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vor XXVIL WASHINGTON. NO- 8,064. 4; unwise, as its provisions would probably bring bim into conflict with the Executive, his fmmediate Constitigional i E! s also expressed a convietion that some bill FAC X THE SENATE—THE DE. | superior. Hea g !mv;u‘;:“;[“: ‘\‘!(.WF‘\(I.:!;T |l»u. -REPORT OF THE | reorganizing Civil Government with the Military to pro- FARTMENTY BALARY P00 BILL BOR THE REOR- | tect and aid, sbould be adopted by Congress at the earll- NEW ORLEANS COMMITTEE GANIZATION OF LOUISIANA CITING TIME 1N 1K HOUE! TAKIFF BILL—-SOUTHERN REFU WY TELEWGAYH TO TAS TRISUXE. WasHINGTON, Monday, Feb. 1%, 16807, In the Senate to-day, the event of most interest est mowent. Mr. Biugham's proposition for reconstruction, under- stood to be fortheoming, provides that when the Rebel States shall adopt the Coustitutional Amendinent and graut equal euffrage to their colored citizens, they shall be admisted to representation in Congress, The Btates to waatho speech of Mr, Chandler on the President aud Bis | be held under martia) law until they accede to theso otiuct. 1t attracted the atteution of the Senate, and | terms. The friends of the meastro believe that it can bo ereated An lmpression in the minds of Senators which Wa8 | put through the House, i# 5 favorable opportunity fgr its ot removed by {he tabling of the Tesolution which Wa8 | jntroduction can be secared. " o subjeet, of discussion. Frequently Mr. Chandler | Rumors are current, which obtain general credence apeaks from the impalse of the moment, sud he is apt, in | from the signitieant statements to & eimilar effect ‘made e heat of debate, to give expression to extreme VIews | iy the debate last night by Bauks and Raymond, that oceasionally; but to-day he had come prepared, and, | while the President is not disposed to yield hie objections though hiedid not read his remarks from mavuseript, b | qgainst the Coustitutional Amendment, he will meet Dad written sub-headings by his side when he spoke, &nd | Congress more than Mulf way in & scheme of reconstruc- frequently referred to them. Mr. Feasenden's speech Bad | (ion which shall embrare certain of the provisious ef that the effect of defeating the resolution. He appealed 10 | and other salutary measures. Senators not to commit themselves to an investigation or The House will take up the Tax bill on Wednesday an expression of opinion on the subject of the President’s | pight. guilt or innocence, but to Xkeep their minds free from all Some of the manuseript containing the evidence taken prejudice, and be prepared to act as ipartial judgesif | in the investication of New-York Custom House mat- Hhie House of Representatives should call upon them 80 £0 | tere has been stolen, and the wituesscs whose testimiony set. The motion tolay upon the table was decided With- | ig thus lost have been recalled and will be exammed over out the Yeas and N On a division of the Senate,the | ggqin. it sald there were 28 Yeas. The negative side was | Tt ix expected that the Senate Foreign Affaira Com- not counted, but 11 Senators kept their seats, while the | mittee will decide tomorrow upon several forelgn nom- firuatives stood up. Amaong them were Messrs. Brown, | inations before them for coufirmation, among whom are gumuer, Wade, Chandler, and Howard. This matter | pix and Cowan. The latter will undoubtedly be rejected, naving been disposed of by the tabling of Chandler’s | while the former stands about as good chance of gettivg resolution, Two appropriation bills, and two or three lls | through. of minor importance from the Finavce Committee were Philip Kingsbury has been nominated Naval Officer of passed, Mr. Sumner offered a resolution, whieh Was | Boston, viee Gen. John L. Swit, rejected by Senate. ebjected o, aud lies over wider the Fule, instructing the | The Sonthern Republican Assc i Eiet Chik evening: Judiciary Committee to inguire into the expediency of | The attendamneo was large, comprising represeutative amending the Civil Riglts bill so as to provide for the | men from all the unreconstructed States, exeept Florida. Srial of al cases arlsing under if, in States of which @8 | A gtrong resolution, heartily judorsing the Reconstruction of the persons are not ctizens, to be tred in the U. 8. | il for Louielana, presented by the New-Or 18 Commmit Courts. The oue-term amendment to the Constitution Was | tec, ax 4 part of its report, was unanimously adopted, discussed, bt not 80 a8 to leave it possible to determine | wify a further recommendation that fts provisions be what ite Tate willbe. The debateon it seems to open | gpplied to the other uine States. This resolution was ) sulijects, such as election bY | gigned by all the members present, and will be oficred to up & pumber of collatera irect vote of the people lustead of the Electoral College, | the House in the morning. A resclution in opparition to the Military Reconstruction bill was referred, after a an extension of the term from four to six years, a chango of the day for bolding the election, ete. At 430 & recess { gpirited debate, to the Executive Committee, The Asso- 107 o'clock was taken, The evening session is set apart | ciation then a by resolution for the 20 per cent Extra Compensation bill. The Supreme Court of the District.of Columbia will to- The House had a stonny session to-day. It beiug Mon- | morrow render a decision in the Test-Cath ease. The aay, the first hour was occupied in a call of States for in- | opinjon is unanimous. They maintain, first, that each troduction of resolutions. None of any mportance Were | court is the sole Judge of the rules of practice before waid effered. Noell, o Missourl Democrat, brought up for the | courts. They declare emphatically that tle test oath is Jast time his weekly resolution asking for female suffrage | Constitntional, and controvert at length the positions as- Nocll attempted to make a specch advocating his resolu | umed by the Supreme Court of the United States fn their tion, but after talking 15 miuutes he evidently eaw that | yecent decisions in regard to this question, and do not re 10 one was listening to him, and that be was boring the | gard it as mendatory. They therefore refuse to set aside members, so he sat down, and his resolution wasreferred. | the rule, which they had previeusly adopted, requiring Eldridge, & Wiscousin Copperbead, was given an hour’s | a1} attorueys practicing before their Court to take the time to speqk ou the same subject. Eldridge is the man | test oath. This opinion will have a marked iufl who is continually objecting, or raising points of | upon the action of Congress, and will order, or moviug to adjourn. Since thissession began, b | the eyes of some of the Judges who have k Se down in officiel Teports as having raised about two | to subserve the disloyal practices which existed duriug Tundred points of order, not one of which was ever sus- | the Rebellion. tained by the Speaker. Althoughallotted anhour to-day, | There was a great Fenlan meeting beid here to-night, Lo didn't speak, for the simple reason that he does not | at which Gen. Johu O'Neil, the liero of Ridgeway, spoke. know how. Determined to do something during his hour. | followed by Major James Haggerty of New-York. The De had read by the Clerk of the House along memorial | mceting was not enthusiastic. REPORTED—ANOTHER EX- PROSPECTS FOR THE AN ASSOCIATION. from Eiizabeth Cady Stantom, Theodore Tilton, Fre The Committec on Retrenchment have decided to eal Douglass, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony, asking | upon the Secretary of the Treasury and dewmand the r for female sufirage. When Eldridge had trifled away | moval of Mr. Jordan, solicitor of the Treasury. The an hour's time, Mr. Eliot, Chairman of the New- | evidence in their possession is of such a character that Orleaus Riot igating Committee. presented | hey deem it a duty which they owe to the Government ud his immediate dismis to the resolution of the to the House the Report of the Committee, with the evidence taken, and a bill for the reconstruction of Louisiana. The Keport is signed by Messre. Eliot, and Shellabarger. A minority report was submitted by Mr. Boyer, the Democratic member of the Committee. “he introduction of Eliot's and Shellabarger’s bill provid- ug @ eivil government for Louisiana, caused two hours of great confusion and excitement. Eliot was anxious to have it so arranged that hisbill could be acted on jmme- diately, and there should be no unnecessary delay. This ‘was & diftienit matter to aceomplish. There were at the | thne pending before the House for action Steveus's Mili- tary Reconstruction bill, with the nuimmerous amendments uffered thereto, Schienck’s Bounty bill, and Wilson's In- demnity bill. The had priority to Eliot’s bill, and what aunoyed bim and caused the excitement was bow 10 postpone all pending matter and dispose of Eliot’s first. Eliot was auxions that ample time should be given to de- Dbute his bill, but at the same time he wished nodelay. He had the privilege of the floor for an hour, and, ju order that there might be irunediate action, be moved to postpone all business pendiug before the House, and proceed with debate on his bill. This required unanimous consent. +Bchenek objected, and made an appeal in favor of Lis Boanty bill, which be considered of more importance than Reconstruction. Wilson alifobjected, thinking his Indemnity bill too important to postpone. Eliot begged hard, aud was kept standipg for an hour wraugling with Schenck, Wilson, Stevens, Boyer, Farnsworth, and others with whom hLe tried to compromise. Just two minutes before his time to the privilege of the floor expired, Kliot found there was 1o hope for lis bill, if he allowed it to go over and take its chances, and, being unable to make any pompromise with Sehenck, Wilson, and the Democrats, be moved the previous question on the pas- sage of the bil. This motion was secooned by & vote of 79070, the Democrats and the Bingham- Banks Raymond and Cobstitutional-Amendment Radicals veting in the negative. The next motion was ordering the main question on the passage of the bill, but before this could be done the Democratic leaders had a consulta- THE APPOINTMENT OF PROVISIONAL GOVERNORS. tlon and agreed to delny the matter by;* filibusteriog.” | sr, CHANDLER (Rep., Mich,) moved that the Senate Eldridge led off with a motion to adjourn. Another | (uko up the resolntion offered by him on Saturduy lust, Democrat moved to lay this motion on the table, avd | jngtracting the Judielary Committee to inguire whether demanded the Yeas and Nays. The next motion was that | Andrew Job neon, Vice-President and activg President of when the House adjourn it be until Friday. These | tne United States, had any authority to appoirt Provi- were all voted down as » matter of course. The Yeas and | yjonal Governors for the States lately in rebellion. Nays were called several times, and there wasevery Indi- | "3y, CHANDLER—I think that this resolution Js very cation of a long siege of * filibustering” Soon, however, | jmportaut at this time. If the President had no anthority the democrais offered a compromise. They agreod thatif | of jaw under the Constitution to appoint Provisional Goy the matn question on the bill was ordered by the House, | aryors for the States lately in rebellion, then the action of aud then the Honse would adjourn until to-merrow, I | those Governors falls. There have been no Governors order to give them time to consider the bill, they Would | ugtabinhed over those States 1 the meeption itself oease their “ filibustering.” So a vote on themain ques- | yjegal. Now, Sir, T desire that the Committee on the tion was had, and resulted in its beiug ordered by a ¥0t6 | juqiciary should make an early report upou the sulject. of 85 to 59, the Ropublicans voting the in negative belng | ¢ js due to the President and it 18 due to the country that Baker, Bingham, Dawes, Farusworth, Laflin, Schenck. | 050 pojnts shall be settled, and settkd at an carly day, Marvin, McKee, Plants, Randall, Thayer, F. Thowas, VAv | 1 qn not lawyer and am hardly coupetent to decide for Horn (Mo.), and Windom. The half-and-half Republicans | yyelf, still less for the Scate, Whether there was any wotingwith the mmomywcrel’uymnnd.l)lvl'n.nodme,Hul» such authority. We know, Mr. Praident, that when bel, Koykendall, Latham, Stilwel, and Whaley. After | Andpew Johnson, through the bullet »f J. Wilkes Booth, the vote House adjourned. The bill will come up the first | pecgime President of the United States, the Rebels :h;::n::mw, and after an hour's debate will beput on | poq laid down their arms and that all > of these Rebel States were held by mili n::":::::‘: "n:::d‘ Ay ap s Oentisontion ol pu;rm, un: umlu)r these ilitary powers And';:r: 4 o Johnson had a might to appoint milit Verno Mr. Delano offered & rosolution to-day setting forth that | net only for every oue of ool ml‘;"’m":"‘:l’;‘:: three-fourths of the States of the Union had ratified the | but for every city, had he seen fit so to do. The laws of Constitutional Amendment, and providing that it shall be | War are as well nnderstood as the written Constitution or Democrats objected to its introduction, and it goes over | Government in Tenncasee, he appoirted Audrew Johuson and awaits its chances. Brigadier-General in the army of the United States, and The Loan bill will be submitted to the Finance Com- ulx'l i H;;’e’rllienl n}vne ited vawn Army he a mittee to-morrow by the sub-committee who have it | had '.‘ngu:nw oae vln’x;::’:l‘:'d(-:»l::fl"l’ue:‘f‘::i.l’;:t:‘nr:wxu, ready to report. Tt is doubtful whether it will bo re- | SiF, it is another and a very differort thing to appoint gorted o the Senate.. Beeretary, MeCulloch is very | FroYisional Governor. I Delleve, Sir, thut it ks an atfice anxious that it should pass as early as possible, 80 that it will go to the House and be passed before the ath of unknown to the Constituion and laws of our Govern- ment, and an office whieh, in_wy judgment, ke had no authority to create, These Governors were not sent to March. So much business has wircady accumulated be- the Senate for confirmation, nor would it have made them fore the Ways and Means Committee and the House, that great fears are entertained that some of the important | created that office. If there wasno auihiority of law, then, ahastncs willdail far Wash a450ka. 0 sedeliNrtiaE. 8ir, it required the Honge of Representatives, and the " Senate, and Andrew Johnson united, having fin&u gled ¢ this Ovssmition cannot poesibiy give (he tints 10 % a8 I have said, he had a right to old these States by mil 4 ear them. | fiurs' Dower 4ud forces. Theso laws of war have beer Hon. John Wentworth itement in regard to ued to the several with the num® nsmitted the following the amount of United States bouds i Roads now being eonstructed to the ber of miles completed of each road. Union Pacific Railroad, 350 miles west of Omah: Union Pacific, west from Lawre 155 mllcs. Atchison und Pike's Peak, 40 miles Central Pacific Callformia, 114 mile Western Pacifie California, 20 miles XXXIXTH CONGRESS—SEcoNp SEssON. FT TELEGRAPN 70 THE TRIBUNE. _WASHINGTON, the by the Legislature 1pon Uie table, of the Governor proposed Constit | of Onio. It was ordered to | PETITIONS —NATIONAL ASYL Mr. WILBON (Rep., Mass.) reported adversely on the bl to allow members of Congress 1o serve us directors of the asylum for disabled volunteers where t have Ieen elected directors before thelr election to Cougress. ‘Lue bill was indefiuitcly postponed. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. Mr. BUMNER (Rep., Mass), offered aresolution in- structing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the ex- pediency of so amending the Civil Rights bill as to extend its operations so that when the residents of any State, belug citizens of the United States, are debarred from auy of the privileges of citizens of such States, then all cuses arising out of any offense against any such resi- dents of the one x-un?nml any citizen of such State not debarred frow any of the privileges thereof, on the other art, shall be heard and delivered by the Court of the United States, and not by the courts of the State. Mr. Sumner asked for imuediate consideration for the wbove. It required unanimous consent for the consderation of | it to-day. ULSBURY (Dem., Del) objected, and the reso- . Mr. 8Al any more Governors if we had confirmed them, becanso the Benate and Andrew Johnson together conld not have It will be useless for any more delegations to come here | a law creatin b an office before an officer coul &0 urge alterations of the tariff. The Ways and Means | @l ited. Ngw. My, President nnd”nr Jaws of war, The bill will be lost it the little residue of the session is | changed from to age. The; i ot wholly devoted to its consideration. It is understood iwr:a tha'“l‘osethe.g:nqum’n'%ndum 3‘3 :3 th risoners were remorselessly put to that from to-morrow morniug the door of the Committee- | 10 SCICDE times, " | death. These law s room will be closed to delegations and the lobby, Repre- | as late as the ynr.lue, u“l:t': :::)w m‘n:hmot July, l:t“a' mentatives of wool and woolen fntereats, and also of sun- | the laws of ‘war empowered the conqueror to’ lev dry iron interests had sudinees before the Ways aud | Seher gl sch Of fhe war upon pred Mcans Commttee today, wud presented theic several | Ausirin What pivrinces the. dekited vo toke oit e [y actually wmpeflld Austria to pay 50,000,000 of florins for Representative Hurlburd to-day made a report frow the Committee ou Public Expenditures on the so-called Wil- the expenses of the war. When ] fort-b-the-Main, she made Prlnkfllfl'p‘:;‘lfx:‘l::‘ fi! liams Wine oase, connected with the im, Y puted Revenue frauds in Boston. They say in the settlement of the cuse penses of conquering lier, Under the laws of war, the 1t cannot escape notice, that with tive Government offi- conquered must subiit to the will of the uero the United States had a perfect right undt‘rm o l: u::l‘ elals obarged with the taking cars of the interests of th Govervment, the Treasury will not seb at & gold valun- | war to make these Rebels pay the whole in- curred by this Government fn {m"lng down “t’hp: Xh‘:beli lion. M. Presidént, if Andrew Johnson, in violation of tion one-third of the duties which 1t was alle eged the Williazos firm bad from time to time fraudulently with law, in violation of the Constitntion, and without au- It1s understood that Gen. Bauks had an Interview to- thotity nnder the laws of war, has assumed and exe cised power that did not beloig o him, ot Whlch i longed to Congress, then I do not hesitate to say, and [ sy it with deliberation, that for this one act, and this alone, Audrew Johmson should be impeached.” T may it, Bir, as one of is judges; I say it day with Gen, Grant, in relation to the Military Recou- | f0rce of what [ 3'.5' that it he is Imrlr;‘fr'fmtlm «":jl: struction bill. ‘The General exprossed his surprise at the | 4t Of usnrpation, it this one act Was without au- {utiaations mady g} b ppRToved tho bil, Lo thority w, or of the Constitution, lawe ot “var, ety 8l e ingencge. ™. Petitions and memorials were presented and referred. | | omly 1 NEW-YOREK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1867. ne, PRICE FOUR CENTS. The Judge on the beneh has a right to say that if the man before bim was guilty of murder, then he ought to be hanged; if he was guilty of horse-stealing, then he should Dbe sent to the State’s Prison. The Judge has a right to soy thi=; and I have a right to say that if Andrew John- kon is guilty of this usurpation with which be is charged, then he vight to be impeached for that act and that alone. EBut, Mr. President, there are other allegations made againkt Mr. Johnson, acting President of the United States. It is alleged, Mr. President—I know not whether it be true or false, but it iv alleged—that Andrew John- son delivered over the property seized from Rebels, in railroad n-nu-s« stock throughout the South—that be de- Jivered over this property, without authority of law, to the Rebel Railroad neies. And it 18 alleged, again, that the rolling stock sent from the North to_the South, amounting to mauy millions of dollars in value, wae, without authority of law and in violation of law, by the u‘.:-n orders of Andrew Johnson, sold on credit o those Rebel Railroad organizations. Jf this allegation be true, then 1 kay that Andrew Johnson had as h right to put his hand into the Treasury of the United Stutes and Take out so many millions of dollars as he had to sell that Atock to the Sonthern Raflronds on credit; and for that act, §f hie be guilty, T say he should be impeaciied and romoyed. Sir, this is & government of law, and the President is mere Executive to earry out the law. He is sworn to obey and to execute the Jaw. If he fails in mudntn he {s amenable to the law the same as any other individual in the United States. It is alleged again, Mr. Presdent, and 1 know not whether the allegation he trae or talse, but it is alleged that Andrew Johnson, without authority of law, and in violation of law, ordered the collection of the district tax levied upon these Rebel Btates to be stopped. 1 know not whether this be trae ox false. The allegation s made; and if it be true, if in violation of Taw, and against the Iaw, he ordered this thing to be done, the for that act Andew Johnson should be impeached and removed. It fs likewise alleged, Mr. President, that ‘Audrew Jolinson has, in_direct violation of the Constitu- tion, which says he shall have power, by and with the advice and eonsent of the Kenaic, to make treaties, pro; Vided two-thivds of the Senate coneur, and that he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Fenate. shall uppoint embassadors and ctber pub- lic ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and United States, L appointments are ot herein otherwise which sliall be established by law, lias violated this provision of the Coustitut ‘onstitution Las appointed as his advisors the Senate of the United States. The Senate of United Btates must advise as well as consent, The patitation so declares. Now, Sir, it s« leg ation of this clav thic Constituti & not advised with t te, but he ha ately appoiuted men who have been rejected by t t may b siid that thiis thing’ has been officers of the ate.” 1 know, Sir, i done before, and. it is true, Bir, that in two or tiree in- sances Gen, Jackson didt reappoint men who had been te. 1 do not Lesi act of wsurpa refected by the S that for tie cress of the United o been impeached by the States: but, Sir, | wonld pass that over, and come to an- other ailegation yet more startling. 1t in alleged, and I 15, bat it 18 alleged that know not whether it be true or fa A made appointiments during the recess of ambents, aud during the not seud the names to adjourmment of the Senate, ud in direct violation of he reappainted Senate 1 all oving the n there men, never havi 1 know not whether it be true or fall Andrew Johuson should be iy Sir, if the Congress o tion of the Const [ Ktates perit suel junished, theu t never meet aga jeast eneroa of Parlisment, and it 1 v ol ngress of the Upite The British Parliament watches the kingly powers npon the rights sy Kliog or Minister had Deen guilty of any one of the acts alleged againet Audiw son, he would hiave been impeached forthw Wucih bas been said both in this body & 0 of the eountry wbo: an of the P 1 wou ike to ask any mewber of this bady what right the President has To have a plan outs de f the r s a right to advise Ce Coygress. The President L whiit pla it shall t; w0 bas every indiv Unjted Statos the sawme Tight. It Congress sees fit to dopt the plan of the vell and good--it be- comes the plan of the It Congres adopt tie plan of Jobn J. who by petit Congress 1o + the ' plan | plin of the Nution; bat if Congress declines Pian of Jols Junes or of Audiew Johnxon (atd t is terial which), t 1l to the ground heard enough abo sident’s plan, Wh A w Johnson to o p t been rejected by »s. He hax 1o m right than wy horse. His veen rejected, hing. [ [ of the Tpew % plan. et the United States obey the laws; and if ho 't obey the laws, let him disobey them ut bis perd 1" But, sir, there is i dread that we. xecuting s, will b adtul ut, this N rebellion the Davis for four loig nabitants of the Rebel N.xfl bel] i ation “has come vict world has ever s cars, sustained an L It haw arful brought upon th tutional rights. B violated the who ouglhit to be ¢ ident of the United State #0 ably fill 1 moval of that individual by § About the safne amount of «xeltan nt thatthe removir of the Custo i of New-York would prodice, people have deelare ob bigh, that this nd no coml y Jefferson Davl b trew Joluson, o any ser lvitg man; 1o mah or combination of wen cai overthrow it. 1t wili stand any and every assnuit that e upon it 1 bope miy tesolution will be aken L a8 Mr. n true Jusan, Conn.) kald it o know whether Chin , that it was importan the £ the United Btates Lad exceeded his authority in_sppolnting Provisional mow. He wrreed to that. Perhaps he should not agree with Mr. ty of offering u resolition of apon the Honse of Represents It struck Rim (Dixon), that be (Chuniler) was artinl draw up Chandier a to the propr this kind, and then calling tives to tmpeach the Preside while listening to Mr. Chandier, ot adding very mnek to Lis reputation as a Sudge. Tt struck hin that it th . tor from e th Miehiean, after the specch he had just made, corid hardly e an Impartial judg. of the weriis of the case Whether wnch remarks were proper af this time, it wi for him Ofr. Chandler) to determine. 11 it wans desliale o know Whetber the President had any right to apoint Pro- visional Governments, it wust bo impoi taut deo to know the preecdents ou the subject. Therefore fion was before the Senat’, he should ut to exclude the inguly a8 to Mr. A nistration also. otion to take up the resolution wiy put and ) Sir. CONNE 3 (Rep., Cal.) moved to amesd Ly strikin out the word “Vice” hefore President, andulso ihe words “Acting President,” so anto make 1t read *Audiew John- son, President of the United States,” ete. AMr. CHANDLER said he was juformued that Viee-Presl- d id Acting President was the true titie by which Mr. Johnson should be addressed; it was iumaterial, howeve L) agreed with Mr, Conness e resolution. He had no veolution. Al he had Lo tay that If he was'a er of the Judiciry Comuitiee ¢hich 1L was proposed 1o refer this resolution, be should at all in the matter. He would not in € simiple reason that an House, looking to the dent: and when this matter was gate it here. Mr. POMEROY (Rep., Kausas) gpoke in a sirain smilar 10 Mr, Fessenden. Mr. GRIMER (Rep., Tows) moved to lay the resolution on thie table, and the wotion prevalied withont u call of the Yeas and Nays. THE POSTAL LAWK, On motion of Mr. MORGAN (Rep., N. Y.), the Seoretary of the Benate was fnstracted to request the Clerk of the House to return to the Senate the bill amendatory of the Postul laws. This bill, which modifies the charges for money orders and provides for the appointwent of Superintendent of Forelgn Mails and other subordivate officers in the Post-Office Departwent, was passed by the Seuate after Exeeutive Seasion on Saturday, when, as ap- peared from statements made to-duy, thero were but § or 10 Senators present. TRAVELING EXPENSES OF MUSTERED OUT SOLDIEKS. Mr, WILSON (Re Mass.), from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported a bill authorizing payment to the private soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the 21t Regiment New-York Cavalry, and 1st Regiment of Michigan Cavairy, of traveling exXpenses from the place of muster in Colorado, to their place of enrolmeut, less the amount pald to each for commutation of travel where u"X were mustered, and provided that the same shall be pald only to those who did not elect to bo mustered out as aforesand, PURCHASE OF DAVID'S ISLAND. My, WILSON from the same Committee, reported favor. ably the bill to authorize the purchase of Davids' Ixlaud, Loig Tsland Sound, at the sum of $35,500. IMPROVEMENT OF THE FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS. Mr, KIRKWOOD (Rep., Towa), from the Committes on Public Lands,reported with amendment a joint resolution extending the time fg pigtjon of the improve- ment of the Fox aud “i&afi% J‘ ' . Huvl'r& BILL. Mr, GRIMES (Rép., Towa) fitroduced a bill for the re- Jef of Willinn H. Webb, which authorizes the releas to him of the iron steamship Dunderberg, built by him under contract with the Navy Department, upon payment futo the Treasury, within %0 days, the amount advanced on aceount of the vessel. Referred to the Comuttee on Nuval Affairs. ALCOHOL, TN BONDED WAREHOUSES. Mr. FERSENDEN m& Me.) called up the joint resolu- tion permitting the wii rawal from boi WArelouse by lm\orl:m-lud sclentific institutions, of aleohol to be used for the preservation of specimens of anatomy, phys- mgy. or of natural history, and the same was o red PAYMENT OF INVALID PENSIONS. Mr. FESSENDEN called up the bill of the House maki appropriations for the payment of Invalid Pensions, whic) Was ps POST-OFFICE APPROPRIATION WLL. Mr. FESSENDEN called up the Post-Office Apprepria- tion bill, which was . It appropriates, among other items, the following for the support of the Post- Office Department for the year ending June 30, 1865 For transportation of the mals, inland 8,000,000 For transportation of the mafls, forelgn 670,000 For slip, steamboat and way letters. 5,000 For compensation to Tnasters. 4,280,000 For clerks for post-offices. 2,000,000 For payment (o letter-carriers €40,000 IGNING OF TREASUKY WAKRA T . Mr. FESSENDEN called up the following bill, which passed, 10 th " o™ um'u‘.'&'.li‘é'.‘,’rm the g:c“reury of the Treasur: -n_aunngonanwn_cgwmm wnd official seal to delegate to one of the Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury authority to sign in his stead all war- rants for the payment of money into the rnbne ueunrl(. 'unl ;‘:lr;:{r::(t‘: for lrh‘n'“flldlhnr‘eu;flll rom the pnl; o reast certified by the proper aceountin officers of the Treasury to bhe yamy np‘:mp:counl. t andited and settled by them, and such warrants so si; shall be in all cases of the same validity as if m{, been sigued by the Secretary of the Treasury himself. THE ONE TERM FRESIDENTIAL BILL. Mr, WADE (Rep., Ohio) called up the joint resolution offered by Lim proposing to awend the Constitution by making the President ineligible for reélection. The Judiclary Committes propose 1o amend the original reso- Jution b{ striking out all after the enacting clause and in- werting the following: *No person elected President, or Viee-President, whe lias once served as President, sball afterward be eligible to either office.” Mr. SUMNER (Rep., Mass.) favored the proposition, but he thought a still ‘more important wwendment in the had Presidential term would be to provide for the election of l’:nfimdem by popular vote iustead of by the Electoral College. PASEAGE OF THE TOSTAL LAW, Pending the e leration of th © subject, the Clerk of the House returned the bill relating to Postal Laws, wiieh was taken up, The vote passing the bill wae reconsidered, some in- portant amendments were adopted, and the bill was axsed. The Scnate then took a recess until 7 o'clock, EVENING SESSION, TIE JOBNSON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, M. DIXON (Johnson, Coun.) gave notice that he should not move his proposed Constitutional Amnendment as an amendment to Mr. Wade's proposition, but as an nullnpoln-icul weasure, and that he should call it up at an early day. Mr. HL"MNER (Rep., Mass.) asked what proposition Mr. Dixon meant. Mr. DIXON #aild he meaut (he proposition he intro- dneed a few days since, Mr. SUMNER—That 1 think to be @ delusion and & snare, Mr. DIXON—Vory well; we will discuss it when it comes up. INCREASED €ALARY FOR DEVARTMENT CLERKS, The joint resolution giving additional compensation to certafn employés of the eivil service at Washington, which was the special order for the evening session, was taken up. As amended hy the Senate Commiitee, the Joint resalntion i6 as follows : *That there shall be allowed and paid out of l\nymm’le{ in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, (o the fol- Jowing deseribed persons now empioyed in the civil sery- jee at Washington, as ows : ‘o civil_officers, temporary, and all other clerks, mee- sengers and watchmen and einployés, male and female, of the following named Departents or Bureaus Btate, Treasury, War, ) vy Tuterior, Post-Office, Attorney- al, Agricultural, w ineluding ciyil officers and temporary and all other clerks and employés, e and female, in the offices of the aval Observato Navy-Yard, Paymas- ter-General, Including the division of veferred clabu, Commissary-General of Prisoners, Bureau of Refugecs, Freedmen and Abaudoned Lands, Quartermaster-Geueral, Capitod and Treasury extension, City Post-Office, and Commissioner of Public Buildings, and the Superintendent of Meters, an_additioual compensation of 20 per cent on their respective salaries, as fixed by iaw, or where 1o salary ¢ fixed by law upon their u;y respectively for one year from_and aiter the 50th day of June, 1806, But when any of said_persons are or shafl he only cotitied to re- cefve sulary or pay for o part of “said yea the ®ald 20 per ee shall be computed on the amo, i wuich person is T services in any : of said De within said year; 1 additional compensation eniy Mtice shall be puid out of the fund of said office. Frovided Jurther, thit the resolu. tion shall not apply to persons whose salarics are fixed d $5,600 per anuila; NOr o any person whose salary sed by law ainee the 30th day of Jutie, 1864, except those clerks i the offico of the Quar: eneral, whose pay was cqualized with that of first-class clerks, by aet of July 20, 166, Frocided further, I extra compensation allowed aud paid to” wny of ersons during the corrent fecal year by the heads of any Department, shall bo taken and considered as o part of suld 20 per centum, #o that all of said persons receive 20 per cent: of their respective salaries as Const Sarve; amed, b werson shall be ‘required to ud any sur that he may eived ae aforesaid N n 0f 20 e b 2 M TAMEAY (0 inm.) n wnd 50 as 1o fn- clude b aplo: Lavy yard. Agreed to: Mr. WIL 1 eliuling enliated m Mr. WILEON ( Yeas, 20; Nayw, i 2 e to amend by in- n detailed an Chen b, Mias,) ashed I that meant 20 per cout o the gy proper and rations of a soldicr TAMS waid it did. IN moved to # My W Mr. WILSC nd by inserting the words, “ to he computed on the gross auount of o searivedd by them.” The awendment win agreed to Mr. FERSENDEN (Rep., Mc) to i lithographers und assistant-ithographors of the Treasury Department. Adopted. uelonde the em of Me.) moved to My, MORRILL (Kep.. ‘ort-Offlee yéu of the City F an Custow-House m It the clerkn weo why the | ot be included Mr. MORKILL Mr. JOHNSON ¢ 3 tolnelnde the clerks of the amendment was agreed to. I uend so 0% not oPWashing- | 1o (. fie ton. Disugreed to Mr. FRUMBULL (Re moved to amend by | wtriking out the Provise Faat the inerease £uall not apply | t Ralary increased sinee July, 164 ed to, My FESSENDEN (Rep., Me) n t end by strik- g out the proviso to deduct all extra compensation whiendy pald this year in computing the extia 20 per ceut. Agrved to, v WADE (Rey., Obio) mo Laborers and empoyés of th Mr. POLAND Vt.) woved to mcide the politan Police force. Disagreed t6, | Mr. YATES (Rep., L) moved to awend by including | employés of tie Senate aind House of Representatives | whose saliries do Dot exceed $,600 per annum. Dika- AGIN (Rep., N watehmen einpl wend to include the | Disagreed o | Metro 1) woved to amend by fuclud- ed in the Capitol extension. Mr. HENDEREON (Rop., Mo.) offered on amendment repealing £l wets or parte of acts autherixiug to wake pportionmicats 10 the clerks of Lis department. L t that the 20 per wclude any salary Disugmeed to. 1y p. m, and the cent #hall not be soupy nare thiu $4,50 for th The bill was passed as amended, Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF KEPRESENTATIVES. ___ BILLS RFFERRED. AKER proceeded, as the first business in f the Btates for bills and joiut resolu- or the call, bills were intro- The SP of Amer the Committee By Mr. WARD (Rep., N. Y.)—Resolutions of the New- York Legislature I favor of giying Government aid to the Northern Pacific Rallway. Referred to the Comuuit- tee on the Railroad. | By Mr. DELANO (Rep., Ohlo)—To declare the rutifiva- thon of the fourteenth articlo of tho Constitntion of the United_States proposed by the fimt sesslon of the Xth Congress. Referred to the Cowmiiteo on the Judictary By Mr. JULTAN (Rep., Indg—Providing a_government for Utuh Tervitory. Referred to the Commitice on Ter- ritori [ L (Reyp., Towa)—Giving rarions to the Tufon soldiers who ded in prison; 0 of Juiy 23, Jeos, Re- cy Affates, with leave | p wmendator: I * ferred to thie Comml 10 report af & By Mr. BAWY -l sin Legisl {ation or the fmproyeme and oen "J;‘. o By Mr. BIDWE! Cal)—A bill making gruuts of land to Califoruia, to aid jn the construction of certain radlroads, Referred to the Committee on Public Lands. RESOLL1IONS, The call of States for bills being concluded, the SPEAK ER resuned the call of States for resolutions wher. the 1 B been left off 1ast Monday. Under the call, resoli tlons were introduced as follow) By Mr. HIGBY (Rep., Cul.)—Instructing the Committee on the Library to inquire uto the expediency of purchas- ing the pictire of nels B, Carpenter of New-Yoik, representing the first reading of tho Buancipation Proc: lamation. The resolution was adopted. By Mr. McRUER (Rep., Cal)—Declaring that the Gov- ernment of the United tes should be actuated, in the ]{ruu' ution of its claims against Great Britain for the depredations of the Alabama and other Anglo-Rebel cruisers, by the same dispatch and emphasls which characterized the Government of Great Britain In its de- mand arising of the capture of Mason and Slidell from the British steamer Trent. Adopted. By Mr. HENDERSON (Rep., Oregon)—Declaring that the people of tho States, which renounced the nll“lorll)‘ of the Constitution and laws, and made war against the Government, bhave hereby forfeited all their rights and privileges under the Constitution and laws, &e., which Was referred to the Joint Cominittee on Reconstruction. REMOVALS IN THE INTRRIOR DEPARTMENT. S e S it Resolution offered |hy Mr. ggs on I december 6, ro- questing information” from the Secretary of the Interior in regard to the to the removal and appointments of offi- cers of Land Offices, Indian Afinnu. &c., since the last session of Congress, which vas adopted. The resolutions offered. by Mr. Nocll last Monday, e resolutions offered by Mr. Noel onday, for the extension of the right of suffrage to vomeu.ywnm taken up. Mr, 'fl}mmox (Dem., Wis.), in the absence of Mr. ;‘:fl sent to mi (‘hrll';u e:‘ lfl: bnaiu:d -mmm:}:f Alflfl X ssoclation, rotest oi'or polltical distinction on account 3: color og the House officlal correspondence Agassiz to Brazil, ro Ral House was giv for & public me memorfals from Johu C. (iroe Charlick, Thurlow Weed, Phel Cisco, aud other citizens of New-York, agalnat any action looking toward the impess the President, and praying fo:utlha adoption of measiies that will prowmote the and prosperity of the Uuion. Reterred to the Commm« on nfimz.d members of the barin the lhdmp!«fluu- Southern and Esstern Distriets in New-York, for in- eveniug, and until disposed of. The bill removes taxation from many articies of prime necessity, guards agalnst duplication of taxes, makes the income tax uniform at the rate of five per cent, with exceptions up to 1,000, and exempting houso rent, taxes, insurauce, &c., OLU increas ing distulers’ licenses 10 $600, BOKTON CTRTOM-HOUSE. Mr. HULBURD (Rep., N. Y.), from the Committee on Public Expenditures, made & report ou the wvesngalion into affair at the Baston Castom-House. Mr. PLANTS (Rep., Ohlo) presented & minority report. Both reports were ordered to be printed, and on motion of Mr. ROLLINE, a motion to ‘wmt 2,000 extra coples was referved to the Committee on Printing, The mnS«T report censures the Custow-House officers of Boston Jvnw Rolicitor of the Trensury, in reference 10 their course in e xueting J. & M. Wiliiamie, and intima naltics frow the house o es that that firu was rathes Tarsidy, if hot wnjustly, treated, Fhe misority report d%fll the action of the Custom-1ouse officeis and Mr, an. HEAD-STONFS FOR DRAD 805DIERS. On motion of Mr. TAYLOR (Dem., N. Y), the Come mittee on Appropriations waw requested to juguire iuto the riety of appropriatiug a sum sufficient to enable the stees of the Cypress Hil wetery, on Long Island, Mo X 10 p1nce head-stonen to the graves (€ soldiers buried there during the war, to fence the grounds, and W erect & suitable monwnent. EXPENSFS OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS. On motion of Mr. WILSON (Rep., Iowa), the Clerk of the House was directed to pay, on the order of the Judi- elary Committee, suck suws, jot exéeeding §10,000 iu the ageregate, an 1nay be necessary to epable (he Committes 10 proseeute the several investigations committed 1o ite charge, REVORT OF THE NEW-ORLEANE MASSA COMMITTEE. Mr. ELIOT (Rep., Mass.), from the Select Comwittes the New-Orleans Riof, made & report, with the evidence Aaken in the watter, Mr. BOYER preseuted the report of the minority. Both reports were ordered to be priuted. Mr. ELIOT, in counection with the report, reported a Dill for the reistablishment of civil goverpment in the Btate of Louistana. (The bi)) is printed fo full on the cighth page.| A diseussion arose, which wag participated ju by auite A numher of sembers, an 1o What position the bill should take 0 a8 1o have a chanee 0f belng cousid s ses- wron, there being a/ready in the way, as special orders by unanimous consent, the Reconsteuction bill, the bill for the equalization of hounties, and the il (6 declare valid the prociamitions of the President in the prosecution of he war. Mr. Eliot’s hour was corsumed in this manner. withont arriving at avy satistactory solution, wnd finally he moved the previous question ou the bil, kaying he would leave the House to dispose of it a it thought proper. The House seconded the previous question, the vote, by ellere. helng 70 1070, Mr. BINGHAM ( ordering the ered. x)mwm:‘o » movement toward that serics of dila- tory motlons kuown as “fillibustering” was started on the Democratic side of the House. Mr. ELDRIDGE (Dem,, Wis.) moved, at 24 o'clock, that the House do now adyourn, aud Mr. RANDALL (Rep., Pa.) mwoving that when ghe House adjouin to-day it be ., Ollo) demanded the Yeas and paln question, The Yeas and Nays N watil Friday next. Ky as and Noyr were ordered on both motions, when the SP KEK stated that he conld not, nuder the Consti- twution, put the question on Mr. Randall's motion, ak neither House could adjonrn for more than three days withont the concurrent action of hoth Houses, Mir. RAND. Speaker had saved the House sozue trouble, The SPEAKER rep bad that knowledge the gentleman’s wotlon was, MY. RANDALL withdrew the motion, rocceded 1o vo {Laughter.] 1% retised to adjonrn—Yeas, 31; Nays, 120, »hio), on_ behnlf of th LIOT appealed to Mr. 8t stating thai 3t was ver, ‘ House to bating n S jnsisted npon his ohjec o tor compitter wid then find everything addied. ALL suggested zood humoredly, that it the hiul the knowledge before, it”would have el in the same spirt, that he had fore, but bad not understood what and the Honse Ly Yeas and Nays on the motion to ad- Demo- ens to withdraw his bard to eall upon the Yoie on this bill without any chance of de- remarking to be imneubating | THE NEW-ORLEANS MASSACRE. —— THE INVESTIGATING MITTEE. Mr. Eliot and Mr. Shellabarger, being a mar jority of the Select Committee appointed wndex a resolution of the House of Representatives, passed Dec. 6, 1868, to investigate matters con- nected widh the New-Orleans riots of July 20, 1866, and to report such legislative aetion as the condition of offairs in the State of Lov- isiana might require, have submitted the- fol- lowing report: On the 10th of December the Committee was appointed. They entered upon their dativs on the following day, and proceeded to examine witnesses—citizens of Lonisiana then residing for the time in Washington—and continued their Tabors here uutil the 15th of December. On the 220 of December the examination of witnesses was resumed at New-Orleans, and was eloscd in that city on the 3d of January, 1867; it was yesumed at Washington on the 15th of Jaunary, and finally closed on the 2d of February. The whole unmber of witnesses examived is 197, of which 159 were before the Committee at New-Orleans. Of these, 47 were examin at the request of citizens of that city. k The massaere was begun and finished v mid- day, and such proofs of preparation were dis- closed that we are constrained to say that an tention existing somewhere to disperse avd EEPORT OF COM- to slanghter the members of the Convention those nd black, who were and to its Jwrsonx, white preser were friendl: mercilessly ca into effe sons had formed (hat i persons knowingly or nnwittingly cod with or aided them, the Committee has endeav- ored to ascertaia. 3 The direet eause of the riots which resulted in assacre of several members of the Conven- nd in the slanghter of many eitizens of nna, was the rm»-wmblini of that Con- | y the Hon. R. mldem pro tem. The Louis vention pursnant to a eall made K. Howell, acting as Convention of 1864 been held on the fivst, Monday of April in that year, in pursuance of a_proclamation issued h{v Major- . P, Banks while in eommand of the t of epartmen: the Crulf. By the jonrnal of the Convention it pl{)p('ms that having asssembled on the 6th of April, 1564, it continued its sexsions until the 25th of July, when it - Journed, ** suhject to the call of the President.” Auiong 1he Jast pre dings of the Convention the following reve- lutions were udopted Rewnited, That wiven this Convention sdjoura, it shall be at the s of the Pyesiirnt, v bote duty it shall be to reconvoke the Convention-ion say. eatise, or 10 eae the Coustitation should wot be raved, for the pusgrse of taking wuel measures 1x may be necessary for thel formation of e ¢ivil Coverameut for the Site of Louisiaoa. Jle shall aiso, in that cave, vall e Siate . cauan, clector 10 be beld fo 610 exist in ibe Conveation, ia parisbes woere: e, § @ of the ratifcation of the Canvestion, it shall be in the power of the Legislature of the State, at its Srat session, Lo, Meve- Voke the Cont otion, 1 1ike muaner in case it shouid be deemed exgodi- vt or weeewsary, for the parpome of Wakiaw sendments oF 10 Thie Constitution that way, is the apinin of the Legislature, regnint » ‘sasembling of the Conyeabon, ur i case of the ucckrreace of 4oy ewer- geney requiring its sciion. W thit the BIL go over till to- g : and debate sonmenee, dfi;-:m‘. at no per die of members shall e aliowad dvring the obycted. o that would imply | *XConstitution for the State of Teuislana had baen e sevonding the Previons QUES- | o 2 ed on by the Convention, which was submitted to-4ho aetion of the people residing within our military lmes, on the 5th of September, 1964, and was ratified by thew by & vote of 6556 Yeas 10 1,566 Nl?'\ The Constitution thus ratified has rewaned in practical operation to this time. State vlections huve heen held, and all the machinery of State Governmens has heen worked pirsuant 1o its pro- g, the terms of the resolution above cited, it was wade f the Pr reconvoke the Convention im o By the duty t Rep., 1L 2 to reconsides the | ease onstitut wot be yo! foun g the formation of M. ALLISON (Rep., Towa) moved to lay the motion 10 | er, the Staie. onstituti reconsider on the tal | 1! i The motion was negatived by 65 Yeas, 66 Ni ridering was voted on by telle ays, G, So the vote secon th resulted, Ye wotion on ¥ 0 previons guestion was not recousidered. , it shall be A OT desired to mnake s remark, but Mr. ALLL- | Presid ity it shall be to vecouvoke the Cone “ ccted, und the SPEAKER ruled that debate was | ven . not in onler ' p 566, conferences and meet) ‘The House tlien proceeded to vote by Yeas and Nays on | were heldt in Sew rican T 3 gl . " | parties who believed that power remaised in arderin the main question. The vote resulted, Yeax, 8| FEEE S0 T pienbers of the Convention for farthee Nays, £ the walu question was ordered to be put whick was on ¢ iog the bill to be read a third time now. The follow i» the vote iu detail on ordering the wain quesdion, Kopibticans, reman; Democrals, italic : YEAN, Dunont, Lawrence (0.) Riee (Mass.), Loan, Rollins, Ar 3 Longyear, Sawyer, Ashiley, (Olio) Eli Lyneh, Kehofield, lawin, Furquhar, 3 n!’hmll. Shellabager, Bauks MeClury, Nloan, Barker, Spalding, Baxtcr, Btur, Beamun, Ntevens, Blaiue, Stokes, Blow, Trowbridge, Boutwell, lolmes, Moulton, Vipson, Froomall, 1 . Myers, Vau Aeroa Clark (Ohio), kise, Ne X Van Horn N Y R rd, (Ct.)0'Neill, Wand (N. Y ) ) Orth, Wamer, Paine, Washburn, Ma. s Patterson, Wentworth, y. Perhum, Wilson (Towa), xon, Koontz, Pike, Wilson ("a.), Dopucily, Lawrence (Pa)Price, Woodly'ge- 86, NAYS, Aneona, Hogan, N iblack, Nhankiin, Buke ilubbetl (N. Y )Nicholsou, Nitgreuces, Binghaw, Hubbell (0.), Noell, Stillwall, Boyer, Humphrey, " Phelye, e, Campbell, Hunler, Plants, Taber, Chanler, Kevr, Radford, Taylor (Tenn.), Cooper, Ravidall (Ky.), Taylor, (N.Y Davis, Raymond, Dawes, Rifter, Deniso ouers, ", Dodge, i Rosx, VanHorn(Mo), Eldridge, Marvin, Koussean, Werd (Ky.), Farnsworth, McKee, Schenck, Whisley, Windom—8. [We publish tiis list as farnished b the Awociated Press. 14 o im- pertect, the Yeas footing up B4, amd o ) FINCK (Dem,, Olilo) tah Mr. ELIOT ¢ the vote was tal tred to say that it was his purpose before 1 on the bill to move an adjonrament so that “u eincn might hive opportanity to read it be- fore beln M. b sked Mr, Elot why not adjonrs U Mr. LLIOT said It was very obvious that the sion en'tld uot be contiimed very protita 1t Witk very desirable that gentlemen should liave a chanee to reaid the il before they were eallod to vote upon it. He, therefore, moved that the House do uow ad) The SPEAKER withbeld the otion i tatn Executive communications night b EXPCUTIVE DOCUMENTS, then presented the following co cer- of the United States iu answer to of the 4th of February, transmitting ith reference to the visit of Prof, Frow the Postmaster-General o, From the Secretary of the Treasury in answer (o a reso- on of Feb, %, relative to amount of bouds issued to the ptral Pacific Rajllroad aud to the Union Pacific Rail- ‘n]l ('0!|u panies. Referred to the Committee on Pacific rond. ONSTRUCTION BILL, On ‘motion of Mr. BINGHAM (Rep., Ohio) leave was saunted for the printing of wmendments to he offered to the bill establishing nllh'ur{ by bimself an Govornments at the South, well and Blaine. RANCE SOCIETY. Rv-r. Towa) the hall of the to the Congressional Temperauce Society ug next Sunday evenin, (Dew., Wis.) suggested an amendment Messrs. Bot CONGRESS T On motion of Mr. PRIC! Mr. ELDRIDG to the resolution that the restanrant fn the basement of Yules on L}}g ]Cupnvl should be closed during the weeting. [Laugh- i I Mr. PRICE sald ho wonld aceept the amendment. MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS. Mr. RAYMOND (Rep., N. Y.) presented three sevaral , W. H. Aspinwall, Oliver ps, Dodge & Co., John J. remonstrating clusent of a petition of Mr. DARLING (Rep., N. Y.) pel Courts, in the D gt i ez, G A P I s . 8P 1 ., 3 16 Clerk had near] i f re o ol lons V. tute of w v e e T ks 5o’ pecch, 1o | & ators and liepresentutives of nuid Btike to sustain m should read it himsclf, Mr. ELDRIDGE said he had onl 80 thiat the distinguished ladies who bad signed it might have a hearing in the American Congress. He himselt was not thelr special advocate, but as the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Noell) was 10w i1 his seat, who had always advocnted tihe canse of the ladies by acts as well as words, he would yicld to him. Mr. LLL (Dem.y Ilo:mflg.h{ul‘p‘wrt of his resolution, and was speaking gl 1, fudicating thé close of 4 THE INTERNAL TAX BILL. Mr. MORRILL (Rep., Vt.), from the Committee on Ways wnd Means, reported & bill to amend existing laws rolat- ng to Internal Revenue, which was referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole on the Btate of the Union, and made npocial order for Wednesday ext, 8t 7 o'clock In the K asked to have I read 0 of Traae Buldwin of repeal of the Legal Tender laws. Mo.) then proceeded to address the | Associated military protection }ll‘m llmdu&n h;\‘anl' of directed the o ferred to have first passed a bill for the civil State Governments, and then to auth tary power toald the elvil authorities when necessary, Tho report, a8 published in the New-York pa| [ of Aueh & Luw as shall aid in the construction completion of the Northern Pacific Reitway. Mr., GARFIELD (Rep., Ohio) presented ihe memorial g oungstown, Ohlo, usking for the PERSON AL EXPLANATION~ADJOURNMENT, Mr.' LAWRENCE (Rep., Ohio) complained that the Press report, a8 published in the Western pi- pors, of the House proceedings of February 1, represent im as speaking un’unllt the Reconstrnetion bill giving the lnflul gupln of the Rebel h the bfll. Ho said if he could have er of proceedings, he would have pre. zation of 20 the mili- Witd rreot. The House 8t 3:90 p. 1o. adjourned. o kD, ved o lay the bill on the | L with report ot all fines | imposed and deductions wnde from pay of contrac- | fecth tors, & ., | vight app From the Secretary of War with stutement of Quarter- | wuged war against the Government, master-General of contraets wade during January, 187, L | action, Mr. W . Fish, one of the mewbers of the Con- * | vention, testifies that *most of the members, the Gover- , | morof t A4 mewbers of the Judiciay of tho | State thoughi it neeessary.” The Presidout of the Con- vention, the Hon. E. H. Durell, altiionzh it wonld sppear | from s testimony before the Commitics that he enter- | | tefued the opinion that e had suffe to reconvoke - i power by virine iwed for ho bt at o meeting of delegaten 1 Judge Durell declined to sreside, expeeting to be absent from Lonisiana, snd the | Hon. K. K. How e of the Izes of the Bipreme | Conat of Lomi . was elected Prosident pro lewmpore, | und procesded to recouvoke the Convention, ! tion, amd to cull upon the Governor to issue wrlts of | election for choosing delegates. | This action of Judee fowell was concurred in by Gev, |3 Madison Wells, who ordered writs of election to ssue | by I proclamation, deted July 27, 1868, 1 i% in evidence before the Conmittee, and we find the faet to be, that the ouly action r-mu::;#laled @t the meet ing of Jul waa the ascertainment otficially of ¢. vacancies, and if & quorum of members shonld appear was sedd 1o postpone all further action until canciea shonld be filled, and the wits of ehoice of members from unrepresented distriets 1, #nd the whole State represented. elections were ordered to be held ou the third day of tember. The whole State beiug represented it wan intended to consider certain articles in smeadment Coustitniion, and have them submitted to the wple for their action. ¥ approved by the | Constitution thus amended wis to be sul s, | B legality of ilis proposed action by the Convention I was the subject of wann discussion 3mong certain | tioms of the people of New-Orieans, and a3 the ) | sembling approached there wers ruimors of aftoat, and threats of violence made. It is not belie: | that the mere fact of assembling the Convention X it & E i ks | hay sioned distuzbanee, but the uitirate and hopes of the Convention, as avowed by the "-—"'i—"' fostrumental b its assembling, were denous Tl wvention of 1964 was initiated by milil order. 1t had Constitntion which been n of Louisiana which e of that port had been ntrol of Federal arms, and tw the pr within the ¢ i by them. Civil government had been orxanized undee the provisions of that Constitution. Hut all was provis anet was 5o regar-ied by the mi ed until the $iwe show! P i of Congress Loulsisna woul authority from w! it for arrave when by the act De restored to her former practical velations to the Unjon, Until that time it was claimed that the Conveution wight | be recalled, as provided for in the resolution of meut. The time within whieh such reconve wonld be ordered being left inderinite by the terma of the reso- | lution, and beirg limited ouly, tn the lanru‘d Judge How by the admission of the State into” the Vnioo, | after which event the norinal State condition would he | established, and the nsual forms ) State action beeows | possible and regul It wus understood that two :ub’wu of vital would call for disenssion and dacision—both of eetive franchise—aone in limitation 1g 1o certain clusses of Robels mho the right 40 as to enfranchise .-lumu& een m%uw Rebellion at all times loyal to the Usion, bot who . had been disqualified as votiers by teason of their A descent. It was the sppreliension that the Btate Coustitution in these respeets would mendcd by the Conventionfand ily ratified by tho people which created popular oxeltement. Obyiously no such wmendments diseussion in convention until a d of £ er the eleetions hud been b then until s egates choson frow uirepresented Districts. couls d not arrive until after the 3d of September ; but it wiad deemed safer by the e who were owmsl agitatiou o disgission of either of these questions futerrupt at oncMihe proposed Convention. The riot and massacre of citizens, members of the Con- ention and others, white and colored, ocourred near the Hall ul(flu ¥n:hln|e-' Institute on commeneing on Canal-st., 4t or near corner st., between 11 and 12 o'ciock ou the uly 30. ir true order & of 1t 18 diffienlt to give in “:aon io OASE San tho e e m d M‘&‘Tl I been committed 1 . all b m‘:fl I:‘fl:':r:!mu the ground. This was about 3 o'clock Iu the afteravon. . BEGINNING OF THE RIOT. - 'l'hla‘gnt ahol;u- fired in the streotats colored men who This was a procession of > Tiad & drom before them, and & United they were carryjug v the hall. . Many of them and walking-sticks, but wers otherwise rOCessiol oined on its march by mavy who nm"w'f-'v:r{nm Workig elothes on. 'tkux; in ot of fe upon Canal rom Buvgundy-st., and soon m L-st. a *car boy ahoved ons of i g o o o ¢ ‘A’-‘u -iov';d him, "&"'m man lon.' . He got np and struck the Axlie did 8o, the mrmnf-“fl at him. Then r shot cate from the other aide, * * * and was “fired at the dh:n"‘ This cArman was & young man l.hw...m wand employed as » special ofricer, Tlis ‘was An- thony Elmore. Some confusion Was oceasi '.u affair, aud one of the colored men was wrested, tho Mm oyed on toward the Institute. At o e, f I there was o renewal of the e Joat 0t ¥t shota Uy e “hplek-bats ” found in the street were Wi by colorvd "‘X‘?u o'elock the l‘anuv:::sn WA n‘M u"uz. hers :‘Dfl'."‘l hames, Pray e Rev. M. Horton, wud recoss was Orlercd 4§ o o