XXXIXth Congress—First Session. [CLOSE. OF. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.] SENATE. —At the expiration of the morn ing hour the joint resolution to amend the . Constitution on the subject of representation was taken up. Mr. Saulsbury - (Del.) addressed the Senate in opposition to it. He took the most ex treme ground, maintaining' that there was no republic on this continent, the spirit of republicanism having been killed by faction and fanatfoism. He endorsed Mr..Cowan's speech on the amendment. At the conclusion of Mr. Saulsbury's speech, Mr. Sumner (Mass.) rose and said he desired to address the Senate on that sub ject, but was not prepared to do so now. He moved the postitonement of the farther con sideration of the pending proposition until one o'clock to-morrow,and it was so ordered. A very lengthy message from the Presi dent, inresponse to Mr. Samner's resolution of -inquiry in regard to the, organization of covernments in the lately rebellions States, 'was received and ordered to be printed. Also, the report of operations of the Freed men's Bureau, both of which were referred to the Committee on Reconstruction. Mr. Clark (N. H.) called up the joint reso lution to give the consent of Congress to the annexation of the counties of Berkely and Jefferson, belonging to Virginia, to the State, of West Virginia. Mr. Riddle .(DeL) moved to amend y adding the proviso that the quostiOn-belplb termined by avote of the people of the &un ties. Mr. Clark said the people of the countie had already voted in favor of the annexa tion. Mr. Riddle said' that out of sixteen hun dred voters in one of the counties only thirty voted. There were thirteen hundred voters in the county now, and out of these twelve hundred and fifty were in favor of the pro position which he (Riddle) had presented. Mr. Clark said it did not appear that there were any means adopted to prevent a full vote being taken when it was .taken. The men who were absent in the rebel army ought not to have an opportunity to vote now. Mr. Riddle said a great many who went into the rebel army from these counties were forced there. Mr. Clark saidmif that were so he was anx ious to put them into a State from which they would be less apt to be forced into the rebel army hereafter. Rebels ought to be thankful enough to be allowed to live under the government, without attempting to con trol it. Mr. Pomeroy (Kansas) asked Mr. Riddle if he viould accept as an amendment to his proviso, that it be submitted to the people without distinction of colon,. [Laughter.] , Mr. Riddle said he would not. Mr. Riddle's - proviso was not adopted. The joint resolution was then 'passed. Yeas 32, nays 5. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Davis, Guthrie, McDougall, Riddle and Saulsbury. At four o'clock the Senate, on motion of Mr. Grimes, went into Executive session, and soon after adjourned. HOUSE.—Mr. Blabae's amendment to the militarybill being under consideration. Mr. Schenck replied that as to the charge of - this being a narrow-minded and, illiberal proposition, he could not stop "'lb bandy epithets. He had but this to say: his amend ment warned the President and Secretary of War not to violate the law: they were simply expected to conform to it. He knew that appointments to the academy bad been irregularly made, but that irregu larity was stopped. Most of such appoint ments were those of Northern yonng men who had served in the army, and who, be ing in Alabama, Tennessee or other South ern States, got their appointments as iffrom those States. His amendment did not in terfere with any appointment alreadrmade. but simply lsfid down the ruleahat in future no appointment should be made from any State that has been in rebellion until such State is regularly rehabilitated by act of Congress, according to what seemed' to be the settled policy of Congress, at least on the subject of restoration. The appoint ments of cadets were appointments inciden tal to representation. Whenever any dis trict in a Southern State should be repre sented here, then its Representative would have the nomination for that district. It was for Maynard (Tenn.) and Stokes (Tenn.), and other such Representatives, to nominate cadets, and not for the President or Secretary of War to forestall them. His amendment did not reflect on either the President or Secretary of War. Mr. Blaine asked whether his proposed substitute would not prevent the President filling any vacancies except for the ten appointments at large, to which he was entitled ? Mr. Schenck thought not, and asked what was its object if it was identified with his own mean and illiberal proposition? Mr. Blaine desired to answerd, but did not get an opportunity. Mr. Stevens said it was necessary for him to say a word in consequence of the remarks made by the gentleman from Maine, Mr. Blaine. Before the South turned rebel, the law had allowed to each congressional dis trict a cadet on the nomination of the Re presentative from that district. Such was the practice now in the loyal States. When the South went out there was nobody to make nominations from Southern districts. It might have been, and was, the misfortune of some loyal men to live under a disloyal and hostile government; but they took the condition of all men living in the South. All loyal men there suffered alike; and although they ought not to be punished in dividually, still their political destinies were tied up with those of the State and of the de facto government under which they lived. They were, therefore, alien to all rights under this Government while they were in that condition. It had been decided that all those rebel States, were enemies according to the law of nations, and he objected to the President,,or anybody else, going down there, against the law, and selecting indi viduals there and giving them preference over boys in the North. He knew that the President, and he be lieved also the Secretary of War,were under a misapprehension about this matter, and had appointed some seventy or eighty cadets on the nomination of a few Senators who were in Washington. Some boys in his dis trict bad been appointed as if from Southern districts, when there was really no power to do such a thing. It was an abase of power, and the amendment of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Schenck) went no further than to put into plain language the duty of the officers of the Government, so that those States still in rebellion should not be en titled to come in and have-any of the privi leges of this Government .until they were rehabilitated. He could very well under stand how men thinking as he did in regard to this matter should vote that the rebel States were entitled to no privileges till they were declared by Congress to be restored to the Union, and should support the amend ment offered by the gentleman from Ohio, and he could not understand how politicians of a mixed character could vote for the sub stitute of the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blaine). He (Mr. Stevens) and those who thought like him would be stultifying themselves by , - Voting against the . amendinent of the • gen ( fleman from Ohio. Mr. Blaine asked . whether this amend ment would not prevent the Presidentgiving an appointment to a deserving and poverty stricken child of a; loyalist in East Ten nessee? • Mr. Stevens replied that if the =President wished: to, appoint a son of. Semmes or of Jeff. Davis this amendment would not per mit him. As Tennessee was about to come in - she would- not—suffer.....Congreo was _going to open the door, and if Tennessee did not Como iu she might stay out. HQ knew that some members were opposed to it, but he supposed that she would rally enough friends of the President to bring her in in spite of them. The question;was taken on Mr. Schenck's amendment, Mr. Blaine's substitute not being ,able to be offered, and it was adopted --yeas 89, nays 39. The bill was then passed. The House proceeded, as the business next in order on the morning hour, to call committees, for reports, beginning the call with the. Committee for., the District of Co lumbia. Mr. Ingersoll, for this committee,reported a substitute for a bill to establish a com- plete and uniform system of sewerage in the city of Washington, and to provide for such improvement and regulation of the tide water front of said city, and of the canals and tidewaters courses passing through the same, as may be necessary to the public health of said city, and the general interests thereof. - - The bill and substitute were ordered to be printed and recommitted. Mr. Conkling (N. Y.) in order to prevent it being brought back, moved to reconsider the order of reference, and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which, after a considerable struggle, he succeeded in— yeas 70, nays 53. Mr. Ingersoll also reported a bill con cerning the Fire Department of Washing ton city, which was passed over informally. Mr. Ingersoll also reported an act to ex tend the charter of the President and Direc tors of the Firemen's Insurance Company of Washington City and Georgetown,which was passed. Mr. Mercur (Pa.) reported back from same committee the House bill to amend an act to incorporate the Mutual Fire In surance Company of the. District of Co lumbia. The House was engaged in its considera tipn, when the Speaker stated that the morning hour had expired, and the bill ac cordingly went over till to-morrow. • The Speaker presented a report from the President of the United States, in reference to the,distribution of the rewards offered for the arrest of the assassins of the late. Presi dent Lincoln, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Also, a letter from the President, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of the House in relation to Pro visional Governors of States. Also, a re port from the State Department as to the cost of printing and advertising for that De partment for 1865. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) moved to postpone spe cial orders in order to - take up the House bill regulating trade with the British North American Provinces. The motion was agreed to. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Ray mond in the chair, and proceeded to the consideration of the bill regulating trade with the British North American Posses sions. [A synopsis of this bill was published on the Bth of February.] Mr. Morrill addressed the committee in support of the bill. It had become necessa ry, he said, in consequence of the termina tion of the reciprocity treaty on the 17th of the present month. That treaty had been an ill-omened one from the start. It had been first extorted from the United States by the armed raid made upon our fisher men in 185:2]by the combined armaments of the provinces, led on by the imperial gov ernment, and then won from us by the de- lusion that favors would beget fraternity. We were too old to be again deluded, and being quite able to withstand a bite, were unlikely to yield to a growl. Henceforth we should treat the provinces as friends, unless they entitled themselves to be treated as favorites or as enemies. By the present bill certain privileges were granted, provided ample equivalents were obtained; but, in the meantime, the object was increased revenue. To show that the Reciprocity treaty was not advantageous to us was testified to by the fisherman of Maine, the lumbermen of New York, Penn sylvania, Michigan and Maine; the wool growers of Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont; the grain growers of all the Western States, and the manufac turers whose business with the Canadas had so materially decreased. But when the provincial officials had tacitly confessed to the prosperous gale they bad enjoyed by the tender of terms less onerods to us, if not less lucrative to tdaem than those of the treaty, they felt tat they %mild afford to treat us better in regard to the fishing in terests involved. He remarked that it was true that if Eng- land desired a conflict with us a preteit. might be easily obtained through collisions among eager and exasperated fishermen, touching her absurd headland interposition, but there was no lack of heroic pretext else where, and whenever the conflict came, whatever the alleged provocation might be or by whomsoever precipitated, England knows that the provinces would be gone forever, hook and line, bob and sinker; but the tends offered in this bill:in relation to the fisheries did not invite a repulse; on the contrary it was believed, especially from the frank and friendly exchange of views between the Committee of Ways and Means and the Ministers representing the prov inces that the terms would be readily ac cepted by ms..st if not by all the prov inces; certainly by those most interested in the trades. The Yates of duty proposed in the bill would afford revenue, and would not in any case prove prohibitory; in other words, he expected to take so much of their timber, coal, and barley, as heretofore but before a sale could be allowedalongside of American products, the privilege must be bought with a price, equal at least to our taxes; and often much greater. Even with those terms, a commissions sent to China or Peru would disclose no other market so valuable. That part of the bill which gave up the fishing bounties might be looked upon with more distrust than anything else proposed. The pittance was small—not much more than the duty paid by them on the salt used in curing these fish—and yet the determina tion in some quarters to regard that as a New England question, and not a national one, had constrained even New England men to repudiate the measure as obnoxious because it had been misrepresented. Here after our seamen, unlooked after, must be entirely self-educated and self-reliAnt. He prayed that we might never have reason to reproach ourselves that we have ignored and deserted a class whose vocation was one of continuous toil and danger; who fur nish more widows and orphans than any other class of equal numbers, and whose conspicuous bravery, whenever their eoun try demanded a sacrifice, challenged the a pri e and affection of every true born American. Such articles as the committee proposed to place on the free list were those which they would deem itl wise to place there at any time, unless the emergencies of the Treasury imperiously demanded larger supplies. It was proposed to admit bitu minous coal from the British provinces, in consideratiOn of certain privileges to be ex tended to the United States, at fifty cents per ton; while from, all other places, under existing laws, it will be charged $1 25. It might be hoped that the present internal duty of six cents per ton, and the two and 'a half per cent. on the gross receipts of rail roads for f seight, would be removed at an early day. There were hardly more'reasons for a tax on coal than for a tax on fire-wood. Besides, our own:, coal fields were unsur passed in extent and quality by any in the world. Our exports or coal tothe provinces from Ohio, 'Virginia and. Pennsylvanil, nromised to equal in amount our imports of coal from the provinces, so that here was one article, which approached the idea of reciprocity. - • ' - In conclusiWhe said _that making no 'compact we yet tender =a law conceding THEIDAILYI EVENING BULLETIN . : . PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1866. certain' privileges:: If this shall not be met by a corresponding liberality sufficiently indicated in the conditions embodied in the bill, we have the right, and it will be our duty, to change the terrns'of the present bill for such as will be most advantageous to us, regardless of the interests of others. Mr. Pike (Mo.) said he would proceed to detail some of the benefits which the repeal of the Reciprocity treaty would confer upon us. With the objects of this bill, generally, he • accorded. He understeod that there were three leading objects in it; first, to give protection to our own pursuits which came in competion with Canada; second, to obtain revenue from articles imported from the province, and third, to get from the provinces, if possible, certain commercial advantages, which it was supposed could be obtained from reciprocal legislation in stead of a treaty. A. treaty was found to be objectionable for this, among other reasons, that it was not to be interfered with du ring its term of existence, and that no change in it which might appear necessary could be made. The government was 'obliged to await the slow rolling years to bring around in their good time a termi nation of the treaty. The government did so wait, and now we had come to that point. The treaty would terminate on the seven teenth of March. The bill was objectiona ble, as the treaty was objectionable m.this. Iti did not in terms form a compact, but still there was a kind of implied agree nient that so long as the provinces did the part assigned to them in the bill, so long should the legislation of Congress continue. For one, he notified the provinces that so far as he knew there was no design of the kind in the bill, but Congress would at its next session or any subsequent session, feel itself entirely at liberty to change the same and that thereafter the interests of this government should be alone consulted in forming a tariff. He proposed to move at the proper time an amendment in regard to the tariff on fish, so that it would ap proximate somewhat to the general average on dutiable articles, which average was forty per cent. Mr. Pike (Me.) made an argument to show that the duty on dried fish proposed in this bill was too low. Mr. Shellabarger (Ohio) inquired of the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means whether it was the purpose of that committee to bring in a general tariff bill at any time during the present session. Western members had been very largely petiticned in favor of an increased protection on wool. Mr. Morrill (Me.)—lt is the purpose of the Committee of Ways and Means to report a tariff bill which shall include the duties on wool, but it is proposed first to act on the Internal Revenue bill, so as to be guided in fixing tariff rates I understand that a com mittee of wool growers from various parts of the country have had a meeting and a conference with the manufacturers, and have agreed upon a scale of duties, which they will recommend to Congress. I pre sume we shall be able to adopt that scale of duties, whatever it may be. Mr. Washburne (111. ) did not propose to speak now on the general question, but there was one provision in it which had his hearty approbation; that was the prohibi tion abolishing fishing bounties. The Com mittee on Commerce had reported a pre cisely similar provision. He desired to put on recierd, for the benefit of all future ages, something in relation to these fishing boun ties, and to show how, when a particular interest once gets foisted on the country, it holds on to it. He had a statement of the Secretary of the Treasury, showing that the total amount for fishing bounties since the vear 17113 was $15,341,734. Mr. Pike t Me. +—Not one-fourth of that which the grant to the Illinois Central Rail road is estimated to be worth. Mr. Washburne (Ill.)—I do not know about that. lam not here to discuss that. I am discussing fishing bounties, and 1 am happy to say that my friend from Maine (Mr. Pike) has the magnanimity to come out now and agree to that portion of the bill. Mr. Pike—l have always maintained the doctrine which I stated to-day. Mr. Washburne (Ill.) also gave credit to his distinguished colleague on the Com mittee on Commerce, who represented a large fishing interest. Mr. Eliot (Mass. i—For all that he also con curred in reporting the bill to repeal fishing bounties. The highest amount paid in one year was $-164,000. Mr. Hooper (Mass.) remarked that the statement covered 73 years, making an ave rage of only some $20.4000 a year. • Mr. Washburne (Ill.)—The average is $220,329, the average for the last six years is $399,000. • Mr. Eliot desired to say that while it might be true that that sum was paid by the government for fishing bounties, yet it was also true that there was no great mari time power which had not paid double and treble and quadruple as much, either in the form of direct bounty or in the form of in direct benefits to the cod fishery mcn be longing to their natidn, for the purpose of securing that which was intended to be se cured in granting these bounties here—that was, a firm, able and skilful body of men, who in time of war could stand up upon our decks and quarter-decks and tight our bat tles. Mr. Wasbburne (Ill.) said be had not been speaking about what other powers had done, but showing by the official records the amount of duties paid to this special class interest of New England, amounting to over fifteen millions of dollars. He never could appreciate all this talk about a nursery of seamen any more than he could understand paying a bounty on beef and pork as a nur. sery for soldiers on the prairies of Illinois. [Laughter.] He read' the statement from the Secretary of the Treasury, in which there was an intimation that frauds were committed in connection with fishing boun ties. Mr. Blaine (Me.) remarked hat the late war had progressed three yearn before any bounties were paid to men who went into the naval service,and who had been brought up in these fisheries and in the commercial marine, which is supplied from them, and that if they had been paid the average boun ties paid to soldiers the amount would have more than doubled the entire fishing boun ties paid in seventy-three years. Mr. Banks did not doubt that there had been many frauds connected with the fish ing bounties, but frauds were inseparable from all matters connected with govern ment; and if any tax or revenue or system of favor were to be abolished on account of frauds, we should have no government at all. The gentleman from Illinois must see that in the reasoning which the Secretary of the Treasury presented, he would destroy every-means which the Government had to support itself. He did not doubt that it had cost something to maintain the fishing in terest; but had not the country derived great advantage from it? It was the foundation of our commerce. But for the prosperity which it had initiated and upheld, there would hardly be to-day a constituency in the State of Illinois. It had enabled the capitalists of the country to expend eleven hundred millions in building railroads, eight hundred millions of which had been expended within the last ten years, and it would enable the country to spend.. eight hundred millions more within the next ten years, principally in the West. It was, therefore, not, exactly liberal nor jnst for the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Wash harne) to taunt the East with the receipt of a bounty which had been expended to build up the prosperity of hiu, own section of counn try particularly. ,-.lo..Washburne .was ;:not in the nature of a taunt. I only stated a fact. I am not, in the habit of taunting New En gland.' Mr. Banks (Mass.)—lt was received as a taunt, and the gentleman stated he was go- ing to put it on record for the benefit of fn- tare ages. Mr. Washburne—Yes, the amount of mo- ney paid for that interest. Mr. Banks—l want to say to him, not that my reply will extend to future ages, that.what has been given as fishing boun ties has been given for the benefit of the coun try, and has been as wisely expended and as fairly received and bestowed as any favor • ever received by any other. portion of the people from the GovernMent. As we have progressed in civilization and prosperity we have been able to dispense with it. Ido not suppose that that portion of the country which I in part represent would again press the representatives of the Western or Cen tval portions of the - Union against the dis continuance of this bounty. Mr. Alley (Mass.) stated that he was not surprised to see the gentleman from Illinois assailing this interest, as he assailed every interest that favored New England on every opportunity. Every occasion was seized by him with avidity to censure the action of New England and to go against her interest. There was no necessity for him now to have made such an attack upon the fishing boun ties. It had been the policy of all other maritime nations to favor the fisheries. England had spent in doing so ten dollars to the one spent in the United States. So has France, Spain and Portugal. Once in her history Portugal had even regarded that as one of the most important of her material interests. Mr. Washbnrne—The gentleman has ac cused me of acting and voting against New England measures. I would like to know what particular measure I „have voted against which he has not also voted against himself. Mr. Alley—Any gentleman who has been here for any length of time will bear me wirness when I say that the gentleman from Illinois has on all occasions acted against New England. . Mr. Washburne—Can the gentleman state any one occasion, instead of making that general statement? There was, I recollect, one interest to which I was opposed, that was the interest of the gentleman—when he undertook to get an amendment to reduce the duty on leather, on deacon skins. jLaughter.] Mr. Alley—l never undertook anything That was not just. Mr. Lynch asked the gentleman from Il linois whether the benefit of fifteen millions bounty paid to fishermen did not fully go in reality to the consumers. Mr. Washburne could not see it in that light. Mr. Grinnell (Iowa) addressed the com mittee in an hour's speech, taking strong grounds, and spoke against the theory of grain-growing for export and in favor of diversified industry to give a good market for the Northwestern States. He said we imported twenty-seven millions of pounds of shodd ythe lags four years, which was a disgrace to the country and a fraud on our soldiers and the supposed wearers of the wool. He stated that our sheep, the merino, were the best in the world, and our pastures the widest and the sweetest; our water power and coal deposits exceeding those of any ether country, and our bread the cheapest; yet we imported the past four years ,o 1 and woolen goods to the value of two hundred and twenty-five millions of dollars. He held up the regard of England and France as our example in regard for the . sheep, and spoke in favor of protection to domestic manufacture and interests gener ally, and especially. in favor of protection to the wool-growing interest of the West, supporting his views by.staustiCal and his torical data of great interest and value. He gave notice that he would, at the proper time, oiler the following amendment to the bill. On wool, ten cents per pound and ten per centum ad valorem; on cleansed wool, twenty-five cents per pound, and on shoddy or mungo, fifty centsper pound. Mr. Francis Thomas (Md. , addressed the committee in opposition to the feature of the bill admitting coal from the provinces at fifty cents per ton. He had not been aware till yesterday that such a bill would be under consideration. He had listened to day with great attention to the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, in hopes he would show why and wherefore this tariff measure was to be considered solely with a view to its effect on revenue. He well remembered that last Congress the same gentleman (Mr. Morrill ) reported a bill wherein the object was secondary to its main object, which was avowedly, openly and unreservedly protection to American industry. Why was this wonderful distinction made now? He had hoped that when we were once rid of the reciprocity treaty, the coal interest would be considered and treated as part of our domestic industry, just as woolen manufactures and )tton manufac tures and iron manufactures were treated. He had expected to hear to-day from the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means some reason given wily the in terests of manufactures in the States of the North should be protected, and why that which was the primordial substance of those manufactures should be neglected al together—he meant the great coal mines on theiAtlantic. If they were not encouraged, of what avail would be the prosperous condition of the country in other respects? What would become of their steam marine in the event of a foreign war if they had to depend on coal from Nova Scotia to put their machinery in motion? What would be come of their vast system of railroads if they did not have at hand the bituminous coal in the mountains to put their locomo tives in motion? Why should not that vast industry be protected? It would seem to him that the Committee on Ways and Means must not have been sensible how vast that coal interest was. He would not speak now of coal deposits of Pennsylvania or West Virginia, but only of the condition of affairs in his own mountain home in the Alleghe nies. Thirty millions of dollars had been buried in the Allegheny mountains in fruit less efforts to establish a great coal trade; eighteen millions bad been expended bythe State of Maryland in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, from tide water to the coal regions in Allegheny county, and from twelve to fifteen millions in the con ' struction of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, with the same object. Were these vast domestic interests entitled to no foster ing care at the hands of the Government? The coal region which he represented could supply ten millions of tons of bituminous coal annually for a thousand years to come, to the seaboard, and now avenues of oom munication could be opened to bring into market as much as there was a demand for; but instead of encouraging this vast field of domestic industry, Congress was now required to re-enact the Reciprocity treaty. That was the amount of it, so far as that branch of the object was con cerned. He asked, on behalf of his consti tuents, thatthis branch of domestic indus try should receive the same consideration asother.branches. Pictou coal could now be brought to Boston for four dollars a ton less than a like art cle from the Allegheny mountains. He did not ask that a duty of four dollars a ton should be imposed on the Pictou coal, but he did ask that Con gress should omit altogether to legislate on the subject. He proposed to move to strike from the bill everything in relation to bitu minous coarand anthracite coal and coke, leaving it as it now is under the provisions of the law of 1864, by which a duty of one dollar and twenty-five cents is imposed on bituminous coal' forty cents on anthracite, and twenty-live per cent. ad valorem on coke. This would not amount to anything like "a lax of eight per cent. ad valorem, whereas on railroad, and hammered iron, and on woolen and cotton manufacturers, the rate as as high as from forty-five to r p ninety: pe• cent a 4 valorem. , • - Mr. Stevens (Pa.) suggested that the gen tleman from Maryland should submit his amendment now. Mr. Francis Thomas offered to do, so, but was informed by the Chairman that no amendment was in order at this stage of the bill. It had not yet been read by sections for amendment. Mr. Kelley (Pa.) obtained the floor. The Committee rose. Mr. Morrill moved to close all general de bate in one hour after it should be resumed in Committee, but several members remon strating, he withdrew the motion. Mr. Price (Iowa), from the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, made a report in reply to a resolution adopted by the House last week, in regard to the Committee clerks. stating that that Committee had no clerk; but needed one very much, and he submit ted a resolution authorizing it to employ one for ninety days. •Mr. Thayer (Pa.) made the point of order that the resolution only applied to commit tees that have clerks, and that the gentle man from lowa had no right to make such a report. The Speaker sustained the point of order, and the House then adjourned. SHIPPILVS. VOJEL NEW 1eC).1E1.3... EXPRESS STEAMSHIP LINE Have commenced their regular OTITSIDE trips. SibEt The NEW and first class StPwlrsmhips WASHINGTON, Captain Chichester: • NORFOLK, Captain Vance. ALEXANDELS, Captain Hattriek. VIRGINIA, Captain Snider. Leaving from each city on. TUFA. DAYS, TRUES DAYS and SATURDAYS, from first wharf b elbw Market street, Philadelphia, and Piers 14 and lb East River, New York. These Steamships insure at lowest rates. Freight received DAILY atom usual low rates. WM. P. CLYDE dc CO , Agents JAB. 14 South Wharves, PhiladelphiAgenta. HAND_ , Wed/ 117 Wall street. New York. 1' •; ;v . THE OLD EsTAYT.TRITATo ENDEPEN. DENT OUTSIDE LUZEFORNEW YORK receiving freight daily at low rates, second wharf below Spruce street, and will insure at low rates. P. R. CLAHH, Agent, fes-1:11 314 and 316 South Delaware avenue. 6113:831 11) LIVERPOOL. . e s m a l t i . QUEENSTOWN, the Inman Llil t aaillng -WEEKLY, carrying the U. B. br Cri Y OF LONDO -Saturday. March 3 CITY OF MANOBES3 - ER—.7..Wednesday, March 7 RDINIMEGH .Saturday, March 10 At Noon. from Pier 44 North BATES OF PASSAGE. PATAELE. IN GOLD. _ . Ent Cabin. steerage-- .-4 7 . First to L0nd0n .. ..-.... 95 Steerage to London—. First to Paria--- ....les Steerage to Passengers also fbrwarded to Havre, Hamburg, Bre men, dm., dtc., at moderate rates. Passage by the Wednesday Steamers, First Cabin. WO. Steerage, 05, payable in United States currency. Steerage passage from Liverpool or Queenstown, is gold, or Ire equivalent. Tickets can be bought here by persons sending for their friends. Fur teltn.er tnfo- don, anply a the Company's 01 ucea. yogic 0. DA Agent. fe2S 111 Walnut street. Philadelphia. . I ESM FOB BOSTON. STEAMSHIP LINE DIRECT SA.ILLNO FROM EACH POET EVEB Y.F1VE.13.4 YX FROM PINE ST. WHARF, PHTI. A DELPHIA, AND LONG WHARF, BOSTON. The steamship NORMAN. Captain Baker, will sail front Philadelphia on Saturday, March 10, at 10 A. M. The steamship ARLES, Captain Crowell, will sail (tom Boston on Thursday, March 8, at 12 M. The line between Philadelphia and. Boston Is now composed of the SAXON, Captain Matthews, 1400 tons bnrthen. NORMAN, Captain Baker, IMO tons burthen. ARIES, Captain Crowell. 900 tons bnrthen. These substantial and well appointed steamships will sail punctually as advertised, and freight will be received every day, a steamer being always on the berth to reuelve cargo. Shippers are requested to send Bills of J Ming with their goods. For freight or sage pp pas ~FSIBY VniCSOR A CO., mbs South Delaware avenue. AgagPRTY.A.DELPFLIA, RICHMOND ANT NONFOLE STEAMPOCDP COMPANY. The Eta steamships of this Line Insure at the lowest rates and allregularly from the First Wharf above Market street, every WE:D:SELI , )AY azd SATURDAY A: IC OCat, Connecting with Rallroads from Richmond, Norfolk and City Point, forming the most direct route for the South and Sonthweet. For fie ght or passage, with excellent accommoda tons. app.y to Will. P. CLYDE & 00., 14 North and South Wharves. STEAMSHIP HARLAN FOR NEW OR( FANS. LA.. DIRECT FROM PHILA- M HI A. SAILS POSITIVELY on SATURDAY, March 10th, at lo A. M. No Freight received after FRIDAY EVENING, 9th inst. The new Iron C. S Mali Steamship HARLAN, Forbes. master, 1.500 tons register. is now rapidly loading a: the Steamship Wharf at Vine street, and having nearly all of her cargo engaged, or going on boar°, will sail as above. For freight or passage, having splendid stateroom accommodations, apply to BISHOP, SON & CO., ltd Arch street. Cabin Passage Steerage Passage Agent at New Orleans. Mr. I. C. Harris. who kilt torwiu - d all goods addressed to his care for the in terior or Texas. mht-tf 44traz t_ NEW EXI'RESS LINE TO ALEX ANI)RIA, Georgetown and Washing lnesi..r , eak.'e and Delaware Canal, with connection: at Alexandria, Va., form the most direct route for Lynchburg, Bestol, Knoxville, Nashville, Dalton am the Southwest. Steamers leave First Wharf above Market stre, every Wednesday and Satnrday at 12 M. For freight. appl2 to the agents, W. CLYDErk 00.. • _ _ 14 North Wharves, 3. B. Davidson, Agent at Georgetown: Eldridge a Co., Agents at Alexandria. NEW TOW-130AT LINE. - szolit•LA TrA_RE a n d ch - F-0 EZIA.EI 51.e...e A OW-BOA T T COLPANY. BARGES towed to and i 7 ,37.13. PHIL , * DELP=TT HAVRE-DE-GRACE. RALTIXORE, WA.SHINO 70N. and Intermediate poin:e. WM. P. CLYDE S CO., Avatc, No. 14 South Wharves, Pldladelphts. Captain JOHN LAUGHLIN, Superiutendent. FOR F a N FRANCISCO. RORDISONS CALIFORNIA ("LIPPE'S LLVE. :ELAN-ENO REGUIRLY AS ADVERTISED. Freight for this Line sent to New York by Swift- Line at reduced rates. The splendid Al extreme clipper ship CA B.LTLE, • L. Repkin, Commander, .4%1s now rapidly loading at pier n East River. This beautlial vessel is one of the sharpest and best vessels now loading. Having a portion of her cargo on board with large engagements, will have quits despatch. For &eight anolv to liISILO . P, sox & co,„ Ja2.stl 105 Arch street. POE. BOSTON,Mass.—Express Line.—The fine schooner E. H. FURBER, Cobb, niaster,is now North Wh loading at Willow street wharf. and will have CJOP pronip4 Eß, d 18 espatch. Forarves. freight, apply to D.3Vr.D - nah7 x z FOR PROVIDENCE, R.l.—Empress Line. The fine schooner FLIGHT, Kelly, master, • is now loading for the above port at first wharf below Callowhill street, and will have prompt despatch. For freight, apply to DAVID COOPER, 18 North Wharves. mh7 FOR CARDE.i.AS.—uhe Al fast sailiniebrig KA ARDLN, Saunders, master, having most of her cargo engaged, will be despatched as above positively on Tuesday. loth inst. For balance of freight, apply to E. A. SOUDER & CO., Dock street wharf. mh7-tit WANTED.—VesseI about 300 tonFaclty to load coal for Charleston. S. C. An er about 200 tons capacity for a voyage to et. Marys. Us., and back. Apply to EDMUND A. SODDED & CO., Dock street wharf. mhi-St SHIP NOTICE.—AII persons are hereby cautioned agar:at trusting any of the crew of the Er. ship S L. TIT Y, whereof Cann is master, from City Point, Va., as no debts of their contracting will be paid by captain or consignee. EDMUND A. SOUDICE. & CO. Dock street wharf. del9 lOTICR—AII persons are hereby cautioned against .111 harboring and trusting any of tne crew of the Danish brig DENMARK, as no debts of their contract ing will be paid by captain or consignees. WORK MAN dc CO., Consignees. 123 Walnut street. TAS, S.SEUND - LER,enceemor to JOHN SEMMES tP & SONB, Sall Makers, No. 800 North DELAWARE Avenue; Philadelphia. AU work done in the beat manner and on toa lowest and most favorable ternis, and warranted to diva pei fact ratlaihetion. Partimlar attention Liven to reasdrin WA.N7M. 'WANTED—A few active and experienced men to TY sell a most valuable patent. For persons compe tent the moat liberal inducements are offered. Inquire No.:US DOCK et. ; 2cl story, front room, te2.4,5,m,w,12Q A YOUNG COLOREDMAN WA_NTS A • SITUA. 13. TION in a Store, or os Coachman. Address Y:, "at the BULLETIN Office. Can give rerer ences. ,roha•ati,, • .5 : 11 WANTED—A' GENTLE , DONKEY, AND CART. Apply at si4Atarket Street. trahc et* WANTED FOR RENT—A' CIRkiaIOSIOUS 'dwelling, with modern Conveniences, in Gennan-, • town., ..ApplVo J. H. CURTIS Jc SONi heal E s t e ,t e Erokenst.,43ii walnut street. , _ J ~ . . _________ .._.. . ... ' . . . ' D • AIBINIILayQr Ana See Jew, I+ stews amblikaaga. Lemons, landing from bark La Plata acid ler sale by JOS: Et EITS9 10)“ Sputb , Deaaware avant:le. , ; REAL ESTATE. kePUBLIC SALE.—THOMAS& SONS. Auction ets.—VERY - ELEGANT I.XIIINTRY SEAT. 4y b Germantown and Perkiomen Turnpike CHESTNUT HILL late the residence of Samuel Hildeburn, Esq., decd, On TUESDAY, March 20th, 1866, at 12 o'clock, Noon, will be sold at public sale, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that elegant country seat, late the property ofSaml Hildeburn Esq , dec'd situate on the southwest side of the Germantown-and Perklornen Turnpike. between Hildeburn and Sunset avenues,, Chestfmt Hill. The lot containing in front on said Turnpike 392 feet, andextendinKin depth along Bildeburn ave. EO6 it., and on the northerly line 522 ft. The mansion was built by the late owner Ma very na orm no expense to make it an ele gpaernitresiadnennceer: sP H a a ri s n farge Hall in the centre, about 70 feet in length, wide piazza on tnree sides; elegant parlors, with sliding doors; library, dining room, breakfast room and 2 kitchens on the first floor; 9 chambers on the second floor, and 4 chambers and a billiard room on the third floor, bath, hot and cold water, furnace, cooking range, Ac. The lawn Is beau tifully laid out, rlanted with shade and evergreen trees, with large stone wall in front, and the scenery is unsurpassed—overlooks White Marsh Valley and other beautiful scenery, Immediate possession. May be examined any day previous to sale. Lac The above is one of the most elegant and beau tiful located _ country places in the vicinity of Phila delphia. M. THOMAS & SONS, Auctioneers, fe23,22,mh3,7,10,17,19 129 and 141 S. Fourth street; pFOR SALE—A BEAUTIFUL COITSTRY SEAT, about 4% miles from the city, on the OLD ORE ROAD, half way between Fisher's lane and Branchtown, containing about five acres. The im provements consist of a two-story double stone dwel ling house, rough cast, with piazza' on two aides, two parlors. dining room, library and two kitchens on the tint floor, four chambers, bath room, water closet on second, and four good chambers in the attic. Spring and hydrant water in the larger kitchen, furnace in the cellar that heats the whole house, and gas In every room evcept two of the attics. The outbuildings consist of a large new carriage house and stable, with stalls for five horses, and plenty of' carriage room, a large ice house filled 4rith ice, &C. The grounds are handsomely laid out, and abu dantly shaded. Apply at 1300 SPRUCE stree mh6-sto COUNTRY RESIDENCE TO RENT FOR Summer Season or longer. Montgomery County, 2 miles from Plum communication four times daily. Large double t axi *. Mansion Rouse, two Acres of Ground, Truck Garden, 6to Grapevines, Fruit Trees, Ice-house filled, also rivileges reserved by owner of the Farm, vi= Keep of Horse and Cow, Lluriage-hcuse, &c. ..eor further particulars inquire of CAA RT.FS D. KNIGHT, 4.33 South Third street. It desired the enure Farm of 85 acres will be sold ou favoraole terms. fe2B-w-s-Stt errikt R A T.E.— "WOODFORD." Country Seat of the late FRANCIS R. WITARTON. deceased. The tine property on the west side of RIDGE avenue, and north side of Eageley Point lane, at the thirl mile stone, Twenty-first Ward; containing about a acres, with a front on Ridge avenue of 932 feet, intersected by Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty filth streets, and Dauphin and York streets. Fine large Mansion House, in good repair, tenant house, barn, &c. BEDLOCKek. PASCHALL, jaSl-wStl TIS Walnut street FOR SALE.—A HANDSOME. COUNTRY PLACE, containing 28 acres, of a mile from city is of Chester, Pa, Good Dwelling House, contain ing . 11 rooms; large Barn, Stable and Carriage Nouse: Sp - ing House, Corn Crib and large Garden; one half acre of v. oods and a small Orchard. The house Is splendidly shaded, and has a fine lawn in front. The land can soon be cut np into building tote. Chester is one of OP most improving places in this State. Price .$17,000. For particulars inquire of LEWIS LADOMUS, No 8.02 Chestnut street, Philada. CM CHESTNUT MT .T. —FOR SALE—The hand some double Stone Residence. with parlor, li brary. dining-room and kitchen on the first floor, six chambers on the second floor, and every city con venience, situate on the northeasterly corner of Sum mit street and Prospect avenue, within three minutes' WEL, k firm the Railroad Depot. Lot 165 feet front by no teet deep. handsomely improved with large shade and everereen trees. J. M. GU3LSIEY tt. bONS, 50-S Walnut street. Cp FOR SA-LE A NEAT COUNTRY PLACA, consisting of a half acre of ground; good house containing seN en rooms; also, a stable and carriage! house; excellent shade and handsome front yard. Situated on the Middletown road, two miles froth Chester.;, Price,fl,Sue. Inquire of LEWIS LADOMtS, mhs-stl No. Rd Chestnut street, Philadelphia. ..ffrl GERMANTOWN—FOR S a T.F_A h an d some Kia double pointed Stone Residence, with pointed stone stable and carriage house, ice house and 2.q acres of ground, beautifully located on Thorp's lane, east of Duy's lane, within 7 minutes walk from the Railroad Station. House has every city convenience and is to perfect order. Choice selection of fruit trees. J. M GD3IhMEI & SONS. 508 Walnut street. FOR SAL —The three-story brick RE-sl- DENCE, situ. te No. 715 South NINTH stre-t; has the modern conveniences, and is in good order. Lot 20 feet front by 100 feet deep to Russell street, on which Is erected a neat three-story dwelling. Early pos session given. J. M. GUMIIEY & SONS, 50,3 Walnut street, IVT SPRUCE STREET. —FOR SALE —.A. handsome four-story brick Dwelling, with three stery double back buildings. and having every modern convenience, situate on north aide of Spruce street, of Seventeenth. Lot 30 feet front by 165 feet deep to a• 0 feet wide street. Early possession given. J. M. GUMMEY & SONS, 503 Walmt street. FOR SALE—Two new stone cottages, situate MI- at the corner of Township Line road and Ever creen avenue, Chestnut Hill. Apply to Mr. MELT FORD, Chestnut Hill, or at No. 129 South SEV.h.NTEC street. fe26tm,w,t6t4 .0 0 71 FOR SALE—A Modern RESIDENCE. with side Kell yard, on the South side of GRER,.: Street,between larentieth and Twenty-first. Lot 25 by 117 feet. Pos session in thirty days. es. H. t*ARTLEY, mh&-st* 1(8 .S.aith Fourth Street. FOR SALE.—Cheap, with possession, hand some tonr.story Brown Stoner - Dwelling, No. ltat me street. In excellent order—lot 21 feet by IP) to . Winter street. ,- 3. RAYS CARSON, nahs-Sts " Library street, near Filth.. Stable ES au T cPC,Yri -N ag T al ' o l u.. C .e ° ; r:S situa ' ted SE on T t — he iNid }toad, second house above Fisher's Lane, opposite to Joseph Swift's Place. Apply on the Premises, E.. FOR SALE. A desirable three-story brick BOISE, :1S South Ninth street- all modern im prt•vements• immediate possession given. Apply to J. IL CURTIS & SON, Real Estate Brokers, 4.13 Wal nut street. FOR SALE A DESLRARLP THREE-STORY ►r brick house, with three-story double back build ings, Htil Thompson street: all modern tmprovementa. Apply to J. H. CURTIS & SON, Real Estate Brokers, alnut atreet. FOR SALE.—The Elegant HOUSE, with every modern Improvement. No. 214 West Washington ware. LEWIS H. REDNER, tee-tfe ;152 S. Fourth street. f' , 57. FOR SALE—The valuable Business Property, el:lt 34 feet front by 74 feet in depth, situate No 3. 113 ano OS North Sixth street, above Arch. .1. M. GIIII biBT fk. SONS, 50. S Walnut street. ea. TO RENT—The Habdsome STORE, No. 16 South FRONT mh3-tfl 3411 Inquire, No. 18 South Front street. Ft _- SALE—The valuable BUILDING LOTS, situated on Spring Garden street, west of Eigh teenth, Um mediateiy adJoirdngthe new Baptist Church; 72 feel front by 160 feet deep to Brandywine street. Part of the purchase money can remain. Apply to THOMAS TOILNI No. 32 S. Fourth street, up stairs. C`A RATCOA STAR SPRING , 'WATER-1113re abun dant in remedial agents than most of the waters at saratoga. It Is Cathartic, Diuretic and Alterative. Sold by the box or dozen, also by the glass, drawn from porcelain fountains, making a delightful drink. HENRI C. BLA I R'S SONS, v, Eighth and Walnut Streets. , New importation of pure White Castile Soap. mh6- fIOD LIVER OLL.—Twenty- live barrels, new made,. V Cod Liver OD, of very superior quality; Carl,. Ammonia. just received, In ;al's; also,. Just received . , twenty-five barrels very superior Alcouol, warrantee' fly per cent., in the beet of pac4ageseand for sale by JOHN C. BAKER & CO., No. 718 Market Street. EN - GusEt AND FOR SION DRUGS.—English Va lerian, Croton Oil, Taylor's Lint, Wines of Colchi cum, Composition Mortars, Oil Neroll Petit grain, Oil Turkish Geranium double distilled, Oil Nutmegs, Allen's Extracts, Oil Sweet Almonds, Cream Tartar pure,Aconite Root, White Chamomile, French Rose Lerces, English Castor 011 q . uarter pints to (mart sizes, Rio Tapioca. Fresh Fennel heed, Cardamoms, in store and for sale by WILLiAai KLUB & CO., 724 and 7M Market street, Philadelphia, LEODGSON'S BRONCILILA.I, TABLETS.—The Ana. viation of Bronchitis,. Catarrh, Hoarseness. and Similar Complaints, affecting the Organs of the Voice. Public Speakers, Singer and Amateurs } rare been greatly benefited by using these Tablets, and thelt high appreciation of their intrinsic ruerit, particularly re , commends them to persons affected With BRON CHITIS, HOARSENESS, and CATARRH of the REA.D and BREAST. For e.alebv Drs sts generally Prepared only by L A NCASTER Apottieb, caries, northeast corner Arch and Tenth streets. Philit-d". delphia. f 0,2220, DUKSTRENGTHENING AND RENTMSFVE FTAE3TERS, with the pliancy of silk, the and softness of kid. For affections of the Chesly r =, weakness. &c., &c. They are clearly and odorless, comfortable and effective. Soldby Hlfialawr.r., • Apo - 1410 Chestnut street. mats TIRIIGOISTS' SIINDRI*. Omni:Was Moriarri J./ Pill Tiles,Combs, Bnuilies, Mirrors, Tweezers,Pull Boxes, Horn Scoops Surgical Instrnments, Trusses, Hard and Soft Rubber Goods, Vial Oases, ohms ann Metal §Yrlillies, ism, all at "First Rands" prices SNOWDEN ,51; aps tt@ 23 South Eighth sde*-1. ROBERT SHOWN A RER & CO.. 'N. E. CORNER FOURTH AND RACE STREETS. Wholesale Druggists, Manufacturers and Dealers In Window Glass, White Lead, and Paints of every description, offer to the trade, or consumers, a complete stock 03 gouda In their line, at the lowest market rates. ROBERT SHOE IiWECIP:st & CO. rr 1.11 04. or litAGNESlA—Jenning's Calcine d, 1114°24 roundflue..l22 and boxes, also in bottles. Jennba il Varbonate 01 litagneaia.in 2 on. and 4on papers. IdeavY , palcined Map : L. , eala lyudtng and fbr sate by VFLT 11:4 BON & CO., Draggi3lll, Market and Seventh streets, Philadelphia.; , • ',; aets AY 'HUBL—Inet received, an • invoice Of Gennini B. inmened gay_ Pim, for sale by the gallon, by BERT 880a=ia-nEE. & pvl:l4 N. B. rev ner Fonrin. and Race streets. J NSW "FIGEPIPE?- - .A. BEKPLIO CLEANLY • red portable o3ntrivance An the applicaticm of nril Emmet to the Internal =Me of, the i rectrow4 Bold nsi RVBS= 4 AI I ?WV/ M Th 2 9'9 440 , 4 A EtlvNt 5:~ ~. '~)i.rl ~.'. =IBIE !fltLfi~~.
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