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‘NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. f 3 Ohio and the Mississi; necessity for.lev folnt reastntion making am serupriaton for the te. reorganization of the Naval Medical Corps. Referred naomi ot tas vement and extension of terior Department | to tne Naval Committee. pl and the Secretary to erect an ; edditioeal bulldiug wes tenen Mr. Brox, (dem.) of Ky., prefented the petition of UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. | _ sr. Monnit, (rep.) of Vt., opposed the | merchants and dealers in distilled spirits, residing in reslaten 38 thagne- the Seventh Congressional district of Kentucky, ‘The Income Tax Constitutional—Its Nature— ceasary for the convenience health of the em- | Praying for a modification of the Internal Revenue The Duty of Asscssors as to Returns of Ine Diogés of te department, law of July 2, 1868, and especially of settions twenty- come Made in Coin, second section removal or de- aathorizes the three and twenty-six of that act. Referred to the - “ oe | Straction of the podein wale) have been seventeen | Committee on Ways and Means, Franklin Soule—In this case the insurance WASHINGTON ' The Income Tax Decided Con- stitutional by the Su- ‘hibition departmen' io this Mr. Fessenden said the committee had become BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. , preme Court. company made thelr return of income in | S#tisied that the preservation of old models was n- | Under the call of States and Territories billa and ” : coi, claiming that, as it was received in | “Mp Witses, Gunpat Webs, moved to amend by | Joint resolutions were introduced, read twice and that commodity, it should be returned and | Providing that “hould be kept twenty-one | referred as foliows:— taxed in the game. The assistant assessor, | 7 (stead of seventeen years, Sere By Mr. BOUFWELL, (rep.) of Mass,—Referring to the Reception of Colored Messengers at however, reduced it to its equivalent in cur- | o'givia'nvine tenent oamslaititetion authority tO sale of United States bonds and bullion. Referred rency, and the collector exacted payment on that notes a contract that they shall be receivable, dol- Jar for dollar, as the equivalent of coined money ayment of duties and taxes of the character of Collecdaa from. Se pina In. thle ease; meaning constination. of the United St of the ti of States, / and whether the compelling of payment of taxes such increased amount would not be expend money or to do req good | ittee on Banking and Currency. amount in government notes, company — airing - By Mr. Exior, (rep.) Mass.—To prevent the collec- Secretary Browning’s. fnd sclzure was made, after which payment was | {augment god faith if the matter could possi: | ..o77 Crinlegal imposts under color of stato autnorl- Made Une Dieses end ‘the mater. Sebee fo the . had never heard of the Smeg lie te On Fallroaa bs ngers. Re- / ‘The court below—the Circuit Tor | ortte LeuNDEN had never heard of the Secretary | erred to the Committee on Commerce. The Dil California—were divided in opinion and cer | money given him ‘and therefore was | declares it unlawful for officers of 4 tiled the following questions to this court, g to entrust matter to his honesty | to collect or pay o' State or municipal off- Speech of President Johnson to when it moment consid ‘ among others of less importance: Whether under cer; oF into any State or munteipal treasury, any tax that the constituuon once down and tram- | great glee with which they discuss the momentous | {te act of Congress authorizing the issue of United | "Mr. Fenny, (rep.) of Conn., said hebad incantiously any. ‘or district of the United States, or levied the Georgetown Cadets. Pled upon the barriey of republican, liberty is over. | events of last Saturday, they will serve as am absorb- tere, ee, there does ‘not exist etree the or Interior Department unter the present rangement on. ie compensation of Ruck person. for such srana- . theme for months to come. tates anc older forever, If it is to be amended tet ‘it | Ing fo} Inwed ‘nd had found tt poisonous, and he thought 1 abao- PoratioD- vamp, (rep.)ot N. Y.—Remltting slegacy be done in the manner bed by the The Tariff Question Squelched. Dee eT artes donee eee eee reUP; | The Taritr bill recelved its quietus in the House to- unalterable; but any onecan readily perceive that | day, and it will hardly be bronght up again this to adapt itseit to.evers condition of the | session, even by ita persistent advocate, Mr. Moor- country, subject to the will of the sovereign people | neaq, With the exception of Moorhead, its friends itself. Any change wrought in the constitution that | abandoned it some time ago, chiefly because it has ized to make the on a legacy to institute in Bath, N. Y. Mr HENDRICKS. (dom) of tak concatred ff this Hoterred terthe Committee on Ways and Meats. ‘. BY Mr. bhipeig iol ier) my en the increase Mr. Craciy, |. H., was willing the clerks salary of the Tiere Reuaaane should Hing: se better | $100,000; Capa payment of $75,000 to the widow air, but was opposed to authorizing any changes and children of Abraham Lincoln, which might crowd or cripple the Patent Bureau, | Committee on Approp The Slave Trade Treaty Appropriation , in the Senate. ht rigtions, , r J 1. do Nemen- ie does not conform to this rue fatal Lo its , | for some time been apparent thar uo measure of a | Pena hr batho pu texas’ pad uy the come | PEM ue Jn that bureau the Inventors of the country | PY Porter sap nner ig rps heey ga destroys thetr liberties. 1d 1d make a lodgment satisfactory character conld be passed at this session. | pany and sought to be recovered back are me Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., thought the resolution | tonal forces. Referred to tne Committee on Mill- Proposed Annexation of St. Domingo Defeated in the House. direct taxes within the mi of constitution, and therefore not legally levied, Ce ee speouernrEe Geiveres the opi “4 of the oul 0] e act of Congress orized the assessment as made by the assessor, and th at it uired the company to pay, the amount demanded and paid under protest. It is also held that the vax on incomes is not a direct tax, but a duty or excise, and therefore within the competency of Co! 88 TO im) andexact. The other questions are deemed to sufficiently answered by the answers given Sore, being to the trst and sixth questions cer- of the principles of thé consutution ineyour minds, should have deus. Great eal of @son. et thnk ould have done a mM \ there oughtto be @ | professor in every col- It 1s thought at the Treasury Department that lege in the land) to teath ia: paplianss cor- | government will not lose anything by ‘the failure Cie Te ee ee sa oD Od it anes | of the Merchants’ National Bank, at Little Rock, NO TARIF F BILL THIS SESSION. in reverence and importance to the Bible, for it1sas | Ark. The amount owing by that bank at the time of much the groundwork of our government as the | the failure to the Treasurer of the United States and other is the foundation of our holy religion. Then, let it be your study. Itrey et ‘the States. 1¢ | t© government disbursing officers was ess, than . . . is our political Bible. It is the basis of our political | $220,000. The assets of the bank with the Treasurer - Introduction of a Bill Increfising the | system. Let all of us. come up cheerfully ta demamtee |' can, diet ach tor “alk. ainonit hearly equal to that ort, and prejudice S00 parce snalioe throughout the figure, and it t be anythifig left to the bank at The Merchant tional Bank, Litde pro] to expend too much money. tary Affairs. paises i PRSSENDEN thoUGHE Ts Denreemnomy for Sena- | , BY Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind.—Dtrecting the Secre- - tors "to subject thelr innocent fellow citizens em. | try of the Navy to deliver possession and title, with- ployed in the Interior Department to a heaith de- | Ut to the Greek government, through its ac- stroying atmosphere for the sake of saving some corded Minister to this government, of the two moni- money. tors, the Miantonomoh and Agawam, in their present ‘Mr. CamERoN believed that the government em- | Condition and’ where they now liein harbor. Re- loyés in washington were remarkably well cared | ferred to the Committee on Naval fairs, for, and felt quite confident that most of them wouid | ,,BY Mr. DockEny, of X. C.— To retlund certain taxes survive until after the 4th of March, when there | illegally collected in the Internal Revenue Depa would come into power a new administration, which | ment. Referred to the Committee on Ways and j Means. ¥ ze be safe. to trust with the expenditure of Mr. SPALDING, (rep.) of Ohio, pro an amend- Mr. Morriti, (rep.) of Vt., ded the portion of | Mens to the constitution of the United States, im Non-Resident Aliens Not Required to Pay 3S lary. aud will soon subside. our ditferences on the resolution autho! w jt ig | Teference to the mode of choosing electors for Prest- } President's Sell : one coummon altar aud aay the sonstitution must be | all it is not possible for the government to lose. Federal Taxes—State Jurisdiction to Impose | as the enterug Wedge {oF the abulishmeat of tue | dent and Vice President and for Representatives in preserved though all things else sink in the dust. I ‘The Bradley Case Still Undecideds. Taxes. Patent Office, Congress. Referred to the Committee on t - judici- thank you for the very Kind courteous all Wasurxorow, Feb. 1, 1809. | you have made to my services’ A man should nee The case of Joseph H. Bradley again came before ' Avether Annexation Scheme Defeated. duil, indeed, and his mind very barren of sentiment | the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to- The Committee on Foreign affairs of the House, at | ‘fF uo ride yen emrep rere day, all the judges present excepting Juage Fisher. their meeting fo-day, agreed to report the resolu- | up to the support of thelr country and its govern The Court said the paper submitted to it a few days tion, subsequently oifered to the House by Mr. Orth, | ment. You are beginnt the journey of life;1am | ago by Mr. Bradley professed to have two objects— Telative to, the annexation of St, Domingo to the | drawing ucar Me ote gio ee eee. one to offer an-apology to this court for his language United States. It met with a signal defeat, only get- | arrived at the foot of the other side. 1 will now | to Judge Fisher in the Criminal Court and the other ting sixty-two votes in its favor, while there were | conclude by thanking you again for this manifesta- | to protest agamst the eourts applying to his case the | 10 against 1t., The only democrat voting for it was | #0 of your kindness. rulp recently adopted excluding from practice in all Mr. Chanler, of New York, who wants St. Domingo | _ The cadets went through some further exercise in | the courts organized by the act of March 3, 1863, apy for the purpose of making a Botany Bay out of it, | tte manual of arms and then marched around the | attorney who may have been dismissed or suspended It is understood that the State Department is in pos- | 700M to where the President stood and were each.) py either of them, so long as the order for that pur- session of some information going to show that the | M*roduced in turn. Mr. Johnson appeared greatly | pose continued in force. The Court, after replying people of St. Domingo aré anxious to be attached in | 2¢llhted with the exhibition, and was very cordial | af jength to that paper, concluded by saying— ‘The resolution was further discussed by Messrs. ocgee iae jf omg epg ema % NDEN, in each State, WILLEY and FESSENDEN. lector for President and Vice President. v ‘Mr. CONKLING moved an amendment, providing | ©008e an ell , (rep.) of Ohio—Relating to the Referredéo the Commitee By Mr. LAWRBENC = yi y should not take effect until the | ciéroxee neutral lands. Mr. SUMNER suggested the goth of March. on Public sugges .. By Mr. WiLsox, (rep.) of Ohio—To amend section pie Maren rinae eyed os anon. mints two of the act of February 28, 1867, for the relief of resonted, by giving the resolution immediate tect, | certain drafted men. a ae ree at Secretary of the Interior t0 uss | wadlgation of the Missssippl Tver irom the Falls of oe icone e contracts for the | s+ anthony. Referred to the Commitee on Com- HEN! merece. / crn roe of te epee toe DON: | ul oa Wola hal SS eS of a ee Cheie basad tenant boas that | road. Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. “to the victors belong the spoils,” be without impro- tes— priety reserved for the new administration; but he Bee pp etree egal diewbititions ‘Re- was unable to perceive how any department officer % Recons' oa could honestly make elther money or political ares n Spore ms pera maar rarer Prien of the The Northern Central Railroad Company vs. John ¢. Jackson.—This is a writ of error to the Cir- cult Court for the District of Maryland. The de- fendant in error, a foreigner and a subject of Great Britain, sued the plaintifr in error for $2,650, the amount of the coupons due on bonds of the company and held by him. Upon demand made the company offered to pay the amount, less five per cent income tax to the United States and three mills upon each bond reservetl to the State of Pennsylvania under the laws of that State. Upon the trial of the case the plaintiff im error gave, m evidence the deed of trust or mortgage the bonds and the articles of union consolidating Into one company cor- e che in his reception of the cadets. , Pporations chartered by the States of Pennsyl- | capital out of any appropriation to addi- some way to the United States. This was the basis With @ proper spirit on the part of Mr. Bradley | Pariah Si aryland, au roceedings cae Pete an, dtlod epee di- | Bankrupt law. ‘Referred to the Committee on the of the action of the Committee of Foreign Affairs in \Glunatie Schemes foe Peptic Ptnader. Lenin TUn cet re A re bn ee inion wade gts ie ~ he supposed, over wat en ey Riterencs Revision of Las ‘The Senate Committee on Pacifié Railroads held a | Which would be satisfactory to tne Criminal Court get ‘ ; “leon, lation of the two States effecting suc! ion. The Court was then asked to instruct the jury that by force of the act of Congress holders of bonds, Ww. agreeing to Orth’s resolution and also of thé resolu- whether a clerk or two, more or less, should die | ,,B¥™t- ARORRPOLL (rep.) of Ill. fo rigger the Ni ney act of June as well as this, and be creditable to himself. The ab- oo the meantime. If the expenditure of this money to the Committee on ays and ‘Means, | tion offered by Mr. Cullom, a member of the com- | Meeting this morning, and had a lively debate over | gence of this spirit has hitherto been the only obstacle * mittee, the other day, calling upon the President for | the adjournedsubject of guaranteeing the interest | to bisrestoration. We entertain a sincere for : uid be reserved for the next Secretary he would f late the methoa age, his I d his aoility in the profession. | Wherever resident, were liable to pay the de- | probably be some partisan friend of the Senator By Mis SUpD, Lege igual imformation upon the subject, on the bonds of future ratlrond gorporations. This | Wess arch we a vuinful duty to exclude him | duction of five’ per cent, and” also, by | from New York. COmenitiee of Banking and Currency, The Contest tor the Speatership. forms the great question at present, a8 the scheme | from the bar, of which he was the acknowl the laws of ) Pennsylvania, to . pay the Mr. CONKLING lied that he did not know By Mr. BaNyaMIN, (tep.) of Mo.—A concurrent sarae for securing land and bonds for the round dozen of | leader and where we have often witnessed his tri. | three mills additional tax, and on each | whether profit could be made out of the appropria- fourt. | 7 The paragraph published in some newspapers ve issued our rule upon bim to show cause | bond. ‘The Qourt refused ‘to so instruct, but | tion ornot. Hedid know, however, that there existed | Tesolution of the Missourt choy Gyno od yesterday stating that General Butler had declarea | T#lroads striking in every direction for the Pacific en eee pong pantaned for Rotten of | Charged the jury that if they found from the | in to the Secretary of the ‘Interior the most | Of the Central Pacifi Reteeree: to the evidence that ‘at the commencement of the suit | unwholesome, most notorious and the most scan- Pacie Rallrosa Opmmittee, e was the lawful holder of cou) plain pons 4 By Mr. Di D1 : reprosenting ierest: Gus on “bonita: of-tke 40: dalous suspicions; but whether the resolution postal service. Referred to the Post Office Commit- fendant hel 1d would give him an opportunity for any im) r ii “game” the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Hendrie 8) ~ Roloeaee anaes Pega Eres iz eee from his association with the Secretary had better | the road to Marquette, Mich red bs.) an means of knowing than he (Mr. Conkling) had. If | Titdee on PauplieL aadiee Reteri Com- the state of thi! So the. epee eens Wasim Oa. a By Mr. -M ) of Pa—To ai riate. to be likely to kill several clerks between now and | ¢ 000 for feting’ap Lee Min ok eee the end of Maren the Senator from Indiana had = Ref Bees pfs ba Poscy oa bbe Ronan mareay Ooea very remiss in not calling attention to it Tue tae Se ae ts peor Mr. HENDRICKS rejoined that if the Senator from a Hor anippirtmer ge none ens aura Sr Ce eee ee sCOnANCS | ation allow! (een per cont additional compenea- ee TT ieee Ber chee enna nia BOE | don tothe ‘civil employés in Washington whose sal- Sorneeehie ese on the nel pon dad petrol pring ), for the past aud present fiscat es ie was designed by tie Senator from | Yeat, and moved previous question on its pas- New Yor! reserve the expenditure of the appro- Mr. MULuins, .) of Tenn., moved to lay the Bin i ee Se Speecesey ti eraanes REUDATAY, WH joint resolution’ on the table, which was agreed to— ‘Messrs, PATTERSON, (rep-) of N. H., and Srewarr, | ¥&95 79 RES ari OF ST. DOMIN ¢ ) of Nev., favored the amendment because of the trod! lowing resol- Suspicious conduct on the part of the Secretary of Pct pression jee Reed Bo “ the Interior in regard to otter matters. that he did so with the wisa ene Mr. SUMNER was in favor of preserving all the | remarking 5 models and, if necessary, using the whole of the ex- wpnloElhy ¢< Gis Comanitics ca Boreign SAMI — building for their preservation and exhibi- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representat! 7 egy ted Mr. Morrow also opposed the destruction of any | Panik” be admitted into the Union as a, Territory of tho of thé models, because they were an illustrated his- | United States, to be called the of St Domingo, tory of American inventions; but would not vote | totSnditiens'acd ta the manner tolowines> sie for any amendment urged upon the ground that the Firad—The of the said republic shall adopt a republi- Secretary of the Treasury oe not be ted, ag | can form of government by deputies in convention tras he knew of nothing against the integrity of that gen- oui ae Soe ror ss shlagiadets for Dawes for Speaker 1s vehemeutly dented here | falled at the last meeting of the committee, Messrs. | court, and purposely confined our charges to two by the Lowell statesman. He says he never Howard, Conness, Ramsey, Stewart,- Wilson and Pp jcations—one, the use of offensive language to dge Fisher in the'Criminal Court, which we then gave utterance to anything lke the opimon | Drake voting in the negative, and Messrs, Sher. | Omit as branch, of our jurisdiction, contained in the published statement, and ajso that | ™4, Morgan, Harlan, Abbott and Rice in the afr | and the other\ the letter to Judge Fisher, he did not say fies Biaine penal to ne him | Mative. It will be observed that those mentioned | to which repeated reference has alread it his wo chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. The | ®8 Voting in the negative supported the bill to So i eee hoped it would be, and our order information, doubtless, emanated from a quarter | 4 the Central Branch Pacific Raliroad, and | of dismissal from the bar was the consequence. He hostile to both Blaine and Butler. There is a very | tose in the affirmative contributed to defeat it. Pariy e to the Sopreme, oe nb eee mandam\ + lively contest going on about the Speakership be- The tables were very effectually turned upon the lat- and that court granted the mandamus at its present tween Dawes, of Massachusetts, and Biaine, of ter, and all the dreains that either side entertained | term, Thatalso was & result which we had not looked Maine, and the friends of both are very industrious | #?0utzecelving limitless acres and everlasting bonds oe ieg oe pat ars Reve, ohare Woieprcmaan, i mm circulating stories caiculated to assist their favor- | fom the government have been entirely dissipated | the anihority and life of the very\court, was at ites, This story of Butler, Blaine, Dawes and the | PY thelr own action. Had they pulled together the and this led to the adoption of the Appropriation Committee is one of the inventions of | Central Branch Pacific bill would have passed and | rule, sBcadiey brvccaie: < = wervleo the enemies of the candidate from Maine. ‘Thpetfect the Omnibus bill also. The latter involves an ag- | Daner. ‘The|result of all these proceedings, so far of it, if uncontradicted, would be to give the | Stegate of 5,000 prospective miles of railroad. To | gs he is conceraed, is that the mandamus which he i jon that all the N England interest, fol. | Sve UP the thought of securing some kind of gov- | has obtained takes him away from the jurisaiction impression that al le New England interest, fol nt aid for this immense scheme Js not the pre- | Of this court in General Term and remits him to the lowing the leadership of Ben Butler, was enlisted in |-@Tment al ag" bo Ly Criminal Court, where the trouble commenced. It favor of Dawes. How Butler intends to vote Ido | Set ‘isposition of its supporters, This morning | ts not our intention to rescind the rule we have i licati not profess to state, but it is certain Dawes will not | WAS bent in discussing the question as to what se- | adopted or shrink irom ite application in a proper case. But we recommend to in a sim command the undividea support of members from | CUFity the railroads could furnish the government | jar spirit of conciliation, that he make the. required 4 hig section. As the contest looks at present Mr. and for the pledge of its guarantee in relation to the | retraction and apology to the Criminal Blaine seems to stand the best chance of dropping bonds. No final settlement of that point was yea ‘its app ion to his case. The result is into the Speaker's chair, I should add that both | ™Ade, and a special meeting will be held to-morrow eaten Dues of the Spanish West Indies. Butler and Blatne protest that they never had any | CYHing {for its further consideration. The majority | "These retary of State has received a despatch conversation’ on tHe ‘subject: of the spoakership at | of the committee jo Omnibus bill Will | som our Consul at San Juan, Porto, Rio, enclosing him, and that the plaintiff, when hased the “onda, was "a British “sub. to deductions. The verdict was for the plaintiff, in ac- cordance with the view of the Court. The company brought now held. Mr. Justice Nelson, delivered the opinion of the Court, that, by a true con- struction of the internal revenue laws, It was not intended to tax the incomes of persons other than citizens of the United States, wherever resi- dent, and of residents, whether citizens or not; hence the stock of the defendant in error was not Dip mon es tee poe As to Dg power of Congress tc make a law taxing non-resi- dent foreigners in such cases, the Court expresses no opinion. {tis also held that the tax imposed by ‘the State of Pennsylvania cannot be exacted because the railroad tn qnession 6’ Maryland corporation, and tne subject for taxation was, therefore, be- . the jurisdictional limits of Pennsylvania. h debtor and creditor were outside of her terri- tory, and neither of them her subjects, The judg- ment below was aflirmed. Mr. Justice Clitford dis- sented, holding that both the State and federal tax were lawiul and subject to be deducted as claimed by the company. ‘The case Was argued at the last term and «direction of the Court reargued at the present term, _. 4 exact all possibic security beigre consenting to agree Decisions. vokeaiy peau Saled bin aah eee ace ok | thae the government shall be held responsible for py ie we nage tows Pat db agiall Wasumnaro, Feb. i, 190, . | tlok'as passed, merely 7 dathorats the Secretary of | "7hirt—Such form of government shall thercafter be sub- latver to that honorable position. the payment of interest on the bonds, The railroad dated October last, by'which the importetion into The following decisions were made In the Sapreme the Interior to lease a proof building on (i street bag mt os ice ins aaprore, of for not more than ipipatl era and to destroy only ions i Kee fogs be witha models for patents not grant lahioan ts fe a ty THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. Hy form, be said Territory, in conformity ‘The PRESIDENT presented 8 communteation from | Uorcresn ee % He United States, with ine approval of the Secretary of the Interior, stating that Vinme ‘BURNE, oped Ream has completed her plaster cast of Mr. Lin- eatias Nek ek ye hy eae a coln, which is really like the original, and asks the | “sr, PruyN, dem.) of N. X., desired to offer a sub- tute. men will, of course, subscribe to any conditions of security that may be exacted, and it may be, there- fore, put down that this point is already substan- tially settled; but those of the committee who are opposed to any further government aid in any shape Court to-day:— No, 15—Edmonson et al. vs. Bloomshire.—Juag- ment dismissing the appeal. Be se vs. Tne City of Boston.—Judgment rmed. No, 433—Dean vs. Nelson and others.—Motion to The New York and Brooklyn Bridge. The Mouse Committee on Roads and Canals at their meeting to-day agreed to report favorably on the bill to authorize the construction of a bridge across the East river from New York to Brooklyn. Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islaids of all materials destined for public works 1s dechred from import duties. \ ‘The Peruvian Monitors at Pensacda. Intelligence was received here to-day fron Pensa Ph w , being given just at present say that after allowing dismiss denied. promised appropriation of $5,000. ne bili will probably be reported to the mri heweh be i conditions of security to be fixed they intend | CM that the monitors. Oneonta and Catavba, sold | _ No. 5¢—Board of Supervisors of Mercer county, THE OOMSULAR APPROPRIATION BILD. / rn ORTH declined to allow it to be offered. morrow or next day, There seems to be no doubt 4 and fight the main proposition of | PY tte government to Peru, will leave Pensaola this | Il; ve. Cowles—Judgment affirmed. On motion of Mr. MORRILL, (rep.), of Me. the | Mr. PauyN desired to have it read. of its p: < to turn roun D 0 » tor Lama. No. 167—Palmer et al. vs, Dorman.—Wnit of érror | Senate then proceeded to consider the Consniar Mr. ORTH declined to yield for that purpose. - Reetprocity ‘Treaty with Canada. Pledging the credit. of she Treasury {0 the | reportant Decisions by the Secretaiy of the | “No. is+—Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company | Nost ef the amendinents reported by tee cocaintees. | __M& HOLMAN, (det, of Ind., moved to lay the joint Mr. H.B. Wilson, who took a prominent part in | Payment of the interest on the — bonds, Measaty if vs. Hiarrla, and No. 348-—Same vs. Hartis, adunals. | Ou Appropriations. Were agreed to, amoog the bag rae ome ir. H. B. Wuson, P Pi ; ea’ hak Ganinen Geutaied aseiaeia SUEY. A agreed to, among them the | "Mr, RANDALL, (dem-) of Pa,, inquired whether the discussing the rectprocity question prior to. the | They desl tration | ne Secretary of the Treasury has renlerea the | **#t0r., Write dismissed. amendment striking out the clause of the House | resojution was by any report setting 2 shall go into operation with economy and retrench- cretary No. 58—Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad | bill consolidating several of the South forth the facts of the case. Elgin treaty, is preparing a statement to lay before following decisions:— Company vs. Eni; ee ane afirmed. missions. Mr. ORTH—No, sir. No. 19—Ken vs. The United States.—Judgment Mr. PaTTERSON, of N. H., moved an amendment, Mr. ore ment enitlazoned on its colors and nailed fast to the after Pulied or undressed skins are dutiable atten per mal ward, When ‘matters are in proper work: | one “aul duties must be deposived in col A He- ing order, and the country capable of bearing addi- sit of an equivalent in money is not all Mr. Wilson thinks that no measure should be enter- ci t one deck to a steamer, tained which does n¢t include the manufactures of | “ual burdens, these Pacific railroads can all come pea. ro ales while rest upon the ki oe the respective countries as wells the raw products, | UP 1 succession and get a plum aplece, through that deck, the space so occup’ Congress suggesting important features not em- braced in any of the bills now under consideration. affirmed. ‘No. 60—Page'vs, Blake.—Argument' conciuded, THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. » RANDALL—What are the reasons that make Feat Ee Uae aise eset | wi Acunton of tera dearae or do we go Majesty for the suppression of the African siave ‘Mr. Sco! f What man from trade, from $12,000 to $3,000, and tn support of the sends Leo Eoaiene pager portant motion cana that the oflicers to whom this money ee ? Nee tee om eae * was to be paid had never performed any duty nor go ame Colored Reception at Secretary Browning’s. | covered in, the law exempts from adm ment h Canadians seek t ke bi if The SPEAKER—Without responding to the = seek to make the basis of | “";nevent somewhat novel to the fashionapie sea- | only that ‘portion which 18 above the deck.|As a Third Session. any to perform. ag put the Chair will state that the gentiema@ from reciprocal legislation. Senator Ramsey's bill em- general rule the department does not perinit te ex- ir. SUMNER Was astonished. He recollected that jana has the floor and demands the braces the general principles of such a measure, but | 0” 2 the nattonal capital ocurred at the residence | jinimation ang appraisement of any importe|mer- John’ Slidell had once, m his palmiest days, made | Ywestion. — fixes the duty to be paid on either sideat the uniform | Of Secretary Browning on Saturday afternoon last. | chandise away from the pubite stores whid can \ SENATE. in executive session @ similar proposition in defence | “the joint resolution was then laid on the table by To use the expression of one of his guests at that | properly te examined and appraised at them. 4 y able articles making part of a person’s ordi time, “a litle tnstariee occurred there.” ‘The Secre- | faye ure not liable to such forfeiture a8 1s tary gave a reception to the colored messengers of | section one of the act of June 27, 1864, uniess here Mr. RICKS. hoped the Senator from Massa- chusetts jvas not going to make public proceedings PR agen me ip Aga Ash, Baier, pene in executive session. (Laughter. ) Boutwell Boyer, Bromwell, Brooks, Butr, Cary, rate of five per cent. Mr. Wilson proposes to make this rate ten per cent, as a necessary revenue impost WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1869, of ir es the following vote:— MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS. in both countries, and also to make import- Ki ‘Mr. Sv" said he wi it. e ‘tment of the Interto: es, | has been a refusal to open or to afford means of ben- Mr. PoMEROY, (rep.) Cf Kan., presented a memo- ir. SUMNER ie Was hot. He was speaking of | Corley, Dawes, Dockery, sue, Eguleston, Parns ant changes respecting the transport of goods ana | te ee teat ans pr plans sie ree 4 | tnx the package or envelope in which they aren. | rial of the Kansas Legisiature asking Congress to re. | ® matter which belonged to history. The appro- wort Ferris, Tae red Geli, Glombrvanes, tadae, merchandise through the respective coun. | Ftom the best acc ‘en of the inception and | iosed, or concealment equivalent to such refust or priation was made to pay the expenses of courts, and Comm, rove, Bie eee partes Hulman, Hopikins, imburse to that State the expenses incurred in repel- ling the invasion of the rebel General Price. Mr. PoMEROY also presented several petitions for woman suffrage. ‘Mr. Coxe, (rep.) of Cal., from the Committee on Claims, reported a resolution referring to the Court of Claims the claim of the University of Kentucky for damages to their building and apparatus while occupied as a United States hospital. Lamphrey, Jenckes, Johnson, Jones of N. U.. Jones of Ky., Judd, Kellogy, ténueiy Kerr, Retchaim, Knotty Latin, Lash Lawsehee of Pas Lint late of the treaty. coln, Loughridge, Mallory, Marshall, ‘Marvin, Mercur, Miller, as 1862. ‘Moorhead, Mungen, Niblack, Nichol Mr. PATTERSON remarked that that was after Mr. ‘, Perham, Peters, Phelps, Polaiey, Siideil had left the Senate, Ranvall, er, Schnek, Sto iy Mr. SUMNER Said that Slidels proposition was not | barger, Sitgreaves, Spalding, te weather, Stevens, Stokes, - Se Stal , Taber, Tath Trimble of Teun., Trow: the same as that of the Senator (rom New Hamp- | }toe, Stover, Taber, Taize, ls shure, but similar to it. Mr. Slidell had proposed to | ¥'Vsh Teuup, Washourne of Wis, Sastihrye ort Wark: bring home our squadron then on the coast of Africa, | burn of Mass. Welker, Williams of Pa., Williams of Ind., and which we were obliged by the Ashburton treaty | Wilsoa of lowa, Windom, Woodbridge and Young 110, which the United States government were bound by aty stipulations to maintain Mr. ParreRson inquired th Mr. SUMNER replied that it Tesult of this entertainment it would appear that | an omissron of articles from a declaration of conjgis tries. It is understood that the Committee on | on the genial Secretary issued invitations to the | of peckage required by section forty-six of the Ways and Means will shortly report a resolution, niet tb nd clerks of Mareh 2, 179%, silk and cotton hosiery, shirts \jnd for the adoption of the House, requesting,the Secre- ey sc Dorgens me paiva pec ‘src drawers of sik, the chitet value Shout ibe aagseted 8 ‘ e with the duty of sixty per cent, under the 4 tary of State to investigate the whole subject of our the colored employés entirely out in the cold. In | tion of “ready made clothing” or “wearing ap; reciprocal relations with the British provinces and r A cli tan A fishing vessel, under eurolment and lice report his views thereon to Congress. view of their altered circumstances these aspirants proceed with @ cargo from a United states ‘The Internal Revenue Tax Bill. for perfect equality had no notion of allowing things | port in the British provinces on takin) to go onas they did under the old regime, and so | # permit for the purpose from the col 1862. Mr, Schenck sneceeded to-day in getting the Hlouse She must clear on «departure and ent ‘ agree Yo hold night sessions, ‘beginning to-morrow | “ther delegated one of thelr number to jog the Sec- return. National ‘bank Paeposttories and ¥scat | Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., objected to the reso- | to keep there, upon the ground that iL was a great pe Te oh Ohio, Danks, Beajamta, for the purpose of considering the Internal retary’s memory concerning @ certain proclamation | agents of the United States are not attha- mee epee enrol hy oe ee ot oe ie Se a an ba geo to ae i Pinter of Mase, Callie, Chahler, Gur bone a pe. J Dlaims to vi ione real trad pt i ‘hanler . issued by President Lincoln, or managed in some | Zed to charge individuals for redeeming ~yd in the regular way, by terminating the treaty, while Billow ‘of Ark Fr Ark, Frence, ove, o, orerel Taniing, of Mase. Revenue Tax bill. There is little more prospect of mutilated or defaced United States currency on passing the bill-now than there was at the last ses- | W@¥ t hint to him that all the employés df the | ernment account. An importer 1s liable for sion; but Schenck Js determined to make a vigorous | ‘(@Partment should be served alike. The Secretary | ficiency in the payment of duties on bonded git “ ” although said goods may have been transfei effort in tts behalf, aa it wil be about the only thing | “sAW ‘he poms” and sent his messonger to fea! another party. “The prohibition in the ninety the Ways and Means Committee will have to show ba cee i Bien tavigukber ey eaule aan toes bureaus wection of Ct sot of March 27, 1790, against im for its numerous meetings and supposed herculean rs lr families | tions of foreign me elise trom emhae Seer ae- to call himself and Mrs, Bro cent foreign territories in vessels of leas than labors during the sesston. mice Spee a ening Detween | tons does Hot apply to tmportations from Britis hey reg! to an existing statute. Mr. DRAKE, {rep.) of Mo., took the same view and moved to iay the resolution on the table. Carried. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., presented a petition of negroes of Georgia setting forth the “barbaric outrages” committed upon their rights as citizens of the United: States, and raring the interference by Congress in their behaif. Referrea to the Commit- tee on the Judiciary. Gravely, ing, Hadghey: the Senator from New Hampshire wished to’attain | Higny, Hooper’ Hunter, Ingrraoll, Julian, Kelioy, Kosute, his object by a sort cut, Stopping the salaries Of | Lawrence of r Obie, Tat, Logan, Maynarl, Mek oe, Mating, the officers appointed under the treaty of i862. In yers, a » Pierce, Plants, that treaty Great Britain and the United States had | Prince, Robertson, Roots, Relves Shanks, Stewarts Ftc taken upon themselves certain burdensome obliga- | More, Wilson of Pa, and Woodward 63. i ia i tions with the glorious object of suppressing that stitute which Mr. PRoyn di trafic, Whicb had long been the shame of civiliza- | , The eee ib as REOES desired to offer or tion and was at that moment a stigma upon the | have agri: ‘he hours of two and five on Saturday afternoon. HEN! N, (ret f Mo., from tl United Statea, whose government therefore should Be it resolved, &c., That, with the view to the establishment ‘The Atlantic Telegraph Question. . Jumbia to Alaska. Goods withdrawn from a Mr. HENDERSON, (rep.) of Mo., he Committee } hr. ©. C. Leigh will appear before the Senate For. | Mt- Browning desirea to see all his subordinates | house the day following the anniversary of on Indian Affairs, reported the bill to transfer the | not be the first to repudiate those obligations. As | of ‘tte Metnuuons saranehons Rone America and adjacent Indian Burean to the War Department, and recom- mended its indeflaite postponement. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of ind., presented the resolu- tions of the Indiana Legi: ire asking an appropri. ation for the improvement of the harbor of Michigan to the fact that the judges and other officers pointed under this treaty lad never had anything to | mar ke mae to thie worerninea by Ue chet otro ehiet jo, that Was use iT @x! Woe nt magistrate or other representatives of any tithe al - the slave traders out of the business. ‘That tAeaty of | nity in North America, incl Vikale iaande tr tte annexation by peaceful an ynorable ee ee Sree | tees ana" be shah be of Cpinion thar eas ee ein Relations Committee to-morrow to argueagainst | Collectively to bid them farewell previous to | (ate of ‘aca ee: So sae the proposed prohibition of landing telegraph cables | 8 retirement from office, and concluded to | is96. ‘The revised: warehouse regulations ot on American soil without authority of Congress, | ®40P* this method of doing it. The Secretary and | 30, 1868, supersede the instructions of July Mr. Leigh delares that the statement that he favored | MS. Browning accordingly made preparations to | concerning the tihsporiation of merchandise Mexico. Such merchandise cannot be trai city. fe Senator Morton’s proposition is entirely erroneous, | #¥e thetr colored guests a kind reception. The ap- | to Carrizo for exportation. These regulation @ | _ Mr. RAMSEY, (rep.) of Minn., presented the resolu- | Mr, ParraRsoN thought the treaty would be just | Rndascertainy as far an tay bey the terise ant omtiiten ae Interview of the Georgetown Cadets with the | Poluted hour arrived, and with it arrived a stannmg | not require the establishment of bonded warehowe | tions of the Minnesota Legisiature in favor of Con- | as giorious if his amendment were adopted. For | which the same can or be ‘and entered Into; Preitent rors a ay tr Deoming panty | Sean San na ras coer aac | Fe ty, Nf ian Stata | Md gi fh hy cer a | Se a eee of cl ise aay pass through st a annually ‘to al u t,”? withou' ‘now! come The cadets of Georgetown College called upon the | ® Virtue too much neglected, they had determined | fmmeciate exportation to Mexico, Cigars, pen Tiss] the Falls of St. Anthony and thus | what twas Tos, Dat Tecentiy We had beet disoove Falke pat Shorea een nn nny num 80 Se reyuiced in the House, in considering an aj riation bill, that this appropriation had been onutotiy made to 0 anton tt ih Sy Arymowaration BILLS, hs pay an omer to guard the tomb of Washington, wntean 4 Seeren ona TIL, the Sen: which it was then designed to be under the Capitol, to the the Aca- | demy bill and the Naval ‘opriation bill were finda enn qgnting from You eur navn | Several taken tom the. Speakers tae, "inp quant. “rhe Senator from Massachusetts seemed in- Pop Aged Seat were conoarred ta and clined to follow the “par et but he (Mr. Patter- bay Naval Al were referred ee OR a PAYMENT OF CLERKS IN THE PATENT OFFICE. ‘penosrned slavery and the slave trade were pk motion of Mr. WaASHBURNE, of Ill, the bill were b agent to vote $12,000 a to pay clerks in the Jear'to quard thelr crypt” He denied ‘iar’ these | Patent Oftice for January and February, 1869, was courts Mr. PoMEROY presented resolutions of the Kansas Legislature against the ratification of the Osage In- dian treaty and asking protection for the settiers on the Cherokee lands and in favor of the payment of claims of Kansas volunteers, THR COMMERCIAL STRAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Mr. CONKLING presented & memorial of 110 he nent business houses Netanya! York e i aoa e Eu- ean 1 PI ing hi ol resolu- tien rep oe ‘iy the tal ittee Vga of Navigation Company, on the grounds that th javigation C« q is e com- oar ready to construct all the needed steam- * July 20, 1868, pay aduty of two dollars celved by his Exceltency in the East Room of the | (Top In scatteringly, but to pounce upon the amiable Pond poly Rae mansion, where they went through the manual of | Secretary in a body, after the manner ofa surprise | taloren; also the ‘internal iehenve eax ort arms, and showed much skill and profictency in the | Party. Mr. Browning may have been somewhat | dollars per thousand on all cigars and and on all cigarettes weighing over three pounds knowledge of rudimentary tactics, There were a | 8@prised at the size of the multitude that appeared. and alfisnter oy Hy on good many spectators at the reception. ‘The follow. | He probably was, but he received them with marked Hondas Suthtuee o Sr eoeat of the 1,008 Sa ing address was presented to the President by Cap- politeness, and together with his wife went through | nue tax under the regulations prescribed by th tain Sheridan, of the cadets:— the ceremony of a vigorous handshaking. At this | Commisstoner must be ee, ee be fore permitting their mn ir cl Mr. PRestpeNt—As the representative of the | tage of the proceedings another departure from es- Clgabs, &c., Cannot be delivered except in boxes ¢ Georgetown College cadets, 1 have the honor of ad- | tablished precedents in the matter of receptions | 25, 50, 100, ‘250 or 600. All manufactured tobacco an in oe President to-day at the White’ House, and were re- | 20t to follow the example of fashionable whites and | and cheroots imported into the United ron of cheroni dressing you on their behalf, and expressing the , anuff imported since July 20, 1868, pays the old tari,| pany are y sto] ordone anything to stop the | taken up and passed. high regard they have ever ‘entertained for your | you're | One ov tle messengers, Mr. Bowen, drew | fieq Ta the How invoral tax, bur faust have hee] ships; that the mails should be carried in American | siave trade. had reushicrod tom NBW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS CoMMITTER. Excellency. We have long desired an opportunity | forth @ carefully fol paper, and, clearing his | warehoused and so rem till October 1, 146s] Vessels, and that the passenger and it money.| English and American to Spanish and Po! Mr. DawEs, ) of Mass., offered a resolution au- to thank you for your good feeling towards | throat, read it, after which he hanged it to Mr, | Goods bonded before the act was passed are noi] now eared by foreigners should be by our | vessels, Notwithstanding the closeness the | thonizing the t Committee on New York Elec- our venerable Alma Mater, and the interest you | Browning. The address had at least one merit—it | *Mected. ‘The old customs stamps are to be con} own citizens and rematn in the country. rallel drawn by the Senator from Massachusetts | tion Frauds to employ additional clerical force. have always taken in her welfare. * During the past dably brief. He tinued on boxes delivered. Imported cigars, AMERICAN AND ASIATIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY, tween him (Pat ) and John Sitdeli-in their | , Mr. Kex® moved to lay the resolution on the few years we have all witnessed the many ominent | W4% commendably | Here it 1s precisely aa | bond withdrawn for exportation, are not req) Mr. MORGAN, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee | attitudes towards the slave trade there still re. | tabie, virtues you have displayed, both in your private and | written ana spoken:— Bay the internal revenue tax. b tax is on Commerce, reported back a bill to encourage and | mained one and consolatory distinction, Mr. BROOKS inquired how much that committee. your official capacity, and now, on the eve of your | tion, Secretary BRowNtNa:— only on those withdrawn for consumption. facilitate telegraphic communication between the | namely, that Me. Sfidell ad. been. slayeholder | had cost already. Fetiring from the high oMce you have xo ably Alled, |“ Sin—We, the colored employés in the United fs of manufactured. tobecco between the Eastern and Western Continents witn an amend- | witie he had been all his life an abolitionist, Mr. DawEs said he could not ett We feel assured thet you can review your past course | states Patent Office, should not accept of the invita- and hyd via the Isshmus of Panama ment in the nature of a substitute, Mr. SUMNER remarked that the Senator from New | Man, but he had never known any to with the proud satisfaction Ci having discha: tion you-have been’ pleased to extend to usin the led Sealed in accordance with the It Po that the American and Asiatic Tele- | Hampshire at least admitted that the slave trade | Tun 80 fog as this committee was God {oar duties faithfully and honorably. In conclusion, | namble position we have held under adminis. of September 1, 1863, Cigars cannot be graph Company shall have the exclusive right for | haa been driven from English nd American vessels, their the distinguished gentleman . President, we thank you for your kindness in re- | tration of the Interior Department without express. Havana nash! infoond to a fourteen years to construct and maintain @ line or | and surely that was a great gain for England Ohto. colving us to-day, and we trast that in the new and | ing to you our gratitude toward our race, from the | Vessel of the United ‘Navy for the use of her lines of submarine cable to connect the two con- | america. The resolution was not lata on the table, but was humbler sphere of life you are about taenter you | fact that it is without a precedent of an en ofiicers he voyage to Europe without payment of tinents, provided such line or lines shall commence | ““ artor some further discussion.by rs nx. | Passed—yeas 109, nays 80. ea eee at On life HéOtUlly ed aaeetion | statesman, which Will be long remembered by ws, would in such case be impossible wo pro- at Cape San Juan, Washington ferritory, and be 1aid | yey, Dixon and SUMNER, ME. PATTRRSON, Of Ne H, 4 CONTUMACIONS Wrewman, pie frat J dooms and honorably | ‘Therefore we wish you and your family a long and of their landing abroad. wee ome year from rote ikea eat | moved to strike out, $12,600 and Insert $480, with & Mr. Dawns also offered reso directing the Apt e fe happy life. of the Western Rivers. pre ca of the = ai ar from the of this Florence ‘he Present in reply said: At the conclusion of this address. Mr. Browning | _Anumber of Western steamboat men and coal deat- “Section two authorize the Secretary of the Navy to | “tree Judges shall be $100 pet annum, | vin i Mnewer guano’ bat 40 wane Ct Or tne vive presented ine. tu aud | replied by thanking them for their good wishes, fe | érs are here looking after the interest of unobstructed Sent eee Oe avoreng ‘oaect tat in akg four, on motion of Mr. GRIMES, the Senate ad- } mittee on the New York Election ay errueate of lier At th starting ont to begin | Was sled to see so many Of Bla faithful messengers | Navigation. They are opposing short spen i fogection three provides for giving the United States | Jurned. tnocand in New York and to rome the sttuggle of life. ‘At this particular juncture 1 | around him. He had always found them gealous | and urging canal enlargements and improvements /priority in the use of the lines and the right to con- questions the committee a Fo ee aes cmmntloration’ us Delnig Of that charae, | 824 trustworthy, and wherever It might be his ot to | of falls of the Ohio at Louisville, Among the party tect milltary poste with, them; also authorizes the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. answering them, but ‘ian wiekoet any ter portance pou will sooner or later learn to | 4Well he woult remember them kindly. A bright | ate W. H. Brown, H. W. Beltzhoover, Captain R. o, [secretarie ethinbe ' Wasmrnatox, Feb, 1, 1900, | Battce that he would to Washington. In & short time the care of the eS future was opening before them, in which many of | Gray, of Pittsburg, and Captain D. Q. Ross, of Gin. | The last section reserves to Congress the right at PETITIONS PRESENTED. not quite accurate in.his statement. The committes mip! = hy laws, tit your hands. bs their race would rise ‘to dignity and honor; but | cinnatl. The proposed Congressional excursion of ny A -gd toadd to, alter or repeal the foregoing pro- | tr, BRooKs, dem.) of N. Y., presented the petition had fnsisted om. the witness a} but had not mtediets oot Jasiy For tis 1 Jost, Pere 10 prepare | cn iron themseives. The | last fall is renewed, to taxe place next spring. ‘the | “At reravioNs IN THE rATRNY orrice nUTLDING, | Of the president, professord and students of the Col- | #¥eH him notiee that he would be it to Wash- Yoursdl ves sdriously for nis high and sacred duty. | efforts of white men, friends te their ray, would | object is to show the vast country watered by tho/ On motion of Mr. FasseNpes, (rep.) of Me., the | lego of Physicians and Surgeons of New York, for a CONTINUED ON TENTH P4938