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yor. XXVI...N% 7,881 Dok e———— s ~ WASHINGTON, of Postmaster-Genernl Dennisons ——— gration Important Caucus of the Union Mem- ¢ bers of* Congress. A Unanimous Vote Against the Johnson Convention. Impertant Order from Gemeral Grant. Gl A Military Commanders Directed to Enforce the Lawe in the Southern States. e The Benkrupt Bill Reperted with Amendments in the Senate, P e — i Passage of the Bill Regulating Senatorial Elections, ; Failure of the Alesandria Reaunexa- tion Bill THE HOUSE PASSES THE NATIONAL TELE- | GRAPH BILL Resignniion of the Postmaster-General. Wasame1oN, Wedresday, July 11, 1856, Postmaster-General Dennison this evening resigned tbe place he holds in the Cabinet. THis successor is not named. Theve are reasons for supposing that | Seeretary Harlan will soon follow this example. ‘What reasons Mr. Denrison had for resigning are not suthoritativefy known, but thoy iway, perbaps, be found in the fact that ke does not indorse the Phila- delphia Convdntion and does indorse Congress and the Union party in submitting & new ameudment to the Constitution. ‘The following is from the Associated Press: A rumor prevails lite to-night tbat Tostmabter- Deanison has resigned his office, but nobody can be found to give autbority for the report. Tle assertion s positive made by some parties that be bad not done so up to 4 o'cloc today. The ouly thivg certaia s, the rumor causes wid epread comment, aud finds meoy bedievers as well as doubters® PROCEEDINGS 1N THE CAUCUS OF UNION MEMBERS, The Union cancus to-night was attended by the membets of both Houses, and its proceedings were of the most 3mportant character, M. G rfield aupounced that Postmaster-General Desnison would sendvin his tesignation Tomorrow, and that three other smembers of the Cabivet would follow bis example befre wany days. He was questigned as to the nuthewticity of this state ment, and replied that he spoke Ly the book. The question of adjournment then came uj. of Indiana spoke warmly and excitedly. While be favored an early adjonroment, Le hoped sometbing would be done to pre- vent tho threatened dieplacement of Union oftice holders, and The substitution of Copperbeads in their place. Senators Con- ness and Wilson also spoke on this subject. The latter said e bed tried hare to keep from ielieving tbat the President Bad goze over to the Coprerbeads, but he was now fully con- winced tbat Lis worst fears were being realized. The most exciting ovents of the caucus was a debate on the Philadelphia Convention, which called Mr. Raymond to bis feet. In apswer to inquiries as the object of e New-York ZTimes in indoruing the Convention, Mr. Raymoud eand that when be indorsed the call it was with the dietinct understand_ ing that pone but Union men were to participate in the Con- vention. He bad since been persusded into different conclu- wlons, and was ready (0 admit that he bad dove wroug. How- ever, be would retract his worde, end hemceforth there would be no wore indorsements of the Pliludelphia Convention by venersl Sevator Lane Ldmself or The Times. A resolution was offered that no Union member of Congress ‘would countenance the Philadelphia Convention. The ye and nays were demanded and recorded, azd tue result was the ‘wmanimous passage of the resolution. Y It was stated by several gentlemen tLat Mr. Seward bhad zeoently expressed the opinion that the President ouzlt to and would call the Soutbern members and Senators elect togettier, and recognize them as the Copstitutional Congress. Gov. Hamilton of Texan addressed the caucus in strong de- muneiation of the policy of the President, speakipg of its bad yesults in his own State and elsewhere tLfonghout the South. A resolution pledging those present 1o secresy was passed, wnd the caucus adjourned, after appointing s Committee of sive o consider the subject of takivg o recess till December, «r adjournin g to report at the next caucus, the time for which ‘was vot fixed. IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GEN. GRANT. H'DQRS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OPFICE, \ WAsHINGTOX, July 1, 1865, GexeraL ORpER No. 44.—Department, District, and Post-Commanders in States lately fu rebellion, are here- My directed to arrest el pefsons who have been or may here- ofter be charged with eommission of crimes and offenses against officers agents, citizens, and inbabitants of tbe Usited States, irrespective of color, in cases wherg, the civil sathorities have failed, veglected, or are unalls to azrest and bring such parties to tria), and to detain thew in military cou- @nement until such time s & proper judicial tribunal way be zeady and willing to try thew. A strict and prompt enforce- oot of this crder is required. By command of Lieut.-Gen. Grant, E. D. Towxsexp, Asst - Adjt.-Gen. THE BANKRUPT BILL REPORTED IN TUE SENATE. 1In the Senate, to-day, Judge Poland reported from the Judiciary Committee the Movee Bankrupt bill, with wcveral agendmen 5. “The third section, which gave the sppointment of Registers 10 the Judges of the several Cireutt Courts on tho nomination wf the Clief Juetice of the Bupreme Court of the Usnited States, s smended by giviag the appointiment 1o the Distriet Judges Stat | . | ¥l Alab discussion, is that iguoring the exemption Jaws of the respec- tive States, which is not acceptable to the Western mombers, and to members from the Pacific States. THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH DILL. Mr. Alley to-day secured the passage of the Senate bill authorizivg the consTruction of telegraph lines on all mafl routes, It now only needs thé President’s signatare to become alaw. Telegraph companies will, bowever, need to have the right of way over private property condemned and taken under State laws, until some provision is made by Congress to put them in possession of railrond and bridge property, A bill for this purpose will have to be passed at the next session. THE TARIFF BILL—~A CORRBCTION. The telegraph made quite an error upon the Yeas and Nays apon the fron-rail question as telegraphed last night. 1t should read: ** The question recurred upon the amendment to reduce the duty on iron from one cent per pound to 70 cents per 100 pounds, which was decided in the affirmative, Yeas 109, Nays 39, as follows: Yeas—Messre. Alley, Allison, Anderson, Baker, Banks Benjawin, Bergen, 'lflnfihnm, Bontwell, Bromwell, Byekland, Bandy, Read W. Clark. Sidney Clark, Cobbd,” Cool Delino, Deming, ' Dod leston, Fldridge, Eliot, Worth, Farqubar, Ferry, Finck, Garficl, Grider, Grinnell, Aaron Harding, Abne: Harding. Harris, Huyes, Hender- con, Highy, Hogan, Asahel W, H. Hublard, Jamés R.Eubbell, Hulbard, Humphrey, Togersoli. Julian, K Kelso, Kerr, Ketobam, Laflin, Willjam Lawrence, Lebiond, Law, Longyear, Marshall, Matston, Marvii, McClorg, McCullough, Meliver, Morvill, Mouiton, Newell, Nibiack, Nicholggn, Orth, Driggs, Ecll Paine, Pattersod, Perbam, Phelps, Pike, Plants, Pomeroy, Price; William 1 Randaly, Alexaoder . tico, John B, Rico. £ wkagger, Taber, 'horator, Van Aernam, Bart.Van Horn, RobertY Horn, Ward, Eihu B. Washborne, Henry D. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Waiker, Wentworth, Whaley, James ¥. Wilson, Windom, Woodorilge and Wright,—1 NAvs—llessis, Awres, Ancons, Delos R, Asi Ashley, Baldwin, Barker, Baxter, Boy Glosshrenuer, Griswold. Hale, Hart, Chester D, Hubbard, Duwas Hubbard, Joln N. Lawrence, | ) B Kiteer, Kt Sé}‘v?{un. "€l m evens, Strouse, Trowbridge, Witiams and Stephen \W. A EXPENDITURES FOR PUPLIC WORKS. swer to a resolution a communication from the Tu an President was submitted to the Senato to-day, eovering & gtatement of the expenditures for publie works sinee 1860, for Na- usts, courts, arsenals, FIver | vy-Yards, Custom-Houses, Coast end barbor improvements. The is §28,464,433; of this sum &1 64 Was for the Capitol exten sion, and €45 430 for the new dome. The foliowing ebows the amount espended in each State or Territory: Amoant. 41 tal amoust thus expended Maine....... New-Hag Vermont. Convectic Rliode Tsh ut 160,229 K2 8w Lustiiet of Col Virgivia... Noith « South Carolina. Florida. . ma.. 3t Sog granted in the scme period, nwo 10,044,049 s Louisiana. . In addition are the grants mude for the Pavific Kail sl for agrjeultural colleges, THE TAX BILL. The Tax bill will be presented to the President to- morrow for his signatere, THE REANNENATION OF ALEXANDRIA, The failure in the S of the bill to reannex Alexandria to the Distriet of umbia dissppoints a great mapy. There wero but 30 Senators voting, 13 for the bill aud 17 agalost it, 12 being absent. Had“ihere been o full Senate, | it is thought the resuit wouid have been different. THE SENATORIAL ELECTION BILL. Mr. Clark's bill regulating the election of Senators possed substautially s reported from the Jodiciury Cor- mittee. An effort was made to defeat the provision requig ing a vica voce yote, but it was not suecessful THE EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES. The bill for the equalization of bounties will prob- | ably be called up in the Senate this week. Outside pressure is beavy in its fver. THE JOHNSON CONVENTION, Jawes E. English, who was Democratic candidate for Governer of Connecticut against Gov. Hawloy last Full is iotown. It is understod that he is nere for the purpose of ehiauces of the party inConnecticat. Mr. English wil reccive Lis instroctions, and retarn bome in a day or so in time to draw up o few delegates from Lis State to the Philadelpbia Convention, . PERSONAL. Gen. Grant is expeeted to retnrn from a visit to bLis son at Weat Point about the middle of next whek, Gen. Francis Fessenlen, now on n lenve of abeence 1o bis homeghas been assigned Assistant Commissioner of the Lu- reau in Mary’ vice Gen. D. H. Stanoard, resigued, and recently confirmed Collector of Custows at Burlington, vt Ex Gov. Hoides, nominated as LCansul to San Salvador, will not participate in the call for a Convention of the Loyel Unlonists Issued to-day. He is still in the clty awaiting his coufirmation, SPURIOUS CURKENCY. The Treasury Department reject daily from $1,500 10 82,500 spurious currecy and bills received as mutilated for redemption fromthe South. Ao evidence of the vast amount in cireulation and the carelessness of the poblic. INDORSEMENTS FOR OFFICE-SEEKERS. Secretary McCulloch, a fow days since, informed an applicant for office that Senator Cowan's indorsement wauld be all that was necessary. In another instance be ad- vised an applicant to get @ lobter asking the ofice from & cer- tain Democratic member of Congress. who Was one of the most viruleut opponents of Mr. Lineoln in 1864. In both in- stances the applicants were soldiers who gained cousiderable losor in the army. PRINTING LANMAN'S DICTIONARY. The House Cmittee on Printing to-day sgreed to report to the House in favor of printing, at the Government office, 6 000 coples of Lauman's copyrigted book on the lives of members and ex-members of Congress, aud to pay 81 per copy to the author, thas iuvoiving an expense of fram €15,000 to §20,000. THE OASE OF COL. PAULDING, The friends of Col. #aulding are leaving nothing undone to sscure bis pardon by the President, Lis liberation from Fort McRenrs, aud the remission of bis fines. THE ROUSSEAU-GRINNELL APFAIR. The case of Grinnell and Rousscau will be the special order in the morning hour to-morrow. THE DAWSON AND FULLER CONTESTED ELECTION. Dawson (Dem.) will undoubtedly be given the seat | in the Twenty-first Pennsylvasia District. The vote wili be taken to morrow. THE GEN., WIITTLESEY COURT-MARTIAL. Conquest Clark, correspondent of The New- Yorl | Herald and clerk to Gens, Steedman and Fullerton, has been | #ubpensed a8 8 wineas in Gen, Whittlesey's defeuse to tostify | to the incorrectness of the reported couversation specified in the charges agaiust Gen, Whittiesey. GEN. SICKLES AND THE HAGUE MISSION, It is understood that Gen. Sickles will accept the misslon to the Hague, THE PREEDMEN'S BUREAU BILL. The President bss had the amendatory Frocdmon's B,'g Brean bill before him for five days. A maba arab s S e e s ool dade 2ol cuanads] 60204 | 700 | explaining to Mootgomery Bisir's now Jobnson Club tbe | l service, nobly rendered, and of whieh the weapon nbw com” witted 1o your kecping will bo an enduring memiento. Very m:oefllglly,.l your ;b';dnnt sorvant, al, . Hovr, Judge-Ad; (Gieneral. To Sergt. GEORGE F. RowINsoN, pme:l. Tpege XXXIXtH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. SENATE... . Wasmoron, July 11, 1866, COST OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, The CrAIR laid before the Senate a communication from the President, transmitting in response to a resolution, & statement of the amoust of money expeuded on publie buildings from 1€60 to 1863, XEW TORT OF DELIVERY. Mr. MoroAN (N. Y.), from the Committee on Commerce, ¥e- sflxled ubul declaring tie town of Whiteball, N, ¥., & port of ol EXPLORING EXPEDITION. livery. PLATES OF THE WILKF! * Mr. Howe (Wis.), from Commiitee gn the Library, re- ported a joint resclition autborizing the usd in the Navy De- partment of certain plates of the exploring expedition under Commodore Wilkes; which was pisssed. DAMAGES TO THE MISSOURI UNIVERSITY. ated the petitiou of the Univer- Ly nsation for dawages sustaived by ¢ war; which was referrod to the Commnittes on Claims, LANDS FOR SOUTHEKN AGKICULTURAL COLLEGES, Mr. Ramsey (Minn,) call=d up a bill to extend jor turee the bouefits of the Lill granting linds tothe Soathern States for 1o establisiment of agriciltaral colleges; which was passed. DISTRICT MINIXG AND MANUPACTURING. A bili to incorporate the Mi and Manuisctaring Com- pany of the District of Columbia was passed, SENATORIAL ELECTIONS. Mr. CLakK (V. 1) ealled up the bill to regulate the time and manuer of holding elections for Senators in Congress, "ll ‘rssexpEN (M2.) 0 ted to the provision that the vote shell be eiva voce. Ho sadd it was the custom to vote by ballot In vearly all the New- England States, and there mighi be some objection o the proposed change. v, TrussULL (L) replied to Mr. Fessenden that the Cem- mittee on the Judiciary had carefully ponsidered this watter, aud bad concluded that, as mewbers of theTLegislarure act o & representaVive capecity, their coustituents have a rigot to Kuow Low they vote, A vica voee vote prevents deeeption, Mr, Fresespex (Me.) said that to test the sease of the Sen- ate be would wove to strike out the words “*wpenly by a vica roce vote.” - Attor 8 discussion by Messrs. WiILLIAYS (Oregon), AX- THONY (R. 1), SUNNEN (Mags.), SAULSWUKY (Lel), nnd Guri Rik (Kv.), Mr. Fesseuden's simendient wes disugiced to— ® Yeas M. DAVIS (K the bill. Ar, person shsll re. | eciven e sball meet in each suceeeding Joint convention at 12 util & Senator shall ud tak atdeast The & 1r. SHERMAN (Ubio) moved an amend . provision that in the juiut assembly a msjority Lere elected to both ilouses shall be present and voting. was disagreed to. was then 1 t to strike ot (he of ult the mem- This Crogin, Edmunds, ohe, Jobuson, Norton, Riddle, Ssulsbuy, As amended and passed Srcriox ), That the Legh ) an vo voted for who tro.n waid St e » wajurity of tie eced on the ) wheoever, on the me 2t ia the 10, Te ete, sald Lr iell Lave buem o7 s G of the Stete fiom | it to cortify b of (e el sutersigned by ern. « Tisat it sball be the daty of the whicly o t ave been e election, under the sealof © 4 which ON AMFRICAN CITIZENS. g 1o cluzens of | Atizous Tersitory, ou the fosd from | Mexico, by srmed | 2ed upon Usited | u seleronce 1o the | e st Hermontio, Mexico, by | | Mesicans. otion of Mr. Nusurrinit was resolved that the Confmit [ wd 1o inquire into the closin arun Ou tee on Military Affa “ Liberal or by the Imperial upon the industiial enterp supplying the United States forces fn | report tierecs, and if any | Yised by which the toute can be opened for | bulun and supplics. | ATLANTIO TELEGRAPIL | Mr. Haknis (N. X.) introduced the foliowiog which was { referted to tae Committee on Commerce. | Resclred, Tut the Ametican Atsitic | h Company or Cor. | ration, srzs gedunder { for the. par n With the tutout to estabi ation between the | United > o ot bmerge nd oper- | bles, to that Territory, remedy can by transportation of ic Ucean between | aten the 5 recelve, (1wt or wiitten eom- Inumicailon bets ee . Europe ain o with the right sud privile 1 the United States for { of bty yesrs frow the o TUNIPORM SYSTEM OF BANKERUPTCY. Mr. PoLaxD (VL.). from the Committee on the Judielory preseated tho 1L to establish o usiform system of baukrupicy Ihroughout the Uuited States, with ameudmente. Amovg the awendments are the following . The appotutment of legisters of Bankruptey fs given to the Judges of the District Courts, Clreuit Courm of the Vuited Chief Justiee in framing Avsociste Justices may at . o exe b propory as i i e 2" which tbe bankrop o domiciied. stricken o Othier provisions are verbal, 18 no essential ehnnge made in the bill Mr, Sraxenr ssked ifit was the ia el for the consideration «f tuis bill af ™ Mr. PoLaxD said he could not tell with cortmnty what would Ve dove i the matter. He knew no réason why the bill should not be copsidercd before adjournment. Mr. SUMNER hoped it would be taken up very soon. The bill a8 awended was ordered to be printed. MISBISSI'T] RAILROAD LAND GEA Mr. Guritiae inroduced o bil to revive and continge in force an act making grants of public lands to the State of Mis- sissinpt for the building of certain railioads np?mvul August 1%, 18:6. Referred 1o the Committeo oo Pablic Lands, THE $MUGGLING FILL. Mr. Coxxess (Cal.), from the Conference Committes on the bill o prevent swug. Hog, wade o report, which was agreed 10, coucnrring in nearly ol the House amendments. “The report was made some days since, but in consequenco of some clerical errors, the Coutercuce Committee bad 1o be reappoluted. ) *THE RETROCESSION OF ALEXANDRIA, The bill pendiae yesterday to repeal the act of Jdly 9, 1816, retroceding the City and County of Alexandria to the State of’ Virginia, was tuken vp. It reaunexes tho territory numed to the Distict of Coldmbin, and enforces the jurfadietion of Congress over it, as it is now exercised over wiat at present comstitutes ibe District . "After n discussion, in slich Messrs WADE (Obfo) and How AnD (Mion.) spoke for the bill and Mesars, JOUNSON (Md,), CLARK (N. H.) aud WiLLey (W.Va.) agamst if, it was defeat- €a by the Cllowing vute: ¥ Mesars. Authony. Howsrd, Foweroy, It d Wilon Guthrie, sbury, Spragae, or of minor importance. There it paesed tho House. Corne ¥, Sl Mo con, Wikicte, Willy and WV 1ilawe—1 DIFLOMATIC APIEOVEIATION BILL. Mr. Fesspxpiy cidied up the Diplomutic and Consular Ap- propristion bill, and woved that the Hepato juslst on its amendment, and called for o Cowmittee of Conforence. Bo ordered. INVITATION T0 THE ORPHANS FAIR—ADJOURNMENT. The Chatr laid before the Seuate an juvitation to Senators 1o attend the closing excreises of tie Natlonal Feir tor the benefit of Soldiers’ and Satlors' Orphans. The Senate at 5:10 p. m. adjourned. i Sty HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DIPLOMATIC APPROPKIATION BILL. Mr. STEvENS (Pa), from the Comunisteé on Appropriatious, ¥ Trumbeli, ¥ reported back the Senate amendwents to the Consular and lomatie Approptiation bill, some of which were concurred others non-concurred in. Ove was conenrred in with en amenduwent l“'hnlhhlng the offl Minister Resident at Por- " NEW-YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1866. plincees were at work to ir manages of ghe pient (edograph mmonopcly had beea oa ke | flocr to daySolieitiog the sid of members weirion to this | thew. eral States, and providing for the distribution of ordnance and ordnance stores, Which was read twice and passeds NATIONAL CUKRENCY. Mr. Hoorea (Mass.) from the Committee on Bauking and Cnmn:{. regorted a substitute forgbe bill amendatory of the National Corzency act. which was ordered to be prinied and peeigned for counideration on Friday next after the morning - NATIONAL TELEGEATH BILY. Mr. ALLEY (Mass.),” from the Post-Office Committee, ro. ported back the Senate bill, which passed that body June 29, to aid in the construction of telegraph lines and to secore to the Government the use of the saue for postal, military and other purposes, Mr. KAss0¥ (Towa) suggested an amendment progiding that no powers, grants, ox privileges contained in the bik shall be construed to telegraph communications between the United wud foreign countries. Mr. ALLEY declined to have the amendment offered on the eround that if the bill were seut back to the Senate at this late day of the session it woald be equivalsnt to killing Mr. Kasean supposed thero was no dalger of such o thing, and mentioned the fact that &0 late as yesterday a Senator said to him that the House sbould send” over some real solid measures instead of the fancy business in which it had been recently induleing. |Laughter.) Mr, [fALe (N, Y) inguired whether the gestleman from Massacbuset's (A/l'y) proposed to bring the bill to a vote without giving any opportanity to the House to discuss or amend it Mr ALY replied that ho intended bringing the bill to a vote withont yi-lding the floor to the eremios of tho bill to [rovose amendutonts which they know would wiost certaivly i1l st—but he did not propose to deny the privilege to, discass the measuro o good faith. HALE 3aid he Wost certainly wished to diecuss it, and be wag pot in the babit of discussing questious oiberwise than in good fuith, Mr. ALLEY opaned the discussion, e said graph companics of the country, or nearly all, were consolidated into one, which now represggted o capit 241,000,000, 1t was certainly the most gighntic monopoly in this conntry. if not in the werld. Tt keld in its bends pearly the whole telegraphie powers of the nation, The Awerican people were substantinlly subject to (he diction of that cons B, and every one knew Low much power the telegraph ad for good or for evil This bill was not to oppress that copany, but to protect the rights of the nation. Congress _had - n fow years wince granted privileges to the Pucific Telegraph Company, but that eom- pany had not aeted in good faith toward the Government. 1t was to cherge but £3 a message from the Missouri River to the State live of California, ard it was usdersiood tuat a meseage of 10 words was to be sent from Washingtou to San Frauciseo for $4—but the company cxacted 88 for o m of 10 words und refosed t receise payument in the currency of the conntry, As to the Western Union Company its eal stock in if d was worth 1 the 0 per ceut, ard pow s stoek was & been made by individutls with tho teleg pacios Lhat are ot my be or: to buil) th Lines over the military and postel road: the United and over the pubi'e’ doms Mr. Fryek (Ovio), a member of the Post.Otfice Committee, ovstitutionality of the bi oW private properiv4o be used fr out making eompersation to the owners, M HALE opposed the bill on two gronnds. The ffhtwas that stated by the gentloman from Ohto (Finek), the sonndness of whose srgumect conld ot be controverted. The secoud was, that under this bild the Caban Telegraph Company for instance and other fo companies could enjoy s prvi- le their governments refused equal piivileges to compuny might wuder this law ex rine leagve from the shore, which vl there make o counection with s clertered by o fereign government. fle sav o word awended in beth these particolars. | that no oue bad dared desired to have Mr. ALLEY park yersed bed been forced to admit that it was a biil | ud st theis onght te be 4 remedy for thay | complain Ko far w8 the copstitational on was | concerned bo had Lotkiug to sy, as he was not o lawyoer; but wainent lawyers in Congress with whom he had cotvasme | had sald they belizve! the bul was perfectly constitutional. | 1o Lad auticipsted oppesition to it, 1o understood whai ap He naderstood that the ved i certaih | wk of sending the on. ) ¥ ahout the con- b kit wes @ practical rtates, a9 it skould, pas nothing to ympasies and tablishing He tind no dosht that it wouid be to run th bill baek to the Seaate ared ¢ ) The dithle w i dud not yeserveto the U Jof the telegraph rates, o per (0t acenrd be uthe sganizad wider this act, I re ant rotes of fare. Ho agreed that t with the © Department fix the maximom Tates waleh I AMr. Wasu wiliingness to de b the present stu Ve S0 OpprCasive Leeu combia- nything teud pevcous telegraphmonopoly, W to the geople. These telogra ine. confederntiig nud ol w kg netd e el iheir eoutrol Almostever, ¥ in tho co: propie were now belng ‘l‘fi‘mml 1 egraph facitic He dosired to have t.e bil #o an Lich bad b uies had t no company organiz-d under it could dispose of its privileges to any other «Jined to admit the 1 which w ordere putby ) passed by Yeos 72, Nays 01, ¢ T0 THE ORFIANS' FAI B invMation to the members from y of the Ladies' Fair for the to attend the Fair Soldiers' and Sailors’ Orpha L0-mOrIOW evening at 9 v'eloc A TAROLT A Mr. ASHLEY (0.) iniroduced a bili th incor man Turget A 1on of the City of Waskin, 1 wan read twiceand ref 1o the Commitiee on the Distriet of Columbia. ted ISSUE OF LARGE PONDS. M. Praee (Tows) intioduced & bid to authorize the jssge of cextain bonds in denominations greater thau 81,000, which was read twice and referred to toe Comtitice ou the Facifie Railioad, THE COURT-MABTIAL OF DORKANCE ATWATER. Mr. liatk, from the Select Committee #r the case of Dor- rauce Atwater, offeyed o resolution. which was adopted, di- recting the Muulnl} of War to furnish the Honse with copies & the merits of the b, but every pentleman with whom | - of the record and proceedings of the Coart-Martial which tried that case, of the report of the Judge Advocate-General, and of # communication trom Ajf Townseud to the President, Lging the popers which the ident was requested by reso- Tution of June 25, 1564, to furnish to the House, bet which Jad ot been furnished. PINNSYLVANIA CONTESTED RLECTION. Mr. Pawse calied up the report of the Committee on Elee- tions in the contested «lection case of Fuller against Dawson, from the X X [a sgressional Distriet of Peunsylvania, ending with a resolution decluring Mr. Dawson entitled to retain his weat, Mr Scomrip (Pa) moved to amend by decliring Smith Fuller entitled to the seat, Spoeches were made by Mr, PAIXE in_support of the sitting member, and by Mr. SCOFIELD in support of the coutestant, after which the quesiion went over nll to-merrow, LAND TITLES IN CALIFORNIA. A Conferefce ComiMtee was ordered on the Senate bill to quiet land titles in Colifornia. THE REPOKTS 0N RECONSTRUCTION. Mr. LDLons (i) called ottention, vy_s question &F priv- flege, to thie fact M0t although the fiouse had ordered the ma- Jurdy and minoriiy reports of (e Recoastruction Committee to be printed togethér, the volume contaluing jority re- port of the testimony didl ot contain the WINOFity report The SPEAKER mentionod, perhaps a8 an exvlavatory ciream- thiat the minority repott bad not been made until 11 fter the majority report, and suggested that the proper ascertain tho tacts was to refer the subject to a com- Mr. Le BLoxp woved to refer it to a Select Committee, and Mr. WAsHnURNE (11) moved ns an awendument, to refer it to the Committee on Frinting. ADJOURNMENT. Pending the discussiou of the question, the House at 4:45 adjourned. DEATIl OF SENATOR LANE. - — pecial Dispateh 1o Tho N. Y. Tribuve. Leaveswoktn, Kansas, Wednesday, July 11, 1866 Senator Lane died at 12:5 o'clock to-day. His remains go 10 Lawrence 1 the moruing. It is uncertain who will be his successor. The Weather is very hot. Thermormeter at 100, Wasnixgroy, Wednesday, July 11, 1866, Senator Pomeroy and Representative Clarke of Kansas each has received o tolezram from Leasenworth an- nouncing that Gen. Lane died to-day. 4 S CUBA. At OFPICIAL DENIAL OF AN INSURRECTION AT PUERTO PRINCIPE. HaAvASA, Satarday, July 7, 1866, During the early part of the week most alanning rumors were circalated concerning troubles in Puerto Prineipo, but these are oficially denied in the Gaceta, which ex- plained that it had been the custom in that place to play practical jokes on St John's day, and several sergeants and soldiers of the garrison, fecling aggrieved and insulted by several jokes of which they were the victims, had an affray with the townspeople, but were ordered into tho Varracks by the Governor, which prevented moro serious tronble. ’ During the wook we have had frequent rains, The 4th of July was signalized by a severe thunder-storm, sud sev- oral norsons in different parts of the city were killed by Tribun POLITICAL. * [By Tebegrah.) TWO REPUBLICAN UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM NEBRASKA. OMAmA, July 11.—The Nebraska Leghlature, in Joint ballot to-day, elected Major Gen. Joho M. Thayer and E. W. Tipton to the United States Sefiate, both Republicaus. The Legisiature bas adjoursed sine die. . THE JOHNSON CONVENTION—ELECTION OF DELEGATES . IN LOUISIANA. Ngw-OrLeaxs, Wednesday, July 11.—In pursuance of the call by the Natlonal Union party fora National Cob- vontion to meet iu Philadeiphia, the Demoeratio State Bxeou- tive Committee met hiere last evenis sinking thélr party or- ganization arld inviting all tho fricnds of Prestd®#t Johoson to evbpoerate, and selected the following delagates to tuo PLil- adelpbla Convention: For the State at Large.~Randall Hant, John , John E. King, Riehard Taylos hi George Willlameon, Juoge W. B. Eagan ar For the First L'o:{r fu Garr, Charles 4‘MLIIN, W. C. Clalborne, Judge E. A. Beil, 8. R. Proctor, J. M. Lufeyue. For the Sccond Congressional Disirict,—J. A. D, Rosier, Al:x- nd.-v W-Ilnvr, Sawuel Swmith, ¥, J. Herron, I, M. ¥pofford, . Tug, For tha Third Congressional District.—D. F, Kinder, V. Buxth, Alfeed Honnessy, J. O. Fugaa, and J. Q. A Fellows. For the Fourth Conaressional Diet P, A. Morse, Manning, A. Dupier, Jules A. Do Blane. For the Fifth Congressional J, Lewis, W, Parham, J. Garrett, L, M. 301, J. 1. Etam, A. Moss. A meoting is called of the people of the whele State to as semble i New Orleans on the 24th inst., to ratify the selection of these delegates, RENOMINATION OF SCUYLER COLPAX. Specisl Dispateh to The N. V. Tribane. Wasiinton. D, C., Wednesday, July 11, 156, A dispateh to this Bureau states Speaker Colfux was yesterduy renominated for Congress in the Soutl Bend District, Ind. He had vo eompetitor in the Couvention. During the session of the Convention, which was very bar woniows, the folloring letter from Mr. Co/fax was read;, HOus® OF REPRESESTATIVES. WASHINGTON. July 2. 1860, Dean Sirs: The harmony and saceess of the Union organization, welded together iu the furance-fire of a foar years' war, ia of such paramount importance to all other con- sierations, that T write you this letter to be read at the West- vilie Convention, that my position way be unmistakzbiy uader. stood Isr those Who Lave borered me with thcir confidence s0 ally s 10 v Last Winter, when my name hnd been suggested by several papers in various parts of the State for the Senate, I publisked a card, nmnfi that 1 was pot, and never had been, & caundi- dute £r that distinguished p ion, having always preforred service n the House. Dut wy namo must nn\ha in the oy & single wonent, if any considérable portion of Ybe Convention prafer some othier standard-bearer, even thongh that portion uld be o minority, In that event the Delegation from St Joseph Couaty are reqaestad to withdraw my mame, and to Viedge'my most earnest exertions to whoever of the many Active and foithful friends of the Uniop couse the Convention may prefor to pominate. ke contest before us is of a8 vit)l importance to the traest and bost interasts of the nntion as Whe exciting contests of aod 1564, and the Wsucs 2hould be clearly and distivetly They car be condensed 1o a single ques- govern in the councils of the Netion. Lovaly or Disioyay 1" 1t as been well said, in 1wwuage as terse as it is trae, that te power to earry on War for Natioual existcoce earries with ho power to presgribe the terms of peace. IL:duty of the Jand against the dauger of sccoud Ret is stive ns its preservation from the first. And n I4 carer theb thut the some authority whieh prevented s from destrayiug the Union Jas o Tight-—ne judisputa- he sight of self defonse—to regulate the resumption of the relations of tiose St s sarrendered, the President decided il been destroyed In edch y procialaed that fact in cof. 4 he Cou- al poist: ditions, involving gre L ust be compliod with by those States befos sume their fuifeited rights. And so does Con, 3 1 Prest dent requir il the patitieation of an fmportant Con- ed by a Con- T. ¢ the peopl hioh shall 1 stitutionsl Wwendment, which had been sab niing the loyal Steles, and ia w! e Revel voice. And Congress makes a similar demand I the President conld rightfuiy require their ratis. y. uof oue aw dwapt,ehankiug their whole system of inbor, wrop- B Gostroy Lng W s o o oufiet, oa ft was, withghelr 1 dlcer, Wiy cennot the lee power of the country, by the saie voters ae | e resshieaiion of anosier amendment, pr States from wioiding incrcased power in ( £8 beeruse of the war, which, apainst their desires, Seir aleves into tue ull stature of Freemen @ That this amendwent is in accordance with the wishes of the Toy 1 millions who won the brillint politioal victory of 1864, proven by tus nnasiwity With which it wagsupported ia the Housc of Representatives, Every man electedasa Union wem- (3 Whether from tLe Nozth or fLe Souttr: from the E: 'at, ave it bis vote; Go: barcly the two-thirds reqat o Coustitution, but nearly four fi'the. Ou th L a security for the £, Union party of the Nation have platted themseives.and 1 ¢hall stand with them wost cordially, Vind eating ita justice, wisdom and necessity, end willing on it to stand or jall. For one, 1 do not 2oubt the result. Shall Rebels seftle their own terms of coming back to govern ust Bbail they reascend to oularged and increassd power, using s steps the graves of the Union dead? Shorkd not Congress, whose solemn duty it 18 to soe toat the Repudlic suffers no evil, pause betore the Ditter foes of yeaterday sre adwiited to the inger senetunry of the nation's life? Ougfit they not to guard the Jegtelstion from being trodden by the feet of those who Lave 4 wnpdering the defenders of the Union for fidelity to an eginos they themselves <o wickedly repudistedt” Every pewspper o the land, Norh or South: wlieh ealogized Jeferson Davis, and vilified Absaham Lincola, now denounces Cougress in the severest terms. Every anrepentent Rebel o unseruplony nynr‘lurrw them {0 their revilpgs. Fuf I rejoice that it bos beei ro Jaithicl o wtiexible, in whas it bas rogarded ae the patbyey of Duty and of Right. And it now remains for people. by therr iadorsement ofrejection of its proposed Constitutional guaranty, to approve or to condemu those who preseot it ns an asable preroquisite to the restoration of the forf: the politiealpiwer ooy 4 aud abjure ot the vpen- in;‘ ot are theso terma op tion whoee existepce hus boen of thunsands ef graves and th its gigantio saerifices, offered more who conspired for its destinetion. Have we forgotten ghe in- sulting deflacce with which their m:?l»en sworn like our selves to the Constitution and the Unioh, leit their seats Lere —tho persccutions, couseriptious, Lyrauuy, exp d hangiogs by the Rebel *llmrlflfl of all Who wwear, like themselves, tr allogiatee to their country and their flag—the willful torture and starvation of scores of thou- sauds of our soldiers when prisoners in their bavds—their . periistercy fn the parrieidal ceoflict tili armed yebeilion expired, not from change of will but from poverty of resourco and the beroism of the logal boys in blue—the con- tivued existonce of this hostils teellog as’ evidenced in their politieal aud sociel prosoription of every Southerner who fought for Lis country, the disloyal utterances of their press and gulrll. and the election iu every Rebel State of Governors who bad served or fough: for the Kebelliont Despite all this, Congress only usks that representation, North and South, shall Ve basod on those eiigible to participation iu poliilcal power; that the civibrights of all persons, native born or naturalized, hall bo waintaiued; the National debt aud the Peasion List reserved inviolate; the Rebel debt repudiated; and exclusion from office of thos» who hay g once taken and broken an oath of fidelity to the Nution ¢ould not be trasted in the fuiibful ful- fillment hereaficr of another similir obligation. Contrast this with the course of our fathers toward those who, during the Revolutionary War, Pefused to fight for tue bercalter, bad iifted independence of the Colonies. The Tories of that n- sisted that their allegiance and foynity were due to the King, und that they should not be compelled to trausfer them. But tho stern patriots who founded our Government would tol- erate go sich argument, Determined to create a pure na- tionuhsentiment, they made Toryism odions in every possible way. They adwitted none of them to seats in the Ce of the Natlon agaivst which they hod warred, They allowed no floral processions to the graves of the Tory dux. nor tte use of such pretexts for freasonable specches of eulogy on their lost cause. They suffered no Tory papers to exist and scatter their maliguant” poison over the land. They disfranoniged and an:uumml them, Suck was the Recoustruction policy of our fathers. Strongly in coutrast withi this as is the Reconstruction wwl""uwlllw. 50 wild and torgiviog of the Liackest of crimd, not for revenge bat for defense, not for puntebment but for justice, our Democrutic opponcuts bave srrayed themeels es nst it, and tye people are to decide the issue. 1f you would take on board as a crew to work your skip those who Dbad Just been striving to scuttle end des it, then it might ve bulieged that the American people would throw open the doors of their Congress and fntrusrus ations for penstons and the public debt. and lagistation for all matters of nations1 coneern, to those who sousht to whelw the nation io a cow- mon rain, and who, If they hadthe power to.dsy, would stat- ter the Ropublic and rebuild their Confederacy. ' Iu 18G4, when the Dewocratic Natioual Couvention at Cli- cago resolved that tho war wis o failure, and demsuded un jmwediate cessation of hostilites by our armies, thus wuving the white ilag of surrender, Jeflerson Davis, the President of the Rebel couspiracy, ':l'lrd and watched for the result with uprising | Pealise, tat the deter: their fieree attack, mn guarintics a lglfl another Rebell- sl i a8 the) 10 these demards, fon, is infexible. Yieldiog as they must 0 ¥ nuo':p‘nu ® PRICE FOUR ‘CENTS. CONVENTION OF LOYAL SOUTRERNERS, et ey Rights of Citizefs to be Maintained Tuviolate, - gt Protection for Every Citizen Demanded on the Basis of Equality, . s Impartial Protection in Grganic Sigte Laws, CONGRESS AND THE GREAT UNION PARTY. . RELIANCE 0N The Ceaveution to Most in Philadelphia on Septenther 8. Sl Cribune. Special Dlspaich, tg £ day, Tuly 11, 1660, A meeti; k sls now iu this city, was held ooy owing eall was wnavie mously alo;ted or signatures will bo added during 1o v call a more complete ane, whea 1) be ol form. 1a its present shape, ther: 371 Lo fovul mavy of the most prominent public men of the 5 |’ s, journalists, morchants aud officers, | veation is as foilows: To the Loyas i 0442 the The grea: i e wojority"in Congress and its supportes . | 3 o rights of the citiden, enumerated it the Cursutation and cetallished by supreme law, must be i aiv el 6 Jtabels 130 Rebel eympas thizers assert 2t ol the ¢ tisen mest belong to the States alone, 10w ws regulations as tho respectiv: States eboose \olurtaiiiy to preseihe, We bave seem't doctrine of » “ceiva § carriod out in ie practical re- sults, until ol ity o Congress was desied, the Union tewporarily destivsed, tie cousiitational yights of the cilizcus of the South neuiy ilated, and the land desloated by civil war, Lhe time has o when the strocture of Southiern Stata’ Goveraments t be on eonstitas tional principies, or Uy odsm grown up under an atrocipus epepip ~ bo permitted to - rewain. We know of 5o other pian thas that Congross, under its cou- stitutional power ., 514’1 now ex i Lority to estab- lish the prive’, 1 whereby protection is Made coextemsive with citizensbip, W maintamn that no State, either by-its organic Jaw or lezuslation, enn meke transgression o e rights of the eitizen legitimate, Wo demand, and a5k you v coucur n demaudins, protection (o arary eitizen of the great Republic on the bisis «Fequality beforo the law, and further, that 5o State government should by recogaized as legitimate under the, Constitution in so far s it Goes B0 by its organie twiv male importial prbtocton - fall azd compiete. Under the doctrine of State’ Sovereignty, with Kebels in the foregrousd coutrsiling Souckrn Legisistures, and embittered by disoppointiweut i their echemes to deatroy tho Union, there will be uo saety for the boyal element of the Soutd, Our relianes ©F protectivs i sow on Congress, avd the great 0 Party thab bas stood, and is giludiog by the patfobality, by thoe cossti'dtional 3jghts of c oud by the bemificens principles of free goverament. For the purpose of briuging the loyal Uslonists of the Senth into conjunctive actioa with tbe time frieuds of Republisan government of the North, we fovite you 40 send dvR- ates iu goodly nuwbers from, fl*— Rtabam -‘o—np—.‘.—'—v;’mlnfl’fl esd " Virg Maryisnd and Delware,#to meet at Indeper in the Uity of Philadclphia, on the first Monday of Seplember vest, Juis proposcd that we should meet at that tims to recommend measures for the establishment of sceh goversment in the Soutt a8 accords with acd prosects the rights of all citiseny. We trust this call will be responded to by aumerous delegations of such &8 represent the trae loyalty of the Soutb—that kind of govercment which gives .1 protects fo 'l therights of the citizens, euch as oar fathers intended, acd we claim as our birtbright, Pither the lovers cf doustitatioral liberty must file the mation, or rebels and their eympatbizers bo per- witted to migrale it. Shall loyalty or disloyaity have the keep- ing of the destinies of tbe oation ), Let the responses 1o this call, which is now in cireulation for siguatures, and is being numerously signed, answer. Notice is given Leat geptlemen ata distance can bave their niiies attacbed to it by a sequest Uy letter, directed to D, W, Biogham, esq., Washe 1ugton, D. C. . J. 8. FowLer, Tene. G. V. PasciaL, Texas, Jous B Kerso, . G. W. ANDRRSON, Mo., F. J. Bengasay, M dJ. C. UNDERWOOD, Va., DukiaM WamweLl, Va., Lewss McKexze Va., Trote, Va., Joo EHKLEY, Vi, ALLey C. Va., ALEX. . 1L D.&R Gocprok, N, C. 3 L] JAWES GETTY, DELEGATES PROM TENXESSRE. Senator clect Patterson™ind Representatives eleet Coop- er, Campbell, Leftwich, Tayior and Thomas, bave issued an address to the people of Tenneasee, urging them to send delegntes to the National Union Convenition to assembiv in Phuladelphia on the 14th of August. o ’ Mozart Nas the Johuson Belters. At the meeting of Mozarigllall General Commiitee, *a preawble and notice” for an election of deiegates to the Nationsl Unicn Convention, to be held ot Philadeiphis August 14, were adopted, among which was tis followi Iy ey With the otjects of the proposed Conventiou, desire presented therein: TLerefore, notice Is hore! election will be be!d in each of the Con Districts of the city on Tueiday, the 17th day of July ins tion of txo delegates and two citernate delegates veution aforesnid, L. ——— PHILADELPHIA. ————— CMOLERA EX(ITEMENT—PLASTERERS' CONVENTION. PiiLapeLriia, Wednesday. July 11, 1866, Some excitement was cansed here the report that cholera had broken out in the frigate Ci [ our m-vy-‘}nd. The reports are propably much genled. he truth scems to be that five men on that skip ave died of cholers-morbus within a few days. - The sup- posed cause of the discase from the O new pota- foes. No imformation upon the subject can be obidised from the officials at the navy-yard, \ The Delegates to the Plastérers’ Convention ate assem- bling bere. ‘The Convontion weets here to-morrow at 19 8. ., and will probably be in session threo days, It will compwise delegates from nearly every State. s FIRES. i —— UTICA. Urica, July 11,—A destructiye fise occurred in this city this morniog, destroying Me & Deeriog's lor stoyp, Pierce Babeock & Co’s tobacco manufactary, eabi- net warerooms of Fritz & Co., and the of Javob Mendelssbon, besidea more or lees tho mn&;;n bulldings. Total loss abeol 000; VIRE IN VESEY-ST.—LIg OP THE LOSSES. At 84 o'clock last evening ¥ fire was discovered in the premises occuvied by the Great American uu-p:k No. &me-n.. and before it was = MM oud r ol TelLises were ' fi:l«u'onp stock of tte Tea Company will' uug‘o'u il €5,000; insured. The basement was ocempied . Trainor, dealer in llrml’iofl‘lflt Loss lkb for 4,000 in the Jefferson Com 3 bl to the estate of George Harrison, is dumsged to ; insar B “I'he £rst flooz of No, 41 s oee d e o gk st S5 AT 8 WD Astor Compasy. The npper floors are occupied by six fami- s, whose furniture is i