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i ’ * potanatification. Singulariy enough the Sacretary * had not ratified the fourteenth amendment, but aly & at ite own declaration wes sufficient. , © for the reading of the document WASHINGTON oe Florida Admission of the Senators. The River and Harbor Appropriation, “Bill Passed in the House. Speceh of Generai Banks in Favor of the Ap- propriation for the Purchase of Alaska. Passage in the douse of a Concurrent Resolution to Adjourn on the.15th of July. WASHINGTON, June 30, 1868. Digcbarge of Clerks from the State Depart- ment. Some litle commotion was occasioned to-day by ‘the reduction of the clerical force of the State De- partment, owing to want of adequate appropriation by Congress, Eighteen temporary clerks were dis- charged by Secretary Seward on this account, many of them being soldiers who did good service during the rebellion, The appropriation is entirely insum- cient for the wants of this department, where the business is guite brisk at the present time. The whole amount in the appropriation Dill is but $5,000 for temporary clerks, or about one-fifth of what is actually required. The average salary of the @ischarged clerks is $1,200 per annum. The Chinese Embassy. The Chinese Embassy passed a quiet day at their hotel, As yet no arrangements have been made to visit several pointe of interest still remaining to be seen in this city, Communication from Secretary McCulloch in Regard to Bonds Issued to the Pacific Rall- road, A communication to the Senate from the Secretary of the Treasury encloses a statement showing the amount of United States bonds issued to the several Pacific railroads, accompanied by the amount of ac- erned interest thereon to June 15 and the amount re. paid by said companies under the fifth section of the act of July, 1864:— Interest Repay- Raitroads, Principal. accrued, ments. ‘Central Paciffe. + $7,020,000 — Union Pacific « 11,997,000 $26,949 Union Pacifi 6,080,000 483,869 Western Pacifi 320,000 244, 669 Central Branc Pacific + 960,000 - Atch'n & P ‘ak —_ 640,000 - fioux City & Pacific, 1,112,000 C7 ESR RRR $765,488 The Indian Commission Asks for an Investi- gation into the Osage Indian Land Job. Hon. N. G. Taylor, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has sent a letter to Senator Henderson, chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, ask- ing for a full and rigid examination into all the cir- cumstances attending the recent treaty for the sale of the Osage lands. He states positively that such au investigation will prove that the transactions at- ‘tending the treaty were conducted in the most just and conscientious manner, both for the Indians and the State of Kansas. Commissioner Taylor is anxious ‘that the action of the commission which effected that Bale should be subjected to the closest scrutiny of Congressiona) authority. Departure of General Grant on His Western ‘Tour. Matters are very quiet at the headquarters of the army to day. General Grant ieftin the morning train on his Western tour. Naval Bulletin. Passed Assistant Surgeon Edward B. Brigham has been ordered to the naval rendezvous at New York. The following officers who have been on special auty connected with Ammonogsuc have been de- tached from that vessel and placed on waiting orders:—First Assistant Engineers Clark Fisher, W. ©. Seiden, ©. Andrade, James H. Morrison, James Sheridan, Henry Brown, E. B. Latch and 0. B. Saf- ford, and Assistant Engineers L, F. Safford, Thomas Lynch, Hillary Missiner, James Entwistle and Jeffer- on Brown. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 30, 1868, DISORDERS IN TEXAS. ‘The CHAIR presented a resolution from the Recon- struction Convention of Texas, setting forth the aisorder and murder that prevail in that State, Referred to the Committee on Military A fairs, FLORIDA SENATOR SWORN IN, Mr. Howe, (rep.} of Wis., presented the resolutions of the Legisiature of Florida, ratifying the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution. Mr, Hows also presented the credentials of Thomas 'W. Osborn, elected by the Legislature of Florida to the United States Senate for the term expiring March 4, 1873. Mr. Howe asked that the Seyator elect be sworn in. The Cuate replied that if there was no objection the Senator elect would come forward. Mr, FESSENDEN, (rep.) of Me., sald he was not aware of the facts set forth in the different commn- nications, and suggested their reference to the Judi- ciary Committee. Mr. DRakg, (rep.) of Mo., also advocated their ref- erence to the Judiciary Committee, to ascertain whether the documents and the Senator's credentials Were regular. It was too grave a matter to treat Without careful examination. Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., called attention to the words resolving that the amendment to the con- stitution be adopted. He supposed that was suMl- jent for the ratification, but suggested that the ittee on the Judiciary consider that point. , (rep.) of Conn., asked why it Was nee to refer the credentials? Mr. Diktake replied that the credentials do not show on their face the regularity of the election. He did not desire to throw any obstacles in the way of the Senator elect, but merely to have this point in- vestigated. Mr. Howe reminded the Senator that it was not ‘usual to call in question the credentials of Senators when properly attested, unless grave doubts ex- isted. je credentials showed that the Legislature elected Senators on joint ballot. Mr. MORTON, (rep) of Ind., read from the creden- tials Jn regard *o the proceedings at the election apd J said they were perfectly regular. Mr. Howarp éatd the recent elections in the lately rebel #tates had been under the Reconstruction lawa and not under the act of 1866 in regard to the elec- tion of Senators, eo that Congress was not bound by that law, His only doubt was in regard to the use of the word ‘adopted’! instead of “ratified.” \ Mr-SuaNner, (rep.) of Mass., insisted that common jusage justified the use of the word “adopted” in this sense, but thought it proper enough, in view of ‘ihe fact that these were the first of the uew Senators that had presented themselves, to scrutinize the point raised. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., suggested deferring tthe ygatter vatil to-morrow, as the Judiciary Com- mA'ee meete in the Hr g Mr. © RUMBULL, (rep.) of Til, saw no reason for the refeyetwe; the evidence of the ratification was here | in praper form and no fects presented themselves that Were not patent to the world, Mr. Deake said time was no object. He was satisfied the action of the Florida Legislature war of State», not Congress, was the only mediums of de- claring the ratification of the constitutional anvend- ment. Suppose these States and the Secretary of State sthould join in declaring in future that the SAites adopted fi f Mr. FRBLINGAUYSEN, (rep.) of N, J., suggested tthat NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. <<teennl of standing on the ‘word “ratify? Why nos put it through as other things had been put through, and 8o maintain a cons¥cent record for the majority of the Senate? To be consistent with himself, however, he would vote ¥, refer the papers. Mr. EDMV;Nps, rep.) of Vt., said one would sup} the Sena/or from Indiana (Mr. Hendricks) Was mn a Gi of ay oration, not next 4th, but some other. rater. Ai. JOHNSON, (dem.) of Md., thought the word “aopt”” was quite as effectual as the word “ratify.’” Be bowed to the decision of the Senateg as ‘@ prerequisite to admission the adoption of the four- teenth amendment, and therefore saw no present coeiow to the immediate swearing in of the Sena- r elect. Mr. DooLiTtue said the paper offered by him pur- pereee to be the credentials of William Marvin as nator elect of Florida, and asked its reference with the other paper. Mr. TRUMBULL quoted from various old laws to show that the word ‘adoption’ had been used tn this sense as a synonym for “ratification,” and said no good reason had been shown for the reference. Tt seemed a hunting after objections. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., asked jocularly, why hold the elections or scrutinize the returns or cre- dentials? Why not, if the Senator elect dia not suit them, just declare so; and choose one who did? It would be in accordance with the rest of their legis- ation. ‘The Senate decided—21 to 8—to hear the paper pre- sented by Mr. Doolittle, and it was read, being to the effect above stated, and dated November 30, 1868. ‘The question recurring on the motion to refer, Mr. Epmunps said that while he had no doubts on the subject of terminology he would vote to send the papers to the Judiciary Committee, as this was the first of a number of States to present itself, and it was well to take every precaufion. The motion to refer was rejected—16 to 30. Mr. DRAKE called for the reading of the action of the Legislature on the ratification of the amend- ment, and it was read. Mr. DRAKE pointed out various verbal variations in the documents of the thirteenth and fourteenth constitutional amendments, the only one of which he claimed to be of special importance was the use of the word ‘its,’ instead of theyphrase spnoeeeron of the law,” relerring to the deniai of equality by the State, Mr. MORTON repeated that on the Senator's own showing there was no objection of substance to the immediate admission of the Senator elect. It was of no consequence that the clerk that had copied the text of the amendment had made trifling verbal errors. The Legislature had especially ratified the amendments as such. Mr. Howarp took the same view. Mr. EDMUNDS thought the error cited a material one. Under it Missouri, with her biack code, could deny to men rights denied by that code, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN contended that presumption of law is that when the amendments were adopted by the State it was with a correct copy of it before them, and that no clerical error in copying it could vitiate the legality of that act. Mr. DOOLITTLE Was opposed to the swearing in, maintaining that since March, 1845, when she was admitted, Florida has never been out of the Union, and in 1866 a Senator was constitutionally elected, whose credentials he had presented. ‘This opened up a brief discussion between Messrs. Doolittle, Nelson, Howe, Anthony and others on the point raised by the former. Mr. DRAKE then moved to lay the credentials on the table and refer the document in regard to the Buren of the amendments to the Judiciary Com- mittee, At the suggestion of the Cuair, Mr. DRAKE confined Hedi el first, to laying the credentials on the table, Mr. CORBETT, (rep.) of Oregon, professing to have been convinced by the argument of the Senator from Missouri, suggested that he withdraw the mo- tion, and he (Mr. Corbett) would move to reconsider the motion to refer, having voted in the negative, Mr. CONNESS, (rep.) Of Cal., raised the point of order that a motion was pending upon which the yeas and nays had been ordered, and which must have precedence, Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. 1., then moved to refer the whole matter to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. CONNESS urged the same point witn reference to that, and the CHAIR sustained the point. Mr. ANTHONY argued that he had the right to ask that the pending motion be committed to writing, and then move to refer it, After some further remarks on the point Mr. FRE- LINGHUYSEN repeated that he saw no reason for referring it to the Judiciary Committee. He had examined the ratifying resolutions of four States in regard to these amendments—those of New York. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan—and had found errors just as substantial in each of them. ‘ me DRAKE moved to lay the credentials on the fable. Several ped suggested that that would not in- terfere e swearing in of the Senators. Mr. DRAKE then moved to postpone the whole sub- Ject until to-morrow, which was rejected—13 to 30— ‘a8 follows:— ‘Yeas—Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Comets, Davis, Doolit- tle, Drake, Edmunds, Fessenden, Hendricks, McCreery, Mor- rill of Vt.,'Morgan and Vickers—13. Nays—Messrs. Cameron, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Con- ness, Cragin, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Howard, Howe, MeDonald, Morrill fatterson if N. H., be wantin hoes tieners beaten te of ., Pomeroy, Ramsey, jumuer, Thayer, Tipton, ‘Trumbull, Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilsou aud Yates? The question was then taken on the motion to swear in, and it was decided in the afirmative—33 to 6— nearly the same. Mr Hows escorted the Senator elect, Mr. A, W. OSBORNE, up to the President pro tem, who ad- ministered the oath, and Mr. Osborne took his seat on the republican side, THE PUBLIO LIBRARY. Mr. MORGAN, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Joint Com- mittee on the Library, reported a joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to sell at pub- lic auction all surplus books and documents tn his possession, TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS, Mr. Ramsey introduced a bill in relation to the transportation of the United States mail by railroad companies, which was referred to the Committee on Post OMices and Post Roads, THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL was then taken up. The amendment of the com. mittee, striking from the bill the appropriation of $12,000 for the care of sixty transient paupers, medi- a hoy surgical patients,,in Washington, was adopted. The committee reported an appropriation of $550 for record books ordered for the office of the Register of Deeds of the District of Columbia when Edward ©. Eddie was register, Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of Iowa, be) Sse the amend- ment. This was the best paid officer in the District, the receipts of the office being about $200 a week. Con had nothing to do with paying for the re- cords of titles in the District of Columbia; the prop- erty holders should pay it themselves, The amendment was eed to, Mr. FESSENDEN offered amendment to appro. | joes $15,000 for heating the rotunda, the hall of the louse of Representatives and the offices and stair- cages connected therewith. Adopted, Also an amendment appropriat ng. $1400 for ing the eastern front of the City Hall, Washi on; $750 for resetting the steps and $950 addition for various !mprovements in the same building, provided that the city authorities appropriate an equal t amount for the western front. Adopted. Also an amendinent appropriating $10,000 to con- tinue the water mains from B street to First street, east. Adopted. Mr. Howarp, from the Joint Committee on Ord- hance, reported an amendment to appropriate $15,000 for the expenses of that committee, Adopted, MR. SHERMAN'’S FUNDING BILL, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, at_this point offered his bill from the Committee on Finance, known as the “Funding bill,” as a rider to the bills, in the form of an additional act. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., raised the point of order that lt was not ,germane to an appropriation bill. Mr, POMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, said there was no specific rule of the Senate on the subject, but such amendments were not in harmony with sound par- liamentary laws. He would, however, submit it to the Senate. He stated the question. Mr. SHERMAN contended that ordinary parliamen- tary law or the rules of the House were not involved in this question, but the rules of the Senate. The Senate, he claimed, had never attempted to place any such limit upon amendments, and he pointed out several instances in which amendments not ger- mane to @ bill had yet been piaced upon it. Were it not for the strong considerations urping the passage of this measure he would not press it now, Mr. HENDRICKS, too, held that this was & matter entirely within the discretion of the Senate. Mr. CoNKLING submitted that such a practice ought Not to preva’ Under it any bill before the Senate might be tacked to the Appropriation bill. He might to-morrow, tor example, move tg tack on a bill for the extension of a patent. The PRESIDENT pro fem. having reanmed the chair, Mr. PoMEROY thought the Senate had never gone | 80 far as this proposition would carry it. It would paint- | be violating seriously the rules of parliamentary law. Be wold vote at the proper tline for the Funding i, Mr. SHERMAN said he desired simply to present squarely to the Senate whether it would adjourn without acting on the question of funding—a ques- tion of importance, and even vital, tn his opinion, He contended again that there was sufficient prece- dent for the action proposed. A loan bill was attached to an appropriation bill during the Mexican war. Mr. WInttams, (rep.) of Oregon, hoped thia great and important subject would not be set aside on @ mere point of order. It would be sacrificing the inte- resta of the country to a mere matter of form. M LING reminded the Senate that the fund- “fh ir. ¢ bill could be acted upon by itself. out day on Wednesday, the 15th of July, came over fn that case Congress could pass # law providinyt Mesara, YATES, (rep.) of [ll., MoxTox and Howe acvluced furtiter arguments essentially that in agree- ing to or adopting the amendment it was sufficient, without the wotd ‘ratify.’ Mr. Pessenpe’ adhered to the opinion that it was fefer, evhen doubt Was expressed, to have the matter referred. Mr. Doo1tT ie, (Pep.) of Wis., presented and asked Pupaiios to bea certificate from the Governor of Florida, Mr. Howe asked for fhe signature, which wa tated to be David S, Walker, Governor of Florida’ He objected. Mr. Henpriwgxs, (dem.) Of Ind,, Was in favor of thé reference to Judiciary Committee for a different Treason, had no power to im any con- ny oye! dition upon the adngission of these States. In a rar- eastic vein he asked the reason of the extra certif- cate (hat the Senator elect presenting bimeelf had re- ficed in the State for two years anless that he, Mi least, was Hot an pavencarer? What wan the pac [a 1¢ House concurrent resolution to adjourn with- from the House et this potpt, and on motion of Mr. SUMNER it wae laid on the table for the present. Without action on Mr. Sherman's amendment, on motion of Mr. PoMEKOY, at ten minutes past four o'alook, the Senate went Into executive session, and after some time d@iyourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ase INoTON, June 3, 01968, Mr. Cake, (rep.) of Pa, from the Committee on Printing, reported resotattions for printing 182,000 extra copies of the Agrjenitural report for 186 2,000 extra copies of the Veports on trade with the Briti#h Provinces and 3, copies of the report of $.e Committee on Retrenchment on the cfvil service. Adopted. to have printed, a bill which he ne netice be would offer as @ substitute for the bill to be rted by the Committee on Ways and Means under resolution poped yesterday for taxing the interest on United States bonds in pet cent. It proposes to anthorize the issue of new bonds to the amount of $800,000,000, parable, rincipal and interest, in cok, £0, bear in- atthe rate of 534 per cent, and be valid a when in the hands citizens of the United States, these to be exchangeable for Sreswenty Donde; ales to issue are hundred miliene of four per cent le, or terest, in coin, clue in’ the Gaited States or at Frankfort or London, without taxation or abatement ofany kind, these to be exchangable for five-twenty bonds before July 1, 1869; also to use twenty-five millions of the coin now in the Treasury in the pur- chase of five-twenty bonds at the market price, to be used as a sinking fund, and the interest on them to be applied to redeeming other bonds. THE DEMOCRATIC PROTEST TO THE ARKANSAS BILL. Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., asked leave to offer a resolution instructing the Committee on Printing to report at once on the resolution for printing fifty thousand ropes of the democratic protest on the Arkansas bill. Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., objected. CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN THE TRIAL OF COLONEL WHITTLESRY, On motion of Mr. EGGLESTON, rep.) of Ohio, the President was requested to transmit a copy of the records of the military court, held at Releig h, N. C., in the summer of 1866, for the trial of Colonel E. Whittlesey, PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE OFFICES OF COLLECTORS AND ASSESSORS OF INTERNAL REVENUE. On motion of Mr. Grrz, (dem.) of Pa., the Com- mittee on Ways and Means was instructed to inguire into the expediency of reducing the expenses of col- lecting internal revenue by abolishing the offices of collectors, assessors, &c., and assessing the amount of direct taxes required upon the several States in proparson to their taxable population, and to report at the next session. Mr. MUNGEN, (dem.), of Ohio, asked leave to offer | a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury | for information as to the expenses of collecting the internal revenue in each collection district. Mr. BoUTWELL objected, stating that the informa- tion was contained in the report of the Secretary. 4 THE ADJOURNMENT, Mr. WASHBURNE, (rep,) of Ill, said he desired to offer a privileged resolution for the adjournment of the two Houses on the 15th of July next. The SPEAKER said it would require unanimous con- sent, as the House was acting under the previous question on the River and Harbor bill. Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., objected. Mr. WASHBURNE gave notice that he would offer the resolution as soon as the River and Harbor bill shouid be disposed of. CREDENTIALS OF MEMBER OF CONGRESS FLORIDA. Mr. STEVENS, (rep.) of Pa., presented the creden- tials of Charles M. Hamilton, representative elect from the State of Florida, and asked that he be sworn in, Mr. MAYNARD moved that the credentials take the usual course and be referred to the Committee on Elections, They were so referred, THE TENNESSPE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. Mr. MAYNARD asked leave to offer a resointion for the payment to Joseph Powell, who contested the seat of Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee, of $2,000 for his expenses, &c, Mr. WASHBURNPE, Of Ill., objected, RELIEF OF SOLDIERS FROM CHARGES OF DESERTION. Mr. Covopk, (vep.) of Pa., introduced a joint reso- lution directing that in all cases where private soldiers served out their term of enlistment and were honorably discharged the Secretary of War shall, on application, remove any charge of desertion that may stand on the rolls against them, except where there has beep a conviction for desertion by a court ae Referred to the Committee on Military airs, THE RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL. ‘The House then resumed the consideration of the River and Harbor bill and proceeded to vote on the various items contained in it. Mr. W. BURNE, Of Ill, demanded the yeas and nays on the item appropriating $75,000 for White River Harbor, Michigan, Mr. FERRY, (rep.) of Mich., remarked that the Board of Trade of Chicago had urged the importance of that work. The item was agreea to—yeas A separate vote was taken on the i for Pentwater Harbor, Michigan, agreed to. Mr. WASHBURNE demanded a separate vote on the items of $105,000 for the Tennessee river. The items Were agroea (6. Mr. STEVENS, of Pa., moved to lay the bill on the table, remarking that it was too big an elephant. Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis., remarked that it was no fete than the appropriation made for Pennsy)- vania. Mr. WASHBURNE suggested that the motion be withdrawn until after all the items were voted on. Mr. STEVENS acted on the suggestion and with- drew his motion. Mr. Getz called for a separate vote on the item of $900,000 for the Des Moines rapids. Mr, WASHBURNE desired to offer an amendment reducing the item to $400,000, but was informed b; the SPEAKER that under the previous question amend- ments could not be offered. The item of $900,000 ‘was voted in—yeas 72, nays 61, A separate vote was taken on the item of $75.000 for the survey of the Northwestern lakes, and the item voted in. Mr. WASHBURNE called for a vote on the section appro re for the Louisville and Port- land Canal. ‘The section was voted in. The items having been all voted on, Mr. STEVENS, of Pa., moved to lay the bill on the table, which was ba by a vote of yeas 87, nays 81. ieee bill was then passed—yeas 80, nays 59—as fol YEAs—Meners. Adams, Allison, Ames, Anderson, Archer, Arnel, Ashley of Nevada, Axtell, Banks, Barnes, Beck, Butler of Tenn., Cary, Churchill, Cobb, Cook, Cornell, Dixon, Donnelly, Drigga, Eggleston, Ellot, Ferry, Goliady, Griswold, Grover, Harding, Hooper, Hopkina, Hotchkies, Hubbard o1 West Vay Hulburd, Humphrey, Jenckes, Jones, Hough eKee, rid fallory, nard, McClurg, 'McCormic! Moorhead, Muliins, Wu Myers’ Newcomb, Nicholson! ONeill, haus Peters, Fikes Pi, Plante, Polant ease ome Perham, Pet fw rents, lane olsiey, Pomeroy, Pric neon seoneldy Starkweather, Blewatty Stokes, Taber, twitch, Ly ‘an Acrnam, Vi of Wis. Yi Van Horn of Mo,, jn 5 Hailey, Baker, Baldwin, Beatty, Benjamin, FROM nays 48, in Of $25,000 The item was ‘asbburn ‘ashburn of Mass.. Nayve—Mesars. Benton, Biaine, Boutw er, Bromwell, Buckland, But: Ter of Mase Cake, Coburn, Corde, Cullom! Delanos Eckiey, F 2," Hill, 1 1, ‘Johnaon Julian, Kelsey, Ketcham, Lawrence of Pa., Lawrence of Ohio; Maraball, Marvin,’ Mercur, Miller, Moore, Morrell, Niblack, Orth, Phelps, Randall, Ross, Bhanks,’ Shellabarger, i tevens of N. %,, Greaves, Siaiih, Spaldicg, Stevens of Pa. 8 tone, Tafle, Taylor, Trowbridge, Van Auken, Van Trump, Waahburne of Ti, Welker, Willams of ind., Wilsou of Pa., Woodward—5i, The biil makes the following appropriations: For improvements of Superior City harbor, Wisconsin. $30,000 Wisconsin river .. eee 000 Ontonagon harbor, Lake Superior Eagle harbor, Lake Superior. .. Marquette harbor, Lal ior Gr Bay harbor, a 53 32 = harbor, Wisconsin, Racine harbor, Wixconali Kenosha harbor, Wiscon Harbor of Chicago, Hilno' Michigan City harbor, In: Harbor of St. Joseph, Michigan South Haven harbor, Michigan. Muakegan harbor. ty Pent Water barbor . " bor, Michigan bor . 3225525 BONNE AS epsgsaees na bor. Harbor at Anx Bi Saugatuck harbor St. Mary river... Oloott harbor, New York. Harbor at Chariotte, New Yor! ror, Platesburg baroor, Whitehi larbor Mouth of the Mississippi river... 6 Mission} Re Missourl aod Arkansas rivera Upper furl tiver Lithote river, from le moth toward La Salie..: iver, below Port McHenry...) ” anne rir ves it m Hudeon river, New Yori........ otatructions in the Best river, including +++ 800,000 +, 10,000 100,000 we 210,000 w.y00 arbor, Connecticut, Pawtucket barbo Plymouth harbor. ‘ by the construction and pr Gr Saco river. ry Kennebec river. jobscot ri The ui uit opp ‘ion river, Burvey of Northwestera Inkes.. mination and survey of Northwestern rivers... Purchase and repair of Instrumente coo The aecona section provides tn: ay Apply the preceding appropriatin purposes toa examination and sarvey, by contract, when in judgment tho same can be judiciously and evonomically done, The third sectlop appropriates the sum of eting the Loulevilie and Portiand canal, Secretary of War is directed to oF both, to be made at the har 00 iowards oom: u " Conn; at’ the entrance of Sound, in view of the erection 0 breakwater; at Onachita river, Ark.; at Passate river and at SN. Ju; at. the entrance of Roo York; harbor of Cape Porpoise, r, Delaware; harbor of Chester, Penn Tilinois; at the Tiinols ri from its ‘ar as Lafayette, Indy Wisconsin: at the hancor of Port Washington, White and Black river, Arkansas: Onage river, ‘Tree, in Delawal THE PROPOSED TAXATION OF GOVERNMENT RONDA A SUBSTITOTE. Mr, BOUNWELL, (rep.) of Mase,, presented, in order the Bohai removal of bare at ihe month ov Bel riv Wor, Wilmington; at the he Secretary of War im er, CAHTORNIR ‘ai vennwt 10 ‘Congress, with plans and estimates of such recommen- Smears wie temas et om | THE SDJOURNMENT QUESTION. Mr. WaSHBUR! of Ill, moved as a question of privilege a resolution that the Ppesker of the House ‘and the presiding officer of the Senate adjourn their senpecnite, houses for the present session on the 15th of July. He saia he desired an adjournment at the series possible moment, for if they went on at the ey were going the EOreramees would have ef (Henghter.) Ohio, remarked that the yesterday by She vote yr taxing the interest on United States ds, and lost ita money to-day by the passage of the River and Harbor Appropriation bill. Mr. KELSEY, rep.) of N. Y., moved to amend the concurrent resolution by providing for an adjourn- ment from the 15th of July to the 16th of September. Mr. SPALDING, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to the resolution and amendment on the table. Negatived. Mr. GARFIELD that the resolution be amended 80 as to urn on the 10th of July. Mr. WASHBUR: referred to have it fixed on the 15th, easily adjourn by that me. Mr. Kelsey’ amendment was rejected by a vote of 30 to 84. The resolution was then agreed to—yeas 91, nays 47, as follows:— YEAs—Mesars. Adama, Allison, Archer, Axtell, Baker, Banks, Barnes, Beatty, Heck, Blaine, Royeh, Buckland, But ler of Mass., Butler of Tenn.,’ Cary, Churcbill, Cook, Cornell, Delano, Dizon, Donnelly, Egglesion, Eldridge, Eliot, Ferria, Garfield, Getz, Golladay, Grover, Harding, tt, Hinig, Hot man, Hotchkiss, Hubbard of West Va., Hulburd, Humphrey, Ingersoll, Johnson, Jones, Jultun, Kerr, Ketcham, Koontz, Lawrence of Pa. ‘Loan, Mallory,’ Marshall, Marvin, McCor- mick, Mercur, Moores Mungen, ‘Niblack, Nicholson , Orth, Peters, Phelps, Pike, Plants, Poland, Pomeroy, Price, Pruyn, Randall, Robinson, Rose, Scofield, Shanks, Shellabarger, Bit- eaves, Smith, Starkweather, Stewart, Stone, 7; Taffe, owbridge, Twitchell, Upson, Van Auken, Van Trump, Wash burn of Wis,, Washburne. of’ Ill, Washburn of Mam, W ker, Williams, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Pa., Woodbridgs Woodward NaYs—Messre, Ames, Anderson, Arnell, Ashley of Nev., Bailey, Baldwin, Benjamin, Benton, Boutiwell, Cake, Clarke of Kansas, Coburn, -Covode, Cuilom, Driggs, Ela’ Farns- worth, Ferry, Halsey, Higby, Hopkina, Jenckes, Kelrey, Law- rence of Olio, Lovghridge, Lynch, Maynard, MeChirg, Mil- ler, Moorhead, Morrell, Mullin, Myers, O'Nelll, Paine, Perham, Pile, Raum, Root, Van'Horn of N.¥., Van Williams of Pa,—47. CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. Mr. POLLAND, (rep.) of Vt., gave notice that he wonld call up the Missouri contested election case of Swissler against Anderson on Wednesday next. Mr. Cook, (rep.) of lil, gave notice that he would call up the Missouri contested election case of Hogan and Pile a8 soon as the other should be disposed of, PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD. Mr. NIBLACK offered the following resolutiot solved, as the sense of this Honse, That the present ses- sion of this Congress ought not to be ‘adjourned until some more thorough and eficfent provision be made by law for the protection of America ative and adopted, while travelling or t broad. Mr. BLAINE, (rep.) of Me.—That will be all done, Mr. PIKE, (rep.) of Me.—I would like to have Ameri- can commerce protected also. ‘The resolution was agreed to without a division, REPORTS FROM THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. ‘The House proceeded at two o’clock to the business of the morning hour, being the call of the Judiciary Committee for reports. Mr. E_pripgs, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill to authorize the chairmen or assistant chairmen of committees of either house to adminis- ter oaths to claimants. 3 After explanation by Mr. Eldridge the bill was passed and the subject was also referred to the Com- mittee on Rules. Mr. ELDRIDGE, from the same committee, reported @ bill to regulate and limit the admiralty jurisdiction of the United States district courts. After discussion by Messrs, Eldridge, Woodward, Kerr (who had originally introduced the bill) and Mungen the bill was passed. Mr. Wooperinge, from the same committee, re- ported a bill explanatory of the act declaring the title to land warrants in certa n cases. Passed. Also a bill explanatory of the act of June 30, 1864, to re- gulate prize proceedings and the aistribution of prize money, which was ordered to be printed and recommitted. Mr. CHURCHHILL, from the same committee, re- ported a bill to extend the jurisdiction of probate courts and of justices of peace in the Territories of Idaho and Montana. Passed, Also a bill to establish district courts at Kansas City and St. Joseph, Mis- souri., Passed. Also a bill to amend the act of Feb- ruary 25, 1865, to create the Eastern judicial district of the State of New York. Among other provisions of the bill is one making the annual compensation of the Jahon ual to that of the District Judge for the District of California—$6,000 a year. a STEVENS, of Pa,, moved to strike out that pro- viston. Mr. CHURCHILL advocated the provision on the ground of the work performed by these judges and of the expense of living in New York and Brooklyn, Mr. WASHBURNE, Of Ill., protested inst discrimi nation in the salaries of United States District jud, and said that the district judge for the Northern dis- trict of Illinois had as much work to do as the judges for the Eastern district of New York, and should have the same salary. Mr. CHURCHILL showed from the relative number of suits commenced in those districts that the busi- ness in the New York court was vastly greater than that in the Illinois court. The question was taken on the motion of Mr. Srr- VENS, and everything relating to compensation was stricken out of the bill. The bill was then passed, Mr. BOUTWELL, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill regulating judicial proceedings in certain cases for the protection of officers and nts of the government and for the better defence of the Treasury against unlawful claims. While the bill was being read the morning hour expired and the bill went over till the next morning hour. THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. WASHBURNE, Of Ill., from the Committee on Appropriations, reported back the Senate amend- ments to the Legislative Appropriation bill, and gave notice that he would ask action on it to-morrow, 80 as to get it to a committee of conference at the earliest moment. Sawyer, Stevens of N. H., Stok Horn of Mo., Washbur Taplc TREATIES. Mr. DELANO, (rep.) of Ohio, offered a series of reso- lutions in reference to treaties, which were referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ‘The first resolution asserts that all treaties which require legislation in order to execute them are in- choate and incomplete until the necessary legisla. tion has been had, and that Congress is not required to enact such legislation unless it approves the stipulations of the treaty, ‘he second resolution asserts that a treaty stipu- lating payment of money is not the supreme law of the land until Co ‘8 appropriates the money re- quired, and that Congress, in deliberating about such an appropriation, acts upon its own Ey and noton the judgment and responsiblilty of the President and Senate. The third resolution asserts that foreign nations are presumed to know that the power to y phe ed money belongs to Congress, and the act of one part of the government cannot be regarded as law until such act has the sanction of all branches of the gov- ernment required by the constitution to give it the force of law. ‘The fourth resolution denies that the treaty mak- wer has the authority to alienate or acquire territory without the assent of the nation, expressly given or implied by acquiescence, TNE RUSSIAN AMERICAN PURCHASE. ‘The House then, at three o'clock, went into Com- mifttee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Garfield in the chair, on the bill Le phate | gg sage in coin to fulfil the stipulations of the treaty for the purchase of Russian America, the House having agreed to hold an evening session to debate the subject. Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., addressed the commit- tee in advocacy of the bill, He said it had been re- ported from a sense of duty, to accomplish what the majority of the committee believed to be an absolute duty on the part of the House of Representatives. Had it not been so he could say for himself, and he thought for other members of the committee, it would not have been presented under present cir- cumstances, It did not commit the House to the propriety or expediency of the purchase of Russian America a8 an original question. It did not commit the se) 6to othe ~—sindiseriminate purchase or nisition of territory else. where or any other time; but, om this particular question, it had seemed tmperative and absolute duty on the part of the House of Kepresen- tatives to provide the means necessary to give eect to this treaty, He proceeded to discuss the question in {ts political, geographical and military aspects. No man, he said, who looked at the present condition of thing’ 1a Europe could fail to see that Europe i Itkely to be drawn in the vortex of aterrible war. It ‘was certain that Russia wonld be among the first of the great Powers to be engaged in that general war, and whatever Powers were againat her would strike her territory on the Pacific, which had belonged to her, and which, if the United States re- fused to take it, would still belong to her. In 1790, when Russia declared war against Spain, one of the first enterprises of Spain was to organize a naval enterprise in Mexico for the couquegt of the Russian possessions in America. During the Crimean war the French and — squadrons in the Chinese Sea secretly departed in 196% for the same purpose, If the United States had not emerged anccessfully from the late war the Russian American possessions would have gone to Englan and Mexico to France. - to that time Europe had never given up the idea ol possessing, the Pacific coast, and thus con- trolling the Pacitic Ocean. Here were the events of three-quarters of a century, showing the tendencies and purposes of the buropean govern- ments, This territory was to go somewhere, to aome Power, and when the opportunity was offered from a friendiy Power on reasonable and just terms the batties of the hereafter: it is there on the Pacific Ocean that we will control the institutions and des- tinies of the world. If we are successful, it is no longer a European destiny or a European civiliza- tion, but an American destiny and an American civ- ilfzation that will prevail. Across that it scene of six hundred millions of people there is not one that is nota,friend to this country; not a govern- ment that is not willing to strike hands with us— Russia, China, Japan, India, so far as left to herself even Turkey. ' The whole of these Powers have been and are still will be friendly to us. For our- selves we have nothing to fear from Europe. She is dwarfed in the future. In the presence of this power she loses, as overy national Power in time loses, her place and prestige, and she becomes subordinate to the new powers and the new theories in the pro- and civilization of men. The possession of laaka is the key of that ocean and of the future. It is to the North what Mexico would have been in the hands of Napoleon to the South. It gives us the control of the Arctic; it makes in substance Behring’s Strait an American sea; it throws out that marvelous chain of islands—the Aleutian Islands, even to the threshonl of the Astatic coast; so that, as Chevalier said in his history, we can send in open boats our citizens from those tslands to the Asiatic coast, they never being more than two days at sea and never exposed to any peril whatever. And thus we can return, after the lapse of four hundred years, the visits which Asia made to this country, and by which she left remnants of her people in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, in California and in New Mex- ico, Those mén of another age came to us and went away again; they brought nothing to us and they took nothing away. But when we make our visitation to their continent, in return for theirs, we take to them the wealth, the civilization, the laws of progress and the idea and the powers of jus- tice. The flag that floats over the hotel on the avenue (referring to the Chinese fing at the Metropolitan Hotel) is an invitation of that spirit and that progress, The tale of the “Arabian Nights’ is not more marvelous than the advent of the Chinese nation among the nations of the earth, asking to leave her political isolation and participate in the great movements of the nations hereatter, and it will succeed. Our civilization will be their civilization, because our civilizations are based upon the same idea, ‘The civilization of Europe rests upon the ignorance of the people. The civilization of America and of the East rests upon the intelligence of the people, In China there is not a human being of mature age who cannot read and write. So deep is their veneration for learning that a Chinese will not step upon a written.or a printed paper. Intelligence bs itheir Maw, intelligence is their government, in- telligence is their power, and however they may differ in the institutions of families and of States, where this law is the common bond the union be- tween two families like ours and theirs will lead in the end to the same purposes and the same results, By the postession of Alaska on the north and of the Aleutian Islands in the centre amicable arrangements and relations will be made with the Sandwich Islands which cannot be long postponed, and we shall have in Our grasp the contro} of the Pacific Ocean. If we give these islands to another government the control of that vast theatre of action passes from us, and its progress will be after the spirit and after the ideas of urope, and not of America. In speaking of the value of the Russian-American territory in a mate- rial point of view Mr. Banks referred to the very favorable statements made by the correspondents of the Boston Journal, Alta California and the New YorK HERALD, and also to the statement of Mr. Mark Whiteman, from Idaho, a Russian traveller, who Is at present sojourning in New York. He also referred to an article in the Revue Cotemporaire, published in Paris, in January of this year. He spoke in detail of the wealth of the country in minerals, in forests, in fisheries, in fur bearing animals, its rivers and harbors and in its agricultural capabilities, Re- ferring to the friendly ed esi of the Russian government Mr. Banks sald:—At every step in our history, from 1780 to this Russia has been our friend. In the darkest hour of peril, when the heart of every lover of his country sank within him, and few were hold enongh even to hope for success in our struggle against the gepatio rebellion, the whole world was thrilied at the moment when France and England were concocting the recognition of the rebel confed eracy, and were about to spring that last card upon us. The whole world, I say, was thrilled by the ap- pearance in San Francisco of a Russian fleet of war ships, and by the appearance at the same moment, whether by accident or design, of another Russian feet in the waters of New York. And from that hour France on the one hand and England on the other receded, and the cause of the American government and the independence of the American people re- gained their position and their power; and lamina great mind to say, in addition, that when the Rus- slan government was us its fleet in the harbor of San Francisco, and was by its fleet in the harbor of New York, even then it was never intended that General Grant should go successfully through the campaign at Vicksburg, and the officers associated with him in the defence of the country were denied promotion, and were visited with censure because they would not take from him the command of the Army of Vicks- burg. Mr. Banks went on to say that having courted Russia for twenty-five years for the privilege of fishin in those waters, and Russia Lestert now offered not only the privilege, but thefterritory itself, it would be in the last degree absurd In the government of the United States to decline the offer, He referred the House to the Rete 1 established by General Jack- son in compelling the French government, under a threat of war, to comply with the stipulations of a treaty with the United States, and said it would never do for Con, now to trample upon that pre- cedent and to refuse to carry out a treaty and pay —— under exactly similar circumstances, at would be a chapter of infamy resting upon the American government and American people blacker than, he hoped, would ever rest upon them, At the conclusion of Mr. Banks’ speech, for which his time had been extended nearly three-quarters of an hour, the committee, at a quarter to five o'clock, took a recess until half-past seven. Evening Session. The House at half-past seven o'clock resumed its session in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Orth tn the chair, and continued its consideration of the bill ap- propriating $7,200,000 in coin to fuifll the stipula- tions of the treaty with Russia for the acquisition of Russian America, Mr. LOUGHRIBGE, (rep.) Of Towa, gave notice of an amendment to the bill reciting the points of the poe declaring that those subjects are among those which, under the constitution, are submitted to Con- hour, gee and over which Congress has exclusive juris- iction, and that having taken into consideration the treaty and approved its stipulations the assent of Congrass is given to the stipulations of the treaty. He proceedea to argue against the assumption of authority by the treaty making power, but in favor of making the appropriation needed to carry out this tre: Mr. Borer, (dem,) of Ky., expressed himself in opposition to the Co ag ped forthe purchase of Alaska, ae, that he had come to that determina- tion reluctantly. Mr, Preyy, (dem.) of N. Y., argued from Kent and Story that the duty of Congress to make appropria- tions to carry out a treaty fairly made is imperative. He approv of this treaty and was f! that the Senate had confirmed it by analmost unanimous vote. The integrity, honesty and fairness with which the treaty had been made had not been called in_question anywhere. Mr. JOHNSON, (dem. in support of the bul. The House, at ten minutes past ten o'clock, ad- Journed. of Cal., made an argument STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. SUPPOSED CASE OF MURDER.—The body of a man was recently discovered in the woods near New Brighton, Staten Island. From certain wounds on the head and body of deceased it is evident that it ts acase of murder. Deceased was about thirty-five to transfer it to the United States, it was not com- petent nor judicious nor expedient for the went to refuse it, Hitherto the Atlantic Oce the country which bounded it had been the theatre of the historic events of the civilized world. So long aa the Atiantic Ocean controlled the destinies of men, 80 long the idea of that control wonld be European, and so long as it was European it would stand in the way of progress and civili jon and bar the movement of the people to the resumption of the powers that belong to them. How was it to be changed? By intervention By wart No. The [planed of God, said he, arranges other means for ‘he control of tte great families of men than these methods of violence, and changes the theatre of operations, pointing to new fleida and pastures green and beautiful to which the children of God's crea- tion may go; and they start this day from the Atlantic Ogean and take their ace and their place on What the Germans call ‘the great ocean of the world’—the Pacific Oceau. That ocean, with the Indian Ocean, which geographers treat as part of it, covers a hundred millions of miles, and rolls between six hundred millions of people on one side and two hundred and fifty or three hundred millions on the other. That sea is the scene of the American tri- pmohe of the future, It ie there that we hall fight years of age and five feet eight inches high; had red hair, mustache and goatee; had on plaid woollen shirt, paper collar and brown silk necktie; 4 pair of pegged boots lay alongside of the body, and the coat was thrown over the head. In his pockets were found a large pocket knife, tweezers, two silver dimes, one 10 cent a twenty- vents in pelinigs and a white handkerchief mark FP.” Any fur. ther information can be had by applying to Coroner Dempsey, New Brighton, S‘aten Island.§ STABBING AFFRAY ON SHIPBOARD.—An altercation took place yesterday on board the brig Two Brothers, at Lower Quarantine, between the second mate and the colored steward of that vessel, In the course of the dispute one of the seamen belonging to the brig interfered and struck the steward, who inimediately seized a chisel and attacked the seaman, cutting him very severely on the k of his head. br. Sprague, of the hospital ship i, was shortiy afterwards summoned, and found an incised scalp wound two inches in length and penetrating to the bone of the skull had been Inficted, The wounded man bled profusely, but no serious consequences are likely to result. The steward was plact 0 irons and will ve surrendered to the civil authorities, CONVENTION OF WESTERN RAILROAD TICKET AGENTS, (From the Chicago Times, June 27.) A detmand was recently made of the Western and Northwestern Railway Companies by the Eastern Trunk lines, including the New York Central, the Erie and the Pennsyivania Railroad, for a pro rata division of through passenger receipts, without re- gard to local rates. The demand involved some very grave Age , and for ite consideration a meeting of the general passenger nts of the Western roads was called, to be held at the Tremont House yesterday, As is known, the only practicable Eastern outlet of the Western roads is over one of those three lines, and the union of those lines forme @ combination whose demands are generaliy seceded w To decide upon the fairness of the demand, the comparative expense of ratin Eastern and Western road must be unilerstood and other questions of real Importance bearing pon the subject must be considet Before the time for the meeting, therefore, the result of ite deliberations was very doubtful, The first seasion of the convention was held in the morning, the Western roads bein very generally represented. On motion of ©. EK. Fol- lette, @ committee of eight waa appointed to prepare @ reply to the demand of the Bastern roads, when the meeting journed to meet again in the evening. Tn the evening the convention reassembied, the ses- sion being a secret one. The committee made a fe- pac was presented in the form of a formal notification to the Eeastern roads, -“ which Is to embodied in a@ circular, to the thi demand had been considered and that the road to accede to ita terms. The report waa unanimously adopted, and the convention adjourned, represented in that convention peremptorily refused 3 eee THE BATTALION FOR THE POPE. Protest of the Archbishops. ‘The publication in the newspapers of a circular from Rome to the effect that the Holy Father had consented to accept the services of a battalion of one thousand men to be raised in the United States, on condition thatthe said men shall be carefully chosen and be equipped and supported for three years by the Catholics of these States, seems to call for some official notice fromthe prelates, to whom the circu- lar is exciusively addressed and to whose discretion, as guardians of the interests of the Church tn this country, the subject is committed, For this reason and for the purpose at the same time of satisfying inquiries which have reached us from varions quar- ters, we deem it proper thus publicly to define our position with reference to @ matter of so much importance, and in so* doing we have the best reasons for Knowing that we do but speak not alone our own sentiments, but those also of our venerable brethren in the Episcopacy. It ts needless for us to say how sincerely we desire to uphold and protect, as far as in us lies, the tem- poral indenendence of the Holy Father, being per- suaded how essential it is to the free and unfettered exercise of his spiritual supremacy in the govern- ment of the Universal Church, Yet the proposal to raise and equip an American battalion did not origi- nate with us, As far as we can learn, it has ema- nated from and been persistently urged on tne mill- tary authorities at Rome by some party or parties who have assumed to represent us, not only with- out our sanction or authority, but even with- out our knowledge; and what renders this the more remarkable is the fact that the gentleman who has succeeded in securing for himself, in ad- vance, the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel, to have command of the proposed battalion, ts one who, we feel bound to say, does not enjoy and is not entitled to enjoy our confidence, especially in a posi- tion of so high a responsibility and trust. If he has found encouragement and support from one or two jonrnais, edited by Catholic laymen, which have given plaice to his ill-advised correspondence, this does not strengthen his claims, inasmuch as the journals in question are not tobe recognized as reliable exponents of Catholic views or sentiments, still less the hood as discreet or commendable advocates of tholle cause. Besides, the project, as propos the conditions which are annexed to it, ca our judgment, be successfully carried ont; and any attempt to do so would, we apprehend, instead of serving the cause of our venerable and beloved Holy Father, prove detrimental to it. It is not necessary to enter into further details: it will be enough to add that we still have reason to know that pecuniary aid is more needed at this mo- ment than military aid, and will be more acceptable from us, + We shall continue, therefore, a3 hitherto, to urge our generous and faithful Catholic children to contribute abundantly, according to their means, for the support of our common Father, who will employ their offerings in such manner as may to him seem best; not doubting that by our so ding we shall meet his warm approval, and merit his Apostolic benediction. Given at Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmittsburg, June 24, 1868. 1M. J. SPALDING, Archbishop of Baltimore, + J. B, PURCELL, A:chbishop of Cincinnati. 1 JOHN McCLOSKEY, Archbishop of New 1 PETER RICHARD KENRICK, Archbishop of St. Louis, Per Archbishop of New York. N. B.—The Archbishop of St. Louis not having been able to attend the meeting, empowered the Arch- bishop of New York, in writing, to sign this docu- ment for him, having been fully apprised of what would be its contents. York. BOOK NOTICE. CaMors; OR, Lire UNDER THE NEW Empire. From the French of Octave Feulliet, author of ‘The Ro- mance of a Poor Young Man."’ New York : Blelock & Co. 1868, We must protest against such fanciful changes as translatora sometimes make in the titles of the books which they ‘do into English.’ Octave Feuillet would join in our protest against the substitution of any other title for the simple one of “‘M. De Camors,’’ which he doubtless determined upon no less deliber- ately than upon the contents of every other page in the volume. Like most of the productions of this very popular author, the original of the present translation is distinguished less by power of inven- tion than by delicate sentiment, by fine analysis and by all that somewhat recherché grace which Alfred de Musset brought Into fashion. It differs, however, from the lighter works of Octave Feuillet in presenting @ more terrible and appalling pic- ture than he has previously attempted of what has been defined as ‘life without God and without hope in the world.” It is, therefore, not merely a picture of fashionable life m France under the pres- entempire, as ita new English title suggests, but it has @ much wider significance, and, as Emile Mon- tégut, a leading French critic, observes, it “will ever remain the truest picture that can be drawn of those existences wholly devoted to the demon of the world, #o brilliant in appearance, the culpable triumphs of which are followed by expiations so bitter and fearful.” This observation 1s cited in the transiator’s preface, which describes the Count de Camore as being to French life to-day what Pelham was to English, adding, ‘Nor does it fall below that famous novel in delineation of character and interesting incidents, with the superaddition of a vivid narration and the highest tragic power. Besides ali this, it points a moral, which “Pelham’’ does not. It teaches a lesson ag useful here as in France. viz.:—That the best gifts of nature and fortune may prove only snares to the possessors when unaccom- yanied by staunch morales and a sense that the ighest worldly success will not command happi- ness, and that honor without religious faith is but a broken reed to lean upon. The rigid and almost savage morality of thie work of Octave Feuillet and of the recent prefaces of Alex- andre Dumas fils are noteworthy signs of a reaction against the idolatry of material interesta and of usual pleasutes which has so long reigned in ‘aria, and which, in fact, reigns in every great ine- tropoli4, The striking contrast which Octave Feutl- let draws between we fever of city life and the healthful quility of county life must have had all the charm of a revelation to many Parisians. Whatever may be thought of the father of the Count de Camors, of the Count himself or of the Marquise de Campvation, as actual types of a certain class of French society, none can deny that the old cg ge de Campyation 7 noble crea- tion or fail to be deeply interested tm Madame de Técle and her daughter. The style of “Count de Camorst” is admirable; and although the transia- tion seems to bear marks of more than one hand, it is far superior to the average of translations from French novels. We we If its success | to the pene in @ su! ie English drese o! other choice works of French fiction of the better clase, [Octave Feulllet, the successor of Mugen Scribe at the French Academy in 1862, has himse! largely contributed to the number of works of class, which is vastly teher and more extensive wit ugene Sue aud is Imagined by those who ignorantly associate French literature only the names of Paul de Kock, THE REBELLION IN THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS, {From the Albany Journal, June 29.) About 1860 John P. Sandersop, jacksonville, F, o commenced ap action in the Su e Court of State against Morgan and ctherk upon an inenrom claim. ler the election of Mr. Ve pe the plaintift Was ad ative secessionist and held office under rebel government. In September, 1861, on mot! of the Mefendant’s tei go those facts were allow to be set up by way of supplemental avswer, as a defence to the farther int nce of this action, contlyy, Jaean demu \y to thal awer, and Justice Hogéeboom decided against the pintnit in May, 1862. m the peat. the Supreme Cow in the Third district affirmed that judgmen' in May, 1863. ‘The plaintiff thereupon carried the cade to the Court of ey where the adament ins just been amrmed. it is thus esta hed by the highest court In this State that the a A being an enemy during the last war, conid jot maintain an action in our Courts, He is placed in the same ition 48 all public enemies durthg the time of war. This 1s believed to the Grat case where that question was presented in our courte after the war began, but since that LY =. same doctrine has been followed Le all the States and the Supreme Court of the United States, This suf alao lustrates the fact that tt takes a longer period to decide @ lawsnit in this State than it did to con- wer the rebellion, J. F. ford, of Cohoes, and Sanderson, of Broo! , Were counsel for the inti, and Buliard & Davenport, of Troy, for the feudants, AN IMPORTANT Case DecIDED.—The case of Dr. John Fitnt, of Boston, against the Norwich and New York ‘Transportation Company, which vas tried in this city several months ogo, When the jary fatied to ree, was decided on Sacurday by a verdict for the Plaintit with 610,000 dam: The amount claimed Was $60,000, The case will be remembered by many of our readers, In June 1864, the plaintiff with a lady in lus charge went from Boston to New York, by way of New London, taking the steamer City of Boston at New London for Mew York. On board the boat wasa large detachment of soldiers, and as the doctor was faeeing along the lower deck a loaded musket feli from the de of one of them and was dict |, the bail passing through the foot of the plainttf just back of the toes, shattering the bones and causing a dangerous Woan Gas ee he Say severely ae ong time, 0 gave fe, aa adv eu wae compelied to have Sie Your Ompetavea, ie sur. fered ior a period of nearly three months and im- curred expenses tn a city distant from His activity and capacity for business and slunal usefulness have been more or less ly impaired, and he claimed that the company did not take to prevent ii to re from the troous Dounce Harturd rmurant tne io ” BB. i