The New York Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1868, Page 8

WASHINGTON Probability of a Recess of Congress. * Official Report on the Missis- sippi Election. Adoption of Resolutions in Both Houses Deciaring the Fourteenth Amendment Ratified. Admission of the Alabama Repre- sentatives. Passage of the Funding Bill in the House, WASHINGTON, July/21, 1865, The Kecent Nominations Under Consideration by the Senate Committees. Most of the Senate committees have already acted ‘on the prominent nominations sent in yesterday by the President. The Committee on Foreign Relations hhave agreed to report against John L. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, nominated as Minister to Russia; General John A. McClernend, nominated as Minister to Mexico, and General Rosecrans -as Minister to Spain. The objections to the first two are that they are violent democrats. Grams friends are especially bitter against McClernand on account of ‘the latter’s recent speech against Grant, as well as past differences in the war. There is no objection to General Rosecrans personally or pelitically. Had he ‘been sent in for Mexico or any other vacant place he ‘would no doubt have been reported favorably and confirmed, Ex-Senator John P. Hale is already at the Court of Spain, and, although it has been hinted by the State Department that his resignation would be acceptable, he has not yet resigned; consequently the Senate will not confirm Rosecrans, The appoint- ment, it is said, was made without the latter’s knowl- edge, and his friends here say he does not ‘want it. It is said that at tne instance of SenatorOameron, the committee agreed to report favorably upon Henry M. Watts, of Pennsylvania, ‘as Minister to Austria. Mr. Watts is understood to ‘be a republican, and it is said that he was appointed @t the request of Governor Swann, of Maryland, ‘who is in some way related to him. Watts will, it {s thought, be confirmed. The Finance Committee agreed to-day to report against the nomination of admund Cooper as Commissioner of Internal Reve- fue and W. P. Welles for Assistant Secretary of the Wreasury. Cooper, who figured in the impeachment investigation in connection with the celebrated Pomeroy letter, came near being rejected yesterday after his name was sent in without reference to the committee. His rejection is regarded as certain. Zach Chandler is a bitter personal enemy of Welles, who is from Michigan. He denounces him as a small democratic ward politician and says he is not ca- Pabie of managing his own affairs, much less those of the Treasury. It is probable that through the infuence of Mr. Chandler Weiltes will be rejected. The Committee on Pensions have agreed to report favorably on the nomination of Lieutenant Governor Cox, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Pensions. He owes his appointment, it is understood, to Reverdy Johnson, who bas a warm personal regard for him, though they differ politically, Cox being a republican. The Committee on Patents will report favorably upon the nomination of Elisha Foote, of New York, to be Commissioner of Patents. Foote ‘was an old line whig, butof lgte years has taken litte interest in politics, His tendencies, however, are understood to be democratic. He is said to be emi- nently fitted for the place, being both a lawyer and mechanic. He is warmly pressed for confirmation by Senator Conkling, of New York, and, being the father-in-law of Senator Henderson, he will probably get through, Nominations Sent to the Senate. ‘The President sent in the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— Jos. W. Meeks, of New York, to be Consul at Nantes; Dorence Atwater to be Consul at Sycheiles; Wn. B. Storms, of New York, to be Consul at Leeds; Moses E. Flanagan, to be Assessor of the Thirty- second district of New York, in place of the noml- nation of Charles H. Hall, withdrawn; Ira H. Smith, to be Register of the Lana Office at Topeka, Kansas; Warren T. Lockhart, to be Register at Carson City, Nevada; Stephen T. Chadwick, to be Receiver ai Roseburg, Oregon; S. Ferguson Beach, to be United States Attorney for Virginia. A large number of nominations were also made to fi Post Omices at unimportant pointe. The Senate in Executive Session. Shortly before three o'clock to-day the Senate Went into secret session, for the purpose of acting upon a large amount of executive business awaiting consideration. Soon after the doors were closed the question of adjournment sprang up and gave rise to alively debate. After considerable exibition of feel- ing on both sides it became evident that the Senate was in no humor to return to the real business before it for secret deliberation, 80 the doors were thrown open. tas A Recess Talked Of, ‘The declarations made by several democratic Sena- tore to-day raised quite a storm, and to-night there 1s great talk of taking a recess instead of an adjourn- ment. The friends of the former course depict all sorts of dangers of Presidential usurpation if the chief functionary is relieved of the trammels con- tinually harassing his movements by the interposi- tion of Congress. A canvass of the republican members of the House of Representatives to-day, on the question of adjourning the session or taking a showed recess until September or Ocboter next, that there were eighty members for a rece twenty-eight for adjournment. to a recess is the approach of the political ‘when it will be necessary for most of the to be absent on account of a stronger temptation in the perpetuation of (heir power at home. A Caucus oatponed. ‘The caucus proposed this evening by the Southern delegations was postponed until (o-morrow morning, ‘@n account of both Houses of Congress holding ses- sions. The object of the cancus has reference to affairs in the South and particularly in relation to such necessary reconstruction iegisiation as shall_se- cure the admission of the Siates of Virginia and Mis- sissippi to representation in the national Legisiature, The South Opposed to Adjournment, All the Southern members are opposed to adjourn. ment, as they do not feel entirely satisfled with the condition of affairs in the South and consider some Protection is necessary from Congress, which they think will be amply accomplished by a recess from time to time. This question is likely to become an important feature in the caucus to-morrow, and there is some talk of preparing an address to Con- gress setting forth their views. ‘Tae Fourteenth Amendment. Congress apparently distrusting the tone of Secre- tary Seward's proclamation reiative to the adoption of the fourteenth article of amendment to the consti- tation of the United States, led to the passage of a concurrent resolution to-day formally declaring it a part of the constitution. Early in the day telegrams were received by the President of the Senate and the Speaker o: che House respectively from Governor Bullock, of Georgia, stating that the Legislature of _ that State had ratified the amendment. This, in the opinion of the republicans, secures the requisite mumber of States for it beyond doubt, and to clinch the matter they adopted the concurrent resolution. It does not have to go to the President, so there is no danger of a veto. Passage of tho Funding Bill in the Houre. ‘The main subject of discussion in the House to @ay was the Funding bill. Very little that was new ‘was elicited beyond a disposition on the part of the Gemocrats to oppose the whole measure. At the sexsion this evening the discussion was renewed, ‘and the bili finally passed soon after ten o'clock by vote of 19 to 68 Boutwell’s substitute for Sher- man’s bill was dafeated by 09 to 72, The Dill as it en TEE NEW’ ‘YORK ‘HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1868. ‘passed is the same ag that reported from the Ways and Means Committee, No change was made in it whatever, It is generally thougit that it will not pass the Senate, and its friends are fearful that the whole subject will go over unti) next session, Session of the Cavinet. The Cabinet session was attended to-day by all the Members, including Mr. Evarts, the new Attorney Generali. station at Cincinnati from. August 1 to October 31, for the purchase and distribution of subsistence stores for the Fourth district, By direction of the President, Brevet Brigadier General Charles F. Ruf has been relieved and de- tailed a8 Professor of Military Science and Tactics of the Wniversity of Pennsylvania, at Phitadelphia. POLITICAL GOSSIP. and the Democratic Jobnsoa Remembers Old ‘The New Attorney General. Sevrelary Rrewning, who has been performing the «dnties of Attorney General singe the resignation of Mr. Stanbery, has turned over tue entire business to Mr. Evarts, Mr, Evarts was visited this morning at his office by a large number of distinguished indi- viduals, including several Senatora and members of Congress, who called to pay thelr respects. Carpet-Baggers, ‘The carpet-baggers are sull pouring in, Every day, it seems, a new delegation is heard thumping at the doors of Congress for dmission, Alabama to-day was restored to her representation, ‘The appearance presented by the floor of the House is now quite striking. The outer semi-circle of seats are occupied by the carpet-baggers) almost exclusively, who com- pletely invest the trunk members within. There does not as yet seem to be much affiliation between these two elements, Of the five members to-day sworn in we learn the following as to their past careers;— C, W. Buckley, who hails from the Second district, ‘was born in Otseco county, N, Y., in 1835. When he was quite young he emigrated to the West and graduated at Beloit College, Wisconsin, He afterwards entered Union Theologica: Seminary, and was ordained a Presbyterian clergyman in New York city. During the war he served as chaplain im one of the New York regiments. Being discharged from the army he was employed im the Freedmen’s Bureau in Ala- bama, having gone there in 1865. Benjamin W. Norris represents the Third district. He was born in Maine in 1819, and graduated at Waterville College and then studied law. During the war he was connected with the Pay Department of the United States Army, At the close of the war he was attached tothe Freedmen’s Bureau in Ala- bama and is the owner of an extensive plantation in that State. Preskient Johnson Candidate=-r. Scores. Wasrinaton, July 21, 186% There is mach anxiety among democratic joll- ticians throughout ibe country to learn what side President Johnson WW espouse in the contest ve- tween Grant and Seymeur for the next four years’ succession to the White Huuge, Mr. Jonson, until within a few days, remained silent on the subject and was without response to ail inquiries seeking to discover what his intentions might be, Hoover, of Washington, called to see his Ex lency and put several skilfully contrived questions, but left without a particle of saisfaction or comfort. Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, next called, but had no better success than the Vashingtonian inter- rogator, It 18 even said tha! the President was scarcely courteous to the Wijconsin Senator, and that he lola Mr. Doolittle that te did not know what rigit anybody had to ask him what he intended to do in regard to the ensuing idential election. ‘The last party who essayed the use of the lingnal pune with the Presifent was a special emissary of ‘un Tilden, from Sew York, There is no reason why I should not giye his name, which {8 Colonel Johu D. Van Buren, bn intimae friend of Governor Seymour, and during the New York Convention @ arn summaries of tie Chief Jnstice’s een to the nination. It was not unt# all hi effecting Chase’s nomination h{d disappeared that Van Buren went with the rest of \is party in New York. But, though a friend of Chl he ' also an admirer of Samuel Tilden and @ Warm Seymourite. But to return. VanBuren came here at Tilden’s prompting to find ae President Johnson in- tended to do, Last Saturday he had an interview. Van Buren commenced hy saying that Seymour lad no idea that he woulda be alected; that lie accepted the nomination aiter repeated declinations oni: cause he was assured here was no chance of his having to assume the hat ing duties of the White Honse for four years; tla) had he (Seymour) sup- sed there was a chancé d his election he would ave had nothing to dq vith the ‘ination, in C. W. Pierce is from the Fourth district. He 1s a | spite of all entreaties of Mieids, fer the reason that Pative of New York and was born in 1823. In 1847 } he considered that the sti upon his heaith I- site to the duttes of Presitet wonld be fatal to him. Having thus opened th¢ cmversation Colonel Van Buren then declared thatth¢ object of his visit was to discover what aid the Preident would give to the democratic party to secure tle State of New York. The President's ansver waa very suggestive, being substantially as fllows:—“Colonei Van Buren, some time ago Govenor Seymour declared that the very best thing thé could happen for the country would be the rémoal of the President by Congréss. I do not forget tl sit, and believe me now, sir, that { have no desi be found dying at the tail of Governor Seymouws kite. To the demo- cracy of New York I owe nojing. They have been controlled by a newspaper dque whicii has never been friendly to me, and therfore I can see no rea- son why I should go out of my vay to assist them.’? Colonel Van Buren’s interviey with the President, you will notice, did not affon much comfort, The truth 1s, Samuel Tilden was it the bottom of the Whole movement which resultel in Seymour’s nomi- nation, The ex-Govemor, I am informed, had nothing to do with it. | Samwl Tilden aspires to be United States Senar fron New York, and his chief study was to so ménipulite the Convention as at least to carry New York State next November, however the rest of tht country might go. In this re he hoped to secur for himself the prize of United States Senator. he moved to Olio. When the war broke out he en- tered the Eighty-fifth Illinois volunteers as a lieu- tenant. He settled in Alabama in 1867. John B, Callis represents the Fifth district. He was born in North Carolina in 1828. He emigrated to Tennessee in 1841, and from thence went to Wis- consin, At the commencement of the war he en- tered the Seventh Wisconsin regiment as a captain and rose to the rank of brigadier general. He went to Alabama in 1865, and at the close of the war he re- ceived a commission as captain in the Forty-fourth regular infantry, which commission he still holds, Thomas Haughey, who represents the Sixth dis- trict, was born in Scotland in 1826, He emigrated to Alabama when fourteen years old, studied medicine and practised his profession until the breaking out of the war. He was asurgeon im the federal army, and at the close of the war returned to Alabama and resumed the practice of medicine. When these gentlemen presented themselves at the Speaker’s stand to be sworn in considerable interest and amusement was excited by a colloquy between Mr, Dawes, the chairman of the Committee on Elec- tions, and Mr. Brooks, of New York. Brooks, who, according to Mr. Dawes, always gets off a speech on such occasions, objected to the members from Ala- bama being sworn in, because, he said, they were not citizens of the State, and had not been elected by the people. One of them, he said, was from Maine. Whereupon Dawes inquired where Brooks was from, The latter replied sharply that he was born in Maine, but that when he left the State, many years ago, he came to New York with a trunk, This hit at the carpet-baggers created great laughter among the democrats, and the republicans manifested their disgust by calling Brooks to order, ‘The latter is already familiarly known among the carpet-baggers as a trunk member. Ross, of Uli- nois, who is a democrat, and who has a tendency to be witty on such occasions, walked down the aisle to where the Alabama members were standing and looking deliberately at Mr. Pierce, who formerly lived in Iiinois, said he was a constituent of his, and he wold not object to him. During all this time the sarpet-baggers stood amazed and embarrassed un- der the gaze of the spectators in the galleries and the insinuations of Brooks as to their places of birth, When they were finally sworn in they retired, greatly, relieved to their seats in the rear of the Hall. Mr. Kellogg, the only remaining member to be sworn in from Alabama, has not yet arrived in this city. i Consistency of Leading Radicals, A proposition was made in both houses of Con- gress to-day which may be taken as a fair specimen of the consistency of some of the leading radicals in their schemes of economy. Hav- ing already, fer political claptrap purposes, reduced the public appropriatious, particularly in the case of salartes of clerks, and at the same time squandered thousands on various jobs, it was proposed to pay the carpet-bag delegations from the beginning of the present Congress to March 4, 1869, which would amount to $7,000 for each Senator or Representative already admitted or who may sub- sequently appear for admission. The proximity of the elections and the stir raised by the demoorats- over this unparalleled exhibition of economy ac cording to the ancient Spigot and Bunghole maxim led toa modification of the resolution #0 as to give the persons in question pay from the date of their election. Some of the carpet-baggers are consider- ably exercised at this lack of gratitude on the part of Congress. ‘The Distribution of Arms South, It appears the action of the Senate yesterday in reference to the distribution of arms to the States of the South is received by the democrats as inimical to their interests, and, having failed to secure the defeat of this provision of the Army bill, declare that the President would oppose such measures to the utmost limits of his power. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Secon! Session. SENATE. VASHINGTON, July 21, 1868. On motion of Mr. Morian, (rep.) of N. Y., the Joint Committee on the Libraiy was discharged from the further consideration of the numerous petitions on the subject of an interngional copyrignt law. Mr. RAMSEY, (rep.) of Minn., cailed up the bill to establish certain post rods, which was passed, THE FOURTEINTH AMENDMENT. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) 0 Ohio, called up his concur- Tent resolution declaring the ratification of the four- teenth amendment, whith was adopted. It declares that three-fourtlis of thestates—enamerating them— including Ohio and New Jersey, haying adopted the amendient, it has become a part of We constitu tion of the United states PAY OF SOUPHERN SENATORS, Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep. of I, offered the follow- i K jolved, That the Secrtary of the Senate be directed to iy, to the Senators of Artausas, Florida, North Carolina and ouisiana the compensaton allowed by law, to be computed from the commencement of the Forteth Congress, Mr. SHERMAN suggested that the resolution ought to go to a committee. it. MORTON, $32.) of Ind., objected to the further consideration of the resolution and It was laid over. Mr. SHERMAN called tip the joint resolution ad- mitting steam ploughs free of duty for one year from June 30, 1868, which was passed, BRIDGES OVER TES On10. Mr. Morton again called up the bill to authorize the construction of bridges across the Ohio river. Mr. PoMEROY, (rep.) of Kansas, repeated his objec- tions to the requiretnent of tive hundred feet spans as impracticable with any but a suspension bridge. PEN By consent of Mr. CONNESS Mr. Thayer called up the pm eranting. a@ pension to the widow of General a T. Richardson, killed at the battle of An- tietam, dee tn Le hes pied Eso Ps _ e in be paid from the date of the passage of ne bill, insvead of from the time of General Richard. son’s death in 1862, Rejected by 8 to 34, Mr. YATES, (rep.) of Ill., called up the bill granting a pension to the widow of the late ler Gen- eral Wallace. After some opposition from Mr. Cameron the bill was 5 COLUMBIA DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTR. Mr. ConNnESs then consented, by request of Mr. Morrill, of Me., to allow the special order to go over, and Mr. MorkiL. called up the bill making appro- priations for the ouport of the Columbia Institution tor the Deaf and Dumb and for other purposes, which was amended and passed. INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr, Hows, (rep) of Wis., presented a report from the committee of conference on the Indian Appro- priation bill. Mr. CoLy, (tep.) of Cal., suggested that the bill as amended, with the report, be printed, so that the Senators could examine the effect of the amend- ments. He said the bill bili does injustice to his aPe- tion. Some discussion on the report ensued be- tween Messrs. Henderson, Corbett and Howe. It Was then adopted. Mr. FesseNDEN Moved to go into executive ses- sion. Mr. Conness cailed for the yeas and ni sayl The Mississippi Election—-General jewm’s | snat ie bill relative to the mghis of citizens abroad Report Thereon. could not be ed in a few minutes, General Gillem has submitted to General Grant the wh ie eho Wee oF Sa Wiieadaxe : hen doors were reopene 5 Feport of his action as regards the condition of Mi | omered a concurrent resolution providing for an ad- sissippl under the Reconstruction acts, He states | journment of the Wo houses of Congress sine die on the result of the late clection:—For the constitution, | Friday next. Mr. HowARn, (rep.) of Mich., and several other 56,231; against it, 63,860; being a majority against the constiration of 7, General Gillem says:— As is generaily the case in elections, frand is charged by both parties, Ail reports and complaints bearing on the subject are herewith transmitted for the consideration of the proper authorities, merely remarking that | am sacisiied the election was as fair and free frou intimidation or the influence of fraud as it would be possible to effect under existing cir- cumstances, and that no mndue infvence was exer. cised at We polls, Lf intimidation was used at all it was beyond the power of the military to reach it, As the defeat of the constitution renders it possible that the State may for a time remain under military control, | consider it my duty to cail attention to the aimost impossibility of find- ing persons to fll vacancies in civil officea who pos- seas the necessary attainments and who can quality under existing laws. 1 would therefore recommend that section nine of the act of July, 19, 1867, be so modified as to render eligible to office persons on the list of registered and qualified voters to fill vacan- cles whieh exist or may occur in civil offices, State or municipal. Arrival of Judge Black, Judge Jerry Black arrived iu this city this morning and will remain here several days. The Judge ‘ook an active part, as is Known, in the New York Con- vention, and, though his choice for the nomination for the Presidency was not accepted, he says he pro- poses to support the ticket and expresses great coniidence in its strength before the country upon the important political iseues presented to the people. He puts Pennsylvania down for twenty-five thousand democratic majority. Army Bulletin. Brevet Major General D. H. Racker, Assistant Quar- termaster General, is relieved from duty as Chief Quarvermaster of the Department of the. Bast, and aseinged to duty as Chief Quartermaster of the De partment of Philadelphia, Brevet Major General Rufus Ingalls has been ordered to report to Brevet Major General McDowell, commanding the Department of the East, as Chief Senators expressed the hope that no day would be designated until after the bili for the reduction of oi the military peace cstabiishment shall have become alaw. They would not consent to place it in the power of the President to retain It_ in his possession and not return it to Congress. The constitutional limit of ten day® could not apply in case there should n be so early an adjournment. in reply to the re- Mr. HENDRICKS, (lem) of Ind. marks which iad been made, sald he considered this a most dangerons bili, because it proposed to arm one political party against the other, it placed the control of the arms to be distributed with the Gov- ernors of the Stutes designated, and this, too, Imme- diately before the Presidential election. Mr. Hendricks was replied to by Messra, Wilson, Conness and Sherman, who defended the bill for the reduction of the military peace establishment against the attacks of the Senator trom Tudiana, Mr, Sher- man expressing his opposition to an adjournment until after the bill was disposed of, ‘This motion was not acted on. The Senate then agreed to the report of the com- mittee of conference on the Judiciary bill. Mr. HENDRICKS said it wanted but a few minutes to five o'clock, the time for taking the recess. He should like to have the time extended tn order that he might reply to the Senators who had agsailed his position. Mr. CONKLING objected, The question of extending the time ten minutes was put to @ vote. A majority but not a quorum voted in the affirmative. It was now five o'clock and the Senate took a recess until half-past seven. Evening Session. The Senate reassembied at half-past seven o'clock. SURSIDY TO THE PACIFIC MAIL STRAMSHIP COMPANY. Mr. RAMSEY, (rep.) of Minn., calied up the joint resolution authorizing the full amount of the subs! Of $600,000 to be paid to the Pacific Mail Company for services between San Francisco, fornia, and China and Japan, which was passed, APPEAL TO THE TURKISH GOVRRNMBNT. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations the following joint resolution appealing to the Turkish government on behalf of the people of Crete. He it had unanimously recommended by the committee:— Be it resolved, by the Senate and House ine ‘sereribled, ‘That, the people of te Grits pues renew the expression “hele aytmpatty wie the ul Quartermaster of that department, in addition to his om they re hole ., Present duties im charge of the Department of New Feligion and by gr itude due the York city. SuBsriogs of Thi Iuersnting eoonte eat 4d Brevet Colonel F. J. Crifly, Captain and Assistant | nated by » poitey of forbearance. on the Quartermaster, is assigned to duty as Quartermaster wi tenn tr LJ of the district and post of Philadetphia, Nope aa wi secure to Brevet Mayor Joseph . Crane, Chief Commiseary | Sf'autooomie government. © Pes? And of Fourth Military Dustriet, has been ordered to take Resolved, That religion, ctviiization and humanity require that the existing contest in Crete should be brought to a close, and, to ish this Feault the civilized powers of ue word ahouid Gatto a friendly influence with the yovernment cy. Resolved, Ac. ‘Phat it shall be the dvty of the President to instruct the Milinter of the United, States at Consiantinopie to co-operate with Mintaters of ‘powers in all oilces: other to terminate the suiferings of the it shall be.the further duty of the a copy of these resolutions to the government of Turkey. ‘The resoluttons Were adopted, COMMUNICATION FROM THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA. ‘The Chair laid before the Senate a teleg overnor Bullock, of Georgia, announcing the ratiti- cation by the Legislature of ‘that State of the four- teenth amendment, BRIDGING TRE OHIO, ‘The special order, the bill to authorize the erection of bridges across the Ohio river, Was taken up, and Mr. VAN Wimx iu auldressed the Senate in opposition to the provision requimmg five hundred feet span over the channels. ‘The bill Was advocated at some length by Messrs. MoRTON and Davis and opposed by Messrs, POMEROY and TIPTON, Mr. DooLirriR, (dem.) of Wis., gave notice that at the proper time he would ofer @ substitute authorizing the Secretary of War to apy it a board of not less than seven engineers ‘oO tnvestigate in regard vo the proper width, and report at the next peeriee suspending in the meantime all building of bridges, Mr, Morton professed his willingness to accept ae amendment suggested by Messrs, Doolittle and MCKOy. Mr. VAN WINKLE, (rep.) of W. Va., said it would be sobtpttite with the following proviso, which he moved to read Provided that this shall not apply to bridges already in process of coustruction. Mr. Vickers produced a letter from Mr. Garrett, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- pany stating that that company has already ex- pended $400,000 in building bridges across the Ohio river under the present laws; that many eminent engineers concur in the opinion that a 300 feet span is thelimit that can safely be built, and that if this bill should be passed the construction of the two bridges across the Ohio will be suspended and it may be years before they can be recommenced. ir. Van Winkle’s amendment was rejected. Mr, WILLRY, (rep.) of W. Va., offered an amend- ment requiring the proposed board of engineers to examine the Steubenville bridge and report whether it is an obstruction, and, if so, what should be done to remedy it. ‘The amendment was to. Mr. HENDRICKS offered another amendment, pro- viding that the bill shall not apply to the bridge in process of construction at Louisville, the same to be not less than four hundred feet span. ‘The bill then passed, and at twenty minutes past ten o’clock the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WasuINaTON, July 21, 163. Mr. WiL80n, (rep.) of Iowa, chairman of the Ju- diciary Committee, to which was referred the claims of the Representatives from the late rebel States to be allowed full pay from the commencement of Con- gress, reported a resolution that their pay shall com- mence from the date of their respective elections. ‘Adopted. On motion of Mr. Prkx, (rep.) of Me., the Senate amendment to the House bill for the restoration of Commander A. K, Hughes from the retired list to the active listof the navy was concurred in, after strik- ing out the name of Commander Celley for restora- jon. CHANGE OF PORTS OF ENTRY. Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee on Commerce, ae @ bill phaiging the ports of entry from Plymouth to Edenton, N. C., and from Beaufort to Port Royal, 8. C. Passed. INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF COINAGE. Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Pa., introduced a bill to pro- mote the establishment of an international metrical system of coinage, Referred to the Committee on Coinage. ALABAMA MEMBERS. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Elections, reported that the credentials of the vari- ous Representatives elect from the State of Alabama had been examined and found in due form, and he moved that the test oath be administered to them. ‘The members clect from the State of Alabama were invited by the Speaker to approach and take the cath, Five gentlemen responded to the invitation and were about to be sworn when Mr. Brooks notified the bre he he desired the oath to be administered separately, ‘he SPEAKER said that was a subject for the de- cision of the House, Mr. Dawks moved that they be sworn in at once. Mr, BRooxKs said there were three cases to which he wished to call attention. He objected to the oath being administered to the person Claiming to repre- sent the Mobile district. Mr. mamas remarked that that gentleman was not resent. x The SPEAKER said he was required by order of the House to administer the oath of office. If the House directed the oath to be administered separately he would of course obey the order; otherwise he would swear these members collectively. The oath was then administered to Charles W. Beckley, Benjamin W. Norris, Charies W. Pierce, J. B. Callis and Thomas Haughey, and they took their seats as Members from the State of Alabama, VACANCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. The conference report oa the bill to supply vacan- cies in the Bxecutive Departments came up, wien Mr. SPALDING withdrew the motion made by him yesterday to lay the report on the table, Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.) of Ind., renewed the motion. It was negatived, ‘The Conierence report was then agreed to. THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU- "TION. Aconcurrent resolution was received from the Senate declaring the ratification by three-fourths of the States of the Union of the fourteenth articie of the amendments to the constitution, and declaring that arucie a part of the constitution, Mr. WASHBURNE suggested that a despatch had been received announcing that Georgia had ratified the amendment. Mr. BouTWwett sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read the following despatch:— ATLANTA, Ga., July 21, 1868, To Schursex Oorrax, Speaker of the House of Representa: ea ‘The Fourteenth article and fundamental conditions auupted by @ majority of thirty-four on Joint ballot RUFUS D. BULLOCK, Governor Elect. Mr. BouTWELL moved to amend the concurrent Tesolution by inserting aioe The SPEAKER suggested a doubt whether that was the oficial notice required. Mr, BovTweLL withdrew the amendment. The resolution was then agreed to—yeas 126, nays 82, The States of New Jersey and Ohio are included among those, Both have ratified the amendment. — House thea, at a quarter past two, resumed the CONSIDERATION OF THE FUNDING BILL, Mr. Bourwstt addressed the House in advocacy of the substitute proposed by him, providing for the issue of four hundred millions fifteen years’ five per cent bonds, of four hundred mullions twenty yeara’ four and a half per cent bouds aud of four hundred miilions twenty-five years’ —— per cent bonds, prin- cipal and eter pales in coin, the latter class to be payable in the United States or at London, Paris or Frankfort, ali such bonds to be exchangeable for pe yt | bonds, ) of Ont Ghene SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, opposed the substi- and pONees out the difference between it and the bill reported by the Committee of Ways and Means, ‘The bill provided for consolidating the pubic debt of the country, Whereas the substitute did not present a scheme of consolidation. The question was, stall we commence a system of con- solidation, using bonds of such a character and for such a time as will command credit at alow rate of interest, or shall we go ou muitiplying varieties of nie debt, pursuing: t rary expedients and nt lengths of ume and at diferent rates? A lengthy aud spirt 1 discnasion ensued between Messrs. Pike, Eldridge, Randail, Garfield, Wash- burne, Eliot, Butier, Schenck a Boutwell, during which Mr, Garfeld ow remarks in reply to the speech made by } field snowing that at the law providing for the issuanc bonds Mr. Stevens had said Ui gold. REPORTS FROM CONFERENCE COMMITTERS, The consideration of the Funding bill was inter. onrerence committees, nb., made a report from ce on the bill granting a Co ard tn improving ppt, that the Senate had receded from its amendment. The report was agreed to. Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., made a report from the com- mittee of conference on the lndian Appropriation bill, After considerable discussion the report was agreed to, and the House, at five o'clock, took a recess till hail-past seven o'clock. Evening Session, The Ilouse resumed its session at half-past seven ovelock. MEMORIAL OF THE GRAND HOLSTEIN SHIP CANAL ns last week, Mr. G: ft be Prag ns of th of the five-twenty y Were payable in Mr. Broo! «, presented the memo- rat of C. Hat % rk, and the Grand Hol- stein Ship Canal Company, setting out that the con- ceasion made to that company by the Danish gov- ernment has been ignored by the Prussian govern- ment, which, he stated, has taken of the Holstein territory, notwithstanding @ clause in the treaty of peace all the concessions made by Den- 1 be observed and carried out by Prussia. joners ask indemnification for their outlay and that the President be authorized to ae it. memorial was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affaire, DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILt. 3 ye a ba ~~ Aegd commit ference on the Mr. Brooxs inquired of Mir, Washburoe what had been done about the river and harbor appropria- Mr. WASHBURNE sald that a million and a half had inserted for rivers and harbors instead of the seven millions in the House bill. m3 ate ig the amount in the Deficiency Be serene tra! 2 aa uote arbor bil beyond resurrection in the , Yes, sir; beyond resurrection for session, and for every session. ae parte a en pi the amendment in reference to the expenditure for rivers and harbors means this—that the Secretary of War is not authorized to appropriate any portion of the million and a half for any works other than those named in the River and Harbor bill passed by the House, Mr. WASHBURNE—That is the proviso to the amend- ment, Mr. EacLesron—That is right, Mr. WASHBURNE, of IIL, said that he was glad to say to the House that the Deiiciency bill just passed was the last of the appropriation bills, and the pub- lic could now figure up the entire amount of the money appropriated by Congress for the next fiscal year. He said the bills had been considered with The greatest care be the Appropriation Committees of both houses, and he thought there were less ob- jectionable items in the bilis than there had been jor many years, ‘The expenditures had beea Jasgely cut down, and a great deal of vicious legisia- tion that had crept in during the war had been purged from the statute books, and he could say, too, that the biils were all through in good season and at a period anterior to the tume of fixing the day of final adjournment. That was a matter which he believed was unprecedented in the history of the legtsiation of the House. For- merly the most of the large appropriation bills were rushed through ai (he very last hours of the session and in the most hurried and confused manner, but few of the members having any idea of what they contained. As to the amount of the appropriations for the present year, Mr. Washburne sald that there was the fixed sum for interest on the public debt, for pensions and for bounties, amount in the aggregate to $190,000,000, ‘That amount conld not be lessened. It was the ordi- mary expenses for carrying on all the operations of the government for the present fiscal year that this Con- gress was responsible for, and the le would de- mand to know what they were. Mr. Washburnesaid they.would not reach more than one hundred and two millions,and that would be against seventy millions in gold coin in the administration of Mr, Buchanan. Considering all things—ihe increase of population, the natural increase of expenditures and the in- creased p) of everything the government had to buy, -he considered the comparison a more favorable one, and the fact will forever stand out to the credit of this Congress, The estimates of expenditure for seat yearsentin by the present democratic adiminis- ration— Mr. RANDALL (with an air of astonishment)—The present what? (Laughter.) Mr, WASHBURNE (without noticing the interrup- tion)—Were three hundred and seventy-two millions, including all interest on public debt, pension and bounties ; but the entire amount appropriated by this republican Congress, including such iterest bounties and pensions, will not amount to more than two hundred and ninety-two millions, a difference of eighty millions in favor of . With these ap- propfiation bills through, and without thrusting upon the country the schemes of robbery and plun- der with which we are threatened and which are now lying in wait—if we should now promptly ad- journ and go home we would be welcomed by our constituents as faithful public servants, Mr. RANDALL said he wi to express the opinion that the people would consider this Con- gress the most profligate one that had ever sat. The report of the Conference Committee was to. CONSIDERATION OF THE FUNDING BILL RESUMED. The consideration of the Funding bill was re- sumed and the discussion was continued by Messrs. Lawrence, of Ohio, gud Benton in favor of the pro- posed measure, Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, closed the discussion and advocated the passage of the bill as one that would put an end to ail doubts and questions that perplexed and disturbed the public mind, fixing definitely the principle of exemption of bonds from all taxation and fixing their mode of payment. The debate being closed, Mr. HOLMAN moved to lay the bill on the table, which was negatived—yeas 36, nays 100, he House then proceeded to vote on the amend- ments reported from the Committee of the Whoie. The first amendment, fixing the lowest denomination of bonds at $50, was agreed to without a division. ‘The second amendment strikes out the provision for twenty, thirty and forty year bonds at various rates of interest and substitutes for it one issue of forty year bonds at 3,65 per cent interest. Mr. BRooks demanded the yeas and nays. The amendment was agreed to—yeas 74, nays 61. The third amendinent changes the language in re- gard to taxation of bonds so that the income from them shall not ever be liable to income tax. This amendment was agreed to—yeas 85, nays 63. Amendments from four to nine, being merely verbal, were agree! to. ‘The tenth amendment is to strike out the section of the Senate bili which legalizes coin contracts, The amendment was agreed ber aa 87, nays 48. The eleventh and twelfth amendments, being merely verbal, were agreed to. The thirteenth amendment, being a new section offered in commitwe by Mr. Randall requiring sales, &c., of public bonds to be made by advertising for proposals, was agreed to without a division. The fourteenth amendment, being a new section, offered in committee by Mr. Logan, requirmg the tax on income of bonds to be assessed and collected by the Treasurer, Was agreed to on a vote by tell- ers—yeas 90, nays 20. The fifteenth amendment, being a new section, was aiso offered in committee by Mr, Logan, terminating the authority of the Secretary to issue bonds, &c., under existing laws, and was agreed to without a division. ‘The question was then taken on Mr. Boutwell’s substitute for the bill providing for three classes of bonds at 5 per cent, 446 per cent and 3.65 per cent; the latter payabie in London, Paris or Frank- fort. ‘The substitute was rejected—yeas 66, nays 72. Mr. WARD, (rep.) of N. Y., moved that the bill be laid on the table, which was rejected, only 34 voting in the cee, Te pe a ‘rhe question then being on the passage of the bill, Mr. Bourwsi4 rose and sald, that inasinich as this 1, passed, would postpone possibility of paying off any portion oF the public debt for forty years, Which to his mind was equivalent to an in- demnite tponement of all effort to pay the public debt of the country, he would be constratned to vote against it. It provided for a sinking fund by which there would be a residuum = appiicable to the public debt of more than fifty millions a year, and he asked how the fo ae were to hold that ac- cumuiation of fifty millions a year for forty years? He considered the whole proposition so entirely un- wise that he would be constrained to vote against it. Mr. SCHENCK replied briefly to Mr. Boutwell's re- Marks, and reiterated the strong points of the bil. fire hee was taken and the bill was passed—yeas nays A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. The bill 1s in the same shape as it appeared at the close of Saturday's pron ‘The House then, at quarter after ten o'clock, ad- LONG BRANCH. Srerson House, July 21, 18¢8, Life is the word here. The cream of fashion smile from the balconies and lave in the surf. Sport dashes along the roads and pleasure lurks in all the elements, Long Branch is the place. Who will gain- say ity If such Uhere be let them look in on the bail which will take piace on Friday nigit or the German that will be given on Saturday. RECEPTION OF CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS IN BOSTON. Charles Francis Adams, our late Minister to Eng- land, has accepted an invitation to meet his fellow citizens in Boston to-morrow (Thursday), in tue fol- lowing terms:— Qurxcy, July 11, 1863, J. WILEY EDMANDS AND OTHERS, BostoN:— MY FRIENDS AND NeIgnsoRs—Y our most kind and flatiering letter of welcome to me on my return to private life among you, afier a long absence abroad, was ar handed to me by a committee of your number. 1am not conscious of having done anything more than to try todo imy duty, If it has hi ned that my service as a diplomatic agent, clothed by his government with grave responsibilicies, has met with some favor in the eyes of both the nations liable to be affected by it, Lean only attribute it under Pro- vidence toa degree of good fortune that has seldom falien to the lot of one similarly sitaated. You are pleased to invite me to meet you In a man- ner whieh can command from my sensibilities but one response, Not.that T am eager to listen to or, still leas, to take a part in my own praise in recount- ing the history of the past; but I count among your humber many of my oldest and best friends, in the midst of whom T have passed the best days of my life. It will delight me to seize this opportunity to renew my personal relations with all those who have thought me wortiy of such a manifestation of their regard by @ cordial exchange of greetings and mu- tual congratulations on our happy issue from past ctangers. ‘To that end it was the lot of all to work, each in his respective vocation. If my particuiar share of contribution to the common result has proved satisfactory to you, it is amply rewarding me to receive from those whom I highiy esteem so gen- crous an expression of their sense of it, I remain your obedient servant, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. MARINE TRANSFERS, The following is a correct list of marine transfers since the publication of the previous report:— Taly 18) Schooner Sarahes.s..0..-+| 47.00) 916 July Is|Schooner Wek Gessner. Aetuml be 21/Sioop James Lawrence oe Wi i} } 12 plcetwoes q CHARGR OF ARSON.—Simon Strauss, keeper of a cigar store at No, 260 South street, was arrested at Date. | Clase—Name. | Tonnage. |Rhare.| Price July 20)Steamboat Sunbeam... say Hi oes ine Biteatveti: qs whsie|” 30 an early hour yesterday, charged by Fire Marshal Brackett with attempting to fire the above premises at ten o'clock on rae It was put out nent the prisoner. was arrainged ‘efore Justice Dodge and he was committed to General Ses- sions in default of $5,000 bail to the charge of arson in the first degree. Mead trom Zobnson"8 for the health of Sandusky 1h case the Bodies are die interred during the hot weather. F BNAI B’RITH. The third day’s session of the grand Convention the Independent Order of B’nal B'rith, or Sons of thé Covenant, opened yesterday at twenty minutes ten o'clock A. M., the President, Brother A‘ Moses, in the chair, The opening prayer prt by the rules, adopted tne day previous, was pensed with, On motion of Mr, Purzg), it was ree solved to adjoura the day’s session at half-past two P, Mant to order all the stand! committees to remain in session and at wor til six P. M. On Brother Bren’g motion: all propositions for amendments of the constitua tion of the order weve then to be handed in to th secretary, read and referred without debate to tha Committee on Revision, Some twelve or fourteem different propositions of the kind on vartous ¢ jects connected with the constitutional revision read without being very attentively listened to referred as directed. An amendment to the was proposed to the effect that in addition to thg standing committees provided there shall be pointed a Committee on the General State of by the chair. This gave rise to some sharp debi but it was ultimately passed by a large majorit The CHAIR here announced the following as vending committees, which had not yet been ape oin ted ;— yf y On Territoria Jurisdiction—Rosenfeld, chairman Brothers Wush, Koch, Kohn, Putzler, Kramer, Weil, Hoifheimer, Reinstein, Wolf, Heller, Sol, Sulzber Gassenheimer, Goldman and Sachs, 4 On Finance—Joseph Sulzberger, chairman, an brothers Elsberger, Bondi, Levyn, Aub, Hart, Be Kosenawelg, Strauss, Hoffmann, Bien, Heller, Sachs, Krieg and Binswanger, ‘g 's—Bayersdorfer, chairman, and brothett Gr Brandeis, Seligmann, Harsh, Druck Klein, Abeles, Moses, Frank, Sommerich, Greent baum, King, Simpson and Binswanger. ‘On State of the Order—Emmanuel, Fox, M Klein, Guttmann, Bamberger, Herschticid, Jose) Levy, Jacob Miller, A. L. Hart, Mannheimer, Woo] Frank, Goldmann, Well and Gassenheimer, Now arose brother Bien, and as Chairman of thi Committee on the Constitution) he’ proposed to su) mit a gecininary report to this efiect:— It is the opinion of the Committee on rad dee ai the annual meeting of the Constitution Grand should constitutionally be held on the 26th inst., should ‘take place, and this is most respectfully submitted, dc. A short but spirited discussion succeeded proposition, for by some few it was believed to the initial step to the entire abolition of the Col tution Grand Lodge, and on its pi nays were called. The call result in elghty-f heed and the consequent adoption of the report, hat. for the present this Constitution Grand Lo of the order is completely shelved, and the conven: tion has decided to exercise supreme and exa clusive jurisdiction, Having, after this, = a resolution to admit all members of district lodges seats in the hall, a letter wi read from the managers of the Hebrew Orphan Asy-) Jum in this city, in which it was stated that nine the orphans at the institute had arrived at an age which they should be put to some vocation to work out their own future and standing in society; that New York city presenta so and urements and ductions on all sides to youth that it is conside dangerous to keep them in the city, and a propost: tion is made that the delegates from the interi might endeayor to procure places for these fathel less youth. This proposition was greet with ex. pressions of approbation and a commitiee ordel to be appointed to see it effected. The commit Was announced by tue Caatk to consist of Broth P.W. Frank, chairman, and Brothers Waterman; Arnold, Sachs and Aub, A short recess was no’ taken for lunch, during which the last named com mittee had offers for the full adoption by Westel men of four of the nine orphans, and the commit expect that by this morning all of them will have been provided with homes. After the recess but little of importance was done, The Committee on the Constitution submitted the first part or section of a new constitution. jt was formally read and made the special order for morning. The onvention then adjourned at " ast two o’clock P. M. to meet again at ten this mot ing, at which time all the standing conunittees wil ber to make some report of their pro,ress, an the actual business of the meeting will in rea'ily in. Up to th’s all was preliminary and preparatot for the grand contest—first, upon a proposed cl in the constitution, and second, upon a change of ritual of the order. The greatgfight in the commil as wellas in the convention, will in all probabillt concentrate around the effort to do away with th restrictive principie embodied in the following p! amble and resolution passed and enacted as law fol the Gord by the Constitution Grand Lodge, in ar 1857 :— yvherens, it {s an established principle of the 1. 0. B. B. use all {ts menns and influence energetically to work for th aitainment of its aims and objects only within the sphere its own association, and in no way impose upon itself duti which not oniy wo: fr its efficiency, but would be assumption of prerogatives and obligations properly devol {ng upon the public at large, therefore ; ry solved, That while the Order of B'nai B'rith desires all members individually to interest themselves in ail matter¢ concerning our cp-religiontsta, and to contribute by all me: in their power to every appropriate and noble undertakin, we nevertheless fee! bound to declare that the creation of ublic institutions by the order direct does not form part its aspiration, and fe never ought to be in ut more especially would stitutions, which ‘from very uature can only be considered as purely reltgions lishments, involving dogmatical questions, be entirely fore! the tenets of this society and tal to its best Furthermore it is proposed to reduce the interv: between each meeting of the grand conventi from seven to five years, and make it the hi body of the order as directly representing the sul dinate lodges and and their members, while the tnued existence of the Constitutional Grand I q with its Grand aoa sod a Aluph, and Gran Master, are considered by others as necessary executive efficiency in the governing ‘Koad ot the order. THE BANQUET. : This entertainmen: for the evening, was & magnificent affair. ‘The hall appeared in the short time since the adjournment to have assumed ite most festive apparel. The stage was decorated prar fusely with American flags. Bro. Jos. Sulaberger, Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements rand assisted on the former ded, on Convention, Mr. A G Saar, presid oP d nth sen ts the present Grand and on the le mn Bro. P. W. Frank, The) tables ‘were handsomely decorated and the Calem of the Allemannia Nee Phil. Loeb, was generally p for the beauty arrangements. ie wines were specially im by the Grand Lodge for use at the Convention, and the centre table two huge, almost giant botties re-eminent on the tables, of which could be read thé Tolowing inscription:— TO CONVENTION A Ra LO. B, BL New Yor JULY, 1968, BENEVOLENCR, BROTHERLY LovE HARMONY. ( May we the first always hail : May the second never Tally 5 May the third ever prevail: PORE OOLP OE DI 2) TOPE DEDEREDEDOOD IPI DT PS Before the company Was seated—there being 1 persons present of the order, except the invit guests—Kev. George Jacobs, of Richmond, Va., grace, Afterthe more substantial part of the quet had been discussed the bell of the chairman called the company to resume quiet, and a nut of appropriate toasts were announced by the master and duly honored by the company. The fea tivities were continued until a late hour, when the company separated, MISCELLANEOUS, . ey ILMENTS OF THE FEET CURED BY DR. 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