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New-Nork Vor XXVIL...N° 8053. WASHINGTON. i — ¥0 VOTE OX TVIE TARIFF BILL—THE COLORADO VETO-THE J8E—DEBATE 2 ANSION BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE ::!"';1‘!: f:‘m“‘:‘:n AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION VOTE ON THE REFER- BILL—TAX AND GOLD BILLS<THE 4 ENCB OF MR. STEVENS'S REQONSTRUCTION BLLL. RAPH TO THE TRIBUNE bt WASHISOTON, Tuesday, Jan., 20 1867, In the Senate ‘to-day the Celorado Veto was read In the morning hour, and Mr. Wade ne_cmud anxions for a vote, bt the Democrats determined not to et bim bave it; so.they talked till 1 o'clock, when the Tariff came up.” Mr. Saulsbury promised, if they would postpone the Cslorado bill till to-morrow, that he would vindicate his personal friend, the Prestdent, from the foul charges of vulgarity and usutpation, made against him & both Houses. The reading of the Vete-excited mo attention whatever, principally, perhaps, beeanse it had beon !printed and read in the mornisg papers. The Nebraska Veto eame in soon after. Both will be disposed of either to-morrow or immedliately afesr the vote upon the Taxiff bill. Several amendments were adopted to the Lariff bill The Nongest debate was ehicited by M. Sumner's proposition to ‘reduce the duty. on coal to 50 cents. This was pending, when the Senate adjourned, for want of a guerum, at 6 o'alock, Duringthe morning hour the gaklerics were packed full of department clerks, who are interested In thié 20 percent increase, now pending before the Senate. It wus expected to come up some time between 12 und 1 o'clock, asthe untpi Dasiness, but when. the Teriff bill cut off all hope for it for the day; there was a generalexit, @8 if an arder had been given to clear the galeries for Executive Session. Admiral Farragut wasen the foor of the Senate to<lay, and was warmly received. The vote'by which the Benato-refused to recommit the Taridi bill is regarded as a test, 15 to 25, with soven Toriff men absertt. The Houso did little of fmportancé to-day. Mr. Jenckes, from the Retvenchment Committee, reported ® bill 1o regulate the Civil Service of the United Btates. He made @ leng speech in support of the measure. The bill ito reorganize the Agricultural Department was tabled. The last hour of the session was eceupied in Committee of the Whole on the Diplematic and Consular Appropriation bill. The proposition to cut off the salary of James E. Haxvey as-Minister to Portugal, for his jmpertinent letter to Becretary Seward denouncing Congress, elicited an {nteresting discussion between Messrs, Stevens, Ray- mond, Niblack, Maynard, Banks, Schenck and Wil- Siams. Raymond acted. as- the champion of Harvey, and he and Stevens got the laughwon one another at different times. The amendment to abolish the mission at Rome also created a good deal of discus- sien. Chanler made.a howling speech, stating that ho was a Protestant representing a Catholjc District, aad protested against the proposed mersure. A vote oa the subject will be taken to-morrow, The following are the Yeas and Nays by which Mr. Stevens's enabling act was recommitied to the Reconstruction” Committee yesterday—Republicans, Roman; Democrats, Italic : YEAS, neona, Eldridge, Lawrenee (Pa) Ross, er, Fansworth, Le Blond, Schenck, Ferry, Leftwich, Shanklin, e Marshall, Sitgreaves, Bpakding, Mtrouse, Hale, Mekuer, Tabor, Harding(Ky.),Moothead, ~ Taylor (N.Y.), Harris, Moultou, Taylor (Teun.), Hawkius, Niblack, Thornton, Hin, Nicholson, Trimble, Hise, Patterson, VauHorn(NY) Hogan, Plants, Ward (Ky.), Hooper, Pameroy, Varner, ubbard (WV) Randall (Pa.), Washburn (In) Hubbell (N.Y.),Randall (Ky.),Washburu (M) Humphrey, - Raymond, Whaley, Ingersoll, . Rice (Me. Welker, Jenckes, Ricn (Mass.), Woueld, #""&l.w'u xl:‘;/er, ;’oog‘undxe, uykendall, jers, righd—8s Lafiin, NAYS. . Allson, Ellot, Lynch, Shellabarger, Anderson, Farquhar, Marston, Sloan, shley, (Ohio) Grinnell, McClurg, . Starr, aldwin, Harding, (L) Merens, Btéyens, arker, Hart, Morrily Etokes, axter, Hayes, Myers, Thomas, F., an, Higby, Newell, Thowmas, J. L, idwell, Holuics, O'Neill, Trowbridge, utwell, Hotchkiss, Orth, Upson. rootall, Hubbard,(NY)Paine, Van Acrnam, lark (Olilo), Hubbard, (Ct.) Vi Horn(Mo) Cobb, Julian, Ward, (N. Y.) Cook, Kasson, Price, Wentworth Cullom, Kelley, Rollins, Wilkon, (o) muelly, Loa, Bawyer, Wilson, (Pa. riges, Longyear, Beofleld, Windoia—66. ey, The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs came to o conelusion to-day in regard to the foreign appoint~ ments before them for conifrmation. It is understood that both Cowan and Dix will be reported against by the Committee. It appears from the correspondence ‘between our Minister to Vienng (Mr. Motley) and Mr, Beward that he was eompelled to resign. The Com- mittee will, therefore, report against Mr, Cowan or sny other person nominated to this position. Mr. Beward’s letter is looked npon by the Senators as most insulting and undignified. The Senate Committee on Finance bave not yet disposed of the Gold bill. They do not look with favor upon any proposition looking to legislation touching that subject. They think it a mistake to sdopt any legislation at this time in regard to gold or 1ts sale, or in reference to contraction or expansion. They favor the present policy of the Beeretary of the Treasury. . The Ways and Means Committee were engaged most of the day in working up the Tax bill. They also gave audience to several interests, some for re- duction of tax and some for increase of duty. They will not report the bill, however, until they get the Tariff, s0 as to adjust these two measures and make them harmonize. Inregard to the matter of issuing £ifty or a hundred miltions of loan'certificates, bearing @ Jess interest than the compound interést nutes, to take the place of those held by the banks, the Com- mittee as yet have come to no conclusion. Secretary MoCulloch to-day stated to oné of the members of the Cbmmittee that he favored such a scheme, and hoped the Committee would adopt it. It meets with in the Committee and in the House,and ‘will be resisted by those who favor contraction. It will be disposed of by the Committee in a few days. Congress, some four years ago, [passed an act suthorizing the collection of $30,000,000 as & special war tax. It was apportioned among all the States, including those in the Rebellion. Commissioners ‘were appointed to collect the tax in the Rebel States, and they accordingly preceeded South to perform that duty about two years ago,and in some of the States a cousiderable portion of the sum apportioned waa collected. Congress, at the last session, sus- pended the law for two years, owing to the strait- ened condition of the people in those States. It now appears that several of those States, North Carolina among the number, are not awage that the law bas been suspended, and they have sent delegations, who are now here, to urge Congress to repeal that law. It has been decided that fur hats are liuble to an tmport duty of 85 per cent ad valorem, instead of 24 cents per pound, as heretofore charged. Becretary McCulloch to-day addressed a circular letter to collectors of customs, redirecting them to forward to the Department, as soon as practicable, #list of dll bonded warchouses and lots in their dis- tricts, with the names of the officers having charge of the same, and also the amount received by the Government for their use. The Committee on Reconstyuction will enter im- wediately upon the preparation of a proper bill for reorganizlilg the Southern States, in view of the re- Joction of the Constitutional Amendment, to report for action the present session. A mecting composed of Presidents of Banking in- stitutions at the East and North is being held here for a conferenge upon the Bankihg and Cturency Proposition now before Congress. Ropresentative Darling of New-York, has presented 10 the House, a petition signed by over 1,500 veterans ©f the last war, who request that Congress will enact Wuch laws ag will secure of bounties to Bl v e b s o | £y Toamon of Aleabliity, other (han Woundag and (0 those who have lost their discharge pajers, both clasies of these men being now deprived of the bounty under the act of Congress of July, 1866, It is shown by a statement from Secrstary McCul- Joch that, since July Jast, compound interest notes valued at 15,080,500 have been withdrawn from cir- culation and canceled. The President, in compliance with a resolution of the Hotise, transmitted to-day velaminous decu- ments on the subject of the New-Orleans riots in July lest. Theseinclude abeut 400 foolscap pages of testimony taken Yefore the Military Board, corrected at tha instance of Gen. Baird, and consisting of Gens. Mower, Quincg, Cregg and Baldey, together with their report, in which they condema the eonduct of Muyor Monroe, and say but for the declaration of martial law by Gen. Baird and the presenceof the troops, fire and bloodshed would have raged threugh #the night in-all the negro quarters of the city, and the lives and property of Unionists and Northern men wounldhave been at the mercy of the mob. The conservates of the peace being for the time the in- stigators o1 violence, nothing would have remained but an @rming for self-defense, and a scene might have ensved unparallcled in the history of the age. The Peesident in response to a resolutioa of the Touse af Representatives, replies through the Secre- tary of State, that the Department has received no informe tion in relation to & removal of the Protest- ant Church or religions assambly meeting, at the American Embassy fram the City of Rome, by an or- der of that Government. The President to-day transmiffed a large mass of documents to the Hounse of Representatives respect- ing the compromuse of certain suits insiituted in the English Courts on behalf of the United States against Frazer, Trenholm & Co,, alleged agents of the so- called Confederate States. It appears from the cor- respondence that on the 14th of December last, As- sistant Secretary of ‘State, Mr. Frederick Seward, in writing to Consul Morse, fsays the arrangements which the latter assamed to make with Mr. Priolean has been disavowed as being wholly without an- Assistant Secretary Chandler, on the 27th of December, 1806, wrote a let- ter to Secretary Seward, saying that certain author- ity, heretofore cenferred ou Consul Morse, had been revoked, and he requests that Mr. Seward will in- struct Minister Adams to designate some snitable person to take charge aud dispose of any unfinished business growing out of the authority heretofore con- ferred upon him, which may still remain in Mr. Morse's hands. Secretary Seward, Jan. 12,1 forms Minister Adams that Consul Morse has dis- obeyed instructions in making goncessions of law against which he had been. expressly warned by the Department, and in acting without thewconcurrence of Mr,Adams. Finally, the pretended agroement was one sided, stipulating absolutely an allowance to Frazer, Trenholm & Co., and not stipulating for any special balance whatever to the United States. Secre- tary SBeward, inwriting to Consul Dudley Jan. 14,1877, says in conclusion: “‘In respeet to such funds and prop- erty, as Mr. Morse’s anthority really applied to, he was under express instructions to donothing which should recognize the capacity of the pretended Rebel offi- cials, or abettors of Rebellion, who dealt with them, or to make any contract which eould give validity to such liens or eharges. Consul Morse, in writing to Minister Adams, under date of London, Jan. 1, 1867, denies that he solicited any interview with Mg, Prio- leau. He had urged Mr. Henry Lefane to aid ' dis- covering and securing Confederate property in En- One meeting between Mr. Morse and Mr. Prioleau was arranged by Mr. Lefane. Mr. Morse says, I cannot command language sufficiently strong torexpress my great regret and pain at the many un- looked for masunderstanding and misrepresentations of that unfortunate attempt to do what I firmly be- lieved would be for the honor and best interest of our country, without injury or disrespect to any one. To-day in the Supreme Court of the Distriet of Columbia, Mr. Bradley moved the admission to the bar of Allen B. Magruder of Virginia, a member of the bar of the Old Circuit Court, and at present an attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of the It was generally understood that Mr. Magruder would be unable to take what is known as the * test-oath,” and that this motion was made with a view of ascertainiug how this Conrt re- garded the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, as affecting its duties with regard to the rule it had laid Jown on the subject. Justice Cartter informed Mr, Bradley that to grant his motion, and pass an order for admission would be te set aside the first rule of the Court. presumed that when a member of the bar of the Su- preme Court of the United States applied for admis- sion to this bar he would be admitted, as amatter of course taking such oaths as prescribed by that trnibu- nal, this Court being a branch of the other. Cartter said the question was whether this Court would congent to repeal or modify its own rule. ‘was agreed that the argunment be heard on Thursday with a full bench. About 100 negroes from Banlsbury, N. C., passed through Wastington this afternoon on thel Arkgnsas, where they are engaged to work on cotton the Treasury, United States. Senor Don Allerto Blest Gana yesterday presented his credentials to and was reccived by the,Secretary of State as Charge d’Affairs of Chili. man succeeds in that character Senor don F.J. Asta Buruagua, who took official leave of Mr. Sew- ard on the same occasion, and who for several years past has been the very acceptable diplomatic sentative of Chili in this ceuntry. The City Couucil after long delay have passed a bill paying the trustees of colored schools over $9,000, the amount due under the law for that purpose. An arrangement has just been concluded with the Bremen and Hamburg Post-Office Department revis- ing and reducing the rates of postage to be hercafter charged upon letters exchanged by the Bremen and Hamburg mails. The postage charges in future will be as follows : To Bremen by Bremen mall, 10cents; by Hamburg mall, [amburg by Hamburg mail, 10 ceuts; by Brewen mail, 15 ceuts. To Oldenburg by cents; by Hamburg muil, 15 cents. Bremen mail, 156 cents; by Hamaburg mall, 18 cents, To Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxeny, nxemburg, Bronswick, Mecklenbuw Mecklenburg Strelitz, Tharai, "To taxes of the b e Bremen or Hamburg Majl is 16 cents; to Schlewwig-Hol- stein and Denmark by Bremen or Hamburg Mail, 18 cents; to Sweden by Bremen or Hamburg Mall, 21 cents; to Nor- Madl, 25 cents; to Holland by cents; to Russia by Bremen cents; to Belgium by Bremen or afl, 18 cents ; to Switzerland by Bremen or Hamburg Mall, 19 cents; to Italy by Bremen or Hambury Mall, 24 cents; to Turkey by Bremen or Hamburg Mail, cents; to Greece by Bremen or Hamburg Mail, 5 c to Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal by Bremen or ¥ Mafl, 25 cents; to Australia, India‘and Chigs by Bremen or Hamburg Mail, via Marseillss, 37 cents; via Triest Bremen mail, 13 ‘0 Lunenburg by , Hanover, Wurtem- by Bremen or Hambury Bremen or Hamburg Mail, fi Prepayment of postage is optional in each case, ex- cept only letters for Australia, India and China, on which the postage is required to be prepaid by stamp. Letters coming from those countries to the United States by Bremen or Hamburg mail are subject to ghe same postal charge and the same conditions of "mvpaymene, with the following exceptions ; by Hamburg mall, the chary Holsteln and !.:\:n 25 cents; from Norway, by Bremen mail. 28 cents ; from Russia, B , 25 cents ; from Italy, by Bremen and 41 cents ; from G B) d remen and Hamburg China burg wall, 50 cents. Postmasters will note these changes of postage rates, and levy postage accordingly. There are under construction for Reyenue Marine service eight sailing vessels, to be from 120 to 220 tuns. Two are building at Baltimore, Md., four at Philadelphia, Pa., and two st Williamsburgh, N. Y. They will be ready for service some time in April 8 Yonndulmn' ill be vared min I, Taylor, From Lupeuburg, and Hamburg wall, and Hamburg mal mall, 30 cents ; from Aus- ste, by Bremen and Ham- ‘Bé‘m e sPEARER announced tiat LD, o 3 g Vot ; m-_uw_umnmnflfimnu' slig'd 1k XXXIXTH CONGRESS—SeeoND SESSION. BY TELEGRAPH 7O THR TRIBUNR. BENATE. ... WASIINGTOX, Jan. 26, 1867 THE MOTLEY-SEWARD CORRESPONDENCE. The CHAIR laid before the Senate the response of the President to the resolution of Mr, Sumner nmn{ for correspondence with the State b‘ilmnm'“' on the subject of Mr, .\lune{‘l resignation as Minister to Austoa. It was ordered to be printed and laid upon the table. THE VETO OF THE COLORADO BILL. The CHATR 1aid before the Senate the President’s veto of the bill to admit the State of Colorado Into the Urnion. The message was read. The CHAIR asked what action would the Senato take on the message. Mr. WADE (Rep., Ohio) said : “Let us have a vote upon the bill.” Mr. JOHNSON (Dem., Md.) supposed the Benate would not want to pass the bill during the morning hour; he moved to postpone the subject until to-morrow. Mr. WADE hoped it would not be postponed. Mr. DAVIS (Dem., Ky.) thought the subject one of im- ortance, hid That T6 Odgut o b property comidesed, e h(v{ifll the veto message would be printéd and the bill madde the speeial order for to-morrot. Mr. WADE said this was an ¢ld question. It had been tully debated, aud must be thoroughly understood. Ben- ators were 48 ready to vote now as they could be to- MOITOW. Mr. SAULSBURY (Dem., Del.) asked that the subject be postponed watil to-morrow, that he might have an opportunity to review the charges of usurpation and vulgarity of language made against the President. He hagt heard the most disgusting language used in this Benate, couched in Frenclified phrases, and he wished to institute & comparison between them and the language used by the President. Mr. HENDRICKS (Dem., Tnd.) opposed the passage of the bill. He would like to know why the langunge of the third second of tliis bill differed from the language of the same section of the Nebraska bill. He would like to know why the ratification of the fundamental condition of negro suffrage was submitted to the State Legislaturo of Colorado, while in Nebraska it was submitted to the Territorial Legislature. He denounced the bill as a wron, to L‘w Jarge States, and as & political expedient thal would not sucoeed in the long run. Mr. JOHNSON was addressing the Senate when the morning hourexpired, and the message went overuntil to-worrow, aud was ordered to be printed. THE TARIFF BILL. The Tariff b}l was taken up. The pending question was upon Mr. Cattell's motion to increase the duty on nickel from 30 to 40 cents per pound. The motion Was disagreed to by Yeas, 16 ; Nays, 21. Mr. CATTELL (Rep., N. J.) moved to amend by striking out ten per cent ad valorem on nickel “matter,” or oxide, and inserting in lou of 120 cents per pound. The amend- ment was agreed to. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN (Rep, N. J) moved an amendment to ¢hange the daty ou wrought fron washers, nuts, bolts aud rivets, wholly or partially finished, from 2§ to 3 cents per pound. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. FRELINGHUY§EN moved to amend by changing the duty dn steel carriage springs from 6 to 8 cents per pound. The awendment was agreed to by Yeas 17; Nays 16, Mr. FRELINGITUYSEN moved to amend the paragraph above amended by includgng railway car, locomotive and truck springs wholly or in part unfinished. In debate on tils point Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep., Oregon) said that If the rates on such articlea were (acrense e should vote against the whole bill, though comuittee who reporled it. The smendment was disagreed to by Yeas 12; Nays 19, Mr. DAVIS (Dem., Ky.) moved to aimend by fucreaseing the duty on Russiaii, Munils, Italian and all other bemps, from §20 to 50 portun; on flax or hemp, from 6 to $10 per tun; ou jute and sisal grasses, from §6 te 20 per tun; on guuny cloths, gunny bags, &c., valued at 10¢. per yard, fxom 8¢, to 10¢. per pound, and valued at over 10¢. per yard, from 4¢. perpound to 4e. per pound and 30 per cent d valorem. Mr. DAVIS said he believed the whole bill was a garmé and as cach Senator was grubbing for all he could his particular interest, ho had offered this amend- Lare. He sliould move to_recommit the tes to be considered in connection with uue bill, for the purpose of reducing the xes of the c v, Wt 1Cadt $100,000,000 i year, ‘While Mr. Davis was proceoding with his rema¥ks, the President's Private Seeretary arrived with the Veto of the bill to aduit Nebraska. The question at the conclusion of Mr. Davis's speech was upon his motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. GRIMES (Kep., lowa) asked fora divisio the question ou n ¢ omauiital and instructions. 8 to see the bill recomn 1If it eonld A like t lrm!!w'd i se of Mr. Davis's instructio d the Committee to red axution by a . Hemoved to strike out that cluuso of o ustructions. Mr. DAVIS neeepted the modification proposed, and the question was, upon recommitting with lustructions to the finance Committee to compare It with the present tarifl of the Interual Revenue Laws, &c. Mr. SHERMAN, (Rep., Ohio) Woped this would be test vote. T £ tho bill at this stage of the 3 B who wero opponed to hoped to it down with winendments they wmight " Messrs, SHERMAN, HENDERSON ep., Mo.), GRI (Rep., lown), ) and HENDRICKS (Dem., Tnd.), the vote on the recommitting was taken as follows : Republicaus, Roian ; Democrats, Jtalics. Brown, Grimes Buckalew, Hendorsom; Davis, Howiricks, Dooittie, Lane, Catvill, Fesseoden i Fou, Yoster, Freugluysen, Crsavell, Hareis Disos Howe Yates—25. Ednaunds, ANSENT OX NOT FOTING, Antbony, Guthrie, Ncbowgali, Poland, Cowan, Howanl, Feam Pomersy, Fowher, Kirksood Nye, ¥ 8o the Senate rcfused to recomimit the bill. Mr, DIXON (Denw, Coni) offered an amendment to put o 40, per coutum ad valorem on lenses for sterco- i i addition $1 per groes palrs, when polished sides. Agreed to. . GRIMES (Kep., lowa) moved . amend t?' putting " dut{ of 20 cents per lmnh%l on ead of 10 cents, a8 u the bill. Agreed to—Yeas, 3, Mr, SUMNER (Rep., Mass,) said t ‘was an fnjustice in this bil) to which he wished to call the attention of the Beuate. Iealluded to the duty on Cannel coal, which he wished redneed to 50 cents. Mr. JOHUNSON (Dem., MJ.) sald that subject had al- ready been acted on. Mr. SUMNE ved to smend by Inserting a provision for a duty of 50 cents pertun on coal mined ot 1ore than cust of Wasl This was n the bill as reported m the Camnit ut as aniended, tho duty is §1 60 all conl, no matter where imported from. After some debate Mr. SUMNER moditied his amend- ment 8o s (0 waake the duty on ull itported coul 8 cents per tun, but subscquently, by request, withdrew the modi- ication, Mr. CRESSWELL (RIT., Ma.) sald if the viaw of Mr. Sumner prevailed the bill lind better be withdrawn. Mr. WILSOX (Rep., Mase) said e would not be sorry to see the Uil voted down.” Tt was not a Massachusetts tariff. Massachusetts did not demand it. = There was nothing 1n it 10 componsate for the high duty ou fron, wool, coal, and &teel. He wanted others to take the full rosponsibility of the bill upon themselves. He protested agaiust the report that New-England demanded it. 1t wa 1ot called for by Massachiusetfs, 1f he voted for this bill 1t would be on groundsof general good to the eouutry, not speciul to his uwu State. 3 Mr. HENDRICKS (Dem., Ind.) &t § p. m. moved to ad- ourn. Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep,, Me,) called the Yeas and Nays. a"n:‘{‘uw stood, Yeas1l; Nays19, Bothe Benate refused jouru. ‘The debate on Mr. Snmner’s amendment was resumed, iued by Mewsrs, SPRAGUE (Rep., B. L), Rep., Cal), and WILSON, ILSON kaid there was 1o prineiple whatever in Put a prineiple in Jt and you will blow it to Mr, CONNESS thought it strange that opposition to this bill should come from Fenators from s Btate that Lad ;mwn‘ircnt in bigh tariffs. Mr. WILSON sald lie noticed that the general drift of amendments to the bill was against the interests of the Btate Le represented. He was ready to take his share of the denunciation that mlfm follow the paksage of this ut he did not want It asserted that Massachusetts lived on the tariff bounty of the Government. At 5:35 o’clock Mr. BUCKALEW (Dem,, Pa.) move o wn n?;xurnnu-ul r. FESSENDEN called for the Yeas and Nays. No EN moved that the Bergeant-at-Arms be equest the atteudance of abseut members. Mr, GRIMES (Rep., Iown) moved to add the words ™ at 12 0'clock to-morrow.” (Laughter.] ‘The wotion was not put, and the Benate adjourned at 5:50 o'clock. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE MARYLAND INVESTIGATION, Mr. DAWES (Kep., Mass.), from the Committee on Elections, mugle u rrfi:rl on the resolution offered last week by Mr. Ward (N. Y.), aud referred to in the matter of the late cleetions 1n Maryland. The ouly subject on ‘which the Committee would make gn investigation was ou the conduct of the President in the matter, und as the House had already Instructed the Judici Committee to inquire into the officlal conduct the Presl- dent of the United States, it would only serye to dis- tract and dissipate the investigation of thiat matter. He therefore moved that the Committee on Elections bo dis- char; from the further consideration of the subject, and that it be referred to the Judiciary Committee. It was 80 ordered, BOUNTY-EQUALIZATION BILL. Mr. SCHENCK (lh's;.dl)lllu , from the Committee on Military Affairs, rej back, with an amendment, the A T b AL n the wi for ou; wi ‘was ordered to be printed. S THE CIVIL SERVICE BrLL, * Mr. JENCKES (Rep., R. L), from the Jolnt Committeo on Retrenchwent, ny?md ack the House bill to regu- late the civil service of the United tatea, and to prolote proceeded to the efficiency thereof, He A1 House in .xplmu?n aud advi of the mtulu:.w . :‘ After Mr. ' the further consideratioh of the bill wae postponed tiil after the morning hour, which el COMMITTEE VACANCY NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1867. " duced the same. Also fo'the causes that in his judgment ndition of our rela- er 1,600 8ol POSSAgO WS B ahting bounty to those who have lost thels dischargo papers, aud who are «nfihund for (isabllitles other than ds. wolu;: finum (Rep., N. Y.) presented & Yellllnn of the el & ul 1m] & 2T a0~ Reconstruction, caused by the leave of absence granted to lils coll , Mr. Washburne. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Mr. RITTER (Dem., Ky.), from the Committes on Ag: cultire, reported a il £ pestrict the Agrieuitural partment to tie purchase for distribution only of soeds, *llflll and flowers as are not comumon in United g The bill gavo rise to some discussion, Mr. WAE) (Rep., Tnd.) and Mr, HILL (Rep., Ind.) 0] the prin- Eipie of tha ill, and A edkra ’nfiwgfipwzo TH (Bep,, T1L) and KELLEY (Rep., Pa.) advocating it, the latter "‘“’"“m iton the nd that it was revolu- "f"nu:y Andm : ...nofl"' lead to @ reorganization o Department, mmaum.mmblllw;woumhbh- THE INDIAN W. On motion 0f Mr. DONNELLY (Rep., Minn.) the Secre- tary of the Interfor was requested to furnish informa- tion relative to the late massacre of United States troops at Fort Philip Kearney, and to the causes which pro- have led to the present alarmin, uu.m ;lflh the l_r?dhl tribes of th'e ,",f’m.,, s, Mr. MORRILL (Rep.. Vt.) #u that the bill was, an importautone, asd $howid Kot be g upeh its passage; without Nlnf printed.. He asked Mr. Windom whether; it would not liulve. winnal expenditure of §100,000. ¢ Mr. WINDOM replied that the annual expendifure in- volved would be not more than $40,000, sud would save i SCUENCK b, ‘Ohio) spoke of Wie necessity 2 i ., Obio) of the 3 of transferring the chatge of Indian affalrs back ta tho War Departmeut wkere 1t had been originally, sad of &hlmau. which had made the mdhng)epuulmm @ nest nfeves. Dar.ng the discussion the morping hour vxpired, asd the bill went over tiil to-mogrow in the morning hour. EXECUTIVE DOOUMENTS. h’l'!:a SPEAKER presented Executive documents as, Wh . The report of the Secretary of State in reference attempted compromise o;‘znnln suits instituted in English Courts in behalf of the United States against zler, Treuholm & Co., nta of the so-called federate 1:’“. It was re .mf‘ 0 the Committee on For- el fle report from the Secretary of State in answer to the House resolution of the 24th of Junn%fllm‘ informg- tion in relation to the removal of the Protestant Church, or religious assembly meeting at the American Embassy at Rome, by order of the fiomn Government, -uw that the Department had received 1o {nformation con- mlm" the subject. It was referred to the same Com- mittee. Also from the President of the United States, with' copies of lcle‘n?hlc dispatches, &o., respecting the New- Orleaus riots, which was referred to a Select Comunittee on Now-Orleans Riots. TIE PENSION BILL PASSED—COMMITTEE CLERK. Mr. PERHAM (Rep., Me.), from the Committee of Conforenes on the DIl in reiation to pensions, reported thwh mmittee had agreed. The report was con- cu On motion of Mr. LAFLIN (Rep., N. Y.), the Committee on Priuting was authorized to employ a olerk, He stated a8 o reason therefor the husiness Iml)oled on the Commit- tee by the im}‘unrla referred to It in reference to The Congressional Globe, and In reference to the reory tion of the public printing office. GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS—~INVALID PEXAIONS. The House then went into Committee of tho Whole, Mr. POMEROY er‘L N.Y.) lu the chalr, on the Geueral Appropriation b s, g e Committee first took up the bill making appropri- atlons for the payment of fuvalid and other peusions for the year endiug June 50, 1868, and ordered the same to be reported to the House, with a recommendation that it do piss. The bill appropriates: For iuvalid pensions under m:‘l‘-ul wn t&:.um. !m; slong o?z'o n‘n'x); ws, children, miothers, a: ters of soldiers, 423,000, ir DAVY pen- stous to widows, children, mothcrs, and sisters, m!,&%- total, §83,250,000. CONKULAR AND DIFLOMATIC BILL. 'l"h: ‘(;J‘nlvlmnllue next took up the Consular and Diplo- natie . Mr, NIBLACK (Dem., Tod.) moved an amendment to ll!uwrl an appropriation for the salary of the Minister to o L Mr. STEVENS (Rep., Pa.) explained that Congress had at the lust session struck out the appropriationfor that salary because the incmuabent of that post, Mr. Harvey, hid written s letter of fulsome eulogy ob the President and of most vulgar abuse of Congress. This letter had been sent to the President, and the President deemed 1t #0 good o thing that he seit it to s New-York paper and n-& it published. The House bad called on the Secretary of State for & copy of the letter 50 as to ascertalu its au- theunticity, the Secretary had furnished it. It was a most vulgar, abusive, foul attack on Congress. This was the same Mr, Harvey who was belleved to hdve commu- nicated to the enemy information on the eve of the bem- bardient of Fort Bumter, avd in consequence of which the Union Scuators, two or three days u?wrh mwiln'f meut was coufirmed, called on the dent and asked that his appointmcnt be withdrawn, The President, how- ver, in e gooduess of his heart witfered Haryey'to1e main, and he was at his post now in defiance of the will of Congress. He (Mr. Stevens) hoped he would be allowed to puy own expenscs. 1f ho chose to stay there till doowmsday, let hiw stay. The best place he eould be was Mr. RAYMO. (Rep., N. Y.) expressed Lis confidence that the letter referred to did not descrye the charac zation given to it by the gentleman from Peousy! He recidled no Tan r which ascribed to Congress corrupt styled fonl wnd vulgar abuse of Cougress. borme n inind teo that It was o strictly private Tetter, written by Mr. Harvey to the Secretary of State as a per- aonal friend, and that b it not_been for the act of the Secretary of Stal perhaps for his Own agency, the letter would ne have been published, It anybody was to be punished for the publication of that letter ft was certafnly not Mr. Harvey. As to the charge in reference to Me, Harvey's ‘(I\Ill{ information to the Rebels, it ahould be remembered that Mr. Lincoln had investigated the charge, and had refused to withdraw the appolutment of Mr. Harve NN Mr. HALE'( ln?ulnd whether Mr. Stevens eharged Presudent Lincoln with complicity in the treagon- ablo conduct imputed o Mr. Harvey, * 2 5 replied in the negative. He did not put inst Mr. Ilnr\'r’ on the ground of his ex- prossing an opinion differing from that”of Congre t on the ground of o vulgar abuse of Congress; and because Mr, Harvey had behaved like a blackguard in the matter. Mr. MAYNARD (Rep., Tenh.) asked whether thero was Dot & shnple explanation of Mr. Harvey's dispatch on the evo of the bombardment of Fort Sumter! numely, that the ohject was to let the Rebel wuthorities know the futentions of the Government, o that I a colliston oc- thiey would be put clearly und manifestly i the BANKS (Rep.. Mass) replied substantially in the affirmative. As o abolishing the office he showed that that could not bo done with a proper observance of futer- national e esy to l'lvrlu{nl. No person, however, should require s man to be retained as a representative of the Government abroad who had published a recom- mendation that one departnent the Government ed against another department of the Govern- ment by fore "herefore Congress Lad done last session the only thing left for it to do, In directing the Executive under no circumstances to continue the payment of Lis salary. My SCHENCK (Rep., Ohlo) took strong flmund against Mr. Hlur i Lie spoke of a8 ouo of the bread-and- butter bri, Mr. sent up to the Clerk’s desk andl had read the letter lu controversy. Mr. RAYMOXD repedted that there was nothing in it that deserved such cpithets as had hfln,npgllml toit by Mr. Stevens, and suggested, n reference to the sensitive- jn:“u nhlowu by Mr. Stovens, that he would “let the galled o winee."” Mr. EEDRIDGE (Dem.,Wis.) suggested to Mr. Schenck it unybody was to be pumshed for the publication of that letter, in'the way of stoppago of salary, it shonld be not Mr. Harvey, who had nothing to do with publish- ing it, but the President or the Secretary of State, or the gentleman from New-York (Mr. Raymond). Mr. SCHENCK replied that perliaps it would not be a bad plan to .wg the President’s pay in some way, or to take from him the competency to receipt for it. Mr. RAYMOND remarked something in an undertone about havivg had his compensation Increased, not llfl'p(‘d hence the publication of that letter, r. STEVENS suggested, In the same tone of voles, that that increased compensation went for the gentle- maw's (Mr. Raymond’s) outfit for the Philadelplila Con- vention. huflhur.] Mr. RAYMOND accepted the u’glmunn, remarking that the servies was worth all he got, The discussion was continuned for some time by Messrs, SCHENCK, WISE (Dem., Ky.), NIBLACK (Dein., Ind.), and others. Flually it was A that the amendment should be considered lllllg in Committee, that a vote wight be taken on it in the House. Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep., Pa.) moved to strike out the ap- proprintion for the United States Legation at Rome. r. ETEVENS moved to amend that by adding at the end of the paragraph the following : “Whereas, 1t {s heneath the dignity and oontrary to the Justice of this nation to be reprosented at court whose Government prolifbits the fiee wunhr? by American citi- zous within Its Jurisdiction of the Christian religion; aud, “ Whereas, Tio Roman Government han lately ordercd the American ehurches to bo removed outaide of the city, and docs prohibit the free exercise by thein of the Cl tian religion; therefore *He it enacled, That no mom{h hereby ngapmpmuul shall be puid for the l||¥pon of the Ubited Btates Lega- tion at Rowe or for the future expenses of any such lega- on,” Mr. CHANLER (Dem, N. Y. inquired whether the same rule would not apply to Coustautinople and Mad- rid. Mr. STEVENS replied that the Christian religlon was ?ermuufl in Constantinople, and he was not aware that l!“‘ probibited in Spain, 1t had not been excluded in ome untll within the last six months. \ Mr. BANKS suggested that the pro action shonld not be taken —at until offielal tion should bo received that mmld“lmfy it. Mr, HALE (Rep., N. Y.) moved to amend Mr. Stovens's amendment by striking out the preambie.y Mr. FINCK (Deut., Olifo) denounced the moveraent as o thrust wade at the Catholic peoplo of this country. The question was taken on Mr. Hale’s amendment striking out the preamble, and it was adopted--66 to sl THE INVALID PENSION BILL PASSED, | Pending the question on the amendment as amended {he Committee Tose and reported the Invalld ol 10 the House, which was thereupon PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS—ADJOURNMENT. Mr. FERRY (Rep., Mich.) MM & memorial from the Governor and Adjutant General of the State of Michi- an ou the subiject of the Militia bill. It was referred o Slo Conmitason e MIS, L0y o potition s . DA ., N. Y. o petition Ly éler? praying for the of he 08 n‘l “&2‘}“‘6 Co:nti. fi t.[ &r& ’w for the aa ook ek L E ribune, PRICE FOUR CENTS. ONE MORE VETO. — THE NEBRASKA BILL RETURNED TO THE SENATE. BY TRLRGRAPH TO THE THIBUNE. WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1867, The President to-day sent the following veto message to the Senate: To the Senate of the United States : 1 return, for reconsideration, a bill entitled “ An Act for the admission of the State of Nebraska into the Union,” which originated in the Senate and has received the ussent of both Houses of Congress. A bill haying in view the same objéct was presented for my approval a few hours prior to the adjournment of the lnst Seaslon—but submitted at a time when there was no opportunity for a proper consideration of the subject. 1 withheld my sig- Dature, and the medsure failed to become a law. It Appears by the preamble of this bill that the people of Nebraska, availing themeelves of the authority conferred upon them by the act passed on the 19tk of April, 1864, bave adgpted a constitution which, upon due examination, is found to conform to the provisions and comply with the conditions o sald act, and to be republican in form of goyernment, and that they now sk for admission fnto the Union. The proposed law would therefore seem to be Based v) ntuodechmnnmumdmmmmul:, t, Wpon compliance | with.'its. terms, tha Nebraska nyoold be «admitted juto the mn m. ual footing with® the ug.mnal Btates. m!& ‘& the bill, however, shows that, while Ahe. section, Con, distinctly accepts, contirms the Constitution anud Btate le_of the Territory have fi-‘mm. the third section provides that this measure “ shall nzul;?fle it mip& upon the t,ndamenul con- dition :‘5;( i ‘)‘ta o of Nebraska there shall be no e e L oe e oot airerpig. Lndiare PROIL TACe Or color, exci :‘a“!’lpnc ed, ln‘d the further fundamental condition that the Legialnture of said State, by & rolexn puble aet, alnil dee sald_ Sta lare the -mu te 1o fun mental conditlon, “shall_ transwit to the President of the United Btates an suthentic of sald act, upon the 1 ”'315'"""‘ n‘eh: th ffle?‘ ) erver:;lr.nm:n o fact: » g%l condition shall be held as & part of the organic diogs on th ""‘“&"fi;fi i "‘?.:"'u‘.'s@‘ ioh ot b % o Satrinto the nfon shall be comighete.” This conditjon s not tioned In the, ol Act, was not contel t_ the tlme 8 ge, ‘Wwas not sought by the people’ themselves, has been heratotore applicdito the bitants of ?y State asking adt n, is in direct conflict with the Constitution adopted by the people and declared in the preamble, “ republican in i fomofnovammlrnv.;“ for in that in- struient the exercise of the elective franchise :fidflm right to hold office are expressly limited to white izens of the United States, Congress thus undertakes to au- thorize and compel the ture to. chauge a Constitu- tion whicb, it i declared the preamble, has recerved the sanction of the people, and which, by this bill, is * aecepted, r%lltud and confirmed ” by the Con, of the nation. The Girst aud thilrd sections of the bill ex- hibit yet further ineongruity. By the one, Nebraska is “admitted into the Unlon upon an equal tooting with the original States in all mrceu whatsoever;” W) ¥y he other, Congress demands as a condition 0 her admission requirements which, in owr -lus tory, have never Jseen asked of any pwvau; whh presenting @ constitution and State government the acceptance of the law-making power, It i emv-l{ declared, by the third gection, that the bill *shall not take effect except uj the fundamental condition that within the State of Nebragka thiere shail bo no denlal of the elective franchise, 01 of any other right, to any per- son by reason of race or eolor, exce] Indians not taxed” Neither more nor less than ion of the right of Uu‘r;geu 10 re; the eleetive of any Stage heroafter to be admitted. This condition is in elear violation of the Federal Constitution, under the jons of which, from the hwflthe foundation of the Gov- ernment, each State bas left free to determine for ftself the qu*{lcmdn necessary for the exercise of suf- o frage with 1itnits. Without precedentda our tion, It is 1n marked contrast with the limitations which are imposed upon States that from time to time have be- come wembers of the Unton, and had for their object the single purpose of preventi ;{ any infringement of Con- stitution of the country. i Congress 1 e- utficient wpnl.nunn braska at the present time possesses to entitle her full revresentation in the councils the nation, and her people desire an exchange of a Territorial for a State e aament; good faldh secw to demand that should he admitted “wi further requirements thin those expressed in Ensbling act, with all of which, it is asserted in the preamble, her inhabitants - have complied. Congress may, under the Constitution, adwit new or reject them; but the pcopln of the State cmuua make or chnnfie thelr organic law and preseribe the qual- ifications ng‘nme for 3 jgress, however, in passing tiie Bl i the shape in which it has been pre- sented for my .pnm\'akdou not_merely reject the appli- mfln of the gead)le of Nebraska for present admission as a Sfite into the Union, upon the nd that the Consti- tution which they have submmiti restricts the exercise of the eleetiye franchise to the white population, but fm- poses conditions which, it accepted by the Legislature, may, without the consent of the people, so change the organic law as to makeselectors of all persons within the State without distinction of race or color. In view of this fuct, 1 suggest for the consideration of Congress whether it would not be innl. expedient, and in accordance with the prineiples of our governmentto allow the ?oph by popular vote, or through a Conventiou chosen by them- seives for zn&t purpose, to dm-llfig ‘::l;‘eum or not thc‘y will ccept the terins upon whic now proposed to admit them into the Union. This course would not oceasion much ater delay than that which the bill contemplates when it requires that the Legislature shall be convened within we conkider that the ings attending the formation of the State Constitution were not in conformity with the provisions of the Enabling act--that iu an a, te vote 011,776 the majority in favor of the Coustitution did not exceed 100, and that it is allogod thut, in consequence of frauds, even result canuot be received as s fair representation of the wislies of the people. As upon them must fall the burdens of a State or, , 1% 18 but just.that they should be permitted to determine for thom- selves o question which 8o materially affects their inter- ests; Possossing a soil and a climaté admirably ad: to thoe pursuits which bring prosperity and tness to a people; with the advantage of a central tion on the reat highway that will soon connect the Atlantic and ho Pacitio Btates, Nebraska is rapidly in num- bers and wealth, and may, in a very byief iod, clajm admission on grounds which will challenge and secure universal assent, She can, therefore, wi and patien afford “’;,&T“‘ ‘Hor po‘sumgx‘: is sald to be steadily an even ra ly increasing, ng now gen con- ceded to be as high as 40,000, mdwm’?:db some, whose Judgment 1s entitled to _respect, at a still greater number. At her present rate of growth shie will in a very short time have the required population for a representation in Congress, and what is far more fmportant te her own eitizens, will have lized such an advance in material wealth as will enable the expenses of a State Government to be borne without oppression to the tax-payer. Of new cormunities it may be said with espeolal forco—and it 18 true of old ones—that the induce- nflenu to emigrate, other things being equal, is in almost the precise ratio of the rate of taxation. The great States of the North-West owe their marvelous Purny lnrgely to the fact that they were eontinued ‘as Rorrhiorice untll fhey had grown to be wealthy and populous com- munities. ANDREW JOHNSON. Washington, Jan. 29, 1807, e THE INDIAN WAR. ——— THREE UNITED STATES FORTS IN A STATE OF SEIGE. BY TRLEGRAPU YO THE TRINUNE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The following is the sub- stance ot s lotter just recelved from an otficer at Ford Phillip Kearney to & gentloman in this eity : The three post forts, !Phil Kearney, Reno, and Smith, are in a state of seige. All the Sioux Indians, ingluding thoso who committad the atroeities In Minnesota, are in the nelghborhood. The son of Fort Reno consists of three companies of fantry, 0ot full, and one plece of artillery. Phil Kearney has four iteces of artillery aud five compames of infantry, one alf eftective, and & fow mounted wen. Fort Smith has two ploces of artlllery, two companies of iufantry, and 28 mounted WON—AMOUNtING In the aggregate Lo 400 men; so *nu can perceive that these posts are in u state of seige. he mass of the Indians are on the river about 50 from zh‘o post. Our communication with Fort Smith is entirely’out off. Some 1,500 lodges of Indians are located at that point, Molunding the Blackfeet, the Cheyennes, ~and Arrappalioes, the whole num- ber ‘amounting to between four and five thousaud. whl&m {mposes. And it g-.hu additional force when They are well mounted and armed. They have several - A times attacked the wood traius, and were Upou one osca- sion badly whipped. On Friday, Doo. 21, they madg their appearancs inea small namber, near the tort, and ehal- lenged us to fight. Col. Carrington sheiled them, kill- jug & pony, and driving out thirty Indians from tbeir covert. Capt.jand Brevot Col.Fitierman, cag. Brown and Lieut, Drummond wers ordered ont protect the, wi traln, which had ?‘ul attacked. _Capt, Fitterman commanded the Infantry, Lieut. Druim- mond the cavalry, numbering 27 ms and Capt. Brown some mounfed teamsters and eitl Toroe mmounting to &1 men. Abeus 30 of thess were armed with Speucer rifies and the remainder With Hpringtield muskets. The officers, insiead of obej orders, allowed themselves to be decoyed from thy tion they had been red to _take, and consequently tell into an ambush and were all cruelly murdered. " The wrrd‘:cr:h bwmén lu c‘:)- mty”‘l nrx ufunmy, was 0 . rington g:ocoe & point five miles of and ascertuin the wood train was safe and them to join the command. After vnmdlni about three miles he found the train sufe, and then attémpted to Join Cant, Fitterman, but it being impossible he immediately seat to the fort for re- onforcements. Forty men, under a captain, were seut out, and we reached the scone of action just in time to ‘witness the murdor of the last vietim. The poor ‘who had thus been umunlf wupdered were found piled 2.‘}‘,;"“" About fifty of the bodies were brought into LIEUTENANT AMRES AGAIN SUCCESSPUL, BY TRAEGRAPH TO THN TRISUNA. Forr LARAMIE, Jan. 20.-Lieut, Ames, with 80 soldiers from Fort Sedgwick, overtook the Indians on the Pn:ulucf;‘.‘::d mpt;zd c‘m and Donaldson’s cattle, on Wore darkatily the Chcrmanes e ot 4l TooRouod b were by commaid wiro' iy States. temptible charge. Goldtlwaite of New-York. Mr. Tobin was uj 'mnl‘"::l}c ;w f uts, The concluding THE AUSTRIAN MISSION. 4 THE gonnsrmzmm SECRETARY SEWARD AND MINISTER MOTLEY. BY TELRGRAPH TO TR TRIBUNE. W ASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—The President to-day sent to the Senate & reply to the resolufion requesting him, - to communicate to that body, if in his epinion notin- - consistent with the public interest, any ence between the Department of State and Motley, Envoy Extinordinary and Minister Pleni= potentiary at Vienna, relating to his reported resigna- tion of tiiis post. The following is the correspond- ence : ’ Mr. Seward to Mr. Motley. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 1866, Bir: A cltizen of the Unifed Statcs has addressed lets ter to the President from Pans, in which he representa. Dbe had traveled extensively in Europe duringthe past . year, in the course of which he had occasion 10 see some- thing of our Ministers and Coneuls in ‘various countries; that most of those whom he met wers bitterly hostle to the Prestdent and his Admintstration, and. that et T e " - T rAn H. s'lwir Mr. Motley to Mr. Seward. LEGATION OF Tilk UNITED STATES, VIENNA, Dee. 11, 1866, Hon, W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. Si: Anhour or two ago I received a letter from you, dated Nov. 21, 1866, to which T hasten to reply. You ine form me that a citizen of the United States has addressed & letter to the President from Paris, stating that in the course of the last year “he had had oceasion to see some- thing of our Minfsters and Consuls in various countries; that most of those whom he met were bitterly Bostfle to the President and the Administration, and expressed thas. hostility in 50 open & manner a5 to astonish Americans, and to leave a very bad impression on Europeans.” With. the mmmnh.nhtlumwwuwmm Ministers and Consuls ahroad,I haye nothing especial to do. Other gentlemen are fully competent to answer for them- selves. You proceed to say, “he adds that you do not pretend to conceal ¢ your disgust,’ as he says you style it, at the President’s whole conduct; that you despise . Ameriean democracy, and 1oudly proclaim that an En- glish gentleman is the model of human perfection; that the President has deserted the pledges and principles in common with Mr. Seward, who, you say, is ‘hope- lessly ~degraded.’” You conclude Dby requesting me to deny or confirm the truth of *ibese re- potts. My first impulse on receiving the letter was to content myself with aflat denjal of their truth, Ona little further reflection, however, I do not wish that there shonld be doubt as to my pelitical sentiments as a repre- sentative of the foreign politics of the Government. T have done my best faithfully to discharge my duties n strict conformity with thy instructions. In the conflict of epinions in regard to home questions, sspecially thad of Reconstruction, wy views have never been asked for by the United States Government, and I should have con- sidered it unbecoming and superfluous to volunteer & public declaration of them, as certainly should I have deemed it my duty to express them frankly ‘whepever they were officially demanded. I donot understand that Iam even now directly questioned on the subject, bus after reading your letter, T owe it to myself to say a fow words. 1 have always helleved it necessary that strong gnaran- tees should be taken against a recrirence of the Rebel- lion and the establishment of somie form of Slavery be- fore the sceeded States should be readmitted to repre- sentation in Congress. Latterly I am inclined to the opinion that the noblest and the safest courso would be by an amendment of the Constitution prohibiting the Alstinetion of race or color in regavd to the attalument of the tranchise, together with a general amnesty to be pro- claimed by the President. These opinions in the privacy of my own household and to an occasional American vis- itor I have not concealed. The great question now pre- senting itself for solution demands a conscientions seru. tinizing by every American who loves his country and believes in the human progress of which that conntry is one of the foremost representatives. [have neverthought during my residence at Vienna that because I have the honor of being a public servaut of the American people I am deprived of the right of discussing withm my own walls the gravest subject that can Interest freemen. A Minister of the United States is as deeply interested us others in all that affccts the weifare of his country. In conversation with such of wy colleagues or members of the Government here as were interested in our polities, [ have uniformly stated that the conflict of opinions now prevailing in the United States was inevitable m & free country. That such discussion was the very evidence of our freedom and of our capacity to govern ourselves. That to silence disonssion belongs to despots, end mot to a republican government Iike ours, and that I had entire faith that the American people would settle all disputed questions with justice. 1 have always been cautisus, however, in such considera- tions, to avold any expressions of disrespect toward the President or his Cabinet. I have uniformly stated that in our own country the people was not only theoretioally but practically sovereign, and that when great political ques- tions were to be solved appeal was made to the ballot-box. 1 have steadily expressed the optuion that the President and Congress would be reconciled atter the people should have pronounced its solemn verdict, and I have added that all partles in the United States, as I belleved, hons estly desired and required the redistablishment of the Union, however they might differ as to the wisest means , of securing it. Thisis the way in which I have been in the habit of speaking officially or seml-offictally, and this is my reply to the charges contained in your letter, so far as they regard In avy way the President of the United . ” That T “despised American Demoeracy, &nd loudly proclaim that an Eunglish gentleman Is the wodel of human perfection,” is 8o pitiful a fabrication that I blush whileIdenounce it. Any one personally acquainted with me, or who has taken the trouble to read my writings, whether official or lstorical, knows that a wore fervent believer in Ameriean Demoes racy than I am, does not exist in the World. My expres sions of reverence for the American people during these few heroic years have exred, if at all, on the side of enthus siasm, and have often scemed (0 the sceptical somes what extravagant. I scorn to dwell longer an the con- - ‘That T have called Mr. Seward hopelesaly degraded,’ is & wild calumny, and 18 wounds me deeply that you could listen for a moment to such a falsehood. In conela, sion, T have only to add, that I beg herewith respectfully | o resign my post a8 United States Minister a4 Vienna, I am, 8ir, your obedient servant, J. Latagror MorLyY. ——— NEW-ENGLAND, ——— EDWARD EVERETT'S PORTRAIT — MERTING OF THE BOSTON BOARD OF TRADE, BY TELRIRAPH TO THX TRIBUNE. Bostox, Mass., Jan, 20.—At a meeticg of the eity Aldermen last night, an offer of the portrait of the Hon, Edward Everett, by the subscribers to the fund Everett estate, wasaccopted, and the portralt was < t be placed i Faneuil Hall £ pecial meeting of the Government of the Board At Trade yest e i Mm:&- erday afternoon, the curre: measure, pow ssed. ngress, was discussed. The introduced by l{nr‘.l Rundallof Penneylvania, was doi: 110 tremely detrimental ;‘: the an ad ‘The second anuual reunion of the :’mun #fim of Weatern Massachusetts will take place in at Spriugfield, to-morrow evening. sk A BILLIARDS, BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE. Bosro: . 20.—The complimentary benefit given last evenlng to John Lyman, a¢ Bumstead Hall, by sev- eral of our professional billiard players, Was "ll‘ ly ttonded, The first game Was an American carom of 800 Dolnta wp, betweon 1 1. Wilimarth of this eity ana Bam- el Colby of Chelses, sad was won by tter, The nex mo was one of 300 points W. A. Tobin, the of the and W, of the evening was & h carowm (t)uldt.hwuuud Mr, Wilmarth, u«fm won by orter, ———— IN PR ADMIRAL m TLADELPHIA. BT TRLEGRAPE TO Jan. 20.—. T P £ Gfll f ml Visited tho flees of monitery w