THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. Wednesday, June 18, 186^'. $1 per annnm in aJvanee—sl.so at end of six months—at end of year. Papers sent out of the County murt be paid for in advance. W have also eta limit in Mifflin county, beyond which wa Intend no man In future shall owe us for subscription. Those receiving the paper with this paragraph marked, villi therefore know that they have come under our rule, .-rd If payment Is not made within one month thereafter shall discontinue all sncli. Flag of the < eheart's only home, Bv angel hands to valor given! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome And all tny hues were born in heaven; Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us With freedom's soil beneath our feet. And freedom's banner streaming o'er us. THE PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION. THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA, WHO DESIRE cordially to unite in sustaining the NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION in its patriotic efforts to sup press a sectional and unholy rebellion against the UNITY OF THE REPUBLIC, and who desire to sup port, by every power of the Government, one hun dred thousand heroic brethren in arms, braving dis ease and the perils of the field to preserve the t nion of our Fathers, are requested to select the number of Delegates equal to the Legislative Representation of the State, at such times and in sucli manner as wilt best respond to the spirit of this cali, to meet in STATE CONVENTION at HA RRISBURG. on THURS DAY, the SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY next, at II o'clock, on said day, to nominate Candidates for the offices of AUDITOR GENERAL and SURVEY OR GENERAL, and to take such measures as may be deemed necessary to strengthen the Government in this season of common peril to a common country. A. K. McCLURE. Chairman People's State Committee. GEO. W. HAMMEHSLT, ) . JOHN M - SDLLIVAN, / -^cretanes. For Auditor General, Hon. THOMAS E. COCHRAN. COMMITTEE MEETING. THE County Convention held last sum mer having made no appointment of a representative delegate to the People's Par ty State Convention, the county committee arc requested to meet at the Gazette Office on Saturday, 28th June, at 1 o'clock p. m. The committee is composed of the follow ing persons: Lewistown, W. W.—George Frysinger. Lewistown, E. W.—D. D. Mutther9bough. Wayne—Jaracs Wharton. Newton Hamilton—John Purcell. Oliver—John Marsden. McVeytown—G. W. Mcßride. Bratton—llenry Hartzler. Granvillo—G. B. Penepacker. Derry—William Creighton. Brown—William Johnston. Old Armagh—A. W. Graff. New Armagh —Oliver P. Smith. Union—W. C. Nelson. Decatur—A. Mutthersbough, Menno—lsaac Steely. GEORGE FRYSINGER, Lewistown, June 18,1862. Chairman. B>BL.The course of the patent democracy in this State—particularly of the Lewis town Democrat and other papers which endorse the \ allandigham Tory Address— jn urging on the spirit of party, seems to be highly apjiroved by the rebel papers. Witness the following from the Memphis Appeal of the 6th of June, the day be fore the naval fight near that place : " Tbo difference between the people of the two sections is manifest, and presents an aspect highly favorable to the South. Polit ical questions agitate the North, and contests for political supremacy are continuous. With us, the only spirit of emulation is, who si. ah do the most in honorable warfare, to the common enemy. Let our people, there fore continue kouehl, for with a divided enemy we cannot fall. The right, if persis tently battled for, will triumph." The presses south, and the kind we speak of North, also agree in lauding Vallandig haui! Postage and Exchange Newspapers. On the Ist of July, a system inaugura ted by Benjamin Franklin, allowing pub lishers of newspapers to receive exchanges free of postage, will be done away with, Congress having adopted a sweeping act of a few lines abolishing the franking privil ege. We have as yet seen no suggestion in any of our cotemporaries as to the course they intend to pursue, but as considerable curtailing no doubt will take place, it may be as well to draw attention to the subject, and ascertain whether the act goes into effect. Gn inquiry at the Post Office, we learn that no instructions have been received from the Department relative to the matter; and as by law the postage is payable at the com mencement of the quarter, some editors with " nary red" in pocket will wake up with a snort when this something new un der the sun is poked at them by a P. M. It is true the bills will not be as formida ble as might be supposed, as a calculation will show, but still large enough to scare a hungry printer. Forinstancc 50 exchang es in the £>tate would cost 31.62$ per quar ter, and say 25 out of the State 81.62$ more, making $3.25 per quarter, or $13.00 a year. For a larger or smaller number calculations can be easily made. What say our brethren of the black art? Shall things remain in statu quo, or shall there be a gen eral shedding of crocodile tears at parting with some dear friends ? The Shenandoah Valley- The National Intelligencer, in an article on the recent occurrences in this valley, speaks our sentiments to the letter. It has been evident for weeks to any one with half an idea in his head that separate com mands there, procured probably for no other purpose than that some "General may glor ify himself through sundry newspapers, is costing many valuable lives and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Let either Banks, Fremont, or some one else at once be appointed commander of all the troops there, and we will bear no more rumors that one body has been checked or another surprised or defeated. It the Department will not take the matter in hand, we hope the President will, as he did at Norfolk.— That paper says: "It was our understanding at one time that Major General Banks was charged with the military administration of affairs in the Valley of the Shenandoah, which for this purpose, wis constituted a separate depart ment. But at present, with Major General Fremont dating his despatches from the " Mountain Department," while, in point of fact, he is, geographically, in the aforesaid " Department of the Shenandoah," and with Generals Sigel and Shields and McDowell co operating with the whole or parts of their commands in "the pursuit of Jackson," we are at a loss to comprehend the ensemble of the movements which, it is eaid, have con curred to the end in view, but apparently with such little success. If any single General in that field is charged with the direction and oversight of the movements that are made, it seems to us that his name should be known, whether it be Gen. Banks, or Gea. Sigel, or Gen. McDowell, or Gen. Fremont. If, for instance, a disaster has befallen Gen. Shields while hastening to the support of Gen. Fre mont, it would be interesting to know under whose orders or instructions the former was immediately acting. While, if all the var ious corps, divisions and armies now opera ting in the Shenandoah Valley are really subject to no military commander in chief on the spot, we need not wonder at the little success which has attended the combinations formed against a dashing partizan warrior like Jackson. Such a man must be fought by an adversary who is ever on the alert to mark his windings or his devious marches or to discover his ambuscades, and who from observations made, we repeat, on the spot, can marshall all the forces according to the demand of the occasion." Governor Johnson on the War. On the second instant Governor Andrew Johnson made a speech at Columbia, Ten nessee, from which we clip the following extracts. While some northern patent democrats, like 'one of the editors' of the Lewistown Democrat who held office under the now Rebel General Cobb, still has the effrontery to talk publicly of making con cessions to the South , that old tried and true democrat Andy Johnson, rejects all com promise, let alone concession. This too is done right in the midst of rebels. He said— Put down this iniquitous rebellion and you stand precisely where you did befure it occur red. Now, the Federal Government does not seek to interfere with your rights. Its sole purpose is to put down an unjust, unholy, ; damnable rebellion, which has brought anar- j chy on the State. The rebels have left you i without any Government, hut you have the same triad constitution and forms of laws.— ; Come up and vitalize them by acting the part I of patriots. But let me teil you, that this Government | must pass into the hands of its friends—not j of its foes. [Applause.] Traitors and rebels j shall not exercise authority under auy circutn ; stances. The power of tho State is for the j loyal alone. Then the day of deliverance | will be at hand. Then the vandals wili fly from East Tennessee, and law will be restored. Then we will have an election for Congress men, Legislators, Governor, Magistrates and all other officers. But all these must be the fast and avowed friends of the Federal Union and of the Constitution. No offices can be trusted to enemies. The hour has come when tho Government must know its friends and its friends must know the Government. Then only can. we enjoy the blessings of peace. NO COMPROMISE. Men tell us we must compromise. We will ; compromise only by making them submit; by doing as Jefferson did with Burr—conquer them, and make them obedient. What better Government do we want than the present! What have we got to compromise ? Has any one 'lost his rights' in the Union? If so, let him come forward and look me in the face, and tell me what he has lost. Lost your rights! Well, 1 have determined to give all who say this a chance to get their rights by sending them off South to fight for their rights, and give them in exchange for some of those poor fellows in the rebel army who have found their rights and want to come home. I don't think these fellows who blus ter about rights have much appetite for fight ing. Some of them would rather go to the devil than enter the army. Rights, indeed ! They gave me mine by turning my sick wife and little boy into the streets. That is the way they gave me my rights. Let me tell these clamorera that there are 800,000 white people and only 33,000 slaveholders in Ten nessee. You are disturbing the stability of slavery by your senseless cries, and making it j valuless. Its sole protection is the Union. OUR WORK. I love my Government, and do not desire to live after it is destroyed. If Bhe is to be in terred in the great tomb of nations, I pray that I may be buried on her bosom, and I ask no prouder winding 6heet to enshroud me than , that Hag which protected me and was the peerless symbol of her glory. Come up, my countrymen, to the rescue of your institutions. Let us give a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, and Tennessee shall yet be redeemed, regenerated and disenthralled from : the sceptre of Rebel despotism, from this in ! fernal rebellion now making desolate the land. Let us bear onward and upward the flag of the Union, and, if need be, let it be baptized with fire and bathed in a nation's blood. I intend to go through with this fight. If need be, my blood shall be poured out as a libation to freedom. I have been menaoed with assassination. Little as I like such a death—and I would rather meet my adver sary face to face, and die in a manly, open fight—l will brave even this in discharge of my duty. Who would live, and be the ab ject slave of Rebel tyranny ? Life would have no sweetness ODder sueh a rale. Let us remember, too, that we can well afford to die in this cause, for the blood of martyrs is the seed of the church. Where one devoted pat riot perishes five hundred will take his place, even more devoted and zealous. In what I have said I have spoken from the record of the country. I challenge investigation. For months past you have been allowed to hear but one side, and your minds have been poi soned with falsehoods. Now let us have the truth. Sentiments of a True Democrat. The Lewistown Democrat will please read the following notions from a Democrat and a soldier, and profit thereby : Henry L Cake, Colonel commanding of the 96th Regiment of Pennsylvania Vol uuteers —who was a private in Captain Mc- Donald's company, which was among the first to reach the Capital after the fall of Sumter, when all was gloom and desponden cy, and who has since been promoted to the high position he occupies—is well known in this State as an ardent Democrat. He and his regiment are now iu the advauce under General McClellan, and we are not surprised to hear that he has proved to be a most efficient, energetic, and popular com mander. Col. Cake, iu a recent letter to Col. J. H. Puleston, military agent of Penn sylvania, expresses some opinions which will be read with interest, written, as they are, from the battle : field, and being the sentiments of a conscientious Democrat. ' That the war will be prosecuted to a suc cessful issue for the Union is beyond a perad venture. I did not vote for Mr. Lincoln, but I believe that God Almighty had a hand in his election. He has three good years to conquer a peace, but the present Congress has only one. It would seem impossible that this violent and vindictive contest can drag out another 'twelve month,' but it may. The old stagers of the Democratic party are lying in wait, and by a judicious handling of the 'war debt,' ' the .taxes,' the 'Black Republican, Abolition,' scare crow, 'that annually eman cipates a flood of black labor, and sets itNorth to the undoing of free labor at home,' it is just probable that a large majority of such politicians as Biddle and Ancona will take the place of the present more conservative majority, and then where are ice? 'As sure as it happens, I believe the great traitor Breckinridge, and his party, or all that is left of them, will be invited back, and the war will have accomplished nothing. Thus it may overtako us again in your time and mine. The Yanceys of the South will be more exacting than ever, and while they again come to the North to insult us with impunity, will prohibit our speaking above a whisper in Dixie. ' We can never be at peace with the South until an inflexible policy in regard to slavery has been established. Therefore, meet the question now. Let its abolition he so gradual as to be almost imperceptible. If this can be done, who doubts that every portion of the South—the cotton, rice, sug r, tobacco, hemp, and turpentine region—will accommodate it self to the new order of things? It requires no Daniel to suggest, but a great party only can carry out the details of the 'mode.' ' Let all who are slaves remain slaves till they die ; but after the Ist of January, or the 4th of July, k-t no human being be born to slavery in the United States of America. This has nothing to do with the disposition of the confiscated property of the rebels: and if Government want- to go farther, lot a price be named arid paid for the slaves of such States voluntarily asking the precipitation of emancipation. 'This war should bear some fruit. Let that fruit he a hundred years of peace.' Col. Cake, it will be seen, goes further than the Republicans do, and though ad vocating vhak used to he democracy twenty years ago, will no doubt be de nounced by the Vallandighaua torics as an abolitionist and all the other choice terms now usually found in Buchanan's dictiona ry. The Missouri State Convention In the Convention last week, the bill de fining the qualifications of voters passed by a vote of 42 yeas to 27 nays. The first section of this bill prevents all persons who have been engaged in the rebellion, since the 17th of December last, from voting j at any State election hereafter. The second section provides that before any person shall be elected or appointed to office he shall take an oath that he has not, during tho present rebellion, wilfully taken up arms or levied war against the United States, nor against the Provisional Govern ment of Missouri, nor adhered to the ene mies of either. The third section prescribes the penalty for falsely taking the oath of allegiance, which is required to be taken by the President, Professors and Curators of the University of Missouri, by all Bank officers, by common School Teachers, who are paid by public money, by School Mas ters, by officers of incorporated companies and by licensed or ordained preachers be fore performing the ceremony of marriage ; the penalty for not complying is a fine of not less than $lO nor more than s2oo—to take effect in ninety days. The fifth sec tion requires the Judges and Clerks of elections to swear that they will not receive nor record votes from persons who have not taken the oath. The sixth section authorizes the Legislature to repeal or mod ify these provisions when expedient. This bill is a hard blow at the Breckinridge democracy, and if adopted in other South ern States as they agaiu fall into the Union, will annihilate that party both North and South. BgL.An old man named John Hamilton, whilst engaged in cutting timber on a ridge near Huntingdon, was struck by a falling tree and instantly killed. WAR NEWS. We have but little news of interest from our armies this week. Beauregard was still retreating at last accounts —M'Clellan making some progress towards Richmond, but slowly—and but little heard from the Shenandoah. In the south our fleet and army officers are meting out just punish ment to prowling rebels and towns harbor ing them, while in Virginia the leniency with which the most nndisguised traitors are treated has already resulted in several disasters, these scoundrels acting as spies. A despatch from the Agent of the Assoeia ted Press at Gen. McClellan's headquar ters, gives an elaborate account of the raid at Tunsall's station on Friday last. The raid was made by a cavalry and artillery force under Gen. Stewart to the number of about 1800, and was a most bold and partly suc cessful movement, failing only in the des truction of the bridge. They burnt two schooners on the Pamunky, destroyed a num ber of wagons, capturing the mules and teamsters, wantonly killing several of the latter, and fired ioto a passing train, killing two and wounding several. Although pur sued they succeeded in making their escape across the peninsula back to Richmond. We have by despatches both from Mem phis and Gen. McClellan's headquarters cop ies of a despatch from Charleston showing that Gen. Hunter is pushing on his advance on that city with great energy. The rebels admit that he maintains his footing on James Island and has compelled them to fall hack. FRONT ROTAL, -June 15 —The results of the battle at Port Republic, on .Monday last, be tween a portion of Shields' division and Jack son's rebel army, are now ascertained as near as can be. The names already given arc known to be among the killed and wounded, although many classed among the missing are no doubt badly injured, but our troops being compelled to retire before a foe so su perir in numbers and in all other respects except bravery, rnauy were necessarily left on the field, whose names could not be ascertain ed, and of the large number classed as mis sing many wi'l dt übtless find their way back to their regiments. The force eugaged wu3 composed mostly of Western men who did their duty nobly, as was evidenced by their fighting a foe mure than five times their number for five hours and then retreating in order, except une or two regiments which were completely surroun ded and compelled to take to the mountains, many of whom made their way back to the division. The 7th Indiana Regiment, Col. Gaven, did a noble duty, holding their position on the right for four hours against a vastly superior force, repeatedly charging and driving the enemy like sheep. They left Fredericksburg SCO strong and arrived at Port Republic with only 300, the remainder being left along the route sick and disabled, and after the fight they mustered about 140, losing more than half their force. The 29th and GGth Ohio also lost heavily, as may be seen by the list of casualties. The three batteries of artillery, Clark's Robinson'*, and Huntington's are entitled to great praise for the gallant part they took m the action. Ilad the First and Second bri gades been enabled to reach the scene of ac tion, an entirely different result would un doubtedly have ensued. After Monthly's fight it is understood that Jackson took the road towards Stannards viile, passing through the Gap of the Blue Ridge M -tintains, in a line for Gordoitsville, ut which point there is a railroad common; cation with Richmond. From Gen. Fremont's Division. Headquarters Mountain Department, ) P'KT REPUBLIC, June 9, noon, V (via Martinsburg. June L' 2.) J j Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: There was was uo eollisiun with the enemy after dark lust night. This morning we re newed the inarch against him, entering the woods in buttle order. His cavalry appear ed on our dunks. (Jen. Blenker had the left, Gen. Milmy the right and Gen. Schenck the centre, with a reserve of Gen. Stahl's Brigade and General Bayard's. The enemy was found to be in full retreat on Port Republic, and our advance found his rear guard bare ly across the river and the bridge in flames. Our advance came on so suddenly that some of the officers remaining on this side escaped with the loss of their horses. A cannonading during the forenoon appris ed us of an engagement, and I am informed here that Gen. Jackson attacked Gen. Shields this morning and after a severe engagement drove him down the river and is now in pur suit. I have sent an officer with a detach ment ef cavalry to open communication with Gen. Shields. This morning detachments were occupied in searching the grounds covered by yester day's action at Cross Keys for our remaining dead and wounded. I am not yet fully in formed, but think 125 will cover our loss in killed, and 500 that of our wounded. The enemy's loss we cannot clearly ascer tain. He was engaged during the night in carrying off his dead and wounded in wagons. This morning upon our march, upwards of 200 of his dead were counted in one field, the greater part badly mutilated by cannon shot. Many of his dead were also scattered through the woods, and many bad already been buried. A number of prisoners have been taken during the pursuit. I regret to have lost many good officers.— Gen. Stahl's Brigade was in the hottest part of the field (which was the left wing) from the beginning of the fight. The Brigade lost in officers five killed and seventeen wounded ; and oue of his regiments alone—the Eighth New York—has buried t>s men. The Gari baldi Guard, next after, suffered most severe ly ; and, following this regiment, the 40th New York, the Bucktail Rifles, of Gen. Bay ard and Gen. Milroy's Brigades. One of the Bucktail companies has lost all its officers, commissioned and non-commissioned. The loss in Gen. Shenck's Brigade was less although he inflicted severe loss on the enemy, principally by artillery fire. Of my Staff I lost a good officer killed, Capt. Nich olas Dunnka. Many horses were killed in our batteries, which the enemy repeatedly at tempted to take, but were repulsed by canis ter fire generally. 1 feel myself permitted to say that all our troops, by their endurance of this severe march and their splendid conduct in the battle, are entitled to the President's commendation, and the officers throughout behaved with great gallantry and efficiency, which requires that I should make particular mention of them, which I trust will receive the particular notice of the President as soon possible. I will send in a full report, but in this re spect I am unable to make any more partic ular distinction than that pointed out in the description of the battle. Respectfully, (Signed) J. G. FRFMONT, Major General Commanding. The Loss by the Late Flood The loss by the great flood in the Lehigh valley, is estimated at five millions dollars. The Philadelphia Inquirer publishei an elaborate report of the disasters, which says that about one hundred persons were drowned by the sudden rise of the waters. At Mauch Chunk, there was a high lock which gave way, engulfing a large number of boats on which at least fifty persons were sleeping, all of whom perished. At that point the water was twenty-seven feet high, being six feet higher than in the great flood of 1841. A correspondent of the Lebanon Courier gives a description of the late flood which devastated the Swatara region, from which we extract the following : It is simply impossible to give anything like an accurate statement of the destruction and damage of property, besides the large number of lives lost, by tbe recent heavy freshet on the Swatara creek, commencing at the " Big dam," or main reservoir of the Union Canal. Besides the injury to the Union, I can only name a few of the large number who have suffered: Philip Mease, (his family having left in the evening,) lost his barn, all his stock, fences, in short, everything on his property, excepting hia stone dwelling-house and summer house.— One of his oxen was, however, found next morning in one of the fields with the trough fast to his chain ; this was the only animal saved ; his damage is heavy ; Michael Kurr's, $500; John Philips, 1500—the water having come up to the first floor of his store, besides taking a large number of rails. The Union Forge's loss is S3OOO, the flood having taken away the saw-mill and run-out, fences, lum ber, &c. Kshleman and Heilmati's loss of lumber is S2OOO : Meily's is also heavy. Be sides these, every one having property along the Swatara suffered more or less. The count}* (as well as some township) bridges were all swept away, not even leav ing the piers standing, so complete was the destruction. The woods along the creek are filled with piles of wood, pieces ot bridges, logs, green trees, stumps and fragments of fences, pig-pens, sheds, parts of saw mills, furniture, stray pieces of wrecked boats, boards, shingles, and almost everything that can float can be found—dead cattle, sheep, hogs, Jke. Some heaps are as large as ordi nary two story houses. The number of lives lost is nine—three of the Proudfoots' family ; William Boughter's family, (excepting himself,) consisting of Mrs. 8., two children and maid : Mrs. David Brunner and hired girl. There are a number of other instances of parties being saved only by escaping through the water up to their shoulders. Those nine who perished were within a distance of a mile and three quar ters, all living along the creek and canal, near the Union Forge. Commencing at the extreme head of the Union Canal company's works, the Big Dam, situated about two utiles above Pinogrove, or better known as the Berger Reservoir, is en tirely swept away, carrying great destruction with it—riiree grist mills, some sawing mills and a number (if other improvements, such as all our feeder dams at and near Pinegrove, together with ail the bridges across the canal and Swatara, doing greet damage all along the line. The little dam is also swept away, leaving the channel in such condition that a stranger could scarcely know that a canal was ever there. The Big Dam in Swatara Gap, known as the Main Reservoir, is also swept away to near tiie bottom, carrying with it all the aequeduets and bridges, with but few canal bridges left. The general damage to the embankments from Pinegrove to Jones town is immense, in many places scarcely showing that ever a canal was thoro. The Big Dam or Main Reservoir, is situa ted in Swatara Gap, 45 feet high at breast, base 200 ieet. This reservoir is six miles in length and covers 700 acres of land—deep water all through the dam. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Senate on the lOcli, the application of the Territory of Utah for admission as a State of tho Union was received. The bill to 1 donate lands to States and Territories that may establish colleges for the advancement of agriculture and the mechanis arts was amend- ; ed and finally passed—ayes 32, nay7. The 1 Civil Expense Appropriation bill was passed, j A communication was read in the House of Representatives from the Charge d'Affairs of Denmark proposing the initiation of a sys- j tem for the transfer of contrabands and ro captured Africans to the island St. Croix, West Indies. The bill providing for the ap- ' pointment of a German Professor at West Point was passed. The House of Representatives on the 11th, i adopted a resolution authorizing the striking 1 of medals commemorative of the bombard- ! ment of Fort Sumter for presentation to Major Anderson and the officers and men of the gar rison. A resolution was adopted charging Benjamin Wood, a member of the House from New York, with communicating or at tempting to communicate important informa tion to the Rebels, and authorizing the Com mittee on the Judiciary to investigate the charge. A joint resolution was adopted set ting apart the 14th of June and the 4th of July as National holidays. The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up and postponed. The bill to provide additional medical officers for the volunteer service was passed. In the Senate on the I2th, Mr. Davis in troduced a resolution directing that the rebel Gen. Buckner be transferred to the civil au thorities of Kentucky to be tried for treason. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill supplementary to the aot abolishing slavery in the District. The Pacific Railroad bill was debated but not acted upon. The tax bill as amended by the Senate was reported |o the House. The amendments were generally non concurred in and the bill referred to a committee of Conference of the two Houses. The bill regulating the employ ment of convicts in the District Penitentiary was passed. The bill providing fqr the erec tion of a new jail in th'o District of Colombia was rejected. In the Senate on the 13th, after the more, ing hour, during which a variety of subjects were discussed, the Naval Appropriation bill was taken up. On amendment to appropriate $22,797 for the contingent expenses of the Naya! Academy, and $25,000 for repairs of the buildings at Annapolis, a prolonged dis cussion took place, tbe roal question at issue beiDg the return of the Nayal Academy to Annapolis. The amendment of the commit* tee was finally adopted—yeas 28, nays 9 the Senate thus recorded itself in favor of the Academy at Annapolis. An amendment abolishing the spirit ration, and substituting for it an allowance of live cents per diem was adopted. The House passed the Senate resolution ma* king an appropriation for raising the sunken vessels in and about Hampton Roads ; also a resolution of thanks to Lieutenant Morris who commanded the frigate Cumberland sunk by the Merrimac. The Senate bill providing for tbe appointment of additional Army Sur geons was passed, as was also the Senate bill prescribing an oath of loyalty for grand and petit jurors serving in United States Courts. Senator Harris's bill to establi h Pr vis ional Governments in the Rebel country, as reported from the Committee on the Judi" ciary, amended so as to empower the Presi dent to establish Provisional Government# for each of the Rebel States, not districts, as it originally stood; arid a clause is added pro viding tiiat the Legislative power shall not be so exercised as to " interfere with the laws and institutions existing in such States at the time the authorities assumed to array the same against the United States further than shall be necessary to carry into effect the provisions and purposes of this act." The Secretary of the Treasury in a letter to tbe Committee on Ways and Means, says, under the law ?GO,