The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1869, Page 3

_ WASHINGTON General Grant’s Opinion of Georgia Reconstruction. He Favors the Admission of the State Delegation to the Senate. General Banks a Candidate for the Speakership. The Constitutional Amendment Finally Passed in the Senate. The Deficiency Appropriation Bill in the House. Interesting Debate on the Por- tugal Mission. Stirring Words Betweo and Mullins. Chanler WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1869. The Visitors to Graut’s Headquarters—ifore About the Unkvowr Lucky Pennsyiva Whnt States ure to be Represented in the Cabinet. ‘The pressure upon General Grant daily and hourly increases, He is beset might and day now with anx- ious visitors, and must sorely repent by this time the rash impulse that prompted him the other day to be so communicative to Senator Thayer and a few Pennsylvania Congressmen. Several delegations of visitors from various States, accompanied by members of Congress, called during the reception hours, and were gratified with shaking hands and passing afew words in conversation with General “Grant. One delegation of visitors from Iowa and two or three from Pennsylvania were among tnose present. Several members of Congress frum the Southern States also called. Ex-Senator Thomas L. Clingmap, of North Carolina, was among the visi- tors, = Charles O'Neill, member of Congress from } the Second Pennsylvania district, had quite a long in- terview with the President elect. During Mr, O'Nelfi'a conversation with Grant seme incidental allusion was made to the visit of Alexander McCiure yesterday, when O'Neill assured Grant that it was a mistake to suppose that George H. Stuart was not Well known to the people of Pennsylvania, Grant Bmiled and seemed to treat the idea as a good joke. He spoke in the warmest terifis of Mr. Stuart, and said he regarded him as among his most intimate friends. He did not, however, give any further in- gone purpose to offer Stuart a place in the A report 1s nevertheless circulating about the city to-day to’ the effect that in conversation with @ certain gentleman last night Grant let the cat entirely out of the bag as regards this Stuart, ‘This gentleman represents that he put the question Plumply to General Grant as to whether Stuart was Teally the coming man from Pennsylvania, and that Grant answered distinctly “No,’? that Stuart was not the lucky or unlucky individual about to be honored. On the other hand it is confidently asserted that Grant has told some of his real inti- mates that Stuart is his choice. The peoplé who believe the story say that Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist Church, has been Grant’s prompter in the Matter; that the Bishop is hela in the highest esteem and reverence by Grant, and has ventured to press the propriety of Mr. Swuart’s appointment upon him. It is further stated that Grant himself favors Stuart's appointment, believing that by selecting a man of Stuart’s sound and religious standing he will array on his side at the very start the support of the religious sentiment of the country. I do not pretend to vouch for this story, but give tt simply asa piece of the current gossip. Bishop Simpson, who 1s also sald to’ have exercised a potent influence over President Lincoln, ts credited with having procured Harlan’s appoint- ment as a Cabinet Minister. If this be true there may be some foundation for all the gossip about Stuart and Simpson. It is reported now that in conversations with Sena- tors and Representatives the General has intimated that New England shall have one member of the Cabinet, New York one, Pennsylvania one, Ohio one, ‘Diinois one and one shall be taken froi the South, It ts also stated that all the gentlemen who are to be tendered Cabinet positions will be in the city on the 1st of March. * The Pacific Slope Senators Willing to Serve their Country in any Exalted Position. Amorg others who called on Gencral Grant to-day ‘was Senator Corbett, of Oregon, who tuiroduced several Territorial celebrities from Montana and en- gaged for a brief time mm conversation with the President elect. General Grant said that when Territorial appointments came before him he should feel much pleasure in consulting the gentlemen as to the merits and capabilities of candidates. Nothing was said in reference to a representation of the Pacific slope in the new Cabinet, and though sena- tor Corbett entertains no questiontof his own persoal fitness to fill adequately and with credit the position of Secretary of the Treasury, still he is too modest a man to intimate to General Grant. in ever so remote @ manner, tis convictions upon that head. It is shrewdly suspected that the wembers of Congress from the Pacific side of the Continent, tn their pains- taking interviews with Grant, are endeavoriag to ascertain his disposition towards the appointinent of one of their number—Senator Conness—who must either have a position or explode. Preparations for the Inauguration ef Grant. ‘The committee to arrange the inaugural proces- sion have not yet fuily determined on the programme for the procession. It has, however, been deter- mined that the several divisions will form in the First ward, the military on Pennsylvania avenue and other divisions on side streets, and take op the President elect at his headquarters, on the corner of Seventeenth and F streets, proceeding along the avenue to the Capitol. After the President is sworn in the procession will return up the avenue and disband at some convenient point. In the pro- cession will be all the United States troops in the District; also all the Marine ‘corps. The Sec- retary of War has issued the necessary orders to the troops and General Bellen, At the request of the committee the Secretary of the Navy has issued ordera to Major Grahem to parade his coumand of marines, and the War Department order (recently issued transferring United States troops in so far as it relates to troops here—viz., Company K, the Fifth cavairy; Battery F, the Fifth artillery; the Twelfth infantry and the Fourty-fourth infantry) lias been suspended until after the inauguration, Hungry Office Seckers Anxiously Waiting for the Spoils. Several parties, entertaining hopes of receiving appointments to office here and elsewhere under the incoming adwministration, have already commenced vigorous campaigning in support of their objects. ‘The fact that General Grant will not under any cir- cumstances give attention to applications for oMce at present has had the effect of deterring many from presenting their petitions in advance of his.iman- guration, although st is known that nota few are ready to send them in for consideration on tho 6th of March, Among the petitions for which active measures have been commenced with a view to securing success, and where the incumbents ‘would be resident here, are thojoffices of Recorder of Deods for this district, United States Marshal, Com- nijssioner of the United States Pension Orilce, As- sistant Secretary of the Treasury, lately occupied by Mr. William &. Chandler and imore recently by Me. Cooper, and several others, The cleri- en rn nnn rem steele Sane iene aeeseneetaetieeeeenre © NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1869,—TRIPLE SHEET. cal employés of the different departments are naturally anxtoas ¢“,ncerning the prospects of 8 thorough rotatiop, but, in common with all others, are supplied with no information on that subject be- yond What has already been stated with reference to the principal oMfces, making integrity, business tact and thorough attention to offictal duties the es- sential features in those holding oMcial positions. Arrival of General Sherman. Lieutenant General W, T. Sherman arrived here to- day from St. Louls and is stopping gt qe residence of his brother, Senator Sherman. The house pur- ehased from General Grant for him 1s to be thor- oughly repaired, and he will not remove to it before the 1st of June. The Public Debt Statement. The public debt statement for the present month will be issued earlier than usual in March, and not delayed until the 6th or 7th of the month, The indl- cations of @ large decrease continue to be very good. The Speakership—Banks a Probable Candl- date. The withdrawal of Dawes from the Speakership contest yesterday was supposed generally last even- ing to settle the matter decisively in favor of Mr, Blaine, of Maine, ‘The friends of the latter were very jubilant and congratulated him upon the pro- bability of his nomination by acclamation. To-day, however, the contest has assumed a different look. A number of tlle admirers of General Benks, of Massachusetts, have sprang his name upon the re- publican members of the House, and the effect has undonbtediy been to causo a considerable wavering in the ranks. of the Blaine party, Monthsago Banks was extensively spoken of as an ‘available candidate for the Speakership, but on being consulted declined to allow his name to be used against bis friend and colleague, Mr. Dawes, Now, however, that Dawes is out of the ficld, the friends. of Banks have set to work with much earnestness, and have gathered already a formidable opposition to Biaine, Banks’ position is understood to be abgut this:—He does not believe in thrusting himself forward to make a scramble for the Speakership, bat if his friends press his claims vigorously he wilt not fee! constrained to for- bid the use of his name any further, Banks is re- garded as the ablest parliamentarian in Congress, and is conceded to be admirably fitted inevery way to discharge the diMcult duties ot Speaker. The ex- perience acquired by his former service, his cool judginent, impartiallty and good temper are acknawleged to be of such a high order as to place him in point of fitness above all other competi- tors, But it Is rather late in the day for a movement of the kind. Blame’s friends have the inside track, They have arranged snug committee positions for mavy of the wavering mem- bers, and it ig thought that nothing but the most skilful manceavrin® can break np the combinations now formed in the interest of the Maine candidate. Thero is some talk of a movement among the demo- crats to take up Banks, but Iam unable to ascertain how much there is in ft, With the solid vote of ai! the democratic members aaded to the number of republicans he could gather to his support there is no doubt that Banks would be elected a conservative Speaker. The democrats until to-day havesteadily declared they Would nominate asttaight out party ticket for Speaker, Clerk, Doorkeeper and other officers of the House. Whether they will change their base at tie coming caucus remains to be seen, Among the democratic candidates for Speaker are Fernando Wood, Michael ©. Kerr, of Indiana; Eldridge, of Wisconsin and Marshall, of Illinois. Fernand@ Wood has issued invitations for @ dinner party at Welcker’s, to which none but democrats have “4nvite.”” Perhaps the two things can be connected withoat much stretch of the imagination, The Petitions for the Pardon of Callicott, Spangler and Lieutenant Braine. It is understood that the President has sent the petitions of Callicott, Lieutenant Braine, and Spang- ler, the assassination conspirator, to the Attorney General's OMce for reports on the respective cases. It 1s probable that the petition of Braine will be at once taken up. It seema, from all that can be ascer- tained in reference to this case, that the government has been ready to enter into the trial for the last two years or more, but 4t has always been postponed at the urgent solicitation of the prisoner, who amMirmed that he was not at the time prepared to bring forward the evidence necessary to prove that he was acting m the capacity of a commissioned officer of the Confederate States when he committed the offences for which he was arrested on the charge of piracy. Itis quite likely that Braine’s pardon will be granted; but owing to the few days left to the administration it is thought that there will not be suMeclent time to act on the cases of Callicott and Spangler. ‘The Mission to Portugal-No Salary tor Mr. Harvey. The old question of paying the salary of the pre- sent Minister to Portugal, Mr. Harvey, came up in the House to-day while the Deficiency bill was under consideration. Some of Harvey's old enemies, such as Spalding and Covode, who were instrumental in having his salary cut off at frst, made earnest appeals in his behalf, but the House, under the ead of Butler and Schenck, not only refused to allow Mr. Harvey his salary since the time it was stopped, but even went so far as tostrike out the salary for the coming fiscal year. Itis understood that Senator Sumner is in favor of pardoning Harvey’s mistake in writing the tamous letver to Seward, and he will make an effort when the Deficiency biil reaches that body to provide for the Minister to Portugal, and also to give him the salary already due him, Georgia and ReconstructionReported Views of Grant. Governor Boutwell has drawn up a resolution setting forth Umit the State of Georgia, “having fatied to comply with the constitution of the Unitea States and the laws made in pursuance thereof, especially the laws known as the reconstruction acts, and the Senate having refused to admit the Senators from that State to seats in the Senate, the Representatives from Georgia are not entitied to seats in the present Congress.’’ The Reconstruction Committee have not yet formally agreed to this reso- tion, though Mr. Boutweil has beea idustriously at work to get the commitice together to act upon it, A meeting of the comuilttee, however, is to be heid to- morrow morning, when it is thought the resolution wili be adopted, In that case Mr. Boutwell will re- port it to the House to-morrow, and probably put it through under 4 suspension of tho rules, which is in order now at aay time. In view of these facts Mr. P. M. B. Young, who represents the Sevent Georgia district in the present Congress, called to-day upon General Grant and laid the case before him to {nterpose his isMuence to prevent the resolution being offered. Mr. Young states that Grant ex- pressed himself as opposed to the proposed action of Governor Boutwell and the Reconstruction Commit- tee and promise! to see Boutwell on the subject. Up to alate hour to-night, however, Boutwell had not heard from Grint, and the former expresses the opinion that he does not expect to hear from Grant pn that subject. Mr. Young repré sents Grant in favor of allowing Georgia to be repreientea in Congress. He does not approve of the conduct of the Legislature of that State in expelling its negro members, but he ts of opinion that jhe best way to settie that difficulty is in the courts, and not by turning the Georgia dele- gation ougof the House. In Grant's opinion nothing is to be gained dy this except more delay in the work of ultimate and complete reconstruction, and addl- tional discontert and trouble among the people of the South. Alleged Fraués in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Mr. Pike, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, presented to thé House this evening the report of the committee reladve to the alleged frauds in the pur- chase of tools snd machinery for the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Itt algned by a majority of the com- mittee, viz.:—Miasrs, Pike, Stewart, Starkweather, Archer and Haight, One member of the mittee, Mr. Twitchell, réfused to sign it, and the ‘three, composed of Keley, Stevens and Ferry, have drawn up a minority rport, which was also presented to the House this evening. Both reports are very volu- minous, The majority report concludes as follows: — After the most critical examination of the testi. mony the commitiee have been able to make they fina no evidence whatever to sustain the ri of {rand or colingion in either of the pureli fae Piuiadeipiia Navy Yard. For aught at sas appeared in the course of thls mvestiga- tion the purchases were fairly aud honest! made, but not wish that accurate care whic! | particularized in t during the investigation to cause in the minds ef the | should be used government officers; and, al- though the ‘commities do not hesitate to say thar acre per be mage upon the judgment o} Bureau ofiicer, yet that was a mat- r for which Zeller nor the parties of whom he-purchased should be held, accountable, ‘The minority report includes the report of the aub- committee sent to Philadelphia to take testimony re- lative to the alleged irregularities at that yard. After reviewing the reporis of tie Boards of Naval Enginters and the testimony in the case they con- clude their report as follows:— the The undersigned, believing that fature Weifare of the sei requires that oficial condemnation shail follow reckless disregard alike of the propricties of business and a Di r construction of tne regulations of the Navy partment, recommend that measures be taken to Cause Mr, Isherwood ana Mr. Zeller, together with George K. Johnson, the ins] en: r, and John Roop, assistant engineer, to answer berore a competent court which shall be authorized to in- ne into the purchase of tools for, not only the ‘hiladelphia Navy Yard, but for the six other yards. The Internal Revenue Commissionership. Hon. Columbus Delano had a long interview with Commissioner Rollins to-day, and that fact in con- nection with the mention of Mr. Delano’s name with the Internal Revenue Bureau evoked considerable interest, ‘The Naturalization Treaty with Mexico. OMcial prociamation 1s made of the convention between the United States and Mexico for the pur- pose of regulating citizenship:— It is provided that those citizens of the United States who have been made citizens of the Mexican republic by naturalization and have ‘resided without interruption in Mexican territory five years shall be held by the United States as citizens of the Mextcan republic and shall be treated as such. Reciprocally citizens of the Mexican ‘republic who have become citizens of the United States and who have resided untnterruptedly in the territory of the United States for five years shall be held by the republic of Mexico = pesiny of the United States and shall be treated s such. ‘The declaration of an intention to become a citi- zen of the one or the other country has not, for either party, the e(fect of naturalization. This article shall apply as well to those already’ naturalized in etther of the conntries contracting as to those hereafter naturalized, Naturalized citizens of either of the contracting parties on their returning to the territory of the other, shall remain liable to trial and punishment for an action punishable by the laws of his original country and committed before his emigration, sav- ing aiways the hmitations established by his original country. The extradition treaty negotiated tn 1861 Tremaine in fail force and effect without alteration. If a citizen of the United Sta’es naturaiized im Mexico renews his residence in the United States without intent to return to Mexico he shall be held to have renounced his naturaiization in Mexico. Reciprocally, 1f a Mexican naturalized in the United States renews his residence in Mexico withoutintent to return to the United states, he statl be held to ri did renounced his naturalization in the. Uuited ates, The intent not to return may be held to exist when the person naturalized in the one country resides in the other country more than two years. Bat this presumption may be rebutted by evidence to the contrary, The present convention goes into effect imme- diately, THE ALASKA PURCHASE. | renee aed Report of the Committee on Public Expendie tures in Relation to Bribery Investigation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1369, The following report has been prepared by Mr. Calvin T. Hulburd, chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures, in relation to the Alaska bribery investigation :— In the prosecution of this investigation the com- mittee have used what diligence they could im calling to testify before them all such persons as by reason oh. official position or for any other reason were be- ifeved able to throw light upon any branch of the subject matter committed to them. The testimon: ir. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States, an of Mr. Riggs, the banker, agent of the Russian Minister, in checking out and rece:ving the purchase money agreed upon for Alaska, concur in establish- ing the following facts, dates and figures pertaining to the first movements of this money:—That the warrant on the rer payable to Baron Stoeckl, Russian Minister, was on the Ist day of August, 1968, drawn for $7,200,000 in coin, and by endorse- ment was assigned to’ George W. Riged, banker. He on thesatd ist day of August took transfor checks on the Sub-Treasury in New York for $7,100,000, The sy st $200,000 being left some days in od ‘Treasury, subject r. Riggs check, was not drawn ot until about the middic of September, Of the further or other destination of the purchase bef or any part thereof, the Treasurer seemed to OW 1:0! ‘Mr. Riggs corroborated the statement of Mr. Spin- r, with the additional statement that he imme- Gately transmitied to the agent of Messrs. Baring Brothers & Co.. of New York, $7,036,000, lesa his commission of one-twentieth of one y cent. Of this, by direction of the Ri Minister, bepal 000 in gold to Mr. Robert J. Walker, and the remainder was paid by sundry checks to the Russian Minister in a, in the months of August and September. Mr. cae oe claimed any other Knowledge of the distribution or use of said purchase money or any part thereof. The Secretary of State, Mr. Seward, on request, came before the committee, and in the most em- phatic manner dented all knowledge whatever of any payments or distribution of any part of said money other than to the representative of the Rus- sian government, or of any payments other than trifling sums for printing, purchasing and wera y or from the State Department rt J. Walker ay, Pores Hebert 4. Watker testifed. that in 4 he was called a by ae oyenaie = as counsel ec the Alaska fgg His gold. After to about $26,000 in coin. He ved he paid Mr. F. P. Stanton, as ~ Mioney so received he » F. Pe fass0- ‘ciate counsel, $6,000 in backs. He further stated that some weeks the passage the Alaska appropriation he st a Se kl that the Daily Chronicle, pul W ¥ having rendered valuable eervices by opening ita columns to editorials and communications in further- ance of the Alaska purchase and appropriation without compensation or previous ex} ion thereof, ought to be recognized and rewarded in some shape, wherenpon $3,000 in gold was to Mr. C. Forney, of that paper, Colonel john W. Forney, the gs proprietor, deciin- ing to receive anythin; le also testified that, as counsel or otherwise, he never paid or offered to pay, or si sted there should be paid on account of the Alaska treaty purchase or appropriation, any other sum of money to any other person or press ex- cept as olreavy stated; that he had no knowledge and did not believe a dollar of satd purchase money had, directly or indirectly, been paid to any member of cither house of Congress, or to any person con- nected with the United States government. Mr. PF. P. Stanton testified that he was employed a8 associate counsel, as stated by Mr. Walker; that his business as such was to explain and set forth the merits of the Ataska purchase to members of Congress; that in so doing he did not use or offer to use inoney to indace conviction or action, and did not knoW or believe money had been used witlt members or with the press other than stated by Mr. Walker; that his own retainer of $5,000 in green- backs came direct from Mr, Wi '; that he never had any itercourse with the Russian Minister or Legation on the subject of the treaty or purchase of Fae or the appropriation for the payment thereof, It apeared in the testimony that a Mr. Noah, con- nected with the press in California, after the pur- chase was consummated received $1,000 in B= backs from the Russian Minister, in consideration, tt ‘Was alleged, of services rendered in the way of infor- Mation, transactions, statistics, &c., touching Rus- = laws, Alaska territory, its topography, products, C. Although very great latitude was given to wit- nesses, the foregoing embraces a summary of ail the evidence the committee have been able to obtain as to the use of money in the negotiations for the acqui- sition of Alaska, the use of money pending legisiation consequent upon the treaty for its purchase, and the ‘use of money su! juent to the payment of the pur- chase money to the Russian Minister, The commuit- tee called before them Mr, R. J. Hint the author of the communication that je Worcesier Spy, referred to in the disavowed naj oy knowiled jouse resolution. He whatever of the statements made by him tt said artic that he had hi such rumors, thal only given them “ in order that they might be “shape known to the public.” Perhaps it is not the pre- rogative of the committee to discuss the loose morality of jing which, for seusational pur- poses or to to @ morbid curiosity, couples the names of public men or private citizens with the clandestine recetpt of Tange ms of money in con- nection with votes or in| ‘upon the suppost- Uon that for such consideraiton they have or will advance or retard important measures oe. tion. Tn this instance the witness entirely failed to foruify or even at all to the Worcester Spy article beyond that it was “so tuiked among Hewspapet men,’ and that it was their impres- sion there was something in it. Se" of the ne r men named by Mr. wero callea betore the committee, but one and personal yy in he yg curastance that throw light upon the subject matter of the ear invest! The com- mittee called them a Mi with con- siderable antand of a connected w! of iaake; Sutin tie pein most with ti the lous, seemingly attendant upon all i eecafeeni seat nee mierest justice to way of the Fit nt Micreot mich at one tine anoth: ave pean somewhat loosely men! ad conuectiod with the acquisition of x. beyond the instances alread, tis report, nothing transpired gs rei of the presses or persons whose bandied about in tis untoward however, that the witness, Mr. Sianton, in reply to @ question whether he knew of any appll- for money to be employed on account of Envy gla eT © understand that he ent, and clerk of ono of ‘the thous emaatatesca writs the Alaska appropriation was pending in the House of Representatives, did suggestively make tion to be retained in ‘behalf of that measure, representing Mr, Painter as saying he si . Walker had @ good deal of money to dlstrigute; that ne could render some service by in- fiuenclug Votes of some members of Congress “who ‘were then opposing the appropriation, and aesired this might be brougit before Mr. Walxer; that a Mr. Latham, purporting to reproseut Mr. Painter, had in Mr. Pai i's behalf repeated the in binge ry, Stanton did represent that he it suggestion to Mr. Wa)! ‘proposition was refused; Mat he 89 ter, and thet he shi committee a reflection true, refi fue rer, thereupon Painter ‘ould Oppose the appropriation feat it,” &c. Latham, leclared, testifics that at Mr. Painter's saw Mr, Stanton and informed him that ton had been called to the Alaska matier, and wi tosee or know if there were any fees in it. In reply to sundry questions this witness fre ‘a8 his opinion that Mr. Painter was quite active his efforts to seek out early information for his papers, and that he night sometimes resort to pre- ces and morest assumptions for that paryeete i Walker, on again coming before the committee, stifled that while the bill making appropriations for the purchase of Alaska was pending Mr, Stanton did in substance make such # communication to him 2s from Mr, Pafnier, as stated in Stanton’s tes- tmony, and that more than once Mr. Painter's sug- Lg Was the subject of remark with himself and Ir. Stanton. The committee have not regarded Mr. Painter's attitude, views or Scapetaons Kees ne the Alaska purchase as nm emb within the scope of the House resolution, They have not, therefore, sought information or Witnesses to cluc.date or establish Mr, Paint er’s position, They, however, deemed it bat right to acquaint him with the tendencies of the tes- timony of Messrs. Stantoa, Latham and Walker, so far as the same affected him. Thereupon Mr, Painter came before the committee and admitied that he had had several conversations with Mr, Stanton touching Alaska 1a anendeavor to ascoriain whether money was being used to get Alaska through, and unat Mr. Stanton deaied to him that he hag any interest in it or knowledge of it, If there was he did desire Mr. Latham to see and sound Mr, Stanton on the subject. At the same time he declared, aud nothing appeared to the contrary, that from the first he had privately and publiciy denounced its purchase as a big swin- die; that he had invariably op) it; that he had never dreamed of being employed to favor it; that he conld not have accepted such employment if tendored to him without loss ot liouor atid reputation; that his sole object in his interviews with Mr. Stanton was to obtain informa- tion, &c. ‘The committee did not feel calied upon to farther pursue tits rather personal and incidental matter, and they do not now deem any expression of opinion necessary in the premises, In presenting generally and briedy the points de- |. veloped by the evidence, the committee have thought Justice to the press, to persons and to witnesses would be best done by grouping the facts proven, leaving the mass of ramors, hearsays, &c., in the statements of witnesses to be weighed and esti- Mmated according to their respective bearings, credi- bility, &¢. oe m closing it should be said, in qustboanee i of e e meron that their ape in some respect a 7e ry urs knowledge under difficulties, ‘eee of all the information that coula be obtained from any source, the comuiittee, early in the investigation, directed their chairman to tender to the Russian Legation the opportunity of making to or befdre the committee any statement, informal or otherwise, pertaming to the acquisition of Alaska. ‘The chairman followed the direction of the commit- tee, but the opportunity so tendered has not been embraced... It was believed that a greater revelation could be made which would clear away the clouds of suspicion that in the public mind have gatnered around the acquisition of Alaska or would unerringly indicate the persons, tfany, who have trafficked or who have assumed to trafic in the votes: es men or in the formation or expression of pi opinion touching that transaction. It hag thus happened that the relations of a friendly fo! government, being intimately connected with the gravamen of ie to embar- the investigation, have tended not a lit Tass, if not to render unsi |, the endeavors of the committee to arrive at the facts involved in the Alaska acquisition. In the absence of previous proof establishing pd er with criminal acts or pur- poses, it was also believed that the representatives of such government could not be requested, much less cited, to appear and give evidence before the com- mittee, nce the investigation has necessarily been ex parte inan undesired sense and consequently varrea of affirmative or satisfactory —— detail. CALVIN T. HUBBARD, J. A. PETERS, T. A. PLANTS, ’ J. LAWRENCE GETZ. ‘The following paper accompanies the report:— The undersigned, Lares A Extraordinary and Min. ister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Emperor of all the Ri does hereby acknowledge to ha’ ussias, we Te- ceived at the Treasury Department in Washi: scree million two hu: nd the Emperor of all the Russias the President of the United ane, on the 30th day of March, 1869. STOECKL » WASHINGTON, August 1, 1868. Here follows the Treasury warrant:— eonereee® 3 No. 927. | rreasury OF UNITED STATES. 3 3 WASHINGTON, August 1, 1858, At sight pay to kdward de Stoeckl, Envoy Px- traordinary, &c., or order, Seven Million Two. Handred Thousand Dollars ($7,200,000), WwW. P. Ee M. P. E. SPINNER, mo the United States. y in coin. F. E. SPINNER, Treasurer United States. H 3No. 759. AUGUST 1, 1868, 3 raha Seven Million Cy Hundred Thousand 3 $7,200,000. ars. N. 1, JEPFRIES, Register of the Treasury, Assistant Treasurer United States, Paasee kody Pa Ce rE LENE TOON at ieee i UNITED STATES SUPREME -COURT. Arnold and Spangler, the Assassination Couspivators, for Writ of Habeas Corpas. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1869, In the Supreme Court of the United States to-day the cases ex parte of Samuel Arnold aud Edward Spangler were argued by Philip Phillipa, of counsel on behalf of the petitioners, He sald the petitions in these cases show that the petitioners, citizens of the State of Maryland, were tried and convicted in the city of Washington by a military commission after the close of the war—to wit, in June, 1865; that they had never been connected with the military or naval service of the United States, nor with the miil- tia when called into active service; that at the time of their arrest and conviction the courts in the District of Columbia were unobstructed in the excr- cise of their judicial fanction, and the laws in this district were unimpaired; that Grand Juries, since their arrest, have frequently been organized tn the courts of this District, and no indictment has ever been prepared against them in said courts; that the a on which they were con- victed being for traitorously conspiring in Inst the United States they are entitle to be seekacaek from imprisonment under the of the President of the United States under date of the 25th of December, 1908. Jt js submitted that the decisions of the Supreme Court are full to the point, not oniy that it is within the appellate power of the court to grant the writ of hal corpus to tnquire into the cause of commit- ment, but to discharge them when it shall be made apparent by the return and certiorari that the stavementa in the petitions are true. Mr. Phillips argued that the appellate power of — this court is by the constitution subject to such excep- tions and to such regulations as o- make. ‘Toe provision that there should be but one Supreme Court, a8 to which all others were to be taferior, demonstrates that the power was to exercise a gen- eral supervisory jurisaiction. He referred to the Jndiclaty act Of 1759 show that either of tue justices of the Supreme Court shall have power to int write of habeas corpas for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of coim- mitment in ali cases where the party is in custody uuder or by color of the authority of the United States, or is committed for trial before some court, or it is necessary that he be brought into court to testify; and one of its sections provides that for any crime against the United States any justice or judge of the United States may arrest, imprison or bail the offender. The power to bail nece<sarily includes the power to issue the writ of haveas corpus, and both upon principle and authority; the power con- ferred on any one justice may be exercised by all rt, What counsel when sitt as 8 cou maintained 18 this, that {t was c tent for Congress to have ted the or writ gran of error as Well in criminal os tn civil cases, and that in the former class they may have inciuded ap- peal or writ of error from military tribunats. jppott of his argument, and couetuded by saying If suppol saying the Court had poet to grant the writ where ‘a party was in confine it e military authorities b oF tuer. that power is wholly Toate Assistant Att General Ashton replied on the part of the tnited Sates Tmstatsining that the Su- reme Court can, ae of cu. corpus ad prisoned, nor Trm of by any procedure to revise of that commMtesion im case of petition. not bound to issue a writ of habeas ¢corpes on application during term time, bit the miowanee of the writ by consent rests in iis diseretien. This court has no authority ander and in virtae of the act of February, 1807, to grant the writ of habeas corpus pellants, va, Jacob D. Heft argued byt ¥e atier in support thereot and bf y . Butler in su; Mr. Jenckes in opposition thereto, _ THE FORTIETH CONGRESS, Third Session. SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1869. Mr. Grimes, (rep.) of Iowa, from the Committee of conference on the Naval Appropriation bill, made a Feport, which was concurred in, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the committee on Finance, reported, with amendments, the bill to strengthen the public credit, and gave notice that he ‘would call tt up to-morrow at one o'clock. PROTECTION OF THE ALASKA FUR INTERESTS. Mr? PATTERSON, (rep.) of N. H., introduced a joint resoiution more efiiciently to protect thefur interests of Alaska, It deciares the islands of St. Paul and St. George to be government reservations and forbids any one to land or remain on satd islands without the authority of the Secretary of the Teasury; but providing that no further interference shall be had With the natives of the island. The resolution was laid over, teh ty BILLS REPORTED. Mr. Henpricks, (dem.) of Ind.. from the Commit. tes on Public Lands, reported, with amendments, the bill granting lands to the State of Wisconsin to’ aid in the construction of a ship canal from Green Bay to Lake Michigan, : Mr. Srewant, (rep.) of Nevada, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported, with amendments, the bill authorizing certain land grants to ratiroad com- panies in Minnesota to connect their lines with the Northern Pacific Railroad. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS DISMISSED. On motion of Mr. Sikeman, the Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of the bill to encourage building of steamships in the United States. On motion of Mr. PomEnoy, (rep.) of Kan: the Committee on Public Lanas was discharged from ea ay aatihngas of a large number of bills for want ime, Upon the same ground the Committee on the Public Library was discharged from the considera- tion of a memorial asking Congress to purchase Brady’s collection of. war views, and the memorial of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts asking for @ copyright law for works of art. On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. L, the Commitice on Naval Affairs Was discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of Com- ler Julius Boyd to be restored to the active PAYMENT OF SOUTHERN SENATORS. Mr. MoRTON, (rep.) of Ind., called up the resolu- tion to pay the Senators irom the reconstructed States from the commencement of the Fortieth Con- 3. 16 peace amendment was that offered by Mr. Morrill, (rep.) of Vt, to provide for payment only from the janing of the second session of the For- tieth Congress. Mr. MORRILL withdrew the amendment and Mr. MoxTon renewed it. Mr. Wayrs, (dem.) of Md., maintained that the question had ali been settled by the Senate when it adopted a resolution that those Senators should be paid only from the date of the admission of their respective States, Mr. Morton sald that the resolution did not settle the question now pending. which was whether the Senators from the reconstructed States should be paid from the beginning of the second session of the present Congress, Mr. SHERMAN was willing to pay them from the beginning of the second session, but not from the commencement of the Congress. Mr. Ferry, rep) of Conn., was in favor of adher- ing to the of the Senate already made, to pay these Senators only from the date of the admis- sion of their respective States. If the rule should be violated in the Senate the precedent wouid be followed in the House, and thus one hundred thou- sand dollars would be paid out of the Treasury with- out reason or authority of law. Mr. TRCMBULL, (rep.) of 1!1., was in favor of ad- hering to the rule already fixed, which was in ac- cordance with law and reason. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, said he was al- ready committed ty ape any of the Senators for any time prior ‘the admission of their respec- tive States, Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., a3 one of the Senators from the recoustructed tre States, thought it due to to state that even if the resolution should pass he would not avail himself of it. He bad held @ federal office up to the time of his election, and had no intention or desire to draw pay for the time prior to his admission to the Senate. The expiration of the morning hour Interrupted the discussion and the resolution went over. BILL STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC CREDIT AND LEGALIZING GOLD CONTROTS. ‘The following are the amendments of the Finance Committee to Mr, Schenck’s bill, which make the first section read as follows:— Be iter ‘&c., That in orter to remove any doubt as to the purpose of the government (0 discharge all ita just obliga tions to the public creditora aud to settle conflicting ques- tions and interpretations of its laws by virtue of which sach obligations have been contracted, it 1s thereby provided and declared that faith of the United States is solemnly Pledzed to the parment in. coin or Ste equivalent of all the obligations of the United States, except in cases where the Inw authorizing the jasue of any such obilg pressly provided that ation has ex- Pro’ the same may be paid in lawful money currency other than gold or silver, ‘The second section, legalizing coin contracts, is not changed. RELIEF OF SHIPWRECKED OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a bill for the relief of United States officers and soldiers who sustained loss by the disasters to the steamships Winfield Scott and San Francisco. iicferred to tue Committee on Claims, 7 THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT. The ee ¢ Commuttee of conference on the constitutional amenament (the specia! orvler for two o’clock) then came up. The report was read as fol- we Ste eke of citizens of the United States to, ‘ote shall not 7 a ie sy elengSPR Mant Spite condos our Mr. Pomeroy, (rep.) of Kansas, reviewed the ac- tion of the Honse and Senate on the pending amend- meats up to this time, and said that the committee of conference had exceeded their powers and vio- lated pariiamentary law by tampering with the text of the bill as agreed upon at dierent times by both houses, Mr. How. np, (rep.) of Mich., regarded the amend- ment, in the form agreed upon by the committee of conference, as Inadequate to the demands of the oc- oe and likely, if adopted, to lead to dificulty in the fature. Mr. Epxtcnps, (rep.) of Vt., said that the commit- tee of conference had struck out the very life of the text, and by striking out one-half of an indivisible truth had made the remaing half in reality a faise- hood. From the amendment agreed wpow by the committees it would seem that Congress was so eager to do something by way of amending the constita- tion that they forgot that it made any difference what they did. Mr. Witson said that for thirty-three years he had done ali he could by vote ana Word against slavery and all things connected with it, He had always demanded what was right and done his best to attain it, but he had also acted upon the idea of taking what he could get, believing that oue step taken made the next step easier, He would act upon that principle now, too, though with more regret than ever before and with some degree of mortification, because he had hoped that early the in Congress would seize opportantty when pte mye State Legisiatures were in the hands of their friends, and when the hearts of the people were warm with the love of liberty and a Sense of justice, to make an amendment to the con- stitution which would secnre equal rights to alt men, of all races, classes and colors in this couatry. Tosuch an amendment there could have beon no considerable opposition anywhere, because the Tights of all classes would be mvolved; but the amendment Lye by tho committee of confer- ence might strongly opposed in Connecticut, Where the first battie was to be fought, and in other roposition.” He would States, as a mere “n could get nothing C4 vote for this now, because he ter; but he would continue to agitate it unui o rights of the negro aud of all men should be undts~ puted here, He hoped and believed that the time would soon come, and then the people and their representatives would be at liverty to work to butld tip the United States Into the foremost nation of the world, . EDMUNDS asked the Senator from Massachu- ons how be knew that this was the best he could get. ‘Mr. Pommnoy safd that as soon as he could get the floor he would move to disagree with the fyeore of the committee and ask for a lurther conference, Mr. WiLson would favor that proposition if ft would securea better amendment, but it was not safe to run much risk at this late ume, Mr. Pomeroy moved to disagree, and asked for a further conference. ‘Mr. STRwarT raised the point of order that the uestion of concurring had “Nr. MorTon said ‘tno committee had ore their powers by striking outa v! text which had airendy been to. Mr. CONKLING, {rep.) of N. Y., asked him v! he meant to say @ Senate committee of con- ference had to agree to anything that the Senate iteelf had not agreed to? MorTon replied that he did not. tion was that where the House had concurred la & proposition a committee of conference had ao right to strike 1¢ ont, and both houses had concurred in the provision tn this constitutional amendment that no State should deny the right to vote or hatd office for certain specific reasons; but the comalites of conference had acted not dnly in violation of par Hatnentary law but also most unwisely, because they had timidly agreed upon a form of amendment Which would be far weaker before tie peoyle tan 3 visions were more comprehensive. The tiopted tigi Feasonaiy ‘ve cuarged wits eine wi willing to let the vote only a} AF that the omces 3} reserved for the white man. Belleving that it waa not wise to reject half one could not get @ whole one, he would of the committee of fer nothi could be sult in this case would be a warning to him never again to entrust of a committee yond saocetans measure in the hands Mr. eure (dem.) of Wis,, also belteved that so important @ measure as an’ amendment to tl constitution ye ever be sent to a commits of confereace. appealed in view of their internal difterences’ oa the aceon, toabandon the attempt to and fall back upon the amend the constitution, to regulate the sudrage Iles with tiesto eee Mr. Sawyer, Ry of 8.C.. said that probably rather than lose iment altogether he would agree to the report of the committee; but before cole 20 he wished to make the Senate understand clearly tne ition in which the adoption of that report would place the republicans in the recon- structed States, For two years they had lain under a reproach that my gy eer Party put the negro upon one platform in the North and another tn the South, They had met the charge by say! that it was only ‘a few weak-minded republicans who were afraid to stand up for equal rights in the North as well as in the South, and that whenever the question should be fatriy submitted to the great national republican party tt would be decided by putting the negro on an equality with the white man all over the country; but here was an amendment proposed which one ate to the charge, and for what reason? it was said that a more comprehensive amendment would involve greater risk. The answer was that there would be risk in any case, and that whatever risk was to be taken had better be taken for the right, and he put it to the conscience of every re- publican Senator whether he did not believe that every citizen had an equal right with every other to vote and hold office. The advocates of this proposi- tion said that after all it meant that the negro shonid have the right to hold oMce, because the right to vote necessarily carried with tt the right to hold office, Batif that were true, why not say 80 boldly in the amendment itself? He, too, be- lieved that within a short time the negro would have both rights secured to him by the inexorable logic of events, but not by this amendment. Mr. Stewart sald it was very easy to say that whatever risk must be taken ought to be taken for the right; but the aifMiculty was that no two Sena- tors seemed to agree exactly as to what was right, ‘The Senator from Kansas (Mr. Pomeroy) wanted fe- male suffrage. The Senator from Vermont (Mr, Edmunds) and others wanted to give the negro the right to hold office. The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Wilson) desired that no discrimination should be made on account of nativity. Unidersneh cir- cumstances the pending proposition seemed to be the only one upon which an agreement could be pos- sibly secured, and unless it were acted upon now the opportunity to amend the constitution at all Would be lost, because the session was near tts close. and the chairman of the Committee on Appropria- tions had announced his intention to press the bill from that committee agaimst this and all other measures, Mr. FReELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N. J.—And there will be no chance for the amendment in the next Congress, because there will not be two-thirds in fayor of it in the other house. Mr. Stewart—Yes, It will have no chance at the next session, because we will not have two-thirds in the House. The Legisiatures are now in session waiting, ready to act upon the amendment. If we act upon it now it canbe ratidea, bu@if we disagree and ask for another confereuce all is lost, This amendment might not be the best, but it was the only one that could now be had, and its adoption ‘was absolutely necessary to meet the state of affairs in Georgia and elsewhere in the South. Mr. SawYER—I ask the Senator from Nevada what ps he thinks the adoption of this will have on fi Srewanr—It will place in the hand of the black man of Georgia a rod of ponet before which all poiiticlans quail, and so will protect him until some further action can be had here to stay the hand of the oppressive rebeis_there, Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., to comfort the Senators, from Nevada and New Jersey, remarked that the case of the republican party next session would bot be quite so desperate as they seemed to fear, because by seecrsinig to Siete penal Bath tactics they could easily expel democrats enough to give the republi- cans a two-thirds vote. (Laughter.) As to the pro- os amendment, he was, of course, opposed to 16, cause ne did not believe the negro was fit either to vote or hold ottice, but if he could believe him fit to ‘vote he certainly would not think deuying him the mght to hold office. He believed, however, that it was mere demagogism to assert that either of these was @ natural right, common to all men in this craarek chinamen and Howentows were entitled £0 , Chinamen 0 ed ited pable of 8 ne om ney man Himself was e of self-gov: Mr. HeNDRICKS thought this debate more extra- ordinary than m4 preceding, this subject, because of the character of the sopenis made to the majority of the Senate, and he Tepublican Senators to consider how those appeals would be by the people. jkne Renation. from Renees (ie. Stewart) nad ‘vehementiy urged the adoption of the amend- ment, even in ite ent unsatisfactory form; bat bad taken reason for it from the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), and such @ reason that the republican p: wo: not have a jority in the next Congress, \UYSEN said he since Eee two-thirds m: Mr. FRELINGH' ascertained that the blican party would have a clear two- thirds working majority in the next house, and therefore he withdrew the reason. Mr. HENDRICKS said that the withdrawal of the statement of fact could not hide or excuse the bad Sop a ni ya given oy the Senator Krom few Jersey for immediate action upon ding pro| If the first nent of that Benator Raa’ on true it would be aif excellent rea- a4 the Lee gin ee until it co! Tepresenta- tives of the people, The theory of the was that the will of the people should govern; but the desire of the majority now seemed to be to take the people at a disadvantage and force this amendment apn them before their voice could be heard. whole tenor of the debate on the side seems to be, “We have sta i Re Gaal cen ela on have some! tered, whether our ents ap- prove it or not’’—an extraordinary ian which to consider so grave a matter as a constitational amendment cl the form of our His colleague expressed his willinguess to take haifa loaf if he could not get a whole one, but it was the people of Indiana and not his who would have to eat the bread. He (Mr, Hendricks) had no intention to set up his own will in the mat~ ter, but merely desired to represent the will of the people of his State. ‘Mr. DRARE, (rep.) of Mo., inquired whether the re- sult of the Indiana election last fall might not rea- sonably be taken to indicate that the Senator ar Hendricks did not represent the will of the people of at State. Mr. HENDRICKS replied that the republican party had succeeded last fall in decetving the plain, honest peopte of Indiana by telling them that it was @ slander to say that that party meant to force nezro equality upon them. If he looked only to con- siderations he might desire that the repul party should force this amendment upon tl and he believed that if the question whether would surrender the right to regulate suffrage and the hoid- ing of office were now to be aubmitted to the oe of Indiana they would refuse by a very large majority to make the surrender. “Mr. Hendricks spoke unth four o'clock, when the Senate took a recess until seven P.M. Evening Session. Mr. Van WINKLE, (rep.) of W. Va., a3 chairman of the Committee on Pensions, called up bills, which were passed, granting pensions to the following nnmet persons:—Joseph M. Hudson, Charlotte Web- ster, W. H. Johnson, H. W. Warner, Catharive Brier, Catharine O'Connell, Mary J. Hunter, Glizabeth Ratt- Jet N. Neill, Julia D. (all, Jacob Huggins, b ory ii tinae, Henry oud, Julia A. Fisher, Jno. Gastiger, Cyrus Hall, Bessie $, Chapman, Lucinda . Wiley, Mary A. Amond, James H. MeGatre, ficnanl’ ducke Wiliam McDonaell and several others. COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. ‘The President appointed as a new committee of Conference onthe Consular and Diplomatic Appro- priation bill Messrs. Summer, Frelinghuysen and Whyte. on motion of Mr. Stzwant, the Senate then re- sumed the consideration of TRE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Mr. Pomeroy raised the potat of orter that the committee of conference had exceeded their powers, and that having been appointed to confer upon the Gmeeeie of the two houses they had made @ report ing Out the words ‘hold orice,” un re- gard to which there was no di ement. Mr. DRAKE flercely inquired of the Senator from Kansas whether he meant to impale the rights of men tipon & point of order. Mr. ROY sald he felt bound to raise the pont of order, but it would not cause any delay, as it must be decided without denate. wi ‘The PRESIDENT overruled the point of order. M. Licks Ti ag of Pa., addressed the amend: in tion u Mr NORTON the although this amendment Nia wot beaut Saoped by the sénate, yet it would actnall we the CONTINUED ON TENTA 2AGR >