The New-York Tribune Newspaper, January 29, 1867, Page 1

WASHINGTON. UDICIAL COURT BILL PASSED 2 3 TRUCTION —THE HOUSE REFERS MR STEVENS'S FILLTO THE COMMITTER—THE MOTLEY-S WARD COR- RESPOSDENCE—THE WHISKY TAX—AIR-LINE BAILEOAD "EESONAL. s 0 THE TRIBUNE. WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. 28, 1867, ate to-day an important bill was s o prevent and punish counterfeiting of United States potes, bonds, or certificates of indebtedness. The eocondd and third sections are of interest to business yaen. The one makes it an offense to publish a plac- ard or advertisement of any kind in the likeness or ahnilitude of & United States note or bond, and the other punishes any one whe shall imprint or write a usiness card or other advertisement on a Govern- ment note or bond. This bill was passed by the Mouse in June last, but failed to reccive the ¢ onsider- ation of the Senate during the last session. Another fmportant bill passed in the Semate Was that regulating the jssue of writs of habeas corpus by United States Judges. offered a resolution calling upon the Pre {nformation as to how long and how often waings has boen absent from his post in Colo whom his absence was anthorized, by whom penses wero paid, ete. This was amended so as to apply to all Territorial Governors, and was then passed. The cause of Mr. Wade's action in this mat- tor is the bitter hostility of v. Cammings to the admission of Colorado. The Tariff bill came up at1 o'clock, and was discussed until the adjournment, at half past five. There was two hours’ debate on gr ind- stones, with no result but to keep the duty where it was, and half a dozen speeches on iron, with ilar effect. Mr. Fessenden wauted to sit the bill through, but the Senate got tired at half past five. Mr. Fes- senden then gave notice that he should expect to pass the bill to-morrow. This was resolution day in the House, but none of any great importance were acted upon. Kasson introduced a Tesolution to prevent the whipping of negroes in Southern States, which, after a hard fight —its author attempting to have it passed—was re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee. A discussion of the Missouri member's impeachment resolution con- sumed all of the Jatter half of the morning hour. Le Blond (Dem.) and Bingham (Constitational Amend- ment Radical) indulged in a brief colloquy about the genuineness of the reports that Bingham, while on the stamp in Ohio, told his fellow citizeng that, 4§ they reélected him to Congress, he would not shut IENATS PROCEEDINGS—~THE J Mr. Wade his cyes nor his mouth until he moved a wesolution of impeachment against Preeident Johneon. The comsideration of M vens's enabling act occupied the rest of the day’s session, and this important measnre was at Ynst disposed of. Julian of Indiana, Cullom of Ili- pois, and Scofield of Penusylvania, made speeches in favor of Mr. Stevens's plan, which, together with ether facts, led Mr. Stevens to hope that the bill might pass without going to the Reconstruction Committee, When the debate had finished, Bingham demanded the previous question on a motion to re- eommit the bill to the Reconstruction Committee. This gave rise to a good deal of maneuvering and ac- tivity among the friends and opponents of the bill. Bingham znd Conkling were looked npon as the le ers of the Republicans in favor of recom:witting, while Stevens, backed by Boutwell, She barger, and Morrill, was considered the cham- pion of the immediate passage of the bill. Bin bam, in his remarks, expressed bimself as eatisfied with the Constitutional Amendment, while Conkling did not commit himself. Boutwell was willing to have the bill go to asclect committee in- stead of the Reconstruction Committee. During the debate, which was very spicy and interesting, Stev- ens denounced Bingham in very severe terms, telling %im he did not want his counsel nor advice, neither @id he recoguize his authority to speak for the people, sud, in fact, be would pot believe a word he said. For this language the Speaker called Mr. Stevens to erder, and thus put a stop to an interesting family quarrel. During the debate between the leaders, sotive canvassing was going on between the Repab- Yican memabers, many being at a loss to know how to wote. The Stevens men put forth the statement that the reference of the bill to the Reconstruction Com- mittee was the same as killing it entirely. A large pumber, however, whose radicalism cannot be doubted, thonght otherwise, and consequently voted for the reference. After a half an hour's eanvassing, the crisis was reached by Bing- ham demanding the main question on bis motion to refer. As soon as he did this the Pemocrate moved to adjourn, which was voted down, and then Bingham again demanded a vote, when Btevens, seeing defeat ahead, moved to adjourn, but the Démocrats voted with the Bingham party, and the motion was lost. The vote was then taken, and the bill was recommitted by S8 Yeas to 65 Nays, all the Democrats voting in the affirmative. The whole number of Republicans in the House is 138, Of this pumber 48 voted to recommit the bill, 65 voted sgainst recommitting, while 20 were absent and did not vote. The vote by which the bill was recom- mitted to the Committee on Reconstruction demon- strated two things; that it was the sense of the House that the bill needed amendment, and that the best place in which to amend it was the Reconstruction Committee Room, and not the floor of the House. Yhe XXXIXth Congress had done nothing more solemuly, more deliberately, and more carefully than t organize that Committee. The Union party throughout the North and West went into the last eanvass upon the report of that Committee and its recomendations. It carried the conntry upon them. The personel of the Committee and its fitness for the discharge of the great trust committed to it were Indorsed by the people at the polls, after a discussion wmore thorough and general than any in the history of wur politics. The endeavor to take from this com- mittee the perfection of this legislation, contemplated by Mr. Stevens's bill, was resisted by a sufficient pumber of the Radical members to defeat the motion. It would have been impossible to bave made the necessary changes in the bill in such an arena of parliamentary nse and disorder as the House is, with the unlim- right of motions to amend and to substitute, quite as impossible as to frame a Tariff bill in Com- mittee of the Whole instead of having it done by the Ways and Means Commmittee. This is the significance of the Radieal portion of the vote to-day, seemingly 0 opposition to the bill. &The correspondence between the'State Department end Mr. Motley, the Austrian Minister, relative to the latter’s resignation, called for some time ago at Mr. Sumner’s instance, was sent to the Senate to-day, but was not formally laid before that body. There are but two letters—one from Mr. Seward and one from Mr. Motley—though the former’s covers one from a person who is designated as *‘ an American geutleman traveling in Europe.” It appears this per- %0 sent a communication to Mr. Seward, charging generally that most of our Ministers and chief Co: suls in Europe are political opponents of the Adminis- tration ; that many of them are given to public de- munciations of the President and Secretary of State. “The writer specially mentions Messrs. Marsh and Mot~ ey, saying that the latter bad spoken of Mr. Seward ps o degraded old man, and had expressed a decided for English customs and the English Gov- emment a8 compared with our own. A copy of this document Mr. Seward sends to Mr. Mot- ey, and his own letter is only long enough to sk the Minister, in diplomatic phrase, what be has to say about these charges. Mr. Motley's seply is of some length. He begins by expressing his sstouishment that such a letter shovld be sent him by the Department, and says his first thought was 1o content bimself with a flat denial of the charges wade by Mr., Seward’s informer. Me concludes, Towever, to make a detalled snswer. He does not ooy e devy tho chigks s Lo had spoksa Qs respectfully of the Secretary or the President. He meets the charge relative to his excessive admira- tion of sEnglish Jaws and customs by saying it can- not be believd by any one who knows him, or has ever read his historical or philosophical writings. The general charge that he is opposed to the Presi- dent’s policy brings from him the statement that he has spoken of both the President and Congress under his own roof and among his friends, and was not aware that & citizen living abroad, even in an official capacity, was debarred from holding and ex- pressing views regarding the great questions presented by the overthrow of the Rebellion. He thinks we should abolish and forever prohibit all legal and political distinetions on account of race or color, and this he would do by Constitutional Amend- ment. After such an amendment was adopted he would declare a general amnesty. He closes by ten- dering his resignation, without assigning any cause for so doing. The Ways and Means Committee, hearing to-day that the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Depart- went, where all the Government bonds, Treasury- notes, and fractional currency are printed, had been closed, and Clark, the Superintendent, called upon to acconnt for certain diserepancies, have been appoint- ed by the House a Special Committee to examine in- to the affairs of that Department. From the fact that Secretary MeCulloch to-day directed Clark to turn over to Treasurer Spinuer all the valuables un- der his charge, there seems some reason to apprehend that the services of the Committeo have not been in- voked too soon. The Special Committee appointed by the Secretary are still prosecuting their investi- gations. Mr. 8. M. Clark’s explanation of the grave fact that has trangpired in the Treasury Department, that 7.50 bonds with duplicate numbers have been printed and issned, is that the numbering machine got out of order and repeated. The investigation that will be made into the issue of Government bonds and eur- rency by Roscoe Coukling, Samuel Hooper and Chas. H. Winfield, a Sub-Committee of the Ways and Means, will be thorough. The sub-Committes on Ways and Means, who have charge of the question of reducing the tax on whisky. and to ascertain what legislation is necessary to pre- vent frauds, are still investigating the matter, and are in concurrence with Commissioner Rollins. The Commissioner is understood to be opposed to mak- ing any reduction of the tax at present. The Com- mittee also incline to this opinion. They will be ready to make their report to the Committee in a few They will probably recommend stringent leg- imposing heavy fines and imprisonment. This rse, it is believed, will prevent frauds. The Senate Military Committee to-day heard argu- ments against the House bill for an air-line railroad from Washington to New-York. This bill passed the House Jast session, and is now before the Committee. There is a very strong pressure in its favor, and the chances are that it will receive a favorable report. Persons favorable to it have also asked to be heard upon the merits of the bill, aud the Commitice have decided to give them an audience. Gen. Shevidan's action in refusing to allow any piblic demonstrations over the remains of Gen. Sid- ney Johnston, is beheved to haye been owing in a great measure to the language that had been sed by some of the New-Orleans journals just y r to the opening of Mayor Monroe's tomb (in which the re- mains had laid for several years) for the removal of the body to Texas. One of these journals, received to-day, speaks of the deceased as “the great and good man”"—* the true and noble character,” &e of which was no doubt regarded asin bad taste, if not offensive to the commander of the Gulf Depart- ment, and induced him, a8 he did, to thwart the further exhibitions of feeling that were on the point of being carried out. There is no probability that the Ways and Means Committee will be able to agree upon the bill author- izing the issue of 8 per cent uotes, to tuke the place of the compounds. A statement made to the Senate Committee on Ag- riculture by J. R. Dodge, statistician of the Agricul- tural Department, de the annual consumption of unscoured wool in the United States to be little more than one-third of the estimate made in the re- cent special reyenuereport. It makes the total wool supply of the four years of war ending June 50, 1865, about 800,000,000 pounds; of which 800,000,000 were produced in this country, 279,000,000 imported, and an equivalent of 220,000,000 introdnced as manufactured woolens. It makes the actual consumption of the loyal States during the war seven pounds per capita instead of 44 pounds prior to the war, showing an in- crease of 55 per cent from the waste of war and searcity of cotton. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of George 8. Hillard to be United States Attorney for the Dis- trict of Massachusetts. The Navy Register for the year 1567 has just been issued. It shows that since January, 1806, 25 vessele have been sold and one, the New Ironsides, destroyed by fire. Of the iron-clads 21 are Jaid up at League Jsland, 10 at New-Orleans, 8 at Mound City, 6 at Washington, 2 at Boston, and 2 at San Francisco. The entire number of vessels of all kinds is 274, Be- sides Admiral Farragut and Vice-Admiral Porter there are 10 Rear-Admirals on the active list, and 17 on the retired list. It is believed in well-informed circles that the Secretary of the Treasury favors the proposition that has been before the Committees of Congress for some time, to give in payment to National banks holding componnd interest notes as part of their legal reserve Joan, certificates at a lower rate of interest equal to one half of their required loan, which reserve is now about $200,000,000. These will bo practically to the bauks the same a8 legal tenders, Yor they can de- mand legal tenders for them on ten days notice. The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institnte Lold their first session of the season this evening, and meetings will continue to be Leld until the close of the present Congress. Prof. Agassiz and Wm. B. Astorare among the prominent members of the Board now in the city. The National Academy of Sciences, created by act of Congress in 1863, closed its semi-annual-meeting on Saturday. The session was prineipally taken up in discussing the subjects of weights and measures, and the testing and measuring of distilled spirits, and other matters referred to it by the Government. Reports of committees and various scientific papers were also presented and discuseed. As an exeeption, probably never equaled by any disbursing officer of the Government, it is mentioned that on the settlement of the accounts by the Fourth Auditor of Garrett R. Barry, Paymaster in the Navy, up to January, 1867, which accounts involved an ex- penditure of $14,732,555 12, there was found a differ- ence of only 25 ceuts between the accounts as pre- sented by the Paymaster and as audited by the Fourth Auditor. - The Rev. Dr. Parker of Boston, who is associated with Mr. Conway and other gentlemen in establish- ing institutes of learning for the leading minds among the freedmen in the South, has just returned from South Carolina where he met Mr*Troscott, one of the leading politicians of that State, who said, in the course of conversation of considerable length, that he was opposed to the adoption of the Constitu- tional Amendment by Sonth Caroliua becanse the South was asked to adopt a measure for her own in- jury, as he believed, and, furthermore, that he pre- ferred universal amnesty coupled with impartial suffrage, and that he believed every right thinking man in the South felt the same as he did, but that the subject belonged entirely to the States repre- sented in the Union and not to the States of the South, becanse the South had fought against the Union, determined to destroy it if possible, and that her place was not to dictate what should be done, nor to participate in granting either universal am- neety or impartial suffrage, but simply to comply with what Wiswid bo doug by She Blaies Qigval v, oy the South was con and parposes, the United States. He expressed him- self greatly in favor of the education of the freed- men, but thought the Southern and not the Northern people should Lave charge of the schools. P Sl XXXIXtH CONGRESS.—SECOND SESSION. BY TELEGRATE TOTHE TRIBUNE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 1867, 1088, 1ted numerous petitions. Mr. WADE and others pre: A NATIONAL PARK. Mr. BROWN (Rep., Mo.) introduced a bill for the es- tablishment and maintenance of & Public Park in the Distriet of Columbia. PEONAGE—COPYRIGHTS, . Mr. WILEON (Rep., Mass.) from the Military Commit- mittee, reported the bill recently introduced by him to abolish and probilit peonage in the Territories of the United States. Ordered to be printed. Mr. CH WELL (Rep., Md.) from the Committee on the Library, reported the bill rnmfielllng every person copyrighting a book, engravirg, photograph, map, or ame to the Congressional asters to forward the same free of charge. The bl was chart, fo send a n)[\)' of the Library, and directing Pos to the Congressional Library considered aud passed. ABSENCE OF TERRITORIAL OFFICERS. . Ohio) presented a resolution calling he President to inform the Senate how often the mor of Colorado has been absent from tho ce his appointment, by whom his expenses Washington were paid, &c. INDRICKS (Dem., Ind.) moved to amend the k0 a8 to make it apply to the Governors, Judges aries of all the Territories. dment was agreed to, and, as amended, the a8 adopted. REWARD FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICES, Mr. WILEON (Rep., Mags.) called up a joint resolution to pay to Willlam Nelson $1,000 for services in re- cruiting for the Union arumy in East Tennessee, Mr. LANE (Rep., Ind.) explained that Nelson recruited 1,060 men for the_army at his own expense and at great He never held a commission in the army. said Mr, Wilson was a an the resolution and he and two of three years' eritory to and f7 Mr. ¥ resolution < resolution p lost two sons in batt Hs were discharged at the end gave him, ¥ other service. The joint Mr. POLA to six years. He as President to four years, Mr. TRU an act to o which was passed and E JUDICIAL COURTS ACT. called up un act to_ amend 1 Court of the United States, < to the House for con’ currence i a verbal amendment, - It provides as follows : SLeTION 1. That _the 1) Courts of the United States, and the several Justices and Judges of such Courts, within their respective jurisdiction, in addition 1o the ‘suthority already confeired by shall huve power to grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases where any person may be restrained of his or her liberty in vio Jation of the Constitution or of any treaty or law of the \ited States, and it shall be lawful for such pesons so restrained of his or her liberty to apply to eitherof said Judges or Justices for & writ ofs Labeas co Plieation shall be in_ writing, and verified by ind shall set forth the facts coneerning the det said party applying, i whoss ¢ I tained, and by virtue of what clain or auth and the waid Justice or Judge to whom such w) shall be made shall forthwith aw corpus, unless it shall appear from t the party is not deprived of his or her vention of the Constitution or laws United States. Bald writ _shall ~ be to the person in whose custody the party rit aud Hring the writ and certify I person within he detalued be pid the dis 1 within 10 da, and if beyond the distance of 1 , th dayw; and upon the Wikt of Labeas corpis a cay ¢l set 1or the hearing of th , ot exceeding” fiv Petitiontng shall reqnest a y deny any of the mate- y fact to itraventio the Cousty: of the Usitcd States, which ‘alle e or nade on oath, The sald return may be amended by leave of the Court or Judge beforo or ufter the same s iled, as alko may all suggestions ade against it, that thereby the materiel facts may be ascertalned. waid Court or Judge shull procced fu a_sumary wa ruine the facts of the case ring_ testimony apd the argumenta of the persons interested, and if it o tained, who shall ¢ return of said party before the Judge the true cu | appear that the petitioner is deprived of s or her Jiberty in contravention of the Constitutio we of the United States, here she #h thwith bo discharged and or persons t eturn thereto in dy given by the law, | n o be guilty of on before any Cou punished by # fine not exc cding one d Jurisdic et by Smprison- r atcording to ‘rom the final the n of « ox Court luferior to the Cireunit Court, an aken to the Cireuit Court of the United Bta T strict in which sald case s heard, and from the Judgment of said Cireuit Conrt to the Supremo Court of the United States, on such terms and under sach regulations and orders, a8 well for the custody and appear- ance of the person alleged to be restrained of his or Ler liberty as for sending up to the appellate tribunal @ tran- of the petition writ of habeas corpus return thereto et proceedings, as way be prescribed by the Sue preme Court, or, i default of such, s the Judge hearing aid causo tuay prescrily ‘and pending such pre or appeal, and until final judgment be render and afte Judgment of discharge in the sa proceedings agaliit such person so alleged to be res of his or ber liberty in any State or Court, or by or under the suthority of any Btate, for any matter of thing so rd and determinied, or In procéss of being b termined under and by o of such writ of I corpus, shall _ be decm 1 BEC. 2. 1T final judgment or de suit in t Court of & State in_ which 1 the ! in question the validity ity exercised under ston s agalust their valid- a stat- e on the e Constitution, the Unit iy, or uie of or an authority exerc ground of their beibg repugmant treatics or laws of the United States, and the decision 18 it e or fmunity speclally wy either party under such Coustitu- e, commission or authorty, may be raed, or affirmed, i the Supreme 1 Btates upon a wiit of “error, ng signed by the Chief-Justico or of the Court renderiug or issuing the complained of by a justice of the Buapreme Court of the United States in the ‘saie manner and under the same regulations. And th all have the same effect a8 if the Judgment or de ained n rendered or passed in account of the United nd the proceedinigs upon the reversable shall ame, except that the Supreme discretion, proceed to a final decision of the ki award execution or command the same as an uferior court. This act ehail not apply 1o the cage of any person Who 18 or may be held in the custody of the wilitar) authorities of the United Sta harged with avy mill tary offense or with laving aided or abetted the” rebel- Jion against the Government of the Urited Btates, prior 1o the passage of this act. THE NATIONAL CURR Mr. POLAND (Rep., Vt) introdu ill to amend scetion 41 of an Act to provide a Natioual (¢ which amendment provides that the first provision seetion 41 of the above nct be amended #o as to e “ Provided that nothing iu this act be construed to pre- vent all the shares in said assoclations, held by any person or body corporate, from being in the valuation of personal property of such person or corporation in the assessment of taxes imposed by or by order of the Btate authorities in the State where ruch bapk is located, and asccordiug to the Jaws of such State, but 1ot at a greater rate than 18 assessed npon other moneyed capital in the hands of fn- dividual citizens of such State.” It was referred to the Committee on Finan Mr. TRUMBULL ( 1) called up the Honse bill to on to the currency and jo securities, d without any atend and goes to tho Ps The fivst section pun with a fine o t for not more than 18 years, or both, Auy persou 1 buy, sell, oxchavge, ransfer or receive a8 genuine any counterfeit note or obligation of the United States. The second section pro- vides that it shall be unluw?ul to design, engrave, print, make or execute any business or professional card or ad- vertisement in the likeness or signature of any bond, note or certificate of the United Etates or National Bauks, and plmil}lfi (? offense with $1,000 fine, one balf to_be given to the Informes, The thizd section’ imposes o pen- alty of $300, one-balf to be gfven to the informer, for the rinting or impressing upon any bond or note of the "nited Ktates any business or professional card, notice, advertisement of any drug, medicine, patent.’ or any other matter or thing whatever. The fourth section pro- vides that if any person sball, without authority of the United States, procure or canse to be made upon wix, lvud,lplunl‘:', foil, T any mhlvrt nu!\lllnm'c or ma terlal, an impression, or imprint of any note, cou- T bond oF certificate of indebtedness of the United tates, he shall be punished by imprisopment not wore than 15 years, or a fine of ot less.than 000, or both, nt the dischetion of the court, Seetion fifth provides the inme punishment mentjoned 1 the precedin soction for aving don, without the authority of the United Btates, of any tool or implement used for the purposcs st th 1ght, privile cla ton, treaty, staf exatnined wnd Court of the the citation 1 Judge-Chancellc Jndgment orde mentioned in the preceding seetion. Section six provides that if any n, whether employed by the United Btates or not, shall, without the authority of the United States Beuate, embezzle or carry away uiy (ool or instru- ment_used in making bonds, certificates, notes, &, ho shall be punished as provided in the two foregoing socs tions. The seventh section provides the same punishment :‘(:I; 't!h.n r:':nn‘rln‘g oll avy t:rn &r unl‘f‘ler?:i ‘% mk‘c':?t“hr m the place where It ma) or | the United lll(e'l. % THE TABIFF DILL. The Tariff bill came up at 1o'clock. Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep., Me.) moved to amend by reducing the duty on cast iron, steam, gas or water pipe, from 13 cents to § cents; ‘Which was agreed to, Mr. FESSENDEN moved to amend by inserting the fol- Jowing : “ On bay-ram or bay-water, containing 60 per cent or lees of alcohol, §1 60 per gallon.” 1t was agreed to. A number of verbal amendments were agreed to, to perfect the phraseology of the bill in different sections. . Hus MAda of Ak MSS AR 42 saide” W) ST TG A after -fi” words * or playing cards of all kinds, 25 cents per pa ‘The words, “or other grain not herein otherwise vided for” were inserted in the ragrap) filings, ana n m..n‘."‘: duty of 15 per cent on flour, meal filling teed of wheat, Tye or oats, at $1 35 per bushel. VETO OF THE COLORADO BILL—RESUMPTION OF THE TARIFF BILL. Tho President's Private Secretary arrived and an- nounced the return of the bill to admit Colorado, with the objections of the President. ‘The Tariff bill w; Mr. MORGAN (Rep., N. Y. moved to amend the para- fimph 1n relation to laws, as follows: “To increase the duty on eroas-cut saws from 13 to 15c. per lineal foot; on mill; pit, and drag raws, over o tuches wide, from 1 t0 20c. per lineal foot; over 9 inches wide, from 25 to 35e. per lineal 0ot ; onall back sawe, not exceeding 10 inches jn_length. from $1 to §1 25 per dozen, over 10 inches iu length, from §1 50 t0 92 per dozen.” It was agreed to. Mr. WADE (Rep., Olifo) moved to 'amend by changing the duty on stone so as to put it at $ per tun of 13 cuble feet on all grindstones, soapstone, eandstone, freestone, and all stone except marble. 1t was disagreed to by @ vote of Yeas, 19, and Nays, 23. Mir. SHERUAN (ep., Ohio) moved to amend the para- graph in relation to bunting by changing the duty from %o conte per square yard and 30 per cent ad valorem to 0 cents per pound and 30 per cent ad valorem. It was agreed to. Mr, WILEON (Rep., Mass.) moved to amend as follows : insert the words, aftér thfwords, “or by hand,” in the fol- Iu\\'lllleflmum]lII: on all cotton hosiery, comprisi shirts, drawers, stockings, socks, gloves, and all ot goods knitted of made in frames or by haid, 10 cents pei pound, and in_addition thereto 40 per cent ad valoreu. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. WILSON moved toamend by adding o specific duty of Kix cents per dozen to the 5 per cent ad valorem duty in the bill on umbrellas and parasols and elastic ties. It was agreed to. Mr. WILSON mo on machine cards carding engine. was disagreed 10, Mr, WILSON moved to amend by inereasing the duty on corks from 40 to 50 cents ad valorem. It was dis- 1 to. WILSON moved to amend bp inereasing the duty L 1t was disagreed to. resumed. » amend by Increasing the duty r card clothing for use in coveriug from 40to 80 per cent ad valorem. 1t rmin per cent, CHANDLI b ) moved to increase the duty on scrap <t iron, or wrought iron from 3 per v tun'to $8 for cast and $12 for wrought, but subsequently modified bis amendment to make it $3 on cast iron and §8 on wronght and scrap jron. The amendimcnt was dis- agreed to by a vote of 16 Yeas to 20 Nays. Mr. CRESSWELL (Rep,, Md.) moved to amend hy an increase of the daty ou chromate and bi-chromate of potassia from 4 to 5 cents per pound. It was disagreed o by & vote of Yeas 16, 9. Mr. HARRIS (R the duty on lead, in oved to amnend by redncing 4 ot bars, from 2} to 2 cents per pound. " It was dis: Mr. CATT i Ing the duty on sl soda, soda crystals, und al of soda, {7 cenf. Tt was ag . bonat, Mr, CATTELL w d ing the duty on nickel from 50 o 40 e Pending the considera anm 3 ts per pound. on of this the Se te adjourned. first husiness of ates for bills for references re introduced and referred Ry ILE (Dem., Ky.)—A Will to repeal the tax ; which was referred to the Commit- f0.)—To regulate the Euffrage nbla, by abolishing all disqual- 3 voting on account of fex. 1'to refer to the Belect Committee of tived, 48 t073. It was referred to ifications Mr. NOF Five, but the District Committee. By Mr. FARQUHAR (Rep., Tnd.)-Directing all writs and processes issued from the United States Courts to he i the name of the People of the United States, and the forms of writs and pleadings, practice and precedure in The several States, to be adouted in the Courts of the United States. 1t was referred to the Judiclary Com mittee. By Mr. ROSE (Dem., TIL)—To repeal so much of the act of the last session & authorizes the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to redecin four miliions of legal tender Treasury notes pormonth, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Me A bill was introduced by Mr. BUNDY (Rep., Ohio) to suspend 80 much of the act to provide ways and means as tary of the Treasury {o retire United 1 it unlawful for the 4 ¢ withdraw any part of the United cept mutilated tee on Ways aud the Treasnry 1o States notes fro notes. It was referved to the Mcane. IMPEACHMENT. The States a " ng been ealled for bille, as the enll of States nder which call the resolution by Mr. fust. came up ae follows : That for the purpose of seeuring the fruits gained on the part of the Republic during the late war, waged by Rebels and Traitors agabist the Iife of the nation, and of giving effect to the will of the d at the polls at the last election, by I 100,000 1gress ccomplish the : First: {fleer now ex- pertalning to the office of th and his r f the the next b for resolutic y of the tion as will ) mpeach t 1 o ercising the Tuncti et of the United States of dmerk from office upon the conviction, ia due form aud high misde £ which e is 1 torfously gul der it unsafe mit hin wers he hias un wumed e awfully . for the efficient administra- tive Department, within the Hmits pre- Second : To provi by la cmber from the West moved to refer the resolutions of seven with power to send for ferred to the iciary Comm there would probahly—owing to thé yunt of busitess before that Committee—be 1o report ) inquired whether the nbering that the same dy committed to the Judiciary r fie decmed it wise for the House nstitute a second investigation, and to have two couw: ug on the kame subject pari passu 1 The wember from the West admicted he was cognizant of theke facts, but remarked that the Judiciary Comuit tee had been already called and made its report, und woitld Bot ably be called again this session. Mr. CONKLIN pggested that this was a question of privilege, aud could be reported by the Committee at auy Western member gald he had forgotton that SPEAKER remarked that the resolution hud been entertained as o question of privilege, aud the Commitice would have a right to report at any tim Mr. CONKLING eald that the reason Western member for reference to a Sel might be ve the Judic but were ot good reasons for duplicatin investigation, Mr. NIBLACK (Dem., Ind.) inquired whether the “fruite y,” spoken of in the resolution, meant the Fede- glven by th Committe wber replied that they did not. The Mr, (Dem., Ohio) favored the motion to refer LE BLON. 0 a Beleet Comumittee, in order that prompt action m'ght be taken fn view of the assertion so often made by wem- bers in the House and elsewhere, that the President had been guilty of usurpation of power. He referred epe- claily to the declaration made by his colleagne (Mr. Bing- ham) in the la ayas that he wonld “not give slecp to s eyes, nor slumber to his eyelids, until he Lad filed arti- cles of hnpeachiuent agatnst the President.” Mr. BINGHAM (R Olilo) was glad to have an oppor- tunity of ¢ nn'l-(mqll t report, It had been stated in the public press that he was cngaged in drawiug u articles of impeachment charging the President wit complieity in the assassination of Abrabam Lincoln. Nothing was further from the truth than that statemen The expression attributed to him was spoken in connec- tion with a statement made by the President, in which the Prestdent was represented as saying that the body of men Jegislating iu Congress was not the Congress of the nation, but was an assumed Congress hanging on the verge of the Government. He had sald, and did say now, that if the President of the United States had uttered nflf\'mlly what he had unofficially declared, it was an jmpeachable offense,and that hie would make the motion himself and did notlbcfll'hlw:'ulnl. any representative would dare to vote aguinst it. ir. LE BLOND in support of the statement made in the public papers, sent up to ti “lerk’s desk and had read a statement sworn to by certain citizens of Kt. Clairsville. It 1s giving the substance of Mr. Bi speech thero in September, 1866, that the Presid engaged 1 a conepiracy for the overthrow of the meut; that those wha were supporting him were engaged ‘with traitors and had struck Lands with treason, and that 1t he were reflected, “So help him God, he would neither fiive sleep to his eyes nor elutnber to his eyelids until he ad filed articles of fmpeachment against Andrew John- son,” and that he had denounced the Fresident as “Drunken Aud, " _I(tr LE offl“flff that the men who had signed fhd fiapef Ware officers of the County and men of strict lnlrgm{. Mr. BINGHAM stated that those men had very greatly enlarged upon the accusation which they had proferred against him at the time. It was very easy for the House aud the country to understand that uen on the other side of the question had a very apt way of misrepresenting, and a very short memory. Mr. LE'BLOND went ‘on to say that another reason why he was in favor of the Western member’s motion was that Lie wished all the facts to come before the coun- try. He belleved that the President of the United States had been maligued and that lmrmn-r attacks had been upnh:n l!nm % sluister I:IM vu‘. aud he wished tl’:a 0 U, the conuiry, ¢vs loughy the tn IMM weug‘i?\» &ufl'm:‘ of &2 Aherf’t’um— mitte, in order that the friends of the President might vindicate his course, and brand those attack with infamy. He was not the defonder of the President. The Republi- cans had elected Mr. Johuson; but the respect due to that bigh tion_was sufficient to make him request that thoso ¢l msu:be made good, or that the persons makin them should higk out from them, ‘They find had eno ;&uou charged. He now challen; em to the proof. 6 American le demanded the investigation, 7| 1 lfiuhtumeen, demanded the Invulmtm. rfl‘.’ cial interests of the Governmont demanded it. e cared not whether the Committeo was partial or fm- glrfl.ll. The only thng that could be proved against Mr, ohnson was that he liad removed from ofiice men who ‘with him_in politics, and given the offices that, and that aloue, had this ter- rible raid been made him, Mr, WILSON (Rep., n':m Chafrman of the Judiclary Committee, remarked that part of the business in thy nands of that Committes was the 1dentical "'m‘”"‘ thfi::urn member proposed to seud to s Cow- ) 3 BLOND red what the n’a'in (oD inquy progress the Comimitteo WILAGH TeRiss WhakBo nersan exi5a} RS of he Judiei anyihing about it, and liey were rot inclined to glv yh{l‘orm{twn until they e N ‘make a report. Yoo T HTGND inquired whether ho (Wilson) believed the Committee would be abie 1o report at the present wession. Mr. WILEON sald he would answer that question for the Committee at the proper time, Mr. LE HLOND—The country wants it. Mr. WILEON said he was not here to be catechised on the sul . He merely wished to state usnenll] that all the statements made as to the conduct of the Judiciary Committen—what it had done and what it inten doing—were wholly and foundation. The Judiciary Committee did not intend to have that nuh{e(‘l made use m»ld amblers aud other speculators. 1t was uot di to shrink from the per- formance of any duty enforced upon it, and at the proper thme it would make its report. Until that time it bad nothing to submit to the House, or to any persou out of the House, on the snbject. Mr. FAKNSWORTH (Rep., T11) called the attentlon of the Speaker to the fact that the Hall was full of lobby- men, and he desired to bave the rule enforced. The SPEAKER stated that he was not aware that there was any revokation of that rule, and directed the door- keeper to bave it strictly enfor L Mr. RANDALL (Deni., Peun.) thought that the prop- osition of the Weetern niember was caleulated o make undue excitement in the subuc mind, and from that con- wideration alone he should vote agaiust the proposition. He was not in favor of driving the majority to the adop- proposition. . He preferred to deal with them and allow them to withdraw from the position into which some of thelr ardent members had driven thewm. It was manifest that the ‘\enpln of the country did not sustain the majority on this -“n-ntlun of impeach- ment. The people did not consider that Andrew Johnson had been guilty of any act that warranted or merited nt procecdiire. He was glivl to sce the gen- New-York (Conkling), who bad been recently raised to a Ligher position than he now oceupled, in en- deavoritg to resist this undue and fmproper legislation, The House should leave this question of impeachment where it had been placed—with the Judiciary Committee —and_when that Committee was ready 1o report, it should do =0, But in the meantime the House should avold exciting the people upon the subject; for all these resolutions were either for the benefit or ln,&lu'y of partie- Wlar specnlators. He hoped that the motion would be voted de TWORTH lRl'\F, L) was opposed to the House taking np any subject it would not go through with. This question having been broaght before the House, it must either go o with it or back right siralght out of it in the most cowardly manuer. 1f the Judiclary Committee was not prepared to go on with the investiga- tion, he was in favor of sending it to a Sclect Conmitice. morning hour haviog expired, the resolution went i Tl over foranother weck. REASURY INVESTIGATIONS. (Rep., Vt.) offered a resolution, instriet- jug the Committee of Ways and Means o examine into the condition of the Treasury of the United States, and partieularly to inquire whetlier any of the obtigations of the United States bhave been illegally or fraudulently made or_issned, and whether the public interests have been and are suffiently protected, with powcr 10 wend for persous and papers, 10 summon and examine wit- nesses and administer oaths, and to report at any tine, AMr. KASSON (Rep., Towa) stated that having heard the report on which the fesolution was founded, he had made inqui d obtained information, which he desired to lay before the House, He learned that a conmittee des- jgnated by the Secretary of the Treasury Was now eu- guped in the examination ef the Printing’ Bureau of the Treasury Department—that that committee had been Aitigently at work for some time With a view to discover supposed errors or alleged errors, and were till engaged i1 i, but that so far as they had gone they had discovered hut fwo sheets in the process of wetting down in excess of 1he proper number, and that even that might be corrected by 8 deficlency in other packages not yet corrected. 'nwly were not printed and therefore were of no value as_yet. THe also learned that they had not ascertained in a single case that & boud with a duplicate munber had gone out of (he D ey had ascertaived that 10 limited nutber of cases an number had by a disarrangemwent in the stamping machine been prinfed on some conpons. TEs, however, would uot tend o the i the Treasmry. Uhé resolution was adopted. 1 NEW-ORLEANS MARSAC of Mr. ELIOT (Re president municate ull repor formation uitherto communicated, in referenee eang Riot. ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS. Mr. MORRILL (Rep., Vt.) from the Comumittee of Ways Meaus, reported a bill to provide for the examination ury Deparent and other Exceutive Depart- . It was read three times and then passed. The bill ides that immediately after its passage, and in De- er of cach year theréatter, the President shall, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint three citi- zens not holding any office under the Government of the United States, emitient for integrity and ability, to make a full and thorough examiuation of the Treasury ) Mr. MORRILL On the mots, Department, and of —such other Departwents as the provisions of the act may require, and to present duplicate reports to” the ~President, rut, to the receipt and dis- aud to Cougress in pespeet, i expenditires in bursement of public moiey, fhelud the Executive departments; s the actual amount of money in the United States 1 ry, specify- er in coln, United Stafes notes, or Nationsl the awount of each, the several funds to belong, and the amount i cach place where ey is deposited or held; third, the amount of psited with designated depositol and the mode intaining and securivg the same; fourth, the amount and deseription of bonds deposited in the treasury by National bauking resocia cure the redemp- 1t whet v currency; fifth, or of paying interest nds of the United States, and the safeguards tion and counterfeiting of deposits; e ol nd the purchase and sale of bonds writies of the United States, the rates of pur- ¢, the amount of commissions paid, and to whon paid; seventd, the engraving, printing ‘and iseuin of national bauk notes, United States notes, fractiona currency bonds, and other securities of the United States; eighth, the redemption, cancelation and destruction of Natioual bank notes, U8, currency bonds and other se- curities, and the mode of disposing of imperfeet sheets of paper intended, but not used, to represent value ; ninth, the manner of keeping accounts, auditing claims, and is- suing warrants for the payment of money from the Treas- ury : tenth, any snggestions or reconaniendations affect- it the sufficiency and seeurity of transactions in the Treasury Departiment or econoty in the public expendi- tures, The second section authorizes the examiners to Pave access to all the vaults and safes, deposits, books, re and other doctments in the Treasury Depart- went, Sub-Treas y or any bureau thereof and give them Power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, and em- ploy a clerk and stenographer. The third sectfon allows the examiners $10 per day each, with actual expenses Auring the time they are employed in making such exa 1natic nd it appropriates §10,000 to defray expenses. IVES FROM USTICE—UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. nof Mr. SHELLABARGER (Rep., Obio) the Judiciary Committee was instrueted to inquire whether the Act regarding the arrest and retentiou of fugitives Justice requires any amendments. Mr, KASSON ARPE,. Towa) introduced a bill to enforce a provision of the clghth Amendument of the Coustitution of the United Stutes, so as to prevent the infliction of un- onvicted of crime. time, DISCHARGE OF MR, TRACY. On motion of Mr. HALE (Rep., N. Y.) the Sergeant-ut- Arms was directed to discharge from custody Mr. Tracy, i having appeared and testified before the Joint Cons: wittee on Retrenchment, and shown that he bad intended 10 disrespect to the House. POST-OFFICE CONTRACTS IN NEESER. On motion of Mr. STOKES (Rep., Tenn.), the Postmas- ter-General was instructed 1o Teport the amount necessi- N to be paid to Post-Office contractors in Tennessce for the performance of their contracts up to the 8th of Janu- ary, 1861, when the State attempted to secede. T IANK TAX- REMONSTR ) PETITIONS. On motion of Mr. ROLLINS ( . H.), the Secretary of the Treasury was instricted to report the amount of taxes aunually pald by banking assoclations to the United States : also the ummml(]mul to the several States fu_which such banks are situated. Mr. LAFLIN (Rep., N, Y.) presented a remonstrance of E. B. Babeock and others of Copenbagen, Lewis Coun- Y New-York, agalnst the passage of & law authorizing the enrtailment of the national curreney; also the re- pstrance of R. M. liw-lxli n and others of Jefferson County, New-York, agaiust the passage of an act author- zing the issulng of certificates of registry to Canadian- built vessels. KETCHAM (Rep., N. Y.) presented the petition of makers of Poug‘nk«-]wle, New-York, asklug for a tax of 85 per thonsand on all domestic cigare, T VOTE ON THE TEST-OATH Bl On motion of Mr. CONKLING (Rep., N. Y.) permission was granted to members to record their votes on the bill {I‘;I“N'(ll last week to enforce the test-oath in Federal ourts. Mr. ELDRIDGE (Dem., Wis) ealled attention to the fact thut the negatives voted on the passage of that bill were stated in the Western papers as 12 instead of 42. The SPEAKER sald that that was evidently s tele- graphic mistake, THE RECONKTRUCTION BILL RE} ERRED. The House then proceeded to the consideration of Mr. Stevens's Reconstruction bill, and was addressed by Messrs. JULIAN (Rep., Ind.), BCOFIELD (Rep., Pa.), and CULLOM, the former declariug bimselt agaiust the bill, as he favored the Territorial theory, and was in favor of keeping the Rebel States from representation in Congress for an indefinite period. Mr. ETEVENS (Rep., Pa.) jmodified his bil) in severs) particulars, especlally striking out the sixth section, which declared that any State abrogating the provisious of the bill should thereby forfeit its representation, Mr, STEVENS appealed to Mr. Bingham to withdraw s motion to refer urging that the bill should first be perfected in the House, and that the wotion might be re- newed. Mr. BINGHAM (Rep.,, Olio) desired the House to de- clde the question for itself, aud declived to withdraw the motion. 3 Mris'l'B\'ENF said the reference of the bill would be its eath. Mr. BINGHAM said hie did not recognize the authority of the venerable gentleman (Mr. Stevens) to say Mr. ETEVENS reminded My, Bingham that he had vot asked his authority, He aid not propose, elther to take Lis counsel recognizing his authority, or believe & word v The T, AJ (S0 Ilautsr ppst BTG Jioaes alvRRed PRICE FOUR CENTS. MEXICO. ALL THE FRENCH TROOPS AT VERA CRUZ. BY TRLEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. NEW-ORLEANS, Jan. 28—Vera Cruz advices to the 224 have been received and state thata French transport had léft with a beavy detachment of infantry for France; others would immedwtely fol- low. The whole French force in Mexico had arrived at Vera Cruz en route for France. Additional trans- ports were expected. DEPARTURE OF FRENCIT RESIDENTS—DEFECTION OP GEN. CARILLO. New-OnLeans, Jan. 28.—The French Consul in Mexico has published a notice, advising all the resi- dents in the country who desire to leave it with the expeditionary forces that they can have free passage home. A party of %00 accordingly left. Maximilian had permitted a kind of a truce of war trade between Jalapa and Vera Crz. The Liberals were tearing up the Imperial Mexican Railroad. A movement of much importance is the defection of one Gen. Carillo, who commands at Saltillo and who has issued the following to his soldiers: “You have already seen the conduct of your so-called protector in Mataworos, You already know that the flag of the Stars has floated in that purt, and that it was occu- pied by the United States forces after they had covered the ground with innumerable corpses of our countrymen. They wish the extinetion of our race, and hereafter to occupy our country. The North, our constant cnemy, denies, under @ plavsible pretext, to penetrate into 1t, never to abandon it.” PROGRESS OF THE EVACUATION. The steamer from Vera Cruz brings your Vera Cruz correspondence of the 24th aud Pazo del Masho of the 20th, Prominent aud influential parties connected with the Maximilian Govérnment are entertaining the idea of com- Dining all available parties upon Ortega 1n cuse it 18 lme possible to sustain Maximilian. . Ortego was captured by Ansia at Zacatecas and taken o Janrez at Durango by an escort under Varrios, Marshal Bazaine will give up the City of Mexico to Porfirio Diez upon leaving, which will be about the sth of February. Diez is now marching upon the Capital with infantry, cavalry and artillery. The evecuation continued, andfthe last of the army will leave the City of Mexico on the 5th of February. Five millions of silver dollars have been sent to France during the lust eight days. . Maximilian’s Generals Miarmar; Marquez, and others, are casting about for a hiding place. A Frenchjtrain betweenfOrizona and Pazo del Macho adfbeen robbed of 500 mules and run off. Forced loans were being made by Maximilian in all the Iarge cities, Mexico, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Orizona and Cordova. In a recent feeting of the junta or council, Marehal Bazaine voted against Maximilian remaining, The fam- ily of the Marshal intends to leave Vera Cruz for Frauce on & French steamer about the 13th of February. The Arehbishop has finally declared for Juarez; eo says the latest dispassh from Mexico. Pazo del Macho correspondence says the rear-guard will set out for Vera Cruz on the 25th. The railroad company | agrees to carry 10,000 troops Qaily, after February 18, to | Vera Cruz. Much specie (French plunder) is being sent to the sea board for shipwent. Many French familics are leaving with the army. f Dupin, the French coutra guerilla, has Aesolated the country round Paso del Macho; steallng ear-rings trom. women’s ears, and committing atrocities—surpassing those laid to his charge in China. 1 Outside of Maximilian's body guard of two or three hundred he has but seventeenth raw recrults, and only one millton dollars raised by forced loan. On the 13th, 14th and 15th, Max held a stormy eonfer- ence with Bazaine and Castlencan. On the 16th, Bazaive informed Porfirio Diaz that 1t he would come up with a respectable force e would surrender the city. 1 THE STATEMENT OF ORTEGA'S CAPTURE COXFIRMED WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—The Mexican Minister res ceived to-day, from the Mexican Consul at San Frans, cisco, the following dispateh, dated yesterday:. « President Juarez informs me that Gouzales Oriegn was arrested, yesterday, by Gov. Anza, In Zacatecas, “ Josg A. Gopov.” THE LAND GRANT IN LOWER CALIFORNIA. ¢ 8AN Fraxcisco, Jan. 25.—The Guaymas (Mexico) correspondent of The Bulletin says intrigning is going on to prevent the location of the grant made by Juarez to an American company of the vacant Jands in Lower California, the Mexicaps fearing thag' annexation will follow colonization. THE SPURIOUS MEXICAN BONDS. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25,—The letter of the Mexican Minister at Washington, published in to-day’s New-Yorl papers, and relating to the spurious Mexican Bonds, con< tained an error. It should read as follows: “Thesa fraudulent bonds are reported to be issued under & pre« tended contract,” and not under a * printed "’ contract, &c. THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT MAZATLAN EXECUTED BY THR MEXICAN AUTHORITIES. NEW-ORLEANS, Jan, 28.—Vera Cruz correspondent of the 234 suys : A bulletin appeared in the French newss paper offices in the City of Mexicoa few daye ago, #tats ing that Mr. Carman, the American Viee Consul at Ma- zalan, became Involved in a difficulty with & Mr. Browan, when the Mexican authorities interfered, Mr. Carman shut lumsclf up in the house, but was ate tacked, and dering the fight killed two Mexicans. o was then imprisonek and summarily executed. Norville, commanding the United States ganboat off the town, de~ Sanded the punishment of the Mexican officers who bad taken part in the execution of Carman, but on the re- fusal of the authorities Le bowbarded the town for eight hours, e —— THE SOUTHERN STATES. plln e L ARKANSAS. BT THLEGRAPE TO THE TRIBUNE Mumpnis, Jan. 28.—A special dispateh to The Avalanche from Little Rock to-day, says: “ A call,* signed by the citizens of Arkansas throughout the State who served in the Federal army, hasbeen made for a couvention at Van Buren on the 2th inst., to rotest against the overthrow of the present State iovernment.” Ex-Gov. Peters died at Van Buren on the %th inst, THREATENED INUNDATION OF THE TOWN OF HELENA. by 1. Lours, Mo, Jan. 28.—Late Helena (Arkansas newspapers say that the Mississippi made another serioug encroachment upon the limits of that town on Ssturday, the 18th inst. 1 The Bank opposite the Exchange Hotel slid futo the river, taking with it a portion of the main street and he foundations of the hotel i B down :l‘ fl'fl gtores so they will have to be torn number of the further back.” It is feared that a la business houses located in that rs:\nl?y‘wm have to be vacated at au early day. SSCSPESR LOUISIANA. SATION SUSPENDED AT NEW-ORLEANE. "N rw-ORLEANS, Jan. %.—Navigation in 3 A 'y . A W) pended, and the Board ofl]nlmrgu have wi all insurauce on vessels. g e TENNESSEE. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNR. MemPHIS, Jan. 28.—The Chamber of Commeree tov 08 rawn. A} by The Committee to test almm‘l'd‘l on-‘lo .:f tumm: y ) planters. il EANSAS. ——— TINE LEGISLATURE—THE INDIANS. PY TELRGRAPR TO THE Cal. Wynkoop, e Indlane, Just i from Fort 'W"'F anmmn Ao M P aam THE FENIAN TRIALS, BY TELAGRAFE TO FEE TRIBUNE. Judge Mortison . Thomas row-Brunswick, was the fl::‘ Iy prisoner