The New-York Tribune Newspaper, December 21, 1866, Page 1

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WASHING fO%, Thursday, Dee. 20, 1666, In the Senate to-day Mr. Wilson offered & resolu- tion directing the Presidant to instruct the officers of the Army and Navy aad of the Freedmen's Burcan to prevent and pm)xhu corporal punishment in the States lately in rebellion. It was predicated on in- formation to the effect that the frecdmen were being inhumanly whipped by their late masters for trifling erimes and misdemeanors. This was referred to the Judiciary Committee. , An old bill of last session to grant pecuniary aid in the construction of the South- West Branch of the Pacific Railroad was introduced and referred. ‘The rest of the day was spent in reading foolscap speeches on the Nebraska bill. No vote was reached. e opponents of the bill regard it asfkilled now. They say that after the holidays there <will be 80 much other business to transact that Nebraska will have no chance. ‘The House opened to-day without & quorum, and after the adoption of the Judiciary Committee’s reso- Jution to bring the Hon. Chus. Culver to the bar of the House on the question of privilege relating to his imprisonment on & civil action in the Pennsylvania Courts, it was agreed that no business should be done. The House then went into Cowmittee of the Whole, and with a few members in their seats, listenod to spooches, the first one being in the shape of a prosy series of platitudes of ancient Kentuc Conservatism from Elijah Hise, the new member from that State. When he finished there were but few spectators in the galleries, and fewer members on the floor. The House adjourned until the 3d of January. Judge Kelley presented in the House to-day the memorial of the Soutbern Loyalists adopted at a re- cent meeting in favor of the abolition of the present State Governments in the Soutb. It was referred to the Committeg on Reconstruction. The memorial of 1,260 citizens of Germantown, Pa., was presented in the House to-day in favor of the abolition of the Internal Revenue tax on mavufac- wares. It was referred to the Ways and Mcans Com- miltee. The House Committee on Elections to-day resumed the consideration of the contested election case of ‘Fhomas agt. Arnell, from Tennessee, and aiter hear- ing the argument on each side decided that, inasmuch as no legal notice was served upon the defendant, no case was made for a contest, and that unlese Con- grees grauts the contestant time to make up & new case, they recommend & diemissal. It is not at all probable that any additiouusl time will be granted by Congress, and that will end the metter. Sepator Henderson to-day received a dispatch from Gov. Fletcher of Missouri, stating that a cousiderable force of United States troops bad recently been ordered into that State without his recommendation or knowl- edge, and that be knew of no necessity for such order. Senator Hendersou thercfore reported a resolution calling upon the President to inform that body why said troops were ordered into that State, It is alloged that the order was made by Gen. Grant, and that Gen. Grant, who is now absent in_the West, will give the reasons for said movement of troops into that State It is intimated by persons who have just arrived bere that it was done for the parpose of preveuting a col- ligion between the Federal and State suthorities. The Ways and Means Committee have sppointed & sub-Committee to examine into and report upon In- tornal Revenue matters during the recess of Congress. The sub-Commitiee will remain bere and continue their work, aud they hope to be able to report a new bill by the time Congress reassemblos. The Attorney-General's office is exceedingly busy at present, attempting to fulfill the call of Congress for a full list of each and every Southern pardon issued | by Executive «ince the end of the war, with the they come under, and the names of those recommending the pardons. There are from 16,000 o 20,000 such pardous, and some cases among them are rocommended by from 100 to 300 names. Two-thirds of the Members of Congress have gone bome for the holidays. The that intend making the trip to New-Orleans leave for Richmond via Orange and Alexandna Railroad to-worrow morning st dayhreak. saker Colfax will commence his public receptions on 10th of Janvary, and coutinue them every Thursday evening during the present sessiou of Con- grons. ‘There is & very current ramor here that the Amend- ment question has been arranged with the South Cavrolina representatives, and that they have pledged its acoeptance by the Legislature, provided that no further conditions are exacted, Winch, it is asserted, | the leaders of the Republiean party have agreed to. ‘The ramor is & most important one if correct, as the sdmiesion of South Carolina to Congress, witbout furtbier conditions than the acceptance of the amend- went, might induce all the other States w0 go and do likewise. Thie Postmaster-General has sent estimates to the House for the service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868, the sum being seventeen aud & half milliont. They include for inland transportation, $8,600,000; for foreign mail transportation, $620,000, and for hip, steamboat and navy letters, $8,000. The following amounts will be required from any money in the Treasury Dot otherwise appropriated: for overlend mail transportation between Atchison and Folsom, and for marine wail transportation between New-York and California, $900,000; for steamship service between San Fraucisco, Japan and Chiva, for one | year from July 1, 1867, $500,000; for steamehip ser- | vice between the United States and Bragil for the same period, $150,000, Total, 1,550,000, | ‘T'he Senate resolntion ealling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for list of the National Bsuks that had | failed to keep vp their reserve of lawful money was | simed at those bank in New-York City which were reported to be deficent in that respect, under the sup- position that the Secretary was in possestion of ofii- cial information on the subject. 'F‘he letter of the | Controller of the Currency, which was sent to the | Senate in response to this resolution, states simply | the facts in the case, that he was not officiully advised ! of the reported delinquencies, and only kuew of them through the press. The remedy for thie was suggested, and required by the resolution, but the omission to [urnish the list of banks that were deficient in their | reserve on the 1st of October last, nearly three montbs 1ro, was based upon the fact that the resolution did not econtemplate going back three wontls or eix mnnth:; but was d“(‘l“d’.i‘:c lus:l «:n information upon atopic prominently discu n the newspapers. ? The .\'cw-\polk bank tax cases were taken uppinv:ht- i Supreme Court, to-day, for argument. ~ Mesere. 8:lli- man and Burrill opened for the plaintiffs in error and | Mr. O'Gorman for the Commissioner of Tases. Mr. | O'Coner will follow on the same eide to-worrow, | These cases excite much ioterest; as well from the principles involved as the reputation of the counsel | engaged. | {“wo Beltimore lawyers are here tm to obtain | rom Clief Justice Cbase a writ of ba corpus for the purpose of releasing Dr. Mudd, Spavgler aud the | i?r:r 1wo assassivation conspirators Low at the Dry lorty, | Lewis H. Weichmay, who, it will be remembered, was oue of the princlg,n‘l witnesses for the Goveru- went in the case of Payoe, Atzerodt, Harrold, Mrs, | Surrott and others, the assassivation conspirators, was efore the Grand Jury to-day, to gi # testimony as |t the complicity of John H. Surratt in the murder of l'rrid.nl Lincolo. s 2 |+ A eOmmunication asury Department (saye. that no plans have been prepared for the suposed Marine Hospital at Chicago. Tt being Comrable that the site shonld be selected before the: | ure prepared, in order to adapt thew to the peculiari- | ties ‘of the location sbould there be any, Mr. Mullet, the saperintending-Architect, says he proposes to 4 visit: Chicago during the present moath, in orderto ,.Mh & porsonal examination of such properly as way be offered, aud trosts to be evabled to recom- wend a siitable &ite on kis return, Brig.-Gien. Chas. H. Howsrd, Assistant Commis- wioner of the Freedmen's Buresn of this district, goes o Maine for a few days’ furlough. ‘Ireasurer Spiuner to-day secewved from the Assistant Tressurer at New-York $200, which the latter says was given to bim yesterday by en unknown person to be forwarded as a contribution to the *‘conscience fund.” The Grand Trunk and the Great Through Travs- portation Ruilrosd Companies have applicd Lo Secre- tary MgCullooh to abolish the ppesent evsiem of the rw-A)ork | languages and the time at bis disposal, recomm Customs department in examining importations and exportations passing over their lines, and have agreed to enter bonds to the amount of 'ldfl,OflO i for the strict enforcement of the Custom I Treasury regulations governing importations via Sus- pension Bridge. _The Government has received information that par- ties at Berut, Syria, are engaged in ehipping to the United States large quantities ot rags that had been used by victims of the Asiatic cholera. Consequently, Secretary McCulloch bas instructed Collectors of Customs at the principal ports of the United States to be on the alert and to probibit the entry of these in- fected articles, Information reccived by a_prominent officer in this city froma gentleman in Memphis, well indorsed, states that the Rebel Gen, Forrest has the contract for constracting 45 miles of the Memphis and Little Rock Ra#road from Duvals Bluff to Madison, Ark., and that the work is being prosecuted with energy. But it is stated that laborers are very scarce, and that Mr. Forrest wants 500, whom he will pay $1 per day and rations, and gell them any articles of clothing they mgl: require at reasonable ratee, or pay them all cash. he General Land Office has just prepared a patent in favor of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, conveying over 42,000 acres area of the tracts which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as inuring to said Company under the acts of Congress of 1862 and 1864, The letters patent are headed by & beautiful miniature map of the United States, hand- somely colored and exhibiting all the States and Ter- titories with great distinctness, as also the line of the Railroad from the Valley of the Miesissippi to the Pa- cifie. The officer of the Post-Office Department who was sent to Port Deposit, Maryland, to iuvestigate the re- cent mail robbery at that place, bas returned to the city. He reports that so far as he has bLeen able to learn, only a emall amount of money was secured by the robbers. The checks and drafts contained in the letters were not en away, nor the letters them- selves. Between 600 and 700 were rifled. The rob- bery is believed to have been committed by three un- known men, suspicious characters, who were seen leaving the town about the hour the robbery was committed. Such letters as can be will be remailed; the others will be sent to the Dead-Letter office. Another case of confiscation, under the RKeyenue laws of carriage-springs was made at Chicago, yester- day; 28,000 pounds of ordinary springs aud 236 sets of seat-gprings were seized, having been im- ported aud in under-valuation, under precisely the same circumstances and from the same factory in Canada as those reported yesterdav. The seizure was made by the Deputy Collector of Ogdensburg. During the war a soldier in the Union Army was taken prisoner by the Rebels, and, to save bimself, as he alleges, from starvation while in a Southern prison, took the vath of allegiance to the Rebel Government, and joined its army. He was subsequently captured by the Federal forces, with arms in his hands, tight- ing against the United States, avd impr wed. He acain enlisted in our army, in one of the United States volunteer regiments, and upon settlement of his ae- counts, he claimed pay for arrears due at the time of his first capture, and also for bounty and pay while in the Rebel prisons and the army. ‘The Pay Depart- ment bas decided that be has forfeited all pay and bounty by fighting against the Government, and the man is only allowed pay for his lust enlistment. The colored citizens of this District are bolding pri- vate meetings to mrange for voting at the next wu- nicipal election, and to consider other maiters in that connectio The Republican Association at tbeir regfular meeting Jast night passed a resolution de ing that, in its judgment, the organization of au ries to this socie d excly ) persons is neither expedient as a matter of palicy nor consistent with our Republican priuciples, which make no distinction on account of rice or color. Mr. Beckwith, the Unit Commissioner- General, writes to Secreta Nov, 13, that the new order of hibition are offered for the compe ) of persons, establishments and localities which have developed a renmrkable good order and banmony among ope or workingmen, and promoted their woral, int and physical well-being in an eminent degree. competition, theretore, does not consist in tbe exhibi- ) Paris Ex- | tion end mml»mi-un of products, but in the compari- in plaps, reports, GUd picwo- w0 of methods presentes d their resnits. deseribing such organizatis The labor of exsmining the documents presented for this purpose, and of visiting the localities in case of need to verify the reports has been assigned to o special {ury of 25 persons disconnected entirely from the exhibition of products, and whose duty will com- mence on the first of December, 1566, and be con- tinued until the period fixed for their report in 1867, Mr. Beckwith has nominated as juror for thi special service, Charles C. Perkins of Boston, which nowina- tion has been sccepted by the Imperial Commission. The high cultivation aud superior attainment of this gentleman, his researches, bis knowledge of modern ded him for this employment. The highest prizes are assigned to this class: Ten of 10,000 francs and oue of 100,000 francs, which will be objects of great com- petition, Mr. Beckwith further sa 1 have as yet received Lag one intimation from the United Rtatos of an inteution to.compete in this ciass, but 1 do not doubt thut many of our extablishuments nocurately and fully revorted in their organization and results, would compete suc cesstully with those of wuy country sud 1 should be glad if this subject could be brought dircetly W the uttention of the pro- prietors of sueh establishmcnts. Recretary Seward wrote to Mr. Beckwith to-day in which he says “‘the nomination of Mr. Perkins as special juror on the part of the United States is ap- proved, and that Mr. Beckwith's dispatch will be made public for the information of parties specially interested in this competition in the United States and efforts will be made to comwaunicate it directly to thew. Anarrangement has been made with the General Post Department of France, for the exchange of mails by means of the uew line of French mail packets establish- ed between Havana and New-Orleans, running i con- nection with the French line of packets carrying mails between S8t. Nazaire and Vera Cruz. Under this ar- rangement, the New-Orleans Post-Office will wake up mails for, and receive mails from, the agents of the mails, embarked on board these French packets, to comprise not only correspondence to “and from France, Algeria, and countries to which France sorves as an intermediate point, but also letters for Cuba, Mexico, Hayti, Porto Rico, 8t. Thomas, Vene- zuela, United States of Columbis, Guadaloupe, Marti- nique, French Guisna, English Guisna, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St Vincent, Grenads, Trinidad, Dutch Guiana, Marquesas Island, Low Islands, Society Islands, Boliviae Chili, Ecuador and Peru. The French packets of the branch line from Havana to New-Orleans leave Havana on the 6th of each month on the arrival at the port of the packet which leit St. Nazaire, France, on the 16th of the previous month and will arrive at New-Orleans on the 9th; returning will leave New-Orleans on the 15th to ar- rive at Havana on the 1Gth in time to make connec- tion with the steamers from Vera Crua for 8t. N ‘Thb postage charges upon letters sent and rec this route via New-Orleans, are as follows, vi or from Guadsloupe, Martinique, Freuch English Guiana, Jumaicn, St. Lucia, 8t. Vincent, Grenada and Trinidad, 13 cents per single rate of hall an ounce, prepayment optional, which is in full to destination. For or from Dutch Guiana, 14 cents per single rate; prepayment optional, Wwhich is also in full to destination. For or from Marquesas Islands, Low Islands, and the Society Islands, 37 cents per singlo rate, prepayment optional, which it in full to destination, E‘or or from Cuba, Mexico, Hayti Porto Rico, 8t. Thomas, Vene- suela, and the United States of Colombis, 10 cents per mfl- rate, prepayment reduired upon letters sent, an ozlkvnl upon letters received. For or {rom Bo- livia, Chili and Ecuador, 34 cents per single rate, pre- payment required. For or from Peru, 22 cents per single rate, prepayment u?ulnd. ‘The postage upon Tetters sent to or received from France and Algeria by this line is 15 cents per single rate of § ounce, prepay- went optional. 1t is exceedingly cold bere to-night, the thermom- oter ranging at about six degrees above zero. The weoatber is clear, ! el —— THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS—Sscoxp Sgssioy. | ————— BY TELEURAPE TO TAE TRIBCX SENATE.... WasmiNcTON, Dee, 20, 1806 A PERSONAL EXPLANATIO! Mr. WILLIAMS ( janation, and stated misrepresent had reported b request to be discharged from ¢ sune—the petition in question | of the Treasary Departme be had been n freles Finnnce Comui 1 had reported wtion that L ons and iwlting letters with refer aud Le wisked o wlvim Wy partics inter A\ the statement had ad ¥ 10 the | ernl ser cuee 10 tie subicy ra x, und be ba |3 Y Wras T DECEMBER 21, 1866. ested that such attempts to coerce Senators to accede to their demands woul e but littleeffect upon him. He had fa- yored » fudicious increase of salaries at the last session, and should still do so, but he should act in accordance with his own sense of justice, regardless of the abuse or threats of the men who had misrepresented him—individuals, perbaps, who at the Jast session were engaged in maligning Congress through reso- lutions in their Jobnson Clubs. Mr. JOHNSON (Dem., Md.) replied to Mr. Williams in s brief speech, referring to an article in what he might call the semi-official organ of Congress, in which the Supreme Court was denonnced as & hatching-place for treason, becanse it had decided ngninst the validity of military tribunals for the trial Court from the uspersions thus thrown on them. on the subject of Reconstruetion, which were referred. Internal Reveuue tax. They were referred te the Mr. GRIMES (Kep., lowa) presented an order for the repeal Mr. Mr. GRIMES explained that it was the rulee: 'huhnfl:ll Sen- repenled. Mr. ANTHONY (Rep., R. 1), from the Committee on Print- THE 11088 RECONSTRUCTION KESOLUTIONS. of civil offenders. He defended the Judy of the Supreme PETITIONS. Mr. WADE (Rep., Ohio) presented resolutions and petitions Mr. CATTELL ( N. J.) presented the petition of carpet manufacturers of Philadelphia for relief frow the five g oout Finance Committee. . PRIVILEGES OF THE SENATE CHAMSER. of the 4¥th rule of |h!- enate, SUMNER (Rep., Mass.) inquired what that rule was ! persois, except those named therein, from the floor of the ate. It was £0 often violated that e thought it had better be ''be matter was ordered to lie upon the table. PRINTING THE LIDKARTAN'S REFORT. ing, reported a resolution to print the Anuual Report of the Librarian of Congress. It was adopted. Mr. ROSS (Kep., Kansas) called up, the joint resolution on h r‘ wtruction offered by him yestenlay, and eport; and addressed“the Senate at some length unfversal snffrage, and in advoeacy of the right of Congress to establish civil governments in”the South on & basds of loyal citizens, without regard to color. At the conclagion of his speech, the resolutions were referred to the Committee on Reconstruetion. THE LAND REPORT. (Rep., Nev.) called up a Joint resolution e the Senate for some days. for printing Cowmissioner of Public Lands. in for distribution at the PariwExposition. Mr. STEWAR’ Lins been b Annual Keport of 1 nt lang st ix esiis at §27 5 FESSENDEN (Rep., Me.) objected to the present eonsid o, and it went over, PACIFIC RAILROAD. Mr. POMEROY (Rep., Kan) introduced a bill to secure the of the Union Pacific Railroad, Southern The Mr. eratlon of the resoluti speedy constructi Franch, and te aph lines, and to sceure to the Government the use of the above for military and postal purposes. It pro- vides for the issue of six per cent bonds of #1000 doilars each, to Tun 20 years, on the compietion of each 20 consecutive mil the rate of 1 such bonds per mile. The road is to run vie Fort Riley and Fort Smith, the Valley of the Neosho and Grand and Arkansas Rivers. CORP Mr. WILSOX AL TUNISHMENT 1N THE SOCTIL uss.) presented the follawing joint izing th President of the Un 5 of corporal punisiment in the Stutes lately etice of fuflicting corporal punisbment for of- ws and musscipsl regulations is barbaroos in ctice. and wherees, in the prereat un- iy in rebeliion. the frees- b) d to this barbagous sting condition of therefore, be it e pre 1k eh g in p “ettied state of civil afleirs in the States late e in their beiplessuess are Yablo to be sibj and degiading punish ent. which would b s and all ind: Le President of the thor 2-4 aud disecred to ine w1 of the Freedmen's Boresu to prohibit ponl puniskiment for any crimes ¥ pretended i orit - roment of such State slall i 1if the above wes at this time. ferred. IN (Rep., Mo . onid wax wad cssary by & dispateh from Gov. ¥ that the Pre ested to inform the Senate whether winoe the St of December, 1866, be hax eansed troope in United States to be marched into the interior of Missouri f indicate the rensons any porpose, and if ro, 1 J ou application of the said Kt quest of several Sepators, read Tt wsserts that Gen, yington, Mo., protests agninst such interfer seit troops | w nsked for by the if the Presideat docs not wit Lim to o so. Mr. DAVIS (Dem.. Kv.) said that the President had an un doubted vigh ¢ arch the troops of the United States (1o any State of the U en g that the woul ¢ miving particlars u o fe topted THE NFIKASKA BILL. The bill to admit Nebra ks was then tak wor upon Mr. He stion to post e tion of the bill w day of dantary nest, & Jebate fsowing, in which Mesrs. Edmunds, Wod Howard $prague aod Buckglew touk port. Mr. Edmunds sup- Ported the Trown smendment, with the Yemark that it woukl ve v 10 permit an incomiug State to devy suffrage on account of eclor. FXRCUTIVE FESSION AND ATJOURNMENT. Mr. SAULSEURY at 4 p 1o at the Senate adjourn, bat withdrew n for w ate soon after ter on the sul je The resebitivi w o Jungary 3, 1863 HOUSE OF KEPRESENTATIVES. A PESONAL EXFLANATION. (Rep., Obio) rose to a question of personnl privilege in conuection with an editorial article in yestenday's Washington Chre refiecting upon a resolition offered by bim on the 9th just.. and refe g m. That resolution simply virected the Com: re into the propriety of praposing a joint resolu utory of the purpose of Cougress in the Teception of 1 Representatives from the Southern States, ro- jon by thew of the Constitutional bliskment of republican forms of to i tion de Senato tively, on the ratific P Amendment, and the e government. He declared bis adherence to the Constitutional Amendment in sl ite parts, and edvised its adop- tion us 8 measure of concliation and secority, In bis judgment if the mwendment were ratified by threo- fuurths of the seats represcated in Congress, it would becoue a part of the Constitution. Mo did not believe that theapproval or tisapproval of the amendment by the outstanding comumwii ties, or any of them, would effet the ratifieation of the amcad- ment iir the slightest degree. It might beécome necessary bofore long to place these revolied o 10 the condition of territories. 1f that necessity became apparent bo should not finel from tie wotk, though e would fain save tho country from so great s strain upon the institutions of the Government. S (Rep., F that Le had 4 i reference to the position ot Mr soy now that he thought the argu altogether the better of the two, and per While he would not charge the gentleann (M being the author of the resolution. ke thought that the doetrine implied in it was tho most pernicious that could possibly be brought to obstruct the fiual free reconstruction of the Goyven ment. But be would not go into the argument now, As the gentleman (3r. Spalding) way not in his seat, he had only hought it proper to say so much in favor of the argument of one who could not appear here Limself, und which he conelusive, aud more satisfuctory than that of the gentleman from Obio. THE CASE OF THE HON. C. V. CULVER. Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep., Pa.), from the Committee on the Ju diciury, read o report in the case_of the arrest and detention under n eivil process of Chorles V. Culver, the Representative from the XXth District of Pennsylvania, proving by refercoce to Parlinmentary bistory and preccdents that such orrest and detention wis a breach of privileg 1 closiug with resolution directing the speaker o iss: warrait to the sergeast-ot-aima, comwanding him to deliver forthwith the Hon. Charle Iver, detained in & civil suit, trom tho e tody of the Tadlor of Ven: o County, or any other peron or porsons presuming to bold or detafi’ him. aud to make return to the House of such warrant, with th wer of ts execution. lhe resolution was adopted. CLAIMS OF DISLOYAL PERSONS. Mr. DELANO |Kr‘ Obio), on obtainiug lenve, int resolution directing that, uutil otherwise ordered, it unlawiul for any llfll\'l’l’ of the United States ( any sccount, éluim, or demaud against the Governmen! ing prior to the Lith of April, 1861, in fuvol of any person Whe Kuumnd, encouraged, of fu any wanner sustained the It Ulion, or in favor of any person who, during such ki bellion, ot kuown to be opposed thereto, and distinetly iu favor of ), 6t a subsequent stage of the pro- led, perhaps irregularly, to say alding. He would t of the Editor ly conclusive Spalding) with luced o be its suppreasion. T lie Juint resolution was rend three times and passed. X THE DISTRICT. the foliowug : ed to report s bill to o Districs of € wore, residing in (he said mproper the schools Toviea o prop: et bacd aunual sypopristion as A District. shal! be ex , eacept Lo 10'be supported by taxes lmpa iy o017 o the Disrict, ogathat with Oigrons may grant. Adup‘rd" o SUKVEY OF RIVERS IN MINNFSOTA, On motiou of Mr. DONNELLY (Rep., Miun.), the S of War was requested to communicate the report of Mujordien. Warren of the surveys, made under his supervision dusing the past scuson. of the Upper Missiaxippi and its tributaries. juclud- ing the Minvesota, Conpor, and }'nnam Rivers, with a view 1o the smprovemeut of the Ravigation of the same. A PRIVATE FILL PASSED. Mr. MORRILL (Rep., Vt), from the Committee of Ways and Maans, reported back the Senate joint resolution for the settlewent of the acconnts of W, P. Wingate, Collector of the Port of Baugor, Maive, sJiead three times, aud passed. THE APPROPRIATION EILL. “The House went into Committee of the, W Lole on the State of the Un Mr, WELKER (Rep, Ohio), 1 the Chair, on the Prosident’s Aunual Message Mr. HISE (Dem., Ky) resumed his argument ag power of Congress 1o tertitoriaiize the late sebelliou g My, MISE baying used uj ur assigued to wim e secund 1 alf hour. When the hammer fell at he w. ut to narrate au iustra 4d to remain untold. Ohio) followed with an ar to reduce the sal: He sald be s, in'sufport of hiis embers o wonld urge t July last . s0 s to yestore the «, but huving the wileage reduced pted Mr. Lawrence to uot taken Pa) inters pgle wewber who had take it (uean entle May viean people o that r pownt, | Laughter.] Mz, COBB (liep,, Wis.) stated thai be bad voied againgt the Grunt has | Limeelf, and asks Con- | lraw the (roops, 10 require | | wnd after February 15, 1861 o Sossion which wos | | 7 | BOSTON. W with the | increased compensation, and would have defeated it if he could. 1M believed that j¢ was wrong, that it was dishonest, or— wrnev.in’ ‘himself—that it would bave been disbouest if be Lad voted for it. Mr. ASHLEY (Rep., Ohio) remarked Inughingly, that be had Dbeen about calling the gentleman to order. ‘Mz COME thanked tho gentleman; ho repeated that he had voted nat the increased compensation, and bad drawn no partof it. He sbould wait a little longer than the gentleman from Tennessee (Maynord) bad waited, and until Congress should by its non-action, or its action, reiterate in & wore deliberate mauner its own wish in the matter. Mr. MAYNARD asked whether the gentleman (Cobb) sp- peaied from tho decision of the people to this body. Mr. COBB did not think that the le had indorsed that action of Congress; on the contrary, he found it the it est embarrassment against which he had to contend in the re- cent canvass, He asked the rnumm from Obio (Lawrence) whether he had drawn his extra compensation. Mr. LAWRENCE thought that if the question of compen- sntion had been the only question before the L"'"'I' at the last canvass, the members who _voted for it would have been buried for the Cobb) conld not extri compensation, ut-Arms, and could ministrator. The only effeetual mode was to draw the moucy 10,000 fathoms deep. There nover had beou a bill d i creasing the compensation of the members that had not been disapproved by the people. He confessed that he bed received his extra eompensation. ; Mr. DRIGGS (Rep, Mich.) inquired '!e‘lmnl{ whether the gentleman had felf bad when ho reeeived it (Laughter.) Mr. LAWRENCE did not pereeive the pertiwancy of the ques- tion. Ho bad no doubt but that the gentleman from ’nhlpn (Drigen) felt very{md when he received his. Mr. DRIGGS—T did. ~(Penls of laughter.) Mr. HILL (Rep., Ind.) had understood Mr. Larence to hold that the Constitution required members to receive compensd- tion, that it was & part of their duty. He desired o know whetlier the gentieman from Wisconsin (Cobb) by fuiling to |Trrum that duty bad subjected himself to expulsion. Laoghter. s l,A\l’REXCB replied that he was io faver of the im- f some officers of the Government, but would re. pinion a8 to whether a member ought to be expelled cuson nssigned. The gentleman from Wisoonsin (Mr. et out of the matter by refusing to draw his a8 it stood to his credit with the Sergeant- be drawn ont, in case of death, by his ml- und to pay it into the conscicnce fand. (Langhter.) i Mr. COBI replied that he Liad not and did not intend to do it, unless required to do it by law. If a bill for the purpose was introduced and shoald be found practicable, he would vote for it and comply with it. 2 Mr. DILGGS said that the question bad been made a direct suc in his District, and be hul declared that he voted for it Deeause he thought that if 43,000 compensution wos right before the war, it was as certainly right now, when it cost twice as meh to live, His people had iudorsed that view, aud bad given Rim un inereased majority.” 3 Mo HARDING (Rep, 1)) related bis experience as differ- ing from that of Mr. Driggs. He lad voted aguinst the confer- «nco report equalizing soldicrs’ bounties because that measure haul been associated 10 the report with the obuoxious mes incrensing the pay of members, and his constituents, thongh deeply interested in favor of the inerease of bounties, had in- dorsed his netion and quadrupled his mujority. It therefore up- that the medicive worked differently iu different places. Langhter. | ilr RINNELL (Rep,, Jowa) obtained the floor and out- lined the argument which Lo intended to wake when he should next addiess the Committee. The Committee then arose and the Speaker took the chair. MEXICO. The SPEAKER presented s message from the President. in reply to the House resolution of the 4th of December, requesting infurmation relative to the attempts of Santa Anna and Or 10 organize armed expeditions within the United States for the arpose of overthrowing the National Government of the Re- blie of Mexieo, transinitting report from the Secretary of which was referred io the Committee on Foreign Af- * THE RELFASE OF MR. CULVER. Phe SPEAKER presented a report from Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway in_the case of the Hon. Charies V. Culver, member | from the X Xth Distriet of Pennwylvanis, stating thai, in com: | pliance with the Speaker's warrant, he had takes Cylver out of | He ¢ stody of the Shexiff of Venango County, aud now had him | wnrestrained fn his seat as a momber of the XXXIXth Con- wress . which wan lnil on the table. | THE CHICAGO MAKINE HOSFITAL—POST-OFFICE APPROPRIA- 110N. » The SPEAKER presented o commuuieation from the Seere- Treasury in_reply to Heuse resolutiou of the 1ith ved by Mr. Weniworth, in reference o & site for s mnarine hospital st Chicago ; whick was referred to the Com- mmerce. timates of Post-Office appropriations for the year W, 146%; which was reierred to the Post-Oifice THE DISTRICT FREE ECHOOL COMMITTEE. o SPEAKER annoonced he Lod appointed as the lect Committee to-day on free common schools in the | Distrietof Colum sars, Stevens (Rep., Po), Putterson | (Rep.. N. M), Walker (Rep, Ohio), Bo twell (Rep., Mich.), {_m\.l'm. (Rep., 11L), Ashley (Kep., Nevada), and Hubbell (Dew., A TETITION—THE SOUTELRN HOMESTEAD ACT. Mr. (NEILL (Rep., Pn) presented a petition of seamen, firemen. conl passers, and marines, who eutered the service un kimg for & bounty of $100 per aunam, or §5 23 per month for each montl's serviee. Al bountice received after Taly 1, 1864, to be deducted. | On wotion of Mr. JULIAN (Rep., Ind) the Select Commit- «on Direct Taxes and Forfeited and Abandoned Lauds iu the te Kebel States, wns_instructed 1o iruquire whether the re ters or receivers of publie land offices in any of such Stutes | mindered or obstructed Yie execution of the Homestend act, | and whether any person, white or colored. who was entitled to he benefits of such act had beev wiongfully proveuted from availing Limself theieof, by any officer or agent of the Goveru- | went, or by any person whomeoever, | VHE TARIFF ON LUMBER. 1 SPALDING (Rep., Ohio) the Committee us was instructed to inquire into the expedi- of exempting from tariff duties timber and lumber for ship building, and firewood for steamers uavigating Northern lakes and rivers, when imported by the party using it for such | purposes. On motion of M of Ways and Me RFLIEF BILL—NAVY ADVFRTISING, duced o bill for the relief of the mew Coupty, Ind. 1t w mmittee on Claims. wd twice and referred to the Mr. LAWRENCE (Rep, Obio) offered u resolution asking information in reference to advertisements for the Navy De- partwent, Objection being made it went over under the rules. ADJOURNMENT. A motion to adjourn having been agreed to, the SPEAKER, a1 3 p. ., snnouneed, in_obedieuce to the concurrent resolu- tion for o recess, that the House stood adjourned till Thursday, Jan. 3, at boon. CANADA BY TELEGNAPT TO THE TRIBUXE. | Omiawa, Dee. 20.—The expenditures in Canada for military purposes since the Ist of January, 1866, have been over §2,000,000, MONTREAL, Dee, %0.—A new Com) large capituliste, intend applying to Parliament during its next ses¢ion to dam the Kiver 8t. Lawrenco at Lachine Rapids, for the purpose of obtaining hydraulio power. The capital proposed by the (‘umpuui is 10 be $2,000,000, Griffin and Knapp, said to have stolen $250,000 in bonds from the Royal Insurance Company’s office in New-York, wero arrested yesterday by the Chief of the Police. Nothing was foid about their persons. The prisoners were armed 10 the teoth, and had been stayiug at the Ot- tawa Hotel & few days accompaied by two women. The ense comes off before the Police Magistrate this afternoon. The Three Rivers Jowrnal, on the outhority of the clergy, saygano Catliolic pricgt of that pluce ever saw or kuew Su here, ineluding PRCHIE St MEXICO. MAXIMILIAN'S RECENT PROCLAMATION—MASSACRE OF FRENCH RESIDENTS. BY TYLEGRAPH TO THR TRINUNK. Ricuoxp, Dec, 20.—Letters from the Mexican Capital to the 29th ult. represent that Maximilion issued his ge- cent proclamation, declering itto be his purpose to re- main in the country, at the request of his most attuched frionds, which includes maivly the better class of native Mexicans, The departure of the French and Austrinn troops, these Mexieans assured Meximilian, wonld make 10 difference iu his position, s be would find plenty of Iriends to stand by bim in the maintenance of the Empire. Maximilisn had, therefore, it is said, resolved to contizue 1he restoration of ordar and stability with the best anergies at his command. The Patra asserts that should Muxi- milian leave the country it would be in an bouorable man- ner: he would neither desert it nor would he be deposed. mbarkation of the Austrian and Beigiau_ forces ¥ifty or 60 French residents in Mesico had been massacred by the Mexicuns, aud their property sold and confiscated. The wassacre Lad occurred in lo- :im"" from which the Freuel troops bad been with- rawn, * Gon. Ortoga, previous to his nrrest, wrotea leiter in which sppeared the following sentence: “ I o few days I will set ont for Mexico. T will croes the + and should 5o obstrele be put in wy way by the United 1 tieun (o cross with a lot of American Volunteers.” e e AY TKLEIGNAPN T0 THE TRIDONE BosToN, Dee. 20.—The shipping Lusiness of this city is af preseut very dull, especially for the larger clasy of vesscls suitable tor the European ‘trade. Yieights for California are firmer, and there is an iycrease in the amounts oflerjng. There is some ingiiry also for medium sized vessels for the West Indies aud Southern coast wise trade at remuperative rutes, .- Yor colliers the demand is verv light, as the Leavy ship are over for the season, ‘The joureymen tailors of this city have “struck " ngainst the efforts of the merchant tailors to reduce the priees Lereto- fore paid for_journey-work, and the craft in other cities, it is said, have offcred to ald the movement. The workwen ergue that the same frumense rate of profit as vuled during the war still exists. aud that it is the bosses who shovid tax emselves a reduction (of profits) until reuts and Provisions eome Gown, A weeting of journeymen is ealled for this evening, for the purpose of organizing s sturdy resistance to the attemipt to cut tierndown, The Trades’ Unions generally symsputbize with the movement. J. Frederick Marsh, formerly connected with the Bowton press, aud meie recently one of the State Bank Commissiouers, died suddenly to-day from the rupture of a blood vessel. A young ian uamed Josophi Tibbetts hue been arrested in Maisie Ly Sheriff Schroeder of Grundy Connty, TIl., on a chary of munder committed 1a that county about one year ago. The :‘lvmzfl and his prisouer passed through Bostou te-day for the o THE MAINE LUMBERMEN. Y TELEGUAPN 10 THE TRIBUNE. —The recent weather has mbermen. The swamps are wll hers condition for suow for many wwount of suow that fell receutly in the PRICE FOUR CENTS. OUR MEXICAN RELATIONS; THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GEN. SANTA ANNA A¥D SECRETARY SEWARD, WasmINGTON, Dec. 20.—The President of the United States to-day sent a lazge mass of documents to the House of Representatives, in reply to & resolution of that bedy. Among them is the letter of Gen. Sants Anna, addressed to the President, dated at St. Thomas, December |2, 1865, in which he states thaton tho 19th of Uctober he commiss sioned Mr. Lysander Lormada to placo in the President’s bands 8 communication, sanctioned by his signatare, sot- ting forth his_inteutious in respect to oxico, and h ing some aid from him, 8k & busis on which to commence the work of redeeming country from the oprmted it. He concludes his letier as follows: to your Excellency in the nawe of 0% solap ik-nnl bonor for the t pladging solemply her engagements which ma) with which your Excellcn Mazeira will explain to you conflde: Next follows & letter from Sant ard, dated Elizabethport, May 21, 1866, commissioned his friends. Don Ab Dou Muzrers, to present this lotter, in which he says: Schor de Santa Anna to Mr. Seward. NLEYOIK. June 26, 1866, His Ereellency the Hon. W. H. SEWA Ith: Will plense receive Capt. H. S. Eytinge ass most inaportant business of mutnal intorest to The two lics, the United States and Mexico. T O A, L. Di Suxma Aneh, . ME. BEWARD'S OKDER. June %, 1866, Tet Copt Fytinge be informed that the Executive of the Government holds intoreourse offecting the internaii rela- tions of the United States and Mexico only with the representative of Mexico. WiLLiaM H. SEWARD. Senor de Santa Anna to Mr. Seward. s NEW-YORK, August 10, 1866, His f,‘:ullrn,ry WiLLias H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Wash- ington, 1. C. m?u Sin: 1 wish to save my country and assist in the expulsion of tbe last foreign ~ bayonet, and more then all, I am desirous of securing to Mexico peace and te protect my countrymen s well us foreigners, and themn an opportunity to select the to be governed. Your Excellency couraged me in my enterprise, ment has arrived vflmnijt Is nevessary b LT uire is your suppoit. To this end I' bave chary . J. ke oF this cit 1o hand you this lotter, ho being & confidential medium through whom to convey my ideas to you, wod glve you ull necessary explanations, nud who will have full power ‘and autbority from me, duly executed, to negotiate and trans- act any and all business relative tothis matter. Upon your as- sistance 1 rely in this undertaking, where the interests of a sis- ter republic are ot stake, aud where the time has arrived to strike the deeisive blow for the expulsion of foreign introders and the tyranuical domination of I'rance. We nOW S~ oeed in our endeavors aud onee more see Mexico free, and mun\rjlnr‘rmn.i;_m:]u e in che lighest position within ift, 1t wor ford me the greatest pleasure to reciprovate _enur Lindness and show my 'grfllilmh to your Goverument with liberal hand. Should your' Excellency desire a personal in- melnhy‘maq terview with me I shull be willing to the ’flrflt resersing of course, all possible privacy during the sawe. En\ ¢ the Gonor to be your Excellency's obedient servi A. L. DE SANTA Mr. Seward to Sedor de Santa Anna. DEPARTMENT OF STATR, W ASHINGTON, Ang. 16, 1866, The Seeretary of State bas had the honor to reccive frow ¢ de Sauta Auia, formerly Prosident of Mexico. a communbeas tion, in which L states that he wishes to visit Wi aud that Le would be pleased to know if he will hmw private gentieman by the Secretary of State. The distil gentleman is hereby intormed that, insomueh that bis twward the Republican Government of xuu"'m which United States maintain diplomatio intercourse, the Presient of Mexico to be nnfriendly toward the Govera- ment of the Republic, a reception of the in any scter ot the preseut time, by the of State, bo incompatible with the settinl practiee and its of the Kxecu- -tive. Department of the United States, Wi H. SEWARD, Mr. Seward to Don Antonio L‘?u de Santa Anna, J DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTOX, Nov. & To ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANXA, jr., New-York: = Ogniaed any held or eutered into pegotiations, with any other than that of Presi- dent Dou Benito Juarez. 1 am, Sir, yu&ubedhl servant, o THE ARREST OF ORTEGA. The following are_the documents conpectod with Gon. Ortegw's case: Secretary Stanton, under date December ¥, 1866, inclosed to Secretary Seward a copy the report received from Gen. Grant, ug > lengthy snd stern protest of J. G. Ortegs (3] arrest. The latter says be came uuder the of oureyed in the waters at raised on the United States flag, bocause hie of that nation, and on a steamer starry pavilion. 1 come in; he says, ander the \nid gusrantees which the laws and Constitution of tbat Republic grants to all nnnr! whicl tread ther He furtier claims, that he is the Constitutional of Mexico, which he had justly obtaived by s precept the fundamental law of the country, and also by the spon- tuneous and free vote of the s’ indorsement. GEN. SHERIDAN'S LETTER. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT 0F THE GULF, Nov. 30, [Rewpee fally forwarded for the infe i of the General- On or sbont the 24th day of June, 1866, the city of was surrcndered by the Imperialists to the forces of ent.of Mexico, and soon thereatter the city v, and uil of Eastern and Nutthern Mexico. Tn time the loperial forces were drive: to the valley and in 8 hine counectiog Mexico and Vera Cruz, and reasunabie to suppose that the Imperial Government driven_out of the country. The acknow! Liberal Goverument of Mexico during all these i events wos President Juarez, and it is wellknowan Gen. Ortega fled his country and took uo part i abont these events; but, on the contrary, he, while in & eowitry, did us mu Le could to cousteract ereating political divisions and the publication of preteaded rights as Constitutional President of Ro far ns this went, it did uot interfero with my thers was Lo violation of onr neutrality laws. satiafy Gen. Ortega or bis schemers, but aa be made to enforee b clatms, and com! in New-York and Browneville, within the United ' i i N 3 i il States, h: armed assertion of hix claims 3t the expense uf & violation our neatrality laws. To counteract these wachinatiovs and 1o prevent onr peutrality laws from being vhhfi wy wlier of Uetober £ to Generul 8 'k was written. .,A wopy of 1% ced in the kands of Ges. Ortega in the City Kot Leediug this. but under the belief that we gave directives in our country for bupeombe, Gen. Ortega was about 1o croes the line of our frontier and was arrested on the same principle that the Fenians were arrested in attempting 0 vivlate owr lsws by the invasion of = Canadu Swnce termination of the Rebellion, the people of the Ui States have soffered fu trade trom the " disturbed comdition aftuirs ou the Rio Grande line about $12,000,000 * by 1 L, then by the hostility of foreign - Mataroree, who set uy such men as Canales aud Ortega. sup- ortine e aud reimbursinn themselves by passing gvle ou frow the ity tree or uearly free of duty. . H Sukkiay, Mujor General. Respectfully forwarded to the Secretury of War (tndorsem-ut. | T concurin the views exprossed by Gen. Sheridan in big imdorscent hereon. U, 85 Gravy, Gumral Hewdquurters Uuited States Arwy. . othinds. 4 THE AMERICAN INVASION. MAJOR-GEN. SHERIDAN T0 BREVET MAJOR-OEN. RAWLINS. HEADQUAKTERS DiPARTMENT OF THE GuUL® iNiBkS Nsfiunl.nlaml‘.;.vl)n. ll.'-l. Brevet Major-Gen. J. A. RAWLINS, Uhi } U Dean GrannaL: 1 bave the honor o mkm foliow Jt of my recent trip to the Kio Grande froutier. Tarrived af irownsville at 4 o clock on the moruiug of the 6th inst, and fount that on the Mth of November, Gen. Sedgwl sub district of the Rio Graude, bad ing th corved the surrender of the City of Mutamoros from Canales, who arbitrarily held possession of the eily against the Jegitis ms rity of bis Goveruwent ; that ou the 30th ultimo the few c Stutes troops, about 50, hulling the city, had been withirawn, in ohedience to ivstruetions sent by me disapprov- {1 the sct of oceupatton, or nuy action arising from it. ‘The motives which influenced l!nwLB:lji.-gEu. § “r ek II% et are unkiown to we, but 4 protect s and_ their property was in viokation of a de- sade by the honornble Seerel of State o this ct which decision ix ou fle i this ofice. The i itself to my mind in this way : After the Matamores to Gew. Curvajal, the merchunts of M: ost of them foreign-born, some clalming American eliti- zeustip. bat ultrs Muximilian sdherents aud riners ring the Rebetliou, indnecd Cauales, u:udohrwm. A frpscines against the authority ol the Liberal Government. Lex Lud two objects—in the first place, to belp the Imporial cacse Ly crestiug o much dixsension us possible among the Liberu! leaders ; secondly, that they mka sy 0ut poods from the city free of d\:‘:y.":'*nrul_v so. 11 n‘ uunll' well for for them, ane suid W0 amosut 10 o ™ were so woved out ‘Llis Sondition "8t ptiged wotil Gen. Escobedo, in commavd © Liveral forees, advanced troops uguiust Matamores for cupture. Pending I‘th event, w“l:“ sent l;v‘-l- Canales was au usus Was Do L it | rested ut Bruzos Santiago, and Escubedo having "‘“"{' these werchants were abliged to el ey then p tbat Canales Escobedo, if the latter would agree to pay them Ziven, or snid to bave been given to Cauales, the some $600,00. This Escobedo retused, aud, feari would lose their elaim, and F"?‘ their .fll was taken, they t their influence hmm Mg Gen. Sedgwick. This is the point of the whole affafr. cupation of the city was a mere matter of cousent of Gen. Escobedo, who made no the city passed into his bands, bas called ! ok the wost friendly manser, and asked e to forgive hid action. obedicn o Gen. 1 um, Geveral, ully, o Nl"?‘l‘.us"i' DAY, Indorsements on the above iospeci forwarded lurvuryu(wuuuchm’w . e haud Brevet Major-Gen., and Chief of Stafl ll«l‘lna Tn ahsence of Gon, Grant this coj "'w ar Department, We ount a large part ( sery {1ad. y A onx A. to the Hon. the ¥ k&m. his W 866 g L 3 corespoudecce went vu, as beleg ST. LOVIS. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE, 8t. Louis. Dee. 20.—J. 8. Anderson,