The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1869, Page 3

NEW YORK ,HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. 3 +85 aa > PR! momo redofation So an reas 7 re <a os -— 0 af mt Cust omulgatli ono hy Hon vo , ever h ih reference to the interests of the whol t been familiar to the statesmen of the caren the act for the repeal of tt . the ~ e whole iter to i me te ‘on ‘Spanish vessels. Under thea . the interests of the party, Con- of Spanish vessels are"liable” to pay the ordinary ' considerations ‘ ri nual tonnage tax of thirty cents per ton, and if 7 ‘ | "| are subject to discriminating duties on tonnage they are liable tn addition to pay one dollar per ton at every entry. Spanish vessels arriving from Spanish ‘The judges of the Supreme Court fiaid their re- | ports, in order to escape such additional! duty, it RAILROAD PROJEOT. br spat othe Presents fternonn Prodice the cairo Goa o too | fh i Me kariea Lg The Pennsylvania Spoils Seekers at Vari- States that no discriminating duty on Amerti road from Ore ML, to ihe Rito pao in the direc- , s A maint has ance. las Notwithstanding the paciic character of the Penn- The: Poliey of Appointments | , yanis repuviican caucus last night, there seems to vessels is enforced in the port whence such vessel | tion Of San or Mazatlan, on ic pa salled. ‘The department is not at present informea | 2¥¢horizing the consolidation of saetain, ralt t in See that discriminating tonnage 1s levied upon ameri- Y bra et MR Yares aiken wnetuer the Tenors of mice to Office. be some disagreement between the members from | can vessels in any port of the Spanish dominions s ; er mie reason ’ Rd had not yas catia exprealy meet rane : | | Phliadeipnis and Pitsburg and those trom the'rarat | exceps those of Cuba aud Porto Rico. Mr. Howann, (reps duced a bill to | gene : ad always bon A districts concerning the distribution of the federal Increase of Port Charges at Barcelona. grant lands to the Northern Michigan Rail the public service, es al im . im extension of the Northern Pacific Railroad. patronage in the State, It is complained that the | The United States Consn! at Barcelona Informs the | pany in ext amicus General Sheridan to Return to | Pniadeiphis members, four in number, want Lo con- | State Department that from the 20th of last month Cominitie ot the Pacife Ratlroads \ i trol the patronage of the whole State and leave the | the port charges of Barcelona, which were of ten Mr. CARPENTER, rep.) of Ww, introduced a bill to } Missouri. Country members out in the cold, In view of this'| reals per ton of 1,000 kilogrammes discharged, are pad d Par rs food lone. ce Generation otf = ‘the country members propose to hold a cauous of | increased to eighteen reals to raise funds for tm | jn the United States cours Heferred to tee Judie thelr own and agree upon some plan of action | proving the port. Committee. (i | ‘whereby they will get their due share of the patron- The Louisiana Congressional Delegation. Mr. Brananece cy Pears! Warner «ame ie age. This caucus will probably meet tomorrow. ‘The statement having been extensively circulated | renew certain granta of land to Alabama. Referred Removal of Clerks in the Interior Depart. | that Louisiana M Of Congress who hold the | to the aig aia baie ao ment. ‘Governor's certificates having expressed the intention ‘OTRRS 1. B of ‘resigning, ‘G: W. ‘McCramie, of the Fifth Dis- Mr. Pomeroy introduced a bill to define the quaji- : ron in Cuba. | A few days after entering upon his office Secre- athe? Micealls ign tha Veet. i Kabphe fication of voters in Utah. It establishes woman } gent J 4 sity to remedd abuse "i to arate SA 8 P es “ tary Cox removed two ex-Confedcrate soldiers hold- 5 Micl yan, of the Fourth, ant 5 che yote 30 ; threatened abuse, It wasnot true, over, as som The Civil Tenure Act Bee | ing positions in the interior Department, Batley, of the Third aistrict, being the members re- | 4, | SURVEY OF WYOMING THERITORY.. ould a te fo back ou is ‘party, oF Senators seem to thir it the, eon pad always , fore the Senate. Protection of American Citizens in Cuba— | ferred to, devy that they have any such intention, | create the office of a Surveyor General of Wyoming: . bem no com! on the ) Reinforcement of the West India Squadron. | believing as they do that the best interests of their ae om oe oe the survey of ioe ye range bi rc, Presiden , Pit , ¢ str of Jopn ‘omney Within the,past week the government has been in | respective constituencies require ‘of them to insist rein, other purposes. ferre: iclination or to do this, and, \ , 1826, Mr. that the late election in Louisiana was not only both Committee on Public Lands, there was no reason why fro to-whicht had been referred ; 2 receipt of information from prominent and respons!- REORGANIZING THE NAVY. LENGTHY DISCUSSION UPON IT. } tic parties in. cuba concerning the condition of | fair and just, but 18 binding 1 law and fact upon all | On motion of Mr, GRIMES, (rep.) of Lowa, the Senate affaire in that feland and the jeopardy in which the | parties concerned. Pay Remained toe conker pf sai cnagelenes ‘ lives and property of American citizens are placed. yin Covode-Foster Contested Election eee The remaining amendments reporied by the commit- All these accounts agree upon the point that the 1 Committee on Elections met to-day and took | tee were agreed to. Inquiry Into the Paraguayan Outrages Spanish guthorities .are utterly regardless of the | up the case of Jonn Covode vs. Henry D. Foster, | ,, Mr. TRUMBULL offered an amendment providing | administration of the got foci fis aah pay of pan na oe oi Mr Bowens conta th Re Ot 20820, in the House : ppm gn sti pcb her te ARE ar be Mi a anoum.” Rgfesd to, een iin 6 datetten aes et) ee Be voun ihe seit that. De made only, two removals, and .spey ? ‘repeal he hesitate to imprison American citizens gnd destroy | Unanimous consent it was agreed that the commit- Mr. CRAGIN, (rep.)of N. H., offered an amendment, mm the ground that the vote otherwise | were for cause. 1 their property any more than they do that of the | tee siould confine its attention to the points in the Toa’ satal faces to, Neniding fe. omien.cf paar would 4 io distrust in the President, bat Mr. Griwas, (rep.) ¢ Towa, suggested hat Siore so-called insurgents. In view of these facts the Secre- | Case'referred to it by the Hotse—to wit, the question’ | j269, ay Pi opened the if Ww. from had been complainis' of the pow fi ip 18 UM, WasHincrom, March 16, 1869 | tary of the Navy has directed the reinforcement of |'as to whether “Mr. Covode or Mr. Foster has the | The bill was then passed, re would do more evil than gdod. engine Wor) ‘whether Mr. Heunis, Ww Cabluet Moeting—All the Members Present | the West India squadron. Several, war vessels now | Drima Jacte right to the seat pending the litigation | |. UNION PAGIVIC BALLROAD. we it'| how many rem vals tad been made by Jett rv Secretary Fish Sworn In. attached to the Pacific squadron, where there | of the case. Mr. Covode ‘submitted the facts and a teen ot the Pani cesta pom yy nen 20 ‘ mitting a report of the directors of the Union Pacific q 5038 Ul . said there were.only about twenty. The Cabinet meeting to-day was quite protracted, | ig very little. to do, have deem ordered | evidence m the case relative to frauds at the eleo- | Kallroad. routriction amp, uae, Was pleased thas "tere was ge the last of the members remaining until after three | to proceed at once to the West Indies | tion, and Mr. Foster laid before the committee tebti- | 6, |, THE COMMITTRE ON RETRENCHMENT. | | Hi ‘that the had a ae See ee ee eet O'clock. It was the only meeting since the inaugu- mony to show that he received ority of the bets FATTERAON (OP) OF N-. Hn i ‘geversm and report to the officer commanding that y to show rece ‘@ majority Senate insisted upon its amendment to the resolution its assent from his nominations. ad :days of Washington down ration of President Grant which was attended by | station, As an additional precaution two iron-clads' | votes cast 1u the district. Afler an examination of | providing for joint Committee on Retrenchment, (Lay allthe members, Secretary Fish was sworn into | of the frst class haye been ordered to proceed to “asia Sgr sopmunisine of eonmerenes, Office @ fow minutes before twelve o'clock and re- | Key West and hold themselves in readiness for any ceived his commission from Mr. Washparne, who “suggested. that the ‘Senator from Ver- ‘the Vestimony the committee postponed the case un- ‘TRE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT. moni would-do Well ¢9 make himself more. familiar ti Thursdey next, when argument pro and con will} on motion of Mr. TRUMBULL the bill to repeal the | never been in the habit of training lis legislation for wath thet bistory before ,going 80 much info itg:de- ig. orders that may come from the officer in command | be heard. As the factsin the case are well known | Tenure of Office act was then taken up. : particular occasions. The evil which had * came'already prepared with the document. of the West India squadron. It is the: intention of | to most, of the members of the committee—being | ,,1c¢ SRORETARY head the bill, with the amendment } attended the operation of the ay apg 8 Oe mee nee lp Ba pg he a ‘The Executive Chamber was crowded with mem- | vice Admiral Porter, who is directing this matter, | fully set forth in the various documents submitted— striking out the word “repealed” aud inserting 1 of appointment to office from the Executive | notice of the history of the government from the keg # what when the hour of noon approached, | to place such @ force in the vicinity of Cuba as will | it is expected that a report will be made to the House oe », Suspended say the next session of Con- | to the senor cA the oe oe Peprsecnpatives.. Cet A Bs Sabon ee ne aire of can, distin- ju id not seem to take the hint wh ose. ‘This transfer, he thougnt, mn atten' guis! ous ~ Q 3 Saesdtieies atte and Borie a Pe ae ¥ eae show the Spanish authorities that our government | the later part of this week, when the question of the | 8 Mr. TRUMBULL briefly reviewed the practice and } very bad results, eg was, therefore, prepared Mr. Davis—I will give you more ra by and by. and Postmaster | intends to protect the rights and property of its citi- | right to tne seat will be decided, legislation in Lp to appointments to and remo- | to vote for the repeal of the law. He would repeat, Mr. DRAKE, (rep.) of Mo., seeing no prospect of General Cresswell arrived and entered. Within 8 | yens in that island. Itis not supposéd ‘by the au- _— vals from office 4 in the past, ay. an a while the } however, that his vote would not be given for repeal | reaching a vote to-day, ares i. # LE ia ay minute or two of tho time for the Cabinet meeting to } thorities here that the appearance Qf thia force in|. THE PRESIDENT AND THE POLITICIANS. | jutlclars Committee were satisfed that the present pp iia nt why a he 8G Rae al ate ld convene, however, the President must have alluded | Gyban waters will lead to any trouble between this pBiee it kA ITER rassments caused by the Tenure of Office act, yet | think it necessary or dignified to. be continuaily an- SHINO to the termination of the period devoted to members country and Spain, except the Spanish authorities theme 9. they thought that a regard for consistency and for | nouncing the cdnfidence of the ple and of Ccn- REPRESENTATIVES. of Congress, for they stampeded: from the room in a vase A AemCaTOM, Marck: 26, 3900. the principle underlying the bill required that it | gress in the President. ‘the people nad but recently HOUSE OF body. Ve id scan kitouney Geubtal: Hae tense, fol fo Cuba should be go rash as to initiate hostilities. Yesterday being Sunday was a general caucus day | should not be abolished, but only suspended, elected and it was to be presamed that they had WASHINGTON, March 16, 1869. . Ty y oar » tO” | The object is to preserve peace, but the instructions | among the several State delegations on the subject Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, said that in the Ju- | conidence in him, He did not. mean t@ Jecture the THE OUTRAGRS COMMITTED ON AMERICAN CITIZENS lowed by Secretary Rawlins, and lastly came-Secre- | to the commander of the squadron will secure the | of disposing of the numérous offices of honor and diciary Committee he had not voted to amend inany } Senate, but be thought ft was not _nece aceasta daehbect tha oeated prauines was assembled. The | prompt redress of auy injury to Americans in Cuba. | emotument in the gift of the Président aud Secre- | he velleved that mt ought to be repealed. Either he savoring: thes eremdcneswitirpeatée! eon ek. [i ny/Cor:tese (repi)-ot To, jepreeeieed teeribiatinlcn ves, an ¢ tabic, | The Union Pacific Railroad Election—The In- | taries,| With the view of obtaining ivformation as | constitution vested in the President an unlimited and ing about his batties, and victories, General | of yegars, Bliss and Masterman in relation to their hs smrcuieenaes Cas bp roe gt each. The | junction of Judge Barnard—Action of the | to the “under-currents” setting’ in the direction of ms err oon cil prerrne rien Wt a i Grant Dad ceanet, Yo ne Seen and {had become inprisohment in Paragaay by President Lopez; and resident sa! ble, with § ~ “ il . residen' tek 3, 3 ment Se hid daiy pe phe iia Government Directors. the White House and public departments, I visited | Ifthe constitutional power of the President to te. | havea hard time of i (Laughter) “He (Mr Fes. subsequently on board of the United States gunboat f eretary Raw- ‘The President to-day, iu a brief message, invited | tne principal hotels aud collected the political gos- | move from office was absolute, Congress had, of | senden) expected to stand by the President, to ap- | wasp and the flagship Guerriere, and in’ that oon- ling on his left. At the opposite end of | the attention of Congress to the accompanying com- fth Ms course, no right to restrict ft, and if,on the other | prove of his oiticial conduct that scemed to bim | W88P . : the table sat Secretary Cox and Attorney ¥ Sip of the hour. To give even a brief ana tntelligible | hand, according to the theory of tne Yenute of Ontice | Rood, as he expooted most of it, Would be, and ex. | nection offered @ resolution for the appointment of PROB oe aig ite ae ee Oak munication recelved from the Secretary of the In- | synopsis of all the plans and efforts oginated and | act, the constitution provided that the joint action of cuse all that Was mistaken; and the President weuld | select committee of five to inquire into all the tir : " © | terior:— put in force to control the patronage of the govern- | Ute President and the Senate should be necessary in | be more than mortal if he did not make some mis-"| oonstances and into the conduct of the late Ameri- side and Secretary Borie on the other. The prin- | v9 rue SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR:— t 1d fill 1 f the He: order to remove them, Congress had no right to } takes.gHe was in the habit of determining his action cipal subject discussed was the policy which shall | Under act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, it is | "CRe wou! many columns of the HERALD. I } evade that provision by suspending the iaw. The | upon‘all measures of legisiation that came before | can Minister to Paraguay, and of the officers com- govern appointments to ofice. ‘This question was | Made the duty of the governnient ‘directors of the | Stall, therefore, state in general terms that the | proposal to suspend the law haplied. @ theory of the | him without regard to persons or {ts probable effect | manding the South Atlantic squadron, with power : Union Paewic Ratlroad at any me to report to tue | various State delegations in Congress have, so far, | Coustitution which was wholly untenable. If the | upon them, and only with regard to his duty to Din- to.send for persons and 1s, &C of great importance, and as it naturally preceded | secretary of the Interior such information as should i a the Tenure of Ofice act was a good and constitu- | geif, to the Senate end to the great constitucency ‘ Ay Ee thoved the relerence of all’ others, 1t occupied @ large portion of the time. | be in possession of the department. According to | failed to impress on the President their theory | tional law, to suspend tt would be to disrevard the | whieh he represented. le wonld vote for Ue Te a oa a ealation to" she Opmnusitvee: on It is understood that certain governing rules i | the Provisions of this act {t becomes 0. duty now | that the local appointments belong to them and must | constitution, and the people would naturaily come | of nis law only because It was a bad one and not | the memorial and re ing facts:— o tl to the conclusion that Congress interpreted the con- s effect upon r Foreign Atfaira, « Agreed to. Making nominations should be adnered to in order | “in obeiience to ct of Congross of December 2. | tars or ‘Pontinuner General, They cata tet ine | steuton to. mean one thing when one tan waa | “a Yates ‘sald ‘hak Whetie fie Somat inom | pyle MCHSERATION OF VRSSRLS. Mat none but men of the strictest integrity and 1887, ths erookhaiders of the Union Facil 1 Eattroad hs Shu iuiheclnd pricties “of ths gUvebRinene Hovering and ‘another thing Wheu another man was Maine Tavended ty lectare anyhody | or not he (Mr. ph. the laws reiating. to the registry of ves- 7 met in the city of New York and proceed e been . Presi ; ‘ates) not intend to: ured. S tnunittee merce. or ete highest ability | might be selected. The, | Crection of directors for the ensulng year, when an | under at least a dozen administrations, and it is the | , Mt. MORTON, (rep.) of .Ind., made an argument in | from Maine ould that In femilntinige in regard to ook | Sel Phe President desires to take the greatest pains from | inyunction was served by sudge Barnard, of the Supe- only method of securing efficiency in the local ad- | {4V9F Of the unconditional repeal of the act. He | cers of the government he never considered the per- Honse then, atone O'clock, resumed the con- the very beginning that only such men shall be | rior Court of the city of New York, upon the omicers of | Ministration of the public. service. The politicians | COUld Hot see any reason for suspending it witil the | gon holding au office; but. the facts were quite the ‘The Besa was 4 sideration of the bill reported yesterday by Mr. selected as will enable him to make «ood to te | Reider and ‘ceraain Of the. governmene directors, | SM4—-HoW 8 the Prondent todispense a patronage | good reason for suspending it during the whole teri | GuieraTST quecttn, ‘pas ganater fate for te | Ketey, trom the Comuuistce oh Gotuage, forthe colle country the promises made by him ou the day he | restraining them from and prohibiting an election of | bracing ten or twenty or thirty thousand appomt- | Gf President Grant or for repealing il y ¢ and under. ‘The language | ence to the person who then held the office of Presi- | wie of nickel-copper pieces, of five cents Was inaugurated, The meeting continued untit | any oficer or directors w {he day designated uy te ee ee of me amendment reported by the Judielary Cou ant RT eB th ig eat, Kuniny, (fep.) of Pay, moved. the previous he eral law of cem| lor the ensu: language 4 posed ir. a ENDEN—! not vote ues three o'clock, and even after that hour Messrs. year. The whole number of votes thrown, we mane Rr pheged fev made enpene woven Bony - myo A s pat the President on probation until the next session Mr, YaTEs—Well, others did, and they voted with |. ‘The House refused to second the previous question, wish, avila sna Carere eaeappaaned. peri rayesti it i saree a Tn lives for the reasons urged, he flatly refuses to re. | 0%, Coustess, saying to him, it your conduct during | reference to the person then‘holding the office of | 800 The Tenure of Office Act. $205,840 were given for the gentlemen whose | Ceive advice or dictation In respect. to the fore! the interval does not please us the law will then go | president, and I maintain that we ought to consider When the Tenure of Omee act is taken out ot the | Ramet re, Nepew, sppended and no, other, votes | sppotniments and tose of any. value in | uehanged than suspend ie for eight, amd « nat | mevereor wo, olds ce in tt, domain of public discussion nobody will feei much | the vote. Under these injunctions and attach- departinen' oe instance, | months. Up to the enactment of this law there to refer in the Senate to General regret. It stands immeasurably ubove all other | meuts, some of them not pallable, Gnd threats of tan: he has designated Generals Butterfield and Sickles } nad been great unanimity of the Lin - jon among nen, foreign missions without consuitation with the | jeadmg men of the country in {i of isonment if disobeyed, the inspectors of electio 'y in favor of the right of 7 statutes as belng the greatest nuisance that has ever | Wane maven not to declare the result, though be. oe o% eee eee Bo ad York, who have | the to remove from office withont consult | jt HOWARD, addled the brains of Congressmen, and made them | heving themselves authorized Ko to do by the tederal | ne ent, however, has taken his a a i Senate; and at the time of its passage this tm many matances rather pecultar objects of pub- ip aries ane tahienia [peor coe gays New York hus received her quota in the two act was n handle tigre gad | of ex- law adi he comment. All this day was spent by the Senate, whish ay ne 01 ra ‘or ‘ee. b; generals already desiguated and can have no more oeka wion, ry or ich had never vere red President, ec 1m} and there! The law itsell th and nothing done either as to suspending or repeal- | render the company and stockholders liable to ex, | 20Tn missions. He has also appointed # post- | curred in the history of the country aud probably | #24 cutlrely gratur Bs me nouns master at Mobile and a number of other oiti an excellent one, and Lis chief object im voting for “ tng the law. Mr. Trumbull thought suapension the | pends and lcgutfon, and us endanger ang obstruct | important positions in hat. und other States, the | Soret aa Ragone Erestiania, busoets teatime Khad not een vo restiain Andrew Johnson, but to | SATE. rep.) of Iily sustained both, the amend- most Vv! Ne; so did Howal vel ut All “4 out consul! Senators or representatives, rotect! tld mints ae at, print ewnath Pring date pasiery rep a bE ey an early! report Wheiter te loca poiticians ‘and Senators Wit, be dent, Junoon, "as "was sown vy the tude, | uecessary, | Mm Hy I ry ie “buries, in to @ question from Mr. f these facts to the Secretary, with the view of nis | Content to allow the President to give away ail the | feasible fact that’ if the law had’ not been trust in Fresident Grant, snd each in turn landed | Oh tne the attention thereto ot. the President and of | ito! pe walled into existence by the conduct of the General as the model of mitary and patriotic | Congress, in order that such legislation inay be hard Fay pebieeswag ty mb nw President Johnson no Senator or Representative ability. Mr. Morton spoke with much more vigor | as may be deemed ne to protect the mterests | “OLS tone tr suclt of the New York men ast have | NOW think of proposing such & law at this of ie United States and to uninterrupted this ~ ast have | time, Why, then, continue the law after occasion and earnestness than he has hitherto exhibited in P pt seen during the last two or three days has been de- | for it had 4? He believed that ita immediate tional work. that his civil career, favor of total repeal. Mr. Yatés was equally emec- | 8T°e™™ cidedly bellicose. One, @ man who has done inuch | repeal was demanded by the best interests of the pected J x fave, and Mr, Fessenden made a more remarkable Hy TS wiLLtaS, or Tndtauss ” eet antes sPovsideut wae sanee dno Rar Peonon Hopes ap tag | been ry sera been Sg cendeaite. sve ne support Palen Boat aaa address than is his wont, rising to au .elevation of D ls HARRIS. of Springtield, Maes. | ai, of those who had taken care of hiu—thone who | qin p carried on successfully under its | tion of the President that he could ‘approves tone he seldom reaches, and announcing an utter 4 PRICE, of lowa. independence of any man that filis the Executive New YORK, March 11, 1869.¢ raised the funds, first to purchase his Washington aud Philadelphia residences, and then raised money to buy the former back, to be presented to General chair, but believing in allowing whoever it is the The names of the directors are appended. Sherman. If such thii are whis) been ‘Mr. KELLEY ‘. that the nickel establish- Utmost freedom consletent with the constitution and | The document was referred to the Pacific Railroud | hotels and the streets of the capital, oy Sesesee note Wieuas Ort, cewek Ie tae maak to phiok Kr. "Baner Teferred was in New Jer- ‘the laws, ‘The general belief is that the the Sus- | Committee in both houses. Se ee ceniamteened tie Sethe law; had said that the President mtent just se | The conwiitationullty of the ‘Tenure of Office act BUTLER, replying frst to Mr, Kelley, suid shat Pension bill will fail to-morrow by a decided vate, The Ways and Means Committee well be allowed to remove a oe Judge at | Seemed to bun so clear as w hardly admit of debate. | the it was eer county, Pa., and the and that on the defeat of that measure # successful | organized to-day, and had a general conference on patriotism Pleasure as to remove @ Cabinet officer. " But the | It re ped the nena sae, Kea m8 garablishment, was in Comden, Ned. An reply to Mr. effort will be made to pass the House bil! favoring | the various measures referred to st for considera- | jully recognizes the necessity of not invertering with | cases, were entirely diseimliar, becuse, according to | and t hoped 9 ewrrn tn oe Sit han pone. Fag Ege ayer) a unconditional repeal. tion. It was decided to take up first the bill suppie- | what properly belongs to the national legislature he | qiciary is a separate er Nee ae unless people to hugher for thatvad- Resignation of Geueral Rawlins. mentary to the act imposing a tax on dustilled | Will oxetcise te executive duties with justice and in } wholly indey dra ceaene! Gaeracn eo harm in it; that The resiguation of Brevet Major (iencral John A. | spirits and tobacco, which passed the House at | "“These foreign appointments are untmportant com. | O"Cer i depeudent upon the Executive for ms | the question, but hie ten Nae athe count Rawlins has been accepted, to date from the 12th | the last Congress, but fafled of action in the Senate | pared with those to the col ‘Mr. Hows, ( of Wis.; explained that he haa Benton and instant. for want of time. This is known as Schenck’s wi ee fhe law omens | becn repiying to the argument that in order to se- Secretary Rawjins Congraiulated by Citizens | Tax ill, and, having been twice consid- | whose duty it ia to prosecute for frauds on the reve- [ie oe Senarpeeaeemeaed ch Bom Lynne ye td of Ilinoin. ered by the House and by a misjority | nue stand foremost in the itstof reforms. Several ente—should be removable at the will of the | dent, aud expressed the opinion that . A large number of citizens of Iinois this even- | of the members now on the Committee of Ways and | ° these yg re J pity, Usually considered, thou; Presitent, and had said in that if theargument | dent bimself would buri back the imputation .v18, (rep.) of N. Y., a member of the Commit- e mdved that the bill and amendments to that comimitiee, oe that satiated that it had not been iy con- ing, by appointment, called upon Secretary of War | Means, will not take much time, It is the purpose | Rota "ays .abeet mag i prog Bee pei IT oy ones gdb TRO Rawlins at Army Heaaquarters. Amoug them were | of Mr. Schenck toget it before the House as soon as | assiduous in their efforts to appear houest ana effi- | an efficient sdminiaration of the judicial service Geuerals Rariburt, Giles Snuth, J. W, Shafer, J, 8. | possible, so aa to secure the joint action of the two aking Known their zeal for the | that the President should have power to remove cient, are here m: Martin, Hovey, Major A. W. Edwards, Captain W. L. | houses on it before the expiration of the present Srckenian inners 1 aint omen iy aaat ae heard it. He (Mr. Howard) was willing, for the of being in harmony with his brother Senato: nud the law for a certain time; bul vole to felt that in doing 80 he did @ great deal, and ‘would not ander any circumstances agree to lw Size gen ri ienaes i motion was agreed to, and the bill and amend- Ames and ex-Governor Wood, sesston, gentry wil be sent to theright about, Several of them | ¢nasew er ae ent hte 8 thr Howe) wan cute {PM EDGNDS thought that a disinterested apee. | MMM Were vo referted. | Hon. J. ¥. Scammon delivered a brief address to | Circulars from the Comptroller of the © AVG, TERS TRON Bas vents, Iseerly MAde & rather too tator, if there were any such, would have curiosity | yr, BEAMAN, (rep.) Of Mich. introduced bitis 4i- Secretary Rawiins, in which he said he had been Peley ta. Weletien ‘ta: Wee f Kein 204 great display of their suddenly acquired wealth to re- le then proceeded | to know the occasion ot this Feng 2 strike | viding cane tee lpceniagi of ‘Texas into several selected on pehait of mis Follow oltizene snd 1 their ‘Biaks. Por eee the operations ¢ en oe = ow “ae iw: fat | States and Tefritories, Referred to the Couumitiee on name to a fow wi 1s Of con al lou. Imoie had reason to. be proud of her patriots. In | ‘Tue Comptroller of the Currency to-day issued to | “em too many hy “professional P to oer Se had struggled more thay | ,COMPRNSATION IN CONTRSTED RLROTION cisms. 8 keogranaical position, sue yas, pre-eminently | the national banks two circulars. The frst con- in cdbebr. daless for cause, sad. toe nuon Spee eat Of sentonth sieciens. Bur raisca armies or freemen to put down the war of { tained the amendmenta of the Fortieth Congress to ‘as that, he might have evidence entirely Referred to the Committee om Blections. It provides rebellion, all ee she cherished im ber inmost | the National Currency act, in relation to the reports t. leeches, always I; ee foe ae 3 bate =e = egy ee. “eo a oy per and aa gentinde so-almig oy God. ~ of national bauks; the second specified the manner | A & solid body; some of them, probably, upon prin ‘fre browse, ‘and then shall only be paid to the person -* allow more than, one to stand ahead of | 1M Which the law should be complied with, as fol- take risk of cl but others no doubt in the hope that by to whom the seat is awarded, and that the unsuc- a Rawlins, namely, the man who had been | lows:— onions wn gone ns oa ten im | cessful party shall be allowed ‘by the Committee on Fate eae ee ee erent, BL NewNO | Orvice oF Courmonsn or pie Cutatecr, ry of the ihe (Mr Morton) ha %, | the country and the word aa a party which bad re. | Accounts only the amount actually expended by Aim 2 . ASHINGTON, Marc! S69, and unconstitutional eh ent ‘decision ‘and etiergy, she accorded ‘The following clroular’ Is published fer the infor- time to direct hi oo ten pon ith Co sorted to @ mean contrivance Ma FTC. peat ‘abiobedt’ 4 A thon read the resolutions as To Secretary is at p great many officers were itimore of ‘Trade in reference addpied by. the Minowans to tha effect that the | ™in fas ape! Lae ecessary reforms in the Departiment y of private property at sea in time of of donna. awling to office was a0 | Congress rv} the b= is commencing at headquarters. ‘most convineil party Way, banding levees oo, the AMisaisstppt and modti- lato period fn our country's histosy. . AM POLAND, (ep) ha Xt, pre the petition ot comatonee T have nes were rt ex: th +e commlnecs wert, thes called fo: eta a 4 The comm were then r gralitude feel towards you for this compliment. no Teports were made. - a I try to in the councils of the nation the id ‘THE PACIFIC RAILWAY. The SPEAKER presented a message from the Presi- dent, with a communication in reference to the Pa- nationality WASBINGTON, March 16, 1969, against the power cific Raliroad, Referred to the Pacific Railroad “ been mooted in = a Minow Car = rebellion ‘. neid THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT. a Committee. Gaties of the War ping 4 ahali The Vick PxesipeNnt laid before the Senate the best of my ability, ng, rans then Tahal! brin; House resolufion for an adjournment on the 26th far less to that position ‘ought to ties pn Lats ta the proper “ of its duties, vel + On motion of Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mase., it was {leinen present then shook Rawitns by the neem ae POLITICAL DISABILITIES. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., presented several peti- tions for the removal of political disabilities, which | the Internal revenue service, and Were jaid on tue table, arog mega ashe kuew whenever any ‘omcer was Neminations Sent to the Senate, ‘The President sont to the Senate to-day several WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE. irmed or rejected the opinion and adv io Femi re a naval ee hes err om thetr ‘porte in the same form. h sngnarse Watiaon And PousRoy presented petitions | Commissioner of Internal mareeye had always been | the = toat the | was Mr. Ela, of New Hamp- sion Agent at hue” He are 7.2 the ptt he THE GOVERNMENTS OF VIRGINIA AND TEXAS. missioner lay in the fact that the it did not 1 with reference to the Un motion of Mr. Binanam the Judiciary Commit. Changes in the ‘Treasury Department. — | Worn statement of the publishers oh resolution, amend toby! of tne” jotnt” resotusion re. WONTON tnsiated. that: this. statement aid not ‘oo M DISTRIBORON OF DUOKS, ‘The position of additional Assistant Secretary of Pilien statement Toe” Specting the gormamenss of Virginia | affect ft motion of Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of bo the ‘the Treasary, lately held by Mr. Cooper, has been ten- | t! 1 ‘and img | 8d beg: h Was passed. iatributed books of last Congress were dered to Mr. W. A, Richard f Boston. It i will be accepted aaa hat ASHINGTON HOSPITAL ASYT.CM. bs ay red mates distributed among the members of the present We Ae wom; 8 | has been according to law. Omhcers of banks | MP. MaMutn,(rep.) of Me, introduced *. ttl to in- | to gnaking suck Garees thought that in tuis view ’ Understood that nochange will be made tn the | wii Tua lerwahe euch cor ington General Hospital Asylum. whi would ruin to ider whethet it then, at two o’clock, adjourned. Assistant Secretary's position, now held by Mr. | obtalu It, but Wil not delay thelr reports "| Referred Yo we Committee on the District of | aad ney oy chore ; which fll except the Harticy. that the Cotw power a NAVIGATION Tsai 5 the longed to at under ti ‘Bho resignation of Third Auditor Wilson has been ~ Mr, Raweer, (rep) of Mina. antroduced. «tv | tntereated im law Stereo shoud Rave ne Accepted, and until his successor is appointed Chief Sends of tana Saoredtanst aver the mitenntam come Gtork Gaugewer will perform the duties of the office. 1 | Palis of St, Antony, othe Committee on em coer MS Congress not having made any provision for the lie Landa, payment of the temporary cletks in the Treasury | banks, ‘Also & bill eatablishtng a aeet Cotter Sa to. tneor- Dopartment about eighty of this class will have to - me | porate the Uni States Company. be @isminsea on the ist of April, uniess necessary to the mittee on Gy and Post appropriations for their salaries be wade before that . date. RECOGNITION OF INDEPENDENCE. enemas oma Te se rane ee ‘The object of the joint resolution passed by the AL RU M faces chm wo on Senate to-day, postponing removals tu civil oMces in she provielesal government of Virginia wil thirty ar. Fousnot, ep.) of Reda, bntpdeeed 8 Jotns