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WASHINGTON A Whiskey War in South Carolina. Armed Resistance to the Reve- nue Laws. Increased Transatlantic Mail Facilities. MILITARY INTERFERENCE IN GEORGIA Sonate Amendment to the Vir- ginia Bill. Fernando Wood’s Review of Boutwell’s Financial Policy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1870. Preparations for the Reception of Prince 5 Arthur, His Roya) Highness Prince arthur, accompanted Dy Dis suite, Colonel Elphinstone and Lieutenants Pickard and Fitzroy, will leave Montreal to-morrow ‘and will arrive in New York on Friday mormng. Mr. Thornjon, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. French, will leave for New York to-morrow night and meet bis Royai Highness Friday morning. ‘The Prince will remain in New York Friday might and leave for Washington Saturday morning. He will be at the Brevoort House while in New York, but will not receive or pay any visits, as it is his in- tention after leaving Washington to return to New York and spend some days there, His Royal High- ness will be the guest of Mr. Thornton during his sojourn in Washington. On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Thornton will tmvite ail the members of the British Legation to meet the Prince. On Monday he will call at the Executive Mansion to pay his respects wo she President. In the evening tnere will be a dinner at the British Legation, to which the following named gentiemen have been Invited:—The Vice President, Chief Justice Chase, Genera! Sherman, Senator Suniner and al! tne mem- bersof the Oabinet, ‘There will be a reception in the evening, to which the famihes of the members of the Cabinet and diplomatic corps only will be in- vied, On Tuesday there will be another dinner at the British Legation, to which the British Minister and Mrs, Thornton. have invited Senators Came- reo, Casserly, Morton, Conkling and Ham- Kin, and the Speaker of the House, the Prussian, Russian, Austrian and . Turkish ministers, and Admiral Dahigren. On Wednesday ‘nis Royal Highness will dine with the President, On ‘Thursday the Prince will dine with the Secretary of State and Mrs. rish, and in the evening attend a grand ball given by the British Minister, to which will be mvited Mr. and Mrs. Thornton’s personal friends ana agquaintances, On Friday there will be another dinner at the British Legation, to which the following gentlemen have been invited to meet hus Royal Higiness:—Senators Schurz, Williams and Anthony; General Banks and the Belgian, Argen- tine, Peruvian, Danish, Spanish, Brazilian and Netherlands ministers. On Saturday the Prince will probably leave tor New York. ‘The Gold Conspiracy Investigation. Mesers. H. K. Enos, of the firm of Quinan & Enos; E. 8. Chapin, of the firm of Chapin, Bowen & Fay, ‘and Mr. Stumpson, broker for Belden & Co., were before the gold panic investigating committee to- day. They testified to having purchased large sums Of gold on the days preceding the panic on account of Fisk, Gould and Martin, but wey did not profess to know anything about the plans of tne ring. Spoils for the New York Repubiicass, General John Cochrane 1s here looking alter the imterests of the New York Consolidated Republican Committee. The General belreves that patronage 1s essential to the integrity of the party, and that to make it effective it ought to be used judiciously; that is to say, the right sort of people ought to be con- sulted before appointments are made, The General has seon most of the powers that be and is sald to Rave converted them to his views. Improving the Entrance Into New York Har- bor—Removing the Hell Gate Obstructions— Recommendation of the Government Eu- wineer. ‘The Secretary of War to-day communicated to the House, in reply toa resolution, a letter from General Newton relating to the feasibility and probable cost of cutting through Halletts Point, in Hell Gate, at the head of Long Island Sound, a channel sufMicfently straight and «eep to remove or materially reduce the perils now attending tne navigation of that important pas- sage. General Newton says he ts in some doubt about the nature and location of the projected chan- nel, but presnmes that the reference is intended to be made to @ project of what he had heard in general terms of excavating a canal through the town of Astoria, thereby furnishing @ new channel which would avoid the dangers and obstructions of Hell Gate. He bas never seen the plans and esti- mates of the projected canal, nor is he aware that any have been made. The plan initiated by the government and in which progress has al- ready been made, has been to improve Hell Gate by Temoving the existing obstructions, and thereby to farnish a safe channel for navigation. This plan, without, however, extending or modifying it for such purpose, would incidentally give free ingress and egreas to the space above described, which has . already peen shown'to be absolutely necessary for proper wharfage accommodations for the harbor of New York. He thinks the removal of the rocks ar Hell Gate shouid be prosecuted in preference to the canal project. He concludes his elaborate report by aaying:— The amount ofjrocks removed from Hallett’s Point hag already much more than patd for the expense, and a similar success is anucipated for the channei machine. A most important result of the govern- ment undertaking work for itself has been to de- termine that the cost of removing rock, as generally estimated before, was entirely too great, and the amount that can be saved by taking advantage of the kuowledge gatned may be reckon millions, = Compared ith = this = the cost of the machinery nt apparatus purchased would be a trifle. No part of this work, except, perhaps, that of removing the rock alter it has been blasted, snould be let at contract. No contractor could afford, upon a limited job, to get the proper apparatus and perform the work as cheaply a& government. This assertion is s0 evi- dent that argument would be unnecessary to vindi- eate it. The government, therefore, should not hesitate to tl Itself of the experience gained und of the Lingo it has purchased to proveed and orm its own work. The Now York and European Mail Service Additional Facilitios—Cheap Postage with France. Postmaster General Creswell has made arrange- menis for an additional weekly despatch of mails from New York to Great Britain, py the steamers of the Hamburg-American Packet Company, thus securing @ regular tri-weekly steamship service from New York on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Hamburg Company not only accept tie reduced rates of sea postage established for we United States and British mails by the late postal convention with Great Britain, aa full compensation for the matl service, but also agree to carry direct the mails to Cherburg, France, at a compensation of six cents per ounce for letters, equal to two cents per single jetter, thus establishing an ocean penny postage wo France as weil as to Great Britain. Their steamers are first ciass im all respects, fully equal in speed to those of any other trans- Gtlantic line. The mails for Great Britain will hereafter be regularly despatched from New York, 8s follows:—By Hamburg line on Tuesdays, by Wil- Nama & Guion’s line on Thursdays, and by the North German Lioyd’s jine on Saturdays of each week. ‘The malis for France direct will be despatched from New York on Tuesdays of cach week by the steam- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, ers of the Hambarg ime, and on alternate Saturday by the french line of mail steamers. The mails for the North Ger- maa Unien direct will New York by the steamers of the flam- barg Ime on Tuesdays, and by the steamers of the North German Lioyd line on Saturdays of each week. In adaition to the above the Canadian Ime will convey a weekly mail to Great Britain, the boats sailing from Portland in winter and from Quebec in summer. The Baltimore line of North German Lioyd steamers wi!l convey a semi-monthly Mau direct to Germany, New York and Washington Air Line Ruil- read—The Niagarn Sbip Cunul. ‘Tue Committee on Railways aud Canals discussea the bill for the construction of an air line railroad between Washingion and New York at their meeting to-day, but did not come to any conclusion. ‘The old question of the constitutional right of Congress vo go into the States for the parpose of constructing #uch @ road as 1a proposed was raised by some mem- bers of the committee, who are beheved to be op- Posed to the bill, or indeed to the construction of any road that will compete with the roads now in existence between thig city and New York.. The committee also considered the Niagara Ship anal bill, but adjourned without action, Renistance te the Revenue Lawes in South Carolina—The Collector and Escort ef Seldiers Besieged by au Armed Mob. ‘The Internal Revenue Office has recetved an oMcnal letter concerning the recent outrages in Spar- tansburg county, 8.0. The report is from Deputy Collector Wallace, of the ‘Third South Caroma dis- trict. who, with Assistant Assessor Bankhead, Deputy Collectors Flemming, Black and Turner; Deputy Marshal Casey and Captain Summerhayes, with seven men of the Eighth United States infantry, on the morning Of the 12t0 inst., visited the houses of several parties in that county charged witu rescu- tng forfeited property from Deputy Collector Turner and burning his house, but could find none of them. The stills which were recaptured from him were carried across tho North Carolina line, The houses of severat for whom Deputy Marshal Casey had wrrrants were also vinited, but none of the parties could be found, They then visited neighborhood in which several stills were reported running. ‘These were destroyed and one arrest was made. The party then prepared to encamp, when a number of armed men appeared and defied them, The government oficiala moved forward, orders being given not to Gre unless an aitack was made, which at dark was commenced upon them. They took possession of a ciuzen’s house and completed thetr arrangements for defence, The house was surrounded by ap- parently 100 men, who demandea that we man who had been arrested should be released, and that Turner be surrendered to them. The mob re- mained around the house for three hours making yarious hostile Gemonstrdtions, but no attack. The Deputy Collector writes as follows:— The seven soldiers had twenty rounds of ammunt- tion to the man and nearly ali the otners had pisiols, We could have driven of the crowd with considerabie slaughter, but in doing so would have lost some men and expended ali our ammunition; and when we .left the building they would have rallied suMcient force to overpower us. Considering these tacts at two o'clock I organized @ party and went out to meet them and provosed to release the prisoner if they would consent to leave. ‘They at first demanded Turner also, but finally conciudea to accept my terms. Mr. Humphreys, the prisoner, was released and the principal part of the crowd left. Some re- mained and shot a6 a sentinel and at u man gou to the well for water. ‘They also wound three tg After daylight on the moraing of the 13th inst. we started for Spartanburg Court House, sixteen miles distant, We anucipated and were prepared for an attack on the way out, but nothing more than harmless demonstrations were made. During the morning we managed to send nae et squads, for whom the marsha: nad war- rant In delivering the man who nad béen arrested the Deputy Collector said they yielded an impor. tant principle to avoid bloodshea. He furtuer states that he wouid apply for a torce of fifty men to bring that country to complete subjection. The whole people were in arms agains: them. Nominations by the President. The President has sent to the Senate tue following nominations: — Postmasters—Edmund Anthony, New Bedford, Masa.; Nathaniel K. Leavitt, Exeter, N. f1.; Jonathan ar ee Smyrna, Dei; 5. C. West, Milwaukee, 18. Assessor's of Internal Revenue—Luvher H. Carey, Second district of California; Charies C. Fletcher, Second district of Missouri, Judgo Strong, of Pennsylvania, for the Su- preme Court, The President to-day informed George H. Stuart, of Philadelphia, that he would nominate Judge Wil- liam Strong, of Pennsylvania, in a few aays for As sociate Justice of the Supreme Court in place of Stanton, deceased. Foreign Consuls Recognized. The President has recognized Alpnonse Desire Valentin as Vice Consul of Uruguay ior the port of New York, and Peter Betteline, Consular Agent of France at Jacksonville, Fla, Second State Dinner at the White Houne. The second state dinner given py the President ‘was in honor of the Uhited States Supreme Court. On one side of the table were Representatives Heaton, Miss Chase, Justice Swayne, Mrs. (. A, El- dridge, Senator Thurman, Mrs. Swain, President Grant, Mrs. Wilson, Senator Cole, Mra. Davis, Jus- tice Miller, Mrs. Childs, Representative Beaman, Mrs. Heaton, and on the other side of the table Rep- resentative Eldridge, Mrs. Asper, Justice Davies, Mra. Beaman, Senator Warner, Mrs. Field, Senator Wilson, Mrs. Grant, Chief Justice Chase, Mrs. Cole, Justice Clifford, Mrs, Burchard, Justice Field, Mra. Sharpe, Orville H. Grant. At oue end of the table sat Representative Asper and Dr. Sharpe, and at the other Representative Burchard and Mr. Dent, the father of Mrs, Grant, New Yorkers Dining and Wi men. Richard Schell, of New York, gave a grand dinner party at the Arlington House this evening to a num- ber of promiment radical Senators and members, ‘There were about fifty gentlemen present, among whom were Senator Fenton, Ben Builer, Gen. Logan, John HU. Ketcham, Dennis McCatthy, W. H. Kelsey and the entire New York deiegation; General Rufus Ingalls, ex-Postmaster General Randall, J. Watson Web,Commodore Garrison—the witnesses now here testifying in the gold panic investigation—and some Senators and members from the West. There is a good deal of speculation in connection with this din- ner, Kuwor says there 1 to be a. big scheme brought before Congress soon, in which asyeral promiueut New Yorkers are interested, ing Congress Letter Carriers Interviewing the Presidem, ‘The delegates to the Letter Carriers’ Convention, in session 10 1his city, calied on the President w- day. They were received in the library at the Exe- cutive Mansion, and Uhe chairman, Thomas H. Le- bourn, of Philadelphia, addressed the President, stating that they could not leave Washington with- out paying their respects to him; and in this visit they had a twofold object in view—that of paying thelr respects to the Chief Magistrate and to we commander whom many of them had followed through hard fought fields. They also desired, im behalf of thirtken hundred letter carriers in the United States to accept the President's policy of retrenchment and reform, a4 the’ same was not aimed at nor did it injure the laboring classes. He also explained the objects of @eir convenuion, which are to urge an increased compensation to this claxs of government employes. The President repued, wishing them success, remarking that their present Salary was insufiicient, and he was in favor of see- ing 1abor always amply rewarded. Various dele- gates then shook hands with the President, and afterwards left for their hall, They will adjourn sine die to-day. Iucreased Pay of Letter Carriers. A deputation from the Letter Carriers’ Conven- tion, which has been in session here, called ts morning upon the House Committee on Post Offices and Pest Roads and urged legtyjation witch will give them imereased compensation, They alieged that the salaries they are now receiving are insuf- ficient for the support of themselves ana their faml- les, and that the lavor they perform is of a charac- ver that should receive more compensation. ‘The committee, after listening to what they had to say, appointed as @ sub-committee Messrs. Boyd, Tyner and Twitchell to examine into and report upon the matter. Grand Army of the Republic. A committee of the Grand Army of th consistipg of General Logan, Governor Fai Republic, ld, of be despatched from | each | Wisconsin; General Hawley, of Connecticut; Gene. ral Schurs and General Negley, wili meet in this city On Katurday, The object is to consider and finaly Gecide upon a acheme of life Insurance which has becn urged upon the order, Puuishwent for Gift Enterprise and Lottery Swindlers. The House Postal Commitvee, at Ite meeting to- day, authorized ita chairman to report the bu) imtro- dueed by General Farnsworth to prevent and punish Certain abuses of the Post OMce establishment It Provides, among other things, that the Postmaster General may, if he m& convinced that parties are engaged m conducting any frauduient lottery, gifs enterprise or scheme for the aistribution of money, forbid the payment by postmasters of moncy orders drawn in favor of auch parties. ‘The letters and money orders #0 intercepted are to be returned to the Post Omice whenee they came, marked “fraudulent” on the outside: The bill 18 mtended to break up the business of the parties who send out confidential crculare signed Gumbrick & €o,, and proposing to wend twenty dollars of fac-simile bank notes for ten dollars in legal tenders, The bill provides that Parties detected in this business shal) be imprisoned eigutcen months and fined $599, The Iucome Tax, The Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means reported to-day @ resolution deciaring it to be the true intent and meaning of the acts relating tothe income tax that alt persone are liabie to the payment of their proper mcome tax accruing end wo accrue for and during and up to the end of the year 1870, and that the assessment and collection of such tax for 1870 and remaining unpaid on the Ist of January, 1871, may be made in 1871. Abolition of the Franking Privilege. ‘Phe sub-committee appointed by the House Postal Committee to consider the various bills for the abo- Muion of the tranxing privilege made a report to-day to the general committee in favor of the bill intro- duced early in the session by Mr. Hill, of New Jer- sey. The report was adopted and the chairman was authorized to report the bill to the House, It merely repeals a acws and parte of acts giving officials power to frank documents and letwrs and send them free throngh the mails. Election of United States Senators in Mis- alnsipyi. (Washington (Jan. 19) correspondence Evening Post.) The election of Governor Alcorn and General Ames as United States Senators from Mississippi 18 very batisiactory to leading republicans. A New England Senator, who bad an interview with the President ‘this morning, says the latter expressed much satisfaction at General Ames’ election, but regretted that the army would lose his services, ne being One of the most brilliant oflicers in the service THE PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL EXGIBI- TION. Consultation of a Co ittee of Citizens of Washington with Senatore—The Sanction of Congress to be Given te the Scheme Pro- vided $2,500,000 Are Subscribed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1870, The committee to urge the passage of the bill granting a charter for the international exposition tn Washihgton proceeded to the Capitol to-day for the pupose of having a conference with Senators m reference to the bill and its provisions. There were present at the interview Senators Hamlin, Sherman, Schurz, Mormll (of Vermont), Patterson, Morton, Robertson, Spencer, Wiison, Warner, Nye and McDonald. Senator HAMLIN inquired If it was the intention of the comunittee to ask any ald from Congress for the purpose of carrying out the exhibjtion, Mr. KILBOURNE, on benalf of the committee, re- plied vhat all that was asked was the national sanc- tion. One and a@ half million of dollars would be subscribed tn this city, and they felt confident a mil- Non and @ half would be subscribed outside of the city, aking @ capital of $3,000,000, Mr. HAMLIN was in favor of an amendinent to the bill making each corporator lable for twice the ainoun? of his stock, in order to secure the public against any loss should the exhibition be a fatiure, Mr. KILBOURNE said he bad no doubs the corpora- tors were willing to be held personally liable for the amount of stock taken by them. Senator HAMLIN thought the gentlemen having this matter in charge, ana who were so sanguine of its success, shouid-be willing to throw around the project every guaraniee against loss, otherwise it would show the weakness of the same. Senator McDONALD thought the fact that the people of the District had subscribed one and a half millions of doilara, showed their good faith and ear- nestness. Mr. KILBOURNE said the money subscribed here would be used in the erectton of suitable buildings for the exhibition. Mr. ScuuRz thought the company should be made Mable for all goods sent to the exhibition which might be injured or destroyed. ddr. MORRILL Was Opposed to having a World's Fair at Washington, He thought the gentlemen of this city were unnecessarily excited anout a removal of the capital. He was frieudiy to Washingvon and felt an interest in the city, thongh he felt a greater incerest in the nation. He was not in favor of giving Washingion city @ gala time to last a year or more. He thought it necessary for Congress to protect the citizens of Washiagton against themselves, To have this exhibition in the brief time mentioned would prove a failure, and would go into the category of Washington failures. ‘ne only places where such enterprises would pay were in large cities. ‘The peeple were not prepared for such an exhibition, ie South should be represented, and no por- uon of the country would improve as ra- pidly as the South within the next five or wix years. If the project was to hold tits exhivition in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston, or New York it might be # success, But here in Washmgton the ple stood at zero az to manufactures, arts, dc. He thought the holaing of the exhibvit:on here would resuit disastrously to te peopie of Washington. ‘There were many persons here in ihe departments who would have to pay doubie price for nouse rent, double price for board, marketing, &c., for at least one year while the exhibition was in operation. General HowakD thought that it would be disas- trous not to hold the exhibition now. ‘They ouly asked the cordial approval of the American Con- gress, and were gure there conid not pe failure, as the American people would give their approbation. ‘The time for holding it could be fixed 10 1872 or 1873, but the national capital was the place to hold it. The peopie of the country would #ee the valnabie water power here, the advantageous surrounding country, aud it would result to the benefit of ali. Mr. HAMLIN would be satisfed with a provision in the bill preventing it from becoming ataw unui $2,509,000 shonid be sunseribedt and paid m. ‘This was accepted by the committee, Mr. Wanven thonghe if this exhinition was merely for we vene- fit of Washington and to bolster up tia city 1t was unworthy the aitention of the American Congress; but he took it for granted that it was to show the whole world what we are doing m this country and to show the people of this conatry what the world was doing. The South was not prepared now to make any show at this exbibitiou, but it wouid in- iuse new life into that section ‘and be of great beuetit. Mr. HAMLIN thougbt the exhibition could be heid here, which was tie proper piace tu hold it above all others, The South wax now being ahaa pa and ths city was a point which could be reached by the people of that section, ie thought this Une pro. per time co hold the exibition, ag 1% would iniat new spirit in We South. He would urge the passage Oi the bill before Senate with the provision above referred w, viz, requiring $2,000,000 to be paid in. Mr. Mornt.), said he would do nothing to damage the bill, but if it was to pass, Would do all in his power to make it a perfect one and insure success, Measrs, Schurz and Morrill seemed io be the most positive opponents of the project. Atter tae Senators had witidrawn the committee passed a resolution returning thetc thanks to ther for the time and aitention given. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Title to Alluvial Lands in Mivssouri—The | MeGarrahan Land Claim. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1870. Nos. 27 and 28. St. Lovis Public Schook vs. D. R. Risley and Others, and Same vs. Mary Schoenthaler anh Others, Error to tha Supreme Court of Mis- sourt.—in these cases the Board of Public Schools of the city of St. Louis brought suits in ejectment to recover block No, 856 Im Unat city, in possession of the defendants, The sults were commenced in the St. Louis Land Court, but were subsequentiy re- moved to the.Circuit Court for the county, where, upon trial, they restlted im favor of the defendants, and the judgments were amMrmed by the Suprenfy Court of the State upon appeal. The questions involved were then brought nere under the twenty-fifth section of the Judiciary act. The plaintift claims under assignmeuts to it, as public land reserved for the use of schools by the second section of the act of Congress of June 13, 1912, and granted by acts of May 26, 1824, and 27th January, 1831, The defendants claim under the second section of the same act of Congress of June, 1812. By the evidence it appears that the entire block has been formed since about the year 1844 by alluvial deposits, and thas the biock whic lies pack JANUARY 20, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. of No. 656 was to that time the diock, Tactog the river, and that the Tiver prior to dave even encroached upon the block then fronting upon ) eastera the Dlock was submerged tand. This was block and the defendanta claim that thear low 1D Spanish town in that block actually exvended fo the river, und were occupied by them to tee Water's edge. aud (hut thereby the act of IRL? vested Mitie to the mam channel in the individual owRers y virtue of such |, aad thas (oe aceretion jougs to wich individual owner. Tue — Insists that, by the plan on which the ola town was laid out. there was actually & margio of shore in front of this biock, WhichWax reserved for | fa sd Use & a landing and street, and that the Ute Unit pubhe laud, by Virtue Of the Uealy Of cession, Vened in the United States, and therelore wae pot, by the act of 1812, vented in individual lot owners, The decwion of ihe cases involves the examination | of numerous navonal, State, county aud yudietal | records, Which ace in evidence, and are eunskiered 1p the argament. Montgomery Blair att F. A. for plaintitt in crror; Thomas ‘T, Garrett tor delen- yo Jonn H. Fry, of New York, was admitted wo No. 7. Jacon D, Con, Secretary of the Datervor, in Error, vs, The Untied Siates ex rel. Wi- nen i AMeGarrahan, in error (o the Supreme COUP oF Pietrict of Columbia, —The Court overraied tee motion made on Montag am this cause by counsel for McGarranan to rescind the order assigning it for immediate arguinent and Ute cause Was taken up On its merits and argued by the Attorney Genecal and Mr, Aston, special counsel for tae Secretary of te fh the counsel fot MeGarraban obtaamg feave to Mle a brief within @ Week. The A General commenced his argument with the follow ing deciaration:— {nis record preseuls, We suppose, the Most extraordinary exbibiuons of the unwar- Fantavie exercise of judicial power on the part of me Court twat has ever been brought te the notice of this appellate tribunal. The facts of ve case are familiar. io Decemoer, 1s¢s, McUarrabau, tue alleged purchaser of the Gomes chim to @ tract of land mm Cauorma, known as tae Fanovbe Grande Kaneuo, tled # petivon 10 Lie su preme Court of the District of Columbia, praying Jor & writ, of Mandainus, commanding secretary Browning. to issue @ parent for the laud alleged to be ewbraced by tae cam, His ngatw demand and receive such & patent Was placed mm tue peution upon the provisions of the seventh section of we act Of July 23, 1866, enttied, ‘An act to grant land (alles in California) for te benefit of Von Jide pur- chasers complying With ail the provisivas of tue iaw. lb is contended that the peulion of MeGarrabaa Dot averring that tho proof of the facts as re- quired by this jaw had the regulations of she Commissioner the General Land OMice, and wiwout averring that She lauds in question were not mineral lauds, con- taining mines of gold, silver, copper or cinnabar, and thus not excluded by the provise from tue opera- tion of the stavute, alleged sunply tat the facts stated In the application for the writ were pi by the relator Mr, wrowning, the Secretary thas he bad found from ihe proo’s that tne realtor in gvod laith and fora valuable consideration par- chased the lands from Gomez. Upoa such a aiow- ing the Supreme Court of tae District of Coiumbta, ‘Without nouce to Mr, Browning, orderea, on the 7th of Deceaiver, rule to issue commanding him to show cause on (he third Monday in January, 1s6v, before the Court at General Term why the writ of man- damus should not issue. January 26 secretary Browning fied a return in the nature of @ plea t the jurisdiction of the Court, submit- Hing simply ine st juon that tue Court was Without jurisdiction of the subject matter of the case, and cout not grant the writ—vecause, first, the matter of the petition was purely of executive cognizance, resting on the judgment and dixcretion of €xeentive oilicers in the ordinary discharge of their official duties; second, because the issuance of pateuis tor lands is by statute the duty of the Preaudent of the United States. ‘This question of jurisdicuou was argued in the early part of February god on tne sth of July last in Vacation. Au order or judgment was filed in the Clerk’s office nunc pro tunc, as of the buh of February. directing that a preremptory mandamus imaue, directed to Secretary Brownlug or w his suo cessor in office, to issue a patent to MeGarrahan for the tract of land described in the peticton, contain- ug 17,768 69-100 acres, upon his paying to the United States $22,210 96. On tue sane day the writ was issued and served on Mr. Cox, Mr. Browning having retired from office iour months before and Mr. Cox naving succeeded him. The poluts as to jurisdiction raisea oy Secretary Browning are iusisted on in the atguiment, and it 15 contended turther taat great as was the error of the court below in rendering final Judyment against Secretary Browning witaout a pearing on the merits of the Case, 1t8 error in Fender- ing judgment against mis successor, Mr. Cox, waa sult more flagrant, Mr. Cox was not in any way a party to the proceeding, and he first knowledge of it, a8 shown by the record, was obtained from the writ commanding bim to issue the patent. The pro- ing had evidently abated on we retirement of Mr. Browning. | It is also insisted that the judgment pursuant to which the writ was issued, under the circumstances above set forth, was enered without even @ color of authority of law, and upon the face of the record is an absolute nullity; aiso that the lands being mineral lands are expressly excepted from the grant made by the act under whioh McGar ranan claims, FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. been mace under of Second Sessile SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1870, ENCKOACUMENTS UPON NEW YORK HARBOR. Mr, CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., presented the me- morial of the New York Chamber of Commerce, set- ing forth that the harbor of New York 1s threatened by @ neighboring State with encroacnment, the effect of which would diminish by two square miles the circuit of the harbor, and create impediments to the influx and refiux of the tide, wh ich itself served as 4 perpetual drainage. Referred to the Committee on Commerce, WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) Of Mass., presented the memo rial of citizens of New York against the proposed enlargement of the West Point Military Academy, as Not conducive toloyalty, security or economy, le- ferred to the Commitiee on Military Affaire. HR FRANKING PRLVILEGE. Mr. PATTERSON, (rep.) N. H., presented @ peti- Vion for the abolition of frauking privilege. and remarked f his information was that the Post OMce Department had sent out over the country, at the public expense, 75,000 olanks and 26,000 circa. Jara to postmasters. SMUGGLING ON THE MEXICAN FRONTIER, Mr. ParTeER#ON presented a memortal intemied to cali the attention of Congress to violations of the revenue laws, whereby large quantiiies of merchan- die were sinuggied into the United States, by a class of swindlers and horse tinleves: Who infested a portion of the Territory, which inciuded the clty of Matamoras, known a ive “‘Iree belt,” which, prior to tie War, Was Set apart by the Mexican govern- men, The lows of revenue to the United Siales by this unlawful tafe is * estimated from # half miilious to. OmMctal correspondence fngai by the Mexican govern- fe “free belt,’? and some remedy for the evil was now imperative, in view of is importan moved the temorial ve tabled ang printed, Wich Was agreed to. WITNESSES IN UNITED STATES COURTS. Mr. TRUMBULL, (Tep.) of Mi. from the Comnmittee on the Judiciary, reported adversely the vill allow- ing Stules to determine the qualidcations of wit- nesses in United States courts, the committee be- ileving 1t would be dangerous to give States this power. had resulted int ment to abviist ADMIS3ION OF VIRGINIA, ‘The Virginia bill was then taken np, Mr. Nowron, rep.) of Minn, conunued his re- marks, comme! esterday, in favor of the bill. Mr. Moron, (rep.) of Ind., rose to correct state. meut mage by Sr. Norton, that a military commun. sion was now in session in Georgia to pass upon the qualifications of members elected to the Legistature. By the terms of tie act of Congress the Military Cotummnder Was commissioned to pass upon the qualification of Lhose who were to take seats in the Legisiature. General Yerry had appointed certain persons <0 take evidence and communicate to him the success of their investigations. They were not appointed to try auy one, buc simply to obtain in- formation in order to prevent persons not qualified to take the oath required by Congress iron com- mitting perjury. Mr. NoxPon sald his complaint was based upon the interference of the Miliary Commander with the civil administration in the State of Georgia, and he believed that the telegraph despatches of the press furnished suiicient reasons for an official inquiry by the President of the United states into the affairs of Georgia and othef States in the South. He thought it unbe- coming the Senate to discuss the imposition of fun- damonuu comltions upon a State while these in. fractions of law were being dally perpetrated tn its name. The newspapers this morning contained the mformation that General Ames had been elected a United States Senator rom Mississippi. Yet this man Was hol even @ citizen of that State, but by virtne of ms position as a general of the United States he was enabled to contro! and manipulate the State elections and its civil amfairs. lu.regard.to the imposition of fundamental condiMons he veveved the effort now made was only calculated to enfeedie the Union and postpone the day of reconciliation, aud he entreated Senators to return to their ancient principles, Without adherence to Which no free gov- ernment could live. SON, (rep.) Of Mass., ¢aid various memort- en introduced during tbe present discus- ston witich the Judictary Cominttiee had had no op- bortunity of considering, and that the Honse bul had never been before the commit and he there- Tore moved to refer the bill to that corminittee. Mr. TRUMBULL appealed to the Senate to dispose of the bill upon 1 merits, in order to take up other important Measures of legisiution upon which whe public interest urgently required L peniope action. If a@ majority of the Senate lad determined that a State which had comphed with all the conditions stiould not be aduitted tet them say so directiy. The tme of the Senate had been consumed by the hour in discussing the character of @ single individual— the Governor oi Virginia. But it should not be for- gotten that the Senate had confirmed for oMce, not only those who had made speeches against the dominant party, but men who had shot down our brothers in the fleld. If the understanding was that No Man should take part in the new State govern- ment who participated in the rebeilion it Was anew understanding, for ail previous icgialation bad been tramed Witt @ view that rebels should take part ip h they had politcal Procliviwes, representing that in ‘the event of Ube revel element gaining control of the Blale these perreod!ioms woud © these cor- Fespoadents abd thowe who acted with them to fy io hyect of the Mr. Moron juired whether the ob Senator from aa minettn. as evinced by hit as- nerthow thal the late @eciion Was a huge raad, Was © overturn that and order 4 new election? Was bo! roquired under the iaw. Mr. Somyia—1 have never conceded that. but have fourended the cue was required by the existing |e, Mr. DRAK® dectared hia opposition to the aimis- = py? the Pfleente amendment was ng. taeretore moved Ww posipone farther consideration of the subject umttl Monday, a A nothon LO gO MIO executive Reswion Was voted down by 2: yous to We hays, When atthe #uggestion Of My, Pe DA, the Motions of Mesa. Wilvon and Drake were withirawa in orler to permit a vole the atucmd iment suomiiiet oy hii. he Senate them Voud om the amendment of Mr. Edmads vo require the }epovition of ap oath uvoa State offtcers that they are eliginie noder the four. teenth amendment which Wae agreed to year 6, nays 16—as folio Roremap. Mrownio fngharn, « m0, Carpenter, Caitet, Chamtier, Cole, Wag Corbe Drea ve Wibert, ne Hartam iter Howarg, Howe, webousid, Warrat Morel of \t., Morton, Nye, Ueern, Pattersen, Pomeroy, Wien,” Rubsrison, . ewer, , * rer, Suimoer, i Warner, Will cermin, Benes, Thayer, Tyton, Warner, Wiley Camerty Day: Fowler, Hamilton, Keilogg, Rare, Baan, Coulowurry, oC reery, Siewan, ockton, Thurman, trumbw and Vickers 16, Mr. Nye voted aye, and afterwards chanced his Vou, remarking that tue Judiciary Committee liad deserted their ground and he followed the ex- ample. Mr. Eowonns then the words, ard Uves from \ irginia into Congress anti Mareb |; Gaat in the moantie we taking of Lhe @ach required by legisiation would be proceeded with and the possi- bility of the Legi#iatare repeatmyg ite ratideatiyn of the fifteenth amendment avoided, Mesars, CONKLING, TRUMBULL and How od the vmendment a4 Mmconsiatent with the spirit of Ns effect being Tepresontanion for a the tune to a& Stave whose right to it Was amrmed. tai pro- Another objection to it Was that as a remedi vision It i ed the right of Virg and reve v ratification of the fifteenth ment. ‘The amendment was then withdrawn. On motion of Mr. Howann the Senare at forty migutes past four, by a vote of 44 to 26, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasnreeron, Jan. 19, 18 MILITARY INTRERPRRENCE IN GRORGIA APRADKS, Mr. Brooxs, (dem.) of N. Y., offered a resolu Girecting the Geueral of the Army to taform the House under what act of Congress or by what au. thority Generals Kuger and Haines, aud Mayor Gooa- feliow, officers of the United States Army, are acting In the Legisiature of Georgia as a committee on elections to adjudicate the legal qualifications of Members of that body. Adopted, Y INVALID PENSIONERS, Mr. FERRY, (rep.) of Mich., offered a resolution in- structing the Committee on Invalid Pensioners to consider the propriety of providing by law that no invalid pensioner shall be deprived of bis pension auring the time he may have been employed in the clvil service Of the United States between the 34 of March, 1865, and the cin of June, 1864. Adopted, Also directing the Secretary of War to consider and report upon the prac pility and necessity of Improving t Harbor of Loiana, Lake Michigan, Adopted, BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Crxpa, ((lem.) of ii,, offered @ resolution In- structing the Committee on Miliary Affairs to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill pro- viding for @ board of military ofleers, for the hear- ing and deciding of clatins of oM cers and soKhors for monthly pay, 4c. Adoy Mr. PETERS, (rép,) of Me., introdaced a bill te amend the Bankrupt act *0 95 to exempt from by provisions certain intereais in Ite insurance policies; which was sppropeiately referred, Also a bill for relict of the omfcers and enlisted men who reported for General Dauiei Uliman’s brigade in New York cliy, Referred. Mr. IN DLL, (rep.) Of Ii, introdneed # bill to provide for the construction of a Niagars sitip canal. Keferred. THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD. The House then resumed t! onsideraiion of the bill transferrmg the Philadelphia Navy Yard to League Island, Mr. KANDALL, (dem,) of Pa., in order to obviate the objections made yesterday by Mr. Dawes, oiered an amendment providing thal the proceeds of aii sales shall be paid into the Treasury, Mr. WASHBUKN, (rep.) Of Wis. accepted that amendment as a substitute for his own Mr. PaINe, (rep.) of Wis., sent to the Clerk's desk and bad read a letter from k. B. Hale, of Cleve! 5 Ohio, protesting against the burden of taxation, and stating thas business there was dead, enterprise paralyzed and a strong undercurrent setuing in against the aduimistration in the matter of taxes; that the peopie were being ground to powder, and that if the furnce brought an éxplosion it was not vo be wondered at. Mr. KELLEY, (rep.) of Pa., made a speech in reply to that of Mr. Dawes yesterday, and quoted agaiust nis (Mr. Dawes’) assertion 48 (© whe necessity of raisiog the surface of the whole island nine feet the report made by Admirat Davis, Gene- ral Humphrey, Commodore Alden, — Chief Engineer King and Professor Iitlyard, of of the United states Coast Survey. If these gentie- men knew anything on the subject then the chair- man ofthe Committee on Appropriations and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Washburn) either knew nothing about it or most grievously misrepre- sentedit. ‘The gentleman (Mr. Dawes) had gone esterday pell mel into the administration, and intimated that the Attorney General was to be ex. pelled on account of wis honesty. He (Mr. Kelley) did not see the exact connection of all that with League fsland, although the gentleman (Mr, Daw had linked it with this bill by an estimate of bs t hundred thousand dollars, So far ax he Kelicy) kuew that appropriation was 4 mere creature of somebody's imagination, Mr. Kelley proceeded at considerable length to detali the ad- vantages which League {sland presented for tron- clads, aud the disadvantages of tue presenu Navy yard at Philadelpnia. He intimated that the cnair- man of the Committee on Appropriations had beer pursuing a dog im the manger policy, and that he nad heen taking an unfair standard of comparmon when he compared the estimates lor the year wiih the ap- propriauons of last year. Mr. DroKkxy, (rep,) of Pa., replied to the speech of Mr. Dawes yesterday, charging extravagance on tne administration. ‘That genieman (Mr. Dawes) liad xiven’a good deal of ghostly advice to the members of tue House, and had threatened them with dire puuishment in the future, if they were not caretul to avoid allowing (hose estimates. [t would have been more falisfactory if that gentieman had shown some disposition to put the sad. ale on the right horse. The estimates that were subimitied were merely to execute tho laws OI Congress. ‘The increase of $49,000,000, which the gentleman spoke of yesterday, Inciuded $11,000,000 for pensions, Was the other end of the avenue responsivie for that? Was che ‘Treasury Department responsibie for the $6,000,000 increase in its estimates caused by the expense of public buildings ordered by Congress—Post Omvces in New York and Boston, aud other buildings all over the coontry’ [twas not for administrative officers to nullify the laws of Congress by refusing to execute them. five hundred and thirty-one tuonsand dol- lars of the Increase was la the estimate of the Ce gressional Printer. Were the departments responsi- ble for whatY Congress had authorized extrayva gances and should take the responsibility of them. Nine million dollars of the increase was for the payment of mdgments of the Coursof Claims. If Cangress did not want to pay such judgments the court should be abolished, vul they should not be charged aguinst the admiuistra- tion, Then there was weneral deficiency of $4,000,000. The gentieman trom Massuchnsetts should not have drawn tue cowparison he did pe Maes and the last estimates of An- administration becanse the latter were to apply to 18 successor, and because the este mates for the last year of Andrew Jonuson’s admin- isuration wer: 000,000 and its actual expen. tures Were $25,000,000. He would go as Jar as the gentleman f ‘adsuchusetts dare to go tw cut down public expenditures. 1t was & groas mistake to make the charge of extravagance #guinst the other end of the avenue—ecosomy should begin in the Honse, These appropriations were usually aad geueraily created under laws passed by Congress, and not at the solicitation of the other end of the avenue. They shonid sirike at the iaws ana not charge their own sins upon weir servants The morning hour expired at two o'clock and the Dill Weat over watil the next morning hour, THE INCOM# TAX YOR 1870, Mr, SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohto, from the Cominittes on Ways and Means, reported a joint resolution fur the contivaance of the income tax, Wulch, after expla- nation by him, was passed. It reads as foliows: — Resolved, &c., That whereas doubte bave arisen and con- fh leclaions been made in the different departments of roment io regard to the construction of the laws ce- Inting to the tax on incomes, it is hereb; te true intent and meaning of the acts reiat that all persone are liad tax aor i of the year 1570, an 201 Mon of any such tax in the, year 1870 and Femalaing vnpaid on the Int of January, + ns u a) M1 ioione of the law, be made in the lest meuuoned Year Mr, SCHENCK, by way of explanation, said that the resolution Was in response tO au appeal made from gre + | Bepesment through the Commis. sioner of Revenue to have some action of Congress immediately in order to prevent dificulties ‘into wluch tue mneuts were already ruon! since the Istof January, The proposition embod in the resolution did not tonch the question about the future coutinuance of the income tax or ene rate at which the tax shall be im nor the forms of legisiation for its collection, that would come to be considered when the House took up the amend- ments to the imternal tax law. The Object of the Fesolution Was to clear away all doubis in regara to the proper construction of tne law and the prac- Uce to be observed under that construction. CONSDRRATION OF THE PENSION BILIa The louse then went into Committee of the Whole on tie avate of the Unioa, Mr. Myers iu the — the Pension bill, which appropriates a» For army invalid pensions: eee $9,887,090 For Kevolutionary peusions. 19,080,504 Davy invalid pensions M1, ‘or navy pensions of widow: 84,475 00% BY, (rep.) oF N.Y, hh om r. Appropriations, explained ihe cause of the increase in this bill over the Pension bill last year, ite showed that tue balauce on June 00, 1865, Was $17,316,586, the propriation for 186) Was $30,450,000, leaving ap- plicable to that year $47,056.86. The payments for the year 1560 were $25,412,454, leaving a balance of 19,233,702. The appropriacions ior the year ending june, 1970, were $1¥,250,000, leaving applicable to ‘that year “$38,483,702. The esumated payments wo dune, 1670, are $25,422,854, leaving @ balance of $5,060,518, which, added to the $50,000,000 appro- priated in this Dili, 18 estimated at avout the suw mecnsenry for the payment of pensions for whe year ending June 90, 1871, . KOTLER, (rep.) of Mass, made a statement in reference to the propriety of having Pensions pata through the Money Order oifice, SYEECH OF MR. WOOD ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF ASURY DEPARTMENT. . (dem.) of N. ¥.. addressed the Commit. tee iu relerence to Lue manner of administration of the Treasury Department. ‘The power conferred on the Secretary of (ue Treasury, he said, Was greater than bad ever befure been placed in the hands of any onicer of the governue bven the Prendent hever ad so Much, He could use at pleasure she pubie credit ana the public recuriues, and could make tf rt or accouplsh the ruin of indivi- does of Communities at lus pleasure, He could regulate the stock mark t, puttiag up and ing dowo that kind of property a8 he pleased, All that he required was the support of bis party im o and ite press througuout the céun- uy, easily to be obtained wilh his resources, and might go on ad tafiniium, to tue eud of the chapwr, Most meo would we instinetively hesitated befare assuming #0 muck respousibiuity. Not so Mr. Boutwell. He hud bad fo appreueasion ou that ground, The Klea of the eect of his actions appeared to have given him nocoucera, He had becu wiliug to exercise not only ali ois legal authority, but a good dea! nore. ‘The power conferred Lad been exhausted and power not conferred had been assumed. Mr, Koucwell as- sumed to have beeu goverued by policy, but he (Mr. Wood) saw oo policy in bts course. It had been so changeable that it seemed not lo be governed by any fixed rie, At mes the sale of bonds had been #o arranged as to enuance the price; again Bo as Ww depress tne price. On the olher hand, gola had beeu sold at a lower dgure than the market, and again gold had A pat upon tie mar. ket for sale apd then sw y withdrawn when a litte ahove price comd have been ootained, paid uo respect to the i by the condition of the ain periods of tite year there mwa of currency at New York, while required im the South and vps to market, that redo Gancy Wax reversed and u stringency ensued. 1 had become so much Whe case thal ihe banks an! pated « and prepared fori. Not so witu the Secre. tary of the Treas Me thougnt that he had noting to do with such simali matters; he wasa jaw unio himself, Last summer and fali he used Ris large resyvurces to aller the usual order of mm Wat regard, In the summer, when there was, an ‘ual, # large surplus of |, he added to it by buying Qve-cwenty aX per cent bouds Whicn did no! Mature iu eighieen years, and for that purpose. must nave isvursing currency Why Was that? Certainly there ween some mouve other taan the lu buying these el ihe Voume of e ihe pubbe 200 on demand for $1,000 payable in eighteen years. What would be said of the sanity of a merchant WhO though unalbie to pay tis notes al par, went toto the market to bay tis paper hev- ing years Ww run. and actually a premium? soune of based at issued under tue act ol Congress w “should be payable in legal lender ‘The Secretary paid them im sega) vender notes, but ak a premiurn Of aboat twenLy-Ave per cent, He gave x gy of $26).0.0 on every mii- hon thas reaues How woud the Secretary and bis friends deiwnd that courser No mode of reason courd jusaly ec of an ovliraL in coin when was at & premium—when the obiigation — ttseif declared on is face that it was pavabie a No reasoniNg Was hecessary to show the w . abie ane, OF QuetLiNg Wort, Which the had showa im that transaction. It was Unjust w the Treasury and 10 all other government creditors Who are paid in greenbacks ; and what added to the wickedness and folly of che proceeding Was the fact that the original holuers O1 those bonus had paid for hem ia greeabacks, at avout sixty cents on a dollar, having bought \uem of the govern. ment when one doliar im gold Was worth more than two iu paper, Thia is what the Secretary did last summer, and had continued sult chis time, Mr. Vioup went on to critcise tne course of the Secretary of the Treasury iu selling god and buying bonds, and attributed to the frequent changes of lus peucy many wereantile faiiares tnat nad occurred and the general prostration of trade throughout the county. The di Jot jaw by the Secretary and bis vacillating and suspicious course had not only caused a very genera! distrust in ais purity of pur- pore, but alsu in bis capacity, The eifect upon the, pubite credit bad been obvious. It was snowa in the Pe. reduced values of oar secures, United es bonds that had been seuing tor to 126 in August last were now worth 412 to 116, And Luis, loo, potWiLhstanding the alleged reduction of the pabhe debt and a large surplus Mpa \- tures in the current receipts. Like the ft who, coming iio tue possession Of w large esiate, does not Know how to tuabage It and soon loses Lis credit, so Mr. Boutwell, thoogh rich in resources, Was 10 ihuch distrusted as to redect upon tae soiv- eucy and the credit of ine government ieeif. Another oujecton W the Secretary was the man- ner ia which he made up lis monthly statement of the public debt. It was not frank and maniy. There Was a disingenuouspess about it more in keeplog With (he cunuing of @ stall Village practitioner than the elevated and comprehensive sphere of the Fiance Miowter of a great nation. Li 1¢ were true that the dew bad been decreased, other in’ had caused it and not tis mauagemeut of the finances. So far as Nis skill or euergy was con- there Was not the sigbtem: proof that it bad successfully exercised lo accomjish any Deve. ficial results whatever, One of ihe diMcultes under Mr. Koutweli labored was his peculiar pu Such @ temperament was ail very well when palanced by judgment and cool tmiellec. When & man tought rigotly the more ne adhered to his inten the better; but when he thought the oud less he adhered to at the better. Unfortunately the Secretary Was not aiWays right, but whether wrong or right he never changed. The recent report of tne Secretary was the only exposition the country had had of his Anaucial poitcy, aud*a careiul exams tion of that document would iead an unprejudiced Inind to acquit the Secret: f one of the charges sometimes made agaiast bat of actual dixbou- esty: for it made lis pacity HO evident tums ail round rather than on @ supposition of a wilful tatention to use hia office for tapure and dishonest purposes. As ridi- culous as Was the finaucial part of tne President's Message, that of the Secretary Was even more so. Aso ihe proposition Ww change the six per cent vonds inte four aud @ half per cent bende, the simple meaning of it wee holders to relinquish ue latver. no other held that Con to compel the the former ana receive Tne Secretary’# lauguage could have construction, and he (Mr. Wood) that was repudiation in tte worst form, Was asked to dishonor the isting dels y angling it for a security Of an tniertor value, of to piace upon tue Markets proposals for a mew loan Which probabiy \vuid Bel be negotiated at all, either here or abroad, ou te fers and condiuens proposed, ‘This present the alternative of dw. honor or discredit. But be did not propose to foliow the Secretary further. many of ix recommends tueir Inconsistency with cach other Was quite apparent. tog a foreign joan in one part of fis report, he cated The existence of a foreign debi on another part; and i other reflectious aad suggesuious he wae equally at iaalt with Rimeeif. In conclusion, mr, Wood disclanmed any feeling of personal hosuity towards Mr, Boutweil, with Whom fis relations as — meniver of the House for tive years tad been pleas= nut god agrerable, but he was ted to express these Views in the discbarge OF DIS pablic duties, THR WEST POINT ACAOBMY BILL. The West Poin! Military Academy Appropriation was then taken up. The oll appropriates Mr. Beck, (dem.) of Ky., from the Committee on Appropriations, ¢xpiained the variogs items in ine bil, Witch amounted to $40,708 over the bili Of last year, The excess wat owing to tue fact were two handred and ninety ¢ instead of two bundret aod sixty, and & Of twenty five thousand do!lars Was appropriated tuls Dill for a fireproot % iding for pudlic OfMcea aud archives, und seven aousaud dollars lor re- wuriding the north Wharf, Mr. Logan, (rep.) of 1/., while he had How to this oni, th deferred until Cong passed upon a bil whic he tad introduced abolaning the system of longevity rations and forage, 4c., by Wick the pay of army omicers was so complicated that ebe coaid te. WHAC IL Was, and escaviishing regular grades of pay. Mr. Back said that aoy jaw ol that kind waica might be passed would of course apply to the oifcers Of the Military Acaaemy. Without disposing of the bill the committer rose, and tie Peusion vill Was reported vo the tiouse aud passed, WILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, By Mr. Si.0c Liver 4 captured cannon for @ Monument at West Poiut>N. Y. Mr. Dox, of Aia., offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Agriculture to report as to the establishment of @ national school of agrioulur@ Qnd inechanical arts appertaining to aasioultures Which was adopted. ‘Lhe House tuen adjourned,