The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 28, 1866, Page 1

Ta Number 10.488 The Latest News By Telegraph tothe NX. ¥. San, CONGRESS YESTERDAY, The Provisional Governor Question. MR, SUMNER WANTS TO KNOW, Cotten Bureau Frauds. Resolution for a Committee. THE REPRESENTATION AMENDMENT: Senator Dixon in Opposition. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Debate on the Presidenv’s Policy, NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE. Veto Resolutions Offered, SEVERAL BILLS PASSED. Disastrous Explosion in Penn. 8 BOILERS BLOWN AWAY. hive Lives Lost MANY DWRLLINGS INJURED. Great Fires in S&t, Louis, LO8S NEARLY $1,000,000, City and Miscellaneous News. MACETINS OF THE SUPERVISORS, Important Proceedings, CONGRESSIONAL PROCIEDINGS, Thirty -inth Session. Senate. Washington, Ped —Mr, Wilson reported from the Committee on Military Affaire the Miisia bil, with amendmen «, many of them of minor import- anc* one of wh.chetiikes out drunkarde and vage- bonds fom the exemp ed persons, the execu'ive ami judicial! off ¢ # of the States and Leriit 1108 among the exe pi—but the sta een @ nos aloweu to make exon, one, Lie companies may co ‘of tity to one huadzed privacce in tion to office The oath of non-par’ c.pation Ja the rebel ion ie sirickes out, A new sectl ois acdedt, autho izing the Comu auding (er ot he Unntel sia e. toe .use laep fim tie to time both oF Oflices of the Adjutant weneral, Mr. Sumner introduced @ resolution again en on the Presicent fo, information relating to tre ap ons be mace pointseut of Provisional Governors in the South, under what law appo nted, how paid, ehether they took the oath of office, etc, 1t was pawed, My, Wilson. from the Military Comittee, reported the :es0 ution of thanks to the officers and so.diers end reamen of the United S.ates, recently intiotuc- ed by him, which was cousidered by unanimous cou- sentand paeel. Mr, Davis, of Ky., asked that the resolution offered, by him tor the appoint ot of a commitiee to inves- | tigate traude oi the Cotton Bu-e .u, ete., be consider- ei, Mr, Davie caused to be read a lengihy communi- cation from atormer Provort Marshal at Natchez Miss., Cotailing a number of alleged cotton frauds that came under Lis notice in the Department of the Bouth west, brought the discussion on the above to a ciore, The concurrent resolution~ rep esentative be received in either House, trom any of the late rebellious States, until such State shal! bive been deciared entitled to :epreeeatation,” was taken up. Mr. Dixon, of Conn,, took the floor, in defence of the acts of the President. He commenced his yp ech vith an allusion to the aigumen sol Merera. fessencen, jrumbuli and she mau, He dia not th mk it was much tor Mr. Fessenden to say, as he did im bs last .p ech, the. Le \hougbt the President Aucther includes oft the Atm ee be Melve he We Tho expiration of the morning hour | *Thet no senator or ca RLY Vi NEW section of ‘he country, however much the latter may eponderate, The coureo of emigrauon. the ce- velopment of industry and tusiness and c (eee w li aie up m at the South a devo ed.o he Union re those of any other pa. to’ the couutry, by! if in ape ma. eotstature Le are « ied not to be i ful, Conet tational reiarios to the country, t @ may think thee have c obecome aunt feel.ng and sentiment agsinet the CGoverninent, This atthe l’reaicent isoporee ito. Yet weae dai y tod that she Presicent ceries to throw wie epen the doors ot Congress to bloody-hand d rebe « ‘Toe Pree dent's poiey recognize! ihe rebtot every Joval Biate and istrict to Le rep: esenved by | men in Cungiess, It mares treasoa o.oue by ine thet while the traitor and the ret excluded from Congress, the loval and the faithful are cordially received. What is tbe neressionsl policy? It contemp! the entue jon of representation in ¢ jouse of Won. from any State latey in rebelilou, Rye peop YORK, <2 f o Lar fie of ite present loyalty or the chara cer of its until the adoption of certain meamres not definite y stuted, whore advocates agree neither as to ihe support, Asu now toreudercertaly this poler, it ie provored by the resolniion now under cour be cha resolu'ion can @ ue from any of the States vin rebellion, « wey be hla own past or duct until consent le ob pieed by boto Houses ana es gned by the Pree went ju the fme of the express piorision of the Conetituuon that erch yae ehall be the ee of the = ie . qualifca. tone and ne for ite own tucumter, bor @ trie: period t Piso! eur country m.y be held apart, | party and of faction, \ubevery d. emu of the separated parts \e growing #ionger eeubs f there are aoy * ho w.tamyt to bold hem aronder, their tae will be thatet sta he Rom n, when te ieut the oak. and dieswed uot of the reboand be se-tord under pu ifieu, by ebich « aywith all ite Lhey saay be crushed, Lut the Union will a Coneutuiien smender and ery is forever Glousve , aud ents, 10 eve: gurran’erd, ng the # polhcy to t t a ey poveu he distirga won) thet of Present fiom W ‘ ip adop tow ie Piesidea Johusos bes but ioliowes in the p tu oO: bie Pp. cueecsso., \ d i one remarse trom Mr, Trumbaly, in support of the vil powas of Congress jo dec..e on (he h vost of the scathern @igtes for reps stagou, Mo. Nve Obie. ved (be Hoo., awe fe Beuste, ot bat pas jour, P. M., sujourned, HOUBE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Newell presented a joint reso.ution from the Legislature of New Jersey in regard tothe Veteran Reserve Corps The House reeumed the consideration of the joint resolution, reported yesterday, to amend the Constt- tu jon, viz. * Concress sha’l bave power to make al! |i which shall te nee Ty anu proper to recure to the eith- mene o! each State ali the pivileg-* and imtnunitir oO: the citizens of the soveral States, and to p reone in tue weveral Stave. equal protection in the righie ot je, iverty @od property.” M.. Higley, of Cal, «poke in support of the pronored amenument, He did not believe generally in making amendments; bat this amendwent would only give effect, and vitality aad tie to portions of the Consti- tution, whieh «ere intended trom the ber inning * heave Le ani vy ol ty, (ut which hea rece velaccn atruction by wh eh ther bad Leen enti ey ignored 7 uneDament warlepor ed ag ¢ ucu no Commitee have the power of « & conmipee@ But or Cb ation and light tor Cougiess and the he @reue! that er ihe fiith clane of he firat arc cleo: the Const ution. teach brane? o! Couress were, oe the Py t tocituated, to cecwe the quesiion of there on of members f.ow the 1eLei Statee—they wou o be usurping ihe powers of the Government. Phe gree aa debt Gol ve uff ence Lets eon Cong: ees and (be hae u ive wae tho: Cougreéss inaicted that it isa work oO joxmation (Oo piace the rebel piacee on the coudiio) of wyal Btates entitled to representation; while the Presigent of the Umi ed stat ed tint & should be no leg sation on (he suiject, Lhat wae the grand end Gwiwe ve difflicuce Letween Cougres aug the sxecutive, Jt (he Bxeeuti\ve whe reht, then, potwibeanding (he Coustitubonel Ate ncment abolisiiog slavery, that iustiiuls a could Le rer @stablieged tu the Southeru oieter. Ne argued at Jength in suppo.t of the .opoeed smendment, oir, Nibiaca, ot Jad, inguiued whether te proposed amendinent was invesdeu to effect tho Ubinese in Ca, iis, Mr, isa, by, ~The Chinese are sothing but « Pagan rae. lee, are. n enigma to me ainou.p | have oved emong (Lem flicen yeare, You coun ¢ make cit.geor Oo tucin. (bey GO Bot learn Lh@ ianguage of thee unity, They eveu aig up thes cead, af er the, have ceceycu in thelr graves, «isp the tleap off the buner, tragsrors th Loves bce to China, iy ov ep goda wivu them, and kaees Ub pibem, Is Culuer ao vot prop uory (and &® Vit uous WOWeD ths cxe phos au Hol the ule amoly tuem), you cannot me kee) nena we, bien # Posto tue propreed Oi Gument, he Gecaed it be vecel (ba it Was necessary tor ihe re cal Oss to Lold sm iis uaa, he power whicu i. po sessed OVer tLe DoULberu States, Couie @ AUCULY (Ola (be Ont e Bulges Of & Ve.y, £0 we Lo be a b.@ to banish « w wiever that tue om the couuwuy, ‘the wou.e tu. 2 vb.ch wey eure oo mucu, Was we. tbs, te up by tue Ob tee OF bbe OoUDLTY, Bh) eho Lave uv effec Upel Lue taste of Coug-Ose OF (0 Poop © fas. Rasuat, of Va, sla Gu hie cujec ious wothe Proposed seuumeub, Be bebeo Lie by © 10nd Bile Piy Vai bie duCh Mot (be Dbaiee io be ~ teed by it and (0 cOu.0u0 10 it heeur BF (he suudaiciibar OG: b.@ Cou, Wee wok i. pieseu eu, Lhe pur preme Cou.b bad Geca.ed tha seb fu seer on Ww wo. OD y 1b the Cnwa, Luy never led boeu Ou Ol Whe Con, ‘Lhe Bx CUuVe BUC ph ue bus Views of hae po eves oF, Nad Geo Cd UDLes Lhe weal 0. Lae B c.ebary OF Dubie, (NAb LWebt,- EVO Dinee Woe necessary tO Whe Quop som Of ony atucuumeus wo ike Cousstubou Lue dou.he a bi Oe ¥ Ould Lave ju reat Re be uarrue r, hie tes He beileved ground to Jejeck any amendinenut AGUPLe iby us that the ouly meausof saving the country was by ees, if thy bad Mo partic patsou tu | the meine adopied by tie Presi, ent. and believing | SChe OM Oye! ca. qr yeaa this, he was wil.cg to ove-o4 d flereuces of detail to (he carrying out of this pov.ey. fe aid nos there was any p.incipie invoived io the Freedn Bureau vl!), aud in voting for it in (be file’ place, did not cotamwit hime in any vexis Letweeu him aoa he President as seve »@acep! as & tue Guctiiue busi. Od yesterday by Lue» low New Cau, oge.e.) DUL ee MAP us Oa. CdDe sng the policy, which 3@ wayocased, he joined banus wiih Bou, Unuithe souchera pintes were iepies sented here be woun feel compeled (o Cus Lave wa ‘ i 2 Va Bien frind of the freeman, which be ati war. the | et a dion which wes Loveaiter to severn we poulcy which the Presicent was bow pursming Wee | gio. couuery the policy which be (Mr, Dixon) had advocaved a : since the comme: cement of the war, He voed Mr. Kel.y declared thet be should support the pro. for the Fiesdwen'e bil, though he thougut | posed amendment, uot cau e Le Leveved ito be it olbjectionaLie in wWany ieepects He woe! wveunuie.y bee ed, Lut Lec .use tueie weve MouLee not of those who b-Leved at beeu @ aman was Cou erva ive Le oughs tue Ciae 0 hte the nezioer, Mr. Dixon me@xt re.€.10d 10 aaa, Pere, NLOD's OWJOc' 100 to ‘be veto mesa, io which he (rese.uden) exposed the opuioa that if the Prsuent bau eoutined him #1) 0 bie obpect ona to tLe bill be mighs have Vote. to susiain the veo. Fo. (ule r@aeve pir. VitoD Wiebe. LO tof bis messae, te (ison) brueved hat we uate of the Cuied States hud exc.u ive jJu.is tion ove: tts own Kev, bere aud t @.6 qualifcativ Pies gent vad omittes the ial.or Ob (Le HOPUelicas blue Of Lue Livuse Who Kwouned tuat tue powere to be imparted by tue amen juent wo aleady to be iwusuu in the Con .OVOd bal tuey were to be jouud pvc. @ued .0 tvad ws leu.i iro the ve Vari0us Oba.e CUBVODLIOGS oO MLOPL Lue Cove to show Luss the 4.h pect.on Of ue let Artic. Luu, Cit Powe. w sOgusle (Ue ble, Dpiucés Buu uiaue DO. Uh UO sty Che Cede 10) POU 4LO.8 wou Mp. ec@uiu- Lives, COU @.40U POwG, OD Lous. @ bO Lepume ile Gusuuce.ous Ol electors, Ms. meuOy, aiter iuriber dun Matter for @ ck 1.00 @ LO eXeusiwe lor iiee.f, | Ct bully MUMO4 Lut Lhe ection Of B.a.es mod of Ke ering 6 Presiden. poicy he was inter- | Cullsté 10) @ikiey 5 418 Lad Levu og ine thee che rep €. by air, Wade, who ea. he wis nor Know wat | b, Conkiess us tule digat, Atha en vustrued, that pol.cy was He Knew tue Presiaeas wae violeatiy oppveed ty What Cody e486 wos Uoiug, Bud Caned bevsiors ane Kep.e.onsar Vee who diffvied trom bi Praiwie Mr, Vixon—Not all traitors, M . Weue tie Gi.'us bame o Aiter come luiwier rema:es, air, @OUC Usd, WHAL LLE Walereuce of Opin.on ex between tue P.esiceat of tho e wie ale opproeeu Wo Gis seCOus, ucliun puiicy tue the houses ov Congiess? A might eter eo tue wtiud of iiay “ec@ies Do# Opmion chat ouly loves mea hie sate t ou UU WIiheu Ge late read 1.0iy Due VO. Lae Rea (fas tue 0.0. DE A Obs AE Guey 60 Tetutud you, theo oO: Pe-CO ho ib Whe. & the Unwon, the fu u.geut jo aity cannot be que luned un.er COMSAT Oums OF le—m LO {Le MiG 1UeDe Ad Lae Vow lieeage, & DOLE Bwsl Cal sb LO luisicp Seen eu? @hi8 Luk COBBLILU sia othe PE eC. Ou DY baw Lu taribieivns aby LeCUUUAeuus, Lhe Oppyeeu iu ae 1O.00We > oe wv sWueDeut @ac.usion OF Bay Pots O he Counts from tep @-@Oia.vu moe, be Bvenued by & pir 0} Gs GUs@s BuG Complains, Lb 18 UDWioe BDU Ghugy OU 10 PUL sue & CU. feo OF eases Mick w ul Ua, the Unied dtu.es gad ished #&.\@MeDs » bie views iu be reinarks to @ Vii Biudbe Lhe Obe. way, au which he vuid De appuiutes tO OMce; but 1 p.eier a tase , st iM that document aw te of dinbivle @ @VELY Sle @ io be share La PUDLC Kesmtyul WEL, DoweVer smeubo. diate, je OveiwUs ke Pop 6 way Lave beeu, it @eeute 186), OO. OD.Y IN AM wo. sbude@ul loyal y and bas won, LUb du hue Pe B00 UL LOY. e ob BL VO8 Lee hie tug Buch is (he langu ge of | Dib Ue Wise | Wuat are | Ogm) eee LUL Lue ocala Bu b. © Bs e suager test Ouiu p.cecrse. by wwf Havids Hated Whe ve Poeeu@ ib Uo ol ee Woe he we “he ae pain thes on tuations @ if Very ese@ POck.eu Of sue ouuadty Amana uvruer b Centralize Puwer Ol WWlsien®, ‘Sue Dis. UOleru mud woud & )O. eigbty years sioou bewweeu th.e Gay ene th C4 €ra OF Pris ide Cousttuonal tia ly the peope woud yeb aseeri, Ons that uouer Judicial e.Lebiwk, he olgsual power of ibe Conetitu, tivd, Lo cO.e.ue.Ou, be suid tust Ae others Questioued Wether (ue power Cousmiaed in the proposed elena. c micut eX.8.@4 19 be Gouertu tom. be bo! woudeuctul thie amen they migh., bY 1, ONAy © Ove Ma. Deets (vee rielibe Mr. mamie, it N.Y id he ehould vote against the | propuscd amM@Du Newt, Léeceuse its tenor gud effect we ty Dime BbOUl BO e 1M Cal Chobe in these tem of the (loves Dent, bid tu ites.ule & wicer Gepa.ture fiom tue beory on which : tromed it $h@. bad ever Lewre beeu proposed iu any le (ive OF consuiuuouds aeeubly, Whar wae be butory GO. Wwe VObs ued Y War itnuo in pea €imi buat al. powers sGssuing bo the @xeicwe Of oe PlOuss C-VE.@..Ul , Pow eis Olatinw 6 poace aad war, | Bua iu the euiuice 6 Of ule Delia lew, HOO | given (0 CO Bless bud ibe Peuoral Goveruimeus by | we Ors to 1@ Divice ead Cubeltuieks abs thet wi tie pow fecting sue isietious ot he ibuivicuel € wo the Wublej,e Govesnueui, ond au oo lt por@re wee 1 OV ww he maeYr hie pubis @d buat be propoed ameudment was in EME OB PEVIBIWD ULde. 6 hes ©. 4ie@ oop | CiVs, BBG ChD d CUnGe OF Pi Gause He OK bow jodividual C.be.k Wee bo De uver iced, tepesed and Biull ae @ 168 OC Gulp Cae Cob Ditoed iu ite pw e, (16 Uidinieined ibe, iu lab te peck the We dwelt Woe Bb Uber Ceparture irom auy Diiue c pe ever dream d vi by tue Weu Why iamen (he Cousens dy eeeme. to bus adr, tine) (uat iue Lecéssaiy FelOsWs 14 DiBLe s@cleiabol rlivu.u Cul f ous the Siete iself, anu Bot be orces Upuu ls L. We paaal, Measure proposed mor in the reasons « + n for their } ne fou the | Ro euliioe live a puiueur am | our fatiera | mente are an ficlent to protect the rights and liberty ofthe fren, Ar. Bingnain—The proposed amendment ie ‘mend. ed to poe: teneot thousan @ and hundre « of theneard of jorai white citizens of th United # nes © hoe p operte, by locai sta‘e eeisiation, hae been wrested fiom: hem by confiscation, end to po tect them from bentehiment iawa vor whieh there has been no Fede a! stature to this diy to cive redreas, Mr. Hale Tb it te inerded to apply to every Hi ate which, inthe judement of hey a | may hare 4 i Toverty ‘Ted to provide ejaal protectin to if, liberty and Then we come to the very whinge sor wh ch enounce | thie proposition, It takes away from the Btnes the reht o deteimie thei le. ise latiou for themselves, 1 submit whether thir i@ not rather the time to cheek th» control. ine of power in the Gonersl Government, 1 oppose the amendmen! as unsound in eubatance ae impolitic in itaelf. and a notin contortmity or har mony with the theoy of the Constitution, its unealled for at all ims, and ae expec nay ealiod for now when our tendencica oieut to the other way Mr. Price eave what he understaed to be the menn- ing of the pic pored aroendment, Tt wae eftmy thie un ve all | biatif ae of benneyivania or Olio shoud onth Carolina, he shoud have the | here which he woul, have bad had | hh Por the leet thirty rere | that wre not ihe ewe, Norihern ci trams gol to the Southern Staieedid«o at the rie of @ cons of | tarsud fea here aod of Lei radenona rau, Mr, P. ice beilewed that Cone ess had the powe: erugit wo be conierred by the amenduent, wuder the C\ause of ihe Cons ttution which cee arco hat Cons Greve shall Lave whe pow or to p.ovine ior the geueral rere. Will the gentlemen in‘orm me where that ciaue Mr. Piice—Crrtaioly,et | Tt hae ten a part of the joyso my Life wi art imo; mat to the impo TAO (Laughier., itive in the eyut rou gr the firetarice dine i .j Mr iit seutioman read from the (ext of the Cor nu? Mr. Ire the é\ ference between being a common emu lawyer (Koa.e of auch @..) Ao a covustituuonal Mr. Nowe (Hov ne re‘erred to the Conatitution) Itiehere; youn e@sigh’, Leuppo edit wee only iu the p eaube. (tougnter.) fer. Price Tiese gen i mon bave talked about the jon Of oul te here he Cou iiution nett D1 When vou bring them dow. te the real od Cope tition o our fathe.s, abo. while D Muu, Lhe etrcoran’ of i. as tuey eore th y weve born, [iaueh ) Chap er—1 Ubeelstana the gent eman to bree bis areume@nt o8 tLe eighih section oF Lhe Covetiiue on? ur at all, | icoulu ium betore the O Wie! WAe alieacy iD Prce—I heved no areument on it u dhe ea My. Coan er--[ ask the vont eman— Mr. P.ice .etueea to pied mr. Ub er (- hile the speaker calling him to orcer anu Kucek ng lou whe @ bi t.ee thee d. eaying tha @ eM Lely Minune: svod @ power bo lay 4i.ec @: UL.ected MI Uhauerio ake Copuleret wed; bub the geudemen te eo, The @peaker—It le deflance of the He e Chad tor a ecut eau (o coalinu. /pessing when avi) tries t he een devin, Me he evet On wud wae RG Face Ottne te beat ia e @stooner bb he Chair M,. Guaule —I bey t © Cal's pardon! Mi. Pece—t bad Lot the esa. aoe 4 e world of | ruled cub @ oubbub iu the ue, fectiy W.llug to top tue Demee 7) 8 porsible; 1 Like to Haceibene Ot tlie | Cucughter) Me ceeuced bun Savor ol oe /Oeu.Gi0u, eh4 Le oped the buuse voula supe It Mr D.vie obtained the floor, and the matter over Ull bo-moniow Mr. Bnuth intioduced @ resolution, which was adopted, requ sting tue President to communicate any correspou ence or intormeation in poesession of ‘sovernment in refe ence vo ¢! " Juarez + OC, end . coun ence vi c ieeluibaly powers @.veu tol m toe Cougios of toe M x can Kepabhe, M..Mercur fi ies @ .tfo.ul.on instructing the Juuciaty COM! 16@ 0 yur dato the & xpewency 0) p ovhuing by 1e@gie Ation of LL@ seruing oF ce i.t- C ies Wo soders Who Leve lost (hel discharges, Adopted. M.. + n Horn off-red a re outon to the effec that io the ju) meat of Coneress the longer enpuy- went 0 616 tOpe 1a @) CO ueR.O In dara. cu would be, uid Le cov aderes asa Violin of the pron © by sePpo eo 1 Dis ep eh to ° by ad . | | the F.e ch Ctan ore, had relerré@d tO bus Gomi ) Buitee Ob Fuleue Alfaie, Aujou ued, | RSACeAaiNAr ai neat TERRIBLE ENPLOSION | Several Lives Lot. | Hamburg, Pa, Fob. 21.—A terrific exp'orton oc- cui:ed last evening at the furnuceof J. & H.J | Meilly, im Midcle own, :eeultlug in the complete des'iuciion of the furnace, (Le death of five men an, o here s the wounding of 4 | the furmace. One wa carried five huudred ya sy ivaniacanal, The other bo lers wore scattered tn verious direc.ions, rcme of them pissing through bouses and other tulidings. A portion of one belies wos buried through @ oom inwhich two women were lying sick, Lut missed them, The bridge over the Unin cane! wae cared away, Many of thedw ings inthe vicinity were more or less shattered by fracmentr, and the whole town shaken, The loss ede @5U,00), ‘The owmers will rebuild immediate. lv and workmen are elready emplgyed ia removing debris, Steamboat Fire at st. St, Louis, Feb, 27.—The loas by @ steamboat fire last pight night. including the ca of the Dicta- tor and Luna, and tieight burned on the levee, is ea- timated at atout $769,000, Insurance on the Dictator $112.00. The other versels were not insuied, The insurance on the (reivht, if eu,, is not ascertained, ‘dbe Malleable Lon Works, icx & Co, burned yes te:day afternoon, Lore ebout 6,00; insured. The flouring mill of Obermeyer & (o,, and the Mansion Behoolho\ se was burned at & o'clock this morning Lota about $49,000, of which @u7.000 wee insured, Bight bole « were in od through she bu: ding, Texas. Proceedings of the state Convention, Gatves'on. Texas, Feb. 24.—ln the Convention @ resolution was introduced aud roferred, to exempt certain property from aitachment, end preveut forced esiesof the esme On executions, until tweive | months aiter the rervice of tue writ of execution shall have expired. A iniuority report, declaring the secession ordin.nce nail aad vod, was discussed and refe.ced, as was eiso & resolution requesting the Governinent to provide # treety with the lodian tribes of he State, to secure proection to white settlers, and rel co! against Indian incurslons | ‘ |NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Senmue. Althany, Feb, 27. -Vet tious were presented for @ | thipeanal from Cavura Lae to Like Coserio; for an apprcpriation to the New Yurk so for the Pro. tection of Deshuwe Cat Ch end to | equalize the lave on the East Now York aud Jamaica Raiirosd, Bitte Notionp,—-To amend the act | #00 Of Corian ob te ta tio tren, for the exten. civnm to the bast Kiver, } > eeialileh @ tae adjo oon re ooig | ip the izth Ward, Brook yn io biurier secucit, for the poop.e of th esiate eae luvo une }tmy serviruce. lo ew onal ine | tur the care and piotect.on of inuige & disable | co ilereot thian ae 48 Passep.—[nerrporating the Board of True. tees o) the Geaesal Co -enrion of the | a veleniis jo wwe Uultva piace Confiimiug the p.cceed- } inge of (oe New York suiuoiies telsiive to quit Cie, deese given io the Chureu of bt, dames Poi the e.vet of the Kiupetoa abd Mouout Maiload Company, Keeo.urions,—The offere. Resolved, That a select committee be appointed to Wham Boll LO relertde withvus Uevales Bil Telus following resolution was Loppore | and lodged inthe Penn- | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ' rehte granted so th | the + Is ating to federal aifairs, or topics of national YQ eoedicd | Ob. tlone r Policy, Thie resolut‘on was adopted. Mr. Gibson offered the following. which were f®- ferred to the said select committee : Renolved, if the Assemb . Weil eee und poli sembly concar, the South stall be» ; That joetice as tequ're that the freeumen of o'ec cd end recured in ol the ui by (he great amendment to the Cone itution ‘That on ihe adoption of that provirion it became Hhmeciate cu and the clear Consthutioual Hieht of Congress to evact th , ’ urtessary lows efisetuate aud enforce the emeondment fies Phat the Freedmeate Hureau act, ao « wise, nece wary and power, and We depiore iia veto by th re unjust, to she rights of the freedmen, and e tend- {ig Au Undue confidence to those who, having but lately attempid by force to destroy the nation, have hot by their worke, a: the faiiureo! the traitorous efloria, shown thevseves worthy of euch great contidence Ke wolved, That to the Pastave of the Proedman in@ the veio, and to tore who votet for the Berreats act, notwitharancd tho-e Hep emenutatives io the House, who hare sustiined the same and kindred 1 eures, w are dep aud teuly e:atetal. the name of our cons 1 thank ubeu firionees and taithrul othe gent por v ithe Unionige have been et:ugmiune dursog the retelion Jew ved, Lhat as eech Honse of Conere te the fol’ j'a,8 OF Lhe qua ifications of ite memners, the Renato fom tue Sta be and liieby ao | ine ue ed, and the Kepresentaives rey a not to Aumit to their revera: Loures rey tatives fiow any of the Mines iately in armed reteluon Agamet the Union, anal eueh & by the | the al @ectana by their actio and ondact | shall Lave proved themrelves loyaland falth(nl to we DaAio.8 | uiot 4 Hore beni a d obedent to the Conmtitus on sud ite Great Au ndmeut Mr. O'Dounell called up the resolution offered by biim before the wom in favor of extending equal ri hte t ali people in the South, irrespective of color, The Pre ident 4 ided that all t eo resolutions Muri Leiee » the Seiret Commities, withou Geb 14, end sunounced the tollowing as tlre Se.ect 4 ‘tuutee@ on Fed tal heavens: ine, White ena Gibson, bitte ORDERED TO A FuiRD Reapend.— To enable th. Aianwe Yack: Ciub to appoint wue ees... Ploviding joc (ue restoration oy secur. teed ju (be Losu aber Department of bite meus Palids Ulga. cou 1b O.ler Staves, Aujourned, Dessre, beseivus, Aasewbly. The Speaker presenied the annual reportof the Mavvattan Company, the Seume amevan ent to the bill authorizing the Comp'rolier of New York to issue $50,000 worth of Water stock, aud that such stock shall not be sold below par, was concurred in, Mints ApvasoeD vo 4 Timp Reaping. For the receror ihe brvokiyn and Rocks way Heac: howd lu deorpnae she bro Kiyn La Conege ° Totuco porate the Poughkeeyaie Clty Mail Troau Compay,........To pay the ciaim of tweat, tour wed Gouare (0 Geoera Waid B, Burnett, The Health BUL signed. Aibany, Feb. s7.—1he Health bili was aligned by Governor Feurgn lest aight, and is therefore a law, Av executive session of the Seuate will be held towmercow, when it fe bopes the rules will be suse peode! forth pul pose of acting upex the Govervoi's nominations for the comm.ssion. re provided for in the bib Mews stews. Evwaup 8, Inving, Cashier in the Boston Post- office for nearly 86 years, and a much enteewed cit) ren, died on Monday in that eity, aged 71, Avior’ trom Movtana report the Indians com- mitting grea’ depredations, Governor Meagher hed called tor 600 mounted volunieers to march agains: Hew, No one obtaine! audience with the President ves- ter'ay, ag the Cabinet was in session from 12 | e'eloek until @ la‘e bour in the afiernoon. heads of deparuuents were present. Alibe A nana and enthusiastic Union meeting was held st #&pringfiel!, Ii!., on Monday, end @ senes of resolutions were passed atrongly condemuing the recent action o} President Jounson, aud heart- ily encorsing the action of Conyrens, Tus V.rgin.a House of Delegates has recons\d- ered the vote passing the Soua’o bill amending the usury law. Toe bill was then reected, eo that the legal rate of interest in Virginia will remain at | nt, armers Dans, Leviathan and Exiona, were burned at the Si. Louis, Mo., leveo on Monday night, together with @ large amount of freight, The loss will probably reach five bundred thousand dollars, Tue steamer Oceanus, which went as'ore on Fish.r'e I,lend on Friday night, was Lauled off early yesterday morning, and started fur New York in tow of a steamer, Tho cargo bad previ- ously been taken out in good condition. A pisratoa trom Havre de Grace, Md., last evening, re;orte cons. erable rise in the waters of the Busqehanns. Driftice and large quanti- ties of sawed logs have been conetantiy passing for the lass forty hours, The darmuge is very great. Auger 8. Staekweaiurr, the Manchester, Conn, murderer, was yesterday sentence! by Chief Justice Homan to be hung on Fridays, August 17th, Tho prisoner manifested no percep- tible emotion while the sentence was being pro- nounced, A Democeatio Convention assembled at Sacra- meno, Cul, a fow evenings since, in large num- bers, to sustain the President's velo. Ex-Goveruor Bigier addressed them in approval of the Preai- went's policy The loyal citizens of Lidorado met at Placersville, Mouday nigst, and endorsed the position of Convress, Waits o} bubeas corpna were fasued on Moaday at Lousnile, Ky, ty Judge Ba lard, of the Dis- trict Court for the Svuthern B.ates, for the bodies of Captaine Reed aud Lapuin, who were lately or and commitied to jail in Campbell county for protecting the pol's atthe lastelectlon, The eases will present the whole sub oct of the powers of ihe mlutery where mertial law prevaila Ero nent Union lawyers have volunteered their servi~ cea in behali of General Palmer to represent the Unived Bates, General ‘Intelligence. (By Mail to the Ne Benaron D cLtrTLe ie to stump Connecticut for Presonus Joven, Uewagps of vic\s are now Rus Reroietions have been Intro 'nced into the Ma- CON Gay City Council tocicse te Caurches and scLools in order to check the small pox, ‘Tag Shreveport, La. 8 ways that since June, 1865 a beve beom gunk lo the seven thousand military cone ployed upeu pullic works jo | ed ae | fulure busicess transac ————— Te "Thirt dg y-Third Year. res ona nove Was recently arrested and sent te Ugustay or flying the rebel fag on his en the Georg’s Railroad, ~ pond Ir § Prope@e! to hold ew t ‘i \ © Hold country meetings throuzh red areiacd In the intere taof | valty and orter, ‘ th the view of « we . ment oo sustaining the Govern Mas. Carmantnn Fay, aged 7 * LTS years was burn to ceath, in Rochester, last Friday —her arom ee noting from matches in ‘ suites OU NGG. er pocket while she Tom number of widows, ablet soldiers now drawioy enoval bens ons frou the Government is about 97,500, witout including those granted during the present month Tr in wiated that Queen Victoria has rent an aute pe, thankins hit for bis ane, and offering bim en asylum in her dominions should be t elles, through polttical convuls ove, to leave bis own MAXIMALIAN is reported by « correspondent to h sso maul that he cannot pay the Mexican-French Ceoty an! that the withdrawa! of the French Swill bethe signal for bie departure from Mexice erphane and dis- _ A poren poorly reconstructed Page county, lately eeized Mr. Q. HH. Ham'in, taacher + free ioen's achool, ducked bim in the Bienanconh, anc threatened his life if he did noe leave within three dave. _ Rev. W. PF. Revina, « Methodist minister at Culpepper Court-House, Va, writes t all the churches in that place wore nearly ruined during the war, aul thar the M thodist congre zation w compelled to worship in the open air The silkworm d Virvintars, in sease, Which has for some time aah td Pratce ant other paris of Europes, tan now reachel the Cancanus, “end the people who get their living by this industry are in grene distress New Ovreans now has @ population larger by Sixty thousand than ever Letuie, Gslvestou and other Vexan cites are full to overt ving, and the same is sak of Memphis, M. Mont kom ry, Atlanta, and @i) the towns of we Bouth- weal Is consequence the alarm about the pork disease, the py dealers of V cons have telegraph- @ito thele agents tu Bervia and Hungary not te send theu amy more animale for the present, a most of the hotels Lave s eadall preparations of pork :n thelr bills of face, AN onierprising colored man, who had beew ejected from a atreetrailroal car in St Louls, hae broucht an action against the Company for $20,- 000 damages, and bas engaged eminent lawsete te carry on the suit. Lhe conductor was hoki to bail in bonds for $500. A yoousa manin Quincy, I, while at church las Sanday week, caught fire from some matches in his pocket, Tbore being rome of “P.uarach's sorpenis’ in the same pocket, a grand explostou was th nsequonce, Groat consternation existed inthe church tur some momenta, but ao one wae hurt eave the young wan, who was somewhas burnt, Asa apecimen of the weather fn South Africa, the Graham's wo Nat, Dec. 14th, 1505, atest at as noon the "it the thermom- the shade, #2 Ine rooity avd T7 in the coo var, A duck's og@ hal teen roasted by the lhe parent duck was, | seetug, fooliah euough to ley the egy rig In (he eye of the sun, and bence the consequence, Mas, Biortow, wife of the American M vister in Paris, ie seriously ill, YLe French papers describe she modest menage of the republican representa- taive with much admiration for ite Bpartan aime pheity, One journalists found Mr, Bigeiow ooking bis own ham end eggs, without any aitendant io walt on him, and appears to think that these domemic incidents are fit subjects of public curt- omty. Ax old bruiser, an the verge of delirium tre- mens, attenpted to batt out bie braing in the county jail at Indianapolis, Ind., afew daye eince, reeanse he tancied hey were going to hang hin, Backing out lke @ goat, be took aix equare drives atthe wall, wir king it aa lf shotir um a ceapult, tub “weekened"™ on the seveat!, concluding thas he either bad no braing to dash out, or thas the old shell was too bard to crush, Tus Supreme Court of Novadea ba re-affirmed {to | te der sion that the Bpec fle Contract Law ‘s natituvonal, ef that greenbacks must be tod at parin per ment o debt; und the mer ute baukers, dc., huve re-stlirinet thelr da, cision that woos, (tiers preenbackashall Le brand o beter than a th and be ruled cut in ath Ciblie, avd the toe d scuss.ou of gree A rueasart fainily party which took plecein Sena, Mas, @ ew daye » at the resivonce uf one of t tuest eh Ifo invited his children with ther fecailes, to dine with him on the anni- vorsary oO: lus turtiolay, Uader the plate of each son in law, god each daughter sou dauybter iu lav, there wae @ checl for $5,000, The grand- children wee generously ren embercd, ara even omestics Weru Lot furgoweu, About fory t dollara were required to carry out thie yeument, } The School-Ship Sabine, The prectice-ehip Sabine, now at New London Ot, bas about tKhiee hucdred and Gfty oaval appren- tices on board, The boys ere in aspiendid aiate of discipline, and their health is also very good, ony twop ccont, te ngon the alck list, A steam launcu 1 proeuced for the use of the ship, s who way aptitude ior, etrucid im the tudimentse of ateam eug The Inunch is under the charge of Third Agsissunt hug near J. W. Uriggs. Alatge proportion of the cuudidates (or adinission on boord the Sabine we reuse Captan Lowrey inakes ita rule to recvite ny buy do DOL peri y wilig to euler the eet vice, prither doce he eve weak aud eflewinare or bad and in. or wible buy LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. Noruina sur aN INcubus,—The Board of Supervieurs held a meeting yesterday, bus dia nothing except to iurther demonstrate to the Lezislature the desizabil ty of abolishing the ex- peosive concern, hey went through the farce ot balloting for a Re order, but politics beiuy; the paramount cousideratioa with therm, and the po litical division being equal, po choice was made, nor was there any !ikelihood of e Kecorder !eing elected, Meouwhile the judictal intorests of t city suller, a8 toe resultot this political wran ling A statemens of expenses tocurred in bu.) ing the Court Louse, for the six months ending Jacuary firat, was submitted, From this is appears that $149,194 64 bas, teen expended in trast betof Jenyth of (me, and yet ihe work eecom) lished ou the buil ing, during the same periods is hardly porceptible, This Board waa estab ishel to check: muni pal corruption in thie city, but, judging from experience, one or two mor h “checks? would bankrupt the whole metropolis, See full report of proceedings pul! shed elsewhere in the columns of thie day's Sum. MAGNIBICEN? Gist TO GENERAL GRART,— The Empire City showed herself the greatest in wealth as in other things by ber magnificent gift of $100,000 in cash to Gen, Grant, om Monday, beside an additional 62,000 to pay for » landaw, oy (Cvmiinaed en the Last Page.)