/CE.XIXTII CONSIRESS-IMMT SESSION.
[ALOBE OF YESTERDAY'S PROCPrT)MOS.]
SENATE.-Mr. Anthony offered a resolu
tion instructing the Military Committee to
inauire whether the full Army Register has
been compiled, in accordance with a reso
lution of March 7th, 1865, what rite cost
would be, &c. Adopted. -
Mr. Williams presented the petition of the
Oregon City Manufacturing Company, set
ting forth that they are engaged in the
manufacture of woolen cloths, and they are
compelled to pay a tax first on the raw ma
terial and then on the manufactured article.
They ask a modification of the Internal Re
-venue law that shall require them to pay
but one tax. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr. Howard called up the Senate bill to
reconsider the order of the President desig
nating the Sioux City and Pacific a branch
of the Pacific Railroad. Mr. Howard said
the order referred to was issued by Presi
dent Lincoln Dec. 25, 1864.
• _Mr. Grimes offered a substitute for Mr.
Howard's bill requiring the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad to construct their Pacific
branch upon the best and most direct route
subject to the future approval of the Presi
dent of the United States.
In the course of thedebate Mr. McDougall
charged Mr. Conness with having a personal
interest inthe matter, and that he was dis
cussing the bill with a view to his own inte
rests, and not with a regard for the public
good.
Mr. Conness responded in an excited man
ner, that Mr. McDougall was not in a con
dition to know what he was saying. He
was constantly in' such a state that he was a
disgrace to this body.
Mr. McDougall—l rise, Mr. President, for
the purpose of prouotmoing the assertion of
the Senator a falsehood. I call him to order.
Mr. Conness—Mr. President, I ask to be
protected in debate.
The President pro tem.--The Chair will
Ondavor, at all times, to proteot Senators in
debate.
Mr. McDougall—Mr. President, I desire
to state a point of order. My colleague has
made a statement personal to myself, which
is false in point of fact. I submit that having
made an assertion which is untrue, it is
strictly parliamentary for me to pronounce
that assertion a falsehood, and to call the
Senator to order.
Mr. Sumner—Mr. President, I respectful
ly submit that the Senator cannot be al
lowed to proceed. He is entering into ar
gument.
Mr. McDougall—l am stating my point of
order.
The Chair was unable to perceive that
the Senator had made any point of order.
Mr. McDougall—l repeat that my col
league has uttered falsehood; that the
terms which I apply to his remarks is
strictly parliamentary, both according to
the practice and precedent of the British
Parliament and of this Senate for fifty years
and that I have a right to use it.
Mr. Conness—The Senator (Mr. McDou
gall) does not represent California either
politically or morally. He was en
franchised by the State five years ago, since
which time he has not returned to see his
constituents. I have been compelled to
sit here and submit to the assumptions and
representations made by that Senator, and
have borne it. I nave sat in my place when
that Senator, so far from representing that
high toned moral and courageous constitu
ency of that great sovereignty:, sat in his
chair, or rather lay in his chair, the object
of pity before an audience assembled here
trom nearly every State in the Union. I
have covered my eyes more than once with
shame before these exhibits. -My associates
now must not understand that I am dead
to considerations of this character, but sit
Silently and quietly, and in pity even for
him, was biding my time when the Senator
(Mr.McDougall), by the termination of his
official career, should cease thus to misrep
resent, thus to humiliate, thus to shock and
thus to disgrace not only the State that
honored him, and enfranchised him,
but the American character and
the American Senate; But sir, I
could not hear it this morning, in view of
the wanton k unprovoked and disorderly
assault mad upon myself. The Senator
rises here and bandies the word falsehood,
Mr. President, against me. The Senator
dare riot do that, sir, out of this body.
Mr. - McDougall rose and rapped his desk
excitedly, and said I will do it. •
Mr. Connesti—Mr. President, I dare not
reply, for my Senatorial character is in
issue here.. I dare not reply here to con
duct so despicable as that is. ' I dare not
respond .to it, sir, in my character for truth
and veracity, and for honor in my repre
sentative character. I have no comparison
to make, sir, with him; I shrink, air, from
the contrast as from all the pollution that
hell could vomit forth in its most disgust
ing form. I have no contrast to make, Mr,
President. With charity, with kindness,
with what was due to the Senatorial rela
tion, notwithstanding the provocations in
every point of view, I would at any time,
since I have sat here, have --- saerificed them
all before the high and imperious dnty of
vindicating this great American forum, and
would have cast a vote upon any day for
the expulsion of the Senator, (McDougall,)
because of his offences committed here
again and again against the dignity of -this
body. But, sir, I could not lead in such a
work. Forgetful of this consideration in
his behalf, he has repeated, again and again,
these outrages and violations of order and
decorum and dignity until forbearanee has
ceased to be a virtue. The Senate have
constantly done themselves and the coun
try a wrong. It was not enough, Mr. Pre
sident, for that Senator that this great body
had" concluded that he was not fit to be any
longer a member of any of its committees
to sit upon legislative 9nestian-s.- That
silent but most positive condemnation only
sci far from bringing reformation or change,
has degraded the object still more, sir until
having no character to lose and nothing in
controversy, he rises here and commits the
last offence this morning.
Mr. Johnson (Md.) rose and suggested
that it would be better to discontinue a dis
cussion of this character.
- Mr. McDougall rose to interrupt Mr.
Johnson, to say a few words.
Mr. Johnson declined to-yield. -
Mr. Conness said he had closed his 're
marks in relation to•his colleague. He felt
as deeply as, any man could feel the pain of
this whole proceeding. He regretted it, but
be could say no'less than he had said under
the'provocation be had received.
• Mr. MaDougall rose and saidhe would be
More respectful in his language than his
colleague, whom he would not speak of as
the sober but as the "superb" Senator,
(Mr. Conness). There was a little "story
that, would snit the case. It was that of a
man by the name of Pettigrew, of South
Carolina, who had won a case at law against
a family, the fighting member of-which,Tet
him one day, and, walking up to him, said:
"Petigrew, you are a d -d liar !" Petti
grew took no notice. "Then," said he,
"Pettigrew; you are a G-d d=--d scoun
drel !" Pettigrew took no notice. "Then,"
said he, "Pettigrew, you are a G-d d---d
son of a l"
The Chair (ffr..Foster) interrupted Mr.
NeDougall,saying that-such stories contain
ing such language ought not to be repeated
in the Senate.
Mr. McDougall then said be would. Make
a few remarks due 'to hinaself. He. pro- ;
seededto relate what occurred duritig,thS
contest in the f2alifornia Legislature, when.
m
e was elected Senator. ,-A geatlean, then
a'Slate Senator" of Cali forrila,,called oa him
end urged to be a catididaea, , flo de
clined. Afterwards he agreed to, ran, and
t bis,same person became his violent enewv
and the advocate of a man who was in ftvor
of establishing slavery In California. When
the election was over and he (Nb3Dougall)
was successful, this State Senator called en
him to congratulate him. He declined his
congratulations, knowing him to have been
his enemy. There were men who never
.
could cease to slander those whom they had
once injured. He would leave the Senate to
make the application.
On, motion of Mr. Doolittle, the further
consideration of the pending bill was post
poned until to-morrow.
The Senate agreed to the appointment of.
a Committee of Conference on the resolution
to prohibit the sale of liquor in the Capitol.
Mr. Johnson introduced a bill authorizing
the establishment of a navy yard and coal
and naval depot at the harbor of Annapolis,
Maryland. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs. _
Mr. Hendricks (Ind.) called up the bill
from the Naval Committee for the relief of
certain naval contractors, directing the pay
ment to certain parties of the sums named
in the bill, to make good losses sustained
by the building of iron-clads.
After some remarks from Mr. Hendricks
in favor of the bill,
Mr. Grimes (Iowa) offered a substitute for
it, directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay to the parties named in the bills the
sums acrcedited to them by a naval board
appointed by a resolution of March 'last;
provided; that, except in the case of the Co
manche, the amount shall not exceed twelve
per cent. of the original contract price.
Mr. Sumner (Mass.) offered and amend
ment-declaring Donald McKay, of Boston,
and Miles Greenwood, of Cincinnati, to be
lintitled to the same rate of compensation
as is provided for the parties building the
same kind of vessels builtby them.
Mr..N•ye (Nevada) moved to strike out
twelve per cent. and insert fifteen per cent.
in Mr. Grimes's amendment.
On motion of Mr. Wade, the further con
sideration of the above was postponed until
•
to-morrow.
The bill in relation to the habeas corpus
was taken up, but without taking action,
the Senate, at half-past four went into Exe
cutive session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.—Mr. Plants (Ohio) presented the
joint resolutions of the Ohio Legislature in
favor of subjecting to State taxation national
currency and other obligations. Referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. Schenck (Ohio) offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Secretary
of War to communicate to the House the
report of the Judge Advocate General, and
such other information as may be of record
or on file in his department, showing what
are the facts in the case, and what steps
have been taken to bring to justice and
punishment the murderers of eighteen sol
diers of the Ist and 2d regiments of
North Carolina loyal infantry, alleged to
have been tried and executed by order of
the rebel Generals Pickett and Hoke, under
pretext of their being deserters from the
Confederate service.
Mr. McKee (Ky.) offered a resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the Presi
dent to communicate to the House any cor
respondence with the French Government
in regard to the withdrawal of its forces
from Mexico, which may have been ex
changed since the correspondence commu
nicated to the House with the President's
message of January 5, 1856; whether that
correspondence has been published by the
French Government among the official do
cuments communicated to the French
Chambers or not, and especially any cor
respondence in regard to any specific pro
mise from the French Emperor to put a stop
to his proceedings in the sister republic of
Mexico and discontinuing imperialism
there.
Mr. Paine (Wis.) offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Rules to inquire
into and report on the expediency of pro
viding, by amendment of the rules, that
when the House shall have under conside
ration a bill or - resolution - returned by the
President, with his objections, neither a ma
tion to lay on the table nor a motion to post
done indefinitely shall be in order.
Mr. Eldridge (Wis ) moved to lay the re
solution on the table. Lost, yeas 45, nays,s7.
The resolution was then adopted
Mr. Ingersoll (11L) offered a resolution in
structing the Committee for the District of
Columbia to inquire into the expediency of
establishing by law sthe eight hour system,
as it is called, as constituting a day's work
in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Farnsworth (Ill.) inquired whether
the resolution should not be amended by re
dunbag the time to six hours and a half.
Other members suggested six hours and a
quarter, and other limits of time.
Mr, Wilson (Iowa) suggested that a pro
position on the subject of government em
ployes in the District was before the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, and that that com
mittee had taken action on it.
Mr. Ingersoll said hewas aware of that,
but this resolution went further, and pro
posed to establish'by law a regulation of the
hours of labor in this District for all labor
ing classes.
Mr. Farnsworth moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table Lost—yeas, 16; nays, 91.
The morning hour having expired, the re
solution went over till next Monday. •
On motion of Mr. Wentworth (Ill.) the
House proceeded to business on the Speak
er's table, when the concurrent resolution
prohibiting the sale of spirituous and other
liquors in the Capitol building and grounds
was taken up, the Senate having disagreed
to the amendment of the House extending
the resolntiqn to the other public buildings
and grohnds in the District.
On motion of Mr. Wentworth, the House
insisted on its amendment and asked for a
Committee of Conference.
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) asked leave to offer the
following resolution:
Whereas., It is important that our lega
tions abroad shall be kepkruly advised of
the state of the country; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House, the Senate con
curring, That the Clerk of the House be di
rected to furnish three copiesof the Morning
Chronicle to each of our foreign legations,
consular agents and commercial agents, for
the use of said legations and attaches, and
that he pay for the same out of the contin
gent fund of the House.
Mr. Rodgers (N. J.) objected. •
Mr. Hall made the question of order that
this was a proposition to devote part of the
contingent fund of the House to a purpose
entirely outside of the organization and
duties of the House.
The Speaker Overruled the point of order.
n an appropriation bill a sum was set apart
for the contingent expenses of the Souse,
and it was for the House itself to determine
how that sum should be disbursed.
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) moved to suspend - the
rules, in order to enable him to - offer the re
solution;
The House refused to suspend the rules—
yeas 60, nays 44. Not two-thirds.
Mr. Rogers (N. J.) presented the joint re
solution of . the New Jersey Legislature in
favor of increasing the salary of naval
officers. Referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Mr. Eldridge and Mr. Cobb presented the
joint 'resolutions' of the Wisconsin Legisla
ture in favor of changing the route of the
larid grant - roadfrom - Portage to Superior.
Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr:Botttwell (Mass;)'from the Cominittee
on Reccinstruction„;e'ported to the House
additional testimony-, takons4n itiference to
Alabama, Arkanetts;Vdorgitt. and Missis
sippi. Laid ocithe takile - fmdiirciered to be
printed.
Mr. Fainsi , vorill : (lll.).offered . a-resolution,
which,thas 'lid - opted, -instructing ,the ,Com
mittee eirthb i6i - afy i iikolre4frifqtier
any and whit; etc9afts
c,ste the titld asifds- tlint-'were- purchased
tal6 ta tea_ and used
prison. W Wild Other purpcise§..
I.lrhiOloy - CW: tOinake a per -F
(Awl explanation id reference to
in the Cincinnati Daily Gaietle, , iniiking . fan
of him and deriding tiina as a rather' igtio
runt man, who- had bon. badly "isol,d" in
THE -DAILY EVENINGT
the House, some w*ekTago, by the Latin
phrase "et aw , °cowling-frequently in-the
ke,counts:of: the' Commissioner ; of Agricul
ture, some one suggesting that Whaley was
responsible for the appointment of this very
expensive "Mr.- Ettall," an imputation
which he (Mr. Whaley) at thetime indig
nantly repudiated. The correspondent de
scribed the incident, audit was to his 'de
scription of it dist Mr. Whaley objected as
unkind and ungenerous. It was too' com
mon a thing, he thought, for reporters to
slander members.
Mr. Rogers rose to make a personal ex
planation in reference to a paragraph which
appeared in the New York Times, of Tues
day last, reflecting on Mr. Conkling, in
COLD action with. the , reintroduction _of the
Bankrupt he had - been-instru
mental in defeating. He, himself had
thought of introducing it again, in order , to
revive the committee, but he had judged it
better to let it come from one of the mem
bers on the majority side of the House, and
the Speaker, whom he had consulted, had
agreed with him on the propriety of having
Mr. Conkling offer the bill. [Laughter.]
He was convinced that the country should
have some kind of a bankrupt bill, and so
was Mr. Conkling. It waa a mere matter
of courtesy to Mr. .Tenckes that the bill was
reintroduced, not to take away -any of the
prestige of the gentleman from Rhode Island.
The Speaker explained that on the'rejec
tion of the Bankrupt bill hahad informed
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Conk
ling) and some other gentlemen, as it was
his duty to do,in reference to parliamentary
questions, that the Special Committee on
the Bankrupt law could be revived by the
introduction of a new bill and its reference
to tkat 'Committee.
Mr. Conkling (N. Y.) expressed his ob
ligations to the gentleman from New Jer
sey for making the explanation he had
done. An act of personal courtesy and jus
tice from - a political opponent was always
a refreshing relief from the , monotony of
party spirit.
Mr. Ross (DI.) suggested that he would
like to see some of that refreshing matter
come from the Republican side of the
House.
Mr.• Conkling proceeded to say that this
was not the less so when it was called out
by the malice of those who did not happen
to be admired by political opponents. He
had satisfied himself that the somewhat
malicious and venomous paragraphs which
bad been read were not telegraphed to the
New York Times by either of the avowed
and responsible Washington correspond
ents of that paper. From a long acquain
tance with one of these gentlemen, he
should have been very much surprised if
be had made use of a mere act of personal
courtesy to defame any member of the
House.
Mr. Jenckes (R. I.) stated his belief that
the fact was as had been stated by both the
gentlemen from New Jersey and New York.
The bill had been introduced while he was
absent from his seat, but immediately on
his return the gentleman (Mr. Conkling)
explained the reason for his action, and re
ceived his (Mr. Jenckes') thanks therefor.
Be Zhad no connection whatever with the
origination or publication of the paragraph.
Mr. Raymond (N. Y.) said he rose neither
to make disclaimers nor admissions. He
simply rose inconsequence of the somewhat
peculiar language which-Lis colleague (Mr.
Conk ling) had seen fit to apply to the para
graph in question. This was the first time
that the New York Times had been drawn
into this controversy. He had understood
that paragraph to have appeargd in another
paper. His colleague had acquitted two
gentlemen of responsibility for that para
graph, but whether they would be obliged
to him for his voluntary acquittal was their
concern. He did not know but that his col
league might have intended, from some pe=
culiarity in his manner and emphasis, to
throw the responsibility on him (Mr. Ray
mond) as the known editor of that paper.
When his colleague would be more plain
and explicit on the point, he (Mr. Ray
mond) should be prepared to give him such
an answer as the case would require. •
Mr. Conkling said that if his colleague
thought there was anything in the evidence,
circumstantial or otherwise, before the
House, calling on him to admit or disclaim
having telegraphed or inspired a libel on
. one of his colleagues, that was a question
for him. He repeated, that he had reason
to believe that neither of the ordinary cor
respondents of the Tinws sent that para
graph.
Mr. Raymond said he did not feel dis
posed to disclaini or admit anything on the
strength of such an appeal as his colleague
had seen fit to make. He bad not seen the
paragraph, and had supposed when it was
read at the desk that it was from the N. Y.
Herald. All that be knew about the matter
was that he was informed immediately after
his colleague had introduced the bill that
after killing the bill he bad introduced it
in precisely the same terms. He presumed
be had repeated that fact to several people.
He did not recollect whether he had re
peated it to any newspaper correspondents.
He had never had any feeling against his
colleague in this or another matter, and
bad never expressed any by correspondence
or in conversation.
Mr. Conkling desire to make one very
emphatic disclaimer; that was, that he had
not made any appeal whatever to his col
league. If his colleague felt called upon to
say anything on the subject, it was in con
sequence of a prompting other than any
suggestion of his. The bill which he had
introduced was one sent to him by the gen
t:eman froth New Jersey; and he had, even
without looking at it, sent it to the Clerk's
desk with the simple motive of having it
referred to the Select Committee on the
Bankrupt Law, and thus reviving that
Committee. Every gentleman knew the
animus of the paragraph. It was an accu
sation that the person referred to had been
acting here in a double sense; that he had
been d.efeating a bill, so far as it was in his
power to do so, and then re-introducing it
and clairnhig it aabis own. Be, therefore
repeated that it was an extraordinary state!
ment, and a venomous one; and he would
stand by what he said. If others were con
tent to leave it there, he was quite content.
Mr. Raymond said he was not quite con
tent to leave it just there. He begged now
to say, as he had said before, that he was in
no sense responsible for that paragraph,
eXept., 'possibly, by conversation with
others. He might have made himself re
sponsible for the fact stated in it, namely,
the fact that his colleague, having opposed
the bill; nd contributed to its defeat, imme
diately re-introduced the, mune hilt. =That
was ft fact, and, in the absence of any ex
planation,' he'would take leave to saythat
the circumstance gave rise to a construction
which might or might not be venemous,
but was certainly not complimentary. He
(Mr. Raymond) put no such construction
upon it, but he would take the liberty to
say:that others did. The explanation given
war satisfactory, he supposed, to all, as it
was to the gentleman who was the ac
knowledged author of the bill. With that
explanation the matter was clear enough.
Without it, he submitted that it was not
clear enough.
After some skirmishing, harmless la its
effects. the-matter-was-allowed to drop.
Mr. - Van Horrr (N. - Y.) presented petitions
from Niagara .and Genesee counties, New
York, signed by. 215 citizens, asking, an in
crease rit dntY4rn wool.
Mr. ,Ketchtun , (N. Y.) presented, c mour
reht refit-0 hitions - of the ' Legislature of the
Spiv o f New York in regard to the adjudi
cated' elainih - of the Militia of that State who
served in the warof , lBl2.. :ix el I
-Conkling ( - N. - .X„ - )preeented -Abe peti
tion aa . , the -pwneKs of several flax mills,
praying that- a duty of ittleaSt 50 pencent.
ad-- valorem may; be laid on coarse 'flax
yarns. coarse litiens; heiatli and jute goods,
and no duty upon foreign flax for fine
fabrics; and a yetition of the citizens of
L - ' • SDAY, APRIL-17;1866.
Utica Pra.9blgthe passage of laws regulating,'
inter-State insurances. Referred to- the
'Committee on .Ways and Means. •
The. Rouse proceeded, as the regular order
of business, to .the consideration of the bill
rcported from the Committee on Military
A ffai re , to reorganize and establish the
army of •the United States, the pending
question being on amendments to the third
section. .
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) moved to amend the
section by providing that two of the new
cavalry regiments shall be composed of 901-
ored men.
Mr. Chanler (N. Y.) opposed the amend
ment, and demanded the yeas and nays.
The amendment was agreed to by a vote of
yeas 69, nays 28.
Several other amendments were proposed
and discussed and some agreed to.
Mr. Ross moved to recommit the bill to
the Committee on Military Affairs, with
instructions to modify and remodel it on the
plan of reducing the army to forty thousand
men.
Mr. Rogers made a speech in favor of the
proposed reduction, which
Mr. Blaine (Me.) characterized as a wishy
washy style of debate.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Rogers moved to amend the third
section by adding to it a proviso that the
army should not exceed thirty thousand
uteri.
Mr. Schenck (Ohio) submitted that the
amendment was not in order.
Mr. Rogers appealed to Mr. Schenck to
wait until he found out his object.
Mr. Schenck—Oh! I know your object. It
is to make that same old speech that we have
on every occasion. [Laughter.]
Mr. Rogers protested that it was not.
The point of order was overruled by the
Speaker pro tem., Mr. Washbarne (Ill.).
Mr. Rogers said he wished to vindicate
himself from the malicious assaults which
the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Blaine) was
in the habit of making upon him. When
ever he (Mr. Rogers) addressed the House
he always confined- himself strictly to the
question before the House, and never di
gressed from the subject. [Laughter.] He
made no general speeches and no Saturday
speeches, and he should be treated at least
with common respect by the gentleman
from Maine. The House would recollect
how that gentleman had abused him, and
treated him in a moat shameful and indeco
rous manner, on the occasion, some weeks
since, of his speaking to a series of resolu
tions which he had offered. It was most
contemptible and indiscreet on the part of
that gentleman to undertake to browbeat
and malign him whenever he addressed the
House.
Mr. Blaine pleaded that the gentleman
from New Jersey could only point to two
occasions when he had given hini cause to
complain out of the multitude of times when
he (Mr. Rogers) had addressed the House
during the three sessions they had been here
together. He confessed that he had spoken
roughly, and on the gentleman's appeal to
him he was willing to apologize.
Mr. Rogers accepted the apology, and
withdrew his amendment.
After further amendments to the third sec
tion, the house proceeded to the considera
tion of the fourth section.
The bill as so far considered and amended,
the first section however being passed over
informally, provides as follows:
Be It enacted, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
military peace establishment of the United
States shall hereafter consist of five regi
ments of artillery, twelve regiments of cav
alry, fifty-five regiments of infantry, the
professors and corps of cadets of the United
States Military Academy, and such other
forces as shall be provided for by this act,
to be known as the army of the United
States.
Sc.E 2. And be it further enacted, That
the five regiments of artillery provided for
by this act shall consist of the five regiments,
now organized, and the first, second, third,
and fourth regiments of artillery shall have
the same organization as is now prescribed
by law for the fifth regiment of artillery, pro
vided, that the regimental adjutants and
masters and commissaries shall hereafter be
extra first. lieutenants.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That to
the six regiments of cavalry now in service
there shall be added six regiments, two of
which shall be composed of colored men,
having the same organization as is now pro
vided by law for cavalry regiments. And
in making . appointments to till the original
vacancies in the regiments thus provided
for, and for a period of three years after the
passage of this act, and all the first and sec
ond lieutenan ts and two-thirds of the officers
in each of the grades above that of first lieu
tenant shall be selected from among the
officers and soldiers of volunteers who have
served in the army of the United States in
the late war for the suppression of the rebel
lion, and have been distinguished for capac
ity, good conduct, and efficient service.
Provided, however, That graduates of the
United States Military Academy shall im
mediately upon such graduation, be eligible
to appointment tie second lieutenants; and
that, after the original vacancies are filled,
enlisted men of the regular army who shall
have served at least one year shall, in like
manner, be eligible to appointment as sec
ond lieutenants. Any portion of the cavalry
three herein authorized may be dismounted
and armed and drilled as infantry, at the
discretion of the President. But the num
ber so dismounted shall be taken, so faros
the interests of the service will permit, pro
portionately and impartially from the seve
ral cavalry regiments. Each cavalry regi
ment shall hereafter have but one hospital
steward,;and the regimental adjutants, quar
termasters, and comnaissariesshall hereafter
be extra first lieutenants, and such regiment
shall have one veterinary surgeon,- whose
compensation shall be one hundred dollars
per month.
The fourth section, which now came before
the House for amendment, reads as follows:
And be it further enacted, That the in
fantry regiments herein provided for shall
consist of the first ten regiments Of ten com
panies : each, now in service; of twenty
seven regiments, to be formed by adding
two companieS to each of the twenty-seven
battalions constituting the remaining regi
mes:its; of ten regiffients, to be raised and
officered as hereinafter provided for, to be
called the Veteran Reserve Corps; and of
eight regiments - of colored men, to be
raised:and-officered as hereinafter prwided,
to be known as U. S. Colored Troops.
Mr. Boyer (Pa.) moved to-amend the sec
tion by striking out all in reference
to the Veteran Reserve Corps and Colored
Troops.
The amendment was lost by a vote of—
yeas 16, nays 79.
Mr. Davis moved to amend by striking
out the words "of ten regiment to -be
officered as hereinafted provided for, to be
be called the Veteran Reserve Corps." He
addressed the House in support -of his
amendment.
hfr..lngeraoll (ILL) opposed the amend
ment, speaking in highly complimentary
terms of the Veteran Reserve Corps, which
obght - to beretained; hesaid, as "The Old
:Guard," of the Republic._
Idr. Eldridge'( Wis.) inquired why, if it
was such a glorious thing to belong to the
army; the g,entleman from Illinois had. not
EOUght that privilege tor himself. =
- Ingersoll,--I, was ,requtred at home,
sir, during the war, to take care of just such
contempt rble copperheads as the gentleman
from "Wi-consin. [Laughter.] If all honest
and-patrio tie—gentlest' e =my s elf-had
gone to the front, such copperheads as-..the
ge.ntleman would
,have taken the Govern
ment of the country; and it would' LIAVO
gone to eternal -rum.. [Laughter and Hp . -
plauseon the floor anrlin the galleries.]
The Speaker prO tern,: Mr. Washburn.)
(1114 : declared that applause in the galleries
and,in the hall was out of order.
Mr. Rogers asked the Chair whether it
was in order in public debate to abuse a fel
low member of the House by calling him "a
contemptible copperhead?"
The' Speaker pro tem. thought that that
was not in order. •
Mr. Eldridge—l wish the decision was the
other way,for the gentleman (Mr.lngersoll)
certainly has no more contempt for me than
I have for him; [Encouragement from the
Democratic side.]
Mr. Ingersoll—l do not care any thing
about what the gentleman says. I have had
to bear the slang and slanders of such as he
for severalyears. I did•not personally cali
him "contemptible." I applied the term
to a political party that has embarrassed
the Union, encouraged the rebellion s and
done all it could to defeat the North in the
late war. Ido call such people "contempti
ble."
Mr. Rogers (N. J.) protested that it was
out of order for -Et member to abuse the
members of another party, unless they had
an opportunity to reply. If that opportu
nity was giv i en he was willing to let the day
be devoted to that. If there were traitors
and disunionists anywhere, they were in
the ranks of the opposite party. [Calla to
order.]
Mr...inge.rsoll (Ill.) wished to say a word.
Mr. - Eldridge (Wis.) insisted that as the
Chair had decided the gentleman from Illi
nois to be out of order, he, mutt be com
pelled, Under the rules, to, take his seat.
The Speaker pro tern directed Mr. Inger
soll to take his seat, which he did amid
much laughter.
• Mr. .Rice (Me.) moved that the gentleman
from Illinois be allowed to proceed in order.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Ingersoll (Ill.) resuming—Mr.Speak
er, suppose Jeff. Davis should call me a
traitor, should I pay any attention to it?
Mr. Rogers (N; - .T.) raised the point of or
der that jeff. 'Davis had nothing to do with
the question before the House.
Mr. Ingersoll—He may have. If that
party ever gets into power Jeff. Davis will
be one of its leaders. .
The Speaker pro tem. sustained the point
of order.
Dir.laidridge made another point of order.
that the gentleman from Illinois had no
right to charge members on .his side of the
House that they were the followers of Jeff.
Davis, or that he was their leader, That
was an abuse'of the privileges of the House.
The Speaker, pro tern., decided that Mr.
Ingersoll, was not in order in his remarks,
as not beine pertinent to the subject under
discussion.
Mr. Eldridge submitted that the gentle
man was out of order in charging members
on his side of the House with being follow
ers of Jeff. Davis. That, he said, was his
question of order.
The Speaker, pro tem. (with much serious
ness of manner)—The Chair cannot decide
whether that is in order or not. [Outbursts
of laughter.]
Mr. Rogers offered to withdraw all ob
jection and let Mr. Ingersoll proceed, if
members on his side were allowed to answer
him.
The Speaker, pro tem.—The gentleman
from In 'Yuba is entitled to the floor, and will
proceed in order.
Mr. Ingersoll, resuming—l was showing
the necessity of preserving the Veteran Re
serve Corps, and in order to show that ne
cessity I was shoiving that from present in
dications the rebel power is to be restored
in this country, with Jeff. Davis at its head.
Mr. Ross (Ill.) inquired whether his col
league bad beard of the late municipal elec
tion in Peoria, Illinois?
Mr. Ingersoll replied that he had; that
there was a very heavy copperhead majority
there, he was sorry to say. Men had been
pardoned who were as deeply dyed In crime
as Jeff; Davis and his accomplices and co
conspirators. He wanted the Veteran Re
serve Corps, as an organization, to protect
the country against such men.
The Speaker here announced that the gen
tleman's fifteen minutes, to which debate is
limited, had expired.
The House, thereupon, at quarter past 4,
adjourned.
FLnancial and Commercial.
The following b the weekly statement of the Phila
delphia Banks, Made tip on hl onday afternoon:
CapitaL Stock. - - —.---- ;14,642,l
Loans' . and 48,114,68 e
i.pecte 940,015
U. S. Demand and Legal Tender Notes..... 18,323=s
Due frem other Banka---...---. . 4,817,413
Duet° other
Deposits.— 34,640,863
. 8,713,336
The following statement shows the
condition of the
anks of Philadelphia, at various times during the
last few months:
Leans. Specie. Circalatton.Deposita.
Jan. L.-Z..27,879,675 4,510,750 4,504,115 1,424,11i3
July 6...—.35,936,811 4,360,745 2,664,558 98,504,514
1664.
Jan. 4........ x
.35,699,808-4,153,565 2,055,810 ,8713.9'a3
.1 bay 3,955,556 2,154,258 87,7 8 . 81 22
1865.
Jan. 3.........48,059,403 1,803,533 2,793,468 39,845,963
July 1,154,631 &,711=6 40,980,990
1666.
Jan. 1.........45,941,001 890.= 7426,369 35,342,304
Feb. 5.--...47.133,664 1,009.639 7,665,365 34.667,135
.41 az. 5.........46.6U4,752 1041,40. 8,161,049 32,835,094
540.878 1,055,64 8,248,100 32,504,5(1
1.026,0 8,i38,154 32.102.,4t7
46,331,115 981,t , 32 8 5.50-aw 32,144.210
Apri12.........46,013,451; 980,830 &656,1M0 t 4257,653
946,2 8,70,•270 3:,782,t
.•• 10:...... 45 11,81.09 949.018 8,743 386 34 640,884
The following Is a detailed statement of the business
of the Philadelphia Clearing House for the past Week:
Clearings. Balances.
*S-878,935 05 5 0,631 09
BECEBEEEI
" 11 - - 456,360 18
- -5,661,319 17 .535,516 1.6
" 6.134.511 76 487,464 71)
" 14
Total, April 16.1566 47.712.765 97 CL0.5.5.1414 12
The following shows the receipts of the Delaware
Division 'Canal for the week and season, compared
with same time fast year:
Week ending Apra 14, 1566 410,6 1 78
Previously in 1566 4,= 03
Week ending Apr 1116,1665
Increase in 1666
Cr' I=l, 30. JEN P Ale
Glreert Corn,
/Fresh Peaches.
Fresh Tomatoes, _Plums, ito.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
DEArmrt IN FINE GROCEBJES,
Corner Eleventh and . Vine Streets.
JAPANESE PO WOHON * T. 6 A,
OOLONG TEA, DAAOOY CHOP.
OLDOOVERNALENF JAVA COFFEE.
FOE SALE ET
JAMES R. WEBB,
jallta WALNUT and ELIGHTH Street,
N 1", EW QUEEN OLIVES.-500 gallons or the finest
,11 Queen Olives ever Imported, In store and for sale
nt COUSTY'S East End Grocery No. lib South Second
street.
I\f.RIV lIONEL.S SARDINES, Anchovies, Capers,
IA Dutch Rerring; all of superior quality, at CODS
-1 Y'S East End Grocery, No: US South Second street.
'CILD FASHION 13UGAR. HOUSE MOLASSIS; also,
Prime West India Haney, always to be had at
MU- TY'S I.:ast . End ,etremry, No. Lie South Second
- 1117.9SLOW'S SUPERIOR GREEN CORN, 40:CtS
Tot.wva Eshrne.i,liugrzgrzi:a4o-uiringl.
i.,w3t.,Extd Grocery, No. 118 South Second street. mhl4
-
FROITd,--, Princess Paper-shell and Lisboa
11 Almonds; splendid London Layer Raisins, in
whole, half and quarter bases, choice Elemo figs, in
ermilarlarns, in store and for sale bylL. F. BPZLLIN,
-Tea Dealer and Grocer, N, W.corner 'Archand Bash%
6,4L00-CA
Green()Cern, Peas , dkr..,yariZZ A to Ea '
Por. sale by IL SPLTAISN,,N,W,II2
Arch and Eighth streets. . • *
EETB.A. It:TACKER.; L.—Extra choice large. ,titt! L tre.
rel In kitty. Also new and Pickled Sal.
:mon.' 'For sale by .Ikt .F. B,P.U.a.ut, N. W rnt. Arab
and - Eighth streets. . ' - - - . - "
-CReBRUME& —5O barrels Jersey craltivated Oral
errles In store - ad ler sale by M. E. spriza-B
w_,WrlSl9 )
ftt WANTED 1O G ENT:FEED-ROME
•tn+ • Dirnisbed or .unrurnishedi In Or near German
t ,trnrwith stabling ibr two florae
&
, Address Box DU, Post office..
SPECIAL NOTICES.
gfpNOTILIE.—The annual meeting of
)VANc
holders of THE TIOGA. IId:E.R
.A1(111 will be held on the first of MAN. at the*
Philadelphia Excharge, at 12 o'clock, M. at which'
time an election will be held for Managers president
and Treasurer, for the ensuing year,
ap6-In4 yes
O'FICE OP THE E,VERETP OIL COM
PANY. 184 South. Third street, Philadelphia,
April 14, 1866.—The Annual Meeting of ,the Stockholii
em of the EVERETT OIL COMPANY for the election
of officers and other Important brielness, will take
place at the office of the Company on THURSDAY.
April 26, 1866, at 4 o'clock P.
apl4-10t1 a: • ••• -
tU'LEWELLYN PETROLEUM COMPANY'S
OPPICE, 138 SOUTH. THIRD STREET, Pnzu.s.-
DEszizcre A 11114.1866.
A 3LFETING of the Stockholders of this CompanY
will be held at the Company's Office, on THURSDAY.
the 26th inst., at 1 o'clock, P. M., for the election of
officers.
By order of President,
apl4-101i C. T. BENEDICT, Secretary,
10 ' 7
OFFICE OF THE • AMERICAN FIRE IN
SITRAIsICE COMPANY, PnixoLoncreas
A - rut' 9th, 18E6.
The Directors have this day declared a dividend of
SILVE:N AND A HALF DOLLARS per share, for the
last six months, which will be paid to the Stockholders.
or their legal representatives, on and after the 19th
nstant. Clearof all taxes.
A. C. L. un.s.WFOrr.D,
aplo.9ti Secretary.
106 NORTHERN LIBERTIES AND PMT.'S
TOWNSHIP RAILROAD COMPANY.--1 , -
ADELPRIA, A prll 9, 1868
The annual meeting of the Steakholders of thin
Company, and an election for officers to serve for the.
ensuing year, and until others shall be elected, will be
bele at the office of the Philadelphia Railroad Com
pany, N 0.227 South FOURTH Street,. on MONDAY,
the 7th day of May next, at 11 o'clock.'A. M..
aplo WM. H WEBB, Secretary.
az i IiSCHITYRRILL AND SITSQUIRHANNI
RAILROAD 'COMPANY—OFFICE Na 727'
SO FOURTH STREET.—ParcsiiimparA, April
9tb.1868. r.
The Annual 'Meeting of the Stockholders of this
Company, and an election for President and Mx afans,-
gerawi itakeplaceatthe 011ie* of the Company, on
MONDAY, the 7th day of May, next, at 12 o'clock. IL
WM. EL WE8.11,.
Secretam;
aplo t ntys
OFFICE OF
PAISY,NoMSWALNUT streetart..vrfrs-
April 16th, 1866.
the annual meeting of the Stockholders -of the LE,.
HIGH ZINC COMPANY will be held, at the Compa
ny's Office, No. au WALNUT street, on - WEDN.M. -
DAY, May 2dproximo. for the election of seven Direc
tors, to serve during the ensuing year, and' for the'
transaction 01 other bufliness. _ _
apl6-150 GORDON' IiONGES, secretary;
CAMDEN .AND AMBOY B. R. TRANS.
rIO*.PORTATION COMPANY, OFFICE, Bosantri ,
Iowa?. March Mb, ISM •
NOTICE.—The annual meeting of Stockholders of
the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation
Company will be held at the Company% Office, in
Bordentown. on Saturday, 28 , h of April, 1866, at 12
o'clock, M., for the election of Seven Directors to
serve for the ensuing year. •
SAMUEL .1". BAYA_RD,
mh2t4t,apM Secretary,
107 GOO D SPItING RAILROAD .COMPANY.
—PIELLADELPIIIK, April 9. MS
/he annual meeting of the Stockholders of this
Company, and an e'ection for President and PLa
managers, to serve for the ensuing year and until
others shall be elected-,will be held at the office of the
Philadelphia and Reading Rai' road Company, No. t 7
South FOURTH Street, on Monday,. the 7th day of
May next, _at 1134 A.
CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC.I:IO'
IN AID OF THE ERECTION OF A NEW
°ROAN,
Will be given by the choir of the North Broad Street
Presbyterian Church, corner Broad and Green streets,
Miss HETTIE M. ALEXANDER.
. .items GEORGIA.N.3 , .TA BLACE.BIIRNE,
Lady Amateur.
Mr...tan:NAY G. TB UNDER
Mr. WILLIAM A. BRLSWE,
And a Select Chorus front the Handel and Haydn
Society . .
All tinder the direction of CARL SENTZ,
on
I*lll RSDAY EVEN NG, April 19th, 1868,
At 8 o'clock.
. . . .
Tickets One Dollar, to be had at TETTEEPLER.B r
Seventh and Chestnut. and W. IL BONER. & CO., 11=
Chestnut street. .riplsa, th. Ste
FOR NEW YORK,
Via Delaware and Raritan Cinud.
• The Philkdelphia and New York Express
• ' Steamboat Company. •
,
Steam Propellers leave DAILY from
FIRST WHARF below MAILICET street,
musing. the run in 24 HOUR S. This Line connects with all Northern and .Essterri
Transportation Companies. Goods forwarded direct to
all points frt-e of commission.
Preight received at lowest rates, • • • •
WM.P. (..T.YDE & CO,- Agents,
It South Wbary
JAS.
117 Wall street, -tieW York._
;F POR SOSTO.N. •
t. I ' SYR A AfRITTP LINE DIRECTE;
:r.issi 9F1202( leetel PORTIMEBY DAY&
FROM PINE ST. WHARF PHILADELPHIA,
AND LONG WHARF, BOSTON.
• The steamship A "vON Captain Matthews, will sail
from Philadelphia on Monday, April is, at lo A. M. •
Thesteamship NORMA.N, Captain sail
from Boston on Th , April 19th, at 12 M.
The line between philndetphis and Boston 3e now
composed of the •
SAXON, Captain Matthews, UM tonsburthen.
NORMAN, Captain Crowell. /200 tOll3 biarthen.
AMENS, Captain Boggs, 900 tons burthen.
These substantial and well appointed
will sail punctually as advertised, and fret= will
received every day, a steamer being always on the
berth to receive cargo.
thShipp ersgoods are requested to send Rills of Lading with
eir .
For freight or passage, Ato
Y WINSOE
722 South Delaware av en
enne.
• aliff_ll Aft - :4 • I .1•
The fine ste.smqb ins of this Line insure at the lowest
rates and sail regularly from the .First Wharf ahoy*
Market street, every
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY,
Connecting with Railroads from Richmond, Norfollt
and City Point, forming the moat direct route fox the
South and Southwest.
For freight or panne, with excellent sultLxm:=K:u
Glom apply to .
=MI
NEW Expwa•stß LINE TO ALEX
;, ANDRL&, Georgetown and Washington,
i'lel7C.9.llPeake and Delaware Canal, with connection,
at Aleiturdria, Va„ fbrm the most direct route for
Lynchburg, Bristol, Enosville, Nashville, Dalton and
the Southwest.
Steamers leave Pirst Wharf above Market West
every Wednesday and Saturday at 12 M.
For height apply to the agents.
W. P. OLYDI2
14 worth Wharver.
J. B. Davidson, Agent at Georgetown: 22. Eldridge
Cb., Agents at Alexandria.
riONSIONEI2;
14,944 81
01 38 19
NOTlCE.—Constnees of merchan•
✓ dLse per Br. hark LIZZIE MORROW, from Liver- -
pool, will please send their permits on biard, at
bmtth's wharf or to the office of the undersigned. , The
general order will be issued on Wedne..day.• the 18th
inst.. when ail Roods not p. rail, ted will be sent to
public stores. PETER WRIGHT & SOZ4S, us 'Walnut
street. - 2t
.$14.906 62
iv IC.E..—AII persons are tereny cautioned against
trusting any the crew of the Br. bark LIZZIE
lf °BROW. ,as no debts of their contraction will be
paid by captain or consignees. PETER WRIGHT
BONS. 115 Ws inut streer. apiZtf
lIIILLUCERY GOODS.
726 tT-
9E115 '4 are S p T repared . to offer to -
WHOLE...ALE AND RETAIL BOyEas
OUR SPLENDID sTOCII OF_
MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS,
AT A VERY LARGE REDUCTION
FROM RECENT PRICES.
Our stock Includ , s all the latest shapes of
• STRAW HA.TS,
BONNETS AND GYPSIES.
BONNET MATERIALS -OF EVERY HIND,
IN EVERY SHADE.
RIBBON'S,
ALL WIDTHS AND MUIR%
TO MAT IFf. MATERIALS.
FINE LACES. ILLUSION NETS„ &c
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS,
OF TEE CHOICEST AND MOST. DF . 3711.471Tan
We solicit an inspection °four, stock, and mode-
doubt that for completeness of assortment and ration oi prices it cannot be equaled. Give us a call..
WEYi. & ROSENHEIM,
No. 726 Cattstnat street.
'VIPs. H.
323 and 331 South, Street,
Its+has alandsomenasortment ef 'SPRING MU..
LINKRY; Misses' and Infanta' Hata and Caps,
;Sas, Nelvoia, CrapEs, - Ribbons, .peathens, Flowers,
Frames, its. • . mhs-ndl
GLUE, CIEIXCLIED HAIR,diC
25/1 BARRELS OF GLUE, OF' SEVER L QUA-
L , Mies; on , bluid, and for sale by CRAW FORD'
'& CO., No. 906 Market Street.
TIMM,' 'GI, IE, GLUE, GLUE, GLUE. GLlirp r
united to eactupartionlar ma,nufsgturer,
ended Hair Curled Hair, Curled Hair, of ,various
grades and price&head: ,y •
raper and Band X'aper. a large quantity OTI
--Neatte Soot - 011, , strictly tare; Twines,jausgze
eingo, &c.„, , VA&W.VONI3 &
ap2Ama '706 rdarket street.
LEARAV:NIIYINMArp:,
ESTATE. OF WILLIAM.. OLAB.E, iDEOEOP.D.—
•Letters ositdministrancealumpiing been±granted to
the undersigned On the Estate or MARE
deceased; ail persons • indebted to "the :01,1 estate
. make payment and those having claims against Me
mane will present Iherm . 'without - tizrIJOELIS
CLAES , Jr.. me Washlnstat avenue, or Militiamen.
NAUs.4 fiT.ROUD,A3 6anw=lThleet.i.,:l.spietuwo
WM. H. WEBS,
Secretary.
AC Noon,
WNEt P. CELYDE & 0.,
:4 North.and South WhaCrves