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NEW! YORK ‘HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY Jl, 1870.~TRIPLE SHEET, ° WASHINGTON sury, in the custody of the Gisbursing officers, to the credit of said fund, @ sum exceeding $400,000, and that the president of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, estavtished by act of Congress, hag requested that said officer be now designated by the Secretary of War as the person to receive the amount standing to the credit of the fund. In view of the large amount of money involvea and of the uncertainty of the intention and desire of legislative auttorities respecting the same, the request is re- spectfully submitted for the acuon of Congress. A Great Radical Scarc—Biaghany’s Resolution for the Admission of Virginin Defoated by Que Vote. Virginia came nearer being admitted to whe House to-day than she has at any time since her Represen- tatives marched out to join the rebeltion. John A, Bingham, the leader of the conservative element of the House, when his State was called for resolu- Uons, offered one for the immediate admission o4 Virginia to Congress, and demanded the previous guestion on its passage. THe republicans of tho extreme gohool were eyidenuly ot prepared. for Congress After the Holiday Recess. A BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUSES. Debate in the Senate on the Admis- sion of Virginia, Close Vote,in the House on Bing- ham’s Resolution. - ~vva @ ovement, and before they could recover ne themselves Bingham had enough votes at nis back i - | © sustain the previous question and to tor Site: t’s Postal ‘Telegraph order the main question to be put. The vote was so close mat when the extreme radicals realized the situation they endeavored to retrieve their fortunes by moving to reconsider the vote by which the previous question had been sus- tained, whereupon the Speaker recoraed his Vote in the negative and announced that the House Temse t ider t) A iow bedi to AMDUMEY, Siecing thaton hactes Hi a view of consuming the morning hour, when the reso- lution would go over under the rules.’ Whitte- more, @ carpet-bagger from South Carolina, moved to adjourn, adding some remarks in the ehape of a protest against admitting Virginia, This brought Randall, of Pennsylvania, to his feet, who expressed some surprise at the gentleman from South Carolina coming here to, oppose tne admission of Virginia. There was@ good deal of confusion just about this time, and the Speaker brought down his gavel with great force and frequency, 80 that nothing could be distinctly beard. Whittemore shook his fist menacingly at Randall, and was understood to say thathe came here to look after the gentlemen from Pennsyl- vania, It so happened that a new. clerk was keeping the tally of the roll call and being unused to the business he made several mistakes. The radicals discovered this and took advantage of it to get some of their friends recorded in favor reconsidering who had not been present at the beginning of the roll call. This chaulged the result, giving the radicals a majority of one, the speaker with his vote, so the motion to reconsider was carried, Had the democrats been out im full force the resolujion would have been adopted, despite the radicals, As it was, however, there were just enough absent to allow it to be aefeated. The following democrata from New York were absent: Fox, Morrissey, Potter, Greene and Mayhem, and the following from Pennaylvania: Reading, Stiles, Van Auken, Woodward and Halde- man. Any two of these gentlemen being in their seats when the votes were taken would have saved the resolution and put Virginia half way into Con- gress. Senator Stewart’s Postal Telegraph Bill— Abolishing the Franking Privilege. It is the intention of Senator Stewart, who intro- duced @ bill to-day providing for @ postal telegraph, to push the matter vigorously in the Senate. His plan, he claims, will secure the construction of a | telegraph line without incurring extra expense to the government. The idea is tnat the amount of money necessary to sustain the franking privilege shall be set aside every year by the Post- Master General for a construction fund, and that that amount, whatever It may be, two or five Millions, shall be used in building @ line of tele- graph, which shall be under the contro! of the Post ‘OMice Department. Senator Stewart says he is per- fectly willing to give up the frayking privilege if ne can thereby secure to the people cheap telegraphing. He proposes by his bill to test the question as to whether Congress is willing to give up the franking privilege for the sake of giving the people bet- ter facilities for communicating with each other by telegraph than they now enjoy or than they can hove to obtain from monopolies like the Weatern Union Company. auescuator is aware that his pro- position will be fought at every step by those inter- ested m maintaining the present system. He an- nounees his determination, however, of keeping the attention of the Post Ofice Committee in particular, and the Senate in general, directed to the matter, so long a4 he is a member of tnat bouy or until favor- able action is taken. Stewart is a persistent man and # hard jfighter,and as he is thorough; in earnest about this matter it is possible he may pui it through the Senate, Oficial Announcement of the Death of Gene eral Mower. . The following general order announcing the deatn of General Mower has been tasued:— HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1870, It ts with heartfelt pain and sorrow that the Gen- eral of the Army announces to the country and to his fellow soldiers the death of Brevet Major General Joseph A. Mower, who died in New Orieans on the 6th inst. of congestion of the lungs. career as a pri- General Mower began his mi}: vate soldier in the company of engineers that served Aunexation Policy of” the a> Administration. Crowding the British Lion Off the West- ern Continent. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1870. The Paraguayan Question~Interview of President Lopez? Son with President Grant—Cause of Minister McMahon’s With- drawal. Don Emiliano V. Lopez, son of the President of Paraguay, had an interview with President Grant to- day. The President gave nis visitor a very cordial reception, giving bim an audience ahead of several others who had been waiting before the arrival of Lopez. In explaining the object of his visit, Lopez commenced by stating that ne had no official char- acter. He came simply o8 a Paraguayan citizen to ask of the President of the great American republic, ‘who was algo the protector of all the other republics, to listen to an appeal for ordinary fair play which he intended to make in behalf of the people of Paraguay. Lopez then went on to state that the United States government had done not only @ great injustice but a positive injury to the republic of Paraguay by withdrawing at acritical moment from that country the diplomatic repre- sentative of the American republic. ‘Some six months ago,” said he, ‘Minister McMahon was re- called from Paraguay, and no new Minister nas since been sent there to represent the American govern- ment. If the United States government,” sata he, “would even now accredit a Minister to the real Paraguayan government it would not be long before the bogus government of Ranahos—set up in Para- guay by the allles—would be broken up.’? The ab- gence of such'a representative, he declared, waa the only thing that gave even & color to the transparent provisional government. President Grant interrapted Lopez at this point to remark that the only reason our Minister had been Withdrawn was becamse no communication could be had with him, All correspondence nad to pass through the lines of the allies and was frequently stopped in transitu. Lorez replied to this in @ very respectful but manty style by observing that the reason alleged was not a sufficient one: reminded the Prest- Gent that in 1853 the United States and the great governments of Europe made a treaty with Para- guay and some other South Ameriean governments, by which the treedom of the river La Plata was guaranteed. The United States, therefore, had a right to pass up that river and to communicate Without obstruction with Paraguay, and especially in transmitting diplomatic communications. Tne American government, in assertion of its own dig- nity, should enforce that right. ‘ The Presidept asked what forge President Lopez 8H) had gt bis command and how he was situated 86 to Obtaining provisions. Lopez answered that, of course, it could not be stated acctrately how many men bis father still had under his military control, but taking the accounts of the allies it was admitted to be from 4,000 to12,000, The Brazilians put the Paraguayan force at 4,000, while the Argentines admitted it to be about 12,000, As to provisions, however, he could speak with more certainty. In the region of country where his father most probably is there was @ great abundance of provisions, in fact enough to give the Paraguayan army subsistence for years. President Grant inquired how that army was armed. Lopez replied that Jt was not, of course, armed in the best style, but that tt had enough to successfully resist all attacks, and that its position was impreg- nable. - The President inquired as to where President Lopez was, to which young Lopez answered that ‘was a question that could not be satisfactorily ex- plained. It was certain, however, that he was in | With marked distinction in the Mexican war, and ‘was commissioned as a second lieuten: the First Paraguay and not in Bolivia. » Infantry, June 18, 1865, and was pre to be The President, after asking some other questions, | first lieutenant March 13, 857. At the told Don Lopez that he would take the matcer into | breaking out of the war of the rebellion he commanded company H, First infantry, and took pa in the siege and capture of New Madrid. May 1862, he was commissioned as colonel of the Fleventh Missouri Volunteets ana took part in the Corinth campaign, and was conspicuous at Corinth October 4, 1862, when he was wounded severely and for a time was in the hands of the enemy. He first fell under the immediate command of the present General of the Army in the Vicksburg campaign and very soon attracted his notice by deeds of personal bravery that would require a volume to record. From that date to the close of the war he was en- Gaged in every campal; yicksburg, Meridian, the When he was called personally to the ald of bine} serious consideration, The Japaneso Spoliation Treaty. Some time ago the House of Representatives passed a resolution inquiring whether some $600,000 in gold had been paid to the United States as in: demnity for aggression upon our commerce, pursu- ant to a treaty with Japan in October, 1464; whether the money had been recelyed in the ‘Treasury, and It 80, what disposition had been made of it. Secretary Boutwell repiies that the department has no tnfor- mation in relation to the payment or disposition of General at Atlanta he accompanied the money, the books showing that no such amount rising” through all the grades until the ‘end hae been deyosited. of the war, when he vommanded the Twentieth corps. A better soldier or a braver man never lived uhan Joseph A. Mower, and the General can recall many instances when he displayed abilities of the highest order, entitling him he full name and fame of a general. Since the war he has exhibited his soldierly qualities by standing at his post through pestilence and sickness, never ht 3 a personal favor and always sharing the exposure of is men. ‘The General, in thus speaking of one to whom he was go strongly attached, feels certain that this, and more, too, 13 due to one who never spoke ot himself and seemed oblivious of all things except to serve fe it with lis whole oeart and his whole soul. By command of General Rierman. E. D, TOWNSEND, Adjutant General. _ The Test Oath in Texas—Perjury Not Panisha- ble in the State Courts, ~*~ Expanding the Area of Freedom—Annexation of the British Possessions in North America, The fuct is gradually developing that a part of the Heticy ofthe administration 1s to acquire as much as bie of the territory lying on our borders or ad- facent thereto. It 18 whispered around in adminis- tration circles that a movement has been on foot for some time looking to the annexation of all the Brit- igh possessions im North America, and that in a short time the matter will be so far matured as to pring it officially to the attention of Congress. When the question was first brought up the President, it is said, thought it would be sufficient if we could annex that part of the British possessions known as the Dominion. Prominent members of the Senate Com- mittee on fForelgn Relations, including Mr. Genoral Reynolds, commanding the military dis- Sumner, urged that it would just be as easy | trict of Texas, has forwarded to General Sherman to annex all of British North America aa a | tlepetition of certain citizens of that state, asking portion of it, aud it is said the President is now of that opinion. The details of the movement have not been divulged, but enough 1s known to warrant the belief that the aunexation is to be made virtually a3 @ settlement of all our claims against Great Britatn, the most practical statesmen believing that we will never get any other kind of settlement. How far the matter has progressed may be gathered from the statement of a prominent Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to a gentleman, that ‘the British possessions will be annexed before the taking of the next census.” The resolution offered by Senator Corbett to-day, pro- viding for the annexation of Britiah Columbia, it may be stated, 18 independent of the movement referred to, that gentleman not being familiar with what is going on in the State Department and in the Foreign Relations Committee. Fund for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Soldier The Secretary of War to-day transmitted to the Senate a draft of a proposed bill providing for dispo- sition of useless military reservations. He also reported to the Senate that by section seventeen of an act to amend an act for enrolling and calling out > the national forces, approved February 24, 1864, it ‘was provided that members of religious denomina- tions conscientiously opposed to the bearing of arms should procure exemption from military service, When draited thereinto, by the payment to such per- #on as the Secretary of War should designate the sum of $800, to be applied to the benefit of the sic Nd wounded soldiers; that there is now in the Trea- that a lew be passed by Congress to punish persons who are guilty of wilful false swearing in taking the iron-clad oath, It seems that there are a large number of disqualified persons who, for the sake of obtaining oMice, have subscribed the teat oath, and there are no means of punishing them under the laws of Texas. What the Texans ask is, that Con- gress pass a general law on the subject which shall be applicable to all the late rebel States, and place the execution of it in United States courts instead of the State courts. General Sherman has laid the matter before the Reconstruction Committee, Radical Change Proposed in the Neutrality Laws. Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, gave notice to-day tn the Senate that he would to-morrow introduce a bili making a change in our present neutrality lawa, The bill provides forthe repeal of the second, third, fourth, fifth, eighth, nth, tenth and eleventh sec- tions of the act ‘ain addition to an act for the pun- ishment of certain crimes against the United States.” The second section provides for the punishment of enlisting or produrifig others to enlist in the United States and fitting out ships within the ports of the United States to be used by foreign princes. The third section provides that any person fitting out or attempting to fit out and. arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or knowingly be con- cerned with intent to use such ships in war against any forelgn government with whom the United States are at peace, shall be guilty of high misdemeanor, punishable with fine, imprison- ment ayd fsorfetjure, The sourth section provides | Mat any citizen who arms or equips any vessel to commit depredations on the United States, or takes command or enters the service or shares the profits, ‘Shall be punished with One and imprisonment. The Afth section provides that if any citizen increases or augments the force of ships of war which, at the time of the arrival of such armed vessels, were in the service of any foreign Power at war with a Power at peace with the United States he shall be puntshable by fine and im- Prisonment, ‘The remainder of the clauses are Femedial, This action on the part of the Senator is @ rather radical overhauling of our neutrality laws. Heexplains that tte ooject is to relieve American commerce from being affected by the complications arising out of foreign wara, Nominations by the Presidont. ‘The following nominations were sent to the Senate to-day by the President;— 1 WOH) Gt’ Now Mextege eaten Benn ti of Ilnois, to be Governor of Washington Territory; Charles’ @. Richardson, of Texas, to nore; Pago.del Norte: Thames piaaa: --~ «es cones weanannvey Yd LENNSYLVADL, FO be Vonsil Gougrai’ at Havain;’ fred: W. Pinder, of Mi to be Marsbalof Consular Court at Han- kow, China; Michael Vidal, of Louisiana, to be Com- missioner on fe peas of the United States under the convention with Peru of December 4, 1353; Jacob P. Ringwalt, to be Melter and Refiner of the Branett Mint at Carson City, Nevada; James P. Butler, to ea Unico # ee at Brazos de Santiago, ‘Vexas; G A , to be Collector of Internal enue of the Second district of North Carolina ; ‘Youngs, to be Collector of Customs at at M, Clark, be Sur- Keokak, — 10" Geo! - ter, to be United States’ Marshal for tl Matrict of Vermont; Henry W. Blodgett, to be Judge af the Nortuesp ic of Iinoia; 1. H. Ei Michighb, Cirgult Judge for the i pel L arataey who declines; m Judiclal ercutt, vice 8, 5 Pension Agent at Cleveland; Seth M. Barber, to ba a a Al i od EM ce General of fino Thaslor Getieral.” 1.28 tina Assistant Fos Assessors af Internal Revenue—James R, Hayden, Washington ‘Terntory; George, W. iknow tan Fivai by of Maine; Horace Coleman, Fourth diatrict Wavat—Commodore John R to be Rear Aa- miral; Caprain John. pres y be Commodore; Commander R. W. Shufeldt, to be Captain; Lieu- venant Commander 'f. 0. velindge, to be €om- mander. Posimasters—N, M, Pare, Fort Dodge, Ia,; Wood- bury Davis, Portland, Me.; flan Has‘on, Owatonna, Minn. ; Blair Anderson, Georgetown, ‘The French Postal Convention Cerrespon- dence, The Postmaster General, in reply to a Senate reso- lution, has transmitted voluminous correspondence on the subject of the postal convention with France. Its failure was owing to the Director General of Posts claiming an unegual share of the postages. The Postmaster General, in reply to that officer, says that the proposition submitted to him: was«onceived in @ spirit of liberality and of reciprécal benefit. The Unitea States Department claimed no advantage in the division of the postage. It has asked no more than its equal share of interlor postage. It can ac- cept nothing less. * The United States Arsonal at Little Rock. In compliance with a Senate resolution of inquiry the Secretary of War informed the Senate to-day that the United States Arsenal buildings and grounds at Little Rock, Ark., are now and will hereaster be required for muutary purposes, their presdit 088 ahd Occupation as quarters for the garrison maintained at that post resulting 1n considerable annual saving to the national Treasury 01 sums which otherwise would be expended for the rental of private grounds and the erection of barracks. Fxeeutive Session of the Senate, The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the nomination of Lorenzo Sawyer to be Circuit Judge for the Ninth judiciat cireult, and referred ‘the treaty for the acquisition’ of St. Domingo to the Committee on Foreign Relations, Personal. General Martin McMahon leithere for New Pork to-night. Admiral Godon, o1 the New York Navy Yard, and Surgeon Generai Samuel Beck, of New York, are among our latest prominent arrivals. FORTY-FIRSI CONGRESS. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1870. COMMUNICATIONS Avm pemrei ose. The Senaté was called to order by the Vick PrEsI- DENT, Who laid before that body several communica- tions from the Secretaries of War and Navy, in answer to resolutions of the Senate, relative to the use of lands, for military and naval purposes in Ar- kansas and Florida, Also a communication from the Attorney General, transmitting a copy of his opinion relative to State jurisdiction over national cemeteries in lately rebel- lious states. Also @ communication from the National Typo- graphical Union, praying the favorable consideration by Congress of the Postai Telegraph bill pending in the House. Also resolutions of the late commercial convention at Louisville, Ky., on the subject of taxation; also Various petitions for a free bankiog law, and for re- ef from ff mere Gisavilities;. for the recognition of Cuban independence, and for abolition of the frank- ing privilege. : THE RUGER STEAMSHIP LINE SUBSIDY. Mr. FENTON, (reps) of N. Y., introduced a me- morial of Messrs. Ruger Brothers, of New York, praying Masel jem to grant them a subsidy which il enable them to maintain a steamship line be- tween New York and the Baltic ports in North Eu- rope, touching at Southampton for the mails. GOLD RESERVE FUND OF NATIONAL BANKS. Mr. CoRBETT, (rep.) of Oregon, offered a resolution, Which was a; to, instructing the Committee on Finance to inquire into the expediency of enacting a law whereby the national banks shall be com- pelled hereafter to retain semPannually the gold interest paid them upon their bonds by the govern- ment to secure their circulating notes until the amount shail reach a sum equal to the amount now required by law to be held as their reserve in legal tenders, aud to be retained as a reserve in place of and a substitute for legal tenders, that they may be in condition at some future day to resume specie payment. ANNEXATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Mr. CORBETT offered @ preamble and resolution setting forth that ‘Whereas it is believed that it is the earnest desire of the le of British Columbia to be annexed to the United tes of America, as appeared from a petition recently for- warded to the Quen of ‘reat Britain (a copy of which pett- tion accompanied the resolution and was read), therefore Resolved, ‘That the Secretary of State inqufre into the ex- diency of proporing to the government of Great Britain to Frclude in any treaty for the adjustment of all matters, of diference between the two governments an article for the transfer of British Columbia to the United 81 Mr. CorseErT, in the course of some remarks, in- timated that in view of the importance of an early settiement of the Alabama claims, and the aimculty under which the British government might labor in compensating the United States, it mignt be ex- pedient to make the cession of the territory referred to u basis of settlement, Mr. Howakp said he had been credibly informed that the people there were anxious either to be recognized by the government of a as a regular dependency of that Dominion, with the power of local legislation, or to be an- nexed to the United States. Various reasons might be given for the latter course. There was now in existence in what was known as the Red river country, lying directly north of Minnesota, a sort of insurrection, the people being dissatistiea with the condition in which they had been left by the recent trade between the Hudson Bay Compan; and the Dominion of Canada, which virtually left them out in the cold. Their means of communica. tion with the rest of the civilized world were ex- tremely imperfect, their only channel of trade of any value leading to the markets of the United States, The country was comparatively valuable, being productive of all the cereals and various arti- cles of commerce. Howeyer, he did not approve of the suggestion that we were to accept of British Columbia as a payment of the Alabama claims. Mr. Corsert explained that the resolution merely provided that that should be included as one of the accounts in the settlement. Mr. Howakp further remarked that he would have No objection to the acceptance of the territory in eae payment, though it would be’a very small part. je Was not disposed to consider it an equtvalent for value amounting to $200,000,000, which he supposed was about the figure at which our damages in the matter of the Alabama claims were rated. He held thas Engiand was bound to pay the citizens of the United States in cash the whole amount due to in- demuify them for the wilful trespass upon their pro- perty comuuitted by English corsairs. On motion of Mr. SuMNeR the subject was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. BILLS INTRODUCKD AND REFERRED. The following bills were iutroduced and refeyred: By Mr. SUMNER—To secure equal rights in tne public schools of Washington and Georgetown. By Mr. HOWARD, (rep.) of Mich,—1o regulate descents in the Territory of Utan. By Mr. HARLAN, (rep.) of lowa—To prohibit the sale of public lands of the United States except to actual settlers. By Mr. DRAKR, (vep.) Of Mo.—A joint resolution for the reilef of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. By Mr, SrgWakt, (tep.) of Nev.—To secure to all persons the equal protection of the laws, extenaiu, to sae emigrants the provisions of the Civil ights.bI i a - bill to change the boundaries of the State of By Mr. SUBRMAN, (rep.) of Oblo—A bill to regulate the appratsement an@ inspection of ‘imports in cer- tai cases. ARTIFICIAL LIMBS FOR SOLDIERS. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., Olfered a resolution, which was agreed to, that the Committee on Military Affairs inquire into the expediency of making some aduitional provision by law for the purchase of artl- dctal iegs for disabled soldiers. THE POSTAL RAPE 3 Mr. StuwarT introd: a to abolish the franking privilege and vo establish a United States postal telegraph system; authorizing the Postmaster General to contract for the jon of velegraph ines over the prinelpal mail routes of the United Btat and to #0 reguiate the charges for tele. graphing tnat the revenues of the system shall equal as nearly as possible the current expenses for operating the same, and the constraction account siall in 9 year exceed the chi upon the the De- partment for the franking lege for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869, STATE TAXES ON TRAVELLERS. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of Ind., offered @ joint reso- lution deciaring that no State has the power to en- uty upon any pemeben sevens force any or i PRR a # rom any other State, Lr and baa no pow thio tr Baporiatio of Segecn, “On as 8 COB on ta the trqpeportation of passengers, oF as a condition sa iad Madstn ene ve domen 2 Of the gross receipts from such passengers, aus That itis the Quty of Congress, by appropriate lexis: lation, to prevent the coliection of such taxes or duties upon passengers, THE NRUTRALITY LAWS. Mr. MorTon introduced a bill making It a misde- Meanor to fit out Ca ships of war or to sell or to turnish arms or munitions of war with tiéintent that they shall be employed in the service of any foreiga prince or State to commit hostilities against the ple of any province, district or colony who are & state Oharmed insurrection against such fie faa orca” Eai'antate 1D OF Vi on the table and ordered to be printed, REDEMPTION OF CURRENCY. rita ati Sata ae y of the Treasury to redeem in coin such United States Treasury notes 48 way be presented for redeup.ion, at the rate of one doliar in coin for one doliar and twenty cents in ‘Treasury notes, and such notes so redeemed shall be used tor the of the bonds of the United States bearing mvtereat at the rate of six per cent perannum in gold. Laid on the table and ordered to be print THB VIRGINIA RECONSTUCTION BILL. At the expiration of the morning hour Mr. Sraw- ART, (rep.) Of Nevada, moved to postpone ali prior ordéra in order to take up the Virginia bul, Mr. SUMNBR, (rep.) Of Mags., said that no investi- gation had been made into the preseut actual condl- tion of Virginia, a8 was done in the case of Georgia. to mae e re} the feari condition of certain parts Of that State at the present moment. The Committes of the Senate should be allowed to have thig’ evidence, so that the loyal people of Virginta who had not been heard, either a the Committee or in the Senate, should have their ‘the OHaTB reminded the Senate that upon the pending proposivon debate upon the meriw of the measure referred to was not in order. ‘The motion was then agreed to, and the bill was taken up. It pi agleay nayad the State of Vir- ginia to a rep! In Congress. Mr. STEWART said hecould not see the necessity for the investigation desirea by the Senator trom Massachusetts; for, unlike Georgia, the State of Vir- ginia had complied ip ali respects with the recon- Struction acs, Tha State constitution was cer- tainly repablican in form, and the men in power had given their pledge to execute that constitution in faith. But the good faith of Congress with ese people was the regi question at issue, ana if the government was ever to be bound by {ts own action now was the time. It would be exceeding! on 80 tw ae is of iowa t bod, 1O-t @ present iy: might be turned out otioe, Which would require and the result would be that the men now in power, Who proposed to ald the Con- gressional recoustruction, would be trampled uader foot and the rebels would come into power, By now securing the fifteenth amendment through the aid of Virginia equal suffrage woula be sécuréd and thus much gamed. Had the t election oh Vir- ginia gone 1n favor of the rephbitcan party did any one Goupk that by obatacl would be throwa in the fie adinigsion of that State? Tne au- thority of Congress to tee to every State a republi form fovernment did Dot imply the nigut ol Dy as 2. compel bY a State ve belong vw the repub! ; Mr. CoNKLING, (rep.) oCN. Y., that in calling up the bill the Senator Sram Nevada had anticipated @ like motion he intended to have made. He be- hheved that the Senate had now suficient light on the Subject to act intelligently; but ne was disposed to ny the ator {rom Massachusetts whatever ime he might consider esventia) to a deliberate con- sideration of so grave a question. Mr. SUMNER urged, a8 an additional reason for de- ferring the action, tat the conditton of purge in Yennessee snould teach tue Senate the lesson of caution when about commit a great SI me Virginia back into the bands of the peopie w! arrayed it in War against the national authority. if the was allowed to go over till next week he ‘would make no opposition Lo tts consideration. OW ABD, (rep). Of Mich., sald that if it was true, ubat two-thiras of each House of the Tennessee Legislature Were Well known rebels and unable to take the oath of 1862, the Senate might very properly hesitate in regard to Virginia. Be be- leved that under the reconstruction law inability to birt tral ge belli I Lp wer fe eer | in eligible toa seat in any of the legislatures of tho lately’ rebellious States. Ho agreed Wikis 186 At tonney General that when Virg{aia had been restore vo her proper relations to thé United States and hi once more bécomé a state in the Untoh, possessing all her faculties a8 a State, it would be incompetent for Congress to prescribe auy qualifications fo her voters or to alter any way her constitution; but the singular conclusion of the Attorney Generat was that it was incompetent for Congress to furnish the State with a suitable Legislature to start with, and from this the speaker dissentéd, The Congressional authority in toils re- age wasentirely i consonance with the theory of i the reconstruction legislation which assumes to prescribe in what janner the lately rebel States shall reconstruct their government, and proposed their readmission upon their compliance with cer- tain conditions, because the national authority could not interfere with the right of a State tn fhe Union. It did not, therefore, follow that during its incipiency or preparatory condition that a State was not properly tne subject of Congressional regulation, Referring to the composition of the Virginia Legislature, he said that of the forty-three members of the Senate twenty-five could not take the oath prescribed in 1862—in other words, were engaged in open rebellion against the United States. Of she 133 members of the House of Delegates only eighty could take the oatn. While personally anx- jous tor the admission of Virginta he could not over- look the fact, and the Senate could not overlook it, nat the Legislature of Virginia was overwhelmingly rebel. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) Of Vt., sald that under the very act of Congress authorizing Virginia to take the reparatory steps towards reconstraction Congress ad the right to inquire whether those steps were taken in good faith, and whether the action of the State was snificient to satisfy Congress, It nad expressly declared in a tive to Virginia that her sut juent action should not be deemed final until approved by Congress, but should be submitted for review by Congress. Having been deceived in the cise of Georgia, and, furtner, by Tennessee, as was showi by the present condit‘on of things there, Conureed had taken care to say to Virginia in plain terms that the rignt to review her action was expressly re- served; and now it was due the Senate that when that State again resumes its relations to tne govera- went inno one of its departments should it be ob- boxious to the fourteenth amendment to the con- atitution of the United States. He desired to have further information concerning Virginia, as upon the condition of things there would depend his vote for or against immediate admission of the State. He desired to inquire for himself whether Virginia was complying in gooa faith with the fourteenth amendment, and whether her legislators ought not to be required to take an oath based-upon the theory of that aurendiment, Senator MorTON, (rep.) of Ind., expressed the opinion that perhaps toe only question Une} at igsue was as to whether, under the reconstructior laws, the members of the Legislature of Virginia were required to take the test oath. If the afirma- tive was true, then the Legislature bad not veen properly organized; if the negative, then the re- verse. But one provision of the reconstruction jaws had been referred to as bearing on this point, and that was section niv@ of the act of July 19, 18367 which specitied the imposition of the test oath of 1862, fn the cases of persons appointed or elected under avy so calied State or munictpal author- ity, meaning the pretended State organizations created by Mr. Johnson. It would not be contended that tnat applied to members of the Legislature elected under the re- construction acts, because the requirement had sole reference to a prior condition of affairs, He made the broad statement that the spirit of the reconstruc- tion acts, from beginning to end, gave to ail revels the right to take part in the reorganization of those States except such as were embraced in the third clause of the fourteeoth amendment, participation 1n rebellion not being regarded as a cause of ineligt- bility. in support of this view he quoted from the various reconstruction acts of Congress. As a breach of good faith he deprecated the attempt now to create a test Of qualification jor office that did not exiat when the members of the Legislature were elected. it was equally incumbent upon Congress keep tts faith as upon the States of the South. It Was to him @ source of t that the test oath had not been tmposed in the irst instance; but Congress ad not started out upon that principle, aud now Must continue in the course already defined. Mr. Pain te of Mo., moved ag an amendment to the bill to add tue following:— Provided, that should the Legislature of such State at any time alver pase any act or resolution reconsidering or annuliing ite ratification of the Stteonth amendment to the constitution of tie United states, the @ of such act or Joint resolution shall operate to exclude sald State from rep- resentation in Congress, and to ramit sald State to iis cond!- tion immediately prior to the passage of this act, He said that this amendment woud prevent the rebel States from playing the game which had been tried by other States in the North of repealing the former action so soon as they could do so with safety to themselves, Mr. WARNER, (rep.) of Ala,, expressed his earnest desire tw see an early settiement of the political questions concerning the late rebellious States, which had occupied the Senate for four years pase ‘Tae State of Alabama, by reason of her early admis- rior act rela- 5 bt00 and representaden in Congress, was really five years ahead of her neighbors, Georgia and Missis- #ippt, in which SI mugnened policy ip public ‘agains. had been. pareued, Hn vetialt of these tates he asked tl #0} definite measures should "he “prompliy, taken. for thelr recon: struction, jlaturey did nos afford ‘rhe enure security and protection to which the citizens there were entitied which Congress should afford. ress would have to abandon its Proscriptive policy as oue barren of good results and apply itself to the aurpression of crime and law- leasnews, In this connection he remarked that he Would go to tne South with the halter in one nand and universal amnesty in the other, In other words, be would hang the marderer of foray: eee pardon the political offender of the past, Give the South that platform and you give peace to that section, One demonstration of the power of the government to punish crime taere at this time would be worth More than @ thousand oaths, ln conclusion, the speaker added it if these questions were separ- ately settied the public opinion of jul carry the Congressional policy beyon Bb kes ment would settle down to danger, and public men were creaved with the conviction that gal nie as cltisens, ew . WILLEY, (rep.) . Va., Said that by tl port of the Judiciary Committee, which gti posed this bill, eed ‘Was DOW entitled to repre. Septafion, and that it would be aimost criminal tor ote wantonly to delay tat desirable event, —omant ‘The State pupuld not ‘be excluded for ony m...-..- ost palpaoie reasons. He thougat = Benvreas had vecn impli effect, and (tis President of the United States in his message had alleged that ale bad complied with every require- ment, which fact was further substantiated by the action of the Judiciary Committee by hip enone che Pending bill. Her rignts could not consistently Withhe:d without some valid reason therofor. Mr. SAWYER, (rep) ofS. ©., said the objection seemed to be not Virginia had not complied with the reconst on’reguirements, but taat life and property wi ot as safe as they should be in that State; but the acts of Congress could not remedy the ditticulty or make itfe aud property mure sale. © thirty years in the S:ates lately in Insur- rection the rule iad been not one of law but of vi0- Jence, and but one class of sentiments could be expressed with safety, With the additional incen- oe i — Loca online occasioned by , Ww CO Senators expect to find in that section toe, nd for this, for legislation could nob cure the evil. believed that the cardinal evil of the reconstruction measures, a3 originally passed, was the requirement of the test oath of officers of States and municipalities and the exclusion from participation in the new government of those who were naturally the leaders ot tie Southern peo- pie. Being, therefore, in a measure irresponsiole, ‘these men took no interest in upholding the peace and good order of the communities in which the) live. He deprecated the introduction of party feel- ing at this time, and expressed the appretiension that a bill would yet be introduced to remand the State of Virginia to military authority and undo all that had been dove during the last year, with the approval of the administration and of a large ma- Jority of the republican party of Virginia. Mr, WILSON, (rep.) of Masa., moved to postpone further consideration of the ‘bill until next Thurs- day, and adv the motion at length, remarking that the reconstruction policy of Congress was em- bedded in the very soll of the continent and was sure of triumph, Mr. FOWLER, (rep.) of Tenn., repelled what he termed the unjust accusations made in the senate it the people of Tenuessee and of the south. fe dented that the Southern people were the mur- derous crew that they had been represented to be. There had been comparatively less of violence and crime in the South stuce the war than in any other section. Instead of going to the Soutn with the halter in one hand and amnesty in the other, he preferred to strengthen there the sentiments aud principles of civilization, and to disseminate the biessings of education. He then referred to tne political condition of Tennessee, where Union men had been trampled under foot and the republican party disintegrated and hope- qeasly lost by reason of the ambitious schemes of un- riucipled men. EXECUTIVE SR=SION, Un motion of Mr, HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., the Senate shortly after four o'clock went into executive sea- sion, prior to which a message from the President ‘was read in response to a Senate resolution setting forth that no correspondence or negotiations had been entered into between the governments of the United States and Great Britain in respect to a re- ciprocity treaty or reciprocity laws. After a short tyme spent in executive session the qodrs were reopened and the Senave adjourned, a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1870, BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. Under the call of States bilis were introduced and referred as follows:— By Mr. Moxrinn, (rep.) of Me., to change the time of meeting of Congress at its second and third sessions to the first Monday in January; also to protect American citizen passengers by steamers; also to provide arevisory board for the navy, and to regulate naval rank; also to regulate rank oa the naval medical stat. By Mr. Povann, (rop.) of Vt., authorizing the en- 12 ity Canadian produce without consular certifl- ony Mr. SMITH, (rep.) of Vt., for the relief of the St. Albans bank, at St, Albans, Vt. By Mr. Hoan, (rep.) of Masg,, to amend the pension lew: By Mr. Ferris, (rep.) of N. Y., to extend the time for thé prosecution of certain ofiicers, By Mr. Dockgry, (rep.) of N. 0.—To amend the Internal Revenue law by exempting farmers and rardeners from ing @ broker's tax on the sales of heir products, By Mr. Cons, (rep.) of N. For the building of lighthouses at Faise Cape and at Gamaliel Point, i Ce By Mr. WaITTemone, (rep.) of 8, C.—Authorizing the conveyance of certain government property at Beaufort, 8. C., to the State of South Carolina for comm on school purposes. By Mr. Buck, of Ala.—For tne improvement of the river, bay and harbor of Mobile, Ala. By Mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky.—To repeal afi tariff du- ties now imposed on animals imported from foreiga countries for breeding purposes. By Mr. Prossek, (rep.) of ‘“enn.—To promote the interests of general éducation atwong the people of the United States, By Mr. Onru, fren of 1nd.—To expedite the sur- vey of private lana claims. By Mr. Cook, (rep.) of Lil,—Relative to private land claims under the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo. By Mr. Cress, (dem.) of Il.—For the completion of the Custom House at Cairo, lil; algo to establish @ permanent navy yard and depot at Mound City, IL. y Mr. FINKELNBERG, (vep.) of Mo.—Io regulate the appraisement of imports. y Mr. BURDETT, (rep.) of Mo.—For the erection of a building for a post office and other government purposes in Jefferson, Mo. By Mr. AsPER, (fep.) of Mo.—Explanatory of the act of March 3, 1865, granting three months’ pay proper to certain volunteer offic: the privileges of the National Bai By Mr. WBLLS, (dem.) of Ma,--To r Congress on the gubject of bankruptcy; providing that the repeal shall not atfect any case or proceed. img in bankruptcy commenced betore tne a cee of this act, nor any paine or penalties or forfeitures in- curred under such acts. By Mr. Bours, (rep.) of Ark.—Granting relief to colored soldiers. By Mr. Roagrs, (dem.) of Ark.—Granting land in &id of public schools in Arkansas. By Mr, Ferry, (tep.) of Mich.—To place the name of Lieutenant Charles Pendleton on the Navy Kegis- ter. By Mr. LovcHrineg, (rep.) of lowa—To establish Us, boundaries of the judicial circuits of the United tates. By Mr. MCCRARY, (rep.) of Iowa—To amend the act for the improvement of the Des Moines and Rock Island rapids, in the Mississippi river. By Mr. SMITH, (rep.) of lowa—To grant the right of way for # horse ratiway from Davenport to Rock Island across the Mississippi. By Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis.—To admit the state of Mag ay to representation in Congress, By Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.) of Wis.—For the im- of the harbor at Fort Washington, Wis. y Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal.—To devote tne public agricultural lands in California to homestead and pre-emption purposes. By Mr. SMITH, (dem.) Of Oregon—To extend the time for making selections of swamp lands in Oregon. By Mr. CLARKB (rep.) of Kansas—For the removal of the Kansas and Osage tribes of Indians from Kansas, and the disposal of their lands to actual settlers only. Also for a commiasion to investigate chilms arising from Indian depredations, Also enabling actual settlers to purchase certain Jands in Kansas obtained from the Cherokee Indians, jes extending the Pre-emption and Homestead jaws. By Mr. Fitcn, (rep.) of Nev,, to enlarge the bound- aries of Nevada. By Mr. Taree, (rep.) of Neb., to disencumber the public lands of so-called Indian tivie !30 to rede- line the present boundary line bet a Nebraska and Dacotah, APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION. Mr. PAINE introduced a bill for the apportionment of representatives among the several States, Section first enacts that after March 3, 1871, the House of Representatives shall be composed of 400 members, provided, first, that if the new States shall be adinitted afterthe next census their repre- sentatives shall be additional to the 200; second, if State shall be reduced in the num. resentatives by the pertionment such reduction shail not take effect in the Forty-sec- acetic dP ct proveme! gress, In excess of tlonment, shall be additional to the three hundred, and he representation of State shall by appordont tthe additional repre- ja shail be chosen by the ; large un- ide, lesa the Legislature shall ome pI Section second requires thé Superintendent of ihe Census to gubmit to the Secretary of the Interior before Augawt 15, 1670, @ preliminary report siow- ing:—First, the whole number of persons in each State, Terri county and parish; second, tne namber of m: itizens therein twenty-one years ot age, and third, the number of male citizens therein, twenty-one years of age, whoge right to vow certain officérs 1s de; or abridged except for par- ticipation in th Cry .. crime, with other necessary Sta! CH Section thigd provides that giter the preliminary — 2 5 5 teeath amendment of the constitu ascertain Pre e ee y iy consull—! 5; ma r of representation of aggregate basis of tation of the United ies Pais Set lon e trict by divid- Ing the aggregate basis by 800; and shall, fourth, aa certain the number of by dividing {ts basis resentatives in each Bt ‘x tation the re oe single district, faicotinn matinee can ahall, + apportion to the States Aaving the largest rejected Iractions, one to each, enough represente- ky °° ie wane ‘the La ono nuwber—i00, four requires the Se ti interiors to transmit @ statement of nie pee ed sander this acc, duly sealed and certified, to the yee Boe v0 each Governor, on or re Sep ion five provides that the Secretary of the In— ae shall include the basis of re; resentaHon of @avh of the states of Mississippi, regina, ‘Texas and Georgia in the aggregate basis of the United ‘States, but shall not transmit the statement of bis. proceedings to_their Governors unul they are re- apectively admitted to representation in bot houses of Congress, and that if the fifteenth amendment shall be duly ratified before December 10, 1870, there shall be no reduction of the basis of any State on account of the previous de! rid, ment of any scenrea Mt Whicu anos SS 22eRrss a i Section six repeals conflicting acts and pte aca. P arte > “ron RN, NEW PORK Pon wa... Fee en Mr. TANNER, (rep.) Of N. Y.. IMtrOdUCe@™ @* UE we facilitate the adjustnent @ controversies between Parties interested in maritime adventures and con- fracts in the port of New York, and to estabifeh board of port wardens, The bil proposes that instead of the present mode of the appointment of port wardens for New York by the State authorities they shall be appotuted by the Secretary of the Treasury. AMENDMENT? TO THE HOMESTEAD ACT. Mr. LAWRENCE, (rep,) of Ohio, introduced a bill to amend the Hom act. It provides thas soldiers may enter free of cost, under the homestead laws, 160 acres of the alternate reserved sections railroad grants, instead of cighty acres, as now Umited; ‘and that when any person enters for a homestead 169 acres of land, not mineral or tim- bered. aud only capable of cultivation vy irrigation, he may, in addition, enter 169 acres land not mineral ana not capable of cuitivauon by one-half of which may be Umbered jand; and that any person entitled to a uomestead may enter quarter sections of innds incapable of cultivation by irrigation, not mineral or timbered lands, only valu- able for grazing, aud with it eiguty acres Or tim- ered iand, FREE BANKING SYSTEM. Mr. PALMER, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced @ bill to amend the National Currency act. ‘The bil amends the national banking laws 80 as to authorize the estabiishMent of free banks, Parties making application for charters must present to the Secrotury of the ireasury, as the basis of security, five-twenty six per cout bonds, which must be cau- celled by the Secretary, and m leu of then he is directed to issue for deposit by the proposed banking associations fur per cent bonds, running foriy ears, principal and interest payable in coin, non- Xable by tederal, State or municipal euthorities, and the interest on the bonds which may be held ip Europe payable in the money of European countries, ‘These bonds are to be convertibie at tae option of ‘owners from coupon into registered or from regus- tered into coupon. It compels tue Secretary of the Treasury to redeem and cancel ap amount of greenbacks or three per cent certificates equal to seventy-live per cent of the circulatiog notes lasued ander the free banking system; pro- vides for the redemption of the notes in New York aa well as at the counters of the banks issuing them; prohibits banks from paying interest on ourrent ae- Posits; provides that the engraving and printing of tho new circulating notes shalt be exccuted in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Treasury Department; that each denomination of notes shail be on distinct paper, and from latoe-work dies, bed pleces and rolis never beiore issued, iu part or in whole, for other notes. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. Mr. JOHNSON, (dem.) Of Oal., introduced @ bill to estabush u port of entry at Vuilejo, Cal. Also deciay ratory of the right of States to protect themselves against a nuisance, and that Chinese immigration should be discouraged. ‘rhe latter bill provides that any State suffering from flithy habits, or degrading vic or customs practiced by Chinese residents, inay, if such habits, ices, or customs become & nulsance, protect Itwelf by State legislation, notwithstanding the ex! of any treaty between the Untied States Chinese government. It also deciares that the free importation and tinmigration of Cuimese laborers, and of debased and abaudoned females, is not for the best interests of the country, and, therefore, should not be encouraged, but sudiid ve restrained and discouraged by all lawful means, IMPROPER USE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. Mr. MUNGEN, (rep.) of Ohio, offered a resolution directing the Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, Navy and Interior, the Postmaster Generai aud the Atiorney General to report the number of and horses, and the amount of harness paid for by the government and used for the convenlence and leagure of such heads of departments and their families, or by tue heads of their respective bureaus, and to state by What authority such property of the government has been 80 seized at appropriated, and why they did not in their reporta o1 contingent expenses mention the expenditures for car- riages, horses, forage aud Wages Ww coachmen, foot men and hosters? The house refused to second the previous ques- tion, and Mr. BENJAMIN, (rep.) of Mo., rising to de- bate it it Went over under the rule, RESLORATION OF VIRGINIA. Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Olio, introduced @ joint resolution declaring Virginia entitled to represenia- ton in Congress, and moved the previous question On its passage. ‘rhe preambio recites that the people of Virginia, pave adopted @ constitution, republican in form, and have in all respegts conformed to the require- ments of the act of Congress of April 10, 1860, au- thorizing the submission of the constitutions of Virginia, Mississipp! and Texas to a vote af the peo~ ple, and authorizing the election of State oiicers provided by such constitutions. ‘fue joint resolu don theretore declares that the State of Virginia is entitled to representation to Congress. ‘The pre- vious a gener ‘was seconded and the main question ordered, by 68 to 58, Mr. PAINE moved to lay the resolution on the table, but subsequently withdrew the motion and demand- ed the yeas and nays on its passage. Mr. BENJAMIN inoved to reconsider the vote or- dering the main question, aud cailed for the yeas and nays. ‘Ihe vote was taken and reaulted—yeas 14,nar 8 76, ‘he SvBaKER gave his casting vote in the nega- tive and the motion to reconsider was rejected, Mr. WHi?TTEMOKE,MOVed that the House adjourn, and called for the yeas and nays. Mr. RANDALL, dem.) of Pa., made @ remark about seeing South Carolina filibustering to exclude Vir- ti. Othe House refased to adjourn by 38 to 99, Mr. Patne catied the attention of the Speaker to tne fact that there tad been an error tn making up ‘the result of the vote on Mr. Benjamin’s motion. Mr. Hoar had voted aye and his vote had not been recorded: “he correct vote, therefore, was yeas 77, nays ‘Alter considerable colloquy on the subject the vote was corrected. Tne Speaker withdrew his casting vote, and tke question recurred, Shall the main question be ordered? The House refused to order the main question by @ vote of U6 to 80, and the bill went over under the Tule. ‘The following were among the republican mem- bers voting aye:—Messrs. Bingham, Blair, Farns- worth, Ferry, Finkemburg, Fiten, Garfleld, Hay, Ingersoll, Ketcham, Laflin, MeCartby, Morrill (Me.), Peters, Smith (Vt.), Starkweather, Tanner aud W! gon (Ohio). APPROPRIATION BILL. Mr. KELSEY, (rep.) of N. Y., from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Pension Appropria- tton bill, Which was made the special order for Wed- headay next. Mr. BECK, from the same committee, reported the Military Academy Appropriation bill, made the special order for Thursday next, MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS, Mr. Brooxs, (dem.) of N. Y., presented the memo- rial of N.L. and George Griswold and many New York shipowners and merchants for free trade in ships, and setting forth that the present tari ts driving the American flag from the ocean, Mr. WELLS presented the memorial of Oliver Gar- rison and others for a reduction of the tariff on pig ou, Mr. Orr presented several petitions from citizens of Indiana for tue abolition of the franking privilege and to require prepayment of postage on news a ly rit KELSEY presented several petitions for pen- sions to veterans and widows of véverans of the war of 1512. Mr. LAFLIN, (tep.) of N. ¥., presented a petition of the citizens of Watertown, Jefferson county, N. Y., for the abolition of the frankmng privilege. Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ou10, presented a peti- tion of the Cincinnatt Chamber of Commerce praylag that Cincinnat be made a port of entry, with every Proper Jecillay for the direc importation of foreign products, . GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a petition of cittzéns of Trumbull county, Ohio, against the reduction of import duties on jute and guuny manu- factures. PAYMENT OF PENSIONS. Mr. BENJAMIN, On suspension of the rnles, called up the bill to define the duties of pension agents Qld to prescribe the method of paying penstoners, After a long discussiqn Mr. LAWRENCE moved to Tecommit the bili to the Committee on Invalid Pensions, with instructions to amend it #0 a8 to provide {or the payweut of pensions tn every coen- try free of expence to penstonérs. Tending the vote on that motion the House at four o'clock adjourned, THE HUDSON CLOSED, EAST ALBANY, N. Y., Jan 10, 1870, The Hudson river ts covered with tce to-day from shore to siore from Poughkeepsie to Albany. At Rbineveck the ice is stationary, and at Tivoli the ferryboat lies motionless in the middle of the river. The steamers Corning, Boardman, Josephine Sounder, Jobn Naylor and a large tow trom Albany taken dowmby fle Norwich, are ail fast im the ice as Hudson. The Connecycut passed down yesterday ‘aivornoon, oA ae “ 1 snow fell here dyrtog the greater Rast of We 4am which was