The New-York Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1866, Page 1

" vor. XXVL...N% 7,804, BTN ey e B e A FROM WASHINGTON. OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES. THE NEW-YORK COLLECTORSHIP. Alexander H. Stephens Before the Com- mittee of Fifteen, BUSINDSS OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. PROCEEDINGS (F CONGRESS. Infernational Railroad Line to Halifax, Whisky Banished from the Capitol--- 33 to 2. The Habeas Corpus Bill Postponed Till To-Day. A UNIFORM MILITIA, PAY OF THE ARMY. —— THE STATE AGRICCLTURAL COLLEGES. . — Missonri Asks for §6,775,000 Reimbursement and the House Approves It—68 to 25, GENERAL NEWS ITEXS, Mg o ‘WasurscToy, Wednesday, April 11, 1666, THE COMMITTEE ON TELEGRAPHS. Senator Foster appointed the following Special Commit, tee upon the bill iutroduced by Senator Sherman, to grang & charter to a company to build telegraph wires over all the post-routes in the United States: Mr. Sherman, Chair- man; Messrs. Clark, Harris, Brown aud Neswmith, of whom three are said to be favorable to making the grant and two ogainstit. The Committee had a meoting this morzing and discusged the eneral § hjr;f"g fitelogrfinh; wnd telegraphing. Mr. Brown favored the Govérniment taking charge of all the telegraph wires in the United States, and operating them in connection with the Post- Office Department, while some of the others are in faver of the most unlimited grant to the company to run new telegraph wires along any post-route, whether railroads or common highways, through cities, over bridges or where- ever they choose to go, all State or corporation laws to the contrary notwithstanding. The Committee adjourned to meet on Monday next. SENATOR FOOT'S DEATH. To-morrow the late Senmator Foot's death will be snnounced in both Houses, and but little other business will be done. INVALID PENSIONS. On Friday the Senate will take up and make a special order of the subject of invalid pensions. REPRESENT ATION. The tubject of the constitutional amendment regulating representation will soon be brought up by the introdue- tion of Mr. Broomall's amendment, for which it is be- lieved & two-third vote can be had in both Houses. It deies representation to that portios of the people where mmales over 21 years of age are depied right of suffrage, ©xcept for crime or participation in rebellion. LIQUOR TO BE DISPENSED WITH. Senator Wilson offered a resalutfbn to-day to expel all kinds of intoxicating liquors from the Capitol. Mr. Me- Dougall, whose failings ere so well known here, demanded ®call of the Yeas and Nays upon this innovation of the # civil rights” of the Democratic side of the House. A «call was made, but only Garrulous Davis voted with him. Mr. Saulsbury was in his seat, but did not seom to under- #tand the question, and did not vote. THE NEW-YORE COLLECTORSHIP. A general onslavght is being made on Chauncey M. Depew by the friends of the other applicants for the Col- Sectorship, !l of whom censider that they must make common canse of getting rid of Depew. A committee of Democrats from New-York were here yesterday, and are especially bitter on Depew. The matter scems to be all ot sca again, and may not be settled for some time. MR. STEPHENS'S TESTIMONY. Alexander H. Stevens was before the Reconstruction Comuittee to-day for several hours, He gave a rose- culored account of the South, its condition and its hopes. PERSONAL. Benator Wright has not been to the Senate since the doy be voted against the Civil Rights bill after the veto. He coutinues very weak. Senator Dixon recovers very slowly, and may not be gble to resume his seat for some time to come. Senator Wilson and several others left for their homes 4bis afternoon, to return on Monday. Secretary Stanton left the city this morning on a visit to his mother. He will probably be gone several days. AIR LINE TO NEW-YORK. “Thaddeus Stevens's Special House Committee on an air line railroad to New York, recently had two more mem- Ders added, and the committee was practically iustructed 20 report o bill fora new road. They met this mornivg, and without any material opposition instructed Mr. Stevens toreport a bill to the House. THE PRESIDENT IN A STATE OF SIEGE. A number of dilapidated politicians are here besieging the President daily to give them office, and remove Re- publicans who do not sustein his Southern policy. Not- ‘withstanding all their assertions to the contrary, there is 8t prescut no prospect of their success. FREEDMEN'S AFFAIRS IN MISSISSIPPL. Col. Thomas having been relieved from the superin- Sendency of Freedmen's affairs in Mississippi, Gen. T. J. Woods, commanding the Department, has been tempo- warily assigned to the duties of Assistant Comumissioner of tbe Bareau in that State. OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER. ‘Thedirst volume of the official army register, published 4n compliance with an act of Congrees, has just mado its appeatance, 1t was intended to embrace the names of all voluntoer officers of the New-England States, together ‘withs briefsketch of the Listory of the different regiments, promotions, discharges, dismissals, transfers and a large amount of other data of interest to former officers of the wolunteer force. The mistakes aud omissious in this editioz will probably lead to its suppression by order of Qongress. The next volume, now being printed, will soon Do issued, snd is to embrace the same facts relative to Now-York and New-Jersey regiments. The scries will ©onsist of eight volumes, which will bo issued from time time to time, from ths Government Printing Office, and ‘will be forwarded to ali applicents on the receipt of one @ollar per volume, the actual cost of publication. No opies are printed for members of Congress. 4 ISTERNAL REVE¥UE. . u‘nc Teceipts from Interual Bevenus to-day wero $500,- FAEEDMEN IN NORTI CAROLINA. Tbe CLief Surgeon of Freedmen's affairs o North Caro- Jins, s anewer to o communication from the Bureau de, SUiug Lis opinion in Tegerd 10 the propricty of Witbdsaw- ing all assistance from the colored inhebitants of the State, says: “The people generally say they are too poor to take care of any but themselves, and the Bareau s here for the parpose of caring for the colored people. He does not think the people of the State are yet ready to do all that might be needed if the Bureau were with- drawn. SURGEONS APPOINTED. Drs. A. W. Leighton of Brookly Knowles of Pembroke, Me., we amining surgeons of the Pension Bure . LEAVE OF APSENCE for ix months has been granted Major-Gen. Alfred Pleasouton, formerly commanding the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Poton THE TEST OATIL Loyal gentlemen arriving here daily from Virginia strongly oppose any modification of the test oath looking to the admission to Congress of men who were identified with the late Rebellion, but, on the contrary, desire its provisions to be made still more stringent, aud assert that in their opinion the Radicals are the trucst and best friends of the Southern people. THE LINCOLN FUNERAL CAR. At the sale of the United States Military Railroad sup- plies to-day, at Alexandria, the gorgeous faneral car which cd the remaing of President Lincoln to Springfield, Y., and H. B. ay appointed ex- a8 purchased by ex-Marshal Ward Il Lamon for a little less than 10,00 SMUGGLING TO BE STOPPED. The Senate Committec on Commeree is preparing to report a bill for the prevention of smuggling at the sca- ports and on the Canadian frontier. ESCAPED. Oscar Mankin, one of the Alexandria Rebels, convicted of murder on Christuns last, o3 the cceasion of the riots, has cscaped from prison. THB RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE. TUnless the friends of Mr. Johnson's policy have more witncsses to examine, the Reconstruction Committee will 6001 close their case and report finally to Congress. THE MISSOURI WAR BILL £ passed the Touse this afternoon without a call of the ayds and , and the disposition is inerea on the part of Congress, to me the entire war debt of the loyal States; that the South may thereby be compelied to share, equally with the North, the burden of debt which their oriwes Lave eutailed upon the country. To The Amociated Press. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 11, 1666, « GRA. MULCTED. Gen. Grant to acknowledged the service of a wag- rant for fast driving, and appeared before the Justice of the Peace and paid the fine, LANDS TAKEN UP. ush for land for actual ecttlement is now taking place. Reports received at the General Land Office show that over 40,700 ucres were entered at the District Land Office of Broomeville, Mo, The greater portion were for actnal homestead settlement, part cash sales, amounting to $10,462, and the residue bounty land locations. At the La Orosse Otfice, Wis., 7,436 acies were taken up, and at Topeka, Kansas, 5,000 acres were taken up, meking in all 65,162 acres. e - FREEDMEX'S LATOR WANTED, g Tnerd areat presentin the city anite tiivicherof planters and agents for the pirpode of hiring freedmen to labor on plantations in Tenpessce, Mississippi and other Sonth- ern Séates. Among them one of the latter State, who wishes to hire 250, and up to Saturday night, hed engaged nearly 200; and a lady of the former State, who will en- ge quite a number. It is estimated that about 450 were hired last week by these and other parties, end left for their new places of abode. PARDON WARRANTS. ‘Warrants for pardon were 1ssued from the Attorney- General s office to-day, by direction of the President, for 40 individuals, the 1 ty of whom are residents of Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. A few were pardoned un- der the firet exception, but the mujority of them under the $20,000 cluuse. (COURAGEMENT OF FORFIGN IMMIGRATION. The Secretary of State has sent a letter to Representa- tive Washburne of Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, showing the necessity for the passage of the bill amen of the act to encourage iminigration. The first scction, placing restrictions upon visiting pas- senger vessels in the port of New-York, the Secretary ex- pla.us, is to assure the immigrants of Government protec- tion, and eaution them against the devices of sharpers. o the second section, the provision for a summary: pro- ceoding against persons illegally restraining immigrantson ship-hoard, can ol nt abuses which usually remain uninvestigated, on account of the transcient stay of the wronged. It is stated that every passenger veesel arriv- ing in New-York since the cstablishment of the United States Emigrant office out exeeption, has violated the passenger ucts of 1855 1860, Other outrages have een committed. To remedy #uch abuses the Commis- sionex of Immigration is empowered to suc for penalties inenrred; to unite in one action all causes of proceeding Against eny one ship or vessel; to cause the testimony of witnesses 10 be taken b smizissioner of the United States, I penalties. This is de- signed to p and obts 2 Xy‘;ulnr-. The siAh scction requires all penalties to be pmid to the Superintendents, and by them accounted for to the Com- missoner, as the porson in whose hands it is found advis- able toconcencrate all matters in which emigrants areint estod. Another seetion makes it penal in wasters and cap- to bringeriminals to the United States. An exemplary penalty 18 inserted to prevent collusion between masters of vessels and criminals, The 12th section requires a sur- vey of pessenger ships by naval surgeons, sud the issue of licenses authorizing the number of passengers, the over- erqwding of whoin is one of the most frightful of abuses against emigrants. The establishment of emigrant offices is contemplated at Boston, New-Orleans, San Francisco, Baltimore and Philadelphis, with superintendents at eaech, excepting that the two last named pocts are placed under one superintendent. The necessity of such offices 88 to ench of theso points is fully canvassed. With refer- ence to New-Orleans it s stated” that 6,000,000 acres of public lands invite emigrants to Louisiana. BALE OF HORSES AND MULES. Reports of the sales of animals reccived ot the Quarter- master-General s office to date, show sales since May 1 1865, of 108,751 horses ard 103,432 mules; total, 212,183 annimals, for which the Government has received the sum of $14,621,022, INDIAN TREATY BIGNED. A treaty with the Bois Fort Baud of Chippewas was #zned on Saturday by Commissioners Cooley and 8. ‘Webb, on the part of the Government. By this treaty the United States obtains the Vermillion anc gold fields, and the Bois Fort Bana,a new reservation 50 miles further west. The Indians return perfectly satisfied with the lib- xb-m #pint exhibited by the Commiseioners of the United STEPHENS AS A WITNESS. Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia appeared a8 a wit- ness before the Committee on Reconstruction to-duy, and will conclude his testimony to-morrow as tothe condi- tion and disposition of the people of the South. It is said that he was very deliberate and careful in all of bis rephies to the questions asked, and that Lis testimony is of an interesting character. He will this week Teturn to Georgia. THE NEW-YORK COLLECTORSHIP, The President has not yet appointed a Customs Collec- tor for the Port of New-York, but there is reason to believe that suepense ou this subject will soon be rewoved. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL A LAW. The enrolled Civil Rights bill was last night filed at the State Department, and will to-morrow be officially pube lished as a law. THE CATTLE-PLAGUE IN ANTWREP. The following corrcspondece has been received at the State Department: UNiTeD STATES CONSULATE, AXTWERY, March 13, 1866, To His Excellency, the Governor of Antwesp. Sin: Haviog boen this morving informed tho cattle plague hus recently broken out with much virlence in your Province, and especially in the neighborhood of this city, knowing that' this formidable cattle disease is a subjoct of much ipterest o all coun- tries boldlng interuational communication, T aw anxious to eom- municate to my Government any facts relating toits nature, pro- gress or measures of arrest, which oy prove valuable in the contingency of its transatlantic develojuent. As I am sox. ious to communicate only well autbenticated facts, may I heg you to favor me with a statement whether the discase has Treally broken out as I have been informed; to what extent it has progressed, and what means you bave found wost effectunl in runnlinx ite spread. 1 Lave the bonor to be, very respect- tully. your obedient servant, Joux Wirson, United States Covsul, . { Translation. | PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ANTWERF, March 14, 1566, the desire expressed in your letter of the 13th inst., 1 tho Lonor to trausmit you & copy of & pampblet on the * Cattle Pingue,” containing the regulations in force upon this subject in Belgium, 1 also inclose & copy of the law of the 7th of February Jast, and of the Royal and Ministerial decress, as well as the justructions with respect to these new regulations. Tho cattle plague, to which you refer in your note. bas not been observed in the Province of Antwerp since the 2d of February, but has just broken out agap. It appeared at the same time in three dif- ferent parishes, viz.: Antwerp, Stama two Arst localities the disease was suppressed by the sacwifice of four animals. 1u the last it becamo far more important, it waa feand necessary to sacrifice all the animals, to the number of 136, 4n the stablos of u distiller at Maxem. The veterinary #urgeons state that, oa examination of the bodies after death, they found 52 animals affected by the discase. This outbresk has now been stamped oat, and overy precautionary measure bas been {aken to remove any danger which may result the pe- Mr. CoxsuL: Accordin om. Receive, Mr. Consul, the assurance of my very distinguished consideration. The Governor, CHEOK PYCKE. To Jobn Wilson, es0., U. B, Consul Antwerp. POSTAL. During the months of March the Postmaster-General the following Post-Offices to be reopene In in North Carolina, 39; in West Virginia, 30; in Tennessce, 22; in Mississippi, 5; in ; in Arkansas, 11; in Texes, 26; in South Carolina, 4; and in Louisiana, Total, 247. The De- partment bas also in the same time established 1. i 6 have been discontinued and the names Agent Patker, who has supervision of tho Vir- service, came up y 4y and reports most vorably on the restoration of postal facilities in that quar. ter, Coutractors are performing th and with fidelity. The Offices are well att and the people are gererally highly pl d with th AITAECmCDtS. RAILROAD TRAVFL RESUMED. Information has been reecived that A again united to Charleston, 8. C., by railroad, the com- etion of the track-laying having been finished on the p oth inst, CONFIRMED. has confirmed t 8 to be Major-G enjamin J. Spoone H. Ne Martin T. McMaho XXXIXtn CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. . SENATE......Wasnivotoy, April 11, 1660, RAILROAD To HALIFAX. (NBR presented a petition asking for Con- i for the building of a European and North road, to conneet Halifax with the United lowing named Briga- erals by brevet: Thowas Morgan H. Chrysler aud Mr. 8 gressional o American ral States, The petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. i PROTECTION. Mr. SHERMAN presented petitions for pr American. industry, which were referred to the F Committee, on to ce PROTECTION TO ARMY OFFICERS, Mr. CLARE, from the Judiciary Committee, to whom solution inquiring what legislation is ne ficers from liability to the civil performence of military duty, asked that the Commitece be discharged from further sideration of the watter, the subject g covered by s Lill already reported from the Committce. It was 50 ordered, d a joint resoluti ¢ completion of the first 20 wil lroad to No er Dext ferred to the Commit i EDUCATION FOR SOLDIE Mr. Semyeg offered the following, which was adepted: Resoived, That the Committee on Military Affairs bo &i- rected to consider tho expediency of providing a system of education for the soldiers in the army of the Usited States. s0 that the time which is not employed In post or garrison duty may be occupled in moral and § al improvement, to the end that the army of the United states may be a nursery of officers aud also of citizens. LIQUOR 1N THE CAPITOL. Mr. WiLsox introduced a resolution to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors in the Capitol building. Mr. McDovGaLL made a few remarks on the subject, Inded by saying that he was in fuvor of and war. ON caid that during the last fow years the em- itol had been_taxed to keep members of Vhisky had been kept in commit- f the Capitol building for the ‘ongressmen. demasded the Yess aud Nays on the which he co accommodation of Mr. McDov6, adoption of the fesojution, . GRIves sl that 1 Committee on Public Bu: resolution ought to go to the ings. Mr. CLARK said that he did not kpow how the matter ved as was now, but & year or two ago little boys emy pages were sent fome drunk, There should be som: done to prevent the disgraceful scencs which had been itneased about the Capitol of Iate, Mr. CoNNEss made some remarks on the evils of iutem- perance ip legislative bodies, Mr. McDof'GALL eaid he did not know b well for the sober Senator from California dulge hiwself in a little generous win: but what it would be ¢ for th nator from New. it would be nuess) to in- Hampshire (Clark) to do so also, and he was #06 that it -mh\ have a kindly influence oy the Sénator from Massa- chusetts (Wilson) to do the same thin, The resolution was sdopted by Yeas 53, Nays 2-=Mesers, Davis aud McDougall voting in the negative, REIMBURSING KANSA<. Mr. PoMEROY called up the bill to reimburse the State of Kansas for the expenses in repel invasions. Which was passed HABEAS CORPUS. then taken up and read. '“l'h.hflArulr‘kmeul the bill was a very important on He moved that its further cousideration be postponed until to-morrow. He believed the bill to be wholly un- constitutionsl, and asked time to cxamine it, Mr. HENDERSON spoke in favor of Mr. Saulsbury’s mo- tion. He did not believk the bill had received the atten- tion it deserved. It had been laid upon the tables of Senators, but like many other Lills, it had uot been ex- amined. Mr. CLARK did not beli side pecded further time to co rthe bill. It was dent they had examived it, and wade up their opiniol coneorning it Mr. RpMUNDS desired & postponement, as be wished to examgne the bill. He was fearful that injustice might th bo done under this bill in some of the districts of the country where martial-law has not existed. The further consideration of the bill wasthen postponed until to-morrow. QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS. Mr. CLARK called up the bill in relation to the qualifica- tion of furors and writs of error in certain cases. This bill, s reported from the Judiciary Comumittee, is a8 follows: “That o person sball be disqualified to act upon any Grand or Petit Jury bi reason of baving formed or urrfl-cd n opinion npon the matter or cause to be submitted to euch ary founded upon publio rumor, statements in the public !uurlu. or common notoriety, provided be be otherwise com- petent, and h sfaction of the Conr upon bis de , that he can au will, potwithstanding such an opinion, act’ impartially upon the matters to be submitted to bim, 8rc. 2. And be it further evacted that arising npon the trial of any person in an Coort of the United States, or in the 8 District of Columbia, for any offense, the punishment whereof may be death, may be removec to the Supreme Court of the United States by writ of error to be sued out within 60 days y question of law istrict or Cironit preme Court of the after the entry of the final judgent in such case in the Court below, and_thereupon proceedings ed 1o Courts and the questions of law be d determised fn Supreme Court of the Unitod States, and such order seot to the Court below, affirming or reversing the judgment as the doter- mination of such questions of law way require, Mr. Hagri8 desired the postponement of the above, aud it was postponed until to-morrow. CHOLERA CONGRESS, Mr. WiLsoN asked the Senato to take up o resolution for the representation of the United States at the Loter- wationsl Cholera Congress at Constantinople. Mr. Sumxe said this subject was before the Committeo on Foreign Kelations, and he thought the Scnate should wait for the report of that committee. Mr. WiLsoN said it would cost only $2,000 to defray the expenses of two army surgeons to Constantinople. " The resolution was recommended by the Surgeon-General of the army. Mr. SUMNER #aid that the question which came up in the Committee on Forpign Relations was whether it was best to have the representatives of the United States at the Com: jon contined to army officers, or whether it ought not to be composed in part of itizen surgeons, Mr. Grayss agked if the Cholera Commission bad not adjourned. Mr. SUMNER said his information was that it had ad- journed, but not_sive die. 3 Mr. WiLsoN then withdrew bhis motion to call up the resolution. RELIEP OF NAVAL CONTRACTORS. Mr. NYE called up the bill appropriating certain sams, in the aggregate amounting to £2,250,000, for the rekef of Naval Contractors, to unify them against loss sus- twmed in building vessels of war for the This bill was drawn up in pursusuce of the awon of & commission appointed to investigate the sub- ect. ) Mr. GGrives read an analysis of the cases presented in the biM, which ho said was propared at his request by the Navy Department. Ho opposed the bill becanse it was an “ommbus” bill, not because it did not contain some just claims. Mr. CoxxEss spoke of the bill as containing too great a combination of claims. He hoped each case would be put upo its merits separately. Mr. HENDRICKS said thist he, Mr, Van Winkle and Mr. Nye, were constituted o sub-committee of the Committeo on Naval Al 3, 10 consider the sulgect embraced in the bill. They bad given the matter a great deal of attention, and their report had received the sanctio! the Naval Committee, with the exception of one of it Members, Mr. Grimes. He believed all the clnims on the Lill woie just, as they bad all been carefully and sepamftcly ex- amined. Further consideration of the subject waspostponed until to-morrow. A UNIPORM MILITIA SYSTEM. i cod a bill to provide for the National dcfense, by establishing & nniform militia and orgmi an active volunteer militia thronghout the Uni 2 It is the original bill, ordered to be recommitted with a few alteraticns. The Bureau of Militia is placed in the War Department, ipstead of the Adjutant-General's Department, of the Army under the supervision of the Commanding-General of the Army. pay of the . chief officer is made that of a Brigadier-General instead of thet of a Colonel of Cavalry. To the scetion author- izing & regiment to each Congressional District, the fol- lowll.r proviso is annexed: Provided, That nothing con- taized in this act shall be construed to authorizeor require the disbandment of any regiment organized under its tors on the other | out the wilitis to ' Congressional Districts in any State. A few otber minor or verbal changes were made. The Sepate adjourned at 4§ o'clovk p. m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LEGISLATIVE ACTION. Mr. Hotsrs (N. Y.) presented the resolution of the Michigan Assembly and of the New-York Legislature, de- claring that the action of the New-York Senators on the Civil {mmnm as approved, and requesting the New- York Reprosentatives to vote for the bill, notwithstand- ing the President’s veto. PERBONAL. 3 Mr. WARSFR (Conn.) made a personal explanation re- lating to his absence when the vote was taken ou the Civil Rights bill, It was his understanding that he was paired with Mg, Johnson of Pennsylsania, who was ab- sent on account of sickuess. If he (Mr. Warner) had been , ho should have voted most, cheerfully for the bill. COMMERCIAL. pres Mr. ELioT (Wass.) from the Committee on Commerce, reported buck the Senate bill to suthorize the issue of Ainerican registers to the steam vessels Michigan Dis- pateh and Wim. K. Miner, with an_amendment applying toa dozen other leke steamers, The amendment was agrecd 1o and the bill passed. CLAIMS. ASBURN (Ind.) and Mr. WASRRURN (Mass.) and . DELANO and THOBNTON, presented & large num- f adverse reports from the Commwittee on Claims, which wero laid on the table. LAND OFFICE IN IDAWO. Mr. DriGas, from the Committee on Public Lands, re- rted back the bill to establish a Land Office in the R‘m.n.ry of 1daho, which was considered and passed. ARMY PAY. 'k, from the Committee on Military Affairs, k, with a substistute, the bill to regulate the pay of the Ariuy, and asked that it be postponed and made a special order for this duy fortuight, and until dis- posed of. It was so ordered. PENSION TO WILLIAM MERCER, Mr. BUNoy (Ohio) offered a resolution, which was adopted, reciting that William Mercer, of the County of Ross, $tate of Obio, hed furnished seven sons and one on to the Army of the United States, during the ebellion, some of whom were minors, and wore d in the service, and that William Mercer and aged and infirm, and without the necessary pport themseives in theirold age, and instruet- ¢ Comunittee on Invalid Pensions to inquire into the in prépriety of placing the nawmo of Wi, Mercer on the list of lavalid Pensioners, NATIONAL BANK SWARFS. Mi, Dawes (Mass.) offered a resolution, which was direeting the Judiciary Committeo to inquire whether any legislation is necessary to make the shares in Natiopal Banks liable to attachment and levy of exccu- tion, under State law for the payment of debts of the own- ers, adopfed, SURVIVORS OF THE SULTANA, Mr. Eckiey (Obio) offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Miitary Affairs to inguire wto the cxpediency of allowing three months ex- tra pay to t arned prisoners who survived the fate of tho stea tans, the sawe as other returned prisoners are allowed. A ‘' GOAR."” a resolution reciting that a the fact that the Manhattan Clu posed to give to Jumes Brooks & publi nday, and that Messrs. Stockton and Voorhees were expected to be present, and resolving that the Chairman of the Committee of Eleetions, and such other members of that Committee as may be invited, hall be granted leave of absence to attend sich meeting and dinner. [Laughter.) Mr. Haxving Ky »d to move an amendment, but Mr. Rice of Maine withdrew the resolation. PERSONAL AGAIN. Mr. Ty rose toa personal explenation, and stated tha resented in The Baltimore American a8 having engaged the other day in making dilatory mo- tions to prevent a vote ou the Civil Kights bill. He dis- claimed doing 8o, leaving the credit of such wmotions to bis friend from Wisconsin (Mr. Eldridge). The SPEAKER stated that the correction of the mistake bad appeared in thig worning's Baltimore American, RELTFP OF PAYMASTRRS. The Hoyse then proceeded, as the business of the morn- ing hour, to the unginished business of the moruing hour of yesterday, it being the bill reported from the Commit- Yeo of Military Affairs for the relief of Puymasters in the srmy. A summary of the bill was contained in the report of yostorday s proceedin Ar. ScHENCK moved to amend the bill by adding the * And all persons whe bave served as paymasters or additional paymasters.” The amendment was agreed to. Mr. SPAULDING moved to amond by 8 proviso that the uting officers of the Treasury shall in the sentiment of the accounts of paymasters, allow them all | ebarges for payments actually made by them to the troops The Honse bill in ralation to the writ of habeas €orpus iy good faith, aud without fraudulent practice or intent; +eided further, that no Paywaster-General satis- ivd by full and complete proof that such pa; were de in good faith and withont fraudulent pur- tent. The amendment was agreed to, Davis inquired of the Chairman of the Committoo y Affuirs why this bill was reported to increase tion of Paymasters, whilo the couutry was b indebtediess, without even so far on the part of those for whose e thought there was no prece- any " slation. «d his protesa against the passago f this bill. 1 office of Paymaster was a volunteer office. Meu entered into it knowing what the compensa- tion was to b This bill should not be passed for the of incompetent paymasters who may have lost ueys on account of irregularitios; aud as to competent of them had made small fortunes if not [arge ones by the Mr. ScRiNck said that the Committee on Military Af- fairs had reported this bill actuated by a sense of public Jjustice toward these officers, and the Committes was not red by an ery of popular clamor. The gentleman from New-York (Davis) bad said thers was no precedent for this bill, That was not so; there were pre- codents for it, A bill was passed after the war with Meg- ico allowing paymasters a fimilar commission. Mr. Davis thought that as that was a sin of commis- sion, it should be followed by the siu of onission. Mr. ScmENcE—Then you back out from your first position that there was uo I'r(-ue«lcnl for this Lill? Mr. DAvis—Ob, certainly. Mr. LeBLOND inquired ‘whether any calculation had been made tain how wuch this bill would draw Mr. SciESCK replied that he had, but conld not now give the precise figures. He explaiged that when pay- ments were made is the ield or ou the wmarel,, or o troops anywhere in the front, they were mado, especially in_the firat years of the war, wittout experience in the mode of busisiess either at Washington or in the field. They were made without forms suflicient to instruet, advise and lead those paymasters to an cxact and preciso perform- ance of their duties, so that they might avoid risks. The consequence was that every paymaster, so far from mak- ing a fortune, had b ft with stoppage against his se- because of informality. These stoppages amounted 5,000 each for the first half of the wero not made on account of any default, but because soldiers were permitted to sigu pay-rolls by mak- iug & croas without o witness. r. DARLING inquired how meny paymasters there had been in the army. mah' SCHENCK replied that there had been some 500 or Mr. DARLING asked what would be the largest amount paid to any psymaster under this law. Mr. SCHENCK replied that it was limited to 1,000 per annum dunng the war, Mr. DARLING caleulated that as each paymaster would some $5,000, that woula require an aggregate sum of 500,000, ~ Ho asked why naval paymasters were not in- cluded in the terms of the bill. Ariny paymasters ranked as Majors, and received about #3000 a year. They had been able to keep fast horses aud perhaps fust other Junu-. Ll.mmhu-r.] Large amount of Government funds, held y these men, bad beou used for 8 speculating purposes. The naval paymasters, on the other hund, had gone through the perils of war, and received ouly $1,400 per annum. Their responsibilities had been i and their personal risk o great deal more, lL- to see justice dozie to all, and did not wish to see any class leislation. 3 Mr. SCUENCK replied that nothing connected with the Wd been peferred to the Committee on Military Affairs. To show the difficulties under which army pay- masters had Inbored, he sent up, and had reuuflymu Clerk, & letter from one of those officers, detailing the difficwlties of the position. Ho did not pretend that o poymaster, receiving the compensation of 8 major, was not well enough paid for his dutics, under ordinary cir- cnwstances; but Congress was legislating now, s it found it necessary to do in all former cuses at the closo of the war, with the reasons for it increased ten thousand fold, from the nature of the late war, the number of troops, &o. Beside his colleague (Binghum) had an amendment to offer, which would contine this allowance to a set-off asinst stoppages, Mr. BiNGHAM sent up his amendment to be read. It that the additional pay allowed by the act should bo appliod to the satisfuction of s jaecs and sus- o peusious on the aceounts of paymasters, meutioned tho case of a paymaster who had in good faith paid $25,000 to au lowa regiment which was not entitled to it, Mr. Wasuwuuse (Ind.) regarded she amendment as #imply offering & preminm to u paymaster's ignorance or faults, No stoppage was on record against any paymaster, except for igence, fault or erime ou his part. With- out the ami ment, the bill was simply a proposition to increase the of paymasters, not iu the future, but for the past five years, Why? Was it because their pay was not suilicient in the first place? Was it because 3,000 & year was not enough ! That plea could not be wade for every oflicer and soldier who went into the army because he had acted in good faith and had lost by it. The paymaster had the easiost aud the best berth in the army, and if he attended to his duty as Le should have done, he received better pay than any other officer in the army. Mr. Ssurn offered an amendment to add tho words “to provisiops by reason of the reduction of tho zawber of | troops actually servicg o tho ficld,” #o a8 to wako tho aribune, clause read, ““All sums ucmnllg disbursed by them to troops actually serving in tho field.” Mr. SCHENCK accepted the amendment, snd moved the previous question. The House refused to second the previous question, and the morning hour having expired, tfln bill went over till t0-mOrrow, THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. * Mr. BIDWELL, from the Committeo on Agriculture, re- ported back with a substitute the bill to amend the Agri- caltural College aet. Atter a pretty diecur;ive debate, and the amendment of the substitute, the substitute was agreed to, and the bill passed by a vote of 96 to 33, ‘Thie bill as passed enacts that the time iu which the several States may cnmsly with the provisions of the act of July 2, 1862, entitled, “an act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanie is hereby extenddd so that the acceptance of the benefits of the said act may be expressed withid three years from tho passage of this act, and the colleges re- quired by the said act may be provided within five years Tom the date of the filing of such acceptance with the Commissioner of the general laud office: provided that the States now represented in Congress which have not availed themselves of the grant of land contained in the said act of July 2, 1862, be and they are hereby cntitled to avail themselves of the benefits ‘thereof by complying with the provisions of the said act, and of this act, ao- (--rdiuglulhurxrcnvm representation in Congiess: pro- vided, further, that where any Territory slall become a State and be admitted into the Union, such new State shall be entitled to the benefits of the said act of July 2, 1862, by expressing the acceptance therein required with- in three years of its admission into the Union, and pro- viding thie college or colleges within five years after such acceptance rmmlml in this act: provided further, that any State which has heretofore expressed its acceptance of the aet herein referred to shall have the period of five years within which to provide at least one collego as de- kcribed in the fourth scetion of said sct after the time for providing said college, according to the act of July 2, 1862, shall have expired. CHARITABLE. Mr. IsGERsOLL introduced a bill to incorporate the Howard Institute and Home for the District of Columbia. Thia was referred to the Comunitteo on the District of Columbia, after having been read twice. PETITIONS. Mr. KETcroy presented the petition of 101 citizens of Pine Plains, New-York, asking for increased protectionon Amcries ool. Also s memorial from the citizens of Hudson, New- Yoik, forachange in the law for the tuxation of stoves pmposed of cast and sheet iron respeetively, g0 the shall be imposed on the increased value only, These re sppropriately referred. REIMDURSING MISSOURL The House then went into Committee of the Whols on the State of the Union, And proceeded to the considera- ration of the Senate bill, passed March 9, to reimburso the State of Missonri the moneys expended for the United States in enrolling,equipping and q‘mvinonu:g the Militia forces to aid in suppressing the Rebellion. : The bill appropriates $6,775,000. The Committee on Appropriatious report an amendment reducing the amount by $60, Mr. WESTWORTH moved to amend by striking out the first section, and argued that the bill should have been re- ferred, not to the Committee on Appropriations, but to the Committee on Claims. Mr. STEVENS defended the bill, Mr. LoAN made an hour's speech, detailing the history of the circumsiances which formed the basis of this claim against the Government, Mr. Washburne (ILl.) agreed with his colleague (Went- worth) that the bill should have been referred to the Com- mittee on Claims, It was nothing but s claim of the State of Missouri. He proceeded to discuss the history of affaira in Missouri during the war. W He yiclded to Mr. Benjawin, who corzected this history in some particulars. S Mr. WiLsoN (lowa) inquired whether the appropriation in the L-:*l ingluded the amount of direct tax which was to be deducted. . Mr. LoaX replied that the amonnt of the claim was #7,456,000, and that from that sum was deducted the amount of dircet tax, over §:00,000. Lgha Mr. WiLgoN (lows) unders then, that this bill in effect appropriated over 7,000,000, 4 Mr. \E 'ASHBURNE (111.) said that all this waa in the line of Lis rcmarks. There was a bill involving this large amount, reported from a committee which had really no Jjurisdiction over and without any written report to enable the House to understand it. e did not want to do injustice to the State of Missouri, but ke thought the cowmittee should rise and report back the bill, and that the House should then refer it to the Committee of Claims. He pointed out the impropriety of giving one man, to be appointed by the President, the power con- ferred upon the Commissioner, in this bill. Mr. KAssoN suggested an amendment, providing for three Commissioners wistead of one, to be appointed by the Pmldenunh the du;m‘onnd consent of the Seuate. . 10 0! 0 m% points New-Jersey had marched into Pennsylvania to defend that State from invasion, and had not yet been paid in full. A general bill had been reported, and it was unfair to pergit Missougi to come in and have special legisla- tion for her benefit. Mr. VAN HORN (Mo.) £aid the gentleman from New- J was not discussing facts. The geperal bill he re- Yorred to was not 8 law, and might never be a law. But this case did not come within that category. Missouri was claiming in this bill nothing for expenses or bounties, Shej had¥ paid several milliops forj ¢! eleAf"l , but was not now making any claim for that. All the troops that had been called out by State authority had been pl‘d by the State, but this claii was for uo%pn cal fl but by the United States Government and who sérved in the army. It was precisely like the case of Peonsylvanis, which State was reimbursed by & law passed the other day. Mr. WKIGHT inquired how much money Missouri bad received from Congress, on account of such claims as this, 8 !]lr. BENJAMN replied that she had not received ope dollar. Mr. WRIGHT said he had been told that she had re- ceived $800,000, This bill should not pass while New- v wade no claim for the $2,600,000 which she bad ded in 8 good cause, and with o free beart. al debate on the bill was closed by unanimous Consent., Mr. KAssoN moved to amend the bill, by making the first section read, ** The President shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoiut three Commissioners.” Tho amendment was agreed to. Mr. WASHBURNE ((11.) moved to amend the amendment by adding to the first section the following: Commissioners shall sit as & board in the State of Missour, ized to call witnesses before them and examine at & compensation of $1,800 ployed. ed to. e bill was still l.m;fr amended, and the Committee and reported back the bill and hmendments, The varions smendments were agreed to. Tho question being on the passage of the bill, My, Le Brosp demunded the yeas aud pays, which were re- Tho bill was passed by a vote on division of 68 to 25, As amended and passed it reads as follows: That immediately ater the pun’c of this act the President shall, with the advioe and consent of the Senate, appoint three Commissioners, whose duty it shali be to ascertain the amount of woney u[;:mled by the State of Missouri in earolling, equipping, subsisting, and paying such State forces as have been called into service in said State since the 24th day of Augast, 1861, to act in concert with the United States forces in the suj ainst the United States. authorized tosit as & Board ud shall bo autborized to call wit- nesses and exawine thew under oath, And said Commissioners sball be authorized to employ & clork, ata rate of compougation not exceedivg 81,500 per aunum, And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners so appointed shall proceed, subject to regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, at once to examine all the items of enditures made by said State for the purpose herein named, ing only for dishursements made and amounts assnmed by the State for enrolling, equipping, subsisting and paying sueh troops as were called out by the Governor at the request uited States Departmént commander, commanding in which Missouri may have at the time been in. cluded, by the express order, consent or conourrence of sach commander, of which may have been employed in suppressin in said State, under the authority and command o Federal oilicers. And no allowance shall bo made for any troops who did not perform actual military service in full con- cert and cobperation with the authorities of the United States, wnd subject to their orders. SEC. 3. And be it furtiier enacted, That in making up said ao- count for the convenieace of the accounting officers of the Government, the Commissioners Il state separately the amouuts expended respectively for engolling, equipping, arm- ing, subsisting and paging said troops, and from the sggregste amouut they shall deduct the amount due by the iuuo to the United Btates, under the act entitled *“An Act to provide iucreased reyenue from imports, pay, interest on the debt, aud for othier purposes,” Approved August 5, 1861, SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, fm in the adjustment of acconnts under this act tho Commissioners shall not allow for any expetiditures or compensation for service at a rate ter than was at the thne autlorized by the laws of the United %’f;" and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of SUC. 5, And be it further enacted, That, %0 s00n as said Com- missioners shall hive wade up said account and ascertained the balazce, as herein directed, hie sball make a written report theref, showing the different items of expenditure as herein- before stated to the Secretary, and shall trausmit all the testi- ooy taken by said Commistioners to the Secretary of the Treasury; and if, on examination by the accounting officers 0f the Treasury, the accounts muk Eund to be just and correct, the same shall be paid. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Commissioners, to ppointed as aforesaid, shall, before proceeding to the dis- charge of their duties, Le severally sworn that they will care- fully examine the accounts nhlln{ between the United States and the Stato of Missouri, and that thoy will, to the best of their IM"I(, make a just, true and impartial statemont thereof as required by this act. They shall receive such compensation for their services as may be determied by the Secretary of the Treasury, uot cxceeding 810 per day for each day of ur{ul service, SEC. 7. And be it furthor enacted, That the sum of 715,080 65, or 8o much thei eof s may be necessary, be and the same is horeby appropriated to oarry this act atg effect, At 41 0clock b, @, the Hougo adiourned, that. out the fact that the militia of + PRICE FOUR CENTS. THE FENIANS, —— Trial of ths Arrested Parties at Toremto—Ng Doudt ubeut the Wemian Purpese—All Quiet em the Maine Border—Excitement in Eastport Harbor—Activity in Fenian Bee creiting. [ Toroxt0, C. W., Wednesday, April 11, 1866, ‘The examination of the Fenians arrested p:? Cornwall begins to-day. The Hon. John 8. MacDouald bas been B for the defense. ‘he Globe this morning has the following: “There is 0o longer any doubt that O'Mabony is concens trating & force near the New-Brunswick froutler. This ig Mw&lu vioiation of the neutrality laws of the United and the Wasbington authorities must speedil ac! ject. We are not anxious that the American Government should act hmmdl‘y. In afree goveroment, time mast be allowed for talk, and {t is not well for any gove ernment to oppose & movement which commands & measura that the law is bein, press if they intend to do their lus toward their ToroxTO, C. W., Wedvesday, A Sheehy was up in the poliee court to-d il to-morrow, when he is to be turned from Corowall, A great crowd of sym) around the lock-up, and the prisoner was removed to for safe hoplns. The trial of M enrs at Cornwall, at 3 o’clock this afternoon. ‘There is mueh excitement in the provinee. TokoxT0, Wednesday, April 1, 1866, The examination of the Fenian prisoners at wall was conducted with closed doors, exclnding the Press, The prisoners were remanded till Tuesday next, All ?‘nm. Eastrort. Me., Wednesday, April 11, 1866, The Fenians are quiet to-day. The British steamer Rossini has sailed for St. Andrew, The steamer Pylades lies off Campo Bello Island. 2 EA#TPORT, Me., Wednesday, April 11, 1866, Two large English war vessels are here now with steang coustantly kept up, port-holes open and everything ready. The Americans are wild, and consider it ochlllen'F. s American veterans aro joining the Circles of Feniang, The Fenians are in convention. Both the English vesscls are on the wrong track. Deserters from the English troops are joining the Cire cles, and active recruiting of volunteers is going on. EasTPOKRT, Wodnesda; 11, 1866, The Fenians have hired the Town H‘h &. three days, to hold mectings. There is an open session to-night. ‘There is another large British steamer off Campo Bello, with @ large force of men ashore at work. A number of Fenians left o o sailing vessel last nighty secretly. Al steamer, with the American flag and private signal, bas just goue up the river toward St. Andrews. SECOND DESPATCH. EastPoRt, Wodnesday, April 11, 1666, The excitement continues. “‘he Fenians’ publlc cone vcalimu in session. " Hkzgid ritish war steniners are cont l‘d’yll’fl'l mup ing the harbor and Sunt Croix River e g Fifty Fenians have left in a schooner—destination une nown. A suspicious steamer, showing the American colors, hag Just passed into Saint Croix River. There are Fenian arrivals continually. N EASTPORT, Me., Wednesday, April 11, 1866, There has been a mysterious appearance of several cane non bought here by unknown parties. Cartridges are be- m&mnnnfmund ere, here is tremendous excitement at St. Andrews, and vol. unteers are deserting, while numerous mysterious disaps pearances of numbers of Irishwen in the frontier townd are rumored. ‘They are supposed to Lave joined the Feni« ans. ‘Whole families are flying from the border. i Resignation of a Center. Purmaverpnia, Wedoesday. April 10, 1666, Mr. John Hasson has resigned his position of Center the Philadelphia Circle of the Fenian Brotherhood. Hi successsor has not yet been elected. ————— mv; —— Crime—Secven Persons Murdered at Philsdelphia. PRNADELPEIA, Wednesday, April 11, 1866, A terrible erime, in the lower section of the eity, wag discovered this afternoon. A family of seven persons had been murdered: Christopher Deering, bis wife, niece and four children, op Mr, Deering’s farm at Point Tlouse rosd and Janus lane, It the murders were com- mitted last Friday by a German laborer on the farm. The crime was discovered this atternoon by finding the bodies of Deering and his wife in the barn. One of the victimg was a baby, ten months old. Plunder scems to have been the sole object. Horses and cattle in the etable were found in e famishing coudition. ERS. Terrib! SECOND DISPATCH. PUILADELPHIA, Wednesd ‘ April 11, 1866, The Ledger in its aceounts of the terrible Rays: ‘nebodiuofDmsudW'_mMm i eonndwifl:flny,n the other in & the murder vm and l{ll man Deering, who lived with Deering and his nieco were from Lhome on Saturday morns ing. and it is supposed his wife and children were mure dered during s nb-encen d that he nml;n; niece vfi: killed on their return. The ladies presented a horril appearance, having been fearfully mutilated with & knifer and ax. Only oue of the fawily is saved, a child oged 10 years, who is on 8 visit to a distant relative. Mayor McMichael has issued & proelamation offering $1,000 reward for the arrest of the murderer. bffing wig a cattle-dealer, lfim] 33 years; Miss Keats ing, his cousin, was aged 49, His feur children ranged from 14 months to 8 yvears. His residence is_located in the suburbs about & 1uile and & half below the Navy-Yarde The murderer has not yet been captured. The affair has produ p ALBAXY, Wednesday, April 11, 1866. This afternoon a Frenchman, name not sscertained, and 8 man named Michael Chesnut had an angry discussion over political matters in Broadway, near the steamboat landing, during which Chesnut struck the Frenchman & powerful blow on the head, killing him instantly, Ches- nut bas not yet been arrested. Bostov, Wodnesday, Aoril 11, 1866, The final appeal for commutation of the death sentence againgt Edward W, Green, Malden wmurderer, was wade yesterday, oud was denied by Gov. Bullock this mormng in presence of the Council. He will, according), be hanged Ay Friday next. 4 " — b THE PACIFIC COAST. bt Marine Istelligence—Commercial and Fisane cial—Sirike of Miners—Oregon Union Cone veation—Its Nominces and Platform. SAN FRAXCISCO, . Al ) Hong-Kong dates to February {2":3;:3sz5 les of :mpcnh “1 export ;‘:dmfl material change. New native wheat having g , there is little demand torA foljei"gdn fin{l-tnnfllim‘l;& l;ncl bl‘hmr are A . Arrived, bark Dickman, Hamburg; steamer Pacifie, Potand, with 000 s, Y Mosmes Encis, ining stocks are stronger; Sava, 1,00; T 12; Belcher, $367; Chol l-r-Pomif":&s; m,’gi’:’ dmll;yl"um(, $1,400; Yellow Jacket, $925. ers, 794 3 SaN FRANCIRCO, Sailed, steamer Golden City, Watkina, cynrrpng $571,642 treasure, of which $509,715 is for N ork. The British bark Sir G Grey, from Valparaiso fe Sydoey, was wrecked on Fel .N;:y'coenml llllld:.l and sold for $700. Tle captain and crew resched Tas T SO ir, : Belcher, 376; Yellow Jacket, ; Chol- lar-Potoss, $982; Crows Point, $1.00, % SN FRaNcI2c0, Tuesduy, April 10, 1866 A strike took place yesterday among the miners of the new Almaden Quicksilver mine. The grievances coms the price of supplies of the Comy . T houro-u- sion of the m?npeu n?x allow no 3’.?3 ’w ::t’l, Gut have committed no violence, ‘The Oregon Union Stato Convention have nominated for Conj Rufus Mallory of Macon; for Governer, Geo. L. Woods of Wasco, *Resolutions were den s, U, e, @S b s ing a desire that civil ane to the I{u rebellious States when eo-’d b‘i!"'nf“: %:uonl“ T.My -noll vfim of the lolyd of thoso States. e closing Tesolution protests aguiust taxation or the selling of Government mineral IIML.‘ The Wisconsin Legisiature Censures Semator Doelitle. MADISON, Wis., W . Aprl 11, The Wisconsin e pakac svoefutions st mght geverely censuris nator Doolittle for voting againsy ng the Civil Rights bill in disobedience of instructions, aud declaring that it is his duty to resign. ——— Navigation en the Mississippi. Mitwavkee, Wednesday, April 11, 1866, The ice has broken up ou_the lluiu&gl piim at 8t Paul's, The river is now open for navigation. —_— A Steamer Sunk. M La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, April 11, The steamer Northern Light was luni’ l' nomlumb( ice on the Mississippi River, below this Clear of Hce, place. Nolives lost. Lake Champla| BURLINGTON, Vt., Wednesday, April 11, 1064 The Lake is clear of ico w—dly. Tho steamer Montresl will commence her trips as & fon;y’be!vnn this ity and ' Plattgburg to-morrow MOring fourteon @i [ hymihhpn:w' "y o oo OB Ak a great sensation in the city. —— S Marder as Albany. ool ‘Tuesday, A&llfl. 1868, e plained of are their being compelled to lease houses, and -