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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE:- C By.'re .'rashe, to the patshurgh Gurette.]_ . 1. • The Chair ap — inted as Coninnttee - FORTIETH CONGRESS arams • - . - - . ....,, . .. ....., of Conference on the part of the ,Senate on. .41P ' ' NIT ABIII NGT ON, March 26 1868. --....--,, 1 • „ .. • , - . . _ . - .• ~.the tax %exemption bill, Meagre - Sliernuin, Appropriation Bill in the Senate ~ NATI:JLALIZATION TREATY RATrrIED.' p ro te s t_ fr o m ifietitef e ky -, 4f..12,i,;- iiiii4. o E Williams and,Morgan.. ' ...e ..-Bills Passed Finally in the. The Senate te-day ratified the treaty be- rure—Tife President's Vet`o-'--.liii''• 'At 4 : 30 4lieSeindste' Otibli/ik - d- 11 ,-. j 'J - : V - .. to the United States and the North Ger- Houie;-Resolutions Rescinded. •;' diciary _Bill Passed Over the i ; ; . - • . ---*•:_---- - ; .- . man confederation, providing for free cml- 'Veto „.,,_ -.-- , ~ - ' ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTA.TIVES [Special Dlvatch to the Ptttsurgh Gazette.) - • •111 ':Hair: . Sitiiittettriiier - ; ' `; " '' • 1868 . x i gration, and that .naturalization changes , The SPEAXIiIft - T4inoplipt)itthe• first busi- HAM:tiara:RG -1 , March 0 6, . ence on the Manufactu I...nationalitv. 'The vot€ was twenty-nine ' ~.., ,' I ness. in order .iiitia;.tiii. - .joint resolution to - ' SENATE. - .- ailtinst eight. The- treat was slightly Tai Bill--llill for , the . AdlitiSo. 1 ::: _. . - . reginatetho:,tariff *for.rfreights;llind passen !) , . . . ' • The Senafe Oecripied all Morning with the amended, but - not in any important particu- , sion of Alabama DiscuSsed in • gera:Cin the Hnion and-Central Pactfie Rail- - , appropriation' bill, which is passing' as it . lar. -The,ground of opposition was that. the ! the Hous ' - e—Pacific Railways. Oro , the question being on th© previous came from Committee of the Whole.. •• - - North German Confederation might, actor& - ..nY TeleiratVto.tke,*ltt4lUrgh Gazette. Igptd:ttittn on a prior motion to refer to Com , • i - • - rniitteeson Phallic Railroad. At the afternoon session the Appropria- ing .to the. Provisions,interfere witif - eini- . WAsitliterrox, March 26, 1868. : . I . After debate, the precious 'gnostical was tion bill passed two readings prettty nearly irrants.before thee full time of naturalization . SENATE; .., i-itistained by a vote of SixtY-three against as, came:.frOin" the ' Committee of the expired; - as .:11istria did in the Koszta ease. The CHAIR iintornittedn protest from the 11x1 3, --se v e n• -. . I • -' Attersome aiseriaatineCliWAsllßUßNE Wh01e . ..: John Burns, of Gettysburg, gets • . aussit.tx TREATY. ... Legislature of Kentucky against the 'Wrong_ , Illinois, said hii - Wislie - dib' submit a pro" two, hundred dollars; • • . The House . Committee on Foreign Affairs done to the State bifeikeluding its Repre- .- osition which was this: that it should be tipsottrTiox RESCINDED. . will, it is ssid,.when the impeachment trial j sentatives frian the House, denouncing it as --insideredn test vote, and those who vote , is ,ver, report in favor of art appropriation 'ine Senate rescinded hir:LOWTy's resolu- unconstitutional A:c Referred to the Jo- i r•referenee should b e-co o nsidered, a s in . - - 'for.the purchase,of the Russian territory in ~ - i.faVor of the •1 3 „ . aelti ,c- . ,tail_ati ~ Company tion of 'Friday relative to. the Philadelphia I accordanee with the-terins of th t 't ' e rea s . diciar3--Conunitt'oe,". • : •, - '',..- ...maintaining their exorbitant charges. The Midges and pardoning. power. - - Also, a memorial from the Constitutional I latter Dart of the. sentence was almost la- . - , t. —..... Convention of South Carolina, praying for I 'audible on account. of calls to order. .. . . .. I The President has sent to the .qnate the . 1101_1SE OFREPRESENTATIVES. _ ' following nominations : Alfred Allen, Con- I the removal of Political disabilities from 1:,. 4 4,1,,% P ,P1 C ! . . 4 "S motion to , refer to Commit- Mr. LINToN, - - . .0f Cambria, introduced a sul at Foo l Chow; ES. Dundy, Judge of i several persons named. Referred : - V ` e °'-'"i " a4 l l c-1.- ,-A i l T illa g r !' e ! l- P'. -- 3° 4l '". District Court• Neb s ' •Richard F • I' . - , - ra. ka, F. Mil- . eighty-three, nays forty-nbie. bill incorporating the Johnstown Farmers,",; Mr. CHANDLER , reported favorably, ' l' . :f —Mess Ames „And rson Archer, , ca . . TS., P , . - 1 ler, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, . • . Meelemies •ind . Laborers Co.operative As . . , Idaho. . •• - . from the Committee on CVmmeree, a bill to - 1 - Ashley, (Nevada,) 'Ashley, (0.0 Axtell, • • iietiatlort. •; . CONTESTED SEAT CASE. ' i prevent and punish frauds on the revenue, i - Baldwin, Banks, • "Beaman, Breek, Benja . . .. _ —•-• I - -- -twell, Broomall, Buck- a:wir_llLV - P..,O , C . TA3CK. M. ' ItILL. 4 PPASSED 'FIN - ALLY. • - Senate supplement_ relating to insurance companies, whichapplicti,'t6•• the supple ment of April 27th, 1867, to life and accident insurance: House billrequiring the' State Treasurer 1 - .to•refuns one per cent. tax paid by banks ! under 'the act of February 23d, 1866, de dared • unconstitutional -by the Supreme Court. - House supplement to the Militia law of 188.1; revisintthe system, passed on second reading: 'eft -provides, among other things, that persons may purchase exemption, ex-_, cept in case of invasion or insurrection, the payment of ruilannual tax of one dollar, to form-conntybrigade_furids, andmembers of military Organizations to be paid twelve dollars per year. The bill fixing ; the number: and pay,of Legislative efficers passed second reading. The Chief Clerlisnre to. receive 141,500, As sistant Clerisll,2oo; Transcribing Clerks VOO, and all other officers, except pages, 4 4601): The amsting and folding to be con tracted for: Senate bill _extending mechanics lien law to improvetnents of machinery; tanks and ftitures of oil refineries, amended by, leav ing it Optionnl with stockholders of compa nies,to adopt the law. o Y uso • "appropriating the Penn treaty - rritintt went, Philadelphia. - Repealing that provision in the act of March 27 h,=1865, relating to.proceedings in patt.ition, which requires monies arising, froarrotaleslo be paid into. Court.: - Fnabling insurance companies to trans .actinisiness-in other States.' - Supplement to nineteenth section of act of April. 16th, 1838, relating to opening of private underground _roads to mines and other placeS, extending the same to opening of air courses to coal mines. „. - - Bill requiring „Courts to forfeit licenses of persons'coniiete'd Of Wilftilly selling liquor, to minors, to knownjateinperate persons, and on Sunday. Discussed for- two hours and pas..sedthe first reading. LIABILITIES OF WAIL:RCrAD COMPANIEI3. 'The Taiectal i tirder,for the evening session was the ,Senate bill defining the liabilities _of,lP.ailroad companies. It passed to a BOcond 'reeding, and was amended by in creasing the liability for personal injury to three thousand dollars and allowing parties insured 'by, Railroad Companies to apply for damageti . auder the second section. MEXICO.' CAvil 'Progressitg--Forced Loan from Merchants. (By Telegraph to Pittsburgh Gazette ] MAZittAir, March 15th, via SAX. FnA:4- 'etito, March 25.— : The civil war continues, and grows more and mom complicated. The revolutionists are gaining ground and Martinez is" complete master of the situa tion. forced loan of e 40,000 Nil's made on merehants last week. Spaniards, Germans anilMexicans refused to pay and were iin prisonecl: - After. ,=three days in jaill they applied to the American Con ; :1 Ka for 'relief, bat Martinez inform- ed 4heY. ° would , hat.e either: to -pay or undergo imprisonment. ' The par: , ties paid in the presence of tho Consul and u der -protest: - - Martinez - received; 'official bistrudtions.froirc.PieSidont .TUarez to-irive tip his cominand, and no longer exercise his usurped authority; also to present him self and hischiefs, in pctrson, at the seat of Governrrient. This lkrtinez refuses to do. „_.The Government has determined to sus tlint Goveritoißtibi; and has ordered rola : -forcements to be sent to him. Meantime Martinez is said to be making a treaty often- Give and defthisive with Generals Lesea, of Jalisco, and Borego, of Durango, two. of the Most famous revolutionists in Mexico. fUnited States Consul Elmer, at Elpaz has .I.4nelved an official communication from President juarez ; granting ; the • United States a coal depot at Pichelenge, a splendid futibor adjoining that place, free of - all im ports and duty whatever. The new Exocu i tive of. Lower California,. Governor Gallon, . 1 1 proi - es himself a strong advocate of Ameri can inters!' • ' -; CINCINNATI Heavy liaittsElsied in the Ohlii - -Suivide. —Car'relegraptt to the Pittsburgh Gszotte.l— . • . CnICI - NNATI,,March 26.—The heavy rain of `ye s and .to is general and un eitatett at rut ght. Reports receiVidherii :state that .t iami and other .streams emptying: into the Ohio:have overflowed their banks, and, great destrtictionlo,prop ertY nilottind• Th 6 Ohiois rising, rap" 1, nil Shotwell recently . frottOfem- Phis, attempted suicide yesterday even oy _shooting' himself, the ball entering his. left breast.. The vrouna Nvill:proh4hiy prove , _ The COminittee on Elections yeiterday heard the argument of MeGroty ' Gentile, who contests the seat of Hooper, Mormon, and to4lay the'COthmittee heard the- reply. of Hooper.: The Committee it is supposed will take a definite action to-morrow._ BRIEF, TTIT GRAMS —ln theease'of Gov. Baker, at _New Or leans, charged with perjury, , the defense closed their 'evidence yesterday; and asked his discharge. Commissioner Shannon stated. he should adjourn the - Cofirt until Wednesday next, when it would be -opened- for rebutting testimony on the:: part =of the United .States. Connsel for defense demurred, , 'on the ground that- further delay - would result in prejudice to the State, and preferred - at once that the case be sent before the Districti Court, - which reference was, given• to the case, and the investigation ended. —The 'rnion Pacific Railroad Board of Directors made the location of the Council Bluffs Union Pacific Railroad bridge across the Missouri River yesterday. - The action is final. Council Bluffs secures the passen o•er and -freight transfers and depot bttild-', 'rigs within her corporate limits. , The eiti-- zens are jubilant over the event. - • —At a meeting of the New York Cham ber of Commerce yesterday ; a memorial to the Legislature was unanimously adopted; Urging the adoption of measures-to prevent the consolidation of the -management of railroads leading to that city from the West In the hands of a testrietivemonopolY. • • TheDistrict . COUrfrit'Nesit" Orleans has ! decided that the sign.ature of Gov. Flanders' I to _an act passed by the Legislature while Wells was GovernOr, and not - signed by, Wells,'is a constitutional approval by the executive, and the actis a law. —The Hope Insurance Company, embez zling controversy at Louisville was con cluded yesterday by the discharge of D. G. Bly, the-Secretary, and John •W. Arnold,. who charged each other with unlawfully appropriating moneys of the. Company. —Judge McCann of the Superior Court of New York has :enjoined the Union Pa.; per Collar Company against bringing suits to recover royalty on the manufacture and sale of paper collars, or interfering in any way with that trade. —A new Fenian movement has been in augurated by the Circle at Nashville, Tenn. It is prciposed to hold a Convention in May and to secure pledges of five hundred thou sand before another .movement is made on the enemy. —lt is again said that Captain Deasy, an nounced rearrested in -England, is in the United States, and has just completed a tour of the country on behalf of the Savage wing of the Fenian Brotherhood. —The Internal Res'entie officers of New York have seized four hundred and eighty orie bales Alabama cotton here on suspicion that it was removed from that State on fraudulent permits.. i L. =Henry Lewis„ W. J.I Howard and a woman were arrested at Portland, Me., on ThUrday, charged with robbing Adams Ex press eompanytitpannsylvanut.. —judge Harrison, of the Superior Court, at Nashville, Tenn., was thrown from a buggy Thursday evening, and his right ankle fractured., . —The Presbyterian Synod of Kentucky has been in session for- two days at Louis ville, but has transacted no business of im portance. . B. Rodgers's-paper mill in Chem vine, .Conn. -was destroyed by fire on Wed nesday night. LosS, $50 : 000r insurance, —The. receipts of Customs at New York on were seven hundred thousand - dollars in gold. • ' —lt is thonghtthe United States Supreme Court will restore Mr..pradly 'to the Wash ington. MeLean k Monahan's liquor store at Mein his, Tenn:, was burned on Thursday. :Loia $20,000. —The steamship. Nova Scotia; :from Liv 'erpool on the'l2th, arrived at Portland yes terday. • • , --..Baltimoreansom Thursday, celebrated the arrival at that port of the new Bremen steamer. =Journeynien"plaSterers have resolved to 'ask an advance. in their Wages. • . —Tile Arkansas Constitution. L9_ropprted defeated_by about seven thousand votes. —Fifty thousand dollars were stolen from the Canal Bank at Now Orleans, yesterda.Y. —The clergy of Havana refuse to conies& patients who inhabit confiscated convents. —Gendral Buchanan has assumed com mand of the Fifth Military District, 1. • Foreiga Markets, by Cable. EST Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gafette4 - LONDON,March 28.—ELP.1-Cortsols closed ate3a93% . ; ..Five-Tvronties, 72a72%; Erie, 45 %; 1/lino's Contra', 89%. FRANKFORT March 26.--Evening—Five- Twenties closed. at 75a75,4. 1 . March 26-Evening.-Cotton `closed at thefollowing quotations; Middling uplands to arrive, 10V 4 d; to arrivp, /o%dt Orleans 10%d;-Sales of 12,00 G-bales: Bread stuffs closes strong; Cora, 4504 Wheat, 14s. 10d. for California whitcyand 14s.'10d. - for No. 2 red western; :Barley, ss. ad.; °ate, 4 / 1 ; 2d.; P eng , 46#. ed.; Flour, 375. - Provisions and ProdllM*hanted. LoNrioAT•lrea' 2( ‘ — Evening--The bullion of,the,ltardc ttf.England increased during theweek .£157,000. - • • INN ME PITISREIRkTIT. 1111 1 / 4 1: 1V( AEC. 27 1868 , and for otluir purposes. lieferredtoiii;ri min Bingham, lioutwell, ;Broomall, Buci, Committee on Finance. .f.-- - -1' land Cary, -Churchill,' Muller,/ Clark, , . Mr.-SHERNAAN-reptirted favoralilY, freitilk(Kan.,) eovodp, Dawes, Dixon; Dodge, the Committee on Finance, a bill to refund , Eliot, Farnsworth, Ferri::; Ferry, Field, certainditties paid under, protest: ' .. 1 Goloday, Gravely ! Griswold, Hight', Hill, Mr. _TRUMBULL introduced a bill h re- : 1100 Peri Hotelikiss, Hubbard, (Conn.,) lotion te.the quillifieliticin of jurors, wMeii; Huriburd. (N. Y.,) Jenckes. Johnson, Kel he asked to have plaeed of the Calendar, as ly. Ketchum; Knott, Loftin, Lincoln, Loan. it had already been considered by, the Ju- 1 Mali McClurg, '3fcf;ormick, Miller, dieiary COmmittee. - • .. I Motire, Morrill, Mungen,3lvc.rs, Newcomb, On motion of Mr.. SUMNI:II,. at Lt.2.1..-e„.... Nieliolson,o'.).Teil, Perham:Phelps, Plants, 3h:the Semiteivent into executive session:', Poland, Palesly, 4Ponieroy, -Price, Pruyn, . - Rutin, Itc,bertson, Boss Smith, Stevens, 'ME l ' ."-'l' 1.13.( ''. MY-SSA !! ; * ~. . ', N. H.,) Steveris,•(Pa4) ?Trimble; (Tenn.,) At half-past one the Semite rea m e d leg- risible, (ii.y.,) Twitehell, - Upson. Van islative- business amt took up the P.resz- Iforn, "M 0..) T Van ITrninp, AN asliburne, dent's veto.. ' . . (Mass.,) Welker, Williams, (Pa.;) Wilson, Mr. HENDItICKS eentended that the aet . (lll.,) Wilson: (0.,) 'Wilson,. (Pal - ,) and of ISO 7 gave any citizen the right of hoecoa ! Woodbridge. carpitA _wlien restrained of his' liberty in y oys _sl e „i mrs . o a ii e y, • tinker, il ar n e , violation of the Constitution or - treaties of Beatty, Brownell, Burr, Cook;• 'Call urn. the United States. This vetoed bill repealed 1 Fox, Getz, Glossbrenner, llalsev, Holman, thatlitoitisfon.' -• Could' Scimitars , reconcile i Hopkins, Hubbard, (IV. Va.) limiter, Li the qePr i r aiin ef4h6-4ight of appeal witill, gorsoll, Judd, ' Julian, Kelsey, - Kerr, •thep_rineiples of Jaw and lustice: i Koontz, Lawrence, (0.) Loughridge, May - Here.theinternat (ilt bfil came front the . nival, -Mercur- Mullins,' Niblaek, Oral,- House, and, on.Motton of Mr. SLIF:RMAN, , p a i ne ,..pik e , s awver ., .sba n k. 3 ,.. sii greaves , the - Senate nonebneurred in the House! Spalding, Stone, 'tabor, Taylor. Taffee, Vim amendments and ordered a Committee 24 - 0 f..: Auken, Van Horn, (N. Y.) 'Ward, Wash- Conference.. borne, (Wis..) NVashburne,,(lll.) IVindorn,' Mr. lIENDItICKS reSiinied, - und 'reciting ' Wood and AN oislward. the - MeXialle ease, which had been brought Before taking a vote the rule fOrl)idiling, ,directly within the law of 18i7.', said if lie members to vote en matters in' which they '(Mr. Ilendrieks) had occasion to go South, , ', aye persona l. interest was • read - at ,the re and expressed himself in . hostility to the i quest of Mr. llohnan. - - ' . policy- of CongrcSs, would the Senators, if ; Mr. NVASIIIII.7BNE, Illinois, called iip a he were arrested by the military authorities I motion,_made 26th of- - February, by. Mr. and appealed to the Supreme Court, say ' Washinrne, WisecinSin, to reconsider the should be pent lawk to his dungeon ? 3 V l * - i „vete by which a letter from the Secretary of was it they were not wllliag.44list- the Sit- i the Treasury, relative to the I7nion Pacific preme Court should.pass upon theirleWsr- } - was ordered- united.` adieu?: Maretluist half the ,petllWorliwt , , - ...Thic -- - vb. - ipt J. United States had expremed their opinion ' m r . r sswoRTK-front ,ii,oliiiAr against the constitutionality of their legis- . lion Committee; reported back .the •bill to lotion, vet they talked about aill the ro- admit Alabama to representation in Con ple of the United States." They had e' 4. grems, a' follows: tablished a system of despotism in the AVIIIMEAS. The people of Alabama, in South more odious than that of Ilaynan. pursuance of the provisions. of :in act of When. Senators denied the constitutional Congress, entitled "an net for the more EC right of trial by jury, and made law pm- , cient government'of the rebel States," pass viding for trial by military tribunal, was it ! cd Mardi ci. 1867, and the acts supplemen: not of necessity a case for the Supreme ' tars thereto. have framed a Constitution or Court to decide winch was law? It Wati an State government, which is republican in effort to strike down the judiciary, as the form; and - whereas, at an election com- Executive had been stricken down during meoeing the 4th day of February, ISOB, a the last year. Ito that, find till the power large majority of the legal voters of said of the country was in the, hands of one do - '. State, voting at said election, voted for the partment of the Giivernnient. Ono depart- adoption of said constitution; there ore, meet should be ii`cluvk upon another with- - lie it cnorted,• That said State of Alabama in the sphere of the Constitution. I • shall be entitled to •representation in Ccm- Mr. STEWART said it appeared the : gross as. soon as tin' I.egislature of said rights of man were very much ,involved in `State,, the members of winch were -elected this hill, though the appeal to the-Supreme . 1 - at the election mentioned in the preamble Court- had been dispensed with for three or this bill, shall have duly ratified the quarters of a•contury, until last year. Mc- amendments to the Constitution - of the Amite haying committed au offence, taken United : States proixsaed by the Thirty-ninth cognizanre of by .the military nu - Congress, anti.known as article fourteenth. thorities, was arrested, • tried and al- Six. 11. That it shall 'be the duty of the lowed to go on hail„ and he certainly was I commanding General of the military &s -not, therefore, - Ifilairitig under - very great triet in which Alabama iainehicled to notify disabilities. Ile (Mr. Stewart) had in that the members of the Legislature of saint view mule reference to the Supreme Court State, chosen at the election hold in Febru bell* overburdened with business. It was • , !ley 1868, to assemble at the capital of. said aslimell beyond that Court tel hinder Ho-- • State within thirty days after the pilitsage Ctm.struction as it was beyond the power of ,if this act. the litunblest individual. Therefore, they : SEC. 3. That the said -State of Alabama were not afraid of the S, . Supremo Court. The shall be admitted to - representation in Con presumption `tins the 'Supreme Court will grew... 4, and shall -be recognized tis a State, obey the law, which was clearly on the side only on the following- fundamental condi of Congress..- tions: That the .Constitution of Alabama - Mr. HOWARD asked what the charge- shall never be so amended as to deprive against MeArdle had been. '• . - • • - . any citizens or class of citizens of the United States of the right .to vote Mr. JOHNSON .said the proceeding was on four grounds, disturbing the public by .the. Constitution., herein recognized; pence, inciting insurrection, libelling a p ar shall be :to change as to allow any per- General of the; army; and obstructing the son to vote,who is excluded from office by reconstruction acts. , the fourteentiferttele of.the aniendment of Mr. STENVART asked why, if the Su- the Constitution cif the United States until preme Court had jurisdiction over recon- the disabilities imposed shhillave been re struction, and the power to declare war had moved in ithe manner therein provided, ceased, it did not exercise it? - • • ' ' . and. Congress shall have power to annul any Mr. JOHNSON said the Constitution pro- - amendment .to the Constitution of Alabama, ruled habeas nor pew should not be suspend- or- any -act' of the Legislature of said State ed. in- time - ape:tee. ! The, Supreme Cburt contrary to the provisions of this section. had decided in the ,ifilligan case that mill- I Mr. FARNSWORM addressed the Houie tarY'eelfris eduld try no eivillaniwhen peace in stipport of the -bill. Official returns prevailed in the United States. -• •• showed that seven thousand white men had Mr. TRUMBULL believed the,law of I voted for theadoption of the Constitution in :. :1867 ,W11. , 1 passed chiefly for the protction of 1 A l a b ama . carer, twenty,...thousandt White colored Citizens in the South front oPPres = men in Alabama were members of the shin.. - . , Union League. i . Mr. WILLIAMS, Put., asked how the fact' Mr. JOILISON replied it was compre of seven thousand white men having voted liensive in eharaeter and covered all such for the Constitution had been ascertained? cases. ' Heeiitortained no doubt that in the opinion of the Supreme Court the case was .. Mr.FARNSWORTH replied that at many before them under the; act of, JBO7. He ,had- polls the officers of the election, marked the confidence in the ability - of the ChiefJust l 92 lvotes.of colored men and those of white wholie thought had made. that point clear. Men. • • - He regretted the passage of the bill without • Mr. KERR asked whether the result had without sufficient knowledge on the part of been reported in accordakee With any laws? Senators, who, if they had understood it,. - Mr. FARNSWORTH: said the 'fact had would.' lasso, . . opposed it. 'Eulogizing , the not been returned by General' Meade, and Supreme Court, he said that tribunal must he did" ot know that any law required it: hold to' its authoritYtoabeidenpciti the con. Mr. SPALDING:offered •a , substitute- to stitutiOnality of laws or prove recreant - to the bill introduced - in' the . Senate by Mr.' their trust. - - If- - Congress were 'left totally Stewart. -„, .: .• - , • • - unrestricted, despotism would certainly re- Mr. BINGHAM moved to amend by Suit." • '- .- • striking outithe,third section. .... . . , Mr. L SAUSBl_TRY:remerked. , .th . at Con, Mr. 'KELLEY spoke hi 'faVor of the bill. gress„ to reach one solitary, case, were seek- In the ,name of the_ Republicans he asked ing to repeal the inestimable privilege .of Congress to admit Alabama, and proclaim habeas -- corpus. ' If - -Corigiesslnalsted-On to every - refractOry.Stitto in .the South, and, keeping theleaddri'cloitd;Of-deSpotisin over to every timid Union man,:that,byery State the South; the high...eourt • - of the people that will bring a Constittition providing, as wPrild in Noveiriber.seeisidets verdict, ...._ that of s Alabama 014 for-Abe : right:of every • Mr. 13AXARD 'said - the bill if" mile& man 'tb licild . 'eflied, to vbte'.'-' and' exercise woold'ilizinothinglii*Anttakiip',OUtlexis.. other politic rights, minim; admitted, even ing nights of American citizens. He t ho 'IU the ' terier, • and' threats: of- clandestine ever, had- • rne"l - ope it wouldi be 'c w- considered i t yriehing and hanging miy havokept some without reference- to porty,,:,.-- s : . -. rom t h e ppoolls. Mr. SIIOICALEW. spoke in opposition to • Mr, STEVENS, "1"u.,, offered an amend tiie billi and:lnlPlored.the -party .-in,r. power moot providing that the ..right of ~suffrage not tolay,saorlltglous 'hands on the temple shell notbe denloitio ' any State' exCept ;for o fi l uitj e , B ,-, ~,- ~ . ''.: -, s '' • • ~.-,..,- .. r_. (-„,:,,-.;;- -.-,:. . . treason, felony, or other,exime infamous at ~Thebill -passed (Mitt'. the Veto-: by the fol , coriutiOrfleW," but suffrage • ahall'be'fOrever lowing vote. ~ , , , , _ .._. ,••• - : 1 / 4 :universal 1441x:aptg#4 4 4,and, , :that Congress "Yearg-Messiii:„CarinYritin;---CattOtOdtOiOd - : °ha ll hav ( C - PowPr to 'annul any net of Ala.:, ler, Cole,' Oenkliiig;.Cingle,!...-gthrezdtt,ifer.; bikini in vicatititeibi.:dificigatien'ef acts with !7, - ' • • Prelinghttrien, :--.ltiii '2,MeridersOni regard 4o s onffilige;:andqliat. lif case of ''._ the nolvistAißoFe! - _ - A,k 3 loou V- rier4ll , ;,(Ml.), ,Letblattro..reucing. suffrage „beloa , '- the.. Merrin;:g t rg 3 4"M„. 4 : ' i t, Ov tittirsOlS .130 4V 110 d rijbli.gbiekithitiontf,; . # (N.. lii)i 0pi43 1 . -- •BitieWir, oas t , '.l3tewart, , into the.ll onidtallbentill and:vekd. ~... .-,7 tkunner. , :Tbayreiri -TiPttin, TratillOtilli - Van:" Mf. 4 I 2I ABN,SWIMXTH gaVelioti'ui that he would' move the previous question . at half past three o'clock to-morrow;, and ask a, ti vote at half past four. • Mr:7 FAME. pr.efiented `.s 'metnorial. from the Chamber of Commerce.. of Milwaukee, :for reimbursement of e:wenditures on the harbor of that city. Referred to the Com ; mitts:o on ComMerce. Adjourned. ." • . amended was ordered to a , third.reading and passed finally..: . • . / —ln Common Council; Mr. Reynolds, of i Lawrenceville, moved to concur. .• . , • , Mr. Robb, Sixth., ward,. moved that the . ordinance be postponed until'neit meeting. He had not . seen the act of Assembly . au thorizing the loan, :, and thotight nothing would be lost by postponement.. - . ' , , - Mr. Herron, Pitt township, said the mat ! ter had bee folly considered by the. Water ' I Committee, and passed upon. , Sufficient • publication had been g iven, and it was s‘dm pbrtant to the-outsidedistneti that imme diate action be taken,. - .. urged 1- Mr. A. Scott, Lawrenceville, also ' immediate action. - The machinery of the Water works was in bad.condition, and coo -1 i tracts lied been entered into on the strength. 1 of the act authorizing the loan. ' ,. .. . : Mr. Herron said there was great danger 3 even of the old districts of the • city 'being. i left without water, in consequence of the ,-,': condition of the wattT.WOOSS MitChal:el . T. -,' Mr, Sires, Third - ward, - asked the -gentle- - _ 1 Man from the Sixth. ward (Mr. ;Robb). to' ': • -'. withdraw his motion for postponeinent. - ---,-- 1 . -. i.. Mr: - fl'obhsaid he had no 'desire to be an i obstacle. The .matter had probablyteen , considered by the`,,other branch, _ and he. 1 Would withdnrw his objection. , ( Mr. Davis - objectitin to concurrence: - -. '-' 1 • Mr. ReeiLSeVentil*ard; called theyeas• 1" and nayS on the.motionAcieuncur, resulting. I tot follows: • • . . .1 ~- Ci , 1 ' t lens-Ablikorif Berger,' Boggi,' sken t Carroll, Daub, - fridati.Titzsitturionic Ger, ,'. •-: ner, Hemphill,. Herron, House, - ,Jer tu.,, Kremer;, IllOwhinneY, Meyer, 'Meer' ea m t 1 Paler;Reell; -Reynolds; Roswell;`. l -' l '; • ! 'Scott, A., Scott, J. R.; Sims, Torley, - Wel-,;.., -".- I don, Welsh, Zern, and. President Tomlin • soti= - 30. '- - • " - • - ' ' -.- I . '-' ! Nay.sßatchelor; Davis and'TerrenaL-.3: .:,..:"...: - 1 On motion of Mr. Ogden, the rules were :,, t suspended, in order to allow the traitSacticin. , • lof other business.' • - - •- .-- -•- • ' -' - - , . - ' Mr. Ogilensubmitted the followittg:; ~ ; .:•.- , Rewired, That our Senators and Repre- ,- sentatives be requested to oppose the pa's- age of ',any bill relating td.the inspection of . . salt in, the city , of Pittsburgh without first submitting; the same to Councils. ; Adopted:,'.; Mr. A. M. Brown• presented a . , petitio from business Men on Fifth street, halving Councils to pass an ordinance .;authorizing ,; ~ the widening of the sidewalksbn said street - - ' two feet on each side. ThotpetitiOn'was SC- - ; cepted. •.. • • • :. -•-- . Mr. A. M. Brown, submitted an ordi- nonce providing for the widening of the side- ',- walks on Fifth street, which provides .that the vaults shall-not be extended beyond the extended limits. ' - 1 Read three times and passed. -- ~ - The President read an ordinance, author- - izing the construction of aboard sidewalk - rg Special - Meeting--:The - Appropriation for from Hazelwood station en and Coa l. Railroad to the Squirell: . I Roads—Survey Committee—The Water hill road. On motion passed to a second, Extensten Bonds--Widenlng Sklewalks reading. ,• ' . - 1-... 'On Fifth Street—lllcholson Pavement on 1 Mr. A. M. Brown, a petition askuig the Wood street, 43 - . ti ordinance prohibitin - the l griveg c of )f drays, ill ys carts, and - other ve ides, ~ 'A. specialnieeti 1, ,g of City Councils was from interrupting funeral processions. Laid ~ hold Thursday, at 2 o'clock, to consider the over. . • Mr. Cochrane, a petition asking Councils ordinanee defining the duties of the Survey to pass an ordinanceproviding for the pav- Committee, adopted in Common Council at ing of Spring alley 'from' Bush to Morris the - las, . meeting, and a Iresolution adopted i street. Referred to Street Committee to " ,g, an oE 'n Common Council at lastmeetin author-' rer lf rt an ordintmee.. - . all business . _,not otherwise noted C. C. . tk.. , : '40.• - . 45 ..7. 1. itiaTY , gls....-4..,44-......4.,,, ri.,......,....: , , ,, f ,, , , 1 - ...5....5. -. )': - j r 4 R4 3 / 4 1001" - f 4 1 5 4* .- ' - • ' . vas laid over in'Select Council.and - 1401it- — - -- . ter non-concurred in, for the reason that.. t iiiiitrok there was no Nppropriation 2.3. 1 S.elect Council. . , ldembers present—Messrs: V.II. Brown, A.' M. Brown, Cochrane, GAM, Dickson, - 1 Dunn, Gross, Jones, Laufman, McClelland, I McEwen, McKibben, Ogden, Rafferty, Ship- , ton, Tanner; Witinwright, and President McAuley. _ . AlsentMessrs. Coyle, Gallaher, Herd- '. man, Kehew, Morrow, 'ltfcClintock, Phil-, lips, Rees and White. ;I On motion of. Mr. Tanner,the reading of 1 the minutes was dispensed with, The President' stated the - meeting had been called at the instance 'of the Survey I Conttuittee, and desired some member of the Committee to state-the. object for which it was called. Mr. W. It. Brown, Chairman of the Water Committee, said' that he had some impor -1 tont business to present relative to the is suing of bonds of. the Water Lean, the ordi nance providing for the same having been poStponed for further consideration at the last meeting. Mr. Gross, of the Committee on Surveys, said that Committee had deemed it !nee „essary to call a meeting of Councils in order to have the resolution passed in Com mon Council at, lost meeting, transferring $9,000 from Appropriation No. 9 to No. 23; in which S. C. non-concurred, so amended as to meet the views of Select Council and passed.: The Committee were desirous of commencing the work allotted to them as . scion as practicable, and could not proceed until the appropriation was made, . and Ile, therefore, moved the matter be taken up. .The President then read the ordinance and resolution referredito. • Mr. Gross moved to. amend the second section of the ordinance, which Makes the decision of the Survey Committee final rel ative to disputes about the grades and loca tions of streets, by requiring them to re port their decisions to Councils for approv al. The amendment was adopted, and- the ordinance as amended read three times and passed.' ,1 The resolution transferring. $9,000 from appropriation 13 to Z, adopted. in C. C. at last meeting, was then tak.en up.. • : Mr. Gross said as the money was in tended for the use of the Survey Commit tee; and there belting no 'appropriation 23, he would move to amend ,by adding the words, "or to the Survey Committee;” af ter the word twenty-three. 'The 'intend ment was adopted., • Mr: Ogden then moved to amend by making the amount $5,000 instead of $9,000. 'Mr. Gress said the Committee - had care fully examined the matter:and were satis fied that $9,000 would be barely. sufficient to accomplish . the work to be done, and, ho hoped Councils would not interfere. with the well digested plans of the Committee by adoptng the amendment. Mr. Tanner. said he would favor the amendment It he thought - the gentleman had given the matter as careful considera tion as the Councils had. and could -give. plausible reasons for making the reduction, otherwise he would have to vote ngainst it: 1 Mr. Ogden said. lie made "the motion on general principles..,.. i. . . Mr. A. M. - .Brown, thought the Commit ten.thebestfjudges of' :the amount required to accomplish the - work allotted tcrthem. - and he Was not Ofritid of them squandering the money, , - • • - - • . - - . The amendment was not adopted .: . - • - -The.reSolution, as amended by Mr. Gross, passed thittlly... :.- •-,' • . .- ,-- -, ,' '' _ - i • Mr--.W. R.. Brown called up the •-, ordl-, nonce providing for the issuing.of bonds to the • amount : of: - $250A100, of. the water: loan, which ittbmittedot the" last fneetirig and laid Overfor - farther COnslderation.. '.-- The PieSident read the•Ordhiance - of Whieh we publishedan abittact inthoPrOceedirip of last' meeting: :j -- " 1 '-- - - :.- ' -'' ' - '- ' - -'-•• Mr. Rafferty. Moved to amend the second section,:whiott fires the rate of haterest'at " - six r.cent, - sot:4lB l .W rend seven percent. Ado.ed.. ' • • ,• - - ..- -, • - •,..." - '4 ~ .i:- ~- , ..- • ,- t t On motion of Mr. Brown, the 'oraimmce . as SOUTHERN STATES. [By Te!egroph to flu - VIRGINIA": , Rretplosn,.Va., March 213:—Di - th s e 'Con vention to-day theCominittee on Loan for expenses4eported that