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umber 10.476, ——————— The Lates New By Telegraph to the N. Y. Sun, ee CONGRESS. EQUAL RIGHTS IN ALL STATES, Military Peace Establishment, The Amended Bill. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, The Metropolitan Health Bill, A Warm Discussion. HGHLY INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS Benate Bill Defeated in the Assembly, City and Miscellaneous News. The Naval Race. A START AT LAST, The Great Concord Robbery. ARREST OF SEVERAL MEN. Recovery of . $200,000. &e., Gig. © &e. &e., Wasarnaron, Feb. 18. To-day, the Charch delegation appointed by the Con. ference of the Baltimore Branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,in session at Alexandria, Va., weited upon President Johnson. Rev. Mr. Wilson addressed the President, assering him of the hearty operation of their body. The President received the delegation conrteously, each member being tetrodaced to him personally. Brevet Brig. Gen. J. H. Bell resigned bis commie on 'o-day, Gen. Bell entered the service in April, 1861, as & private, and has worked hie way ep to his present position. He was wounded very severely at the battles of Antiotam and Fredericksburg. At Dr. Sunderland's charch, to-night, Chief Jus- thee Chase introduced Frederick Douglass te a dense endttory, speaking of him in highly complimentary terms. The latter then occupied two hours in 8 lec- tare on the “Assassination and ite Lessons.” There were present many members of Congress and a num- ber of the lecturer's own race. He was applauded roughout. Judge Kelley, of the Honse of Repre- Seatatives, responded to the call and placed himself equarely on the platform of the brotherhood of man, Information has been received at the Treasury Department from Assistant Secretary Chandier, that he will return to Washington by Monday night. Bis ebsence in the Bouth will have reached nearly seven ‘weeks by that ttme The Ways and Means Committee ts considering the tax on whiskey and cotton, and the income tar, 4 report will be made very soon on these three points, The Freedmen's Burean bill, having passed the Benate and House, will be sent to the Presidents to day. Official dispatches received here assert that heavy reinforcements of French and Austrian troops have © been sent to Matamoras aad Begdad, os a precausion tgainst further dangor. CONGRESSIONAL FROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Minth Session. Senate. Washington, Feb. 13.—Mr. Morgan, of New York, Presented the credentials of Mr. Lewis KE. Parsons, fenator elect from Alabama, Mr. Morgan sald: As the Btate of Alabama is one of the States that, ¢uring the period of four years, hae been in releliion seainst the United States, and, as Congress has not termined whether the political condition of thet e ch as to entitie the Btate to representation im the Senaie, I do not expect that Governor Parsons wil be requssted to com ot this tine: and I wili thas the crecentias be received and Iaid upon the table to walt the further action of the Senate. It was so ordered, Reveral petitions for equal civil and political rights were offered, and referred. Mr. Wade, of Ohio, offered the petition of colored soldiers, asking the right of suffrage. Mr. Saulebury, of Del. wished to ask a question. ‘The Benate the country were very familiar with this word * coiored,” as applied to the negro iace: he would like to Know what au'hority there was for the gee of that word? The only place he had ever seen tt in history eo applied, was in the bistory of Bt. Domingo, where it was used (0 denote mu asoes. Mr. Fessoncon, from the Committee on Recon- struction, reported @ joint resolution to amend the Constitution with a constitutional article, as follows: Congress shall have power to make all laws necee- sary and proper to secure to the citizens of each Biate the privileges aud immunities of citizens of the several Staice, and to all p.reons of the several Grates equal protection in the rights of lite, liberty and property, The resolution was ordered to be printed Mr. Brown offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Commerce, to in- quire what legislation is necessary to protect the lives of passengers in Western swemboate trom dan’ gere incident bo the explosion of tubular boilers, Mr. Morgun called up the billto exteud the boar for withd:uwiug goods from public stores and ware houres, in which Mr. Sprague's motion for recousid’ eration was pending, M:. Bprague epck againat the bill, and the subject wre finally poetponed till to morrow, Mr. Wilton reported @ bill to fix the military peace establishineut of the Ubiied States as fol lowe Five reeimente artillery, 12 cavalry cade, etc, ward and take the oath , 60 infantry, fhe five regiments of artillery are now o feu zed, but the oreauiz tron of the let, 2d, Jd and 4th shell be like thatof the Sth, the acjutants, quarte: masters sud commisssiies to be extra first heutenan's, Lo the ax cavalry reciments existing thera elall be six more added; the lst and 2d Heu- enente and two thirdeot the higher officers to be elected from the officers and eoldiers of the volanteer force, aud the other third trom the Re Four companies of each segiment may infantry a. the disci ection of the resiments of in ry are thue ments Dow organized of ten remaining mine, each with thre ven reyiments by bh battalion; five aduitional regim mipanies each, and ewht seg colored too, to be officered ot colored troops who have distinguished themselves in the field, lb requires the distribution of officers among the Btaies in proportion to the sumber Of troops furpiehed during the war. Each regiment ehall have one colonel, two majors, one :egimental commissary, ene +diutant, one Terimental quartermaster, ten capaims ten niet and e cond Hentenanta, one eer geant Majoi, GDS GQuartermasios’s sergeaat, one THE hospital steward, ene commissary sergeant, two principal musicians, ; each company one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one first ser- aeant, four sergeants, eight corpora's, two musicians, one wagover and fifty privateer It provides an ord- Nance sergeant and ital stew for each milite- Ty post, and authorizes thegPresident to appoint a superintendent of mati cometerion, established or to be established, with the rank and pay of ords DANCE setjeant, to be selected from non cor missoned officers, Enlistments shall be for five years. It also Provides for one lieu:éenant general, five major gen- eraisand ten brigadier generals, The adjutant feneral chall have the rank and pay of « brigadier eederal, sleo two assistants, colonels of cavalry, four Sssisinnte, lieutenant colonels and thirteen ‘4 and emht se ant, majors. Four inepectors sistante shail have tively rank and of colonels and Hientenant colonels of oavairy. The Judge Advocate General to rank as Brigadier, with an assistant to rank as Colonel of Cavalry. The Quarvermasters’ Depar ment aball have one General, four ses‘stants, eight deputies, and sixteen quarter- Masters, grading as above, and in addttion forty- elght more quartermasters, to rank as Captains, The Commissary General shall have two assistants ranking as Colonola, two as Lieutenant Coone s, eight commissaries as Majors, and fixteen as Uav- tains; Surgeons—75 Majors, assistants, 150 Firet Lieutenants for three years then Captains, The Paymaster General ie given two assistants, two deputies, 60 paymasters. The Chief Engineer shall bave 6 Colonels, 19 Lieutenant Colonels, 26 Majors, 0 Captains, 26 and 10 Becond Lieutenants. Other provisions ef the former Military bill have been somewhat changed in this. Mr. Morrill called op the joint resontion to amend the Constitution on the subject of represen- tation, Mr. Sumner offered an amendment to insert the following words ai the close of the original ition “and they shall be exempt from taxation of all kinde” ~*o an to mete he amend 4 provide that those who are excluded from the tof suffrage, on ac- count of color or race, shall be exempt from taxation, Mr. Henderson addressed the Benate at length tn favor of the amendment offered by him reeently, prohibiting any Btate from withdrawing the elective franchise on acconnt of color, He said the Presiden’ in hie speech to the Virginia delegation, Lad sai that be regarded what war known as the radical party as the great danger to this country. He (Hen- derson) hed honest: earnestly enpported the President and his admi ‘ation since bis ateession to the Frecutive chair, but he denied the right of the President to t amnesty to rebels ex- cept on the conditions prescribed by the act of July, 1862, which requires that an oath bY cay tal on, bones ementy ean be “legars ve w Proclamation reorganicing the Brate of North Caroling be denied the ht of the President to ribe the qualifications of voters as be had done in that proclamation. He believed the Btete governments in the Bouth mast be ized betore there could be a pertect anion of the Biates, Bat if the State governments were turned back to the men who had been in rebellion was it not reasonable to expret that they would rebel ook dep: a ge ? He would the Senate Congress cou'd not pass an act ving the late rebeis of their raht of oieenenin, ay son- had the power to do that, itoucht to be done. men who wentintethe rebellion ought to be disfranchi ed and prevented from taking partin the work of reorganization, He read from the address of the Virginia delegation to the President, and remarked that it wassigned by ® man named Bald- win among othors. Mr. Wilron asked if that was not the Baldwin who wae a member of the rebel Congress, and who nominated (en. Lee for Governor of Virginia, Mr. iendcerste understood it was, Mr. Sumner {aquired if that was the sort of men whe gave advice to the President. Mr. Henderson was sposking of Mr. Lincoln's pian of reorgauizing on the basie of one-tenth of the i@ of w State, when Mr. Wade ioquired how re republican ot governments one-tenth of @ people could govern nine-teaths, Mr, Liencerson asked if the yovernment of South Carolina was pot republican when she entered the Union, Mr, Wate Mr. Henderson about itt w said it was not. said our fathers must have lied Mr, Wace—They were mistakeu—that's all. Mr. Henderson continued, Le contended for the right of giving the control of the State Governincots te loyai men, yet men who did thls were denounced as jecobias ant roundheads, Mr, bumner—By whom ? Hr, Henderson—The President says eo to the Virginia deiegation, He refers to such men as the Benator trom Massachusetts. He ie the most danger our mae | know of, be is always making whitewash ing er and doing other dangerous things, The President alludes to hua when be taks about hammering at ove end, while the anvil was going at the other Mr. Sumner said that did mot apply to him It must be mgant that the Democrats were haumering at this ond, Mr. Henderson assured Mr. Sumner that be was the man whom the President meant. Kolerring again to the inierview between the Virgins deiegation and the President, he was interrupted by dir, Wilron, who said, I want to ask the Senator it be has any seliabie Knowledge whatever in regard to the opinion this Mr. Baldwin, or any inan of that cinss, or beii that he or they will be able to in- fluence affeire in auy of tue States that io 1564 vowed jor Mr. Linceim tor President? 1 ask if he dors not believe that these States & moe) decisive malority amajo.ity larger than they gave in s464, are Worday cppered to the admission of Sny of those States to representation ip this Chamber aniess they give security ior the future? Mr nderson—As | before stated, Lam o conser: I ao regarded as a conservative, not ase r lI want these States back immediately. Mr. Wilson—bso do we. Mr. Henuderson—But 1am pot so anxious sbout It as to take (hem back in their piesentcondition, Mr Henderson then discussed the right of Congress to distranchise rebels, He believed that righ existed and ought to be exercised. On motion of Mr. Doolittle the Senate went into executive session, Mr. Henderson not having con- claded his speech, and soon after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Whaley, of West Virginia, submitted the following preamble and resolutions, namely : Whereas, This House, at ite Inst session, interpret. ing the sentiment of the American people, pasred a resolution endorsing the tredislonal jey of the Government towards the repeblics of this continent, and repropating in untinistakable lunguage the e1ec- tion of a monarchy upon the ruins of (he meighboring Kepublic of Mexico ; and hercas, The flagrant infraction of this American Continental policy occurred while thie nation was in coutlict tor ite own unity, which conflict is now happily ended; therefor Reaowed sirat, That this House do hereby reaffirm the resolution of the last session and deciare that the extabisliment of apolitical provectorate by France in behalf of an Austrisa Priuce over the Repnubiic of Mexico, and the introduction of a scheme of policy which carries with ita rigut to interfere in our own as well wa th ire of all the Kepubsies of this con- tinent, lea re to which thie country can never subst, and which abould be resisted by ali the means itt our power Keaolved Second, That tothe endof king good this sesolusion the President solicit the noe of all the Republies of thie couument aud the use o/ ali the tuesus in thelr power, Mr. Whaley demanded the previnns question,” Dut the House by « vote of 14 to 95 refused yo secoud it On motion of Mr, Bauks, of Mass, the resolutions were referred to the Committee on Foreign Kela- thous. Mr. Smith, of Ky., moved that James M. Johnson, claiming a seat from Arkansas, be allowed the privi- | leges of the floor of the louse pemding the consider- ation of bis case, Mir. Stevens, of Penn., sald it was montrous to thus adinit men as membern from de/unct States, Mr. Smith repudiated that idea, denying that the Bouthern States were defunct. Mr, Kasson, of lows, advocated the admission of | Mr. Jobnson, The resolution was laid upon the table by # majority of eight. Mr. Bingham, of Obio, from the joint select Com. mittee on Keconstruction, reported a joint resolution embodying the following article in amendment of the Constitution of the United States, to be presented to the Legielatares of the several States for their ratifi- cation : That Coneress shall have power to make all laws which shail be neceses nd proper to secure the citizens of each state al the privileges aad immani- ee of citizens lo the soveral states, and to all vere NEW YORK, WEDNES sons in the several states, eqnal protection im the righte of life, liberty aud property. Mr, Bingham, at the suggestion of Mr. Stevens, moved to recommit the resolution, aud that it be printed, Agreed to. The House proceeded to the consideration of the Michigan contested election case Baldwin against Trowbridge, The Report of the Committees on Fleetions say there is no question of fect and only one of law involved In this contest, By the act of the Legisia- ture o larger number of votes were cast by soldiers outside of the limit of the State if these votes can be lawfully counted, Mr. Trowbridge has a majority ot the whole, and is elected to the seat. If not, Mr. Baldwin, having @ majority of the home vote, is entitied to it, Mr. Marshall, of the misority of the Committes, says, In bie statement, that having carefully cousid- ered the questions of law involved to this case, be hascome to the conclusion that Mr. Baidwin was ay elected, tr. Beaman addreseod the House in behalf of Mr, ‘Trowbridge, and was folowed by Mr. Mareball on the other side. Mr, Baldwin, the contestan speak, obta! ned consent wo print The House, at 4.20, adjourned, being too unwell to bis argument, NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. Senate. Albanw Feb, 18.—Remonstrances were presented aeainst giving to the owners or lessees of wharves and slips in New York oxclusive use of the sam Mr, White introduced « bill to provide for ¢ fo~ ty of persons attending public assemblies by making it lawful and punishable by fine not exceeding $1,000 to use any bali, theatre, opera house, church, echool house, or tullding of any kind in any city or incorpo- rated village for the assemblage of people, unless the same is provided with ample means for the eafe and speedy egross of parsons therein assembled tn case of alarm, Brita Passen.—Ineorporating the Port Richmond and Bergen Pot Ferry......... Amending the char- ter of the Norsh Hempstead and Flushing lurmpiko Com pany. Assembly. The Governor sent in « message communicating the action ef the Albany Common Council ta com- Diying with the act of last winter relative to the erection of a new Capitol, and recommended early *ppropriations tewards carrying owt the previsions of the law. The special order, the Health bill, w: up. Mr. Littlejohm moved to enbstitute the minority reportimcluding the Senate bill, fer the bill reported by the majority of the House commiitee. Mr. Berryman sald he made the minority report, andass hy phos rere fran New York, and a mem- ber ofthe Kepublicam party, he felt thas his onl; course waa to support the Senate bill. That bill mot with noo ition from his party in New York. ie had voted for the Republ.can caucus resolutions, and was sorry for it. Had he known as much then as now conceFaing the sttuation of affairs, he would have pureved a different course. J. L, Parker asked as what particular hour be converted, Berry man sald at no partienler hour, He had mpathized with the HKenate bill, The that surrounded him here were of such « that it was difficult to resist (hem, ana for jolded to ess. Mr. T, BE, Stewart said that he had the honor early im the session to introduce s bill mmilar t the Renate measure, Bix weeks have passed, and no objection has been made to the commission named thervin None indeed bes been made personally to those named in the Senate bil’ That bill is thoroughly understood in New York, and le very generally spproved there. Mr, Condon gavea bi y of the hill before the committee of which he was chairman, At first be thonght be would report the bill just ae it came trom the Senate, His conversion came just about the time that Horace Creeley's did. Mr, T, B, Stewart Or a little sooner, Mr. Congdon said it was claimed that th pothing al in the peuate bilk and great preienoes made that it represented the wishes of the party in New York-but he soou discovered that the people of that city had not been very exten. sively coveuited in regard to it, and he bad «@ protest of sixty-eight physicians agains the appointment of Dr, Maron, Gentlemen hero, to ox roll” the Fenate bill, have said thataf they cannot have that, then let the measure fil. Mr. T. E. au wart—-Uive the. names of the gentle meu referred to, Mr Congdon Colonel Blirs is one, The fact le that certain gentiemen seem to have more confiden Mr, F. 1. A. Boole tian in wie Legislature or Kxecn- tive. For one he (Congdon) was Opposed to non. partisan boards, for they encouraged collusiun, Mr, Curtias said shat if the truth were told it would appear that this Liealth bill had been conceived in the most daniuable ly pocrisy, ostensibly for sanitar improvement in New York, but really only to ad- Vance the ave ofa party taction, The Dewoornts of New York have been culty of giving large major ies and hence the necessity for this scheme. it has been cleimes on the one hand that the majority ae in favor of the Senate bill, and on she over band that the peopie faver ihe Asseubiy Propestston. kt we not true, The ie are opposed to both prope sitions. They know well enough bow w manave their own afiairs, and proiest ecuinst both the pro- pees measuies, If the «Lora should ¢ me to New ork early do the Spring he would hoid the Repulli- ean party responsible, because vi lie Bolu iu bhe Legisiatare baat y oar ou the short 6 ing question, ‘Lhe reeuit is that the streets «ie in a wore conailion than ever betore, af the chowera comes aud visite the homies o! tlemen in tue rural district he would regard it as @ Just visitation of God for inver- fering with the municipal affairs of New York, Mr. Brandi@.h spoke in oppossion to the Senate Dili, and in tavor or the passage of a bill giving the Governor the appoimtmeut of Commissioners, tie elaine the right to legisiate on the sulyect, on the ground that @ majority of the p.operty in New York is owned by peisone living in ihe rural districts, New York is unquestionably the most unhealthy civilized city in the world, aud thie becauwe her heaith laws are grosaly,imporiect. Are we to havea non-partizan commission, or is se Kepublican party to tace the respousipiiny. te io bavor O1 taciog the responsivusty, The Dewocrats lave contioued the clty for many years, and during thelr manage- ment of its affairs, ithas teeu the mos unhoainy civilized city ua the word, Ln Hoeton, t’Biiaa Providence and other cities the Geaive are mucu | in proportion to population, aud they wie Kepuu cities, In Parte tue mortality ie ies thao io New York, and their ith jaws ere @ulmiDistered by acommilssion, Crews succvss brought great respou- sibility. The Union party Lae ciuened out repel. lion and raised four milion Lumen Lesnge to freedom, it has crushed out traitors aud copperneads, and it they had the power they woulu crusu Ob cholera too, Give ua the Assembiy bill, and we will chan the streete and piage them fit tolive in, We coud ai- MmOst AnDihilate Choiera, as we Lave ihe Other peat that have visited the country. 1040 Ue oar Loion Crovernor mum Lave power (o appoumt, sod thus lake the responsibility fuat beonge Wo us, Buu Which we Qre compeieut © discharge, We can coutide in Gov renvwn, ‘The country bas coufaence a bia, and the luton party certainly ougut nave, Jem men in the Seuase are lor givivg ble power to the Govern OF, 8hG w aie sevens, tive in Lie House, RMaghey five to tweuty seven Kepnvlicane are lor the Guvern or, the wajorit il semua Uy their position, Bate. s CHDULOL De /CHoraDt Of be ale of boot, Me Kuew there were aivisious in the Union party, bub tue minority muss subst, Mr, Vitis thougut we Legisiature had @ right to legislate lor # City that rose in rebellion ageing. the Geverument, burned orphan aay iu ud bung men abd Womea (o aLapposts, because d nad Kaveu thei # little different cowr, As Ww Caucuses, Le had Bot LED BL.6 (0 peas from bie room wihhoul being taken harras y #06 One of the eloveu dissenters. Lhe Dewociae bad bad caucuses wo, sud Lie Great Mogus came down and wid (em, buiy Must vole agsiues the Kepublican Caucus vill, A voice Who is tue Mogul? Mr. Pitte-Ben, Wood. Mr, Creauer-—Mr, Wood advised in favor of voting for tue 1adicm bul down wo thie Nnal vow wif Curus—Mr, Wood advised to vow against both mr. Pits proceeded to say that he regarded the whole Wiovemen! 28 #D Losidious biow at the uover- Bor by men who wow do anything tor powe., and who aré Low pimyiNg into the bade ot Wie Demo. crate, Tlivee «t Lhe Loviou os ibe pevate bil are the very ied WhO Geleaied the patiot Wadeworth, eiected Horatio seyinvur. , Korels was opposed to any political ma- ebine © CcOuiiect 1Or Yule, ous ol an anticipated pestilence, Me regarded the Aseembiry bili os @ echome lof thé advancement of a taction Mr. Haskins bad listened tor some good reason againgt the Beuste bill, bus aot one had been offaed. G6. The commission shonid be nom-vartizan He believed there was never a commission organized upon @ Fojitiens basie © govern New York that did not njure the party usible for tt. For these and OW ould support the Senate bill, em the bill firat made tte appea namesiott. It makes the term of the commission too long, and he thought Pr, Darker too old (o eater upou the work, He regarded the senate bill in the light of a close corporation got up to beweflt Heory J, Raymoud anu bie tection, EVENING ARASION, Mr. Littlejohn thought the question should be dircussed in a different epirit than ft had been to day. It is @ great question aftiicting the healih of New York in view of shreatened pestilence, The eriadliahment of commisslous is dangerous at best, for the Legisiature can be «@ tyrant aa well as the Gutoerat, It bad been said tovlay thar men from rural districts have @ right to legislate for New York. but he did not admit tt exceps a diteot necessity, Citizens of New York and Brooklyn had consulted on the Health Blk framed one and seat it to the Legisla- tare; and that bill ought to have beeu passed Fromouly in order to cet ready for the pestilence; but instead a lobby arrives, holds acancusina the Delavan House, snd determines upon a plan to defeat th believed if submitted to the people of New York and Brooklyn, not more than 2,000 votes would be re- corded inet the Senate bill, The Evantxe Pow, one of most radical papers, bas importuned us not partisan cominission, Horace Greeley 1@ Senate bill anti! s+ wae rumored of the same thing, and rations induced a change In the ®. He had faith in the Senate DILL, and would eapport it. Ifyou want aesanitary bill op thie and it would go inio operation to morrow. 0 you expect Bevators to bow to your dictation? mere human, and if we pedicaily amend the bill im the spirit here entortained, it will be lost, Mr Tremain hoped the Senate bili woeld mot be subatitated, and he aseured the Demecrate that how ever they milgbt flatter themselves of advantages over the family differences they have witnessed upon those bills, they are destined tw be mistaken, ‘Those differeuces will aval them nothing, The Health bill last year was lort ee members forgot their caucus obligations The bill as reported to the Assembly received the Qssent of all the Commistee save one, This les polltice! question, aad (he party im power must take the rerponsibility, It has beea claimed that the Chamber of Commerce are in fa the Benate t ii pumber were present at the meet- and that bod. was simply in favor of a health od inst session. That body Jred persons and aror ‘ere present, The boy body, and anybody fifty dollars, Is ie in is easy to abody. Th» action of ublican Commiite 1 been flouted to our their meeting was on ebort notice, and the rene a nays showed about thirty to twemty | favor of the Bennie bill, The winority was lead by Judge White, and the majority by the Postmaster and the Surveyor of the Port. These are the men so mach eng in the non partisan bill. He th be that notwithstanding the dictation of the Times, the Legisiaiure would elect a Police Commissioner in iw own way. Ite proposed to confer half the power in this commission upon the Democrats, They don’ thaak you ior it. They propose to ¢o betore th: people and denon tyou jor juvading their ancient muolelpal rights, He found no fault with the gentlomen named in the Beuave bill, bat they would not be responsible to any one, The Pole respectable by paying can jolu it ho senee a political organ @et an endorsement trom Cominissioners Lave enough to do now, Bank mee- sengere are vow robled in the streets, and crime is rampant there, Let them atiend to their legitimate duties, The whole theory of the Senate bill is false. Tue four men named are green, vew inen, Buch a double beaded commission would resu ation of a ring, such as mow existe in the of Hupervisors, The passage et the Bemate u would an indignity to the (overner, Last year you proposed to give him the power. Now you propose the reverse. W het las le come to forfeit pubiic confidence? WIHll the (Geovernor apd Senate appoint improper persons? The movement shows want of confidence in Keuben B, Fenton, and would be so Hnterpreted by the publie.” He did not propose te silently :emain by aud eee this indignity sntlicved upon the Governor of his choiwe aud Com- manderinechief ef his party. In conclusion, he ” it wae no insult to the Renaie to pi opose toamend their bill, He beloved smat the Heuate would accede to the action of the louse ia the matter, But if they chose to kill this bill, the odiam Of ite deteat must reet with them, and uot with the House, Mr, Cochrane followed with an extended argument against the Benate bill; after which, the question was taken, end the Hlouse reiared to substitute the Benate bill, by « vote of 44 yous agaivet 69 nays. ‘Ihe Committee then, at miduight, proceeded to the consideration of the Assembly bill Texas. aes Preceedings ef the “tate Convention. New Orleans, Feb. 13. The Texaa State Conven- Hon organized on Saturday, The Convention voted, by 66 to 11, that all the mombers should support the Constitution of he United Biates, A resolution thas ali who bad not bitherte done so should take the amuesty oath was recousdered ‘Vhe Constitutional oath wae administered to the members of the Convention en masse by Judge Everett, the members sanding. tiov. Harailton was notitied of the orranieation of the Convention, and sent a m ‘© amovug other things cepudiatiog tne rebel! Sta jolt, the Convention sppanted Committess on the condition of the State, on the Executive and Legisia- tive departinents, and on the Judicr Judge Koberts who wae President of the Recension Conven (¥) Tuan of the Committee on the General h the meate Constitution, A resolutio: jaring that bo person coming within the exception ot the Preside muesty Proclamauen is enbived (oa reat, and & substituie to reler all credentials of delegates to the Committee on hiections, © referred jo that Committee, Kesolutions to wjuss the debte contracted on the basis of Confederate money, to inquire efter tee records, !ibrary and tarmiture of the pupreme Court, to exteud relief to parties owing cebte prior w the war, and to esiablisu @ seperate criminal court, were all reierved Ww aypi vpriate commitices, Maine Legislature. Augusta, Me., Feb, 13.—Uhe following resolutions were introduced into the House branch of the Maine Legislature to day. by Genera: Shepley, of Portiand. in relation to equality of civil and political rights: Resolved, That the erand reenit of a truly Repub- Niean Governmentcan never be fully etiaimed, un- til equality of civil anu political rights be perma. uently secured, irrespective of differences of race and color, Resolved, That so long a+ the elective franchise shail be deuied or abridged in any State om account of race or color, none therein ef such race or color should be inciuded in the basle of representation of such State, in the Cougreses of the Luited States; and prove of the effo: of the Seustor Kepreseutatives from thie in the Con, the Luited su bo sec the Constitution as would e t that the tendency, aud hopang t effect of the amendment, if adopted, Li be to rec @juality of politica a@ weil as for civil rights fr Connecticat Republican State Convention, Mart/oid, Conn,, Feb, 18.—The Republican State Convention, which meets in this eity touorrow, promises to be one of the largest and ablest Con. venous which has assembled in Connecticut for years, The attendance at the caucus to-night le quite large. The Nebraska Legisiature. Omaha, Feb, 15,—The Nebraska Legisisture ad. journed yesterday, Resolutions endorsing the Pres ident’s administration were passed simost uneni- mously, Bille providing for @ goo ogical survey of the terrivory, and a liberal provisioe to induce emi- eration, were aleo passed, Fires. Middieinon, N. Y., Feb. 15. A fire broke out on Buoday in tue buliding occupied by W. & J. Kirk. patrick, tobaccouuts, and A. A. Biomey, hate and caps tt extenue! so the wi p.ning building occupied aeadry goodssiore loss e2t.u, Mosuy insured New Orleans, Ish. 1s. —-lLhee w fire in Austin, Texas, on the din wal., causing @ lows of $25,400. By the careless nse of frearma,® Mr McQuiny, who was showin. w he drilled in Sherman's array, shot bs wie dead, tu Dayton, 0, op Friday ant, SUN. gee 9 Qe — DAY, FEBRUARY 1, ‘I ‘hirty -Third Year. MARINE DISASTERS. Lem of Several Vemcla Boston, Feb. 18.—The ship Hamlet Captete Stevens, from Calcutta for Boston, with 8 valuable cargo of Fast India goods, went ashore daring a thick fog Inst night, on Nanset Roach, at Orleans, Cape Cod, amd will be & total low. Crow saved. "The 1 wes seven hundred and fifty-seven tons burthen. She wasewned by W.C. Rogers & Co. A large portion of her cargo was consigned to Israel @ Whitney, of Boston. The ship and cargo were valned at 810,000. About twe thirds of the carro wae turured in New York. The remainder of the carge Woaether with the ship and freight money, war insured In Boston. The United States eaten bt, Oh Cod, was got off ‘eet igi eTioat damage” sed shore ow Tolnt Allerton’ bar, gv off last’ nights aod anchored in Hull Gut, * = ‘routlence, R. 1, Feb. 12.—Laet ovéning two schooners were sunk by the ice in eur bay, The Mary Ann, Captain Bryant, trom Eliza’ ithpom for Providence, bad her lumber port & t 4 ghe filled and unk 96 Connieut Fetus, “be Ma, Providence, with eighty eas teal ef necintee P4 down iu the midcbanne!l bet Pomham Pawtuxet. Lhe crews of both veseele wore taken ef Hews Items, By Telegraph to the New York Mun.) Coaries Rivrer, one of the most emiment law- yere of Kentucky, died on Monday at Luuiaville of oryasipelas BSMaLt-rox is prevaling a¢ an epidemic on the Rio Grande. On some of the plantations it is re- ported to be very fatal. Ts Governor of Louisiana has vetoed the paro- chial bill, and 1# te doubtiul if there are enough members in town to pass it over bis veto. Tus Right Rey. John B Fitzpatrick, Catholic Bishop of Boston, died tn that city on Monday night, after @ lingering illness, aged fifty-three years, Aakaat Fenian reception was ennounced te come off at Nashvilic, Tenn., yeeterday. (Genera! Sweeney and President Koberis wore expected te errive and address the Bi otherhood, Tas Richmond (Va) Examines office was cloerd at nine o'clock yesterday evening by order of General Terry. The order is seid to have enane- ted from Geveral Grant. Tre National Boldiers and Sailors’ League at Loulsville, Ky, celebrated Premdent Lincoln's birthday on Monday by special invitation and speeches, They were addressed by Gen. Palmer and Mr, Wolff. A pisratoa from Galveston, Texas anys that « private named Cook and two Lieutenants, not armed, of the Ninth U 8 Colored Regiment, were eassssinated in the first woek im February in Brownayille. Tas ri ia rising sud pouring through all the Chinn" plantations, near Baton Rouge, La. The great levee, builiing there under the State's management, is not finished, and greet les of property is anticipated, Cart, Buanxert, an ex Confederate offer, bas been sentenced at Nashville to three years confine- ment in the Tennessee Penitentiary, for the killing of Sergoaut Pollard, of the 10@th Ohlo Regiment, at Shell Mound, on the dthof July last, Pollard and Burnett mmultancously fred as one another. Burnett's wound was shgbt; Pollard was killed. Tos Military Commission at Louisville, Ky., in the case of the one armed guerrilla Berry, tound him guilty of eleven separete murders, and sem - tenced bim to be banged, General Palmer has epproved of the finding of the Commission, The 84 of March is fixed as the day for the exe- cution, An accident occurred on the Renseeleer sad Bar- stoge Railroad yesterday morning, abeas eight rolles from Whiteha)), N. Y., by which the moraing mall train from Troy was precipitated down an embankment abowt twenty-five feet. Six passe gers and one employee were wounded, only two of them seriously. Tum anniversary of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated yesterday evening at Tren- ton, N. J. Senator Scovel presided, Hon, R & Field delivered an oration before the mewbers of the twe Houses of the Legislature, and « large number of citizons. Yester lay Senator Beovel introduced « bill making the 12h day of February a boliday, General Intelligence. (By Mail te the New York Bun} Aranry of negroes ‘gutted’ # house in Spring- field, Mass, on Buncay, demolishing everything it, Cause—occupied by miscegenationiste, ‘Tre question ‘ls a death-bed marriage legal” is being tried in the Circuit Court at Indianape lis, Considerable property is involved im the decision, A RAFT contatning two roman three men, Le s horse, which was dr fting out to sea,pras stop) end saved by a pilot boat, off the harbor of Bavan- nah, Ga, on the 4th inat, A woruas io Troy, while sawing @ block of fron, ou Monday, waa struck by a piece of metal on the face, splitting open bis nose aod upper lip, but wot other wise injuring him, lua workmen on the shore end of the Chicage lak+ tunnel have excavated distauce of about one mle out under the lake, while the workmen from tLe coffer dam sunk in the Iske have advanced te meet 200 feet, Taw Rochester (N. Y,) Damocaat reports au soci dent by which @ lumver man, with his teem of horses, fel] over au ernbank went 60 feet high, near that city, One horse was dashed to pieces, and the man cannot recover, Tas Cloveland Express passenger train ren off the wack uear Scbenecteds, on Monday, and syaingt the side of » deep excavation After run- ning slong in that position for a iew moments, it made & plunge and settiied duwn again on the rails, the uni juced passengers meanwhile lying om their faces on the floor of the cars THE NAVAL RACE, A Start at Last. The gunboats Algonquin and Winooski have o@ Inet started, Mr, Dickersoa's engineers turned up on Mouday morning, bat the weather waeeo bad thas is wesdecwod advisable te postpone the race until « change took piace, The weather being favorable both vessels left the Navy Yard shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning, The “start would be made rometime during the afternoon; so, If both vesrols bold ont, the contest will be terminated om Friday (Copttaned en tho Last Page.