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VOLUME LXXXIII.
FIRST. HER.
' CYCLOCIC. M.
PENNSUVANLi LEGISLATURE.
Appropriutiou Bin in the Senate
--Public BIBS Considered—ten
. , .
era'. Fee Rill-' -- Insult ing. . and
Treasonable Newspaper Arti
cles—Bins Vetoed--=Liabilities
of Railroad Companies for In
juries.
lSpeeha Dispatch to the Pittsburgh 6 azette.l
ARRISBURG, March 25 ISt - 37.
SENATE.
The whole 1 tornifig session' was occupied
with the Appropriation bill. On the second
reading several _governmental appropria
tions were increased.
" The Senate afternoon session was also oc
cupieq with the Appropriation bill.
--.--
- "HOUSE op REPRESENTATIV,ES.
. 'PUBLIC BILLS CONSIDERED.
Supplement to act authorizing the Glover
. nor to appoint ,Commissioners - to inquire
into the - various systems of prison disci
plino, approved April 17th, 1867, extending
said act till 18(3.9, and appropriating two
thousand dollars to pay expenses. Passed
finally.
The bill for the support e 4, the poor, being
a general regulation and r visal of-the pau
per system of the State, as recommended
- by the Civil Code Commissioners, passed
a second reading after much discussion. It
embraces fifiy-seven tectibns.
GENERAL FEE BILL.
The General Fee bill from the Senate was
-passed finally-with many reductions. Alle
• gheny, Philadelphia, Beaver, Washington,
Lancaster and Montgomery counties are
,e.xemptedfronithe Piovisions of the bill.
DISITLTING AND TREASONABLE.
Mr. REA, Republican, of Erie offered a
resolution condemning the article publish
. ed in the Bellefonte IFUtchnum on the lath
- inst. as grossly insulting to every Union
soldier. and treasonable in character.
.
Mr. MEEK, Democrat, of Centre, replied
that he vas 'the editor of the 'Watchman, and
Vats' responsibledor the article. ,
Mr. MANN, Republican, of Potter, called
thenuthor a traitor. '
Pending the discussion, which was grow
ing hot and excited, the House adjourned
-till evening.
'cooltrazans Ash COMMON . CAR
RIERs
At the eVeMIIM ,.. I4eSSiOn special order
was'•the= Senate bill relating to railroad
companies and commbn carriers, referring
to their liabilities and authorizing them to
proVide means of indemnity for loss of life
abd personal injury. This bill provides that
employes, not being employes of railroad
companies, shall be placed upon the
• same level as to claims for injury, 4.t.e., as
employes of the road; that compensation
for personal to passengers shall not
exceed two thousand dollars, and for loss
of life five thousand dollars;. and that rail
way
companies may issue insnrance poli
,
-cies, payingtwenty-five dollarsper week .
for
_ • ..
twenty-six. ;Weeks; for personal injuries,
and ten thousand dollars for loss of life, the
polity being clear of all other compensa
tion.
The 'bill was debated till a late hour.
Mr. STRANG, of Tioga, , moved a proviso
. to the Brat provision, that it shall not apply
to passengers traveling. Adopted.
Mr.'LINTON, of Cambria' moved to .in
:elude fleu - sboys,.sleeping ear, employes,.
emplOyes.a other railroadlebnipanies, (te.,
in exemption from said, provision. I.A . ost.
Mr.EfICKMAN, Chestel,!noved - to amend
by confining said provision to the employes
of the Company or other Compctrdes. Lost.
Mr. LMTON, Cambria; moved to exclude
shipping ;agents whether employed by, the
Company or not, from said'Provishin.
Lost. _
Norn--.The provision 'applies only to
employes.around railroads and depots , -
The House adjourned at twelve, o'elock
without hind a'etiani• but : a'tesf
V ote shows
fifty-nine yeas to twenty-seven naYes on the
bill.•. •
VETOED.
The Governor has vetoed the act chimging
the name of George Glenville Tuck, of
- Rittabn,rgh George Glenville Tuck .Tere
my, on the ground that the Courts, and not
the Legislature, have - power in the rirem
,_
The Goviirnor has also vetoed the, act
-changing the name and officers of the Odd
Fellowa AmoCiation - of:Waknesbtiirg, Greene
county, on the same ground.
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CHICAGO.
National Republican Conventlenz-Securing
Accoulmodations—A Meeting of. Grain
Owners. .- -
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Ent Telegraph to Pittsbmh Gauette 3 -` 4
'
Crrickoo; March, ... Or
).—A large number of
delegations ,to the Hera can Convention
have already, secured acconiniodatioris at
different 'houses. The headquarters of New
...York ' , PetuasylVatliai Massachusetts, , Con neetieut, Arkansas, and . Wiseonsin delega
, .
delega
tions will bo at the Sherman House:__ ' ,
The
headquarters of the Illinois, Indiana, lowa,
Kansas, Misientil,..New Jersey, Ohio,•14110114
MlcHi
gan, Mititieseta, and. the Natignal Commit:
tee , will .be: at the Tremont `House. The
Convention promises to+ call forth the larg 7
est gatheting erver assembled in this City...
At a meeting of vessel owners, last night;‘,
a resolutionWasradopted ve , oxittintetidingjdi
members otgttt'satulehttion,.ang 'otherown
-4 : era of. gruff oarUing 3 vessalls. reillic - ,to
signor allct*theicustefe t4*'t
Ku any but
i
the .bill of ladiiig seed beret6fo
CALIFORNIA . .
, .
Shock of. an Earthquakol T ATidail Primacy
Elections—Delegates Elected. Pavylki,W ,
grant for;President. ,
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TRENTON,
March ' 2tr.11.44 11ciiiie Neer med 11
et i r There g 'illittilligrNirgerrinnixeltement
the bill withdrawing , •the :cohsent 0 h .
~Till lirdit
Jersey tenterstitilldittiMottheifourteent ~ , ~,,. ....) ..
article of , „theDonktitatiortovar.fte veto of Tne u - rimary lecuons yesterday
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VETO MESSAGE
•
Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
I [By Telegraph to thU Pittsburgh Gazette.]
IY.Asitirioxots, March 25.—The President
1
' this aftermion sent to the Senate the follow
ing message vetoing the bill lately passed
tsinencling the Judiciary act t. ,
, To`the'Seitiltors of the United' &sites: • I
have considered, with such 'care as the pres
sure of other duties has permitted, a bill
entitled,"an act to amend the Judiciary act,
passed the 24th of September, 1789." Not
being able to approve all'of its provisions, I
herewith return it to the Senate, in which
House it originated, with a brief statement
of.my objections.
The first section of the meets my ap
probation, as fOr the, purpose of protecting
the rights of property from — the erroneous
decisions of inferior judicial tribunals. It
provides means for obtaining uniformity by
an appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States in cases which have now be
. come very. numerous and of much public
interest,, and in which a remedy is not new
allowed.'
. The second section', however, takes away
the right of 'appeal to that court in cases
.whiehirtVolve tbellife , '. and liberty of the
citizen, and leaves them exposed to the
judgment of numerous inferior tribunals.
It is apparent that the two sections were
conceived in a very different spirit, and I
regret that My objection to one imposes on.
.ine the necessity., of withholding .--my
sanetien " from' • 'the ' other: I cannot
give my consent to a measure which
proposes to deprive any person restrained
of liberty in violation- of the Constitution,
or of any treaty or law of the United States,
from the right , of appeal to the highest
jedicial authority known to our Govern
ment:: To secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity is one of the .
declared objects of the,Ped.eral Constitu
tion. To assure the guarantees provided in
the same instrument, as well against.unrea
sonable searches, and seizures as against
the ' suSpebsion " 'of -'the privilege ';of
the- :Writ of habeas corpus, unless
when, in case of rebellion and -in
vasion, public safety may require, it was
doubtless to afford the people meansof pro ,
testing and enforcing these inestimable
privileges that the jurisdiction which this
bill proposes to take away wak .confirrned
in the Supreme Court of the nation. The
act . conferring that - iiirisdiction was ap
proved on the sth diy of February, 1867,--
with a • full knowledge: the mo
tives that prompted its: pasSti,ge, and'
because it was believed to be necessary,
and Notlxidg.:; spice oc
clirreA to diapitiVe the Ai - Moth al% justice
of the measure, and to modify it, as now
proposed would be to lessen the protection
ofthehitizatt flWthe.'exertise of arbitrary
power, and to weaken the safe-guards of •
life and liberty, which can never be made
too secure against illegal encroachments.
The bill not only prohibits adjudication by
the Supreme ; Court of cases in which art :
peals may hereafter betaken., but interdicts '•
its jurisdiction on appeals which have al
ready been made tethat high Jpclicial body:
If, therefore, it should become a law, it will
by its retroactive operation wrest from the
citizen a remedy which he enjoyed at the
time of his appeal. It will thus operate
Moat - harshly tin' those , Who believe justice
has beerideniedtlin the inferior courts.
- The legislation proposed in the second
Section; it seems to me, is not in harmony
with the, spirit and intention of the Consti
tution, ' It cannot fail to affect injuriously
the just equipoize of our system of Govern
ment, for it establishes a precedent which,
f -followed may eventually, sweep away
every cheek on arbitrary andi unconstitU;
tional legislation of the (4overnment. .The
Supreme Court of the United States has
. been viewed by the people as the true ex
pounder of the Constitution, and in' most
violent party conflicts. its judgments and .
decree's have always been - sought and
referred to with confidence • and
,respect. In public estimation it com—
bines jndicial wisdom and impartiality, in
a - greater degree than any Other authority ,
known to the Constitution and any act which.
'may be construed into or mistaken for
„in;
attempt.to prevent- or evade its decisions;
°ma question which affects the liberty of
the citizens and agitates the country,, can -
not fail to, be, attended with! unpropitious eonsectueriees. It will be - justly held•by:
a large portion of the people as an adniis--
sioniof unconstitutionality of the, acts
on which its judgments may be forbidden
or forestalled, and may interfere with that
'llknieseefice"in 3 itB , ;PIOViSiOnS " which - is
necessary for the harmonious and efficient
execution of any law.
For these reasons, thus briefly and im
rierfectlyatated; and forothero which Want
of time forbids the enumeration of, I deem It
My duty to withhold my•assent from this,
but return it pr the reconsideration of Can-
OreSSi ' ; ' r
• "Signed] 1 nnp> w JetitsSol.st.
Washington, D. C., March 20th, 1868.
PROM EUROPE.
The Epsomßaces—Right of Publie Meet
ing in France— _ The Congress
—Financial and' Commercial.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
GREAT BRITAIN.'
.THE EPSCEN RAVES.
_
Loicnorr, March 25.—The Epson r races
commenced to-da,y. ' Blue Stahl won the
Metropolltian stakes, and Clernence witethe
winner of the'Prince of Wales stake's.
FRANCE.'
THE EIGHT OP punt,to NEETINn.
PARIS, March tlik.
:b Crs'Legisln
tif, the ill concerning the ri 'public
MePAlng.was passed.
The Corps Legislatif tctgity,4ldjourned till
the 16th of April..
GERMANY: ..
zotr,rxixms Coliongs.4.
BERLIN, Mareh2sl . - - -Wirteinburg yas inst
• r eligseli -delsgates to Abe- ZiAlverein Con
gress Ns - her ang oppoidd - the policy of Prussia.
,
FINANCIAL - AND COMMERCIAIL.r
Lothxix, 25.-lEverring.—Consols,
93 .1-8a93,14;.54,11 bonds, 721-8; Illinois Cen
tral; 8924r.Esii, 461-2 ; Atlanti'c and Gnat
Western, p. „
Marah 25 Evening.— onds
closedlab7s •
.I.lll7karnor., March 25--Evening.--Cotton
veiTtk s*itts ftf) bales up-
LisumtAtt 10 1 lit Wirt at 1-Balol-4d;
Orleans, lir.P 34d. - Corn advanced :to 12s.
°tilt artlolcs unchanged.
ATerwranP, Match 25.--Evening.—Petro
lemni closed Ilan. standard Whlte'44l.
SECOID EDITION.
FOUR OTI.OcK A. M. -
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
North Carolina Resolutions—Re
port of Senate Committee on
Rules—Subsidies to Pacific Rail
roads—The Veto' Message—Con
sideration PostPoned—Tax ou
Manufactures Bill Further
Amended in the House and
Passed.
[By Telegraph to the PlG:shin - kit Gaul te.l •
WASHINGTON, March2u, .ISOS.
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SENATE.
,NORTH CARGLIN.k
The Chair submitted' the resolutions of
the Constitutional Convention of North
Carolina,. expressing indignation at the
course of the Presideht in opposition to Con
gress for the stand it had taken. AlSo,
thanking General Canby mid the officers
under his command for their fearlesness
in cariying out the reconstruction laws.
Mr. SAULSBURY objected to their re
ception, on the ground that being _ad
dressed to:the Senate, and that body beitign
high Court of hilpeachment, having this
matter Under consideration, could not prop
erly receiVe such a communication. The
Chair put the question, and it - was received.
GOVERNMENT OF ALABAMA
Mr: STEWART introduced a bill to pro
vide for a temporary and provisional gov
ernment for AlithMnb. Reterred to the Ju
diciary Committee.
PUBLIC 3roN1•:1':
FRELINGHITYSEN, from: the Com
mittee on Judiciary, recomniended the in
definite postponement of the Senate bill
forbidding the unlawful use of public
monies, on the ground that a House bill
had been passed on the same subject, which
was agreed to. He reported favorably the
House - bill named, which , was Ordered to be
printed. •
ASSOCIATED, PRESS REPORTRIL -
Mr. :I...NTHOlCY'offered. a resrilution al
lowing the reporter of the :Associated Press
a seat on : the - floor during the trial of Im
peachment: raid over.
RAILROAD SUBSIDIES.
On motion Of Mr. HOWARD, the bill rel
ative to the Central branch of the Union;
Pacific Railroad Was taken up. •
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, opposed the
He said it was an anomalous thing
that the United States should he called upon
to build so many of these railroads, which
belengeflvtiot. to the United. States, bat to
gigantic corporations, controlling, the
bnaiteeff and politics arthe:sections through
which the roads were built. He complained
that the West was unduly represented on
tho Public Land Committee. He was to-.
tally opposed to these subsidies; hut•if they
mist he hoped: : they would tie
confined to griint'of lands.
HARVAN--toolf. floodp,support
of the bill.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OIF RULES.'
At the - expiration' of the morning hour.
the President' Anrumneed the special order
to be the report of the Standing. Committee
on Miles..
Mr. HOWARD moved to lay it aside to
proceed with the, pending bill:
Mr. ANTHONI. called for the yeaS and
nays, urging the importance of considering
the rules, already too long postponed.
Mr. Howard's motionwas not agreed to.
The repert-waifthen taken up.—
Mr. EDMUNDS• moved to amend the
thirtieth , rule, providing : that no amend
,ment propiisink an additional appropriation'
shall be reeeNed to - .any-general appropria-i
Lion unless it be - made to carry out the'
pfoVisions of some 'existing law, &c., by:
striking out-the Words "proposing addition-
al - appropriations" and - the word "general."
Ho expressed the' object to be, to prevent
loading appropriation bills With general
provisions, - of legislatiom as often had been
done, after they bad. been reported by the
Committee, which ho thought prodtictive
of injury to the public intorestfi. -
Mr.' . ..SHERMAN said ' circumstances
might ariso Making it necessary for the
Senate to assert its power over the report of
a Committee that had not been sufficiently
considered. He therefore thought the
amendment should riot be made.
-Alter discussion the Imendthent was re
jected.
• Mr.. CONNE,SS called attent ion .16 .
My-fourth rule, providing that resolutions
of inquiry shall be first' referred to the ap
propriate Committee, to - report as to the ex
,pence involved. He,thought it improper.
-fir. ANTHONY.' said frbquently such
resolutions missed,
through unnoticed, I
which involved.".cOnsiderabbi expense.
Mr4i9WARD moved to. strike out the
thoriglit' resolutions would often ,
be smothered in Committee. It was
imotiudy in' legislation to - deprive Senators
of the,right of calling for information.
After.debate the motion to strike out was
agreed tcrand the report adopted,.
' THE {7EIO MESSAGE. .
Tht3 senate took up,the. N•gto passage: at
a clitarter before three o'clock.,'
A discussion sprung up by Democratic
Senators desiring to have It postpoaed for,
better preparation to debate it,.ivitleir
ended,by, apostpenement until to-morrow,
with the thderstanding-- that the' vote will
be then reached.
DILL ItECQNSIDERBD.
On motion of Mr. MORRILL, Maine, the
vote by which the army appropriationrbill
was posed - Wes-reconsidered and the : bill
again referred to the Committee on Appro.
priationis.
The Senate. went JrttO AxeiMtive session
at 4.15 and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF RrIPRMENT:ATIVES.'
Mr;' BANK% on- behalf of Mr. Sheila
bcner, Intioduced a bill to provide for the
• •
remov4.l-imme oftbo remains of Mr. Cogges-
Ifife Minister 'of the Unitild States.
Referred to tlfe i'Cominittee on Foreign
Affairs.... , . •
' Mr. INGERSOLt' asked leave to offer a
resolution reciting the scarcity of notes of
small denomination, and re9uesting the
Secretary of the Troaaury to mane United
States, notes' of the , denomination 'of,ones
and twee sufficient to supply tlx%detlefen6y.
Objection being mita, 110 . withdrow the reso-lution, laying , 1:3 would (Ace - the Immo I
when his State was "Called for
't444 ol arAt:•Y ,
ITlTEntritL TAX Oti MANUFACTURES.
Tbo- die 7 Pli:lC4ded' ', the,-
49. 0 ate'ti*Ntidimnts t,ho IlpuseZ till to
•emeinEtPi o ,erziorovrifaCtuxiia from internal;
.
The report Iknnijite9 of Ways and,
Means Was r a - ( t *de. pt which was
given yeaterdny) - an its reconfmendations
explained by M:ifi I OBIELNCR.,In thoAlrse.
;Prho 4- it'Anikil4 *l4thto-tothinittee . was
- Trapciring pro 1141, 1 which it'" thong It
• ':•-•.q . 7 ;at
1-.141 4 . : , .. , :".. f0t0a, . • rt
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PITTSBURGH. THURSDAY, 'MARCH 26, 1868
.wouldi.have.the effect
.:of .iiroteting_juirtest
distillers of oil. from the practices of dfs
honest-distillers:— The-Committee was de
tennined ort,reperting some tax on oil. He
closed' by moving the pretious question,
promising that the hour which would be left
Idin to close the discussion he would yield
to the . gentlemen who desired to speak.
deSired:to'submit an.amond
rnent making the assessment annually in
stead of•monthly. '•
Mr. SCHENOK declined to : allow the
amendment.
Mr. WOOD desired to-.offer a motion to
colflmit the bill, with instructions to offer
an. amendment wlriChi shitll,reduce the du
ties on foreign importations to a like extent
as now proposed to redtice the tax °tido
mestic manufactur
Mr. SCHENCK -
motion, to be ofibre(
Mr. - SCOFIELD
ilinendinent to the
gm
!deolineir to allow the
desired
.te submit an
first amendment of the
ig the product of petio
ti' gravity of thirty-two
Senate, by specifyi
leum as abo:•e spec
degrees.
Mr. SCHENCK said he waiiinstructed by
the Committee to insist there should he no
altea•ation on this bill on the subject of oil.
He could-not, therefore, qiimit the amend
ment. • ,
Mr. DAM'ES inquired Ni l hethei the tax of
one-tenth of one per cent. oh sales was to
be effected by this lull ?
SCHENQK replied it was not.
Arr. D_ - Wattention to the in
sufficiency of the description used in: the
last section In reference to distilleries. The
words "place or locality" were. not Bulb
elently :dermitc, - ,Sonao , more Uefinite J
iieription Should be used, or no criminal
prosecntion could possibly be had:
Mr. SCHENQK.admitted that as the bill
was a penal - statute it would he better to
make the.terrns more definite. Ile would,
tliercfpre, substitute for the words 'place
or locality," the Words 4 district;city,-town,
township or parisll.-""
Mr. BENJAMIN called attention to
frauds in the collection of the tobacco tits.
_ -
SCHENCK- admittediheTe was cheat
ing all around, and that only a very insig
nificant portion of the tax Was . collected.
The generaLbill.Whieli Was to be reported
would contain stringent provisons in: re
gard to tobacco.. It was- owing to the pres
sure of the occasion that the section pro
vided in the-general bill in reference to
whisky Was transferred to this,bill. . RWas
done at the suggestion of the Secretafy of
the Treasury and-the Comthissioner of In
ternal Revenne. He • Sent.: to the, Clerk's
desk and had read a letter from Chicagode
nouncing, the wholesale and 'barn-laced
frauds practiced by diStillertilitid ofliters of
revenue.
The previous question Was seconded; and
the hour to which Mr. SCHENCK Was en
titled to close the discussion he parceled
out to all members who desired to speuk
on the amendments,
Mr: SCOFIELD appealed to the House to
concur with the Senate in the first amend
mcnt,reducing the tax on Petroleum. He .
Would as soon rote for taxing spelling beaks
as for taxing the light by which the Poor
boy studied his spelling boOlt- at night.
• The subject was discussed fn a similar
sense by Messrs. Spalding, Hubbard, of
West Virginia, Banks, Moorhead, Judd, In
i•ersoll, and others.
Messrs. NIBLACK and PIKE, spoke
on opposite sides relative -to the Senate
amendmeUt concerning the tax op .mathie 7
ery under contracts with the Government.
E.CGERSOLLthvOred the Tank:l-al of
,The tak from coal oil and putting- it on ben
zine and naphtha, which. are the explosive
ingredients in the poor man's light, art*
which make it reall2,- the poor man's mur
derer.
- Mr. SCHENCK admitted those 'explosive
materials ought to be taxed out of titis:=
tame, and the general bill would take care,
of them; but the Senate amendment did not
touch that difficulty, and therefore the
greater reason for rejecting it and , leaving
the whole matter open.
Mr. GARFIELD spoke In reference . to
the provision for tax on sales. Ho Pre;
(erred the amenffinent of the Senate to
that proposed by the Committee of Ways
and Means, , ,though he Wag opposed to both
them.
Mr. ALLISON who held the floor, reply
ing on the part of the Committee of Ways
and Means to the various objeCtions made
to the bill, defended" the proposition of - the
COmmittee, saying the Committee proposed
in its general bill to tax all manufacturers
on their sales.
'After short speeches from 31MSsrs.
Kelly; i Dawes and Maynard, Mr.,Alli
son,yiplded the floor/and the disemisiOn was
chised by • • '
Mr. SCIITNCK, who declared that the
Committee of Ways and Means had made
its recommendations after a full, thorough
and earnest consideration. ••
;r the
H encbri one_co 1 nearKei with the Senate in
the ent ,tediteing-416 tax on -coal
0118 one-half by a vote o f
sixty-three. sqveritY.six to
' It non-concurred in the Senate amend•
ment as to the tax on machinery contracted
for by the Goyemment,
It agreed to the propositions of the Com
mittee of Ways and. Means in reference .to
the tax on 'safes.
The amendment reported by the corn
mittee,ofJWay4 and Ideatuv-as to an addi
tional seetion in referetfee toa'Whisky frauds
was agreed to—yeas eighty-two, nays fifty
seven.. ' •
• , coatrairm9ATioNs tp. -
The SPEA.KI , IFt presented`various mes
sages 'from the President and s 'Ekecutive
communications. • • ••
Mr. KELLY introduced a bill for the
coinage of nickle and copper pieces .. of five
, eents add Reiferred.:'
- .1-AssawanitAlenviiErdirr TARIFF.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the joint resolution, Introduced by Mr.
, Wimhburnej of Wisconsin, to regulate the
tariff oa freight and passengers transported
by the Pacific Railroad Companles and.,
their.branches. • - • -
11,fr: PRICE replied to 'the remarks of Mr.
Washburne, Wisconsin, and others, And
after some further,discussion - dennuided
the previous citieStion.on the motion to re
fer the joint resolution to the Committee on
Pacific Railroad:
.9n division the House stood
a tty.-four to
tinity-one. 'There being no quoriun prei
ent, the House, on motion of Mr. WASH
BURNE, Illinois, adjourned, leaving tho
motion for the previous question Pending.
' —The arguments in the contested election
cases at Philadelphia were concluded' yes
,terday. 'The:impression is that the entire
polls of several precincts will be thrown
out Which: galativer_deven hundred Demo;,
'natio Inajoritv- thus giving the office of
Register of Wills, Clerk of Orphans Court
lanil CitY , Nfonnniihdonep to the Republican
candidates,
Oustlniahe preseht Democratic
Occupants, It will , be,seeu. that, if this
should_be the decision of the Court, Judge
i H. Nit.:Willituus is probably elected: over
I SharsAeod to4he .Bupreme 'Bench, but _it
ils not probable - that any action will be taken
-04-th isfirteP)alter:',3 ",:...':
-, quarterin. It* r. l 7 2 omron, at st•
advertises foinniterial - for' the performance
of se rv i c e 14 , ,the - ; national cemoterieff at
qetteiscitt barracks antiBprlnir4eld;gbkott
ri.:( At Jefferson Barracks tiOrft are eoveh
gr4ves' • Aq-.,`,',14 .',loMoved;andl
ed, ifpd , . a good de (Wl:lth)* work
' to 4* id' tooth places._
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THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence Withheld--Sen
ate • Confirmations—Aid• Asked
for the Union Pacific Railroad
—River_ and Harbor Improve
ments—San Juan Island—Ger
man .Immigrants--Mr.' Trum
c bull's Remarks on the Veto.
rt y Te:rgraph to the Pittsburgh 0 azette.2
'WASHINGTON, March 25. ISGS.
NOT COMPATIBLE.
- The President to-day sent a communim-
Con to the House, enclosing a brief report
frOm the Secretary of State, saying that in
his opinion it is not compatible with the
public interests at this time to comply with
thc resolution calling for, copies of all cor
respondence, negotiations and 'treaties had
or made with any German States since the
first of January last, relating to the rights of
naturalized citizens. '
I , 7O3IINATIONS
The Senate confirmed IL M. Sherman
United States Marshal of Rock Island.
The President has nominated Comman
der Tames Lomar to. be Rear rAdrhiral in
place•of. Palmer, deceased, and -Major G.
McCauley Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine
Corps. ,
UNION' PACIFIC RAI LROAD
The Secretary. ofWar to-day transmitted
to. the House a; communication from Lt.
Gen. Sherman; enclosing one from the
President of the Union Pacific - Railroad
Company, Eastern Division, asking aid &Om
Congress in extending that road to Fort
Lyon. ,•
lIIVER 'AND ITAIMOR iMPROVILIVLICTS
Brigadier General Humphreys, Chief En
-1
gideer of he-Bureau, has, through the Sec
retary of \Tar, sent : to the House revised es
timates fo river and harboriinpzovements
for the 'ear ending 'June, 1869.• They
amount t 8 2,012,500.. He says they are as
low as is eemed prudent. ': .
SAN '1.11.7AN ISLAND.
.
Another coMinunication. from the War
Department states that on the . Bth of De
cember there - were - fifty officers and fifty
night men' on the Island of San Juan, the
territory in. dispute. between the United
States and Great Britain; now held by joint
. .
ocermation.— •••
. ,
nERMAN IMITORANTS FOR vincliNlA.,
Abouefifty dermans, of both sexes, froth
Brethen, passed through here yesterday for
Virginia -It is said these are the - pioneers
of over ten thousand such emigrants to be
brought to Baltimore during this year,
thence to be sent to new
.homes in the
South.
REMAEICS ON THE VETO
Mr. Trunibull, .in his remarks in the
Senate on the veto, said: "I do not attach .
the importance to this bill which some
1 others do. In• mY view it does . not take
I from the Supreme Court the jurisdiction in
any case now before it. It simply repeals
so much of an act of February 4th, 1867, as
allows appeals from the 'Circuit Ceurt to
the Supreme Court in ./jabetts corpus cases
1. arising under said act, and in My judgment
I there is no case under the' act ofllB67iiow
I before that Court. Under the .act. of '1789,'
I allowing • United Sttites, courts „to issue
...i,vrits.ofhxhaas wrpy4l .. rip Wed . 's* ray to the.
;Supreme CoillV-alenae:dideil,:'
I:That act gave authoritytoissue the writ in
in.all cases of persons deprived of their lib
; erty under United States authority. The act
of
.1847- was passed to -provide for
;.easeS- - not before provided for„ to
I relieve persons deprived of their liberty
under color of State laws in the rebel States,
j orsuch acts as the apprentice law of Mary
-1" land, whereby colored citizens were virt u
rally enslaved. It was in these eases that
'the fict 61 - 1867 allowed' appeals to the Su
preme Cenrt, and not in cases which -arose
1 under the act of 1789, which ,was M'Ardle's
ctise." • •
VIRGINIA. , -
•
.
Steamer Burned.-Reconstruction Conveu
..
tion.-Inqulry as to Conduct of Judge . Un- derwood—Disfranchisement.
Illy Telegraph tp the rittshiirgh gazette .j
Ricirsumb, March . 25.-:-The steamer
Alexandria, from Philadelphia,. with a - car
I go of assorted merchandise for Richmond,
was burned at the wharf at City Point this
morning, and is a totalloss.
In the Convention'a resolution was intro
cluced appointing-A committne to inquire
into the conduct of Judge Underwood, Pres
ident of that- body. The resolution On
bodies a letter from John Hawkhurst,
.
Chairman of the - Republican State Execu
tive-Committee, Published in the morn
ing papers,•N •in . which he ..states that
Underwood, in.. a - „conversation. about
raising means 'for ',„tlie'Rbpublican
party, had said to - hiiia,^ , liqvirwb lavored
Chase for President,Senator,Spragutfivould
give $lOO,OOO for the use of the party ".and.
also that two men in the" State would give
$lO,OOO each for nominations. to :o:ingress.
Judge Underwood, was not, present. The'
resolution was laid over until Wednesday,
The disfranchisement question Was agaiii
up anti an amendment offered- disfraiichis
lng those who. Voted w for the secession ordi
nance, (te. ' f it 'as strongly- opposed by
several leadingßepublicans. They quoted
private letters received froth Messrs. Ste
veni, Sumner, Wilson, Washburne, Kclly,-
Of Pa.; and ' other -prominent radicals, .
advising-ni:dust Any ' , further disfranehise; •
ment than is contained in the reconstruct s .,
tion acts.' No final action yet: '
NEW YORK:
+`!
Teleg'ilsb, t 9 the rittshurgh•Gru6ette.3
• NE* YOlilt MirCh'2s 1868.
;' ;1
eN
Enennzrß, ,
J'onephl3.lBonigarten:Wan' brenght tefore
United States Cointhissiener Osborne
chariedlyttli enthezkingtil,2,27s'irion
the office of the - United States; Treasurer at
Louisville, where he;lad: lbeen - enipleyed.
He was heldfoe e..icandnation. •
ERIE RAILROAD TROUBLE.
John S. Eldridge,-President,. and. Daniel,
Drew; Treasurer, publish a CArd explicitly
contradieting the - charge made- that the ten
millions of stoekr",waa,:issued -without the.
surrender of an equal anionnt of bonds,.
They say the whole amount df convertible
bonds- waslitsited and sold and' the proceeds;
paitkinto the treasury otthe Company,,and
not a:dollar of stoek had been_issued except
upOn'the surrender of an equal amount of
. 1
"convertible bonds: ,
BOY3I3ODDRD'A.. A DANE r
A boy employed ~ b y:bolds Daniels, a-
Pearl street merehatit, was lobbed,in'the
Metropolitan , Dmiir to4day of seven bun 'dred and fifty, : dollars, -which he had 'just,
received from, the teller.
—ln the New York , Aenembly the'Judi.,
0 4 , 47Am:4414ga Lliave reported , a A4ll tbr
the aubmllo,93ii or the ,new, State o oustltpr
ttqa twthe people at the Noveuftr eledtton;'
ead "ansigueti, Tor, c o 44b,ration . mixt'
AY," r •
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r
Ml6` ":-NT;;r•V`
P-^
Lepublican State Convention—Grant for
President—;pepator Pomeroy for Vice
PreOldent.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
ST. Louts, March 25.—The -Republican
State Convention'' of Kansas net at Topeka
to-day. John P. Burris, of Johnson coun
ty, presided.
The following delegates to he Chicago
COnvention were elected:.B. T. Simpson,
C: W. Babcock, S. S. Prouty, LoulalVell,
J. A. Martin; N. A. Adams. Alternates—
A. Danfield, C. W. Lewis, F. Baker, C. Le
land, J. W. 31c3filler, Jacob Weisburgh.
Resolutions were adopted -- declaring for
Gen. Grant for President and Senator Pom
eroy the first choice. for Vice President;
thanking Secretary Stanton for his course
and: Congress for impeachment of the Presi
dent, and calling on the Senate to proceed
without unnecessary delay to his trial; -fav
oring the payment of the national debt, but
declaring that paying it in oTeenb:leks has
no friends in Kansas.
Habeas Coypus Case--Coutcsted Election.
(By Telegraph to the Pittf.liurglt Gazette.? -
:NiE3tPIIIS, March 25.—The argument was
continued in the Avaianche habeas corpus:
case ito-day.
. .
Judge- Waldron Will give' a decision on
Monday in the contested cage, growing out of
the late county election,' before, the County
Commissioners wherein one Norton con
tested the election of Hayden, a freedman,
as constable of the Fourteenth - District, on
the grounds of Hayden's ineligibility ac
cording to the code, being of African: de
scent, and illegally elected Under the fran
chise law, which regitires Commissioners of
registration to be commissioned by the Gov.
In the . . trial it, was proven by a number of
witnesies . that the Governor's signature was
not written by Erminleiv, . but by another.
Norton's counsel maintains the Governor
hadno authority to, delegateto another the
use of his official signature. A decision in
the case was postponed. • .?
BRIEF TELEGRAMS
—C. F. Adae,,Prussian Consul at Cincin
nati, died on the night of the ,24th.
—The Knklux-Klan are reported to be
organized in New York and Jersey, city.
—Fairfield, Sergeant of Royal_ Artillery
at Montreal, committed suicide on Tuesday.
,
—lt is reported that Secretary eward hits
offered Gen. N. P. Banks the mission to St.
Petersburg. I
—lt is ag rumored that -the President
- will resign- • ore the conclusion Oi the im
peachrnent trial.
—A telerarn was received. at 'Havana
from Madrid, yesterday;ordering the Bishop
of Havana to Spain.
. .
—At Portland, Me., Young the . , Savings
Bank robber, was sentenced to - nine years
in the State prison. -
,
—At Cincinnati A.-W. Bennett committed
suicide, the Coroner's jury say from disap
pointment in business...
. . • ,
—Col. Sabine Ernorß,, Who commanded
the Ninth Maine Infantry during the war,,
died at I3altimore on Tuesday. .1
211 1 kRifM'Coole on Tuesdagsent his final.
AGI.wo7 thonsEuad : doliars to New
York to'clesestakes narthe match with Co
burn.
—Western (lisp . etches state that the heavi
est snow. storm - ever—known in...,..Southern
Colorado and Nev,* .Mexico' there re;
eentlyt
.
—Western papers state - , and profess to be
lieve . that the bloodiiist!. Indian; war on
record will be commenced about the middle
of April. " ; '
•
• —The large axe p.al.emanufactory of Blake
& Co., at Scranton, Pa., was destroyed by
fire- yesterday morning. Loss $30,000; in
sured for 1310 000.
—.At Springfield, 11 tile Metropoli
tan mills owned by C'hatean ih "Edwards,
with the..Matteson House, "and a small ma
chine shop. adjoining. were :destroyed by
tire Tuesday iught. Loss ?20,000.
•
=Very heavy rains fell at St. 'Louis and
throughout that region on Tuesday and
yesterday, accompanied by thunder and
lightning. It was raining heavily at St.
Louis at nine o'clock last night, with a
piospect 'of its steady continuancelall night.
—ln the New York AsSembly a large
number of petitions have been ,presented
fibm various parts of the State, praying for
the passage of an act making - 1110 'Directors
of the Harlem tt Hudson . River .Itailroads
ineligible as. Directors in either the NeW
, York Central or Erie Railroad. -
-Letters from Mexico state that General
Placido Vega, being allowed the: liberty of
parole, while en route to the city 9f Mexico,
escaped.. He reached the Pacific coast, got
on a small'vessel, arrived it San Palos, and
passed himself under the protection oeGen.
Loiada. Corona has despatchedtroops from
Guadalajara, to assist Gen. Alvarez in put
ting down Jimea; also to Mazatlan to aid
Governor Rubin in bringing General Mar- .
tinea to terms. • . ,
7 • Toledo Market, ; • -
(Ay Telegrupkto Pittsburgh nasette.3 ‘;
TOLEDO, March .. - 25.—Flour; receipts of
1895 bbls;, the,market is quiet. Wheat; re
ceipts 'of 350 bushels; the 'Maiketiis steady,
with sales of *bite Miehisamat - .42,86; am
ber at $2,62, and. No 2 spring at 4;05. Corn;
recelpts - of 13,270' the Market is 3a4
cents better 'with sales of -NO I-and !Mehl
gan-at. 94a94 ni nth were made of No 1,
buyer all the at 94a95c; buyer for the
first half ift'Aprilvat" 90c; seller for all, June
at 95c. Oat* receipts. of 3800 ;bushels; the
market is steady with sales of No, 1 at 68c.
Rye is scarce. Barloy; receipts of 425 bush
els; the marketilsf-iquiet; ;Timothy Seed;
sales were readopt 2 009Iniske,lso
istitr
CBy~Tele g raph to .be •PlRtbargirliaret e. 3
NEW ORLEANS, March- '4..:- - The Cotton
market isquiet :and, buyer_ealegaind a con
cession Which lioldeis.refuse; sales of 1, 0 0
bides middlidgs'at 24424-1-26; fecillpts, 2,499
b a l es; exports, 9,922 bales. :' , FlRtui is quiet;
firm and unchanged. • ,03 .„.•1i1t t 1 024,05. Oats
77e. Pork dull and depressed`rd - r.,25.. Ba
con—there is only a jobbing trade at 121-2 o
for slionld,Orsi ' 110 a 16 . 1 ,4c-„for....clear sides.
,Lard.active and advanced; X. 4 8 e.. (4)/111
139 Sterling Bank Exolimcfge, &eel 1-2;
50a51. • NeW'tTerk f.Exchange
1-2PrerridutW:-.' " •
.
tßr TelesisOti to tlio.gittsbarab Clotette.)
lifttf;eb 2.--Cptteu,feeling bet
ter,arid. pikes nendrial; reeeipts 538 bales;
axpertallolo bales. 'Mour dull; superfine gBa
It „pork im Th .: Bacon; 'shouldersl2--1-4e;
cl es -1; 5 3-4e;bulk shoulders lie; clear
owes 14' Lard:lo:4l7e Perri 9 , Seasl,oo.
017.
MEE
, PAU FraleiS S, 4 ? 2 111 PlfP
t is Y-Telegrft-PA the PittstTrici,) GAl:etieq
711,K7aCigCO3 hrairAh'26...:-tiEmr
'nab ntrtif4l42r4 "' lm Pfirfilids t -Viak Wheat
AubA.l4iecti - ‘ 4lol, 3enders, 721-4.
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NUMBER 73.
KANSAS.
MEMPHIS