gefe #f tfre fjtrft. EXECUTIVE. The Missing Bills. —The bill passed by Congress repealing the Amnesty section and the bill providing tor suffrage in the Territories, which becamelaws by reason of the President failing to sign them, have been sent to the State Department, with the certificate of the President setting forth the fact. CONGRESS. Senate. —Jan. 29. —The correspondence between Minister Motley and Secretary Seward, shows that the trouble between Mr. M. and the home gov ernment, began by a letter from; an obscure individ ual, a copperhead in Paris. Secretary Seward wrote to Mr. M. to inquire into the truth' of the charge made by the writer, and it was replied by Mr. M. that he was a radical, and claimed the right to hold his own opinions, but had never spoken disrespect fully of the. President or his advisers. The President’s veto of the Colorado bill was read and discussed. The Tariff bill was taken up, and a message was received from the President vetoing the Nebraska bill. > Jan. 30.—The President’s veto of the Nebraska bill was read, and ordered to be printed and tabled. A bill was passed prohibiting Territorial officers from absenting themselves from their posts lor a longer term than thirty days: The Tariff bill was considered. Jan. 31.—A resolution was adopted calling on the President fur copies of correspondence which may have passed between the State Department and our foreign Ministers in regard to the policy of the Ad ministration towards the rebellious States. The Committee on Claims was instructed to inquire into the expediency of compensating the loyal citizens of East Tennessee for war losses. The resolution ask ing the Secretary of the Treasury if American inter ests will be advanced by a reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian Islands, was adopted. Th'e resolution asking the President for a copy of the letter upon which the correspondence with Mr. Motley was pre dicated was debated, and went over for a week. The Tariff hill was considered. ... Feb. 1-—The bill regulating the duties of Clerk of the House of Representatives, declaring that the Clerk shall only put upon the list members from States represented in the previous Congress, was passed yeas 31, nays 6. The Bankrupt bill was diecusscd. Feb. 2.—Resolutions calling for a copy of the letter on which Secretary Seward founded his in quires to Mr. Motley, and asking .what steps have been taken to obtain from the republic of Colombia the right for the United States to make necessary surveys for interoceanic ship caual through the ter ritory of that republic, were passed. The Bankrupt bill was considered. 1 Feb. 4. The joint resolution to provide for pay mentof Kentucky militia in the service of the United ■States, was passed} Resolutions were presented from the Wisconsin Legislature, directing Mr Doo little to resign. The Bankrupt bill was considered until the adjournment. House.— Jan. 29.—The Secretary of the Interior was directed to communicate information in regard to the Fort Kearney massacre. The Executive communications relating to the American Church' at Rome, and the New Orleans riot were received. 280000 PenBio " biU ' vas P assed > appropriating Jan. 31.—A bill was passed fixing the pay of offi cers m the revenue cutter service. The Diplomatic Appropriation bill was considered in Committee, and the amendment etriking out the appropriation for i lie Legation at Rome, was adopted, providing that no appropriation should be paid after the present fiscal year. A provision for a Consul at Rome was subsequently agreed to, and an amendment was adopted requiring Consuls to be citizens of the United states. Jan. 31. The Senate bill to prevent smuggling ■vas passed The Consular and Diplomatic Appro nriation bill was passed, after the rejection of the amendment to pay the Minister to Portugal, and the adoption of that to-abolish the Mission to Koine ihe Military Academy Appropriation bill was pass rci , at , l the Democratic ticket was successful by a reduced majority. J tt ® arre tt Davis has been re-elected U. o. States Senator from this State. South Carolina.— Ihe negro trouble in South Carolina continues, the negroes resisting the United States troops. Col. Sibley, with 70 men, has gone to the spot. ... s *i P^®7lvania. —A bill has been introduced into the State benate, by Senator Ridgway, (Phila.) to refer the question of Sunday cars to a vote of the citizens of Phi adelphia, with a motion to refer to a committee ot the Philadelphia Senators, which was lost, and the matter was referred to the Committee y ,c .? and Immorality. This Committee consists of the Rev. Mr. Browne, of Lawrence county; Messrs. Graham, of Allegheny; Worthington, of Chester; laylor, of Beaver; and Burnett, of Wayne county. It is understood that the committee will report the bill negatively.—The production of the Venango Oil Region, for the year 1866, foots up about 2,500,000 barrels of Petroleum, of 42 gallons each.—The table on which the Declaration of Independence was signed, an ordinary, old-fashioned looking affair, with some hall a dozen small drawers, is to be re moved to Independence Hall, from the State Libra ry at Harrisburg.—Chief Justice G. W. Woodward THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1867. declines to be a candidate for re-election as Judge of the Supreme Court. —Hon. Philip Johnson, repre senting the 11th district in Congress, died suddenly at Washington, Jan. 31. Hon. Henry S. Magraw, formerly State Treasurer, died in Washington, Feb. 1, of apoplexy.—The resolutions, urging Congress to reject Senator Cowan’s nomination as Minister to Austria, have passed both houses of the Legislature. New. York. —The Midnight Mission, for the ben efit of fallen women, under the auspices of th'e Epis copal Church, is now fairly organized and at work, with encouraging prospects of success. Contribu tions in aid of it are coming in freely.—The sum of three thousand dollars is expended every year in Trinity Parish, New York, for music alone; a like sum is expended in St. James.—The N. Y. Tribune reports that its total receipts from all sources in 1865 were $316,537,02, and in 1866 $909,407,89. The expenditures in 1865 were $646,107,16, and in 1866, $885,158,39, leaving a balance in the former of $170,429,86, and in the latter of only $24,259,50. The comparatively small profits of J 866 are account ed for by the fact that heavy expenditures were made in the enlargement of the paper and other im provements.—A bill has passed the Legislature by a large majority, repealing the prohibition of free passes on railroads.—The steamship R. R. Cuyler was seized by the U. S. Commissioners at N. York, on Saturday, on suspicion that she was intended for a Chilian privateer, when about to sail, with a for midable armament on hoard. Alabama.—The Alabama House of Representa tives has passed a bill establishing a system of com mon school education for both whites and blacks, except that the schools for each shall be separate. Maine.—The Legislature has adopted orders looking towards the extension of the suffrage to wo men. In New Jersey they formerly voted. The Legislature has voted to continue the suspension of specie payment until April 15th, 1868, Kansas. —The House has passed a joint resolu tion to amend the State constitution by striking out the word white, by a vote of 56 to 5. The amend ment allowing female suffrage was defeated by a vote of 40 to 26. Tennessee. —Bills have passed the lower house of the Legislature organizing loyal militia of white and colored men in the State, and striking the word “ white” from the franchise law. Maryland. —The Senate has re-considered the bill authorizing a municipal election in Baltimore, Feb. 6. The bill repealing the law providing for an election in Baltimore, Feb. 6, has passed both Houses of the Maryland. Legislature; also, the bill preventing the sale of colored convicts into slavery. District Of Columbia.— The Grand Jury of the District have presented an indictment against John H. Suratt, for complicity in the assassination of Pres ident Lincoln. Missouri. —The Legislature has passed resolu tions declaring it the duty of Congress to provide Ter ritorial governments' for the South. Louisiana. — An act of Legislature in 1864, levy ing a tax of J per cent, on gross sales and receipts, has been declared unconstitutional in a State Court. The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a bill for a Convention to amend the State Constitu tion. Its passage by the Senate is certain, as well as its passage by both Houses over a probable veto by the Governor. The Indians. —Nearly 60 men have been massa cred by Indians on the Smokey Hill river. The Indians still hover threateningly in the vicinity of Fort Kearney. New Jersey. —The Camden and Amboy and New Jersey Railroads were consolidated Jan. 30. Massachusetts. —The foreign population of this State have almost four times as many children as the natives. The number of deaths with the Amer icans, for 1864, exceeded the births by 9,000. The births have been diminishing for a long series of years. The first settlers in the towns had nine or ten children to each family; they now average less than, three.—George Peabody is reported to have given away since 1852, s4,ooo,ooo—an. average of about $l,OOO a day for fourteen years, if we omit Sundays and holidays. FOREIGN. BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Jan. 29.— London. —The terms of peace have been rejected by the Cretans, and the war lias been renewed. A battle has since been fought, and the war has spread to the neighboring islands. It is considered certain at Constantinople that the East ern complications will result in war. Turkey has called out 150,000 reserves, and the government of Russia has ordered that all military furloughs shall end on the Ist of March. — Athens. —The Greek Mi nistry proposes to raise the effective force of the army to 31,000, including 14,000 reserves, on account of the military preparations made and the threatening attitude taken by Turkey.— Berlin; noon.—Bis marck has been nominated for the German Parlia ment, to represent Berlin.— Vienna. —American breech-loading rifles have been given to a portion of the Austrian army. Jan. 30. Vienna. —The surveys of the new boun dary line between the territories of Austria and Italy 'have been fully completed. Florence. —Admiral Persano has just been acquitted of charges of cow ardice, and,is now to be placed on trial for incompe tency and disobedience to his superior officers. Jan. 30. — London. —The search of the baggage of foreign travellers in England will hereafter be mere ly nominal.— Paris. —A plot of the Cretan clergy against Turkey has been discovered.— Athens. —The Greek government is about to raise the tariff, and expects by this means to increase its revenue by 1,500,000 drachmas. Jan. 31.— London. —John Bright interprets the reforms announced by Napoleon in a liberal sense; that the authority for suspending newspapers would be abandoned; that public meetings could beheld twenty days before an election, and that the Tribune be restored.—The British government has made a demand upon France for the rendition of L’Ami rande.—The Porte has determined to make conces sions to the Cretes,and will appoint a Christian Gov ernor for the island.— Paris. —The French govern ment,, acting for the great European Powers, is en gaged in framing reforms favoring the interests of Christianity in Turkey.— Berlin. —The Prussian Diet has approved the loans for railroad purposes to the amount of 24,000,000 thalers.— Lisbon. —ln the Portuguese Senate, action has been taken in favor of the abolition of slavery in the colonies.— St. Pe tersburg.—Tbe government lias advised Turkey to show generosity towards the Greek subjects of the Ottoman empire and the granting of reforms.—Alex andria.—Large steam tugs have passed through the fresh water canal at Suez. Feb. I.— Paris, noon.—The Gazette Tribuneaux protests against the rendition of Lamirande, the de faulter, to the British government.— London, noon. —lt is announced that the Austrian troops are not to leave Mexico with the French troops. Feb. 2.— London. —An earthquake had occurred at Sierre Leone, which was very destructive of life and property. It is now certain that the Queen, in her speech at the opening of Parliament, will pro pose Reform measures. The affairs of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad, which were referred to a committee of inquiry, are much improved. The Emperor Napoleon will soon issue a decree grant ing the perpetual right of social and religious meet ings. Evening.—The Imperial army will encamp near the city this year, and not at Chalons, as usual. Berlin. —The Flag of the North German Confeder ation will consist of the eagle and black, white and red Btripes. Prussia has declined to treat with the South German States, on account of the provisions of the late treaty with Austria.:—The government of Russia protests against the gathering of Poles in Austrian Galicia.—Garibaldi discountenances any rising at Rome, for the present. — London. —It is officially announced that Maximilian will remain in Mexico, if the Congress, 60on to assemble, sustains him.—lt is said the government do not contemplate the introduction of a Reform bill, but reform will be recommended.— Paris. —La Presse thinks that the presence of an American squadron in the Mediterra nean serves only to complicate the Eastern question. Feb. 3.—Paris.—Serious labor riots have occurred in Marchinves au Port, a village of the Province of Hainault, Belgium, on the railroad to Brussels, and are spreading. The troops are called upon to quell the disturbance, and several rioters were killed.—A grand fete' was given to the officers of the United States steamer Colorado at Villafranca, Feb. 2. Vienna. - -Radical changes are impending in the Austrian Ministry, and Count Belcredi has resigned. Feb. 4.— London. —Lord Cowley has withdrawn from the Cabinet. The steamer Undine, ordered for Maximilian, will soon sail for Vera Cruz.— Paris. Imprisonment for debt is to be abolished in France. The Emperor has refused to allow General Prim, the Spanish revolutionist, to remain in France. Vienna. —The resignation of Count Belcredi has been accepted by the Emperor, and Baron Von Beust has been made President of the council of State.— Florence. —The Italian Parliament has abolished capital punishment. BY STEAMER. Honduras has entered into a contract with the French Government for a railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mingrelia. —The Prince of Mingrelia, in the Cau casnsj,nas made over liis sovereign rights to Russia for 1,000,000 roubles. Epidemic. —The steamer La Plata, from the West Indies, arrived at Southampton, with 23 deaths from Yellow: fever oh the voyage. La France gives a formal contradiction to the rumors of the alleged movements of Russian and Austrian troops towards Galicia. The weather has been very severe throughout Eu rope, and travelling is greatly impeded. The mails are in arrears in many directions. Miscellaneous. —A meeting of the U. S. Sanitary Commission was lately held, to effect a close of the business as soon as possible. Of soldier’s and sail or’s bounty claims, 59,773 have been collected: and of the $9,726,424 collected, over $2,000,000 were saved to the needy and deserving claimants. During the past year, oh the Western and South western waters, there have been destroyed, by fire, thirty-seven sreamers—by explosion seven—by sink ing. fifty. Total, ninety-four, being a loss of $6,488,- 000. Ninety millions of gallons of whiskey were made in the United States in 1860, according to the cen sus, while the last report of the Revenue Commis sioners; returned but ten millions. Australia, —A new and extensive gold field has been discovered in Australia. The yield of the gold fields generally shows a falling off in 1866 to 195,- 000 ounces, against 231,000 in 1865. The wheat crop of South Australia is stated to be 100,000 tons in excess of the home demand TlieNew Zealand gold fields are yielding largely. The Maori re bellion on the east coast had been quelled. About fifty rebels were killed and a large number captured and transported. Wise Liberality.— The Baptists, of Philadelphia, have resolved to raise $25,000 each year, and to see that one new Baptist church be erected here or else were, as the wants of the Church demand. 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