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WASHINGTON Authority for the Issue of the Amnesty Proclamation. The Railroad Subsidy System’ Discounte- nanced in’ the’ House. ° Wen Batler Demanding Information Abonv the National Banks, —_ ‘WAsHINaroN,. Jan, 18, 1860, , Viskt of the Virginia Delegation to Geueral Grant, ‘The Virginia committee called this morning in a hedy, secompanied by other gentlemen from their State, to pay their respects to General Grant. The conversation turned mainly upon the business of these gentlemen before Congress. The General, who showed a famitiarity with the provisions of the Un- derwood constitution, expressed himself in favor of speedy settlement on the general plan published in the papers of the morning. The interview was of some duration, and was highly satisfactory to the gentlemen of the committee. The delegation subse- quentiy called upon the President and Secretary Schofield. While not asking to have thelr own = disabilities removed. by special laws, the committee are exerting themselves to ‘obtain a general relief of all persons in the State of Virginia, and especially to check the further removal of State and county officers now going on there until Congress can act on the whdle subject. The Senate's Committee on the Judiciary has under consideration the subject of the restora- tion of Virginia to the Union, but has’ not taken formal action upon it. Butler, the New Leader of the Honse. Butler is gradually becoming, if he is not already, - the leader of the House. To-day he was the most conspicuous man there, and despite the national bank interest, which is very large in the House, and the Pactilc road interest, which is equally strong, pushed thi th a resolution of inquiry antagonistic to a little arrangement which has provee beneficial to both of them. The Secretary of the Treasury ‘was present during the whole discussion, and ‘was boldly told by the new leader of the House that himself and the Comptroller of the Currency were the “paid agents of the national banks.” The re- Porters understood Butler to say the ‘Treasurer,’ Dut he meant to say the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. McCulloch seemed to meet the charge with good humor and laughed heartily at it. Butler, however, carried his point, as he generally does. * ‘The Cuban Revolution. Reliable information received here yesterday , from parties in Cuba, in sympathy with the revolutionary party, gives a very different aspect to the present condition of affairsin the ever faiihful isle. The revolutionary party, insteag of losing ground, is said to be making steady progress, and the leaders are more sanguine than ever of eventual success, Combinations are reported to be in. progress calcula- ted to give substantial support to the revolutionists, and stirring pews may be looked for shortly. English Claims for Depredations in the South. ‘There are now here several British subjects, not naturalized citizens of she United States, in con- * gultation with eminent lawyers about the possi- Dility of presenting certain claims of theirs as an Offset to thesAlabama claims. The claims of these parties are chiefly for payment of property de- stroyed by Sherman's army in its march to the sea, and the aggregate amount of those now in agitation ‘and of those likely to follow would more than equal the amount of damages alleged to be recoverable for the depredations on our commerce committed by Tebel vensels, i Jobbing Congressmen Squirming. A good dedi of the time of the Senate was con- sumed to-day in an excited personal explanation by Mr. Harlan,about his share in some extensive rail- road jobs Out West. The red hot shot that the inde- pendent press has been pouring into the camp of the railroad rings has been doing severe damage all eround, and has awakened so. much indignation against the host of speculators that have been plundering with impunity the estates of fhe nation that @ member of the House was found bold enough to offer “a resolution Prohibiting any more grants of land to any railroads whatever. 4 Western correspondent has Fecently addressed himself to the task of uncovering certain schemes in which thousands upon thousands of acres of the public lands were granted to railroads west of the Mississippi by act of Congress on representations of the most flag- rant character, and to corporations that never had &n existence. Tne Henan has been at- fending to these schemes giso, and has already pretty well ventilated some of the’ leading ones. Senators Harlan and Pomeroy were prominently mentioned in connection with some of these jobs, and the former gentleman took occasion to-day to make a reply at great length, in which he reviewed the strictures upon his connection with a certain Towa railroad, and took ® fling at what he denominated the scgvengers and Lazzaroni of the press, His 1: exceeded what his bet- ter sénse might approve, without adding to the strength of his expl ion, He made one state- ment that vitally correction, to the effect that thé sale of the ee lands was advertiséd in all the leading of the country; but it hap- pens that Secretary Browning in a late report to Col states that only an nofficial notice 6f the sale was ¢ver made, and the lands, 800,000 acres, were afterwards disposed of to Mr. Joy at one dollar per acre, against the protest of the Cherokee delegation, who asserted that one dollar and @ quarter had been already offered by an emigration company. These explanations, after all, are merely an indication that the speculators are beginning to feel the effects of public criticism, and a8 a republican paper like the Cincinnail Gazette has been one of the foremost in this onslaught upon the corrupt members of ita own party, it furnishes proof . positive that even the cohesive power of public plun- Ger is unable to keep the party any longer intact. Telegraph Monopolists at Work. ‘ William Orton, President of the Western Union ‘Telegraph Company, arrived to-day, and was busy lobbying around the Capital against Washburne’s Telegrapn bill, There is to be a meeting of the Com- mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-morrow; when Mr. Orton, with several members of the lobby, ‘The bill introduced in the House to-day by Repre- sentative Windom, of Minnesota, to ald in the con- straction of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Lake Superior to Puget Sound changes entirely the princi- Dies heretofore adopted in the grants of subsidy to the Paoific railroads. It does not aak for any subsi- 4y, either in money or in government lands, or in ment, for which along the line of this road the gov- ernment ia now required to pay, as shown by the re- ports of the Quartermaster General, over $6,000,000 % i ity H if partment, at such time and place, which shalt be duly adyertised,.as the Secretary of the ‘Treasury shall designate, The petition is signed by Messrs. Duncan, Sherman & Co.; Dabney, Morgan & Uo.; Taylor Brothers, Green & Sherman and 214 others, ot New. York; also by the president of the First Na- tional Bank, Thomas Watson & Son, Low Matthews, Jeremiah Allen and 225 others, of Philadelphia; also by Vornelins G, Atwood, Enos, Briggs & Co.; J. B. Wentworth, C. N. McOullogh and 159 others, of-Ros- ton; also by 196 of Chicago. ‘The New Finance Bill. ‘The bill reported from the Senate finance commit- tee by Mr. Sherman is the product of twelve days’ consultation, and is intended to declare the embod- fed financial wisdom of the Senate, though it evidently bears the mark of being a good deal the emanation of Senator Sherman himself. 1t legalizes gold contracts, applies the proceeds of customs duties to the payment of the interest of the national debt, in the form of a sinking fund; authorizes the issue of ten-forty five per cent bonds to be exempt from taxation; authorizes the issue of gold demand notes to the extent of coin and bullion in the Trea- sury; and lastly. gives authority to the national banks to issue sixty-five per cent of the amount of their bonds deposited in the Treasury in notes pay- able on demand in coin, and no bank shall receive Jess than $50,000 of such notes, In Onancial circles this bill 1s certain to become a prominent theme of digtussion, as it is believed to be the ne plus ultra of Senatorial legislation in that direction for this session. The Assignunts of the Army~Recommenda- tions of the Secretary of War. It appears from an official document that the number of troops guarding and policeing the frontier is 10,691; operating against the Indians and policeing the frontier, 6,824; operating against, Indians, 2,119; guarding the Ynion Pacific Railroad and policeing the frontier, 657; guarding the Union Pacific Railroad, 405; guaraing trafic on the Missouri river, 1,261; operating against Indians and guarding the Union Pacific Railroad, 3,553. Total regular troopa, 25,601; total volunteer troops, 1,213. 26,814. The employment of volunteers and the acceptance of one regiment of cavalry from Kansas was authorized by tne President if General Sherman deemed it necessary to a successful prose- cution of the Indian campaign. The volunteers are to serve for six months. The Secretary of War recommends that he be authorized to hire such sutt- able building in New York or vicinity as may be re- quired for safe and convenient storage of army stores ofany description at a total cost not to exceed $40,000 per annum. He further recommends that no action be taken at present upon the proposition to purchase an armory building in New York city, as submirted, 10th ultimo. ‘The war of centralization on the reserved rights of the States threatens to be advanced another stage in the resolution offered by Senator Morgan to-day, calling in question the right of a State to levy a tax upon passengers conveyed across its territory on railroads, rendering the practice thereof llega! and attaching penalties to ite enforcement, of Mississippi. ‘The Reconstraction Committee finished its investi- gation of the condition of Mississippi to-day, and sent the testimony and other documents to the printer. No décision as to the character of the report to be made to the House has yet been reached. As already stated in these despatches, the com- mittee is known to be divided on the subject, but a number of them, perhaps a majority, are in favor of admitting the State to representation in Congress with her present State constitution. Mr. Bingham introduced a bill for this purpose to day. It goes to the Reconstruction Committee, and its consideration will precipitate the quarrel regarded as imminent among the members of the committee on this subject. Regulation of the Judicial Circuits. The bill introduced in the Senate to-day by Mr. Trumbull, regulating the judicial circuits of the United States, has the importance of meeting a great and growing necessity of the Supreme Court by affording it large auxiliary ald without disturbing its present organism. The amount of business thrown upon the hands of the nine justices of the court is entirely disproportionate to the time and means at their disposal, The court as at present regulated was quite adequate to the judicial business of the country twenty or thirty years ago, but now itis felt that the necessity exists for such anen- largement of its oupaciiy as will meet the immense increase of litigation corresponding with the growth of poptiation. By this bill the nine judicial circuits of the United States will be attended to by nine additional judges, each one re- siding within his circuit and exercising the power of @ Supreme Court judge and acting alone or in con- junction, as occasion may afford, with either a dis- trict judge ot s judge, of the Supreme Court. By this means the time of the Supreme Court judges will be spared from circuit duty, it peing optional with them to attend, and can bé devoted to the cases on the calendar of the Supreme Court alone. It will algo avold the occurrence of appeal from the dect- sion of @ judge on circuttjto the same judge in the Supreme Court. It is understood the bill has the hearty concurrence of the Justices of the Supreme Court. Nominations Sent te the Senate. ‘The President nominated to the Senate to-day:— John A. Gadsden, Secretary of Legation in Mexico, vice Mr. Plumb; William W. Dixon, Associate Jus- tice for Montana; R. H. Hunt, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth district of Missouri; A. J. mesty—The Constitution the Authority Precedents. . ‘Tho President transmitted the following to Con- gtess to-day :— UNITRD State :— pacped os, the 6th instant, request. it to the Senate's copy of mand tis to communi, ' Second—The proclamation of John on the 2ist of May, 1590, Srenting a alland every x ‘ing cepted in Wi the said insurrection, W' Ny leasing unto all such persons all pains: penaities incurred. or, to be incurred, for or on ac- count of eer 'ises, § offences committed agarnst the Laws or touching the intercourse and commerce of the United States with foreign nations, and the President directs all suits, indtetments and prosecutions for fines, penaliies, forfeitures, &c., to be discontinued and. l. Fourth—The proclamation ot President Lincoln, ber eh the Lint day a Deeeeneees 395). nee to the public, grantng to all persons (certain classes ex- cepted) ho haa participated in the revellion full pardon and restoration of all righis of property, except as to slaves and in prone cages where the is of third parties shall have intervened. In this proclamation Mr, Lincoln begins by ci the jon in the constitution empowering the il. ent to grant reprieves and pardons, The laws of Congress declaring forfeitures, &c., and author. izing the President to issue proclamations of par- don and amnesty, with such exceptions as the Executive may deem proper, are then cited. Mr. Lincoin. referring to this aflds:—“Whereas the Congressional declaration for limited and conditional pardon accords with the well established jndt- ee of the pardoning power, therefore,” Ge Fifh—The ees. of President Lincoln, dated 26th of March, 1864, defining cases in which persons are entitled by benefits of his proclamation. Sizth—The prociamation of President Johnson, dated the 29th of May, 1865, similar to the Lincoin proclamation of December 8, “1863, granting pardon and amnesty excepting for cases therein named. Seventh—The proclamation of President Jonnson, dated September 7, 1867, extending fall pardon to certain persons who were engaged in the rebellion. This proclamation extends pardon to the classes menecnee who were not pardoned by preceding ations. Righth—The proclamation of President Johnson of July 4, 1868, granting a general pardon and amnesty: to persons engaged in the late rebellion, with certain exceptions and reservations. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasutfcron, omm. 18, 1869. PREVENTION OF KATURALIZATION FRAUDS. The PRESIDENT presented a memorial of numerous citizens, alleging that great frauds were committed in various parts ofthe Unton in the late elections, and praying for such amendment to the naturaliza- tion laws as will tend to prevent such frauds in future. f GOVERNMENT SALES OF GOLD AND BONDS. ‘Mr. MoRRILL, (rep.) of Vt., presented a petition of Duncan, Sherman & Co., Dabney, Morgan & Co., E. D. Morgan & Co., and about 200 other merchants and business men of New York; also of Thomas Robins, Edward M. Lewis and Joseph Patterson, bank presi- dents, of Philadelphia, and about 230 other mer- chants and business men of that city. and E. A. Presbry, Enos Briggs & Co., H, K. Frothinghagy and. about 160 Othéf merchants and business ten of Bos- ton, and W. Coolbaugh, E. Hempstead, C. T. ‘Wheeler and 190 other merchants and business men of Chicago, praying for the enactment of a law reading, That hereafter ali purchases or sales of the loans and bonds of the -United States on account of the United States ehall be made by inviting public competition and thoroughly advertising for proposals, and all sales of gold for account of the United States shall be made at public anetion by an authorized official of the Treasary Ss at a time and place duly advertised. to the Committee on Finance. PETITIONS PRESENTED. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mags., Pipe gee & petition and remonstrance of merchants of Boston against the renewal of the reciprocity treaty. ‘Also @ memonial of claimants under the late treaty negotiated with Venezuela, in which they ask legis- Jation by Congress to secure them their claims under the award recently made and asking Congress to their claims in advance of any money that shall received under the award, MR. SHEKMAN’S FINANCE BILL. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Finance Committee, reported a bill legalizing coin contracts and appropriating $140,000,900 annually out of the customs receipts to be applied to the payment of the interest and reduction from the princinal of the pub- lie debt, in hen of the sinking fund heretofore au- thorized. A — is made for a change of legal tender notes for five per cent ten-forty gold bonds; notes to be issued to the amquot of coin in the ry for the ye of six per cent securities in the city of New York, but the amount of such notes shall only equal the amount of legal tender notes sur- end for ponds. The last section authorizes inks to issue demand notes payable in coin to the extent of sixty-five per cent on bonds deposited by them. Le gt wd of the present limitation of $300,000,000, The following 18 the bill reported by Mr. Sherman from the Committee:— Be it That any contract hereafter made cilealy payne odin hall be legal and valid abd. may bo ent to tts in the several acts zz annunily, to pay: notes and for the the floating 192, f the United i i | ie ‘it Lie H ii it z a le i tf iF hf i Ee eee cea feeding ie woert' se tater states mote wurpendere fr oo ‘of New York, of say in the mete and aball be notes, and cent of the fetes to other. " torte Brent CN oad ‘Uinitations, restrictions aad pro of ave notice that a d following enen iments to be wth s— Rection three by adding tereto the fol- lowing ’ ‘ lawty) all barging “tats maang "Gare rove" "ha Btrike fection four the words ‘at his ‘is. cretion,” and insert in pice thereof (he words ‘and Tevuired;” abl alvo strike ont in the same Foetion The words “not excerdiny apd insert instead thereof the words “equal ( NEW YORE HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, “iodetal | aMferea-by Mr. Cetra ' | ment first | Ni | manufacturers was the cry amendment was proposed to be yy PERSONAL BXPLANATION. ye a ES motives of the writer, he-¢ id only conjecti , he could ot ure, It could not be malice toward him, he had never given ys occasion or pretext for that; #0 he ‘Was forced to ik it must be a desire to black- mall, aud in regard to the last item to serve the interests of sup, Toads, newspaper correspondents he could not help it. Mr. ConNEss, (rep.) of Cal., commented briefly on the letter of General Boynton and the statement of Mr, Washburne, of Tilmois, in the House, in regard ta the vast quantities of heer land given away to -Yallroad corpora.iohs, which, he —— was made in, ‘ignorance of the facts. He also in the New ‘ORK HERALD that he (Mr. Conness) had no leas than fae before the Senate. Before seeing this he congratulated himself tobethe fact that his name and influence at leat were not in any way connected with ‘‘jobs;” but ho been mistaken. The writer, however, had not cute in selecting the job with which to bo-one which. frou the frst he Had opposed sy ila and impracticable. Sanh ae, we Mr. Cones, (rep.) of Towa, said from his know- 1 of the Cincinnat! Gazette and the New York he thonght it likely anything he might say in vindication of his colleague wouid only injure him ‘with those journals; but, nevertheless, felt tt to be his duty to say that thie charge azanist these gen- tlemen io connection with the ington Railroad ‘Was a trumped up affair, with no foundation in the facts poe case, DENCE IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Judiciary 8 bill to the act prescrib- AND a bill in regard to the dis- charge of poor convicts. = pa db 4 a ‘The bill provides that con costa, shall be discharged upon = ee @ United States ‘Commis. doilars in value, uk Mr. Rios, (rep.) of Ark., introduced 9 bill to amend ex! lawe in relation to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts of the United States, whic! referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ‘The bill provides that the Circuit Courts shall have original equity instituted by sare or gaon,tmepaaent atm te idem that 1 it be unlawful for any officer of a rallnond Cor eration to pay to any State ment or its agents any tax or gum of money for the transportation of pas- end that person one not more than bill was l. : Mr. DRAKx, (rep.) of Mo., introduced a bill to inte the construction of bridges over the Missouri river and for other purposes. Referred to the Com- e bil the a] tment the retary of at Of a comminsioner of me to re- port to Congress what changes or mx in bridges by @ commissi foe be appointed by the Secre- we. TRUMBULL introduced a bill concerning dl- vorces in the District of Columbia, which was re- ferret to the Committee on the District of Columbia, Mr. SHBRMAN reported back from the Finance Committee the Specie Payment bill tmtrodnced by Senator Morton, that the committee be discharged from further consideration, because 80 much of a been considered in pressed reports by the officers meking such surveys. Re- @ Coimmittee on Pacific Mr. KELLOGG introduced a bi!l to guarantee the payment of certain bonds to be issued under the ar juced a bill mak- iJ to the State of Minnesota to aid ae ar of the Mississipp! im- the falls of St. Anthony. leferred to the Committee on Pubilc Lands, AMENDMENT SO THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. Mr, TRMUBULL lntroduced a bill ae tt The following is the bill:— Bett ‘That tho Supreme Court | the United States: consist of the Chief ‘United States and ‘associate justices, alx of whom a «'-y ‘That for each of the aay i We i 3° 3 3 ist Hue FH Fal LPR, In reply, Ak, ‘The cry of the Go nnectiout protected had succeeded in for ne sovernmnent an jack au in is government, * Mone "But be warmed. theo f, like. the con- ‘edoragy, they would not be let alo tinned rf the Northwest, ro, male be, “Stop your factories.” Mr, iid fot _khow Woat he had sald or done | to Invite on atteeky bubhe woald say, tt reply | to ft. that Conn Drosperity waa due to the 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. 3 Pierce, Rawyer, Schenck, Smith fi heme Tift, Trimble | Of N. ¥., Washburp recurred on the sseon( resolution. Mr, An to @ substitute, that no Public lands be given to ald in the construction of railroads, ¢ on of actual settle- purchases Med ta on the fa (head 4 a aX On Mr. HOLMAN declined to let the substitute be of Ind., moved to the 4 iE ould imtertere Mr. WASHBURNF, (rep,) of I!., said if he had. been in the hall at the time his’ name was called he would have voted ‘‘no” emphatically. THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. oved to susnend the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 1969, MEMORIAL OF J, HANSEN. Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the memo- rial of J. Hansen asking the interposition of the United States governtnent with Prussia for in¢emni- fication for the violation of @ contract with him in the matter of the Holstein. Ship Canal. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. Mr. KELLEy, (rep.) of Pa., presented the petition of two hundred fifty citizens of New York praying Congress to propose an amendment to the constitu- tion securing the right of; to citizens witnout distinction of race or Rae BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. The SPEAKER proceeded to call the States and Ter- Titories for bills and joint resolutions. Under the call bills and joint resolutions were in- troduced, read twice and referred as follows:— By Mr. Pouann, (rep,) of Vt.—Providing for the issue of United bonds, retiring Appropriation biltysections corps, &c., which. had been rated out as not in order. ‘The rules were not suspended—70 to 42, not two- thirds. The amendments reported from the Committee on Ways and Means to the Naval Appropriation bill were then taken up for action. . Mr. RANDAL. .)of Pa., expressed the hore that the amendment reincing the appropriation for the Philadelphia Navy Yard from $50,000 to 226,000 would not be agreed vo. The larger appropriation ‘was necessary. Mr. KELLEY remarked that the reduction wae ap- pres: by all the leading journals and best citizens of iladetphia. ’ Mr. RANDALL suggested that the approval was ail one party side. The amendment was arreed to and the bill paased. x NGS OF NATIONAL BANKS. Mr. BUTLER, of Mass., from the Committee on Appropriations, offered a resolution directing the Comptroller of the Saree, to inform the House whether and what naiionat banks. had been allowed to’exchange gold-bearing interest bonds for the currency bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad, and directing that such exchange shall cease till the further action of the House. Also di the Comptroller of the»Currency to inform tne what banks had relinquished their charters as national banks and were doing business under State charters, stilt retaining their national bank circuia- tion, with the amount of such circulation out- standi bank had been United States notes. and for a free system of national banking. or registered redeemable respectively; the rest at four and 8 half terest at four percent, the tomas lo be exetnpe fron e3 national, State and sauucapel tanta gad AS ings Also whether any ive ayment of or notes that iting the The bill i Santi the issue of cou} bonds to the amount of $1,000,000, after heat gre rears the of the association to one-tenth of its capital, does not apply to the endorsements or col- lateral liabilities or to checks certified as good. Mr. BUTLER entered into.a statement ermenalory of the several points embraced in the resolution. (rep.) of Obio, remarked that the best urity of bank circulation was on bonds, Te believed this an un- tagonize Lee Pees, In his indgment bard ‘Treasurer a1 were both anc pilant servants of the banks, and were doing the business of the banka, Mr. Parne, (rep.) of Wis,, read from the law to prove that it authorized the Comptroller to receive Pacific Railroad bonds for five-twenties. Mr. BUTLER made an allusion to the gentlemen opposing the resolution, and who, he said, had ar- guments written and prepared for them. Mr. DELANO said that the statement was not war- ranted by the fact. iment which you made was written by the Comptroller. ; Mr. DELANO—No argument was written by any- ly. Mr. Bonaes 1 hed that back. * thw Hoes 4 argument; it was only @ paper. we) ot Mitent about it.The tact, however, that these ith a prepared document to meet ry showed that they were inter- rest of the le. that the resolution was am- and that the House had no By Mr. Banks, (rep.) of Mass.—To prevent the alienation orcs or ints of privilones from. the United States, Referred to the Commifice on Tee. Mr. Error, (rep.) of Mass.—To reguiate and the far seal trade at the islands of st. Paul and St. George, Alaska. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. VAN Horn, (rep.) of N. Y., forhis Mr. bapdintom 2 the construction of By Mr. Woop. (dem.) of N. Y.—To repeal the act the Ni al Insurance of Referred to the on Mr. 3, (dem.) of N. Y.—To orate loaning of on United States legal ler notes #8 collateral security. Re ‘the Com- mittee on and Currency. hibit: issue paying interest on specified , 1 days)” Meterred to the Committee on’ Banking and Currency. By Mr. BRooxs—To exempt the manufacturers of inted from tax the same as ¢hé manu- ts. Referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and. By Mr. BoyDRN, (Tep.) of N. C.—To amend the In- a law. Referred to the Committee on ays Means. Mr. Tier, of Ga.—To amend, the Bank- rupley set. Referred to the Committee on the Revi- Currency. . BUTLER—To send it there is to send it toa that Knows no waking. That committee had 80 todo that another committee was occupying its room. It was an every wrac*ice for the Honse to direct subordinates exerelde their discretion in a certain way. If the Comptroller by law to this, prevent its done: daty Baehorized to ao fee tn St, and this resolution was to his judgm ‘That was all. He was willing, however. to strike resolution dtrecting the cessation of the jass.. mentioned of Laws. By Mr. Oauuis, of Ala.—For the appointment of a select committee on the Ku Klux outrages in Als- bama. Referred to the Committee on Reconstruc- of Ala.—Relative to the sale ferred to the Committee on He and By Mr. Norris, of Ala.—Granting right of and it mide eae oper kn a luaetath ty = e vo tothe claimed that it was no longer sub- Banking law. of Iowa, wanted the country to avandoned tts nationat tion. By Mr. K&1L10G6, (rep. of gold and bonds. directing the YMENT OF W. W. CORCORAN, Ir. ScorreLD, from the Committee on Appropria- 3, offered @ fesolation Instructing the Secretary rey to withhold’ all payments of W. W. Corcoran for the use of lands fh the District of Columbia, supposed taken possession of by the and stace the rebellion for ‘the farther action of Con- ii ir the number of Referred to the Committee .—To close the land rred, i PROVISTONAL GOVERNMENTS OF VIRGINIA AND TEXAS. Mar. BOUTWBLL, (rep. )of Mass., from the Committeo the Senate joint resolution provisional governments of Virginia and Texas, The joint resolution provides that the persons now Cas etvil oMices In the pro- vistonal governments | ia and Texas who can- by the actof July 2, 18 of this resolution, make it the «uty of the il the vac 80 Lye the petfons who can take the oan. committee recommended an ainendment that the provisions ove act shail not apply to per- ho, by reason of the removat of their disabi- ided in the amendment of any office, tairty days NEW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS. hattove ace the seleet committee frauds was authorized to DMENT. would next i gs it, 3 ister 22 =F APFHOPR! ATION BII.t. the Commitee on A) i country