The New-York Tribune Newspaper, April 17, 1866, Page 1

Ik % Vo XXVI. No- 7,808, Nork NEW-YORK, TUESD - Tribmmne, AY, APRIL 17, ISGG. "FROM WASHINGTON. OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES. Jefferson Davis ';1; :lm:;;nre Against Him, TUE STATEMENT OF THE DIRECT TAX LEVY. IMPORTANT ;HN(‘HL STATISTICS, PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, A Passage-at-Arms Between Senators Conness and McDougall, P~ e NT SENATORIAL COURTESIES. RELIEF OF NAVAL CONTRACTCRS. An Important and Busy DPay in the House. LR Liguers in the Capitol—A Conference Crdered SRR The Eight-Hour Question Considered but not Settled, A SFASON OF PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS. THE ARMY BILL DISCUSSED AND AMENDED. TS The Homo Jack Rogers Considers Himself Abused, FEC . Hesy, Wg: and Ingersc) Execute @ Pas de Deary i The Municipal Contest in Peoria, Ill, and (Other Jssues, —_— ELE( WasEINGTON, Monday, April 16, 1666 TESTIMONY ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION. The most important testimony, and the most damaging to the South yet brought out, is that of Mr. Stephens. He was on the etand for two days, aud tock the utmost deliberation in all Lis apswers. As he is probably the ablest man in the South, ard on account of the prominent position be has beld for several years, his opinions are entitled to more than ordirary weight. The testimony ke been sent out in full, but there is one matter not gen- erally known which should be widely circulated. For gome days Clement L. Vi has been bere, and quartered with Mr. Stephen's, Lis private boarding-house. Among the most frequent visitors there bave been Daniel W. Voorbees, Harris, Sa ry, aud il the most notoriously disloyal men of this viciity, and the Yeading Copperbeads of the country. Such bave been Lis pesociations and Lis counselors, While he was on the stand, Gov. Boutwell was especially anxious to escertain from hiw what the South would be willing to do upou the guestion of changing the basis of represetation, now that the slaves were freemen and citizens. Mr. Stephens was tlear in the belief that the South bad done all they intended 1o do to regain political power; that they would not ratify any Coustitutional amendments of avy kind as a condition of restoration, because they could not be heard in their discussion and have a vote upon their adoption in Congress. To a question of Gov. Boutwell's, as to what they would be willing to vote for if adwitted before any amendments were | adopted, Le replied: “ When they abandoned their attempt st Secession they sap- d ey were thus estitied to rejresentation, and that they ‘would be recognized as wembers of the Union; but my opin lon is that they would not. and that their wew bers on the l!wr of Congress would not vote for such an awendment. 1t is customary to allow witnesses to take their evidence when written out by the stenograpber and look over it to correct any errors that may bave crept in, or to sdd any little matters forgotten at the time. Mr. Stephens was furniehed with his evidence, and tock it 1o his roows, where a council of his friends wae beld. What was re- solved upon is evident from the fact that his whole evi- dence has been gone over, and at least 20 alterations were made, in many instances woderatiog Lis avswere down to conceal what his friends considered would damage their cause and interfere with their programme. The answer above quoted, in which be stat-d tbat if be and bis col- Jesgues were admitted they would vote down this proposi- tion to amend the Constitution, was stricken out eutire, | and the following inserted in its place: “Bat they feel that they are constitutionally entitled to be | Beard by their Senators and Membere in Cougress upon this, or any other proposed smendment. 1 do pot, therefore, think that ibey would ratify tbat amendment suggested as a coudi- l"o:.mment to being edmitted to rejresentstion in Con- JEFF. DAVIS & CO. The House Judiciary Committee on Saturday had Judge Advocate Holt before them, who tegtified at length upon the case of Jefl. Davis and C.C. Clay; their complicity with the assassination copspiracy, end what steps have been taken 10 bring them to justice; he aleo furvished the Com- mittee with cousiderable documentary evidence so im- portant that they immediately placed an injunction of | wecrecy upon it, and to-night several members prouounce it sufficient to couvict and bang both of thew. SENATOR FESSENDEN ie very unwell and not able to be in his seat, MR. STANEBURY. Heury G. Stausbury, who wae to-day pominated for Supreme Judge, is 4 native of New-York, but moved to Lancaster, Ohio, where be studied avd practiced law for msuy years. He then west to Civcinnati, and baving lived there for some years, went to Newport, Kentucky, 10 reside, while be practiced law in Obio. He was orig nally av old Whig, and voted for Buchanan, But in 1860, being a personal friend of Mr. Lincoln, be voted for bim, sud bas since been for sustaining the war. Lately Le las been here in close and intimate relations with the President, aud rumor says he wrote the late veto of the Civil Rights | bill, oz, at least, prepared the legal part of it He is about | sixty years of age, aud is considered one of the ablest | lawyers iu the country. It is against bis prospects for confirmation that he is from Olio, which State has alyeady one Judge and the Chief-Justice. There is a considerable diversity of opinion as to his confirmation, Nothing will probably be done for some days, as the House has passed ® bill, which is now in the Senate, reorganizing the Court, sud which ouly provides for eight Judges beside the Clief-Justice, This bill is now before the Senate Ju- @diciary Committee, and should it be passed, no confirma- tion will be needed. SENATORIAL EPISODES, Sevator McDongall was 80 grossly intoxicated to-day as | Lot 10 be responsible for Lis conduct; but hisassault wpon Mr. Conness—than whom there s uo more honest and pure patriot in the country—was very diegraceful. Mr. Conness replied with great vigor, aud Lis excoria tion of McDougsll was very severe, who, in Lis attempt o reply, commenced a strain of blasphemy and billings- Bte in which be was stopped by the presiding officer, who prdered him to take Lis seat. It generally is considered Dere that if Benators bave no respect for themselves, they ARl b wallleatog g | journed yesterday. They determined to borrow §1,250,- | Strasburg to Alexandria, even if, in order to get the neces- | with the actusl amount received up to date and the who has not come to the Senate Chamber in severa except in 8 st the duties of L oars te of intoxication, rendesing him unfit fo office. TOR STEWART'S PROPOSITION. to-day heard Semator i Commiittee Ste on his pre pect to repe of the He ment, ment this week for the action Mr. Broowall's aw SOIe 4Ine —in all pre TORSHIP. 8 Collector, t W-YORK COL of Henry A, 8 of being above reproach. COLORADO. de to-morrow to bring up Color- Se tit has poor prospect attempt may be ado for admission in th of success, PARADE POSTPONED. ade was postponed to day on account of Thursday next, HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. ‘The House took up this afternoon the Military bill, and | amendment, viz.: by { 10 have two col¢ morrow the question of the her delays on the Tax bill indicate tin before the last of the week. FINANCIAL. one mate lme serves comes up. F that it will not be bro The disbursements and transfers of Treasury Depart- ment, last week, amounted to $4,031,009. Of this sum $072,584 was scd on acconnt of war; $683,168 on | account of the navy d $354,906 on account of the Interior Departu The total amount of | rter ending disbursements March 31, was $332,306,17 Government funds re- waining in the va of the United States Treasury at the prese e are as follows: * ted States Legal | small denominations of national | carrencey of all denomina- | copper | surplus issue Compound 1 pound Interest Notes wytion Division, $14,900,600, INTERNAL REVENUE. The receipts from Interval Revenue to-day exceeded | 220,809, [Le total receipts last week were §3,5 THE RINDERFEST AT PANAMA. Intelligence was received at the State Depart- ment from the United States Consul at Aspinwall, dated on the Ist inst., that a e, feared to be Rinderpest, has broken out among the vattle along the line of the Panama Railrosd, and that hundreds are dying daily. The disease, although resembling cattle murrain, is more vio- lent in form, and more fatal in effect; which the Consul states induces the belief that it is the genuine European cattle plague. NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATIO The National Bavk-note circulation issued last week amounted to $1,121,780; total amount thus issucd, $266, 04,340, The total amount of bonds now beld by the United States Treasurer, in trust for circulation of National Bauks and for deposits in designated Government depose itories, is §355,384,000, CONCERNING MR. HAYS. The friends of Harry J. Hays of New-Orleans, who has just been nowivated for Sheriff of the city, have for some time past been bere endeavoring to obtain Lis pardon by the President. The President fails to discoverthe propriety | of pardouing Hays, who was one of the prime movers in | the scheme of Rebellion, sud who, as 8 Brigadier General, served from its opening, to its close, in the Confederate Amiy. Ex-Gen. Hays is consequently in a bad fix, and if 4, will not Le allowed to assume the duties of Lis | £l ),647. ofLc DENIAL FROM EX.GOV. TOD. Ex-Gov. Tod of Obio, authorizes his friends to say that thé use of Lis name es one of the Viee-Presidents of the | so-called “ Johnson National Union Club,” is without his authority or consent. Gov. Tod has no sympathy with any similar organization, and Lavicg y# been sowe- what careful in the selection of his associates, does not at this late day propose to affiliate with the class of men composing the organization referred to. MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD. The stockbolders of the Manassas Gap Railroad, who have recently been holding meeting st Alexsndria, ad- | | 000, and to accept the new charter, to invite the c operation of the Valley, the Winchester, and the Baltimore and Obio Railroad Cowpanies in the construction of @ road from Winchester to Stragburg, and to repair thorougbiy their road from sary funds, they bad to sell out 10 the Baltimore Company their road and its frauchises between Strasburg aud Har- risburg. THE DIRECT TAX. ? The following statement exhibits the amount of direct tax levied in compliance with the Act of Congress, Au- gust 5, 1861, on the States below enumerated, together amount still unpaid: Direct tax levied on Virginia. Direct tax paid up to date.. #706,98 06 | Amount remaiuing npaid.. Direct tax levied on North Carolins. Direct tax paid up to date ‘Total amount remaining unpaid. Direct tax levied on South Carolina. Direct tax paid up to dat: Total amount remaining vnpaid. Direct tax levied on Tennesse Direct tax paid up to date... Total amount remaining unpaid. Direct tax levied on Arkansas Direct tax paid up to date.. Total amoust remaining unpaid To the Amocisted Press. JUDOE UNDERWOOD 8 KECENT DECISION. Judge Underwood, Judge of the United States District Court for Virginia, has published 6 card to correct a per- verted report of one of bis recent opinions in a babeas cor- pus case. Judge Underwood says: “In that opinion Idid not ex- press a doubt of the legali‘y of the late peace proclamation, nor was its legality called in question by any one connected with the case, nor did I express the opinion that the writ of habeas corpus conld not be exeented in one State while it was not suppressed in another, but the very contrary opinion. “ My opinion simply was that the late peace proclamation did not revoke the prévious proclamation of President Lin- coln, suspeuding, in certain cases, the writ in the Stat lately in insurrection, and stated that the peace prodlsm tion did not include Texas, and that it had not and was not intended to have so broad and general an applieation as the petitioner supposed, and therefore it refuscd to grant | his prayer.” XXXIXtn CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION, SENATE....WASHINGTON, April 16, 1606, NATIONAL ASYLUM, Mr. WiLsoN reported, without amendment, from the Committee on Military Affairs, a joiut resolution appoint ing Managers fora National Asylum for disbanded volu; teers, .-0_11}9.208 i ARIZONA GOLD OFFICES. Mr. RAMSEY (Minn.) presented a bill, which was re- | ferved to the Committee on Finance, for the establishment of offices for the melting, assaying and stamping of gold and silver at Aubrey and Tue in Arizona; Austin, in Nevada; at Sauta Fé, in New-Mexico; at Great Salt Lake City, in Utah; at Borse City, in Idaho; at Virginia City, in Montana, and at Dulott, in Minpesots, The remain- ing provisions organ these offices are similar to the aet establishing the New-York Assay Oftice. By the sixth section the option is given to iminers to receive the bullion in bars or ingots, less two per cent- um for cost of assay, or, in lien thereof, | toreceive gold notes or certificates’ payable at the wints in San Franeisco or Philadelphia, and which shall also bo receivable in payment of ull debts due to the Urited States. BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPL 1 | of the President desiguit | intercsts, and no | of th | s=n of & b=h." appointment of a Commission to ist of three officers of the Corps of Engineers of the United $tates Arm) report next Sessiou upon the best plans and_proper plaves for bridging the Mississippi River with least impediment to and appropriating $10,000 to defray the ex- uforces the penn Commissio e preambl 0 necessity of securing gre o 4 road transit across the river, an tecting navigation from all obst the preva e of towing barges | requires o much wider channel-way than THE MILITARY. WiLsox reported from the Military Committee- out amendment, a bill to provide for the national de, fense by o hing a uniform militia and teer militia foree in the United Sta ] published 1n the Senate report heretofo, BAKLEY. Mr. HowarD presented a memorial from Detroit manu- facturers of malt liquors, asking a reduction of the duty on imported basley. Keferred to the Finance Comuittee, A NEW-YORK BILL. : CONS eut resolution of the , asking Congress to appropriate or clotling furnished to foldiers 1 the $STR,680 1o War'of 181 THANKS TO GEN. HANCOCK. Mr. WiLsoy, from the Military Committee, reported the resolution of thanks to Gen. B 0k MINT AT NEW-ORLEANS. Mr. STEWART offered a joint reso ce of the branch mint at New-Orleans, and the ap- ' priation of its machinery to and in the completion of & oranch mint in Nevada. Referred to the Committse on ¥ or the dizcon- THE AKMY REGISTER. v offered a resolution instrueting the Mil- itary umitiee to inquire whether the full army register has been comp.led in aceordance with a resolution of March 7, 1865, what 1t ould be, ete. Adopted. WOOLEN GOODS IN OREGON. Mr. WiLL1AMS presented the petition of the Oregor City Mannfa ( pany, setting forth that they are eu- facture of woolen cloths, and they are compe tax, first on the raw material and” then on the m They ask @ e tion_of the Interual Re aw, that shall ask them to puy but one tax. Reterred to the Finauce Committee, A RAILROAD ORDER. Mr. Howe called up the Seuate t the Sioux City and Pacitic ailroad, Railroad a biunch of th J Mr. HowArD said the order refe 1 to was issued by ut Lancoln Decemb 1864, RIMES offcred & substitute for Mr. Ho oux City and Pacitic Railre branch upon the best aud | interest in the matter, with a view to his own or the public good. xcited manner that Mr. | n to know what he we | ate that be was @ #8 with baving and that he was discussiy @ regard Mr. CoNNESS responded in McDougall was not in @ condit saying. He was constantly in such a disgrace 10 this body. Mr. McDovGALL—1 rise, Mr. President, for the purpose | of pronont assestion of the Senator a falgebiood. 1 call him to oider ! 5 Mr. CoNspss—Mr. President, 1 ask to be protected in debate, I'ie PRESIDENT pro tem.—The Cl all times to protect Senators in Mr. McDOUGALL—Mr. Pr , T desire to state & poiut of order. My colleague Lius made a statement per- sonal to myself, his false in point of fact. }subwit that he, hiving made an assertion which is untrue, it is personal will endenvor at ce thatassertion o fulsebood, and to call t pator to order. Mr. SUMNER—Mr. President, I respectfully submit that the Senator cannot be allowed to proceed; Le is entering into an argument. Mr. Me The DoUGALL—1] am stating my poiut of order. HALR was unable to perceive that the Seuatord ad ¥ point of order. Mr. McDovGALL—I repeat that my colleagne has uttered hood; that the term which 1 apply to Lis remarks i8 parlinmentary both accordivg to the practice and I t of the British Parlinment and of this Senste for 0 years, and that 1 ha My, Coxxess—The Sen: sent California, either politicall) Hé was en franchised by that State five years ago, sinee which time he has not returned to see his constituents, or thut his constituents might see him, 1 have been compelled to sit bere and submit to the assumptions and representa- ions made by that Scnator. 1 have borne it; 1 have sat in b nator, so far from represeating that and courageons stitnency —that | —sat iu his chair, or, rather, ¢ali) does not repre- from every State iu the N covered 1 more that apce with shame before these extibitions. My associntes Je that 1 am dead to | all_conside ot ot o lently and guic and in "r *m., 1 was biding the time when the Senator (McDopgall) Dy the termination of his oficial career, should coase thus (o wikrepresent, thus to humiliate, thus to shock, and thus to disgrace, not only the State that honored him and enfran- chised bim, but the American character avd the American Senate. But, Sir, 1conld not bear it this worning, in view wanton, unprovoked and disorderly assault made upou myself. The Senator rises hiere and baudies the word “falsehood.” Mr. sident, agaiust me the Sepator dare not do that out of this body. . Mr. McDouGALL rose, rapped bis desk excitedly, and baid, ¢ 1 will do it.” Mr. Coxxiss—Mr. President, I dare not reply, for my senatorial character is in issue here, 1 das reply here to conduct 8o cable o8 that is. 1 dare not respond to it, Sir. In my character for truth and veracity, snd for honor, and in'the represertative ebaracter, 1 have no cow- parison to make, Sir, with bim. 1 shrink, Sir, fiom the Lontrast a frou wll the pollntion that hell conld vomit in its most disgusting form. 1 have no contrast to 1. President, with charity, with kindoess, with what was due to the senatorial refation, potwithstanding the provoeation in every point of 1 would at T time since 1 have been sent here, have sacrificed them all before the bigh and imperious duty of vindieating this rent American forum, and would have cast a vote from any ¥ for the expulrion of the Scuator (McDongall because of Lis offenses, committed here, agaiv and again, sgainst the dignity of this body. But, Sir, I could not lead on such o work, forgetful of this consideration on bis bebalf. He has repeated again and again these outrages and violations z is provided for the parties building the sate kind of ves- sels built by them. Mr. NvE moved to strike out 12 per cent and insert 15 per cent, in Mr, Grimes iendment, On motion Mr. WADE, further consideration of the oued until to-morrow HABEAS COLFUS. The bill in relation to the habeas corpus was taken up, but without taking action. The Senate at 4:30 o'clock went into Executive Session, and soon journed, above was post REPRESE 1of States for e cal oint Mr. HiLL (Ind.) in an awendment to the Constitution of the { the apportionment of representatives number of voters in the several Stat twice and referred to the Committee ou Reconstruction. roduced & Joint resolution proposing ited States iding for the Mr. JENCK which was referred to election of wembers the Committee on Reconstru CLAINS OF NEW A Mr. WarD (N.Y.) introduced a bill authe to the State of New-York of $877,62%, for t aying the claims of the Militia of thut Sta in the war of 1812, for clothing aud othercontingen penkes. The bill was read twice and referred to the Com- n Appropriations, WARD ulso presented resol York ou the same subje EICHAM pre 1 the ¢ sl f N adjudicated claims of the militia in the war of 181 1gTess, utions of the Legislature rent resolutions of w-York in regard to the of that State who served RECORD OF DEEDS. ) introduced o bill authorizivg nox- orded in the office of the Clerk Mr. Wirsox (1o rexidents to p of the Uni s District and Cirenit Courts; which war read referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary. NIAGARA PALLS. Mr. Parse (Wis.) introdue bill to provide for the tiansportation of vessels round the Falls of Niagar, ?uu-l. was read twice and referred to the Committee ou Roeds. MINSESOTA LANDS. Mr. DoNSELLY (Minn.) introdueed a bill making o grant of 1y tate of Minnes d in the Goustruc- ings (Minn.) River aud Red Kiver of the orth Railroad; which was read twice and referred to the Cowmittee on the Public Lands. NEBRASKA PENITENTIARY. Mr. Hrrcucock (Nebraska) introduced a bill to provide for the erection of @ pepitentiary in the Territory braska, which was read twice and referred to the Co ttee on Territorie SURVEYOR GENERAL IN NEBRASKA Mr. Hirencock ol introduced & bill to office of Surveyor General of the States of Wisconsin o~ Portsmouth, Nebraska, which twice, and roferred to the Committee on Public Lands, DISTRIBUTION. Mr. HAvES introduced a joint resolution to authorize the distribution of a portion of the surplus copies of the Auserican State papers in the custody of the Secretary of the Interior, LIBRAKY PRIVILEGES, Mr. TAYES also introduced a joint resolution extending the privilege of the library of Congress to ¢ in officers of the United States including the G ral-in-Chief, Heads of Wurean, &c. Both resoluions were read twice and refeved to the Cowmittee ou the Library. BOUSTY PENSION COLLECTORS. The call of States for bills having been concluded the next business in order duriug the worning bour, was the call of States for resolutions. Mr. Haves offered o resolution, wl strueting the Committee on Military Affal expediency of providing by law for the punishwent by prisonment or otherwise of persous who, as agents of ai- rneys for the collection of bounty pensions, &c., shall collect and couvert the same to their own use, THE WIRZ TRIAL. Mr. GARFIELD (Obio) offered a i adopted, requesting the Secretary of W olution, which was to bave prepared for publication the pm«-edinfi on the trial of Henry Wirz, embracing o8 near'y as possible in the language of the wit- s of the testimony given and the decisions tinding, and senfence of the Court, together with the ad- dress of the Judge-Advocate and that wade in defeuse of the prisoner. EXEMPTION FROM TAX. Mr. PLATT presented the joint resolutions of the Legis- re of Olio io favor of subjecting to State taxation na- to the Committee of Ways and Means. REPORT OF THE JUDGE-ADVOCAT! Mr. ScuENCK offered n res n, which directing _the Becretary of War to to the House the report of the Judge-Advocate- General, wnd such other information s may be “# wonrd or on fle in his Department, show- ing what wie o e in th d what steps bave ) to bri ut the mur. bt 1 v derers of 18 soldiers of the ta O North Carolina loyal infastry, alleged 1o Lave been tried and ex- scuted by order of the Rebel Generals Picket and K under the pretext of their being deserters from the € federute serviee, THE PRENCH IN MEXICO. Mr. McKex o questing the President to correspondence with the to the withdrawal of its bave been exchanged since the eated to the House with the Pr uary 5, 1866; whotber that correspondence has been pub- lished by the French Government among the official docu- wents communicated to the French Chanbers or not; and eapecially any cormspondence in regard to auy specifie 'k Emperor to put a stop to his pro- ic of Mexico, aud discontinue l"n-(ihu‘n in the imperialism the HOUSE RULES. Mr. PaINE offered & resolution instructing the Com- ency of providing by smendment of the rules, that when the House shall fm\e under consideration a bill or resolu- tion returned by the President with his objectien, neither & woticn to lay on the table nor 8 wotion to postpone in- definitely sball be in order. Mr. ELDRIDGE moved to lay the resolution on tLe table, order, and decorum, and dignity, until’ forbearance has ceased to be a virtue. The Senate have constantly done themselves and the country a wrong. It was not enough, Mr. President, for that Senator that this great body bad coneluded that he was not fit to be any longer 8 member | of any of its Committees to sit upon legislative questious. | That salient but most positive condemnation, 8o far from bringing reformation or change, has sunk snd degraded the object still more, Sir, until, having no charaeter to Jose, and nothing in controveray, he rises here and com- mits the last offense this morning, Mr. JouNsoN rose and suggested that it would be better to discontinue a discussion of this kind. Mr. MCDOUGALL rose o interrupt Mr. Johusou to say a few words. Mr. JonxsoN declined to yield. Mr. Coxxess said he had closed his remarks in relation 10 his colleague, He felt as deeply as any man could feel the pain of this whole pvm-wdx:f. He rogretted it. But he could say o less than be Lad said under the provoca- tion he had received, Mr. McDovaaLL rose and said he would be more re- spectful in his language than his colleague whom he would not speak of as the sober, but as the superh Senator (Con- uess). There was s little story that would suit the case. It was that of a man by the name of Pettigru of South Carolina who won a casé at law sgainst a fawily, one of the fighting members of which met him ons nd walkinj o him, said: “ Mr. I’t-lnFm, on are -4 iar.’ Pettigru took no notice. Then s Pet- tigru, you are s g—d_d—d_ scoundrel,” Pettigru took no notice. Then said he, * Pettigru, you are s g—d d—d The Ciaik (Mr. Foster) interrupted Mr. MeDougall to say that sach stories, containing such lauguage, ought 1ot to be repeated in the Senate. Mr. McDovGaLL then said he would make a few re- warks, due to himself, He proceeded to relate what oc- curred during the cont: iu the ture when he was elected Sen A gentloman, then a State Senator of California, ealled on him and vrged him to be a candidate. He declined, but afterward agreed to run, and this same person became his violent enemy and the advocate of a man who was in favor of estabishing Slav- ery in California. When the jon was over, and be (Mr. MeDougall) was successful, this State Senator bt to congratulate him. o declined bis con- iforeis Legi: cal gratulations, knowing him to have heen his enewy. There were men who never conld cease to slander those whom they had once injured. On motion of Mr. DooLITTLE, further consideration of the pending bill was postponed until morning. L.QUORS IN THE CAPITOL. The Senate agreed to the appointment of the Committee of Conference on the resolution to probibit the sale of liquors in the Capitol. NAVY-VARD AT ANNAPOLIS. Mr. Jorsox introduced a bill authorizing the estallish- ment of & Navy-Yard and coal and naval Jepot at the har- bor of Aunapolis, Md., which was referseé (o the Comwit= tee on Naval Affairs. RELIEF OF NAVAL CONTRACTORS. Mr. HEXDRICKS cailed up the bill from the N wittee for the relief of certain naval contrac ing the payment to certain parties of the fums named in the bill, 1o make good losses sustained by the building of iron-cluds. After some remarks from Mr. Hendricks in favor of the bill, Mr. GRiMes offered & substitute for it, directing the h.‘mew{ of the Treasury to pay to the parties named in the bills the suns aceredited to them by & Naval Board appointed by resolution of March last, provided that, except in the” case of the Comanche, the which was lost by a vote of 45 Yeas agaiust 57 Nays, ‘Thie resolution was then adopted. THE RIGHT-HOUR MATTER. Mr. IxcERsoLL offered a resolution, instructing the Com- mittee for the District of Columbia to inguire into the ex- pediency of establishing by law the * eight hour system,” e it is called, as constituting o dsy’s work for the District of Columbia. Mr. FArsswokTn asked if the resolution should not be amended by reducing the time to six hours and a half. Other members suggested six hours aud a quarter and other liwits of time. Mr. Witsox (Towa) suggested that a proposition on the subject of the Government employés in the District was before the Committee on the Judiciary, and that the Cow- mittee hiad taken action on it, Mr. IxoERsoLL said he was aware of that. But this resolution went further, and hmpuwd to estabish by law a regulation of the bours of labor i this District for all laboring classes. Mr. FARNSWORTH moved to lay the resolution on the lNubh-, which was lost by s vote of 16 Yeas against 91 aye. 'he morning hour having expired the resolution went over until next Monday. THE LIQUOR QUESTION, On motion of Mr. WENTWORTH the house then pro- coeded to the business on the Speaker's table, when the concurrent resolution prohibiting the sale of spirituous and other liquors in the Capitol building and grounds was taken up, the Senate having disagreed to the amend- went of the House extending the resolution to the other public buildings and ounds in the Distriet, On wotion of Mr. WENTWORTH the House insisted on its amendwent, and asked for s Committee of Conference. INFORMATION FOR CONSULS. Mr. STEVENS asked leave to offer the following resolu- tion: Whereas, Tt is important that our Legations abroad shall be Kept fully ndvised of the state of the country; therefore be it jesoived by the House, the Senate concurrivg, That the Clerk of the House be directed to furnish threo copies of 7khe Morning Chronicle to each of our Foreign Legations, Consular Agents, and Commercinl Agents, for the use of said Legatiors and attachés, aud that be pay the sawe out of the contingent fund of the House. Mr. ROGERS olje b Mr. HaLe moved the question of order that this was a proposition to devote part of the coutingent fund of the ouse for & purpose eatirely outside of the organization and duties of the House. ‘The SPEAKER overruled the point of order. Tn an appro- priation bill & sum was set apart for the contingent expenses of the House, and it was for itself to determine Low that sum she be disbursed. Mr. STEVENS moved to suspend the rules, in order to en- able him to offer the resolution. The House refused to suspend the rules by a vote of 60 Yeas against 4 Nays—not two-thirds, NAVY BALANCES. Mr. RoGERS presented the joint resolutions of the oy Legislature in favor of inereasing the saly officers; which were referred to the Committ Naval Affuirs. THE LAND-GRANT RAILROAD. Messra, Ernerinoe and CoBB presented the joint reso- lutionwof the Wisconsin Legislature in favor of changing the route of the Land-Grant Railroad from Portage to Sn- perior. It was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. RECONSTRUCTION EVIDENCE, Mr. BorTweLy, from the Committee on Keconstruction, reported to the House wdditional testimony taken in refer- amount shall not exceed 12 per cent of the original con- tract price, Mr. SuMsER offered an amendment declaring M. Donald McKay of Boston and Miles Greenwood of Cin- ) g Rl b M e s A& ence to Alubama, Arkansas, Georgia, aud Mississippi, It was luid on the table, sud ordered to be printed, CONFISCATION OF CONFEDERATE LANDS. Mg Fappgwosmy ofaed o geeclution, whigh was | sl currency aud other obligations. They were referred | mittee on Rules to inquire into, and report on the expedi- | & d pted, instrueting the Committee on the Judiciary to in- e whetber any and what action is necessary to conti cate the title to lands that were purchased by tbe late Con- federate States, and used for prison campe aud other pur- josess PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS. _— Mr. WHALEY rose to make & personal explavation in reference to an artiele in The Cincinnati Daily Gazelte, making fan of him, and describing bim as & rather igno- rant wan, who bad been badly sold” in the House some weeks ago by the Latin pbrase et al.” ocenrring frequent- Iy in the secounts of the Commissioner of Agriculture, sowe one tuggesting that Mr. Whaley was respousible for the appointment of this very expensive “ Mr. Et-al;” an imputation which Mr, Whaley at the time ignorantly res pudiated. The correspendent deseribed the incident, and it was to his description of it that Mr. Whaley objected to as unkivd and nogenerous, It was too common @ thing, he thought, for reporters to slander members, 06ERS rose to make a personal explanation in ref- eronce to @ parsgraph which appeared inThe New-York Times of Friday last, reflecting on Mr. Conkling in con- nection with the introductien of the Bankrupt bill, which he had been iustramental iv defeating. He' Limself had thought of introducing it again in order to revive the Com- mittee; but had judged it better to let it come from one of the members of the majority side of the House, and the Speaker, whom he had comsulted, had agreed with bim vn the propricty of baviog Mr. Conkling offer the bill. Laughter.] - He was convineed that the country should Luve some kind of & Hnnkn.})l bill, and so was Mr, Couk- ling. It was & mere matter of courtesy the bill was introduced—not to take away any tige of the gentleman from Rhode Island. The SPEAKER explained that on the rejection of the Bavkrupt Bill, he had informed the gentieman from New- York (Mr. Conkling) and some other gentlemen, as it was bis duty to do, in reference to parliamentary questions, thut the Speeinl Committee on the Bankrupt faw could be revived by the introduction of a new bill, aud its reference 10 that Committ Mr. CoNELING expressed his obligation to the gentleman Jersey for making the expl He had done an act of personal courtesy and justice, which, from a political opponent, was aiways a refreshing relief from the monote n.{ of party spipit. Mr. Ross (111.) suggested that he would like to sce some of that refreshing matter come from the Kepublican side of the Honse, He had satisfied himsclf that and gomewbat venomous paragraph wiich wraphied to The New- York Times her of the avowed responsible Washington cor- ondents of that paj From a long acquaintance with one of those gentlemen Le should bave been very much surprised if e had made use of a mere act of per- sonal courtesy to defame any member of the House, Mr. JENCKEs stated his belicf that the fact was as bad been stated by both the gentlemen from New-Jersey York. The bill had been introduced while Do whe t immediately upon bis return, the gentlem: ikling) ¢ the reasons of his action, and secured bis (Mr. Jenckes's) thanks there- for. He Lad no connection whatever with the originas tion or publication of the paragraph. Mr. KAYMOND said he rose neither to make disclaimers nor admissions. He simply rose in consequence of the somewhat peculiar language which bis colleague (Mr. Coukling) Liad seen fit to apply to the paragraph in ques- tion, This was the tirst time The New-York Times had been drawn into this controversy, He had understood that paragraph to have appeared in other papers. His colleague ] acquitted two gentlemen of ull responsi- bility for that paragraph, but whether they would be obliged to him for bis voluntary acquittal was t con- cern. He did not know but that his colleague might have intended, from some peculiarity in his wanper and em- phasis, 0 throw the responsibility o him (Mr. Raymond), s the known editor of the paper. However, when his colleague would be more plain aud explicit on that point, he (Mr. Raymond) should be prepared to give Lim such an AUSWET a8 case might require. Mr. CONKLING =aid that if his colleague thought there was q nylhinq in the evidence, circumstantial or otherwise, | before the House, calling on him to admit or disclaim | having telegraphed or inspired a libel on one of bis col- | leagues, that was a question for him. He repeated that he bad reasons to believe that neither of the ordinery corre- spondents of The Times sent that rnmgyuph. Mr. RayyoxD eaid be did not feel disposed to disclaim or adwit anything on the streugth of such an appeal as his colleague had seen fit to make. He fiud not scen the paragraph, and Lad supposed when it was read at the deek that it was from The New-York Herald. Al he knew about the mattes Lat be was informed immediately after bis colle dueed a bill that after killing the bill he bad introduced it precisely in the sawe terms. He presumed he re peated the fact to several people. He did not remember whether he bad repeated the fact to any newspaper correspondent. | He bad never had any feeling againet Lis colleague in this or auy other matter, snd had never expressed any by cor- Tespon orin conversation. r. CONKLING desired to make one very emphatic dis- claimer, That was that he had made no aj '\I‘ whatever | to his colleague, If Lis colleague felt called upon to say anything on the subject, it was iu cousequence of & pmm{mn other than any suj tion of his. The Dbill which Le had introduced was ane seut to him by gentle- wen from New~Jersey, and be hed, ‘even without looks at it, sent it to the Clerk's desk with the simple moun';’ buving it referred to the Select Committee on the Bank- rupt Law, aud thus reviving that Committee. Every gene | tleman knew the animus of the paragraph. It was 6n ac- cusation that the person referred to bad been paltering with here in a double sense; that he had been deteating 8 bill o far as it was in his power to do so, and thew reintro- ducing it and claiming it as bis own. He therefore | peated that it was an extraordivary statemest, aud & ven- | emous one, and he would stand by what Le said, If others | were content to leave it there, he was quite coutent. Mr. RAYMOND said he was not guite content to leave it just there. He begged now to kay, a8 he had said before, that be was in no sense n‘llmnslh{e for that paragraph, cx- cept pussibly by conversation with others he might have made himself responsible forthe fact stated in it—the fact that his colleague baving opposed the bill and contributed 10 ite defeat, 1mmediately reintroduced the same bill, That was a fact, and, in the absence of any explanation, he would take leave to say that the circumstance gave rise to a construetion which ‘might or might not be venomous, but was certainly vot complimentary. He (Mr. Raymond) ]ml no such construction ou it, but he would take the iberty to say that others did. The explanation given was mml.uwrly, he supposed, to all; it was to the gentleman who was the acknowledged suthor of the bill. ith that urlnnulmu the matter was clear enough; without it, he submitted it was not clear enongh. After some further skirmishing, harmlese in its effects, the matter was allowed to drop. WOOL. Mr. VAN Hokx (N. Y.) presented petitions from Niag- ara snd Genesce Counties, New. , signed by 245 citi- zens, asking for au increase of the duty ou wool, DUTY ON FLAX. Mr. CoNxLING presented the petition of the owners of several flax-mills praying that a duty of at least 50 per cent ad valorem be laid on coarse flax, yarns, coarse linens, hemp and jute goods, and no duty on foreign flax for fine fabrice; and also a petition of the citizens of Utica, pray- ing for the passage of laws regulating interior State insur- ;!“c"' They were referred to the Comwittee of Ways and caus. 6 proceeded. the Lad been read was not te THE ARMY ORGANIZATION. The House took up the regular order of business and proceeded to consider the bill reported from the Committee on Military Affuirs to reorganize and cstablish the Army of the United States. The peuding question being on the amendment to the 3d section, Mr. STEVENS moved to amend the section by providing that two of the new cavalry regiments shall be couposed of colored men, Mr. CHANLER opposed the amendwent, and demanded the yeas and nays. The amendment was agreed to by a vote of 69 yeas aeainst 28 nays, Severnl otlier smendments were proposcd and diseussed, and some were agreed to. Mr. Ross (I11.) moved to recommit the bill to the Mili- tary Committee with instructions to modify, to rewodel it on the plan of reducing the army to 40,000, Mr, Rocexs (N. J.) made a speech in favor of the pro- posedreduction, which Mr. BLAINE characterized as o alushy, washy style of debate The motion was lost, Mr. RocERs moved to amend the third section by adding to it & proviso that the army should exceed 30,000, ):In SCHENCK submitted that the smendment was not in order. Mr. Rocrrs appealed to Mr. Schenck to wait until he found out his obj Mr. SCHENCK—ON, I know vour object. Itis to make that same old speech that we have on every occasion, Mr. R0GERS protested that it was not. ‘The point of order was overruled by the Speaker pro tem., Mr. WaAsHBURNE of Illinois, Mr. RoGexs said Le wished to vindicate himself from the malicious assaults which the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blaine) was in the habit of making upon him, when- ever ho (Mr. Rogers) addressed the House, e always confined himself to the question before the House, and never digressed from the subject. ‘El,uughh-r.l He made no general speeches, nor no’ Saturday specches, and he should be treated at least with common respect by the gentleman from Maine. The House would recollect how that the gentleman had abused him, and treated him in the most shameful and indecorous manner on the oeca- sion, some weeks since, of his speaking to a series of reso- lutions which ho had offered. It was most contemptible and indisereot on the part of that gentleman to undertake llllr browbeat aud waligu Lim whenever Lo addressed the guse, Mr. BLaixe pleaded that the gentleman from New- Jersey could nn!y point to two occasions where he had 1 him eause to complain, out of the multitude of times Mr. Kogers) had addressed the House during the He confessed that had been together. ey he had s oken roughly, On the gentleman’s appeal to Liw, he was willing to apologize. Mr. KoGERS accepted the apology, and withdrew his amendment. After further amendments to the third section, the House proceeded to the cousideration of the fourth see- tion. o bl o far 65 conpidered apd amended, tho st sce- ' the Retubhc. PRICE FOUR CENTS. flo;x Rnlever Laving been passed over ipformally, provides as follows: SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Repres fatives &/ 1, Unied Shests of Asuriom,d Conprass Aeemtiod That the military force establishwent of the United States shall bereafter consist of five regiments of artillery, 12 regi- menta of cavalry, 5 regiments of nfantry, the Profossors sud Corps of Cadets of t! uited States Military Acadewy, aud such other forces as shall be provided for by this set, to be known as the Army of the United States. SEC, 2. And be it ‘uruu cnacted, That the five regimerts of artillery provided for by this act shall consist of the five regi- ments pow organized, and the lst, 3d aud 4th regiments of axtillery sball bave the same o tion as is BW scribed by law for the 5th regiment of artillery. P d, that the regimental Adiutuu. quartermasters aud commisea. ries skall hereafter be first lleutenants. 8. 3, And be it further enacied, That to thé¥ix regiments of cavalry now in seiviee there shall be added six regimests, two of which skall be composed of colored men laving the same ol,;'nintlon u% is now provided by law for the uvdz regiments, 2nd in meking appointments to fill the origio: vacancies iu the regiments thus provided for, for a period of three years after the passage of this act, and all the Firef and Second Lieutenants and two-thirds of the officers of each of the grades above that of First Lieutenant, shall be seleeted from nmnnfi the officers and soldiers of volunteers who have served in the army of the United States in the late war for the seppression of the Rebellion, and have been distingnished fur capacity, good conduet and efficient service, 'r‘u led. how- ever, thut graduates of the United States Military Academ; stall immediately upo such graduation be eligable to appoinf- went as Second Lieutenants, and that afier the origioal vacan- filled enlisted men of the Regolar Army who sball ci b ved at least one year shall, in like manner, be eligible ointwent as d Lieutenants. Any portion of thy cavalry force herein authorized may be dismounted and arm and drilled as infantry, at the discretion of the President; but the number so dismounted shall be taken, go far as the inter- ests of the service will permit, proportionately and impartially from the several cavalry regiments. Each cavalry regiment skall bereaft e but one bospital steward and the regi- mental Adjutant, Quartermaster and Commissioners shall Lereafter be extra First Lieutenants; and such regiments shall bave one Veterinary Surgeon whose compensation sball be $100 per month, ‘I'be fousth section, which now came before the House for amexdment, reads as follow: And be it further enacted, That the infantry regiments herein provided for shall consist of the first teu regiments of h!ulr{ of ten compsnies each. now in service; of twenty-seven regi- ments, to be formed by adding two new col 1o each of the twenty-seven bettaliors constituticg tbe remaining vice regimen f ten regiments to be s and officered ar bere- inafter provided for, to be called the Veteran Reserve Corpe and of eight regiments of colored men to be raised and officers s A';. Lereinafter prov.ded, w be knows as United States Cole ored troops. Mr. lmvn (Penn.) moved .t amend the gection by striking out all in reference to twesgeteran Reserve Corps and to colored trog ‘The amendment lost by a vote of Yeas 16, Nays 79, Mr. Dawes moved to amend by striking out the words “of ten regiments to be raised and officercd a8 horeinafter provided for to be called the Veteran Reserve Corps.”” He iddressed the House in support of his amendment, Mr. INgexsoLL (111.) opposed the motion, speaking in bighly complimentary teros of the Veteran imneu‘?« which ought to be retaited, e said, a8 the Old Guard of Mr, ELDXIDGE inquired why it was sucha glorious mi:g to belong to the army. The gentleman from Ilinois b not sought that privilege for himself, Mr. lyuwuf—l was required home, Sir, during the War to fake care of just such contemptible Copy as the gentleman from Wisconsin. [Laughter.) If the honest ind patriotic gentlemen like myself Lad gone to the frout ¢ .ch Coppe as that gentleman would have taken the Government of the country it would | have gone to eternal ruin. [Laughter and epplause on the floor and in the galleries.) The SPEAKER pro tem. (Mr. Washburne of Hlinois) de- clared that the applanse in the galleries and in the’ ball was out of order. Mr. Roees asked the Chair whether it was in order in public debate to abuse a fellow-member of the House by calling bim a contewptible Copperhead. The SPEAKEE pro tem. thought that that was not in order. Mr. ELDRIDGE—T wish the decision was the other way, | for the gentleman (Mr. Ingersoll) certainly has no more coptempt for me than I have for him. [éuouneemcnl from the Democratic side.] Mr. INGERSOLL—I do not care any thing about what the gentiemay says. T have had to bear 1ae slang and slander | of such 4 e for several years, T did not personally call him contemptible. T applicd the term to a political rlny that nas embarrassed the Union encouraged the Rebellion, and done all that it could to defeat the North in the late | war. 1do eall such pecple contemptible. Mr. RoGEs 8 protested that it was out of order for a meme ber t abuse the memllwr.\lorf n;luuzhcr party, unless they h;‘ an opportunity to reply. 1f that opportunity was given, wuliv:l‘hw l:’n Jet the whole day be devoted to that. l’ | there were traitors aud Disunionists any where, these were in the rauks of the opposite party. |Calls to order.] Mr. INGERsoLL wished 1o say & word. Mr. ELDRIDGE insisted that as the Chair had decided the gentleman from Ilinois to be ont of order, be must be come Velled, under the rules, to take bis seat. ‘The SPEAKER, pro tem directed Mr. Ingersoll to take bit seat, which he did, awid much langbter. M. Rick (Me.) moved that the gentioman from Illincis be allowed to p i r. The motion, was sgrecd L. Mr. INGERSOLL, resuming, said—Suppose Jefl. Davig should I pay any attention to it? Mr. RoGERS 1aised the point of order that Jeff. Davis had nothing to do with the question before the House. Mr. INessoLL—He may bave. If lh:x:ny ever geta into power, Jefl. Davis will be one of its leaders. The SPEAKER pro tem. sustained the point of order, Mr. ELDRINGE made another point of order, that the gentleman from Iilinois bad no right to ch memberg | of the House that they were the followers of Jefferso Davis, or that he was their leader. That was an abuse the privileges of the House. £ Tge SPEAKER pro tem. decided that Mr, Ingerscll wag not in order in his remarks, as not being pertinent to the ect under discussion, r. ELDRIDGE submitted that the gentleman was out of order in charging members on his side of the House with being followers of Jef. Davis. That, he said, was big point of order. The SrEAKER pro tem. (with much aeriousness of man near)—The Chair cannot decide whether that is in ordex or not. [Outbursts of laughter.] Mr. Roogs offered to withdraw all objection and leg Mr. Ingersoll proceed, if members on Lis side were allowed to auswer him. ‘Ihe SPEAKER pro tem.—The gentleman from Illinois is entitled to the oor, and will in order. Mr. INGERSOLL, resutning—) owing the necessity of preserving the Veteran Reserve Corps, that Eul se wus showing that from prescnt indications the ebel power is to be restored in this country, with Jeff. Davis at its head. Mr. Roes inquired whether his colleague had heard of the late municipal election in Peoria, Il Mr. IngexsoLL replied that he had; that there wasa ver{ L vl Copperbead nljoril{m-u. He was to say that men had been ed who were as decply dyed in erime as Jeff, Davis and his accomplices and co-conspira- tors. He wanted the Veteran Reserve Corps a8 an orgaui- zation to protect the country against such men. ‘The SPEAKER here snuounced that the gentlemsn’s 13 minutes, to which the debate was limited, had expired. The linnle, thereupon, at 4:15 p. m. d}onrned. CANADA. ‘ToroNTo, C. W., Monday, April 1 The Official Gazette vublishes orders for '.h:' -I. provineial force to parade and drill two days week; also a proclamation declaring the act thie pubiie health to be inforced for six months; and also new quaran tine lations. ‘The Ohio murder case has been closed at Ottawa, and t'h:‘pnmner delivered to the Sheriff of Cleveland for ex- t ition. ‘The Fenian examination at Cornwall begins to-morrow. Mr. Devlin of Montres] and the Hon. J. 8. McDopald are eugaged for the defense. . EasTPORT, ME, lmdw 1 The following has been circulated on the English gurboat at Campo Bello: *SAILORE AND MaRINEs: United States citizens invite you ashore where, if you leave behind the property and habiliments of slavery, you will fid liberty, comrades and A mutiny broke out on board the steswer, have been put in irons. Aveusta, Me.. Monday, April 16, 1806. Adjutant-Gen. Hodsdon left this afternoon for Calai with instructions from Gov. Cony to see that the lews of the State are not violated through any hostile demonstra. tions that ay oceur from the alleged Fenian movement on the border. It is n-fnrded as almost certain by the Mayor of Calais, who telegraphs to the State authoriticg for protection, that a Fenian movement is seriously ap- prehended in thal %mcr. RTLAND, Mo., Monday, April 16, 1866, About 150 Fenians left for Eastport 'in. the boat to- nights 40 men —_—— Opening of the Welland C: Sr. CatnARINES, C. W, Monday, April 16, K66, The Welland Canal is clear of ice and will be opened for ion to-morrow, the 17th inst. is a good deal of ice yet in the Lake of Port Col borie, but it the weather should be favorable vessels wiil be able to navigate through in wligs. et The Paris Ix’o.,l;;-—co—l.nlmr from mine. Proorrorn, Me., Monday, April 16, 1866 The Hon. Ches. A. Shaw, H‘E)' of Biddeford, has been appointed Commissioner to the Exjosition to be held 12 aris BeXt year, The White Mountain ;.. vy Lirietos, N. IL, Mouday, The American Telegraph Company are ing arrange i i ntain line from this vl ments to extend their White Mou; 'Thoy. bope (o bave 1be lage to Whitefield and Lancaster. ;xunian completed and offices une. opened by the 13th of