The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1868, Page 3

WASHINGTON Reception of the Chinese Embassy by the Senate. CHASE AND THE PRESIDENCY. President Johnson in Favor of His Nomination. Passage of the Currency Bill in the Senate. The Bill to Promote American Commerce Tabled in the House. WASHINGTON, June 17, 1868, ‘The Reception ef the Chinese Embassy by the Senate. At five minutes of one o’clock to-day Mr. Burlin- game and his associates arrived at tne east portico of the Senate wing of the Capitol. Here the Embassy was received by Senators Sumner and Sher- man, who gave the members a cordial greet- mg. A detachmeyt of the Capitol police were drawn up on either side of the entrance and saluted At the order to proceed the police led the way, fol- jowed by John T. Brown, Sergeapt-at-Arms, then came the Embassy, Mr. Burlingame leaning on the arm of Senator Sumner, Chih Tajen on the arm of Senator Sherman, and Sun Tajen on the arm of Senator Hendricks, the secretaries of the Embassy, followed by the imterpreters. In this order the procession marehed to the central entrance and entered the Senate Chamber. The Sergeant-at-Arms then an- Embassy to the Senate. The party the semi-circle im front of Mr. Sumner then introduced President of the Senate, Mr. Burlingame and Chinese Embassy to United States, and conduct them to the The Embassy were then "3 desk. The Senate then took minutes, that the Sen- an opportunity of paying the Embassy. When the Mesers, Sherman, Sumner took their stand immediately swinging bis straw hat, pulling nervously at the buttonhole of his ‘and looking in vain for a smile of recognition ‘trom the wondering face of the foreigner sitting in frontofhim, Hendricks seemed to be undetermined ‘whether to laugh or look serious. The galleries were Gimoast entirely filled with finely dressed ladies, who appeared to take @ deep interest in watching the Colestials. To the relief of the Committee of Recep- tion, who have been individually mentionea, and ‘Who have seldom passed a more awkward experience, ft I SEgEER if yr ut slay i ja Lie ment, kept his body in a state of vigorous vertical Oscillation for fully twenty minutes. Unlike Sun Ta- Jen, he did not wait for a formal introduction, but grasped a hand wherever he saw it projecting and dipped his head profoundly low. Messrs. Teh and Fung, the latter of whom speaks English, were the centre of an admiring Senatorial group, to whom they cheerfully furnished their autographs. ‘When the twenty minutes had elapsed the President pro tem called the Senate to order in a decidedly business manner, and the Embassy fell into line and departed in the order in yypich they had arrived, and the gallerieds were emptied rapidly. After leaving the Senate the Embassy returned to their hotel and remained indoors till evening, when they visited the National theatre and witnessed the performance of “Elizabeth” by Ristori. To-morrow at ten o’clock General Hancock will have carriages ready to convey them to the review of troops in the garrison. General McClellan in Faver of General Han- cock for the Presidency. A statement has appeared to the effect that Gene- ral Hancock has received a letter from General McClellan, stating that he would return to the United States in August next, and that he has declined to allow his name to be used in connection with the Presidency. General Hancock says that he was not the recipient of the letter in question, but that such a letter was received by @ friend of his, a prominent General in the Army of the Potomac. In the letter referred to General McClellan expresses the opinion that General Hancock is the best man to lead the democratic ticket in the coming Presidential contest, and ifhe should be nominated that he (McClellan) will take an active part in the campaign. It is under- stood that General McClellan will give his services in behalf of the democratic candidates, whoever they may be, Review of the Troops in Garrison. A grand review of all the troops on duty in the garrison of Washington will be held to-morrow morning, at eleven o'clock, near Lincoln Barracks, for the entertainment of the Chinese Ambassadors. General Hancock has invited Mr. Burlingame to review the troops in his capacity of foreign Minister, but it is not certain that he will act as reviewing oMcer, Extensive preparations have been made to have as imposing a military display as possible. After the review is over a banquet will be given to the Embassy at Lincoln Barracks. ‘The Board of Impeachment Managers Again at Work. A summons was served this evening on Samuel ‘Ward, of New York, requiring him to appear again before the Boara of Impeachment Managers to testify in relation to the charge of corruption in influencing the votes of Senators in the late impeach- ment trial. The Municipal Trouble at the Capital. In the District Court to-day Judge Fisher recog- nized Mr. Sayles J. Bowen as Mayor of Washington de facto, and said he did not think a decent regard for common sense would prompt him to take any notice of the appointment of the so-called 4d interim Mayor, and under the facts presented ne also recog- nized Colonel Cook as Corporation Attorney in the place of Joseph H. Bradley, Jr. Arrival of Mr. Romero in Washington. Sejior Romero has returned to Washington to pre- sent to the President his letter of recall as Minister for Mexico, and to transact the unfinished business of importance to that republic. Election of a Senator to Congress from Florida. Private information from Florida is to the effect that A. 8. Welch, late of Michigan, has been elected Senator for the term ending ‘March 4, 1869. For the next term, ending 1873, the vote stood:—T. W. Os- born, late of New York (radical), 31; 0. B. Hart, mative, known as @ Southern loyalist, 21; Governor Marvin (democrat), 16. The Legislature adjourned betore another trial. A third Senator will be elected for the term commencing with March 4, 1869. The Whiskey and Tobacco Tax. ‘The sub-committees of Ways and Means are busy to-day revising and preparing several portions of the bill assigned them. They will sit during the sessions of the House in order to perfect their labors at the earliest time porsibie. Redemption of Compound Interest Notes. ‘The Senate Finance Committee are considering and will probably report at an early day a bill authoriz- ing the issue of twenty-five millions of three per cent certificates, as recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury, to enable him to redeem an equal amount of compound interest notes, The Grand Jury end the Surratt Case. It # understood that the Grand Jury is examining @ilnesses with a view to bringing In a new indict- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1668—TRIPLE SHEET. ment againet Surratt, charging him enly with com- Plicity to take the life of President Lincoin. Visitors te the Executive Mansion, A large number of visitors were in attendance at the Executive to-day, including many ladies and several of prominence. A commit- tee of the citizens of Washington, including the Mayor ad interim and several members of the con- servative wing of the City Councils, had an interview with the President with reference to the bill which has passed Congress relating to the municipal of- ficera, Generals Rousseau and Hancock, and Senators Henderson and Buckalew also had an interview with Mr, Johnson. " ‘The Texas Reconstruction Convention Calling Upon Congress for Assistance. ‘The following telegram was received last night and read in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to-day:— AvustIN, Texas, June 16, 1863, To Hons, B. F. WADE and SCHUYLER CoLrax, Presi- dent of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives:— 1 aim dfrected by the Texas Convention to forward you the following resolutions adopted this day, dul; attested copies of which will be sent yon by mail. The immediate action of Congress is earnestly re- quested by the loyal people of this State:— Whereas lawlessness and crime exist to such an alarm extent in portions of this State, it is deemed proper to do in the power of the constitution to protect life and property ‘and for the enppression of rime, ‘Therefore be It resolved, That this Convention respectful urge upon the Congress of the United States the necessity of muthorizing the organization by this body of m military force in the several counties in thie to aet im conjunction with and under the direction of the military commander therein, for the protection of the lives and property of the citizens now every day upon by assassins and robbers to an extent unpai in the history of ctvilized commu- nities in times of peace, and which, if not speedily arrested, must resu't in the destruction of social order. ‘That if protection fs not speedily provided in y the national government that the loyai and law-abiding citizens of Texas will be coipelled, in the éxer- cise of the sacred right of self-defence, to organize for their own protection. ‘Resolved, That this Convention have full confidence in Bre- vet Major Generai J. J. commander of the district of Texas, and that to the extent of the means placed at his and preserve peace. DAVIS, President of the Convention, disposal be wil give protection, The Reconstruction Committee ou the Pro- posed Division of Texas. The Committee on Reconstruction had a meetfhg to-day on the bill to divide Texas into three States. ‘They voted to postpone its consideration until the first of December by a vote of five yeas to four nays, but at the request of Mr. Boutwell this vote was reconsidered, and further action thereon deferred till to-day two weeks, Report in Relation to the Antietam Cemetery. Representative Washburne, of Indiana, made a report from the Committee on Military Affairs to-day on the subject of the cemetery at Antietam. The cemetery is not, and never has been except in name, ® national cemetery. The original purchase was solely by the State of Maryland asa burial place for all who fell on either side at the battle of Antietam. By a subsequent act of the Maryland Legislature it ‘was devoted in perpetuity as a national cemetery for the purpose of the burial and final resting place of the remains of the soldiers who feli at the battle of Antietam ee other points Potomac river di summer or fall of 1! or who died in consequence of wounds received in said battle or during the said invasion. Under the act or subsequent legis- ring of Confederate dead, lation providing for the but separate and apart from those who had fallen in defence of our flag, fourteen States made donations for the purpose set forth and appointed trustees. Whether the States so acting were deceived or not the committee have no means of kno’ ; but if they were deceived it must have been through imex- cusable ce on the part of the authorites, as fall and it notice was contained in the charter. The commit Ca that last May a committee of the tional ae ataining Rhe aan fonivst te 6 the ‘pos of ini the Confederate dead there. in, In apcoraance with the law of land, and the Southern States were invited to e appropria- tions. The committee do not deem it necessary to discuss the question whether Maryland acted wisel or not in ing provision for the Confederate dead, nor do they deem it necessarv to say to the States donating that were in error, as such discussion comes too late to remedy the evil; and _believi that the trustees have only been cat out the act of their mn in such @ manner that it may ive as little offence as possible to those whose iends, falling im the defence of our flag, now sleep peacefully in the cemetery, yp fed that the com- mittee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Bill Keported to Pay the Reward for the Capture of Jeff Davis. ‘The bill reported from the flouse Committee of Ciaims to-day provides that the reward of $100,090 offered for the capture of Jef- ferson Davis by the President of the United States in his prociamation, May 2, 1865, shall be paid as fol- lows:—To James H. Wilson, of Ihinois, late Major General of volunteers, $3,000; to Benjamin D. Pritchard, of Michigan, late Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Michigan cavalry, $3,000; to Joseph A. 0. Yeo- man, of Iowa, late Captain of the Ist Ohio cavairy, $3,000, and to the following officers, non-commis- sioned oMcers and privates in proportion to the monthly pay proper to which they were respectively entitled in the grades which they heid at the time of said capture. Here follow the names of 144 officers and men of the Fourth Michigan cavalry that were present on the morning of May 10; of seventy-five oMcers and enlisted men of the First Wisconsin cavalry, and of twenty-seven others, being the de- tachment accompanying Captam Yeoman, princi- pally of Ohio. The bill provides that to the heir-at- Jaw and legal representatives of such soldiers named herein as were killed in action at the capture or have since deceased, the share, proportion or claim of such killed or deceased soldier shall be paid. The sum of $100,000 is appropriated to carry the act into effect. Report of the Senate on the Alleged Il Treatment of a Negro Woman. The Senate Committe on the District of Columbia to-day made a report on the resolution heretofore referred to them, instructing them to inquire into the alleged facts of Mrs. Kate Brown's (the colored woman in charge of the ladies’ retiring room of the Senate) forcible ejection from a passenger car of the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company in February last, and also instructing them to inquire into what farther legislation is necessary to protect the rights of passengers. The committee say that they find the facts te be as heretofore stated—that Con- greas has already provided in the charter that the company shall not make any discrimination on ac- count of race or color; that Mrs. Brown has instituted sult against the company for damages and injuries sustained, and that the policeman who ejected her from the car has since been dismissed from the service of the company. The repeal of the charter, the committee say, would inflict great injury to travel, but if the result of the iegal proceedings which Mra, Brown has instituted shail not be satis. factory, the resolution can be taken from the table and the charter of the company be repealed or such measures adopted as shall at the same time be con- sidered necessary to protect the rights of passengers upon that road, and they, therefore, recommend that the resolution for the present be laid upon the table, Alleged Ul) Treatment of a Negro Prisoner ia Georgia. ‘The following is in substance the aMdavit of John Wells, a freedman, of Columbus, Ga., in regard to the treatment he receivea at the hands of military authority while in custody a8 a witness in the Ash- burn murder case, It is one of a number of depo- sitions brought here by Mr. Lamar, of Georgia, to secure, if possible, some action by means of which the men now held as prisoners at Fort Pulaski may have a fair and impartial trial:— Wells deposes that he was arrested ther prisoners taken to Fort with the Pulaski. heads of the prisoners. The reply was ‘yes, ness was then blindfolded and taken to another of the seated in a chair and held by two men while head was being lath- ered an made to shave ‘Some during thi irecge Geaaed gh A ul 1e the band: Partially removed from his eyes, Witness found If ina casemate and ® cannon himee| laced infront of him and @ man appeared in the act of firing it, Witness became that he ge fF he knew. Bee minutes purpose, connection with declared his own innocence and knew nothing to implicate others. He could not give faise testinony against others, and if they meant to kill him for refusing he would have to die. Witness was shortly thereafter reconducted to his cell, where he was confined several 8, during which time he was frequently inte ), and was finally released, with the expi believed be wae honest and told the truth. Before directions of tne Secretary of War Brevet Cap- Wi First Lieutenant U. 8. A., — Rousseau, Fifth U. 8. to General Rousseau, of the Columbia, from November 23, 1867. Chase and the Presidency—President Johnson Supports the Chief Justice. {From the Eveuing Telegram of yesterday. | WASHINGTON, June 17, 1868, Chief Justice Chase arrived here yesterday from his recent visit to the South, Last evening he visited the White House and had a long interview with President Johnsoa. It is learned from a high and reliable authority that the political condition of the South and the prospective nominations to be made at New York by the Democrative Convention next month formed themes of conversation between the President and the Chief Justice, Since the name of Chase was first mentioned in connection with the democratic nomination Mr. Johnson has taken an unusual interest in the pro- posed Convention. He has frequentiy expressed his preference for Chase to those who introduced the subject to him over ail the other candidates. In his opinion the nomination of Chase would be the harbinger of victory for the democrats, and his election would bring peace and quiet to the country, besides doing away with military rule .and restor- ing the reign of jaw and order, During the conversation last evening the Presi- dent frankly expressed the hope that the Democratic Convention would have the wis dom and policy to nominate Chase, around whom the conservatives and the constitution loving masses of the country could rally, If this was done he (Johnson) Would do his utmost to insure the success of the ticket. ‘the Chief Justice thanked the Presi- dent for his kindness aud expressed his willingness to accept the nomination on the platform embracing: the living issues of the day. (From the Commercial Advertiser of yesterday.) WASHINGTON, June 17, 1868, ‘The return of Chief Justice Chase to this city has revived the interest in his proposed nomination by the New York Convention, It is understood that arrangements are now in progress for the formation of a coalition Presi- dential ticket of conservative republicans and demo- crats, with Mr, Chase at its head, on the basis of opposition to radicalism and centralization, and i ceptance of the accomplished events of the war. It is claimed by Mr. Chase’s friends that he can carry more than half the Southern States, and cause a de- fection from the republican party in the Northern States ret elect the ticket and secure a full og oe in Congress, he democratic leaders so far are cautions and ‘ticent, and hesitate to commit themselves in ad- ince of a definite knowledge of Mr. Chase’s views. Chase’s political friends are in consultation with him to-@ay. A third y with Chase as candidate for the Presidency is talked of in case of his rejection by the Democ: Convention. The democrats ap- prehend that Mr. Chase cannot poll the full vote of the party, and this seems to he the great obstacle to his nomination. It 18 conceded, however, shat he would draw large republican vote. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 17, 1868. COMMUNICATIONS. The CuatR laid before the Senate a communica- tion from the Constitutional Convention of Texas, transmitting resolutions adopted by the convention requesting a change in the law at the earliest mo- ment, authorizing the commander of that district to appoint Registers of Elections, which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Also a communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting a draft of the proposed iaw relative to Judge Advocates of the army, which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also a communication mu Major General Sheri- dan, commander of the district of Missouri, urging that the Central Pacific Railroad be compelled to extend their line from Atchison to Fort Leaven- worth, which was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad. PETITIONS. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., presented a memo- rial of merchants and shipowners of Boston, repre- senting that hostilities between Spain, Chile, Ecqua- dor and other South American republics having ceased since 1866, though not recognized by Spain, they have a right to deal with either of these Powers as though atreaty of peace had been ratified be- tween them and Spain, and asking protection {rom the Committee on Foreign Relations. REMISSION OF DUTIES--SALZ OF DAMAGED OKD- NANCE, ETC. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a joint re- solution to remit the duties on certain books donated to the people of the United St; which was referred to the Committee on Financ: Mr. WILSON also introduced aw joint resolution an- thorizing the sale of damaged or unserviceable arms, ordnance and ordnance stores, which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, THE BANKRUPT LAWS. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill, from the Committee on the Judiciary, recoinmended the indefinite post- Lprarerye of several bills in relation to the extab- ishment of a uniform system of bankrupicy. Agreed f to. THE NATIONAL CURRENCY BILL. On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, the bill in relation to the nation currency was taken up. Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pu., took the floor and de- nounced the first section, forbidding any national bank from paying interest on the balances of any other, as having been got up for the purpose of enabling the city banks to use the funds of the coun- try banks without paying for them. He would pre- fer that the subject should be deferred until next session. Since it was to be considered he moved to strike out the first section, Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., also opposed the first section, and replying to the argument of Mr. Cattell of yesterday, Mr. SPRAGUE, (rep.) of R. I., took the floor, but was yb sateen at one o'clock, by the announce- ment THE CHINESE EMBASSY, and Mr. Burlingame entered, arin in arm with Mr. Sumner, the two chief mandarins being escorted by Messrs. Sherman and Heiiricks. Having proceeded within the bar Mr. SUMNER said:—Mr. President—We present Mr. Burlinganufe and his es of the Chinese Embassy to the Senate of the United States, ‘The PRESIDENT pro tem.—I welcome Mr. Burlin- oy and his associates of the Chinese Embassy to Senate of the United Siates, and the committee will conduct them to the seats prepared for them. ‘The Kmbasay took their seats in the semi-circle facing the Senators, Mr. Lurlingame in the centre. Mr. ANTHONY, rising, said—Mr. President, | move that the business be suspended for twenty minutes, iu order that the Senate may have an opportunity of paying their respects to the Embassy. ‘he motion was agreed to, and the Senators, for the most part, flocked around the Celestials, shaking bands and engaging in conversation through the interpreters. The gulleriex in the meantime had become pretty weil filled, in anticipation of the scene recalling the days of impeachment. At a quarter it one o'viock the President pro fem, resumed the chair, and again called the Senate to order, the Embassy retiring in the order in which they came, without ceremony. CONSIDERATION OF THE CURRENCY BILL RESUMED. Scarcely had the last fowing skirte cleared the door when the President pro tn. announced that the question was on striking out the first section of the piu, and the Senator frou Rivde Isiand (Mr. Sprague) the floor. When the confusion resulting from the speedy va- cation of the galleries had ceased Mr. Sprague re- sumed the floor. He pronounced the action of the Senate yesterday, in agreeing to take from the excess of banking capital in tne Eastern States the proposed twenty miltions increase, a breach of a solemn com- pact entered into for the benefit of the nation in its Ume of trial, The opinion of bankers had too large @share in the administration of the government. He was op’ to ail propositions for inflation, He said there is Do road out of our dilemma until the national securities are ht upto the value ex- pressed on their face. He wouid vote for the motion to strike out and hoped the whole subject would be laid on the tabie. Mr. HENDRICKS, (dem.) of Ind., would also vote to strike out the first section, as in his opinion the matter should be left to the banking interest to regu- late for themselves, RESOLUTIONS FROM THR TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. a two grelock, the Chair laid before the Senate a patch from the Constitutional Convention of Texas, dated Austin, bs 16, forwarding resolutions just adopted, on which they ask the immediate action of The resolu- tions, after reci the lawlessness existing in cer- tain ‘ ry “4 a urge upon ie y r vention of @ mili force in the several counties to = connection the military fortne perone Cy nce, for lives and ud of their citizens, rol and as- by and robbers, they will be obliged to organize own defence. The matier was referred to the Committee on Mi Afairs. el einen THE cuamaney: BULL AGAIN, on r. AMS, (rep. , opposed the mo- tion to strike out the ‘dest section of the pending bill. He insisted that the fow of banking capital to the East is largely caused by this principle of paying interest on balances. It was sought by the banks, not by the people. He was op; also to the prop- osition to farbitrarily Withdraw twenty millions of circulation from one section of the country and give it to another, Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., contended that the bill ves to the city banks an advantage over the coun- ry banks, as the former will eae receive a large amount of deposite uy whieh they will no interest, while the lati Will be deprived of their protita, Mr. Hows argned that the matter should be left to jon that they | the course of business without interference by legis- Javon. motion to strike out was agreed to by a vote ofseto ti, as follownss Se ~s Mr, FREYLINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. have voted aye, was Palred with Mr. Drake; and ‘Mr. Williams, who would have voted nay, with Mr. Mr. SHERMAN then offered his substitute for the fOitth section, providing ‘That for the better distribution of the nation: rency aM amount not exceeding twenty million ianued to banking associations organized tn States ones having 4 tens banking; circulation than five dollars per inhabitant, aod that within one year the same shall be with- drawn pro rou ‘rom banks in Siates and Territories havin, an amount in excess of their proportion wader the act o March 3, 1884, to ascertain which the Comptroller of the Cur- reney is to make a statement, showing the amount to be re- tired by each of Such banks; and to make requisition upon em, commen! largest excess ; In cade of fallure te Yaraleh tia marie the dety of ine ‘Gomp- troller of the Currency 1o sell at auction a suillcient amount of the bonds held to secure the circulation of such banks, ‘The bill having passed through the committee Mr. MORRILL, of Vt., again offered his amendment, voted down in committee, to strike out section 5 and insert “That upon the issue of any such national cireuiation provided for in this section the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby anthorized and er ee to rmanently withdraw an equal amountof United tates notes’? Rejected without a division. Mr. FRSSENDEN, (rep.) of Me., moved to amend by adding the following:—‘“Provided that the cireula- tion herein authorized shall be issued only as circu- lation is withdrawn, so that the aggregate circulation shall not at any time exceed $300,000,000,” which was d to. Mr. SHERMAN’s amendment was also agreed to. Mr. RaMSey, (rep) of Minn., offered an amendment proposed, he said, by the Comptroller of the Cur- rency, a8 an additional section, authorizing changes of name or location by national banks upon applica- tion to the Comptroller of the Currency aud public notice given, wiich was rejected bya vote ol 11 to 23, “Mr. Davis offered the following as an additional section :— That all laws imposing any tax upon the circulation notes or notes of isaue made bank of any State or Territory, {form ‘upon such bauks, be an it was rejected without division. ‘The bill then passed by the following vote : YEAs—Messrs. Buckalew, Cattell, Chandier, Cole, ny Dauis, Doolittle, Ferry, Harlan, Heuderson, Howard, Me: Creery, Nye, Patterson of N. H., Patterson of Tenn.,'Pom- eroy, iney, Ross, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey’ and Wilson -28. mu inden, He , Morgan, ue, ‘Trumball, Vickers, Williams and Yates—i4. x Mr. Morrill, of Vt., who would have voted aye was paired with Mr. Morrill, of Me., opposed. ‘The bid now goes to the House. The following is the bill as passed:— SEOTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That every nattonal bank- tng association selected as a depository of public moneys under the provisions of section forty-five of the National Cur- reney act shall deposit United States bonds aa security for such deposits ; and whenever the public moneys deposited In such aagoctation shall. ¢: ninety per centum of the pa- value of the bonds, #0 held by the urer as security, if shail be the duty of the Treasurer forthwithby draft or wise to reduce the amonnt of such sence, to & sum not ex- ceeding ninety per centum of the bonds deposited as herein Apecited. If any person of agent of any association desigaated us a depositary of public moneys pay or offer to any money or other valuable consideration, elther directly or iit directly, for the purpose of obtaining oF retaining deposits or public moneys, or if any offlcer or agent of the ment shall receive any money or other valuable consideration, di- feolly or indirectly, for making mich deposit. of public moneys, auch oflceror agent shall be deemed guilty of & mist demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shail be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000, or imprisonment for not lens than one year nor more ‘than five years, or both, in the dis- cretion of the court. SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That section forty-two of aid act be so amended as to provide within ninety days from the date of the notice upon the Comptroller of the Cur- reney by any national banking association that its share- holders have voted to go into liquidation as provided in sald section the said association shall pay over to the Treasurer of the United States the amount of its outstanding notes in’ Jawful money of the United States" and. take up the bonds which said association has on. deposit with the Treasurer for the security of its clreu- lating notes, which bonda shall be assigned to the ‘b in the manner specified in the nineteenth tection of seid aoe tn default of whi ih the Comptrotier shall sell said honda vo dder at pablie auction, at the Stock Exch: yy of New York. and from the proceeds thereof pay over to the Treasurer of the United States, in lawful money, an amount eual to the outstanding circilation of such association, and shali pay overany surplus remaining to o' of the association; and’ any associa: tion which has heretofore gone into Mquidation under the provisions of the section to which this is an amendment shall pay over to ‘Treasurer lawful money equa! in amount to its outstanding circulation within thirty days from the date of the passage of thiaact; in de- fault of which its bonds shall be sold as above provided, and from that time the out ding notes shall be redeemed at the Treasury of the United States, and the said association and the shareholders thereof shall be discharged from all liability therefor; provided that any association winding up ite aiiairs for the purpose of consolidation with another bank shall not be compelled to pay to the Treasurer oi the United States the amount of ite outstanding ctreulation in lawful money, nor shall its bonds be sold as above provided. xo. 3, And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to receivers of national banking associations ap- inted tn accordance with the provisions of the National ‘act, in full compensation for their services, a aulnry per annum, and tn addition thereto a cotamisuion ‘a comralssion of 10,00 If not ex- 500,000, 8 commission of one-quarter of one per that may be col- Currenc! of $1.50 cf two per cent upon the tirst ope-balf per cent upon the sums above cceding cent on ali sume over xin) Currency out ‘aD the assets of the bank so in the hands ed that the payment of one half the commissions may be reserved in the discretion of the Comp- troller until the affairs of the bank are finally closed, which sum shail then be patd to the receiver, or in case more than ‘one receiver has acted,it shall be apportioned among the sever- al receivers by the Coinptroiler of the Currenc; nding to equity; and all the receivers appointed as aforesaid shall be considered cers or agents of the govern- ment, and shall have the right to bring suite in the "United States Courts, and may invest the assets of: the bank in their hands in bonds of the United Satates while the affairs of the bank are in | bonds shall be ited with the Treasurer of t States, subject to the order of the Comptrolier of theCurre: and the receivers shall also make a report to the Comptroller of all their acts and p ani the dividends and payments provided for in the fiftieth section of the act to which this act is eg ge and the Judge of the United States District Court for the district in which such ton to be al the attorneys for auch receivers, due reference to the atount of labor performed and to the interests of the creditors of the bank. SEO. 4. That owecure a better distribution of the national may be issued circulation notes to ryanized in States aud Territories 4 ollare per in! al not exceed " cireuiation herein authorized shall, within one year, be withirawn pro rata from banks orgarized in States npg, elrenlation exceeding that pro. vided for by the act of March 8, 1866, entitled “An act to amend an act entitled au act to provide « national currency secured by pledge of United States bonds and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof,” to ascer- ch the Comptrolier of the Currency shail make a siatement showing the amount of circulation to be retired bi each of such banks, and shall make @ requisition for sncl amount upon such Dank, commencing with the banks having the largest excess of circulation, and upon failure of auc bank to return the amount so ‘required within the year aforesaid it, shall be the duty of the Comp- ‘he Currency to sell ‘at public in New York an amount of the deposited by said bank as security for ite circulation equal to the circulation to be withdrawn from such bankgand with the proceeds to redeem #0 many of the,notes of such bank, ‘as they come into the Treasury, as will equal the amount re- uired from it; provided, that the circulation herein author. ized shall be issued only ‘as the circulation is withdrawn, 80 that the aggregate of circulation shall not at any time exceed 800,000) EXECUTIVE SESSION, Mr. HOWARD, (rep.) of Mich., tried to call up the bill relative to the Union Pacific Raiiroad Company, but a motion to go into executive session prevailed. in the meantitne the bill for the removal of politi- cal disabilities came over from the House with the request for a Committee of Conference on the amend- ments, which was ordered. After @ short executive session the Senate ad- jJourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 17, 1868. KENTUCKY CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. Mr. Cook, (rep.) of Ill, from the Committee on Elections, made a report in the contested election case of McKee against Young, from the Ninth Con- gressional district of Kentucky, with @ resolution that Samuel McKee, the contestant, was duly elected. He gave notice that he would call up the report early next week. GOVERNMENT GAS, Mr. WASHBURN, eR of Ind., offered a resoin- tion calling on the President of the Washington Gas- light Company for information as to the quantity of iiluminating gas furnished to the government from June 30, 1 to May 31, 1868, the amount received for the same, &c. Adopted. HOT SPRINGS RESERVATION, ARK. Mr. JULIAN, (rep,) of Ind., introduced a bill for the sale of the Hot Springs Reservation, in Arkansas. Ke- ferred to the Committee on Public Lands. TAX ON BANK CAPITAL AND GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS. Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) Of Ill, offered a resolution directing the Committee on Ways and Means to con- sider al da on the subject of a tax on capital, deposits Circulation of the national and other — of {mn connection with the bill directed Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., suggested to include Me eens sie the resolution, and it . so Was agreed to. ' PROTECTION OF AMBRICAN CITIZENS ABROAD. Mr, VAN WYCK, (rep,) of N. Y., asked leave to offer 4 preambie and ition on the subject of Ameri- Ns saamemee citizens, Which was read, as fol- jows:— Whereas hationa should not be allowed to raise the question er American cit was acquired by birth or adoption, the rights of eitizensh the same to il Gtisens: anid whereas thie pledged ite faith ns of all nations that fenunctation of former them havin ‘and complianee with our faws makes citizens here, and the honor of the nation is pi that such 188 be redeemed, no matter whence cam citizen or i of nations, @ fowulta of the war of 181%, iahed in her courts the dogma “once a sub} always a subject,” and has in repeated instances refe to fecogal fini of Lyin citizens by dengtog ¢ privilege of mixed jurt a8 gubjects o! many of ar enivend who Wad peiiet Tite in defence of this t during the war of the rebellion, in some ae imprisoning for words spoken in this coun- Pritbocd American citlzens for words Sten ts u At acknowledgment as compiete and ‘ample as was made by th | 5 asserted a great many he knew nothing. He dcstred to Unings about which debate the resolution. ‘The resolution giving rise to debate went over un- der the rule, THE WHISKEY TAX. Mr. Srevens, of Pa., offered a resolution instruct- ing the Coimittee of Ways and Means to inquire into the expedienay of reporting @ bill to collect the revenue on distill irits on the principle of taxing the capacity of the and apparatus, making due allowance for the waste, to contain provisions like the following:—First, call in expert builders and operators and ascertain the utmost quantity the still can produce in twenty-four hours’ constant ranning; second, that the distiller take out @ license for just such time as he may choose to operate. paying or giving good security to pay the tax on all spirits that can be produced within the period of the license; third, if the distiller shall be found to overrup the period of his license he shail be subject to imprison- ment in the penitentiary; fourth, if any one shal! ve found to have distilled’ spirits without a license he shall be subject to like imprisonment; fifth, if there be any unoccupied distillery the key shall be given to a revenue oificer, who shall be heavily punished if he suffer the premises to go into the hands of any other person for the purpose of using them; sixth, the keeper of any convealed still shall be heavily punished, ‘The resolution was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, THE NATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. The House resumed, as the business of the morn- ing hour, the consideration of tie bill reported yes- terday by Mr. Ingersoll in reference to the National Safe Deposit Company of the city of Washington, some of the provisions of the bill, particularly those giving the company the power of a savings bank and of a trust company, were contested and discussed during the mornipg hour, Finally, on motion of Mr. tT ate (rep.¥ of Mo., the bill was laid on the le. HELL GATE AND NEW YORK HARBOR OBSTRUCTIONS. Mr. CHANLER, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the pe- titions of A. W. Griswold and othersy William Searles, President of the New York Stock Exchange, and others; John J. Conover, President of the Mechanics’ and Traders’ Association, and others, and of Horatio Allen and others, all citizens of New York, asking an appropriation by Congress for the removal of the obstructions at Hell Gate and of the rocks in New York harbor, known as Battery, Diamond and Coenties reefs, THE REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF JEFF DAVIS. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) of Mass., from the Com- mittee on Claims, reported a bill for the distribution of the reward offercd by the President of the United States for the capture of Jefferson Davis. Ordered to be printed and recommitted, THE BURIAL OF REBEL DEAD IN ANTIETAM CEMETERY. Mr. WasnBuRN, of Ind., from the Committee on Military Affairs, made a report us to the burying of Confederate dead in the Anttetam Cemetery. Ordered to be printed and recommitted. PROMOTION OF AMERICAN COMMERCE. ‘The Honse then proceeded to the consideration, as @ special order, of the bill reported by Mr. Eliot, from the Committee on Commerce, to promote American commerce. Mr. ELIo7, (rep.) of Mass., addressed the House on the national ithportance of the bill, which provides as follows:— eciat section 4 of the set entitled “An act amendatory of ip acta {nny hu yn forelgn importation sites Rai aae Saleen oor “An act increasing temporarily the duties on imports and for other purposes, approved July 14, 1802," be andthe same are hereby amended s0 that the tonnage tax therein imposed shall be collected only from vessels arriving from foreigo SO. 2 That a drawback equal to the duties pald be allowed ip builders on lumber, cor: iro copper, chains and anchors actually ‘and employed by them in the building and Figging of bad ship, steamer or other vessel built within the limfis of the United States, the amognt of drawback in all ertatns to be paid 78 such manner and be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, prot five per centum on the amount of all auch drawbacks go allowed shall be retathed for the use of the United States by the collectors paying such drawbacks Feapectively. iz. 8, That the fifth section of an act concerning the re- ing and recording of ships oF vessels, approved Decem- " x erat ia hereby repeale: A Horentler’ bobis or otber vessels of the United cases jedan under such regulations as t! SEo. ‘States less than twenty tons burdeo shall not be enrolled, and f of them, Buch alties sow ta force bpm) to Sxc. 5. That the provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to ini to vessels in certain canes, ved December 23, 1862,"" are hereby extended to vessels built within the United States, yt led the sume were not trausferred during the rebellion Kgrelge owners, . ELIOT, having stated that under the present system of taxation of articles that enter into ship- butiding there are no more ships built in this country, argued that @ maritime nation must build its own vessels. No commercial country could be a first class power unless it built its own vessels and controlled its own carrying trade. This was the law of commercial life; not the law of the United States only, not the law of England or France onty,.not the law of to-day alone, not the law by which alone Pheenicia or Venice controlled the seas, but was the great law of national commercial life, \ike that law Of justice descryed by Cicero:—There shall not be one law for Rome and another for Athens, not one Jaw for to-day and auother for to-morrow, but one enduring law for ail people.” It was manifest, he said, that if Congress did not interfere the commerce of the United States would be ruined and the carry- ing trade left in the control of pagan. He referred to statistical tables to show that in 1861 one-third of the whole carrying trade of ali the world was done by American vessels, and that tn 1866 less than one- sixth was done by American vessels, In 1861 472 American vessels had entered the port of London and in 1866 only seventy-one. That was coming retty near the bottom line. If it went much further in that direction it would be too late to revive that interest because lex de minimis non curat, It would be necessary to legislate to recreate it. The object of the pending bill was to put the trade into the hands of the men who can build up the navy of the country that they may live and not die. Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa., suggested that the bill in an indirect manner took the taxes off imported material used in the construction of ships, and there- by operated against the interest of domestic produ- cers, which would require to be equalized by allow- ing a bounty for the use of domestic materials. ir. ELioT declined to argue that point as outside of the range of the bill. He read a letter from Donald McKay, the Boston shipbuilder, stating that he had endeavored to get up a convention of shipbuilders to petition Congress, but that he found the gentlemen whom he addressed had all left the business, and bad not built a ship since the commencement of the war. The of the bill could not affect the asury, a8 at present no revenue was derived from — shipbuild- ding materials, there being no ships now bullt in the United States. He did not claim that this bill would re-establish the old condition of thimgs, but he claimed that until the country returned to specie payments, until prices came down and labor became More reguiated, something like this was absolutciy needful to rescue from destruction the interests of American commerce. Mr. MORRELL, (rep.) of N. Y., moved to amend the second section by providing that in order that Amer- tean lumber, cordage, iron, copper, chains and anchors might be used in the construction of Amer- ican vessels, there should be allowed a bounty equa) to the brawback of duty on these materials actually in construction. Mr. ELpeipas, (dem.) of Wis., opposed the amend- ment, clatining that the bill had steered ciear of any- thing like bounties, Mr. BLAtk, (rep.) of Mich., opposed the bill, clatm- ing that the depression in the siipbuiiding interest was not caused by the laws of the country. Was that the only interest in the country that was depressed? They had been told that the iron interest, the coal oil interest and almost all other great interests were de- pressed and ruined, but all that grew out of the con- dition of the country. The copper interest, in which fifty millions of Cy was invested, was languish- ing and suffering for want of sumMcient protection; and while he should not be asked to strike down the co) t interest—— im PIKE, (rep.) of Me., reminded Mr. Blair that there was but a very small amount of Michigan cop- r used in shipbuilding, and said that there was no Benire at all to strike at that interest. Mr. BLAtn said that if the copper of foreign coun- tries were admitted free of duty for shipbuil ve pur- the copper mines on Lake Superior would have be closed. He quoted from Mr. Pike’s speech in the House afew weeks ago Me ge to show that ‘was opposed to the protection of all interesta, proposed drawback on ¢ was simpiy a blow struck at that interest, and the arguments in su of it would ny eqnelly as well it the wi mm of the country. believed that e enterprise of the American people would remedy all the present difficulties about commerce and the ring trade, and that there was no necessity for this bill, which undertook to save one interest by striking bog other yt fe ak portance. He proposed to move to ame: striking out the a section. Theo! ie ie le . | by his colleague (Mr. Biatr). read from a , builder Chandler terial. RS : ae le., nip! mat writer (A. iv. objections to be that it had invested their mot if tt i dl $8 fi Ss! dis i i i ef i He SF HS 5 HEH eu ars build! interest ppt i Mr. ELDRIDGE asked whether there was an: on a laboring man of the West, from the crown of head to the sole of his foot, that was not taxed for the bevefit of manufacturers? Mr, Lyxen ‘ked that the war, which had nearly annihilated American commerce, had pro- tected and stimulated the agricultural and manufac- turing interests, and those interests were to-day in @ more thriving condition than they had been before the war. But the American built ship, which had to pay taxes on all its materials, was brought into direct competition with a British ship, which had no such Ay ‘There was, therefore, no analogy between he cases, Mr. Et.pripee agreed with the gentieman from Maine that shipbuilding should be tree from taxa- tion, but he protested against discrimination in favor Of ships and against the laboring man, Mr. LYNCH said he did not agree with the gentle- man from Wisconsin, He (Mr. Lynch) was in favor of protecting American labor and American in- dustry. Subsequentiy Mr. Lynch stated that the jeter read from a Bath shipbuilder came pot from ashipbuider, bat a shipowner, a man who had a branch of iis house in Liverpool, and who was therefore interested in keeping up the present de- pression in American commerce, Mr, Brooks, (dem.) of N. ¥., addressed the House in advocacy of the bill, The three great interests of a country Were commerce, agricuilure and manu factures. Although American agriculture and manu- factures were now in a high degree of prosperity, there was not now crossing tle ocean a single steamer under the American flag, excepting a small and ragged line running occasionally trom the port. ot New York apd an American line running California to Japan and Chiua. This line was created and protected solely by the generosity of Con, without which it would not be able to maintain itself against the col tition of France and Eng- land. lt was @ mortifying Aperiecie to see in the port of New York the fii of nee, of England and | of the Northern countries of Europe foating over ships that carried American trade and commerce and Passengers, Mr. ELDRIDGE inquired why {it was that the Eng- lish were able to build snips so much cheaper than Americans could. Mr. Brooks remarked that the gentleman from Wisconsin was roguish and mischievous in putting that question, It was for the purpose of involving him ina tariifand free trade argument; but he de- clined to go into that question. Mr. HARDING, (rep.) of IL, inquired how the line ha Yai California and China was able to maintain tself, Mr. Brooks replied that that line of steams! (the Pacific Mail Steamship ai hada sul of $600,000 a year for ten years for ourying mails, and that in addition our navigation laws pre- vent foreign vessels from entering into our coast- wise trade, Mr. ELDRIDGB inquired whether it would not bea good ppecuiasian for Americans who want ships to go to England and buy them? Mr. Brooks replied that the laws of the country would not allow that to be done. “ Mr. BLAINE, (rep.) of Me., added that then in a few ears there would not be @ sailor or shipbuilder in e country. Mr. ELDRIDGE suggested that Plenty of sailors could be got by.giving fishery bounties. Mr. BROOKS appealed to the House to reflect the absolute necessity of maintaining Am: commerce upon the ocean. He spoke not for or against copper or iron, not for tariff or anti-tarif, but he spoke for the predominating country—the protection of the flag. thing Was done to protect the commerce and shij ping interests of the country the Union flag wor soon cease to be seen on the tenner i the coastwise trade and between California and China. Mr. Asmarey, 6 Ads supported feduiation He said the grounds for this exception: on as I understand, a8 follows:—First, that the shipping interest of the country, unlike interest, was during the war wiped out and ey and, as a consequence, the carrying of the country has fallen into the hands of country by whose perfidy our commerce was brought low; second, that by reason of the war, our inflated currency consequent thereon, with high internal taxes, high w% and the high of articles entering into a ip, it is im; build and sail an American ship in competition with a foreign ship; and that in point of fact ahips bearing the American flag are now seen in foreign waters, and very few are now built or can be built, In the cities of New York Boston there is not @ single slip on the stocks. I tng 9 see Great, Briain tonger reap the harvest of to see Great e ie perfidy without at least effort to restore our anctent supremac: will, in my judgment, strike eee hs none. Consequent rives no benefit from sbi injured if we this bil once again floating upon the oeean, and that this bill will greatly vend to that result wee no other interest of this country, | shall vote for it. Mr. SPALDING, (rep.) Of Ohio, said—I adopt the speech of the =i from Wisconsin, and jor the game reasons I will vote for the bill. Mr. IKE, (rep.) of Me., advocated the bill and stated that he had been informed that on a recent voy to and from Calcutta there had been oniy two American ships spoken, and that a naval officer had informed him last week that on the great highway of commerce between the United States aud Europe, as he piloted his ship from Annapolis to France and back again they had scarcely met an American ship. Even in the West India ports American ships were only doing haif the trade they used to do; and the trade with South America was changed from eleven Amer- ican ships for one English to three English ships for one American, If this bill were defeated the last blow at American commerce would be struck. Mr. BROOMALL, rep.) of Pa., proposed to amend the amendment of his colleague (Mr. Morrill) by adding a provision that the present tariff duties be increased five per cent. Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of lowa, spoke against the bill, and said that the second section was simply @ propo- sition to allow the shipcarpeuters of Maine Wo use the lumber of New brunswick and Canada and the iron and copper of England and tue cordage of Russla that they might work some months of the year at building ships. It was a pro- position to strike down absolutely four or five great interests of the country, so far as they could be struck down by @ vicious system of drawbacks, Why did gentlemen ask for free trade in shipping when they were not willing to give free trade vo the West? If fres trade was g for Maine, why was it not good for the whole country ¢ Mr. BLAINE explained the difference to consist in the fact that while by, protection otuer interests were saved from the competition of foreign dabor, the American built ships, on the materials of which high taxes had to be paid, came into competition oa the ocean with the cheaply built vesseis of other nations, and could not of course compete with them, Mr. ALLISON Went on to argue that the depressed condition of American Spee was an abnorma siate of things, Which was hared in also by Engitshl shipping. ir. PILE, (rep.) of Mo., said that although the city which he represented (St. yuls) was largely inte- rested in copper and very largely in trou, he*favored the bill and hoped it would pass, because it was a step in the right direction. His objection to the bill was that it did not 4 far enough. American ship- builders would not be able for many years, owing to the high price of labor, tocompete with foreign ship- builders, and he proposed to offer an amendment to allow the register and enrolment of fine tron steamships of foreign constraction to be used in the transportation of Western produce between the mouth of the Mississippi river and the seaboard cities, provided the ships be owned exclusively by American citizens. Mr. BUTLBR, (rep.) Of Mags., replying to the — ments of the copper Interesta, remarked that the ople of Massachusetts had planted avout six mil- ions of dollars around ‘e Superior In copper mines, the stock of Which was not worth the paper it was written on. The fifteen vessels were to be built on the Kennebec river should, ander pros- perous circumstances, be multiplied by ten; but the difficulty was that the vessel which on the St. Jobn’ river could be built for fifty dollars a ton cost ninet:; doliars a tou on the Kennebec or Merrimac. Wi that state of ——e it was impossible for American commerce to exis! Mr. ALLISON, a8 @ Means of testing the sense of the House, moved to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Pi to amend the bill by striking “copper” out of the second section. Mr. ALLISON remarked that he would stil! move to it on the table. th jaken and resuited—yeas 62 and 8 ‘o—a8 follows: EA6—Messre, Adams, Allison, Ashley of Nevada, Ashley Baker, 1, Beatty, Beck, Ben, ebiEes on the sea. To do 80 eae of confer- * i The Executive Committee protracted their meeting till. late hour last night, but nothing further was done than perfecting the detatis of the programme heretofore published in the HgraLp, The only thing of note known is that a “doctor's tent” will be } Ir ‘here several physicians will always Secteur‘ grou ie Sesaeare of a rife or in any other man- » A large number of additional prizes nave beon received, and if the dally additions continue in the same tion the vaiue of honorary prizes alone will exceed $30,000.