The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 7, 1866, Page 1

Number 10,521. The Latest News ty Kelegraph to the N, ¥, Suan. IMPORTANT ! ! ONGRESS YESTERDAY. assage of the Civil Rights Bill by the Senate Over the Vete, HE VOTE 33 TO 16, SCENES IN THE SENATE. ENATOR =WRIGHT IN HIS SEAT. Jixon Not Present. a NEW PLAN OF RECONSTRUCTION. ane, of Kansas, the Proposer. robablesSanction of the Executive. jessage from the President to Congress, edification of the Test Oath Recommended, DUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- The Browks-Dodge Contest. ODGE G-AlI THE SEAT. ew York State Legislature: B «BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY. lf a Dozen City Railroad Bills Passed. &e.. &e., &. ’ Wasmrwrerton, April 6. be proce:niings in the Senate to-day were more m Ordinaitily interesting, and were listened te wughout bv densely filled galleries, as well as by mabers of the House of Representatives aad oth who were privileged to the floor, fenator ight, who . ie still sick, appeared in bis seats rt time afte « the Senate met, but soon retired to ‘vate room, , where he remained until the voting k place. Be mator Dizon was expected, but about _M.it beca: se known that he would not venture @aving a sic & room to come to the Senate, The nds of the v« ¢e counted him among Weir number, ough this h m beens matter of conjecture. It afteré P. i © before & vote was reached, when excitement nporarily lulled, and the first out- uk of appleus +} was when Senator Morgan voted the Civil Ri th) ‘s bill, the veto te the contrary rithstanding. T be President, pro tem, threaten- e clear the g lle ries in consequence of this de- stration, and am id the confusion that Senator ived the comqratu; ations of his friends tn the im- jate vicimiiy. Wh m the result was announced-— w the bill an@ 15 , wainst,or the required two- is, the applarse fra m the floor and galleries was ening, the friends «@ ‘the bill being indescribably ant. An order w passed to acquaint the se with the action o © the Senate, and to furnish th the bill, together with the President's objec- } that it may be b kewise reconsidered as is ‘ided by the Constita ‘lon of the United States. o Treasury Departma nt has received « dispatch . the Untteri States Ca sul at Sheffield, relative @ rinderpeut, enclosira © communication based fentifie authority, she ving by «large amount of mee, thatamanimal a sy be regarded as abso- y free if it does mot exhibit signsof disorder in ten days after being ¢xposed to the contagion, lie Lroke out, this eves ting, im @ «mall labora- a? the Washington An ‘ensl. The flames soon aunicated to an adjoimim ¢ shed, in which « large verof muskets were ot ‘Ted, one of whieh ex- 4, wounding « soldi ers /ho wes engaged in sup ing the fire. erday a, considers i at the Executive | @ President thas th ecedented ananimit ordial support to his that it was grateful t his public course was nia » President transmi s relative to the cl sh ship Magicienne, « y West as a blockade as not engaged im tha mages claimed was } warded the sum of $f priation is now asked, | Colambian Commin o hear Mr. Carlile 4 d with the riots of 18¢ flected the Steamshi; taslroad Company, 3 of great brilliancy, au Jox, whe spoke for a) Dean, of New York ship Company, The the missioners « ble ; amber of Virginians Maps, 0, to give assurance e peo ple of Virginia, with r, wow ‘4 give their sincere poliey. The President re o his fee lings to be assured approve 4 by the people of tted to , Congress today aim of th > Owners of the aptured in , 363, and taken runner, It sppeared that t business, ame ' the amount ‘eferred to am = Srbitrator, \,600, for which, “ountan don was in session ‘ester iscuss the questia: ‘* ©oD- 6, and the capitation % tx » Company and the, "82 (r, Carlile made an ar, ™* d waa responded toby a * 1 the Com, and Pe +for the 6 to Cases were then supmii- ad the umpire. The ques- tresting points of inter- f the treaties of 1846, and ad Company with New ili be looked it . orld, of whic! » the eth: aveve the ep mt I v 7 vouto atrect of the ‘Ralin de. Their decision w by the commercial J great highway, Rajeicings at Peugh- ale. BIL 6-11, L —Bolls are there is a? eral display honor of the passage of ‘er the President's veto, yet the streets are filled rejoicing is golng on, iv Rights Bill— keep auxwerere, N.Y. A) s, cannon firing, and works in this city in ivil Rights Bill ov sh the hour is late, vople, and neral Commissioner of ‘ Pensions having been whether pension» swoney can be attached for bes replied to the) segestrm, ee ative, the galleries. OONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, ‘Thirty Minth Seesion. SENATR. Wastinorom, Ara. 6.— Mr, Morgen presented the petition of the New York Savings Banks asking for such « modification of the revenue laws as will exempt the savings of ihe poor trom taxation, Re- ferred to the Committee on Finance, Mr, Lane (Kansas) introduced the following joint resolution, which was ordered te lie om the table and be printed: Resolved, That Senators and Representatives from either of the Rtates lately in insurrection shall be poiaceiage d to _ . that uc! suvies of the Pres tof the United Btates, laws annalling ite ordinamee of secear rat! ring the amendment tothe Constitntion of the Un! Btates abo! pe slavery, repudiating all rebel debts, r athe dobie of the United Btates and exren elective franchise to all male per: ng in said State over twent: ud d the Constitution of the Uhned b write thelr 280 . that suek: Bonstee y te thereon ided d resentatives shal all the qualifications required by the Constitution and Laws of the United States, Mr, Lane said the above contained the terms upon which Mr. Johnson was willing to reconstruct the Southern States. Mr. Brown inquired whether Mr. Lane had any assurance that the President was still in favor of the tion shove enumerated. r. Lane—| have mo assurance from the President of the | ed Btates om that or any other eubject; but this I do know-—that the Republican party, of which Lam a member, is crumbiing to pleves, and the y day we itpone the reception of these wares the uction of that party. I know ‘u » Mr. President. that if both branches of the Congress of the | nited States pass the jornt resolu tion, and the President does sign it. that it brings the Republican party, and the President of the Ke publicaa party, again in harmony. Mr. Lane continued his remarks at some length, vindicating the policy of the President, and denounc ing Mr. Wade for his remarks yesterday against the President, Mr, Wade-—I cannot say why my friend from Kan- se0 le 00 oxercised this morning. T ae not know why he should be shocked by Lo fowl 1 have said or done, fir, I have certainiy said nothing in opposition to the yk bal of constructing the States that he now brings before us. I believe for the fires time when it was read I thought it read very well. | aim not at all sure that I should not be very willing to acceptit. 1 want time toconsider it. Butasfor my attack apoa the President of the United States, as a Senator pon this floor, 1 care no more for the opinion of the Pre- is sident of the United States than I do forthat of any Senator on this floor, Who is your President that every one must bow to his opinion, if you please? You set him upas a peragon and deci; bere D the floor of thie Benatetiat you are to r hiscol.ar, Is that the icoa that rou s ing tote bis "ye istand defenderon whatever he may pre- pose? Is that the unde:standing of the Senator irem Kansas? Did I ose harsh inngwage toward the President yesterday? Ali | said, sir, I stand by to uay and forever, Three willious of people who have sacrinced thelr blood and thetr lives to maintain the issue on our side, now labor under one of the most frightiul despotiams shat ever setcied down upon the heads ot mankind, Exposed w outrages and ineuits, and murder from those worve than savages. their for mer masters—snurdered, as we are told, every day. Aud when Comgress, under the Constitution of the United States is eadeavoring to tender them some little protection, how are wo met hee? Kvery ai- tempt vont ‘Moses’ has been to trample them down, making them worse, and throwing every ob struction in the way of anything proposed by Con- oes, Wher cid itever happeu before that a moa sure for the reiiet of wuffersug humanity as broad and as clear as thir, was met with the veto of the Vresident of the Uutred States. Mr. Lane, of Kansas, here again interrupted Mr. Wade to rend ps jellowing extract irom bis, Mr ado's epecel of yesterday: “ The issue the Prou wthbas made with Cengress, the quarrel be has picked with Congress trom tue very commeacement is nothing were or lees than a question of permulting rebels to occupy their old places on this floor, or the utter destruct on of the Government in my judg- ment and beliet"* Mr. Lane, of Kameas, continued, ask the Sonator from Ohio to Bt to asinugle expression either ora: or wrivten, where the President of the | nited States advied, savoested or urged the admission of other than wruly loyal men upon the toer of either Louse of Congress Mr. Wade—I mast answer the question in the first place with regard to She treasment of our friends in the South, three milliens of people, I say he made a violent assault upon the Constitution, an assault upon the power of Congress im three repeated vetoes that are Wotally outside ef any reason, THE VETO MESSAGR, ‘The morning hour expired at thie poimt, and the voto message was taken up. Mr. Wofe oontianes bis speech against the Presi- dent's . M * Pine rose at the conclusion of Mr. Wade's apecch, andaaid: The Senator from Obio, forgetting the position he cecupies, has suggested that | bave taken upon myself thecollerof the President of ihe United States, I burlthe suggestion into the teeth of the Senator from Obio as unworthy & Senator, ‘The proslavery party of the United States, backed by « Democra ¢ administration, sustained and sup- rted by thearmy of the United States, could act Fasten acellar upon the handful ot whieh | had the honor to be the leader, The fight the Senator trom Ohio made in the Chamber—and « gallant fight he made, al by other Benators—' ad have ot but little avail had it mut been for Shes other fight apon the prairies of Kansas, under the of your humble re of, Fr. habe ha Ay the soneiasine « of hie remarks, re mee o necticut election ; oue sore visteey like that, he said, would ruin the Hepublican party. Mr, Doolitue Maid be had received a dispeteb tn. forming bim that the Legislature of his Btate had seod & pesclntion requesting him to vote for the Civil Rights Hill, the President's objections the notwithstanding. He bad already set forth as length hia ebjections to the messure; aud he could not vote ior ib, and would abide by the consequences, Mr. Dooliitie read letters from gentiemen of great intelligence sayeuruiig ia the ulb, bo prove thas shameiul wisrepresentations of the real sentiments of the Southern have been by mewspa- pers th hb their correspondents, Mr. Davis, . Ky proseaded speak at some length sesiaet Se Gy Kights bi gre is favor of the veto, Towar @ conclusion remar’ her, Davia said if the bill now before the Senate be: came s law, he should {eel compelied to regard him. self as an enemy of the Government, and to work for ite overthrow. Mr. Ssulsbury, of Del,, sald I rise to say, sir, that in my judgment the passage of thie bil! isan inaugu- ration of revolution, Itis well, sir, that the Ameri- can people should take war and set their in oraer, for it te impossible + the people will ationtly submit toit, !ieayen Knows that we bave had enough bloodshed—enongh of rning in every household, Attempt te execute this law with- im any Btate of this L nion, and in my judgment this country wili again be plunged into the horrors of civil: wer, lu my State your law will never be ob- served by the Judiciary. lo conclusion. Mr. Bauis bury predicted that the passage of this bili would lead to bi , wer and disio.on. Mr. Yates, of Lil, simply wished to say, let the Union people of this country, and their Seuators aud Kepresentatives, march forward in periormance of ther «uty, and let them do is now end bhere- Biter, THE VETO BET ASIDE The vote was then taken en the question-shall a bill pass, the President's objections notwith- rding ? and the result wee as follows: 4e—Mesers, Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Usagin, Crosonell, Edmunds, Fessenden. rimes, Harris, Hende: He ward, tlows, i, Lane (Ind.), Morgans Morrill, Nye, Pos "perey, Baneey, Bhermas, Sprague, “htew: ven, "Tru Wade, Willey, Williams, ‘ars, Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Dooll Renee ehnacm "Dane ( petresy Went Hiddie, Bawisbury, Dixon, ata. Ya Conm Fosser, Kirkwo laud, Po art, Sam Wilson, ¥. Navo~Ms Guthrie, aye ABSENT—Mr. When Mr. Mor, van recorded his vete in the afirm- applauded very loudly. ‘The Chair ansoan * “id great applause, that ~ ‘abe bill having racaive, ** *#Oshitds tate had become by stating that the bill having received a two-thirds vote had passed the Renate, Om Motion of Mr. Trambnil, the Secretary of the Senate was ordered to communicate to the House « copy of the veto message, together with the result of the vote, above given, The Benate edjourned at 6:30 P.M. to meet on Monday next. HOUBF OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Commitiee on Invalid Pensions mace « large number of reports, which were acted upon as recem.- mended by the Committee, One of there bills grants & pension of $17 per month to the widow of Colonel John Piekoll, 13th N. Y. Volunteers, provided thatia case of the death or marriage of the wi + the pen- tion should revert to the minor ebild of Col, Pickell, This being @ mew principle in pension billie gave rise to some debate. Other bills reported and passed con- talmed « similar provision BROOKS VS. At the termination of the morntog hour,the House resumed the consideration of the contested election case of Dodge against Brooks from the Fighth Con. fromional District of New York. Mr. Frooks remumed hie « hour beimg granted to him. pablican dl eof the House fer dent .hat if bend popper. ment, an additional @ aopea'ad to the Ke- justice, and felt con- members could understand and compre- case they would do him justi ‘The con- testant should have come here with clean hands and aclean heart, but yet he came with hands soiled with corraption, polluted by piemies and vill! The contestant had expended $15,000 for corrupt urposes, while there was no aliegation that he. Brooks, had spent acent on hiagiection, He of religion, but he, Dodeo, was, and yet ©. Dodee made a corrupt bareain on the Sabbath day, with the Tammany Hall candidate. Lt he did notde so himself, be did it through his friends C wwdin and Co . also professors of relicion, and 4,000, which Barr had received him, Brooks. ntiemen of all parties to {aatice. If be was to be thrown out, be would say to mocratic associates, * Be content, the blood of the martyre is the seed ef the church.” If ther sent him back to New York, they weuld only increase his majority by two thousand vetes, for at least two thou sand Republicans would unite in sending him back’ Mr, Grinnell spoke for five minutes adverse to the right of the sitting member. and denying that the contestant had been guilty ny corruption, Mr. Dawes closed the te by an argament ene taining the report of the Commitee on Elections He commenced by say some of the remarks ot the sitting member unoeual, and of such ® peculiar character, th might be expected to say something in ay . A politieian of so. many years standing, who had affiliated with every polit! cal party which had lived and died in that time; who bad ropadiaved in succession all the principles he had avowed ; who had deciared from bisown experience that he could buy « nomisation to Congr. es at tho hands of Mozart or Tammany tiall, and the Repul lican party, each and all them at the same time, end could thon go into the canvass and buy up votes $5 @ bead, must tail when he attempts to trauster the character thus earned ® gpneration of such doings to one who bad ae had the fortuas to min tle im politics at all, but who had earned a repute tion im the mereantile cemmunity se spetiess Ssthesun. The instincts ef some politicians, how- ever, were ae sure and as unerring a8 the instinets of some animals, and sometimes they made the clearest water foul and ruddy, ‘The sitting member had swollen the records of the case with the most notorious misstatements, making le which had beem printed in the pub: ournals, and incorporated unwittingly im the vi @' the miuority, that the sitting member ha ded $15,6.5 in his election. ‘hat was falee on its poe, 06 it was in fact. Thetsum had beem made up by eating several iiemsin it, There wae not particle of evidence toshow that @ dollar had been expended improperly. Mr. Mareball conied that, eaying it was in evidence that immense sa had been spent by the contest ant—much of them wrongfully, freudulentiy and dis gracetully. Mr. Dawes stated that the evidence showed nothing of the kind, amd he devied that the contestant had hired Barr to run agunst Brouks, Mr. Dawes proceeded to discuss the different ques tions involved in the case, defending the course of the Committee ef Elections j <a Ge statement which he made, Mr. Brooks rese 0 reply, Mr. Lawes declined to vield. Mr. Brooks (in au exeited manner)—I declare {t \s not true, Sir, it is pos true? The Speaker declared Mr. Brook's out of order, and directed him to resume bis seat. Mr. Dawes yielded fora few minutesto Mr. Ray mond, who protested against the nujustice done to the eee character of the contestant in the remarks of r. Mr. Lawes im resuming his remarks, stated that fn the heat of debate he had been conscious of saying something personal to the sitting member, whieh he should always regret. He asked permission to with draw them and hoped the GLosm reporters would strike out of his speech every sensence personal to te iting member. Supe tthe close of his speec' aving spoken for two beury Mr. Brooks rose \o a juertion of privilege, aud stated that eo faras he was concerned ho hoped the reporters of the (Loe would make no change in the remarks of the gentleman trom Massachusetts. ‘Ihat geiloman had done all the damage be could do, be fore the House, by these remarks, and he evuld do no more damage by them before the public, TUE VYOTRE--MB DODOR GETS TUR GBAT. The House then proceeded to vote on the question. The first vote was on the amendment offered yester- day by Mr, Paine, and accepted by Mr, Garfield asa substitute for his referring the matter back to the Committee, The amendment was rejected: yeas, 63; nays, 50. The next yote was on the reselation offered by the minority of the Committee, declaring that Mr Dodge was not entitled to bis seat asa Representa tive, This was also rejected : yeas, 65; nays, 17. The next vote was ou the first resulution reported by the Committee of Klections, daclaring (hat Mr Brooks was not entitled tos seat as e Representative from the Eighth District ef New York, aud this was @dopted : yeas, 84; nays, 45. The next vote was on the second resolution de- claring that Mr, Dodge was eatitied to the seat, This was adopted; yeas 72, mays, 69. The Kepubli- cans voting “No” on the resolution declaring Mr, Brooks not entitled to the seat were Messrs, Davis, Farnsworth, Hall, Hubbell, (N. ¥.) James M. Humphreys, Jenckes, Loan, Palue, Pike, Smith, Thayer, Washburne, (ill.) ‘The oath of office was then administered by tho Speaker to William E, Dodge as representative from the Eighth Congressional District of New York, MESSAGE FROM TUX PRESIDENT, A message from the President relative to the test- oath (published in full elsewhere im this day's Bus) was referred tothe Committee on Judiciary, Au- journed, P BINANCIAL PANIC AT ROCHESTER, Centiaued Kun on the Banks, Roonxsren, N, Y,, Arut €.—The bank panic in this city comtinues, A, Karnes, ® private banker, who was not doing o large business in deposits, sus- pended to-day for want of currency, Arun has been made all day upon Powers’ banking office, but has made no impression, He has plenty of money, and will keep open until 9 clock to-night, and open again st 6 o'clock te morrow morning, to satisfy the timid people. Good business men are depesiting freely with him to-day, The panic is regarded asa silly ome by the best informed in monetary affairs, SECOND DISPATUR, ALpany, Apu, 6.—A dispatch from Rochester eayethe American Express Company brought here this morning, trom New York, over one aud a half militen tn currency, of which about one million was for the banking-houss of D. W. Powers. The run upon Mr. Powers is subsiding, and bis deposits zp qamel to whet is draws out, APRIL 7, 1866. siahaihien a aetna \ s . Thirty-Third Year ————SS[SSSSSSS—=—=—===—"; = ———SS== MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. | KEW YoRK<@raTR LEGISLATURD Modification: of hn pa Oath Recom- Sonate. me . A Wasnixoron, Armit ¢.~The President today the fees Arh ba Pas Pa - transunitted to Congress a message, containing com: munications from the Secretary of the Tressnry and the Postmaster<ieneral, sugeerting « medification of the Test Oath proveribed by theActef July $d, 186%4m which he fully comeurs, As theeubject Affects the Revenes and Postal administration of the Government, he commends it tothe carly and earnest consideration of Congress. He says the off- cere appointed te eupertor and subord inate positions im these departments, in the Seuthern States, have not been able literally to take the preseribed eath, and, as & eopsogoence, they have sorved thus far with greet but without compensation, as their accounts could not be audised by .¢ account She onipeassl ot Janie’ * nee r, cee ave eer ° BE ings and Westchester Countion wo A moqsage was receive frem the Governer ve ie gt tg /ncarpor ete the American Exploring « a pany, alleging as Dis reasons, emong others: "hat the ot ferred upon the company te unusnal and rao) fy uasten be} ing officers of the Govermmens, and many of them the spirit of previews -4 are now in great distress by reason of their dieabtl+ tary robes or eh lie oxem ese salu ties, The President then goes om to state the dill 3 of lity npon Ite contracts L t abou culties attending the collection of the revenue in | ©°Y8rn tm suck oases ts « grave objection. eh qealising “the _ pantie "washeoe, 0S & exis e the | pa s, and therefore ef eppomating fouthern men es tocl ht, flecsiona why the Commi: or of the Government im thie particular, pend FFT report in ¥ w fo a2 to meko the busdeo as light as las, Li reed te . sage vere ene ble on people who hed suffered oo much | iii) wea Telnaes pet mes we better to during the war, who, at its clese, were leftims | 4 Ma] an pe nee jl Ai, AA comadere sate of ute janizatio: Im sueh ao pressing cmane caer the President as#imed the task of reor eanizing the different State sovermmonts without waiting tor the meeting of Congress, and it was ought that the test osth might, tm some cases, be lspensed with or rather that persons might be Re mitted to hodoffice, who could take itonly tn ation of the bid, and that it be referred to the 4 mistoe of the Whole, Motion made to that © Mr, Lent intreduced « bill dividi City of New York into twenty-one Ald fia My BA s EVEWING Gxeston, iJ qualified form. No one could have re@ mor The \recting Safety than the Pr eat, the necessity for such a course, | faa fo hptiter Pi ote pee but there seemed no alternative, and be therefore | ey rund Banks, was amended eo as to previ hoped the m asure would be approved hy Uc The Presid: ot then shows that many, if not Fouthern officers now acting under the Government, wore drawn into the rebeilion, not wiilingiy. but by uncontroliable clreumstances, and adds that not one is known to have beem a disunioalet or unfriend!y to the Government at the commencement of the war, A very alight change, such es would not cover a particle f present disloyalty, would enable most of them to they now occupy. Cireat loss to the inconvenience to the Treas ide nothin. he act shail be cons ae affecting aay tbe | riphte that may have been pocpron br the vers Boy euch banked existing laws. The bill ppeorpern the Citizens’ tontlen” of Poughkeopsle was ordered to a reading, Adjourned. Amombly. Ditts Passep,—Relative to the summary of pro- ceedings for the possession of lands in Kings exe. he offices and er ury Department must resalt (rom the discontinuaace of thelreervices, After stating reasons atiarge why the oath should be modified, the Becretary alludes to the causes which produced the late war, and adds that with the abotition of slavery all aiMerences of opinion and causes of estrangement ought to disap pear, and he thiuks that ail the efforse of the Gov- ernment should tend toward « reconciliation of beth sections of the coun The Secretary thinks ite bad aod dangerous policy to send strangers aa tax gatherers arnong the Southern people. Appended to the Secretary's letter are the names of forty-nine Kevenue Officers, assexsore and collectors, in the of a raitroad in Chr construe streete8) to 33...... von of « raliroadiin Bowe other streesw of New Yor To authorize the constroc- , Lexington avenue sow 70 to 66........T0 ans Houthern States, who have not takew ihe cath of | thorize the construction of a raliroed in Courtiandt, office without qualification, togetber with afew Cum | hey and other streets in New Youk efty, ty & vote toms officers who have taken it in a modified form 79 te 86........To extend the railrosd ks im P 3 i , | Grand and other streets in New A a vow The Postmaster-General, tn his communteation, Sd hae: barnade, Srygd ns be 4 ° also presents the necessity for opening up communt- i Rellway in Broadway gg oo a vote off 4to4l cation with the South, and appertioning fo office in his department persons who could not take the oath without qualification, Among the causes which have operated in a failure to accomplish all that wasan ticipated, he counts the oath far from betne the least. It has been the subject to which his attention was most frequentiy called. Many loyal persous however, refused to accept office om account of the Srxviat Rerosre—To prevent the issue of free passes on railroadas........ To amend the onarter of the Iludson and Harlem River Com et geese incorporate the New York and N Company... enimals for buman of the Hrosdway aad Beventh For the construction of the Bridge Railroad Company... loss of povition with the community in whieh they | Metropolitan Medical Surgical 6906 live, which would result from taking the oath. To | enable the Metropolitan re to to remody those difficulties, in part, women have crease the number of Ba: oo amend New Xork pewerage aud ge ect. KVERLNG sResi0Om, Bits Passev.—To repeal the Soldier” P ccccoceke rate the Nettenal Safe 4 w ° ‘loamend laws re ry ublie iustruc eT. relief of the Broeklya City aud Newtown K. K.........Te ia~ United Btates Bavengs «ev York. Adjourued A.nanr, April 6.—In the report of the precee@ings of the Sonate, on Thureday last, on the resolotion tiow disapproving of President's Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill, {t should have bees stated thal the resolution requested our Representatives an@ Bevators in Congress to vote te sustain the bill, ant | withstanding the objections of the Presidens, irpennen to many offices, but this has been with him a matter of doubtiul utility, As @ remedy for the future, the Postmaster(ieperal suggests e modification of the oath by iuserting the word “voluntary” immediately preessins word “sourht,” so that the clause would + “thas Ihave neither voluntarily sought mor accepted, nor atrempted to exercise the functions of any office hare under any satbority, or pre'ended author ity in hOMtility to the United States." This would enlarge the clase of persons whe could qualify as postmasters aad mailcontractors and be in harmony with the general provisions and purposes of the oath, aad thus facilitate the speedy re-establishment of the Postal service to he common benefit of all the sections of the country, It may be, he says, inter- esting to Know that the 2.254 mai! roates in . tion In the d sloyal States at the breaking ou) of the rebellion, the service of 767 only bas been restored, thatet 5,duz pop boftices in those Btetes, oply 4,042 appointments of postmeasters have been made, of whom 1,177 only have quaiified for office, 147 of them being males and 420 females ; of the 866 who have oes aualitveds it to beitered thet quite all of them has Hows ‘toma. - Bot done eo because of the eat! The Postmaster leds General concludes by saying ho need not evlarge By Telegraph to the Hew Yor? om from so partial a restoration of the postal service In the Bouth Bates, nor upon the benefits to the Governme 4 to the of al| sections of the country tha! ould resalt froma more general and efficient restoration of that service. These papers have been referred to (he Committee on the Judictary. Louigiana, Great Floeds and Expected Disaster—The Methedist Convention at New Uricans. New Onceans, Arnis 6.--There is & crevasse at Baton Rouge three haudred feet in length, and many others are feared below. The whole country down to Bayou Plaguemine, it is expected, will be fleoded, and it te feared that the Bayou Plaguemine cannet carry off the flood, aud that it will extend down to the Bayou Lafouche, comprising the richest sugar and cotton lands im Louisiana, Orevasses are feared all over the State, The levee Commissioners are settling and aetina promptly. Larrn.--Additional news from the crevasses say that heavy rains continue, and that the whole coun- upon evils reauit pac b> Mrs. Jurrvassom Davis arrtved of Cinctnnall fuer terdsey morning, frem Louisville, Tar canals of this State will be opened for navi-e gation on the first dey of May next, except the Champlain Canal, which will be opened for nari- gation ou the Tih day of May next. Tas last rail between Kanses City, Mo. an® Wyandotte, Kansas, joining the Missouri Pacifio and the Union Pacific Rallroad, was laid on Mon~ day \ast by the principal officer of each road. The road will be ready for traffic to Fort Riley early tm» June, giving 875 miles of direct reib weas adh Louis, - A ersaume recently arrived ot Barbadoos, Raving” on board Capt, Hatfield and crew of the Britleh. ship Gen, Williems, from Liverpoo!, Dec, 24th, fom, Boston, which vessel was abandoned ine sinking) coudition, The Gen, Williams hed an essorted cargo of valuable merchandise, and was consigned try will be flooded. Owing to the recent heavy rains, the Louisiana Races have been postponed until the Tth inst. A large umber of stables bave arrived, The sult of Mrs. Gaines was up im the District Court yesterday, Possession of the property in dis pute for twenty to thirty years was plead at the bar in defence, The Methodist Conference Is now in session in this elty. Bishop Kavannah presides today, Tomorrow Bishop Early will preside, Business is being sub- divided and to be referred to appropriate committees, Many new mombers have made their appearance, The press of this clty argue that the President's proclamation abolishes martial law and removes mil- {tery occupation, 7 Mexico. Results ef the War. Wasurxetos, Arai 6,—The following ie the translation of an extract taken from La Sombie, « newspeper published in the City of Mexico According to the official dispatches which have been publiebed during the last seven months, from June to December, 1 dating trow the arrival of Maximilian, there took place 14% engagements be tween the French and Mexicans, of more or leas im- riance, in which there were 3,27) killed aad ,00 wounded. In the year 1605, the number of en- cagemoute was 82%, in which 6,674 were killed and eit) wounced; wtal, 46/9 wounded, and 8,961 killed. ‘hus, im the firet seven months there was on an average 17 engageinente per mouth, while in the remaiming twelve mouse e las been nearly one ® day, With the ditle: that the number killed has by are) from an average of 5 be 6, A} ike beginning of last year (he engagements w 16 wo 11 per month; while im December they bad al- ready reached 44 New Jersey. Adjournment o: the Legislature—Ne Sena- tor Elected. Taentos, Arar. 6.—The Legislatare adjourned to- day, Before the #!ournmeat there was somo talk of an extra session to choose a Benator. The Repub- Means held a caucus this aftermoon, Both Houses adjourned with much good feeling. A poe was blown entirely across the Missienpp! River, near Cairo, [ly by the violent storm of Puedes i to Warren & Co,, of Boston. Goverxoa Cuaro, of Michigan, has, by prockes mation, appointed the 19th of April ae a dey for famting, bumiletioy’ 4 prayer. After alluding to the defest of 7. med rebellion, the entegoniam between the culing powers at Washington, and apprehensions for the safety of the Government, the Governor says: ‘Let us seek Divine eld to re- construct the Republic upom the broad principles of right, humanity, justice and eternal truth, when all the men, trreapective of caste or color, shall be equal in the eyes of the law."} General Intelligence. (By Matt te the Now York fun A quest religious revival te tm progress in Raleigh, N.C. . ecent great steeple chase, near Liverpool, witty” pomoes Miarted. All the fevorics were besten, and the winner wass gaunt outsider, whose owner quietly pocketed $155,000, boss printers of Boston propose « reduction. “sah s eal their employes, commencing the/ at of May, and the latter propose resisting @ by strike. Last Fridey morsing » horse leaped bridge st Lansing, lows, wie 8 Pugee ite . the coanty treasurer end bis wife an« iid. though they [el] @ distsnce of mxteeu fect, the pertics in the vehicle and the horee escaped uninjured. Tas Hudson GazeTTs says, & son of Mr. Jobm Welsh, of Canasn, Columbia county, about five years of age, died on Bundey nighi, after o brief iliness, Ik was the opinion of dostors whe were called to the chiki's ad, that death was caus- od by eating colered candy. Tas daughter of « very rich man, who Ie alee grand-daughter to mall rewho died @ year 40, coped from Bt. Loum Mo on Beturdey, with e negro minstrel, The pair have taken the route, is 1s suppose !, to Mndians, to be married in thas State. Boe ie arxteem years old, Cuantus CoLowsersm, « epiritualis, was before the Uvived States Comanssionss es Louiavule, Ky, pn Monday, pot being licensed ase Jug Lig ex- hibiter. ¢ acknowledged he was s juggler within (Comtigsed o@ Gee tas Pear.)