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| Vel XXVI..aiNe-- 7811 F R()M WASHINGTON. SPECIAL DISPATCHES. The Clored Peoples’ Jubilee—Five Thousand Men in Proceseion. OUR ANOTHTR SPEECH BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON. fddresses by Senators Tromball and Wilsen, and the Bev, B, 1. Garnet, e PROCERDINGS OF CONGRESS. AN APOLOGY FROM SENATOR McDOUGALL. The Colerado B Assigned for Next Tuesday. v UN $HIP CANAL AROUND NIAGARA FALLS, PR WS THE ARMY BILL CONSIDERED. v, April 19, 1666 The Sexalc wet ard immediately after the morn tour sdjoarncd; and wost of the Union Senators wer witness the imposing colored cclebration. TUE HOUSE. The House devoted itself with the nsual vigor to-day to ke Militery Lill. It is thonght to-night that the bill will pearcely survive avother day. A determination bhas been expressed 10 intro & resolution to indefinitely pos - pone, or to coutinne it to the pext seseion. Gen. Payne sffered an important amendment to the Niagara Ship Causl bil), providing that Governwent shall construct, WD, and control the work. E 4 WEDDING. The ouly danghter of Sepator Nye wos married this evening to John R. Waller, a New-York merchant, The biadal party left for New-York this evening. INTBRNAL REVENUE. The Internel Rovenne Bureau hasbeen at work reor- ganiziog the collection districts in the States of Virginia nnd Tennessee, so as to make them correspond with the Congressional districts. The agents to fill the positions 1hos created are already under consideration, and will be sppointed within a few days, SENATOR FESSENDEN SICK WITH VARIOLOID. Repator Fessenden's illness has developed into vario- © THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. A eatirical Copgressman pronounces the President’s pecch to the colored people to-day, remarkable only for thetotal cmission of all mention of himself, PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT. Capt. Edward Robinson of New-York, late Assistant- Adjutant-Gen., has been breveted major, aud sppointed Uuited States Consul at Strasbourg. 1o view of the en- ticipated war between the German Powers Strasbourg is destined to be a place of much political importance, it being the casternmost fortress of France. A large army of observation will probably be stationed there. Major Kobinson, from his knowledge of European languages and politics, is well quelified for the position, A CONTRIBUTION. Tbe Urion Congressioral Committee to-day received, through the Hou. William D. Kelly, the check of W. Btill, a colored mau of Philedelphia, for $1,289 50, cor- tributed by the sssociations of, colored people in that city, for aiding in the cireulation of Congressional speeches in faver of manbood enffrage. SALE OF HOSPITAL STORES. The Goverument eales of hospital stores, which have taken place bere from time to time during the past &ix montbs, bave petted the Government about one willion dollare. GEN. BAKER'S BEPORT. Deteclive Baker has made a very voluminous report in reference to bounty-jumping frauds perpetrated under the calle for troops. He tiaces the jumpers from the time of being eworn in till their reaching the ficld. He shows that of the five Lundred thousaud men calied out and sworn in by the Government, only 168,000 reached the | Bield as soldiers, although thousauds of others received (heir bounties. TLis wholesale system of fraud is showsn to tave been perpetrated in nearly every loyal State. SOUTHERN PEVERAL APPOINTMENT. The Senate Comwittee on Commerce to-day agreed to teport in favor of E. T. Parker as Surveyor of the port o New-Orleans, and reject Ellmore s Collector of Mobile, on account bis participation in the Rebellion. CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. ‘The receipte from Custows at New-York end Philadel- phia, for the week ending April 14, were as follows: New- York, $2,857,000; Philadelphia, $193,778, PRIZE MONEY. All payments of naval prize mouey on lists upon which 80 sumws bave yet been paid have been suspended for the poesent, until certain rules for their payment shall be de- termined by the decision of the Supreme Court, before which reversl prize cases are now pending. SMUGGLING FROM CANADA. The concurrent testimony of the Customs officers ¥ationed on the Canadian Frontier showe that, notwith- stauding the p ns of many, smuggling operations m&mm siuce the termiuation of the Reciprocity y. ATTACK ON COLORED PEOPLE. On Monday evening an attack was made with stones by e rowdies of this city on the barracks of the colored troops. This moruing some houses on New-York-ave., belonging to colored people, were set fire to, and five Bouses were destroyed. EENTUCKY DEPARTMENT COMMANDER. Brevet Major-Gen. Jeff. C. Davis has been assigned to the command of the Department of Kentucky, 2o relieve Gen. Jobn M. Palmer, who has tendered Lis resignation. REVENUR KECEIPTS. Tle Internal Reveuue receipts to-day were $602,884 02. To (he Amccinted Press. ‘Wasnreoros, Thursday, April 19, 1666, THE COLORED CELEBRATION. ‘The celebration of the abolition of Slavery iu the Dis. Uict of Columbia, took place to-day. Two regiments of d nd various colored tivio associations, with many colored citizens, as- sewbled in front of the Exacutive Mansion, making a dense @sse of colored faces, relieved bere and there y o few te ones. After the firing of cannon and the playing of several @artial airs, threo cheers were given Ivr the ident of e United Mnea who baving been escorted to & promi- ent position by United States Marshal Gooding and his Secretary, Col. W G. Moore, addressed th mblage as follows: My Coronzp Fupsbi—I havo nothisg more than (o thank ny to o8 on this occasion --fls'-m y-‘m‘u :u.rmamo‘f. m{fi," ‘,‘.‘: 3% indloatin it appreciation of the respect thas. or Terred. T (hngk gan for the somplimect, and I mean what 1 Wy=snd 1 will remark in this counection tlust the time will reat while, when the colored pop- 10 8- i jnmlu beae f freedom, Tl enjoy ti earings of freedom, e when it n‘ be made lnfn who contributed r_’m-mu,";gd ':’ho. without b«m;X oolulhd.lnd contriby 8¥araty of e abclition o 5~ in A1 e Auas Pldestionof 1o Amer U4 Banien, 1vILg A DELOD: iy uational veiy, inall the States, by the 10 the Constitution of the e Blavery shall V8 Jrimiiing (v sais) yi o ybuiabiobid Bl Ao 1CH MIGHT HAVE EDEN SERIGUS | tatee. 1 kuow how eaey it is to cater to p and bow essy it ie to cxcite feelings of Jrejudics and unkinduese. 1 caro not for that. 1 huve been Ebgaged in this work, fn which my all has beon perilied. I Wi 1ot evgaged in it as o hobby, nor did Iride the colored men for the sake of gaining power. What Idid was for the we of establishing the grest principle of freedor God 1 feel and know it to be so; that my effort; wtributed as much, if not more, in acco! shing tLis great tha those of any otk £ 1man 10 the n rory caty for P n inhigh places. and far removed from danger, whose eyes have only abstractly gazed on freedom, who have never exposed their lmbs or ibuted a sixpencein furtherance periled hix all, ‘and pat every. and those whom ho raised aud property with his consent, Ye me assume, and 1 the great de A mas, 1 vepeat, my col- wo will come, and that not_far | 1o 36 ally your b t hins gone, b 1t has been & princi ple has been es- in the I uage of a n soil, ““Lis soul swells ut truth that he stands | J, by the genius Jurisdleti nited Stat colored men ived with Lim now yeceive his aid and s who Lave done noth re nud protectors of t! ored friends b day, the here to-d when it willbe p My friendship, as f or power, for 1 liad these alread ith me, and I thank God ¢ friend. at prin vidasl, i 1 Jot e mivgle o e day which commenced your ; y end trath, and trost in which have been conferred may be ppreciated by yoo, and thet you mey give Ilicre 15 sometbing for all to do. ! d orts, and you | o nd a with it you to 1 States whether you 1 be, and are going to appreciat that you are worthy of heing o Then ) you Lave paid we g Y Tespects t when you will keo d who bave been your . _Aceept my thaoks, , very many of the ng and shaking hands with him. ormed, end took vp the line of Ivauic-ave. Tn passing the capitol e air in compliment to their legis- | The reh alovg ¥ er after chee such & demonstration of the v who were joined by friends from other locatitics. ‘There were probably 4,000 or 5,000 eolored men in the procession, whyle 10,000 of me race were interested Spectators, manifesting their joy and gladness by waving their hats and bandkerehicfs and cheering lustly the pass- ing procession, I}A celebration was closed with rehigious services and the delivery of addresses in_Franklin-square in the pres- ence of & vast mult i stand on the south side of uted to seat about one hundred thou- and was handsomely decorated, & large na- .z displayoed on eitbér side, and one hanging in festoons at the fros rners, with one in front on which wes 8 message of President Liucoln as follows: “* Fellow-citizens of the Senate and Honse of Representa- tives: The act entitled ‘ An act for the release of certain per | ¥or Twprovement of the Harbor at Moroe, Mic sons beld to service in the Distriot of Coluwbin’ has this day been approved and signed. LixcoLy. * April 16, 1662 Over the top of this stand was.the inseription: * Linceln, the Liberator of millions; his great work is done, and Tie sleeps in peace in the great prairios of the West. We are loyal to God und to our country, This is the Lord's dofng, aud it is marvelous in our eyes.” ave reccived our civil rights, Give us the right of suffrage, and tho work is done.” Beside the large flags about the stand there were a pro- fusion of smaller ones. On the left of the speaker's stand anotber stand was erected for the musicians. The Rev. Highland Garnett (colored) made the opening speech and read o series of resolutions expressive of the views of the assenblage und approving the course of Con- gre Senator Trumbull of Tllinbis (the author of the Civil Rights bill) spoke at length, traéing the progress of eman- cipstion, and aliuding to other matters in that connectic Senator Wilson of Mase, (the author of the bill for the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia) next ad- dressed the weeting, While he was speaking, standing on # chair, al the Civil Rights bill, the flooring of the platforia broke throvgh, precipitating all who were upon it to the ground. There was naturally wide-spread alarm, and a mowmentary apprebension of persoual infury by this disaster. After the interval of a few minutes, it was as- certained that t d ull escaped with no other damage than & few bruises and a severe jolting. Some of them fell on the top of others, thus cau f protuiscuous mix- ture. It is said that & black boy, who was standing near the platform, had bis hack broken, und that a womau of the same complexion was so much injured that it was neces- sary to couvey her from the ground. The excitement over, the speakers reso the adjoinin, platform, aud Semator Wilon resumed his & at the point where it was so unbappily broken off by the falling of the unsubstautial structure. Fle said that he had been informed that the President in his speoch had re- marked that the colored population would very soon dis- cover who were their real friends. He was not here to discuss the President’s claim to be called their friend. The President was placed in the Executive chair by the votes of anti-Slav men, and they ovly asked him to exercise his high ons for the promotion of the right and the vindication of all. He hoped the President would place bimself in advance of them. They asked bim to go forward, and they would bail him as the best friend of the black man, whenever he so proved bimself. Mujor-Gen. Howard, George Howard Day and the Rev, Mr. Anderson of New-York also addressed the meeting. There were on the stand, among others, Gen. lKaton, Seu- stors Lane (Ind.), Cusndler, Clark and Howard.' The ceremonies hero terminsted and the crowd dispersed. It 1s not known that the celebration was marred by any ae- | cident other than that above related. It was 8 glorious day for the colored population. THE CATTLE DISEASE. The Commissioner of Agriculture in response to a reso- lution of the Senate to-day communicated to that body a synopsis of consular and other statements relative to the progress of the cattle disease in Europe and especially in Great Britain, and took occasion to upon Congress for some immediate logislation in anticipation of ita pos- =ible breaking out here, looking to its prompt and (rmnp— tory isolation, the establishment of & cordon around it, and the killing of the infected berd, while a fow thousand of dollars will suffice for its extirpation and save tens of mil- lions to the country. It appears from British official | statements of the dato of March 24, that no less than 203,350 cattle had been attacked, 120,834 had died, 39,487 had been killed, 14,373 were unaccounted for, and had re- covered 28,636, It is seen that only 14 per cent of all at- tacked are reported us recovered. [t is gratifying to know that the disesse from the vigilance of the execution of the | 1ecent law or from the natural subsidence of the plague | appears to be gmdu.ly llecrevm:s for & month past. The week ending March 17, is credited with 6,261 attacks, the PRIEXDLY ACT OF RUSSIA. previous week 6,515, Last November Col. Julisu Allen of New-York re- quested the United States to use its good offices with the Russizn Government to obtain for the exile, Sir Michael Meyendorff, permission to join his fawily in this country. * The latter is quite a yonng man, who took part in the Polish revolution of 15862, and for this was banished to Siberia. The Russian Government, iuits sincere friendship for the United States Govern- ment, granted the application, makiug his an exceptional case, aud extended 1o the released exile marked attention. When ho was sent to Siberia, with 200 others, the jour- ney occupied eight mouths, the travel being on foot; and when he was liberated, he, by taking the t means of | conveyauce, reached tersburgh in 13 days. He ar- rived here yesterday in company with Col. Allen, his Lalf brother, baving made the jourtey from Siberia to Wash- ington, 9,000 miles, in five weeks, They have come hither to thauk the Goverawent for its successful efforts in his bebalf. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. The Committee ou Commerce, after & mouth's earnest 1abor, have reported the mostimportant river and harbor im- orovement bill of many years. The Committee thoroughly iscussed the plan of making appropriations simply for continuing the work on the iwprovements, or of appropri- ating enough at once for thoronghly completing them, or brnging them os near that condition as possible. Tho latter was finally agreed upon, and a bill reported which appropriates over §3,000,000 for that purpose, 1t has this specitic provision: ** And the money appropriated by this act shall be 80 applied as to complete or muke the nearest approximation to completing the woik, for which each «pecific appropriation is wade.’ The bill also gives the Secrotary of War general power to wake new surveys or exauinations of works in gress, and to change thoirrrclcm lan whenever he decms it advisable; and it specially directs him to canse surveys to be madeawith a view to the inauguration of new voxL at some 20 differant points, among which are Hell Gate, New-York, aud Bridgeport, Coun., and for this purpose it appropriates £230,000—§30,008 of which is to be expended on the Atlantic Coast. The Secretary is directed to make an annual report of his doings to Congress. The following wre the chief appropriations of the bill: l'wnendm‘lhu Breakwater at Portland Har- A B " ... §105,111 00 ¥or luproviment of Kavigaion of Hadson Rivor ork ... For Preservation of Provincetown Harbor, Mass. For Improvement of Thames River, Conn... Break! For Extopgion aud Re) of water at Bur- r&fm’(}' d'fi?{l:md.bch it oo e om)| oL A ware eak- water, Elnv-n D.ym 107,910 00 For hmmln Channel of Susquebanuna River, be- Jow Harre de Graoe, Md. ... F 6,400 00 Poi gufllguln; -mmenhot Patapsco River, 520 0 For Constriction of Knag-boats and otber Appara- tus for clearing Wut:r'- rivers, and for m; fit, working and nemvnlan thereof............ 550,000 00 For Improviug the Mouth of the Miselasippi River. 75,000 00 For Improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, Az~ kunsas and OLio Rivers. . . 550,000 00 For lmprovement of the 1i siswippi Rives For Improvs #wripph Fo Lagroygment 200,000 (0 200 000 0 o W ~ Mr. Bover offered a resolution to | g wsse NEW-YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1866 For Tmprovewent of the St. Mary's River, between Lake Superior and Lake Huron A For Improvement of Oswego Har Preservation of the Pablie Wo r..\; Tmprovement at Little + at that Foint dus ‘Bay Marbor, For Improve For Tmprovement of Harbor at For Completine the Sea-Wall at Bu N, o Harbor, ot of Harbor and Repair of Pubiic For Improvement of Conneaut Harbor, O . For Improvement of Ashtabula Harbor, Obio..... For Ioprovement of Harbor at Grand River, Ohio. ¥or Tmprovement of Harbor at Cleveland, Oblo. .. For lwprovement of Harbor at Black River, Ohio, For Improvement of Harbor at Vermillion, Oio.. For Improvement of Harbor at Huron, Obis. For Imprevemeat of Harbor at ndusky Objo.... For Improvement of (he Harbor at Toledo, O For Improvement of Harbor at Auxbeesscic Fravklort, Mioh...... ent of Harbor at Grand Ha ok Take, Mich. o, Mi aaw Rive For Impros For Tmprovement at the For Tmprovement of Il For Twprovement of | nt of Harbor at Lacise nt of Harbor at_Milw sent of Harbor at Sheboyg ot of Harhor at Manit ment_of 1. sth of the Fox J structing Works an roving into the Harbor of Michigan City, hall be firat shewn to the satiefiction of { A snm eqoal to de led by too Mich month For € trance provided that i jlace; and id harbor shiil be free and not suk THE NAVY BILL APPROVED. 1t bas approved the N ppropriation b nount for the Boston y-Yard is § York Navy-Yard, $658 000, gles property: for the P f !f mouth Na s Island, XXXINtir CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE.... Wasmyeiox, April 19, 1666, APOLOGY FROM MR. M'DOUGALL. Mr. McDoUGALL rose and said: A fow 4].\{- ago 1 made somo remarks of a personal nature. It is believed by my personal friends that those remarks were a violation of the decoram of the Senate, After their advice, and on caroful consideration, I now acknowledge the wrong, and sk the pardon of the Senate. More than that, 1 have alresdy asked the pardon of my colleague from California. That day the sun went down on my wrath, and peace did not reiurn until the next morning when the son was high above the misty mountajy tops, when I cowe with peni- teuce, and these are pl‘nilrhllu] retfiArke, jec § 500; for the 0000 for the PROTECTION. Mr. SHERMAN presented a petition for protection to Amierican industry, which was reforred to the Committee on Finance. STOVES, ETC. Mr. RausEy presented the petition of stove-makers for a modification of the duties on stove castings and shect iron, which was referred to the Committec on Finance, MARINE REGISTERS, Mr. CHRANDLEE, from the Committee on (:mm’m‘. e orted the bill to issue American registors to certain Brit- ish built vessels, Cortain House amendments recommended by the Com- mitteo ou Commerce were agreed to, EULOGIES ON BENATOR FOOT. Mr. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing, re- ported a resolution, which was adopted, to print 6,000 copies of the culogies on the late Senator Foot. INDIAN AFFAIRS. Mr. SnrrMAK offered a resolution calling npon the Pres- ident for any additional information siuce his last report upon the expedieney of trausferrivg the Burean of Indian | Affairs from the Interior Departent to the War Depart- went. COLORADO. | einors of New-Y to his Letin fri and had read a sarcastic letter from Mr. Boynton, correspondent of The Cincinnati Gazette, denyivg the suthoréhip of the objectionable paragraph., APPROPRIATIONS, s, from the Commifiee on Approp ria the ing appropriations to sup for the public print cicucy i the appropriaté yea ding June 20, 1566, which was read twic prted |u|‘|’u-| wittee of the whole on the 8 {7 the eppropristion for printiog, $45 $95,000 for binding, . andmade the special order f0F to-IMOrTOW, he bill appropriates 115,000 to supply the deficiency in 20,000 for peper, and Mr. W e (1. of Mr, Stevens * hot many of ary appropriation bills of the Session had passdf 1" Mr. STEVERS replicd that, with the exeeption of the De- ficiency bill sud Nancous bill, necosansily kept biack till about the clo oo, and the hi- dian Apgop bill, kept back in reforence to some new o Mr. Vay 1 B ] W0 Canals, reported a bill to comsiract & wbip ecnal aroun Is of N The bill recites that » of o sbip canal around the Fails of i the vavigable | waters of Lakes i1l Ltaiio,of suflicient dimensions for the f ts and vessels of war, will affoid great y + wilitary work in ease of invhsion or to the large cit k aud will be of war wi Commere L portaned itating and iac he comme is nationel in its ter, and should be constrcted end controlled by the Goy- ermment of the Up The first sec h I the damig work within 12 10 commence the A & &fter the excention of the coutract, aud to keep the candl at all tiin cod order, which conal, and the Niagarg River, are to be a Military, Naval, Postal and bl iway. It 1s to be fiee from toll for the uansportaiion ~ of military stores, &e. The of toll to be charzed on comi- Lie rates charged o of the company act, the Presideat ract void minate it. of $6,000,000 18 to be loa United Biates to the compuny in $1,000 bouds at the rate of $200,000 for eve 3,000 expended by the co ny. Ton per cent of the uet receipts is to be paid anunally into Preasury of the . United States, to be applicd to the neat of the principal of the loan. Tle tolls are to be ined every fi Commissioners, to be appointpd, one | one by each of the Goy- s and Illinois, and one by the cowpany. ast scetion gives to the United States the right to purchase thy caual for the whole amount u&fl‘.”d. r. Vax 1onx (N. Y.) addressed the House for eome ten mimutes in support of the bill. Ile was rorry to say that the chief opposition to the project came frow his own State, but he luu]lun sympathy with such opposition. He believed the measure to be one of great Inbhu importance and as he was acting r8 a islator for the 1y, he was not disposed to throw obstacles in way, even thongh it might 1 1o interfore to a 1l extent with the interests of his State, Mr. TavLOR inquired what benefit this large expend ture wonld be to American commerce, 80 I'\n‘m the con- trol of the 8t. Lawrenee River was with the English Gov- anment, Mz, Vax Hory replied that it would certainly be of some benelit to American commerce, as the Wellend Canal ed of what use that was since the ab- ocity Tre 1 30,000,000 tuns ¢ tario, three-fourths i po and not down the St. ow yield 15 minates of bis time to Ilinois (Moulton). In_common Mr. Witsox asked the Senatelo procecd to the con- | sideration of the Colorado bill. Mr. SUMNER said there were two reasons for not taking up the bill to-day. The first was that ¢ pate was not full ot present, and the second was that this day was dedieated te freedom. The streets of the city were filled with o bappy people rejoicing in the anniversary of theif etanci- pation. This was no day to recognize inequality of rights and to insult public sentiment by admitting & State recog- nizing distinetion on aceount of color. Mr. WiLsox said his colleague (Sumner) was the most earnest man in the Senate on the bill to enable Colorado spoke in favor of the bill. L witlh the people State, and of the great West, Le | felt gma project, He bolieved the details % ¥ his peo- h’i what was desired ient to soveral Feasonable The opening of thi rodioers to overcome at least 150 1 r mvel, which would effect a s 70 couts ou every tun of produce raised the West ) of bushe of comn were used @ fuel Illinois during the post year, because it weudd cost more than it was worth to sport it to to form 8 Stite Government, He did not then insist upon | mag . Tlis canal would permit Western produce to nm.mu&. of isequality. He (Sumner) m.«‘u:r giv. 'm~ New-York almost -:h;-n breaking bulk. Boats i em the "’ff“ e thom- | Jouyi; Detroit 1o s:fvn. and wru s word of the question be now ralsed. | wo ,sfi‘mflmn with the , and WiLsos said that while he would vote for the admis- | reach New. down the Hudson River, It was for the sion of Colorado under her present Constitution, he would | interest of New-York to encourage this work, so that New- vote against enabling acts in the futare for all Territori York might control the commerce of the West. The West in which distinetion on account of color was recoguized. | wouwld either bo depopulated or would have to getits But s the enabling act for Colorado was passed 1n good oducts to market, 1f not afforded means to got to New- faith without qualification as to equality of rights, | Congress onght to admit it under that sct, Mr. LANE (Ind.) spoke in favor of the admission of Colorado, There was 1o ensbling act on the statute book | whichiMr. Samner insisted on. Mr, BuMsER—I8 it ot time to begin 1 Mr. LANE (Iud.) said it was time to begin when the ennbling sct was being passed. The Seuator from M chusetts (Sumner) voted for the enabling act of C ad Nevada without insisting upon eq wished the word ** white” was not in Colorado, but Le would not exclude the State on that account. Mr. GrMes said that the Senate was not bound by the enabling act, inssmuch as Colorado once refused to come in under it. He maintained that the popul of Colo- rado was not sufficient for the {)ur;mlu of & e KOvern- ment. With what grace, he asked, could the Senate ad- | mit Colorado while she excluded negroes from the right of | suffrage, and in a fow days insist that Virginia should per- mit negroes to vote 1 We could not enforce the constitu- tion of Colorado to-day and afterward undertake to coufer the right of suffrage to colored g«)ylu in the South. Mr. SvmsER contended that the enabling act failed with the refusal of Colorado to come in under it. The morning hour expired while Mr. Sumner was speak- ng. sA discussion arose on a motion to continue the con- sideration of this subject, in the course of which Mr. TRUMBULL said that the opponents of the bill were acting unfairly sud pursuing s course which was iu opposition to the rules of the Senate. Mr. GRIMES replied to Mr. Trombull saying that as one of the opponents of the bill, ho was Leartily tired of his (Trambull's) lectures, and he begged him to withlold them so far a8 he (Grimes) was concerned in the future, Mr. TrUMBULL 8aid he had never assumed to lecture anybody in the Senate, least of ail the Senator from lowa (Grimes). He ('I'mlnbulanhuuld learn from Lim (Grimes) and not attempt to teach Lim. Mr. YATeshoped that the bill would be considered to- day, aud for a reason directly opposite to that which ani- mated the Senator from Massachusetts (Sumner) in- com- ing to o differeut conclusion. He (Yates) thought thero could be no better duy than this when so many happy peo- plo were celebrating their emancipation, to add auother star to the galaxy ‘The Color day. ill was made the special order for Tues- taken up. HABEAS CORP The bill in relation to the hal ! rtrn n of Mr. Edmund s y's report, excluding The question was on the ad amendment, puplished in yeste from the indetnification granted by the bill all nnlawful acts cominitted in States vot in rebellion, or where the babeas us was not suspended. The Yeas and Nays were called on the amendment. Mr. Coxxiss said the Senate was not full, Several Sen- ators had just left their seats, Mr. SuxMaN—\W hat did they go out for? Several Seuators suggested that they bad gone tosee the procesgion. Mr. Coxxess moved a call of the Senate, i Mr. JoHNsoN—You cau’t do that; there is no such thing. ME. Coxxess—Then I move the Senate adjourn, Mr. Jonxsox—On that [ call the Yeas and Naye, The Yeas aud Nays were ordered, and the Senato ad- journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COURTS IN NEW-YO Mr. Mokms, from the Judiciary Committee, reported back the bill to regulate the terms of the United States Courts in the Eastern Distriet of New-York, aud for other purposes, which was considered and STEPHENS' TESTIMONY. gnnt for the use of the members of the House, for distribution, 50,000 copies of the testimony of Alexander H. Stephens before the Re- construction Committee, Mr. Rocers moved to make the number 75,000, The resolution was refcrred, under the rule, to the Com- mittee on Printing. Mr. WasasuRxe (111,) desired to object to the introduc- tion of the resolution, but the SFEAKER stated that the ob- Jection came too late. BASIN FOR TRON-CLADS. Mr. Lyxch introduced a joint resolution authorizing the appointment of Examiners to examine sito fors fresh-water basin for iron-elad vessels of the United States Navy, which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Naval Affairs. INSTRUCYIONR {8 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. Mr. Lyxcn also introdueed a bill to provide for military instruction in the Agricultoral Colleges cstablished under of J , 1562, which was read t " | ted on Mlitary Afiuine MW, WHaLBY, KT AL" TUpS |9 Wiy iber GRUlaLelon Lo releicnce the Com. | burley that the gre | millious if ugh the Bt. Lawrenee, depriviog the City of News k uf the benefits of that comme: Mr. SrALDING said that the imperious necessitios of the great West would soon demaud iction of this canal around the Fulls of al could not be made of o West- em products, West now supplicd to the marke ould be very readily mereased to a thonsand here were facilitios forits cutld the opposition of New-York resi yital importance to the great West? the world lon, ft out of view how the question of its military necessity, aod dis- At Jmeret; There we cugsed it o8 o mero e necessity, this moment, o floet of 4,000 eraft on the l,';nr-r Lal m Lake The imports last year at the port of Clevoland Erie, which could not begin to compare with (¢ Lake Michigan, amounted to $117,’ exports to $0H7137. It was 8 co that the Erie Caual, the Railrond, the Pe 3 of commuuicat orth-West to the F were not sufficient to take off the surplus produce. boa Farther remarks were cut off by the termination of the moruing hour, when the bill was” laid over till next Tues- day moruing. THE ARMY BILL. The House then proceeded to the considerution of the bill to reorgavize aud reéstablish the army of the United some propositions the Houso passed to the cousideration of the sixth section. The fifth seetion as amended, reads as follows: uriher enacted, That the officers of the 37 rst provided for in the foregoing sec: ok now commissioned and serving ther with, subject to sugh examination as the o being retained in the scrvice as hereinat in making appointments to fill the ori, regiments thus provided for and for & poriod of three ofter the passage of this act, all the First and Second Liouten- ants aud two-thirds of the officers in each of the grades above that of First Lieutenant shall be selcoted from among the offi- cers and soldiers of Voluuteors who have served in the army of United States in the lato war for the sup- g:ulnn of the Rebellion, and who have been distinguished capacity, conduct, and efficlent service. But gradu- ates of the United States Military Aeudeln{ and enlisted wmen shall be eligible to appolutment as Second Lieutenants ia these regiments, ns in the new regimonts of cavalry, under the pro- visons of the third section of this act, and not otherwise. ‘The Veteran Reserve Corps shall be otficered by appointment from any ofticers and soldiers of Volunteers or of the Regular ‘Army who have been wounded in the Line of their duty while sersing fn the army of the United States in the late ‘war, or who bave been disabled by disease contracted in such service, and may be competont for garrison duty, to which that corps has heretofore been gued. ~ The officers selected to fill origival vacancies in the regiments of colored troops shall be takon from among those who bave served as ofticers of colored troops in the army of Tnited States in the late war. And all appointments of ergn Reserve Corps, and in rogiments of col- be mede on exawmination, hereinafter pro- ence to oapacity, good couduct, und offl- rovided “that all officers of the except those now actually de- tailed for dutv in the Fredmen's Bureau, or otlerwise uecessa. rily employed, sball, on th e of this act, be mustored ont of service, and put on the same footing with other disabled ofticera not fn the service, ‘The sixth section, as amended, reads: SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That the appointments to be made fram smong Volauteor officers,inder 1sions of this act, shali be distributed, s far racticable, aniong the Statos, Territories, and Distriot of Columbia, in proportion to the number of umnmnnm Dy theuw, respectively, to tie United States during tho Iate war, Ou motion of Mr. VAN AERNAM, the was amended by striking out the wonls wx nt of regimental commissary for each regiment infantry,” Ho moved to increase the strength of each company from 50 privates to 100 privates, The amead- ment was rejoeted. Yens, 45; Nuys, 65, At this fime, the number of members presont had fullen much helow & gnorum, and the lusty cheering from without that was hieard in the ball suggested that the ab- :ut. members were assisting at the great colored celobru- 1on. Mr. NIALACK ealled attention to the fact that there was not & quorut present. Mr. ANcoNA moved an adjournment, bt uently withdrew the motion, and the House procceded with the consideration of the bill, g wvcm} fiflqn. 8 amended, reads a8 follows: 0% 7. And be it further enacted, That each regiment of y provided for by this act, shall have oue colone), one one major, one adjutant, 00e quartermaster, . 006 GuaTtcrmnisler-sergeant, ooy gommig: hospital giowgrd, two prissival fiisicians, b eompary shall hove one enp: 16 toni ored troops vided, haviog clent service, in every sting Veteran Reserve Col venth section thorizing the y CBB4 €°53 twa 2 er. aud Ghy privates; aud the sm - Bor of Liasieben mar be aicend W v b A Wy e this canal. its produce would seok transportation | S . ‘The question being on the fifth section of the hill, after | ' erotion of the Presidont, whenever the exigencies of the scry. ro such inareare, The sdjutant and quartermaster X wll (each) {x‘ an extra firsg-licutenant, sp- pointe r their rezpective duties. '“\('ll‘uhl section beiog under considerasion, Mr. HARDING (Ky.) expressed his viows in favor of] reducing the standing ainy to 30,000 or 40,000 men, It he got oue divigion of eay nd one division of infantry would undertake the job of keeping ordeigell over the ation in time of peac ‘The eighth pllows: adjutants and cetion, as amended, reads as fo Aer enacted, Tha th regiments sball be mounted officere, quartermastcrs shall l m{ju(unlc and to their proper alloy %, $10 per month ¢ onsibility. And office or. G A8 quATtrmas. ands of , ent is y the War Department, re- ceive o8 extra coipe property, $10 per wonth, 3 Mr. PAINE moved to amend the pinth section ing ont the clause, giving to each regiment o by inserting a clause authorizing the retaiving or enligting of twenty bauds, f Mr, VAN ABiNAM, the number was u 10 scventeen, end the amendaents so modified wes y shall be placed on 11 co Ordnance Ser- ard for eack military post, aud the ains a8 now provided by Inw, asd the ies is Ler thorized to appoint 1y BOW Gl ent, with th 10 be sele ficors of voluntesrs in the T d whe Lave served neir dnty. under diseues the baud at t footing as uth geant and one I | ¥atme number of I L He #aid that one | bad Lad in the past | wa { texm of enlistment, Nad almost rained y in the Revolutiovary wer. It had Meen war of 1812, and everybody knew istake the ibort teqm of culist- t war, hat the ch 3 to be made up must be The guestion was one of political 0 the indnstrial pursuits of the having refer to getting good the army, The army was to be n from all the walks of “life, and be 1l ead t had beer 3 i the 1 ed t cter of the people n country Tuil made up of me eoldie s dray | nudertool to say that thiee years carved out of the life of a young American was equal to ten years taken out of the slow life of & E willing to gi but the 8. ropean. Americen young wen were ot five years of their time to a wilitary life, s wonld be willing to dedicaté three d be wonld bo g gad to discournge irming o quickly fom one Ho would be in favor of making another. term of scervice, so that men wonld go into the arm definite, permanent, chosen profeseion, making th roldiers, aud Hsing by werit to the bighest pogitions in thearmy. ARPIELD's amendment was rejected by & vote of ol other amendment offered to the tenth there any offered to tbe eleventh or The sections read as follows: SECTION 10, And be it further enacted, Thatall eslistments into the army shall Leréafter be for the term of three years, and that but two-field officers shall be appointed to any regl- ment, until six companies of the regiments shall bave been zed; asd thet but two officers for each compay shall be appointed, til the minimim oumber of men bas been enlisted, aud the regiment duly orgavized, but reernits may ot all tunes be collected at the genersiren- dezvous, in addition to the number required to fill to their mini- mum oll the reziments and cu'g‘vnlu of the ermy. provided that wuch recruits shall uot exceed in tbe aggregate 3,000 wen. 1t shail be competent, to enlist men for service who may have been wounded in the line of their duty, while servingin the Arwy of the United States, or who have been disabied by dis- ease, contr ol service, provided it skall be found on wedieal inspection that by such ':muudl they are not uufitted | tor efticiancy in garrisou or other hght duty: wnd such meo, when eulisted, siall be assigned to service exclusively in the ents of tho Veteran Reserve Cor CTI0N 11, And be & furiher enacted, That the President of United States i hereby authorized to employ, in Territo- suntry, a force of Indians uot to excesd , to act ae sconts, who shell receive the pay and sllownnces of cavalry soldiers, and be discharged wheoever the neceseity for their further omployment is abated, or at tue diseretion of the dopartment comuander. BRCTION 12. dnd be it further enacied, That there shall be one lieutenant-geuersl, ive major-geserals and ten brizadier- generals, who shiall have the same r.y aud emoluments, and e entitled to the same staff-oficers, in numboer and grode, as wow provided by law. i The thirteenth seetion being nnder consideration, Mr. GARFIRLD inguired whal was weant by the term adjutant g that that term nsed to T et sasen } th ries and the Indian Mr. SONENCK roplied of the long, lumbcring title of assistant adjaten They were to be calied simply sdjutants; each regiment Ladits adjutant, known 8 regimental adjutant. There her adjutants, and at the bead of el was an adju- r. THAYER moved to steike out the section and insert in lieu thereof the corresponding section in the Seuate bill, providing that t djutant-General's Department of the Ariny shall hereatter consist of the officers now authorized by law, He sssed Lis surprise that the Chairman of thie Military umittee should take the view that the ef- | fect of the section was simply to change & nawe. The | effeet of it was to legislate out of the Army no less than of its regular officers, and to deprive them of their po- tions witliout the operation of the Star Chamber system, d for without any trial, without any examiuation, tion. ‘These officers were commis- pacity, and the rank was simply ifcident 1, when the office was destroyed, the offi- d of their employment and'of the rank same principle was also carried out in the Quartermaster’s Department, the Subsistence De- partment, and the Pay Department. He would follow | this amendment by moving a similar one to the sections rring to those Departments, Mr. Braixg explaised that the change of title in the Quartermaster’s Department was made on the suggestion and recommendation of the Quartermaster-General, and | it was applied in the same view to the other Departments. Nothing was further removed from the intention of the ‘ Military Committee thau to commit any trick or injustice, orto do auything else but comply with the wish of the Department, as expressed through its chief. Mr. WooDBRIDGE said that if the Quartermaster-General had been guilty of this great weakuess, or this great in- justice to his corps, he should move, at the proper time that the rank of Quartermaster-General be reduced to that of Chief Quartermaster. If this section were left iu the bill in its present form, seventeen officers in the Adjutant- General's Department would be, as o matter of law, abso- lutely dropped from the rolls of the Army, and he was sure that the House did not mean to do such injustice. Mr. SCHENCK said that it was not to be wondered at that o bill looking to war should stir np the feelings of the House. It seemed as if gentlemen could not discuss this bill without showing a belligerent foeling toward the Cow- mittee which had reported it and framed it according to its best ability, and with a great deal of care and paine- taking, Wheénever gentlemen found that the Comuuittee was cunning, and had been actuated by sinister motives, he did not think their impeachment worth apswering. It was unworthy of them, and it would be unworthy of members of the Committee to defend themselves against such an imputation. When gentlomen suspected cunnin, and sinister motives in others, he was very much inclined, although not suspicions generally, to suspect that, be- cause they derived their conclusions from sowie conscious- ness within themselves that they would be so influenced if they had the same duty to perform. Mr."TRAYER inquired whether the gentleman from Olio referred to auything he bad just said. Mr. SCHENCK re Su-d that e did far as the gentle. mau thought the Committee had wade a covert attack on those officers. I(.Bllr. TaAYER protested that he had said nothing of the And, Mr. SORENCK stated that he had so understood thoe gentle- man. Butif the tenor of bis urgument was to that effect, then his (Mr. Sebenek’s) remarks applied to him. Mr. THAYER disclaimed the intention of making any re- floction on the Committee. He trusted that no one sup- posed he intended to charge the Committeo with s delibe- Tate design to do injury. Mr. ScHENCK proceeded to state that ‘ section was nces stated drawn up by the Committee under the circumst by his colléagne, and that when his attention wais called to | i€ by an officer in tho Adjutant-General's Department, he had prepared an amendmwent, which he intended to offer, and which would obviate the difficulty; that was to ad a proviso that nothing contained ™ in the section should be so construed as to vacate the commission of an officer now commissioned as Assistant Adjutant-General. Heo ropeated that the only objection to the the section was a change of uomenclature to simplify the long and cum- b;filll i' 'llu of those officors; and he ':vhtefi an anecdote of o rather vain young geutleman, who, some years ago, held the position of l).-rmy &mmrmnm-(knnl, .-‘n who was fond of spreadiug in hotel registers, after his name, the initials, * D. Q. M. G.,” which s wag {nterpreted by writing after them, ** Damned Quick-Made General.” ]Luahhv.] And he (Schenck) wanted no more of them “D. Q. M. Gs o AL AL Q. M.s" He also spoke of the trouble that always came from Bureau Officors sta~ tioned in Washington, whenever nn{ legiglation affectil the army was undertaken. Former legislation bad ten to attract meu to Washington to fill the g«mufu But the Committee [:n.pu«m now a reform which would Lave a ?;Htflfllul rother thep a centripetal effect on thesd gen- lemel, 0 R e i cers w | weident to it. PACIPIC RATLROAD, &C. v of the thirteenth gection reorgan rul's Department, & movement w ent, when M. Price from th Comnitteo on the fie Railroad, reported back witl swpdwents e Bovaty bid kiabuis wid w0 o rulivwd aid -~ ‘e respousible for Government | PRICE FOUR CENTS. telegraph line from Folsom to Plicerville, Cal. It wor ordered to be printed and recommitted. 4 l WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. \ M'n lmmnol 1L ht;qductd bm:v wh wthoflums m} ax for the purpose of improving Washington Cit, acd to incop rate the \‘.}A‘ulnngmn c.nfi' and Iq'-.. Company, which wes read twice azd referred to the Com- mittce for the District. On motion of Mr. INGERSGLL the Senate bill to incorpo- rate the Distriet of Columbia Canal and Sewerage Com- poty was taken from the Speaker's tuble, read twice avd reterred to the Committee for the District, REMITTING DUTIES. On motion of Mr, MORRILL, the Scnate bill to remit and refand certain duties was taken from fhe Speaker's tabl reud twice, and refeired to the Committee on Ways an JUTENIEN MARINE REGISTERS. On motion of Mr, Wasupuryz (11l.) the Senate bill to issae AWCHCAD Egixers (o cuitain ve-sels was taken from the Speker's table, and the amendment to the House wncndments were coneurred in. CONDITION OF THE SOUTIH. Mr. Deraxo asked leave to offer a resolution requesting the President to fu the House of Representatives with any additiona! reports or inforwation he wight bave reeeived rolative to the condition of the Southern people and the States jately in Kebellion, Mr. STEVESS olyceted. PENNSVLVANIA RESOLVES. Ir. Mivuem presented o joint resolution of the Penngyle vunin Legislature in favor 1 an equalization of bounties, o l].,l the iereaso of cheplains in the navy, Laid ou the table. NATIONAL DEFENSFS. Mr. SMITH introdaced a bl to provide for the national dcfonses by establishing a uniform militic, and orgapiz- ing an eetive wilitia force thronghout the United Read twice, and refured to the Committee ou the Militia, WOOL. Mr. (GARFIELD presented the petion of 1,472 citizens of | 'Trumbull County, C asking for inereased protection of American wool, riofl to the Committee on Ways and Means, Mr. DOXNPLLY presented petitions from citizens of Minuesota on the subjects of American wool aud mter- State iusuranec, 1STER-STATE INSURANCE. s Mr. CONKLING presented a petition of 8. A. Bunce end othiers praying for enactments regulating inter-State in- surance. Also a petition from ewtizens of Cnynwny, N. Y., asking that Canada lumber be relieved duty. Same reference. INDIAN TREATIES. On motion of Mr. STeVENS, the Senate joint resolntion making an appropriation to enable the President to nege- tinte troaties witl eertain Judian tribes, was taken from the Speaker’s table, read twice and referred to the Come wittee on Applicati The House at balf-p: DESPERATE BATTLE NEAR MAZATLAN. The French Attack the Liberals and are Utterly Routed, €N Fraxcisco, Wednesday, April 18, 1666, Dispatches, dated March 23, received to-dey from Ma~ zatlan, state that the Freuch army, 1,100 strong, re€n- forced from Tepic, attacked Geus. Corona and Rubi, three miles from Mazatlan. After a severe battle the French were entirely defeated, with the loss of 700 killed and wounded, 330 scattered, and the remainder returned to Mazatlan. All the streets in Mazatlan were barricaded, and there wos but little doubt that the Republicans would soon oc~ cupy the place. The Disturbance More Serious Than at Supposcd—One Man Killed and Four Dan- ed—Further Difficuliy Ap- prehended. ForTrEss MONROE. Tuesdoy, April 17, 1866. The riotous demoustrations nmndingl € DEEro process sion rday in Norfolk, to celebrate h;pm'of the Civil’%u bill, proves to have beou & wore affray than at tirst reported. L The di ‘K‘u‘ a fiold on Up‘;ie.r Union-st., originated s number m“r&w at the and a fow inflamed wit 3 ire arms were frequently dhahnpmnd, s ig usual in such cases, innogent speetators were the greatest sulfer- ers. 'l‘lud flollaviug are the names of those killed and wounded: Robert Whitelurst killed, and his step-mother mortally wounded. John Whitehurst, dangerously wounded. Williang Mosely, a city wat-hman, badly beaten, and h:'::ln ‘rfl dangerously’ wounded, that his life 1s des- P of. Lawrence Hampton, a colored man, was seriously wounded by a bayonet in the hands of one of the negroes. ‘The blame of the whole affair is divided between the wunicipal and military authorities for allowing the mes groes to earry firearms and other deadly weapons with | them in the procession. Major. Stanhope, commanding a company of the 12th U, 8. Infantry, appeared npon the scene in the hight of the melee, and succeeded, with the aid of his forces, in sube duing the excited passions of the ni During the night fears were entertained of another ’2 turbance, and a telegram was sent to Gen. Miles for ditional troops; but these were not needed, as the events of the night proved, aud everything ptue‘ off in quiet- ness, Considerable uncasiness was felt in Norfolk to-day by | many of the citizeus over the events of fi:lclhy, and 8 | general outbreak was deemed not impossible. In the mean time, as a tionary measure, Gen. Miles sent over to the city thi flem:r’n 8 detachment of the 5th U. 8. Artillery and 12th U. 8. Infantry properly equipped aud armed, to licet aby events that may possibly trauspire. ———— RTRESS MONROE. —— Imprevements on the Poini—Quarantine Begue tioms. FoRTurss Mo , April 17. )¢ The steamer Fuchia, in tow of lrmm pfll“ n? proceedsd arrived in the barbor this afterncon, New-York. The uction of the Medical Board of Officers, appointed some months ago to examine certain buildings on Pownt with a view to theif removal, has been approved Washington, and the work of destruction will ‘soon mence, Among the number to be destroyed ordnance buildings, used as workhouses during and some old commissary sheds aud other for divers purposes, ey ewed evel w M ‘The objeet of the destruction of these codperative with quarantice re; ions, in the light of » military necess the since their erection Laving pro serious the range of the guns on the Fortress, Instructi B 1o th ot ing them in the sume cat witl 0se vi the West Indics, g - 0M THE PACIFIC COAST. i —— The Sam Francico Nitre-Glycerine Panic— ipment of Treasure, __ San Fraxcisco, Wednesday, Arll 1868, . PAlnmi)‘unmgn has been issued m the 3 ice from destroyivg nitro-glyee: pursuanee thou order of the Bm,:f Rnper’vi-m..’ ! s for Sailed, steamer Sacramento, Capt. C carrying $586,300 iu treasure, of whieh New-York. THE COAL-MINERS' STRIKE, —— Bavrinons, Tharedsy, 4 The Cumberland Ceeidian says: i The strike among the eoal-miners still continnes. The com| ium&wmlnhdnbphd ing from 75 to 50 per tun, The 0 wecept this price. Sixty cents was then which was also refused Tt was rumored a few days since that hed Do oot v S ok wanid g o8 40 et mnuzmun of this state of affairs fl’ entire stagnation in Hundreds of hoats are lying idle at the wharves and the mni:n are getting discouraged acd are secking otber ulte. et DISASTERS, ————— The Steamship Jamaicn Packet. e Purraveivuia. Thursday, Aprit 19, litional iuformution that can be obikined the steamship Jamsica Packet is that she was dOWD 0B 1ue beach WiTee Miles Deiow AU Lighly 8o is Barily loaded with cotion, o Lives wese Jast MA