' XXXIXth Congress--First Session. 'CLOSE Or YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDMIGS.] SENATE.—At one o'clock the. pending Constitutional amendment on the subject of representation was, taken up. Mr. Sumner (Mass.) took the floor, and made an eloquent and elaborate oration on the Constitutional Amendment on the sub ject orrepresentation. He said : Mr. Pre sident, the proposition pow befoie - you is the most important ever broughtbeforeCongress, unless perhaps may except the amend ment abolishing slavery, and to my mind it is. the most utterly reprehensible and un pardonable. The same sentiment which led us to hail the abolition of slavery with grati tude as the triumph of justice, should make us reject with indignation a devich to crys talize into organic law the disfranchisement of a race. The crime which I now arraign is against four million persons, constituting a conside rable portion of the people of the United States, to whom we are bound by ties of gratitude, and who are to us fellow-citizens. From the moment I beard this proposition first read at the desk I have not been able to think of it without pain. The reflection • that it might find aplace in the Constitution, or even that it might be sanctioned by Con-. _gress, is intolerable, and this becomes more so when I call to mind the circumstances by which we are surrounded, and the exigency of the hour. For four years rebellion, in the largest proportions known to authentic his tory, raged amongst us, threatening to rend this republic in twain. Intermixed with the false men who warred on the republic were three milli..n slaves, shut out from rights of all kinds, and compelled to do the' bidding of masters. These slaves became our benefactors. They were kind to our captive soldiers, sheltering them, feeding them, supplying their wants, and • guidirig them to safety. Thus, in the very heart of the rebellion there was a filial throb for the republic. At last, arms were put into the hands of these bene factors, and two hundred thousand brave allies, representatives of an unmustered host, leaped forward in defence of the na tional cause. The republic was saved. The rebellion was at an end. Meanwhile the good. President who at that time guided our affairs put forth his immortal proclamation declaring that "these slaves are and hence forward shall be free;" and not stopping with the declaration, he proceeded to an nounce that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, "will recog nize and maintain the freedom of such per sons." Thus was the republic solemnly pledged to these benefactors. first by the ties of gra titude that should beenduring,and secondly by an open promise in the face of the civil ized world. And this pledge was taken up and adopted by the people of the United States, when by a constitutional amend ment, they expressly empowered Congress to maintain this freedom by approprl ice legislation. And now, sir, called as we are to re-adjust the foundations of political power, which are naturally changed by the disappearance of slavery, and called also to perform sacred promises to benefactors in harmony with sacred promises of our fath ers, while at the same time save the name of the republic from dishonor, and see that the national peace is not imperiled. Con grees is about to liquidate all these inviola ble obligations by a new compromise of human rights, and so far as it can to place this compromise in the text of the Constitu tion, thus establishing a false foundation of political power,violating the national faith, dishonoring ie name of the republic, and imperiling the national peace. Mr. Sumner next argued the powers of Congress to enfranchise the blacks, and, alter quoting from Supreme Court decisions to show that by the abolition of slavery the blackst of the country became citizens, he said, therefore, I do not hesitate to say that when the slaves of our country became citizens, they took their place in the body politic as a component part of the people, entitled to equal rights and under the pro tection of these two guardian principles: _First, That all just government stands on the consentof the governed. And .Secondly, That taxation, without representation, is tyrannical. nd these rights it is the duty of Congress to ginarantee as essential to the idea of a republic. The aspiration of Abraham Lincoln in his marvelous utter ances at Gettysburg was, that the "govern ment of the people, by the people, and for the people, should not perish from the earth." But who will venture to exclude millions of citizens from the people? Mr. Doolittle having shown, as he thought, that thb representation of the South would not be increased, argued in favor of repre • sentation according to the number of voters. Mr. Morrill (Me.) rose to address the Sen ate, but on motion of Mr. Johnson, the fur ther consideration of the subject was post poned till to-morrow at one o'clock. Mr. Ramsey (Minn.) moved that the Sen ate take up the bill for the admission of Colo rado. Ur. Sumner—l hope it will not be pro ceeded with now. Mr. Ramsey—l hope we shall at least give it one reading at present, and thus proceed from time to time till we get through with it. Senators are here waiting for action of this kind. It is due to them to give it one reading at least. Mr. Clark (N. H.) did not suppose the bill could be considered in fall to-night. The Senate ought to set an early day for its con sideration. Mr. Ramsey—This is the earliest possible day the Senate can consider it. I hope it will consider it now. Mr. Wilson said the constitutional amend ment was now pending, and it would be better to dispose of that first. The Colorado bill was not likely to pass without discus sien. Therefore, he hoped the Senate would go into executive session. Mr. Trumbull spoke in favor of taking up the Colorado bill. The Senate could pro ceed as far as possible with it this evening, and so from time to time until passed. He - would express no opinion at this time as to - whether Colorado had formed her Statecon stitution in accordance' with the enabling act which entitles her to admission. Mr. Sumner hoped the bill would not be taken up to-night. He had prepared an amendment which he intended to offer to it, but he had not brought it with him to-day. He had received several letters from Colo rado which he desired to read when the bill was up, but he was not prepared to do so now. The bill was taken up and read a second time, and made the special order for Mon day next at one o'clock. After the consideration of private bills, the Senate at live o'clock adjourned. .EousE.—Mr. Ingersoll, from the Com mittee on the District of Columbia, reported back the House bill to incorporate the Great Falls -Ice Company of the District of Columbia. Mr. Conkling (N. Y.) opposed the bill,be canse this was special legislation. If the object of Congress was to enable the resi dents of Washington to supply themselves with ice Cheaply, the proper way was to leave the business open to competition. just as the business ,of selling meat, vegetables, groceries, or any thing else was left open. If, on the contrary, Congress desired to in angnrate a system of speci4l legislation for the benefit of a few favored persons, this was an excellent way, and:ati excellent time to do so. The title of the bill should be changed so as to malie it read "a bill to raise the price of ice in the city. of Wash ington, and to insure profits which cannot otherwise be had from that business to the persons herein named." He Wfp entirely opposed:, to this whole bill. If anything of the sort was necessary Congress could pass a general law ender which companies could organize. He also objected to thie bill be . cause be understood it allowed the company to sell its ice in Washington, or elsewhere; and be asked the gentleman from Illinois, (Mr. Ingersoll), whether that was not so? Mr. Ingersoll—l should not be surprised. Mr. Conkling inquired where "elsewhere" was. Mr. Ingersoll had not consulted an atlas to find out. [Laughter]. Mr.Conkling denounced the whole system as most Vicious. Mr. Ingersoll stated that the proposition did not interfere in the least with any pri vate enterprise. The bill was simply t•) allow persons having capital to organize a company for supplying the citizens of Wash ington with ice. He had heard a great deal said of the extortions of Washington, but he knew nothing of them. Prices here were not in excess of prices in New York. Mr. Grinnell asked what he thought of house rents here. Mr. Ingersoll replied that house rents were higher in New York, reaching from four to six thousand dollars a year. Mr. Grinnell remarked that such houses were not to be had here. . . - - . - - - Mr. Ingersoll admitted that, but insisted that, for the same classes of houses, rents were no higher here than elsewhere. Mr. Stevens suggested that if the gentle man from Illinois had been well treated here it accounted for his course, but others had not fared quite so well. Mr. Ingersoll stated that he was treated like a gentleman everywhere. [Laughter]. Mr. Conkling (solemnly)—Will the gen tleman allow me one very quiet remark? Mr. Ingersoll, (more solemnly)—No, sir, Mr. Cankling moved that the bill be laid on the table, and Ecalled for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered and taken, and resulted yeas 69, nays 58. So the bill was laid on the table. The bill which was passed over yesterday concerning the fire department of Washing ton city, was taken up, considered and passed. Mr. Wasbburne (Ill.), from the Recon struction Committee, reported to the House the testimony taken by that committee in relation to the States of Louisiana, Texas and Florida, which was ordered to be printed. The morning hour having expired, Mr. Latharo,from the Committee on Printing, reported a resolution, which was adopted, to print 20,000 copies of the address of the Speaker, and of the eulogy of SC , nator Cres well on the life of Henry Winter Davis, de livered in the House on the 22d ofTehruary. On motion of Mr. Stevens, it was ordered that the address and eulogy be printed in the Globe. On motion of Mr. Latham, the Senate amendment to :the joint resolution giving the consent of Congress to the transfer of the counties of Berkley and Jefferson to the State of West Virginia, was taken from the Speaker's table and concurred in. Mr. Bingham (Ohio) moved that f re thou sand copies of the joint resolution to admit Tennessee, with the testimony accompany ing documents, reported from the Recon struction Committee, be ordered to be printed. Referred to the Committee on Printing. Mr. Schenck Ohio) reported from the Committee on Military Affairs a bill to re organize and establish the army of the United States, which was read twice. Re ccmmitted andi ordered to be printed. Mr. Latham (W. Va.) asked and obtained leave to have printed a bill which he de sired to offer as a substitute for the bill to protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights. Mr. Raymond stated that he had voted yesterday against the amendment offered by Mr. Schenck, in reference to cadets at the Military Academy, but his vote was not re corded. Air. Perham (Mainel from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, reported a bill supple mentary to the several acts relating to pen sions. Read twice and recommitted. The Speaker presented a report from the Secretary of the Interior, in reference to the cost of printing and advertising in 186-1. The Speaker also presented several reso - lutions of the Legislatures of New Mexico, in relation to a State government for that territory and a capitol building, and asking for a change in the organic act of the terri tory in relation to the jurisdiction of probate judges and for a penitentiary, all of which were appropriately referred. The Speaker also presented reports of the United States Revenue Commissioners, in reference to distilled spirits as a source of national revenue, and on the influence of duplication of taxes on American industry, which were referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House then went into the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Raymond (N. Y.) in the chair, and resumed the consideration of the bill regulating trade with the British North American Provinces. Mr. Kelley (Pa.) addressed the committee in opposition to the bill. Dlr. Kelley said that he would have been satisfied yesterday with the amendment suggested by the gentleman from Mary land (Francis Thomasl. But to-day that would not satisfy him. The bill should be rejected. It was false in principle and in detail, It woula diminish the revenues of the country by suspending many branches of industry. As he conned its sections he had become doubtful of its origin, as to whether it was British or American. Many of its feature constrained him to think that it was of foreign and not of American origin. Referring to the ninth section, authorizing the President to ter minate or suspend the provisions of the act whenever he thought proper, he reminded the House that we were still living nnder Democratic Republican institutions, and not under a dictatorship. Such power might be exercised by the Emperor of Russia, but ?ao such power had ever been or ever would be confided to a President of the United States. Mr. Rogers asked the gentleman to yield. Mr. Kelley—Excuse me, I have no time for side issues. I will attend to them when my distinguished friend has the floor. Mr. Kelley went on to argue that the provisions of the bill were calculated to prostrate many of the leading interests of this coun try, and to stimulate the development of the resources of the British provinces. The Reciprocity treaty, he said, was the result of a conspiracy the first object of which was to eive the American market to the foreign manufacturer, by destroying every branch of American manufactures. Its second object was, having attained the first, to prostrate the grain growers and provision producers of the West and North, and make them all subject to the slave holding oligarchy of the South. In sup port of this view he had extracts read from a work printed in Georgia some years since entitled "Cotton is King." Inasmuch as 'this bill had all the vices of the Recipro city treaty be should propose the following as a substitute. Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert. "That from and after the 17th day of March, 1866, there shall be levied collected and paid on all articles imported from her Britannic Ma jesty's possessions in North America the same duties and rates of duties now im posed by law on like articles imported from other foreign countries." Mr. "Kelley asked why we should sacrifice our interests to promote those of the Cana dians, Who bad encouraged rebels to go into the gentleman's (Mr. Morrill's) own district, rob its banks and murder its citi zens? The Canadians were our Most dan garous• enemies because they were our nearest neighbors. He did not find; even in the Christian code of morals, that it is laid down as an injunction tha.t we should injure ourselves to benefit those who would have disseminated poition among us, who Would have burned our Cities and towns, and who did all that tbe devilish malice - of Bouthern madmen could suggest to injure TfIE!DAILY EVENING BULLETIN : PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8,1866. us. He would treat the Canadians as all others—as friends in peace, enemies in war. He would legislate for them on precisely the same terms as he would for all the rest of mankind. This bill might well be enti tled a bill to destroy the fisheries, the salt manufactories and the lumber trade of the United States, and to prevent the working of any bituminous coal mines east of the summit of the Allegheny mountains, and within the limits of the United States. It would ruin all those great branches of in dustry. Referring to the statement made by Mr. Morrill, yesterday, as to the equality between exports and imports of bituminous coal in our trade with Canada, Mr. Kelley denied that we exported bituminous coal there. We sent only anthracite coal there, which Canada must have, as she had none of her own. The Pennsylvania coal fields were a God-given monopoly, as with the cotton fields of the South. They asked no protection for them so far as Canada was concerned. If it were constitutional to im pose an export duty on anthracite coal, it might be done, and the Canadians would still buy it. If the gentleman wanted to have cheap coal, why not take the duty of $1 25 a ton off British coal? Mr. Morrill—Does the gentleman desire an answer? Mr. 'Kelley—Yes. a Mr. Morrill—l confess I am not clear that it is proper to protect coal at all. I believe it is one of those interests which cannot be increased by protection, and if not the - whole foundation of the doctrine of putting a high tariff on it drops out. I think it is so nearly allied to firewood that it is not possible to protect it. As to bitunainocus coal, do they not use it in Upper Canada for the purpose of making gas? M r.Kelley answered that some small quan tity of Ohio coal might have gone there for experimenting in gas, or as ballast, bus there was no organized company in Upper Canada for the sate of bituminous coal from Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Virginia. He was not speaking to-day for Pennsylvania interests, but for the interests of poor, wasted, war bedeviled Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia and all the Southern States. The people of the British Provinces woad yet be onr countrymen. When British free trade should have im poverished them, and driven emigration from their shores—when the people of Ca nada asked to unite their destinies with our—we would give a new evidence that when Providence impelled the erection of our Government it gave us a Constitution which is the fit canopy of a continent, and which will yet crown one, Mr. Briggs ( Mich.), next addressed the committee, in opposition to the bill, partic ularly to that part of it relating to lumber. He thought the duty which the bill imposed on Canadian lumber was too low. He was opposed to an ad valorem duly on lumber, -because it was impos sible to have such a duty honestly collected. The district which he had the honor to re present was very largely interested in the manufacture of lumber, and he did not doubt that Congress was willing to place American manufactures at least on inequal ity with the Canadian. He gave notice that at the proper time he would move to amend the bill by increasing the duty on pine, when manufactured into boards and planks, from one dollar to three dollars per thousand feet. Mr, Wentworth Ill.) said that he looked upon this as the most important bill that would come before Congress this ses sion. It was a sort of a twofold bill, carry ing a great deal more in it than actually ap peared on its face. It was a sort of treaty made by the House without asking the Senate to take the responsibility conferred upon them by the Constitution. The House was asked to consider whethifr there should be another Reciprocity treaty. If so, he knew no individual who could be better trusted to draw it up :than the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Morrill). He took it for granted that Congress was not going to adjourn very soon, although he had heard of a recess being talked of. Before Congress adjourned it could see the practical opera tion of doing without a treaty. If he could have his own way about this he would have the bill recommitted, with instructions to omit all that appertains to the Reciprocity treaty, and then in sixty or ninety days Congress could see how the matter went on. Mr. Spaulding Ohio) also spoke against the bill, contending that there was no rea son why any distinction should be made in favor of the Canadians rather than in favor of the people of any other foreign country. There was as much reason, he held, to have a special tariff with Cuba as with Canada. The true course was to leave this matter Lo the operations of the general tariff: but if this bill was to pass, he gave notice that he would offer various amendments to it. Mr. Phelps ; Md.) also spoke against the bill on the same general grounds as were taken yesterday by his colleape (Nlr. Fran cis Thomas:. He declared his concurrence in the amendment suggested by his col league, to strike out of the first section of the bill all that imposed a duty on coal, leaving that whole Subject to be regulated by the tariff of 1.86-1., Mr. Hogan spoke in support of the bill. He thought it time to inquire whether they were not running protection into the ground, and whether the great masses of the people )ad not a right to some little protection for their interests. Gentlemen here were de manding increased duties—some on fish, others on wool, others on coal, others ou lumber; but nobody had proposed to guard the interests of the consumers. As to coal, more money bad been made by the coal melt within the last few years than ever before. Mr. Whaley referred the gentleman for a refutation of that assertion to the statement made yesterday by the eloquent gentleman ofa Maryland. Mr. Francis Thomas. Mr. Hogan replied that he was a repre sentative in the American Congress, advo cated no local interests, but looked to the interests of the whole people. He did not propose to do anything which would have a tendency to raise up great moneyed aris tocracies in the country that would crowd down the masses of the people after fighting four years to put down another aristocracy in another portion of the country. What protection, he asked, was given to the poor men who dug the coal? These men had been compelled to rise en ;muse to secure fair wages for their labor.. Mr. Strouse desired to correct the gentle man. He represented the most extensive coal fields in Pennsylvania. His county (Schuylkill) had shipped to tide water, in 1865, between four and five millions of tons of coal. All these stories about miners' strikes were gross exaggerations. There was no more liberal class of employers in the world than the coal employers of Penn sylvania. A majority of the works were carried on. not by companies, bnt by indi viduals. The wages of workmen at the mines reached five dollars per day, The objection be bad to this bill was that it imposed too low a rate of duty on Canadian coal. For his part he would legislate twice for the American people rather than once for a foreign people. Mr. Hogan—So would I. Did you ever know a laboring man in the coal fields of Pennsylvania get rich digging coal? ' Mr. Strouse—Thousands of men. Mr. Hogan declared he was glad to hear it. Mr. Griswold stated that there was no class of laborers in i the country who have been paid such exorbitant wages as coal operators. They bad earned from five to, ten and fifteen dollars per day. Mr. Hogan—Good for them. lam glad of it. But I rather take it that that has risen from the enormous profits made by. Ihe proprietors of coal mines. Proceeding to discuss the question of wool, he was inter rupted by Mr. Grinnell, who asked why it should not be protected by a duty of ten cents per pound, when the hemp raised in the gentle- man's district was protected by a duty of forty dollars a ton? Mr. Hogan replied that protection did not benefit the people of Missouri, at they could have no competition for their hemp. Returning again to the question of iron, Mr. Hogan said he had been told by an iron dealer in New York the other day, that on account of the high tariff there was no En glish iron in the market. Mr. Strouse contradicted that statement, saying that iron was imported now not only om England and Wales, but from Sweden and Norway. Mr. Griswold stated that a report would be made in a few days from the Board which had been investigating the industrial interests of the country, which would prove that on the capital invested in manufactures in this country there bad been only an average profit of two and a half per cent. for the last twenty years. Mr. Hogan thought that that reportwould be a great curiosity, and he should like to see it. He knew that thesestatements were lugged 'out of manufacturers; that they bated to tell they were going absolutely to ruin; that they built splendid palaces and extensive factories so as to induce people to suppose they were getting- rich, and that they were at last compelled to admit that they had not made a red. [Laughter.] Facts, however, were stubborn things. These manufacturers had been growing rich, had been fattening on the life blood of the people, while the masses of the people were not protected in their interests. He warned the House of the danger of carrying this thing too far. Mr. Morrill said that he perceived by the temper of the House that the present bill was likely to be amended, possibly lost. He bad been an earnest and ear y advocate of the termination of thereciprucity treaty,but he perceived that the House had advanced very much beyond his sentiments. He had desired the termination of this most unre ciprocal of reciprocal treaties that the wit of man ever devised, hoping that we might be able to obtain all that was obtained under it, and yet obtain no very con siderable amount of revenue from our trade with Canada. It seems, however, that the House was not ready even for that. He judged that the House was disposed either to take no action at all, or to kill the bill, or to racommit it. He proceeded to discuss the various arguments made against the bill, particularly by the representatives of the coal interest, and remarked,as a curious circumstance, that the Senators from the States most interested in the coal trade had, ithout exception,voted for the Reciprocity treaty, which admitted Canadian coal free of duty, while this bill imposed a duty of fifty cents per ton. He did not see any evidence of the bankruptcy of coal com panies, of which the gentleman from Mary land Mr. Francis Thomas had spoken so elcquently. Mr. Stevens stated that under the opera tions of the Reciprocity treaty three com panies that were employed in mining bitu minous coal had failed. Mr. Morrill admitted that that might be, as some men would fail iu any business. It was the lot of all business to furnish some wrecks. He warned gentlemen that if this bill did not pass,the animals—horses,sheep, cattle and hogs—that are produced in Canada would come in here free of duty after the 17th of March. It would be un fortunate for the country if the bill did not pass in some form. Mr. Brooks said that he would not have risen to obtrude any remarks on the com mittee on a subject that had been discussed with an ability and ingenuity reminding him of ancient times in the House, and de monstrating that upon subjects which in terest our own race there was as much ability as of old, if he had not voted last year with ethers for an abrogation of the Reciprocity treaty, and if he did not see now, from the tendencies and sympathies of the House, that the moment the bill passed from the hands of the Committee of the Whole it would receive its final death blow. He did not believe there would have been thirty votes obtained in this House last year for the abrogationtof the Recipro city treaty with Canada, but on the explicit understanding that some sort of reciprocity in trade would be forthwith re-established either through the treaty-making power, or through the legislative power of the govern ment; he had voted for its abrogation under a high sense of duty. The people of the United States4were at present ground down by their interfial revenue taxation, and he had not felt at liberty to let the Reciprocity treaty stand without being at liberty to make some sort of a bargain with the people of Canada,that whatever our internal duties might be, some should be levied either by them or by us on our imports from them. It was exclusively on that understanding he had voted for the abrogation of the treaty; but he now saw in the additional claims of those who represented the lumber interests and the coal and other interests of this country that advantage was to be taken of the present opportunity, and that never again were we to have reciprocity with the neighboring provinces. On the contrary,: we were to impose as high duties as could be imposed upon their products—higher, if possible, than those now levied under the general tariff bills. If that were to be so, he tic. ver should so regret any vote that he gave in his life as be would regret the vote lie had gik , en last winter for the abrogation of the treaty. He had given it with the un derstanding that it should be substantially renewed. He spoke of the people of the krovinces as being connected with us by indred and by blood, and as rightfully be longing to us. He hoped to live to see the day when, on this floor and in the Senate chamber, seats would be occupied by Rep resentatives and Senators from Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, and all the other American depen dencies of Great Britaina Mr. Spaulding asked whether the last House did not vote against a proposition for a Board of Commissioners to negotiate a new treaty. Mr. Brooks replied that he believed it did; but it was because it knew that Congress had the power in its own bands to renew the treaty by legislative action. It was on that ground, and no other, that he had so voted, and he regretted to see now that there was no disposition to renew the treaty, but there was a disposition to aggravate the obstacles of a reciprocal trade. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Eldridge) now before him, iebrilied him at the time for the vote he gave and says now that he had voted dif ferently because he entertained no such confidence in a coming Congress. Mr. Brooks went on to say that the geo graphical configuration of Canada, interlac ing,interlooking and intertwining the whole American contient, from Passamaquoddy, in Maine to Puget's, Sound, on the Pacific, rendered it impossible for the United States to keep up the sane rates of duties as with foreign countries. There was not power enough in the government to collect the higlrdnties which the general tariffituposed. Therefore, common sense and self-interest alike demanded the establishment of reci procal trade with Canada. The abrogation of .or interference with sixty-four millions of,trada, was a serious undertaking, and if : t were undertaken and accomplished, there would, before a bun dled days, come an outcry from the frontier and from all over the country, fora renewal of the trade. Speaking of the coal trade, he asked the gentleman, from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) how many failures he said there had been in that trade? r. Stevens replied that he had knowledge of two or three failures in the' Cumberland region where companies had been revived, and where the renewed capital had been sunk. . r ' 1b r. Brooks said ninety out of a hundred xnerehants failed, but that was -no reason of a bconty of tradprs. Kelley interposed a remark that thou failures were failures of bituminous oil com panies, and that no plea was set up on be half anthracite companies. Mr. Brooks replied that the best plea in regard to anthracite coal companies was the eloquent plea that came from the masses of the people who, last winter, had to pay from twelve to sixteen dollars a ton for coal. As to the profits of the companies he knew that for the last three or four years capitalists in New York who had interests in such companies received at least twenty per cent. on theircapital so invested. Mr. Brooks then showed that on six mil lions of bushels of barley now imported Irom Canada by our brewers, such as could only be raised here in the northern latitudes of Maine, Minnesota and Northern lowa, a duty of 15 cents per bushel would be levied after March 15th, and one very dam aging to the brewers in New York, Phi ladelphia and'elsewhere. Such a great tax paying interest ought not to be thus sacri ficed. Mr. Blaine said: I am against this bill in all its parts, clean through. It does not pro tect any man's interests, and swaps all of them off for Canadian interests. I believe the House is against the bill. The business has so lagged this session that if I can I will expedite it by a single motion. I move to strike out the enacting clause of this bill. The question was taken by the tellers, and resulted—yeas 53, nays 68. So the en acting clause was not struck out. The Committee then rose. Mr. Washbnrne (III.) said the delegation in Congress from his State had appointed a committee of five of its members, consisting of his colleagues, Harding, Moulton, Cul lom, Thornton and himself, to proceed to West Point to-morrow, to attend the fune ral of one of the most gifted and noblest sons of his own State. He alluded to Colonel Theodore S. Bowers, the Adjutant General to Lieutenant General Grant, who was yes terday instantly killed while getting into the cars at Garrison's Landing, opposite West Point. Colonel Bowers was a man of qualities so remarkable, of a patriotism so pure, of a loyalty so devoted, of a character so exalted, whose services rendered during the war had been so great and so valuable to the country that the members of both Houses, in behalf of Illinois, had deemed' it fitting and proper to pay a tribute to his memory by being represented at his fune ral. He would, therefore, ask leave - of ab sence for his colleagues named and himself, for the balance of the week. The Speaker presented a message from the President, covering a communication from the Secretary of State, in reply to a resolution of the Rouse adopted some days since in reference to a vote of confidence and of extraordinary powers, conferred by the Congress of Mexico upon President Juarez. Mr. Seward states briefly that it is not deemed expedient to furnish the in f- rmation asked. Referred to Committee on Foreign Affairs. On motion of Mr. Morrill, an act to de clare the meaning of certain parts of the in ternal Revenue act wss referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Ad journed. HEAL ESTATE. 0 RFEI A NS' COURT SALE—ESTATE OF aglsSIM. deceased—JAMES A. EEMAIC, A tICTIONE 1-I-FRA ME HOUSE, BEL GRADE Street, above Montgomery Avenne. Under ant horny of the Orphans' Court.for the city and county of Phlladelphia,on WEDNEsDAY Marva 21, 1566, at 12 o clock, to on, will be sold at Public Sale, at the PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following de- sorbed Real Estate, late the property of Christian qriastm, deceased, Viz: - •- , . A lot of ground wish the frame messuage thereon erected, on the southeasterly side of (West street,) now Beigrace, 149 feet northeasterly from Montgomery avenue. (Late West street): containing m front on Bel grade street Is feet, and in depth 64 feet. 1.30 to be paid at the tune of sale. By the Court, EDWIN A. MERRICK, Clerk O.C. MARTHA GRISSIIL, Administrix. JA...M.F. A. FREEMAN. Auctioneer, Store, 411`!. Walnut street. EMT — PUBLIC SALE.—JAMES A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer.—PßOrEhTY No. 402 South FROST street below PiNE street, on WEDNESDAY, Martsh 71st. 160, at 17 o'clock noon at toe EIILADFTPRIA EXCHANGE, the following escribed Real Estate, viz All that certain lot of round with the three story brick house, and three story brick back buildings and bath room thereon erected situate on the west lode of Front street, bEs. tween Pine and Lombard; being 41 feet front by 100 feet deep. Also the lot of ground at the S. E corner of ibe above lot, 20 by 12 feet. . , tar 7ho above in a trattabk,' , stmt.'s location, Vie house hart' (Inge. a - c. 77:c cas ,rlrture.r are lac/EOM in tAe talc. gee' lm a,edlare poszieision given on the ex ecution or the deed. ear Termc cash. Aar P3O to be paid at the time of sale. lAINIES A. FREEMAN, Auct'r, Store . 422 Walnut street. 'IIIFuR SALE— A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SEAT. about 4:i miles from the OW, on the u _ Ital. - ROAD, half way between Fisher's lane and Branchtown, containing about five acres. The improvements consist of a two-story double stone cis; clling house. roughcast, with piazza on two sides, two iLarlors, dialog room. library and two kitchens on the first Boor. four chambers, b th room wster closet on secor d: and - -tour Rood chambers in the attic. spring and hydrant water in the Israel - kitchen, fur race in the cellar that' heats the whole house, and gas in every room except two of the attics. Ihe outtnile logs consist of a large new car-lags home and stable, with stalls for five horses, and pleaty of carriage room, a lane ice house tilled wlth ice, &cri The grounds are handsomely laid out.- and al:10- di - m[ly shaded. A pply Lit 1305 .9pruce street. Wh7-61 1.1 4 M PUBLIC SALE' OF :a 8E...U.711MM FARM, =of 51 acres. in BUCKS UtiUNTY.I; of a mile from w Lite Mall Station, North Pennsylvania Railroad— good frame house. two stories Mph, live rooms, with kitchen and wood-house attachea; barn, wagon house. corn-crib, spring house over an unexcep tionable spring : well shaded. excellent fruit in all their varieties: beautifullyp situated. joining the...le shamony creek Will be sold on accommodattugterffis. Sale on FRIDAY, March uth. at 1 o'clock, P. L. on the premises. Take cars at Third and Thompson, at &h 5 o'clock, for White Hall Station. mh7-21. CHESTNUT HILL—FOR SALE—The hapil idg some double Stone Residence, with parlor, brary. dining room and kitchen on the first door, six chambers on the eecond door, and every city con enience. situate on the northeasterly corner of Sum mit slaaet and Prospect avenue. within three minutes' k frs in the liallroad Depot. Lot ItZ feet front by Sao feet deep. handsomely improved woh large shade end evercreen trees. J. 3f. tiUM3IEY ESONs:, 508 Walnut street. • aIFOR SALE.—A VERY CHOICE AND DEM P--I.IILE FARM in the Twenty-third Ward, 10 miles from blarket street, adjoining the village of Emdleton. containing 90 acres. Improvements tine, and land in a MO state of cultivation, with _plenty of shade, fruit and water. and everything in first rate order. Apply at fin, Chestnut street, second floor, be tween le and 2. hnE-ta.th,sa,tf taattiEBBIAN'FOWN. —FOR SALE—A handsome double pointed Stone Retdence, with pointed ne stable and carriage house, ice house and 2} 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 In perfect order. Choice selection of fruit trees. J. 3.1 ill - Min EY ck SONS. 558 Walnut street. FOR SALE—A large and commodious RESI- 2'' DEN CE, nearly new, well built. and in good re par, with stabling, large garden and pasture ground attached, in a healthy and convenient location, near a station on the Philadelphia and Trontnn Railroad, nine miles from the city. Ingaire at No. 25 South SIXTH. street mll7-614 fp; ? FOR SALE.—The three-story brick REsI- M . VENCE, situste No. 715 South NINTH street; has the modern conveniences, and is in good order. Lot 20 feet front by up feet deep to Russell street, on v.-latch is erected a neat three-story dwelling. Early prosession given. J. M. (SUMMEY & SONS, SOS Walnut, Street, WEFT SPRUCE STREET.—FOR SALE—A s.:P handsome four-story brick Dwelling, with three awry double back buildings, and having every modern convenience, situate on north side of Spruce street, went of Seventeenth. Lot 20 feet front by 105 feet deep to a 0 f.et wide street. Early possession given. J. .31. ciUMMEY bt SONS, 505 Walnot street. -615 FOR SALE—A Modern RESIDENCE. with side ana yard, on the South sideof GREEN' street,between 1. wen tie' h and Twenty-first. Lot 25 by UT feet. Pos session in thirty days. n. H. te.A.RTLEY, mhs-tit* 108 Swath Fourth Street. EFOR SALE. A desirable threeetory brick HOUSE, 228 South Ninth street- all modern im vements; immediate possession given. Apply to J. H. CURTIS dt.SON, Real listate Brokers, 433 Wal• Min street. inviFOß SALE A DESIRABLE THREE-STORY brick house, with three-story double back build. inks. 1401 Thompson street; all modern Improvements. Apply to J. B. CURTIS di SON, Real Estate Brokers, 4i5 Walnut street. P FOR RE NT—.A. very c 0 strable furnished House, jan south bide of WALNUT street, near Broad Apply, to C. H. lat7lßllE.lu, No„ 205 4011ta SIy7II tstrett. rah7-10t ff.". 5 FOR SALE.—The Elegsut .13.0UsE, Ova moderh improvement. No. 214 West Washington 'square. 1,1v, , 1S H. REDISita, 1€04.4 &. Foorth street. H'UnNA LE—The valuable Busiuea Property, • 34 fen front, by 74 leer in aepth, situate A - 04. 113 MO 115 :Vont*, Sixth st•eet. above drat. J. EL. GUM, hi 1 4. N it SOI% S. 508 Wolnut.strret. VCRLF-111,. vu.linitgo BUILDS:NO LOTS; e.ltutufil On Spring liar: en street, kspur, 0. p 3 1 0 1... 1.441 th htnnerhatriyuilJo•ning thu new Bapth.t. ot i el . . h ; n.n. Apply t •.21t.t , t trout by 13. feet de e p Brittidy Wine Argot. r art uf the pun:lv..° runney rcuinti HQ TOLMAN, O NO 32e. Fourth :street, up 314113. BEAL ESTATE. tiFfls ORPH AN& COURT SALE.—ESTATE OF AO DR. WLDLLAM DARRACII,Deceased.—JAMEF3 A. FREEMAN, AUCTIONEER.—BUILD LNG LOTS, MANAYIIE E.—Under authority of the Orphans' Court. for the City and County of Philadelphia; on WELNRSDAY, 'March 21, 1866, at 12 o'clock, noon,will be sold at Public Sale, at the PHILADELPHT CHANGE, the following described Real Estate, late thd property of Dr. William Darrach, deceased, vizi No. 1—(No. 4 in the order of Court.)—All that certain lot of ground (numbered 19 in a plan of " part of Ma nayuns , laid out for T. B. and J. Darrach, by E. Gill," and intended to be recordedl j _ situate, lying rind being cn the northeasterly aide of High street, now in the 21st Ward of the City of Philadelpnia; beginning at the distance of 100 feet southeasterly from the south east corner of Darrach and High streets, and extend ing thence southeasterly along the said High street 25 feet; thence extending northeasterly the width of 25 feet, between paraP el lines, at right angles with the northeasterly line of High street, to the southwesterly line at lot numnered 22 in said plan, about 87 feet. d in J. a Darrach, 1834, by E. H. No. 2 (No. 5, in the order of Court),—Ail Al pu th rt a u t r e t e au rta n in a. gunk,lotof grounddd out (numbered fu r:TB .and Gill, Civil Ebgineer," and intended to be recorded), situate, lying and being on the westerly side of Clay street, now in the 21st Ward of thecity of Philadel phia; beginning at the distance of 50 feet southerly from the southwest corner of Frelinghuysen and Clay streets; and thence extending southerly along said clay street 50 feet, thence extending westerly from the west ern line of said Clay street the width of 50 feet,between parallel lines, at right angles with said Clay street, feet and 6 inches to Hancock street. No. 3 (No. 6, in the order of Court).—Also, all that certain lot of ground (numbered 34 in plan aforesaid), situate, lying and being on the westerly side of Clay street, aforesaid; beginning at the distance of 50 feet northerly from the northwest corner of Darrach an 4 clay streets, and extenaint - thence northerly eking - (the) said Clay street 50 'eet, and thence extending werterly the width of 50 feet. between parallel lines ,at • right angles with Clay street, 125 feet and 6 inches to Hancock street. Nos. 4 and 5 (Nos. 7 and 8 in the order of Conrta—Al3o,; all those two certain lots of ground (numbered 43 and 44 in plan aforesaid) situate, lying and being on the northerly side of Darrsch street; beginning at the dis tance of 100 feet westward from the northwest corner. . of Bradford and Darrach streets. and extending thenCer westerly 100 feet, thence extending northerly the width of 100 leet,between parallel lines at right angleswith the northerly line of Darrach street 112 feet and. 6 inches. ef Nos. 6 and 7 (Nos, 9 and 10 in the order of Wort),-. Also, all those two certain lots of ground (nu.mbereds3 and 52 in the plan aforesaid) situate, lying and being on the southerly side of Frelinghuysen street; beginning at the distance of 250 feet westerly from the southwest Cars! ner c f Bradford and Frelinghuysen streets, and extend ing thence along Frelin ghuysen street 100 feet,thence ex tending southerly the width arleo feet between parallel lines at right angles with Frelinghuysen street 112 feet and 6 inches. lor po to be paid on each at the time of sale. By the Court, E. A. MERRICK, Clerk, 0. C. JAMES BARRACK, Administrator. JAMES A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer, Store, 4:12 Walnut street. nib 1.8,15 pAORPHANS' COURT SALM—Estate of WIL LIAM ' LIAM CIIOUT, deceased.—JAMES A. FREE- I N, Auctioneer.—DWELLLNG, MAIN STREET, GERMA.NTOWN, NEAR THE DEPOT. Under au thority of the Orphans' Court for the City and County of Philadeltu ia, on WEDNESDAY, March Oat, 1666, at 12 o'clock, Noon, will be sold at public sale, at the PHILADELPHIA EXCELANG r, the following (I.m -cribed real estate, late the property - of William Croat, eec'd, viz: A mesuage and lot in Germantown, on the northeasterly side of Main street, bezinning at a stake set f. r a corner of this and a lot of ground late of Alexander Armour, on the side of the Main street aforesaid, thence exi ending' by said street S. 40 0 25 1 . E. 44 feet 9 inches to a corner of a lot laid out by Clement Bringhurst, thence by the same N. 4014 0 , E. about 173 feet 10 inches to a stake net for a corner, thence by ground 01 Jacob C rout. N. 49% 0 , W. about 42 feet to a stake in the line of land late of Alexander Armour; thence by the same S. 35 0 5 1 , W. 117 feet 6 inches, and 46;, 0 . W. ..I feet 6 inches to the t lace of beginning. .04 The above lot is 44 fret 9 inches front on the north east, rip side of .3fee. street.and about 173 feet deep. - Ths! house ,2 a 2' 2 Vary frame and store, withpartor, dining rotor and kitchen on urst hour; Jour bed rooms In se rmd story, and four Ceti rooms in the allies. The J.fro perty is about half a square from the Depot. in the busi ness rents - , of Germanbum, aqua:l4hp properties of _Drs. Flap and Cursner. tioo tube paid at the time of sale. By the Court. E. A. MERRICK, Clerk 0. C. JOHN J. cßour, S. BULKLE - I_,* f A dnlinistratclirs. JAM:ES A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer. mar,l.S.lb More, 492. Walnut street. ORPH A w COL - RT SALE.—Estate ofJAWF , S,.. D. CASEY, deceased.—JAMES a. FREEMAN„ .auctioneer.— DWELLINGS. VIENNA and HEW=- SOP Streets, below Wildey street. Eighteenth Ward.— Underau hority of the Orphan s Court, for the City and County et Philadelphia, on WEDNESDAY, March 21.1.66. at 12 o'clock, Noon, will be sold at pub lic sale, at the PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following described real eat.ste. late the property of James L. Casey. deceased. tin: A lot of ground with the Ellf ssnages thereon, situate op the east aide of Vi enna street, 16 feet 5% inches northward from the north side of Redford street, inethe late district of Sensing ton; being 17 feet front, and extending in depth east ward of the same breadth on the north line thereof 125 feet 11% inches, and on the south line thereof 130 feet to Bewson s reet irgr — ?he abore property will be rold according to a pian made by the City Survegt - n- ',Bedford street being va cated) and dews ibcd axfOtiows: A lot of ground with the improvements thereon, situate on the east side of Vienna street commencing 9 feet s}_. inches southward from Wildey street, being 17 feet front, and extending in depth between lines parallel, or nearly so, with Girard avenue, 128 feet 1134 inches on the north line, and 1.3)3 f. et on the south line , to llemson street, on which it fronts 16 feet 11,147. inches. A three story Erick house with frame buildings. Is erec.ed on the Vienna street front, and a two-story frame house with two-story kitchen on Hewson street. .ogr Immooilate pons sawn can be given of the front hou,e. /1113" Clear of all Encumbrance. JEW §.lOO to be paid at the time of sale. Ry the Court, E A. 2.IERRICK, Clerk O. C. FLEIST Rl' S. CASEY, Trustee. JA FS A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer, Store. 422 Wau3ut street. mhl 8,15 PEREMPTORY C a r.F--JAMES A. FREE MAN, Auctioneer. Two brick DWELLINGS El FRAME ROCSE, southwest corner SEEIPPEN and GEILFORD streets. Yount' Ward, on WEDNES DAY. March 21,1066, at 12 o'clock, noon. will be sold at Public Sale, at the PHILADELPH EA EXCELA_NGE, the following described Real Estate, viz: All that lot of ground with the two two-story brick, and one frame dwellings thereon erected, on the S. W. corner of Shippen and Guilford streets, in the Fourth Ward of the' city: containing In fronton Shipper stiNWL SO feet, and on Guilford street SU feet. The above will be sold together as one property, unless purchasers desire to have it divided. Use the corner property can be sold, to by 41 feet to a three feet alley, the one adjoining on Shippen street of the same dimensions, both with the use of a three-feet alley leading into Guilford street; and the frame house and lot on Guilford street 11, by Ti, fe,t, reserving to the others be use of the alley. flq - elLitale Peremptory. 4ic TERMS CASH. • ;100 to be tti at the time of sale. JA A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer, More, at: Walnut street, mhl,B 1., L a ORPHANS COURT SR.—tteot ELLE7at Dece„. A E 2V .F. Auctioneer.—FOUß FRAME HOC'Sr.sl,—Eßrsc-- 11.1:RbT STREET, G E.RM AN . OWN. tinder authority of the Orphans' Court, f r the City and County of Philadelphia. On Ws DNESDAY, March '2lst, 1506. at hi o'clock. noon, will be sold at Public sale. at the PHIL ADELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following described Reali,E'state,late the property of Elii n Cbwes, deceased, viz: A let of groaud with the four frame messuages thereon erected, beginning at a corner theS. E. side of Bringhurst street,at a corners of 10. No 7, sold to John Stratley thence extending along Bringburst street N. 40 0 55 1 , 1.1 40 feet to a corner of lot No. 9. sold to Alit n Ridgway; thence alone the line of said lot S. 45 0 1.. t. E. 0.12 feet 7 inches to a (tomer in the line of land formerly of Peter Deal, and now or formerly of John Ashmeack tuence along the same 4. 410 35f. W. 40 feet to a corner. thence by said lot No.. 7 N. 4S O 10?, W 212 leet s inches to the place. beginning. ttF: to be paid at the time of sale. Joy the Court, E A. MF.IIIIIOE, Clerk 0. C. JAMES A. Pitl=,l. 4 .N. Auctioneer. • Store ht: Walnut street, mhl-S-15 REAL ESTATE.—J Aid A. FREEMAN, pfie Auctioneer. Un WEDNESDA.Y,, March 2lst - Z 1566, at 12 o'clock, Noon, be sold at Public Sal `"ao the PHILADELPHIAXCHANUE, the ibliOwlng Oestribed Real Estate, viz—No. 1. DWELLING. NO.: 910 Sergeant street. A two-end-a-half story • brick honse. with two-story brick back building and the lot of ground. situate on the youth side of Sergeant street., tNo. 910), between Ninth and Tenth, Race' and Inne streets; being 18 feet inch. s front by 96 feet. deep,wltts: - the use of a 4.feet alley leadinr , into Sergeant Street: seLloon parlor, hot and cold water, gas. bath, &e.., fine yard with grape vine, .itc. No. 2—DWE , LING. No. 1.1•20 Cherry street. A. three-story brick dwelling on the south side of Cherry street iNo. 10)); being 165. feet trout by 67!..: feet dsep to an alley. leading into - Juniper street, with the use thereof; has in basement, kitchen, dining room and vault. tar .1100 to be paid on earh, at the time Of sale. JAMBS A. FREEMAN. Auctioneer, Store, 422 Walnut street. mbl,q,io E•l- REAL ESTATE.—JA3CES A. FREEMAN," ' gAuctioneer.—DWELLlNG, No. 251 South- Eitil3 TB treet.—C n WED.I%.IES cIA.Y. March 21, 1966, at 12 o'clock. noon. will be sold at Public sale, at the PHILADELPHIA EXCHANGE, the following de scribed real estate, viz.: All that certain three-story brick dwelling with two story back building, and lot of ground thereto belonging, situated on the east side of Eighth street, above M3rune, S9 , _ feet northward of Or.nge street, (No. 291); being 19 feet 6 inches front, and extending in depth 101 feet to a 9 met wide alley runniug from Locust to Orange street, with the palvi lege thereof. sW - .Has bath, hot and cold water, range. gas, 4.e. earill.o9o may remain on mortgage if destrea by the purchaser. Aar Clear of all illellltihrance. graf"lnanediale possession Fan be given on the exe cution ol the deed. • • AgelEo to be paid at the time of sale. JAMES ,A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer. Store 412 Walnut street. nahl,B l 5 ORPHANS' COURI: SALE. Estate of :MGFORGE C COLLINS. deceased. JAMES A. It BMA IN', Auctioneer. HOUSES .Nos. 20u. 2013 2035 and 2027 MURRAY Street.. Under authority of the Orphans' Court, foe. the city and county of Phila delphia, on 'WEDNESDAY, March :11. 1866, at n. o'prock, Noon. will he sold at Public Sale, at the PHILADELPHIA EXCHAO GE. the following le scribed real estate, late the property of Qeorpc C. Col lins, decesser. v.z: All those four certain threeatory brick. buildings and the lots of ground thereto-at tached,' tituate on the north side of :Murray street. be tween Twentieth and Tvr - enty-iirst streets, Nos. 2031, 2033, 2035 and 2037 each lot containing in front or breadth 15 feet, acd in depth 60 f ec. Suttiect„each of said lots, to an annual ground rent of ; 1 ,75. • Wilt be /laid separately. • isy Court A. MERRICK. Clerkxo. C. 1,50 r !pa on each at the time - MARIA LOUI.A COLL NS, It xecntrts. JAM A. FREEMAN, Auctioneer store, 422 Walnut street, 1na1,8.15 e7:t FOITS-75-145*TrITH 'FUMED (ATE ti!Ct§, S lON. Th r*ea tory D WELLING: ; ;R. SU eet, near Twentieth.- . Apply to j. H. wi ofo. 113 natal Filth street; • 4mll7t*",
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