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NEW "YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1868. 3 ‘the seeste of the radical State Convention, which 19th of February, has been postponed that a military commission will proceed Mondry next to investigate ceriain charges alleged pe ‘ke Mayor of Savannah. mig MISSISSIPPI. The Convention—Proposal te Exciude Ree portera Who Do Not Put “Mr.”? Before the Names of Colored Members. Jacksom, Jan. 31, 1868. ‘In the Reconstruction Convention here to-day the report of the Committee on Printing was reconsidered. Mr. Clarke (white) offered a resolution that no re- ‘Porter be admitted within the bar who makes distinction in the membors of the Convention. He had noticed that the Clarion’s reporters hai left “Mr.” off when men- oning tho names of colore’ members. A motion to lay the resoietion on the table prevailed iby three majoriiy, ARKANSAS. ‘The Convention—Improvement of the Minsis= sippi Levees=The Freedmen’s Bureau. . © ‘Mempnys, Tenp., Jan. 31, 1868, Adespaich from Little Rock, Arkansas, says:—In the “Convention to-day the committee appointed to memo- ‘rialize Congress reported a petition for the appropriation of $3,900,000 to build and improve levees on the Missis- sippi and Arkansas rivers along the States of Mississippi, “Louisiana and Arkansas, the same to constitute a loan and twenty-five cents per acre to be levied op the lands Wenefited to reimburse the government. After a sharp Aebate the report was adopted. A report the select committee on the continu- ance of the Freedmen’s Bureau was premised with statement that malignant bat prevails against freed- men to such an extent that they cannot hope for justiee ‘uuless the Bureau continued, &c. It was strongly opposed ‘by Messrs. Kyle, Beasely, Wilson, Bradley, Corbett (rad- cals) and all the conservatives, denying the truth of the preamble and assseting res) ely that negroes bad got {mapartial justice in their counties, ‘Mr. Mason, of Chicot (negro), oftered an amendment that if the btreau continued General Howard be re- juested to apppoint more efficient and honest agents heretofore. Pending the previous question Mr. Brooks obtained | and denied the statemont im- puted to him im reference to his daugtiter marrying @ ‘greasy negro, LOUISIANA, Proceedings in the Convention. New Orveans, Jan. 31, 1868. . The Convention to-day adopted the articles of the constitution as far ax 131, still under the title of “gen- eral provisions.” KANSAS. Large Fire in Leavenworth—Loan %100,000. 4 Luavenwortu, Jan. 31, 1868. Four buildings on Delaware street were destroyed by fire this morning, The principal losers are Scott & Woodruff, dry goods dealers, who lese $27,000] and are partially insured. &, Flesher, dry goods dealer, loses about half of hisetock, but is fully insured; Seeper & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, lost their on- tire stock, but are fully insured; Singolsky & Co., boot ‘and shoe dealers, are partially insured; Mise Dempsey, ‘miiliner, lost her entire stock, but is insured for $2,000, ‘The Mercantile Library, containing three thousand vol- ‘umes, was totaliy destrofed. The property was par- tilly insured. The buildings destroved were valued at $50,000; the insurance amounts to $25,000, The oceu- whe lose about $100,000, were insured for proba- about $75,000 following are the principal losses and insurance:— A.F, Anderson, 73 Delaware strect, loss on building, $20,000; Scott & Woodrutl, dry goods, lost abont halt eir stock, which is insured as follows: —$5.000 in the ‘Manbatian, in the Home, $5,000 in the Security and $2:500 each in the Lorillard and North American companies of New York. John W. Biaine, loss on building, $12,000; insured for $5.000 in the Homo Compa: of New York. B. Flesher, dry goods, toat about balf his stock; insured in the Phonix, New York, for $2,500; Hartford, $4,000; tna, $3,500; North American, Philadelphia, $2,000; City Fire Insu- rance Compene Hartford, $800, Samuel Cochran; in- eared on building \$3,000 in the Putnam and Home, air, Leeper, boats and shoes, lost the whole of his stock, dui the amount is not ascertained ; insured for $1,500 it the Hartford and $1,000 in the Home, New Haven. Joseph Ringaisky, building total toss; insured for $3,000 ju tte Phou'x avd $2,000 m the Hrne; lose on'tho stock onty partial; insured in the Phoenix, Hartford, tor $2,500. fercantile Library; insured in the Phoenix, ‘New York, for $2,000, The Kansans Legislatare—Memorint to Con- gress to Annul the Jay Purchase of the Cherokee Lands. Sr, Lous, Jan. 31, 1863, The Kansas Legislature yesterday passed resolutions asking Congress to annul the Jay purchase of the Chero- keo lands, The resolutions set forth that twenty thousand citinens of Kansas are on thess lands, and that by the sale they are ousted trom their homes. The resolutions ask, on behalf of these peopie, that the sale by the In- werior Department be set aside and that the settlers be allowed to take the lands. If that cannot be done the State of Kansas proposes to buy the 1ands for the set- ers. NEW YORK. The Workingme Convention—Election of Officers and Adjournment. ALBANY, Jan. 31, 1853, In the Workingmen’s Aesembly it was resolved to present a bill to the Legislature prohibiting children under twelve years being employea in factories, and against the employment of minors more than four hours aday. The foliowing officers were chosen for the ensu- ing year:—Prosident, William J. Jessup, of New York; First Vico President, Henry B. Mulhall, of New York Second Vice ant, Samuel Whitney, of Lansingburg ; Secretary, Alexander lroop, of New York; Treasurer, Jonn Norton, of Albany; Warden, Richard Rose, of Poughkeepsie. The Assembly then adjourned sine diz, MICHIGAN. ia Office at Port Huron— Resumption of a National Bank—Fatal Boiler Explosion at Dexter. . Detroit, Jan. 31, 1868. The Commercial printing office at Port Huron was burned this morning, Loss $2,000, The First National Bank of Bay City resames business to-morrow in the hands of responsible men. ‘The boiler ina saw mill near Dexter, Mich., exploded to-day, Two brothers named Arnold were ‘killed and two other men were injured. MASSACHUSETTS. Bill Reported in the Logisint Liquer Dealers. Boston, Jan. 31, 1968, ‘The Logisiative committee on the subject bave re ported @ bill licensing liquor dealers, which will be pre- eented in the House forthwith. The bill confers the power on the Mayor and Board of Adermen of the cities, Selectmen of the towns, to license in their severat Seeattucn: the amount charged for ticense ranging from to Lae, The sales are forbidden between mid- al five é M, — CG es we. a provides for ment or imprisonment for infractions of ileprovisions. to License . Heavy Sentence of Alleged Burgiars. Worcester, Jan. 1, In the Buperior Court t-day Judge Deveus sentenced ‘Wm. H. Davis and Edward Gee on four indictments for burglary, to seventeen years in the State Prison, and for The par- way rol to the Stato Prison for life, ties are about twenty-one years of age. KENTUCKY. Meb Law ia Frankfort—A Negro H the Citizens, Orvern ati, Jan 30, 1968, In Frankfort, Ky., yesterday, a nogro committed an outrage on an Irish girl, fitteen years old, and after. wards threw her over an embankment at the railroad tunnel, breaking her shoulder blade and otherwise in- juring her. Tho negro was subsequently arrested and lod im jail. To-night acrowd of infuriated citizens eetiealena forced tho jail open, taking the negro ont ‘and hanging him to a tree on top of the precipice whero the young Irish girl was throwm over, Several show wore fret. tnto his body while hanging The Governor Knew nothing of the object of the citizens until the prisoner bad boen taken from the jail, w' he ordered the Adjutant General and assistants to rescue him, but ‘without VANCOUVER’S ISLAND. ‘The Prospect of Annexation to Canada. Francisco, Jan, 3), 1868. A Victoria (Vancouver's Isiand) telegi ie despateh anys that a public meeting was held on tho 29th inst, to disouss the expediency of the colony applying for admission into the Dominion of Canada, A resolution in favor @f consolidation and declaring that an overland wagon road to connect Victoria with the Dominion of Canada is essential to the prosperity of Victoria was ul imously adopted, and a committee was appointed to wat ae the Governor and aseertain the made, to take further steps with reference to the union of the colony with Canada, OHIO. Consolidation of Western Rallronds. Cincumati, Jan. 31, 1868, ‘The Gazette says that the negotiations for some time Pending bave been concluded between the Baltimore and Ohio, tne Marietta and Cincinnati, and the Indan- apolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad Companies, by which these lines, so far as working arrangements are Sseprerned, sro, 0 be ene. ‘The Little Miami Railroad Company have banished the lamps from their cars, and now use only candies. —— FARMERS AND CITIZENS’ NATIONAL BANK. Meeting of Depesitors fa Williamsburg Last Night. Purscant to advertised call a meeting of depositors in the Farmers and Citizens’ National Bank, Williama- burg, was held last evening, at Masonic Temple, corner of Grand and Seventh streets, Brooklyn, E. V., for the purpose of consulting together in reference to their position, and to exchange views as to the proceedings now pending in the United States Diktrict Court—the directors of the bank, which was seized some time since, by order of the Comptroller of the Currency, having obtained an order for the government to show cause why the institution should not be returned to théir bands, Judge George Thompson was called to preside and Dr, ‘Wren was elected secretary, In stating the object of the moeting Judge Tuomrson remarked that the bank, as they all knew, oullapsed early in Septoembor last. It was not necoseary to review the causes of that collapse, nor to rehearse the proceed- ings had since. *He would only say that invostigation into the affairs of the tnstitution had developed the practice of most astounding rascality on the part of some of {ts officers; and now, alter long talked of distribu- tion of the proceeds, or rather of the funda of deposi- tors, 18 @ notice given of further litigation. fe knew not how this matter struck otuers who were in- terested in the recovery of the money they bed on de- posit, but to bim it seemed eminently proper that they should consult thor of the institution. be more than one of more deposit, ignoring ai! the very important item of circulation, as i; bad the past six months, It was strafige that a bank doing so fine a business as this one did should, in a time of general prosperity, so suddenly collapse and close its doors; but more astounding stilt was the late action of ‘Within nin days from the time of its suspession at least on If the amount due the de- positors might have been Ho thought that a set pai | Of mon who had Jost the confidence of citizens ought not to expect much favor from the people now, in viow of their late action, Prior to September 6 there wore funds in the institution; but for all practical purposes, go far as concerned the depositors, there were none now, Acts had been committed by some party or par- ties connected with the bank that the la blush to think of—for acts less henious than which men were daily sent to Sing Sing. The deposi- tors bad waited in patience hoping to see their losses made good to them. If after six months of this waiting the project has not favorable features in the public eye it is because the public, judging from the acts of par- ties connected with the mat are of the beliof that the whole outlook of affairs savors of speculating on the funds of the depositors. If these depositors were unable by this meeting to achieve anything it was their own be nobody would be burt; but it was their right and their duty to make tho effort He was not prepared to uphold the action either of the receiver or of tho old board of directors in the premises. Iu his opinion they both ought to meet a large amount{or charges in this community, fora want of activity in the discharge of their dutios. E, A. Thurston, of A lotter was then read from Mr. Greenpoint a prominent depositor, recommending the meeting to act in a conciliatory spirit toward the atock- bolder# and directors of tue bank. AGaNTLeMAN in the audience suggested that if the Board of Directors would withdraw their present legal action and allow the Recoiver to pay a dividend to de. Positors, they would prove tuemseives worthy of being treated in a conciliatory spirit, Mr. Grorcz L. Fox moved that a committee bo ap- pomted to wait on the Directors and indace thom to withraw the suit they had instituted, Mr. Joun M. Stsarns said that if any action takon by the meeting were intended to create an antagonism between the stockholders and the depositors its effect would be injurious, He would not like to soe the stock. holders embarrassed in socking their rights undor the law. A large number of them, to say che least, were imuocent parties, many of thom femeles, in no wise responsible for the miscon- duct of the oficers, Those, say three-fourths of the whole number of stockuolders, bad never shifted their stock. They owned it when the bank was run under the State law and should not be made to suffor. He was opposed to any action tending to interfere with the suit if they were to be adversely affected, Hoe sug- gested the appointment of a committee to confer with om. A Votce—This is a meeting of depositora Let the stockholders look out for themseives; let them pay ac- cording to law. Mr. Georae L. Fox sald it was idle to talk of sowting the rights of stockholders, Some of the money bi already gone in the oi! way, and much more of it had gone by line of a certain railroad. (Applause, ? A Gextieman remarked that the Comptrotior of tho Currency had decided that the money on hand should not be distributed to depositors while the prosent suit was pending. He saw no good to be gained by abusing the stockholders; bu! there could be no harm in ap- inting a committes to urge a withdrawal of the sit. The only object now in view, however, was to determine what could be done in regard to getting their moacy out of the Receivers hands. The Carman said that the suit had been brought in the name of the bank, and its object was to aujoin the Receiver (Mr. Platt) from paying out the money in his hands and to restore the baak to the directors, they claiming that it had never forfeited its right, The reckless manner in which loans had been made was sufficient to swamp any bavk. If the stockhoiders could be benefited without disparagement to tho rights of the depositors he did not object, but the latter wero to be first considered. Ho had no great amount of con- fidence in the past directory of the institution, Mr. Cnavyory C. Lay thought that representations might be made to induce a modification of the motion before the Cuited States District Court, 30 as got to re- strain the Receiver from disbursing the funds on band. The disposal of the money collected might be left to the discretion of the Comptroiler of the Currency. Dr. Wren said the directors had avowed their ignorance of the acts of the bank officers. This ignorance was worse than crime, because it was not their own money the officers had used; st belonged to the depositors, who put it in the bank in'good faith, He suggested @ committee to wait on Comptroiler Hul- burd at Washington, and represent to him the suiforing accruing to depositors from a further withholding of the from them. Ovor $700,000 was ja the Re- coiver’s hands, About $1,200,000 was lepositors. By getung the Comptroller to allow the paymont of a dividend the status of tho suit in court wouid not be affected, If this were ailowed, depositors might be paid, in by the 20th proximo, Dr, Wright, Mr. Malton Woolley, Mr. C. C. Lay, the Chairman, Mr. George B. aod Alderman Arm. fletd severally their views, the burden of which was a desire to rolieve the Receiver from any odium in ball oy and Sere Legal to = Comptroller urrency for not allowing a distribu- tion ot the funds in the Receiver's hands. in Mr, Strono was tho last speaker, fie saw be- fore him men with earnest faces desirous only of gotiing money, now locked up by order of the Comptrolier of the Currency, When seisure was made the directors, to his knowledge, directed their at- tention to the interests of the depositors. They did not propose that the bank should be restored to them more- ly. They went to Washington and offered to enter into a bond with the Comptroller ia such amount as ho might designate, and o! only such sureties as he might approve that, if they were put in possession, they would pay the depositors twenty-tive eont of ir deposits atonce, amd the balance in thirty, sixty and Lary toy They had a petition signed by a ma- Jority of depositors praying that the bank might be given up to them (the directors) if, on inquiry, the Comp- trolter should that they were ‘atte to m: ite affairs, and this petition they presented to that in October last. The Comptroller answored that if thoy would procure the opinion of eminent counsel declaring that he (the Comptroller) had power te deliver he aa grant ‘wore pi iy greatest losers, and heartily desired that every man and woman who had i the institution should be paid, dollar for dollar. suit about whieh so much talk had beea made was in reality not a sult at all; it was merely @ motion ordor- ing w goverament to cane bank should not be restored; and, considering manner in which the directors had been treated in Washington, aim and object wore fully justifiable, There was no ronson, in his opinion, why the depositors should not be pala, The Comptroiler of the Carreacy does not allege a want of power distribution, but he emphaticall gays he won't do so. There were in the bende ot the Ri yr $800,000 im cash, 600,000 in good ay Ne Jepositors: was not $1,200,000, If that could not be paid out of $1,400,000, then it would be because of a want of desire to do 80 on the part of the directors. He acom- mittee would be appointed to wait on the directors. ‘They wollld be kindly received, and he felt no hesitan: tu deelaring that they would find the directors with them, fuily, earnestiy, Their desire was that every do. positor sbould get back his money, an@ that as soon as possible, In reply to an inquity, Mr. Strowo subsequently said that the directors 1d withdraw their suit with if they could be assured that by so doing the depositors wostd be paid the full amount of thelr claitna, Mr. Jons M, Steanss 7 ae ‘aa 8 substitute for all the other motions the following :— Resolved, That a committee of att BPO! hair to consult asto the intersstof th 4 rede Ary Tepes ney Soh Rew ent eat Fo ny Poealt of thelr acts ate future meeting. f The substitute was accepted by Mr. For, who moved the appointment of the first mentioned committee, and bo Og i eopet inted the follow ed Mince nc rattan —Sate Rats 1, Fox, Edward Stearoe, De. a samen, Tackaas” Cassidy, George McKay and Somes ‘On motion, Jadge George Thompson was added to the committee, and ae mecting adjourned suaject to the call of the chair, WASHINGTON Agreement on | the Cotton Tax Bill. Ohio and the Constitutional Amendment. The Resolution Reseinding the Ratification of That Measure Submitted to Congress. Motion Made in the Supreme Court to Dismiss the McArdle Case for Want of Jurisdiction. Wasuixcron, Jan, 31, 1868, The Diplomatic andi Consular Appropriation Bin, The Diplomatic and Consular bill reported to the House to-day appropriates $1,261,434. No appropria- tion is proposed for a Minister Resident at Portugal. ‘The bill prohibits the payment of salaries to any consul or consul general, consular or commercial agents, ox- cepting to those specified in the act. Any army or navy officer who shall accept or hold civil office vacates bis office in the army or navy, and it shall be filled as if he had resigned. No diplomatle or consular officer is to receive his galary for the time he is absent from his Post, by leave or otherwise, if such absence excecd sixty days in tho year. The Employment of Soldiers and Sailors by the Navy Department. The Secretary of the Navy has replied to the rosolu- tion of the House asking whether, as reported, ho lias abolished all (discrimination in favor of soldiers and sailors in his departmect, Tho Secretary encloses bis order of May, 1865, requiring that in the employment of mechanica and others in the navy yards, or at naval stations or elsewhere in the service of the navy, pre- ference should be given to such as had boon honorably @ischarged from the navy and marine corps; but in bis order af January 27, 1863, he says the force in the mavy yards being now much reduced there is groater necessity than heretofore for the employment of only the most skilled workmen and beat laborera,and accord- ingly go much of the previous order as required pre- ference to be givon to those who have served in the navy and marine corps is repealed. Convention of Pencemakers. ‘A Peace Convention is now in session in Washington, with Dr. Love, President and Miss Cring, Secretary. The Convention will adjourn to meet in New York during anniversary weok in May next. Mrs. E. Cady Stanton made a spirited addtess tn tho Convention this morning. Arrangements for the Presentation of the British Minister. Mr. Thornton, the new British Minister, will be formally presented to the President on Tuesday next. Mr, Seward arranged the affair to-day during his visit to the White House, The Boston Board of Trade and Postal Sub- sidies. A strong effort is being mado by a delegation from the Boston Board of Trado to induce Congress to grant a subsidy vo ocean steamers to carry the mails trom Boa- ton, Philadelphia and New York. They were before the Postal Committee of the Houss to-day avd pre- sented their memoriai, and advocated at lengta the ‘claims of American commorce to goverament assist- ance, The Tobacco Tax. The delegation of tobacco dealers appoared to-day be- fore the committee to endeavor to effect a reduction in the tobacco tax. They presented a plan for proventing frauds in the collection of revenue oa this staple, and outiined a schome to cnablo the government to collect all taxes laid upon it. Consul Recognized. The President has recognized Auguatin Rodorignes as Consul of Spain to reside at Galveston, Texas. Conth nce of the Freedmen’s Burena. The Telegram states that Mr. Eliot, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs, reported a bill this morning to continue the Bureau in operation till the 16th of July, 1869. ‘the first section authorizes the continuance of the Burean in its present shapo until that date. The second section maxes it the duty of the Secretary of War to discontinue the operations of the Bureau in any State whenever such State is fully rostored to its constitutional relations with the United States, unless the Commissioner of freedmen’s affairs shall be of opinion that the further continuance of the Bureau is necessary in such State, This section also provides that the educational division of the Bureau shali not be affected by its discontinuance unt:! tho State shall have made provision for education of its freedmen, The third section provides that upon the discontinuance of the Bureau in any Stato the unex- pended balances in the bands of the Commuasioner shall be used for educational purposes. The fourth section provides that the officers of the Veteran Reservo corps or other volunteer forces employed in the Freed- men’s Bureaa who shall be mustered out of the service ot the United States shail be continued in the employ of the Bureau at such pay and allowances are is now pro- vided by law for their respective grades, Caucus of Democratic Congressmen. By a despatch to the Teigram wo learn that the demo- cratic representatives in Congress held a caucns on Thurs- day evening in the rooms of the House Committee on the Judiciary. The caucus was woll attended, twenty-five being present, The object of the meoting was to con- suit together upon the various measures of a national character now being enacted in Congress and to lay down a uniform rule of action. The financial question was partioularly discussed, but no determination was arrived at. It is said there were some indications of « division of opinion on this issue. [t was, however, fpally concluded to await a plainer manifestation of the policy of the party in power before laying their own Programme. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Seca Seavion. SENATE Warmvarom, Jan, 31, 1863, OONTRACTS BY TUS HOARD OF ENGINEERS, The Owain taid before the Senate a communication from Edwin M. Stanton, transmitting. in compliance with law, @ list of the contracts made by the Board of Oflicera of Enginoors last yoar. TAR OM10 LRGISLATURK AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- mane, The Cuaremax also presented a joint resolution from the Ohio Legislature rescinding the constitutional amendment. Mr. Sampraan, (rep.) of Ohio, denied that the resolu. tions spoke the voice of the people of Ohio. A little more thas a year ago they had adopted the constite- tional amendment proposed by the Thirty-ninth Con- by & majority of about forty-six thousand, electing fourteen licans out of nineteen members, They had never reconsidered that decision, and the present resdtutions were the voice of a ices bog elected thousand, and he and his colleague could testify that the people considered that it bad been placed beyond the futaro sotion of the Legisiature. The State of Ohio had fels that per ought to place their constitution fn harmony with the reconstruction acts of Congress, and presented an amendment to the State constitution pro- posing to strike out the word ‘‘white.” Unfortunately, they connected it with a ition to dis- deserters, and submitted ia one amond- mont to the people of Ohio, After an earnest canvass the republicans, taking the ind that to be consistent they id show an example of onfranchisement, the votes—more than ever before given tea similar one, Geen oe had pected i a8 one of the ‘and which he never would that ho had beon will- in@to abate the issue and go the people of Ohio sn Tavor of equal and impartial suffrage, without respect to color or condition; but it being LA on pened on which all dices the coul y, coupled isement of deserters, with tho unpopularity of di many of whom were really mained in the yp oy ‘the war was realy onded, tho democratic party elected a majority of the Legislature. He was convinced that bat for that ohixing o'aure the gmendment would have been carried, but beyond that%he doubted not if the question of universal auffrage was separately submitted to thom at the tume it could be adopted, Anoihor ob- . that had operated againgt tha adoption ef the amondinoat waa that thote ‘gonatitation was 10 be revised in 1871, and it was unnecessary to amend it now. But no one dreamed that under consideraiion were rushed without de- bate, and he presented a remansicance from republican mombers against tho manner in which these resolutions had Deen forced on the Log.slature, Afr, Scmyen, {TeP.) of sass, said the authors of the ihotr owa blind ‘oe nothing but to exhibit © constitution for the wi State onco given. He believer a Ste « that than it could with, latter proposition there wi hewerer, this extraordinary ‘nt the constitutional amendment haviug alroady be- come, part of the constitution. The per “of Stato r already notified them of its ratification by twenty tates, including Ohio, Maine and another State had since given thoir assent, making all—more than three-fourths of the 8 have Legisiatures, and the requirement of the constitt ‘Lon was tl ‘ore mot. The amendment was originally proposed by a two-thirds vote of Congress, composed of tue Representatives of the Loyal states, ‘and was Dow ratisfled by the Legislatures of three-fourths ot the samo loyal States whose Representatives originally proposed i. If they were powerful enough to propose it they mere eeetal eaatiah | to adopt th and tee Legislature bratum and could have no effect but to disclose their cbaracier” Mr. Jounsox, (dem.)' of Md., said the Senator was doubtless right im saying the amendment bad been bees rg by the necessary number of States, according to the action of Congress; but there was a difference of opmion, which had been ‘fally stated during the racent debate, On the other Proposition, that a tate cannot withdraw an assent once given, if the Southern States had been States throughout the war and aro now within the meaning of the constitution, then the amendment had not been adopted. He would not express any decided opinion on whether a State's asseut once given could be withdrawn. His Present impression was that it conid not, as otherwise a State once assenting to a preposition was #0 bound that it could not ten or Aftecn years aftorwards recou- sider its action, It was a question, however, that would be considered by the Judiciary Committes, His mind was open to better judgment or information, and if satisfied that his opinion wae erroneous he would of course concur in the contrary opiaion, Mr. Sumnue referred to the language of the constitu- tion to show that the requirement was ratification by three-fourths of the Logislatures of the several States, hot ratification by three-fourths of the States, If thore were States without Legislatures they could have no voice In the matter. He therefore innisted that the present ratification was complete. But, unwilling that his argument should stand alone, be introduced what he characterized as the authority of the vest living writer ou jurisprudence in the country—viz., Bishop—on criminal law. Discussing the question whether the oon- stitutional amendments abolishing slavery have boon adopted in a constitutional manner, he said they both stood on the same bottom, having been proposed oes in the same way, each by a vote of two-thit of the Representatives ot the loyal States. After the reading of the quotation indicated Mr. Joan- #oN said that, however correct the reasoning might bi the Senator was aware that diferent opinions paidint inside and outside of Congress; and in regard to tho authority cited he did not know but the gentioman had been convinced by the arguments of the Sonator from Massachusetts (Mr, Sumner), and without intending disparagement to Mr. Bishop he (Mr. Johnson) would rather yield to the authority of the Senator than to that of the book, ” The matter was then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. THE THNURE OF OFFICE ACT. On motion of Mr. Partaeson (rep.) of N. H., the Senate then took up the bill in addition to*the act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices. The question was on Mr. Sumner’s amendment providing that the bill shall not eo away with the foreign agents of the State Depart- ment Mr. Parterson moved to substitute an amendment providing that such agonts shall not exceod five in num- ber, to be paid out of the contingent fund of the State Department. t Mr. Somyer thought that the number should not bo restricted to five, Mr. Patrerson thought that should be enouch for the secret service of this government. He denounced the system of employing agents on account of political ser- vicea, * Mr. Somer suggested laying over the bill until Mon- day, and that in the meantime they could inquire at the State Department as to the necessary number. Mr. Ayruony (rep.) of R. 1., opposed such restrictions ‘on the part of Congress, Mr. Grimes, (rep.) of Iowa, thought it time Congress resumed control of the matiers properly waived during the war. The amendmont was further opposed by Messrs, Con- Nest, (rep.) of Cal, and Camenon, (rep.) of Pa., tho fatter saying if we had no agent abroad we should not be called upon to pay Russia seven and a half millions, and other amounts to other couatzies to suit the ambition of the Secretary of State, _ morning hour having expired, the bill was laid aside, RIGHTS OF AMENICAN CITIZEN®, 5 Mr. Moncax, (rep.) of N. Y., prosenied a preamble and resolutions of the bee Council of Rochester, N. Y., In regard to the righta of naturalized citizens, Referred to the Committee an Foreign Affairs, ‘THE CARE OF SENATOR THOMAS, OF MARYLAND, Mr. Jonnsow gave notice that on Monday he would press a vote om the case or Mr. Thomas, Senator elect from Maryland, ‘THE RECONSTRUCTION BILt. The supplementary Reoonsiraction bill was again taken up, aad dtr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., adaressed the Senate. After regretting that bis speech had been delayed until the chiefs of the republican party had spoken, and that there was no enemy left to mect, he said what little political character he had achieved had come froma rving and avoiding the shoals and shiiting currents with which bis coileagug (Mr. Doolittie) had got entangled. He thought he bad thus obtained some ro- putation for political sagactty. The only two points their opponents dared make against the republicaa party were, first, negro enfranchisement, and, second, that they opposed the Lincoin and Johnson policy. ‘was of interest to oxamine that Senator's views, as he made them a pretext for deserting his former princi- 6. He quoted from Mr, Doolittle's remarks in regard What he saw in the proposed measure, and said it re- minded him of Sir Boyle Roche's remarks in the Irish Parliament—‘“Mr, Speaker, 1 ameli a rat; I seo bi floaung in the air; but, by the blessing of Gi I wil nip bim in the bud!” i ter.) Upon what evidence did tho Senator ciurge the republican party with desertion of their coivrs and their kind? They progeces to epfranchise the colored race. fect of this entranchisement could not be to make that race dominant over the whites, for they were not in the majority, and even if thoy were they were not actuated by the unscrupulous ambition of the whites. They asked Le 4 protection to their rights, not political power. The Senator then rend statistics to show that the white voters in tho Southera States wero far more numerous than the nogroes proposed to he enfranohised, and stated that one third fof the whites qntitled to vote had refased to register, the reasons ettributed to the republican party by his col- league for imposing agro sufirage on the South :—First, because the Southern States had refused to ratify the at, which refusal be justified on that the smendmont disfranchised tne leadors and the friends of TIS masses would not be guilty of treachery, claimed that his colleague was himselt guitty in botraying second reason at- the friends of his party. The twibated for republican action was that the blacks wore loyal and the whites were not. This was met by the assertion that the blacks were dis- loyal during the war and the majority of the whites wero loyal, but Geagees. into the rebellion, TheSenator emphatically den! these aasertrons, and said the ne- grooe had deen wocu to nothing all their lives but to obey the orders of their masters ; they were stigmatized for Seas ot into the aj of wrong doing, while the whites wore excused. He referred to the example from Roman bistory of the treatment of Tatium, cited bv bis colleague, and said the treated as fellow citizens, and tho The third reason attributed for the policy of the repub- various ‘was to gain party ascen- lican ancy He bad nO respect for the head or capabie of making such an assertion. there had been nota. party had entertained this pu: se! facture and assailed it furiously. party sought to give the blacks suffrage there was no other way under heaven to make their lives tol- erable. Other oxpedionts nad been tried. Among them emancipation and colonization—as in the case of the slaves of the District of Columbia—which for they couid not be 20d have a voice in the governmeat. Such bad alwa: (he Senator's opsnion, and such 1t should ‘He deaied that the black men would ever be safe of their former oppressors, who woul w modes of doing them {njustice. laws ha son raen ‘ the rebels es ty aed been set aside emi jor, He an ex- fi letter of ir Mason, which, be sagl, indi- of the rebels if restored \o power lacks to substantial slavery or extermi+ The Senator claimed that the only way to quality the negroes for the ballot was to place it im their hands, He urged that there was the same authority to xorcise legislative power over South Carolina as over Now Moxico, Congress had committed the prerogatives of States to certain committees, which were not inde-~ feasibie, Louisiana, Sout lina, &c., bad not the right during the rebdeilion to send Senators here, and if their relations to the goverment were then mereiy dis turbed, as the Senator from Indiana said yoster- day, why could they have been denied admis. mon’ T@ only answer would bave been to say, you Were jn rebellion, and we revoke the authority we once gave you to have State govern- meats, If & State bad neglected to require its officers to take an oath of iance to the United the remedy could not bave been mili force, or proceedings, but the rescinding such y's authority to bave a government, under the clause of the constitu. tien which gives power to make all laws neces- sary for epforciog provisions, The same remedy would alone reach the case of a com) between a State and foreign Power which was not followed by hostilities armed resistance, He claimed that the imputation of the Sonator {rom Indiana, that blicags wished to place the of the white soidiet on blacks, was ‘aniair untrue, Those with whem the senator acted had never shown apy auxijoty abont the garlands or the soldiers who wore them. Mr. Howe sad all on the ether side of the chamber CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGR AMUSEMENTS. Pins's Ores Hoose,—Considering tho snow and the cold—considering the numerous othor evening attrac. tons, not down Twenty-third street, but right along the lin® of Broadway and the hotels—considering that “Rigoletto,” to the same cast, was given only ¢he other one of the most numer- beautiful eatablisb- Why is this thus? ightway a Know. Lig us and stylish gath a Pike's ment the last night orate en we spontaneo an . ing old campaigner responded. @ rascally plot, i# a beautiful opera 1 P like the music; but the Gilda, the magnificent Gilda of La Grange, ah, that’s it, sir. Beside: gee, Massimiliani wa tm the public favor reliable Or'andini, *Oid Rough and Ready,’ does his work faithfully, Even in the little that Misa Phillips has to do as Madalena thore is the worth of vour money, you see, sir.’ Concurring these observations have nothing more to say, except this, that with all t croakings and raven-like prophecies we hear o! tho dis- tance of this house from Broadway It really sigmflos nothing, and with anything like enterprising and skil- ful management in the long future as in the short past of this beautiful birdeace of the muses, it will, as the special temple of Italian opera in America, flourish aad still Pee A new ares like Bee me wae rose. By t! e. Briguoli reappears with “Ma: the “Last Rose of Summer” in this day’s matineo, at one o'clock. Premwar Hatt.—The Richings opera troupe gave a cert at this hall lastnight before a slim audience. ‘Thb artists were Miss Richincs, Mra. Seguin and Messrs. Castlo, Carl Rosa, Sozuin, Campbell, Leopold De Meyer, Caulfield, Dietrich and Colby. e pri imme was one of unrivalled excellence in the ballad line, comprising selections from Handol, Ernst, Leache, Ne Meyer, Verdi, Meyerbeer, Benedict, Watlaco, ser, Lacbner, Clapis- son, Gabrissi, Flotow and Mendelssobn. In @ musical point of view the concert was an ontire success. A matinée will be givem to-day. THE GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. {From the Chicago Journal, Jan, 20} ‘The great Take street fire last night, in four short hours. converted one entire five story marble front business and the best portion of tho finest fron front block in Chicago, with into a mass of last eveni! w their valu- smouldering It was the most destructive fire that ever visited our city. Tho loss is at least four times greater than that of the great fire of 1859, which broke out on Lake street, just woat of the river, and burned over four blocks, It exceeds in destructiveness the terrible Lal of 1857, though, happily, unattended by the sickening Joss of human life, which rendered that conflagration memorable, The origia of last night's fire is wrapped im mystery. A few minutes before seven o'clock a youne man board- ing at No. 89 Michigan avenue saw three mon emerge from the stairway leading to the upper floors of Nos, 39 and 41 Lake street, ovor the bookstore of 8, C. Grigns & Co. In leas than a minute thereafter he saw smoke bursting through the upper windows, aad he immedi- ately gave the alarm. ‘the Fire Department, headed by Chief Promptly on the scene, and that, too, betore the ont light had boon goon at the windows, A volume of smoke was pouring from the windows of the upper (fifth) story, and it was not until at least ifteon minutes thereafter that flames burst through. Nos. 39 and 41 formed a ion of that magni- ficent five story iron front business Souk commoncing at the corner of Lake stroot and Wabash avenuo, extonding south half a block on the avenue and west nearly to State street, on Lake street. This was known as ‘Burch’s building” far and near, its beauty and strength rendering it an ornament to the city, It is now a mass of ruins. Within an hour from the time ‘that the flames shot through the window, ge galo of wind from the west bad driven th entirely through the building to Wabash avenue, and within another hour the Wabash avenue front was also des- troyed and the walls im crumbling ruins. On the op- posite side of Wabash avenue stands the mammoth dry goods house of J. V. Farwell & Co. The escape of this building wes miraculous. The fre in Burch’s building was the fercest and hottest we ever saw. The flames leaped entirely across the streot, rendering It neces- sary to keep four streams of water directed against the almost red hot walls of Mr. Farwoll’s building, which, however, escaped in a somewhat singed and damaged condition. While the fire was at ite height in the Burch building a flake of fire descended tnto an area of No. 20. on the north side of Lake street, btween Wabash and Michican avenues, occupied by Carson, Pirie & Co., wholesale dry goods dealors, and coming in contact with the goods another conflagration was almost in- stantly in full blast, The fire speedily communicated with the highly combustible contouts of Burnham & Van Schaack’s wholesale drug store, adjoining on the east, and, nowwithatanding the desperate efforts of the firemen, the flames reached across the alley, and within an hour another five story marble front block, oxtending east to Michigan avenue, was in ruins, ag was also an adjacent building to the north, on Michigan avenue, Here was renewed the fierce fight of the firemen, in which they had been the victors on Wabash avenue, to save the Adams House, which was now in tmmivent rf on Michigan avenue. Guoats poured out of that hotel, and with bag and baggage sought cooler quarters. The house was saved, however, thanks to the herculean labora of the firemen, and this was their decisive victory over the conflagration, the most destructive that ever visited Chicago, But for the fact that a recent snow storm had rendered tho roofs of buildings fire-proof, the conflagration would havo tfeen much more disastrous. Such continuous showers of sparks and myriads of flaming torches were nevor before seen driving through the air. The adjotu- ing streets were aglow with living coals of fire that rained down, while out over the lake, as far as the eye could reach, could be traced the flight of the fiery shower. At least fifty thousand people shivered in the cold or plistered in the fleroo heat white the conflagration con- tinued, It was an intensely cold night, but the crowd showed no perceptible thinning out. The fire originated on the south side of Lake sti between Stato and Wabash avenues, anti dostroy everything down to Wabash avenuo and around the corner to the alley half way to Randolph street. The seound break out occurred on the horth side of Lake street, between Wabash and Michigan avenues, and burned its way to Michigan avenue and to the north along that avenhe nearly to South Water street. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Tax Loxpoxy Monry Marxet.—Loxpow, Jan. 31—5 P. M,—Conasols for money and the account close at 9334 a 93%. The following are the closive quotations for American securities :—United States five-twonty bonda, 12%; Meg Central Railway shares, 863; ; Erie Railway ‘shi Tax Frayxrort Bovrar.—Feaxgrorr, Jan. 31—5 P. M.~—United States five-twenties, for the issae of 1862, 1634. tS raneoot, Corton Marxert,—Liver Jan. 31, 5 P. M.—Tho salen of cotton foot ‘up to-day, 15,000 balos at the following closing prices :—! dling uplands, 7%d.; middling Orleans, 8%d. The Brokers’ Circular reports the sales for the week at 113,000 bales, of which 19,000 balos were taken for export, and 12,000 bales on specu- lation. The stock in and on shipboard is 396,000 bales, of which 146,000 bales are Aierican. The ship. ments from since the last report up to the 24th inst, amount to 31,000 bales. Liverroot Breavsturrs Manrker.—Liverroor, Jam. 31—6 P. m.—Corn, 43s. 9d. for mixed Western. Wheat 1s easier; white fornia 16s. and No. 2 Milwaukee red hs y 4 Barley, 5s. American, I. for Al Peas, 463, Canadian. Flour, 37s. 64. Ls Provistoxs Market, —Liverroot, Jan. 31-5 Mi. —Beef, 120s. for winter cured extra prime mess. , Ta. for - ly Pork, for new Eastern prime mess, |, 528, 9d. fer One American. Cheese, 529, for the highest range of fine Bacon, 398. 6d. for Cumberland cat, ‘Livsrroot, Proouce Marast.—Liverroot, Jan, 31—6 P. M.—No, 12 Duteh standard sugar, 24s. 6d. Rosin, 6a. 34. for common Wilmington and 11s, for fine pale, ‘Tallow, 428. 34. for American. Spirits of turpentine, 29s. percwt. Petroleum, 1s 2d, for refined. Pa ann is woh oll, £36. 8. a sed foi, 2a a per tan Linseed cakes, £10 10s. per ton in ol re Parroveum Manger.—Axtwarr, Jan, 31—5 P. M.— petroleum, 42f. for standard white, and or <—*? . a a SYSTEMS RUN DOWN. Persons often allow their systems to “ria down." or rather run them down by k, secompanied by cans io The Met, emey, manatee and lal coll Ca) area Torees, acco! wee ea woe as, NOSTeTTE vee bronge XY exconsive Napor, diet sae a - Mal offeot of th arent pe pe pend sanely Ss and certain. 4 restorative, after severe sickness et a u Lge? and areerhy it ts pro- prom pg ot one aeateat in thomseives they, would eae gaged In any work that required it exertion, tise cor. responding mane of au t ir For this purpose MOSTETTER'S . 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