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~ you XXVL. W ASHINGTON. —— FDINGS—TNE HOUSE AMENDS AND KBRASKA AND COLORADO BILLS— op THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMIT- xw"'“rm: INDIAN INVESTIGATION—DISCHARGE ::':m OFFICERS OF THE NEW IRONSIDE SENATOR COWAN AND THE TRIAN MISSION— IVIL RIGHTS IN THE DISTRICT—FERSONAL. By TRLRGRATE 10 THE TRIBUNE. CONGRIESS PROCE! pAssEs THE N . WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 1867, Senate to-day there was not a vote taken on o had opt on a couple of unimportant ition, exce :l};n':l:m to the bill to regalate the tenure of office, The session commenced with what promised 0 be a lively discassion on Mexican affairs, but the expiration of the morning hour cut it off and seng it over till to-morrow, Mr. Howard made some allu- sions to Seeretary Seward’s conduet in the b_usmou, and indirectly charged that he had conuived at the establishment of Maximilian on l.ha !hnme of Mexico. Mr. Sumner will reply to this to-morrow morning. The Tenure-of-Office bill was wmade the subject of two speeches, one from Reverdy John-, won, and the other from Mr. Buckalew, .flw first about an hour long, and the second three quires of foolscap in duration. Mr. Sumner offered an amendment, requiring all officers whose salaries exceed $1,000 per annum to be sent to the Senate for confirmation. Thiselicited debate, and will be voted down to-morrow. It is impossible to tell how much further the discussion of the bill will be carried. Beveral senators are aaxious to get it out of the way, and proceed with the Tariff and Bankrupt bills, but others have speeches to make. The Honse to-day presented a scene of unusu al in- terest. There was an attendance of 160 members on the floor, and the galleries were packed with audi- fors. Early in the day the Nebraska bill was called up, aud it was evident from the actions of the mem- ers that the bill could not pass without amendment. Jts opponents numbered some of the ablest men in the Republican ranks, and, although at the start they had to contend with a large majority in favor of the ®ill, yet, by good management aud a determined fight in favor of justice, they killed the bill as it came from the Senate. The ball was opened by Mr. $tevens moving to reconsider the vote whereby the seconding of the demand for the previous question ‘was made, which was carried by a small majority, and thus the bill was again opened for debate. Mr. Boutwell got the floor, and offered an amendment striking out the third scction. better known as the “Edmunds Provision,” and inserting one re- quiring the Legislature of Nebraska to declare by solemn act that there shall be no abridgement of the elective franchise on account of race or color. When this is dode the Governor is required to certify to the fact, and the President to proclaim the State within ghe Union, in sccordance with this act, by spec proclamation. This gave Boutwell the management of tho debate, which consnmed about two h“m time, each member speaking being compelled to fine his remarks within 15 minutes time. The ppoeches made were not of such an interesting char- ‘acter as those of yesterday, but nevertheless attracted ttention. The ondy Democrats who engaged in the de- tewere Le Blond of Obio and Hise of Ky.,Hale, May- pard, Farnsworth, Delano, Higby, Kelley, Allison, and Hill all had their 1% minutes say, afti the debate Yegan to drag, when Mr. Stevens 1ose from his peat and broke the monotony by an carnest speech in favor of a Republican form of Government, based on the principles of the Declaration of Independence, maintaining that it was for this posterity to com- plete the great work of the fathers in making all men equa! before the law, He declared that in this mense not even Pennsylvania had & Republican @overnment, and he was in favor of Congress exact- ing one from her. Mr. Stevens was followed byeMr. Raymond, who succeeded in_the short space of time allotted to him in keeping np the iuterest Mr. Btevens's remarks had excited. Raymond having said very little during the present session, all seemed anxious to hear him. He declared himself for Bout- well's amendment, and in favor of extending civil and political rights to all men, without regar d to race or color, in all the States and Territories. He announced, however, that he would vote against the admission of the territory on wccount of its having an insufficient populati He could not see the propriety of giving Nebras with a population of 60,000 people, the same voice in the Scnate as New-York with a population of nearly 4,000,000 Judge Bingham followed Raymond, and declared himself against the amendment. Yesterday ho spoke againet the bill becauee, as Le argued, Ed- munds’s amendment amounted to nothing, st the same time voting for the bill. To-day Le spoke and voted against the Bontwell amendment. He was followed by Messrs. Ashley, Boutwell, Griswold, @arfigld, and Davis. Upon the conclusion of the latter, the previous question on the amendment wus ordered, and was seconded by a vote of 87 to 70. The 'bill was then passed by 108 to 55. The Colorada bill ‘was then taken up and passed also. The House Post-Offfte Comnittee to-day resumed the consideration of the proposition submitted by Mr. Washburne for the construction of telegraph lines along the post routes, to be under the superintend- ence and control of the Postmaster-General. The Committee, after thorough examination of the sub- are of opinion that it is not only practicable, t ean be made serviceablp and useful in connection with the postal service. The Postmaster-General, in his communication to the Committee on the subject, maintains that it can be made to prodace consider- able revenue to the Government. The Committee will not report the matter to the House until they have conferred with some of the present companics 4n regard to the construction of new lines. The old ompanics are desirous of sclling or leasing a su {fi- cient number of lines for the present Government business. The Postmaster-General is opposed to buy- Ing any old lines, and thinks that it would be better o build new and substantial lines, entirely discon- mocted with any of those now in existence, The 8enate Committee on Foreign Affairs, at its wmeeting to-day, did not take any decisive action re- specting the nominations before it for confirmation. It_gave @ hearing to Mr. Ruggles, who is here to se- eure some additional legislation in regard to the Paris Exposition. It appears that some money will be re- quired in order to carry out the plans which have been marked out by the New-York Commissioners, aad an appropriation for this purpose will no doubt be asked for. The nomination of Gen. Dix, together ‘with several others, will be disposed of Ly the Com- mittee at its meeting on Tuesday next, Benator Cowan stated to-day that it was by no means certain that he would accept the Austrian miission. He said he intended to remain in the Senate m. the 4th of March. Some doubt is expressed as e will be confirmed. It is stated by Mr. WMMwu removed in order that Qo it get the position. If that js. true, confirmation If, however, the President has thus far sent, 1o the that veatly all wilt pe :;o"m ‘The entire session of the House Indian wad oceupied to-duy in listening o the sra < o Bom. A, C, Dnvis of Now-York in suppert. op o B the number of 170, connected with the destruction‘of the New Ironsides at League Island. The evidence shows the grossest carelessness on the part of all the Government employés there, aud the inference that it was the work of an jucendiary is thouglt to have no foundation. The Senate Naval Committee had under cou sidera tion to-day the bill of last session adopting the selec- tion of League Island for the naval depot, but no conclusion was reached. The consideration of the watter will be resumed to-morrow. The House Military Committee have received a letter from Gen. Grant, renewing his recommenda- tion of last year for the examination, by a competent board, of all officers in thd Regular Aty before their promotion to a higher grade ; inucase they fail to pass the Board, their appointment to go over for a year, when, if they fail to pass an examination at the end of that time, they are to be dropped from the rolls of the army. The House Committee on the Judiciary have ex- amined several volunteer witnesses on the impeach- ment question, but none have yet heen subpenaed. Representative Thomas of Maryland, a member of that Committee, is conducting the examination of witnesses in certain cases of attacks made by whites upon freedmen, and especially the attack made at a camp meeting held in that State, The Act of Congress creating and funding a tional Asylum for Disabled Soldiers prohibits Men bers of Congress from becoming Directors. Under this act Gen. Butler was elected President of the Board of Dircctors, but having been elected to Con- gress, they now petition that body for a modification of the law to allow Gen. Butler to retain the position to which they have chosen him, The Post Offiee Department has issued its annual advertisement, soliciting proposals for its supply of stationery. Bids will be received all through this month. The editor of The Richmond New Nation placed<in the hands of Judge Kelly this morning a petition signed by 2,400 loyal citizens of Virginia praying for a Provisional Government for that State. Probably the first appointment made by Gov. Geary of Pennsylvania is that of Major John H. Stewart of Pittsburgh as State Agent at Washing- ton, to succeed Col. Frank Jordan, the present in- cumbent. Gen. Chauncey McKeever, Chief of Staff to Gen. Hancock, arrived in this city to- from Fort Leav- enworth, on a ehort leave of absence. . Chas. H. Howard, Assistant Commissioner Freedmen'’s Bureau for this Distriet, has appointed a Solicitor for the State of Maryland, to look after apprentice cases in that State. « At a celebration of the Fourth Presbyterian Church Sabbath-school on Sunday, evening, of which the Rev. Dr.John C. Smith is pastor, the Hon. Samuel McKee, member of Congress from Kentucky, was speaking to the school and the teackers, and m: an incidental allusion of a kind nature to the colored Sabbath School of the Fifteenth-st. Presbyterian Church, of which the Rev. Highland Garnet was lately pastor. A storm of conghs, sneczes and hisses immediately Lroke eut, and was continued until Col. McKee left the pulpit. Horace Greeley will™ deliver a lecture be- fore the Young Men's Christian Aseociation of this city on Thursday evening next. Subj “The Is- sues and Lessous of Our Civil War.” The following table, from thg réYort of the Com- missioncrs of EMgTatioN, presented to Congress to- day, shows the number of emigrants that arrived in the United States last year, and the countries from whence they came: 18 20,180 Africa. ooon 5' Australia. . It 1,028 East Indies Hulel 1,314 Jay 2 Belgiun ‘ Spain. 1 Poland u.... 4 Azores #48| Unkuown. 2,530 Portugal . 238 Total 3 o o 250,496 The Hon. Joshua Hill of Georgia to-day presented to Congress a claim of several thousand dollars for losses and depredations which ho suffered dgring the war from the Union army. Congress at itslast ses- sion decided to postpone the cousideration of all claims from the Bouthern States; but Mr. Hill as- serts that his is a case of peculiar merit, for, in conse- quence of his undisguised Union sentiments during the progress of the war, Lo was granted by our armics a safeguard, notwithstanding which, ke was a loser to a large amount by the raids and depredations of the soldiers Material changes are ahout bging made by the Post-Of Department, in the registry of Ietters, in order to give greater protection in their transy o, and also to fix upon postmasters and others responsi- bility in ease of loss or mi age. Full instructions and blanks will be issuéd in a few days. The proposition of the owners of David's Island, New-York Harbor, to sell the same to the General | Government for the erection of military hospitals and Darracks, has been referred by the House Military Committee to the Quartennaster-General for investi- gation and report. Two colored boys who eseaped from their former master, G. Watkins of Montgomery County, Ma- ryland, were brought before Judge Wylie of the preme Court of this District yesterday on a writ of habeas corpus, and after a hearing the Conrt ordered the children to be returned to their old master. The ground of such restitution was hased upon the evi- dence that the children had, under a Maryland stat- ute, been apprenticed to Watkins after their emanci- pation. The counsel for the relatives of the children pleaded ill-treatment by the 1, and that the ap- prenticing of the children was in violation of the Civil Righis bill in that the laws of Maryland on the subject of apprenticing the children of emancipated slaves make a distinction between white and colored; that they do not require the master to cdacato the latter; and further, that these children were ap- prenticed without the consent of their natural pro- tectora, The evidence t to show that these children were in a most destitute and deplorable condition when they reached tifeir father in Georgetown, being covered with vermin, and their clothes ragged and dirty. The mother, who had been the slave of Wat- king, had died, «ince her emancipation, in the woods, from sheer neglect and hunger. These facts were testified to upon the hearing of the case. After the order of the Court an appeal was taken, but before gervice could be bad the master departed with the children, Government ismot granting free transportation to all the freedmen who choose to leave one portion of the South for another. It Las done so in many iu- stances, and is still doing so in certain cases, but the rule is not general, as has just been discovered in the case of a Louisiana planter who went to Georgia for hands, in the supposition that Government would transport them free, and was refused the request. The cutter McCulloch should have been at Havana to-day. Bhe is understood to form ono of the expedi- tion to the port of Samana. Secretary Stanton yestorday turned over to Becre- tary Browning of the luterior Department, for safe keeping, the chair occupicd by President Lincoln when shot by Booth at Ford’s Theater. It has been in the custody of the War Departent since the night of the assassination. The chuir is an arn rocking- chair, covered with maroon morocco-colered cloth, The 15th smnual meeting of the American Colonization Society was held at their rooms to-day. Delegates were present from the Massachusetts, Con- necticut, Now-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland Btato organizations. To-night there was & public meeting, at which addresses were mado by the Prosident, tg Lion, J, . B, Latwoby and the T ) (T iAW ] o, e \,_E(_ CE N AT R )4 NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1867. Right Rev, Bishop Clark. The "ennual report was presented, and a discourse delivered on the rise and progress of the Society by the Rev. Jos. Tracy of Boston. As the report on the Test-Oath cases telegraphed last night was a mere outline of tho opinions of the United States Supreme Court, as was distinetly stated, it is suggested by eminent attorneys that the points in the dissenting opinion delivered by Mr. Justice Miller may thus be briefly rendered : First: The Constitution gave Congress a right to_create Cireult Courts, District Courts, and their officers, and that the power inoluded the mfht to prescribe qualifica- tions for attorneys to practice fu these Courte. s requiring the oath of loy- cither a bill of attalnder or an Second: The act of Cony alty of attorneys, was no ex post faclo law. hird: That it was not a bill of attainder, because it worked no conception of blood, which was a principal feature in all English acts of attainder, and beeauso it pronounces 1o one guilty of auy crime, and 1t denounces 10 sentence. Fourth: Tt 18 an ex-post facto law becanso it provides for no trial. It makes no clmrEB of any offense and inflicts no ‘iuni&hmmt within the finl meaning of that term. Fijth: A qualification which Co has a right to preseribe and whieh is exacted of all persons ulike caunot id to be a punishment for a past off The oath referred to 18 merely an oath of office, il and not a_criminal proceeding, and by all the horities is not, therefore, an ez post facto lww. Keventh: I it inflicts no punishment there is nothing for the Executive pardon to act on. If it is a qualifica- tion for a place or position which Congress has a right to ll‘n- President cannot dispense with it by pardon e ghth: The Coustitution of the United States makes no !’\f‘fl\'hl n for the protection of religious liberties: that is eft to the Btates and their Constitutions. S—SECOND SESSION, .. WASHINGTON, Juu, 15, 1867, ND MEMORIALS. . W. Va.) presented a memoxial ndment abolishing all huersu.dlly t was He also tho nce fora ¢ itational am in political rights on account of race or color. referred to the Committee on Reconstrueti presented o petition against the eurtallment of urrency, which was referred to the ¥ Committee. Mr, BUCKALEW (Dem., Pa.) presented a petition for a fic tax of $5 per 1,000 on domestic clgars, It waa re- terred to the Finanee Committee. AMr. BUMNER (R “wented the petition of artists of Bostou for » 1 §100 on each imported ofl painting, J plctures valued at 1,000 unel Mr. Samner, in presenting the above, ¢l ithe duty an or of the object ¢ ¢ tuble. . HARRIS (Rep., N. Y.) presented a petition for the age of the Tariff Hill of the last eession. It was re co Committ Vis.) presented a petition for an in- 1 tarift on wool. 1t was referred to the Finance Committee, Mr. SHERMAN (Rep., Olilo) presented the petition of citizens of Beilefontainie, Olilo, asking Cougress to pro hibit any person addieted to the use of intoxieating liguor from helding offlce under the Government of the United Btates. It was referred to the Comuitiee on Ke- trenchment. MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS LAND CLAIMS Mr. SUMNER (Rep., Mass.), “ommittee Foreign Relations, reported vide for the defense of the for was too large, thongh view of the petition. It s orde s, wropean aud North A motion that the bill be pre as agreed to, Which " B Mr. WILLEY ) introdieed a bill to author- ize the Trustec infton, to sell & i trust by them, pulture i y, which wis referred et of Columbia, TREASURY WARLANTS, Mr. FTESENDEN (Rep., Mc.), from the € Finanee, reported, wiihout amendigent, tb izing the Secictary of the ant disbursement nting offfces to rr ceitificd by the proper ac settled wccounts duly audited ans on the Sennte the cre The VI deutials from South ( Governor, ¢ ance with t Eenators. vas held be election of Mr. HOWARD (R offered / Relutions » Seuate W owith resp pop the suceess of Maximillan fn b en tepublic; the amount and cliar including his Frepel auxili ction of the Executiye branch of the Govern- United Stal reference to the interven. e in e affairs of Mexleo, including any aty or project of treaty prepared or sseented to, or recommended by our Minlsters to Prauce Mexlico; the preseit prospeets of the withdrawal of French troops from Mexican soll, and the probability of sach with w of Maximilian being able to waintain and that for the parpose of suck it uittec be wuthorized to send for per sous and pajpe Mr. HOWARD said the Government of the United £ Tias not thus fur, as L anderstund it, made any very sf neus efforts eltlier by diplomacy or otherwise, to y the withdrawal of the Freneh forces frow 3 The country and the world have the last fiftcen or eighteen months with rumors that the Frenel anuy was about to bo withdrawn frow Mexico, and that conseq 7 the usurper Muxi- wilian wonld follow that force home Iu Europe, and that left to theie ment fu thelr own stored. 1 wish to« lly of the b 3 Wi to hold in my tion. Mr. § 10 lis_expedition to M les of that conyen- Lof the articles referred to don t mo length. e then read the Memariale Diplomatigue, whick stated ntention of Mr. Lincoln and Mr, Beward to recognize Maximilian soon after the 4th of March, 1806, and in conclusion called the attention of Mr. Sumner to the fact that Mr, Seward had never denied the truth of this assertion Mr. SUMNER (Rep.,Mass. but the morn {(Iumrnu{ was cut off and could ouly proceed by unanimous conset., Mr. MCDOUGALL (Demn., Cal) sald he would object to Mr. Sumner’s proceeding unless the subject was opened for general debate, Mr. JOHNBON (Dem., Md,), who was entitled to the floor in t. egular order, which wes the bill to regy the tenure of office, objected to postpone the e rose to reply to Mr. Howard, order, Mr. RUMNER said he would give notice of on amend ment to the resolution 8o a8 to make it read that the Com mittee be instructed to report if it wpinion such n"lurl shall be deemed expedicnt, &e My, MCDOUGALL said be should objeet to any such amendment., THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL, The bill to regulute the tenure of office was taken up at 1 o'elock, Mr. JOHNEON (Dem., Md.) took the floor in opposition to the bill anddelivered a lengthy speceh comporcd i reab part of extracts from the opinions of Chief Justlee glunhnl, MII'. Madizon aud other jurists and Btatesmen i (Dem., Pa) read o lengthy written ist the bill, question was npon the amendment of Mr. out a portion of the third se Mr, (Rep., Wis), at the req of Mr. ED- MUNDS (Rep., V1) with el Mr. HENDRICKS (D¢ 1 offered by him yesterday (o strike out the third section, Disagre Mr. SUMNER offe ow hix al ndnent part of i nary, 1807, hoped that this o ment would not onld destroy the sympathy ot the bill and m 'hl,lmlml‘(t'r it by incimberfug It. Mr. SUMNER belfeved that the amendment was genu ine, and hoped it would be adopted. The Pres! ut had proclaimed bis futention to kuock men out of office, It Wwas the duty of Congress to protect the men thus threat- ened. Mr. CRAGIN (Rep., N. ‘LLlwka against Mr. Bumner’s amend 1t fuclided thonsands of officers whom it Was no rable to send to the Senato to cumber up the messlons of this body. Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep., Me.) had doubts of the pro- priety of tl amenduient. His experienco was that [ l('ll'-flilllll)ll('fl practice of the Government ought not to be set aside on the spur of the moment. He concuryed With Mr. Cragin in the views ho had expressed as to the propriety of cwmbering the business of tie Senate with kuch vonfirmations as would come nnder this amend- ment. Tu the city of New-York alone there were hun- dreds of such officers. These weraCustom-House officers and Asslstant Revonue Assessors, On the general sub- Ject of the bill Mr. Fessenden expressed himself in fayor of flfliafihnumucn a8 was necessary and no more. He the bill s it stood would accomplish that, Mr. SUMNER replied to Mr, Fessenden's objections to Bis amendment. Mr. BAULSBURY (Dem., Del) offered o resolution ‘which e sald was pertinent to the suhject under conatd- eration, calling upon ends of jllqpnmmnu for a list removals from offico March %mthqm causes of thelr remoyi .’2‘»‘.’ s o &ofilhuflmovm ADJOURNMENT. Pending the conslderation of the bii} amendments o Beuate sdjoussed, wa dand debato on the subject [* HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. on it BFRTRENTOAD G o on of Mr. ep., Ohio), the Comumittee on Commerco was requested '3 Take into con- sideration, with as little delay as posaible, tho P! sed jmprovement of the 8t. Clair ;'lnu, m the Btate of Mich- U'llh by means of s new channel or canal, and to report 2 bill malking a specifio apyropriation to defray the ex- On motion of Mr, TROWBRIDGE (Rep., Mich.) the Blw‘mtur{ of War was directed 80 GiAniRts fhi report of Brigadier-Gen, T, J. Crane, of the survey and estimates for the fmprovement of the St. Clair Flats, urmf the Fall of 1866, and all other Teports, surveys and esti- mates for the improvement of the navigation of the great lakes and their connecting rivers, THE CAPTURE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS. On motion of Mr. COBB (Rep., Wis.), the Committee on Clafms was lustructed to ascertain and report facts con- vected with the unmn of Jefferson Davis and the con- nection of the 4th Michigan and the 1st Wisconsin Caval- 1y Reglments therowith, with power to send for persous und papers. THE TAX ON CIGARS. On motion of Mr. DEMING (Rep., Conn,), the Commit- tee on Ways and Means was mqmlhd to m’?:ntm into the expediency ot n{:nl!nxtho ad valorem ta domestic cigars, and reduclvg the specific tax to the uniform rate of §5 per 1,000, PEONAGE IN THE TERRITORIES, On motion of Mr. ROES (Dem., T1L), the Committee on Tudian Affairs was instrocted to lnfl:lm diligently and promptly into the peonage slave trade existing in New- exico and Colorado, and to re) an act to secure to every person within the nation liberty and equality be- foro tlie law, without distinction of race or color, WAGON ROAD FROM DAKOTA TO MONTANA, Mr. DONNELLY (Rep., Minn), on leave, introduced a Dill to provide for the construction of a wagon road for military and postal purposes from Fort Abercrombie, in Dakotd, to Fort Benton, in Montana Territory, giving four sections of publle lahd per mile, aud providing for the construction of a wagon read, with proper bri ?u, suitable for cmigrant travel. Which wae referred to the Coumittee on Territories, GOVERNMEXT DUILDINGS TN BRIDOEPORT, CONN. On motion of My, HUBBARD (Rep., Conn.), the Com- mittee on Appropriations was dirceted to inguire into the expedieney of reporting an_appropriation for the pur- chase or construction of a suitable building in Bridgeport, Conn., for the accommodation of the Government offices, und the Keerctary of the Treasury was dirceted to furnish full copies of all the rules and regulations adopted in ref- erenee to the export of articles of Awerican wanufacture und the allowauce of drawback thereon. T “YORIC SUB-TREASURY. On motion of Mr, COOK (Rep., I1l.) the Joint Corumit- tee ou Rotrenchment was directed to ll{?u‘rl' why, in the present striv New-York money t, the curr 1o in the New-York Sub- increasing; whether such inerease , or has arisen from the sale of nt of the Department or any offlcer ernment hus within the last 30 days loaned to the Goverument to any person or any 1 if 0, to whom and for what purpose; on hat amow tof i, ar her angy N MARYLAND. ke follow- HOUBLE Y.) asked Jeave to oll ng : {7 hereas, Ry the Constitution and the lawa of the State of Marylaud, persons who were disloyal to the Govern- the Tl atcs, or gave ald and encoura eut to the recent Rebellion, are deprived of the elective franchise; w i herecs, i Tt it 18 alleged that at the last election in the yland lavge nombers of the persons disquali- id did vote for the Representative in the s 5 aud armed fovees of the d by Federal anthority to and ntive of the State aid others with hiw, o overriding the Constitution and laws aforesaid, and in the vote of Rebols and persons disquutifi 1, and whereby loyal and qualified voters d were deterred from the free exercise of th elective franchise and from resistivg avd preventing the ation of the Coustitution and Jaws aforesaid ; there- w, anl other offi United Statew were orde i e with the I of Maryland, for “ Resolved, That the Commit quire into und repoit wheth en viol e on elections shall in- ) Goversor of Maryland, o 0v Lave power to send for Objection was made, and the resolution was not re ceived. E MURDER OF CAPT. MONTGOMFRY. of My WASHBURN (Rep., Ind) the Eelect ev i the mirder of United ‘States soldlers in arolina was instricted to tnauire hito the fucts 1th the murder of Capt. Montgomery, an offi cer of tyo United St ) v, under wand of Geo, W, wber of the Houre. Capf. Moutgomery b Kiduapped in wmoros, waa cartied over the Kio wironde, wan kavged, bis héad und right arm cut off, and ¥eut to I fotmer homo {1 Texas w8 a trophy. FAY OV A now see 0 offer W resc lato the amount of increased, Tess Mr. RANDALL (Detn, i) ¥ tue prynient 10 Alexander I, Cofferath, v from Feun trom ylvania mencement of this Coug 1 to be o member ed, and the resolution to the pertod wh M. KOUNTZ ¢ was uot recelved, LITILE KOG WARROR O wotion of Mr. NEWELL (Rep, N.J DISTRICT MATTERE Lie Co on Commerce was directed to ugaire Into the expe ¥ of placing buoysat an inlct pecently found ou Tucker's Beach, Little Mr, KOON Pa, on leave, introdue fncorporate Antual Bullding As Clty of Referred to the Committec abie, NENIANKA RITL for the adiniss of Nebraska ns o State of wan taken up ws the unfinished business of yeo- ELL (Rey., Mass.) moved to reconsider the g the preyios wation, and Mr. ASHLEY . Ohlo) moved Lo lay on the table the mwotion to re istder, which wis ne Ived, 01 to i the previous question was then re the onse refused to second the previous connldered, question Mr. BOUTWELL moved to amend the bill by hird section, knows as the Edmunds Amenduie foilowe : Al the Le clare the condition, “United Kt upon the further fundanicntal considera meul sald St by & solemn oath s sent of said tothe « i fundaui to tiie fdent of the iy of said act. Upon the by proclawation, shall an authentio o Fresident, et whe receipt whereof the forthv ith announ condition shall be th io it any fuither pro ‘ongress the isslon of rauid be eonsldered as complet all be convened by the T nt within 80 duys after the pussage o submitted herein.” rt of his et wy Mesrs. HALE ( Y4 LEBLOND (i Oblo), MAYNARD (Re P DELANO (Rep., _Olio), FARNSWORTH (K HISE (Dem., Ky, HIGBY (Rep., Cal), KELL A AL N (Re Towa), HILL 1I(|‘p‘ Tndl.), I N (Rep., N. Y., WIL ollo), ARHLEY te Btate oi the_ part fo the U 1 T ‘The debate was ), BING p., N. Y.) n, whethier (Repa To DA VI (fte toth pehise, and also as to 1ou Jmposed fu the thlrd al effect of the e on of the bill, Mr. STEVENS said se gentlemen have asked ex uitingly whether angbody ean deny that this is a Repuls He, and that the States aro Republican, Slr, anythiug is a Republic which we choose to calla Republic, R was Republic under Nero, Rome was a Republic under Prajan, and under hor vilest tulers, There have been Republics everywhere in the widst of despotivm. You mauy call what you choose a Republie, What I speak og o Republic inteinded by the Declaration of Inde, y that this Govermment has ever heen a 1 deny that the State of Pennsylvania has ever Repubilic, been a Repbile, and T wish this Congress wonld taks in What was the Republle n of [luh'{»‘:lull'lfll" All and all rightful Govern: ent of the governed, Jeffer- wrs, if thero over were demlgods on 3 they broke in upo; ifferent theirs, a8 we tre breaking Into to complete that ¢ y declared mew doctrines as wo are doing to-day declaved what I Dave Just stated, fntended to build this Republic on that That was the foundation of the Revolution. There was not one grievance that our fathers compl of that was worth the shedding of a drop of blood. They fought for this grand idea, and to establish it bhefore thio world. ‘The revelution stands on that or it stands on nothing. After peace they found themselyes unabio to complete the great work. They were ghiiged to postpone w purt of it until better thnes, “We are liere to-day to con- struct and finish the temple of which they laid the foun- dation—the temple of un ‘.'vr»nlllhflrt{. i which ell na- tious of the earth may worship. We stand here for that purpose, They left ib fncomplete, waiting for this day, when there {3 a fale_opportunity’ to make it complete. What glorious spectacle, if we ¢ould look this day in thix hall and seo those mlfillt]y men revivified, rejavenated, uwnv‘luu the seals whicl we now ocenpy, find -hmr the grand work witel they left llurerll'euu. and proclalming unfversal Hberty aud équality to the whoje human race. But that may not be, They fiave passed from us as we el 5000 pass away never to return, But they left the ablie, ar foundatious of the lx!lullllc waulllfllll and fmperishable, and they enfolned on their posterity to complete theworle Are weo that ‘llprltyl orare we bustavds§ Are wo the legitimite d¢ ndents of the men of the revolution, of i *llllc wntatored hordes hrealk fn, as in th Ik ages, and urrutl!(hrlr\wnumxyl Tet ws go on this day wn complete that mighty fabee of which onr fathers Inld the fowndations. 1t we do not we are dwarfs in lutelicet or in moral conrage, After somo further remarks, Mr. Stevens sald be was o Little unwell, sud would close bix remarks, ; Mr. RAYMOND sald o would_vote for the amendment heeause it more clearly and explieitly expressed the olx Jectof the third scetlon, which ho ednsidered 0 and I wncertnin. Ho wasfn favor of tho extension of all rights to il races and conditions of men, He didnot belleve there was any shadow of reason why every reonal wnd litieal right ?mfldnlnf to government should Le ented to o man hecause of his color or vace, and he lad never neglected au opportunity to vote fu that view. He Dold 16 o be Liue, ax o gougsi priugiple b every ropuble ren - Tribune, can government, thatall who are required to obe; laws should have a vofl'e. direct or indirect, in m; them, Ho therofore vote for the amcndment, Lie A1d not mean to say that he should yote for the billif thus amended or if not thus amended. That he should reserve for further consideration. hmd There was a further at question which he n help conmdering, and that was whether it was just, wise or polite to override in the Senate the influeiice of the at States such as New-York, Pennsylvanis and Ohlo . the admission of now States that have not each of them the yc}gnlnunn tixed as the ratio for one Member of Congress, He thought that policy bad, unwise, unjust, aud likely to work nwllio fmportant ehan the system ) £ in 8y f the Government. dmmnkmv Fepubli- can mode of i dictate te States ‘what their eonstitution, 3 WILSON &I‘on) stated he_should vote for the it, and if ado) by the House, for the bill, but wmm;’m‘nngfll. He had firmly resolved neve vote for sage of l:m piion of Yittion which embod- 0 R an objectionable that found, Il:) the Conlfl(uldlfilho! Nel o e recoghition at hands of cnye-. Mr. BINGITAM said he would stand by the bill as it the Senate, and_against the amendment can mode of procedure for Congress ; shall amendment, Yy amendment he would not vote ra&.the pas- the admission of any State into had gone by to Ehl:m,':nd fi'g hoped it would never recelve Air. Boutwell, T Tatned by genfiemen . Boutwell. He was not al le Lrty H 08 e tten e it Lagiaturs of & loia amendment a a should a.{nm its organio Jaw in direct contravention of the express authority of the people. Mr. ASHLEY (Rep., onln] said e would vote for the amendment, and_ad ends to do same, Mr. (RUSVOLD (Rop N. Y.) Was 1 favor of ympartial , but did not like the ideaof taking the question away from the States themselves. Mr. GARFIELD (Rep., Ohio) looked for the time when “Suffrage and Bafety” like “Liberty aud Unfon” should be oue and inseparable. “The question was taken on Mr, Boutwell's amendment and it was adopted, Yeas 87, Nays 70, s follows (Repub-3 licaus in Romau, Democrats in italie): Bliot, Mt Sa arvin, v 0, erry, Maynard, Nehenck, Awes, Gatels, MeClure, Beoheld Auderaon, i Meludoe, Ashlng (Obia), Paldwin, Baxter, Bl Doutwell, Brandeges, Broomal, Catb, Couk, Callaa, Cuiver, Dawes, Dew Dixos, Dodge Dasieily, Hekley, wave, umphery, . Bllr, unter, ogers, Johwaon, Shanklin, ! Kerr, Rhellabarer, Finck, Lattiam, Sigremses, Glasshrenser, Lawrence (Pen.) Stifwell, Ooodyear, Le Blond, Btokes, Hale, Lefucic Strouse, Hurding (Ky.) Marohall, Tabor, . Masding (L) McKes, Tuylor (Tenn.) Hanking, Miller, Toylor (8. ) Headersos, Thomas,¥rancl Clark (Obiy), B, mas, Joho 1., Cooper, Hise, Thornton, Tavis Hegim, Radford, Ward (K. Dawwon, Hubbard (V. Va.) Randali (Pa) Washbnra (ind) Defrees, Hubbell (N. Y.) " Raodall (Ky.) ~ Whaley—70. Delsum Hubbell (Obio) Thw Jlouse* then voted on the bill as amended, and passed it—Yoas, 103; Nays, 56—as follows: A Dounelly, Dousely Baldwis, erty, Bank, Garbeld, Thayer, Haster, G eimel Thowas, Francls, Grivvold, ThomasJ. L., jr., Trowbrilge, p: Handy Clarke (ON'0), bb, Price, Rico (Mass.), Kooutz, Kiee (Me.), Lawrence (Ps), Robins, Finck, "‘K"M i * Kelea, Uinsebrenner, Kerr, tioerd gerr Knykeedali, lale, Latcw Handing (Ky.), Le Blowd, ding (NL), LZeftwieh, awhice, Marshall, i e, MeKee, Hoge Nidlack, Hubbar! (W, Va.) N icholson, 'l )y Radgord, Randall (Pu.), Randall (Ky.), Kaymond, 2 COLORADO BILL, The House took up the bill for the adinission of Colorado us a State, to which the Boutwell amendment, on motion of Mr, ARHLLY, was attached, by a vote of Yeas %0, 1 the bill Was theu passed by a final vote of Yeas %0, PETITIONS—ADJOURNMENT. Mr. O'NEILL (Rep., Pa.) presented the petition of jour- ey men cigaranakers and wanufacturers of cigars, numer- vunly signed, asking that the present Tax Law may be so a9 {o provent inequality and injustic fuspections on ~igars in the different districts may be wade by i aniform system; that the tax be made specific ut &5 per thowsand on all domestic eigars; that the tariff on imported ¢ % may remain upchanged; that stamps ay be sold to matufucturers at $5 per thousand; and the penalty for violating the InternalsRevenue Law Me. KELLEY (Rep., Pa.) presented a petition of 2,471 persons of Wichwmond, Va., for the appolutwent of u Pro- Vistonal Governor, and nafing Judge Underwood for the position. Referred to the Conittee on Reconstiietion. The House, ut 4) o'clock, adjour: EYECUTIVE PROCLAMATION. — OUR JAPANEST: RETATIONSSREALED FORTS. Wasn 5 Presidend of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. ¥ hereas, Tu virtue of the power conferred by the act of Cougress, approved June 22,1860, sectious 15 and 24 of which act were designated by proper pro- visions to secure the strict neutrality of citizens of the United Stites, and residing in or visiting the Vawpires of China and Japan, o notifica- tion was issucd on the 4th of August last, by the Le- gation of the United Statesin Japan, through the Consulates of the open ports of that Empire, request- 1 shipmasters not to lfi)pmnch the coasts of Lncoa and Nagato pending the then contemplated hestilities between the Tycoon of Japan and the ) aid proviuces. A > , authentic information having been received by t id Legation that such hostilities had actually commenced, a_regulation pursuant to the et referred to was issued by the Minister resident of the United States in Japan forbidding American wierchaut vessals from stopping or anchoring at any port or roadstead inthat country except the three open worts, viz.: Kauagawa (Yokohama), Nagazadi, und fukodadi, unless in- distress, or forced by stress of By the d weather, a8 provided by treaty, and fiiv¥n notice that wasters of vessels committing & breach of the regulation would thereby render themselves liable to prosecntion and punishment, and also to forfeitare of the proteetion of the United States, if the visit to sueh now-spened port or rondstead should either in- volve a breach of treaty, or bo construed as an act in aid of fusurrection or rebellion, Now, therefore, be it known v.hzt 1, Androw John- son, President of the United States of America, with wview to prevent acts which might injuriously af- foet the relations existing between_the Goverument of the United States and that of Japan, do hnh:ll_‘ call public attention to the aforesaid notification and ion, which are hereby sauctioned con- whereof 1 have herennto set my hand, United States to be affixed. on, this twelfth day of ony thie seal of the | Dons at the City of Washi January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, aud of the independence of the United States the ninety-first. o ANDREW JOHNSON, By the President, W. H. SewARD, Secretary of State, THE FENIAN 3 e FORONTO TRIALS — PATRICK KEATING Dis- CHARGED—JOHN O'CONNOR CONVICTED, BT TRINGRAPH 7O THE TRIBUNE. Tonroxto, Jan, 15~The cont opened at 10 a. m. Patrick Keating was placed in the dock. Mr. McKenzte sald that tho prisoner was entitled to be tried by a jury halt aliens. The Judge ruled that he was not. The evi- dence showed that the prisoner, being hard up, jolned the Fenluns for the purpose of fe(dug liome to Canada from the Southorn Statos, The mkga ald it was not neces wury to call witnesses for the defense. The evidence for the Crown shuwed the prisoner to be iunocent of the in- tent of levylng war on’ Her M; g‘h Jury accord- THE . -f'é"m N T the bar. Seversl ) nor Was X e y L wituesses tostifi Col. O"Nell. i el o Bt o i o 65 L HORBE RACE. Y TRUKGRAYR 10 TUR TRUKONE. o e 5 St o g oF 0 Boston, & distance of 42 wi » for B o, 8 e b i woa by Biaek Waris i 9 howiw wud 2 wnutos, < v PRICE FOUR CENTS. —_— ) ROSCOE CONKLING ELECTED SENATOR—CITY MATTERE ~THE BAKER-GREGORY CONTESTED SEAT--THE MILITARY CONVENTION. BY TELRGRAPH T THR TRIBUNE. ArpaNy, Jan. 15.—At 12 o’clock to-day the and Assembly in their respective voted candidate for United States Senator in of Tra Har- ris. As each member’s name vum rose in a ced hi 3 In the s et T Sl Asserubly, Cdl%‘, 'ML‘I!W.‘L No usual number of spectaiors -{& both Touses will meet in conves \h;lr chojce. te "Jll' i T -'-.-..-.-3 o‘am‘nnnmmmm i potroleiss 1 storch” Nelthee o 1o ur:{ upon an nrnm‘ flat car or other property which nfiht he | vmh::x‘% this law will iay the v} tnani A T ce 3 of Assembly, of which L. H. Btephen Baker 1,860, 8. Baker 5, and therefore ngn. @ resolation that SEE o5 vane® Gneony “hava $h¢. Hehh v The’ winority claims fixst, that there is no e e our and have owwlndzfi Messrs. W. 8, %' pat the claims of the sitting memher, evidence to show fraudulent into of'the Board of Supervisors. g Mcsars, Cliamberlain and ‘Travis supported fi & of the contestant, and advocsted the a m = jority ;:mn. Before a vote was taken jourii . & Au act 1s now under’ considcraton by the Comy on Cities, to confirm a certain ’}vflvfle - Mayor of New-York, louas city. The privilege W, 3 ! a8 e {hrough Astor-places and ..‘:"J“’..,‘.‘.,u"‘ ] w‘: -place, and alse il % fiterscct and couneet witis his Cotablished routes on Broadway. No greater rate of fare b_z, eharged, and five per cent of the gross recel are aid Into the City Treasury, in lcu of the cense fee now chargeable Tor stages. > Mr, Weed gave uotice last night that he would intro- duce a bill punishing a8 a grave mhdcmeuor:w who gave or aceepted movey as s bribe in any for auy office held in New-York State. J 3ir. Owen Marphys ill shodishing the Board ef visors of New-York siuiply takes the power hands of that Board aud furns it over to the Alderguen. The latter ars not to ave their pay ncither ave they to cm]{lluy extra clerk hllQ‘ &, of H'flu nnnfinnwmau Nl n!}vll:nksrmn‘m between the udson River and New=Yoik Cen taroukh passengers to the West and n.."i.‘: w‘ ehange cars at Albany, will be terminated on next, occacioned some surprise here, and thers. some talk of Legislative action the The delay and aphoyance not ouly to l?.r ‘I’:‘f!;b;" tu‘tgn‘;: whe very grea T instes now 1o the Central Railvond depot in this dl',m at East Albany, and they will have to reach this best way the; As the river s frozen over, s will Lave either to come ucross in it. Pussengers for the West Jeaying your eity cannot their baggaze checked umm:h in New-York, but have to have it re-checked fu this city. The New-York State Military Association met at rooms of the Young Men's Association, cor. State-st. Broadway, on Tuesday, at 12 o'clock. Col. Coukling of the N. Y. 8ith Regiment called m«:lmgt:bu r, and read an address M the present improved condition of the Ni Now-7ork. He urged upon the members still uamed, exertions in the future, und s m.u, the m:tetuny uo( bestowing ) i A wen, ..‘.".fl'u establishient .,1‘ fll»rum wnd n eonnection with the drill-room and armory. cated the old, wnuniformed wilitia. and the of numeroms weak battalions of uniformed undes the former State law, approving the present and urgln‘to still ter exertions and efficiency. e pre- dieted a bright future for the Natioual Guard of the A large amonnt of routine business, of um est, was transacted. the most interesting being faet that the treasurer’s report showed o surplus, Before adjournuent, however, the following W resolutions were offered by Capt. Pullmanof N. Y. Reghnent : “Whereas, The Legislature of 156¢ passed an aet relating to the National Guard, wiflch ad amoug its provisions a section repealing a former w exenipting members of the N. G. from jury and otherdutics for life, upon Ned'l‘l ;\-mrh-um of buving served the full term provided by W sk action has hind an excoedingly Injurions nilstments, and awlso iu the quality of the mwen therefore, 7, That the Legislature st its sorsion . t “ Kesolved, present be petitioned to revise or reénact sald exemption pro- vision On motion, it was referred to the Committee on Amend- wents to the Militia Law, of which Gen. Darliog i Chals oddard offered a resolution abolishing delinquent fine of #1 upon the ununiformed militia, urging au appropriation by the Legislature of un amount equal u.lnnl-n fl;?’-. l(lv‘lrmd.! » Jooking to 3 A resolution offered by Capt. Vose, a recoms mendation to the Legislatare for the reduction of the term of service, €ave rise to much debate, Referred. Lieut. Stotd.d offered two resolutions, the first re- quiriug an attendance of :x(é‘-:pd 130 drills before & Dber of the Natignal Guard % ensitled to an honorable char; he second compelling the payment, in whol of the vniforms of such members. €apt. Pullman offered a resolution the uniforaa of reginents i cach hraueh of made shwilar by eusetment of law. - Referred, ! lution looks to the abolition of the preseut anl- forms of the Seventh wnd Eighth regiuients aud other or- wanizations thut have obtained like privileges, ! T ve is considerable coutest over the election of & Ma- Jor-Gieneral of the Fivst Diviston. Gen. Aspinwall i strongly pressed, but it is urged by his op'm belonged to the Maubattan Club, and that in ease = an emergetiey s the draft riots, he would not the trust of the masaes as would Cols. Shaler or Clark, [ only give this as part of the conversation T hear, without vouching for the trath of the statements, D EVENING SESSION, The anunal address before the State Military As- soclation will not be delivered until to-morrow evening, when the Governor and members of the Legislature. expected to attend. At the session this evening, & lution offered by Major Lewis relative to the tho late Treasuver of the Association, Col. H. 8. was called up, and, after debate, was lnid on the. The Comndttee to which was referved the sundry ments proposed to the Milit: le, reported e, rej To'chel ammendnient. - Capt. Pailmau’ moved $0 %fi of to nnife which wae loat. Gen. Aspinwall moved to strike much as referred to duration of service—also loat, 8o much of the report was then adopted, and the Cons veution adjourned. Sy THE STATE LEGISLATURE. & .. BENATE. .. ALBAXY, Jan. Mr. ANDREWS rm'nt-d the petition of tropolitan Board of Health for an amei Health Law. They ask for p«wnrwwmm n #0 much of report ws referred formity refuse to keep their premises clean fo pay uxpe{lwra ul'| he Eflm (lln putting .:n:l,:" - condition, hy making the expor A They also ask for wuthorily to iwstitato abatement of public nulsauces. RILLS NOTICED. By Mr. M. C. MURPHY—~To anthorize § snle of lunds for arvears of water rates. Also, the Grand-st. Railroad to Brooklyn, to eharge scuta 5% Me. LENT=To anthorize Joint Stoek Fire and Mav riue Tnsaranec Com to lnerease thelr By Mr. KLINE=To amend the law 0 man rlage, By Me. LOW--To amerd the charter of the Lm? Iusurance Company by mvhm‘ for a m profits before April 1, 1868, Ry Mr. LOW—To facilitate the construction of York aud Oswego Midland Railroad, by fi Douds from taxation, p- B FOLGER—To amend the charter of the on of Now-York. It uuthorizes & to declde npon the purchnse of real CLERKS POR COMMITTEES. On motion of Mr, PLERSON, uone of the different stand ing committees wero authorized to employ elerks. ELECTION OF SENATOR. At noon the Senate proceeded to cleet & United | Senator fuYlace of Ira Harris, whose term of 4 axtlum tho 4th of March, Twenty-fonr D e Haney G atuishy L i A 3 George l-‘?ncfr’muoel. Roscoo (;:n.hn‘ elected on (e part of the Senate. = Aastnl.v."woh ey " The SPEAKER anmmt‘:hfl rters for the press, wlso Mowing addi nfi-on the Counumnitteo uu“t'-unn-“h Maveld an ir. s LLECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR. o The lgur of 12 o'clock having arrived the 8P the of Assoc dircetors 36 < mted th ;?msunml::l'nu m&flbuln :M%%:E« .c.;,m‘%rm 'nwngr‘tt“ St pon nwtu'{x‘;;xfish“ o apert chid 1o Soi Uit Rshleg Romatanon DILLA PABSED, e Ju relation to the Novinal school at Potsdarn. TN Boants of ettt Mston. Sveskia County. ..:.:; TIE SEAT FROM PUTNAM COUNTY. The Patnam County eontested seat case was up Discuseion ensaed up to the hour of adjonmment, whes ibwis m cial order for W moKOW