The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1869, Page 8

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1869. WASHINGTON The Murphy Claims Recom- mitted in the Senate. Defeat of the Niagara Ship Canal Bill in the House. The Delegation of Virginians in Consultation with the Judiciary Committee. Proposed Readmission of Virginia on Modified Terms, ’ General Amnesty Bill in Prospect. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 1869, Constitntionality of the Income Tax. ‘The Pacific Insurance Company, of San Francisgo, some time ago brought a suit against Frank Soul, Collector of Interna! Revente, to recover the sum of $7,000, paid by the plaintiff under protest. Under the Internal Revenue Jaws the company made re- turns according to their values in coin, that being the currency received by them. The assistant as- sessor added to the amount returned the difference between legal tenders and coin, and demanded the tax on the whole, which was at first refused by the company, but subsequently paid under protest, in consequence of their property being seized and advertised for sale. Subsequently they commenced suit in the Circuit Court for the district of California, and upon tle hearing the judges, being divided in opinion, certified to the Supreme Court, the various questions on which they differed. The case has been argued here this week, plaintiffs counsel con- tending that the government is under obligations to receive legal tender money as equivalent for coin, and arguing against the constitutionality of the law. The government holds the action of the assessor to be legal and proper, and maintains the constitution- ality of the law. The case has excited some interest, the general opinion being that the existing practice of the government will not be disturbed by the deci- sion to be made. Another Constitutional Amendment. Mr. Stewart reported in the Senate to-day from the Judiciary Committee a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, to be Known as article fifteen. The origina of this was introduced in March, 1867, by Senator Henderson, enacting in a few lines that “No State shall deny or abridge the right of its citizens to vote and hold office on account of race, color or previous condition.” The substitute brought in to-day is equally brief, but more skilfully worded—“The Tight of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” This amend- ment, to be submitted to the States for ratification, did not receive a unanimous vote in committee, the chairman, Mr. Trumbull, being in opposition, Messrs. Hendricks and Frelinghuysen absent at the time, and the vote on its adoption confined to Messrs. Stewart, Conkling, Edmunds and Rice. Admiral Farragut on a Visit to General Grant. Admiral Farragut is stopping here at the Ebbitt House. He paid General Grant a visit this morning, but owing to the incessant rain both had to remain indoors, when they would otherwise have had a long -ride behind one of the General’s fast teams, The Admiral will remain until next week, when he and General Grant will start for the dinner and confer- ence of the Peabody educational fund trustees, after which the Admiral will start directly for New York, having to decline invitations to dinner extended to hhim here by several of the foreign Ministers, ~~’ A despatch from Minnesota, received here to-day, states that Ramsey, On the first ballot, was nominated by twenty-eight votes against twenty-two for Wilkin- son, four counted as scattering. Basis of the Reconstruction of Virginia. After many conferences between the Virginia com- mittee and its individual members with the Judi- ciary Committee of the Senate and members of the Senate and House, it seems to be pretty well understood that the following definite arrangement has been substantially agreed to:—Foliowing the precedent in the Missouri compromise, and the procedings upon the ad- misston of Oregon, Kansas and Nebraska, a bill will be prepared authorizing the admission of Virginia upon the adoption of the proposed constitu- tion, with the obnoxibus clauses in regard to dis- franchisement, the test oath and probably some other objectionable features stricken out, When this bill shall be passed it is believed it will be followed by en amnesty bill, exther universal or with some few exceptions, to take effect on the rati- fication of the constitution. It is said that this ad- justment meets the approbation of General Grant, Secretary Schofield and a large number of the most prominent members of both Houses of Congress. The Impeachment Investigation Committee. At the last session of Congress a special committee, consisting of Messrs. Buckalew, Morrill, of Maine, Chandler, Stewart and Thayer was appointed to in- quire whether improper means were used to in- uence Senators in voting on impeachment. The same committee was reappointed this session, more 2 a matter of formality than with any purpose of DOLE & o in sage instituted, They have fransatlantic cables withont ihe :0usérit of Cougres® Since the last day of meeting a more decided con- viction has obtained in the minds of the committee that no constitutional consideration tnterferes V4 the question of the right which a State posresses to grant leave to @ foreign company to land, & telegraph. cable on these shores. Along with being Wecmed unwise and impolitic in a commeréial sense it 18 also considered questionable as being safe political doctrine to advance under the vircumstances, The French company ask for no subsidies, while at the same time @ proposition is introduced to give eight millions to establish a telegraph cable across the Pacific, where its benefits would fail to be appreciated for many years to. come, The Patent Office Stationery Contracts, The report of Secretary Browning regarding the stationery contracts of the Patent OMce was commnu- nicated to the Senate to-day. It made @ very volu- minous but cleanly arranged document, every letter, report and agreement bearing on these stationery contracts, about which so much has been recently said, being made to follow each other tn regular tabular form according to dates, beginning with the earliest circumstances of the case and bringing it down like a narrative to the latest. Taking the re- port as a whole, the impression left upon one’s mind after the perusal would be that the stationery contractors executed their contracts faithfully, but, owing to a defective system in the Interior Department of going outside the regular system of purchasing supplies of stationery and laying in quantities of a magnitude entirely too great for the wants of the oMce. These same contractors were afforded an op- portunity of making large and profitable bargains, which they showed no disposition to reject. Insin- uations are thrown out of collusion between an official in the Patent Ofice and the contractors. Of one thing, however, there hardly exists a doubt, that the system of buying stationery, at least for the Patent Office, is radically wrong, and no matter who the contractors are, unless honesty be a failing with them, “strong inducements will always present themselves to make a paying raid on the Treasury.” A Treasury Rumor Authoritatively Denied.§ There is oMicial authority for stating that all re- ports to the effect that the Treasury has been en- gaged in the negotiation of any secret loans are ut- terly withuot foundation, and there has been no in- crease in the gold-bearing bonds, as has been re- cently asserted. The Electoral Votes. The electoral vote of all the States except Nevada have been received by the President of the Senate. Personal. General Longstreet had an interview with General Grant to-day. Lucy Stone lectured here to-night on “Woman Suffrage” to a large audience. She was repeatedly applauded. Senator Wilson presided. The Mississippi Constitution—Additional Tes- timony of General Gillem. General Gillem was before the Reconstruction Com- mittee again to-day. He was examined relative to the disturbances alleged to have taken place in the seven counties of Mississippi carried by the oppo- nents of the constitution. He testified substantially that there was some disturbance there during the election, but not enough to matertally affect the general result. He admitted that probably in some cases the negroes remained away from the polls through intimidation, but he did not think they absented themselves in any considerable numbers or that if they had all been present it would have affected the election so as to secure a majority in that section of the State for the constitution, Colored Men’s National Convention. The Natioan! Convention of Colored Men have adopted measures with a view to secure their ob- jects, and express their belief that in Grant and Colfax they have two honest men, who will exercise their utmost influence, so far as they may con- sistently, to place all American citizens, without regard to their complexion, on an equal political Nominations Sent to the Senate. ‘The President to-day nominated to the Senate:— William H. Ewing, to be Postmaster at Seymour, Ind.; Rockey P. Carhart, agent for the Indians of the Grand Ronde Agency, Oregon; Wm. H. Tiffany, Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Ninth district of New York, vice Homer Franklin, to be removed; M. W. Reynolds, Asses- sor of Internal Revenue for Kansas, vice Thomas J. Steinberg, to be dismissed; Albert H. O’Brien, of Pennsylvania, William Kilty MeSherry, of Maryland, and Allan C. Kelton, of Pennsylvania, to be second lieutenants in the marine corps; Thomas J. Jones, to be postmaster at Hemington, N.J., vice P. A. Jones, rejected; J. B, Abbott, post- Master at Cedar Falis, lowa. Supreme Court. The following motions were disposed of in the Supreme Court to-day :— No. 199.—The Bark Grapeshot toh Walter Stein Massehoes, Motion to dismiss argu No, 432—Alexander Momitt, plain in error, vs. Hannon et al—In error to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Docketed and dismissed. No. 45—Helfenstein vs. Soutter et al.—Appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Wisconsin. Dis- missed under rule 19. “No, 49—United States :vs. Shoemaker.—Action on oMicial bond. Cause argued. No. 50—Roland vs. United States.—Petition on a California land claim. Argument commenced. At a stated term of the court held on the first Mon- day of December, in the year 1878, and continued and now held on this 15th day of January, in the year 1869, it to the court that a new allotment of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the court among the circuits now existing nf law is required and is expedient by reason of one of the said ‘arcalta, that Is to say, the circuit since the death of Justice Wayne, without any Justice of this Court all th ; now be it ordered by the pen aie in pursuance of the authority and allotment of Imposed upon it by yaw, thas that a new the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the co be, and the same is hereby made, as follows To'nay, that the sald Chief Justice and Associate Jus. tices of this court be, and continue to be, allotted to the same circuits La wy tong heretofore ordered by this court; and that the Hon. Noah H. Swayne, Aaso- ciate Justice of this court be, and he hereby is, ailot- ted to the said Fifth circuit in addition to the Sixth circuit to which he heretojore nas been, and now and hereby is continued, THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Pe heid eoithg yet, and a Majority of the committee are knowg (9 pe adverse i@ $0 inYestiga- Third Session. tion as, it would implicate ae ogy el arm ena wh Voiea tor linpeachiiient. 08s, however, | SENATE. ; ‘Will not permit this committee ‘to die quietly out of ‘Witiixerox, Jan. 15, 1869, existence without having done Gnything towards the exposure or sustaining of these charges, which were so freely advanced against him imme- diately subsequent to the impeachment trial. He sntends to call for a report before the session ends, ‘and will force one, if necessary, rather than permit the committee to remain in passive existence a8 a standing reproach to his reputation. ‘The Niagara Ship Canal. The Niagara Ship Canal project took up pretty much the whole session to-day again. The result of the final vote on committing the bill to the Commit tee of the Whole on the State of the Union virtually kills the measure. It excited, perhaps, more in- terest than any measure before Congress this session and broke up the party organizations of the House pretty thoroughly. Some republicans voted for and some against it. Some democrats voted for and some against it; but out of the whole discussion one feature developed itself, an’ that was that, notwith- standing the measure was voted down, still there is a majority of members even in the House as ‘at present constituted who favor the principle of con- structing @ ship canal around Niagara Falls by the federal government. The chief obstacle to the mea- pure seemed to be that put forward by FE. B. Wash- borne and Spalding, of Ohio, to wit:—The necessity ‘of retrenchment in order to avold the dangers of re- pudiation and national disgrace. Israel T. Hatch, of mre was on the floor during the discussion and ts believed to have contributed to the defeat of the measure. New Treaty with Prussia. Baron Gerolt, Prussian Minister, and Secretary Howard are at present engaged framing @ treaty be. tween this country ond Prussia for the benefit’ of emigrants coming here from that part of Europe. tt 4s intended to have @ Prussian offictal located in New ‘York, who, in conjunction with a designated oMcer of this government, and in correspondence with a board of commissioners, shall see after the interests of Prossian eabjects and save them from many dan- were to which they might otherwise be exposed. Transatlantic Telegraph Cables. ‘The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will meet on Tuesday and resume the consideration of Senator Morton's bill probibiting the janding of THE PATENT OFFICE STATIONERY CONTRACT, ‘The PRESIDENT presented a communication ffom tne Secretary of the Interior transmitting corres- pondence with the Commissioner of Patents in rela. tion to supplies of stationery to the Patent Oiice. Referred to the Committee on Patents, NEW YORK AND EUROPEAN STEAMSHIP LINE. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., presented a me- moriai from citizens of New York petitioning against the passage of the resolution to amend an act to establish an American lime of steamships between New York and various European ports, upon the groand that [mf rom of the revolution would be injurious to the interests of commerce. Referred to the Committee on Commerve. THE MIAMI INDIAN LANDS, Mr. HENDRICKS, (dem.) of Ind., presented a peti- tion from sixty-eight indians of ine Miami tribe, sident in Indiana, in regard to the public lands occupied by them, and introduced a bili on the saine subject. Referred, THE OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS. Mr. HOWARD, (rep.)of Mich., presented the petition of Indians and porsoas of indian descent, resident in ae and heretofore belonging to the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes, alleging that their affairs in connection with the government have fallen into confusion, that os Injustice has been done them by the ‘omiciais of the United Si and asking that a thorough investigation be made of the matter. Referred to the Cominittee on Indian Affairs. Mr. Howakn also offered in connection with this Memorial resolutions requesting the Secretary of the Interior to send to the Senate @ statement of the tracts of land selected by members, of the Grand River band of Ottawa of ony Indians, under treaty of an 1865, and of ir matters in connection therewith. THE SKA ISLANDS OF SOUTH CAROLIN, Mr. PoMBROY, (rep.) of Kansas, from the committee on Public Lands, reported a bill te le for the sale of certain lands on the sea in South Carolina, BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTED AND POSTPONED. The following bills were reported from the Judi- clary Committee adversely ahd with @ recommenda- tion that they be indefinitely postponed:— A Will to authorize the removal of causes in a cases from the District to the Cireuit Courts of United states. ‘The bill to fix the terms of the United States Courts in Oregon, and to increase the salary of the District Jad, a bit to te force the provisions of the MRT avollah very &e., gulating the elective franchise, and Teeokations p Dro ing conaitational ainendments, guaranteeing bniversal sutra eae as Also the Hi joint resolution providing that no ome: pr cfr OF felerk of cxacatie | Gapertnens shall ee Eh gy of Ii, addressed the House in’ sctice or prosecute claims ‘wnill two years port of * ,fter his time of service expires. . ‘ir. BUTLER, (rob, oS Nan while setting his face EXTENSION OF 4 PATENT, against appro} by the general government Mr. WILLEY, ) of W. Va., from the Committee | for objects of impro' him. on Paten' @ bill A. G. Gal- out, nevensnsens, 13 Sarees oe He believed iT to application for the project carried out by the United Stqtes his patent for a shoe pegging of the ROBBERY IN THE CAPITOL @) ‘Mr. WASHBURNE, Of Ill, said he was sorry that the Mr. DoOLiTTLE, (dem.) of Wis., called the attention | state of the country ion of thé finances Bt about ge o'clock, an aged nnd respected cua | tilibefbre he Howe” Herwodkd noe yo ito eae al o'clock, an ani down and aanee see euasion of the bul, bathe ‘Oana tial tie last veo section the Capito! grounds, and offered a | thereof pro} an appr mont twelve allie resolution, direc! the Committee on Public Bald, of dollars. It was enoug ee ings and Grounds to inquire into the ciroumumanioes there was no m in the Treasury of the case, and report what steps are necessary secure better protection in the ‘ole pon and better police regulations, Acoptod. | NEW AMENDMENT TO TH! Mr. STEWart, (rep.) of Ni Srom the J the Sadlclary Committee, reported the following constitutional amendment, and asked to have the committee dis- charged from the further consideration of the peti- tions and memorials praying for it:— ARTICLE 15. The right of citizens of the United States to rove and hola bicobbal not be denied oF abr by the United States or any Biante, 0 on account of race, color or pre- vious condition of servitud RELIEF FROM pouimieat, DISABILITIES, Mr. SrBwakt, algo from the same commit ported and recommended the bill 0 relieve Willam H. wah of re count from political disabulit by the pe Sane amendment. THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILRCAD COMPANY. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, offered a resolution requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate of the amount paid to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for the transportation of men and suppites onan Fane from 1861 to 1866, inelu- sive, designal the sums paid for trans- portation from paar tothe Relay House and the rates of such transportation. Mr. CAMERON, ron, ).f Pa., moved to amend by Tequaog information of the amount paid to the timore and Ohio Railroad Company above that paid to other companies for similar services, Mr, Wuyrs, (dem.) of Md,, moved to extend the inquiry to the amount paid the Northern Central Railroad Company. Mr. CAMERON accepted the amendment. This peerings had. been offered because, in 1861, the retary of War had arranged with the presidents oft the chief railroad companies of the country that whey would transport men and materials for the Rihieers at two-thirds their ordinary rates, and had been informed that all the companies except the Baltimore and Ohio had abided by the arran; bry A ment; but this road had received Tally price, and he wished to know the facts, Mr. HENDRICKS saw ho practical geod that could come from the pemnee of the resolution, even if ee Senator from Pennsylvania had been correct! formed, and if it was meant merely to gra an idle curiosity, or in apa to any particular rail- road, he was opposed to Mr. SHERMAN said fhe resolution was not offered In hostility to any railroad company, but because there seemed to be a disagreement between ne statements of the president of the road named. and those of some of the officers of the government in regard to amounts received by the company for government transportation. STATE GOVERNMENT FOR COLORADO. Mr. Yates, (rep.) of Ill., introduced a bill to enable the people ‘of Colorado to form a State government, which was referred to the Committee on Territories. RELIEF OF MISS MURPHY, OF ALABAMA, ‘The morning hour having expired Mr. Sherman's resolutions went over under the rule, and the Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the relief of Sue Murphy, of Decatur, Ala., and Mr. Hows re- sumed his argument in favor of’ the bill. The great array of distin; Senators in opposition to It, he said, might compel him to lear that he was wrong in advocating it, but for the fact that he knew he was right. The claim was simply that the government of the United States should ay for «a perty taken by it from a loyal citizen the I ga sic re and the justice of such a claim te could not doubt if the claim was just, and all like claims ought to be patd, at whatever cost, now. They would be at a later day, with more danger of decep- pate on the part of claimants and greater cost to the easury. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. J., said that Mr. Wilson’s amendment was not germane to the bill under consideration, because the question invoived in the bill was not whether loyal men at the South should be paid for property, for winch the govern- ment had contracted by its oficers to pay, but whether the government should undertake to pay for losses caused by the necessity of war. Mr, ROBINSON, (rep.) of 8, C., moved to recommit the bill, that the committee might further inquire whether Miss Murphy had been loyal before the oc- cupation of Decatur by our troops and whether she was the owner of the property before that time, and if so how long. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mase., wished the bill sent back'for general investigation, because he did not think the claim was well founded. He had informa- tion which satisfied that the it had been . ue tintin ire ) of I thought the proposed ir. Hal , (rep.) iowa, thong! instruction to the committee unnecessary’ and id un- Taine aoe governed the Court of Claims Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass, moved an amend- ment to the motion to —— a resolution in- joerg the a reconsider the expedi- mmission to x into the the cals of loyal eit fitzent in cs South, to classify those claims and specify the circumstances and the evidence in each case, Mr. Morton, (rep.) of Ind., lied briefly to Mr. Frelinghuysen, reiterating his view that loyalists Tesiding at the South during the rebellion were technically public enemies, Mr. CONKLING thought this bravo evidence of the character of in view of the the claimant, a illustration of bed erg Mn Be on Ad of upon any le of law to recognize on claims or udtingush, bet between true and false Mr. ANTHONY, tree) of RL, satd that if he had been imposed upon in regard to the loyalty of Miss Murphy, the officers of our army had Seen imposed upon first, for they had testified that they had re- ceived from her at Decatur hospitable treatment and valuable information, . DOOLITTLE said he did not generally ref private correspondence in the aan but ne tant und to state now that two, Sie Ly of Alabama, a friend whom he known a or written him a letter introducing Miss ‘Sue | Mur. hy, and ys oy of her as H loyal woman. , SUMNER the bill, with all the mao amendments, was recommitted to sone = mittee on Claims, and at ten minutes pote the Senate adjourned until Monday'at’ at eats clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 1860, THE GEORGIA CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Elections, reported in the case of the representative from the Sixth Congressional district of Georgia that Jonn H. Christie, having voluntarily given aid to the Tebellion, is not entitled to a seat as a Representa- tive; that the contestant, John A. Wimpy, is hot en- titled to it, because he did got receive a majority of by Poses of cast; and that the Comm from the further consid aes of removing political disabilities from John . Christie, and that it be referred to the Committee on Reconstructign, Laid og the table and ordered ~ __ THE MISSOURI CONTESTED SEAT. Mr. Stoven, (dem.) of Md., indicated his dissent from the report of the same committee, made yester- day, in the case of Anderson against Switgler, from we Ninth ‘aisict of Missourt, . RELIEF OF LUTHER M'NEIL. Mr. Jonnson, (dem.) of Cal., from the Post Office Committee, introduced a bill to allow credit to Luther igor jate postmaster at Lancaster, Erie gee A N. Y., for $178 in money and postage siamps stol from the Post Office by burglars. Passed. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOR THE BLIND. Mr. ee] (rep. ot Il., from the Committee on the District olumbia, reported ‘@ bill to incor. porate the University for the Bilnd in the District of Columbia, with a substitute therefor, The Cay having been read at length, Mr. WASHBURNR, (rep.) of Ill, demanded the reading of the original bin, remarking that he was opposed to the original and the substitute. Mr. INGERSOLL asked the Speaker whether his col- league was entitled to have the original bill read. ‘The SPEAKER replied that he was, Mr. INGERSOLL said he Was sorry to see that his colleague was as factious as ever. Mr. Wasisunne—Yea, Lei and ne hopes to con- tinue to be so. (Langhter.) ‘The original bili was then read. Mr. CHANLER inquired whether any petitions in its favor had been" received from any portion of the me ng INGERSOLL replied that there had been, Mr. CHANLER, (dem.) of N. Y.—From hy Mr. INGERSOLL—From gentiemen of ter, one of whom was president of an La va om for the blind in Ohio and another who was president of a like establishment in Pennsylvania. Mr. CHANLER—What prevents the benevolent tiemen from removing their institutions here out an act of Congress? Mr. INGERSOLL" It 19 ovident that no institution 4 this kind can be established and conducted an incorporation and without an organization based upon some jegisiative authority. Mr, OHANLER—What is there particularly on. ive in this District to induce the removal here of the blind of Pennayivania and of Ohio?’ Mr. INGRRSGOLL—Even the blind can see @ in locating this institution in the District of Colum- bia. People living in the Northern States woul Om. ject to its bel: ated in Richmond, New Orleans, because it would be there too much subject to Seuthern influence. White in the South would ee 4g 4 & similar reason i ite os Chicago. ‘They a. era located in the District ee Cornmbts te neutral qrovind, a, of all can be protected. I move the previous ques Mr. WASHBURNE, of Ill, mores to lay the Ly on the table, which was agreed to. Yeas #0, nays OUTRAGE(IN THE CAPITOL GROUNDES Mr. MAYNARD, ae ol Tenn., offered a reciting that ~L james Wells, a clerk in the second and roe the Post Office, was Knocked down ate. ‘nine lock = nigh close to wad Capitol grou ruc the District of columbia tol aur of force is for i per- iE NI ‘The House then, at haif-past one o'clock, resumed the consideratian of the Niagara Ship Canal bill. Appropriation, We are now cena of eo five hundred millions of dollars that we are nas we are paying de! millions of irredeemable pape pone afioat in the country, which was only worth seventy cents on the dollar, Taxes were oppresir, and there was a party in this is omnny who only wanted an ex- If we augmented the taxes and increased our Parents enormous public debt re- pudiation would —— strength and power, one a would warn gentlemen against push! extent that might tend to involve the count vine a crime more ruinous in its nature and extent than any ever committed by a nation pretending to the least vestige of power and decency—the crime of re- pudiation, of bad faith and national dishonor, ° Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of Iowa, advocated the bill, proposed an amendment to It eat | 000,000 for the! improvement of the navigation the Wisconsin river, by canal or otherwise, so as to connect Green and the Mississippi river by way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, pen: ‘to the plan of General Wi ‘arren, ‘the hg was further discussed, Logan, es, Spaldi Churehill and Cook speak- ing in its vor, and agi Bailey Sypher, Mulls and Chanler o| Mr. Ingersol offered an amendment Gevoting three millions of the amount to the improvement of the Ilinois and Michi Canal. Mr. WASUBURNE, Of Il, moved to refer the bill and amendments to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. The motion was agreed to—yeas 81, nays 60—so the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole, which is regarded as tantamount to its defeat for the present Congress. The House, at twenty minutes before five o’clock adjourned till Monday next. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York---This Day. 7 22 | Moon sets.....eve 8 52 . 4 59 ; High water....eve 11 02 PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 15, 1869. Herald Packages. Captains and Pursers of Vessels arriving at this port will please deliver all packeges intended for the HERALD to our regularly authorized agents who are attached to our Steam Yacht fleet. The New York Associated Press do not now collect marine reports nor attend to the delivery of packages, as will be seen by the following abstract from the proceedings of the regular monthly meeting, held March 8, 1868:— Resolved, That onand after April 1, 1868, the Associated Press will discontinue. the collection’ of ship news in the harbor of New York. Passed unanimously. ng- The office of the Herald steam yachts JAMES and JEANNETTE is at Whitehall slip. All communications from owners and consignees to the masters of inward bound ves- sels will be forwarded free of charge. CLEARED. qttgamsbip City of Manchester (Br), Jones, Liverpool—John “slensiahtp Chesapeake, Bragg, Portiand—J F Ames. Ship Java, Barrett, Yokohama—s L Merchant & Co, Ship Glad 'Tiaings, Thomson, Bristol—W Nelson Jr, Ship Luise Bruno (Ital), Russo, Catania—Fabbri Chaun- “ha oxen rp ark Sabra Mi (Br), Killam, Antwet d & Hincken Bark Mayflower, Dill, Barbados—H Troworigne's Sanne Bark es Peg Matanzas —R P Buck & oo. Bark Mary O'Fox, Ross: Matanzas—Waxter & Merril. Bark Rachel, Mitchell Matanzas—Brett, Son & Co, Brig Bravo’ (Swe), Jonssen, Vigo for orders—Funch, Meincke & Co. Brig Montrose, Johnston, Aguadilla and Mayaguez—Way- dell «¢ Co. itis Marguerite (Haytien), Bornbolme, Port au Prince—R jurray Jr. iirig Motancy, Hil, Cardenas —Thomoson & Hlanter, Brig Minnle Tranb, True, Matanzas—Brett, Son & Co. Schr Syuil (Br), Redelier, Bilvoa —W F 0) torno hex), Poch, Tobasco—Mol jer & Theband. Behr Maguet, ¥o—-F Talbot & Co. Schr Taide? (Bn). Wain Falmouth, Jq—Heney & Parker. Schr Mary Louisa, Gaskell, Washington NC~Z Mills. Sloop Oregon, Rhodes, Providence—H W Jackson, - ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE itRRALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Celia, ite ptaengere Gleadell, London, and Havre Dec 17, with mdse and Ae bg and & Aspinwail. weater! ; subse- Srece, Testor tat peas ‘a m), bound W;'Jan Iylat47, lon ihe rudder head off an’ Bice, Havana Jon9, via Ni poke mdnogs Mag one vie. janaan ip Leo, and passoupers, to Mureay, Ferrie 81 quantities of drift wi timber, and por- tions of a hurricane deck, apparently that of a steamer; also a large number of bales ‘of compressed cotton; there were quite & number of schooners two steamers in the vicini. {y, the steamers appare otal? Aa iat a sours from fesamahip. du hence wre ce, os os rood and the the sleazy Virginia, Drew, Alexandria, — iJ Volunteer, Jones, Pact ‘2% hours, with mete Victoire (of Yarmouth, rs via Bermuda, with lo; Daniel stare x Hed werent | cota Weather? Dee lat So 45 ton'07 05, encountered a henry gale and shi hich carried away main rail star- Board aldo, low aif ine Dulwarks, ore Dost and water ways and snd stanchions bore up for Bermuda; Lith, encountered a perc from W, during which shifted cargo; left Bermu- Brig Perces Hinckley, Foster, Kingston, Ji ae i fe pie e Clapp’ Had very cha tome Snow, Anguilla, 16 da; Brown, —— 7 days, with cotton, to sone Lizzie ra Evane Vi Sehr J Irvin eS Harbor. aoa Memento, Todd, Calais whience, where she dis: ovgchr Yankee Blade, ac Bucksport, with Jumber. (Is “\achr Wn Jones, Heald, Rockland for Chari r Wm jand fo: Sehr Ada ‘Amen’ Hontedon, Boston for Virginia,” TJ Tafton, Dame, Boston for Baltimore. Schr Belle, Turver, Cobiasset, Sche Garnet, Smit it, Gonnestint River po jn javen for in Behr Novas i, Doughty, New lew Haven for Baltimore, Rloop Emerald, Toad Pree g bethport. Boon meri, Taga it Kane, Tristol. ae ReToRNED—Sehr Ww. H Severe, L; hes for Ri mond Vay on account of the went, ene eae British brig Sanch £4 t Cow: from Newport, ar- tied tel le coclignebne bh Likwcoece a San SAILE D. Mth—Steamship Morro Castle, Havana (not Columbia, as reported yesterday). Marine Disasters. Bark Potost, on jeavng Tome, grounded, but was — ently got off and towed pack, and on leaving @ second t jeavoring to reach Valparaiso for repairs, she leaked fo badly that the captal her, where she re- mained 16h ull Cia nates’ 1t'se feared Wat abe will be- come a total lose. Bank Boas (a2. ence, from Cardiff for Baltimore, with a cargo of 1000 iron, before reported ashore two fullestsouth of Cape Henry, haa commence breaking up. She lien In 16 feet water. Her starboard rails are under water, en is making « breach over her. She 1g stripped. whieh will be brought to wo and sold for = Denefit of whom it may concern. RK RUNEHERG, from Port Talbot for New York, which Rt ‘into Hallfas in distress, repaired and sailed for destina- jon 18th inet. Bark Busy (Br) 1 Jeckuens, f from Buenos Ayres for Balti. ‘more, with a cargo st, ashore one mile and a half south of Cape eHlenionea ies well up on the beach. She is apparently uninjur Bank Forron® a for New Yorks ut into Key ness of both itm ay that they had quarrelied on board the Ba fm, rowing ives and wounding one another seriously. be Ay ere ere nae in bospital, and jo the opinion oft wiy. ‘surgeon will recover slo BARK Nevruye Pen, Bars, oes - Knoaes, Td Be, Howard, from Carthay eat 7th inst ‘on account of 1 cargo to ol Sreunyise thet Bank Carsveto fia Sogn Joadiny ériven on shore at Ani a 2 from thenorth, on the 2th Pe. Monge any ba rans oe for. for London, was ing a heavy become @ total wreck. Boston, has to the hurricane of the tat ale, vas 200m, on, ater bandoned while endeavor: fag to make ‘St Thomas. Crew were saved and janded at the latter port. BARK JANE ADELINE, Pestinees, from Portland for Car- eons, put into Bt ‘Thomas Ist inst with loss of spars, &c, as previously stated, and not into St Croix as afterwards re- ported. Baia Gnacr ich po ino ari from Jamaica for New York, which put into Bermuda in distress, h 2 om roe was by, auction on the ela sipped by war A Pit, New York ‘about ‘Uh Bria James DOUGAL (Br, formeey the brig Bata, ge pC ag ay Ny I sede ail Brown & Co, at ‘and was by ards, raised and repaired), cargo reoked off Teen i Se es mat in Riogston, ee from Ps Brio RS nin tne 2. ‘amet tat 5 sail for She wean Cand ould discharge whsre she isy. Sor K HowARp, Hume, salted from K: nt fr or Hack iver to load for New Yor Kingston 24 inst under jury masts, baving bi font ss Layne Lawn moi se, ANNIE Avie Lwin Jago, om from, La Have for Boston, went Negro on Priday inst, 8 inst New York for St Crotn, Mth ult in distress, wit red Soter and oats left dimensions for the ‘ri ond pape te samme dag for destination, to return af Bonn Jota A HarLoce (ot New sore), from Norfolk for Barbadon, was oe gemned at 8 * ‘Wermudn, oh Ina, ud ‘was load: res Ps ‘Ube 120 Miscellancous. Purser Oscar Crocheron, of the steamship Columbia, from Havana and Nassau, bas our thanks for favors. We are indebted to the Merchants’ Exchange News Room, Pine street, for shipping intelligence per steamer Moravian, ‘at Portland, RARE Zazreey sp ilar Sn ato Sih ele to Rew Sailed 1 reoume ber Yacut HENRIETTA—The Bermuda Mirror of ie H fa a Monday, to Whalemen. toBAtk Osceola 24, Shaw, of NB, sailed from Paita Deo 22, ogg by bak Brag’ or ne ns arene ne ain ese ‘Sd 5000 F000 ibs bone by ahp Ceye Cey- old; Bomael& Thomas nd Talcahuano. Pee Bombay, Dec 17, lat 208, Ship John Tucker, Matthews, from New York for Caitao, all nel in dal a ink dy ship Gaapee, from ‘Boston, which Sereign Ports. Boxpravs, Dec #—Arrived, Wim Welsh, Strobrige, Phi adelv! BERMUD, on ah ships Island Hi Bi pom ate rae: nia: Koomar ( Bos Grtins York cae ure! Holloway, from ret for NY York al ready for'sens ry Bi teh aif from ma Liverpool a for Philadephia, ready for for sens r Barbados ks; brige Sir Geo F Seymour carg Dy O28 schr "A Gatiook trom Norte Jhavann for B yore, forse Jule Kelly (Bry Walker, from Hamburg for sats Sa Brothers (Br), Wallace, from Havaua for NYork; ral, conderaned: Huis, Jackson, pion for New York; yacht Henrietta, Van Allen, fom ten ton ia, Wigs, Anite” Seyraour {BD, Newbold, from St-Ann® Bay, ‘Jams for NYort dng: Sa Bax- ter, from Africa for :xcelsior yn, repairing, 10" Bol Bh), Cooper, for NYor, to wall 1ahs Veloct ty (BP), De Darrell mi Demnarara for N¥ork, reloadi few day ea 1p (Br) SMiarihe farahall, from prey for N rot, fore ar HA A Pie Br, Hntchings, for New with Worthington; ie, ayes Joke (whalory Faves, for Call a stary, ioe ‘Lansil, from Bangor, Me, for Doboy al ar i= ARDIFF, Deo. Cal a gerry = tong Lalas OA CaLLao, Dec © a ie gh ‘8—Arrived, CARDENA! wet hee ephinegtanclty For land; schra jor & Mathi Baker, himorg: ones en Debiggs ‘ea bark, embre i Naliog, ‘Thomas. New York; Frontier, Skin- ortiand ; ‘A Holt, Holt, New York; 4th, ree do; 7th, bee ‘Alice Wood (Br), Doherty, Sailed Jan 5, brig Meteor, Carver, Matanzas; schr Eva Adele, Eaton, Caibarien, CimkvURG06, Dec 80—Arrived, barks Anguate, 0, Small Brien, Boston rant Phiiadelphiny Hersey, Antiytia; J Rleards Jor ae or un Gari, tia 5 ‘ova, Little, elphin. po through the Siralts Dec 19) Don Quix- Conant, trom Palerino for NYork Slat, Chowan, Forbes, Goboe Bathames |, Harriman, stnddoate for’ New Yor: ag Coburn, Wise ‘Trieste for do. Guxoa, Dee %6—Arrived, Nuova Providenza, Manganara, York. Horyuap, Dec80—Salied, St Charles, Colley (from Liv- MAvitE, Dec 28—Arrived, Wm Woodbury, MoClellan, New ar ), NYork, Cleared 20th, Pacific, Foss, Charleston. Havana, Jan S-Arrived, barks Merrimac, Blair, St John, seit ‘Norton, Cardiff via Cardenas; 6th, Geo avro vis Matanzas; 6th; Gussie Trieman, pe Rs lass ell, Coombs, P ‘ensa- Sailed 24, faguadavic iG Holmes, Bal Itimore ; 8d, wh ae Ghatlestons Sihr Baltimors (Bry Viewaliay mer Lord Lovell dr), Jones, Hrazon dg Santingo: rigs Rosalia ( Sy aa Charleston; Maria (Sp), Miecoliel” do; Villas Thomas, Boston; John Balch, ley,’ Cardenas; schrs Bonua, Atna, Chase, Pensacola Minerva, Collins, Boston; 9th, barks May Queen (Br), Ebery, NYork ; Merlusa’ 8 BP) — an Norenns, KINGSTON, «Howard, Hume, ‘Triniiad, and sailed i aah h Yor’ NYork vio via Black River, dismanied). but returned Jan Salled 17th, brigs Tiber Br), Keating, NYork via Old. Har- bor; 18h, Sarah Eilen (Br), Gulidford, do do; 20th, Kelvie (Br), Wootburn, NYork; thy Alice Foster, Philadel- Phin’ schr W Le Springs) Halsey, NYork;' 28th, bark Castor (Nor), Schroeter, Pensacola; 80th, brig Express (Br), Fudge, Bosto1 in port ak. Sing (Br sromncee (Se and gad tor do do; M fro Nevanna Yor Baltimore, lags By ding Goo Work, ri dan, sehr Frank Howard, Hume, for NYork via Bise River, returned same day di Livenroot, Dec¥0—Arrived, Paris, J ones, NYork; Shan- Sorrento, Wilson, non, Ray, Phil Seek tas mg rd mladeiphins Bo NYork; Kingtinher, cavers tld Cleared. tty Tanjore, sass Boston; pean oumaeita, a Philadelpohay, Gh fil 49, | (oefore re eee, Dec 28—Satled, B Tomo ows . Philadelphia; ieie, Chan Papp oh ee Bi xg ageed aan ee ot rare : ‘ Portland; or nres 34, ad, brig ‘7th, bark Emily PA Smee ), San Fran: 3 Patten, from Cardi ladelp! hia’; Waterloo ig; Boch, Fra Lane, from NYork for 3 ee avis, from do for do; United 4 Chas Daven- States, Short, an: ee, te ag ie ti wie ier f Boston): aE files 'F Mashrsan dao | irre wen 8 et SP int nomen, Catdenas; i bee Cleared 2d, ‘Nov etn tank 4 Clark, Caan: Br), all about Lit wn ean Dec 29—Arrived, steamship Mississi; ‘ork (and left 30th for sani, Ao): Jan Sane Adeline, ttueh neon, d for Deo'ts, achr Mischief (Br), ballast ; 2th, brig Robt © Wright jan, bank Slo- ery, mapa fa ‘Jayne, Bt Croix (see «Westmoreland, Hammond, from Liv. ea wae Srosor, from Kew. hy Peed, nj Dark ed , fa Boston, asia for ding Gorge Ch for NYork; schre rast i ive my fm for een im » for Jac- aoe Ee de n distress. br Gtimor Meredith, a mat, Meredith NTDAD, Dec 4— |—Arrived, aig ima poe, ‘Sparks, ia; 26th, E Sinnickson, ‘schr Emily Fisher, ‘clare, Philadelphia, LANDS, Jan 3—In port brig Sullivan, Berry, for American Ports. , S08 8 hares, a Fa iy do. i . 2 FI & I NEW ORLEAN! 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