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-"\18 seems hardly worth while to contradict WASHINGTON ‘The Inaugtration Ball: Project Defeated in the Senate. The Proposed Protectorate Over the Antilles Rejected by the House. INTERESTING DEBATE UPON IT. The Effect of the Amnesty Pro- clamation. Melle Provequis Entered in the In- - dietments Against Jeff Davis and John 0. Breckinridge. Wadninctox, Jan, 18, 1860. Elect. M - the absurd stories which are being published every day im relation to the views of General Grant on public men and measures of national importance. Yet some of these stories have recently been put forth with such an sir of authority and in such a circum- stantial way that to pass them over in silence might be construed into admitting their reliability. I have the highest authority for pronouncing that two let- ters recently published in the New York organ of the Bohemians, and purporting to give dona fide con. ‘Versations with the President elect, in which the lat- » ter is represented as expressing the most extraordi- Mary opinions respecting some of our leading statesmen, are simply and purely fabrica- tions.» There is not one word of truth in them. They are manufactured and written fm New York with one single view, to wit, that of causing a breach between General Grant and Prominent public men, in the hope of thus con- tinuing the existing breach between the legislative and executive branches under the incoming administration. This contradiction is author- ized by General Grant himself, through Gen- eral Adam Badeau, a member of his staff, ‘who enjoys the fall confidence of his chief. Under ordinary circumstances the General would not feel eoncerned to ‘make s contradiction; but the two publications referred to contain such ouirageous perversions of General Grant’s views, and are calcu- lated to create 80 much mischief in ease they should be copied into reputable journals, that it is deemed Proper to thus stigmatize them as they deserve. I may add that gil the late publications, except such as ‘have appeared in’ the HeRaup, in regard to General Grant’s views and’ inten- tions: are: pure inventions. The General is as reticent now as ever; but, of course, cannot quietly permit himself to be placed in an attitude of hostility to bis friends and principles by the barcfaced misrep- resentations of unscrupulous journalists. The Amnesty Proclamation. ‘The instructions issued by Attorney General Evarts under the Amnesty Proclamation are likely to cause some Confusion, not because they are not sufficiently expicit, but because the proclamation itself appears: not to cover all cases that arise. Some of the dis- ehief aimculty seems to pe about costs in cases proceeding is §in rem or against the pro- C. Breckinridge Dismissed, - Inthe Criminal Court this morning District Attor- mey Carrington called the atten! of the Court Jefferson States. Mr. Carrington said that the Attorney Gene- ral had the authority to instruct him, under the first aection of the act of August, 1861, twelfth ‘Statutes at Large,” page 285, which reads:—“That the Attorney General of the United States be and is hereby charged with the general superintendence and direction of the attorneys and marshals of all tho districts of the United States and Territories as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and the sald district attor- meys and marshals are hereby required to report to the Attorney General an account of their official pro- ceedings and the state and condition of their respec- tive offices in such time and manner as the Attorney General may direct.” He therefore felt it to be his @uty to obey these instructions, and he would, in view of them, enter anolie prosequiin the case of the mdiciment against Jefferson Davis for treason, found by the Grand Jury May 26, 1965, and aiso the indictment against John ©, Breckinridge for treason, found on the same date. The indict- ment against J. H. Surratt, found June 18, 1868, charging him with engaging in the rebellion, ‘Was somewhat different from the others, and he had concluded to make the same disposition, but under the circumstances he thought that his duty would be 00 report it to the Attorney Genera’. Judge Fisher remarked that it was clearly the duty of the District Attorney to enter 4 nollie prosequi in the first two cases. but under the circumstances he could refer the third case mentioned. The St. Domingo Protectorate. ‘The chief subject of interest m the House to-day ‘was the debate on Butier's substitate for Banks’ resolution the protection of the United States over the West India islands. After a three hours’ discussion the whole proposition met with ‘defeat, bemg laid on the table by a vote of 119 to 32% All the democrats voted against it except Hotchkiss, of Connecticut, and Ctanler, of New York. Had the matter been differentiy managed it might have met with better success. In place, it was irregularly reported by Banks Committee on Foreign Affaira, the mem- of the committee, it seems, not understanding other clearly and not being ready to support imously in the House. The wajority of the of the House were not prepared for such a and the debate developed the fact that few of them understood it, nor could Banks, all hia argument and cleverness, make it clear them. Butler's substitute, taking in all the West India isiands, ana spalding’s amendment, inciud- fgg all the islands in the Paciflc and Atiantic Oceans, were too sweeping, and really killed the measure. The democrats seemed to be under apprehension‘that the. Massachusetts men w ‘ted more negroes, ana spoke and voted against. on this account. It is the opinion of General Banks that at least Hayti and St. Domingo will before long ‘seek protection from the government of the United States, Military Honors to the Memory of General + Rousseau. General Grant has issued a longs order announcing, with regrot, the death of Major General Lovell tl. Rousseat, and reciting at length the valuable ser ‘vices rendered to the country by the deceased during the war with Mexico and during the recent rebel fion. The order closes by directing, as appropriate military honors to the memory of the deceased, that thirteen minute guns be fred, commencing at merl- alian, and the national fag be displayed at hail stat? rom the game hour Anti sunset on the day after the Pecolpt of the order, at cach of the posts within tie department of Loulstana. Offcera of the army & fi a MEH ij serving th the eame department wit wear the pre- scribed badwe of mourning for thirty days, Petition for the Pardon of Dr, Mad, A delegation, composed of twelve eilizena of Prince George county, Maryland, calied ob Prositent dovnson Mis worulog and prosgntcd a petitigwivom NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1869.—TRIPLE SHBET. en eee citizens of that county asking for the pardon of Dr. Mudd. ‘The President reeeived their petition, and in response merely remarked that he would enclose it tothe Attorney General for, consideration by, that oficial. Mr. A. 'T. Stewart as Secretary ef the Trea- ‘The suggestion or nomination of Mr. A. T. Stewart for next Secretary of the Treasury in the HERALD of the 9th instant te exiting considerable in. Political circles here. It is’conceded that a better or more popular selection could not be Mr, Stewart certainly possesses every necessary qualif- cation for the position, and if he should receive and accept the call very general satisfaction woula be given to all classes except lobby drones; they would, of course, much prefer the present incumbent. Your correspondent has not indulged in the some- what ostentatious business of making » Cabinet for President Grant; believing that’ “obstinate man,” whether competent or not, would in his own time ‘undertake the work himself. I do not, therefore, ‘undertake to say who will or who will not be invited to the seats in question. One thing is, however, cer- tain—the' next Cabinet will not be composed of broken down politicians or disappointed candidates for the Présiaency. Straightforward business men of unquestioned integrity and capacity will be se- lected; and herein consists the great probability that Mr, Stewart will be chosen for the ‘Treasury Depart ment, It may be thought impossible for him to leave his present gigantic business to head an establish- ment bat little larger. Affirs in Missiesipp!. ‘The Reconstruction Committee to-day resumed the consideration of the’Mississipp! question. They examined Fleming Hodges,@A. Worley Patterson, Judge Fields asd Captain Fisher. General Gillem, commanding the District of Mississippi, will be ex- The Conservative Virginia Convention met the Judiciary Committee of the Senate to-day. The interview is reported a8 having been cordial. The ‘Virginia confined itself to pointing out the objedtions ag'they appeared to them of the pend- ing constitution, The Judiciary Committee requested that these objections be reduced to writing for for- malaction. The Virginians seem confident of effect- ing their object, which involves suffrage for the colored men and amnesty for the white men. % The Busteed Investigation. The Busteed Investigating Committee consumed the day in two witnesses, Messrs. Hern- don and McCruskey. Prosecution seems to have exhausted its evidence against Busteea; for the wit- nesses to-day wandered off to other subjects, and their testimony related more to outside matéers than to the Busteed case, The Tatif on Refined Sugars. ‘The Ways and Means Committee heard a delega- tion of sugar dealers and refiners from Boston, New York and Philadelphia to-day in favor of an advance of half a cent a pound in the tariff on the higher grades of imported sugars, The delegation contend that under the existing law the importers of a cer-° tain ciass of foreign sugars are enabled to undersell the manufacturers of domestic sugars of the same grades. They-allege that'an increase of half @ cent ‘would enable them to compete with these foreign importers in the home market. The committee will probably offer an amendment to the Tariff bill now in Committee of the Whole, covering this case. A Brevet Fairly Wen. Colonel G. A. Forsyth, who distinguished himself in an Indian engagement in Kansas in September last, has been vrevetted brigadier general for his gallant condyet on that occasion. The Navy Yard Frands. ‘Tu ts allewed strong Jobbyts being organized by the engineer interest of the navy to defeat Kelley’s bill allowing the President to appoint a civilian to the position of chief engineer, and also to smother the report of the sub-naval committee on the alleged frauds in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Engineer Zeller and Messrs. Roach & Co. have asked and obtained leave to be represented by coun- sel before the Committee on Naval Affairs. Ata meeting of the Committee yesterday D. .W. Gooch, ex-member of the House from Massachu- setts, appeared as counsel for Mr. Zeller, and W. E. Chandler for Messrs. Roach & Co. They submitted some statements contradictory of the committee's report relative to the purchase of tools and machinery for.the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and argued that the Board of Engineers, who had pro- nounced in favor of Zeller’s purchases, were more competent to judge than are a committee of Con- gressmen. They appear before the committee again next Tuesday. Californin and Oregon Bonndary. The following letter has been received by the Con missioner of the General Land Ofice:— CALIFORNIA AND OnrGon Bounpany Survey, CAMP ON APPLEGATE ORREK, } OnxEGON, Dec. 20, 1868, To Hon. Josern 8. WiLson, Commissioner of the General Land Office:— Sr—I have the honor to inform you that I have surveyed and marked the boundary between Orezon and California to the 155th mile, near Elliot creek, in this vicinity. The weather for the Ree, ont! pas been very unfavorable for field wor! id iy had working through snows for the past twenty-five miles, through Siskyon Mountains, ‘The storm of last Ley Ra ad me to desist Sudden Death at the Capitol. About three o'clock this afternoon, while Mr. How- ard was making @ legal argument on the Sue Mur- phy claim, an old man in one of the gallerics, who had been an attentive listener to the Gebate for several days, was observed to sink into his seat as if fainting. Assistance being Procured he was carried out to the telegraph room, adjoining the reporters’ gallery, where he ex- pired a few minutes afterwards. A ticket for a book from the Congressional library was found in his pocket which gave his name and residence as R. B.. Dorsey, Dunnington row, Capitol Hill. From a member of his family who was sent for tt was as- certained that his age was seventy-eight years and that the cause of his death was probably paralysis, as he had previously suffered from attacks of that disease, .The body was removed to his residence, ‘where an inquest will be held. The Mysterious Deaths at the French Minis ter’s=Verdict of the Jury. The jury of inquest empannelied on the Sth inst. to mquire into the cause of the death of Sanday Digges and Lewis Taylor, two of the colored em- ployés of the Frenoh, Minister, Yeassembied at the Minister’s residence to-day to proceed with the Investigation. The supposition that the deceasca may Imve been sufforated wy gas escaping from a pipe leading from a furnace tn the room was contradicted by experiment. The case was related ly the coroner, upon the reassembling of the jury this morning, and afterwards a large namber of wit- nesses were examined. Count Borthamy, the Frénch Minister, testified :— ‘The deceavert had Ween tt Nis employ tor two years: Were men of steady habits: never knew them to use spirituous liquors; Lewis Tape bad a slight couch, hat otherwise both of the deceased were perfectly healthy; saw thom last about six o'clock on Monday, January ¢, and heard that t bork went owt afte wards: one of the servent girls was the first to di cover than the decoased wore still in bed hext mor nd could not be awakened; witness has lie: that Sandy Digges, one of the decease mained in the house that night; never knew of any i feoling between ony of the servants | ® roboery occurred in witness’ hotise about a week } before the deceased were found dead; it was abort 91% o'clock in the evening, when the deceased wore ‘Wen Waiting for the diner tavie; witneys wu ' ‘ | each elector of robbed then of valuable decorations and @ watch and chain, but there was @ box in the room containing some money which was untouched. The Minister examined 0 wery mniy eco with Evy sminv the habite and ter ot! Their, of thelr deash, £e,, were Ba a the i was stomach cee o'clock A. M.on Monday, the Sth instant, and also, |) finds that the deceased came to their deaths from the effects of strychnine administered by some person: or persons unknown. The, case is thus involved in. 48 much mystery as.ever, Various theories are ex- pressed by parties who have interested theniselves, im the cage, Several believe that the poison was given to one of the parties, who was out gf @ late hour on the night preceding his death, and shared by him with bis companion upon his return to thelr Colored Men’s National Convention. To-day delegates. of the colored people from all States in the Union and of the States not yet admit- Pennsylvania, President. of the late Baltimore (Md.) Border. State Colored Convention, called the convention to order and read the call for the convention, which sets forth as ite object the pur- pose of extending the elective franchise. Henry M. Turner, of Georgia, was called to the chair. During the absence of the committee on credentials, Rev. H. Garnett, of Pittsburg, prin- cipal of Avery -College, addressed the Convention. Loud calls having been made for Fred Douglass, he made @ speech, which was Ustened to with marked attention and frequently applanded. The Committee on Credentials reported, after which they adjourned till evening. ‘The Convention met this evening at Israel church. Anumber of delegates presented their credentiais, which were appropriately referred, A despatch was received from Montgomery, Ala., announcing that the delegates from that State would arrive here on the 15th, and a resolution was adopted that if no State had regular delegates here it might be represented by any one who is here hail- ing from such State. Governor Eggleston, of ‘Mississipp!, was elected honorary member of the Convention and admitted withimthe bar. Aaron M, Powell, editor of the Anti-Slavéry Standard, and John R. French, representative in Congress from North Carolina, were also elected honorary members. After the above preliminary business Fred Douglass, of New York, was elected perma- nent president of the Convention, and one vice president from each State and four secretaries were elected. After authorizing the president to appoint com- mittees on finance and business the -convention ad- Journed until to-morrow. ‘The Supreme Court. ‘The following cases were argued in the Supreme Court to-day :— ue ‘vs. United States—argument con- No. 42—The Steamship Georgia vs. the United States.—This is an a) from a decree of the Dis- trict Court for the District of Massachusetts con- demning asa prize the Confederate war steamer a sold at Live 1 to a British subject, “eo captare, as the rgia. The argument of case Was commen It has been published.in some of the pubitc press that the Chief Justice concurred in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Miller in the Bradley case. Such was not the fact. Mr. Justice Miller alone dis- sented, a8 appears from the records of the court. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. ‘Third Session. papers relating to Indian affairs. NEW SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHING. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass,, presented the petition of Mahion Loomis, M. D., of the District of Colum- bia, setting forth that he has discovered and invented @ new mode of telegraphing, dispensing with the use of wires and using the earth as now to form one-half of the circutt and the continuous electrical clement far above the surface of the earth for the other part of the circuit, and asking an appropriation of $50,000 to enable him to complete the demonstration of the value of his invention. Mr. Sumner said, in present- ing the ition he merely performed a duty. but he thought this alleged invention was either a great case Ron amg nd Poe [Fenn an epoch in be my ts vention. petition was referred the mmittee on Patents. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISA! Mr. CONKLING, (rev.) of N. Y., presented the peti- tion of Charles Cattell, of Williamsburg, V! ay for the removal of his political disabilities. THE OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD Mr. WILLIAMR, (rep.) of Oregon, offered an amend- ment to the bill lately introduced by him to.grant aid to the Oregon branch of the Union Pacific Rail- road, and moved its reference to the same commit- tee with the original bill. It provides that the ernment, instead of issuing subsidy bonds, shall merely guarantee the payment of the interest on the bonds of the company. ELECTION OF*REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, Mr. Buck aLew, (dem.) of Pa., introduced a bill to modify the syatem of representatives of the people in Congress. It is as follows:— Be it enacter, &c., That in elections for the choiceof repre- ntatives to the Congress of the United States, whenever ire than one tative te to n from a be choy State duly qualified a: avimiber of votes equal to the number of rep: choreu from the State, and may all anu. votes to one contidate, or may dutribute them equally 9° unequally among the greater number of candidates, and the candidates Inghest in vote upon the return shall be declares elected. On motion of Mr, Buck ALRw the bill was referred to a select committee to be ay dent pry fem., who is one of the st id tate UISTER 1 ROUASor. Mr. SutRR Moved up the bill reported by him yesterday to provide for the removal to this country of the remains of Mr. ell, late Minister to Ecuador, and giving some relief to his family. pposed the bill iy un- Mr. MORRILL, (rep,) Of Vt., 0] ch ‘were 8 Héctitfar that it could hardly be made a pre- cedent Nine fature action except in a similar cdse. The bill was 5 REMOVAL OF CASHS TO THE FEDERAL COURTS. Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) Of Pa., moved to take up the bill to extend the provisions of the act of March, the judicial progeedings 40 for as they felate fo the ne ju 80 far as they e removal of cases from the State to the federal courts in any suits or prosecutions against common carriers for any damage done to property occa- sioned by hostlie to the United States, a = (rep.) of lowe desired some explana- n of the ¢ bill. Mr. CONLIN eat that the necessity for it had arisen out of the fact that in the Southern States — arly, to his knowledge, in waits are it against express companies whose stock- holders resided during the war.in loyal States by citizens of the South for damajes for ry of which the companies were deprived by rebel forces, The defendants wish to raise the question whether they were Ry yg of the property by the gp Sly State courts rule inst hem and re! to make any ruling on which an exception can be taken as to the question of law and submit cases to the juries as mere questions of fact—virtually as a of damages, The pur- pose of this bill was to enable the defendants in Sueh cases to transter them to the federal courts, 80 fas to have the question whether the pt was taken or destroyed by the public « Mr. Epwonps, weg? of Vt., th it there wi some doubt whet ‘he bill was constitutional, be- SROs to allow the removal of cases from the to the federal courts without regard to the citizenship of the Yeoh os After somedurther discassion of the bill tt passed, by @ vote of 32 yeas to 10 nays. RELIEF OF MISS MURPHY, OF ALABAMA. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of Sue Murphy, of Decatur, Ala. Mr. WILTAAMs anid he had some diMeuliy tn makiny oe) mind how to vote on this bill. = ‘lex Were on one side and his jadgment on the othor, About the law ofthe cage he had no doubt. If Milas Mi should bring © sult af law to re- cover damages for tho taking and use of her property she must ecttainly be defeated Ay priueiples of international law already stated in the course of the debate. He contended that no citizen of any of the so-called Confederate States during the war tiad any right to demand anything from the government of the United States, and that everytiiug done ior them, or any of th the rovernment was a met- ter of favor, not of be ana (Mr Mofton) had ritizen of Alaboma shouid not he palit for The Senator from lndk his pro- i en aud ised by the government, just as a citiven of Now York wouid be paid for his’ property under the sate ciroamstances, ‘The fallacy lay iu the ue pb tliat property conid have been tiken in New York under the same. ciroum- sinces as th Alsbano, During the war ) urooerty ai New York was under the pro- asked yesterday why aloyal } of the laws and constitution of the United States, but in Alabama the operation of tLe and laws had been suspended by the ye. and whatever the er iA ten = jone of war. How could col ‘vended ne coastal vision for the pro- tection of a8 im force at the South during un i : ae ES ‘i = F : i 58 Zi Hi 7, remarked that he had FYiriat ne said, was that insurrection or rebellion ae ae ae F a : i Tesistance; but each child was individually responsible, Mr. HOWARD wished to ask the Senator another how that class of Southerners Mr. Davis replied that every man sistance to the execution of the laws o! States was an enemy liable to be shot down, and every man otherwise Oy in resistance to the screneent was liable to legal prosecution and pun- 4 but was — romg to bbe Lad 3 Ek . HowaRD thought he put @ very pl and as the from Kentucky had failed to answer it, he would assume that it was be- cause he did not wish to answer tt. Mr. Davis said he had answered the question of the Senator ee _ if he intellect. enough to com, a the answer. Mr, owARD wos quite willing to have a want of intellect attributed to him by the Sepator from Ken- eeeeersing she right to appeal from his pro- he had war, m tion ment du: inter arma Mr. Davis said there was no such common law 0 ers m 18 * euve wos ‘hac he should hia already brilliant a of that instructive work. THE SAULT ST. MARIE RESERVATION. At this point Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Miners Attnirs, reported | ears the louse bill granting @ portion of the military‘reserva- tion at Sault St. Maric, Mich., to the American Bap- tist Home Mission’ Society. DEPOSITIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Mr, SUMNER, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, repor! bh portant amend- ment the bill to provide lor the execution in the District of ions issued by the courts of the States and Territories of the United States or of foreign nations, and for depositions to ve used in said courts. It provides that any party to a suit pending in any State or Teritory or foreign country may ob’ the testimony of any witness residing in or temporarily withia the District of Columbia wo be used in such suita, a THE ares gy cyt! cunmaat, Modrerats cma POMEROY, (rep. ‘ansas, introduced a incarporate the Was! Hospital and Asylum of the District of! jumbia. Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia. PAYMENT Mr. SAWYER, authorizing the officers. employés of the U: rescribed ee TES on U., Imtroduced a tl Fetative Department to pay to States who falled take the oath ee ns railroad’ and telegraph int on the Rio Grande witbin twen! gr oy New Mexico, and San Cal. ‘The capital stock is fixed at ,000, 000, In aid of the enterprise the bill pro- poses to grant twenty alternate sections of public land per mile on each side of the road, and governinent six cent thirty year cnrrency bonds to the amount of $32,000 per mile, to be secured by a second inorigage on the property of the company. CONSIDERATION OF MISS MURPHY’S CLAIM RESUMED, Mr. Howanp resumed:--In reply to the doctrine propounded by Mr. Davis in the previous debate that ail acts of the Confederate government, State and general, were null and void, he said that if it were sound then the Senator from Kentucky must hold that all marriages, transfers of property and other transactious which took ” iia under those govern- ments were null and vou Mr. Davis said that so faras these governments operated in friendliness to the government of the United States and under the ns of the cou- sutution their operations were vaild; but so far as their action was in confiict with tne constitution it ‘was wholly null and vold. Mr. Howakp said he had. thought the Senator would find it Rewer d to modify his previous statement on the subje Ned that he had not mqdified it, he ined it, onett that a8 & matter of course many de jacto rebel Cg yd and ce Mr. Davis pth » HOWAR the acts of the jany private transactions that took them must be Lip mon pe as valid. case of the sale of for non-payment of taxes, iiposed by the rebel government, and its purchase for a valuabie consulerauon ae} jonest purchaser, would any one say that his tit! hot good? Cer- tainly not. Privat: Agni ts, Minne be romania, Mi Tea even by. the con- Gueror. Reed that the title of Miss Murphy to the pores, for which she claimed compensation had arisen under the rebel State if so, how could the Senator from svn A uch had cile it to hi# conscience to pay for raperty legal claimant has no egal fa ? eee ae ae on wren ph ds ol and whatever taxes they paid had been support of the rebel cause. He warned complained of the harshness of refusing to like this not to £2 {00 far, m ‘on the toes of thé eviving who would never consent to the adoption of a policy under which the government would be called upon nate, in pa cases, rehels for property oe hung aoa teens or cor ch ir. FOWLER, in, by Wi explana tion of his roulatke of yesterday hat the Mr. Hom- hrey, Who had written Mr. Sumner a letter about ue Murphy would probably prove to be @ scamp, said that he had since obtained information which led him to think that prediction unwarranted, thongh he still thought the gentleman had written without having proper information on the subject. THE INAUGURATION BALL. The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the House concurrent resolution to give the use of the Rotunda and other parts of the Capitol for the ration Bal! on the 5th of March next, and on motion of Mr. Fessenden the Senate p! to consider it. Mr. CAM#RON Was to making the Senate claims jot to tread too heavily soldiers of the Union, Chamber a part of vhe pageant in any uration. Ho would pe" and he felt sure that the President elect would prefer, to have the ceremony conducted in the simplest manner, Mr, FPR8#ENDEN, (rep.) Of Me., could not sce any good objection to givi the use of the Capitol for this purpose. It was understoud that liquor was to be excluded, Mr. PowmROY regarded it as a Violation of the rules ot ite PRL ) of I. to h Fr. TRUMBULL, (rep,) of I1l., was opposed to hay- ing a ball in the Rowunda of the a ag If there ‘was to bo 8 ball let It be somewnore else. Mr. CAMBROB ad no objection to tire vall; nay, he was willin contribute his share toward defray- ing {ts cost, bit he did not wish to sec ft in the Capitol. Mr. FERRY, (rep,) of Conn., said that jie, asa mom- ber of the committes, had assented ty tie resolution because he Was in favor of making inauguration day aday of nerry-maktog. He thougit, our peopie had too jew oocasons of amusement aad recreation. Mr. SUMN SA said the question before the Sel fvaz not whether thete should be a ball, bat whe 1 howl) be held under the domoet tho Capitol, « no it 1 hoped it Would not be, because the preceient would be @ bad one. Mr, Pavenraoy, rep.) of N. Hy, also opposer! the resolution, oF thewivund tiat the fogilags or pre AVIS said he would substitate “will” for “in- made. ‘ 3 judices of a large class of the community would be | amendments submitted to the House, !t was con- iaates by ts soe “om eR ceded by i . NYE, (rep.) of Nevada, accounted for the oppo- | stairs aud by other his venerabie frends (Messrs. Cameron'aid ‘ / sition of u the ground that theirdancing had | pasted Othe being in quite a diferent ponttion, ‘a8 heartily in favor of the resolution. He was sur- that ition to have a dance should fe rpg te ag we a out Abbott, Cameron, SELECT CO! The PRESIDENT announ tee on Mr. Buckalew’s bill to amend the representa- tion of the people in Congress Messrs. Buckalew, Anthony, Ferry, Morton, Warner, Rice and Wade. COUNTING THE BLECTO! RAL VOTES. Mr. CONKLING offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the President of the Senate to appoint a telleron the part of the ‘the votes for President and Vice President. ‘The Senate then, on motion of Mr. CONELING, at twenty-five minutes past four, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1869, THR MINT AT CARSON CITY. On motion of Mr. WASHBURNE, (rep.) of IIL, a reso- lution was adopted calling upon the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to furnish a statement of the expenses of conducting mint at Carson City, Nevada; also the e: attending the operations of the several mints and the income from the same. He also of- fered a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon the Secretary of State to farnish to the House astate- ment showing the total amount expended by the Northwest Boundary Commission, giving all details. Mr. Elliott then advanced to the chair of the Speaker, who administered the ogth. i Mr. RANpAut, (rep.) of Pa., presented the petition the Board of Trade of Philadeiphia, favoring a continuance of what is known as the fifty per cent See hana See was rete 1 Com- inittes for the Rev! of we. DI PROTECTORATE OVER 87. DOMINGO. The House resumed the consideration of the joint resolution extending the protection of the United the governments of Hayti and St. Do- of Massa., said that an had manner to hie statement. Mr. CuLLom said it was im Mr. Bangs repiied—By for those goveraments. ‘Was discussed the better which be nearer only over all this thi y ts f z § } i zee EE sag £43 adjacent here any! decreed in the counsels of infinite wisdom it was It was only a questtop of time. He did however, say that it was ad national policy at time to adopt any resolution; but if it should be adopted to any extent then he would say, ~ ow wide the policy, from the Atlantic to. the jo, The Heman from Massachusetts (Mr. Butler) did him no more than justice when he said that he (Mr. ng had reference to the cluster of islands in fie Ocean In witch the work of disintegration! how ing on, ie asked those who were interested in the Pacific coast to vote tor his amendment, which was in accordance Will the substivate offered by tie gentieman (rom Massachusetts, It occurred to him. that it was aufliciently guarded. We incur no breach of treaty of peace, because that was guarded agatist by the substiture, The President coulda only extend the protectorate when the application voluntarily came from the people Interested. The gentioman from Massachusetts said that he (Mr. Spaiding) was conservative. Perhaps the gentleman would iin? him more radical than himself. He would go with him who went the farthest, and he should vote for | jo substitute as amendect or tor the original resol jon. Mt. SURLLABARORR, (rep.) of Obie, sald he could Dot support Whe orkginal provesiden or avy vi Whe t airman of the Committee on Foreign UG a ntlemen that the proposition not extraordinary |, but so extraor- unt ‘in the history of a mean eta oe to be dis] Ml of as this , o of sucprine. ‘the osition 4 or the government to the enoave was extraordinary; and in nn inary sense of the dinary that it was, the government. cant word) the governments, or the people of the inlands Indicated in the jon. i Rod this it meant precisely nothing. He the resolution meant somett and that the pro- apn ead be exercised oor Maa torcn Wh wit, use government 2 We foun 1a the Tita and naval authority of the tecting toes than in this way. Pp and the declaration of something, or the something, Was what was not meant. ‘The resolute a declaration of war against somebody on the ot the United States. He adverted to the prin- ciples on our government was founded, and spoke of which the warning of Washington aj en- prpoations and further opposed the pending MULLINS, (rep.) of Tenn., sald—We are & city wmunot be put pon 8 hl en eat lignshouge, and our mfinence of the enalar ¢ wi tee? ; EB a af ae ze FF. : in 5 g : i i i A Be ; ! 4 5 z A fs i gpl i ae i * } z i 3 fee ul ee ss sti a Fy i 4 &, if ‘| & 8 4 HL ile 7 HH : i: fa! il it a q : é & i : Esse Z z Ey g z iy 38 z i s i ti f sé l ! ails SUEa3s2 i i se of te geutfemane con- Ted peeasee oa it re homan rights ‘us walt tie" poopie of hea us, and then we can % them as He shoul 6 to trust — to conferred upon th cy (dem.) of N. ¥., ae ee tect Haytl and St. Domingo fad ian St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Grenada, @ 04 and the important telgid of Jamatea). Nor was he surprised When the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Spalding) added on the Saadwich Islands and the ipnumerable igiands im the Pacific seas. And after ali this was not wondertul that his (ir, Bro ks’) t (Mr, Robinson) moved to add on” troland most gensidle proposition of alk The protectorate of etl over more, than the United States waa to be Domieae, ile was that the gentleman (Mr. Butler) wilile in- Hay and St surprised dniging in exuitations of the power of our eountry and the seiecting out of eleven Uritish islands in tho Anuiles for bis. provector ahowsL refuse Lo pro- tect another British tsland—Ireland—the most tim portant of ail, Why, [retan’ was part onl parce! of ths Tnitedt St ) ind half of otf population had Iris biood tp thebr, veins. . Many parts of Our coups = CONTINUED ON TENTH PAQR | /