The New-York Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1867, Page 1

\ ' e was earried without divislon, It cannot be reconsldered. wAleN('TOl\‘ The nomination of Hepry €. Sanford as full Minister to —_— Braseels wae, after sharp debate, also laid on the table by BOTH TOUSES-THE RECON- | & Jurge majority. (QONTINUOUS “SESSIONS IN STRUCTION AXD TENURE OF OFFICR BILLS PASSED OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO—PASSAGE OF THE OLD HOUSE SARIFF BILL IN THE EENATE—TIE EANKRUPT, TAX, COM POUNDINTERIET ¥, INDIAN APPROPRIATION, DEFL CIKNCY, AND FORTIFICATION BILLS THROUGH BOTH HOUSES—KEPORTS OF TJE INFEACHM SURRATT, AND There seems tobe o general understanding that the House of Representatives of the XLth Congress will srow effect a partial organization by reélecting Mr. \x to the Speakership withont any previous formal ement. There appears to bo & common aequics- cence fn this compliment to a deservedly popular officer. z g Y ) CON RM :,,‘.\‘_)f,':,“,',,”;;',:“l:l.,:k.:,‘;:':l‘mx .',f";f'ff;" W13t is probadle b Mr. McPherson, the Clerk st of the House, will also be reilected to-morrow *F TELKGRATH 10 TIK TRIBUNE on the same weritonous grounds. A caucus WASHINGTO! reh 3, 1867, will be heid to-morrow eveving to determine on candidates for Doorkeeper, Sergeant-ar-Arms, and Postmaster. Mr. Ordway, the present Sergeant-at-Arms, has a8 yet uo competitor; and it is safe to say that he too will e continued in the position. Col. Given 18 & candi- date for vedlection; and Gov. Hamilton of Texas, is also mentioned as a candidate. The great contest will be for Doorkeeper, Mr. Goodenow, the present mewmbent, will be in the fleld, and his friends-con 1 s muccoss, while Gen. Lippencott, from the West, is aetively engaged as a formid able competitor. 1t s sald that the Message vetoing the Reconstruction bill was written by Jadge Black of Pennsylvania, Bu- chanan’s Secretary of State, while the veto of the Teny of Office bill carie fromw the pen of Mr. Stansbery. The Nebraska Senators refused to be §worn in as mem Dbers of the Thitty-ninth Congress, for the reason that their respective terms of service would be for two and fonr years, By holding overuntil the Fortieth Congress weets thy draw for four and six years, This saves the Government a small sum for salary and mileage, which will half pay the elerks 20 per cent extra compensation; swall, but something. Gen. Thayer, one of the Senators elect from Nebraska, was yesterday desirous of heing sworn in, but this was prevented by the absence of Lis colleague, Mr. Tipton; it being usaal for the two Senators of & new State to pre- Lave 1o draw nsiness The Honse disposed of an immense amount of yesterday. 1t being the last working day of the present res , bills, resolutions, acts, cte, were put ihrough with a rush is always the way, a large amount of iness D cumnlated during the session, and, in order 10 dispose of indgo e was wasted. Beveral ap- yropriation bills were reported back from the Senate with ‘mmensments, and comisittecs of conference on the eame were had. The Indiap Appropriation bill, as reported yenee commitfee, was passed. The con- egislative, Judicial, aud Exce- unable (0 agrce, and an ill, when another confer- The fight was over an lals of the House of compensation. The from Lhe e ference eonimittee on the 1o utive Appropriation bill were hour's debate was had on the ence committee was order siem in the bill allowing the off Representatives 25 per cent ext Honnte would not agree to this, and hence the quarr A similar item tacked on to the appro- priation bill of year and the y before. tter, but was obliged 10 yickl to the House or Jos¢ the bills. This scesion, it secins, they were deiermined {o kil the obuoxtous iiem or kill the whole bill; 80 the sccond Conference Commit- jlod to agree, and a third was ordered which also greed, and a fourth had before the matter was settled. The Honse yielded at the last moment. The Stem mentioned was tricken out, and the bill passed. | sent thewselves at the same time, a3 they «The bill further provides that two years' notice shall be | for the short and long teim. given the proprietors of The Daily Globe before their [ An effort will be made du edintely o the assembling agrecment o priut Congressional procecdings ceases. At | of the X1th Covgress, to have the Tupeachment pre 1jo'clock the Jong-expected veto of the President on the | referred to a Special Commiftee, and it will prohably struction il was presented to the House. Mr. Gen. Covode, Gen, Builer and Gen, Logan will n, the Clerk, commenced reading it at 1:40: he | be on the commit :3, and an hour afterward the bill was | The Presi has approved the Con the veto by vote of 135 to 4s—the | matic bill and the Mititary Academy | There were only | direeting the Seeretary of War to refund to cach peison tast The Seuate then fought the m suceecd Reew Ml par over Jargest vote given this session. eight abeenteex. Four ~mewbers elected as @ppub- | drafied uuder the calls of Febr ud Mreh, 1524, who | Beans voted to sustain the veto—Messre® Hule | paid commutation aml was alko required to enter the ™.Y), Wawkns (Tewn), Stilwell (Ind 1 | service or furnish a substitute, the suim of £300, that being e 3 by Dim, 1t being the s e ) ot quota she the gmount of woney 8o ing of the latory net to excmpt per commu i from farther draft until t Do filled, @ xeceding oe yenr The absentees were Messis, Culver | a.), whose vote was after- | , McRuet (Rep., Cal), Randall (Rep., Ky.), Van Horn (Rep., Mo.), Wi shburne Kuykendall (1L ), Latham (Rep. i} (Rep., 1), Randall (Dem., Pa.), and Wright (Dem., N.J.) | The Pres hax also ap the Joint reeolution Whon the result was announced there was loud applanso | extending v yeurs the use of certain vessels for on {he foor and in the gallerice. During the reading of | quarantine purposes at the Yort of New-York the wessage the best of order was wmaiutained, and the The President of the Senate to-night luid before that members all seemed to lsten attentively, unlike the re- | hody a commanication from the Secrctary of 1h ~ s t the tol | firy, from which it ceived from the v under ti eeption of veto messages heretofore. ‘There was scine he Democrats, and they seethed to e propriety of filibustering and kilting and . enucusing ammon divided an 10t the bill. They evidently would have fillibustered, were prevented ouly by o practice of the 1 that on Moud ter the worning hour, and on the peners 18 et Pro f private proy ry o ! Jast ten days of @ session, by the rules of the | partment, the fact bei Houee, & two thirds vote can suspend oll the rules of the | the reports of agent written evi House, thus suspending every rule that stands in the | dence bave been u on thé measure. This cut | ordercd to restore the same to the owe or the pio way of jmmediate s off all fitiblstering. A wotion was wade to suspeud the yules. Eldridge, from the Democratie side, immediately afterward fwade @ wotion to Jay the bill on the table. This and another wotion for a recess were declared ont of order, the motion to suspend the rules baviog a priority to thew. From this declsion, Le Blond appealed, and on this the yeas and pays were taken, and resulted in the Chair Leing sustaiged by a vote of 172 yeas and 4 naye. Those voting against the declsion of the Chair were Gloss. Wrenuer, Shanklin, Harding (Ky.), and Trimble, all Demo- erats. ‘This was & very .fortunate thing for the bill. The Democrats wonld undoubtedly have filibustered until the adjournment had it been ojherwise. The Loan Certificate Bill, making the amount $50,000,000, at three per cent inter- est was passed, the vote being o tie, and the Speaker decid- ingby bis vote. A haul at the business on the Bpeaker's table was had, during which the time for a recess ar- ived. As the hours of the XXXIXth Congress lessen, the inte yest [n its doings increases; for the galleries were full at the reasscinbl )t the House last uight, aud there 1s no apparent diminution, although the discussions are prosy and upiuteresting. The miscellaneous appropriation biil 8 resumed, and the little and big appropriations are dis” pensed with alacrity. A light-house here, o jall there, and a vavy-yard elsewhere—these are proposed, opposed, and disposcd. Somo pass withont question; others Bopelessly delayed, or ignominionsly killed; others ave amended. The passage of a bill over a veto s of 1o mo- ment now, und the Clvil Tenure of Office Biil becomes a Yaw ere the gallerles are aware of what has happened. A Convecticut Member now rises, and urges an appropri- ation of #15,000 for clenning out the Thames Riv He is earnest and faithful, aud the House, withont ju- quiring how far the money will go toward accomplishivg the end, gives the amount he aske. e sits down deliglit edly, aud his joy Is so perfect that the mewbers about Bim give him their congratulations, and the pages in the vieinity follow suit. Here is an jicm of $30,000 for the contingent fund of the State Department,and it is suggest- #d that & part of this amount has been already expended v forelgn telegrams, &c. Mr. Scoficld opposcs the al- , have been The coeds, If not actually turned into the Tres paid 1o them by order of the Departuicy amount allowed in all claims Is #2,200,000. Thie Senate kas coufirmed Mr. George W, ' veyor of Customs in Cincinnatt; Lieut.-Col. Hamphieys, tobe Chilef of Engl: re, with the r of Brigadier-Gen eral; and Lieut.Col. Nathan W. Brown, to be Deputy } i | | | | [ [ [ | | | I Paywaster General. The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Jobn Dix to be Minister at Puris, aud Hugh Eviug (0 be ister resident at the Hague. A loug letter from Mr. G. V. Fox, rels ) the pre of the congratulatory cape of the Czar from the Sennte fn n message sentation to the Empress of Ru resolutions of Congross upon th assassination, was laid before from the President. Mr. Fox declares that the u tions of the friendiipess of the people of Rus nat k! L ' recelved with gatht United States wero of the most e urneys through the country he w ering of crowds at cvery poit, singing of national songe, and casting down of gar for the strangers to walk upon. Ali descript fail to | convey an id he says, of the entinsiasiic fierdsbip of the Russiaps for us. The report made by Representative Muyuard from Special Committee on Southiern Rallroads is to the effect that they baveexamined a number of witnesses bt not progressed sutticlently far 0 enuble them to make i ye port. Tuey therefore pr d that the evidence wlre taken be placed {n the hands of thelr clerk for this dispo- sition of the sycceeding Cougress. An officinl commuuication Lak heen Minister Kfug, in which Lie says, “ There i« statewent that the American Chapel hnd I by direction of the Papal antloritic the walls of Rome ; aud that the American Min Wing 1o the arrangement, iad bired a villa, where the sory lenceforth to be held.” A letter from Am however, says that a Prolestant congregat guired to cloge their place of worship in Rowme, tod aecordingly sought accommodations outside the walls, The Benate was in executive scsslon from 10 last night Hug of presents, ved from troth in the L removed lowance, aud fnquired if it was absolutely sure | untll 5 o'clock this worning. that the McCracken letter Qid not come by telegraph; but the amount was granted. | yyy] i 5.9, SSION, Mr. Ross, with 4 wretched attempt at wit, while the mat- ter of allowing a Liberian Colonization Boclety $50,000 was under aiscussion, offered a motion, merging the Republic of Liberia into a military division, and assiguing a Erig wdier-General to command it. At 11 o'clock Mr. Dawes takes the cbulr, and Mr. Le Biond, for the first time speuking to the poiut, oifeyed aYesolution warmly thank g the Bpeaker for the mm-r 11 wineh he had filled his | Quties iu the X XXTXth Congress. Mr. Wintield responded BT TRLEONAFE TO THE TRINCNK. = BENATE... . WASHINGTON The Senate met at 11 o'clock, IHE DUNDERBERG, GRIMES (Rep., Towi) called up a bill for the relief i H. Webh, constractor of the fron cled Dunder- «h 2, bill was tuken np. It anthorizes the Seeretary of the vy 19 rele al) clatms of the Govern Dandsomely for 10 minutes, the Howse alutainiug pro | the Dunderberg upon the contractor refy Sound silence. Every man nses i support of the 1eso D wsed, tiom, and it passes unanimonsly. Alley is tenacions ubout wmohair cloth for shoelining, aud Hotchkiss s enthinslastio and waggish o suppoit of beet sugar ma- ehines or sugar beet machines, it is forgotten which. Each exeltes werriment, oué ridiculous, the other droll. TIE RIGHTS OF Mr. WILEON (i wittee on the bill dee)aring and fixi teers in the army of the United 81 which was agreed 1o, A agreed 1o, this bill provi e u report ing the it In enum 2 h time a by officers of the i pointed Tiwe begins to bang heavily over the galleriee, and they | from tie \‘(;}u‘x':u(rlg‘:*:x' o, () th of (s e :.‘:v'ul are being sifted of their occupants. Some ineffectual | Yolunteers shull be connted the samie as if it had the regnlar sepvioe for all pn ! evenced puy abd additional ratious, which accrue from length of service, FROTRCTION OF AMESI My, SHERMAN (Re Foreign Relations, repo 10 potect th li)lhl-‘n’AIY on & resvlution to protect the s of Awerean Who liave invested in Mexie: il THE FROPOSED POSTAL 111 On motlon of Mr. CONNESS (K | on Port-Olfiecs and Post Rores wis dischi 1 0f thie ill to extablish & pestal te LAph system b e United State 21 J | §ERplssystem in the United Stater. |u‘x._‘.l;‘-:.l1'¢”; tion i the ¢ upon it this session. Wi be: taken up at some futere time and favorably A upon, » e ANKRUFT BILL, Mr. POLAND (Rep., Vi) from the Commitiee of Con ‘I:::;m-v o the Baukrupt bill, asked leave to make a re- skivmidhing to_adjourn fails of its purpose. Members, | pages, and reporters begin to gape. Somne nod, and sowe | beads full on the desks, heavy with sicepiness, Margeelle, the new member from Nebraska, sworn in yesterday, was ouly awakened by awotice of the con- sderation of the resolntion giving him pay from the com- wenconent of the present session. The $5,000 tinkled in bieears (why should it not, for two days' service §), wnd fect were Jowered. and Lis head raitd. A little more monotonous dlscussion and reading and dividing. Daylight begius 1o break, and the galleries, in he lighting darkvess, look Uke @ mamnmoth mud-pudale, sprinkled with blackberries. A resolgfion was passed that when the House take a recess, it resolve to meet at # o'clock this (Bunday) eveming. The closing houis of this Covgress ‘are fmore ordorly and digvified and parlia- mentary] than any your correspondent Las seen, and yet busivess is rapidly disposed of. There is no dr iness among the mewbers, and this will be wonderingly under- #1000 whef® 1 state that wany of the committee ro0ms . The House finally takes o recess N CITIZENS IN MEXICC i%8.), from the Counmnitt adversely on the resolution | cithzens in Mexico | THE Mr. LANE (Rep., Ind.) sald he intended to debate Mi: FOLAND “tioved (o el L which was the Tariff bill, for the. purpose of consid llulzlunllkllnpl ik The motion_was disagrced to by tha fof ote: Reyp. roman; Dem. ftalic; .]ullh:uhlir-‘Q\L\‘LV{I'T“'“M yous; TEAr % “'nu House met at 8 o'clock this evening, and adjourned Antheony, Howard, Nye, " 11, 10 meebs to-morrow ut 10. Nothing of jmportance | e, 3 At v et J aunils e, amner—1, was :onm The last two Appropriation bills, Deficiency und Fortification, were fiually passed, Thisis e virtual wind-up of busivess, Two Mttle jobs, involuing an expen- tiel aditure of Government tunds of 0, Chandier v e 000 were Killed. THese | Comens ‘e M. Lanmuass Congresiona! icticuary ani M. Nor- Congier” Wil ou's Postage Stmnp canceller, The galleries wnd lohbics | i " Wiken=31. e Ky THE TARIEF BiL The Tariff il was then takenup. Mr. Sherman having Last night withdeawn all amendwents, the bill before the Senate was the Bigham bill, which passed the House during the closing bouts of the last session for an in- creased duty on wool. Mr. Sherman yesterdny, lnstcad of this, offered the wool sections of the Sennte Tariff bill of this session, but just hefore the adjonrnment Jast night he withdrew this, leavivg the Bingham bil) of the House before the Senate. Mr. CATTELL (Rep,, N. were crowded all the evenlng, The wem) bl o0 hers Jooked worn ‘The Qiscussion in the Scnate while fn Bxe Executive last night, over the nowination of Gen, Dix n:.\::::::.’:, | 1o France, was spicy and tinterestivg. My, Sumper led | off in the debate, and was folowed by Wade and Chaud- Jer. Their prineipal ohjection to bim was that he presided at the Philadelphia Couvention, and the Republicqn party onght not o reward any man who participated fn that assembly, Other Senators malntaiued that Gen, Dix's r.vu-ul during the Rebellion was enough 1o entitle L to that position. The I ¢ m,.'m:‘; Il‘;um"l‘);“ ';..1,:" x’r’ ‘::n- ::‘:L:'m he was cd yesterday for an fnerease of 20 per cent over the Benator Cowan's somination was next acted on nfjer :::r:::l:ln’v:‘::/‘r: AILOUNOE RERGIAS EXOUDY S0y iougar o, flercely assailed for ix treason 1o the | My, WADE f v . 1. WADE (Rep., Obio) s Repdiien |'3. It was ascerigived that Le was cor- | the inerease 1.1.,,.:..,:1... Ui 1, he could not bt rejected, whem hiw collcagie, Mr. Euckalew, | vote for i1, for he v nted by mewbers of the other Wit the Lomination by Jpid on the Guble, Which | Houee thist 16 wigud the Lill would be to defeat it. He ‘l J.) renewed the amendment e he was in favor of e 1 opinion that, nots ithistundtng the x, either, patriotic principles to but he sought the resto 1 be to paes the House bill tbought the best courso wor cent resolution as an Inde” and thep bring in t}x,- 20 pendent fiepoetidh - The CICALR said it was not in_order to aliude to the ac- tion of the House as Mr. Wade had done. After further debate, which was generally participated in, the ndment of Mr. Cattell was disagieed to~Yeas Nays 27, A vote was then taken on the bill as it passed the Honse on the 27th of July last, and it was passed and goes to the President, The following is the vote: srAs - Lare, Fewa t Nowroy, Trw ghuysen, Nye, Vax W o Palard, Wade, Powercy, Willey, 3 ntey, Willie, o 1 Vates—il. Kirke ood, Wherman, A Tevderson, MeDousall, PATIER 0N, Sautsbury, On NOT VOTING. Mowgan, Marii, WAN, Doworrianx, THE DANKRUPT DY Mr. POLAND (Rep., Vi) prosented the report of the Conference Committee on the Bankrupt bill. Mr. LANE (Rep., Ind.) called for the Yeas and Nays, as agreelng to the report, which was ordercd, as follows: Vesecnden, Towerey, Voster Ransey, Frelinghugsen, Morgan, Hoes, Narna, Nowvon, Nlewnrt, Howard, ve, Komner Howe, Poland, Vay Woowne, 94 Naww Fowler Bpragve, Wiltiams, Menderson, Frumboll, Wilseon, Hendricks, — Wade, Yotes-18. Shenoan, Ville bt Vorive. . Kirkwood, DooriTT e ‘ 1he yeport was conenried i President. THE COMPOUND 1NJEREST NOTE BILL, My, SHERMAN (Rep., Ohio), from the Confercnice Com- sittee on the Compound Interest Noto bill, made & re- poit, which was agreed to. The bill, as fiually agreed upont by this committee, consists of ouo section ouly, the " 1 section of the Benate bill having been stricken out. It provides for the redemption of compound inter- certificat 1t was wmended wittce soghat the amonnt of theso ingat any time sball mot exceed 00,000,000 in the Benate bill ie, Kididle-—t. aiid the bill goes 1o the coLnotes in thige pes ¢ 1 the Conference ¢ outsta It w cortifics . e Yeas and Nays were not called ou the motion to £20,000 agree 1o the geport. YETO OF THE TENURE OF 0PV ICE DI lock the Prosident’s secretury arsived at the At 13« I Office Bar of the Scuate with the veto of the Ten il BILL. up the bill.of the THE INDEMNITY 1 triking United endiment wa Buckalewe, (o Nortoy, i irmative uill was then | 0. Heanirichouy Johnso aid FAULRBURY Vol iu . t smendment, in the o on the 28 wit, The oF nKAAL of thaul to of aytupathy D OVER THE VETO. re of Office Wil L wan pasand THE TENURE OF OFFICK The Viesident's veto of the then read, and, withont de the velo by the following vete o, thie Anth er wrer Catte yhoger " Chasdier, Vieniw Cow » Doy , Varismey [ e st ury =1 EXPCUTIVE MERslON I exeentive sossion was held EVENING RESSION. wtive session adjommed i a0 legrdntive N L 30 1) the I're as taken up awd read. T the Senate reassembl THE HECONSTRUC At VETO, dent on the Reconstruction PASSAGE OVER THE veto o reading Lavipg been wiid erely did, full justice to the Vresident, e conld pot but 1) bad felt Limself compelled ik 1o seud this message (o Con- gress. There woe n 18 In law contatned in th which could not be maintaived. Th of jndgment in it wiseh, upon examina all, the resnlt to 1 to come iu , there was no He (Mr, Johuson) 1 turmoll, danger and error entire country. He rose, ating very biiefly, in (1 when the measure by it conscientions purpos regret that he (i 10 come 16 th ot 1 s tion, would b uhov which he (the ¥ the exercloe of his doubt, wus consclention saw nothing but contin to the South aud to the therefore, for the purpose of st any hope ol solf, were distrocted s ding country i 1 thank ©see now, the means by which it o ¥ i ndition, aud the Constitution country tu the end preserved. 1 have wrrived, Mr. Prostdent, at that period of my life when, if ever 1 other mnbi- Haviwg re- saed on the i the wa an hiave wy conntry. p 1 were e Sk thit the present nud wite or constitut the late Lxecutive thotght W L0 WIS WIneces: wary for Dim to sy what were the conditions exueted hy the present e, They i hijs (M. Jolnson's) any that conld udgment, us nneonstitutional us United States Wis of le u this bill. The Congross of the & complicd with the terins e puldt ot 1 legislution ; and this was th p Then bow wero they to con: g with the conditions whigh Con- ther Congress had the suthdrity to Ling fo comply, to remain i the HOW i He (Mr. Jolnson) othe kxecu- Justititle motiy pose roun hoth, L anil ho faw snetion of Congressio ndgraent of the conptr back ! Only by comply GTess My o Impose them oF not fition in whic] 11y e el it he knew his: duty to to call in question th purity of He differes m of the Unlo now but e the Senate. i no way of aceomplishing i tion of the 1w I are now, iu 10y opinion, in a state of guayi war—our coudi thon 15 revolutionnry —ten States of the Unlon are virtu- ally held as provinees, upon the ground that we have Yight 1o hold then us enemies of the Union and the Gov nt. In thint state of things, to hesitate indie adop- any measwre which promises, even the wost dis- L Lo put an end to this revoldtionary condition is, in Igment, to he fal o Lrue interosts and safety countrs, In conclugion, Mr. Jolnson said he was e fiom the public prints of the South, and to bo of the South, that u Btutes 10 orgunize 3 008 10 6 Xperience. o Constitutfonal Ameudment, if it Lid heon ndopted, would have brought into ks chamber aud the other chamber, representatives from the South. f that 1 have 1o doubt, Now it will v “The bill which wo pussed, and which was aft wended in the House, wonld hive accomplished t xwwu upon teruis less exacting than the one now befdro L nAment fs the most tant)y wy jiid £l Benate. It was amendod, aud the am obmoxinns feature of the 'bill. The Shante passed it, and T voted for it Becauss 1 thought 1 knew § had Why scertuinied that, this failing, o measure of auore tgid charaeter, a_measure fornded npon the iden thet the 7 cople of the South were conquercd enciles, their pr liable to forfefture, woull have bocu Mr. Saulshury ut of the watisfactord perty NDRICKS (Dem., Ind.) followe, review of the DIl and in fudorsen Mr. mx&\' (Johngon, Conn.) belleved the bill to be in conflict with thie provisions of the Coustitutiou. After much debute the question was put, * shall the bill pass, the President’s ohjections grotwithstandlog ¢ [ was decided in the affirative, ag follows : Fowler, Vrelinghuyeen, Grime il Yates—itl NATE Duckatew, Dixow, Nesmith, PATYRRION, 0" h OOLITILR, 0 E " Davis, Vi e aisbis y— AWSENT OR No¥ SUTING. Bro duirie, ‘Mcongall, ' The CHAIR (Mr. Foster) announced (hat two-thirds of both Houses having voted to pass this bill, notwith- standing the objection of tho President, it had becowo & law. The gallerics had been densely crowded all the evening, and the aunouncexsent of the result of the vote was fol- lowed by strong manifestations of applause, The CHATR directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to arres. the offenders ugainst tio sdecorvm of the Benate, hut a8 the offenders were about A hundred (o one againgt the door- Keepers, 0o ariests were made. BXECUTIVE RESSION. The Senate went futo excetive s0s:i08 at i1 o'ciock. The doors of the Senate were reopened at £:30 4. W, after an exeeutive session of six honrs. ARMY APPROPKIATION BILL While the doors were closed the conference report on the Army Appropriation bill was agreed to. TITE TAX WILL. The conferenes report on the Internal Revenne bill was agrecd ta before the execntive session was held. AVFROPTATION BILY. o notified the Sonato of the action aval Appropriation hiil. Mssw.) noved that the Senato ye- imente, which motion was disagreed M. SUMNER cede rom jis anie to. On wotion the Senate insisted on its amendments, and f ced 10 the Conferenve Cowittee asked for by the ouee. MORGAN RRAID CLAINE, ‘The Benate incisted on its amendment to the bill au- thorizing the settlement in the Court of Clainy of claima avising out of the Moxgan raid i Indfana and Olio, and apreed 1o a Conference Comiitt DEFICIERCY AVPROY RIATION MILL. The Deficlency bill came from ke House and was rend. LEGISLATIVE APPROPKIATION BILIL Pending the reading Mr. EDMUNDS (Kep., VE) made & report from the Conference Cowmittee on the Legislative A{‘]mmrlnnnn bill. The Committee were unable to agree. The polut at jrsue was the scction of the Dill ap) nq:fl- 3 voted by the ) muuds stated pnld accept of nbthing but d shmple; they would a that the Seoate do win to stitke ating money for additional compensatl House to Ecnpm of its_emplo, M that the House Comunittee the scotion reforred 1t agreo 1o 1o modiheat io further adhere to it a out this secti The question was taken aud the Sennte voted to ndhere to 1ts ainendment. o Mr. SHERM mittee on the pi He ndment, which nUS APIR TION BILL. (Rep., Olo), from the Conference Com- 1 Appropriation bill, made a re: o t. T’ 1 to the Commissioner of Fiibiic Butidings was agrecd toin a modiied foom. 1t wolisties the offiee of Comsuissioner of Public Buildings, « imposes the duties of his offier vpon the Chief of the wr Burcan of the Aviny, nnder whose all the appropriations Toi mpiayeme wnled, SUMNER (Rep., Mags) asked what had becowe of o pay (he Helbe ) Assepsors, be conlid gratily s drieud from it bad been stricken ¥ e, &, shall sachusetts by inforining . Nr. SUMNER was glad of t howrs in | The report e The consie at. The ate of six v U ROPIIATION DILL. Deficicucy bill was then Te- tion of U sued. Mr. EESSENDEN (Rep., MeJ) wov [ 1l to stilke out an tund offi 'ON- « appio- r the wiveral re- Din Jesnionny yose vl satd wharply he did not like obseryations necasing him of jeadonsy. Iie hid done his i think it proper that he should be ding un wppropristion, becauso ons need ot exl My, FESSENDE ing leetured by Mr, e nness did not anmd not wot agiee o s bill, lisagreed to, which 10 be deet o Beun! wopriety I The smwendment of Mr, ¥ Mi. FESSENDEN offered an K o, giv at the y sutiact with the publisbers Congross vouid abroj of The vloie Mr FESSENDEN offered an amendwe ol 1o, autherizing the veporicis of ‘s secomd volume of reyorts in any year it ceary, s Lo receive 391,500 for 30 copies i r ATEWART, (Rep., Nev.) offered an amen aeiag Uhe naluiies of the Distiict Judges of Husetten, New ¥ ot Mussnc i, Sarthern Tiiuobs wn was withdraws, 1 thiere Wi substituted for 16 propesition, nereasing entury of the District Judges of California (o §,000 New sy Ivani 1 OBle, 1o $4,000, andd all others 1 aned other ed, offered an amendn I deficlaney i i to. o Capl e \ he mendment that Department temporary clerks 1n the Quartern i shall recerve for thia fiscal year the compeusation of clerks first cliase At )0 e mt and sent to the House FOr CORCUTTEDEe In the o LEGISEATIVE ALE o Hiouse nny; the House had Legislative. Appio The Cherk recedod 1 priation bill. NODRICKS (Do, ‘ol tee on the priation for the purcha 0 Nayy-Yurd is st THE TAN The House bl smendatory of Al sl Lok exs il BVENING SESSION, J o'clock pursuant to ad- W roport from the ppropriation Wil of property ut the ot re ction 3 of the Tawtf bil) dpem Jate assewb) nt. NTIALS OF ROSCOE CONKI N N. Y. AND GANRETT DAVIS. ated the eredentials 0 |\'\'\\ York for six N yeurs fro Mr. LANE (Rep - rett Davis, Benitor elect fio from March 4, 1507, THE WOOL TARIFY. Mr. SHERMAN (Kep., Obio) introduced a bill providing thist the act of the present session §i mu{n uty on wool nud woolens, Aball not take effect until ten days af ter ita passage. 1t requited nbanimons consent to consider the bill to. OMUNDS (Rep., Vi) ohjectiug it went Gar- Kentiucky for six yoars THE INDIAN BURKAU. Me. DOOLITTLE (Johgson, Wis.), trom the Couforence Comanittes ou the bill fnrelation to the Indian Burean, i he House Wil proposed to transfer the Bure: rtnent Seunte bill v for an nunual tuapection of the Indian ffaips. ‘The onolle the diff H feronce Commiitee were uunble (g r onces befween (he tho Houses, alid feported that tl | could not agree. 8o both prop: xll)ull fuil, THE DEICIENEY R Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep., ) wiwendment o the Deficlenc providing an Approprintion of T POYary clerks in the Treasury Departwent for the year cuding June 30, 1505, - Mr. B{'MNER (Rop., Mase.) regretted that any discre- tlon iu the an:? ment of the clerks should be given to the Hecretary the Treastry. Ho thought bim un- woithy of It THE PORTIFICATION DILL. The swendment of My senifden was MORGAN (Rep., N. Y.), from the Conference Cous on the ni appropriations for repairs und ! rvation of certaiu fort!fications, ade i report, which was agreed to, JOUK ISLAND ARSENAL, Mr. WILSON (Rep., Muss.) futeoduced o joiut reselntion Mo the Seeretars of War 1o Carey odl wn agresmont i relation to water power for (he Kock fslaud Arsenul, which was passed, NAVAL MATTERS— EXECUTIVE SEs® Mr. GRIMES (Rep., lowa), from the < Naval Affules, asked to be dischurged 1 consideration of a uumber of hil oluti tious o various subjects, 11 w08 8o orderp ALKAS P, on wotion of My RUMBULL, the Beénate went 1610 Exeoutive seasion. ‘The dours wery teopoued at 10:25. : OFEN SESSION. Mr. CONNESS called up a bl tp |"l|.|ul Tands In uid of the oonstruction of a l‘llAl‘lllM‘ from the City of Stockton tot filuwn of Koporopolls, in the State of California, SESSION. which was passed. EXECUTIVE | @ Menate then, at 10:40, again went [uto Exceutive session. AL11.10 p.m. the doors were reopened, aud the bill to provent the perversion of the malls to frandulent pur- s Was passed. The Joiut resolution, tendoring the thanks of Congress to Cyrus W. Field, was passed. COMPENSATION OF TENNESSER SENATORS. ‘The Joiut resoluvion directing that the compensation of the Teunesseo Senators -d;rll commence from the beglu- nln{; of the XXXTXth Conigress was tuken uk. Mr. HOWE (Rep., Wis) moved to amend rprm‘lnh‘lg that vmpensation shall daty s the thoe of the admitt of the Senstors, wiich was disagreed (o Jolut resolution s Lgy v . ] OR DESTITUTE Mr, Rfl:\:’;\k& (Rep., Nev.) offere vi th Reforte prora ceguut of the failare uf th That Fen. Howa “Ill Into su w0, 0 wount whibh will be nece Wt and destiution. ‘n saed. 0 greed t ittee on e further v, aud peti- SOUTH, UTIVE BESSION. 12:03 1. b, BgAIN Went Into exect The Senato the tive sessiol 2% wi.~The Benate will be probably loger In exooutive session, biving 400 more nos tions to act upon. several honrs HOUSE OF REPRES Tho Houso met at 11 v'clock. TIVES. The Jownal of yes PROM NEHRASK A , Tisilg 1o 6 guest B BTN VAU o of Py THE CUSTOMIIOUSE FRAUDS. —— REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE OX FRAUDS JN THE NEW-YORK CUSTOM-HOUSE. Mr. Hulburd, from the Committee on Public Pxpenditures, made the following Report: The Committee on Public Expenditures, in accordance with the resolutions of the Houge, specially divecting an nvestigation into frands alleged in connection with the New-York Costom-House, and in the exercise of the gen- eral.powers and prorogations of #mid Committee, here- with submit this Report and the accompanying evidence, as follows : ‘The Committee have taken a large amonnt of testimony in exposition of the alleged abuses, fiauds and wrongs, ‘whieh are fast becoming in New-Yegk, and doubtless quite 100 generally elsewhere, the chronie and adhesive incldents of the United States Kevewne sorvice. Some abuses are no doubt juseparable frem the collection of censtoros, under any system yet devised and however ad- mivistered nsequently soine, by reason of immemorial usage, seem to have acquired u toleratcd recogvition; while others, under the looseness and demoralization attendant upon & condition of war, hayve sprung at onge into o lusty waturity. The abuses of the revemie seizure system, formidable and wanifold, in any view, have crystalized into legalized extortion. Recently extensive forelgn intevests have be- come so cumeshed therewith, that it is not imprebable, our Government, through its diplomatie ear, wili be eon- strained to take sowe notice of the wiys andghe wiles of men who, under various guises and pretenses, are enact- i most discreditable parts in the various marts of We; ern Bwope. But as this feature of the investigation occupled considerable time, %0 will the briefest consder- ation of it demand so much, that it may be well to first present, and If possible so expose it, as 1o arvest an ahuse which only datge back to the induetion of Mr. Henry A, Swythe into the office of Collector of the Port of New- York carly in the Summer of 1560, ¥rom March, 1799, when onr revenne system began to have a definite forw, np to August, 1846, Government had but oue pubiic store for the ceping of ** unclaimed goods.” Previous to 1846 all duties were required to be pald in cash ut the time of importation, and the “ou- elaimed goods™ could not be taken out of the one ** pulys store” except on payment of dutivsin cash. The act of August 0, 1846, Inaugavated in this country what is known as the Warehousing System. From that period to 1834 Government furnizled stores for nuclaimed 1 bonded goods. lie Actof 3546 nuthor dise o Government stores amount of the estiuted required to be paid until the g sumption. The supplying of these stores, penses incident thereto, together with the ra wnent of finports, enused exforlionate rents (o be d wed by Collectors [ mnent, by il hotses Weie i retary of the Treasiy, and to m for the safe keeping of the ceared 1o Jease oruse wnes. ued by the owuer or 1 allowed by law ~a conm for the Tiave been impos jesned by the Colleetor, sent to Purpose, w1.ich el Ordder Store.” No goms - or bonded warehouse, until il proprietor have bee pand. These ehargea cousist of the curiage of goods i vessel 1o General Order Store and storage of aud lnbor upon o i woods, wnd it is specially preseribed that these chires * shail not exceed in avy ense the regulur rates [or ke e Landise at the port of ation.” Iu the Post of New-York the allowable ¥ storoge and Jabor ave fixed by the Chamber of ce. ne y dispiile arises as to the correet- nof the President of the e no =uch officer, the Chict Rovenue Officer ol tue radis e are, in virtue of a6 astore ap) -nee I8 keu from such store the warehouse isiou of the port, I8 binding on arties. ‘Al merchandise acriving fiom foreign poits is in peril of being sent ub - Oder. Tiiis aiises from o vaciety OpCaine ispatel: iu discharg- ing the vessel not allowing i haut tie to procure his dte s diserepancies Letween marks wnd uwnbers fid thowe ou the cases oF Packiges contal val of luvoices ing of permils 108, which, in U Steatners now enjoy the d it is estiniated at full o third of their carxoes are subjected to General Order. Sulling vessels, which arechiefly ewployed in the transport of heavy freights, do not send there so large a proportion. Perbiaps . 1nore accurate e of the proba- Mo extent of this business way be artived at by an ex- wmination of the following table prepared for the Cowm- mittee’s use by the Bureau of Stutis Table exhibiting the value of werchandise imported into th it of New-York duriug the fiscal years 1563, 186, 1404, 1 1800, wodd the duty on merchundise col- leeted durig the sume peviods : INFORTS. Val e e 1t I8 thes seen that the bisinesa of Ge el Order, storage and dent thereto, must necessarily be I andl, oper wnd l.e‘fillmnu rates hould b proportionately re- of the businesr, iu the re- wmust be paid before deliv- ess 0f these would be taken of & soall excess might he passed by the I3 L FOF VUEI Tense convenience, ispatel, &, d s the good will of the warchouseman, Thus, little by little, these charges, by constant unlawful acerctions ji the peniod of o year, ight aggregate a very considerable smount from edch importer. It will be seen this fs by u0 means a contingent supposition. agnitude of the General Order I 83 Aud of its Jegitimate returns, the faclle opportunity, itetnized va- tire, admitting the constunt absorption of small unlaw- iire to render (te coycossion or in brokers’ phruse, capable 1K t (fmnny that Mr. !mflu early vulie uud commercial use Lo 1 of thé Gene) Ndex businces, the very Gt duys of lu;I official ituess) und others, "ll& Nofth River General Order husness 1s tho big plum for the Collector.™ 1t is also peudejed guite probable that, Befoge his contirm- atigh by the Seh possibly hefore his nomytuation even, e bad “agreed” Wish, aiid fu behal sonls, that they should ‘e pee 1 allofment or coyceasion of mneratiy yuirement that ¥, PICVERUS ¢ told charg CYOH A ol chant, wh e of beiug made 1tls r\llhd.ut auged the Eoull wake declaring, a8 he life, to Mr. Barr ] Mr. fmythe dscilued forming the C ‘g:l persons weze, he was less retient as to the divisiyn of the yaluation or price he had fixed upon the General Order busiiess. Othor wiliesses were in0re ¢omgupica- ¥ the wid of their testimony and of a proven 10 W, the Comuiltteg were enabled to learp, with tolerable procision, the numbs of these intended benefi- s they were respectively (o veceive. From M. Su ‘s cotenporaneous (eclarations, lils own aworn adulssions before the Copumittee, andl the tes- wony of Peter A, Van Bergeneit seems !8 ill«-cmr‘o lage the Geneyal Order wig, by immedintely on takin| f this firu way Dave 1. Smythe's yowiva- ciartes apd ihe K the office, originated 1w Washington before e pi © PRICE FOUR CENTS. conclusi been the “fricuds,” At a later and last interyiew of Mr. Humphre ehows Messrs. Doolittle and Patterson to havo with the Collcetor, on the same or following day with l‘.«' 'ong ing, he informed Mr. Humphrey tha !cfiulc General Order Dusivc ks (0 Mcskrs, MAler & Con Flumphres’s Komonstrancs Sosal Deins ot ) onistratice 5 " fled with in that lflfllllll‘l‘t M e oAy afrerod i & gratuity of £,000 vt of the Those who kiiew Mz, Huniphiey whets 1y for 1 Smytlie cooll 1o $46,00 Be had rold on il g can well believe his representations of these in i indignant rejection of the last pl'ofler! Il‘izl‘;'i'l“tl:m‘: In the Collecto Thoreon, rebuked, called out one less 1o divide w Jmown at thie tiwe of his death, the annonncement of nee of The eontcmplated distyibution under rugemeRt i MoNLy o have b 1t was as follow Qeo. F. Thowson, Jat Senators Dool tte and s Jmbree, Deputy Colector omphrey, ad by Ww at o Brown, Private Sceretary of ( Polities) Fund. ; © M. Perry,” knowi as Van Bergen 1o bave s This makes up i cally with Mr. Sin “1ié was not to have n de t him sole @ The Miller & € cowmonly supposed, i consequence of ¢ warelionses for deing Alator M operator iutervenes, Louse and General Order man of ) be belleved, bond suitabie business, Just bere 4 new ne E. C. Jolnson, & w some expericuce, if $40,000 ArTABEEMIENT, Wo £50,00 pex annuin for t Kknow hpmm"i A ation Was 1o m}"t;le'r\m.l‘hlnh call 1o mind this duc(-mefi Is "o arrapgement. In fact, cocked-hat” illustrati proved to have been when of s however, made quite was not the nan Johnson exbibits v Wil ot only e the most superfi surroundings, wan i t in the coneretes of sock y Lo use Jus o instune: wi ed @ v i treacherous wemon mbree, aud others, surely would not have, une Jnfeeling relark that * there was on #5,000 € rejvcted 00, 8008 = cTtrciterated asseverations UE It TR SLOwIngs icul the $10,000 this $40.000 ar- other testl- frow Mr. Sinythe's ang o adittic wore explicit and exhaustive, of Tie Dally Ne 0 co fell on hearing of the Lt to M. Smythe aud offered him W wholé Geiers: expressive 6t arrangement into i cocked wpoiuted. Order husii rase, “it 7 And his ex- * the cemmibien, Mr JUbuoun adiditional Teak Ir could i Tkt to the , Whe irregular and defective, or @ srusal of Lis dfil.nnl thousand Miller uot recall even ** hough it was abundantly favorite and ¢y Iu the transaction. uent phraso L was, committee that this n Letore thom, Mr, , I8 a strange, comple; X Mr. Johuson's offer wis Accepted : and assuring the Toly lector that Thomson 1w, Dadl, unpl tee.” e deemed a misdemen d 0 be effcet tortion, than ever befor labor, cartag Dusiness wight 1 £100,000, He furtl; and appealed to the C rates but would protec the General O wade Dusinces. snaged the asant consequences from an investigat When reminded that such sale and purel nor under the 1 {1 this wise : paid the rates and el &c., expressing his belfef that thus t and “t; f‘;‘lu |.n rt )i lare 1 IMpOTters coin) ctor, he \lnnSd e sustain the lessecs who Ou such a basis and with Miller & Conger he would conduet it, ** with a view of avoiding m{n :z-nl act of March lied, nobody would know anything abont it. rsons of lurger and later experience that er husiness of the whole City of New-Yorks cently conducted,” would ot pay a profit ar, he developed his plan. s 1.0 less than systematized annual profit not reduce Saeh mdncements, Johnson attempted to well M Bixby & Co. a part of the <uch ex negoiintions o Delleve the Collector, privy to and uphold such conten; Sale 0f OVErnMELt patronage an cous € xactions. receding and muuflua %, it 1s nnpossible to resi conld not certainly Jong have sorance of the use this intermediary and ams for-deliberate, outia However, under all subsequent Cireumsianc belief that Mr. Smythe tinued in J; bassador of extortion v positi In say consequence that o Justice, outraged 1 Tespect even for prompt dissev official complicity ¥ antecedents shrive bold developments. bLauk e etations. directly or the us making of it justantly i1, the protection of trae iclal propriety, of “Governi | wither in Dbusiness, They deelied declaring they did indirectly, could Jated and eondit] such an organized plarg B Lis official vame and ng this the coramittee are well aware of t to follow. Certainl; de, o , ought to iusure jent conneetion it such eoucerted robberies. the presence of d standing ou ‘Change, or pagors, is of small nccount to gloss over the Wickeduess of much proposed enorwities, And the mittee feel constraiued to wh'. 11 justice to themeely 01 ffm the pillaged mereliants, to throughout our Jand, to allow the uest, high-minded o inaugurator of Dicaroon proposals anid proceedings o continue sttng the receipt of custom, hood, generally and essentially, y wbon{lnuu lnmnusyund branches all the sul vige connected th It would scem 0 went wus modified as follows: 38 per proceeds of the stora, was to be accounted for and to the Collector, and & per cent to Johnson Wil ith. must inevital if not entire] 'y', iy moraiize public -s‘ e reason that the $60,000 cent of feature of General Order id thus: 30 per cent hits. ulation of the business and his assumed iufluence wi r. Swythe in sustaining the lessees of the Geveral against a) rocecded peals from the importers. to farm out the business; 0. recely lug @ part of North Riv retaining the remainder of North River; Messrs. Miller & Conj 1t i# in proof that er cent basis to Johuson, “ the River. ust 1, row abont A us far, new and last, t] On the 4th of August, 1866, Messrs. Synur & Co., whose warehouses had stored General Order businesd was continue existed to contractivg 1566, to Deceln! lace. essry. Nxb(y , deal took a4 the disposal fi"«’u’:“m £oods, proposed ‘With them, r’n‘r Stutes Treusury $15,000 & year; if moral or o Hereupon Je Edwards, Atkine & ; E. C. Jobuson & ver and & 1 on this of this ber 1, 16¢6, when & Co. and n wril ".'n y {0t the Ui legal ob f such age, they would allow an aunual rebate of that in and do the business. To this Mr. Smythe reached me before the have becn consi as the merchants are the new @verlooked or forgoti But the Collector favor’ of the merchants from t flmrfie&—\\?‘)n which basis only they proposed to o on the same mAatter Was be usial and N’““a! ;H‘ dered. The same resujt, hOwever, 80 interested, will, 1 trust, be smnrnwnl. the Collector sincere in this npzl 1f so, why the $15,000 proposition lost sight of up this busiuess1 If on his files, it wufi not bave ten. said the same resnlt—$15,000 into Treacury, or off from the merchants’ and legal rates charges—-would be reached by the Joh Hol: he kept that promise will be lee"m the bil Landman & Ki Lad 20 cases of quinine in warehouse, the legal rates and figures on which as follow: 0 Casea, storage, 10 cents each. 20 Caves, labor, 10 cent 20 Cases, cartage. 0 cartload I }‘ml'lh'lllnr ins couldfie multiplie the reqdition wnd p George bu o ¥ five thousand '311.! wuul‘:l ot do, l'lll that nomination was the pluce or time of tiow, poasibly It was enlarged betor weted upon in the Senate. - Whiate Il.‘ul'l(ln may have been, there 1s a tolerable gertaiuty that Van Bergen, George F. Thomson, Senators Doolittie and Patterson, and w * Mrs, I'rrr) " had upequal interests in its eftective operation. It 15 quite likely this ar- FAlZement Wig oxpected to be the fulfilment of Mr, o's oreulnr say ing that “ pevsons i Washington of influence and gre xpectations” must be taken . When M. Smythe came into office, Messrs. Humphrey wpug hased enjoyment of the Genera! S wanagement by that ficm cauged vo untpgonishn between them and mer- Collector. £ irgd leases of warchouses rented o t ‘poke, they naturally desired to retal uotall, of the busing friction o chants, or with th Porseasing ey pressly for @ fair shgre . l#{un erance o this desire, Mr, Jagues Huwphrey et of thie 1 ! Huwophroy & Co., And at tha thiue wember of Col frow the Brooklyn District, early called upon Colleetor Smythe to solielf a continunge with his ouse of the Geu exal Order busingss. He WA inforuicd by A my the that Mr. George . Thomson, Who in nes otiations reprs- three of the fou 1L 1 q with Van Bergen & Co., have oue share t Notth River i that, lu’ulnvla l;'!l\'ll, g‘llll‘ i ke care of two friends of the Presi- & Co. Lt Sofor st have $3,000 from tho curt- ¢ Collee e u’;muncnl faud. Mr. Humpbreywat oues aud all of East River slnoy OIII" b puslness for i :.'.‘,E,.,,...,,,..d"d with his partners; one of thewm wWrote out on @ siip of paper the form as follows 2 Pt ver—Ruowson, 3 shares . & Co., I share Bast River: H. & o o arg to take eare of the two friends of the President; Cariage 2,000 for p..:fl ieal fund s Mr. Hlumphrey, after consultation with Lis partners, yotw ned (0 M. Smythe and handiug him the memoran- s+ 1, ek 1f (hat Wik the proposition. M. =mythe, atter penciling opposite the words wnd figures hom- Yot thien shares' the letters © V. B. & Co,'"assonted. on betug m-hnu" by Mr. Humphrey, if, jer the eireuu atuces and requirements, Humphrev & t allowed a larg! roportion of the Gene Ovder, Mr. Smythe replied No, for he had got to pay ont of 1t + "H thenfproceeded to peucil on the buck of the andumsiip the distribution of it, I words aud A s us Lol g o '.},. peny p"x‘«' " Brows, $2,000; Political, #5000, 10,000 0,000, #3000, o . o0 0,000 This ol » s exhibited, identifed and ex- e ittt by o6 of (o SUVIVIng PAFtiers | of the Ml of Huwphr enciled letters, | were wmnes i figures on the les o roven 1o e (i Mr. Sany the, by 8. G, Ogilen, 3 ark Custoni The duplleate 0 Presen the ity destined for iie two fiends of the yenpective : it tesbiony, odhier than the deelars Presdent. Al Lopn ol the now desegged 45 52 munbiey, W it sffect, transfer were not mad except that Thomson nt, 10 bel who still rel neral Order, oyers & Bmith, on or 1t Who had thut 33 eRsTE. that levy, to ewears be'ha thin solomnit] “The bill was a8 follows : 20 30 cents each ‘wwes, labor, 30 ceuts eac] seew that E i thit 35 por cent taoney 1 Did Mr. s never, duect! 1 from them, and never um o fi%ufi gave , that be of an oath ke decl ts each. These cases wflfln*d 20 1bs. each, total, 1, Ibs. The legal price ce Wis 66 Cents ed before the Committee thit most ad infinitum. yment of suchibills, Mr. beeatne dissatisfied With the swall’ reti of the cent arpaugement, and sought again to of 0 ¥. Thomson's assistauce. In Novewber an off Of 0,000 Per annum wag suggested through him for t) 58, He thought 50 small o sum was fown from $40,000, and would not be =] dollurs were offered. c,u%lwwr wust ha he (Thomsou) have Was w bave tered in 1he ‘ehatever. Bub_ sy mohnmnt . Meyers & or i that busluess—for nothing—for nol eseape P | might have justice n the e had parcel ; Lad received or :35'”'}’.‘3?6..:»"-:-.11 a suw, ot pimously bes rox anum ; )i crsonal annovauces, and the B ven, bass e hecredied The ¢ oo Yoaa of such too much of your himself. This was the coudition of thinge w Congreseional Committee on Rotrenchment and R was in session 1 New-York. Oun the 1st of Deces 1566, the General Order husiness of the whole city turned over to Meyems & Swith. tiony parent lu“%' {io huslness for some undefined outside reudered, or was expected to reuder. It that the several parties in interest swear sideration or pecuniary iuducewent, Pootaney, or nnmm el ho had 1, 5| towed the wo place upon Meyers & Ewith, wmemt stipulation, or Solicitation, of motive, convenience that Justice merchanta o New Fouk 3 " avmn w previou Dolieve that thi oaths had been that it was ted, as was have been honsted, uu?o no d Inveatigati) ttee could get hold meut. it yweter, there were some us to whether all was wnflclnf‘ ul4 * hold m."jnmn‘mm- . 100 & Fri duy the House at the cxf ditures to lnvefl:fiw Custon: turday's, mfl apuouuced that the d Dbe in New: for that purpose the following In ous or twoof the intervenivg Saturday papers the following advertisement : Goods.—The uwersued, baviag, from the 1 of harge of merchandise delivered uuder General Orer, and » complaints bave beretofore been wade in ke., we desire 1o ioform the merchante of o o sball. by Jlaint, v luvite the i M o, firectiop of e ek gLl e & bt B B seet their views. aud to prevent the raewal resental of During the early sessions of the complaints were mady Comnnittee returned posed, such Uil as the fo 150 casce of Wine unde C. Ganties ha Meyors & Suth, for wh Juler [ DRRUTERE of overehar nally to Washi Now inge lew: i thwy ye IR et Swite, Ofice, of the Purt, resnce 0 ease of amy Cowmi T peueial oider P