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‘ J CONGRESS. Adoption of the St. Domingo Resolu- tion in the House. Discussion Upon the Additional Amendment in the Senate. SENATOR SUMNER’S SPEECH ‘The New Yori Herald as a Power in Legislation. mney jSbarp Encounter in tho House Between | Batler and His Foes. Congressional Rebuke of Hugh Hastings. S eemaanaaanenneaaad Br, Brooks’ Explanation of the | “2 Charges Against Him. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1871, AMENDMENT TQ THE QONSTITUTION. Mr. YarEs, (tep.) of IIl., presented a petition from the citizens of Illinois, asking for an amendment to the constitution of the United States, recognizing the Supreme Being. He stated that this subject had been agitated for five or six sessions, and he had been notified that a large number of similar pot!- ‘ons had accumulated. He desired that the Com- mittee on the Judiciary should make a report. Nine- tenths of the people of linols believed there should be such an amendment, by which the supre- macy of God should pe acknowledged. They believe that to God they, are indebted for our success in Many wars; for equal rights and liberty thronghout the land. Some report should be made upon the subject. Motion the petition was referred to the On his Committee on the Judigtary, BILLS REPORTED. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of UD1o, from the Committee | on Finance, reported adversely on the supplemeut- ae Ae to reduce taxes and for other purposes, r. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., {rom the Commit- tee on the Judiciary, reperted back the House bill authorizing the President to accept the resignation ofany United States {nase whenever satisfactory root shall be produced of his rinity, the said judge to receive his salary deri; his natural life; provided fas Af, alter retirement, be shail i bees Rope ty. ice Of profit, his salary suall cease, Ho asked action on the bill. Mr. CaSSERLY, (dem.) Of Cal, said this was too importante subject to be acied upon now, and at request the bill was laid over. . WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., from the Military Committee, reported, with merely verbal amend- Mentg, the House bill granting to the State of Umo title ahd jurisdiction over the property purchased Tor the national asylum for disabled soldiers. : BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. . Mr. HaRtan, (rep.) of Iowa, introduced a bill a thorizing the Secretary of War to construct a tei graph hne ito the military posts on the Missourt Tiyer. Referred to the Oomuniitee on Miltary faire. Mr, Ross, (rep.) of Kan., offered a resolution, which was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the Anterior to transmit to the Senate copies of all cor- re dence relative to the disposal oi the Miamt Es a reservation, or any part thereof, subsequeat 1 erg age es of Kan., introduced a joint lution for relief of settlers on the puvlic providing that settlers shall have tweive 8, and pay 5 der the act of July 14, 1870. and payment, an 870. Mr. BucKINGHAM, (rep.) of Pon Introduced a joint resolution, authorizing the President to ap- @ commission to determine the claims for damages committed upon our commerce by British cruisers. Referred w the Commutice on Foreign Relations, The proposed commission is to consist of threo members, and report ine result of their eXamination foe sident that he may submit it to Congresa for further action. In the determination of the amounts due the respective claimants the commis- sioners are to consider such rebutting statements as may be made by the British Minister, who is to be informed of the examuueations, Mr. JEWETT, (rep.) Of Mo., introduced @ bill to or- | ganize the Teriltory of Oklahoma and to cou: olidate certain Indian tribes under @ Terriworial govera- ment. Mr. WILSON Introduced @ bill for the removal of political disabilities, which provides that ali persons should be relieved ng ace pergong who Jeit the @abinet and Congress in 1840 and 1561, and such as nave held ofiice since May 31, 1870. Committee on Disabilitics, Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., sald that persons ‘Who deemed themselves aggrieved had asked Lim to introduce a bill relative to goods purchased ‘or ymportation prior to January 1, 1570, Referred :o the Vommittee on Finance. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES. Mr. SAWYER, (rep.) Of S. C., asked the Senate to proceed to the consideration of the bill te relieve certain persons thereta named from legal and poli cal disabilities imposed by the fourteenth amend- ment of the constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. Mr. PouERoy objected to the bill, expressing his surprise that Southern Senators one day wanted a removal of political disavilitics wholesale and the next ask for measures to protect them from out. rages. He was at @ loss to undersiand the reason for this course. Mr. BaRRis, (rep.) of La., explained that distur- banc d outrages occured by the acts of persons who labored under political disaniliues, Mr. SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., said all this migut be obyiated by au enunciation of principle in both branches of Congress. That there ought to be & test—namely, dia the person in whose behalf the application Was made vole ihe republican ucket? In other words, whereas he was once asinner, he is now a saint. Reterred wo the Mr. Pomeroy replied that the democratic party ' inaugurated the rebellion m the South. Ifa feed did Wrong and repented of 1%, that was a good sign of loyalty. lf aman cap ore tie democratic yy of the South his good act should be recog- nized. He was willing w vote for universal amnesty when meu can keep the peace and support a good government. He wanted to know whether lives and property were sufe inthe South. He was opposed | to amnesty Ww men so long us they kept up dis- turvances. Mr. SauLssury replied that thus was not the frst time uesaults were made upon the democraiic party. Ithad been so from its origin to the present time, The repubiican party sprung up like & mushroom and willbe soon numbered with the things which were, while the democratle party would continne to be a iight to all nations of Cie earth. Tae morning hour expired without further action on the bill. REVISION OF THE COINAGE LAWS. ‘The Senate resumed the consideration of the bIlL revising the laws relative to the Miut, Assay oftices and coinage of the United States, The question was stated to be on concurring In the amendment made yesterday as in Committee of the Wholo, namely—for colmage—whether the gold and sliver deposited be coiued or cast into bars or ingota, in addition to the charge of refining or parung the metals, three-tenttis of one per cent. This ts con- tained tn the section stating only charge on de- posits of bullion for coins, bars or disks, A debate took place Which Messrs, Vole, Stew- art, Thurman, Casserly and Corbett opposed uny charge, and Messrs, Sherman, Mornil of Vermont, Howeil and Warner advocated the amendment. The Senate non-conculred inthe ameuument—25 ainst 26. The bill was passed by a vote of 36 yeas to 14 nays. PROTECTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM OFFIOS SEEKERS. The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. Trumball’s joint resolution prohibiting members of Congress from soliciting 01 of the President and heads o1 departments. tie "pe tape an amendment making the violation of this act a misdemeauor, the person found gulity to pay a fine of $1,000, Mr. TRUMBULL argued that the wuole executive wer Of appointment is invested In the President, Py anasrst prohibiting of members of Congress from dictating the apponing of officers was but carrying out tne spirit of the constitution, The claim tat to the victors belong the spoils Was enunciated forty years ego, and startled the country; but ast that time mem- bers of Oonj were not allowed to dictate who should or who sjiould not be appointed to office in localities, . Trambull quoted, with the recent article of ex-Seare- which the latter stated several cases while he wag Postmaster of the city of New York, in which be had made removals = cause, but ft comerom tae id been interfered with by mem! of reas. Gen- Sree oceans the office @ publt> behalf of politicians. Astess. je under the administration ef Buchanap, and had per- to the present time. He thought we practices was worse now than ever before, but it cog im under former admin- istrations. lent Grant, in his annual , Had called attention to this subject and sought 10 reform the present practice. In continua- argument Mr. Irumbuli aivocated ap~ velBtREYY Withyut regary ty PoLtCs, selecting (he bys.cal or Othor in- | ; December 2?, 1870,” with the heading ' addjtiona: time in which to make proofs \ - | If this thiug was to be repeated be would rather stuy _ the advice and consent oi the Senate. The | best men for ofice, and endorsed the suggestions of ex-Secretary Cox, 80 that appointments should be Made without favoritum, ne pottsm, or in the ab- Bence of the proper qualidcations, He also alluded in terms of commendation to the rernargs ca Mr. | * Mandela, in that lecture detivered in New Yor! showing that in Engiand the competition aystem has been su Parilament ments, When a dill was tutrodyoed to correc abuses sepeees would always be-found qe | those who proilt by the abuse, ering, their political positions, Notwithatanding it is contraty to the constitation and spat of the over ment, the proposition he had submitted did not go 80 far as suggested py ex-Secretary Cox, It did not Provide for competitive examination and separate appolutments from polttics, but tt was & in that ircetion. They must first’ separate Congress from Appolutments, Ji the bil) should pass it would re- Neve meinbera of Cop, from an unpleasant duty, , They should have nothing to do with appotatmenta to oflive, { The Dominican Rosolution. When Mr. Trumbull concluded his remarks Mr, MORTON Movedsto take up the Senate Dominican \ Joint resolutions as returned from the House, with an amendment providing that nothing contained in them shall be neld, understood or construed as com- H milting Congress to the policy of the annexation of the said republic of Dominica. Mr. SUMNBR asked whether the Senator was aware | that there would be some discussion. He submitted | Whethor the consideration of the amendment could be proceeded with except by unanimous consent. | Vick PRESIDENT repued that he was not aware of any rule which would prevent it from ‘gl he House amendment to the Senate resolution © was read, wien Mr. MORTON moved that the Senate our. Mr. SumNEn asked for the yeas and nays. He knew not if Senators were aware of the painful news recotved since the debate en this subject, showing more than ever why we should hesitate in this business. It might be remembered that he pro- | tested against the whole measure as involving a | bloody lawsuit. As prudent eltizens we should not | buy a lawsuit, especially one flowing with blood. | Slace the last discussiog proclamation of General Cabral has beeu received. He held in bis hand an | original copy in Spanish, printed on the Island, | Against the usurper Baez, who, he had once said, | Was retained in power by the republic of the Unit | | States—a republic standing before the world to ; Maintain the power of a pretender! Truly a sad | part for a repubile to Pas ‘he proclamation com- ; Menced with Ul | and was signed ) army,” in which ho states “that tne South was stil! | in arms; that lately the enemy was beatea and ' routed; that reluiorcements had reached the ad- | Yanced posts, and without wailing for the infanfry he vigorously attacked and defeated the foe,’ The prociamation 1s dated November 15, 1870. Sumner asked whether he was wrong when he called this a bloody lawsuit? This opened @ melancholy picture; it was a pictare of civil war. Here was & chief in the mountains, and another chief on the | Beatncre—the latter susialued in power by the Unt'ed States, and we were asked fo proceed stul | farther In this business. Betier say with Macbeth, ‘abral, General of a division of the | Mr, subject was lormerly before the Senate he (Mr. Sum. ‘ ner) discussed the character of the President’ Message as % menace to ihe people of Haytt. He “CTOs AMALRSRGA BES | pene taken up, except the pendency of the present ; that the climate, though f ‘Mr. Monron's motion was then agreed to—yeas | S0Wle tian elsewhere in the Wot Indies, 1 “God, country and liberty,’ | ‘ll proceed no furtner tn tis business.” When this | sending spies to go over Jordan and search eut the land. They went into Jericho and kept bad company, Is Baez your Rahab’ I do not object because the territory 1s not coterminous. It {8 a8 near as Call- fornia Was. and because we swallow 200,000 coiored | ie, atter laking in 4,000,000, We can digest a few, ‘he man who swallowed @ pumpkin worried down pepe. 1 oppose the scheme because it is a | fous, prearranged, corrupt job, and yo commis- | jon can deodorize tts putrescence. Itis not to be H feet? exh to the achievements of the democracy tn | io eir expanding policy. When the democracy | tain power they Wil inky care of the Monroe doc | trine and territorial expansion. are SOAS (rep.) of dluss., explained the reasons © which Jed him to differ irom the majority o! his colleagues. He did mot concur jn the ide that respect for the President of the Untted States re- | quired them to’ support this measure. The Com- | mittee on Forelyn Atfulrs had refuaed to report a | roposition for the appointiuent of commissioners | form @ treaty, but instead of that had reported 4, Proposition for the rp faiion. of a farce as 6 Te | | as had ever been enac. on such @ subject. | Was not wilting to annex ¢ selrgovtrang republic an isiand which would be filled With the soum of the tropics, the adventurers of all lands, who would come te influence the government of tl country, | In eleven States there was a rebeliious clement | striking hands with Tammany Hall and striving to phein Doneeenon. of oe Forgrninant for ae next four years, He Was not wW: lo wo | add to that danger, asian ‘ Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio, spoke in fayor of the acquisition of Dominica und of tte adraigsion Qs one of tho Territories of the Union, He did not Want any information about the island, He found it chrystalized in books, Me found the island wag rich in mines of gold and silver, copper, iron and ) Coal, He found that it was rich in bays an | one of which was the key of the Guif, He fow pical, was less fennel was exceedingly fertile, producing sugar, coffee, cotton and tropical fruits, aud be found that its political constitution was modelled after that of the | United States. | My. V0RnEES, (dem) of [nd,, sent to the Clerk's desk and bad read a telegraphic despatch, statin; that the Senate of Indiana had just a Tesoluuon anainacsing ike Senators and request the Represontativesa from that State to vote agains! the annexation of St, Domingo. (Laughter. 1 M TH, (rep.) of Ind., remarked tuat those who | knew how the democratic party in Indiana had ob- | tamed contro! of the Senate would not be surprised , at the actien of that ier { Mr. Porter, (deim.) of N. Y., speke against the | | acquisition of vominica. T. SWANN, (deuw.) of Md., @ member of the Com- | | mittee on Foreign Aifatrs, also spoke against the joint resolution, He regarded the vote about to be - ; taken ay one involving tinporiant and viial issues, | Oppressed Cuba was Knocking at the doors of the ! | American republic, but that the President of the | | United States, by his power and insuence, deleated the proposition of the Committee on Foreign Affairs j ineido!l Cuba, He would not assail the President | | of the United States, but he would ask why did the c | President manilest’ such interest i Uns matier? | | Why did they see Scnators and Cabuiet officers ! lobbying in the House in favor of this measare’ If the Posimascer General had no more mfuence in the House than he had in his own State of Mary- ) land he shou'd haveggcen Kept in bia department atiending to its busiff¥ss, which was sadly in need ° | of attention, instead of coming to the House to try to iniiuence its legislation, Mr. Fivoa, (rep.) of Nev., sald that he should vote | for the pending resolution and against the evisce- | rating amendient of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. | } did not then 80 goon anticipate @ report trom that | Aber! sr eestn oils yoke or becaaae be eaeret i es a reat pe aw. how promptly | and then of Hayti end Cuba. He should have pre- | eon omlD be coniirmed in his fears. He had | ferred to vote direculy lor ajolnt resolution of au before | him @ paper which, for its news, | Texarion. | not 3 superior in je = country—the , of ’ y, - New Yorx Henaty. It was a paper known | Mr. Eva (rep.), of N. IL, opposeJ the Joint resolu i to be mm no respect in sympathy with tim or his con- clusions. He tough! proper to present this paper | bearing date January 5, 1871, as it gave news direct | from Hayu. The letter is dated “Vort au Prince, ; i Hayt!--How the Haytiens receive the annexation news— | Intense excitement on receipt of President Graut's Mes- faze—A guerilla warfare to be carried on—The Maytiens ‘Will fight to the death {n support of thelr tnaependence, and they threaten to burn the towns and then to take to the mountains—Demands on the government. | Mr. BUMNER said that Senators smiled. He read | it {com an important pewspaper, diltering from bim in sentiment. It did not seem unnatural that there was in the huian heart a love of independence. When our independence is assailed we are aroused. | He could not complain of tne humble Baytiens, ve- | gause Ubeir Independence is assailed. It wus @ pains | Tul matter to think that this great country of ours, | | which should be & benediction, should become a | terror and violence, | _ Mr. Pomenoy asked the Senator to yleld the floor, 80 that he might suggest, by unanimous consent, that a vote be tuken at two or three o'clock to- | morrow. | Mr. Morton asked whether it would not be better to take a recess until this evening. Mr. SumxgR wished to offer an amendment to tho | resolution by adding at the end that tne commis. | sioners shall inquire specially of the alleged penden- | cyof civil war in Dominica, the extent of the terri- | tory occupied by the respective parties; also the re- lations eXisting between Dominica and Hayti, and ; the claims of the latter on the furmer, aud If tacre is | | a war or & menace of war between these countries, | Mr. WILSON wanted to aijourn and take up the enbject to-morrow, { Mr. TRUMBULL hoped there would be no more excitement. If they should go into discussioy now , the session would be protracted. It would be better | for them all to adjourn until to-morrow, and resume | | the matter at one o’ciock. There was at this moment no attempt to prevent the action of the | | Senate. Should euch an aitempt be made to-mor- | row he trusted that every Senator would sit it out. | He should not expect any Senator te uy to prolong ‘ the proceedings, i j Mr. CONKLING asked Mr. Trumbull whether, after | ; the measure had been once iully devated in the | Senaie and came back with an amendment tending , to dilute it, an Intention to reopen tie whoie subject, | afforded evidence to bis mind of @ factions oppo | sition aad a desire to delay und procrastinate, H dir, TRUMLULL repiied he never entered into | an enterprise of that kind, He hoped the time would néver cone when he would enter into a fac. ; Uyus opposition. Nr. Stewart remarked that on a former occasion | he stayed there all night; if he remembered cor- rectly, the Senator relieved himself by going home. | here to-nightghan eny otaer night, | _Mr. WarwB sincerely trusted that no dificulty | would arise, Ho thougnt the friends of tie resoiu- | tion would be glad to agree that the vote on the | question snouid be takeu at tree or four o'clock to- morrow. | Mr. PomEROY sald he should be giad If the Senate | by unanimous cons would agree to vote on the | question to-morrow at four o’clock, i Mr. BAULSBUKY objected to the introdne- tion, in efect, of the previous question | by fixing an hour for the termmation of the debate and tasing vote, Heretofore tion as one teudtng to entangling alliances with a foveigu people having Do common interest with the , people of tne Uniied States, wao have already in their midst enough of coutiicting elements, it meant the expendiiure of vast sums of money for | fortifications, navy yards and silps-ol-war. He be- lieved thac the policy would ead lo disaster, and therefore he opposed it. | Mr. FarssWoard, (rep.) of Ml., declared that he | Was opposed to the annexation of Dominica; that his constituents were Opposed to it, and that, in his belief, nine-tentus of the constituents of every mem- | ber were oppesed ty it, He Was not 80 much of a Manifest destiny man as his friend from Nevada (Mr. Fitch), Ho beiteved that the wings of the | American Bagie might be spread too much, to the | injury of that national bird. He would rather wait , and people the territory already possessed. would rather wait until got some popula tion. (Laughter) ifthe amendment offered by Mr. Amblet was agreed to he would vote for the joint resolution; but otherwise ne would vote against it. | S Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) Of Mass., sustained tne joint _ resvlution, and op, Ambler as only tending to produce delay, and thus j Kill the investigation. Mr, AMELER, (rep.) of Uhto, dented having offered the amendimeat with any such tatention, Mr. BUTLER accepted the statement, but always attributed to a inan’s act its natural consequences. Mr. DawBs, (rep.) of Mass., asked lum i tie sub- ject would noi stand debate. Mr. BULLER replied that it would stand debate even from the false friend of the party. He had heard many paintul things, but none more painiul than the telegraphic despatch from Indiana—not that the Senate, organized through fraud, should send such a message, but that it should have been sent to the houored and revered Seuator from Mas- sachusetts (Mr. Sumner). Since he’s misnamed the Morning Star, ‘Nor man nor ead bath falien ao far, Mr. Vookurss remarked that a majority of repub- lcans had been elected ‘o the Indiana Senate, but that enough of them had been disgusted by the course of the party in Congress to iuduce them to vote as they did. Mr. BUTLER went on to aay that the political party which would set itself up against annexation ol ter- ritory would come to naugut. It was the doctrine of Jeffereon, ot Jackson, of Polk and of every demo- cratic administration, aud had now come to be ac- cepted a3 the doctrine of the couutry. ir. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, sustained the joint resolution and oppesed Mr. Ambier’s resolution as unnecessary aud only tending to promuie delay. He pointed with pride to the vast acquisition of ter- ritory by this government in the past, and to the emigration from the north of Europe pro- moted by that territorial expansion. He was for an honoiable vequisition of Dominica if it could be made and it were for the interest of the people, and it was to ascertaiu the facts that these commissioners were to be sent out. The only way to obtain knowledge of the facts was by mquiry. | ‘The resolution proposed an inquiry. He waa ior the resolution without rhe amendmen’ At the conclusion of Mr. Bingharh’s remarks Mr. GARFIELD, (vep.) of Ohio, proposed a further | extension of ifteen minutes of the time allowed for di-cussion. ‘ Mr, BUTLER—I object. Mr. GARFIRLD—Listen to the gentleman who cracks @ whip objecting to debate! (i xcitement.) , discussion was freely allow There never had been @ more serious and imporiant question than | For the first time the Senator from Massachu- | this, setts is right. pe oa He hoped the Senate | would therefore allow the fullest discussion, ‘The Senate agreed to close the discussion at four o'clock to-turrow, when, at @ quarter vo five o'clock, an adjournment took place. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1971. RBMONSTRANCE AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE, Mr, GaRFiRLD, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a remon- strance of 307 women of Obio agaiust woman suf- frage. pow ST. DOMINGO. The Houze resumed the consideration of the joint resolution for the appoiutment of commissioners to | Dominica. Mr. WILLARD, (rep.} of Vt., 8 member of the Com. ; malttee on Foreign Affairs, explained why he was found voting yesterday with so few of his re | publican collcagnes against taking the re- solution from the Speaker's table. opposed to the acquisition of the republic of Dominica by treaty or by joint resolution, and there- fore he was opposed to taking ay step looking to that acquisition. He was unwilling to authorize the friends of acquisition in working this machinery | in aid cf their scheme. It was charged, and not denied, that the commission was to return to Wash- ington in time for Congress to act on its report at this session. What opportunity, then, woula tne Commission have for obtaining the information directed? Were the commissioners to inquire only from Fahens or iaez or Cazcnau, or were they to traverse th e repubiic and ascertain facts for theme selves? If the latter they would require not two weeks, but six months ora year. The scope of the investigativa Was so broad that the idea that the commission Was to bring back apy plausible in- formation was absurd. it was impossible for the cominiasioners to report anything observation, but « repert would be made and would be given to the country as tue report of the com- missioners, Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., opposed the joint reso- lution. After discussing the detaiis of te measure suld the proviso of is sugar-coating, This measure is & pretence for loformavion. Jt is annexation, In fact. If annexa- tion is accomplished there 1s no need of this com- mission. If it is not to be accomplished what need | is there, then? The information is already here, all we want, It was sent in last night late, Let us rint and read what we have. Itis volnminous; but joes. it give the list of grants and jobs attached the treaty? I assert there is such @ list. It Was mot sent to the Senate. It was called for bya resolution 1 drew last session. The annexation will be that of husks, The kernels are already gone to priva partica, What do you want the anuexation for—a port for commercet| Had you not better first re- vive commerce? Ww our phantom ships’ and jostly steamers Will sail into Samana! Oh, but it a manifest ceatiny! Democrats are invited to our old policy and charged with inconsistency by those who always opposed us. 650 you radicals are copying the despised democracy, are you? Is Saul also among the prophets? Remember that no one but Prince Arthar could wield thé prince’s magic sword, I am not against this scheme besause it adds territory,¢ but because it is a private, wicked scheme. Jefferson was for extended em- ire, bat, as he skid, “with self-government.” We re departing in inany ways from the Jeffersonian standard and policies. 1fnd but one precedent for this, and that bardly eras ad Not the Puritan way of taking sho ipud of the Pequods, but Joeuus He was} rom their own | r. Ambler may not pass. It | Mr. BuiLER—Ana iisten to the man whose back smarts! (Laughter, Mir. GaRFizLp—The gentleman's lash can hart | nothing but the cause in which he wicids it, Mr. MoxGan, (dem.) of Ohio—ihe Heuse is under the domination of a whip-cracker. . Mr. SHANKS, (tep.) of Ind., supported the resolu- tion as one which proposed to obtain information which would show the false position in which tty | opponents placed themseives and which would fur- nigh an auswer to the Senator from Indiana. Mr. POLAND, (rep.) of Vt., also supported the reso- lution and opposed tue amendment, Mr. KELLOGG, (rep) of vonn., said he would vote | for, che reson on and against the amendment, ic ion Was closed by BT H 10 Suppo! | ofthe resofttion. te Pesdieh Pohhing Soud discovered in the resovution, amined, which could deter any memver, much léss @ member of his own side of the House, from giving | tt nis support. It contained but the he propo- sition, that the President ef the U Btates, a man in whom a large majority of the House had coniidence, should appoint three commissioners to proceed to the Island of St. Domingo, and there acquire certain information to be laid ‘be. fore the American Congress anda the American i people. He knew nothing about the charac- r of those commis ioners, but ke entertained no doubt as to the result of their report on the acquisi- tion of that island. There was nothing in the reso- lution waich committed the government to the re- jection or acceptance of the report. If he had been onored by a seat in the next Congress he would } Not consider himself bound to vote for the adoption } of the ear which the commission would make to the next Congress, for he bad no hope that the com | mission could roceed to its destination aud accomplish its Object In time for action at thig Congress, He opposed the amendment offered by Mr. Ambier as one which would only cause delay and reopen ta the Senate a quarrel which no friend of the union and harmony of the republucan party would desire to see reopened. The adoption ef the resolution, pure and simple, was due to the Prosi- dent, who had been upjustiy assalied by political enemies and by political srichds, Mr. Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., asked Mr. Orth to allow him to offer an amendment that the Commis | sioners be appointed by the Speaker of the House and tie President of the Senate. Mr, Onra declined to do so. Mr. Brooks reminded hira of his promise to allow It to be olfered at some time during the session. Mr. ORTH replied that the promise ineant at some time during the present session. (Laughter.) The House then proceeded to vote on Mr, Ambler’s amendinent, declaring that nothing in the resolution was to be construed as committing the government to ihe annexation of Dominica, = amendment was agreed to—yeas, 106; nays, i The fal resolution as amended was then passed— yeas, 123; nays, 6% The democrats voted soltdiy in the negative, and the following named republi- cans alse voted no:—Messrs. Beatty, Boyd, Finkeln- burg, Hoar, Peters and Willard. ‘The jowt resolution goes back to the Senate for action on the amendment, THE TENNESSEE CONTESTED RLEUTION CASE. Mr, Brooks, of Mass. from the Committee on Kiections, ma route an in the contested election case frow the Fourth district of Teunessee, declar- ry silting member (Lillman) catilied to te eeu . Mr. Dox presented a minority report in favor of the contestant (Seale) and it was ordered to be printed, a” THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, Mr. Menomk, from the Jndiclary Committee, re- ported a bili fixing the nomuver oi Reprovout ves ufter the 3d of March, 1878, at 230, besides tne addi- tional members for Siates that may be hereaiter ad- mitted, The bill wes recommitted, THE WASTINGS-BROOKS QUARREL. Mr, Buouxs, (dei,), Of New York, rising to & quoge | charges than these could be made against an, They allknow wat before tie making of the treaty | i | liar, a Nbeller and a malicious slanderer, | would desire any further notice to be taken of such ' that dishonorable journalisia, like that which char- posed the amendment of Mr. | Gg, ton of privilege, called the attention of the Honse to a serious chal made against him in the New York Cominercial Adverttser, of which Hugh Hast- jnge was the responsible editor, and who acknow- ledged having made the charges in the first instance, ‘The charges were as follows:— James Brooks has been charged asa jobber and corrup- Youist and ieckod the courage to etond plmeslt, “Sames ., 16 a Roy ie pub- tative in. Congress ie ‘cia are pubilo propery, 70 Hf of hus peaition ad a membor kets We repeat i his we Mi. “Grovks to give rave iu’ Thore’ ia 9” nocd 3" Congressional records Pp woperty. We are one of his onmadiiuen\ay ay a4 common cuatorn we are entitled to call in question I jal Wevrepest that Jim Bracks, tember of Con. as, is notortui & jobber and a oorruptiouiat; that he fas eiinased great wealth, by his, position, In Congress, and fiache le kndvn tn Weabington ag"one of the instruments of the lobby. And this we cland by. Mr, BrouxS went on to say that no more seriot availed bimsel and Yor Going: beyond for nibs a lic man. ‘To all species of chai u een made against him in bis long public life be had been uiteriy ingensible; but this was the first time in the course of his public life that he had ever been ac- cused of making money by his = ge in Congréss aracter 18 or elsewhere. His ch: respect | wes dear to Lim, dear w is family, dear to his children, dear to all conn with him, and he vat it above all rice, To a public man in the position tp which 9 Was, on One of the Most conspicuous Commlttees of the House, which had large power over the finances, no charge could be of a more serious cha- Tacter, and therefore he asked an investigation con. | cerning it. Mis character in that respect waa as dear to him a3 chastity to @ woman; and, theré- re, he was the more anxious for ®& most searching Inquiry. Without troubling the House he | should have resorted to the courts of Jaw, prior asking for an investigation, but for the fact that it had been said that he lived ina democratio city, | with democratic judges aaa democratic jurics, that would not do justice to a republican editor, He, therefore, throw himself upon the ublican | Majority in the Honse, in the han ofa) republican Speaker, to appoint & committce ‘and | to demand @ most earnest and searching inautry respecting these charges. As the remarks that he made and the charges to which he referred | went on record, it was also necessary for him to | accompany the record by some facts which should | establish the value of these charges now and here- after, and for that purpose ne asked the reading of | Qn afiidayit by the Clerk, made by the very persen | who inflicted ihoze tibels upon him, Mr. BRooxs then sent to the Clerk's desk and had Hugh J. Hastings, staung read an afidavit made by tbat he lad been indicted by the Grand Jury at the June term of the General Sessions for printing and publishing tin the Albany Stetich, of June 1 an article which be knew to be @ gross libel; and feel- Ing that coaviction mus! incvitably follow the trial, he applied to Mr, Henry D, Stone, tre person upon Whom the libel was made, to release him, upon con- diticn of making « free, 1ull and pubile retraction of the fall cha 3 made agains: his character in the anole referred to, The aildavit weat on as fol- jOWS:— ‘The charges therein brought against him by mo are utterly | false, without w auadow of foundaiion, In truth, and totally excusable, I stand before the public tn the attitude of & | teif-condemned liveller of a man of whom I know | no harm, and whose reputation stands unimpeach- | ed ia a’community where he bas loug resided and | fs woll known. I confess that 1 have most maliciously aitempied to do idm au inseparable jnjury, and feel that 1a | this retraction of every charge which Chave made against | im, I render to him only: that justice whlch the outray demand, though at the expense of self-disgrace und ie huunihiation, HUGH J, HASTINGS, Mr. Brooxs remarked that he had nothing more | to say, except that he respectfully asked the House for the appointment of a select committee to inves- tigate those charges. ir. VOORHEES sald that he appreciated the dell- cacy of the position oi the gentieman from New York and the high motive that actuated nim, but | he certainly thought'that that gentieman’s high po- sition before tie country did not need an investiga- tion of charges preferred by @ wretch lke him | whose affidavit has just been read, 1t certainly gid not become the House to investigate charges made by a man who confeased under oath tuat he was @ Mr. Dawes agreed with Mr. Voorhees and thonght it hardly worth while to ask any. consumption of the Yaluabie time of the House on sucn charges. He did net believe that any one who kaew Mr. Brooks charges. Mr. GARPIRLD suggested that there should be some opportunity of deciding between the honorable and dishonorable journatism of the country. Mr. Dawxs did not think that Journalism could be regulated or determined by any action of the House. He believed that before the great tribunal of public epinion, and there alone, honorable journalism would be maintained and would maintain Itself, amd acterized the charges against Mr. Brooks, would go io Te Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) of Ohio, thought it due to the + House and to the gentleman from New York that there should be an investigation such as would place on record the opinion of the House tn regard tothe matter, Ihe House should not devolve on Mr. Brooks tie obligation of determimng whether he should withdraw the demand for an investiga. lon. He suggested that Mr. Dawes should submit - proposition embodying the sentiments of the louse, Mr. MaYNanp, (rep.) of Tenn., thonght that every gentieman was the best judge of matters affecting himself, and that Mr. Brooks’ request should be com- plied with, and the result of the investigation put in rmanent form on the records of the House, Various propositions in writing were made by | Messra, BANKS, DICKEY, SAWYER, LAWRBNOX and others, and the discussion was pers pated in by those gentlemen and by Mr. Puair, who thought that Mr. Hastings should not be condemned onan ec parle statement; oy Mr. ELDRIDGE, Who insisted that the seal of condemnation sheuid be made on the author of the charges; and by Mr. BENNETT, who wished the resolution to describe Hastings as & man of infamous character. Finally, on motion of Mr. MAYNARD, a select committee of five was ordered, wilh power to send for persons and papers and to report at any time. THE CENTENARY CELEBRATION, The House then procecaed to consider the iil re- ported by Mr. Morrert, of Pa., to provide for cele- brating the one hundredth anniversary of American | independence by hoiding an international exhibi- tion of arts and manufactures in Philadelphia in Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal., offered an amends ment providing that no expenses of tlre exhibition or its officers should be payable out of the Treasury, which was agreed to. Mr. WELLS, (dem.) of Mo., offered an amendment requiring the exhibition to be held in St. Louls in- stead of Philadeiphia, and spoke in suppert of the amendment, It was rejected by 38 to 99. Mr. KELLEY closed the argument in favor of the bill. He said in response to the suggestion of Mr. Brooks that an industrial exhibition coutd have no fair connection with the origin of our independence; that history proved just the reverse. Je/ferson him- self had written that the acts of the British Pariia- ment crushing every industry and attempt at manu- factures im the colonies was & main cause for the discontent which brought about the Deciara- tion of Independence; and that Declaration emoe- aied the usurpations and tyranny of the mother country, Now, when through tie reilef whioh lib- erty alone could give, the arts and manufactures have flourished in America, adding wealth and fa- cilities unsurpassed in the most favored lands, it is especially appropriate that tals, among other causes of our enecers and happiness, should be commemorated on the spot where the first struggle was inaugurated to make us a free people. He tien spoke at lengih of the advantages which Philadelphia presented for the occasion, aside from its historic associations, referring to its ulation, manufactures and comforts, and the Pekuty of the park and surrowuding, where the celebration 1s proposed to be held. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET, EUROPE. Popular Acquiescence in the Obliiteration of the Papal Temporalities. The Luxembourg and Eastern Questions Difficulties. Bismarck’s Hxposition of French Sonor Under Parole. EUGENIE’S LIFE IN EXILD. The European mall of the 27th of December Teached this olty from Boston yesterday evéning, bringing details of our cable telegram news roports from the Old World dated vo that day. The Oficiat Vidovdan, of Belgrade, of December 2, gives publicity te a note from the Grand Vizier ef Turkey to tho Patriarch, in which tne latter ig requested to submit to the Porte the programme and scope of the deliberations of @ preposed ecumenical council for the golation of the Buiga- rian ecclesiastical question. The Sultan ‘will now, as formerly, respect the rights of the Patriarch.” The council will probably meet in April. ‘The death of Mr. John Walter, eldest son of the editor-in-chief of the London Times, by drowning, on Christmas Eve, caused @ vast amount of regret The young gentleman had but just landed in England from @ tour extending round the world. when he was cut off by acoldent. THE PAPACY. Europenn Opinion of the Obliteration of the Temporal Power—United Italy. {From the London Post, Dec. 27.) It is instructive to observe with how much equan- _imity the world has acqutesced in the fall of the tem- poral power of the Pope. The last shadow of that once famous jurisdiction has now passed ayy, and Pius 1X. 1s practically a subject of the King of ‘Italy, Victor . Emmanuel reigns in Kome, and the Papal sovereignty has d—as far as juman prescience can fore- tell—forever. Yet how placidiy ail this has been re- ceived in Europe. Considering how viial a thing the temperal power is in the eyes of the Pope himself, we might have expected immense be tion throughout the Cathoho world, and especially thronghout Catholic Europe, But the fact is accomplished and the nations make no sign. ‘They, indeed, acquiesce in the situation. They do no! Temoustrate; they de Dot threaten. They accept the course of events, and go about their business, Austrig-issnes no protest. Spain makes no demon- stration, Ireland is quiescent. It would seem that Roman Catholics, on the whole, have brought com- mon sense into operation, and, seeing that the thing is mevitable, have made up their minds fo take it as philosophically as they can, and with ag little show | of disturbance as may ne, While the temporal power remained they wouid do anything in reason to preserve it. Now that it 1s gone, they will not, a the Qalxotic task of galvanizing it into new e. LUXEMBOURG. English Opinion of Bismarck’s Policy Towards the Duchy—Prussian Grievances, Iteal or | an Excuse. (From ihe London Standard, Dec. 27.) The Duchy of Luxembourg has given its answer to Count Bismarck’s note, and conclusively re- futed, its irlends assure us, the Prussian charges of a violation of ee The Prussian Min- ister, who begins by speaking ef the neutrality of Luxembourg as if tt were the consequence of some especial benevolence of lus royal master, bases hus declaration that the Prussian armtes will no longer respect that neutrality upon tho foebiees grounds, He refers ‘to expressions of sympathy with France, and of hostility toward Germany,” on the part of a portion of the pepniatica in order to proclaim the magnanimity of his royal master in Rot holding the King Grand Duke respousiole for them; and, bee & to the alleged pro- visionment ‘ef Thioville, he lauds the pa- tience and endurance which were satis fled with giving a warning, These. two grievances, such as they are, wero, therefore, by Count Bismarck’s own admission, not considered suMicient causes by himself and his sovereign for avy violation of the neutrality of the Grand Duchy or threat to proceed to that They atfora, therefore, their extremity. no excuse, whatever iutrimsic importance, for the | declaration that the Prussian armies will no longer respect the neutrality of Luxembourg, the only possible pretence for which would be such a serious prejudice to Prussian interests, not from the sympa- thy of the inhabitants for France, but from the con- nivance of the government at actual breaches of heutrality on their part, ag Would make it a matter of actual necessity for her tw refuse any longer to respect the privileges of the Grand Duchy, But there is another grievance. After the capture of Metz @ number of French sol- diers and officers made their escape. into the Grand Duchy, and endeavored to make their way through it to other parts of France, with tne view, 8o far.as most of them at least were concerned, 0! giving taeir swords to their country. They recelved considerable assistance from the population of Lux- embourg, and, a8 the Prussian government insists, were openly aided by the French Vice Consul at Luxembourg. The Grand Ducal government ougnt not to have tolerated, 1¢ is insisted, the passage of these French soldiers through Luxembourg—it Ought to have iuterned them, The Prussian Position. A mail telegram dated in Berlin on the 24th of December supplies the following report:— The North German Gazette of this evening, in an apparently seml-ofiicial article, says:—Comparisons between the proceedings of Germany with regard to Luxembourg and the action of Russia 1n the Black Sea question are utterly applicable, Count Bismarck’s communication does not imply an abrogation of the Treaty of 1867, but simply the following up of a dec- laration made before the commencement of the war, that Germany would ouly respect the néutrality of Luxembourg 80 long as it was respected by France aud maintained inviolate by the Luxeni- bourg government itself, It was for Germany to see that the safety of her troops shouid not be imperil- led, especially during the impending investment of Longwy. If the Grand Duoal government cannot control the Kasteru Rallway Company, we must. Territorial Necessitudes of Luxembourg. Speaking cf the Luxembourg question Spenersche Zeitung saya:— Luxembourg formed a part of the German empire the Mr. pope made a few remarks in support of the bill Mr, GRISWOLD moved to lay the bill on the table, which was negatived by 87 to 43. My The bi'l was then passed. The Liouse at half-past four adjourned, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Wasiinator, Gan. 10, 1871. First Assistant Engineer &. W. Robinson, Boat- swain John Burrows and Sailmaker George W.. Giet have been ordered to the Ticonderoga on the 26th inst. Salimaker D. ©, Brayton to equipment duty at the New York Navy Yard. Commander 0, C, Badger has been detached from the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N. H., and ordered to the command of the Ticonderoga the 25th inst.; Midshipmen W. G. Bulkley, Samuel P, Comey and Sidney H. May, from the ‘Tennessee and ordered to the Ticon- on the 26th inst.; Ohitef , i. H. Lackey, from the Navy ‘ard at Norfolk, Va., aad ordered to the Ticonderoga; Assistant Surgeon Adam Mackle and carpenter Warren Bernard, from the receiving ship as New York and ordered to the Ticonderoga; Surgeon KB. 8. Matthews, from the naval rendezvous at Boston and ordered to the Ticonderoga; Lieutenant R. 0, | Hooker, from the Ashuelot and placed on waiting orders; Ensign T. A. Howes, from the Pacific feet and placed oa waiting orders. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Second Lieutenant Samuel H. Bodfsh, of the Sixth cavairy, has resigned. Colonel L, L. 8, Laidley is asalgned to the command of the Watertown Ar- senal, Massachusetts, CAR PICKPOCKETS IN BRCOKLYN. Several car robberies have been reported at Police Headquarters of Brooklyn within the past two months, since the free pass system has been abol- ished by the parsimonious city railroad corporation, Previous to the period named detecti' ‘were permitted to “dead head? it on the routes, and in so doing made occasional arrests among pickpockets, who now have uninter- rupted sway on these public conveyances #0 far aa the interference of detectives are coucerned, The iatter ride now when they cannot ip it only, not feeling able to expend much m in car fare, their jay being but $1,000 per annum, dating from January . The Y of rob! ‘was that bya Mrs. Clarke, of No. 17 Hi: jen street, Who was re- loved of her portemonn: one while a ‘on of the Myrtlo avenue o'clock last evening, the"amount olen from her ‘was about $112, consisting of a Cogs ey $100, pay. able to her order, two five dollar bills, Mass iy gome small change. Of Course cent stamps and wore ls wo Clue 10 the Lulas down to the peace of Campo Formio in 1797. Four of its counts sat on the imperial throne. ‘The Uon- ges of Vienna gave a small es of the Grand the x WNerlandsy” When ‘Bet ium ‘vas, ‘och arsiod arate i w Yess, tae Wo Grand DHohy was thoorporatal in the termer Ne @ former ingdom, wile the aialler ‘t, with about 200,000 inhabitants, remained under the rale of the King of Holland, It is the latter alone which has any interest for and it bas often been the cause of dimiculties. The King of Holland, in his capacity as Grand Duke of Luxembourg, was a member of the for- mer German Confederacy, and Prussia possessed the right of holding the fortre: very important anilit osition—in the name of the Diet. ‘Tnis a fell_ with the dissolution of the old Con- federacy in 1806. ‘The position of the district itself 1s algo quite abnormal. Its language is German, and Germany 1s the groat arket of its manufactures. It has hitherto belonged to the Zollverein, but at the end of the present year this connection must ceuse to exist, or Luxembourg inust become a part of the German TY which is impossibie as long as it remains under the rule of the King of Bolland. A separation m geen, would ruin the he Grand Lao and, in spite of a noisy rench_ party, the sentiments of a reat majority of the inhabitants are German. any Of thos@ who occupy the most infuential positions in the State have been educated in France, and sympathize with that country. A part of the clergy sides with them, and they aro supported by all the influence of the French Kastern Railway Company. This party, which managed in 1867 vo make Burove believe Luxembourg was not averse to annexaticn, now insists on the independence of the Grand Duchy in the hope that it may iinally lead to a umon with an0e, ENGLAND. nanan Freuch War Fagitives in London=—Whut Can Be Done for the Exiles? (From the London News, Dec. 2% It 18 not only the duty, but the interest of London to watch over the wants of these forlorn strangers, and to prevent thelr sinking into the cl of hopeless irrecoverable paupers from me in 81 and inevitable peer me the thieves and degraded of both sexes. As the jower Irish introduced phases of iilth and poy unknown to the Loudon poor before their ‘A so if these yetugecs aro allowed to sink eign in "Btn Ln opal len ers In French rostants, the Société Frangalse de ice, the Sociéts Fran: le Secours, ard ded b; Refugees’ Benevolent Fund, but mun citar ute ata og tacos exiles p France by fresh advances of the Germans. ‘ne sudden demand is hard to Enest without fresh effortd, We must not only prévent these exiles from sloking {nto mendicancy and becoming permane) burdens upon our rates, but we mast, As HOR OS war is over, help thom to make their way bAgK their native land, ‘There wil be many bund: workmen and servants who, Just able to scrape vo ether money to reach London, will live from und to mouth, and never earn enough to ag | up for the return, Yet, once in Paris Lyons, Moselles or Bordeaux, men Would be at.once able to find thetr old masters, their old oMces, their old worksho| nd fall to at honest work as certainly as he whole misery of montos had been only an ev! ream. The French exile has @ sensitive nat nd will suffer deeply in these times of need; yet hi 4s buoyant and versatile, and the smaliest help wil cheer his heart ang speed him on to efforts for those ne loves and thoze he has left behind. This help our countrymen and countrywomen, whose hearts are always soitened by tho tidings of misfortune, ‘will, We are sure render. Promler Gladstone’s Cabinet Prospectea=ect’ of Join Brights Restguution The London Observer beiteves that no decision Will be arrived at as to any change in the compost tion of the Cabines which may be necessary {2 consequence of Mr, Bright’s resignation il _ after the Ohnstmas ee are over. ‘nor ation. (y Bright wu deep! regretted it cannot, the er ver bis oy have been tinampected, A Covines ce rr Deron F501 bility, No douve “the ritt hogorable gention as sald 00 1a bis lovtay of resignations Gat It i @ has agld ia letter o! on; apne Ey gt 00) utely consider alt important acts of adinnitraulog, The Observer is, therefore, not surprised at the Uromept of Mr. Bright from ouicigs life If it at asked meantnay en Ea myer re 38 wor jon} re Was hope of the Presiden of the Board SP rad bet @ble shortly to return to the discharge of his duties, a resignation which tends to weaken the ered -Was properly withheld at the earnest and w mous request of the Cabinet, BISMARCK ON FRENCH HONOR, The Cous?’s Circnuinr en French Breaches of : Parole. A mall telegram from Berlin of December 25 rq. ports thus:—The text of the circular transmitted on the 14th inst. by Count Bismarck to the representas tives of the North German Confederation at the different European Courts, on the subject of thé escape and breach of parole on the part of French captive officers (of which the HxnaLp had avery ; full report by special cable telegram], 13 as follows:— __ VERSAILLES, Dec. 14, 1870, The frequent escapés of French oficers in violas tion of their word of honor and the statements pub+ | lished by some ef them who were included in the | Capitulation of Sedan proye that the notions of honor are not those, ith at least some French officers, as presupposed. en tho part of German commanders when accepting thelr pledged word. On September 2 it was in our power to render the surrounded army ie tag y force of arms or by famine. We consented to thi Well known capitulation, relying on the fatth: execution of the contract, By signing that capitue lation the general commanding the cuptured troo| General Vou Wimpiien, guaranteed tis fuldiment o. the part of the oulcers serving under him, and ‘the latter were bound to carry it oul | according to usage and the common unotio) of military honor, We did not know, nor couk we take notice, whether a iew individ officers dissented from the capitulation, otherwise | ab army ora garrison could not capitulate without | @ Separate declaration of each singie ludividual, AS a matter of fact, ali the ofMicers of the army of Generals McMahon and Wimpifen who were in Sedan took advantage of tue stipulations which insure@ thelr life and property, But some of them abus: the confidence which the German commanders ba pene in them—among ethers Generals Ducroh jurral and Cambriels. You will have nottced in the Rapiio journals @ statement of the first named ollicer, 1n wiich ne station at Pont-a-Mousson. Sheitering himself behind a sophia- try, on which [shail over no comment, ae describes the mauner in which he abused the confidence placed in him, and how, if he did not break bis word of honor, he ald certainly, according to bis own account, evade it. Jn © letter published by the Siecle on the 15th ult. General Cambriels, while zeulously vindicating bis honor against certain re- proaches nade by the French, mentions inciden- tally, and as a matter of course, that be bad taken advantage of the capitulation in order to escape from Sedan. ‘To the best of my know! General Barral has not attempted jeny thas he had given bis word of honor not to carry arms against Germany during this war, and to proceed to the place of destination assigned to hit nd that he immediately alterwards broke his woi by entering the French army. A(ter these cases lam not surprised, although tt 18 not the less painiul for an army, jealous of its honor, that many French sub- aliern oficers, sonio of Whose naiues are mentioned in the acconpanying lat, have escnped from Germany, in breaot ot their parole, Although the number of these oiticers who liave broken their word of honor is considerable, they oply form a small portion of the number of their honoravle comrades who were not Tespoosible for the unworthy conduct of their com- rades even by stricter surveillauce. But this mat- er assumes A very dilferent aspect by the govera- ment of the natlonal defence approving the action Of these officers in giving thein appolatments in the armies Sighting against us, and by the circumstance that, ag far as we know, the ofilcers now serving in the French army do not refuse to serve with them. It is evident taat the government of Paris, and all the officers serving under it, have taien a share of the responsibiiity for tne breach of faith of these indi- viduals, Which 18 contrary to all usages of war, Under these circumstances the federat German govern- ments are bound to consider whether it is com- patible with their military interests henceforth to Pn the usual indulgencies to French captive Micers, and they will have to consider the still More serious question wiether faith can be put in the fulfliment of future conventions on the part of French commanders, as of the French govern. ment, unless at the same time substantial uaraniees are insured. Reviewing the reso utions of the German governinents in this respect, ideem it necessary to draw the attention of the government to which you are accredited to our present experience, and to the bearing it must have on our international relations with France, in order that any coniplaints on the part of the French authorities caused by uecessary precautionar, measures on 6ur part may Le duly appreciated, request that you wili read this noce to the Minister Jor Foreign Atfairs and to hand him a copy of the BISMAROK. EUGENE. The Latest Days of the Rule of the French Regency—Exile Life in England. (From the London Observer, Dec. 24.) As many conflicting rumors have been cireutated with reference to the course ‘pursued by the ex-! press of the French since her arrival in this count ‘We think it well PO xO OEE the following statement Which comes to us from a reliable quarter:—“The last Imperial Counct! was held at the Tuulerles early in the morning of the 4th of September. The Em- press announced that she had received a mess: in cipher from the Emperor confirming the news of the qirrenaee of the army and the captivity of his ajesty. Afler an animated discussion the Empress was advised by @ member of the Vouncil to immediately convoke @ meeting of tne Oficers of the Paris garrison in the court yard of the palace, to tell them what had happened and ask for an assurance of their support. The Empress replied that ahe did not doubt the appeal would be loyally fespondes ror but she Leet a for the sake of Dice Emperor or the regeucy or the dynasty, suffer a @f blood to be shed in civil strife, 4 During her exile her Majesty has strictly matn- tained the same impassive attitude. Ste has con- stantly rejected every Propos to interfere in the affairs of France. She tas lived in complete privacy, aad, so far from intrudii herseif on fonie attention, has successtully siriven to k her name out of the papers. The accounts that hat appearod of her Majesty’s intrigues and nego- tuations for the restoration of the imperial power i absolutely and entirely without foundation. ‘ne resolution adopted on tho 4th of September, not, 1p time of war and iuvasion, to incur the risk of civit discord, has never been violated ia thought or deed." THE AUSTRIAN CABINET. The Questions of Roumania, Luxembourg and the Daunbe. A mail telegram from Vienna, dated December 23, supplies the following report of the important work which was just presented for Ministerial considera- tion In Austria:— An autograph letter of Prince Charles of Rou- manta to the hmperor of Austria arrived yesterday. It announces the despatch of a memorandum to the Austrian Cabinet, begging for au alteration of Rou- meila#s relations with foreign Powers, and tho re- yiston of the internal constitution. It 1s believed that Austria will refuse to interfere with the first question and refer the second to the Porte, Count Beust’s answer to Count Bismarck’s note on the Luxembourg question, sent on the 2ist, does not deny the possibility of the Luxembourg treaties bemg annulled, ‘but says that the great Powers, by speaking in favor of the Prus- sian cialms = now, would violate Luxem- bout neutrality, €3 such an annulment would be advantageous to one belligerent ‘The answer to Count Bismarck’s second note, affirming the iriendshitp of the German empire for ‘Austria, ae clares that this expression of fri fendship has been received in the spirit in which if was offered. ane Apponyi has received instructions to a ¥irst—That in the opinion of Austria the matters belonging to the Danube Commission how come within the competence of the London Conference, which during the war takes the place of the perpe. tual Paris Conference. na—That the Danube Commission question is ‘an integral part of the Black Sea question. hivd—That if the neutrality of the Black Bea annulled Ausiria must receive po guaranwes ‘protection at the mouths of the Danube, Fourth—That Austria will only abandon hor clatm¢ to the exclusive right of guarding the mouths of tne Danube and consent to otner alterations of tho Paria » Ucaty ou recolviug such guaragiees,