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

8 . _— ASHINGTON Probable Defeat of the tm- peachment Scheme, Summary of the Bill of Charges Against the President. Rumors of Stanton’s Intention to Resign. General Thomas’ Suit for $150,000 Damages. é Syaee> of Senator Sherman on the oiti for Funding ihe National Debt. TAS IMPUACHMENT QUESTION, nent Agninst the —Probuble Failure of the Impeach- ment Plot. 3 Wasimnoton, Feb. 27, 1868, ‘The sub-committee engaged im preparing the artic! of impeachment to be presenied against Andrew Jobn- won, President of the United States, nas been in aession pearly all day, This evening they held another meet- amg, and nearly completed the preparation of the articles, Which wili probably bo (nished and submitted to the full committe to-morrow, If agreed upon they will be printed, aod the committee will thea present thom and report to the House during the afternoon, in order to be ready for the Senate on Monday, It is understood that the offences wth which the Iresident will be charged aro class (led under five beads, as follows:— Frt—Yor vivlating the provisions of the constivution, 3n that laws epacved under it have been disregarded, einng the Reconsiruction acts, Serond—Violation of the Tenure of Office act. "‘Third—Eateoring into conspiracy to defeat the action Of Congress, Fourth—The removal of Stanton, and Pifth- Brivery,/iu that the Presideut attempted to in- duce officers, by promotion, to second his attempts to cheregard a law, Enough now is positively known to prove that the impeachmen! of Avdrew Johnson will not pass the benate, Taat body hag pow representatives from \twenty-cight States, sonding iifty-six Seua‘ors, There is but one vacouey, created by the decision of the Senate fn the case of Ur. Thomas, of Maryland; consequently © may say the Sonate 18 composed of fifiy-five mem- Dere, oud asst is necessary that two-thirds of that body hould voto for conviction to give it legal effect, nineteen ‘votes in the negative will Kill impeachment, The demo- cratic inombers, who of course will rote in the negative ‘on the impeachment, are:— Dixon, Pavia, Buckalow, RoCroery, Bayord, Doolit'le, Easisbury, Paterson, Jotinson, Norton, ‘Total, 10. The following republican Senators will positively vote With tho democrats on the question: — Teumbu, Fessenden, Van Winkie, Antbong, Willey, Sprague, Sberwan, ‘Total, 8, Several more republican Senators will probably vote Wito the democrats again-t the project. Tho impeacn- Tment of Andrew Johnzon in the Senate will bo defeated for three reasons :— Firs'—Men of such strong, clear, judicial minds ag Brombull, Fessenden, Sherman and Anthony sco that there is really no charge on which to base a conviction; ‘baa more difference of Opinion between the President ‘and Congress upon a point to be adjudicated by the Bupreme Court. Second—Jeslousy of Ben Wade and doubts as to his @ompetency to “run the machine” to the eatisfaction of We party and the country. Johnson's blunders will wake capital for the republican party, but Wade's Diunders might destroy it, Third—General iears that the measure will be uppop- wlar with the people. THE WAR OFFI. E TROUBLE, Romors of Mr. Stanton’s Intention te Re- For und Against His Ketire- Warminctox, Feb, 27, 1868. The rumors in relation to the War Department im- Drogiio are beg uoing again to multiply, That which is now occupying the attention of the Washington gossips fe the on dit, but a few hours old, that Mr, Stanton will now file his resignation as Secretary of War, As the pertinacious individual om question will say nothing whatever about his intentions in this respect that can by any posibility be construed either confirmatory or contradictory of the report, it can only be regarded as rumor possessing some tittie probability (0 recom. mend it, It seems to be pretty wol: sottled fora fact that proml- went radicais are strenoously urging Mr. Stanton to retire from the War Depariment now, while the case Stands favorable to the radical cause, It is contenacd Dy theao counsellors that ihe interests of the party can ‘Be bewwr subserved by Mr, Stanton's backing out of the present squabble and leaving the Senate in @ position to eoufirm Thomas Ewiag, Sr That course, they think, ‘Will bave a tendency to deprive Nr. Johnson of the rym- paiby which is feil for bim as asufferer in the cause of Conservative men, how think that nothing is Jess likely to occur than the resignavon of Mr. Stauton, ‘They do put betieve tha: be cap be induced to relinquish bis hold upon the War Office, They can reatsty under Siand why ihe radicals desire to shake of Mr. Staniun aiter they bave acournplished the object for which he ‘was reinstated—the impeachment of the President, |r. Stanton, jtbeyycisim, was used as the bait to (be dead. fail by moans of wh ich the radicals hoped to entrap Mr, Johnson, Now that they have no further uve for bim they want to get rid of him, But Mr, Stanton ha Agured ovt in his plans for the future not only an un faterrupicd enjoymont of the War Department dur ng the ephemeral administration of “Old Ben Wase,” but for another term of forr sears; and to abanden these Agrecabie expectations at this etage of the game doce not appear anywhere in the before mentioned plans, ‘Thero have been expectations that General Thomas ‘Would again to-day make a formal demand for the office of secretary of War; but so for there has been no Gemonstra'ion of that nature, General Thomas called at the War Department about eleven o'clock tis morn- fing apd received bis privave mails, but proceeded to do noth:ug further beyond r-pairmg to the room of Generel Sebriver, opposite the office of Mr. Stanton, whero be Femoined some time, The Secretary was in his room at the timo, but no interview took place Vetween him ana Geperai Thomas, ‘The counsel of General Thomas have decided to make @n application for a writ of quo warranto before the Disjrict Court for Mr. stanton t) show cause why he Felaine porsession of the War Department, Ar. Stanton to Show Cause Why He Holds the Olive of Secretary of War. A Wanbingion despatch to the Evening Telegram aya hat it 's certaioly true that the Presidont hae given the meces ary instructions for the procurement of a writ of information which will require Mr, Stanton to disclose his authority for holding possession of the War Depart. ment, and it is expected tuat the application forthe ‘writ wil! be considered to-day. Much speculation is ine dulged in asto the effect the issuance of the writ will fave upon the War Departmeut question, as the only wearant Mr Stantom can produce to substan. tne tis claim to the porifoiilo of War is the commision given to bim as such by Mr, LAnevlo, to cout nae in force during the term of Mr, Linco\u s adimiuistration. On the other hand, it is flaimed by the radicals (hat by permitting Stanton to Continue in the porition of Secretary of War, President Jounron virtualiy appointed bi That Stanton must be re, arded as Jegally and unquestionably Secretary of War, cise his every act as such ince the death of Lin- Ooln ie withgpul authority, However this may be, itis NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 piaiuly ovidcat that the Jaw requires that all nomina- tious tor Cabinet officers shall be confirmed by the Senate, and ‘ir, Johnsoa has never made a nomination for the oflice of Secsotary ef war until he numinated Ewing, of Uhio, General Thomas? Action Against Mr, Stanton for $150,000 Damaces. This afternoon the following deciaration was filed by counsel on bebalf of Genera! (Lorenzo Thomas, and a summons will be served on Mr. Stanton and the case will como up for trial at the ensuing term of the Circutt Court: — Iv tae Scrnewe Count or Tar District oF CoucMBis:— Lorenzo Thimas vs, Edwin M., Stanton, —The piaintitt sues the defendant in plea of trespass in the caso, for that:—Whereas the said defendant, Edein M, Stanton, contriving and wickedly aud tal-vly snd maliciously intending to hurt, injure and aggreve the said plantill, ‘and without any reasonuble or probable cause, or a just Pretence, to arrest and imprison, apd cause and procure to be arrested 1 ‘mpriseved, the said pisinti, and bin to detain cause to be @ ed and im prisoned for a io heretofore— on the 224 of Febrosr , 1568— draine: from t 10° Just co Of the Supreme Conrt of the Distriet of Columba a cet tain warrant against the said plamrit, to the Marshal of the said District of said Marshal was commanded to tak plaioef, which said warrant is as follows ([fvis ware Tant was publisned in tue New Yors papers of the 23d inst.) And te said divin M, stantoa teen and there fatsely and mativieusly and without an probable c#a- aiever cauced and pr planntitl to be arresied and taken by the said Mar and to be kept and © ned in custody tora tong time— to wit, for ihe space of five dass the moxt following — and the said pluntT says that such proceedings were thereupon tad his said caso; tat allerwards—to wit, on tho 26tti day of Febraury, 1863; it was considered and ordered by tho raid !*. K. Car ter, Chiet Justice of the Supreme Cours of dhe edd Distsiet, in hambers, that the said plain!’ should be dsebargéd from said eriminal accusations by means of which said premises he, the said plantil, was not omy imprisoned in the manner and for the’ (ime aforesaid, during all which time he suffered and underwent great anxisty of mind and was hindered and preventod from following and transiting hie necessary and lawful affairs and busi that he was also torced and obliged to tay out aud expoud divers sums of money—to wit, the sum of $10,000 in and about obtaiuing his release and discharge from Suid arrest and imprisonment; and the i also was, hash been and is, on a and imprisonment, otherwise greatiy injured and damaged, whereby the said plainuff sauh that be hath damages and 1s in the worse to the value of $150,000, aod thereupon he ‘brogs suit, &o Tho plaintitt sues the defendant in a plea of trespass on the case for that; 48 tbe said plain. tif, now and always hath been a good, true, faithful and honest citizon of the United States and al ways estcemed and accepted as such un'il tho timo of the commt'ng of grievances hereina ter mentioned, nor ever bath been guiity 0. nny crime or misdemeanor, Dor ever suspected to baye been so guilty, anti! the com: mittiny Of he grievances bereinaiter meutiones; yet the au! Edwin M, Stanton, well knowing the premirea oresatd. bat conttiving to hurt, injure and prejudice the said plaiuil! in bis good ‘mame, fatoe, credit and reputation, and to cause him to be believed guilty of a misdemeanor, and to cause pim to undergo tue pains and pena ti2s'0i the United States made and provided agains: those who are guilty of seen misdemeanor, and otherwise to vex, disqnict and injure him here ofore—io wit, on the 22d day of Febraarr, 1868—talsely ana maliciou aud without avy probable or rea-onabio cause alleged and objected against the said pa null that he, the sad plaintilf, was guilcy of a Digh misde- meanor, m that the said’ plana did be ore them nn. lawfull” accept the appoinim at of the ofilce @ Secra- tary of War ad inerim, and did unlawfully hoid and exercise, and rttempt ‘to hold end oxeroise, the sud ere, for the said supposed 0’ |. Stanton faively aud mal ciousiy and Wicbout reasonably or probable cause whatever procured from 1), K. Carttor, Chief Justice of the preme Court of the District’ of Columbia, a warrant, under hig hans! and geal of the said court, ‘or tho arrest of said plana fof the said supposed off-nce, und ¢ the sand plaintiff to be arrested a: K custody by the Marshal of the District of the sad eupposed offence; and afierward the 20th ot Fepruary, 1463-falsely, mn! =} 09 y and without any reasonabio or probable cause whatever forced and obliged ihe said plaiatia ao acd appear before the said DK, Cartter, Chief Justice of the Sa prome Court of the Districy of Columbia, and be ex. amined by and before the said Chief Justice upon and for sad supposed offence; but the Chiot Justice dd not thon and there find’ sufficient cause for which the said plainuff should be retained in cus. tody; therenpon tho suid = phinaff was then and there discharzed fron and ot of custody. And the eaid plainti doth also aver that he is not, nor was in any way, gnilty of the Faid supposed off*ncs so charged against him; by means of which premises he, the sad plaintiff, is gready hurt and inj r diced in bis aforesaid good name, fame, credit and repu- tation, and has been taken and suspeced to bo gul'ty of a misdemen: nd hath been Kept and deiai custody, and hath suffered and undergone much trouble, aod been hindered and prevented from managing and contuc'ing b's necsesary affairs and busines, and he hath been forced and obiged to lav out and expend large sums of money in and about obraining tis revease | trom ant oat o’ custody and in and about the defence of himself and the manifestation of his innvcence tn the Vremises; and he, the said paintif, also was hath been and ia on occasion of tho several premises aforesud otherwise greaciv injured and damaged, whereby the said plaintiff eaith that he hath damage and 1s tho worse to the value of _—_ bg ho fore ho brings suit, 1. MERRICK, WALTER 8. COX, } Pialatifis, M'SCELLANEOUS ° WASHINGTON NEWS. Wasmincton, Feb. 27, 1868, Alarm at the Capitol-In It Another Guy Fawkes Plot? Speaker Colfax at a Jate bour this afternoon an- nounced to the House of Representatives that he pad a communication of #0 serious an import that he would give it to the Clerk toread) Prebabiy under the im- pression that the document had some reterence to impeachment, a most solemn stillness prevailed. The allusion to the mysterious dieappoarance of tive cans of nitro-glycerine from New York created considerable agitation, Several motions to adjourn followed this unexpected intelligence, but an explosion from the un terrified Wasnburne, of Illinois, that the Civil Appropria- tion bill was before the House, aud that be had no time to think of nitro-glycerine plots, nor gunpowder piots either, for a tie calmed the uneasiness of a namber of the less courageous membera, But coats and hats were in domand, aud a general exodus took place, leaving about sixty members in the hall, During the afternoon a lerge neomber of mysterious individuals were seen wandering about the basements of the Capitol, The tact was unknown wolil to-day that during the recent ex- citemant at the (apitol in roference to impeachment a large number of detectives was employed to perambu- late the corridors, especially in the the Capitol, snd watch any enister movement that might be made with a view 1 pro ducing @ chapter in modern history after the manner of Guy Fawkes, ost ali of the detectives have now been discontinued, and the gunpowder expiomon, whch some very fearful radicals anticipated as the concomi-+ tant of impeacthment and the measure of rebel maiignity for ridd’ng the country of its patriotic legislators, ex- sts only nthe heated fancies of afew iabatics, The Chief of Police here, undor the influence of the ridica- lous despatches transmitted here by Northorn Gover. nors, telegraphed to the chiefs of police in Boston, New York ond Philadelphia to know if any roughs bad left any of these cities op their way to Washington, Careful inquiry failed to a! gover that any suepic.ous visitors have as yet reached Washington. Impartant Documents Destroyed by Fire. recent barning of tho building on the corner of | Fi teenth and F streets destroyed a large amouat of | proofs and documents in cotton cases, principally those from Savennen and Charleston. Uotted States Sapreme Court. ‘The Supreme Court to-day heard the cases No, 226— Provident Instiirtion for Savings va. The Commonwealth of Maxsachuseits, and No, 239—-The Hamilton Manufac- turing Company ys, The Same, both savings bank lax oases, Customea Receipts. The following is a statement of the receipts from cus- toms from February 17 to 21, inclusive, at the ports named below:— Boston. $242 872 2,785,019 66,221 February 140 18 juclasive ean Francisco, Jauuary 13 to 18. aces co 5 $8,979,004 New Post Office in New York City. The Postmaster General and the Secretary of the In- terior fon! a communication to the House to-day on the Subject of the Post Office and court roo the city of New York, The whole structure is to be finished in the best end most substantial manner and with materials and workman:hip of the best quality, the carefully estima. ted cost of which, by the commission, is $3,642,920, based on the prices current in the city of New York im tho summer of 1867. Should the sub-basoment be omitted, about a quarter of a million ehould be deducted from tho above amount, The Posimaster General and Secra- tary of the Tnterior approve tie plans and estimates, and ask for the appropriation of tho necessary funds to carry out the object, ” ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE, The Army. Wasuinotox, Feb, 27, 1868, Brovet Major General Georgs Sykes, Lieutenant Colonel Fifth infantry, bas beea ordered to report with- put delay t9 Major Genoral Hancock and take command ofthe Twentieth United states infautry pow on duty in the Fifth Military Distriet, The Navy, Paymaster A, S$ Renney, detached from duty at St, Paul De Loando, Africa, and ordered to sett'e accounts, Midebipman G, H, Richmond, of the Naval Acadeiwy, bas resigned, THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. Wasuixcrox, Feb. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS, The Cusiw ind before the Senate a communication from the citizens of Boston in regard to finances, whic’ Was referred to the Committee on Finance. Also one from the Washington Common Council, prayiug that tho Mayor be commetied to pay tho salaries of the corporation oileers, waich was referred to the Com- mittee on ibe District of Volumbia, (dem.) of Tenn., presented petition rs of Fennessee, protesting against the Passage of Mr, Wilson’s bill relauve to coumutation of a, which was referred to the Committee ou Military Afticies, tur, Jounsoy, (dem.) of Md, offered a resoiution of a meeting of citizens of Baltimore in regard to the rights Of American eicizens abroad, which was retcrred to the Commies ow Foreign Affaire, SUGVEY OF ‘HE NORTHERN LAKES Mr. Caanpuer, from the Commities on Commerce, reported tavorabiy @ joint resulutiva relative to the sur- vey of the northern aud worthwestern lakes, Which Was taken up and passed, CLAMS UNDER THR HOMESTEAD LAWS. Mr, Ravey, yep.) of Alin., introduced 0 bill for the relief of pereous im the mivitary and naval service of the United states Who may have initiated clans to pub- Nit laud under tue p 18 Of \the Lemestead laws, woich was referred to the Committee on Public Laade, THS WET RN PACIIO RAULKOAD AND GOAL ISLAND. CONSE, (rep.) OF C evato teen Pacuic Ranroad, mit.ee ou January 31, ia suid Company Lo oceapy Cor a depo sof L Buena, or Goat Istvad, m ‘ranciseo, us may «ituin one year bo desis: the General oi ibe Army, Wish (1) 27,, 1868. 7 approval of Ue Sec- rewry of War, as pot required in (be tim of peace lor mititary purpos-s, reserving to ine Unwed Staies the Tight lv resume possession in tbe ime of war or dauger. Yue company is also authorized to construct a rair ad thence 0 @ polnt on it¥ prevent tine noar Whe city of Stockton, Caliorn a, 4 MAN. (rep ) Of Onio, said that the island in question wae @00b two mniles stom tpecity of Sas Irene € 8CO, IN th» Las dor, CeC.pying avout the same relaive posiion asstaien Tsiand to New York. A portion had buen occupied tor sortiicationa, He (Mir. Sherman) bad presented & mem ria! of per.ons, one of thei restaing in Oulo, caiming a uile to th 4 under a S)anisa or Mexican gran, Claiming that they bad bad pu of it aud mady iinprovem nis, and had been tre biy ejected from it by olticers of the United Sta.es wihout auchority of law. 4t was now proposed to muxe this grant to thts ralroad company in Caisorala, already largely endowed with ono:tnous graais on ine tine irom Succameuto ty San Francisco He thougut 1 svould not be given to ti8 Cowpauy Wituout compensa ion, ab least until tuese private claims were decided. Tae Enginecr in-Cutet of (ue army had expressed opposi- isn to the graut in a leiter he:etotore read. Mr, Consmas repacd tbat tae clan ro.erred to had been dec ded @aiust tbe Claiuao a, and tue lime for taking an appeal bad expired. He said che estimated value of the isitud made ¥y General Hamvareys and ovhers was wild and extravagant Il was smal, rocky and uofil tor Giitvation, ard could be rendered val. a- Die for military or ratroad purposes only by the oxpede diture of au Linmen-e.amouat,or inoney. He relerred to the graut uf Kock Is asd, in the Mississippi, and other precedents vor ihe propos d achion of tars vil He cived the unagimity of t @ California press 1 13 favor: @ c= plamed ‘hat it would enabie the company, - by avoiding the circuit of can Fronc.sco Bay, to shorten its road more Wan one wundred inies, aud corned Wat 18 Passage would conducs very groitly tO the interests of commerce und of the oaiire country, Mr. Stewanr, (rep) of Nevada, followed,gtaking the fame vie», aud =poke uniil the expiration of the morne iug hour, whea iv was laid ovor, FU LING HE NATIONAL DEBT, Pho Dill for tundiug ihe oa ‘oma devs (reporied Feb- Toary 6) then came Up ani Sir. SawiMAN Lo.K tue floor wn itg favor, A.tor speaking of the duty of . ongress io log sate upon Lbis questivg without regard to pontical bias, aNd to provect the:r constituents 1, the enjoyment 0. the fruits of tueir ioductry, Air, Shermun said that ail would acq tiese in tue lunportauce of tue objects Lue committee bud set boo e tnem—ibe reduction of the rae of iutere-t, masing provision for the pa,ment of the public d@ bt, increasing the value of United Siates notes, and providi npeedy resumptiva of specie payment, He read @ statement of the public debi, showing te amounis of the various lvuns cou- stituting tne puote debt, consisiing, he sad, muainy of five-twonty buadg, or bonds conver.vie into them in @ suoit perion of time, The redemption of these D nds Was a subjec. of disc” ss.oa al over ihe couniry, especiaily ia tue West, having been made ihe subject’ of potiica: contenuon by vow parties. in induana and oiss" tere boch paries hud passed resolu- tions deciaring that these bouss ougnt 1 be paid in greenbacks Congress was tuerefore impelied to meet the question, fhe democratic party stood du that propo- si jou, and probably every candi iat tor ollice would 06 ooliged tv pronvunce for or wguust it, He quoted trom aspecen he made two years ago urging «ne immediace funding of the puviic debi, and olaining twat 1 should be tunded by the same iniiated cusreacy vy wuich it was covtracted, avd suid {i was appareat oo that funding Would then have proved a wisi meusure, But im April, 186@, they gave w Wwe decretary of the Tieasury ainost unlimied power over the paplie deb’, limiting him only io tho reduciiva Of greenback currency to rate of tour millious par month, and wiihn two years he contracted the debt xreatly, and agnverted the tluating debt mo gold bear. ing bonds, mo-t of which would otuerwise nave boon payable m currency, No doubt tue Secretary of tho lreaury bad acted conscientiously, but gold vad steadiiy decived from the close of the war unti in April, 186, it was 125; from that mo it has advaueed sv 130 and 140, He C.aimed toa we are no nearer to apocis pay - ments now than then, aud that the debt coud nave been converted as well into a five per cent loan as a six per cent loan, The Secre ary of the ireasury then Loonght it importaat, and Cougress coincided in the jdea, tuat the United States shoud have tue privilegs of redeeming the bonds in tive years; bat the experience oi ail notions showed that in time of war they must submit to barder terms to borrow money than in Umes of peace The Secretary nad aiways de- cided very properly twat bonds issued bevore the iegal tender notes must bo paid in guld, Ses etary Chase having so dec ded; first, when a portion of tue Texas Joan matured in te fall of 1862, ou tno principle has guid was paid for these bonds, aud gold must ve re- turned tor ¢ ; And doubiiess the same principe suould be apples to contracts between inuividuas, fo do otherwise was repudiaiioe, On the ques joa whether tue bouds issued since tne Legal Tender act aro payable ic leas tender, be could only speak for hunselt, aud pot for she omantiee on Fiownce, The lega. vender cha provided tua: the notes issaed aw the first secuon should be a lawful tender for all debis of every kind, except duties om imports and faterest on bonds and noes, If the case sto.d upon that iegal tenaer cause alone there coutd be no doubt on the poiat, tue legal vender notes being $150,000,000, The second sec- tion provided for the issue of tacse ave twenty bonds. If they had been fssued under tu act ot February 25, auvuorized under this act should be paid by tue legal tender notes tuemselver, couverted into bouds; but ia July lollowing the fimitatioa was increawd to turee huoired mijions before a sngio boud was sold. In December foilos ing “ue Secreiary had utterly taited to nogotae the five twenty } as suown Ia bis report, and asked additional legislation. By the act of March 4, 1868, the Hiniiation Wuich prevented tue sale of the fivo-twen jes was repealed, and intormation to that effect Was spread ail over the couairy, four undred ant (iy miiions chrrency being autuoriz;d on that bisia, they were #ld, and not under the act of February 1862, under waich the Secretary Nad failes wo ol it, No mght was given to the notes of that tssue except to be receivable io the goverament tortazes It Was irdo (hat certain goveroment officers bad said tho pal of these bonds would be paid Hd cola—a cit. nistance thar had always ginbarrasaeg his mug mo thau any other; but he Seale toat ongrs are 4 acquiesced in that view, Mr, Sherman referred to v rious lttere from tho office of the treasurer, quoted du ibg the debate, and clatioed that they had merely ex- pressed the opinion that tue bonds would be paid in con, doubtless in expectation of an early return to consirae the law. Io aid not intend to advocate @ ther view, Dut meroly to sbow that on this subject nonerabio wen mightaiffer, The proposais to pay off tne fivo.twen- ties by a pew iseuo of greevbacks ho denounced asa dangerous device, arnount to ropudiation; but be claimed that e ate in the Union nad recognized this principle by paying its debt, principal and interest, 1h greonbacks, save Lhose on the W ufic slopes, In the present bil @ ini and liberal offer wi inde to the bondholders of a substitute for the tive twenties, boar. ing five per cent interest, payable ia gold, He deniod thal 6 Was to be regarded asa threat, After speaking furthor of tho advaniages of the new loan, he said the proposition of the committee was similar to the course arsaed by Kngiaad aix or seven diffsrent times, read- jag from various publications analogous cases trom the year 1715 wnttl after the Peninsular war, He then referred to the debts assumed the government of the United States, when the no netitution was formed, which declared that tho pubi debt shoud h invioiat The interest had beea un- paid for along mo. Alexander Hamiuion made, Mmenis for funding the dobt, not ow the terms of tue d bat by issuing six percent bonds of the old rate for two-thirds of it, the remainder partly by tree cent, partiy jour percomt and party in public lands, He claimed that (ue proseat plan wae in sccordance, therelore, with procedeat; tuar it was equitable and foasible, The proposed bonds would be free from stale taxation, the courte having uniformiy held thot the tes could uot tax government securitiog Tn tine of war such @ power on the part of o eawirous; it would prevent o\t.z0 to the gov. cout in (he manner propored reveatly in @ species (.n OD manitfacturos ‘a Toa of all would be ® palpable violation of the constitution worse (hen repud atlod, because propoeing @ (iveriminating tox on property, A provision Tied Saeretore boen tne sorted in the bli to protect these bonds from wuy dis. eriminatiog te: by Congress, An atterupt in th» Bricish Parlement in 17:4 bad evoked the romarkabie lesters of Janae, whi attracted go much Cage] proposition, His fri ag to finally defeat the Mr Hi from = }/issouri, rate of jateros ‘the lowest ‘ ce payments; but that they had never attempted toro | try, except in the case quoted of Alexander Hamilton. ‘He instanced several Eugis loans and popular French toan during the Crimeau war, and eaid 1 would be idie for the government 10 attempt to get money im the her rate was always paid than ip Euspe for tess, He who loaned money now knew that when paid he woud receive ie-8 in value than he gave. One thousand duilars pavabie in twenty years would at that time have one-filtu of ins purchasable power shora from it by the additia to the volume of gold and sity iteal exixte investments a! four pr ceat were better than tue best bonds in the world at six percent payable m gold and silver, The decree in Engtand m three hundred years in the inriusic value of @ pound steriiog was nearly 600 per cant, whiie ail other property had mmereased, Ho did pol desire t) sre tho present volume of the greenbacks imereovad, He said again, and he W LO Necess! y for it, and le thought t¢ onelrely teasi~ , to reduce the five-twenties from s.x 0 five per eat, 10 attempt to placo the rate lower now would be re~ gavded as a species of contis:ation. He thought they could gradually pay off the principal of the debt until it was wiped oat in 1901 or 1902, He explained the ap. bility of the bili ty tiat end, sayiu? the bill would co the Dole over and the bourholder on the same footing, and that the bills pouring iato the Treasury | would be ampia .o1ed em tho outa sanding bonds. Thi principle of conv.ring bonds into noes would .give fanny to toe oo of the rise step by step unul it reached tho stand rd of g Mr, Sherman coaciided, afier expressing the hope that the present weil founded dise nicut d: the peuple in regard to bonsbolders would bo removed by wire | lation. Mr, Carret, (rep.) of N. J, wishod to say, a3 a mem- ber of the Finance Comimitioe, tuat he did not approve of any prop sition wu.ca would (ake froin the bood~ er to insist on the letter of bis holier absolute poy bonds, M Saerman disclaimed any intention to commit any oF ineimver Ut Lag Committee Lo his V Mr Morris, (rey i@, gave noice that to-morrow he would call up the Appropriati «u bill, PU LIC LANL On motion of Mr, Srewakttho bill to give effect to the law in regard to publi: lands ja Nevaia was taken up, and after debato was referred to the Comuittes on Public Lands, Re OF BOLDER, jon of Mr. Wrraox, (rep.) of Mass, ‘Tho Senat», on mo} took up and the issue of ct ciothiug dostra 10g, d to preveut coutasi a. PROREDS OF CAYTUGKD AND ABANDONED PROPRUTY, On motion of Mr. Epwunns, (rep) of Vt., the Senate took up tho joint resolution directing that certa 1 mon- eys now in the hands of the Prea-urer of the Uated Siates as proceeds of captured and abandoved property be conveyed by warraut 1110 tue Treasury, The quea- tion was on tho substituta of Air, Edmunds directing ail such moneys received under color of the acts of Con. gress to be conver ed into the Txea-ury, with the inerest that may have accrued; aiso provdimg for punishinent for neglect or refusal by tive und imprisonment. Tho amendmeut was agreod to, Mr. Epwunns offer:d another amendment, providing that a sum of the proce ds uot exceeding $100,000 be ap’ Topriaced for payment vf necessary expenses of col- 1 csion and disposition of the property by the Secretary of the Treasury, or in suis brought against him for his agency tnerei ‘ ‘Movare, TREMBULL and Stewart opposed the amend- ment as placi » much discretion tu the hands of the Secretary of tne Troasury Messrs, Epaunos, Fessexpen aod Sukaman advo- cated 1 Sr. En UND? explained that the @:cretary of the Trea. sury Was Hable cyatinnally te suits brought avaiost him- self or his acents on the -round of i egai seizures: Mr. CosKLING, (rep.) Of NY, asked way, fi those ex- penses were already incurred, the appropriation contd no. ba veiniiely mide in wy appropration bill. He claimed thit by the amenimeng the sceretary of the Treasury co id pay any vou Lof the money, no inatter how remotely cvanec +d wita this property — Hoe did not believe it was wholesome t> clothe the Sccretary of the ‘veasur: of any other officer wih sich power, \.r, Epqunb! refered to the fact that the wecretary of tho ireasury vad tho same power with regard to the collecuon of the re.enue, Mr, tiowr, (rey.) of Wis, thought there should bea distinction made between sv t, brought against special agenis, He wonid adits tha: tbe goverment stould defend the latter in alicases. Ho thought the commitiee shoud give the names of suci azents, Mr, Eomunns —We can give tnem to you to-morrow, Mr. Hows furtoer opposed the bil, woen Mr, Hey pwcks, (dem.) ot [ni be would like to keow Something more about these suits beore the resolution was ja-sed, and proposed an adjournmeat, which, aiter devate, was cared, aud at ten minuies to Live tho Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV23. Wasiinotoy, Feb, 27, 1808, THE IMPEACUMENT REPORT. Immediately afer tue realimg of tho journal Mr. Bovrwenn, (rep.) of Mass,, from the committee appointed te repare aud report articles of impeacnmen: against Prosiden: Johnson, vffered a resolution permitting the commiites to report 1p private, which was adopted, ‘THE REVENUE TAX ON RAILROAD MATH SIAL, Mr. Moonsuean, (rep ) of Pa,, from the Committee on Ways aod Means, repor ed vacs Mr, Spalding’s bill, in- troduced lant Tue-day, doclir.ng tho meaning of the in- ternal revenua tax on railroad chairs, spikes, &¢., to bo a specific tax of $5 par ton on tho manuiactured arti- cles incisive of the tax on rauroad iron, but exciusive of the tax on pig ireu, biooms, slaba or huop, which was passed, WARNINGS OVER OBSTRUCTIONS IN MARGORS, Mr, Eiger (rep.) of Muss., from tue Conumittee on Commerce, reported back she senate jos resolution authorizing te Lighthouse Board to place waraings over obstructions to the enirance of harbors or in the lairway of bays or sounds, with an amendment ta tie shape of an additiouals section divec 1g tue Secretary of War to app fot u vourd ef competout engineers, cou- sisting of nol tess than three. w exaiuine tue condition of the wreek of the stewiner Scouand, in New York harbor, to ascertain whether it is dangerous to Duvigae d to furuish estimaces of the cust oF iis reiwo' rndinent Was agreed wand the jut resolutivn as amended Was ya-ved. BRIVGIN | THE OMIO RIVER, Mr, Coox, (rep.} ot L., from (ue Committee on Roads and Canals, reported a bill to authorize the building of a Tailroad bridge across tho Obi» river at l’aducah, Ky., by the New Orleans and Obio Railroad © mpany, oa we same eras as provited .or ihe bridge av Quiucy, Lil, in the acto Jury 25, 140d, a ote, Rava, (rep) ot LIL, offered ean ameadmont pro- viding Wuat the Duiiiug of Lue bridge shail ot be com monced unuil a sairoad is constructed in I nos wa pont oppo.ite or near Paducah, of uniorin gauge Wich tho New Orleans and Obi» Raiicad Compacy. He op- Posed the Dill, Ubless it cuntaiued Line pro iso, and argued tna there was n> necessity tur the bridge acd Uhat it would ait be butt Air, Tanapse, (dem) of Ky , supported the bil. as one Promotive of +he yeveral tuserests of the country, and suggested to Mr, Raum that if une bridge was mover to be built there was no sogie in bis Opposiuon Mr. Nustack, (de.a.) 0 Tad, expressed His opposition busldivg of ratirvad brdge- woen they obstructed 4 the-eiore he would wot, as at present navigation, ani advised, vote for this biit Mr. Coox closed the discuss on, and twelve cvarters {or bikiges acrots tue Mgeissippi pre. cisely simiar to this had been granted, an@ Uhat foar or five Otuer bridges wero throw. acr s° thy Ono river, (iat the be dso at Paducah woull be le-s of an oo- on bau any of them, aud thar tne amendment 8.0.11 not be adupted, as no such condition had been imposed in Lhe otuor casos. Mr. Houmay, (dona) of Int, moved to Jay the bill on the tabie, whic. Was negative), wr. Raum’s amendmeut was rejected, aad them the Dill Was passed. Mr. Do (rep.) of Iowa, from the Committee on Roads and \aaals, repor-ed @ bill to authorize the bull lng of rai road bridges over tue Obio river avove the mou b of the Licking river, i COMMUST ATIONS—=TUd NEW YORK Ost OFPICE—PRIITION RIM THS SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION, ETC, The Sraixex preseated a commanic..iom.from the Postmaster Geueral, w.tn @ report of tho ormussioners as (0 tho piana, &e., of the Now York Post Oilice, Re- ferred to he Post Olfice Committ ‘Aiso @ preambis and resovuuions of the Constitutional Convention of Soutu Carodoa asking ao appropriation of $1,000,009 for the pure! of land for freedmen, aod asv toat provision for ag au implements aad seeds be mace, Referred to tue Commies on Appro- priatious, Aveo resolutions of tho Washington Common Council Toq oa\ing Coagress to pass an act of Fosolution to com- pol the slayer to pay to each inomber of the Bourd of oe saga Byard yo Alzormon nis sainey 12 {ath kee forced to the Coinmnlites on tne District of Coldmbta, Also resolusious of the National Commerc a: Coaven- tion, recently heid in Bo-ton, on toance, taxation, &o, Referred to (he Commitiee of Ways and s.eans, MISCELUANGOUS APPROWIATION BILL. The House then went into Commitice of the Whole op the sinte of the Unio, Mr. :cofeld iv the chart, and resumed the consideration of the tucdty Expenses Ap- propriation bill, ihe discussion on the atnendmont offered by Bir. Churebiil yesverday, drecting the mix revenue steam cutters on the lukes to be lad up, was renewed, Mr, SPALDE od the proposition a8 one which would opera she iuvwresis of the smugglers, Mr. Hrapar, (rep.) ef N. ¥., opposed st on the same ground and Mr, IRownanmas, (1ep,) of Mich., sustained {ton the ground that the cutters were ontirely us-leas to Prevent simuggliog and that tuey bad never made a sine He Seizu . ‘inaliy (he amendment wi reed to, with the under. ding that there would bea vote on it by yeas and nays in the House. On movion of Mr, O'Nent, (rep.) of Pa, supported by Messrs. Steveva, (rep.) of Pa, and Karty eter a hard straggle with Mr Wasinaurne, (rep) of Iit., the item for tho construction of appraisers’ siores at Phila. dolphia was increased trom $25,000 ta $75,000, ir. Raum sustained by Mr. Loaay, (1ep.) of Til, triod to have an appropriation of $50,000 Inserted for a cus. tom house and post office building at Cairo, iil, but Mr, Wasieuns opposition was more successful than in (he Philadeipbia cave, and tue amoadment was re- marked that a, (Fep.) OF Olin, oppos w jecter On motion of Mr. Dovar, sustained oy (ep) ot Iowa, aud alter another hard ARURCRNE, the item of $14,000 for 4 court house in Des Moii 189,000 Litt Horkrsa, (rep.) of Wis., moved to increase the soproprinties. fora court house at Madisoa, Wis., from Py #000 40 $50,000. ai p URN ny from the appropriations which the committee bh ded, and that his ition would be ine! I. Logan insisted that when the constraction of was commenced it was not economy to refuse toappropriate money to complete them, and ho referred to the fact that Jiveral appropriations had been mado in past yours for buildings in Gaiona. Mr, Wrisoy, with Towa, was it, remarking, however, there seemed to be a combina io: members the various localities to Mr. Wasnuvexe su; that the monoy was woll Jaid out, and that if Uhus expended 1¢ wou.d probably Dave deen stolen, * 1868. Mr, Hopkins’ amendment was agreed to, Mr. Banves, (dem) of N. Y., moved to sppropriate $200,000 for procuring a fora effive and court bouse Broul to N.Y, but on objections by Mr. Washburne it Ss Lefe u for it, ruled out of order, there being no law On motion of Mr, Curom, (rep.) of Ill., the item for Construction of a court house at Springiie!d, 1li., was 1D creased from $15,000 to $23,000. Mr. itaum, encouraged by the saccesses of Mesers. O'Neill, Dodge aud Hopkins, renewed his proposition of $50,000 fora post office and cuctum house at Cairo, [l.. and supported it ina h, showing (bo propriety of making the appropriation and the commercial greatness of Cairo; aod this time ue succeeded 14 getting he ap- propriation made, ir. Paion, (rep.) af Iowa, making some remarks about tho ‘rimmings and tinsel of the Treasury Department, moved to strike out the items for the worth wing of the ‘Treasury—a motion which Mr. Busiye, (rep) oc Me., } devonnced as the height of absurdicy, Which Mr, Price responded by saying that sy soon a8 26 reiched pertection he would move to the stale of Maine and run lor Congress, (Lauguter.) MreLawnence (rep.) ef Ono, took the same view as Mr Price, and susiaing t the amendment, The US3100 might bave goue on fur aa hour or two bad no! WASHBUANE tanen sleps to close all debate in reference \o (be Treasury building, br nMiag the com~ ini tee to & Vole ou Mr, Price's amendwent, Woich Was rejected, Mr. LAaWRENOR, of Ohio, tried to get an item of $25,000 tor ‘le arsepalof Columbus, Uulv, burit wes Fuied outof order, Mr. Serve, rep.) of N. ¥., moved to strl item of $190,000 for continuing the work tol exte:-ioo, He wanted to know wher Was to b> extended to and who was to pay for il. Mr, Van Wie, (rep.) of N. Y., sustained the motion, nd M. Waguncnya, of IN., expressea ness to have the item struck’ out, and it wa as Was also $5,000 for the dome. On 2 motion vy Mr, Potaxe, (rep.) of Vt propri« ate $6,009 instead of $1.000 Jor the preservation of the Collections of tho explorimg expeditions av the Smith. sonian Institute, Mr. Seiye deciared that it wooid make @ mag ora woman sick to look at them, aud bo was opposed to taxing 15 constituents for any such purpose. (Langbter.) fhe reasoning appeared convlusive aud the motion was rejected, but the amount was allerwards fixed at $4,000, Air. Laweuncr, of Ohio, moved to strike out the item of $211,000 for the Metropolitan Police for the District of Columbia, and made a statement to the ellect that within the last six years Congress had appropriated a his walling struck out, near.y $2,000,000 for purposes purely local, while there was not a city in the Union where taxes re 80 low aa the City of Washington Mr. Seuvg—Nor routs go high. (Laughiter.) Mr, Wasuevrse, of Il, expressed his iudiflerence as to whetnor the item was struck out or reiained; bub Mr. Lxaensort, (rep.) of Ill,, who 18 chairman of the Committee for tue District, protested that it would bo an outrage to strike out the appropriation, remarking that the government owned $50 000,000 worth of pro- pry in the District for which it paid not a cent of KOR, A MODERN GUY FAWKES’ PLOT—PERIAPS, While the question was under consideration the Speaker took the cuair and stated that he pad just re- ceived from the Superintendent of Metropolitan Volice @ letier sent to him from tho Superiniendent of the New York Police making 80 grave a charge that he did not feel justitied in withholding it trom the immediate knowleage of the House, ‘The, ietter was read as follows:— Ogrics © uren NrENDENT OF Merroro1tran Pouce, 2 0, BY MuLumtiy seumer, New YORK, Feb. 26, 1508. Pany, will requdst to Look up fy euns of which were delivered on an order from a reguiar customer, but which order ronounced to bes forgery, Ihe quintity of the ol in the cans ws about 105 pounds—a quant ty <u licient to blow up the Mt. Nicholas ovel ins York, “We fears ¢aat it may have boa odtainad in the Way ftw ‘oul purpose, a8 he latterly bas had several apphi wukiown persons for the purchase of the Article, 10 Whom ne retused to sell, owing to thelr being Strangers and Would not explain satisfactorily the purpose for wiica they wanted il, tle informs me that although it Is given out thatthe stone walls of the Ciersenwell )rison were blown down with gunpowder the material used was lycerne. 8 Now. sir, th{s 165 pounds has disappeared from New York, and it intended tov mischief it 18 imore likely for use in 3 you this information to ‘or Liens by JOHN NEEDY, Superintendent. When the ‘paper was read Mr, InGeRsoLt said: —Let os abolish the Meiropolitan Police and see waerher wo will not soon bo blown up. (Laughter.) hi Mr. =paLoinc moved that the House adjourn. Mr. Wasimiurnx hoped the House would again go into coma) tee aud tiiish the bill. The House went into committee and it was remarked by ee | republaan members that there w.re fow seats: pied on the other side of the House, as if there really some apprebension of another Gay Fawkes a‘tempt. Mr, Lawrexcr’s amendment was rejected and soon after the committes rose. ‘ NAVIGALLE CUANNKL BEIWREN THE MISSISSIPPI AND LAKE MICHIGAN, Mr. Conn, (rep.) of Wis. , presented resolutions of the Wisconsin Loyistature in refereace to ihe project of connecting by ni tho ers of the Miasins ppiand of Lake Michigan, Referred tothe Commitee on Commerce. The House then, at twenty minutes to five o'clock, - adjourned. NEWS ITEMS. A large laboratory in Cincinnati, belonging to the Mossre, Gordon, as destroyed by tire on Wednesday night, Involving a loss of $50,000; in-ured for $25,000, allio Cincionati, The origin of tho fire is supposed to have been spontaneous combastion. During the present month the Joes sustained by Cin- cinnati insurance companies amounts to over $300,000, After several meetings and the pa sage of rosolutions by a mixed committoe of democrats and republicans in Circinnati to hold a mass meeting to sustain Presidemy Johnson the whule tatter haa fizzi-d and the commit- tee have aljourned to the 6:u of March. Henry Jobnson, driver on the Millbury branch of the Bosion and Asbany Railroad, caugnt his foot in switch at Millbury station (Mass.), shout noon yeste: day. and the car passed over him, kiting him instantly, Ex-Governor Curtin, President of the Pennsylvania Re orve Corps Association, has issued a request to the officers and imen ot that corns and th ore of other orvani- zations of the volunteer servics to meet at Indepon- dence Hall, Philatelphia, to-morrow, to pay a fittiag testimonial of respect to the memory of Major General McCall, recently deceased. Afire at .Clarkeville, Mo, on the 22d ins'., burned Daweon’s Hoie!, the clothing siore of Simon Vogel, the Post 0 (co and two or threo sal! houses, The loss is about $20,000; Iusured tor $10,000. The four story brick dwel ing of E. Wilson, No, 308 Thireontn siveot, Philadeinbia, was burned out yester- day morning. Loss $15,000, The vaiidity of Governor Bullock’s veto of the repealing the State Constabslary law has been affir by the Massachusetis Supreme Court, to waieb it was referred, W) liam Levan, 2 member of the night police force of Reading, Pa. while assi ting another officer yesterday to xecure an Irishmaa, who had been arrested for drunk: euness and figntiog, received a violent kick from tho man to the ao tomen, from the effects of whict be died @ short tine afterward, A tire in Fa'rburg, Livingstoa county, 111, on Satur. day nicht, destroyed nine ean buildings in the business portion of the town. Tho loss is estimated at $50,000, ou which there is $18,000 insurance, A dofalcation o° $40,000 to $50,000 has been discoy- ered in the North Providence Bank of Pawtucket, R, I. ‘The casi ud oue of the direcsors are alleged to be involved, Patrick Ross, who, some eight years ago, murdered a Indy of rank in Ireland for property, and for whom the British government offered £700 reward, was arrosted and committed to jail m Cineinna'l a few days ago, and yesterday be atteinpted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a case kni:e, He is in a critical condi- tion and wil! probably die, In tho Iowa Assombly yesterday a resolution was adopted instrieting the Lowa Coogressional delegation to urze tho removal of gthe national capital to some pometn the Wes, the Senate, by a vote of 35 to id, ad d a resolution im favor of the impeaciument of tne Fresidoas, & CITY POLITICS. A epecial mesting of the Executive Committee of the Fenton Ceutral Campaign (lab was beld last evening in one of the pariors of the St, Nicholas Hotel, E. D. Culver ja the chair, The committee organized In secret session, ind was upwaris of two hours in deliberation, The lowing series of regolutions was adopted :— Resolved, That the ebarges of usurping the powors and duties of the ropressatatives of tuo people, so gon- erally mato against Andrew Joboson, acting Fresident of tho United States, beginning with his attempt to dictate constitutions and the forms of civil government in the Sout, and culminating in bis recent open defiance of the laws of the land; of attempting to coerce legisiation and hioder reconstruction, aod corruption ana ober high crimes and misdemeanors, woerovy he has brought great injury upon the couniry and paralyzed its business enterpris make it the imporative duty of the proper tribunals to investi. gato those charges and to vindicate the laws of tuo jand, Rosolved, That we cordially endorse (he action of ( on- gress in tion to the impeachment of Andrew Jobn- son; that we lave entire confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of tho bigh tribuna\ by which ho is to be tried, aud tuxt ho will receive at their bands a fair and Speedy triui and an impartial verdict Resolved, Tunt the peopie of this great ropudlic, who Admioistored tacir own government with unparalleled Aucoess in time of poaco, repelled forega aygressiona d firmly suppreseed internal discord aud rebellion, ai equal to the trial of their bighest magis rary without fear or favor and to the orderly entorcement of the peaceful remedius provided by law. Resvived, That copies of these resolutions be duly cortiied by the oficers and transmitted by tue secretary puedes SUPPOSED MURDER AT FLUSHING, Yesterday the township of Flushing was thrown into a Ptate of excit t in Consequencp of the discovery of the dead body ot an aged Jady, Ann Van Aist, which ‘was suepended from one of the bed posts in her cham- bor, It was at first supposed that ebe had committed suicide, but from the facts deduced before Coroner Leiba, Who void an joque-t on the body, itis feared that the vasorvunate ladv has been a viotim of foul play, Her 1 complinent to : Person bore marks of violence, the bedetsthes werd 1 several places, th: furniture was lying aboot the room in adisordered state, the drawers of (ue bareag open and their conteats scattered m various dir:cuons. These facts the jury consivered sufficient to warrant them in returning @ verdict “that the deceased came to her death by violence at the haads of soe persons UD- known.” : ‘ne friends and relatives of the unfortuoate woraa, who was eighty-five years of age, were cone rably shocked ‘ut the rumor that io committed suicide, aud hesitated to give it cradenc> as there was nothing in her past tife to lead them to such @ copclue sion, Strenuous efforts aré being ma’ by (he author ties of Queeas county to throw -ome light on the matter, which, up to the present, ts involved in mysicry. JEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. ALnany, Feb. 27, 1868, BILLS REPORTED. To incorporate the Sueiter Isiaad Wharf and Improyee ment Company; to facilitate the acquisition of lands for the Dutchess and Columbia Rutiroad; (o authorize the Supervisors of Kiug’s county to raise $20,000 for the ‘support of the poor. The annual report of the Society for the Protection of Destitute Roman Catholic Chitcren in New York was rey ceived aud ordered tu be rated. BILLS IN MVDECRD. By Mr. P —For tue exiensioa of Clinton avenus, in Brooklyn. By dr, BRapiey mutilated records in tu n Pleas, By Mr fs sin the offlees of Regisier and © sto to meusporate the American ~ housiag Company, By Mr. Bu ‘Autuor 2 jsurenes Compas nies chartered ty this stats to al ividends; to amen the charive of the Lomvopatnic Le Insure ance Companies, It reiates re of dire the manner o cupital at $1 Voting by steckh ,000, with leave to incr ase to $ v Mr UHAPMAN—Jo provide a remedy for e:roaeous assessments, It authorizes am appeal! 10 ihe Supreme Cours for a writ of certiorari to review the assessment, ILL Pass8D, ‘Tho bill amending the charier of tho General Theor logical Semmary of the Protestant Lpiscopal Courch was passed, RESO! UTIONS. Concurrent resolutions were adopted wry to take speedy action for improving the bh fulo; for protection of the ice youcs in Putnam, Weate chester aud Rockiaud countes; to provide tor the erec= tion of wharves and piers io tarlem river below Secon@ avenue; incorporating Lhe trustees uf tue )aynard Fund of the Genesee Anuual Cux!crence of tie Movbodist Episcopal Churel Adjourned, ASSEMBLY. Aunaxy, Feb, 27, 1868, : TMPTACHMENT OF COMMISSIINES DORN, Mr. Jacovs, on bebaif of tue seivct commutee of five appointed to examine into the alleged canal frauds and to ascertain whether any of tho State officers are liable to impeachment, made a writien report on that sunject, Tuo report states that the scope of reeolution uncer which the committes a gave them power to go inte minute details should tuey deci it necossary to do so, But an examinatoc ino tho details showed that thig was not necessary, Atarge amount of tos already beon taxon by the § Committee bearing on this sudje had to this sworn evidence, and copious ext) bearing upen ollic:al ‘conduct of Robert C, Dorn, Canal Cominisstouer, The comimiitec say that # d ‘his testimony sutlicient to form a basis ior ihe gravest accusations, and they und it an inpera:ve doty, alter a full examination of the ca, to preseat Canal Commise sioner Dorn for im eacho Tue report concludes wiih the following resviuu os Resolved, That Robert 0. Dorn, Canal © and he is Hereby impesched fur high crimes nors, Resolved, That tt be referred to the Committee o” the Judiciary to Inga re whetves the power of impeachment Vested In the Asoc Ly |y the coustiiution extends Lo olicers who ¢ terms of oitico have expired, ‘The report is signed by John C. Jacobs, John F. Little James Steven onas K, Bution Nr, UNDEaWoop, a member of Lie committee, said ha would make a minority report. He bad uot had time to examine tho large amount of testimony talon, and was ‘ot prepared to give au opinion in the case. Mr Jacons moved that the report, together wiih the abstract of testimony presented, be privied forthwith, Adupted. REPORTED OUTR ‘GES OF THe NEW YORK POLICE, In the evening session of the Assembiy ar, Harta offered the fuilo*ins by unanimous cons:n: Whereas the Into ontraga perpetrated by two officers of the Metropo itaa police, acting, as ts allegod, under the ors ders of Jonn a. ly, superiutendeut of Pole, in ene tering a privat Olice on Bro dway, in the Yor, and seizing private papers the missioner, be nd iuisdemeas due process of law, is of w character so arbitr gadented as to exe te the just ul rm o: Me ropolitan Disyrict of the commonwi therefore Be it resolved, That the Committce on Cities be authors ized to examine into the alleged unlawtul 4 rosoediny officers Hiyes and -tillwel!, 0° tho Second presinot of said Metropolitan (is d their authority for thele umiawtnb Proceeding, and eport the result of said investigation to this House: and sid committer to have power to send for persons and papers without expense to the Stave. Adopted, The Assombly then adjournsd, — wth i . 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Has the 1 Kr TUR PHOPLE'S NEWSPAPER, LARGEST CLROULATION® er ail. the daily pavers IN THE MatROPUL AN visrRice, Tt contains ALL tHE NEWS in auch BUSING ss a i Bold at all news sin SuuV i 4 BROADWAY. 546 Feds GRAND POPULA® » toe ec a NATIONA | ASYLU DISABLED /LDIERS she BAITLE FILL) OF GETTYSBURG, ‘Tho sale of tickets in aid of toe Asylum Fund will close on the 27th of April next, at which time the distribution of awards will positively.be made. immediate retarh to those as With a view of making sisting the enterprise A SERIES OF GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVALS have been arranged, as follows: “ A Irving Hall, New Yors, March 7, 20 and 24, Irving Hall, New Vouk, April 4nd 18, fovkiyn, B, D., March 4 Academy of Music, Wrcokiyn, B.D., April I | Masonio Tempie, Bro ‘ith the management in making te d MSu us IN VALU AWI 478), THE FAMUCS Vaile VRUSTEA,Y 256,900 1N DIAMON US, OW IN VaLUBLE NU ALBUMS, sehodule of award: Hover tar} The Distribution will commence on Me Aprit 27, at Hite Worelock A. M., at t i Lali, 4° HOW 10 OBIALS dors may be sent to t tors or poms ders in cums of from $i ke Larger vuld be went in diaries tthe foie CLUB RAGES i= Stickets to one addres: MD 90) ¥ WW Vekers 40 Lekota to One address: Bi tickets 10 one 8 10) Hickets Adare to M ASsuOlATLON, TAG Broatway, New'Vork, BROOKLY. 407 ult BROOKI YN, by stand PROVIDEN Ay VURY Ageu