t .4.4 r 4(41 lIIEWEN OP 'YESTERDAY'S PM:HMI:DINGS.] SirfrATE.—At one o'clock, the morning hour bay ng expired the bill for the admis sion of Colorado was taken up. Mr. Doolittle took the floor. Before dis- Sassing the question before the Senate; he said: The Senator from Nevada (Mr. Nye) in his opening remarks of yesterlay, was pleased to allude to me as having been in structed to resign, and as misrepresenting my constituents on this floor. It is not my purpose to-day to go into any lengthy argu ment to defend my course here. I may do so. I may ask the attention of the Senate on that subject on someotheroccasion, when this resolution of the Wisconsin Legislature comes before us, of which we have been in formed in advance by telegraph. I will • only say for the present that when I entered upon my second term of the office of Sena tor, for six - years from the 4th of March, 1863, at that desk I took a solemn oath not to obey the resolutions of those indviduals who should happen to be elected as mem bers of the Legislature of Wisconsin, or fol low the opinions of any persons or any other body of men; but I took a solemn oath to support the Constitution of the United states, and faithfully to discharge the duties of that office which which was placed upon me; and, sir, God helping me, I will keep that oath. And, air, upon the other alleged subject, that I stand here misrepresenting the views of my constituents, the people of Wisconsin, I will only say, sir,shat by no word of mine here, by no vote of mine on this floor, have I in the slightest degree de viated from theformally expressed opinions of the Union party of Wisconsin in the last Convention, upon which the Legislature was elected, as well as the Governor and State officers. No, sir, not in one work not Ph the dotting of an i, or the ern:Sing of at. But, sir, there were two propositions brought for ward in that Convention which by a large majority were put aside. The first was a proposition to make negro suffrage, as it is called, a party test in the State of . Wisconsin; and second, to make a further test, that no Representatives from the Southern States should be admitted into Congress; that the States of the South should not be admitted into full communion until they should adopt impartial negro suffrage. suffrage just as free to the blacks as suffrage exists in favor of the whites. These two propositions, by a large majority of the Union Convention of Wisconsin, were laid upon the table. Upon that vote, because I acted with the Convention in favor of pat ting these resolutions upon the table, I am called in question by certain gentlemen in Wisconsin and elsewhere. And, sir, in Kopp - oft of the action of that Convention which the majority assumed to take, and which I advocated, and for which, so far as had voice and influence, I admit myself to be responsible, what did we say? We said to this people of Wisconsin. in advance of the election, if you adopt negro suffrage as a part of your party creed in Wisconsin,you mill be voted down by thousands of majori ties. The soldiers who have come home from the field, tear• fifths of them will vote against it, and the soldiers who are still from Wisconsin in the field will also vote againe it. What are the facts? Sir, we went into the canvass; we put aside negro suffrage as an issue, and what did we do? We elected a Union Legislature, a Union Governor and State officers by ten thousand majority,and what became of negro suffrage? It was voted down by ten thousand majority in the State of Wisconsin. It jnstified what the majority said in the Union Convention; and what I, among them, said; and when the soldiers of Wisconsin came to vote, four in every five voted against it—and, as to the soldiers in the field, out of eleven hundred votes cast how many do you suppose voted for negro suffrage? Three! Yet men talk about pressing this negro suffrage as a po litical question before the people of the country, and denounce me because I had the courage to tell the people of Wisconsin what I tell the Senate here: "Place your aelves upon that issue and you are buried out of sight!" They would have been buried in Wisconsin had they not followed my advice, which saved the Union party in Wisconsin. and elected this Legislature Which now undertakes to instruct me on this very question—what vote I shall give and what I shall do. The Other point was, whether we in Wis consin should insist, as a condition prece dent to the admission of these delegates, to admit those States into full communion, to insist upon negro suffrage at the South. The people of Wisconsin decided against it, and they will decide against it a hundred times over. Mr. - Howe—l don't understand what it was that the people of Wisconsin decided against according to my colleague. Mr. Doolittle—l say the convention laid the proposition to insist upon negro suf frage, as a condition precedent to the ad mission of the Southern States, laid it, I say, upon the table. That is what the Union peaty of Wisconsin refused to do,and because they refused to do it they sustained themselves in Wisconsin. Mr. President—l do not propose to go into this question at present. I only say this much, sir, because this Legislature, whose members were elected upon a plat form which rejected as a party measure negro suffrage in the State of Wieeonsin,and rejected as a party measure the insisting upon negro suffrage at the South as a condi tion precedent to their being admitted into full communion—this Legislature was elected upon that very ground and could not have been elected without it. This Le gislature, which that convention, acting with me, put in power, assume to instruct me because I do not follow their behests. Mr. President, let me warn my friends here as I warned my friends in Wisconsin. Ido it in all sincerity. It is a rock upon which you will split. If you fall upon it you will be broken. Let it fall upon you and it will grind you to powder. Try it on just as soon as you please. Mr. 'President, while I insisted it was wrong for the Federal Ebverninent to undertake - to dictate to the states who should exercise the right of suf frage within their borders—while I was op posed to making neo suffrage a art of the platform or the cre gr ed of the Union p party of Wisconsin—l, as an individual, did not object to negro suffrage inWisconsin. Why, sir? Because the class of colored persons who reside within our State are from habit and education traineitas freemen among freemen, capable of exercising the right, and I advocated their right and voted for it as an individual. Mr. Cowan--How many adult negroes are there in Wisconsin? Mr. Doolittle—About three hundred. Mr. Doolittle then discussed the question beforethe Senate, taking ground against the admission of Colorado on account of the smallness of her population. Mr. Howe rose at the conclusion of Mr. Doolittle's speech. He wished to say a few words in regard to the conduct of the State of Wisconsin, her Legislature, and her State Convention, which had beim referred to. It was referred to yesterday also, and. had been referred to before, in a manner whicif seemed to demand some attention from him {Mr. Howe). He was not here to say I hat his colleauge (Mr. Doolittle) was not perfectly justified in his own judgment for each and every one of the votes be had given since be had been a representative of the State of Wisconsin here; but (said Mr. Howe) when he, goes further than that, and not only as sumes but asserts that he stands justified for these 'votes by the action of the last State convention held in State of Wisconsin. and representing the.-Union.party, or by any convention which l ever assembled le that State representing that party, I think he assumes too much, and asserts what the record of that eon vention , will not sustain. There was nothing, as I recollect the action, giessten. of that convention, which could justify either of the votes which 'my colleague has given, during the present , session of Con •gress,in• which he had differed from the great body of Union Senators on this floor. I ought not to sneak very confidently on this point, perhaps, because my colleague ought to be prestimed to know better than myself what was the action of that conven tion. He was a member -of the convention, and I believe he wits chairman of the com mittee which drew ap and reported the re solutions adopted by that convention. He was, therefore, an important and prominent member of that convention. I was not a member of it at all. He saw the whole of it, and he was a, great part of it, and yet I think I cannot be mistaken in saying that the resolutions of that convention cannot be urged liere:as an apology for some of the votes my colleague has given. I heard this, as I thought, asserted by mycolleague yesterday, on the floor, and I have looked for a copy of these resolutions. I have not been able to find them. I find one of them in a speech which my colleague himself made in the Senate, on the 17th of January. Probably, that resolution goes as far to justify the votes which have been com mented on in Wisconsin as any other. It says: "That the animtuswhichcaused thelatere hellion against the United States was born of the pride and ambition of an aristocracy founded upon slavery, which the war and emancipation proclamation of President Lincoln has rightfully destroyed, and we deem it essential to the regeneration of the late slaves, but now free citizens that they should in good faith remodel their Consti tutions not only by abolishing slavery in every State constitution, but by the ratification by their State Legis lature of the amendment •to the Con stitution of the United States submitted by Congress, and now pending, which forever abolishes slavery in every State, and em powers Congress to pass all laws necessary to secure liberty to all people, black and white, &c." Mr. Howe continued his animadversions upon Mr. Doolittle's remarks, alleging that there had been nothing done by the Union party in Wisconsin pledging it against negro suffrage. Mr. Doolittle said he would not reply just now to the speech of Mr. Howe. He would wait until theresolutions of the Wis consin Legislature came here. Mr. Lane (Ind.) spoke in favor of the ad mission of Colorado. He defended Mr. Evans Senator-elect, from imputations he alleged were cast upon his character by Mr. Sumner yesterday in connection with In dian massacres. He regretted that the word white was in the constitution of Colo rado, but did not think this fact sufficient to tjustity Congress in refusing to admit the State after having passed an enabling act. Mr. Williams favored the admission of Colorado. The question of negro suffrage in Colorado was different in that State from wbatjt was in the Southern States. In the late rebel States the negroes existed in such large numbers that their rights were seri ously involved in any question of recon struction. Justice to them, as the greater part of the loyal population of these States, might demand the conferring of the right of suffrage on them, but in Colorado there were only eighty or ninety negroes to be af fected by it. 'He believed the time was not far distant when the right of suffrage would be conferred upon all men by a constitu tional amendment Mr. Hendricks maintained that the enabling act was functus officio by the re fusal of the people of Colorado to come in as a State under it in the first place. He spoke of the alleged irregularity of the proceed ings attending the adoption of the State con stitution, and of the population as insuffi cient for a State government. Mr. Howard said if he had been in hi, seat when the vote was taken he would have voted for the admission of Colorado. He discussed the two objections, insuffi ciency of population and the restriction of the right of suffrage to whites, and held that they did not constitute sufficient grounds for refusing to admit the State. He did not regard the enabling act as functus officio, but considered it a standing pledge to admit the territory as a State whenever her people elected to do so, and believed Congress to be bound by that act now as much as at any past period. Mr. Edmunds(Vt.)spoke against the pend ing measure. He • could not vote for the ad mission of a State whose constitution recog nized the distinction contained in the word white. He appealed to the sense of duty and justice of the Senate to sea this distinc tion abolished. Mr. Sumner thanked Mr.. Edmunds fo his speech. He thanked him for rallyin he Senate on such an important question Be thought the Senate had better sleep to his subject, and moved an adjournment which was lost. Mr. Cresswell (Md.) said he voted agaiiD.t the admission of Colorado when the que, - lion was last up, and as he now intended to change his vote, he deemed it necessary to say a few words as to the reasons whit', urged him to make the change. His obiee /ions in the first place were, not to the smallness of the population, or to the word "white," but to the character of the popula tion. He thought when this question wa - s last up that the - population was of an ad venturous and roving character. He had since learned from official statements the inaccuracy of this idea, and was convinced that there were large agricultural and pas toral interests in the territory calculated t(, attract a large and stated population. Mr. Johnson opposed the admission of Colorado on the ground of insufficientpopu lation. Inequality of representation, he said, was, admitted in the Constitutional Convention to be a mischief, and the large States only consented to The unequal repre sentation in the Senate after they had be come convinced that without it there could be no Union. It was found impossible, ex cept upon the basis of equal representation in the Senate, to form the Union. There were then but thirteen States existing. They had gone through the perils of the Revolution together, and they were im pelled by this fact to remain together, and the larger States were willing to make con cessions to the smaller ones for the sake of anion. Mr. Grimes interrupted Mr. Johnson to move an adjournment Mr. Sherman said there was important public business being delayed for this mea sure. Be hoped it would be pressed to a vote. He called for the yeas and nays. The Senate refused to adjourn—yeas 14, nays 21. Mr. Johnson resumed the floor, in con tinuation of his remarks. The largest esti mate'of the population of Colorado was 35,000. Of these at least 6,000 were the ori ginal' inhabitants of the territory—Mexicans —whO were opposed to the State govern ment: The general estimate would give a population of not more than 15,000. But suppose that it was 35,000. It was true the Constitution prescribed no number of in habitants for a States, but it was plain that if the'• men who made it contemplated such a thing as was now proposed, they would have prescribed it. They required that 33,- 000 men should be necessary for one repre sentative in Congress. Why was it• neces sary to admit the State? Not to protect the people; for the people of his district had to State government, and they were protected. It was not republican in principle to give to fifteen or twentythousand people the same power in the Senate that was enjoyed by two or three millions. The example might be a bad one. The South - Might after ' her admission think it necessary for a policy of her own to make new States by dividing eorneof the . resent ones. Th-y.might make of Texas four, and of Georgia as rnany more. Then what would become of NeWEngland? He did not mention this as a threat t for he hopeci threats were thrown away in this THE DAILY EVENING ULLETIN; PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY; APRIL 26,1866: =we. body, but he mentioned it as a fact that ought to betaken into consideration in de • termining the question. Wealth was not the, test for the formation' of State; it it *as, New York city might make forty States. It was the citizens and not the' ,wealth that made the city. at ;was not plain . to him that the people desired the ,State government. Of the whole vote - cast, there was a majority of but 135 for the State gov ernment. The yeas and nays were taken on the mo tion to reconsider the vote by which the Se nate refused to order .a third reading of the bill to admit Colorado, and resulted in yeas 19, 'laws 13, as follows: YBAs—Messrs. Chandler, Clark, Conness, Cragin, Cresswell, Howard, Howe, Kirk wood, Lane (Ind.), Nye. Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Trumbull,Van Winkle, Wiley and Wilson---19. NAYS—Messrs. Buckalew, Davis, Doolit tle, Edmunds, Foster, Grimes, Guthrie, Hendricks, McDougall, Morgan, Poland, Riddle and Sumner-13. Absent or paired Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Cowan, Dixon, Fessenden, Harris, Henderson, Johnson, Lane (Kansas), Mor rill, Nesmith, Norton, Saulsbury, Wade, Williams, Wright and Yates-17. This placed the bill before the Senate,and open to amendment. Sumner moved to adjourn,whioh was lost. Mr. Sumner proposed the following as an amendment to the bill: "Provided, that this act shall not take effect except with the fundamental condi tion that within the State there shall be no denial of the elective franchise or any other right on account of color or race, and all persons shall be equal before the law, and the people of the territory shall, by a ma jority of the voters at a public meeting, publicly convened by the Governor of the territory, declare their assent to this funda mental condition; and the Governor shall transmit to the President of the United States an authentic statement of such assent, whenever the same shall be given: upon the receipt whereof he shall by proclamation announce the fact, whereupon, without further proceeding in Congress, this act shall take effect," This was rejected by a vote of 7 to 27. Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs: Edmunds, Foster, Grimes, Howe, Morgan, Poland and Sumner. The bill was then passed—yeas 19,nays 13. Absent or paired off 17, as given above. The bill declares Colorado to have adopted a State constitution and founded a State government, and to be a State in the Union. The Senate at 6 o'clock adjourned. BOIISE.—After the introduction of other bills the House proceeded to the regular or der of business, wnich was the unfinished business of last evening—the bill to secure the speedy construction of the Northern Pa cific Railroad and telegraph line. The question being whether the report should be received. Mr. Washburne (m.) said that he was as sured by the Chairman of the Pacific Rai- road Committee, Mr. Rice; that he would allow ample time for the discussion of th,- bill, and on that assurance he withdrew hi, objection to the reception of the report. There being no other objection offered,tbe report was received, and the bill read twice.. Mr. Randall (Pa.) made the point of order that the bill, even as ;modified, contaiue an appropriation, and -must therefore go to the Committee of the Whole on the State o the Union. The Speaker overruled the point of order, on the ground that the bill, as now reporte provided that no money could be taken ou of the Treasury under it without further legislation—sustaining this ruling by refer ence to a decision on a like point made b, the Speaker of the House in 1863, Mr. Wentworth addressed the House 1. opposition to the bill, asserting . that th names of well-known gentlemen, including that of Gen. Grant, had been inserted as cor porators in the original charter without their really having an. interest in the matter or knowing anything about it, He said that if responsible railroad men, taken on ,from each State, were made corporator's, li, would vote for the bill, but he had in vain sought information as to where the money was to go. Mr. Bingham mentioned the fact that hi own name was nut in the charter withou his knowledge„=:" Mr. Wood linage mentioned the name,. Mr. John Gregory Smith, of Vermont,a sue ~useful railroad man, as President of th road. Mr. Wentworth—Does he know that he is President? [Laughter.] Mr. Blaine mentioned the names of tw) responsible gentlemen in Maine who al , . cot porn tors. Mr. 'Wentworth—Do they know that the. - are? [Laughter.] Mr. Bh,ine replied that they did, • Mr. Shellabarger (0.) mentioned as a fact. which had been stated to him by a stock holder, that gentlemen who had been in• stromental in getting the original charter of 1864 through Congress,aud who had been at considerableeapense, and had afterward; become stockholders, bad sold out, their in terest to other parties, under a contract pro viding for the paymentrOf;?'3o,ooo down,am I other sums in the future. Mr. Delano (0.) sti.d'he had substantially the same information• from other sources. Mr. Woodbridge (Vt.) mentioned the names of other corporators, and spoke highly of their character and responsibility. Mr. Wentworth (Ill.) remarked that he did not want him to puff - these gentlemen, but be wanted him to state whether the' knew they were in the charter. Mr. Woodbridge (Vt.)—Yes, sir; I know some of the officers of the company; they are here, and they know what they are here for. Mr. Wentworth—So do I. They are hero for the money. [Laughter.] I want to know what objection there is to referring this hilt to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. Price (Mo.)—Simply because there is not an inch of land in the bill. Mr. Wentworth remarked that if there was not land in the bill there was money, and it should have been referred to the Com mittee on Ways and Means. There was the "little joker." Now there was land in the bill, and now there was not; and now there was money in it and now there was not. [Laughter.] Mr. Henderson addressed- the House in support of the bill, declaring his belief that each of these Pacific railroads would, within live years after their completion, find it ne cessary to build a double track. Mr. Delano spoke in opposition to the bill, saying that the namesof prominent persons had been used in the charter for the purpose of giving influence to what he had regarded froth the beginning as a scheme of public plunder. The persons who had originally obtained the charter had disposed of their interest in it, and a new swarm had come to Congress for more privileges. By the original charter there had been granted to the company forty sections per thile for all the distance of the road through Territories, and twenty sections per mile for all the dis tance of the road through the States. The estimated value of that land grant was $64,000 a mile. Mr. Spaulding followed on the same aide of the question. Mi. Woodbridge addressed the House in advocacy of the bill. In the course of his remarks, - M r. Kelley ,(Pa.) rose and reminded the Speaker that the gentleman from. Illinois (Mr. Wentworth) had yesterday given no tice for the exclusion of the lobby. He asked whether it was possible to exclude the lobby of the Central PacifiC Railroad. Mr; Wentworth asked thegentletnan from Pennsylvania whether be meant to convey the idea directly of indirectly that he (Mr. Wentworth) bad any interest in the Central Road. or that there was any friend of his in the lobby. Mr. Stevens (Pa.) rose and, with Much gravity, called the gentleman leading ,to a bloody duel., '[Laughter.] Mr. Wentworth said the only danger was the bleeding of the Treasury. That was the game. [Laughter.] _ _ , Mr. Eldridge - reminded the Speaker that he had Yesterday sustained the point of or der that "brethren should dwell together in unity." The speaker said the decision was not based directly on parliamentary law, but it was good law, however. He also stated that the doorkeeper had just informed him that he was not aware of a single person being on the floor who was not privileged. P . , At the conclusion of Mr. Woodbridge's speech Mr. Price gave notice that he would call the previous question at two o'clock, to morrow. Mr. Garfield presented a petition of citi zens of Portage county, Ohio, for increased protection on wool. The following is the bill as reported: Be it enacted, &c., That for the purpose of securing the commencement of the con struction of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Telegraph, and its full completion at the earliest practicable time, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is hereby authorized and directed, whenever and as often as the commissioners named in the fourth section of the act of incorpora tion shall report the completion of twenty five or more consecutive miles of said road, topledge the credit of the United States, in such form as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, to the payment of the in ereht of the stock of the said company from 'he date of issue of the same, and for a pe riod not exceeding twenty years from the date of said issue, at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, on the first days of July and January in each and every year, in the legal currency ofthe United States, at the. Treasury of the United States, or any of its depositories, to the following extent that is to say, for that portion of said road which is embraced be tween its eastern points or points of com mencement, wherever the same shall be hereafter located, and the one hundred and first meridian, two hundred shares per mile; between the one hundred and first and the one hundred and eleventh meri dians, two hundred and fifty shares per mile; for six hundred and twenty and one half miles, between the,one hundred and eleventh and the one hundred and nine teenth meridians, being the mountain dis trict, five hundred shares per m.le; for five hundred and twenty miles, and between the one hundred and nineteenth meridian and the western point or points of termination, including the mountains and ranges of the coast, three hundred shares per mile. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of relieving the Treasury of the United States at the earliest practicsble time from the payment of interest on said stock, it is hereby further enacted that the Treasurer of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company shall, on the first days of July and January in each and every year after the completion of twenty-five miles of said railroad, in conformity with the provision of its charter, pay into the Treasury of the United States twenty-five per centam of the gross receipts of said railroad for the pay ment of the interest on said stock as bef provided, until the amount so paid shall equal the amount paid by the United States, as provided in section first, after which all further payments to the United States shad cease, and for the farther security of the Government for the pledge of the payment of interest as aforesaid over and above the depcsit of 25 per cent. of the groesreceipte as above; provided the proceeds of the hales of alI the lands granted by the charter of the company situated on the southerly side or the line of said railroad shall, as often a , the sales of the same ritual be made, be heir as security for the payment of the interest so paid by the Government as aferesaid,arer shall be deposited in the Treasury of tht United States by the treasurer of said com pany on the first days of April and October in sacs and every year, to be applied by the Secretary of the Treasury to reimburse the Government for any moneys paid for inter est as as aforesaid, and also as security for the future payment bythe Government 0: any interest accruing under said pledge until the Government shall be fully reim bursed for the payment of the interest as aforesaid and to secure the payment of salt percentage of the gross receipts, and the de posit of the proceeds of the sales of the pub lic land as before provided. The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, when ever in his judgment it shall be necessare for the safety of the Government to do se, is hereby empowered to appoint an inspec tor, who shall have authority to examine the boobs and accounts of the compiles and to direct the application of the said per centage of the gross receipts and the depee t. of the said proceeds of the sales of the pu oh • lands PS aforesaid. Sec. 3. .And be it further enacted, Liar the patents for the lists of land granted te this company shall convey the fee simple of said lands to said company in the most fill, and complete manner; and that none of the lands granted to said company shall be sub ject to any general or local tax for any pur pose whatever till after two years after date of said conveyance. SEC. 4. And be it farther enacted, That the provisions of this act and those of the act incorporating said Northern Pacific Railroad Company, shall apply to all such franchises and grants as may be conferred upon or acquired by the Northern Paciti • Railroad Company under the authority oi its act of incorporation, approved July 21, .1E64. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the commencement of the survey of the railroad and telegraph line in good faith shall be deemed and considered to be the commencement of the work within the meaning and intent of the act of inoorpora tam Sw. 6. And be it further enacted, That said company may, from time to time, alter and change the location of its line, when I ever such change will the better carry out the purposes set forth in the act of incorpo ration, by filing in the office of the Secretary of the Interior a description of the new line adopted, and that the line upon which the road shall be finally located and constructed shall determine the location of the lands granted to said company by its act of incor poration. Provided, that no change of line shall be made so as to allow said railroad to run further south than is fixed in the act to which this is an amendment. SEc. 7. And be it further enacted, That all expenses for engineering and commis sioners provided for or required by this act shall be paid by the said company. SEc. 8. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect on and after its passege. Provided, however,that nomoney shall be paid on account of this bill until an appropriation shall be made for that pur pose. Mr. Darling introduced a bill to amend the act ofJune 3,1864,in reference to national banks and currency. Read twice and re ferred to the Committee on Hanka . and Cur rency. Mr. Masson offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President to commumpate,to the House anynegotiations that have been entered into by or proposed to the ExecutiVe Department of the govern ment respecting the rebel debt, known as the cotton loan, or any other rebel indebted ness. Mr. Latham introduced a joint resolution' to extend to the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson, West Virginia the provisions of the act of June 4, 1864, to restrict the juris diction of the Court of Claims, and to pro vide for the payment of certain demands for quartermasters' stores and, subsistence sup plies furnished to the army of the United States. Read twice and referred 'to the Judiciary Committee. !-; Mr. Randall (Pa.) offered a resOlntion, - which was adopted, requesting the Com mittee on Commerce to inquire what legis lation is necessary , to prevent vessels from foreign ports carrying passengers in undue proportion to their ship's accommodations, and whether any , precautions should be adopted to prevent the introduction of cho lera or other infectious diseases in such overloaded vessels. The Speaker presented a report from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, stating that he had caused to be painted in two of the panes of the g•lass roof of the House the escutcheons of West Virginia and Nevada. Mr. Price then addressed the House, ex plaining and defending the several provi sions of the The House, at 5.30 P. M., adjourned. Alit~e~►~~Nil~i $-~y,. IP tan •S's • s' . ••• aErjaviciE lIIHOICE BEATS To all places of amusement may be had up tO 631. o'clock any evening. , mhse.tf fOIODDIt SEATS AND ADMISSION TIM M; v can be had at- THE anwr OP, 431 CHESTNUT streePROHRAt, opposite theP TOE Poet Office _for the ARCH, CHESTNUT, WALNUT and ACAD 3 .10 y MUSIC, up to 6 o'clock every-evening. 3616.tf MUSICAL SOIREE EVERY EVENING, AT THE City Chess and Reading Rooms, a • 16-24 g No. 1225 CBES jv U'l street Philada. NEWCHESTNUT STREET THEA T RE CHESTNUT Street, above Tw - BurTH. Doors open at 7. Curtain tilled at 7.45 OWING TO THE SUCCRRS With- which- HIE'S HAGGLE MITCHELL >tiIPS MAGGIE MITCHELL MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL Has met in her UNEQUALED IKPERSONATION OF • TEE PFART, OF SAVOY, THE PEABI. OF SA,VOY, And the increasing desire manifested witness it, he management are Induced to announce it for TWO NIGHTS IctORE, In order that the public may have an opportunity to see this ZEAL itrul, HOME DRAMA, VIRTUE AND CONSTANCY Are so beautifully dr.picted and LAUGHTER AND TEARS So naturally drawn forth. MISS MAGGIE MITCHELL Will be supported by Mk J. W. COLLIER, MISS JOSIE ORTON, STRENGTH OFTHE COMPANY. MAR/E- . Miss MAGGIE MITCH:MI NEW AWL BEAUIII - CL SCENERY. EXPENSIVE APPOINTMENTS, &c. In active preparation, EiATURD LITT SLY A LX FTERNOO IidatEFOO N. T April as, GRAND FAMILY Second Matinee performance of TtlE FLYING DUTCHMAN. Admission to Evening Pers rmance. 50c. and St And the AIIiERICATi ACADEMY OF It Corner of BROAD and LO.`EST Streets. Lessee and Manager W3f. WHEA TLEY FOURTH AND LAST \ l' BUT TWO of the successful Engagement of BE mostA RAVEL TROUPE, comprieirg the talented artists in the world. THURSDAY EVENING, April istda, isea, Will be presented (first time in several years) the Comic Pantomime entitled the SECRET M atRIAGE; Olt, MEWS& CHILD IS IT? GROS PM:RE- .. RAVE-, First night 01 :he beautiful Grand Ballet of LA PRIMA DONN To conclude with the grew , Fairy Pantomime of BAOU I RAVE r. tAXRCI &VEIL BAN/lOLA.--- ..—YOUNG A BEERI47A TO•MORROW, FR;D , ONLY B.KNIEFIT OF ANTOINE REVEL, NVben will bhpresented LA SYLPHIDE ITILL/N - ERS, RAW - IL AND TRAPEZE. AD3SIPSION: 5I) iMirTS. Reserved Seats. 75 cents. Family Clrue, sO cents. Amphitheatre. 25 cents. DOOM open at ,4 past 7. Performance commences belare a. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock, FOURTH GRAND BLATTNER. ADMISSION, with reserved seats. 50 cents. eests secured air days In advance at Mr. TRUMP LEB'S Music Store, SEVEN'III and CHESTNUT streets, and at the Oftlas of the Academy from 9 A. M. tin o'clock P. M. ,fiL. . . :a • • corner NINTH and WALMIT. Begli3s 3i to THIR {THURSDAY) EVMZENG, April 26, Fourth night of the engagement, of MIL ..F.JAVLty soorH, ELR..I DWI N BOOTH, MEL .EDW.L.NBucrra. Who will appear for IRE LA OMEUST TIME AS In Sbakapearea Grand Tragedy of ROlll4O A.N1.1 JULIET, A. 1102(130 AND JULIET, bleb will be presented with a SLEEDLI) OAST. ERIDAT—BENS FFI OF EDWIN' BOOTH. On which occwion be will apr ; ear as SHYLOCLE. in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. and YETRUkallu, in TztE TAIRLS 0 OF THE SHREW. vtas. JORN DREW'S NEW ARCH STREE; TBEATRE. Begins at ?..," to 8 o'clock FIEP.T WERE OF MADAME CELL-ITR". FOURTH Nl'4 HT OF THE FLYING DUTCHIRAN. 'TIME SDAY, rite amt EE NIGH.F. Alter careinl preparation, with et V a' R sce Y nery , machi ntry,. art sses, &c., the great nautical spectacular drama of THE FLY MG DUTCHMAN ; OR. THE PITAZ.TOM SHIP. VANDEDDECHEN, the Flying Dutchman, Captain at the P h amornSiatlame (lELEzi r For Mu y articular. elect:nary, incidents. storm el (ems, dtc„ see the hills. The piece prec , ded each evenir g by A FAVORITE COM EDLETPA. FRIDAY—MEEI FIT OF MADAME, CIaLESTE. ACIAGE_SIY OP O sLENUeS- Corder o Broad and SanB3na streets.—The l'lluseurn t. tills Institution, containing the largest crllections In Natural History in the United States, will be open t.• tee public daily, Saturdays and e , undays excepted. from II o'clock, A M., unti' sunset, during Apt-I,ly, NAY and JI.,NE, 1886, in order that our cit setts may become better acquainted with its intrinsic vaine and Importance to the city, end the necessity of a new Inv l. with sccommodatior.s for the more convenient tlisplaY and preSerVatiOu, as well as future Increase in Its col lections. Each ticket will, admit bri; one person during the three months' daily exhibition. sod ma; be obtained of any member, and also Of the following named gentlemen : B. BROWN, Druggist, N. E. corner Eifth and Chest nut streets. T. B. PUGII. Bookseller, S. W. corner Sixth one Chestnut stree ASHMEAD & EVANS, Booksellers, 724 Chestnut street. 'I RYON, BROTHERS it CO, Gun Store, V. 5 Market street . EDW. PARRISH_ , Druggist. SOO Arch street, 'WILLIAM S. 'HENZEI, Druggist, Eighth and Mar ketstreets. JOHN HEIDER, Gun Store, Second and Walnut streets. A. B. TAYLOR Druggist, esut ee S.G. CAPER'S,, 1015 Druggist, N. E. Ch corn tn er s B tr roa t. d and Chestnut streets. BASS.ARD.t CO., Druggists. Twelfth and Chestnut streets. Aia?"No tickets issued at the door of the Academy. SELECT RECITATIONS by the Pupils of PRILIP Brad W n R Wa CB t at r ee H ts O R o T P U Ii sSuAY HALL ,EVEN ING,..ApriI 26, for the honorary title of CtIADIPIO7. , I St.EA.B.E.R.S OF PHLLA.DELPHIA. e five best Speakers to be selected by the votes of the audience.. 7h the course of th- evening the celebrated Elocution -Ist Professor EATON, of Pittsburgh College, will read THE MAID OF GETTYSBURG " Tickets 50 cents. At TRUMPLER'S Music Store, Seventh and C ,, eutntit street. Commence at 8 o'clock. ap2s-2tv NEW AMERICAN THEATRE. WALNUT street. above Eighth. POWEuPUL ATTRACTION. EVERY EVEN IN (4 AND ON WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY AFTER NOONS, THE WONDER—EL NINO Ermm, Mr. G. W. SMITH and BALLET TROUPE. BUILLEsCHIE. ETHIOPIAN OPERA CORPS. Two Grand Ballets, Dramatic Company and Oamic Pantomime Troupe. ASSItM SIO B ATR I TLI e tZ'S ° 2I( 3 i ' TIBLIS BP SIGNOR BLITZ'S DOUBLE SPHYNX Is atm the great attraction at his TEMPLE OF WON. DERS. AM the beet feats, incloding the NODE DANCHM, GRAND TUBE, CANARY BIRDS and NTRILOQUI WEDNES D AY EVERY EVEN. DIG at 73i, an nd SATURDAY A FTERZWONS at 3 o'clock. Admission. 25 Cente—Children, 15 cents. Reserved beats, 50 cents. • B'7 lEPSTAD'PS LAST WORK —" STORMON THE mie.ROCRY MOUNTAINS:" now on Extdeillon, by per ot the artlat,forthe benefit ofthe"Lincoln last& tuition, and Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphqn emyß Home," at WA NDEPOTH, TAY LOR 8R0WN'..,912 and 914 Chestnut street. For one month only, Season tickets, tki; single tickets, cents. Open from lo AM., to 10 ACA 7 DEIify OF IFENE. ARII3, CIRMITNIIT, ago,. Tenth street, Open from 9 A.ll. tll/ B.P. M. Bea West's great Picture o lil on exhibition.(96llllST lIFTECTED, riEuisuarAs. O r liCALEST2ta..—Puollo Rehearsals every Saturday' afternoon at the Musical Flan:: Hall, at half-pant three o'clock. Engagementa by addressing SEONGE BASTICEtT, aigent..rcu tia6la erey street. between Race and Vine • - ocittr n14..91 , 141E8 AND ..taratiNE - C=Bl6llT - Oraitiesand .Lemone, in prime 'order,' tbr sale 'by .101i1.13 EttIEATETt dr. CO. M South Thaaware avenue icKLED, HERHING.—sto oarrels Bay of Island's In store and Ai: ewe WI B. A. SOHBEIB 004 Dads Nrlsssi • DEADNESS; SADDLES, &o IHE OLDEST AND LARGEST, SADDLE at, HARNESS Manufacturing Establishment in the Country. LA CEY,MEEKER & No. 1216 CHESTNUT STREET OFFER OF THEM OWN MANUFACTURE:: BUGGY HARNESS, ..... »...4112 50 to LIGHT BAROUCHE from-- .50 00 to BEO HEAVYdo do «... „ ...« .......«.«. 75 00 to toe EXPRESS,BBASS MOVNTEDHaasisaa.27 50 to 90 WAGON and SELF-ADJUSTING 15 00 to 80 STA GE and TEAM do .80 90 to 50 LADIES',BADDLE d 0.... -......12 00 to WO GENTS' do do BOO to 75 Bridles, Mountings, Bits, Rosettes, Horse Covers, Brushes, Combs, Soaps, Blacking, Ladies' and Ciente. Traveling ana Tourist Ban and Sacks:Li:etch Basket* Dressiag and Shirt Cases,Tranks and Valises, mhlo.Bn3 No. 1216 Chestnut `Street. ItETALL .1 1 / 1 1.Y 6100.1111E9 H. S TEEL & - • Have Just Received from the late Auction Sales, at tremendous loss to the Importers: Blank Bilk Hematites, at 87x. Yard Wide Hernanies, at 11 50. Two Yards Wide Hernanies. Black Silk Byzantines, at $1 25. Super Silk Byzantium, at $l5O. Figured Silk Grenadines, at 75, 874 Figured Silk Grenadines, ill. $125, 11 87. 11 25 Handsome Grenadine Bareges for 75 cents. Handsome Black Bilks for Coats.: Handsome Black Bilks for Mantles. Handsome Black Silks for Dresses. . HANDSOME SILKS of every variety and quality, in all the new and choke' colors, at VERY LOW PRICES. N a ? , a,..713 and 715 North Tenth Street; 047LIEE.L. & SON Have now open, from the late Auclion Bales of D. & B. Curtis ,k Co., several lots of desirable and seasom.r able DRESS GOODS At Very Low Prices. Taffeta- de PrnxeLes, for Suits. at We. Paris Jaspe Brilliantes, for butts, at 50c. • Paris Satin Stripe hforammues, at me. 6-4 Neck Wool De Lathes, at 7 87 $l. bilk Cbalne Plaid L amier Crepe Eugenie, WW2. All of the above goods are of very fine quality, and, coat at least one•third more than we are selling them at, to import. arr24-3t Ncs 713 and 715 North Tenth St; i 1024 CHESTNUT STREET. 1866. Spring Iniportation. 1866. E. M. NEBLES Has Just opened, :1,000 PIECES -WHITE GOODS, Ile PLAIN, FANCY, MUTED, PLAID and Figured Jaconets, Cambrics, Nainsook, Dinti ( ties. Swiss; Mull and other Muslin% compris ; Mg a most complete stock to which the atten tion of purchasers is solicited as they are of. fered at a large REDII(HION from last azA.- SON'S PRICES. 100 pieces SHIRRED ZefUSlaNs for Bodies. 160 p pieces PIQU'ES in all varieties of style and ce m 9oc. to 50. SOD P A RI S SOFEER SI ED SKIR ti TS, newest styles, of my own importaon. aiaatliTS -102.01- rtHEAP CHEAP LUsTENS Bleached Muslin, at 15, al, 2Y, and a very heavy - one at 25 and '2Se. One case extra qua'ity. at Sic.. very cheap. Beautiful goods, at S 5 8: ! and •ec. New •N ork Mills, Wamstrtta, Forest dale. bemper ldem, Whitney. and every make that is• in the market. Brown Ittfel ins equally low Splendid stock of Sheetings, In every width there is. TABLE _LiI.C! N'! TABLE LINENS! Fair bleached_ at 75. 85, el, 123-.4 and el IS. Brown, at :5, 57 and 5,. Bleached Scotch and Irish golds, el, $1 12.34, 50 and el :S. One lot ....fbeau lint patterns. at Valid ,t 2 25, Towels, Crash, Huckabsck, bleached and half-- bleached. Bird-eye for Apro ,, s; Scotch Diapering, .kirs and 1 oylles, in great variety. \ - Vlll 1E Grail sl • WHITE GOODS! Naineooks, plaid, plain and striped; large plaid Cain. br cs., ter dresses; .oft helm cambrics, all widths: Tucked skirling, already stamped; rine aisortment of Brilli.r.ts, All these are sePing very low. Linen Edkfs., at great bargain. lioi•eycomb Quilts, Lan caster do., 31 arseilles Counterpanes, white, pink add bine. Splendid line of Summer Flannels fr.ina 5. - e. up.. GRANVILLE B. e 125, No, 1013 Market street.-a!iove Toute. rt.L01.116 CA ,, 51M..h.8.P..S ANL , WATEN.:GS:=Jamees iLeeinvite the attend .0 of their ~f riends and athers to their large and well ass - orte.lSptring Stock, comprising, In part, „ CGATT" GOODS, SupeoDack French t loth Colored Cl.ths, of all kinds, Black Tricot Coatings. Fancy French Coatings, Super Silk Mixed Coatings, TWewds. of ever: shade and quality,. TA LOO t-TUFFS. Black French Doeskins, N the tinest texture, Black French Cassimerei, the tinest texture. New styles of Fancy thts.simeres. P,sin and neat %vies (` . .....ssitineres. Mixed Doesk Ins and Cassimeres. silk Mixed and Plaid Cm slmeres. Cords, Beaverteens and Velveteens. Cassimeres for knits, all styles. Also, a large assortment of Goods expressly adapted oßoys'wear, for sale cheap. y No.ll North Second at., sign Of the Golden Lamb. EDWIN HALL dys south Second street. have , now open their Spring stock of Shawls. Open Centre Broche Shawls. Open Centre Square Shawls. shed;F Cents e Square bawls. New Styles of k. 13 awls. Spun Silk Shawls. Llama Wool Shawls. Cashmere Wool Shawls. Wool Shals: Long and Square Black Thibet Shawls, Ingreat va.- Hely. wholesale and retail. L YREct LANDELL,VOURTH AND ARCH,OPPIa -I.li TO-DAY -300 YARDS FOULARDS. AT la A YARD. S**EPBERD PLAID ' , ILES, 51. .10E'AT t•TRIPE SILKS, ss,.; and fP' W PURE WHIT.II: RE PLAT) bH kN.,. S. RUBE W RITEB AR EGE N SHAWLS. BLACK SH A WL S MER SHAWLS. WHOLESALE and RETAIL. E _ DWIN LAI.L et CO., x 8 South:Second .street, allY• opening daily new goods. Check Silks, Colored Grounds. Check Silks, White Grounds. Rich Moire Antiques. Rich Shades Plain Silks. Foulard Siiks, rich styles. Silk and Linen PoplLas. Black Silks,of all tonds,for Omani- SIZES AT REDUCED PRICES. LITRE LANDELL OP • N TO-DAY— V.; CRAPE. PON, EES, FOR P, A LW PONGEES, FOR SUITS. SUMMER POPLINS, FAIR SUITS. FAsEll , NARLE SPRING DRESS GOODS 64 LIGHT CLOTH. SAOK/NGs'. LUPIN'S GOODS, F RUM 'A ULTIO SUMMER SILKS. AT LAW PRWES. JCL. A RARE CHANCE. Fine French lawns, at 3734. White around Slue Spots only 37,V,c., worth 623 i. White Orennd Purple Spots, last colors, only 3734. They are a good htugain 2,tee yards French I awns. at 57;,.:. at STOKES & WOOD'S, WMArch... noon AND Bfl®E§ M. V . dlt, .. BOOTS AND SHOES. C. Etenkert Son Have removed from their old stand, No. 43 Sontt22 Fla - MTH Streft.,which they have vocal led for nearly' 20 years, 10 N e large and cottin odious store No. 71CO' CITEsTNITT htreet, directly opposite Masonic, Ha 1. We take plinsureln stating • o our pittroas and the public In ncrally that wear , enab'ed halconsequence of extraordinar.v 3to , k ofgoods now on band to make ea material zeduction to our price; . In connection wlib our regular bush :lest; we have al- ways a large stool. of Youth's tine' Bomts and Shoes, made with the RaII a care Lind attention to' comfort, durability and s'yle that Is bestowed Oa our bait Men's - We have also the hest arrangethems, for ma k. log to order tr•e best and Most 'aubstantial Boots - anti. ' Eboesfor ' ' • ' • apl9th a Wm; • • ' ;v4TALNINfiI AIM .A.LBIONDI3,—New crop Grenble: rY Walnuts and Paper Shell Almonds, Zr sale by JB. BIISEILEM,"4. (A t 208 Dalaware Avow. .
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