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ASHINGTON The Conference Report on the Tenure of Office Law. AN UNSATISFACTORY COMPROMISE. The Report Accepted in Both Houses. Senator Sprague Voting With the Democrats Against It. Discussion in Executive Sessicn Over the - Nomination of Longstreet. Strong Denunciation of the Appointment by Senator Brownlow. WASHINGTON, March 31, 1869, Virtual Repeal of the Tenure of Ofiice Law— The President’s Power of Removal Re- stored. The committee of conference on the Tenure of OMice law spent two hours to-day in discussing the project of further amending th. bill so as to render it acceptable to the two houses of Congress. Trum- bull and Edinunds adhered to their former position on the amen‘iments previously presented to and re- Jected by the House. Grimes stood out for repeal, but finally concluded, in a spirit of harmony and conciliation and with a desire to relieve l'resident Grant from his present embarras: eace im the agreement which was uitimately veached by the committee. Kingham offered the ainendment, seconded by Wushbura, aid which was alopted, be- Butler ultimately also agreemg to accept it. tween Edmuuds and Bingham tucre was a dy ence of opinion on the point the amend neat allowing the President to send in the nap ol another person in place of one who might ve re- jected in the place of a suspended officer, Edmunds held that this dia entirely away with the principie that the Senate had the right to say if a suspended omicer virtually reinoved might not bave full and suticient claima to be restored to bis position. Bingham contende? that the most obnoxious teavure of the amendwents prescnied to the House Was that coipetling the President to take back the oMcer removed and to allow the questionable suvterfuge of removing him again the day afier Con- gress adjourned, The moraiiy of the proceeding, Mr. Bingnam said, was bad enough, but the sense or justice of it was ridiculous aud farc.cal. It might answer very weil for U.is administration so long as it was in harmony with the Seaate; but a hitch was sure to come at some ti.ue or other. The difference between the report of the conference committee and the original senate amendmeut was alluded to asa difference in form and no: in substance. The only amendment reported bythe conference 13 that to the concluding provision to the second sec- tion of the Senuce amendment, that the sus- pended officer, upon the reiusal of the Senue to concur therein, siould be restored vo his oilice, Wuaich is stricken oul. Tis leaves the law subject to the generally accep.ed cousiruction of tie consti- tution by all parties in the country. The clause stricken out does noi substantially chan e the orir!- Mal Senate amendment, as contenie’ for by Mr. Bingham and sustained by tweaty-oue majo.ity of the republican side of tic louse jast week, for the reasun, as lic then said, that tue restoring clause of tud Senate au.eudment now st.icken out was Do more than the Buadow Witiout the substaice, ihe efector the report of the conference committee adopte.t is to restore to the Execut.ve his power of control over wl civil officers at home and abroad to the extent tiai he may suspend them without assigning rea- cous. The adopuon of the repor: ts a source of great relict to @ large coucourse of patriotic visitors ia (bis city. Opporition to General Longsircet’s Appoint- ment—Eitter Speech of Senator Brownlow Aguinst Confirming the Appointucnt—He Wants Revs s to Take a Back Svat. Most of the time of the exccutive se sion of th> Sonate this a/teraoon was occupied in considering the case of General Longstreet, nominated for Sur- veyor of the port of New Orieans, As soon as we case was called up Senator Brownlow, o! rent es- see, obtained the Gor, aud seat to the Clerk's desk to be read a writven speveh of about fifteen i imutes’ leagth against the confirmation of Longstreet, Mr. Brownlow’s speech sturied out with a state- ment of the general principie that it was wrong to hold out a premium for loyaity by rewarding .those who had been proml- nently engaged in the rebeliion with oilices of trust and emolument as soon as they siznified their ac- ceptance of the situation. ‘ihut situation, it must be remembered, was not of ther own cho sing, but had been forced upon them by the sucess of the Union armice, No man supposed that the rebeis would be more loyal to-lay ihan they were in the midst of the rebellion if tuey could help i Wasit right, Was it pruaent to pass by the loyal men of the Seonth who bad suilered in person, purse and reputa- tion for the Union, and appoint thelr persecators and assailants tu the clei oMlees within the gift of the governmeut? For one, he (rowalow) would never consent to euch a policy, He » a+ 11 favor of rewarding those who had stood by the flag in the hour of peril, and not those who had endeavored by every means in ther power to wipe it out of exist ence, He cou'd not forget, bor could the Uaton men Of the South, for whom he apuke, furzet, the conduct of this man Longstreet during te rebeliion, It wi well known that Geveral Longstreet had veen one of the most efficient agents of the revellion, This ‘was a fact conceded o1 bovh sides. No man, per- haps, not exrep.ng Jef Davis hitasclf, had laboved 80 earnestly for the success of the coniederacy. His heart was in the businesss, and alt is energies were devoted to its interests, It could not be said of him, fs i was sud of some ovier Southern men, that he was forced into the rebellion, Hee was a man educated and nurtured by the government who had wilfully aud detiberately gone over to its bitterest enemies avd sought tte Ife, He con-tdered him as criminal as Kobert E. Lee or any other rebe! genera), and he was oppos «| to exaiting this class of men wh.le the land was yet in mourn ins for the dead Uiey had sian. tie tien proceeded to give an account of certam raids made under Longatreet in Tenuessee, These ralas told tearful y upon the devoted Union men whom he Brownlow) repreent din (he Sena a. The property had been destroyed and themaelyes ether k lied or forced to fee for their lives by toe rebe.s and traitors under ths man whom it was now proposed to reward with ® fat oMice ander the same government that he sought to cestroy. such things were without precedent. it found no paraliel in the lustory of any government that had ever cxisted, and ne did not believe the people of this country, the loya! poopie, would tole- Fate such a proceeding. He was as mach ta favor Of ienrency to the misguided people of the South as Aly Other man, but he saw a mackol diiference be- tween them and the leaders of the rebellion, the men Who brought all this bicodshed and destruction Upon the country. He belleved , wita Andrew John. foa that “rebola should ake @ back seat,” not only in the work of reconstruction, but in the distrion. ion of the federal patrovags He did not care to | punish these men, but he regarded tt 44 the *eignt of im udence in them chat they éibuid aspire to hold onlce When the biood Of patriots was scarcely dry upon their hn! Mr. Browntow said he had no doubt President Grant made (his nomination in good faith and with the vost motive, but he (brown- Jow) could nut Bhat h # eyes to Lue fact that the con- firmation ui General Longstreet would be a Magrant isult to the Uinien @ of the South. Tt was Hue aitlere, re. Wie wide the nomin we nis to acqui- | | William HL Stelleviile, at Humboldt, Tenn.; Thomas names came in, he claimed the right for one, at Jeast, to use his influence and give his vote to reject them, no matter who nominated them. That was the duty as it was the right and prerogative of the Sen- ate, He was opposed to establishing the precedent which the confirmation of Longstreet would aiford. The next thing would be that rebels of the stripe of Breckinridge and Forrest, and even Jeff Davia, would become penitent and receive a3 a reward of their repentance the best oflices in the gift of the govern- ment. General Longstreet's repentance might be genuine and it might not. He did not know whether he was now a republican or a democrat, nor aidhe care. The principle was what be contended for, and he warned the Senate that in advising and consenting to the appointment of this man they were opening the doors to a Trojan horse full of office seeking revels. The speech of Senator Brownlow was the only one delivered in the case, and upon its conclusion the Senate adjourned. Longstreet’s nomination ts the unfinished business of the execu- tive session, and will come up the first thing when another seasion is held, which will perhaps be to- morrow. Notwithstanding the bitter opposition of some Senators, his friends are sanguine of his con- tirmation when a vote is reached. Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, who favors Longstreet’s confirmation; will reply to the speech of Brownlow. Visitors Received by the President. The President is quite well to-day and received callers a3 usual, among whom were Senators Coie, Sprague, Sherman, Merton and a number of repre- sentatives. No delegations visited the White House, Nominations by tho President. The following nominations were sent in to-day:— Emil Holchester, to be Consular Agent at Barmen; George M. Linn, to be Assessor of Internal Revenue Sixth district of Kentucky; B. F. Wagenseller, to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Fourteenth district of Pennsylvania; John 8. Nixon, to be Col- lector of Internal Revenue for the sixth district of Kentucky; Franklin J. Kollins, to be Collector of In- ternal Kevenue forthe First district of Maine; Wi'- liam A. Arnold, to be Receiver of Public Moneys at Central City, Colorado; P. LU. Mason, to be Regisver of the Land Office at Humboldt, Kansas; E. W. Bab- cock, to be Surveyor General for Kansas; Levi 8. bras to be Agent of the Blackfoot and neighboring indians, the following to be Deputy Postmasters:—J. M. Billings, at Santa Clara, Cui.; Thomas BK, McLeland, at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory; Robert riser, at Dallas, Texas; Robert N. Mili ryan, Lexas; .cFeely, at Georgetown, 8. C.; John J. Speed, at Louisville, Ky.; Henry W. Hogan, at Lancaster, Pa.; ohn W. Harris, at Lock Haven, Pa.; Enos Hawley, at Muney, Pa.; Wiliam H. Dickey, at Kittanning, Pa.; J. H. Cogswell, at Titasville, Pa.; Joseph Hail, at Aconto, Wis.; liarwood M. Redington, at Elyria, Ohio; Juhus 8. Coe, at Worwalk, Ohio; Lewis D. Smith, at Tonia, Mich.; R.' Mattison, at Newton, N. J.; Stephen W. Rathbun, at Marion, Ohio; George W. Coe, at Anamosa, lowa; J. E. West, at. Cloud, Minu.; J. N. Murdock, at Wabashaw, Minn.; E. H. Davidson, at Austin, Minu.; John A, Rathbone, at Mystic Bi ,» Conn.; Charies W. Keating, at Shreveport, La.; Franklin A. Munson, at Sandwica, lL; John RK, Blackwell, at Litchfield, ili; Oliver S. Jenks, at Marengo, Ill.; Ed. 5. Smith, at Batavia, IL 2 ions Confirmed hy the Senate, confirmed this afternoon Charles 8, Hamilton to be Marshal for the District of Wiscon- sin, and Charles La Foliet to be Superintendeut of indian Affairs in Oregon. The Ceutral Pa:ific Railroad Lavesti gation. The House Committee on the Pacific Railroads to-day commenced the invesugation into charges cuntained in the resolution offered by Representa- tive Bingham in refation to the issuing of bonds to the Centrat Pacific Ratiroad. Messrs. Ca‘eb Cushing and Wilham £. Candler appeared beiore the com- mittee on the part of the Union Pacific Company and L, E. Chittenden for the Central Pacific. C. P. Huutington, vice president of the latter company, was also present, After adopting a reso'ution call- ing on the proper department for copies of documents to be used im evidence the committee listened to an argument by Mr, Chandler, in which he reviewed the various laws bear. ing on the 6bubject, discussed the progress of the roads and reiterated the charges of the resoiu- tou. The committee then adjourned until to-morrow, when the Secretary of the Interior and tae Secreiary of the Treasury wil! be present with the necessary maps and papers. indian Outrages in Dacotah Territory—Party of Soldicrs Defented by the Savages—In- disns Preparing for a Spring Campaign. A letter received here from the acting Indian azent at the Yancton agency, D.cotah Territory, by the actual agent of that scation, who is now in this city on official basiness, gives an account of some recent outrages there by hostile Indians upon white settlers and soldiers. According to this letter filteen Indians came to the Yancton agency with a pitiabie story, begging for food to eat and for ammunition to enable them to procure game. They were supplied with what they asked for and left. Instead of conducting themselves qnietly after this kindly treatment the Indians went tuto the house of a settler near by, demauded food and clothing and commenced firing off their guns and outraring the people of the house. After seiz- ing all they could carry of in this dweiling they crossed the Missourt river to Nebraska, entered tbe house of a German settler and repeated the ouirages they had committed at the other side. Tobey then recrossed the river into Dacotah Territory, and inceting some soldiers attacked them, kiling three and putting the rest to rout. ‘be soidiers aban- doned their arms and fled in confusion. The Indi- ans, during their depredatiqns, declared they intended soon to hoid a council of the Sioux Indians at Fort Pierce, for the purpose of arranging plans jor clearing out all tae soldiera and waite settlers in their country, A Colored Man No: ted for Justice of the Pence. Among the nom'nations to be made for justices of the peace for this district will be oue colored man. Senntor Fernion. . ‘The slanders against Scnator Penton were started by the disappointed lobby jobbers who could not use lum, Every one here knows their object ts to impair the Senator's usefuiness and tw prevent bim irom working against the corrupt rings, nticip at the Interest on the Pablic Debt. ‘The tollowing joint resolution, approved March 17, 18C4, is still on the statute book: — Resvived, &c., ‘That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to anticipate the payment of inverost ou the public debt by @ period pot exceeding one ear, from time to the, either with or witiuut re- st: of interest upon the coupons as to lim may seem expedient, and he is hereby auchorzed to ris pose of any gold in the Treasury of the United States uot necessary for the payment of the interest of cue public debt, provided tat tue obligation to c-eave the sinking fund, accordury to the act of Feoruary 25, 18du, #hall Lot be umpaired thereby, ‘the New Register of the Treasruy Disqualt- fied from Holding the Office. George A, lialsey, who reluctantly consented to Accept the Regiwiry of the Treasury, caunoi, it now appears, be appointed to that position owing to an opinion of Attorney General Hoar, who rujes that Mr. Iinisey being a manutactarer is precluded from the appoiutment by the act establishing the Treasury Department. Cotovel Wilsen Appointed Revenue Detective, Coloacl Vi ieon, of New York, has been appointed arevenie detective by Commissioner Delano on re:ou m-ndation of Senator Cameron. fhe Senator wrote @ ietter high y complimentary to Colonel Wisoa, Amentments to the Nickel Ce'nige Bil. ‘The amendment of Mr. Potter, of New York, to the Nickel Coinage bill, deciearing all coin of this ma terial shail be redeemed in Treasary notes, a fords that safeguard which euch a debased currency ¢ mands, As jong as ho effort ts made to force these coins they are received at their face, but no provision was made to protect those who came in possession of large sums of uickel, According to the bill in its Present form newspaper oMices, street car compa- nies and the like aré saved from absolute joss, which would ceriaimly be the case were these coins to fail to their intrina.e vaiue. Removal of Legislative Cleck of the. Senate. Colonel Henry Ware, of Massachusetts, principal Legisiative Cierk of the Senate, was to-day reuoved by secrerary Gorham, and J. H. Flagg, of Vermont, appointed in his place. Fata) Railroad Accident. « Last night the tram bound norta on the Rich- mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Katirond was fpproacht: g Chesterield Station, about half way Letwee: Fredericksburg and Richmond, the ea pin vr ditcoversd o man lying ou the track, aud be- fre the train could be etopped it had entirely paswod over the man’s body, cutting it intwo, The name of the unfortunate man was Haines. Hé bad until recently been employed on the road, Near ‘ya half-clothed and intoxicated man was found, who Was supposed to be Hatnes’ companion. in the Uuited States Scpreme Court—Application of George S. Twitcheli’s Counsel for a Writ of Error, The Twitchell case came before the Supreme Court of the United States this morning, the cause being George 8. Twitchell, Jr. vs. the Common- wealth of Pennsylvanta, in error, William Wheeler Hubbell, attorney for the plaintiff in error, moved for leave to tile certain papers and for a writ of error to the Court of Uyer and Terminer aad to the general jail delivery of the city and county of Phiula- deipbia and the Supreme Court o1 Pennsylvania for the Eastern district, on the ground of repugnance of a statute of the State and proceedings to the constitution of the United States, and to make such order as may be deemed proper, and to hear an ar- gument if desired. Mr. Hubbell stated that it was @ question involving the life of a citizen of the United States. The Court made the following order:— On motion of Mr. William W. Hubbell, of counsel for petitioner, it is ordered by the Court that leave be and the same is hereby granted him to fle a mo- tion fora writ of error in this case, with notice to the Attorney General of the Commonwesith of Pennsylvania that said motion will be heard on Fri- day next, the zd day of April. ‘The argument in the causes (sx in number) of The United States, appellants, vs. Theodore Adains, Albert L. Mowry and others was concluded to-day Attorney General Hoar for the United States. ‘this was his frst argument vefore the court since his appointment to his present oficial position. . In the cause of H, T, Hall et al., plaintif’s in crror, vs, George Coppel the argument was commenced by Mr. Ashton, of counsei for plaintiff in error, and con- Unued by Mr. Duraut, of counsel tor defendant in error, and by Mr. Evarts, of counsel for plaintit, Suspension of a Special Postal Agent. The Postmaster General has suspended Special Agent G. W. Summers and reinstated Fuster Blodgett in charge of the Augusta (Ga.) Post Omics. Consul General ot Honduras. The President has recogaized Mr. E. G, Squier, late United States Commissioner in Peru, as Consul General of the republic of Honduras, resident 1 New York. THE FORTY-FiRST CONGRESS, First Seeston, SENATE. WASHINGTON, March 31, 1862, THE ADJOUKNMENT RESOLUTION. The VicE FxxsipenT laid before the Senate the House concurrent resolution to adjourn on the 6th prox. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) Of Mass., moved to lay 1t on the table, Mr. Howe, (rep.) of Wis. and other Senators opposed the motion, and it was iost. Mr, FESSENDEN, (rep.) of Me., as chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, said that in his opin- ton it would be impossible to finish by that time the business pending before the Senate; that the Senate ought not to fix a day for adjournment until it ert at least dispose of the Indian Appropriation bil Mr. SUMNER agrecd with the Senator from Maine that the Senate ought nov to concur in this resola- tion; but the Indian Appropriation bi!l was not the only nor even the most important matter requiring the attention of Congreas. ‘Tnere was the whole subject of Georgia, involving the question of the admission of representatives aad the quesuou us to What shall be done to secure a proper rcconstruction of that State. This was the Most important savject before Congress, and Sen- ators oughs not even to talk of going no ue until the case of Georg.a, in all its brancaes, shoud have been fully cousidered and settled. ‘the settiement of the case of Georgia was important, not only to the people of that Stute, but aiso as an example for Une otuer States of Mississippl, Texas and Virginia. Another very important matier demanding atten- tion and action at tins session was tue revision of the naturalization laws, $0 as to prevent frauds in naturalization. Ar, Howk was unable to see why it was wrong to talk about adjourumeut. it was a peculiaiity of the Senator from Massachusetts that tue longer he stayed here the mure he touad to be done. (Laugi- ter.) He (Mr. Howe) would be Wiulaog to remain in session a while longer for tne purpose of setting the Georgia case 1f he could see any prospect of sich settlement; but he had been here ever since 1862, trying io reconstruct Georgia aud the other South- ern States, and yet, he beil.ved, they were no nearer to reconstruction than ever. If Congress could re- construct @ >tave had had tume eaough todo it; but to reconstract successfully, la addition to Con- gress and ume, one thing more was needed—zood seuse, Aur. SUMNER asked what the Senator trom Wiscon- sin (Mr. Howe) proposed to do with the pending ex- ecutive business; Mr. Howe did not believe there was enough such business to occupy an evening session, but thought that, as @ mailer of course, the Senate wonld re- main in session long enouh to dispose of all busi ne:8 of that kind that muzht come beiore li. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of it. 1, said that so far as he could recoilect Lae Senator trom) Massachusetts (Mr. Sumner) had never votea for an adjournment, and he (Mr. Antaovy) thought tiere was no good reason why Congress should notadjourn at the une fixed in the Louse resolution, Mr. SUMNER used what the Senator from Rhode Island propose Ww do witha Georgia. Mir. ANTHONY—Weill, that is a question that has troubled me @ good deal, and + have pretty much oe Cy the conciusion to iet Georgia take care of erself, Mr. SUMNER—Then the Senator pro: to far- nish no protectioa or security to the Union men of that State? Mr. ANTHONY replied that a bill for Georgia could be passed in @ very sort time, whenever the Seuawr having charge of it wonid go to a quorum of tue Senate and ask thein to stand by it. Mr. SUMN#K—What dovs my exceilent friend say to Virginia? Mr. ANtHONY—I do not think it is necessary to do bse tor Virginia at tuis session. yf fr SUMNE wr Texas’ Mr, ANruioxy—I suppose Texas will stand pretty pearly as she has dove for tho Jast few years, ‘Vnese States do#ot seein wiling to come m and [do not think we can hop it Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) Of N. Y., sugested that the Senator from Khode Isiaud, wi answering the gen teman from Massuchusetis on this subject, show bear m mind that the Louse Committee oa Recou- struvtion, Which had jor along time been mvesti- gating and considering tie Wiole subject aud which tuereloro migut be Presumed to kuow whether it required auy jurther legisiacion at this session, had {mpilcdly Oxpressed the opunioa that it did not, by twice acituescing in the proposition to adjourn at an eariy da Mr. bu —I understand, thea, that my friend from Kho te Island proposes to abandon those States. Mr. As tHoNY—Ounly so iar as I propose to abandon at the same tine Massachusetts, Rivde Isiand and the other States, Mr. SUMNEK—Ah! But the Senator knows they are in a situation diferent from Khode island and Massachusetts, They are in @ situation to require Congressional protection. Mr. WA BR, (Tep.) of Ala., Was unwihling to go home or to have Congress adjourn without do something to sete definitely the status the States now ‘excluded from repre en tion, Ir they were to be admitied upon t terms arewy overed tocy should told and if new conaitions were to be imposed it was tue duty of Congress, in justice to the peovie of those States, to iet heat Know What Was required of wea, Mr. Hasniy, (rep.) of Me., moved to amend the resvintion soas co 0% upon Saturday, April 10, as the day of adjournment. Mr. Pessespes sata he was not at all troubled by the case of Georgia, a tiouga he had certain defintte optuions on tiat subject, Witich, at proper time, he would express, te Was opposed, however, for other reasons, to fixing at tus tine @ day for ad- journmont; but, i it must be done, he preferred the “ suggested by his co.leogue to that fixed by the JUUse, Mr. ConntiNc was willing to vote for the amend. Ment of the Seaavor from Maine (Mr, Hamlin), but would preter to adjourn on the resolution as it had come from tue House, would be very reluctant ty bring tue se end until Cougro-8 sivad have dono ail thas, judgment, was necessary. The last three youre had nm filed with sessions of « ongress—aot merely regular @essions, but extraordinary sesstons, brougat about by the war aod emblematic of {); and he be- Heved that the people were thoroughly Ured o1 the e\traordimary procee lings, the justifications for W..ch Was .0 be fou d Oaly in the war, Quad auxious to resume wwe Old modes and cusioms of their fathers. Mr. THAYER, (rep.) Of Neb, on the contrary, be- Heved that the poop @ approved of all the sessions of Congress during the paet three years. it was ubjust lo exclude! States to adjourn new, and in tne name of the loyal peoule of Georgia he demanded that Congress should continue in session aad pro. vide for their protection. Mr. Roseerson, (rep.) of 8, O., as a Southern men, ‘was not Willing to go home without dom some- thing for the oval people of the Southern staves, And he moved co ameud the resotution so as to fx the 15th of Apri; as tie day of adjourniaent. THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. At the expiration of the morning hour the resolu. tion Went over andthe Indian Appropriation vill came up as unfinished business, several amend ments reported from the Committee ou Appropria- ons, Were agreed to, At forty-five minutes past three the bill was in- formaily iatd aside, and Mr. TauMBuLt, (rep.) of Il., from (ie Comuittes ou Conference on t KILL TO REOCAL VER TENURE OF OFVIOR ACT, made the report, Which will be found in the procecd- mys of the .ouse. He expiamed tie bil as agreed | upon by the Committee. The bil, ag it had pasaed te sepate, requt @ direct vote of the Senae re- jusing ty Cottiria (le HOM. Daou of @ NEW appointee, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL the old officer, and the change thay, when'an ofcer was suspended. bY” rT Was should be reinstated of the his understanding, it would prevent the Vresident from removing any member of his cabiaet lu a recess, nO matter how oonoxious that member should have become. fe supposed the dominant party would pass the bili in the form that best sulted them, but ic was at least fatr that the minority snowid be u.lowed vo know what they were vo.log for. and, therciore, he moved that the bill, ag it had pas ed the Senate before, and the report of the Committee of Comlerence, should. be laid on the table and or- dered to be printed. Lost—veas 5, Mays 45. ‘The report of tue Commiitee was thea agreed to— yeas 42, nays % ‘The nays were as follows:—Messra. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, MoCevery, Sprague, Stock- vou, ‘thurman and Vickers. MISSTATEMENT CORRECTED. Mr. YAvEs, (rep.) of Ill., rose to a yuestion of priv!- lege. lie had seen a statement in some of the papers of his State that in tie previous debate on the bill to repeal the Tenure of Office act, when Senator Ed- munds quoted an opinion of lus (Mr. Yates’), ex- pressed on the im; bment trial, he dissented from it. ‘ihe statement was incorrect. On the contrary, he had reaitirmed tie opinion, and stated that all he said oa that subject on the impeachment trial was good law. i EXECUTIVE SESSION, The Senate, at a quaster-past four o'clock, went into execuuve sessiun and soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, March 31, 1869, BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., introduced a bill to ex- tend the provisions of the act of the 20th of August, 1842, to prov.de further remedial justice tn the United Staves courts, Referred to the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Onto, introduced a bill ex- tending to corporations the privileges and immunt- ties guaranteed by the constitution to the citizens of the respective States, elerred to the Judiciary Committee. ‘M.. Fey offered a resolution directing the Com- mittee on Public Lands to inquire into the expe- dieacy of amending the Homestead laws 60 a8 to count service lu the army a3 a part of the tive years’ occupat.ou required of setticra, Adopted. Mr. vavis, (vep.) of N. Y , introduced a bill to pro- hioit secret sales or purchases of goid or bonds on wccount of the United States, Referred to the Com- mittee of Waya and Means. PREPAYMENT OF INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC DEST. MF. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Commitico ot Ways and Meuns, reported iack tue Senaie bill to authorize the prepayment of the interest on the bic deot, aud asked that the committee be dis- ge] trom further consideration of 1. Mz. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Oluo, inquired whether there was now @ law making the same provision. No aid he had had that impression until the Senave hat passed this bill, Mr. SCHENCK said the gentleman was right in his impression, Tiere was a joint resolution for tie saine purpose passed 1n 1863. Mr. GARFIELD inquired how much gold could be used for auticipating interest, Mr. ScueNncK said ic was impossible to state the amount, but mentioned an accumulation of $80,000,000 in gold im tue Treasury, Lesides the daily receipts from customs. He had ho doubi that prodt- abie use could be made of a portion of such yo.d in the way ey le The committee was discharged from further con- siacration of tne bill. COMPLETION OF THE BANGOR CUSTOM HOUSE. Mr. Dawes, (rep.) of Masa., from the Cominittee on Appropriations, reported a bill authorizing an appropriacion of $25,000, made for the Bangor, Me., Custom House for the next fiscal year. to be ex- bended during the present iiscal year. Me explained tast the work could be completed next May, and referred tue Mouse to the assurance given at the last session by the memberirom that district (Mr. eters) that no further appropriation would be asxed for tue purpose. Passed. POSTPONING THE ELECTIONS IN TEXAS, Mr. WitiTTEMORE, (rep.) of 8. C., Introduced a joint resolution postponing the elec ion ia Texas. Ke- ferred to the Comittee on Reconstruction. CALIFORNIA LAND DISTRICTS. Mr. Jounson, (dem.) of Cal., introduced, explained and had passed by the House a bill transterping Luc county of Sierra, Cai., from the Sacramento Land istrict to the Maysville Laud district, and the county ol Mendocino from the Humpoldt Laud aistrict wo the San irancisco Land district. DIRECT TAXES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, Mr. JULIAN, {rep.) of Ind., offered a resoluuon in- structing the Co:nmittee of Ways aud Means ty in- wire invo the expedieucy of reviving and enforcing the direct tax io the States lately in reveiion. Adopied. INTERNATIONAL STICUTS OF NEW VORA, Mr. CLEVELAND, (dem) of N, J., offered a resoln- tion reciting the purpose of the New ‘ork A.acricaa Jnstitute +o noid ap International exhibition of tas industry of al! nations in New York in 1876, aud ine structing the Coaunittee ou Manufactures vo mqu re as to the propriety of rendermg government acd to such undercakings. Adopted. ‘The sivuse wen, at one o'ciock, proceeded to the cousideration of the bill reported from thre Recon- struction Committec for the organization of a PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR MISSISS(PPI, Mr. MARNSWoRTH, (rep.) of Ill, @ member of the Recoastiuction Commutiee, oifered a substitute for the bill, propost a resubmission to tie people of Mississippi of the constitution already sTained, with separate votes oD some Of Its ubjection- abie features, He argued against the bill reported from the committee, which proposes to reassembie tne convention and to authorize it to appomt a pro- visional governor with power on his part to ml! all the oiher state odices. That conveation, he saul, was net puiar with the best classes of (moa people in Mississippi; to revive it would be to throw in a fresh apple of aiscord, and vo proioug instead of to quiet the disorders reigning there, Mr. Scarncg, .rep.) df Uhiv, said he wovld vote for the postponement of the whole subject ull the neXt session of Congress. I It were not posipoued he We) a be Wilting to have the cunsiitution of Mis- flssipp again submitted to the peopie, ettuer wi rie OFM port, of that coud not be done then he » ould vote aguinst the bill before tue iiouse. it seemed to him that that bill Involved a great devect—nameiy the governing of a State by a convention, the worst form of & government—a hydra-neaded goverument. He preerrea very much that simple aud more efiec- live government, goverument by the miliary arm, until the people of Mississipp! were realy to come lu under (he reconstruction acts, ‘The ‘cussiog was niterrupled at two o'clock, When Vir. BUTLER, (rep.) Of ).2 rose ond made the report from the conference committee on THs TENURE OF OFFICK BILL. Tue bill as proposed to be adopted reveals the first aud second sections of the orivinal Tenure of Onice acto! .d March, 1867, ‘The first section of the Senare amcndinent 1 veft untoached; the secoud secion 13 g.iende t £0 a8 (Oo Fead as follows:— cons of the Senate the Prost lent sretion, wo aispend woy civil advice and cuasent othe Bited States courts, untt! the the Senate, and to designat ne et to be removed in bis discretion by mier to perioror tie dusies of wucis rime pended ollicer in the meautime, and such person #0 designs all tale the oatha and give the bunds requi and giyea by the suspended ofliver, aad sball ne he performa his duties, be eatiled to tne iia ute of auch offeer, wo part ot which shall wespended a aty 0) y days ‘alter thy commenceme.t of EXHIPITION BY THK AMERICAN IN- ‘Senate, except for any oftice his opiuion ought mot to be to nominate persons to fill aii vacancies in offices which exist (o the mecting of the Senate, wether temporarily filled or not, apd so io wie of all ilcry waapeuded. aad the Scnate dnring rich se tion rail refuse to advise and concur in as ay pelatracnt in the place 0. uny suspended officer, then and not otherwise the Vresivent shall nominate another person, 08 8000 as piac- ticnvie, to said season of the Senate fur sald’ odice. Mr. BINGHAM, one of the conference committee, made an explanation of the report, aud sak! it would be acceplab.e w tne repubiican party and to wwe county. air Davis suggested that the whole thug was ylenled to the Senate in leaving the uret secon of dis stucudinent Uatoucned, which forbids the cemotal of vitleers without advice aud consent of the UTLER, of Mass, chairman of the consere ico aivo made an explanation of tae Fepore uvk out, he said, everytuing that gave vo the Senate the power to reiastae the suspended omcer, He was ind tosay that he thought the section on the removal and reingtatement of ofcers repealed tue Tenare of Ofice act as though it had never been passed, He did not tiuk ke a tered the power of the President from wiat he had under che constitulion, Mr. LOGAN, (rep) of Ill, suggested whether tne aif ference between the repeal of the Lenure of Oivce bili and the report of the conference cousnittee was not we diferenee betweea tweodieduua and tweeduxiee ? Mr. BetLer said he would not put ft so strouz. Re thougut the difference was right the over Way it was the aiiference bet tweedieuee aud tweededum, (.uwaier.) Mr. Bangi Mess, ‘ta'ed wha’ he unter. stovd to be effect of tha repori, By tue first secuon, if the President made @ removal of a cer, culling it @ removal, aud if the Senav r 4 to confirm the nomination of the person designated to Hil the Office, then the removed oiliver was ree stored. Mr. BUTLER—No, sit, Mr. BANKs—But If the President remove an ovicer and calls ita suspension, and if the seutte rofy vo confirm the nomination made in the place of that oficer, then the suspended oificer ts nut resiored; aud tt the Senate fail to confirm # nomination at we end of the session the President can make euotuer nomination during the recess ? Mr. bUrLBR—Le has the same powers that he now has under the constitution. Mr. Baxks—And “suspension” is a synouyn for “removal ?”” Mr. BurLeR—Yes, Mr. NisLack, (dem,) of Ind., said he suggested (0 other day that the transfer of his alegivove to tho entieman from Massachusetts (Mr. B ter) was only emporary. It had so turned out; he would have to Stee fepere ants permape aaite ineasu snot wien ence asa in re, of which | neither the sex nor the culor could be discerned. it ire fasta As one of the genie feit that he was out in the co a. nounce a dissolution of the partnershiy in mater, The deaocrate could no longer eatery low tue lead of the gentieman from Mase 1s Was sumwested to him that the oartuers! ue fols | down .o give their testimony, trans 1, 1869.—-QUADRUPLE SHEET. assets. He believed that that was entirely true. fava) He could uot vot for thts measure. It week Song fa 9 maddie, to be construed in oue way wien the President was in favor with the ty in power and to be in a different way when he was not 1n favor. r. D, of N. Y., sald that, under the yielded none of its former position on th? question. ‘phe Senate would virtually and practically hold the power to coerce the President in the appointment of such oMicers in the piace of suspended officers as the Senate wight dictate. The senure of Oilce act was in itself al wrong; it could not be amended, and should be repeaied. He was astonished that the Kenliemaa irom Massachusetts (Mr. butier) should have so compietely changed his attitude. He hoped ine House would not agree to the repo Mr. POLAND hoped w none of his republican friends would be deceived by the notice of dissula- tion of partnership given on behaif of the de:no- 5 THE FRESHETS, Floods in the Hudson, the Connecticut, the Genesee and Mohawk Rivers. Loss of Life in Tonawanda Creek. cratic side of tae House, He opposed the report a3 depriving the Senate of ite power to check the Presi- dent in the matter of appotntments. Mr. Dawes desired to vote understandingly. and, there ore suzzested that the matter should go over oe SEROTOW, im order that the report might be Pp Mr. BUTLER declined to yield tor that motion. Mr. Hoan, (rep.) of Mass, opposed the report a8 putting at fn the power of the Senate vo say to the *resident, “You shall take your choice. Ether take bavk that man whom, you have pubilcly declared unfit to hold the office or you shail not bave the ilice flited at atl.” Mr. LOGAN pre‘erred the repeal of the the Tenure of mice bill, but regarded the report a3 ainountin, to the same th: 1 a rather roundabout way, ant thecefore he would vote for it. Mr. BuTLex moved the previous qnestion on the report. Mr. Davis hoped the previous question would not be seconded. ‘The previous question was seconded by a vote of 98 to 51 and the report was agreed to by a vote of yeas 108 to nays 6/, a3 follows:. YRAs—Messre. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armatrong, Arnell, Asper, Bailey, Banks, Beanan,’ Henvett, Bingham, ilar, Boies, Bowen, Butington, Burdett, Butier of Mave Buller of YYenn., Cake, Cessna, Churehil, Cobb of Cobb f N.C. Cobutn, Cook,” Conger, Cowles, Cui- Jom, Dawes, Dixon, ry. Wonley, Duval, Ferris, Finceluburg, Fisher, Fiteh, Garfeld, Haley Hawley, Hayy Heaton, Hl, Hooper, Hopkica, toll, Jenckes, Jones’ of N.C, sudd, Kelady, Kiapi iy Task, Logan Lynch, Maynarl Mocartby fecraryy NeGrew, rm Mercur, Noore of Ohio, Moore of Del., aluore ot ‘8. J., Moi rell of bx. Morrill of Me. 'Nell', Packard, Packer, Paine, Paimer, #, Puelps, Pomeroy, Prosser, ‘Sanford, Roots, Sarsent, Sawyer, Schenck, Segbelt) Siam ke, Sheldon, Smith of Obio, Smith of Tenn., Smith of lowa, Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes,’ Stouzhton, Sitickland, Tatfe, Tanner, Tal many Twitchell, Tyner, Upson, Van ‘Horn, ‘Ward, Washburn o! Wis, Wachourn’ of Mase, Weleer, Wheeler, Williams of Ind., Wilavn of Obio, Winans and Witcher—1U0a, Nixs—Mesers. Archer, Axtell Heatty, Hock, Benton, Bi Boyd, Brooks, Burr, Calkin, Clarke, Cleveland, Crebs, Davis, Dew Dickinson, Elaridge, Ferry, Getz, Go.laday, Griswold, Haldeman, Hambieton, Hamil, ‘Hawk> {ns, Hoag, Hoar, Holman, Johnson, Jones’ of Ky. ‘Loughridge, Marshail, Mayham, McCormick, Moffait, Morsen, Mungen,’ Niviack,’ Orth, Poland, Randall, Reading, Reeves, Rice, Rogers, Schumaker, Slocum, Smith of Vt., Stiles, Stone, Swann, Sweeney Trimble, Van Augen, Voorbves,’ Wels,’ Whittemore, Wilkinson, Wilard, Wilson of Mina., Wood, Woodward—87. Mr. LAWRENLE, (rep.) Of Ohio, said he happened to have been out of the hail when the vote was .taken, Had he been present Le would have voted aye. TESTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ACTS OF CON- GREsS, Mr. Woopwarp, (dem.) of Pa., introduced @ bill to vest the constitutionatity of the questionable acts of Congress. Keferred to the Judiciary Committee, THE LOUISIANA CONTESiED SEAT. Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio, Irom the Commit- tee on Ulections, reported a resoiution giving the seat durtuyg the contest from the Second Con- gressional district of Louisiana to Mr. Sheldon, and @ave notice tiat he would cail it up next Friday. Mr. Burs, (dem.) of Ill., presented a minority re- Port in the Bune case. THE DEFICIENCY BILL. Mr. Dawes, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 9 deficiency bill, Made tue special order for two o'clock to-morrow. TESTIMONY IN UNITED STATES COURTS. Mr. BuTLer, of Mass., from the Judiciary Com mittee, reported a bil! to allow defendaats in erimi- nai cases in the United States courts to testify. Ordered to be printed and reco.nimticed. REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES, Mr. BuT.er, from the Reconstructioa Committee, reported a bill for the removal of disabiiides trom papal apa: Ordered to be printed and recom mitted. Mr. Exprince, (dem.) of Wis., inquired whether it was a een bill. Mr. BUTLER replied that It was. Mr. ELDRIDGE—Dves tt apply to everybody t Mr. Burten—Yes, sir, to everybody —to every loyal man. ‘The bill provides for a general sysiem for the removal of political disabilities by petution to the Cnitedétates Courts in States or ferritories where the persons applymg resided duvinz the war, ad- mitting that the applicant believes the Confeaerate general and Stats goveraments to Lave been revel- lious and treasonable, and traly repents of all acts done by btm 10 mamtenance cuereof, &c, ‘The House then resumed tie consideration of THE MISSISSIPP1 BILL. Mr. DAWES addressed the House in favor of tie poatponement of the bili to the nextses-ion. He argued that the military arm wae suflicientiy strong ant the atitary head suficientiy in earnest and the military Neart sufic.eatly true to puisations of pa- triotism to justify leaving the State of Misasmppi for the present under military control. Life would be more secure down there under that than it would be under avy other form of government. He thought “it better to bear those iils we have than fly to otners we know not ol.” THE CURRENCY BILL. Without disposing of the Mississippi bill the Senate bill supplementary to the Curreucy act was, on motion of Air. GARVIRLD, taken from the speak- er’s table and referred to the Committee on Banking and the Carrency. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF SOLDIERS, The Senate joint resolution respecting the pay and allowances of enlisted inen of the arniy was, on mo- tion of Mr. Louay, taken Irom the “peaker’s table and passed. ‘Tue tloase then, at twenty-five minutes to five, adjourned. COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, ‘The Board of Commissioners of Emigration held their reguiar meeting last evening, an‘ the uszal wonthiy reports were submitted. It appears that the number of emigrants arrived to March 31 was 21,544; to samae date in 1868, 21,089. Balance in bank Jannary 1, 1860, $8,041; aggregate receipts te March ai commutation of passengers, &C., $139,335; total, $147.77. Disbursements, as | +3 previous ac counts, to March 24, 1800, $100,127, Balance, $47,249. ‘The passengers arrived during the month were desiined to ulmost every State in the Union, the larger proporiion, however, being the following States, viz.:- New York, Pennsylvania, 1,750: iMinois, 1,344; Onto, 604; lowa, 565: Wisconsin, 560; New Jer- sey, 481; Massachusetts, vif, &c. Of these, 1,21 were cabin passengers and 12,228 sicerage passen- gers, on board steamships, aud 15 cabin and 707 steerage passengers by sailig vesseis. Thirveen birtas occurred at sea on the steamships and two on board the sautng vessels, Tue deaths were:—On steamers, 3; on sailing vessels, 5; the total number of saips being, s‘eamers, 42; sailing vessels, 63, A commuuicat.oa fro the Comuissioners of Pab- he Charities and Correction relitine to the ex- chi of jand on Ward’s Island was referred to the Ward's laiand Conmuittee, with full power to act. ‘rhe following resoiution was offe by Commis- sioner Kapp:-- Whereas the several raflroad ticket avente will meet inthe moo ee of April for the purpose of arranging their summer MNesolved, That our raitroad committee be requested t> cali the altention of aid agents to the Imporianes and necessity of beder accoramodatione and qitoker transport of trains to the West and to ineist upon the reform of & ent eyatem, which ie detrimental to both ibe fort of the @uigranta, besides being alunost ws expensive as first class passengers. A motion was carricd to have the destitute pas- wengers of the siup James Foster, Jr., who came ferred to Ward's Island. “QUSTION SALE OF COAL, Advaoce in Prices and Large Sales. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company held thelr regular monthly trade sale of Scren‘on coal yesterday, at their salesrooms, 20 Ex- change place. the attendance of buyers was very inctucing dealers trom Philadelphia and Bos- «1 80,000 tous of coal were di: of at prices siierabiy advauced upon those obtained at the last sale. The following are the quantitics so'd and the prices obtaimed yesterday compared with those of last month March 31, » 28, e. Chest ‘dhe biiding was were large. veneral L. C. Bootes, Twenty-eixih tofantry, is ordered to proceed to his home and await orders, Brevet Major Genera! Van Vilet, Deputy Quarter- master General, ts ordered to close the business of the Quartermaster’s depot at Baltimore, wiich will Brevet Brigadier major be discontinued April 90, 1869, ‘The Quartermaster’s depot at Boston, Mass., will be dis: ontinued the same date, Crevet Brigadier Genera: R, EB. Clary, retired, relieved from duty ut Boston and ordered to pro- ceed bo his home, WAVAL NTELLISENCE, Commodore S. F. Emmons has heen detached from duty as president and Captains Pierce Crosby and J, G, Corbin and Surgeons George Mauisby and Thomas Ditiard from duty as members of the Examining and Ketiring Board and placed on wa.ting orders, Oap- fain Wiliam Koucnendort has beea ordered to tue Na al eadesvo..6 at Phiiadeiphia, Liewwenaut Com. in udder B, U. Walaer toine Navy Yard at New York: teutenant Commander John McFarland ordered to the naval realezvous at Puiladelpiias Surgeon mates Lverheld detache? fran the Exaruining poaid and ordered to the Philadewtia rendes yous, Trains Stopped on the Hudson River Railroad. Western New York—Two Persons Drowned, BurraLo, March 31, 1869. ‘The rivers and creeks in every direction are much swollen by the heavy rains and general thaw. The mails have been detained, and much damage is re- ported. At Tonawanda creek a boat containing ive men, who were engaged in picking up driftwood, was stove by being carried by tne current against the bow of @ vesselnear by. Twoof the men, Albert Marriott and Alfred Dupont, were drowned, Mar- riott leaves a wife and two children in Chicago and Dupont a wife and two chiidrea in Tonawanda. Mohawk Valley Under Water. SCHENECTADY, March 31, 1863, The water in the Mohawk has been {fifteen feet above the low water mark here to-day. It rose to within six inches of the old Mohawk Bridge. The tee for two miles above here remains stauonary, resting against the bridge. The entire valley for a few miles above the city is submerged and the lower part of the city was subwerged this after- noon, and persons passed from house to house im skis. The ice, it was thought, would go out to- day, and fears were entertained that the old bridge would be carried away; but the water finaliy re- ceded and at evening it had gone downover a foot. Along the Hudson=Ten Feet of Water on the Albany Docks. ALBANY, N. Y., March 31, 1569. ‘The water is from eight to ten feet deep on the piers and docks, The river 1s free of ice at this point but blocked up below, The frezhet is now subs'ding slightly. No trains bave arrived from the West since yesterday afternoon, owing to ihe footing of the trace at different points; it was deemed imprudent to send traias forward. Between St. Johnsvilie and Fort Plain the track was submerged for a distance of four or five miles, and ashort piece of the track was washed away at half @ mile west of Ciyde, gthe track was under water nearly a foot. At Rochester the water raised twelve -inches in twenty-four hours. but the river is free of ice and drift wood. The only detention to trains on the Central road was between St. Johasvilie and Fort Plain, but it is all right now, as the water is falling slowly. The train from the West, due here at half-past nine last evening, 16 expected to arrive here at one o'clock. Trains due at one, two and seven o'clock this morn- ing will arrive between one and two o'clock this afternoon. The train West from here at six o'clock last evening was detained about fourtcen hours at St. Johusville, Ali the trains are now 1 motion and are expected to get through with but littic delay. There is no trouble on the Hudsoa River, Harem and Boston roads. ‘The weather here is mild, with a strong northwest wind. Hupson, March 31, 1869. At ten o'clock this moraing the ice crowded into the channel here by the northwest wind, and wag badly dammed up in front of the city, The steamer Nupha was thrown against a pier, damaging ittoa consideravle extent. The wgboat Columbia ts out tide in @ fleid of ice, and will probably be driven ashore with the ice under the heavy wind now pre- vating. At Bristol the ice is badiy dammed, and also at Krum Elvow, below Poughkeepsie. Railroad Accident=Travel Iinpeded. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 31, 1869. ‘The freshet up the river continues and last, night operated disastrous ly. The through freight train of thirty cars, which left Albany at eight o’clock last nigut, proceeded to a short distance south of Castleton, when the locomo- tive, Troy, which was drawing the train, ran off the track into the river, turning over on its side, Ten loaded cars also ran off, three of them upsetting. The track this morning between Stuyvesant and Schodack 1s partially covered with water. In the accident no one was hurt, the eagineer and fireman saving themselves by jumping. The night express train which left New York 3% ‘six o’clock last night, was detained at Hadson neariy five hours, Superintendent Toucey is at Castleton, and large gangs of men are at work cicaring the road. One track is now being ased, and trains are running on fair time, ‘There 18 also trouble on the New York Central road. The Pacific express and two other trains had not reached Albany at seven o'clock this morning. The Hudson river is much swollen at all points. Serious Aspect of the Freshct in the Upper Hadson—Railroad Down Trains Stopped at Hudson. PoveHkerpsig, March 31—11 P. M. To-night the freshet in the upper Hudson assumes a serious aspect. The water and ice covers the track of tue Hudeon River Railroad, between Stuyvesant and Schodack, to the depth of two feet. The traim which left New York at half-past eleven this morning lies at Stuyvesant station unable to proceed farther, ‘The night express down train, which left Albany at five P. M., came as far south as Castleton and was compelled to retura. All the down trains south of Hudson have been discontinued for the night. The latest reports from above state that the ice has broken away at Castieton, and is running very fast, The water in the river there is still rising, The trains which jets New York at 3:45 P. M. and 6 P. M. are lying at Hudson, Where they will remain at pre« sent. ‘wo traias have been made up st Hudson to come sou, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. The Flood ‘la Indiana. Reports from all parts of Indiana indicate that much dsavage will be done by the flood. The Wabasa river is up to the high water mark of 1858, Migh Water in the Connecticut. [rrom the Hartford Evening Tines, March 90.) ‘The hot weather of Suuday and the heavy rain of yesterday and to-day begin to show an ob upon the river, which is aiready much swolle At ten o'clock to-day it was thirteen feet and ove tach above low water mark and rising at the rate of about two taches an hour. Aé this rave there is a prospect of a high food and an inundation of the lower pare of the city. There an immense body of snow to the north of us which it will take weeks to melt, but when tt does come, fits coming is precipitated by » wari “south. easter,” in which the rain ex-enda far up the vailey, it will come ina food. Otherwise it may meit away gradually, This state of things aords # practical lilustration of the effect of cutung off t woods, Whea a country is denuded of iis fore: as New Eogiaad ts in part, the raia fali as well the melting snow is poured off at once and causes freshets. The woods, wita their many strata of dead leaves and leaf moul used =the ground to absorb the water like @ spoage—filing thousands of springs and afording & more even state of water te the river during the summer. The Freshet in the Genesee. From the Rochester Evening Union, March 30.) ne rain storm which commenced Suncvay night has continued with slight tntermission up to the pre+ sent writing twelve M.), and there are no indications of a ciearing up. The water has risen in the eras this point about Six inches since last evening, and advices from up the valley inaicate chat tere will be a still farther rise, ae is = jee or flood wood of consequence coming down, and, consequently, no danger need be apprehended of obstractions at the everal bridges over the streao. The land tying between the east site of Exchange street and tue river bank, in the vicinity of tue Genesee Vali depot and to a point several andrea feet sour of Giasgzow street Is suOMmUrTed Aut the cellars of the houses are mnundated, A rise of a fout more will cover the sidewalks with Water on the east side of the street anu make travelling tmconvemenut, The trams ou the Ere Roiway depart from Clarissa street bridge, and wilt condmue to do so until the water subsides. Whether tne track has been dau aged can only be dererimine | when tue flood abates. ‘Tere is considerable ansiciy expressed by those persons Who have property exposed o daager, and some have airevly iwken seures to provide @rainst los&. A rise o. six bycues nore Will food We the river sides m the iookhus tee elle of iy | tat nation Uuteadules