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LH Number 10.485. The Latest News By Telegraph tothe N. Y. Sun, ne CONGRESS YESTERDAY, Reconstruction in the Senate. SPEECH OF MR. FESSENDEN. Reply to the President, THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU. Its Operations to be Extended One Year. LETTER FROM GENERAL HOWARD. The Veto Message. ACTION IN THE DIFFERENT STATES: DEATH ON THE GALLOWS. Exeontion at Goshen, New York. City and Miscellaneous News. MOVEMENTS OF GEN. GRANT. Xe. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Session. BENATE, Washington, Fed. 23.-Mr. Wilson offered the memorial of the oad of Trade of Philadelphie, alleging that groat many claims granted the South could not be coliec'ed in the United States courts, becruse their amount was lees than five hundred dollars, and asking for increased jurisdiction for theee courts in the matters referred to. It was reverred to the Judiciary Committee, Mr. Wilson introduced « bill to continue im force the present Freedmen's Bureau. It provides that the ect to establish a Burean for the relief or freedmen and retugees, approved March Sd, 1566, eheli continue in torce tor (wo years fiom and after the passage ot thigact, Bection ¥ requires the hoad of sald bureru to canee to be enforce such rules and reguisiions not juconsistent with the Comatitution ond jaw» of the United States ce shell protect retueces, freeimen, aud persons of color, In all Btates o. parte of Siates wherever, by the operation of the war to suppress the re. edlion, or by the adepibon of the Amen mvnt to the Constitu: tion, any pmeon heretofore held in slavery or involuntary en:v inde sbal) have been emancipated. in the enjovusent of the iight to a.ake ane eniorce contracts, to sue tb and g. ve evidence in ail courte and ceur chase, bol, .ell and wonve, real atl per propery, and to have the iulland equal Leuefit of al ‘ows ter the security of person, eetaie and personal liberty, ‘The bill was re erred to the Military Committea, TRE RUEPREGENTATION ANENDMENT Pending the consiceretion of the bili the morning hour expired, and (he amendment to the Constitution on the eul lect of representation was taken up, Mr. Noe wae entitied to the floor, but gave way wo Mr. Fessenden, who moved to take up the concurrent sesolution providing that no Benator or Representa- tive fiom a lstely rely lilous State shall be received in either Ho’ uniil that State elmll have been declared by Congress entitled to repremvatation, Sherm n, of Obio, rewe sud ea he rarely des i to ciffer ia opinion «pon the mere question of the order: nsiness; tnt he thought this waeo juestion wh ch ouckt not to ‘ve take. ap et the p e~- ant tine © 1e@0 ution of the lion, semator trom to postpone d'l Lusiness ot this! ody, titutional sDien ment ep ited by the outset ne deciared emong the nets of lezisiation—it pop sea to smentend take ap ae neurrent ieao uvion, Itisewply de faring a politicadcpin.on wh ch willrot haveeituer ‘se form or sanctic 0 of .cw. it wes introcaced on Tues iay int House of Re- reventatives,and pas under at exci @me.t, t Was scot liere, au w dout to be diecusses, under « like condition of exciiem ent, and every man oe im toe indications that are around us the c,rcum- stances and e-en's (bat have transpired revently here, that ibepubl.e ming, and even ‘he minds o Sepators, are votin thet, ce'm, deliberative trame which {6 necessary for tty discussion of giave ques tions. Now | sppealto + enetors whether it a# not better to lay thin ,esolut on over for n tew days. It ie an aseorton of the pow erct Congieetto pass upoa @ condition of the .e yastiucied piaier, 1 do uot loubt cr deny that powrsr, bat vs it not wiser for us to exerciee ls than io» wea resoiution (hat we have itY Why dowe uo es erciee that power? My the posip me the @ passage of the Const! uisounl emendment, we ore about w exercise it by its passage, and by entanitsing it to the Le tu esfot the be 18 now in session, toc pthe basis of representation, so as to remove @ uortmity clowing the rebel pianos increased — political wer in eres, Wien the S$ nator fiom Maine introduced that measure, he ea) d there wore twenty legislatures in session,any th ¢ the © wee occasion for tinmediate action, We mist: pase that in twour three days, apd would it not le ecue.er to co#o then to postpone ity 1 sey it is,‘aud we ought uct to posipoue the business of Congr ea for (3e Purpose O1 gelling inte politics! wrangle vctweem (he Piesicent end Con- ress. Suppovy you ass ihe resoluilon, whut ference would it mage’ It will be simply en usser tion of &y ower, asseried by the Senate over aud uver again. . would not prevenr ether hioase from exec'ing why eve: i: choove, it would only make politica: leay co between iho President aud Cong: and in my judgment mt is now brows and wide enough without bi.ugiug in this additional coutro- verry. bir, Few enden eald so far ashe was individually concerned , he sonia be very willing to pos pone the resolut.oy .orome tu'uie day, Matin she fila p.ace, he had g.ven voce to Le senaie quat to-day, after the mor sing bow, © icuida co rit bas auty wo cell it up, 200 be had done .o in eccordence with the suggest jon then made. He would hea be pot cousicere’ it wasot ibe that tve shoula procevd at the earliest momen: to vensl veri, fir, said be, the hor tie Senator from OLIGO Ges ennles thie & gULLIOg UP & police Wrangie with the lesen: of the Lolicad Biases. NW, BHO Wks Gad BO. Use e Word wrangle, Vay. Fessendeu—i beg the gentlomau’s purdoa, I MucessiGus uid to Uae juasvory wad. When the Presidego. of bo Luied Ncaces tells Congress that itis isanecendieg it picper lmalt of @uihorliy, that Th de UOUULE WO du with be geal Quession of econ. ig Lee StalGs, G4 DeCuuse Cole iees atoumes yap bud wight; Dibink “wiangie’ .«laaiy @ ui WOsppey ty euch @ stave ul focia, lam e tbat thee baer been any eflust to get ope wiamgle Wisk tue Piesuent of tue ined Bi Mol Carised any pessivn ; 1 have dein .@4dy Ww express mm) opinion on the #44 bhO Pecos fou O10 will allow in My JUG,inen. the syoner the ques he bet die like avont impor je Consivas, ait, ti © nevtie the qa Ol Kepiereutatives sg 00 ®Y Wieletion to jue condition ue Uy tu UK Ore + Sbother tho peus.e wad hou b wave uot role of thicoe 60 Ub te ants 8 pe ery ty Mspee Lb Peover ual we aiouid fist e@uulory dit KOMEDI VES Lo Congress i.om im, at the is vie He ee Gt Ute aeetituption Thob 90 baVe OLAS 60 thy 1D hae Liattur we oUt, to adit bese wee 8 ive st HO, Comme here wi k ihe PLOPOr C.C4r Midd, BH BOE KOEOD sues walilugy auy use, Un be cousiary. If we beve POTROTLiNYg bo tay bout ri, it is Cpe tMeb WL whould weeet at beiore WE Plececd B uC Upor the Constitutions amiadment now bebe thie wdy, aud whieh is sptima @.y invulvea 14 Lhe Very UuestiOn Under con. uration. Now. ev. thas # #1) 1 Lave io say on a4, Ste knee baw the Gantiemeem Grenmd mo aac. ee Gd Col, b.elate Staces; whetuoxtueir | | uauer these circumatences, uw is Guile fair 10 desig NEW YORK, feel. They may be in astate of exciiemest which will prevent them epeakine calmy and celiberatelr, But, forme, | am too ald a man not 1o be abie ‘o ge Over an excilete@nt like that, especially afters nichts sleep, whieh we haveall had. My (rend from Ohio iss younger man, and may not beabe to cet over exclieweut so soon; but from the speech be madel think he ie quiie over it, and can speak calmly and coolly on it. Mr. Sherman—In my judgement the events which transpired yesterday are too fiesb in the mind of every Sensor pot to hi upos them, of thore nts to pees, y to what was said by the President yesterd 1 would preter that the Senate of the United States should deliberate calmly until the excitement of the events of the past few dare have past over, After some further de by Mosere. Howe and Fopensem, Mr. Doolittle rome to correct @ etatement made by entieinen, He he undéretood them to way im substance that the President of the | uited States seemed to deny to Congress (he right to judge upon not only the qualifications and elections ot members, but upon the right of representation on the part of states o: districts in the Senate and House of Kepres@utatives, be (Doolittle) did not mfer any such bul the ianguago of (he President. Mr. Doolittle was picece.ing with hie remarks, when he was called to order by Mr. Trutmbuill, who made the point that @ Senator opp wed to taking up & resolution, had no right to discuss the mecivaof that resolu jon, Mr. Doolittle—1 am ity 4 teplying to the remark from my colleague aud the Kenator from Maine, who ferume to say that the Chiet Magistrate venied this bouy the right to judge whe her certain states are ip acon ition to be represented here, the Chair gustained the point of order raised by Mr. Trumbull, The question wasthen taken on proceeding to the conaideration of the House concurrent resolution, that no Senators or Representatives from any of the so-called Coniederate States shall be admitted into either House until Congress shali have decided such States entitled to euch representation ‘The resolution was then taken up by « vote of 24 to 19. Mr, Fessenden took the floor. The resolution, anid he, is nothing more wor lows than an asse:tion by both Houses of Congress that ther wii Not act upou the credentials of senators or mem! ers trom any of the Southern States until they have previously od a low tor the admission of thove Siates, [his exact accordance with whet Congress bas indicat as ite intention heretofore, It was judicated ta the last Congress ina resolution which came directly from the Committee on the Jadicis: , of which Mr. Jobneon was then » wember, ous he (Mr. Fersenden) was informed that it had bis concurience— ppii= cable io all states, but to ove of the Hi tained in a report made tothe Senate on the eubjert ot the state son Feb, 18th, 1586, Tue rerort says in Paragraph that the persons iu possession of the local sushority of Louisiana Having re! elled against the authority of the | nited States and ber inhabitants having been declared to Le a state of insurrection in pursuance of a law passed by the two 1 ouves of Congress. Your commitiee uo not Ma it p.Over tor this bedy io admit to seats Senators from Joulsiana until by the joins aciiou of both |.ouses, there shall be some recognition of the existing state government acting tu harmweny with the Government of be Luited Siaies and recognized by it. Dow, bir, there is tbe principle laid uown 1 as nany woide as I uadeistana it epecifiemivy br the boustom fiom Maryiaod, whore authority we all quote, thet insemuch as the Sinte ot Louisiane hea been declared to be in rebellion and intercourse with it suspenced by s law of Congress, thereiore Congress could Bet p.operly sdmit Semators from that state etcep. in pursuance of s law of Congress to provice for Let ediuisson, When that reroution wus iu Was bo objection inade to it here or Hiow does it happen that when a similar resolution ie offe.ed whicu is applicable to oth Sioses that Lave been in asike conuition with Lou: jana, there must be so much sensitiveness in the taiuds of geniienen, How c mit Le wua),thet so app. wavie lo Ly MMe is iu pPplicalie (0 OLuer Mtat a? Let Us @XOINILG, COULUUOL wc, Fesseuden, Wud eu wliet Bae OCCU. 60 #. LC® that Lime, 1 fees somewhat seLative on the subject, bave Leeu made with reie.ence to thy eommitice of which | have whe hoaos to be one, aud | .wei coupeiied to vindwate it. Helore proceediug iurther, 1 wii eend to the secre- tary's dose to be reac, an extract irom a epedch made by the President to his telow-citizens, ) esier- Gay, as loliows: ‘We find that in an irrespons!ble central directory nearly ali the powO.e of the goverumens are assumed, without oven consulting tre Leyisiative or Executive Depariment o: he Goverumnt, Yor and by &® reso.ution reporied by a committee upon whom all the legislative power of the Governor ent hae been conferred, ‘hat great prin pe in ibe Con Hitter wh.ch authorges anu empywert cach branch of the Li gis @.vO Departmen, (he Senate wna the house o; Rep. erentat.vee, to be ihe ju ige ot the election and ques incaton of ie own members, hes beeu virtuaily taken away fom these depart- ments of GOV. i BMeNt und con ieried UpoM a coumit- tee, whO Mausetrep rt Leese they can act unver ihe Con tivution aad aliow members, Guiy elected, to bak continued : It will be noticed that Mr, Ferseu in the extractwheh bis jus, beens ead ihe.e were very serious ce! + ome, that there is an effo.t mace 10 Concentrate ail power in the bande of a iw, aud in copurction wih that, that ali power se to Le tosped and is lodeed in a surt of ceutra: committee, r, Howard—"Ceutrai directory’ be cade it, Mr. Fessenden— Yes, central directory, I believe it in; and the words which smmediate.y foilow furnish the indication to what commitioe he means. Now sir, Lthing the President of the Cuited Stares coud bardly have consi ered wiibcare the na ure of the ,esolution ender which we have been acting: haraly jvoked at and contempiated ite meaning, Lot me read that reso.ution aud state the history of 14, In- asipuch as the Piesideut charges that all this matier ng upon the credentials of me. ators is taken from the Hor seers and referred to this Committee. It may be wel to examine the wmstter alittle, This reso.ation, as it came from the House, informally provided that a joint commitee ot fifteen, nine of the tiouse end #ix of the Senate, shal Le sppvinted, who shall inquire suto the condition of the luie wo-called Cou edeisi¢ Biates, and report wheiner they cr any of then: areen i ied to rep:eeontution in either Liouse of Cougiess, with leave to report et an time, by bill or o\bei wise, aud until such report ela, have been wade and finally acted upon, no member rt be admi'tod into eiber House irom any of the so-called Conieverate Stakes, and all papers relating to the subject representation of the so-called Coniedeiute pu hal. Lee. reed tosaid Committee without Gebace. Woeo it caine to Le conmered it was bot deemed very dersiralie at (hat iuine to interiero with those questions which wight be eeiued by either Meuse, the iesolution was tivpa.y p dy, #O a8 to provide sauply tor the sppoiniineut of the Commies, with power to repoit ai any time by bil or oiherwise. Now, wiz, that @impie piovielon for acquiring dotoimation. in order to enalie the House aud senae to juuge unuer- stanaia.ly upon thie impo. tant question, has beeu rep. @s Died by geniiemen and by uowspepers as au assur pion by Congress of power waieb did not Lelong to it, Now, eit, bo wili ead apotier ebort paragroph trom that sprech, Saye the Preaneat— 4 am freo to say as your Executive that I am not prepared to take aby such posision, 1 sai in the Senate, o2 very imepion or the rebelliou, that Sta bad mo right to go out and Wat they bad uo power to goout, That question bas been setiled, aud 1 caunol turt aiounu gow and give the jie direct to all 1 picfess 10 have done ia | the Inst five yeas, Lcau do no such thing. | say that Wheo they comp.y with the Constiiunonu, wheu they have given sullw.euteviaeuce of thei ioyaity, | and thet they cau be tiusted when they » jeu ube. | dieuce to tue law, I say, @xteny to nem the right | haod of jellowabip, and let peace oud uuiou Le reatored,”" y bo say I, continued Mr, l’emenden, #0 say all, When they do tues .ae16@ will Le no objection w ibe Tepresentation, Sat. Buns There is po difference on that ques- tion, Mr, Feasenden—And the President hineelf, in- | stead of saying apything ditfwien: trom u ye whenever :hey have complies with there conditions then they ought to be admisied, Mr. bosseuden cun- tinued, advocating the riges of Co.giees 10 inquue whether tbe conaitious uamed by the President bad bees compied with, ibe special commiteo was Oi ganizes ior the purpoge of mak.ug these iuquirias, He vides this, thet ibe country Wikut uncersend | what au thie noise wee about with reiercnce Wo Le eppointmens of this commitre ot fifleeu, sow, | LAe Le COMM Ne OF Hi. een Abu Ceuiral ilevtur, As & DOVES uesumns 10 judge aud decide questions | which do Let Leong to it, Does it beoug tu us, ti @ SeunlO DP esOnbe Bitueels here, to aecestaiu wLeser ueceseary abd ia@wiul condi ious have beeu compied | With, ot does it Delong to the Fiesceui? ‘That wings We Lo (he COMBAEC BLO Of tue Vew messay twin) ir, With sd 10 Lime mesenge, (bas d have no great atiacument to the bil wu.cu was thus ve- toed, in solne p riicuiars itdia no: meet my appioval, _ SATURDAY, tiined the veto. But, air, on looking at meance, and the reasons given for it, and pasa ny through the consideration of the provisions of the bal he eave bis resson, which rendeied it itnpossi bi@@or we. ase men her of (hie Bena‘e, wih a due rere for myeeelf aud the views of Congress to vote olwewiee than to sustain the bill, because & ror inthe veeative Was an endorsement of the Opinions expressed in the veto, | eoconsidertt. At anr rate | did not mean to put myself in the position of endorsing or eiving assent to the closing parte of the voto roraeage, Now, sir, what do | understand 4 the closing parte of the veto mensage ? That, in the judgment of the President Congress has, as at present organized, no right to pase any bill affecting tho interests of the sc-calied fol gunedanle States, ere that he understood the nt to dircuss the propricty and not the power J hout the Souchern members, . bessenden—But, Bir, he makes that one eroand of hie veto, If he can veto this bill upon that round, be can and will, fo: the sake of conssienc: vo'o every other Lillon the same ground, Mr, senden contended for the right of Congre op the firne eof the Sou berm States ior repre! tion, In conclusion he gave his views on fr tion, holding that by the laws of war Conrsie right to security fur the future. tie wae In tavor of the admission of Southern members and Senators at be earliest moment cousistent with the safety of the country. After the Executive session the Benate adjourned, HOUBE OF RFPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Ward, of New York, presented the following joint resolutions of the Legisiature of the Btate of New York, urging legislation calculated to improve nud facilitate the navigation of the great lakes, and recommoniing @ grant of public lands to ald the construction of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Cana), Itwas referred to the Committee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. Blaine, of Me., five thousand copies of the bill and report to reilmburce the loyal States for debts incurred during the war were ordered to be printed, The House then reenmed as the special order the consideration of the contested election case of the Seventh Indiana District, Washburne against Voorhees, Mr. Marshall, of Ml., addressed the House in favor ofthe minority report of the Cominities on Riecs tions, Which declares Mi, Voorhees entitied to the t. “The contestant, Mr. Washburne was then allowed House tn favor of bisclaime to « seat, to Daniel W. main 1865, in errupting the contestant eaid that he was engaged in purchasing al or disloral purpores or that ed to eny secret political organization stated whathe knew to Le fai.o, add what the teman wade the charge, Knew to be unir Iie had anewered thatcalutnny to the people of In-~ cinna. Li wae an old State political sliauder (has had been etinking with thesia the gutters, aud had been benerth ‘he contempt = oe a7 ope, bak the gentle man who lad brought. re 1 . Mr. Davis rose w a point of order, which the Bpeak- er rustained, Khat nes ber the contestant por eg ait~ ting member were speaking en the meritsof the ane, Mr. Voorhees then addressed the House for an hour in eupportof Liseclaime, He alluded to the action of th’ Comuatiee of Kiectons in his case, and lati. mated thacon the fires decision ot the case by the con miite, all but one wember of ihe committee voted that Voorhees, was eutitied to his seat, and ‘uo three daye eiles, (be comm tlee revised (heir ac~ tion and cec/aied him nos entitied to hie seat. im view of this, be did not Kuow but it was rder te re‘er the case back to the committee to sUbber to eee if (he commute Couls mot come 0 the e.mme COLE unwoD Lwice, r. Uawes, Chairman of the Committee, sald that he was not pieacut When the decision was made, nor had Le Leon commited by the members of the commities on the yore of the committee, Mr. Vorhees seid be would ask (he chairman if, afier three days’ argument, the committee, with the sibg @ EXCepi.on Of tise KEDLEMAan, did not Vote that he |Vorbees} wea entitled to tue seat he. trom the pe\eute imu ana dissmet? Mr. Verhees convened (Usb bo fraud bad Leen p.oved in the vote given bm, and thet be testimouy taken by th eontestant was sworn to bowie & person incompe.out to guminis er oaths Outei.e of tue city of ‘Lerre Maurie, ludians, In conciucing, be said be was to be aeprived of bis sat hese because (he wajoriy bed tue power to co it ., Dawes then closed the debate on behalf of the mo qoruy ceport. During bie epaech the House sus penuea ¢ 1uiea aud sent tor the rn dot the vOlutuittee in the case, hie stated t the coumit- (oe did Lothiog dffesent io cnee from what they hau uoue in wany otlier cases beiore them, T .ecora was bee produces, fiom whch 1s appe: tuere ie LO secure of a VvoLe iD i member, mr. Vo. beesr, ou Feb. 1st, ju aated (0 have takea pme, Dir, that (be fraudulent vovee in Mr. Vorhees’ Lebaus were Ciearly pivven, and deprived him of the iegal majori.y. The House then voted by 23 yeas against 96 nays that Mr. Voorhees was not entitied to his seat, and by ST yeas agains 36 nays that Mr, Washburn was entitled to it, Several members voted that neither were entitled to it, Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reporteda bill to exempt from internal taxe- tion an inspost duty ou all the imaterials used in com. structing tue Getiysburg national monument, which was pas-ed. M:. tugerroll, of Til., introduced « bill to incorpor. Accidental Lneurance Com- ate the National Lite aud pany. i he House adjourned until to-morrow, POLITICAL SPIRIT OF THE STATES. UNDIANA. Indiana potia, Feb. 23.—The Republican State Cov- vention assembled at¥ o'clock, P.M, The Commit- tee on permanent organization reported. Governor Baker presided. ‘Tbe Convention then nominated the following State ticket: D, R. Williamson, Attorney General ; C, ‘I'raster, Serctery of siete; 1, B. MeQuidy, Audiver; Major Geneial Nathan Kimball, Lreasurer; F. W. Puss, Superintendent of Public Insiruciien, A resolution was adcpied, declaring fall faith in Presiden Johoron and his Cabinet, eod the Union members of both Houses of Congress, and in a sincere desire aud determination of al! of them, to conduct the affairs ot (he U tnment in euch a manneras to 6 best inte.e of the whole peopie, con cluding as follows: “Aud we bereby ceclace that w Wil sustain th: in ip ali constitutional efforts to 1¢e- store peace, ord rand permanent Union,” ‘Lhe eee nd reco ition deciaies that in Andrew Johusou they recown.7@ a patriot rue and tried, and that they will eupport bim jo all comstitutioval efforta to res.c be national anthority, law aud order, wong t le of the States le in rebul- lion, oo the basis of equal justice to wl) members, and pleage w the Acminist:@tion, the Kxecut.ve aud Leewmative, heir united and hearty co-operation in Gi wayeeand prudent merauces eed to. the secu. rity of rhe Gove rumen? tyainet :eve dion and iosure re tion, in tune to Come; Bod, Whue endorsing the PV esiden , (Le teroluuon Os pieares ehbie Coulivence in the Union majority in Ceugress, They surther Kewolved, Ina it is the province of the Legislative branch os (he (rove umene to detesmuine (be cuestion G1 r@coRselluc On, abu, 1 Ube Exerc ee of tas bower, Congrvve wioud have im view the loyaisy of tue peopie of those Btatee sud their devutivg to the Cog tution eid ol@cience to law; aud until thy People o) thoes > ales prove theruce ves soyal to the Gevermine at, should Bob be restored yo cighis enjoyed te ore hewlve paied ins ho voiuntarily partie: : hole Bdiuibled lo @ seal ap Congivas; gud, uber tabubon oF the Uniiod Bt tre, tLe puwes $0 Ge.ermine what qualiti- Cal.cna ol electors are Lequisite, :cwla Wii the pues Tespectivel). Aiver ie adoption of the resolutions the Conven- blew bdjou. ued, CALIFORNIA, San F.anciacon, +l. 23.—Colovel Hawkins ad- dreswed ong of the largest mcetings ever held here lust night, The sentiment that it President John. ron'seetion had Leen correctly :eported by telegraph he was unfit forthe Chief Megisuacy of the United States, was giceted by long-continued appiause, Gov, Low, intreducing Co!, Hawkins, in the course ot his address, sald of the Piesident's veto, thas FEBRUARY he saw every traitor in the jend singing peans to Audrew Johnson, Thisteniment wae alto groeted With long.continued applauce MALTL UND, Baltimore, Feb. Ms. ihe et of the Presifen Voto and bis speech of yesterda). etei & comsideral i @itention, Inthe City Ceune!! this alternoun a reece lution endorsing the ve nevnee was laifon tie | table. A call has been issue! for a weeting (o endorse | the President, | MIBROL RI, St. Lowi, Mo, Feb. 23.—Both Houses of the Missouri Legislature pasard, yeeterday, the following reso ulions under & suspension of the rules: Resolved, T econfliet which hae ex the Inet five shetween loyalty and di | etill exiat d thet the safety of the nation de mands that the Government shail be retained iu loyal | bonds, Kesolved, Thatin the thirty Senators who voted | to sustain the Frecdmen's Bureas blil, vetoet by the P esident, and it. the Union majority of the House of Kepresentatives who support: d the same and Kiac- | Ted MenULES, WE recognize true aud Worthy Kepre- sontatives or the priuciples which saved the country in the late rebei..on,and we weuder such Kep eronta- tives our hearty support and the sympathy of our- selves aod our constituents, The resolution passed the Heuse by @ vote of 17 to 16, and the Senate by Zi to, Both Houses then adjourned {n commemoration of Washington's birth- day, afier which speeches were made by Lieutenant Gevernor Smith and several members of the Legislature, taking strong grounds against the President's veto St. Louis, Feb, 93.—The Democrats and Conser- vatives held moeting at Mercantile Library Hall, inst night, at which resolutions were sdopted to the following effect: ‘That the Democracy of St. Louis are determined to restore to the citizens of Missourt @'l their constitutional rights; that the Fe eral Constitution defines the qualifications of members of Congress, aud all wea pesetng. such queliti are eligible to seats in either House of Ci ngre that the regulation of the right of euifrage Delonge to the States alone; that tarason without represeniation is in opposition to the fundamentai principles of American Constitutional law; that Andiew Jobneon, in hie recent speech to the Virg gation, has placed himeeif upon the prinet ted in the foregoin we, the Democracy of ot. Loui @ our support to him in carrying out sai principes; (hat the Democracy of Ht. Louis heartily approve the Preeideny's veto cf th eedmeu's Bureau bill; the Dewmoer, are alarmed at \h pid stri advocates of the National funuing system « © @atabliahment of a National » and fund, by exempting such stocks and om Btate legisiation, that bol of every kind of Government stocks ought to be « ject to the same rate of taxation as bolders oi and persona) prope! no cnigen can be deprived of any Naiioual or poll). cal right except by trial and couviction for such crimes asare puntehable by deprivation of liberty or property ; that the p.csent coustiiution of Missourl was tormed by @ faction, inaugurated bs 4 fraud and violence, and is in direct eontiics with the essential prineipie 0 liLervy, and we piedg@ ourselves to labor lor ite overthrow { that we piedge ourselves to eup- port free trade; that we thank Hon, Joshua Hogan, the Democratic Reppesentative fom tu.e ciy, for his support of Presiveat Johnson's reconstruction pol.c), anu bie teithiu ea to hie ovnsituents; that we coidially invite @ co-operation of who oppose the misiwie and tyrauuy of the Radical party. Washington, Feb, 23.—The President haa received the following dispatch : St. Louis, Feb, 32.—The conservative Union men of Missouri g:@e) you with one Bepéred pans for the noble stand you have takea iu deteuce of the liberty of the people, making toward sutocracy * Very respectfully, KE. B. Buows, President of the State Central Convenuon of Von- servative Union Men of Missouri, KENTUOKY. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 29.—A large and enthariastic Meeting was held to-night in honor of President Jobnaou's veto of the Fieedmen'’s Bureau bill, Gov- ervor Biamlette presided, and speeches wore made by himandother distinguished gentiomen, Keao- lutions were adop'ed, requesting the withdrawal of ple geueruily, the Freecdmen's Burean from the Sta! the Bureau bill anconstitu fonal, expresting Kinuness and good will to ihe free.men, thanking the Presi- dent for his veto, advocating the rights of the Bia‘es to cont:oi their own domestic concerns, opposin, distrust of the peovie expressed thiough tae avtional Jexisiature, and vodoreing the sectiments of Presi- dent Johuson upou representa.ion aud taxation, TENNESSEE, Nashville, Tenn, Feb, 22.—The Tennessee Union State Convention assembled here today, Henry Cooper, of Bedford, pesiding, The Commitire ou Kesolutions reported a series to the following effect : That the people of Tennerses are exc!nded from the benetite of the Luion upon the untounded assumption are not rofficiently leyaito be admitied to pronouncing } that they accep! the result of the aud have returned to their allegi- i ment, Thar the selemaly affiria that the people of the Stale were er more united to protect the Constitutien and the Union thau they are pow; that they recognize the late amendiuent to tLe Constitaiion, sod are wing to coucede to the eolored race ail the biessings of civil and political rigbts. "{ hat @ State declared to be rebellion by reason of war did not cease to bea State and an integra. part of the Laon; that the citizens thereof havea neht to elect Representatives te Congress, aud Congiess cannot legaly or justly exciade t ‘That each House of Cong. ess b upon the quaiifications oi ty peop.e of \he btates delegates to right to reguiate their ono vomestic affars w t acting inconsistwnuly with the Constitution of United 5. aves; ‘That we disapprove of the atiempts of Congress to force begro sullrage upom the Bouthern States, as such po.icy tends io wiuen the Lieach between the Norib the South, and injuces t egro. Lbat they are oppoed to intenerence with th Constitution at this ime, it being an unwise eu vor 0 change the iundamental jay o. (he land when excitement is running bigh, aud not magnanimous to do when the.e ls mo representative from any Boutbern state in Congress, The resolutions also say That there should be an early restoration of the the propie und (he States to their perma! relajious wib the Ve.eral Govorumeut; that the poop e thereo! should Le relieved of the presence ot military guiloiity, and tia we hearilly sppiove aud euucise the puley of President Jobuson, and especialy his LeCent messaxe reiaive ty tbe breedmen's buien Mr, Mullins offered a substitute ios ie above repo ru wis laid uy; eeriug. ‘Vhe report of the Committee was then adopted side, and in the presence of amid enti uiestic cheering, THE FREEDMEN’s BUREAU, Letter From . Howard. Washington, sed, 13.—Major General 0, O. How- ard bas prepared @ circular lett toe@ach of (he Assistant Commissioners of the breed. men's Bureau, to the following effect: Antic patiug (he exciemenus that will necessarily foliow the action or the Government with iefeiene 10 the Low dyreuuieu's billy You way 1ee, & mew bat @uibairumeed iu (le GUUS deve Ving Upon you uuaer tho law and requistions wiveady exising. “Lhut you lum acteteaus) aud fiuply in any emergency, you | taust Bo preparod jor any ine eared how ality ou the Part Of those w LO have eo pe me eutly bodered and | oubled )ou Bu4 ) Our Byeake Bud there may be an | focresred 1est..eeDess uncngat tre fieedmen, he | Premuent bas assured jhe Cammissioners that be recarce the present law as coniinuiug the exetouce of the Bureau at lesa. @ year isom juis time. 1. wscersain end report what steps fave L taken 1 your district by the ptate sod mu- nicipal suthoristlos to piovide .or she abeouiey jugigent abd suffering icfugees and ieeuimen wlio have bee abd 41@ Leng thiowa upon the general goveruinet LOF support. Continue wu overy poetic effo' tio bua good howe who aré vepeudent, and w ied. ployment offices anu accumu. as of peope in sue cilfeseut Cities wad vileves, siding te uuem- ployed sO OB4 Lomes and iato.. ihankiug you b eartil, we #y sud tuelity you Lave thus = 4 . resolutions, aud | by several colored orators, rty ; that the Democracy bolieve | covery | men | summed up ax follows: Cong.ess, That there isnotruth | ary precaution tu put u st-p to Fevian or other right to decide | was discovered ly tLe {i matesto be on fir mombers, and thasthe | were in (hehouse at the time the Germay OU the tlie amid euthusiastic | of phat town, who was shot cown at his own fire. » be tran mitted | given below: | he knew the at « mn ¢ ry 4 ¥ Phirty-"Vhird Year A nn wavering contiiencein your ability to cope with anne ee chat muy aricve, siguec, O10, Howa ‘ ¢ Nave York Sun.) oO as Bot @ natantly killed, atin + Pours ay ical, oy DL, A, Edwards, The affair c & cousiderabic excitement bom parties being well kuowa th Vouwarle gave hima If. Tas steamer Gilmore, bound fro Nashville, while eutering the canal at Lowsrille, KY, on Wainesiay, struck one ot the abutments end immnediate y sank, The steamer was valued at 28,000, and the earg> at O00, Vag new seamer Winchester, lelen with petro. Jeum, and containing passengers, bound trot Parkersburg to Pittsburgh, Pa, took fire, about 10 toiles above Wellsville, aud was entirely de« stroved, Th is reported that 20 hves were lost, Tak 0.8. Consul at Mane heater, England, writes to the Department of ftate, uncer date of Feb, a, 1966, that, as a last resort, the experiment of vac- cination was extenmyrly tried throug! out Fogland, upon catile, but had totally fal see preventive, To fact, the diseaso was vot even mitivutcd, The utmost precaution has been tel to keep the ept- detule out of Ireland, and thus (ar they have bees rather unsuccessful, Tar colored population of Niohville, Tenn, cel obrated the anniversary of the Financipation P.ce- lamation, on Thu: » by a rm preston conalating of two re venta of colored soldiers and 2,000 colored troopa. A’br iheir parade, they wer addressed by Gov, Brownlow, who congratulated them upon their emancipation, At the conclusion of Gov. Brownlow's speoch, they were addressed Genera! Intelligence. (By Maw to the New York Sun) Buatt rox and fever are reported on the 1acrease in Bt, Louis, Mo, A wipow eh pte with two children has re- $55,000 irom a railroad, for killing her bus- band, ' ck Me Hasorvern, United States Minteier to Eucador, has sent his resignation to the Bate Depar.ment. Tas Parisian public ie soon to be aston'sbed by @ wonderful fewale, who will g a song iu ane. which contains Batty the lion tawe:'# A Box's idea of baving « tooth drawn may be “The doctor bitched tus on to me, pullod bs Lest, und just beiore tb kUled me, the tooth came out" Not to be outdone by Chicago, the ‘sports’ of Cincinnati got up adoy tihttheret!e other dey for $100 w aide, Bat the dieygraceful affair wee ended before the dogs bad k.liod wach ober, Mowtoomrny Musing sued the eily of St. Lou f ‘or 51,60, for soxal services rencored 17 you @ 7°, but the vury reeling bow wal! he vad wou alot wituout it for that Jength of time, thought he ma'ghs do without if altogether, nud # deciueu, Tar Cleveland Hevatp reporis that on Friday night the earth in the viciuty of East Ceveland, Ohi, racket open with aloud wull report, Like ap earthquake, Ths flasure was two or threo Inches wide «nd extenved into the ground several feet, It damayeou several houses, aud alarmed the peo- Tug wile of ‘“irandpa Davis,” at Kaoxrville, Tenu., has given Lirts to werty nine cbildre: twenty-eight of whom are living, and twenty-five of them served ip the Union army during the late rebellion. Myr, Dovis is upward of nluety years vu) age, but hae and bearty, Tur Manchester, N. U., Mingos tells of two men who found a walle sh gG00 ju at, and ).npers showing who was the owner. The fluders etir ed etter the loser and lLuuted him talf over the city until tuey found bina aod resiored bis property. He wos generously paid the men tweuy-five cents iu currency. Tas Niagara anede) Mait announces that ‘the Am au erotuut bas taken the neces. raids which may be attempted, by giving imeuruc- tion to the «Micers stationed at Fors Niagura w be on the alert, and fire upow partics who may tunke Spy attempt at 4 raid on that wide of the river." The other aide of the river is regularly patrolled by effi-ient guarcs, aud the Mau. says should any attewpted rucce take place, the parties concerned will Lave # warm reception both back and front A Teuutnte calern'ty occurred at Jacksonville, N.J., afew nights since, Ata late hour the house of a German whowe pame could not be ascertained, There above alluded to (who was # widower) Lis housekee;er, aud nine children, all of whom escaped frou the building, From seme unexplained cause however, four of the ch ldren went back to the house again and were burned to death, Que boy axed 1Y yeers, ‘ell across a beom asthe floor gave way sand Was licrally cousumed nm the presence sud a sht oi the bystancers, who were powerless to aid him, DEATH ON THE GALLOWS, Execution of the Murderer Penrson, at Goshen, N. Y.—“cemes Atiending the | xX» ecutilon—Confexsion of the s.arderer, Ltc. On the ol ht of the 24th of September lesi, the usually quiet littie village of Wallkill, im Grange County, N. Y.. was the econ’ of e most brats end unprovoked murder, the victim of the outrage Leng one Walter (iregory, an aged and rerpected citizen bie family, while defeuding his property from a wideight iobLber, Yesterday, the perpetsator of this toul dee: expi- ated the crime upon the gaiows, at (osueu, the particulars attending which, toy ther with # short reaume of ihe circunstances attending the d ed, as embodied In the confession of the murderer, ars About 7 o'clock in the morning of the day above men 10 a peadier, In the ; a:b of a Luited stater soidier, repped ms the Goor Of Mr, Grerory's uvune, in Wal Mr. ti upon opening the doer and secing wetiange, anid, *\\ Go's here y” ‘Lhe at anger gave at ‘tv's none ot your bueiness; i want your ms fo the :epiy trom Cuegory, that he tho assassin gave for an unswir thas had LO 1,08 ©, and that ss he hed come some detauce for ewag" be vould not jeave (he penises unt be bad obits ued ib, High words \v iwved, succeeded by an enccunte In dew @levolver sud «bh Lhe sesassia buen ie the bouss, or during ¥ hich the aana the old man ead ut his eet, ree'lately fled, uot # opulag to eee ven the clothes of bis vaewiia, tou ch took pice bei ween he nee Mrs. Gregory, who had u #00 pesrouized the peiciar 1: ee thatot Jobo Bot ear sun, al! 1 bp teu, vieture peddier, who bad for e 100 { tue villages and os the may ater the murd jmmediatedy diappeaced tow the thee was but iiue doubt that he wa) criminal, After considerable eflort, sue me de ve wee arrés'ed @) Shohols, .cou, bcugat Tas Goshen. tried, convicted, ena @ ntenced to be heng Brtumstmsmndamithn Lac Dame.)