The New York Herald Newspaper, June 9, 1868, Page 3

WASH/AGTON Wistaiiation of the New City Government. Bold Attempt of the Radicals to Get Control of the Council. Resignation of Commissioner Rollins. PETITION OF MR, WOOLEY TO THE HOUSE. The Money Drawn from the Bank Accounted for. Chief Justice Chase on the Political Situation. ‘WASHINGTON, June 8, 1868. Iustaumng the New City Goverament—A Neat Trick to Give the Radicals a Majority in the Councile—Two Presidents and Secreta- ries Elected=Rich Scenes in the Council Chamber. A good deal of excitement prevailed in and around tne city this morning in reference to the inauguration of the new City Council. According to the returns of the recent election the democrats have a majority of three on joint ballot in the Board of Aldermen and Councilmen, and according to a recent enactment of Congress the appointing Power is taken from the Mayor and vested in the Council. This was done by Congress in anticipation of a radical council being elected. The radicals are annoyed that their failure to elect a majority in the two Boards loses them the benefit which Congress specially designed for them, and to-day they made an effort to annul the election of three conservatives from the Fifth ward, on the ground that some oné hundred soldiers’ votes were allowed.to be recorded in their favor contrary to the decision of a radical judge of the Supreme Court of the district. The Councils organized at ten o’clock, Captain W. W. Moore (conservative), being elected Presi- dent of the Board of Aldermen. At this point of the proceedings the radicals protested, on account of the conservative Aldermen and Councilmen from the Fifth ward being present and ‘voting, and finally the whole radical minority bolted and pro- ceeded to organize the Board of Aldermen in the passage way, electing as President Mr. Z. Richards. In the meantime the Council in the hall proceeded to organize. The Clerk, who is a republican, called the roll given him by the Register (also republican), which contained the names of the radical candidates of the Fifth ward as having been elected. This created a great deal of confusion, as Mayor Wallach had previously announced the conservatives as elected. From this time the radical faction acted separately from the conservatives, and both ap- Pointed committees to count the vote and report the result. The minority or radical committee arrived first, and Boswell, the City Register, gave them possession of the ballot boxes. When the majority committee arrived their application was contemptuously re- fused, and, as the committee afterwards reported, Mr. Boswell replied, ‘I will not surrender to you the ballot boxes,” at the same time throwing the letter of the committee on the ground and trampling upon it, The members of the boards of both parties then reassembled in the Council chamber, when the com- mittee appointed by the radicals returned and re- Ported that they had verified the vote and found that Gayles J. Bowen was duly elected, upon which a committee was appointed by the minority to con- duct Mr. Bowen to the Council chamber. During the absence of this committee the wildest excitement prevailed. No disturbance arose, however, as at the elbow of every second man stood a policeman, baton in hand. In a short time the committee returned with Bowen and the minority proceeded at once to inau- gurate him, Here the noise became almost deafen- ing, and amidst the wildest confusion and in defl- ance of the protest of Captain Moore, President of the Board of Aldermen, 8S. J. Bowen was sworn into office by D. R. Smith, a Justice of the Peace. While the contest for organ ion was going on. Many of the scenes were disgraceful. There were two different chairmen sitting in session, and tvhen Captain Moore entered he took his chair at the centre of the desk, shoving his rival out of his place and tumbling him over. In the meantime the members and their friends in the chamber were per- fectly frantic with excitement, jumping up every instant, shaking fists at each other, shouting like maniacs, and but for the constant interference of tue police would have torn each other's eyes out. Outside the City Hall over four hundred colored men were congregated and about half as many whites, A rope was drawn all around the building and a force of about one hundred police sta- tioned inside of it to prevent any disturbance or the entry of any but privileged persons to the in- terior of the City Hall. Some of the republican delegates were about to be sworn, when the conservatives protested and elected a tempo- rary Chairman, who commanded the reading of the Mayor’s proclamation. The republicans, in the mean- time, elected another temporary chairman, and both chairmen took their seats at the same desk, with two secretaries in front of them, while one proceeded to wear in the radical members and the other the con, Bei vatives, The republicans then elected a president, and 80 algo did the conservatives, while both proceeded to make speecies and return thanks at the sane thine. After this both parties appointed committees to wait on the Board of Aldermen and inform them that they were ready to go into jolat meeting aud canvass the vote for Mayor. When the committees returned, soon after, the singular spectacle was witnessed of two sets of Aldermen and Counciimen ready for the usual formalities, In the usual ceremonies of inaguration the old ind the new Mayor, but ex-Mayor Wallach remained away from the chamber and refused to be connected with the proceedings. Mr. Bowen then went to the office set apart for the Mayor, but his predecessor (Mr. Waliach) had idcked the rooms and there was mo key to open them; so Mr. Bowen, with several friends, said he would seek legal advice. Soon after, acting under legal advice, he sent a force of locksmiths who opened the doors, and he now has fuil possession of the premises. The Councils have adjourned till to-morrow. The only disturbance which marked the extraordinary proceedings attend- ing the organization of the new city government was that above related. ‘The conservative members of the Board of Alder- men have entered on their journal @ protest against what they characterize as an illegal proceeding of the minority of the joint convention in declaring Sayles J. Bowen the Mayor elect of Washington. They further protest against the two colored: men 9s members from the First ward, as none fut white male citizens, they say, are eligible to seats in the Councils. The republicans, although they have not united in a protest, are equally a8 emphatic as are their opponents in as- ferting the correctness of their own course. It is not yet known how the municipal troubles will be ad- justed. of Commissioner Rollins. Commissioner Rollins has resigned. He notified Secretary McCulloch to-day that in consequence of {il health and the embarrassment which he encoun- tered in admainistering his ofice, owing to a want of harmony between himself and the Executive, he was ready to leave the department over which he has 30 Jong presiied 80 800n as B successor could be ap- pointed. This action has surprised both his friends and his foes—the former because they cannot under- stand why he should back out ai @ moment when ‘ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET le aol. Congress seems disposed to enlarge the powers of the Internal Revenue Comraissioner so greatly, and the latter because they kad not anticipated so wel- come a piece of good luck so speedily. The enemies of Mr. Rollins are unwilling to accept his stated Teasans for resigning as the real ones, ‘and hint that he has been prompted to the step by Teagon of a knowledge of certain serious charges preferred against him and said to be filed with the President and Secretary of the Treasury. They say that his breach with the President has existed too long to furnish a good reason for his resignation at this late day, and that in spite of the President's hostility he (Mr. Rollins) has managed to administer his office pretty much to his own fancy. In this con- nection I can state that there is no doubt Mr. McCul- loch had requested the resignation of Rollins before it was tendered, and that it was the intention of the Executive to have removed him in case of his per- sistence in holding on to the office ¢ontrary to the expressed wish of the Secretary of the Treasury. At least the effort would have been made by the Prest- dent before the expiration of this month. It is proper to give the reasons of Mr. Rollins himself, and he asserts that the step was entirely voluntary on his part, and that his chief incentive was to give the President an opportunity to confer the ofice upon some one having the confidence both of the Execu- tive and the whole people. It is not known who will be the next nominee, and it ts diMcult to guess who will be likely to receive the necessary endorsement of the Senate. The following is the letter of Mr. Rollins:— OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. ©. June 8, 1868, Srr:—In pursuance of @ purpose known to my friends for several months past, I hereby tender to ze the resignation of my office, to take effect on e qualification of my successor, who shall be nomi- nated by yourself and confirmed by the Senate. Very respectfully, ee obedient servant, ROLLINS, Commissioner. ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States. Nominations by the President. The following nominations were sent in to-day by the President:—Lorenzo D. Simons, Assessor Inter- nal Revenue, First district, New York; F. Regan, Post Chaplain, Army; H. Calkins, Receiver Public Moneys, Falls of St. Croix, Wis. Chief Justice Chase on the Situation. The following confidential letter from Chief Justice Chase toa personal friend has been handed to me. It so distinctly marks the present position and senti- ments of Mr. Chase on important political questions thatI do not feel at liberty to withhold its publica- tion:— ‘WASHINGTON, May 25, 1868. My Dear Srr:—You are right in believing that I “shall never abandon the great principles. for the suc- cess of which I have given my entire life.” I adhere to my ‘old creed of ai rights,” without one jot or Little of abatement. I shall be glad if the new pro- fessors of that creed adhere to it as faithfully. Jam amazed by the torrent of invectives by which Tam drenched. Almost everything alleged as fact is falsehood out of thewhole cloth. Where an alle- gation has a little fact in it the fact is so perverted and travestied that it becomes falsehood. I know no motive for all this except disappointment that im- peachment has not thus far proved a success, coupled with a belief that | have done something to prevent its being a success, Ihave not been a partisan of impeachment certainly; but I have not been a parti- san on the other side, As presiding officer over the trial my conscience testifies that I have been strictly impartial; and I am sure that any one who reads the report will say so. Individually Ihave my convic- tions and opinions, but 1 have very seldom given ut- terance to them, Indeed, I do not think that the case, in any of its aspects, has been the subject of conversation between myself and more than four or five Senators, and then bg casually and briefly. No Senator will say that I have sought to influence him. The real ground of denunciation is that I have not been a partisan of conviction; and this denunciation 1 am willing to bear. They may denounce and abuse me and read me out of the party if they choose, I follow my old iights, not the new. What the developments of the future may be I know not. I neither expect nor desire to be a candi- date for office again. It would, however, gratify me exceedingly if the democratic party would take ground which would assure the party against all attempts to subvert the principle of universal suf- frage established in eight, and to be established in all, of the Southern constitutions. Then, I think, the future of the great cause—for which I have labored 80 long—would be secure, and I should not regret my absence from political labors. SALMON P. CHASE. Senator Davis’ Bill for States to Test the Constitutionality of a Law. Senator Davis’ bill facilitating the settlement of questions between the United States and the States, provides that when any State may deem that there is a conflict between an act of Congress and the con- stitution and laws of said State, a petition in its name against the United States may be filed in the United States Supreme Court, setting forth all such questions and points of conflict, which shall thereupon be heard and decided by said court with all con- venient despatch, by and in conformity with the constitution of the United States. Citations shall be issued against the United States, returnable on the same day, if the court is in session, otherwise on the first day of the next term, and shall be served on the Attorney General, who is required to file a response and take other necessary action on the part of the United States. The petitions are to be docketed and stand for trial before all other suits, It Is further provided that any Justice of the Su- preme Court may, after service of notice on the Attorney General, order an injunction to stay pro- ceedings under the acts of Congress complained of, but the Supreme Court may, upon mot.on at any time, discharge or modify such injunctions, Bill to Regulate Trade on Our Northern Frontier. The following is the text of the bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Beaman to regulate trade on our northern frontier:— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tacives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the following named artic! bein the growth and product of the British Novrti American provinces, shall be admitted into the United States when directly imported, ata duty of five per centum advalorem. ‘Tuat is to sa) rain, flour and breadstuif of all k animals of all kinds, sh, smoked and meats, seeds, green and dried, fruits, fish of all kinds, products of fish and’ all other creatures living in water, poultry, butter, cheese, maple sugar, lard, tallow, timber and lumber of all kinds, round, hewed, sawed, but not otherwise man- ufactured in whole or in part; fish oil, coal, fire wood, grindstones, rough and unfinished; provided that similar arttcles be the growth and product of the United states, shall be admitted into the said provinces of Briish North America at a rate of duty not higher than the dity imposed by this act upon similar articles when imported into the United States from the provinces aforesaid; and provided, further, that all export duties upon any of the above enumera.ed articles shail be abolished and cease to exist. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That for the use and privilege of navigating the waters of Lake Michigan by ctlizens of Canada the same rights and privileges are to be conceded to the citizens of the Tnited States by Canada in the waters of the St. Lawrence and its canals as are enjoyed by British subjects, without distinction as to tolls and chargin, rates proportionate to canal distance. And provid that for the free transit of goods, wares and mer- chandise in bond, under proper regulations, by rail- road across the territory of the United States to and from Portland and the Canada line, be oa privileges shail be conceded to the United States from Windsor or Port Sarnia or other western points of departure to Buffalo or Ogdensburg or any other ints east ward. And provided, further, that the free ports in Canada shall be abolished, id Sec. 3, And be it further enacted, That all the rights of fishing near the shore existing under the treaty with Great Britain of 1854, known as the Ke- ciprocity Treaty, shall be granted and conceded by bythe Untied states to the said provinces of British North America; provided that the same rights and privileges of fishing as existed and were understood to exist under the said treaty shall be granted and concluded by tie said provinces to the United States in every respect, inciuding the shore fisheries of the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the waters and shores of Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron and Superior, with full pon to the citizens of the United States to fish for ‘or take, dry, cure any fish of any kind whatever within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbors whatever of British North America, the same as are enjoyed by citizens of British North America and without dis- tinction as between citizens of the United States and of t aid provinces of British North America as to dues or other regulations. Sac. 4, And be it further enacted, That no part of this act shall go into eifect unless and until all the stipuiations and concessions herein provided are mutaaily agreed to by the said governments of British North America, and are mutually and reciprocally enforced by the government of British North Americ. a8 well as by the United States; and a the faiiv.te or neglect of the said provinces of British Nerth America or any them to give effect to any of the reciprocal provisions of his act either as regards w mutual admissio." of articles, the natural growth and product of each gountry as heretofore enumer- ated, the free navigation of the St. Lawrence and the canals thereof, the {teedom of the fisheries or any other provision herej,' Contained which depends upon a mutual agreement, concession or rivilege made by the said provinces to the Unived States, then the provisions, concessions and tequirements of thia fact shall be held to close and to bv of no effect as far as the said provinces or of then’ are concerned fnd public notice to tha! taball ay once be give: | dmg yy? of the President of the United the true intent and meaning of this act being that it shail only apply to those provinces of Brit North America whic! ually become parties to its provisions by such reciprocal tion as may be necessary to give them Bill to Install Southern Radicals Into Office. The following is the text of the bill introduced in the House to-day by Mr. Paine to provide for the inauguration of State officers in Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama, and for the meeting of the Legislatures of said States -— Be tt enacted, &c., That the Legislature of each of the States of Arkansas, North Carolina, South Caro- lina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama, elected under the constitutions thereof framed and adapted in pur- suance of the provisions of an act entitled “An act for the more efficient government of the rebel States,’ March 2, 1867, and the acts sup- pemeaters thereto, be and hereby is author- ed to meet on such da as may have been fixed, either in such constitution or by pro- clamation of any oficer authorized to convene said Legislature by the convention which framed such constitution, and if no day shall have been fixed as aforesaid, or if the day so fixed for the meeting of the Legislature of either of said States shall have passed or shall have so nearly arrived be- fore the passage of this act that, in the opinion of the Governor elect there might not be time for the Legislature to assemble on the day so fixed, such Legislature may be convened within thirty days Pa the passage of this act by the Governor of said SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That when- ever either of said States shall be admitted to repre- sentation in Congress the executive and judicial om- cers of such State, duly elected and qualified under the constitution thereof, may be inaugurated without. delay, and the government of such States shall these- upon be transferred to the civil authorities thereof. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of ail civil and military oMcers exercisin; somarte in either of said States to afford all practi- cable aid and protection to the officers of such State in carrying out the provisions of this act, and any such officer who shall wilfully withhold such aad and protection or shall wilfully prevent, hinder or delay the meeting of either of said Legislatures or the inaugu- ration of any of sag State officers or of any other civil or military oMcer under either of said State authorities shall be guilty of a felony, and upon con- viction thereof before any federal or State court or criminal jurisdiction shali be punished by imprison- ment not exceeding ten years or by a fine not ex- Seeding $10,000, or both, at the discretion of the cou: Louisiana Radicals Making Complaints Against General Buchanan. Certain radicals who are here from New Orleans called upon General Grant this morning and impor- tuned him to countermand the order issued by Gene- ral Buchanan relative to the Board of Registry, and also the action of General Buchanan concerning the meeting of the Legislature of Louisiana. General Grant heard their story patiently, but positively de- clined to interfere with the action of General Bu- chanan. He said he considered that what Buchanan had done was in accordance with the reconstruction laws, and he could not, therefore, interfere. Movements of the Chinese Embassy. The visit of the Chinese embassy to Mount Vernon fas been postponed to Wednesday. The trip will be made in the revenue cutter Northern, which arrived this morning, and the arrangé ments will be made by Mr. Donaldson, of the State Department. No special visits were made to-day. Mr. Burlingame, his two secretaries and the two Taepings drove outin the afternoon. Preparations are being made at the White House for the banquet wo be givrn to the embassy by the President to-mor- Tow evening. It is expected to be an unusually fine affair. The New York Post Office. The House Committee on Post Roads and Post Offices instructed their chairman this morning to report a bill for the construction of the new Post Office building in New York, according to the plans submitted by the New York architects. The com- missioner to superintend the erection of the build- ing will be designated by the committee at its meet- ing on Wednesday next. Secretary Seward and the Purchase of St. Thomas. Secretary Seward is earnestly at work trying to get the Committee on Foreign Relations to take ac- tion on the Danish treaty about the purchase of St. Thomas. The whole subject was laid aside by the committee during the impeachment. Since then Mr. Seward has obtained some further documents from the Danish government going to strengthen his appeal to the committee. The Danish govern- ment is anxious that speedy action should be taken. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS, Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 8, 1868, PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. A nupber of petitions for removal of political dis- abilities were presented, Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, introduced a joint resolution authorizing the Special Commissioner of Revenue to act as Superintendent of the Bureau of Statistics in the office of the Secretary of the Trea- sury, and to abolish the office of Director of the Bu- reau of Statistics ; which was referred. Mr. CRAGIN, (rep.) of N. H., from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a resolution to restore Captain James F. Armstrong from the retired to the active list, which was passed. ADMISSION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. At the expiration of the morning hour the Presr- DENT pro tem. announced as the special order the bill ta admit North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana and Florida, and the the pending bill was laid aside. SALE OF THE HARPER'S FERRY PROPERTY. Mr. CONKLING, frep.) of Y., by permisston, called up the joint resolution to provide for the removal of a suit pending in the Circuit Court of Jeferson county, West Virginia, to the Circuit Court of the United States, It authorizes the judge of said United States Court to issue a writ of certiorari upon the application of the defendant for such removal. He explained that it relates to a portion of the Harper's Ferry property, the sale of which was recently au- thorized by Congress. Mr. HENDRICKS opposed the resolution, claiming that Congress has no power to authorize the transfer, and moved to refer the same to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. WILLEY, (rep) of W. Va., recounted the cir- cumstances of the suit, saying that it is brought by one Mr. Brown, of said county, against Captain Young, now in charge of the property; that it has been postponed for the purpos this application, there belng a bitter hostility th gainst the United States which prevents a fair trial. ‘The motion of Mr. Hendricks was rejected, Mr. BUCKALEW, (dem.) of Pa., opposed the resolu- tion. He suspected that some unexplained private interest was involved, and he claiined that it was unprecedented for Congress to order the transfer of a special civil issue. CONSIDERATION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES BILL RE- SUMED. The resolution was then adopted, and the con- sideration of the special order was resumed. The question was on the amendment of Mr. Wiison, (rep.) of Mass., to include Alabama in the provisions of the bill, Mr. Vickers, (dem.) of Md., took the floor in oppo- sition. Mr. Vickers made along speech, mainly on the constitutional power.of Congress to impose con- ditions upon the admission of States, the existence of which he denied, except as granted in the pro- vision of the constitution juiring Congress to de- cide whether a State is repubilcan in form, in regard to which he claimed that its powers are limited by the constitution, He also reviewed the whole sub- ject of reconstruction, denouncing the legality and the results of the Congressional plan. Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., said his friend had not been long in this (aan? or he would be aware that in the mind of the majority the constitution is an old instrument, with no binding force. Every one on this floor knew that the constitution gave no right to Congress to impose any conditions. He called the bill a total abandonment of the cardinal princi- boy of the faith of the republican party. If the uuthern States were out of the Union, as claimed by the Senator from Maine (Mr. Mrorill), let them be brought back; but it should be go exp! in the bill, mstead of evading the question by talking of admission to representation. What power, he asked, had jongress to prevent those States from altering their constitutions as they chose when once admitted? He had supposed he knew something of constitutional law ‘until this new, glorious eae, reform and moral ideas came up under the statesmanilike leadership of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr, Wilson) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Wade), He thought no free- dom or reform could exist in the governinent with- out the participation of Mr. Sambo, This pacty, that claimed to be the great advocate of freedom of speech, was the only party that had suppressed a newspaper. In their Chicago Convention they had made great a | ane for retrenchment distinguished from the e: ravagance of Andrew Johnson. Who was he? Their own President, made 80 themselves. He (Mr. Sauisbury) considered ail these matters as merely ad interim legislation, which would meet the condemnation of the people im November t. He warned them that this un- wise iegisiation which will put the negro in power in the South me, create there the same state of things that has existed here, in midnight murders and riots in the capital of the nation. Mr. MORTON, (rep.) of Ind., warned the two last speakers not to commit themselves in this matter of negro suttrage, agon the 4th of July next the pros- pect ts ti ey Will be placed on the platform of ‘universal suffrage and universal amnesty. (Laugh- ir. N' .) of Nevada, suggested that perhaps they ound {sey off the platform ‘while the curs are in motion, (Lauchter,) having 170,000 votes registered, cast but sixty-nine ua ] thousand in favor of it, more than one hundred thou- sand staying away from the polls. He said it would be Lecompton legislation over again to admit her under these circuinstances, He quoted from General Grant’s report of May 12, 1868, to show that in all the States but Georgia more than a majority of the regis- tered votes were cast in favor of the constitution, and in Georgia the vote fell short of a majority but 6,743, while in Alabama it fell short sixteen thousand, He again the hazard of losing the present bill by putting Alabama in it and the propriety of de- ferring action in the matter of Alabama until some other boll was brought forward. He would be realy to co-operate in any legislation necessary to meet the condition of things. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, asserted that the Senator had compared the vote on the constitution in Alabama with the vote on the constitutions of other States, Mr, TRUMBULL read the report again, which on its face stated the figures to be of the vote on the constl- ation, Mr, SHERMAN reasserted that the vote on the eon- stitutions in all the five States but South Carolina was smaller in mropastion than in Alabama, and pro- ceeded to read the figures of the voces for the con- ventions and the registered votes, He then read the votes on the ratification of the constitutions of Georgia and Alabama, ‘and called attention to the fact that in four counties of Alabama there was no election, and allowing them the proportion of regis- tration belonging to those counties he claimed that his assertion that the vote of Alabama was larger in roportion to the registration than that of the other ve States was correct. He again w the neces- sity of admitting Alabama, claiming that she stands as strong, if not stronger. in favor of reconstruction than the others, save South Carolina, Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nevada, took the same view, claiming that she 1s fairly eutitied to admission; that there is no reason for discriminating agains! her, and that lovalty in the South requires and should have encouragement, During the discussion the signing of the bill to admit Arkansas was announced by the Chair. It now goes to the President. Mr. HENDRICKS moved to adjourn. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. The Craik laid before the Senate a communication from the President transmitting a communication from the Postmaster General in reply to a resolution of inquiry for Cn ge of correspondence in reference to the new Postal treaty. Keferred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. At shortly after five o'clock the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 8, 1868, BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. Under the call of States for bilis and joint resolu- tions for reference only, bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read twice and referred as fol- lows:— By Mr. MILier, (rep.) of Pa.—Requesting the Judi- ciary Committee to inquire as to the cause of the delay in the trial of Jefferson Davis, and to report whether any legislation is necessary to insure a Speedy trial, . By Mr. SHELLABARGER, (rep.) of Ohio—To alter the Jaws of Ohio as to the manner of electing representa- tives in Congress. Referred to the Committee on Elections. By Mr. Upson, (rep.) of beri an appro- priation for the payment of the reward offered by the President in April, 1865, for the capture of Jetfer- aor Davis. Referred to the Committee on Appropri- ations. By Mr, BRAMAN, (rep.) of Mich.—To regulate trade on our Northern frontier, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Patng, (rep.) of Wis.—To provide for the inauguration of State oficers in Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama. Referred to the Committee on Elections. TAXATION OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, The call of States for bills being completed, the next business in order was the consideration of the resolution offered last Monday by Mr. Holman, (dem.) of Ind., and which Mr. Stevens, (rep.) of Pa., had then moved to lay on the tabie, as follows:— Resolved, That in the judgment of the House the bonds and other securities issued by the United States, and which are exempt by law from State and municipal taxation, ought to be taxed for national purposes in amount substantially equal to the a tax Imposed fu the several States for local pur- poses fi manner as may substantially equalize the taxa- tion, the tax to be deducted from coupons as they become due, and that the Committee of Waya and Means be instructed to report a bill for the purpose above specified. Mr. BLAINE, (rep.) of Me., asked the Speaker whether, if the resolution were not laid on the table, it would be next in order to move to refer it to the Committee on Ways and Means. The SPEAKER replied that that motion would be in order, Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Mass., called attention to the fact that the resolution was mandatory in its terms, The vote was taken by yeas and nays and resuited— yeas 16, nays 100, Mr. BLAINE then moved to refer the resolution to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. HOLMAN sald that that would defeat the object of the resolution, and he called for the yeas and nays. The vote was taken and resulted—yeas 88, nays 34— as follows:— YEAs—Messrs, Allison, Ames, Ashley of Ohio, Baldwin, Banks, Beainnn, Beutty, Benjamin, laine, Bromwell, Huck: i Sobb, Coburn, utler, Cake, Churchill, Clarke of Ohfo, Cobb, alew, Cook, Cornell, Delano, Dodge, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eggleston, Eliot, Ferrls, Ferry, Field, iariield, ‘Harding, Higby, Hill, Hooper, Hopkins, Hubbard of W. Va., Jenckes, Judd. Sultan, Ketcha teh Koontz, Laflin, Lincoln, Logan, Mallory, Mays McCarthy, McCormick, Mei Miller, Moore, Moorhead, — Morrell, Mullins,’ Myers, Newcomb, O'Neill, Paine, Pile, Pomeroy, Price, Raum, Schenck, ‘Scofield, Selye, ‘Shellabaryer, Sitgreaves, Stark: Stokes, Taber, omar, Trimble, Trowbridge, Twitchell, Upson, ‘Van Aernam, Van Horn of Mo. Van Weck, Washburn of Wig, Washburne of Ills. Washburn of Ind., Washburn of Mass. Welker, Williams of Ind., and Wood—88. NAvs—Messrs, Adams, Ashley of Nev., Axtell, Bake: Barnes, Boyer, Burr, Cullom, Getz, Gollady, Gra Grover, Haight, Holman, Hotchkiss, Ingersol’, Johnison, Knott, Loughridge, Me' Phelpk, Poisley, Randall Auken, Van fruip, Windom and Woodward’ So the resolution was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. , INCREASING THE COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN GOy- ERNMENT EMPLOYES. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Ind., introduced a joint resolution for the payment of the same classes of oficers and other persons in the civil service of the United States government at Washington, em- braced in the joint resolution of February 28, 1897, and additional compensation of twenty per cent on their salaries ‘as fixed by law, or where no salary is fixed by law on their pay, from the 30th of June, 1867, to the 30th of June, 1868, provided that if any such oMecr shall have served for less than a year he shall be allowed the twenty per cent only on the sum actually received by him. ‘The employés of the Patent Oifice to be paid out of the Patent OMice fonds. ‘The resolutions do not soply to persons whose salaries, as fixed by law, shall exceed $2,500 perannum. No person who -has served in the Con- federate army, 80 called, to be entitled to the same, and to exclude such persons as lave been employed in any capacity as laborers In the government print- ing omos or in any of the departments. Mending the vole on secouding the previous qnes- tion the morping hour expired, and the joint resolu- tion went over until Monday next. THE CHINESE EMBASSY, The SPEAKER presented the following correspond- ence between himself and the Chinese Embassy :— House oF Rernesenrarry es, WASHINGTON, June 6, ‘sia,t Your EXCRLLENCIES—I am directed by @ wnanimous vote of the House of Kepresentatives to tender you a public re- ception and welcome at its Kepresentative Hall on Tuesda) ieleven A. M., and to solicit your acceptance thereot. If your duties allow you to reapon'i favorably, a committee of members of the House will at that hour accompany you from tit Sve the honor to be, very respectfully have 7 SCHUSLER COLFAX, Speaker. To the CuInES® EmBassy, Metropolitan Hotel, Washington. Tue CHinrse LeGatron, WASHINGTON, June X, 1968, Sin—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst, acquainting me that the House of Representatives has been ple ® unanimous vote to tenver myself and my rasociates a public reception. We are deeply senaibie of the distinguished honor it is thus propored to do us, and we shall not fuil to be in waiting at the Bpeak- ex's room at the hour designated to-mOrrow morning. 1 have the honor to be, sir, your obedient, bumble servant, ANSON BURLINGAME. The Hon. Scuvy.eR CoLFax, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. SCHENCK, (rep) of Ohio, moved that a com- mittee of three appointed for the purpose indl- cated. The motion was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Schenck, Banks and Wood. Mr. Buooxs, (dem.) of N. Y., suggested that as the occasion would be @ remarkabie one, the Senate should be invited to attend, He moved a resolution to that effect, which was adopted, THB ADMISS\ON OF ARKANSAS. The conference report on the Arkansas bill came up as the next business in order. The House re- fused to lay it on the table—yeas 37, nays 102—and it was then agreed to without a discussion. THE CASE OF MR. WOOLEY. The SPEAKER stated that he had been requested by the attorneys for Charles W. Wooley to lay before the House @ petitition which claims to purge the witness of his contempt. In asking consent to do so the Speaker staied that any citizen of the United States had a right to ape the House through a member and to have the petition referred under the rule, The Speaker, however, had no more rignt in the matter under the rules than any other member. He must therefore ask the consent of the Mouse to present it. Mr. BUTLER objected, and some time afterwards bhai ew @ question of privilege, the folfowing reso- weather, Stevens of N. ‘ay Or, lution from the Committee of Investigation:— Resolved, That any communication from Charles W. Wooley or his counsel placed in the hands of the Speaker be fent to the Commitiee of Lavestization of this House, before which Mr, Wooley bas been called to testify, for examination and report, Mr. Brooks made the point of order that the Com- mittee of Managers had not been in session for some days; there was no quoruin of the committee in the city, and that theretore the committee could not have authorized the resolution to be reported. ‘The SPRAKER overruled the point of order, remark- ing that it was not for him to know what took piace in & committee room, and that when a member said he fas ins‘rucied by @ committee to make a report it was not for the Speaker to question that statement. Bat under tue rue the question would be submitted to the House whether the resolution should be re- ceived ag 4 revort from & committee, ‘oo! except by the mere of be two members of the committee, Mears. Butier an The SPEAKER replied that the States were called for resolutions every Monday, as they had been to- day, and that such a resolution might then be offered oS eler of right by any member whose State was cal ‘Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., suggested that that would belay vine a citizen of his liberty for one week without an opportunity for redress. Mr. BUTLER papposed that when @ witness is in contempt of the House he has no right to make any communication to the House excep simply to say that he is ready and willing to testify as he was or- dered, He supposed that the House could protect itself against arguments and statements of the wit- ness’ counsel, wiio were now on the floor of the House against the rules of the House, and with tie Presi- dent’s private secretary consulting with members on the other side as to how this matter could be got through. Nobody proposed, to interfere with right of petition, The whole object of this move- ment was to ye thirty or forty pages of matter, pre- pared by this perjured, Satan eng contemptuous: and contemptible witness, published in the Globe, He asked the Speaker whether the paper had been withdrawn, The SPEAKER said it had been. Mr. BUTLER—Weil, that shows the utter contempt with which the House has been treated. Finding that the House would not receive the paver it is taken away while the matter is pending, and thug this House of Representatives, representing the nation, ts played with, hour by hour, by those con- spirators who are illegally on the floor, undertaking to bring our proceedings into conte:npt. Mr. Brooks raised the question of order on the use cf the words about conspirators on the floor of the fouse, pes BuTLER—I said illegally on the floor of the louse. Mr. Brooxs—The President’s private secretary is here legally on the floor of the House, and the coun- sel for the witness are here Lei Oe The words objected to having been written out by the Glove reporter and read at the Clerk’s desk, the SprEAKER sald that the President’s private secretary is, by the rales of the House, authorized to be on the floor of the House. He had just presented a message from the President, and was, therefore, naturally present. The counsel for the witness, if not ex- members of Congress, were not legally on the floor, and no consent had been granted for their resence. The only remaining point was as 0 the word “conspirators.” The Speaker doubted whether counsel for a person in imprisonment by order of the House could be regarded as conspira- tors. It was their duty as attorneys to defend their client and advance his interests within the range well known by the profession, and which the Speaker would not attempt to limit. Mr. BUTLER—How many private secretaries of the President have a right on this floor? The SPEAKER—Whichever one is acting at the time as"private secretary. Mr. BUTLER—Then | did not refer to any man act- ing as the Presideni’s private secretary. Mr. W. W. Warden, shorthand writer to the Presi- dent, to whom I a!luded. After some further discussion of this point Mr. aoe moved that Mr. Butier be allowed to proceed in order, Mr. BUTLER sald he did not care to proceed, and he moved the previous question on the resolution, Mr. SCHENOK objected that the resolution offered by Mr, Butler was not in order, inasmuch aa it sought to change the rules of the House. He said he made the objection without any excitement and with no desire for anything but justice to anybody, no matter how wicked or bad he might be. The regoiution proposed that any communication coming from ©, W, Wooley to the Speaker should not be pre- sented to the House, but should be referred to a com- mittee for examination. The objection to the resolu- tion was twofold. It was out of order, because it could not deprive the Speaker as a representa- tive of the State of Indiana from presenting petitions, communications and letters to the House. In the next place it was out of order, because it could not take away from the Speaker that supervision which the rules had given him over petitions presented by members. The object of the resolution, as he appre- hended, was to say that nothing disrespectful to the House should be presented. He did notknow what the paper was, but that was not before the House. What was before the House was tie general proposi- tion contained inthe resolution that the Speaker should no longer be trusted with exercising a dis- cretionary power to determine what papers were proper to go upon the journal of the House. It struck him that that was a change of the rule ad- verse to the right of petition. The Speaker over- ruled the point of order, because, by sustaining it, it would prevent the Speaker himself from present- i, petition from his constituents, r. JONES, (dem.) of be ge raised the point of order whether any member had a right to use such words as “this perjured, contemptuous and contewptible witness.” ‘The SPEAKER overruled the point of order on the ground that it was not made at the time the words were spoken and could not now be entertained. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, inguired whether all communications in the nature of telegrams, &c., would not come under the resolution, and whether the House, according to the resolution, would have any possession whatever of the paper that Mr. Wooley might send to it unless tie Committee of Investigation should see fit to allow the House to have ity If he understood the resolution Mr. Wooley coud not get any communications to the House with- out the permission of t.e committee, If taat was its meaning he desired to know it. Mr. BUTLER—In the first place no communication of Wooley comes to the Speaker, Mr. GARFIE ‘They go to the Sergeant-at-Arms? Mr. BUTLER—NO, sir, That 13 ali settied jong and long ago. The second point which the gentleman makes is founded on a like mistake of the facts. The resolution only reqnires those communications that are placed by Mr. Wooley or his counsel in the hands of the Speaker for the purpose of being presented to the House to be reierred to the committee, This morning @ communication of thirty long pages was presente d tothe Speaker to be given to the House, The House does no more im this instance than it has done In every instance heretufore—that is to say, that it will make such disposition of all communications on @ ceriain subject as it pleases: but gentlemen all seem to have overiooxed this great matter, The gentieman from Ohio (Mr. Schenck) Says that we interfere with the right of petition, Here is a person in the hands of the House in con- teinpt of the itouse, and he has no right to make any communication whatever to the House except by leave of the House, Now the House says to him, we will let you, although in contempt, make a commu nication to the House in @ certain manuer and in no other. Mr. ELprrpGE asked Mr. Butler to yield the floor to hin, Mr. BuTLer declined and insisted on a vote being taken on his resolution, ‘The vote was taken and the resolution was agreed 65, nays 59, a3 follows — ‘Menace, Ames, Ashley of Nevada, Ashley of Ohio, Benjainin, Benton, Bromwell, Buckland, i, Ctark of Ohio, Clark’ of Kansas, Cobb, ‘Cooke, ¢ elano, Kckiny,’ Eggleston, Ferry, Fields, Griswold, Higby, Hooper, Hubbard, ‘Hunter, Judd, Sudan, Kitchen,’ Koonte, Laue, Mallory, McCarthy, McClurg, Metcur, Miler, Moore, Morrell, Million, Myers, Newcomb, Nunn,’ O'Neill, Polsiey, Pomeroy, Raum, Sawyer, cl rk Stevens’ of N. IL, Stoxes, Tatfe, \tchell, Upson, Van Aer Van Wyck, Ward, Welker, Williams of Ind., Baker, Barnes, Beaman, Beck orn = Eldridge, a Taylor, Trowbridg Horn of Mi Van Wilson of Oiio—66, Navo—Menara, Axtell, Burr, Cornell, Dore. Dri arfielll, Getz, Goiladay, Gravely, Gro- ver, Haight, Harding, Hill, Holman, Hoichkiss, Hu’ bard of Gorla,, Ingersoll, Johnaon, Jones, Knott, uaflin, Lawrence of Pa,, Loughridge, Marshall, McCormick, Morrissey, Niblack, Paihe, Peters, Pheips, Pile, Plants, Kandall, Koss, Schen Shellabarger, Sityreaves, Stewart, Stone, Taber, Trimble oi Tenn, Trinble of Ky., Yan Augen, Van Tramp, Washburn of Wis. Washburne of Ill,, Washburn of Ind., Wood, Wood- rapa 7 Mr. ELDRIDGE moved to suspend the rules for the urpose of receiving the petition of Mr. C. W. Yooley, which he said completely purges him of the contempt in which he stands, and which would satisfy the House that he ought to be disciat 5 Mr. ButLer desired to make a point of order, and ask whether hee hae i same paper which had been in the 8] er’s hands, The SPEAKER ee Mr. Butler that he must first state his point of order. Mr. BUTLER I assume, then, that it is the same; if s0-— Mr. RANDALL—I call the gentleman to order. ‘The Speaker (to Mr. Butler)—The gentleman from Massachusetts must state the point of order. It is not an argumentative matter, but a potat of order. Mr. BuTLER—My point of order is that that paper was a paper in the hands of the Speaker, and was improperly taken out of his hands, fhe SPEAKER—The Chair overrules the point of order, and must necessarily do it, because if he sus- tained it he would be ruling that he had done an ie act, which he does not think he has done, on Blair, Boyer, Broo! Farniworth, Ferris, FI UTLER—Not at all, sir, Ido not mean to say ut. ‘The SPRAKBR —The paper went out of the hands of the Speaker by his vo.untary consent, as he desired to reiurn itto the attorneys for the witness or to some person who would take charge of it, Mr. ELDRIDGE—I desire, in order to exculpate the Speaker, to state that the paper was obtained froin pe 4 Lt Speaker at the request of the attorneys of . Wooley. Mr. BUTLER—The point I make is this—that after a document froin a witness in contempt is put into the hands of the Speaker of the House, with a request to present it to tne House, and after it has been offered to the House and the Huuse has acted on the ques- tion of its reception, it cannot then be withdrawn without the consent of the House, ‘The SPeAKER—The gentleman from Massachusetts will see that tue action of the House is directly the reverse of his point of order. ‘The Chair asked unanimous consent to present the paper to the House. The House, by the objection of the gentle- man Massachusetts, refused to receive it; therefore the House had no more to do with it than with a resolution whici the House had refused to receive. The paper then remained in the custody of the Speaker, and the Speaker was either to keep it or file it with his own private papers or hand it over to some gentieman who claimed the right to ask for it, and, of course, when & juest was made for it the Speaker handed it over, as the House had refuse | to receive it. one BuTLeR—Then J object to the reception of the wer. ‘ 3 ‘The question taken the of the pater, and twas Goeied nthe negative sous 38 Mr. Sunt aBanaen, (rep) of Oblo, offered the fol , SHELLABARG! P lowing resolution:— Resolved, That Charles W. Wooley, now under arrest by the House for contempt of the authority of the House, ve ordered to the bar of the House for the purpose of state- ‘ment as will purge bim of his contempt of its He said that he understood froma statement on the floor that the witness desired to purge himself of the contempt which he wasin. In his that Was communication enough to authorize the House to adopt the action pro| by the resolution. The House could not divest itself of any of its inherent rights, as, for example, it could not refer to a com- mittee the matter of its right to adjourn. It was the right of the House at all times to hear a Rereae, alleged to be in contempt of its authority, and it was One of those inalienable things which the House could not commit to the diseretion of @ committee, and which was not included, as he underatood, within the resolution offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr, Butler), It was, therefore, a privile question, and as such he offered it, The SPEAKER stated that it was @ question for the House to determine whether it would entertain the rotate: aes a prego privilege, the State of 3 but tion it would be entertained, i mab ar? ae iro erdin proposed La object unless the man uid sav that fre request of the witness Wooley, that tyy ikon Mr. SHELLABARGER replied that it was not done on any suggestion of the witness to him, for he had never seen the witness; but it was done on a state- ment made in the hearing of the House, by a member of the House, to the effect that Mr. Wooley had pre- pare to purge himself of conteinpt. That was au- hority enough for the House at least to hear the prisoner's statement. iY The Speaker asked Mr, Butler whether he insisted on his objection, Mr. BUTLER—NO, sir; I do not object. The SpeakeR—Then the resolution is before the M BARGER moved the previous question, which was seconded, and the resolution was adopted Without a division, THE TAX BILL, Mr. SCHENCK Moved that ihe Honse go into Com- mittee of the Whole on the lax bill. Mr. ELtor, (rep.) of Mass., appealed to Mr. Schenck to allow him to ask the House to make the River and Bae Appropriation bill a special order for Friday nex Mr. SCHENCK declined to consent to anything being made a special order until after the Tax bill was dis- posed of, and suggested to Mr, Bliot to ask that it be made a special order after that time, Mr. Exsor said—I will do no such thing, and I give the gentleman notice that we will send his Tax bill back to his committee before a week. Mr. ScHENCK—That is a declaration of war. Mr. INPERSOLL, (rep.) of Il.—Which is not tn order, AID FOR THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. The SPEAKER presented a communication from the Secretary of War with a report from General Han- cock in reference to government aid for the Union Pacific Railroad, Referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. SHIP CANAL ROUND NIAGARA FALLS. Mr. VAN Horn, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Commit- tee on the Niagara Ship Canal, reported a bill to pro- vide for the construction of a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, THE TAX BILL RESUMED. The House then, at twenty minutes past three o'clock, went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Pomeroy in the chair, and proceeded to the consider- ation of the Tax bill. THE WITNESS WOOLEY BEFORE THE HOUSE. In a quarter of an hour afterwards Mr. ELpRipGR moved that the Committee rise,as the witness Wooley ‘was at the bar of the House, The Committee accord- ingly rose, and the Sergeant-at-Arms presented at the bar of the House the witness O. W. Wooley. ‘The SPEAKER, addressing the witness, read to him the resolution adopted by the House to-day and asked him whether he was ready to make such a statement as would purge tim of contempt of the authority of the House? Mr. WOOLEY (presenting, ®@ paper from his pocket)— Tam, sir. This is my answer. Mr. SHELLABARGER—This witness has been com- mitted for refusing to answer certain questions put to him by a committee of the House, The contempt consists not i refusing to answer questions put to him by the House, but in refusing to answer ques- tions put to him by the organ of the House—tojwit, the committee—and the contempt can only be purged by the witness declaring he is now ready to comply with the order and authority of the House, and todo that by making proper answers to the committee, Mr. ELpripce—That is not the resolution, and [ deny that it is the either the requirement of the law or of the rule ofthe House, The Houxe calls the witness before it for the purpose of determining ail the ques- tions with reference to the contempt with which he is charged, and if the House desired that he shall answer questions or go back before the com- mittee and answer certain questions, it may do so, The witness, as I understand, stands ready to obey that order, But he has made, as the House is aware, complatnta as to the manner in which he is treated before the committe, and has Ley sag A presented his case to the House, and asks that the House shall put to him such questions as it desires him to answer. (Murmurs of disapprobation on the republican side of the House.) The Sreakewsaid he would submit the question to the House as to whether it would receive the witness’ statement or would require him to make it before the committee. The Witnkss—I have a statement in writing which I desire to present to the House, MR. SHELLABARGER—I see by the action of the House that the following questions were put to this witness:—'‘What excuse have you for refusingto answer before the Managers of Impeachment of this House in pursuance of the summons served on you for that purpose?” And, “Are you now reitdy to ap- pear before the said Managers and to answer such proper questions as shait be put to you by the said Managers of Impeachment?’ I und tand that it was for the refusal to make such saiisfactory answer to those two questions that the witness is coimimitted. Most clearly the contempt is in refusing to answer, and the proper place where an answer can be heard is before the committee. The contempt is not in re- fusing to answer at that place were the. House had ordered that he shall answer, and | submit that any thing less than a proper sewer to the committee is not a purgation of the coniempt, the contempt being in refusing to answer in the committee, Mr. BUTLER said he would resume the floor, Mr. Covode having previously occupied the floor by his permission, and that that would end this pro- ceeding. The SPEAKER remarked that that would not end the proceeding, the yeas and nays having been or- dered upon the question whether the remarks of My. Covode were in order, Mr. ELpRipag added that he meant to indulge in no criticism of the ruling of the Chair so far as the purity of his action was concerned. ile only meant to say this much, that such a ruling, if held to be parliamentary, Would be subversive of the rights of he minority. « The SrzakeER stated that he understood the gen- ieman from Wisconsin to open hi :eiiaras by say- ing that the Chair had several times re erred decisions to the House. ‘Phe Chair preferred tuat the geutic- man should bave the rulings of tie House to the rulings of the Speaker, ‘Mr. Covope proposed to withtraw his remarks If Mr. Eldridge would withdraw his point of order, Mr. ELpnipas said he would not withdraw his point of order, as the same remarks had beea made once before to-day. * Mr. Covone said he did not wish to delay the Honse, but that the witness had admitied that he had per- jured himself. The yeas and nays were taken and the remarks of Mr. Covode were not ruled out of orler, After some further discussion between Mr. Butler, Mr. Woodward and other members Mr, SHELLA- BARGER said that for the purpose of closing up this matter he pote offer Ge ying, rmenens— in purging himself of the contempt for W, Wobley haw been committed by ils Bo haries W. Woley shall be required to state whether he ta now willing to Ag the Committee of Managers of the House, before which he has been summoned to testify, and to make answers to the questions (or the refusal to an: ‘swer which he Das been ordered into custody, and if he an- awer that he is #0 ready to anawer \efore said committee the witness abail have the privilege to so pear and answer as Soon As Raid committee can be converied, and that in the meantime’ the witness remain in custody; and in the event that the said witness auswer that be is not ready to so appear ‘eure the said committee and make answer to said questions #0 refused to be answered ; then that the said witness be recommitted ‘or continuance of such contempt, and that such custody shall continue until the said witness aball communicate to this House through said committee that he is ready to make such anawer. Mr. Brooks made the point of order that there ‘was nosuch committee in the city, four of its mem- bers being absent, and that to adopt the resolution would be to doom the witness to still further impria- onment in a dungeon. The SPEAKER overruled the point of order, stating the committee to in- boa the House Prot cn vest sub-cominittecs. =". further discussion on that point the vote was taken and the resolution was adopted—yeas After som nays 32. Speaker then, addressing the w itn said:— Mr. Wooley, | am instructed by the House of Repre- sentatives to propound to you the question, Are you now willing to go before the committee of Managers, before which you were suinmoned, to testify and to make answer to the questions for refusing to answer which you have been ordered Into custody? The Wrrness asked to have the quesuons read. An abstract from the testimony, as printed in t) Globe of the 29th M io having been read, Mr. FE: ne those he Riper remarked that did not understand 3 be the questions in relation to which Mr. Wooley was jaced in prison, There were only two questions for the’ re/usal to answer which he was ordered into un “ After some discussion on the point in_ reference to the proceedings of May 27 last, the Sre4xer pro- pounded this question to the witness:—Are you now ready to testify before the said committee and make answer to questions for the refusal to answer which you are now in cust Mr. Wootry (the witness)—As my client has testl- fied in reference to those questions, and as I take it bg c i order of the House that | shall answer them, will do so, The SPRAKER—The order of the House, then, will be executed, that the witness appear before the com- mittee as soon as it will be convenient for the com- mittee, and that in the meantime he remain in e of the Sergeant-at-Arms. avaning SESSION. ‘The House met at bpeat seven o’clok in Com. mittee of the Whole, Mr. Poiweroy in the chair, and Tesumed the consideration of the bill, The fity- CONTINUED ON T.NTH PAGE