attended to. none for their | 5) ata qaalities THOMAS HANSON, ‘W1 Peart treet, near Beekman, New Yort WIOMAS RN. AGNEW, 90 AND 262 GREPNWICIT sureet, New York, has reduced the prices of Teas, Cor fees, Sugars, Piotr eudall kinda of Groceries and Frovis. } 1b 10% per cent: be ms from the poor daring ¢ i tines: everybody shoul ad compare the price ‘ying élsewhere and save 26 00 W) per ennt DU) LOK MOORE STREET, BETWEEN VaRICK and Hilson. WOODHULL & GOUGE, producers of an ty and Cleom, doiels, mf