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The coutents have been selected with the view of Plessing the mosk diverse tastes; and the cheerfal, the refiective, the Viwaly—in fact, every person, whatever may be bis or her disposition, will find st least ons article that will be especially uteresting to that todividusl As prosf of this, » brief aliasion to the contents will be eenvineing. “THE HOUSE OF SECRETS"—A Stery of many family mys Saries, as its thle lmplies. * There is & skeleton i every closst,” ac- ‘wording to e sllage, and the family that hes ot ite secrels. either trifling or mportant, is ravely to be found. “GRICE LUDLOW; Or, Tus Factoxy Sraixe."—To persons wrho beve been identified with factory life this beastiful serial will be oapectlly entertaining, while to the uainitisted it will afford s view o e vocial life of factory girle—tbelr trials, Joves and jeslousies— hut must tend to benefit o class whose good qualities are often loat wght of because & vail of poverty cbseares themn to the eyes of those who il to perceive virtue unless it be decked o fineriea, “THE LUCKY SHOT'—A Story foz Boys, By Edward 8. Ellis. “THE WIFE'S ERROR."—This domestic sketch, by Helen For vest Graves, graphically portrays the domeslic wisery that may result from the stiewpt of & wifs to conceal from ber husband a Httle vecret which it was his right to know. Wives will learn from it that el though sublerfage may anewer for % season, fu the end truth must wrevail. “TRAVELS OF A FIVE-CENT STAMP."—Showiog the many Bands through which it pesses, the mauy ineidents of which it was & witoess, nd sccurate descriptions of the raling charaeteristies of ite warious owners. “MARIE THE PAUPER"~In thie bistorieal sketeh, Harry Hooskton gives & well-draws pietare of the strength of & sister's Jove—what dangers it will dare o save the life of & brother. DIESTICKS'S LETTER.— Auother bottou-barsting. rib-tickiing, Jeweapssdioe. vide aching production from that priuce of humorists, Q. Philander Doesticks, P. B. 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With the Pleassnt Paragraphs, Itews of luterest, Koowledge Box, Editerials, ke., &e. With suc o list of contents, who can wouder that the NEW.YORK WEEKLY » wudversally conceded to be THE BEST STORY AND SKETCH PAPER OF THE AGE, W is for salo by every news ogent thioughous the Upited Flater ad & Cunpes.” WASHINGTON., PR COFGRENS BUMMARY—COMMITTEEY OR THE NEW- " oRuEARY MASSACRE AWD ‘THE BOUTH-CAWOLINA MURDERS—REABONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF NE- ERASKA AND COLORADO—THE CONVERSION OF HEVEN-THIRTIFS—REFORT FROM THE BURKAU OF REFUGEES AND FREEDMEN—SECKETARY SEWARD VISITING THAD. STEVERS. BY THLKORAPN TO THR TRIFUNE. WAsHINGTON, Thersday, Dec. 6, 1866, The Seuate had a very brief session to-day, termi- nating at 12:40 p. m. Mr. Trumbull reported back the House bill to repeal the President’s amuesty power, and asked immediate action, but Hendricks wanted to deébate the question, and it went over, Mr. Edmunds intreduced a bill directing the Qomie missioners dppointed under ah act of 1864 to report the names of persons in the loyal slave States whose slaves were enlisted, and to fix the amount of com- pensation due them, to report to Congress instead of to the President or Secretary of War. The bill also prevents the payment of money out of the ‘Treasury for this purpose, until Congress shall order it. It is a measure which affects the late slaveholders of Ken- tucky and Maryland to the amount of several million dollare. Mr. Poland gave notice that on Monday next he should call up the bankrupt bill, and Mr. Wilson gave notice that early next week be should call up the joint resolutions for the disbandment of militia forces in the late Rebel States. A bill of last seseion, 1 relation to the Territory ot Utah, was called up for the purpose of reference. It is & very important measure. Under the simple title of a bill to provide for the selection of grand and petit jurors, it proposes really to abolish polygamy. Among other things, it probibits the solemnization of matrimony by Mormon riests, and commits that office to the Judges of the United States Court in the District, It also annuls a nuwber of laws of the Territory, under which Brigham Young claims possession of lands, water-conrses, &ce., lml(m.imu to the United States. Mr. Howard (Mich.) offered very important amendments to it to-day, and intends to address the Senate at an early day, in favor of such legislation a8 will lead to the total aboli- tion of polygamy. The Senate Committee on the District of Columbia bave instructed Senator Morrill to report his bill to regolate the question of franchise in this city. It provides that every male person, excepting paupers, of the age of 21 years,, and | upward, who bhas mot been convicted of infamous erime or ofiense, and ex- cepting persons who may have voluntarily left the District of Columbia to give aid and comfort to the Rebels in the late Rebellion, and who is a citizen of the United States, who can read the Constitution of the United States and write his pawe, and who shall hgve resided in the District for the period of six months previous to any election therein, shall be en- titled to the elective franchise, and sbali be deemed an clector and entitled to vote at an_election in said District, without any distinction on account of color. He has also prepared another bill, which will be re. ported as soon &y this one is disposed of, putting the entire management and control of affairs in this Dis- trict in the hands of three Commissioners, to be lected by Congress. It will provide for the elec of delegates elected by the people, to look after the interests of the District in Congress. The first bill will be urged to a passage next week, and the other bill will follow immediately. It is understood here to-day that a majority of the Fiuance Committee of the Senate are favorable to the recommendations of Secretary McCulloch as laid down in his report to Congress. The Ways and Means Committee of the House are also disposed to give his recommendations a favorable consideration. The proposition of the Secretary, however, which looks to & resumption of specie payments in 1865 finds. no favor with the majority in either House, the sng- gestion being deemed not only impracticable but im- politic. The House was in session for abont three hours to- day. Very little business was transacted. In ac- cordance with the recommendations of the Republi- can caucus of last evening it was agreed by the House to appeint a commiitee of threeto visit New-Orleans and investigate the cause of the riots there last Sum- mer, and also a committee to investigate the circum- stances attending the murder of three Union soldiers o South Caroliva on the 15th S 1865. These comimttees will be announced on next Monday. Mr. Niblack made s motion to have the New-(Jrf»Anu Committee visit Indianapolis and investigate the cause of the riots there at the time President Johnson was swinging around the cir- clein that direction. It was not pressed to & votg, the mover offering it in & spirit of humor. There seems to be a determination on the part of the ruling party in Congress to regulate the appointing power of the President, and prevent a repetition in the future of the abuse of this power in the manuer in which it has been prostituted during the recent recess of Con- gress. Already Stevens, Kelley, Broomall and Wil- liams have bills touching on this subject. To-day & resolution was introduced by Mr. Myers of Pa., calling on the President to furnish the House with a list of all persons appointed to office after having once been re- Jeeted by the Benate; also the names of all persons appointed to office where, at the time of appointment, no vacancy existed, and also a list of all appointments made since the adjournment of the last session. The Democrate, of course, opposed the resolution, and in- sisted on wasting some 20 minutes time in demanding the Yeas and Nays. The present minority in the House is decidedly weak. “All they seem to care to do is to frank docnments, waste u ing a call of the Yeas and Nags on ey motion like & wotion to adjourn, and to in- terrupt legislation by raising absurd points of order. Some of the daily papers censure Speaker Colfax for not delaring out of order Mr. St vens's motion, on the first day of the session, to post- pone the rebding of the President’s message. Fora wonder, no Member on the Democratic side of the House raised any such point of order at the time, The were right for ouce. Any one familiar with Par- liamentary law knows that a member of & budy can move to suspend the reading of a document. This very thing was done the other day in the Virginia Legislature, after the reading of a part of Gov. | pout's message. On the motion of a member, the reading of the remainder was dispensed with, as the members had d copies in their hands. ) « sewsion was oceupied in the discussion of Mr. Schenck's bill to fix the times for the regular meetings of Congress. The bill provides that the XLth Congress shall assemble for organiza tion at 12 o’clock m. on the 4th day of March next, and shall meet again on the first Monday in Janua next thereafter, aud on the second Monday in November preceding the end of the term for which the Congress is elected. Several amendments were offered to the bill, the principal objection being | that, if the XLth Congress should mect on the 4th of March next, several of the Sratos would be without representation. Counecticnt, New-Hampshire, and California are among the otbers who hold their elec. tions after that date. A longdebate followed between Schenck, Morrill, Stevens, Garfield, Shellabarger, Brandagee, Bidwell, and Le Blond. The latter ge tleman indulged in a few moments' pleasant satire the expense of Mr. President Johnson, which was en. Jjoyed exceedingly by those present. The House adjourned over till Mouday, withont action on the bill. By that time some plan will have been arranged, and the bill will be passed immedi. ately. Immediately on the passage by the House of the resolutions to appoint'Committees of inquiry into the New-Orleans massacre, into the pardon of the mur. derers of the Maine soldiers, and the restoration of forfeited Rebel estates, a pressure for places on each of the Committees sent in on Speaker Colfax from some of the most unfit men in the House, which, if yielded to, would bave utterly thwarted the proposed investigations, It is intended that these Coummittees shall be made of men who can neither be cheated, bought, nor intimidated. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs met to. day for the purpose of organization. The chairman, Gen. Banks, notified the Commuttee that he had sone fmportant information which he had received from the Secretary of State, relative to the Franco-Mexican question. He hauded each member of the Committee a ‘document covtaining all the correspondence be. tween our Government and France up to the present time, including the cable lt:uer recently dispatched to the Emperor Napoleon. No reply has yot been re. ceived to that document from Napoleon. It appears that Gep. Sherman's mission to Mexico was for the purpose of asuring Maximilian and Marshal Bazaine that no difficalty need be appreiended in the with- drawal of French troops by detachments as agreed upon. That he (Sherman), by the authority of the Government, would see tbat everything should e copduged iu a proper way, aug that the Frouch taking final | troops and French citisens sad their property sbould be protected. £ Kepresentative Darling’s special committee to in- vestigate the Juterual Revenue fraude, will, it is said, proceed to New-York next week "i" the prose- cution of its duties. Representative Pike's special committee to investigate the circumstances at- tonding the murder of three Union soldiers on Oct. 15, 1865, in South Carolina, those convicted of the erime having been released on & writ of haheas corpug, will leave hers next weck for Charleston. Representative Eliot's special committee of three to proveed to New-Orleans to inquire into the details of the late riots in that city, will also leave heré pext week for the seene of their investigations. The above- named gentlemen will act as chairmen of their re- spective committees. Their colleagues n{mn them will not be anuounced by the Speaker until Monday. Representative Stevens's special committee o in- quire into the relations of the Government with Bouthern railroads will also commence ite duties st an - “per carly day. © * The Attorney-General, in reply to the IHonse reso- Tution of the 3d inst., requiring the papers in the case of the Rebel Gen. G. E. Pickett, has to-day transmit- ted them to the President, and they will doubtless soon be laid before the House. 'The report that Pick- oty has been pardoned is untrue, 1t i stated here that last evening Secretary Seward called on Mr, Thaddens Stevens, at his rooms, and bad a long private interview with him. The state- ment causes & good deal of comment here, and much speculation is rife to know what it all weant. The above gentlemen have not been on friendly relations with each other for several years. It is rumored that Seward is repentant, like Raymond, and wants to come back into the bosom of the Radical party. Others think that Seward was sent by President Johuson to make overtures of Compromise. ‘The Statistical Bureau report the population of Ne- braska at 8,530, a gain of 60,000 since 1860, and em- igration this year more rapid than ever. It is on this basis of population that the Committee on Territories in the House are about to present a joint bill for the admission of Nebraska and Colorado, which can un- doubtedly be passed over the President’s veto. ‘The conversion of 7.30« into 520 United States bonds engros ses the attention of the Register's office, even to such an extent, to meet the requirements of the public service, as to necessitate an_increasefof the clerical force of that office. From $150,000 to $250,- 000 are involved in the daily conversion. Owing to the fact that the interest on the 7.308 bas boen com- puted to the 1st proximo, holders are eager for an early conversion of their securities. Henee the great demand, The Becretary of War to-day sends a communica~ tion to the House in answer to a resolution ealling for the amount of funds received by the Burcan of Rel- ugeos, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, from its or- ganization to the 1st of April, 1566, &¢. The receipts from varions sources were $907,396 24, Total amount expended, $475,363 17. Balance on hand, October 31, 1465, $429,033 11, Deduct amount held as retained bounties, $115,236 49. Balance on band, October 31, 1565, available to meet labilities, $313,796 62, The money derived from the miscellancons sources from which the current expenses of this Bureau were paid, previous to July 1, 1866, is now termed the Refugee and ~ Freedmen's Fimd, to distinguish it from the regular appropriation. The statement shows the receipts and expenditures on ac- count of this fand from Nov. 1, 1865, to ( 1, 1866, to be $1,020,784 04, and the expenditures L A00 52, The retarned Bounty Fuud is $91,223 49. The esti- mated cost of transportation farnished on requisition or order of the Burean to date of April 1, 1566, is as follows: X Freedmeon, £64,247 60; refugees, $10,455 36; offi- cers and soldiers, $4,642 1%; civilian employ és, 4% 04, Total, $102,533 18, Tne number of acres in possession at last annual report wae 705,500, of which 256, acres have been restored, and 45 tracts of land beides, of which the number of acres are not reported. By the constant restoration of the land the original owners much of the property win passes through the hands of the Commissioners from other departments of the Government, and the prae- tice of subsisting freedmen upon some of the farms from the produce raised, the larger portion being leased for & share of the crop, render it im) ble for the Commissioner to give a fair estimate of the value of the crops raised on all the tracts of land which have been in Government custody. The total rental to Oct. 1is $104,653, The official documents show the returns of American seamen relieved during the past year to be as follows: Maine, 315 natives, nat. uralized 6; New-Huampshire, vatives; Massachu- setts, 224 natives, 9 naturalized; Rhode Island, 49 natives; Connecticut, 1 nativi New-York, 42 na- tives, 2 naturalized; Pennsylvania, 9% natives; Ne- vada, 13 natives; Virginia, 74 natives, 8ir Frederick Bruce, the British Minister, and the Count de Montbolon, Minister from France, find reason to complain of the President’s message. ‘The War Department has published another roll of honor, embracing the names of soldiers who died in defense of the American Union, interred in the States | of Arkansas, Californis, Indisns, Michigan, Minne- sota and Nevada, and the Territories of Arizona, Colorado, 1daho. New-Mexico and Washington. The pamphlet is of 120 pages, sud contains at least 7,000 names. The letters published by The New-York Herald, pur- porting to have been written to oue Sanford Conover, charging Judge-Advocate Gen. Holt with suborning witnesies in order to implicate Jefl. Davis with the nesussination of Presideut Lincoln, have all been de- livered up to the General by the proprietor of The Herald, and they are proved to be forgeries. Conoser is now in prison, charged with perjury and other offen- ses, This fully vindicates the character of Mr. Helt in the matter. Al the last session of Congress an appropriation of £117,000 was asked for to give the Capito! buildieg n proper ventilation. It bas always been a subject of remark that the building should have been erected al- most without any means of ventilation. The appro- priation above was considered too great, and Congress refused to grant it. Now Mr, Clark, the architect of the building. has piscovered a plan for a thorongh sys- tem of ventilation which will cost the Government only $45,000. Capt. H. C. Wharton of the Regular Engineers has been placed under arrest at 8an Francisco, Cal,, for failing to render the proper returns as an account- ing officer of the Government to the Eugineer De- partment. A Convention composod of the Presidents of the diffcrent railroads formiog the direct route from Washington to New-Orleans, via Lynchburg aud Knoxville, met this evening in this city for the pur- pose of arranging some concert of action in runuing fast passenger and freight trains 1o points forming the | termini. Col. Owen, of the East Tennessee and Vir- ginia road, presided. Little business was accom- plished owing to certain information which had been requested, but Lad not been received, and the meet- ing adjourned to meet again at 11 o'clock. ——— THIRTY-NINTH CONGRE - BY TELEGRATH TO THE TRINOAE. SENATE~Wasnivaion, Iee 6. Mr. COWAN (Dem., Pa.), absent heretofore this seasion, uppeared 1 his seat INCREASE OF PAY FOR ARMY OFFICKES. WILSON (Rep. Mase) prescated petitions from Gen. *. Davis and others, for an increase of pay to army ofticers. Referred to the Military Commitice Mr. POLAND (Rep.| Vi) pre was similarly referred SESI0N. —SECOND od a similar petition, which NEW LINE OF STEAMERS, Mr. HARRIS (Rep.. N. .) presented the petition of the New- York Commercial Navigation Co,, for the establishment of & line of steamers between New-York and Bremen the Committee on Post-offices aud Post roads. PAEDON -REPEAL BILL. Mr. TRUMBULL (Rep, 1L, from the Juliciary Committee veported favorably on the House bill to repeal the elause of the Confiscation Act. which grants amnesty power to the Presh ‘wnd nsks it imme Referred 10 e considerntion Bate the bill and it goes ove {HE TARIPY —IMPARTIAL SOFPRAG Mr. POLAND introduced resolutions from the Vermont in favor of protection to American industry, It ed o be privted. 7 r. EDMUNDS (Rep., Vi) presented the resolutione of the Vermont Legislature in favor of inipartial suffrage. Ordered to be printed. SEATS FOR KENORTERS —THE BANKRUPT BILL. Mr. Sherman's reso fr providing seats on the floor of {he Sennte for press reporters was taken up and referred to the Printing Committee Mr. POLAND gave notice that on M the Bankrupt bill ay be would endi up —MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS SOUTH. IMES (Rep.. Iown), that w weet on Monday next ce that lie wonld, next week. call ap to disband and probibit militia organizations = Rebel States. JURIEDICTION OF THE.COURT OF CLAIMS. p., K. L) introdueed the following bill, which was referred to the Com u Judiciary He it enacted, Tt jurisdiction ix couferred on the Court of Claims to hear wnd detersiine i ¢ 2 ol States arising under the grait of laud reser, by o wct of the treaty betwoen the United States wud tie Cherokee ludiany of Jun. § 1517, wnd the socond seciion of the (reaty between the United States ad b Cheichee lndisus of ¥eb, 77, 1606, any that #0 el of the sinth und th sections of the et oppraved March & G5 caitied #n | isation ciming ko be the Oevertumest of sct toameng an set fo establioh rrgrfi“fi: the facts to tho Houve. Aud the Bergeant-at- Arms or bis deputy, snd herewith, be and tie vama s hereby the Btenographer of the Hoase are directed to sccompany the sald THE COMMUTATION POND. Committae, 50d that all the expenes of this investigation be paid out Mr. EDMUNDS introduced o bill, which was referred 1o (he | of the contingent fand of the House, the Committee to have power o ki m‘&,“‘.’;‘.‘““.&“""".’«‘&fi’b‘%‘: send for perscos a6d pupers, aod exaine witnesses uider oath . 410 MISKIONETS Prov] secol E reas enti tions for certain eiyi) | 0 9ppoint # clerk, 85d to report such sppropriate legislatize sstion ss Cpdgn S0 may be requisite, in view of the condition ef sfsirs (g the State of expenses of the Government for t! nrwfii June 30, 1566, shali henmmlu(,'olfi!?ndunm{awyn e paid froa the treasury u'fl\m-la'r nd thercin wpon ‘the same or otherwise to any elaimant under the provisions of an act to an st for enrolling aud calling out the militia, approved Feb. 24, 1464, uutil auch report ahall be approved by Congress. he above refers to the Commutation Fund, out of which sn act of last Congress proposed 1o pay the owuers of enlisted wayes R, * CLATMS 0P LOVAL SLAVE-OWNERS. Mr. EJ:MUNM!M:M followlng resolution, which wea Louistane. Mr. NIBLACK (Dew., Ind) suggested, as ah amendment, that the Comnmittee also visit the City of Indianapolis umd in- vestigate the riot that oceurred while the President was there in September last. Mr. ELIOT stated that that was another watter, and the gentleman had better have a distinet Committee for that. The resolution waus adopted. V8K OF MONBY IN ELECTIONS. ¥v, GARFIELD (Rep., Ohio) offered the following reso- ution : That the Secretary of War be requested to inform th Whereas, that the corropt use of to. lections S S Y TS S LSS .| )R St B 1 Torces, and for other purposss:” 163 appreved ol R Jaw o provids wore perfectly Febraney 24, 1864 and if vo 7 ore! be sepert Lhe uance aud vmmie- -mu--nmwmu-yum;ulnwhzu munieate such re) The above refers to the commission appointed to settle the claims of loya) slave-owners for slaves enhisted in the military wervice. 'y o to anisbment of brirery st elections, aud to any persois e S o0 thall Vo wid guty of pweesng S, resolution was 3 UNITRD STATES COURTS IN TLLINCIS, Mr. MOULTON (Rep., L) iutroduced o bill to provide for additional terms of Circuit aud District Courts of the United it lum DEPENSE OF THE MAINE . ¥ Mr. MORRILL (Rep., Me.) oferd il to provide for the | atesin the Southern Byatric of | b ledand defense of the North-Eastern frontier, which was referred to IMPARTIAL SUPFRAGE—TAR WOOL TAKIFY, the Committee on Foreign Relations. It that, whereas | o \ORRILL (Rep., V1) presented resointions of the Ver A o et Halhocd Compan o o conrarimof | Eot LS 10 o Sl s faris g, e railway essential to the defense of the North Eastern foatiet | 4o, iy fayor of inercased tariff on wool. Referred to the st the o the year 1560, and the Common- | Commiitee on Ways and Means. assigned (o the Staf to of Maine, in Mr, WILSON (Rep , Towa) oftered the ¢ 0 mflm,{fl" TR | the G uitiee, on Jesiciary bs imetructed to igaize in D e it ko - dhe” Aroount of s | TEedhr aky leglaetons necemery to mers S soguiae L pe. elaims an follows: §125 per sere for the land assigned to setters | Sov S0 20000 00 Srese; sivo what sdditiona repiiation, if any, ukrmhwmwm‘l‘mvd'mm 1542, and the | § vd 10 prevent the reception and counting of electoral votes in T e e el thiny wberthe oot Harsh T 2088, saiber: | b cn Prostaent "ves wtes Tooctisass Roen @ Somuition set 1zing the payment of futerest with the advance o by entitied Mdmln-ulok{nn.d'bflh;ny ozn‘o.r‘m: law concerning tbe Eieetoral of Coneres, sod report by bil or otherwise. The resolution woa adopted. MARTIAL LAW IN THE 8OUTH. Mr. KASSON IH-L’,. Towa) offered the following : State of Maine for the United States Government for the protection of the North-Enstern frontier shall be completed and id wecording 1o the principle applied to the State of Maryland By “the 12th “vection” of the act approved March 3, 163, entitled an act to ide for ertain eivil expenses o0 Gonerment R e sar ‘ending June 0165, | il T e Coulie, Uiy i g o Int O £he 8¢ Btes aria s the War of 18 ' | tabiiah wartial law in every county ot diatrict of the States intely iu advances from the United States during the War of 1812 and | 5 B UAobe s murdecs of citizens adbecing to the Union shall be audited and stated on the same | [yl and where the local autharitios do not promptiy arrest, in ) id euse of Maryland. ‘The | onvict aud punish the merderers, snd report by bill or otberwise, o to and Massachusetts by reason of loss of timber | “Xjoriiq’ on disputed territory, in uence of the wion of juris- EXCHANGE OF REGISTERED BONDS. dietion from 1¥52 to 1€39, be ascertained and awarded. Mr. PRICE (Rep., Jows) introduced a bill authorizing an Section 2 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue and deliver to the States of Maine and Massachusets. for the use of the Europenn and North American Railroad, bouds of Up tates wiual to all suls ascertained to be due to wai . a8 direeted to be nadited and stated in Section 1; bonds to be delivered to said States for said railroud com- panies, equal to $1,000 per mile of said road constructed—not 1o exceed 230 miles—to be delivered upon certiticate of the Governor of Maiue when not less than % miles of said exchange of registered for coupon bonds, the parties making application for exchango o pay to the Treasurer oue fourth of "o cover expenses. Read twice, and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. MERCHANDISE IN BONDED WARENOUSES. Mr. DARLING (Kep, N. Y.) offered tha followiog resols tion: Resclced, Tuat the Committee on Commerce be directed to inquire o the expediency of deiermining by low Uhe raes (0 be charged ot Wro in operation, and s0 that each 70 miles shall be put in ¢ B et e i Operntion until all ja paid; no delivery 10 be made untll the | S he sewe, and report by bili oF otberwise. - W railroai company. contracte for the freo tunwportation of | “Adogted for the United Sta THE TAX ON FARM WAGOXS. troops and munitions of war of Mich.), the Com- the carrying of the ninils ot reasonable rates. Section 3 pro- On & motion of Mr, TROWBRIDGE (Rep. viden that the bonds issned shall bo for #1,000, each payable | mittee on Ways and Means was inetracted to inquire iuto the in 30 years, and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent. | expediency of placing farm wagons on the {ree list in the ND AND PETIT JUROKS IN UTAH. Internal Hevenue law. SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT. On motion of M. FARQUIAR (Rep,, Ind), the Judiciary Committe was instructed to report an amendment to the elec- tion laws of the District of Columbia, exeluaing from the right ‘raons who volunt: bore arms against the GR. My, HOW ARD (Rep., Mich.) offered the following smend.- wents to th uix reported by the Committee on Terri. tries to the of Just session to regulate the selection of Grand and Petit Jurors in Utah, and for other purposes; Toin- sert at the end of seetion 14 the following: of suffrage all d if whall prosaiue to solewnise & warriage in swid s o ¥ Tarsory whe o by e ac saheried 0 o "’n":':"f.‘( (Y BEnd o ek g Rebels oy d vy r’fi:w::‘;:fi-l:l::l::.‘ A e poaiahed by s fine not | RECOKDS OF THE PROVOST-MARSHAL-GENERAL'S BUREAU. 2 eeding 400 voe lons than # 100, of be imptisoned in the pewiten- | O motion of Mr. COBB (Rep., Wis.),the Military Committee Tess thais ome wouth, or both ab viding by was instructed to inquire iuto the expediency of law for turning over to the State Governments of Ioyal States all books, records and farshal-General's Burean appertain ing and filling the quotas of troop recent war. tiary not exceeding six wonth the discretion of the Court. Rection 26 provides that the Probate Courts may try civil enwes to the amownt of §300, and eriminal cases where by law parties convieted cannot be fined more than §100 or be im- prisoned more than six months. Section 27 authorizes the J udges of the Superior Courts to siter the time and place of meeting of #oid conrt, ax well for the District Conrts, and also the number of terms to be held annually and the ssignment of judges to the same. Seetion 2 requires the U tates Distriet At torney of the TerrMory to attend all the Courts of the Territory; thorizes the saine fees for Attorney and United States are allowed fn like cases under the laws of the to be paid from the Territorial treasary. Section the seversl pers of the late Provost- 10 the subject of recruit ates during the THE INDIAN WAR. Mr. DONNELLY (Rep., Min.) offered the following resolu- W) Emigration, travel and trade between the Btates of the Mississipp valiey and the States of the Pacific coast have been and are Bow geatly interrupted by the hostility of the ludian tribes on the Sreat olaius, and IWAereas, it is & reproach to our Goverument that its Cilizens camnot travel from one of the natiousl demision to ‘nother without danger to lite and property at the baade of & fow United Stat. horizes the M w a bal to take possession of any Court- Honse or other pubiic buildings, for the use of the Courts, at the | theuesd wictehed smvess Setvicter Lo oy 3B Bk expense of the Territory, uuless the same shall be previously | yi,uue what addition (o the force of the Reguiar Ariy would be re- | furnished by the Territorial authorities. Seetion 30 authorizes | guired to thoroughly protect communication by the two Toutes the imprisonment of persons, so sentenced Z the Court, in a0y | seross the Continent. to wit, a route :L...;.mm... the Union Juil of the Territory, when the Jail in the district in which the | Peific Reilrosd, and & route upon the line of the Northera Pacifie that he also be requested to communicete to the s cony ieted o 1 . oad. And prisoner is convictcd is pot safe or suitable, Section 31 author. mmnnn-flhh"ofl- PO O Sl————". ises the Marshal o take possession of any Jail or prison for the B e e T tory o | ton hiough e Tertharenof Likote, Meniasa sod libo, 10 (b8 Juspect, or cause to be isspected, the prisons of the Territory l‘t:':;;‘:f wind make ruleg for the regulation ond mans, nt of the pawe; RIGHTS OF POREIGN-BORN (TTIZENS. and authorizes him to remove wardens and Recpers of ne. Ay, BANK: Muse) offered the fullowing resolution Section 34 1 all gets, whether of the United States or the B Territories, Inconsistent with this act, and provides that iy | Resoised, Thol ihe Uommitiee on Forelen Afaize bo lusiructed Jo take offeet immedintely, e inlo wiat maatires e becewacy Lo securs U tecegtiton by The bl and swendibents were ordered to be printed. ;“"_.,".';‘.'.';':m.m Tubject of foreign siates, sxempt soch nate- ADJOURNMENT, ratized citizen from the performance of military O-t‘y woder any en, ot 14 o % les him (0 all the of u eitizen M’:a Renate then, at 193 o clock, adjourned tomeet on Monday :.m'_m—n “fi&unlm-mv; o L HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. COMMUNICATIONS, The SPEAKER presented a commu 1he Kec with an abstract of the POSTMASTRRS. O motlon of Mr. DRIGGS (Rep. Mich.), the Postmaster General wa direoted to commuuicate information as to all Postmasters removed since the sdjournment of Congress, the causes of removal, the names of new appoiltees; whether the salaries have been ineremsed, &e. Mr. MYERS (Rep.. Pa.), offered a resolution requesting the Presidet to communicate the names of ul prsone e-appatted by him after rejection by the Senate ; or the nxlgfiq others appointed in their stead. Also the humes of all fersons ap- olnted by him whose names were withhel from the Sengig st seasion. Also all appointments made by him guring the recess of the Senate, where no vacaney &e. Mr. NIBLACK (Dem., Ind.), moved to Jay the resolution on the table. Negatived 3 10 J24. ‘The resolution was then adopted. BANK OF CHAPLAINA, On motion of Mr. WASHBURN (Kep., Ind.), the Commit. tee on Naval Affuirs was ivstracted to inquire into_the expedi- ency of so amending the laws as to allow Chaplains in the Navy, who served with the land forces of the United States during the Kebellion, to take rank from thedate of sneh service, KANSAS RAILROAD LAND GRANT. The Senate bill of last session to amend the act of March 3, 15c#kranting lands to Kansas for railroad purposes was taken from the Speaker's table, read twice and referred to the Com- wittee on Public Lands THE ADJOURNVENT—REGULAR MEFTING OF CONGRESS. On motion of Mr. HOOPER (Rep., Muss). it was ordered that when the House adjourned to-day it adjourned to meet on Monday. The bill introduced by Mr. SCHENCK (Rep., Oblo) to fix the times for the regular meetings of Congress, and madethe special order for to<day, was taken up. Mr. Schenck explained and advocated the bill. He said that if it became o law it was im- portant that it should be enacted as soon as possible, to afford n opportuity to three or four of the States which had not yet held their elections for members to have exirs sessions of their Legislaturcs to allow eloctions to be ealled. ~He argued that as there was continuity in the Executive Department and the Judiciary Department, there should be like continuity in the Legislative Department, instead of which there was an inter- val of nine months between the expiring of one Cougress and the organization of the mext. It was not Tikely, he thonght, that the first session of Congress, which was to meet on the 4th of March, would last more than ten, twenty or thirty days; depending on the exigencies of the country. 'The bill ‘would give Congress an opportunity to organize hy the election of its Speaker ; the appointment of its officors and its committees, and, in short, would put Congress in position to have, as i were, command of the sitnation. I Congress hsd met inMarch, 1865, the country would probabl have been suved the disagrecment between the President an Congress that had led to the present diiculty. Each State that hins been in rebellion, sccepting gladly the same terms now offered them, or terms very much more severe than those, would have been submissively obedient to the requirements made of it, and would be now represeuted in Congress. Or, if one were permitted to speculute oo the possibilities of the fact, it was not at all certain but that the then Vice President, con- sidering the exhibition which he made of himself on the 4th of Mareh, would have becn sodealt with by Congress after its as- semblage that it would uot have been troubled with any con- siderations of that character now, y provid- ication from turne made by e ] g 3 o fands received by the Fre Which was referred to the Comimittes with as sccount of reu, how expended, e, on Freedmen's Affairs EXCUSLD FLOM COMMITTER RERVICE. veral members were excused from serviee ou committees, follows mmittes on Mines sud Mining; Mr. Farqubar, ida; Messrs. ¢ nd Hart on the Commit- olumbis, snd M 'sine on Commitiee o GOVFEXMENT SUPEKYISION OF TELEGRAPHS. Mr. WASHBURNE (Rep, 1iL) offered the follow ing resolu- tion : Resolved, That the Post Office Committee be instrueted 1o lnquire 1ot the expediency of vouferring on the Post-Office Department the waime jurisdiction and control over the various telegraph lines uow in operstion, or beerafler to be constructed, that fs now exervivd over | Post-Offices aud Post Roads, sud 1o repott by bill o otherwise. Which was adapted. THE TEXNESSEE CONTESTED ELICTION. Onmotion of Mr. COOPER (Dem., Tenn.), D. B Thomas of Teun., contesting the seat of Mr. Arnell from the VIth Cou gressional Listrict of Tennessee, was permitted the privilege of the fleor duriig the pendency of the contest. REOIGANIZATION 0F THE PENSION BURFAU. On motion of Mr. TAYLOR (Dem., N. Y., the Committoe on Invalid Pensions was instructed to inquize into the expediency of reorgn ension Bureau, and providing for a clerical fore THE AFPOINTMENT REGULATION BILL AGAIN POSTPONED, The bill for the regulation of appointments to aud removals from office, which was up yesterday and postponed uutil to-day, won taken up and postponed until Monday next AN INVEATIGATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MURDERS. The SPEAKER proceeded to the call of commitiecs for reports Mr. PIKE (Rep., Me.) offered n preamble and resolutions, re. citing that three United States soldiers were murdered in South Caroliua on October 5 1965, under cireumstauees of peculiar cruelty ; that several persons were arrestod, tried, and condemned by military commission for said murder . that such persons were subsequently reprieved and sent to Fort Dela wate, from which they were faken by habeas corpus and set tree; and resolving that a select committee of three be appoiut e by the Speaker fo investigate the circumstances attending | the murder, nud by whose procurement the reprieve aud trns and the consideration for the sae, the reasons 1 id ol the fue nected therewith; the committee tolave power to sénd for persons and paper examine witnesses undez outb, &30, 10 report {0 the Honse ok Sctioa 88 It way deem necessary. This was ndopted. THE KLECTION OF GONGRESSMEN. Mr. DAWES (Rep.. Mass.) iutroduced u bill fixing the time for the election of Representatives and Delegates in Cougress first Monday in November in 1s6%, and for the same ¢ thereafter. Kead twice, referred to the ‘ ‘ordered printed. CONNECTIOUT HAKBOES. On motion of Mr. HUBBARD (Rep, Coun.). the Committes o Commerce was instructed to inquire into the expediency of ug prosision for suek harbors on the coast of Connecticut lave been surveyed by the General Government during the | present sear. Mr. BINGHAM (Rep., Obio) proposed to amend ing that when the 4t o March ooturs on Susday shill meet the next duy. Mr. STEVENS (Rep., Pn.) suggested that the bill shonld, in fhat respect, conform o the Constitution, which provided for the termination of Congress on the 4th of March, without re- gard to whether that day ocourred on Sunday. Mr. BINGHAM repudiated the idea that the Constitution took no notice of Suuday, and called attention to the fact that the Comstitution fixed the time of the lnfl'flu’ of Congress for the first Monday in December. He quoted Chancellor Kgnt's remark that Christiauity was part of the common law of America. ‘The amendment was adopted. Mr. VENS offered an amendment to make the first sec- tion simply provide for the first meeting of each Congress, leay- ing the law as to the other scssions as it is now. urious other amendments were offered and discussed by Messrs. MORRILL, DAWES, GARFIELD (Rep., Ohio), FARNSWORTH (Rep., 1iL.), and others, Mr. LE BLOND (Dem., Obio) obtained the floor, and said: On this side of the House we are somewhat at & loss to know the particular object of this bill. 'We have, however, an idea that the President stands in the way of some gentlemen, and 'erlhmfluko{(hlmwwtwm rid of him we are not fully advised, and I do nmn'nll..lpm the gentiemen on the other side propose to advise us fully as to the objeet they e TR T ol o my collenge ! r. ENCK— y to my Mr. LE BLOND_Not at present. Mr. SCHENCK~—I understood that the gentleman was ask. lnw ln"tlon. k .”l B{fjlb—lvllllnmlllly-ll T'll play the Yan. ee. (Laughter. Mr. SCHENCK~We have not fonnd that the President has #tood in our w wll. Mr. LE le‘. D—The conclusion we have come to about it on this side of the House fs that the whole object of the bill is to strip the Executive of any appoiuting power. They hav co-mgmy on that side of :'n ouse f-’-:m M'{n 't | SUNKEN VES Mr. DARLING (Rej tion Revoled, That the Comuittes on Appropriations be requested to inquire into the expediency of making an sppropriation for the re. moval of wwels i the vichuity of Sandy Hook, port of New-York "Adopted. ELS AT BANDY HOOK. N.Y.) offered the following resolu- ORDNANCE AND SUPPLIES. Ou wotion of Mr. BROOMALL (Kep., Pa.), War was directed to furnish o statement of all ordnance ‘and ordnance stores now in possession of the Government, and wopies of all urders or contracts for purchiase or construction of avy additionnl supplies, and those now being furnished. THE AMERICAN MEXICAN INVASION. On motion of Mr. THAYER (Rep., Pa.), the President was requested to inform the House whether any portion of the Mex iewis territory has been occupied by United States troops, and, it s0, by what authority and for what purpose. THE AGRICULTURAL REPOKT OF 1865, On motion of Mr. ANCONA (Dem., Pa). the Committee on Printing was directed “to inquire and report why the Agricul. tural Report for 1865 hus not been printed and distributed to wembers. FROTECTION OF LOYALISTS—1812 PENSIONS, Mr. MILLER (Kep., Pa.) introduced & bill to protect all loyal persons in the insurreotionary States. Read twice and referred 10 the Judicinry Committee, 44 was niso bill granting pensions to the soldiers of the war of 1812, ‘The bill provides for $ & month peusion 1o surviving soldiers of the war of 1812, agd the widows of those who are desd, from April 1, 1865 " Reud e Secretary of twico. Mr. MILLER moved the previous question on the third read- accomplishing this. By this bill, aa it was nro- ing. duced, there are throe seasions provided for. m«:m The House refused to second the previous question, and on Y is to stril St PR S Tty ST (o il wan reerrad o | 38416 00ered by M. Mvens okl of et out Sod ommittee on Lnvalid Pensions, INVESTIGATION OF THE NEW-ORLEANS MABSACRE. Mr. ELIOT (Rep., Mass.) offered the following resolution Kesoleed, That » Commitiee of thrse members be appointed by the Speaker, whow duty shall be to proceed, without unnecessry delay, to New Orleans, in the State of Louisisas, to make au investigation into wil watters connectsd with the recent bloody riote In that city which took place the last of July snd the first of August, 1056, and particularly o inquire into the origin, prog-ess snd terariuation of the riotous proceeding; the uames of the parties engaged in it; the acts of atrocity perpetrated the uwumber of kilied snd wounded; the chaccter and amoust of property destroyed, and whether and to what extent those wcte were participated in by e bers of the Grapa and continue until the next Congress commences. So far as either of these propositions is concerned, 1 feel no interest in them because the result is the same: but I judge the country does feel an interest in the matter, and that the people are not ‘shiail make any obange in the present gress in perpetual wession. It is uaneces- sary—it is une . The expenso that will attend, uo man can caleulate. But the people will judgo the watter, and will act in such a way as will be very sntisfuot To that systew of leginiagion. 1 desire that the gentlomen wil come out and make the thing plain so that the people will un- derstand it, instead of legislating s they do. 1 want them to sny at ouee that we have Lo Exeeutive, but we have a tenant at will m the White House ; that Le has no appointing power, but that the Scuate of the United States, us loog as it remaiug avibmne, — Y alf Bave the appointing power. ‘This Is not the enly bill looking to that end ; there is aiready a here whereby the 8] power is taken p tive, tud given 1o the. Chint Jeatieo of the U St ¢ suegest now that tne Secetary of the ll.:: ‘hief Justice of the United the Justice appointing certain ofticers in departwent of the Governwent. 1 ean see dothing but misehief in tem of legislation. T w much rather if [o(n.hm legislate in that woy that they would a bold strike and take uhe head of [Cries of * Good”] and Jet us nnderstand the matter. [Laugh- ter). Wehave no interest in the Exceutive on the house—not the least. [Renewed laughter.] man of our chofce ; we Qid not put him there. wds.] We do ot claim any under tainly we did not reccive any in the late eai newed hugla:'r] We never took him up, -nldhn no right to bim; there vu-ou;-lu lh:’fnhiuh we 'fiu! never taken wp. We never aud he never took us up. 1t is our ling of policy we were found to worl Mr. SCHENCE~' leader of the ite party § Mr. LE BLOND (interrupting)—Not at all. 'We have none, e r. SCHENCK (resaming)— we huve not done something in such & way as uw.hh “l' h‘ilm. Nn;d my observation leads fiw‘h‘ the peo- e do not 1 particular have &mlflnlood and ;:{e recently proved to the workd that understand the guestions sul 1o not know that we ean make thia any plaines, T opgreis: late my colieague, however, ficulties that muy arise under ceeding Con relieved as he will siding over the deliberations, on that side of the Heved gencrally from the uhirge he now has in the Laughter. colleague [whk hl that :‘y find the H £ say 8 1 attempted to say when 1 i him, that he is itaken 3o hat B we buve wedfound ity the or those who support him, ot all in the way of the determination of the Congress uf the United Staten. [Langhtor] Now whet is the objection to this bill! Why, that we create u scosion that will continue until a subsequent session of There I8 no such yvislon in_the bill; be duu{r cn’:npn'h!llll . m nmemlbe nent M—-b-‘d o ovides that, in addition to the present ougress, nl:rlbed by the Constitution, there shall be another begin on_the 4th ot Mareh; but as to the length of time that session shall last, the bill and the amendment arc equally silent, and 1 suppose the session will eontinue untii Ce 1do pose the gentleman wishes us to tion which will prevent Congress uuournl:r pleases, cither at its ftirst, sccond, or thil :l"‘e!l not b-'lu!'r“ud, at lll.h. that this R e purpose of taking up, as he expresses it, the t, o \nbiog up auy Doly ciae vr thet W6 are. golag O intertere with any reiation between him and his colleagnes and the Presi- dent, which he says cousisty in their having taken him 'E" lus having taken them up, for & #] - veo there was no taking up et all, and that each took the other in, and not up. [Laughter.] They found it was a .amul de- Insion, aud are uow reudy, perhape, to separate dissolve partnersbip. There is no object in all this legislation but what appears on its face. ‘There [+ 40 cat i the meal We propose w convene Congress as onc of the cobrdinate branches of the Government, under such circumstances that no danger shall, i any shape, come to the count reason of an interregnui that leaves suspended the functions of the legisiative depart- ment during oue-third or any portion of its term. This is the lation, we ehoose o n has niluded. and aronnd the ¥resi- whole ‘;( it, If, in nddflla:kl: bl procecd to other acts (o W gen which are not in question now to dent, and to prevent some of that mischiof in which e, by their counivance, perhaps, is engay we shall be engaged in'a very Ja w a work which, I trust, shall go on until we have dove everything in that tion that is in onr power and that seems proper to do. The amendment offered by making the first sectiou read That in sddition to tie there shali be a meeting each succeeding Congress thereatter, w of March, the day wbich the Congros 1 cockody thas whew fhe whicli the Con " axorpt that w ‘fl:n“hm-nfi Sunday the seid meeting sbel be on the next ng duy, i SHELLABARGER (Rep. Ohio) offred un amendment as an additionah scetion fixing the eleotion of Tepresentatives in the various States for the 22d February. “The amendment gave rise to much discussion, partieipated in by Messrs HIGBY (tep, Cal) BIDW KL (kep Cal), BRAN, AGEE (Rep., Coun.), MAYNARD (Rep, DAWES and SHELLABARGER, and finally Mr. ROLLINS (Rep., N. H.), who suggested that the House ng the bill to come up on Monday, so that in the mean time . men could have a consultailon and prepare au aw t that would suit all their views. ADJOURNMENT. The suggestion was adopted, sud the House, at 3 o'clock p- a. adjourned until Monday. Col;lcnulox.—‘}n the m 00§ ing the President’s Message onday, nfitc (Penn.), and Le Blond voted * no. omitted iu the list of Mr. Stevens was ther agreed to, Tollows : ¥ on which the term fourth suceed- be- ot THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. plrinbontoms ACTION OF THE STATE PRESS. The following 18 & copy of a resolution adepted by the State Associated Press on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1866: Resolved, That the State Assoclation will continue their present relations for news reports with the City Associated Press. A M Crarr, ‘. E. H Rowwrs, Secretary, dfi‘-‘ - THE X Q%}U‘ PICAYDNE ADHERES T0 THR OLD', T WY o IATION, BY TPLAGRAPR TO THR TRISUNE. NEW-OxLeANS, Dec. 5.—The Picayune of this eity has refused to bave any connection with the outside arrange~ ments on foot for the destruction of the long-existing news fucilities of the New-York Associated Press, snd in future it will stake its fortunes with the old association. THE PRESS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. »Y reLRGRAPE To THR TRipoxE. ~ Ridarsiss SO AUGUSTA, Ga., Dee. 6.—The Augusta (Go.) Chronicla and Sentinel says: “ The press of a and Southy Carolins unite in’-'unflning e Amm“. having refused the reports of the new association.” THE OHIO PAPERS ADHERE TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BY TELEGRAPE TO THE TRIBUYE CoLumsrs, Ohio, Dee. 6.—The majority of the newspa~ pers in the State of Obio, ontside of the cities of Cinein- nati and Cleveland, and some papers of the other Western States in Convention to-day, resolved to adhere to the h;e'-\ ‘ork Associated Press and take their reports from them. ‘' CRAIG'S NEWS " BY TRLEGRAPE TO THE TRIBONE. Ca1cAGo, Dec. \6.—Craig's item about the exploit of Lieut. Ames against the Sioux Indians is & month old, the congratulatory order of Gen, P. 8t. George Cook describing Lieut. Ames's achievement having been pub- lished here several weeks ago. . (Gen. Cook's congratulatory order was first printed in Tag TRIBUNE of Nov. 21, as & special dispateh from our Washington Bureau.—ED.] rrv s R THE INDIANS. ————— COL. WYNEOOP'S TREATY—ATROCITIES OF THE CA~ MANCHES IN TEXAS. BT TELEGRAPE TO THE TAINUNE. LeAvENWOKTH, Dec. 6.—Col. Leavenworth furnishes the following particulars of & council held between Major ‘Wynkoop and the southern band of Cheyenne, Anm .na&mh. lnd‘i:’nlh "l‘.h‘d':“ made with these at month of the Lit AX..., » yor amended by the Senate to secure all In!-‘un‘l.:'l': Arkansas River to the United States by a com title from them. This was agreed to at the council, it being stipulated that the Indisns be ullowed to follow the g of the buffulo north, upon written permission from nts. q;auh Jane Luster was in Texas with a family named Bubb. During the absence of Mr, Bubb, 8 baud of Noce- nah Camanches came to the house, invited in by the children, but remained out until satisfied there were no men present. They then went io, and attempted to earrys off one of the chi Mrs. Bubb resisted and to Rer child, whereupon one of the savages went behi niudwbvmm,m'hor back, and cut her throat, ‘This wae committed in sight of ll.“!c:‘ut who hed taken refuge in the upper mo! the It shocked her 50 as to cause 8 , leading to her discovery. t was and with two children, leaving & babe in cabin, was taken to eamp. The boy Weathersford, Texss. Ho says there o ——— CHICAGO. ——— PORMAL OPENING OF THE TUNNEL. BY TELYGRAPE TO THE TRIBONE. Cuicaco, Dec. 6.~The lake tuxnel was formally opened to-dny. The ceremonies were not very impressive, but everything passed of pleasantly. - Four lirgo parties, com- wozies. Two of the went 10 the erib, re- turning by the tagnel, the other tw ng trary fi;’.‘,::'ud:fi'mmmm ; ::jda Y , O e e and eril haited, and the Mayor, after a o interest the city had taken in the enterp) with three copper ty left for its reception. T A 303 ekt s i 0’ Drtcot, City Atkorens m.a.’ scoll, City Attos . G. Public Worky, od B G M“cx?,' oo after which tho ceremonien were doolased olosad, the oon pauny reiarning liowe ut dusk, tho ecremonies, CADDOD were and flags wa the pudlic dbuild. ings.