The New-York Tribune Newspaper, April 13, 1866, Page 1

e yor. XXVL...No 7,805. wibune, PRICE FOUR CENTS. “FROM WASHINGTON, —————— OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES. SRS — Wark of the Recomstruction Committees RS- 1 voted for it, | tom ud Stevens chary provoke another v t resolution of the t W the energy of Senator Su; eria authority to purchese one of our assed both Hon <, and the slave irade, still car- by Spaniards and pri Neatrality on the Camadion Fenian Question, AT T, PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, e s The Missouri Reimbursement Bill Passes the Senate, SENATOR STEWART'S PROPORITION. AR Bulogies on the Late Semator Foot by Nessrs, Poland, Jebnson, Fessenden, Brown, Sumner, and Others, —— The Case of the Paymasters- Discussion, ——— The House Concurs in the Semate Anti- Liquor Resolve, A Long NATTLRS GF GENERAL INTEREST. SRS The Memory of Senator Foot in the House, e v AsmiNG1O, Thursday, April 12, 1866, MR. COOK'S STATEMENT. The stataments made by a Mr. Cook, now editor of a Wilmington (N. C.) paper, to the Reconstruction Com- mittee, and purporting to be the secret history of Mr. Lincolu's treatment of Virginia politicians after the ca tare of Richmond, are entitled to no credit, being noth- Ing but heerssy testimony which was floating in Rich- mond, in secesh circles, a year wy Mr. Lincoln never Leld one moment’s conversation with Mr. Cock upon the matter, and the deception attempted to be practiced upon Mr. Lincoln's good nature was exposed, and the Rebel were st once informed by Mr. Lincoln that they must take s back eeat in the recoustruction movement. This la step was indorsed by Vice-President Jobuson at the ti: ‘who did not then hesitate to express the opivien that Mr. Lincolu was digposed to be more lenient than be had any Tight to be. THE NEW-YORK COLLECTORSHIP. Mr. Smythe, of the Central National Bank of New- York, and a number of friends, arrived this morning, sud to-dsy had interviews with the President and Secretary zator Laue and others for the Collectorsk aud profess to be very sanguine of but there is pothing certain known of the Presid THE SOUTHERN INSP The orders given by the President to G Steadman and Fullerton, include an inspection of the Freedmen's Bureau, its management and its usefulness, and its esti- mation by the Southern people. This is to be done outside of the Bureau, and without consultation with its chief officers. They will remain in the South several week FOREIGN STEAMSHIP LINES. The House Post-Office Committeo do not look with faver upon any of the various schemes now sought fr Congress to subsidize steamship lines to foreign co tries. Adverse reports will probably be made in all ¢ The Lobby is, however, very persistent iv their efforts for thisclass of especial legisl: STEPHENS'S TESTIMONY. Alexander H. Stephens completed his testimony before the Reconstruction Committee to-day. He thinks the people of the South Lave not yet been convineed that t! Bad no right to secede, or that the war settled onl the North was powerful enough to prevent Secession. bimself always did, and does guow, believe in the inde- pendent right of the States to secede. His testimony is very interesting and voluminous. APPOINTMENTS. Dr. Gilbert D. Bailey of Havana, N. Y., was to-day sppointed an Examining Surgeon of the Pension Buresu. LANDS TAKEN UP. During the month of Februery last 5,267 acres of public domain were entered at the Oregon City Land Offic tales; while evidence hes been received at the General Land Office covering 12,000 acres of douation actual settlemert, the claims to which have been fully estab- lighed. THE PARDON BUSINESS. Since the issuance of the President's late peace pro- office has sensibly diminiehed, the number of applications aversging but about a dozen daily. This fact is attri- butable to & misapprehension existing among wany of the treason. The few pardons now being issued are those only of the $20,000 class. POLITICAL QUIET. There is an uzusual lull in the political world, and members of Congress are becoming morefrequent vigitors to the White House. But it is morally cert large number of those Republicans who live in btful s gone through. INTERNAL REVESUE. Rillion, . DIFLOMATIC REGISTER. The Department of State has just published an offiicial tegister of diplomatic &nd consular officers of the United States in foreign countries, and Foreign Ministers, their Secretaries and ited to this Government, and Foreign iding in the United States, with the Peb. 18, 1866, The register shows that the ag iplomatic and consular officers of th e , with an aggregate annual salary of § 15900, Tho officers is 659, and the number of judicial officers i PERSONAL. Secretary Stanton is again at hig post this p. m. Gen. Butler arrived to night. SENATOR FOOT. ‘The day bas been devoted to eulogies on the late Sena- Foot, and the galleries of both Houses were well The finest productions were those of Nen- Banks and Morrill in the House. Mr. Wash- 's was & narrative of his last work, the funeral cere- ies of Mr. Lincola, They were all very fine produc- #; they will probably be published together, a8 a last- tribute to the memory of the Pater Senatus. THE PAYMASTRRS. ‘The discussion to-day on the bill to allow Paymasters them to make good their deficiencies, developed fact that Congress is againat class legislation, and if Y exemption is granted them for losses sustained on ac- 0t of improper payments and various species of frauds, .l Lave 10 be duue by @ separate bill in cach case, LIQUOR IN THE CAPITOL. 00 Houwse Jicauytiy pasped the Belahy QOBAUTING TRy 11NGTON, Thurs APPROPRIATIONS, 1 appropriations bills | ¥ stall been acted upon | o8y however, could, in two or lic business. 1 ! thrce days, close this bra K EACE ESTABLISHMENT. o establishment of the army sugh ordered fo yet b j been collected to make several ponderous GENERAL AMNESTY, peated from time to ti months, that the Pr to warrant such ru agroen mmitte 3 of those whom they t in the adjustment of the ta 'nt Roberts of the Fer ronticr, a8 acco of Trish Indep the View was approved by G fendaut claiming that pi we Proclamation of President Jo so under a_writ of h Judge Unders an use by excepting T < LOAN BILL SI¢ The President bas approved and signed the Loan bill. BILL APFROVED. sroved the bill to grant the right y through a mili- The President ha w2 scrve in Washing XXXIXun FIRST SESSION. ox, April 12, 18 GES. to provide that sol- Als shall be carried through the mails at the usual rate of printed matter, which was read 4 1. OLDIERS’ MAIL PRI KLE called up the diers’ individual mem urred in the Hous the President’s sig REMISSION OF CERTAIN DUTI Mr. CHANDLER, from the Committee on Commerce, re- tary of the ipped from any port T vin transitu when the recent Reciprocity Tre o the bill now aw people beeause of ra eitlier in civil Tights for | setual settlement under the Homestead law, and with cash | recoguized as b | tions with the elamation, the pardon business at the Attorney-General's | uLreco: 1 IN MEMORY OF ustrocted of the South that the peace proclama- Mr. POLAXD then offer tion exemwpts them from the paius and penalties of their | ague, the Hon, Solomon F cei his deceaso and the funeral ce of one of his colleagues in iumediate representative, districts will have some trouble before the Fall canvass | Internal Revenue receipts to-dsy less than bhalf o ! ser during the early part Bumber of diplomatic officers is 69; the nuwber of con- liere the weans of ed- ter his graduation, ter his admis<ion cticing in the town of 1ied to be his place of rexidence up | spent some time i to the time of his deat House of Representati again in 1847, was Speaker of the House. mont Ntate Convention of 1836, torney for Rutland County from 1836 to 1842, In 1842 he ted to the lower House of Congress, and re- ined a further election. In 1850 he was elected to the Senate of the United States, re- 62, At the time of his st metaber in continuous service in olaud then spoke of Mr. Foot uscientious statesman and & Femsenden end Poland in the Semate, and | 1844, aud then di and again in 18 desth he was t lawyer, & pure patriot, 8 co! Mr. JOHNSON then rose to pay to the virtues of a lamented colle: contipued, caunot fail to show how it is, and what it is, to hope for the life after death and t The life of & Christian, its influence on carth, and the over it in Leaven, are seen in th phorne by angel hands, exclaiming, “The gates are 1 see it! I see it! i not enough that the record of such virtues should live in soddened weworive of bis family—it sbould also form 0 2ocoiie & Wiy Gopale g FUUG v 9 of one per cent on their disbursements, to | 1 s in the Capito), and amended it s0 as to include all the public buildings. The v all voted against it, and the Republi- o of Tllinois wa e it a joint resohution, so as to require the Presi- d him with trying to harged, but remains ted NBOAT. ner nd Gen. Banks will now s¢ April 12, 1866, T. re- TRUCTION. s to when the House will the joint re ttee paming the condition cxsee Ay resume its relations to the F known that the Committee have ure with regard to the ) e ulieady reported. witnesse ution fre de thus dail print weasure has not been agitated i said i news- Fenian agi- IN EXISTENCE. cted before the Provost un assault on_a negro boy, ment. The sentence e connsel for the 8 extended by District Court, d, ou the ground uch cases, and Ay declared the R, not appear in the list bave petitioned the NGRESS. FMENT OF MISSOURL Mr. BRowN called up the bill to reimburse the State of 1 1 for the purpose of agreeing to mendments, and o reasury 10 d produce was “I'he bill was passed and goes to the House, M, STEWART'S AMENDME! Mr. STEWART introduced th T following joint resolu- 1 were referred to the joint Committee on Ke- That the following article be proposed to the islatures of the several Statesas an ammendment of the | Coustitution of tbe United States, which, whea ratified by s of said Legislatures, shall be valid to all intents as a part of said Constitution, viz riminations among the . color or previous condition of servitude, the right of suffrage, are probibited; ¥ t persous now voters from restric- 1 sutfragoe hereafter imposed. 1n aid of the insurrection, or of and claims for compensation for slaves emancipated, are void, aud_sball Dot be assumed as paid by any State or by the United States. any one of the eleven States, in susurrection, through a Leg- ed by a constituency restricted in the right of euffrage only by such laws as existed in such State in 1860, shall bate ratified the foregoin; tion of the United States, and shall have modified its ewith, then and in that case such State shall be ing tully and validly resumed its former rela- overnment, and its chosen Representatives ed into the two Houses of the National Leg- general amuesty sball exist in regard to all State Who Were in any wa, tion to the Govern amendments to the Constitu- Vs in connected with ment of the United Stutes ving them from all the pains, pevalties or disabili- ich they may become liable by reason of their connection with said insurrection. ‘Ihis is intended as a substitute for the joint resolutions ed by Mr. STUART for tLo amendinent of the Con- ATOR FOOT. d a resolution that the Senate adjourn in token of respect for the mewory of the late D then proceeded to deliver a eulogy on his Four weeks ago this day, he said, ul duty to_any stinguished coll little time that elapsed | i monies, aud the ol the House, who was his it was eath of ‘oot. The & the obituary notice then ked e, b iy an next in ed from ague was horn in | of November, hing in relation that e was a self-made Some time later 0 the ud, d to the Vermont , 1836, 1837 and 1838, and During the Jast three of these years Lo He was 8 wember of the Ver- He was Proseenting-At- an able Le said, a brief tribute gue, Such virtues, he value of faith. man who, dying, fol ™ 1 is m | [ fitniess which exp | render what [ upon such a | doing as 1 wo nown, and has been well colleague, Hopest in all thin adopted in the belief that they would lead to general good ely for the purposes of party, He firmly » “welfare of the country vould ouly be uation of the Union, and in its Kour abted its triumph. He never doubted { the country would N it, aud when he died und sen well placed. Noue could ever for A Bis benevolen and dignity of manner. None ¢ v of his last moments, profig on @ former colr 1 no less ad difficult to & ¢ end 3 qualities as the late Sen d not but feel the difficulty of doing j casion, and that diflic uninterrupted friendship: b ( he wonld, with- attained by tl of peril he e Do |} in Lis own 'EsSENDEN sociated in Lold his tribute to the chara beloved, held by all of his assoc: ate remembr ‘The death of our frl senden, was o unexpected, and Lis promis ik i it % ard to realize that his place is vacant, and that we see bim no more on enrth, But yesterday hestood amo; us, imposing in the beanty and stateliness of perifeet o 1, his face beaming with kinduness, his whole ag fied aud secie, glowing with health and vigor. day all that is mortal of our friend and brother reposes in a distant grave, watered by many tears and vencrated with a sacred love, while the frue and noble spirit which on animated that frame has ascended to give an ne of its mission upon earth, and to the well believe, of the reward of a Anevent like this becomes the more startling when following close less impressive scene of the same sad character. single the Senate within a few short weeks, we hear the announcement that death has laid bis icy fingers upon both of the Representatives from one of t ates, o body ut a time when the loss of such men is most crely felt. That State has mauy noble and most wor- thy sonis among whé 1A, for places of trust aud honor, but no State can_give nee to the public conncils un assuranee which time only bestowed, and that ean perfectly secure, Mr. an iy have to publie o has mueh to le ad he might s must attend his h wvailable or useful to Lim. Fow could dream of the ordeal to which they were about to be exposed when th entered wurse, how much courage they must possess to resist the temptation of that sensitive shrinking from undeserved censire of the contest betwe a nationsl desire for approbation and u sense of public duty. He must learn to bear these censures unmoved and steadily onward in the faith of public dnty, sustaized only by the reflection that time may do him justice, and if not that, his individual hopes aud sspirations, and his nan among men shall little account to him when weighed in the balan welfare of the people y. To this ordeal the late Senator from Vermont was subjected for 14 years, during the most trying y's history. Through {od he conducted himself s0 a8 to guin for him- s highest opinion of all with whom he came in ; with an intellect broad and powerful in its grasp, v reflection, limited by no namrow or wa; just and liberal in spirit, looking upon is mother, and loving it with all the ardor Nought that could aid in its dev m or advanee its best interests failed to re Lissympathy or support. Seldom was hi< deliberate jt ot at fault, To say that he might not sometimes hav d, would bo n buman. To assert that he ¢ erred, but where wise and doing him no more than Fessenden said th politics,whatever ¢ becomes a meml much to endu lie affairs, great 'diffic to proclaim him more th pever was willfully wrong good men might lave erred justice. The crowning honor of his public I all was, that wh r he did, however he might 3 no spot was left upon the perfect enamel of his churacter. othing conld st his whiteness, In all that Le did the t brightly purity of his character shon, Mr. BROWN sa When it day would be set apart for appre | honor of the lately deceased Senstor from Vermont, 1 had designed preparing o extended tribute to attest my warm regard for his virtues, and my great appreciation of bis talents. An indisposition, however, that has pro trated me almost to the present m have wished, N 1 not willing to nal word from Tet this vee n pass without any o my lips. Long Sir, 1learned to admire stead- fust devotion 1o ip Amid the k conflict | ling revolution manifes ublic life of | o moral force, methods of persis punced mannerism of impe senator Foot, there w, sm, in his qu yond any pro when T came to know him person L-ruum intercourse, that I real wanhood, The procal and foling s0 often dissociated by the wear avoeation, was with him a perfectaccord. first who extended to me the hand of welcou entrance into this body, he emphasized that wel a cordial manner, a rel COUTTesy. unse ance, and from that he I can truly say that I re confidence as absolute of yoars. It seemed as though the animation of his noble nature shone out radiant from his person; that a countenance in which was blended boldness and sweet ness gave a true index of the spirit within, And he seemed 1 ever found bim to be; & man free from guile, pure in patriotism, clear of faith; upright, punctual, de- ,xlmmlt- ‘and wise, with the wisdom which comes of ob- ion rather than argument, pofi my servation, which develop and which is sevege beeause it is ever characteristic large type of intellect. Capable of most mov gracefal beyond most in clocution, he was seldom heard in the debates of this chamber; and yet it will be said of him that few, if any, better fulfilled the Vup--: du- ties of & Senator, or did more thoroughly the work assigued him either by constituomts or compeers. Often chosen to preside here, eminently worthy of such dignity, pos- sessed of @ voice rich in melody, quick of apprebeiaion amid diverse questionings, rapid in judgment yet modest in affirma he b at last the oracle of the Senate, puted matters of par ntary ruling. Observant, serupulously observant of the forma and ceremonics that usage has grown like mosses around the procedure of this, the most august deliberative body in the world, he was yet even more deferential to duty than to form or cereniony. Iudeed, 1 think if ho had one dominant element that ruled all else in his evenly- balanced mind, it was s rigid, unswerving sense of duty, that would sutfer no consideration to set aside its claim; a sense of duty, which in the hysical development, he, by too asiduous devotion, saeri- cod his life? But why do I ssy sacrificed his life? Has he not rather gone to that rual life beyond those autiful gates” which shoge upon his fading vision with an earthly splendor into the everlast- ing taberuacles of light and love to dwell forever with his God. Mr. Sosxer ~Mr. President, thero is a truco in this Chamber. The antagonism of debate is hushed. The echoes of flict have died away. The white flag is fiying. From opposite camps we come together to bury the dead. It is a Seuator that we bury, not a soldicr, This is the second time during the present session that we have been called to mourn a distinguished Senator from Vermont. It was much to bear such a loss once. Its renewal now, after so brief a period, is & calamity without p t in the history of the Senate. No State before his ever lost two Senators so near togother. Mr. Foot at bis death was the oldest Senator in contin- uous service. He entered the Senate in the same Cou- gross withthe Senator from Ohio (Mr. Wade) and myself; but Le was sworn in at the called session in Mareh, while the two others were not sworn in till the succeeding De cember. During this considerablo space of time I have been the nt witness to bis life and conversation. It ok back upon e For one brief moment ho seemod at fell from we in the unce vietious, but it was for & brief ook my hand with & genial grasp. 3 his personal and his incorruptible nature. ements of chardcter, exhimted and proved thronghoot a lon 3 sumple for all. He is gone, but the s Vire n him an t aweet and cellent in also insp o that whene was that he who spoke so well 8 Ho direet, ey ment. Had he been moved to he wust have exerted a com- Senate and in the him tranquil in his ceor weight oceu- h was a part of his ling effusion wh sowetimes the facility of speec! less remarkablo than the inability to keep silent; and again, it formed a con- trast 10 that controversial spirit which too often like an nnweleome wind, puts out the lights while it fans a flame, And yet in his treatment of questions he was never incomplete or perfunctory, If he did not say with the orator and parliamentarian of ¥ , the famous founder of the Doctrinarre school of politics, M. Royer Collard, that he had too much respect for his audience ever to task attention to anything which he had not first reduced to writing, it was evident that he never spoke in the Senate without careful s;rl-punl.ilm. You do not for- et his commemoration of his late colleague, only a few short weeks ago, when he delivered a Funeral Oration not unworthy of the French school from which this form of eloquence’is derived. Alas! a8 wo histened to that most elaborate eulogy, shaped by study and penetrated by feel- ing, how little did we think thatit was so soon to be echoed back from his own tomb. 1t was not in our debates only that this sclf-abnegation showed itself. He quictly withdrew from places of impor- tance on committees to which he was entitled, and which te would bave filled with hogor, More than vnce I bave known him to insist that another should take the position himsclf. He was far from thet nature which S Bcon ST 1 MRS BAGG WDeD B4 ks mingle manding itry. seat w pied atte ture formed co o % extreme self-lovers, who wenld b 0 reast their eggs, vat he was hap) in the office of Senator. He feit its hon- aps o person appreciated so nuission of a State noroughly what it was i this Chamber, 8 is ceremonial he ) just position c that in & just s 3 And bere let me add rs into practical lite, adjutors rather than diversity of char- t, in proportion as this troth ente: shall all become associates end isgrond enough for L by place according to the faculties that have been given in the long warfa the beginning, firm! He was agnivst the deadl, Tk linked his <h inthe defense of stlast this barbarous rebel took w nd did all that ly e cause which for years be had lead him into debate, e agpesred in votes rather th ild for his conntr ry rarely. His opinions an in speeches, 1 do not forget that when 1 nate, and was not yet I was assured by Mr. Giddings, wl first came into th faniliar with Lim kzew him well, th would stand by f pleasantly that Mr. Foot, on his Houseof Representatives after he be attention by coming directly to bis conversution, Mr. Foot by the side of Joshua R. Giddings, in those days when Slavery still tyrannized, is o picture not to be forgotten. If our de- arted friend is not to be named among t horne the burden of thi be forgotten among those whose sympath Would that he had ‘done more, thankful that be did so much. There is o part on the stage known as the *walking who has very little to say but who always Mr. Foot might seen art, if we were not his watchfulness in evervthing concerning the business and the administr Here he excelled and was t #ion of lahor, which is the lesson of political economy, is also the lesson of public life, All esunot do all things. Some do-oue thing, others do another thing=each accord- iug to his gifts. This diversity produces harmony. 3 dent pro “tempore among out of ehe anomalous relations of the Vice-Pr. There is no such officer in the oths » of Commons until very re- uty Speaker,” dressed when in th avery patrinrch siao in friendly hose who have v, he must not great controvers s with liberty at times, to ha tly reminded of nor was there in the Hou: cently, when we read of the term by which he is ordinary talent can guide and control pecially if it be nwinerous or A good presiding officer is 1 The assembly knows its ¢ it be excited by uting Bucephalus, se knows its rider.” who was often in the chair, derable period our President pro tem- wed & special adaptation and power. dent; 5o, also, was a nontly the case of Mr. Fo and was for a cc n *every inch a Pre he it every soun the most marked individuality that has bee: He ‘was unlike an self could be his parallel, this chamber o was felt instantly loor to gallery. %0 u8 to challe Tmpartial jus- Order was enfore If disturbance came suptly he lnunched his fulmination g n him throw him- of lordship, a8 if all the bate should be suspended A he Semate must come to or- and meanwhile, like the bis ivory hammer in unison with his voice, until the reverberations rattled like thunder in the moun- handled with equel ense iim, insist that d te Duke de Morny, who was the accomplised the Legislative Assembly of France, in @ sit- his death, after sounding his for the hammer am 1 shall be obliged to menti m 1 find conversing. do so, und I shall have it put in the o to discuss and to listen, not to ustrative | Proskle ting shortly before e | bell, which is the substit | exclumed from the chair, by name the members wh frst I eateh talki foand oecasion f in the enforcems . Possibly our Pr a similar spoech, but his energy short of this menace, y nsistent with the temper of 1 ho showed always what Sir William Scott, one oecasion in the House of Co the essential quality ki i | o have become to the rules which ings, we are hardly aware of Accustomed as govern legislative | in) unknown in sntiquity, snd th unknown also on the European continent until latterly introduced from England, which was their original home, precious contributions which England And yet they did not modern ewvilization. assume ot once their present perfect form., tells us that even as late a8 Queen Elizabeth members dly for the business they wished brought But now, at last, these rules have become s b business is conductod, log- d debato 18 secured in ull possible esentation of 4 petition or t procecds by fixed processes until nal result is ‘reached and 8 new law Hoe's printing-press, ter is not more perfect in its operation n than o beautiful machin temple of constitutional liberty, parted friend served to the pious care, His associatos, as they recall his state silvered by time but beaming with goodne cense to chierish the memory of this service, rime of & vigorous, |- Will rise before them as the faithful p J’ whom the diguity of the Senato was maintained, its busi- ness was advanced, sud Parliamentary law was upheld. looked with delight ‘upon this Capitol— one of the most remarkable editices of the world—beau- tifulin itself, but wore besutiful still as the emblem ot that zatiousl unity which he loved so well, its eulargement uud improvement. ride its warble columns as they moved into place, and its e, aa it ascended to the skios. war did not mako him forget it His care secured thoso appropriatious by which the work was carried to its close, was installed on its sublime in his last moments, as ng to rest his eyes upon t that was to him so dear. The early light of morming had come, and ho was lifted in his bed that ho old this eapitol with mortal sight; but r capitol which already began to fill his visiod, fairer than your marble columns, sublimer than vour dome, where Liberty without any statue is gloritied in that service which is perfect Freedom. Mr PoMEROY then paid an earnest tribute of gratitude to the memory of the dead legislator. He reviewed the Mr. Foot in behalf of the anti-Slavery struggle and rapidly recounted the benefits which those upon that State, in which, Mr. cmory would be per troduction of a bill o witbout disorder t| takes its place 1n the statute-book. or Alden’s type But the rules they are the ve this ‘emple our He watched with ven the trials of the o statue of Libert) It was naturnl that, failing fast, ho should exertions had couferred Pomery thought, his n eonferring of his name in grafeful re n sed warmly the politieal and private in- oot, snd to him attributed much of his ownearly reeeption of sound political principles to guide lischarge of the arduous duties of « legislator, + in terms of w He bad known him for years us o man of ud purest words. 1 Mr. Foot was one of the really in which he live il sing to him as David sang to Mr. Poland was adopted, and the K. N tegrity of Mr. ¥ m enlogy of his Seuat: adjourned at 2 INDIAN DEFENSES IN MONTANA. Mr. Smrrn offered a resolution, struetng the Committes on the Militia to inquire into the expedency of farnishing citizens of Montana with fire arms and ammunition, for immediate defense against Lostile Indians, hich was adopted, in- PAYMASTERS. offered o resolution, which was master-General of the Army mos of ull Paymasters, or Mr. WASHBURNE (Ind, adopted, requesting the Pa; to famish the House with the additonal Paymasters, against whom stoppages are now and the nature and eause of the ssme. ENBWORTH moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was adopted, on the ground that it was grat injustice to drag before the public the names of Paymsters having stoppages against them; mostof which was oving to the confusion of orders. Mr. STEVENS added that Paymasters’ accounts were only settled down to within three years of this time, and in the mean time the whole balauce was.- cb: ainst Mr. ScHENCK suggested also that the fact wyuld alarm the bondsmen of the general panic would be created, while the accounts were not aciunlly settled, g M;. fom;pm Ind.) stated thn‘t‘ th&ro ";ubill null‘i ing fog the relicf of Puyiuast aad the House shou bave the information ealhl’ ‘?::,'In the nnluumm on the bill. A s bodoif 4B e Cuad ublication of the ymasters, and a be able to set i b i Y WA of mewbe which it was stated that they bave no ac- cess to the aecounts, i Mr. GARFIELD regarded it s an unprecedented proposi- tion to drag upa_long list of uml-ll&ml, unadjusted ac- counts, The effect would be to alarm the bondsmen of Pay ters without cnt cause, cHENCK said that the Military Committee had not gone prying into individual accounts, aud if the Com- wittee had obtained the information, it would not bave t justified in spreading it before the House, in detail, 8 the accounts had only been partially settled. The vote adopting the resolution was re@nsidered, and the question recurred on the adoption of the resclution. Mr. WENTWORTH thought it right that the House shoald know the cireumstances nnder whieh it was asked to pass a bill for the £ of th Paymasters. He found on his desk a pumphlet calling on the House for immediate action now, or never, sod he thought these Paymasters shonld be willing to trust the House, ‘ Mr. CHAN information. Mr. WeNTWORTH said he would yield to the Chairman of the Committee on Mijitary Affairs, who was the only le of giving information on the subject, lared that it was an entire mistake to Jill for the relicf of Paymasters had been iized solicitation of Pay- t had been referred to the ug, pecessarily, an quiry st impression of the Committee was of affording re- lief, but the more the C w looked into the mat the more it became satistied thet itwas o meritorious ease Mr. WENTWORTH repeated Lis unwillingness to late without official information, He would like to hear the views of the Chairman of the Committee of Claims on she subject. : Mr. DELAN0, Chairman of the Committeo of Claims, stated that the measure, as préposed by the Chairman of the Con n Milita 2, suppose that the b brought forward, under au of re’ petitions, or the sub rittee on Military Affuirs, ¢ atte] her ag; Affairs, wonld take $2, out of the Treasury, The sum disbursed by army wasters during the war amounted to $1,028,600,000, Mr. SCHENCE cxplained that *he nllowance was limited 000 per year for ench Paymaster. Mr. DELANO admitted that that would take away some of the serious objeetions to the billas origi e thought, however, that if 8 measure of reli passed for any class of army officers, 1|‘ ite & numerous class, that of Paymasters, could be sl ected, Yester- day the Houre had passed a bill giving over $7,000,000 to the State of Missourt, Some days before it had appro- printed $300,000 to the State of Pennsylva The claims of the States for money paid for bounties, &c., would reach 6,000,000 or $7,000,000, and the claims for the equalization of bounties wonld amount to an equal sum. He thought Congress should wait until a report was made to it, showing the condition of the sccounts of these Pay- masters, und then Congress could give the honest and faithful Paymasters all the relief they nevded. Mr. WENTWoRTH was williug that the bill should be recommitted to the Committeo on Military Affairs, but would prefer ita reference to the Committee on Cla in whose Chairman, Mr. Delano, he had great confidence, s Lo understood the President also had. ~ [Laughter.] Mr. WasuBUkNE (Ind.) said he had introduced the resolution in good faith masters, sad those wh wished and supposed that the Pay represented them on this fleor, or the information axked for. er discussion, the resolution was referred to amittee on Military Affairs, ill for the relief of Paymasters of the army, which ning hour yesterdiy, came up o the nest business in order. Mr. CoNKLING moved the following a8 a substitute for the bill: That the proper acconuting officers of the Treasury be and re Leroby authorized aud directed, in the settlement of accounts of Paymasters and Additionsl Puymasters of the Army, for disbursements made by them during the recent war for the suppression of ithe Robelllon. to allow and eredit to Paymasters nad Additional Paymasters all sums which they may bave paid on erroncous muster rolls which they tad 10 Neans or opportunity to verify previous to payment thereon, evidence of which lack of means or opportunity stall be furnished acconling to such rules and regulations as shall be preseribed by such accounting offie After ssme discussion, the bill with the pending emend- ments was recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs, FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Mr. BANKS, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re- ported back the Senate bill to authorize the President of the United States to transfer s gunboat to the Government ol llm‘ Kepublic of Liberia, which was considered and ansed. Mr. PaTTERS0¥, from the same Committee, reported back the Senate bill for the relief of James G. Clarke, for llmn services a8 acting Charge d'Affairs st Berlin in X ill, on objection of Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, was peferred to the Committee of the Whole Mr. OkTH, from the same Committee, reported back the Senate joint resolution protesting against pardons by for- eign Governments of persons convicted of infamous of- on condition of emigration to the United States, idered and passed. COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE TERRITORIFS. Mr. Rick (Maine), from the Committes on Territories, reported back a joint resolution to facilitate communica- tion with the 'f‘n-mmm- of New-Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. The joint resolution provides that whene any loyal citizen of the United Stutes shall make and e tablish an artesian well on the line of any rail route in New-Mexico, Arizons, Colorado, or the Colorado desert of Californin, st least ten miles distant from any spring or stream of livig water on such roate, ho shall be entitled to one seetion of the public lsnds embracing such well, to be marked out and designated in & compuct form. Mr. Rice explained the object of the joint resolution. Mr. WasnsurNE (111) said it seemed to him as if there was a cat under the meal tab, If the gentleman from aine would trace this thing to its inception he would find that it came from. some specnlators who wanted to get town sites. It was & most ingenious plan by which 640 acres would be taken from the public lands, and the title given to some person for doing what he would be likely to do any way—opening an ertesian well. There were 110 proper guards of limitations to the bill. Mr. Rick [uv.} ated that the bill originated with the Commissioner of the General Land Office, as an induce- ment to persons to open wells sand supply cool water to travelers over these deserts, A similar joiut resolution had passed the House lust session, sud had failed in the Senate for want of time, The gentleman from Hlinois had made a charge against the Commissioner of the General Land-Office, Mr. WasHBORNE (111) disclaimed doing so. Nothing in his remarks could be so construed. Mr. Rice (Maine) said that the gentleman from Illinois had spoken of the cat under the meal-tub in this bill, That gentleman very properly considered it his duty to look ufter ull the interests of this broad land, and particu- larly every intercst which did not originate with him or his Committee, He found no fault with him for that; he kuow the great value of his services to the country, But this joint resolution bad been reported unanimously by the Committee on Territories last scason and this, and was rogarded as important for the development of those territoried, Mr. WaAsHBURNE (111.) declared that he had not intended any imputation on the Commissioner of the General Land Otlice, to whose ability and integrity be was glad to bear testimony. At the suggestion of Mr. CONKLING, Mr. RicE (Maine) moved un amendment to except mineral lauds from the lands to be so conveyed, The smendment was agread to. Mr. WRIGHT suggested that this was one of the gift enterprises that were afloat. Mr. Rice (Maine) denied that, and defended the general pnrr»m of the joint resolution. Mr. CoNKLL N. Y.) suggested that if this became a law persons connected with artesian wells, and who had received & full section of laud, might also, under the Homestead law, take up a greater section. He subse- quentl, ved an amendment to |mmdr against that, Mr. WriGnT remarked that this well was a great hore, The Senate had up yesterday the whisky question, and now the water question was up in this House. He should be satistied if both took the same direction. Mr. CuaNLER asked whether the gentleman from Maine had considered the effect of this measure on the roventes derived from whisky, That gentleman’s section consumed nothing but whisky stimulated by a little ice. |Laughter.| The development of the Maine Liquor Law was not ne sary in the West. He hoped the geutleman wou an amendment to allow distilleries there, so that t ciple of cold water and pure spirits might march across the continent, and show which was the basis of virtu The people of the West were uns omed to the use of water as a bever, and it was a well-known faet that be- tween the question of water and whisky, the West was & uit to-day against water. [Laughte) He asked the gentleman from Hlinois (Mr. Wentworth) whether he would support whisky against cold water? Mr. WENTWORTH protested that ne was for cold water all the time, Mr. PAINE suggested that there should be a provision in the joint resolution requiring water to be furnished from these wells gratuitously, Mr. RicE (Me.) said that that matter Would be in_the charge of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Aftor further discussion the joint resolution with the swendwont was ordered to be printed and recommitted, ARIZONA LANDS AND ROADS. Mr, Rice (Me.) from tho same Committee, reported back adversely & memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Arizona, asking that the tract n!fimd in the bend of the Colorado River be attached to Arizons, and the Com- mittee was discharged from its further consideration, Mr. MARVIN, from the same Committee, reported back adversely a memorial of the Governor and Legislature of Utah Territory, for an appropriation for the construction of roads in that territory. It was laid on the table, OREGON AND IDAHO BOUNDARIES. Mr. MoULTOY, from the same Committee, reported back a bill appropriating $10,000 for the survey of the boun- dary between the Territory of 1daho and the State of Or- egon, which, on the objection of Mr. Stephens, was re. forred to the Committee of the Wholo on the state of the Union, LIBRARY FOR THE MORMONS. STARR, from the same Committee, reported back adversely the memorial of the Legislature of Utah for an appropiiation for & Libiury ot Salt Lake City. 1t was Luid on the table, LAWS OP DAKOTAN, Mze ELiida 5600 W 000 Goduimitions Sopariod RSk - versely the memorial of the Legislature of Dakotah Ter+ ritory for an appropriation to codify the laws of the Terris tory. It was laid on the table. DUTY ON BARLEY. The morning hour having expired, Mr. DARLING pre- sented the memorial of lht-{;re"en of the United States fi»r: ll":duc(lon of the duty on batley to five cents a bushel. SALE OF NAVAL PROPERTY. Mr. WAsBBURNE (I11.), from the Committee of Confer- ence un the bill authorizing the sale of marine hospitals and revenue cutters, made a_report stating in substance that the Senate had amended the House bill by a provision limiting the number of hospitals to which the bill should apply; that the Senate now receded from the amendmen! and ageced to one merely providing that the hospitals a Cleveland, Ohio, and Portland, Muine, shouid be sold or leased, The report was sgreed o, NO LIQUORS IN THE CAPITOL. The House then, on motion of Mr, WENTWORTH, pros cecded to the husiness on the Speaker's table, and took up the concurrent resolutions passed by the Senate yester- day, prohibiting th of spirituous” and other liquors in the Capitol building and grounds. Mr. STEVENS inquired, with an affectation of gravity, whether this was such & resolution as would require the siznature of the President? |Laughter.] Mr. WENTWORTH roplied that it was not, and he ealled for a reading of the joint rule of the two Houses, digects ing that no spirituous liquors shall be offered or exhibited within the Capitol or public lands adjacent thereto, ‘That rule, he said, was adopted in 1837, end had_been rigidly o) the presiding officer of the House all the r.] He had frequently been in the Senate, o that the presiding officer of that body hi not enforced the rule, It seemed that it would be better if that body had the presiding officer and some of the members of this body. [Laughter.] Hemoved to amend the concurrent resolution by thiaking it apply also to all the public buildings and grounds in the City of Washing- ton, Mr. SCHENCK seid he noticed that the term “‘exhibited” was used in the rule, and wished to kuow in what sense it was employed. s Mr. STEVENS suggested that it meant the exhibition o members with liquor in them. [Langhter.] Mr. WESTWORTH £uid he so understood it. Mr. RANDALL (Penn.) said that sction on the part of the House was entirely unnecessary, a8 the Speaker pere mitted no violation of the rule, and had routed out all those “Holes in the Wall,” and the House had subse- quently nm{n.vml his action in that respect, He thought, therefore, that the resolution had better be returned to t Senate, where, perhaps, there was i Lecessity for its adope tion. Mr. WasnpoeNe (I11) suggested that it should be amended, so as to make it a joint, instead of & concurrert resolution, Mr. StEvENs remarked that he knew what the gentles man from Nlinols was about. He wanted to kil t easuze, by making it require the siguuture of the Presis ent. The SpragyR stated that it could not be so amended. Mr. CHANLER suggested that it should not be wade to apply to all the public buildings, for spirituous liquors were much used in the Smithsonian Institute for the preservation of animoale; beside, it wae known as o spe- cific for the bite of the Copperhead, which seemed to have so much terror for some people. [Lnuxhwr.l Charges had been made against members, not only of intemperanee in the use of liguors, but of intem- perance from lust; nd he thought the principle of the resolution should be carried out, .50 as to have @& physician’s inquiry us to the babits of members in publ He thought it unfuir to use public prejudice against liguor for the purpose of keeps ing down ge) 1 exeitement and good fellowship, which hie knew the gentieman from [ilinois never intended. Y a.) remarked that during his service in 1ad seen no indications of upy necessity for on of the concurrent resofution, He bad “read , which took place in the Nenate yeeterday, and ne of the sentiments there ex- pressed, that the passage of the resolution might be eces- sary to preserve the decoruin, dignjty and self-possession which should charscterize a body enerated us thate wember of that 8, with this sentiment: **I believe in d war.” (Laughter.) He did pot articles should be thrown une necessarily in the of a gentleman holding such sentis menta; and, therefore, he hoped the concurrent Nn¥l<lllun would pass. After some further discussion, Mr. Wentworth's amend- ment was agreed to, and on concurrent resolution as amended, wus adopted. ¢ SALARIES OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Mr. STEVENS, from the mittee on Appropristions reported back the Senate joiut resolutious for the trapster funds appropriated for the payment of salaries in the Post-Office Department to the general salary account of that Department with an amendment providing that iy should not be construed to increase the appropriation already made for the service of the Post-Oflice Depart- amendment was agreed to and the joint resolution was passed. BEALS AND DIXON. EVENS, from the same Committee also reported back Senate joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust the claims of Beals snd Dixon aguinst the United States, which on motion of Mr, WAsH- BUBNE (11L.) was referred to the Committee on Claims. RAILROADS IN MINNESOTA. The Senate bill making an additional grant of lauds to the State of Minnesota, in alternate sections, to aid in the coustruetion of a railroad in said State, was takem from the Speaker’s table, read twice, und referred to the Comuuittee on Public Lands. KANSAS CLAIMS. ‘The Senate bill to anthonze the Secretary of War to settle the claims of the State of Kansas for the services of the militia called out by the Governor of that Stad on the requisition of Major-Gen. Curtis, Commander of the United States forees in that State, was teken from the Spealer’s table, read twice, and referied to the Committee ou Military Adluirs. RELIEF OF THE DISTRICT POOR. The next bill in order was the Senate bill appropriating $25,000 for the temporary relief of destitute people in the Distriet of Columbia, to be expended under the direction. of the Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau, Mr. INGERSOLL moved the previous question, Mr. RoGris wished 1t amended so as to read, ‘ withoug distinetion of race or color.” Mr. INGFRSOLL replied that it was unuecessary, as no class legislatiou wes permutted, Mr. RogEes then wanted the distribution of the money to be left with the municipal authorities of Washington, Mr. INGERSOLL declined to agree to that, Mr. SHANKLIN rose to discuss the merits of the bill, bug Mr. Ingersoll insisted on the previous question, The House seconded the previous question and passed the billby av 1100 to 24, SENATOR FOOT. Here 2 message was received from the Senate, announes ing that, after listening to eulogies on the character and public sérvices of Seuator Foot, lately deccased, it had, out of respect to his memory, voted to adjourn. Mr. WoopBriDGE addressed the House. Unqualified praise of the dead, he said, accorded neither with good taste nor with truth, as human charncter never was perfect. Ho gave & brief recital of the prominent events in the life of the late Senator, who wus, he said, what ig called & self-made man; but there was no particular credig in that. The term ** selt-made man " was & mueh abused one. There was no royal road to greatness, Every man who eame to power did so through persoual effort. The scholur, the professional man, the merchant, the artisan, were all self-made. Asa lawyer, Senator Foot was no a8 o statesman, he never adopted new theorie tured on untried paths, A8 a political economist, he never ventured new ideas or developed old oues with traordinary power; and yet, without question, he wag oue of the safl wen and wost judicious of legise lators. He did mble the mountain towering to the skies, barren useless from its height, but rather the lower eminence, and whose slopes are trailing with the yellow eorn, Ser ator Foot's word was as good as his bond. it man, he loved his land because it was h > scorned to give aught other reason why. When the firs gun was fired at Fort Sumter, and toe ery “To armns” echoed from peak to peak of the mountains of bis vutive State, he infu ito the peeple his own heroie and ens thusiustic nature. Popular at home, beloved, honored and trusted, h ways and everywhere proved Limself an honest man—:¢ the uoblest work of |:mlI In conelusion, Mr. WooDBRIDGE offered the following resolution: Resolved, That as a further wark of respect for the deceased, the House do now adjonrn. Mr. BANKS next addressed the House. Tho high res spect entertained for the deccased Senator rendered ig rm;m to pay some tribute to his memory on the part of bis (Mr. Baniks's) colleagues and the people whom they represented. The State of Vermont had acquired its ter- ritory from New-York, but its population ehiefly from New-England, and to a great extent from Massachusetisy and there had ever been 8 stroug attachment between the ople of Vermont and the peoplo of Massachusetts, erhaps it was not too much praise to say that there had seldom been in public life a character s0_ perfect 88 the Senator who had passed away, or one who in a long life had been engaged in wore nm{nmnt publie duties. Al though _his public life had been chiefly identi- fied ~ with the Senate of the United States, yet be had faithfully discharged the humble but not lz- important duties of local aud ueighborhood government— duties so important to American iustitutions and so closely identitiea with the destinies of the nation. It was not extravagunt praise to say that, looking back on bis services in the Senate for a period of 16 years, amid com= lications and perils unprecedented in American :fl 0 bad left nothing in word or deed which could be blotted out from the record. He sadsfied the country which he served, and stren, ed the cause which he honored with his support. His life rounded to its fall riod indeed, with the respect of his adversaries, the con- dence of bis constituents, the affection of his friends and wu‘ppmnl of the world. s career proved that suo. cens in public life was not inconsistent with striet iuf e i'r"—'—.———&