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WASHINGTON :: Nomination of Edwin M. Stanton to the Supreme Bench. CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE Report in the Senate Favorable to the Admission of Virginia. THE “GEORGIA BILL General Butler Leading a Charge of Reconstructionists. A VOTE TO BE HAD TO-DAY. IN THE HOUSE, ‘WasHinaron, Dec, 20. 1969, Tho St. Domingo Commissioners. ‘Tho arrival of the supposed Commissiiners from Bt. Domingo, with a fifty years’ lease of Samana Bay, is not yet officially known here, though tho President isin daily expectation of hearing from them. Ast stated in my despatches last evening, the reported arrival of such commissioners on the Albany is somewhat doubted in official circles. Nominetions by the President. The Presiaent sent to the Senate to-day the fol- lowing nominations:— Edwin M. Stanton, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, vice Robert C. Grier, resigned; George W. Ward, to be Surgeon in the navy; Wells R. Bell, to be Surveyor of Customs at Selma, Ala; Jouege Shields, to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Third district of West Virginia. To be Postmasters—James W. Glover, at Oxford, N. Y.; George W. Parmenter, Brandon, Vt.; K. W. Clarke, at Brattleboro’, Vt.; Joua B. Bass, at Quincy, Mass.; William H. Needham, at Oskaloosa, Iowa. ExeSecretary Stantou’s Nomination as Asso- slate Justice of the Supreme Court Con- firmed. Stanton’s prompt confirmation to-day is regarded here a8 great compliment to the distinguished ex- Secretary of War. When the Senate went into executive session the nomination of Stanton was considered immediately and he was confirmed without difficulty. This speedy disposal of Stanton’s case 13 regarded as another dig at Judge Hoar, whose nomination was sent in the day before, However, it is stated to-nigut that after all the hos- ulity to Hoar tt is not impossible that be may be con- firmed to-morrow. There ts an understanding that nearly al) the nominations will be reported upon to- morrow, and twe bulk of them will be disposed of ‘one way or the other. It 1s thougnt that Moar will stand a chance of golug through under this arrange- ment before the holidays, but at the came time I should state that several Senators declare that only nominations to which there are no objections will be considered to-morrow, and that Hoar’s case will not be facinaed. There is even a rumor that the Presidepy {tends to withdraw Mr. Hoar’s nomina- on. Lhe Execative Sesstoa—The Clecult Judge Nominations, The Senate was in executive session to-day for nearly four hours. As s00N as tie nomination of Mr. Stanton to succeed Grier as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court was read it was confirmed by a vote of 46 against 11. The rest of the time after his confirmation tt 1a understood was occupicd iainty by Aproionged discussion of the President's refusal to comply with a request of the Judiciary Commuttee that he transmit various papers relating to nomina- tions of Circult Judges. None of the jatter have yet been reported from the committee. Perfecting Reconstruction tu Georgia—Ex- citing Scencs in the HouseBen Butler on the tie Filibustering. A bold attempt was made by Ben Butler to-day to put the Georgia bill through without debate under a suspension of the rules. As soon asthe morning hour expired Butler was promply on his feet, and, being recognized by the Speaker, moved to proceed to the business on the Speaker’s table for the pur- pose of taking up the Georgia bill which passed the Senate Saturday morning last. This was the signal for a general buzz on the democratic side of the House. Eldridge, Burr, Cox and Fernando Wood , ai) made points of order at once, much faster than the Speaker could decide them. Farnsworth, a con- #ervative republican member of the Reconstruction Committee, who has an intense disuke for Butier, came to the partial relief of the democrats by mov- ing to suspend the rules for the purpose of introducing his bill for the immedate admission of Virginia, Butler, however, still held the floor and locked pugnactously towards the democratic side, where Farneworta sits, The Speaker was at first disposed to recognize Butier’s right to proceed with his motion, but Farnsworth made a sharp corner on him by moving to suspend all rales, including, of course, the one which allows @ motion to be made aiter the morning hour to pro- ceed to business on the Speaker's table, This took Butler off the floor, much to his disgust, though he made no complaint and only looked surprised. Farneworth’s triumph was only temporary, for the Bouse refused to suspend we rules to consider the Virginia bil, Butler now came up to the work, v@nd again renewed his tion to go to the Speaker's table. Fernando Wo anifested a disposition to lead the democracy in filibustering, and commenced by moving to lay Butier’s motion on tie table, at the same time demanding the yeas aud ni vw kill time, By = this time Butler was out of all patience and proceeded to ham string.the democrats in the usual way, namely, by offering a resolution to suspend all rules, dispense with dilatory motions and come to an immediaie voie on the bill. This brougnt the democrats to terms, Cox assured Butler all their side wanted was &@ little, time for debate. If be would allow that they would not Milbuster, Fer- nando Wood was rot in the humor to make any promises of that sort. Butler, who was at first mol- liflead by the statement of Cox, was now enraged by wnat he cajled the threat of Wood. He had the democrats at his mercy, and if they were going to Mlibuster he would hold them down od bring the bill to a vote. In tne midst of ‘this bargaining Eldridge moved to adjourn, but tho House refused. Eldridge then moved to adjourn to a certain day, but the Speaker declined to enter- tain the motion, and ordered the Clerk to call the roll on Butier’s resolution, Eldridge persisted in appealing, but the Speaker only answered him by Aoud and repeated hammerings on the table with ‘his gavel, at the same time urging the Clerk to call the roll, Finally Bevier agreed to amend hie resolu- ‘ tlon s0-ns to allow antil to-morrow at three o'clock for debate. The democrats seemed satisfied with yshis, and imsnediately mace arrangements for a jaa/ght aession. While Beck, Woodward and Morgan were ex- ting themselves speaking agaist the Georgia wat tn the heated,.tmpare atmosphere of the Louse Governor Bullock,.of Georgia, was entertaining his frieuds in sumptuous style at Warmly’s, at dinner, At the head of the festive board sat Governor Bul- lock, and at the amber end was General Butler, an jolly as if Georgi was already represented in Congress, Besides B\ilier there were present Sena- , tors Thayer, Roveriso.y, Spencer, Warner and Nye; \ ‘ecretary Gorham, and Wepresentatives Whittemore, o1 South Carolina, and Lawrence, of Oblo, together with nearly all the mempers from Georgia in the\ast House. Thia dinger was snvended to bes coler"ation of the passage of the Georgia bill, and when yt Waa projected there was every prospect of the bik going through to-day. The celedration of the vict'y Was only alittle premature, bat no doubt auswered the purpose. The Novy Yerk Contested Rlectton Case. ‘The Commh,t#e on Elections were engaged to-day in considering the contested election case of Van wyck va. Green the Eloventh district of New York, No decision was *eached and it is impossibie fo tal) row present appea.agoes bow the commitieg NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, ser aged that i¢ has now @ surplua fund of more than half @ million dollars, and nearly 300 soldiers fod in it a pleasant home, where all their wants are Kindiy cared for, A new-Mansard roof and other improve- ments made on the main building during tne past summer have added greatly to its beauty and attrac- tiveness. Tue grounds have also been enlarged and beautified, an artificial lake made, new and extensive Teads built and thrown open to the public, so that Dow the people of Washington, thanks to Surgeon «General Barnes, bave a deligttinl pa:k, with drives and lawns of unsurpassed beauty. Indeed, this park, which the people seem to enjoy to its fullest extent, obviates the necessity of going to Congress and asking for an appropriation to make one in the northern part of the city, as was intended. It is only right and proper, then, that the trustees should use @ small portion ol thetr large surplus fund in erecting @ statue to the memory of the man who ‘Was the fatuer and the founder of so benificent an institution. National Bank Netes Redeemable by ‘Treasurer of the United States. The following sapplement to Treasury Circular Nov. 7,.1869, has just been published:—Deductions and iscounts to be made for mutitations. Attica, N. ‘Van Wyck, however, is confident that Will award him the seat, of War Among Georglaus—Unplear sant Facts fer Governor Bullock. ‘The meeting of the Reconstruction Committee 1 to consider Georgia’s, case was quile @ » Mr. Wilson Tift, among others, appeared before the committee'and argued at Jength against tle justice and right of, meddling any further with Georgia. He declared that Governor Bullock in ad- vising another course was guilty of violation of his oath to support the constitution of Georgia. That be (Bullock) was in conscience bound to protect the interests of the people of that State. But, said Mr. Tift, there are good rea- sons for Governor Bullock’s conduct in seeking to have the Georgia Legislature upset, It was well known that charges against bis character and of- ficial conduct were before the Legisiature of that State, and Bullock had reason to fear that he would be punished. If Bullock had his deserts, said Tift, he would be impeached by the Georgia Legislature, and if bis case is ever passed upon by an impartial Judiciary he (Bullock) would be transferred from the gubernational chair to the Penitentiary of Georgia. Governor Bullock was present while ‘Tift thus as- the 0 +» First; Austin, Nev: First National Bank of salled his character and was, of course, excited. | Nevada; ’ Bethel rresiggs io Brooklyn, ‘N.Y. He jumped frora hws seat flercely and exclaimed he | Farmeraj and Citizens’: ‘Golumbta, Mo, Flat; Oar. Could not sit still while nis character was thus | ondelet, Mo. First; Cedarburg, Wis,, Firat; clncin- abused, He had no objection to the severest eritic- | DAH, Olt Gommmerolal; Fresiin Tare od} ., fam of thie oificial career, but his private character | N, Y., Firat; Memphis, Tenn., Tennessee; New Or- TNS Bet de thus assailed in his presence. Mr. Tift | leans, La., First; New York, N. Yo, Crome. Book: jorces- replied #9 this interruption promptly, and Bullock | {gr jin Aires Bolma, Ale, first; Benkn Noe ook hip epat quietly. It was feared thata personal | tional Unadilia ; Vicksburg, Miss; Wasning- Collision Would grow out of whe affair, but upto the | ton, D. O., Merchants’; Waukesha Wis. ere. Notes of the following named banks cannot be PERERA Ge Dothing of the kind has cocurred, redeemed the Treasurer if one-twentieth of Last spring, when the administration was engaged +» Appleton; Albany, N. Y., ona in turning out the friends of Audrew Johnson to a aR | a Eee Cetaices alin make way for those who had helped it mrto power, | Obio, First; Danville, Va, First; ‘boroheater, Mass., First; Dubuque, lowa, National State; Downington, the present Attorney General succeeded in making Pa., First; Des Moines, Iowa, Second; Detroit, himself generally obnoxious to all the Senators and | Mich., National Insurance; Elkhart, Ind., First; members who came in contact with him. They had Era . ins Be ‘Gsorgetown, D. t, i Ag been accustomed to the polished~poltteness of Mr. | tonal te 5 peg = William M, Evarts and the aignified but cour ae ee me tinlia. Kourtn; eres Lan. teous pearing of Mr. Stanbery, When Mr. ti ae ae RN Feces siukburg; i") Lasall ny } ua 5 rk, Hoar undertook to “pat on aire” and | XMYIIS. iohal Bahk of North America; New York, treat his superiors with supercilious con- Pacific; New York, N. Y., Grocers’; Newton, rocers’ ; First; New Bruns- lowa, First; Provi First; Pa. First; Rich- mond, Va., First; , Va., National BEx- change; Rochester, N. Y., National Union; Skanea- tempt there was a general protest entered, but it did no good, Members said, “We will walt, and when we get @ chance we will pay this man back with interest.” The chance has come, and if the N. Y,, Mase., First; New Uim, Mina., ic eg First; Oskaloosa, 1 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were to —— Ba eaeae tine ole Pos petal Sy adopt the advice profusely tendered them Mr. Hoar | N, ¥, lerchants and Mecnanics’;4 Wash! f would wait a long time before he finds himself in | D. C., National Bank of the Metropolis; Whitestown, N. ¥,, the Whitestown Bank; Watertown, N. Y., the vacant seat of the late Associate Justice Wayne. If be were out of the Attorney General’s office and another man confirmed in bis place the chances are he would be summarily rejected by the Senate. But Hoar, aware of his unpopularity, has taken the precaution not to resign until he shall nave been confirmed for the position of Associate Justice, Had he been as decent in his manners as some other members of the Cabinet the reference of his nomination would have been mereiy formal, and he would have been confirmed without delay. It is not’ usual for a committee to hold the nomination of a person occupying a Cabinet position 48 long as they would that of a comparatively un- known outsider, Like a Scnator’s nomination it is generally confirmed at once. But the memory of Hoars rudeness last spring revived with the trans- mission of his name to the Senate as Associate Jus- tice, and there Ie & very general disposition to hold him in chancery, just to show hum a sample of nis own conduct, His nomination will not be acted upon now until afier the Nolidays. Prussian Goodwill to AmericaSpeech of Mr. Von Thile at the Berlin Dinner. The followmg 18 @ copy of the speech of Mr, Von ‘Thile, at the American Thanksgiving Dinner at Ber- Im, November 18, 1869:— Mr. Bancroft having proposed a toast for the King of Prussia, Mr. Von Tatle, Under Secretary ot State for Foren A. Tose to return his most heartfelt thanks for the kind sentiments which the American Minister had expressed in so warm and eloquent terms on behatf of his Majesty and this country. Aa for the feelings entertained by his sovereign towards the United States and the illustrious statesman who Second; Wheeling, W. Va., National Savings. Assault on a Policeman. Police officer T. M, Williams was desperately as- saulted by a man named Shea, who was in nis cus tody, last night, and so severely injured that his life is despaired of. The prisoner fractared the officer's skull with @ stone, and, after knocking him down, beat him severely. Williams formerly resided in Boston. Appointments of Revenue Officers, The following Assistant Assessors of Internal Revenue have been appointed in the Twentieth New York Collection district, which has just been re. organized:—Alexander Kennedy, Jacob Small, Henry C, Dorchester, Austin D, Kirley, L. J. Bigelow and Neison Robinson. Ferunndo Wood’s House Warming. Fernando Wood, of New Yorx, marked the open- ing of bis new palatial resideuce on Fifteenth street by a grand dinner party this evening, at which were present Chief Justice Chase, Secretary Fish, Speaker Blaine, Senators Sumner, Thurman, Cas- serly and Stockton; Congressmen Schenck, Hooper, Niblack, Eldridge, Marshall and a great many other celebrities, Welckerwas the caterer, aud furnished things in bis best style, FORTY-FIRSL CONGRES3. Second Sessiou. SENATE. was now their President Mr. Von Thie ob- 20. 3 served that he nad scarcely need to state Ye AREERIROR DEY 2>.1P0 them, as they were weil known and identical PETITIONS: PRESENTED. Ww ose Of Prussia, and indeed of all Germany. Mr. CARPENTER, (rep,).of Wis., presented petitions They were the feelings of sincere sympathy and of ror bigh and uns ‘admiration; they pon at tlie from members of the legal profession of New York asking for an increase of the salaries of the judues of the United States courts, which wore referred. REFORM OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, Mr. SCHURZ, (rep.) of Mo., introduced @ bill to re- form the civil service, and addressed the Senate in explanation of its provisions. . SCHURZ said that appomtments to oMfce were bow mostly made on recommendations of politicians of bigh and low grade, and the means by which such recommendations were obtained were too well known for comment, the best interests of the public service being often made matters of secondary con- sideration, The President and heads of depart- ments, in Many cases, had neither time nor an opportunity to ¢xamine the recommendations sub- mitted to them which came ali together at the same time. This immense volume of recommenaations always came upon the President and heads of ae partments at the beginning of every administration, just ag they entered upon the discharge of dutics which were comparativély new to them, and when they had no time to study the exigencies of the service, and, therefore, were the least fitted to take the vast machiuery of the gov- ernment @nd reconstruct it entirely of new material. Instead of stimulating the honest Zeal of oMfcers, the resent system was rather calcwated to demoralize them. A collector of customs during the late admin- istration made, during tbree years, about four hun- ored chauges in two hundred and forty oflices under him, and these two hundred and forty offices which involved the most delicate and important trusts in the public service. This state of things induced men of inferior moral and intellectual qualifications to aspire to public station, while 1t lowered the chav- acter of eivil service m the public estimation, and m many cases deterred men of igh seif-respect and from devoting themselves to the service te government, The remedies proposed by the bill for the existing abuses are provided by the creation of a Olvil Service Board, whose business it will be to examine the quailfications of applicants for ollice, With a single eye to their fitness Lo dis- charge the duties of che place they apply for. To determine more fully than the board could, by a Mere examination, 1b 1s provided that the appointees shail undergo a year ol probation in ofiice, during which bis superior will have ampie time to discover Whether Le possesses those practical qualities neces- sary to wake an efficient officer. The appointing power, however, may remove the Ofilver before the expiration of the year. ‘The bill distinguishes in tho CIVAL Bervice LWo Classes Of OMicials—those appoinied by the President, by and with the advice of the sei- ate, and those who, as inferior officers, work under n@ direction of the former class, A bill RO yiems. for tue eXxamumeation and promotion of the lawer class has been introdu im the House; bat the present measure included the whole of that bill, aud went one step furtuer by appiying & somewhat simi. jar rule to the office wo be filled by Presidential authority, In the cases of applicants for country Post onices, &c., the Civil Service may, by the general rules, determine the fitness of candi- dates for certain offices by more genersl inquiries. But m this general class of cases the Board is to ascertain, by inquiry or examination, or both com- bined, the Mtness of the applicant for the duties of tho piace; and the Preaident may make his selection of oMciais from among the whole number recom- mended by the Boara. The bill further provides that the officers already in the service the creation of the tsoara (except the claas coverea by Mr. Jencke’s bill) shall hold oftice for the term five years from the date of their commission, But the President's appointments made afterwards, in pursuance of the bili, shall be for # term of taree yoars, and no removal in the former class shail wake place except on the trial and determination of the Case by the board; but any inefficient officer among these may be removed by the Board, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled, not for an unexpired term, but for a full term of five years. Thus the Peis of the nation would be won from the notion hat the civil service of the United States must be the working machinery of @ political party, thus eradicating the spoils system, The expirations of our atone time, thus giv- ig the Civil Service Board and the appoinung power ample time to act deliberately in making se lections, Finally, the provision for removals for suMcient cause Will strengthen the hands of every public officer by msuring Lhe recognition of oficial veal and duty well performed, stimulating their am- ,bition to base fucure claims upon past conduct, ‘The bil was referred to the Committee on Re- trenchment and ordered to be printed. ADMISSION OF VIRGINIA. BULL, (ep. of TiL, from the Committee re) same time traditions! in the history of this country, aod could be regarded as @ sort of political testa- ment leit by Frederick I. to bis dynasty bis people, That gfeat monarch had indeed a warm admiter of the United States from the very begtuning of their indepenaence and grandeur. Mr. Von fnile was aapyy to state that from that tine, and from the daya of George Washington and of Beu- jamin Franklin up to the present moment, cordial endship had never to prevail between the two countries, not the test cloud had darkened their mutual feelings. Mr. Von Thile to mention, as a striking proof of the truth of what be had just said, the conclusion of the recent treaty alluded to by the chairman in behalf of the North Germans, naturalized in Amorica and returning to their former home. The object of this treaty, since imitated by several other States, was important, and under other circumstances and between other governments it might have becn considered rather deltcate. Mr. Bancroft had well explamed the benefits ol the treaty, but nis modesty had passed over in silence the successful part he took in its ne- ‘otiation, Never had an international agreement en more quickly or more easily accomplished. Sin- cere loyalty on both sides had been the basis, and @ suMcient basis of good sense had done the rest. Mr. Von Thile concluded by expressing his fervent wish and bia firm belief that the United States would flourish aud prosper and remain to the end of his- tory what they had been ull now—the great bulwark of liberty, the torch- bearer of the light of civilization and humanity in the transatlantic world, te trie umphant enemy of that plague of mankind called “slavery,” and the good friend and ally of Germany. Regulating the Appraisement and Inspection of Imports. The Honse Committee on Commerce had a session to-day, at which the bill to regulate the appraise- ment and inspection of imports was discussed. This bill, it will be remembered, was introduced last March by Mr. Judd, of Iiltno!s, and intended to allow merchandize to be transported from the port of en- try at which it is imported to the inland cities with- out breaking bulk and without being put in bonded Warehouses until it reaches the city for which it 18 destined. Of course this privilege is not to be accorded to any but the merehants of large inland ciues—like Chicago, Cin- cinnatl and St. Louis, Should this bill become a law tt will make @ reduction in the amount of tho receipts for imports at the port of New York, for it provides that the duties on the goods so transported shall be paid at the city to which they are consigned, and not at the place of import, Mr. Judd appeared before the committee and explained the bill, after which @ sub-committee, consisting of Messra. Dixon, Finkelnburg and Conger, was appointed to confer with Secretary Boutwell about the propriety of pass- ing such a measure. Proposed Statue to General Scott at Soldior’ Home. The trustees of the Old Soldiers’ Home, one of the most udmirably managed institutions in the coun- try, Rave now under consideration a project for erecting a bronze statue, heroic size, of General Scott, In their grounds. The order for the statue, it 1s reported, Will be given to Launt Thompson, of New York, whose statue of Sedgwick, at West Point, has been #0 much admired. It is high time that Washington had something true in art, if for no- thing else, to contrast with the great number of monstrosities Congress has had imposed on it .by pre- tenders, and at prices which seem almost fabulous, It t# somewhat surprising that the trustees of the Home should have delayed this work so long. The idea of building this Home for the ola soldiers, it Will be remembered, originated witn General Scott, who Was its father and founder. During our war with Mexico, and when we were about to storm one of the enemy’s cities, Santa Anna sent in a flag of truce, asking time to arrange the terms of an armistice. It was found, however, that he had used the time granted him to further strengthen upon as 5 ubstitate for vari- his position, the result of the battle which followed ous tions ‘slore them, a joint resolution de- betng @ much more severe loss of life on our skle | claring tuat the State of Virginia is entitled to 1epre- (han would have occurred had we refused to grant Santa Anna’s request, For this piece of treachery General Scott, when he entered the city, levied a sentation tn Congress. THE HOLLAND OCBAN CABLE. Mr. Pomeroy, rep.) of Kan., introdaced a bill to hater an American and Holland Ocean Cable Com- contribution of $100,000, in silver, which he remit- | P®2Y, provid: for direct telegraphic communica- ted to Washington with the recommendation that it | ode ween feanington, lew York, Holland aud cession granted by of olan Yo William Corneil Jewett, Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. It provides that an association of American citt- zens, Oh} be approved by the President, shail be mes be devoted to building a home for oid soldiers of the reguiar army. On ‘returning to this country the old General drew up a plan of the institudon he designed, And also bylaws for ite int, which were | poral jer the above title and authorized to lant agopted. The conception ® beautiful tribute p An pon dhed ihe cogadh ed And of afection for the ola soldier wifo had served his cont tone ee caeat Of $10,000,000, watd country faithfully, and the design nas been admira- | bonds to be deposited with the ‘Treasurer of. the biy carried out, With the original fund as abasia, | Uniied States ana relasued by bim at specitied and a tax or twenty five cent @ month on each so | fovernment to pueraaies the paymens. ot the Gjor's pay, the {Ustitution has peey eg skulfguy man fivernet on all the bopds, the Postmas- Genera is empowered to contract with the company for the execluelve use by tho vernment of one wire from Washington w Hol- i pant acaba ae ments of interest by United States. The tartt rates for the pubiic are to Meet the approval of the President of the Statewand the King of Holland. THR ALABAMA CLAIMS. ‘Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Masa., offered @ resolution, Which was sree, v, requesting the President to communicate to the Senate, if compatible with pub- lic interests, copies of any ndence between the United States and Great Britain concerning frye deed between the two countries since e rejection of the claims convention by the Senate, Also @ resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for the reports of Captains Bryant and H. H. McIntyre on Alaska. FRENCH SPOILATION OLAIMS. Mr, SUMNER introduced a bill to provide for the adjustment and satisfaction of the cl of Amert- can citizens for spoilations committed by the French prior to July 31, 1861, Referred to the Committee oa Foreign kelations. PROTECTION OF GRTTLERS IN MINNRSOTA. Mr. Ramsky introduced a bill for the protection of the seftiers on the Fort Ridgely Reservation mm Min- nesota. Referred to the Couimistoe on Military EXECUTIVE SESSION, On motion of Mr. TRUMBULL, at twenty-five min- utes to two o'clock P. M., the Senate p: led to the consideration of executive business, when the doors ee, closed, rat 2 @ doors ing ed, shortly after five orelock, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 1860, MEMORIAL OF LOYAL CITIZENS OF TENNESSES. Mr. KeuLey, (rep.) of Pa., presented the memo- rigl of the Senators and Representatives from Ten- nessee in Congress, praying Congress wo interpose for the relief of loyal citizens of Tennessee against the recent or pending revoiutionary proceedings in that State, aud for the matntenance of @ republican form of government therein, Bre AnD sobre SASOUUTIONS - were, r the call o! , introduced and re- eereaaa fauow - By Mr. PoLAND, (rep.) of Vt.—Providing for a free system of national banking. By Mr. STARKWKATHER, (rep.) of Conn.—To pro- vide # United States District Judge for the Eastern district of Texas, By Mr. Tanner, (rep.) of N. Y.—-To regniate taking ‘bail in civil and criminal cases, By Mr. Hit, (rep.) of N. J.—Declaratory of tue act of the 27th of July, 1868, for an American line of mail and passenger steamships between New York nd ove or more European ports. By Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio—Grauting pen- een a the surviving soldiers aud widows of the war of 1812. By Mr. Heaton, (rep.) of N. ©.—Authorizing the building of a third or fourth order of light house at Chicamicomice, tn the vicinity of Island, North Carolina, and appropria' $30,000. By Mr, WiLLIaMs, (rep.) of Ind.—In reference to the constituttonal power of Congress to regulate and Mutt the tari’ of rates of railroad companies ex- tendmg through two or more States, and for the pro- teciion of the producing States of the West. By Mr. NisLAoK, (dem.) of Ind.—-To suspend the provisions o1 the act of March 18, 1869, to strengthen the public credit until the United States shall resume the payment in coin of ail the obligations of the gov- ernment; also to regulate the appraisement and in- specuign of tnports in certain cases. By Mr. Hay, (rep. of Li1.)—To distrioute the num- bergnd rank of government employés among the several districts and Territories, Aliso, to repeal #0 mucn of the Internal Revenue law as requires agri- culvarat gocieties to take out a United States license im order to noid their fairs, and to pay two per cent on the gross receipts thereol, By Mr. LovGHRIDGE, (rep.) of Iowa—To provide for the security of the government in the erection of public buildings; also to provide for the payment of bounty to soldiers discharged vy reason of sickness contracted in the time of duty. By Mr. PALMER, (rep.) of lowa—Amendatory of the act of Juue 27, 1866, Lo provide for the revision aud consoldauon of the United States statute laws, Also appropriating $65,000 for completing the pay- ment OL expenses of the election held m the First military disirict of Virginia, on the uth of July, 1899, und ihe expenses of registration. RESOLULIONS OF FERED, Resolutions were offered as follow By Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Ing that among the @viia arising out of the 11 Waris that of an irredeeaable paper currency; that li is one of the highest duties of the government to secure to ‘the citizeus a inedium of exchange of xed, uuvary- ing value; that that implies a return specie basig; thal no cubstitute can be received, and that itshould be commenced bow, and reached at the carii¢st practicable moment. Referred w the Com- nuttee on Banking and Currency. By Mr. Reeves, (dem.) of N. ¥.—Direoting the Secretary of War to communicate reports, estimates, &c., ag to the feasibility and cest of cutting through Huileti’s Poms, otf Hell Gate, avout the head of Long Island Sound, a channel suificiently straight and deep lo remove or materially reduce we perils now aticnding navigation were; also as to the pro- gress uf te work in blasting Hell Gate, Adopted. By Mr. Moone, (rep.) of N. J.— instructing the Com- mittice on Territories to inquire woat rurther legisia- Han re necessary to suppress pougamy in Utab, Goplede by Mr. Grrz, (dem.) of Pa,—Instructing the Post Office Comanitee to incorporate ia any bill that it may report for the abolition of the tranking privi- lege a provision allowti newspal to be sent to actual subscribers free of postage. Relerred w the Post Office Committee, By Mr. Woopwakn, (dem.) of Pa.—Requesting in- formation trom the Preaident whevver any citizens of the United States are imprisoned or detained in military custody by army officers, and, if so, furnish their names, date of arrest, offeuces charged, and statement of what measures have been taken for their trial and imprisonment, Adopted. NEW YORK AND BOSTON POST OFFICES, Mr. Firon, (rep.) of Nev., oifered a resolation re- citing the allegation that money bas been expended Jargely 1a excess 0) appropriations for the New York and Boston Post Offices, aad that the New York Post Office building has been commenced and ts progress- ing in an unsuitable and illegal manner, and in utter disregard of the plans authorized and approved by Congress, and instructing tue Post Omice Com- mittee to make an inspection of those post oMices, of the progress made in the baildings, the suitableness of the locations, the plans aud probable cost, and the necessity for their completion, with power to send for persons and papers. Adopted. THY VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. Mr, WHirrsmone, (rep.) of 8, C., mtrodnced a bill providing for tue assembling of the Virginia Legis- jature and administering the test oath to its mem- bers and ojlicers, Reterrrea to the Comnuittee on Keconstruction. ADMISSION OF VIRGINIA. Mr. BuTLER, (rep.) of Mass., informe’ the House that the Reconstruction Coymitiee had postponed until after the recess the joint resolution as to the admission of Virginia because the committee had not suficient evidence. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) Of Ill., moved to suspend the rules that he might fatroduce and have put upon its passage a {oint resolution dectaring that Virgina bas performed tne required acts entitling her to a representation in Congress, and that she is entitled to such representation. The House refused to suspend the rales—yeas 63, mays 106, Among the republicans who voted for Mr. rarns- Worth’s motion were Messrs. Bingham, Farngworth. Heaton, Hill, Ketchum, Lafin, Smith of Vt, Tun- ner, and Wilson of Minn. RECONSTRUCTION OF GRORGIA. Mr, BuTLRR, of Mass., then, &t half-past two o'clock, moved. that the House proceed to the busi- ness on the Speaker's table in order to take up and pass the following Senate bili to promote reconstruc: ton mm Georgia:— Beit enacted, de.» That the Governor of the State of Georgia be, and bereby is, authorized and directed forchwith, Foclamation, to siimmon all persons elected to the Kener Ny OF ‘ald Bat Moade, the by m1 ara bythe. proclanation of , a8 mation of ‘th feneral conmanding mallitery dis- rain, June 95, 1888, to tain day, 10 be named in sald prociatbar uw in said State; and thereupon the said Gen- eral Assembly shall proceed to perfect its nization in conformity with the constitution and laws of the United States according to the provisions of thle act. SRO. 2. And be it ft acted, That where the membe: ao elected to anid Senate and House of be convened as aforesaid, such and every mem! and every person claiming to be elected as ber Senate or House of tatives 6h taking the oath or eaths required by the constitution of Geo Algo take and subscribe and die in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia one of the follow: Ty ae or Gain bore namely :— the be,) 1 10 solemnly aw ‘or adirm, case mi that have nevor held olice or oxerciesd the duties of a Seustor or Representative in Congress, nor been a member of the Logie: Insure of any Stato of the ‘Un held any clvil Ot.0e ral istration of Taw o adininistration of justice Ske halliany or naval service ofthe United Biatas, on or nav. jee of the Uni and there- after engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, oF given aid or comfort to {ts enemies, er rendered, except in consequence of ‘direct physical ores, any support or ald to any insurrection or rebeliion against ited Staten; nor held any ofice under, Or given any rt ty any government of ney kind organized” oF acting in homllity tothe United States, or levylog war ageing the Unitet Staten, So help me, Uod (or dn the patna and ponaltics of- perjury, as the case may be. ‘Or thé following oath or afirmation, namely :— 1do solemnly swear (or ailirm, an {he case may de,) that T felloved, by an act of the Congress oi the United trom disability unprovided tor by section three of the nendment of the conatitition of the United States, So help me God (or on the pains and penalties of perjury, as the ease may be. hich onth or ailiraation, when so filed, shall be entered of record by the 8 ‘of State of the State of Georgin, nd wald oath or ny OF &cgpy of the FecoEd, there duly certified by said Secretary of State, aball be evidence in all courte and pices. And every person claiming to be so elected who aball refuse or decline or or be unable to take one of aaid oaths or afirmantions above provided sball not be ndiitted fo a eatin anid Senate or House of Repper sentatives, of to ® participation In te proce th ible to auch agate. ee i Aro, 8. And be it further enacted That if any person ¢laim- ing to be elected to snid Senate or Houno of Kepresentativ ea ‘na aforonaid, shall falsely take either of anid oathe oF afirma- tious above provided, ho hall be deoined guilty of perjury ‘and shall suffer the Renaltien thereor, and may bo 0! yan by the Cirewt Court of the United Slates for the district of Georgia, In which dis- wick aald erime wi th oo) ction of sald all be reaald. urther enacted George trict, including jar on #0) ‘at Atlant 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET, And be ‘oresaid, and entitled to com; h ure an comply wth the ‘provisions of this eet, by taking oneiof the oaths or affirmations above prescrive, shall there- q ceed, In said Senate and House of Kepresentatives to Patt they hare, Deen lected. respectively reorganive eal i lonse of ntatives the election and qualification oe the proper onc of ack BRO. 5. And Port further enacted, that if any shall by (ore, violenes OF fraud wilfully hinier or irra persve or persons <lecled ae aforessid frow taking ow ao al whe sbuil y ili this act, or from par Helpating in the proceudines of one fy sald Howes of declared ns as afore ‘fom participation in the louse of Representatives jon of servi- hereby in OF speteaftaneea oop Peace es of said Senate or H Piro. & Aud be it further enacted, that the Legislature shalt vatify the fifteenth amendment proposed to the constitution of the United States bofore Senators and Representatives from Georgia are admitted to seate in Congress, A motion was made to lay Mr, Butler’s motion on the table, and yt ry and nays were for. ‘This was unders! as the first of a series of dila~ tory motions. The motion was negatived—yeas, 45; nays, 119. Mr. B of Mass., then offered the following reacianian the rules be suspended and the Hi Ful Jed the House pro- coed at once to the consideration of Beuate bill. No, 21, en, iitea Am get to promote the reconatruction of the Sala of Gore, ahd thal at four o'lock P. at ‘M, of this day, or as soon thereafter as possible, House shall, without dilatory motions, proceed to vote on the passaze ef sane. Mr, Woop, (dem.) of N. Y.—The gentieman pro- poses to allow an hour and a half for discussion. The SPEAKER (interrupting)—The resolution is not debarante, Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis., moved that the adjourn aud demanded the yeas and nays, vhen moved that when the House journ to-day it adjoarn tiil Wednesday. he SPEAKER decided that under the rule that motion was not in order. Mr. ELDRIDGE appealed from the decision. The SPeaksR had the rule read, as follows: Pending a motion to suspend the rules the Speaker may entertain one motion that the House do now adjourn, but after the result thereon is announced he shall not entertain ‘any dilatory motion until the vote is taken on suspension. He directed the clerk to call the roll. Mr. ELDRIDGE—An sppeal irom the decision of the Chair. He. SPeaksR (peremptorily)—The clerk will call the foil, ‘The vote waa taken by yeas and nays and the House retused to adjourn. Mr. Cox remarked that many members on his side of the House were anxioug to debate the bill, and thought thut the debate was more important than dilatory motions, and si 4 the resolution be 80 modified as to have the vote on the passage of the bill taken at three o’clock to-morrow. Afver considerable discussion between Messrs. Cox, Butler, Voornees, Beck and Eldridge the reso- lution, modified so as to require the vote to be takea at three o’elock to-morrow, was adopted. Mr. BINGHAM reserved his right: to move to post- Pone the bili til! tne vhird Monday in January. The SPEAKER staged that the resolution would not reclude a motion Yo postpone or to amend. The ili was then read. Mr. Lg Bone eae egal offered amendments airing jay fixed for the meeting of the Legis- Taare to be not less than thirty nor more than sixty Gays from the date of the Governor's proclamation; providing for elections to Mili vacancies in the Legis- lature; inserting tne word “voluntarily” in the oath deciaring tbat the person takiog it had ngt ea- gaged in the rébellion, &c, Mr, BurLer, of Mass., remarked that the bill had been carefully drawn by the Senate committee and had been debated at great length in the Senate, especially by the opposition. In the mere details of the bill there migut be amendments offered which would or would not be of any great consequence; but any material amendment would endapger the bill and endanger the lives of Legs, Ans people ta Georgia, One Senaior and four presentatives, white and colored, had been murdered and iiiteen Representatives had been driven from their houses, and now it was proposed by the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky, wat the rebel element be allowed to fill the vacancies taus created, ‘That was anew way of chavgiog majori- tes—to murder your opponents and then ask time to elect men to Mil tenet ae and yet he under- stood that a yentiemen (Mr. Bingham) would move to postpone the Dill antil the rest of the republican majority in the Legisiature might be murdered—at Christmas, when the Son of God came on earth to bring ‘peace and good will to men.” If the Georgia rebels had time till the third Monday in January they would change the majority, or at any rate would have enough kuiled or driven out of the State 80 thas when the Logislature came together, and whe incompetent men came to be weeded out, there would not be @ quorum by which to pass the fiiteenth amendment or do any other legisiative act. ‘Then a new election would have to be ordered, and they would take care to elect men who would be just a3 bitter as those who would be got rid of, but who by @ stretch Of conscience could take the oath. As to the objection that the ratification of tue fifveenta amendment might be contested hereafter on ac- count of the coercion of some ef the Southern Staws to ratify tt, he reminded the House that 1a the admission of almost every new State, before the War, conditions preeedent were exacted. Mr. BECK, @ member of the Keconstruction Com- mil! that the State of Georgia, having complied witb all the conditions imposed hy the re- construction 1a id having been admitted to re- presentation, was as much a sovereign State ia the Union as New York or Ohio, and whatever Congress did to-day to Georgia it could wich equal propriety do to New York or Ohio or Massachusetts, He quoted the despatch sent by Mr. Tift to the Georgia Legisiature, “paruy in the writing of President Grant,” advising» the submission to the courts of the question of negro id then to adjourn. That ce Megtion was subyutted to the courts, and the lacure adjourned, “ihe Cir- cuit Court had decided agaist the eligipinty of ne- roes to office, and that decision had been overruled yy the Supreme Court of the State. The Legisiature was to meet on the second Munday in January, and this bil proposed. to anttetpate the action of the Legisiature and to throw the whole matter into the hands of Governor Bullock, who was charged with misappropriating the funds of the State aud to be afraid of impeachment by the Legisiacure, In this connection sent up to the Clerk's desk and nad Tead a letter to himself from the State Treasurer—a leading repubhicab-—charging Governor bullock ‘With many speciiic acta of misappropriation of the State funds. Mr, BUTLER inquired whether Governor Bullock had not testified tnis morning before the Reconstruc- tion Committee that his transactions with the rands of the State had been referred to a committee of tie Legislature, which had exonerated him. Mr. BROCK replied that Governor Bullock's state- ment was that such of those matcers as hud occurred and were knowa before the adjournment of the Legisiature—because many of them had occorred since—had been referred to a legislative comimittee, and that a majority of the committee had decide! in ms favor, but that the Legisiature itself bad overraled the report and had adopted the miodrity report, refusing to exonerate hit; and to-day the Legisiature held the whip over him, subject to ta peachnient, Without concluding his speech, Mr. Beck yielded to @ motion to take a recess, and the House at torty minutes past four wox a recess watt! huli-past seven this evening. Evening Sersion. DISCUSSION OF THE GEORGIA BILL RESUS The House wet again at hail-past seven o’cock as in Committee of the Whole (Mr. FERRY 1n Une char for continuarton of the debate on the Georgia construction bill, There were not many members in attendance, but the galleries were well Milled. Mr. Beck resumed and conciuded bis argument in opposition to the bill. Referring to the jetter read from the State Treasurer, making charges agamst Governor Bullock, he said that letter had been read vy limeelf this morning to Governor Bullock, so that he might contradict the charges if he could, but neither he nor any frieud of his had guccessfully done ao. if the charges were true Governor Bullock was, of all men, tue very LR er Toes po cae to des- yt (as U1 roposed: e Staie of Georgia, Rr ‘Con Were determinea to turn Goole out of the Union and restore her to the cou- dutton of @ conquered province or territorial de- pendency, let her, in the name of humanity, ve put under the charge of a man who would do justice to her. Governor Bullock bad himgeif, in the commit- , admitted that he could not had, in the capacity of afd and support to the - eracy. of President Grant’s allusion to Georgia in hig anoual message, he declared hia be- tet that the President was not aware of the interpre. tation which his language would recetve, and said that if he believed thas President Grant hud de- lverately, intentionally and in the face of the fact that Georgia Was a reconstructed State ad- vised Congress to seize her and throw her out of the Union he would denounce the scheme as the most infamous ever tendered to an American Congress, As to the ratification of the fifteenth ameadmentr, be predicted that the States of the Union never would admit that a constitutional amendment thas forced upon Georgia and other States of the South sliould ever be rded as bludiog. cas well ratify it for Georgia as oraer her to do believed and hoped t at the great States of New York, Pennsylvania and Obto Would, if that amend- meut were forved upon them by the coercion and Quress of the Staves of the South, refuse to change the State constitutions m obedience to the manduie of Ci ress aud appeal to the vourts to sustain here was not a court in the couutry ther ot sustain their position. Mr. WINANS, (rep.) of Ohio, argued in support of the bill and hetd that the admission of reprosenta- tives from Georgia into the House of Kepresentn- tives did not constitute her fall admission into the Union 80 long as she Was not also represented in tho Senate, But it mattered not, im nis view, whether Georgia had or had not been regularty aduiltted; for her constitution was one of the coniitious of ad- mission, and if that constitution had been trampled upon and violated by the expulsion of colored mem- bers that was a violation of the conditions, and Con- gress was jostified in resuming coutrol of the State. Mr. ELDRIDGE asked Mr. Winans whether ho had considered the fact that in the act readmitting Georgia it was recited in the preambie that she bad complied with ali the requiremeuts of Congress aud have any power asa State in the Union unless re presented in Congress, Mr. WoopwaRbD, (dem.) of Pa. argued that the whole Wed ani frone of the oBtnce ot Georgia was that its Legislature erred in a question of law. Had anybody ever before heard of a mistake in law being remedied by the anulbilation of the State tn which it took place? Had General Grant never made an; ake in law? Had he never been ip any doubt about the Spanish guoboate? He had ad- mitted that he had been, and was he, therefore, to be putto death because he had made @ mistake? ‘There was not a day thatthe highest courts of the land id not differ in opinion, and figs it seemed per- fectly clear Lo Genera! Grant’s mind, by his message, that the only remedy for a doabtful question of law in Georgia was to annibitate Georgia. He argued, further, that the Legislature of Georgia being dispersed and not in sesston had not had any Op) orunity of showing whether it would or would not Co form to the decision of the Supreme Court of Georgia establishing the rignt of negroes to noid oMice; and he thought that the Fropeeon of Mr. Bingham to postpone wis bill uptil the third Monday in January—tne Legislature beimg calied to meet on the second Monday ip January—was creditable to that gen- teman’s bead and heart. But it seemed that one object of the bill was to get Governor Bullock and Foster Blodgett into the Senate of the United States, Another object, it seemed, was the ratification of the fifteenth constitutional anendment; but such @ rati- fication would be worth nothing. He trast- ed that there wag virtue enough in tne Judi- ciary, nowwithstanding the threats mada at the” other end of the Capitol, to «declare that the whole thing was void. He believed that the Judiciary would compelled so to declare, and he trusted ‘that it would. The American people seemed to suppose that the amendment was simply to establish Ee suffrage, overlooking the section of it, which gives Congress power to pass all needful laws to enforce it, When that amend- ment should be adopted so that Congress conld send its military satrap into every Siate to enforce ite views on suffrage, there would be an end of the liberties of the people. That amendment was desi; by ita framerg to be the last screw in the cofiin of Ayperican iiberty. As to the seventh section of the bili, which directs the President, upon the application of the Governor of PS Ah on to employ the military and naval forces of the. United States in enforcing and executing the act, he deciared that if the army and navy could be sent to Georgia under the com- mand of Governor Suilock, the same tht might be done in regard to Pennsylvania, New Yor! or any other State whenever the passions of the hour demanded that the A should be done. He knew of no persecution which the ingenuity of hu- man malice could suggest which had pot been practised on the people of the South, Be let to the House to postpone this bill. He was willing to hold it tm terrorem over the Legislature. Let the Legislature meet, and if it did not conlorm to the jadi opinion on this very nice and doubtful proposition let Congress punish Georgia, it it chose, with some such bill as this, Mr. Fitcow supported the bill on the ground that if any State violated the compact on waulch she was adinitted asa State Congress had a right to resume ite jurisdiction over it. Otherwise the government would be imbecile. Mr. MORGAN, (dem.) of Ohio, addressed the House in opposition to the bill. He saidhe had been one of those who, to the pest of hts ability, had main- tained the government in tne late war, but be now declared his solemn conviction that the single ob- Ject of then leader of the republican party was the sub- version of the free institutions of the country and a desire of war to that end. So anxious was the administration of Mr. Lincoln that the rebellion should assume @ form and that an army shoulda appearm the fleld, that after Fort Sumpter had been fired on Mr. Lincolo’s administration furnished to the rebeilion its greas leaders, General Robert E. Lee, General Joseph EK. Johnson, General Albert Sydney Johnson and Geueral Longstreet, whose resignations were accepted by Mr. Lincoln after the tiring on fort Sumpter. Mr. STEVENS, (Tep.) Of Ohio, satd he would lke to know What bjs colfeague, as & muitary man, would have had the President do when oillcers tendered their resignations? Mr. MORGAN—I thank the gentleman for his ques- Uon, No soldier would have any diiicuity in answer- ing it. What would I have had the President of the Unied States do when an officer in the army pro- posed to resign his commission for the purpose of taking UP @fMS agaiust tite national deg and against the BAWopal constiution? I would have put nim under arrest. Mr. STEVENSON— Anything else? Mr. MonGan—That wouid have been ail sufictent, Had they been put under arrest you would have deprived the Confederate army of their greatest chieftains, without whom tue rebelilom wouid have perisued in six short weeks, Mr. STEVENSON—Then 1s it your opinion that Lee and all others, such as they who lett the army and joined the rebels, should have been put under arreat ‘on teader.ng their resignations? Mr. MoRgAN—That is wy opinion, I have na doupt on tile subject. Mr. STEVENSON—Withont any proof? Mr. MorGaN—We had the glare of the guns that fired on Fort Sumter and the resounding echoes of the cannon that came to us from the palmetto plains ot South Carolina, and yet tae gentieman asks for proof, 9 Mr. STEVENSON—If, for their evil lutentjon, they snould have been arrested, what should Rave been done witu them now for thetr evil deeas? (Laughter on the floor and applause in the galiertes.) Mr. MowGan—Ah! ‘the geneman has bis cohorts in the rear—the position which the geutieman occu- pied during the war. Never i have a0 - culty in replying to my friend and colleague. We put arms in ihe bands of these mena; We gave to the rebels clieftatns to organize and lead them, and form tnem in battle array. We fought them like men, a8 they fought us; we Conquered them; they surrendered jike brave men; they kept ther faith, and, Uke brave men, we should keep ours. In further argument against the pill Mr. Morgan deciared lus bellef that there was @ conspiracy on tae part of tue repudlicaa leaders to break down the republican institutions of the country, to weaken the Executive power and toemasculate the Supreme Court; and he warard New England of the tate she Was preparing for hersei! in breaking down State rights—the only ground on which sie lad twelve Senetors tn the Seaate, while Ohio, with an equal population, had only two. ir, AXTEL, (dem.) of Cal, gave his reasons why he should vote against the bill, ove of the objections veing to the section reauiring the Legtslature of Georgia to ratify the fifteenth coustitutional agend- ment, m which requirement he saw no analogy to Wie conaltion precedent someumes exacted from new States, He protested against it in behalf of Lis own State, Califoraia, It was unjust that the vote of that Siace, if it should be against the amendment should be offset by the yote of Georgia, to be wrung ftom her under the penatty of remaining. out of the Union, California was just as much interested In the question as Georgia was, be- cause the adoption of the fiiteenth amendment would force Chinese and negro suitrage oa Calt- fornia. Several members asked and obtained the privi- lege 10 print speeches on the question, Mr. COBURN expressed his regret to have heard the gentleman irom Ohio (Mr. Morgan) cast an im- putacion on Mr. Lincoln and bis Cabinet for having accepted the resignations of aset of traitors, He regarded the acceptance of their resignations as an act of patriotism on tue part of Mr, Lincolu and his admintetration, He defended the repubitcan party from the charge of betig a party of monarcnists, o the one man power, and was surprised to bear sach acharge made by a member of that party which sustained Andrew Johusoa im the assumption of power and which got up tie McArdie case in Missis- He | sippt, and referred it, not to the decision of the peo- pie, but to the decisions of iive or six old judges sit- Ung in @ room in the Capitol. He went on to argue in advocacy of the pul. Mr. Bxicas, out of Del., opposed the biil, de- claring it one of the most outrageous of tts character that was ever introduced into a legislative body, He ‘Was UOt surprisea at the sympathy expressed by the ntleman from Massachusetts (Butler) for Governor uilock, “Birds of a feather flock together.” Mr. HOGS, (rep.) Of 8. C., advocateu the passage of the bill. The only objection he bad to it was that te ‘Was not general in tis apptication to all the Southern States, The fouse at half-past eieven o'clock adjourned, WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Captain George H. Cooper has been detached from the Navy Yard at Norfolk, on the 27th, and ordered to the command of the Colorado on the Ist of January next; Captain Pierce Crosby has been ordered to ordnance duty at the Nor- fold Navy Yard; Paymaster J, ©. Eldridge has been detached from dnty a8 purchasing pay- master at New York on the ist of January next and ordered to settle accounts. Paymaster J. O, Brad- ford wit relieve Paymaster Eldridge. First Assist- litiam S$. Simith has been ordered to the ‘le, @ latest acivices report the Portsmouth, flagship adron, at Rio Janeiro, ». llealin of the squad- ant Ripe of the Souin American 59 and the Wasp at Moucevic Ton yood, EUROPEAN MARKETS. LoNdoN Monsy MARKET. DON, Dec. 20—-4:20 F. M.—Consois closed at $2'¢ for money and 9234 for the account, American securities closed quiet and steady, United States five-twenty bonds, 1963, 1806, ld, 86; 1867, 84; ten-forties, 83. Stocks si Frie Railway stares, 1759; {itmots Central Atlantic and Great Western, 26, Paris Bounse.—Panis, Deo, 20.—The Bourse closed dull, Rentes, 72 FRankrorr Be Dec, 20,.— United Staces bonds closed flat Five-twenties, Gig BOLI. CoTroN MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Dec. |.—The cotton market closed caster. ands, 115d. a 1Lixd.; middling Orieans, The sales of the day have been 12,000 bales, including 8,000 lor export and speculation. Havre OCorron MARKET.—HAVRE, 20,—Cot- bos closed bia on spot and afioat, JVERPOOL BREADSTUFFY MARKET.—LIVEnPoor. ec: 201, M.—Rted winter whout, 10d. en the reconstruction acts. Mr. WINANS lied thac he had, but that in his jodgment, notwithatanding that act of Congress, Orgs Was Not a State fully in the Union, because Not represented tn both houses of Congress. Mr. KLPUDG@N asked whether, if the two houses were to rei to admit the Senators and Repre- sentatives from New York, the State of New York would be out of the Union.| WINANS repjjed that tf would certainly not 1id per cen a3, 368. 2 ver Peaner i Hurobean. ber 504 Ibs, Uorn, 208. AVERPOOL | PROVISION .— ly Deo, 20—1 2. M.—Lard bo cheno tet. I. Merce of 204 Ibe, tor Eastern prime mesg.” 1 Ber Mere ‘OL PRODUCE MARKRT.—LIvERPooL, Dec. 20—-4:30 P, Eh 278, 6d. per cwt LONDON PRODUCE MARfET.—LONDON, Deo. 20.—~ Tallow declining, at 46s, 84. per cwt. outta line seed firm at 698. Linseed oil firmjat £29 108. per ton. Mon rosin 63. a és. 3d per cwe PRTROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, Dec. 20,—Potros loum closed steady at 60% for standard whive.