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3,umF 4 LXXXIV.
fl ST EMTIOII
TWIEXAVE O'CI4C!C3I3. I M.
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
[THIRD_BESsIOIF4
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SENATE: The CnstitutiOnal
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Amendment-4 Committee of .
Conferente Refused and Mo
,
tion - t Concur in House Prop
osition Fails, Less than Two
thirds Voting in the Affirms.
- tive—The Agnentimentas i11e
...
Portea by itidAtifiriCti4nialit
tee Taken tip * , ittid , Adopted.
110117 SE:. The -- supplement to
the 'National, Currency Act
- • .
Further Considered, Amended
and Maid on Table -A tmy Ap
pdkoriation Silt Dhoti:Bed at
.
EWeding Session. -
LH/ Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l:,
WASHINGTON, February 17, 1868.
. F SENATE.
_
Sayeral petitions that the Alnilglity be
recognized by the Constitution, and for
equal suffrage, were presented.
The.report of the Conference Commit
tee on:the bill'amending acti.islating to
the navy were discussed and agreed to.
Axesolntion was adopted that the-At
torriarGenend finish list of pardoned
revenue' officials., , - '',-- • --. I f i
`Bittit'diy - watirasitig r lied foil the "Oristid
oration of the Naturalization bill, and
Monday for the Finance MR.
Mi. PONIVROY,, : frbirk the Committee
on Public. Latidal'rePotted, with amend
- ments,.the bill granting the right of way
to ths - Memphis, - E1 Pasq-6t 'Pacific Rail
.-road-and Telegrap h Companyfrom,. El
Paso, Texas, to the Pacific Ocean.. The
bill grants no lands.
Mr; TIPTON, front the same Commit
teeZreported, with amendments, the_bill
granting lands to aid is the construction
of .a. railroad from Siena City, lowa, to
Columbus, Mebraska. It grants tenses
- Lions per mile - on each side to the State
of Nebraska for the benefit of the road. •
' Mr. -FESSENDE'N, fro& the Commit
,tes•on Public! Buildingti, reported-ad
- verisely the bill to, purchase a site-for
.tht'Executlie Mansioni and the Commit
tetilvero discharged froirlits further. don
'::sideration.,. q,_, -- . •
• Mr. !STEWART, fro m the Judiciary
,Committee; - reported alkYersely onMr.
- -.Sliernutreebill to istrike out from -the
-:Naturalization Law the word ~ .white"
.wherever it,eceurs. , i,..,
• - Mr. CONELL.' 6 ;G: front' the same Ccim
.-Anittee,reported adversely to - Mr. -5am
,...11,1048 bill to regulate prosecutiOn for ern
bezzling and kmared effinteet.=. .• . t t
- Mr. STEWART, from .the same "diiirii.
•anittee, reported the credentials of IL V.
/ Miller as Senator elect , from Georgia.
with a resolution that be be not allowed
to take a seat. _I -
-• . Mr. EDMONDS, from the same Com
• mittee, submitted a report on the Pfeil
dent's messagelregarding his Christ Mas
Anlnesty. Proclamatibn, accompanied
with a resolution that in the ,opt on of
thb Senate the proclamation of the Preg
dent of the Unit d States of the 25th of
December, ..1868, purporting to grant a
...genernlamnestyd pardon-tit all per
-1,31
drotis guilty -
:cif treason and acts of hos
- - tllllYto the triltectStatet duribg thelate
• :rebellion, with re resto ration of rights, eta.,
etc., was not aut hor ized by, the Constitu
tion,or laws.
Mr.IIENDRIC stated he disagreed
i 3
with the majorit of the Conmittee, and
would exp ress h views when the report
came up for acti
Mr. EAMISE -, from the Committee pp
k
• Postoffieos, re ted t with. imendments, ,
6- • the Sense bill o> restrict and .regulate
the franking p 'vilege. The bill, as
amended, provid it snail not be lawful
for any officer oft e Government, mem
.. ber of Congress o other persons entitled
by-law to the fran 'fig Mr/dete r to ex
orcise it otherwl than- by his or her
'written , or autho zed signature - upon
' matter franked, e ctipt heads of , depart
": menta and heads :o bareausnow&ttithad
r- by ''law to the • f king privilegk Who
shall be allowed t frank all official mat
pertaining t their departmemits-or
bureaus by the Ewe 'lie si. - 'stamp, which
shall designate t e object for which it is
--- -Jused r under such regulationtas the POP
poster General WI - .Preanrinei and all
letters or other ail matter not fradeed
shall be charged with the rates of pest
-.,age which are o may be established .; by
••Mr. •CONKLI G, from Committee oil
:`Revision of Lavin, reported a substitate . .
l'or. Mr. Drake% proposition ur'oonilidia .
... • Izullsaitreatitialn open session. The hf
'
feet ofthe substitute,- Will be to remove
' • the injunction of sheivey with regard to
pidisulcreatico,:although - they will , be
' considered in' Execptivesession;
littr. TRUMBIII.,L,'frbIii Ockniiiittee on
, Judiciary reported a substitute ~ for the
bills Mating to'Judges of the Supreme
, •'4 'Waft; tu
introduced Isi .1
v iMeforso, 11'0'44 3 0
and S herman, which sas follows: •
','- -' illeit.estedd, - 4taVrtiat -, eror -Judge of
any. Court, of Unitar Staten; • who
-shall, after having attained ; itilit'age of
' ' of seventy yeare,,,reato...bia,oilleft, sha ll
. therha ft er, during thdrisidue*of bis ' na-,
• ttitallife,receive thrisaMesalary: whit%
*ashy law parable.to him et the time of,
- - hisresignattorii -. • , ta ,•." , -4. -r6 •
- "! - Mr:STEWAEtimnved lotakuup Ais'
lista:Mg° from theHeash 41,114 g a• - .COrnr,
: mittee ,of Conference >int' ,the Conslita
. - tional"Amendment.4 - Calded. l l:! - ' . ..T '
4.24. STElVART,moyed,the Sonde: in
00 'en: its ametulment•-apt , agree to a'
• Committee of Ceinftrenie.' `' 4 '
' menra• wiminna 7and , .Buokaiew
thought the subject too importapt.ite go
-. to such a committee. ~, .„. , ~ ,- - .
Mr. STEWART ' wthdreiv :the • motion
• . , , and moved that pe(Vienate recede !and
agree to the imenktit, of ' th e„ House.
Mr. BUCHALEW tin iintitined libi r
shaz,ks,,in. the copraag which he said in
nearly every . OM of laie in Wtch . there
. . had eon a disagreentent - between; the
• Senate and the itonan the.. House, or
rather the man 'who. controlled ', the
ro„,had alwOys at list had his own
thispoint,
, . t in reply** a question by
Mr. Trumbull, the Pre*lent ruled that
- thtilthar appointed for the consideration
, of the bill for the reor Eton- of the
judiciary havingpsaseihat bill lost its
place.- 1 ,
~.... - . Mr. RUCK ALEW then aide an win .,
, went to show the importathsoi ,the Sen.
~.., - ate insisting on that part of the conatica-
nai.amendment providing that t3on
gross shall have' power to - prescribe the
mode of choosing electors of President
and Vice President. *tie fivored the abol.
ishinent of the. Electoral College and the
direct election by the people, but many
States would refuse to ratify such an
amendment, because it would greatly
lessen their influence. Another great
Objeatidn to the cudsting , system was that
it gave certain States an unjust and pre
ponderatiiig influence in the Electoral
College, thus - holding out constant temp
tation, to ' , attempt to carry elections in
those_States„ It was for this reason that
.
\money had been raised last fall, $60,000
In New York, $B,OOO or $lO,OOO in pant.
morn and $50,000 In Philadelphia; to cor
rupt hie own State, Pennsylvania.
Mr. CAMERON said every one knew
general - Fremont had' been - •cheated out
- of - Pennsylvatila in" 1858 by tbe'Derbo
°ratio party, and last fall by
had been carried fraudulently by the
same party. He believed Pennsylvania
vas no worse than other States, and what.'
ever wrongs she had done in this respect
l er
had ben .done by her _mocrats.
[Laugh . ] He <mu; entirel yopp - ked
to 'the proposition. of `his colleague,
which, pr adopted, would allow the party
in power before a Presidential election to
gerryniander States for its own benefit.
. Mr. EDMUNDS spoke briefly against .
Mr. Buckalew's proposition. He agreed
with' Mr. ' Cameron that, so fir as it
would change at all the present mode of
choosing electors, it would give the party
having a majority in Congress on the eve
of a presidential election power to.ar
range the mode of choosi ng electors in
each State to preserve the aseendancy.
It was also in direct conflict with the de-
sign of the framers of the Constitution
whichivas ibat the, President should be
elected by the States, and not directly
by the people of the whole country.
Mr. WILSON said he would vote
against theinUloti of the Senator from
Nevada, Mr. Ste Wart. He: had hoped
that early in the session Congress would
have matured an amendment securing
to all citizens a the United States an
equal right to vote and bold office. But
the first part of the - session had been al
lowed to pass without action on the sub
ject, and, the House had sent to, the
Senate a very imperfect propositionr for
which the Senate had substituteda,More
comprehensive one. He regretted that
the. House had refused to agree to the
Senate amendment. He was willing to
vote for. he HOtiee proposition, if it could
tie aminended so as to secure to colored
,citizens the right to hold office as well as
"the right to vote. , ,
Mr. MORTON said the Constitution re
quired that any Constitutional Amend
ment submitted to States for ratification
should; have tectiVed.the assent of two
thirds of e ach Houle: which 'requirement
could not be avoided by any parliament
ary jugglery. , : The great object of the
proposed -amendhoent to the Constitu
tion was to guard against' colored citi
zens being debarred from voting or hold
ing office on account of race,
or color, or
:previous condition, and this abject wo uldi
lititedred'by the proPosltion;-131of Mudd.
vote for it, although he would have pme
ferred.smamendment securing[ the, right
thvote.and holdoffiee to all atizeis- He
was also in favor of Mr. BEickalewia
proposition, but he did not think it wise
to rzsk:the defeat of the; ending amend
mientit attaching to it , evert so good a
proposition as that of -the Senator from
Pennsylvania„a proposition of so much
merit that sooner or later It must receive
thstisuoport of men of all parties.
y, after some confined discus
sion'
as to the effect of receding from its
amendment,' the President pat question
'to the Senate, and it was decided 'that
such action would not pass the Constitu
tional amendment. "
The Seuate then receded from its
amendment by a vote as folloWs:
ma—Messrs. Anthony, Cameron. Cat
tail,- Chandler, Cale, Conkling, Corbett,
Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessen=
ded;Frelinghuysen,liarrls, Hciward, Kel
logg.McDowell, (Me s ,)
Morrill, (Vt.,) Morton,Nye, Patterson,
(N. H.,) Pomeroy, R obertson. Thayer.
Trumbull, Van Wanckle, Welsh, Willey,
Williams, Yates. ,
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Backalew, Da ! "
vis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Harlan,
Hendricks, - McCreary, Norton, Osborn,
Patterson,' (Terms,) ) Poole, Rice, Boss,
Sahisbitry,Sherman Spencer, Vicke rs,:
Wade, Warner, Wh yte and Wilson.
Motions by Mr. WILSOS to agree to
the House proposition , as amended to
secure to colored citizens the right to
hold office, and by Mr. SUMNER to re
cousider the,vote to recede and appoint a
Committee of Conference, were ruled out
of nidei; •• ". ' '
Mr. SUMNER suggested the matter go
to the Judiciary • Committee, but Mr.
EDMUNDS said they had already fully
considered it and reported a resolution
which he thought the Senate could prep-
OrlY adopt; ' , e - • • - •
' fdr.,EIDEVVAKT 'appealed toll:lose anx
ious to db`Soinething for the cOloied rage
to stand by the House proposition, the`
adoption of which would. redeem Mary
land, Kentucky and Delaware.
Mr. SAULSBURY—No, it won't.
•
(Laughter.)
Mr. ST WART begged pardon. He
hoped_ there was still a chance of redeem-,
ibg thtgreat'State;" (Latighter.) - r;
, Messrs.: ikEsprti 'War SA.WYER op.
posed the Millie 'proposition - ateentirely
too inadequate.
Mr. SAULSBURY said his State had
been called in derision a great State by
the represenative of buffalo and other
wild animals of. Nevada. .As to-redeem
ling it, thimatotifffas mistaken. If the.e - S
- colored,men of D, laware were allowed
splots,';the DeniobFgitia. vote, would
greatly increased. -.
pr. MORTONthougitt it best to recon
:Sider the vote , d - , whichl the Senate re
ceded from the amendment and appoint
a Committee cif,:',Crfilerise, :atid - pade
that motion. .
Mr. HENDRICKS said he' understood
the eagerness of his colleagne to get the
amendment. passed withoutdel. so it
bouldbe difilmitted to thee:bun Legis
latures, and not to the people. But hhiis
colleague was mistaken, if he thought a
Committee of Conference could so shape
theitineljdnientrthat it lirotild be adopted,
. without debate. - •-i
- Mr. Mortiin's)ciiolion.waelOat-7-220 34.
. The Senate then "refused- to 'eoixtror in
the House pronositiOit by, the. following
Yeas " Messes. Anthony, Cameron,
Cattail, Chttndler, Cole, , 93nk,lip
D g, Ora
gin, rake, Ferry; FOSSBllderlj' Feeling.
haysenr Harlan, Harris, Howard, Kel
logg, - Morgan,- Morrill, (Vt.) Morton,
Nye, Patterson, (N. El.) Poole, Ramsey,
Rice, It - sbert son '
" Sherman Stewart,
Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Wil
liams, Yates-41.—not two.thirds.
.Ncivs--Mecsrs. Abbott, Bayard, Backe
law; Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Edritunds
UGH, _TH (IRS DA Y, PERU ITARY . 'lB, .1869.
Foarleti, Grimes, .11endricka,.. Wereerv,
M'Donald, Norton. Osborne, Patterson,
(Tenn.,) Pomeroy, Ress, Saulsbury,
Sawyer, Thayer , Vickers, ,Warner,
Welch,TW Whyte; Wilson.
Mr. STEWART moved to proceed with
the consideration of the Constitutional
Amendment reported from the
ciary Committee, as follows:
"The righte lo of citizens of the United
States to vote and hold office shall not
be denied or abridged by the 'United
States or any State, on amount of race,
color or previous eonditien , of servitude."
Mr. WILLIAMS moved to adjourn.
Lost--21 to 85. '•
Mr. STEWART'S motion then
carried,-'and the amendment reported
from the Judiciary eorotatttee - wma be=
fore thellenate. i
Messrs. NYE and HOWARD opposed
the iesolution and Mr. WELSH favored
Mr. DRAKE renewed an amendmes
he: bad formerly-,-.offeretic,Which. Wde ,
rejected, as were several other amend
ments.. ' -
Mr. NYE moved to strike out all after
the enacting- clause and, substitute the
amendment as it came from the House.
Mr. HOWARD renewed the offer of,
his substitute as follows: "Citizens of
African descent shall have the same
right to vote and bold office in the States '
and. Territories as other citizens."
Lost—yens 22. nava,27.
• Mr.-lIIMDRICKS coffered an amend
went like that offered in the previous
discussion by Mr. Buekalew, providing
that the C-onstitutional Amendment
should be submitted to the Legislatures,
the most. numerous breach of which
should be elected after the adoption of
the Constitutional Amendment by Con
gross. Lost—yeas 12, nays 40. • '
Mr. DIXON offered his proposition hat
the amendment should be submitted for
ratification to ,Conventions• initead of
the State Legislatures. Lost.
Mr. VICKERS offered an amendment
providing that no person should be de
nied the right of suffrage because of par
ticipation in the late insurrection, unless
actually convicted of treason. Lost.
The report of the Senate Judiciary
Committee was then adopted by the fol
lowing vote: - - I
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Chandler, Cole,
Conkling, Cragin, Drake, ,Edmunds,
Ferry, Frelinghttysen„ Harlan, Harris,
Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill, of
Vermont, Morton. Osborn, Patterson, of
New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Poole, lain
say, Rice, Robertson, Roßs, Sawyer,
Spencer,Stewart, Thayer, Van Winkle,
Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey,, Wil
liams, Wilson-35.
Nays—Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Da
vis, Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery, Nor
ton, Patterson. (Tenti.,) Saulsbury, Vick
ers, Whyte--11. -...
At 11:45 o'clock the 'Senate adjour ~ :
d.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV
The Election Committee reported
iersely to Simon Jones, J. W. Men,
or Caleb Hunt being entitled to a
from Loolitiani. -Ordeund printed
A" resolution was - passed ng
the Secretary of War to have the Harbor
of Chicago surveyed, with a view to
enlarge its facilities to meet the wants of
commerce.
The act supplementary to the National
banking bill was then conaidered.-
The previous question having been
seconded yesterday. Mr.- POMEROY.
who reported the bill, being entitled to
the floor to cloie the discussion, yielded
part of his time to Mr. POLAND,whio ar
gued in snpport of his amendment
looking to the conversion of legal
tenders - into new 'brisids 'tour
pet cent. Interest and redeemable
in thirty add fifty 'years. ' He defended
New England from the charge of grasp.
I ng, saying they took -the -national-our-
tenor neCaUSO :Western' States did , •.not •
-choose to. He also declared for a free
banking system. - (74,
Mr. BUTLER advocated his amend;
meat to the second sectioni , irk refetencei n
to the mode of littlng,hankiegoinglnto
- - ,
liquidation.
Mr. Pfllekaaid the rinkirilhg of it was , ,
that no bank,donld wind up as a National'
Bank until it had turned info the treas.
ury the identical money reoeivad, and no
hank could wind' up in less than ten
years. • •••_ •
Mr. BU TL ER said they never
,w i nd should up until they , pay back the money
4nm...received. , •
\ Mr. WOOD argued against any dia•
turbanco of the present distribution of
currency, which •he believed would be
followed by tne most severe monetary
pressure seen , for years., He then sup
ported , his amendment. providing for a
central point of redemption.
Mr. GRISWOLD spoke in favor of,Mr.
Polund's Juxienment. En objec to
the prirtston'of th e present law fo rare- "
eirafilation and deposltraff un
necessary and onerous, and also to the
Ingrdailorial character of hank e,x3iminan ,
•
MrIINGERSOLL explained hleamend,..
meal for j a free system. '
Mr. PRICE • asked Mr-Ingersoll as to
•the aindition of the currency in his State
ten years ago, under a free banking sys 4
tern? • • ,
; gr. XNE/F,RSOLT, itiMss vety bad,
wretched; but that was becatise - there
was no security behind it.
Mr. PRICE remarked that it was based
on/State bonds. ' • • ,
/ Mr., INGERSOLL. adinitted that, but
"aalathey were banda -of the' States that
,went into the .rebellion afterwards, and
a t e.people.of,Plbo/8 heokiVeitetod a loss
millions 0n... that currency alone;
-hat that 'no such 'dill:101V itntid arise
Mr. POMEROY coneinded the debate:
Me favored the amendment of Mr. But
ler, so far
_as it applied to insolvent
batiks,' but`tait se: to sol Vent banks, and
Spoke generally in favor'of the bill.
The, debate being closed, the House
Prodeedod tavote on the amend
tns
ING pendig.n
Mr g.
ERSOLL had the rule read;
*bleb forbids members interested on the'
result of any question to vote,
and said ,
he would leave the matter to the sense
of. honor of members.
The, itmendisterit . Offered' by , itir; Price
to the fOurth suction, to. i neremi t the al
lowance, of ; circulation to banks with
'capital not exceeding twenty thousand
eightY to ninety per cent. of the
ea plud, was agreed to. • '
Tbe Ana, almond and 'third amend
:mono, offered by •the Committee on
Ban king- and Currency, being merely
formal, were agreed to. •
Mr. Buckland's amendment regu•
lating bank - circulation ;at the rate of
11,2.50,000 for each member of Congress
item st a tes, was rejected.
The amendment by Mr. Smith, to in
creme the maximum limit of national
i
cireulation bytes hundred million dol
lars; was re.frete .
• The amanita) nt of ,Mr. Coburn, as a
su*titute fort e fourth section, for the
isll2o of circulating notes to banking m
agi:4oons organized In States an Terri
torles having less than their pry rata
bat lting circulation, ka., was adopted
yEalt. fst.'nays 86.
, A 'Landon to reconsider the vote on Mr.
Cobbni's amendment was tabled—yeas
90, nays 84. •
This made the action of :the House
final.
Mr. MILLER moved to lay the Nil on
Orb toble,•remarking he adoption of that
amendment destroyeid the bill.
The motion was rejected—yeas 65, nays
0 2 '
On Motion of Mi n GRISWOLD, ,the
Moond section was a ended by er.tend
ing the tbnifor 'payment by liquidating
banks of the amount of thoir oircula.lon
from thirty to ninetyt days after the „as
sage of the act.
_ Mr. BEITLIMEt. amendment was re•
jetted—yeas. nava 87.
The amendment °Flared by Mr. r
eioll to strike out 'sections 2d and4th,
apd substitute other sections for then!.
The point of order Wall made, that the
Rouse having thready adopted a subeti
lute (Mr. Coburn%) for the fburth sec
tion, it was not in order to strike it out.
The Speaker pro tem (Mr. Blaine, of
Memo,) overruled :the objection, and ,
ruled that as the motion was to strike out
other matter besides the fourth section,
it was in order.
The Howe refused to order• the yeas
and nays on Mr. Ingersoll's amendment,
but agreed to it on a count by tellers, 84
tetSFS.
So tho second and fourth sections were
attack out.. The other sections substi
tuted provide for the Issue of circulating
rotes, provided that not more than one
sixth part of said noteushall be of less
denomination than five dollars, and that
after specie Payment shall be resumed
there shall benoneof less than five dol
lars; also, for the issue by the Secretary
OS the Treasury of 1tD,000,000 of coupon
or registered bonds, Payable after twenty
years, at four per cent. interest in coin,
saki bonds to be issued at not less than
par ' and to be deposited by banks with
the Treasury of the. United States as se
curity for the circulation and govern
ment deposits in lieu of other bonds held
by them; banks failing to comply there
with within six months to be wound up.
The Secretary cf the Treasury is also
authorized to buy up any gold , bearing
bonds of the United States with money re
ceived from the sale of those hereby au-
thorised bonds so redeemed, to be can
celed end distroyed and prohibited from
otherwise using said money.
Mr. Wood's amendment, providing for
*place of central redemption of notes,
was rejected-16 to 149.
Mr. WOOD then moved the bill and
amendments be tabled, which was
agreed to-92 against 78, as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Ames, Archer,. *ad
win, Banks, Batnea Barnum ,. Beatty,
Bingham.. Blair. ~.!Boutwell. Boyer,
Brooks, Broomali, Butler. (Maas.) Wks,
elkatiter?, • •elreitchlik '''(olithe; Cornell,
Covode, Dawes, Dodge, Els, Eliot,
(Mass ) Ferris,Ferry, Fields, Fox, Gar
field, 0, tz, 01s, Griswold. Haight, Hal-
Bey, Hamilton, Higbee, Hill, Hooper,
Hotchkiss, Hubbard, (lowa,). Hiabbard,
(W. Va.) Humphrey, Jencites, Johnson,
Judd, Kelley, Kelsey, Ketcham,
Kitchen, Koontz, Laflin, Lawrence,
(Pa.) Lynch, Marvin, McCarthy, Miller,
Moore, Moorhead, Morrell, Myers,
O'Neil, Paine, Perham, Peters, Pettis,
Phelps, Polaud, Pomeroy, Price, Ran
dall, Robertson, Robinson, Scofield,
Seleye, Smitit, Spaulding, Starkweattier,
Stevens, Bunyan, Taber,
Thomas,
Twitchell, Upson, Van Eaniam, Van
Horn, (N.Y.) Ward, Washburn°, (Wis.)
Washbarsie; (Mass.) Welker; Williams,
(Ps.) Wood and -Woodbridge-92.
Naye=idessrs. Andersen, Ashley, (of
NevadA) Baker, Beoli,Benjamin.l3enton,
Blaine; Boynton, , - Broomall. Buck land,
Buckley. Burr. Butlery (of Tennessee,)
Gary.;, Cobb, Corley, ..Cullow, .Dewees,
'Dockery, Eckley, Bidridge, Elliott, (of
"Arkansas,) Farnsworth, Galloday, Gove,
Gravely, Grover,
Haughey Hawkins,
Beaton, Holman, Hopkins. Hunter, In
loerioll,Jones (of North Carolina) Jones,
f Kentuck y,) Julian. Kellogg, Kerr,
nott, Lash, Ixiwrence, (of Ohio.) Loan,
Loughridge Mallory. Marshall: May
nard...WOO:mil*, McKee, Newcomb,
Newsliain,':Niblack, Nicholson, Norris,
Orth; Pierre, Price, prince:Baum, Roots.
'Rose; Sairyer, Shanks, - Stone, (stover,
Taffe, Tilt, Trowbridge,' Van Horn, (of
Missouri.) Vati.Tramp, Washburne,
Indiana,) Whittemore, Wilson, (of Ohio)
Windom, Woodward, 'and Young-78.
Mr. WOODWARD movedto reconsider
the vote and lay that motion on the table.
Mr. INGERSOLL moved to adjourn.
Pending the vote' by yeas and nays,
the hoar of half past four arrived, and
the House took a recess ' the evening
session to be for appropria tion bills.
The bank - billoomes - up to-morrow 'on
%Motion-Ur'. reconsider:
Warship -SeanoThe House, in. Conk-
Mittel!, of the Whole, Mr; Ferry in the
resnined the consideration of the
'Army, Appropriation bill, the auestion
being on Mr. Butier'santendnient fpr the
.redUctioit of the - army,
Mr. TLER ad vocate
BU d at soniA length
Lis amendmen4 which Weald:reduce the
army to 25,000 men and save 1}35,000,000
per annum. -His remarks were both ha
l:l:korona andargumentative.
Mr.ySELELLABERGER thanked Mr.
Butler for his ablePargu m en t on economy,
but thought thatGenerill Grant was best
.able to Jadge.what ,the, strength of the
army should be kept up to. ..
,Mr. BOYER repliedqo the ,former
speecliof Mr. Blaine, who had reported
`that the artily' cost loss now than under
Blithartan, and , firgiled the Republican
'party did not Intend-to red* tue'army
materially. • -
The.ComMittee rose and - Mr. BLATI3E
gavenotice he -would move to-morrow to
close the debate in twenty minutes.
Adjourned..,;
~::
'''The'PrisbytcrisiaCeav Won.
CINCINNATI, February 17,-The Pres.
~ .byteriari Convention,- id session here,
,is
large y attetided, Discussing the kind
Of preaching needed, pr. Thomas , made'
thd fatly/lag remar ks: ""Take away, the
pulpitt borne nearer the people; remove
the formality of the minister: , We build
up this bulwark of Satan, the pulpit,
Twenty veuralego I kicked mine out so
as to got nearer the people." , • .
MiesWhip' Flotilla Organiaation.
Sp. Louis, February 17.—The naval of
ficers of the Mississippi flotilla will meet
in Cairo to-morrow - '
to form an itrganiza
tlon blmilar to that of the Army of Ten
nOssee, Ohio, Ito. A large attendance is
expected.
NECOIII ElllllOl.
.siotrzt, CPCLA)CIi A. M.
HA tRISBURG.
Proceedings of the Legislature—.
Spirited Discussion •on the,
Subject of Pay of Additional
Officers—General Appropria
tion Considered
CB, Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 'Untied '
•
H umartuno, Feb. 17, 1869.
SENATE.
B , DAS INTIGODUCED.
By Mr. G r. A HAM : Providing for the
regiatratton • f lots in Allegheny City;
authorizing Allegheny. City to issue
Water Bond=; relative to plank sidewalks
in Alleghen • CUT.
By Mr. Fl : HBR : Supplement. to old
Soldiers: pen =ion act.
By Mr. RIsEAT : Supplement for
Pittsburgh Fruit Bruise Asooelatfon; sup-.
p)ement for Monongahela 'Water Com-
pany; relative to public roads in Scott
township: providing 'for the election of
three lucense Commissioners , in each of
the townships of Scott and Robinson, to
whom all applications- for liquor license
shall be made.
By Mr. CONNELL:: Proyithng for old
and faithful teachers discharged for
other causes than moral delinquency,
giving them half pay.
By Mr. WHITE: Amending the char
ter c4 l the. Cambria Iron Company by
changing the name an& increasing the
capital - stock.
By Mr. GRAHAM: Relative to Reserve
Township Retool District. Allegheny;
incorporating the Peonies Turnpike and
Plank Road Company; prohibiting the
sale of liquor in Finley township, Alle
gheny county.
STATE AGELICULTIIRA.L.COLLEGE
Mr.. LOWRY called up the resolution
offered some time ago by him instructing
the Educatioual Committee to investi
gate the affairs of the State Agricultural
College and report any misapplication of
funds.. Adopted.
CIVIL CODE COMMISSIONERS
Mr. BILLINUFELT introduced a res
olution instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to examine into the propriety of
revising the joint resolution of 1867, for
revising the civil rode, or to modify the
same so as to reduce the expenses of the
Commonwealth. Adopted.
REVISING TAX LAWS.
At the afternoon session the bill revis
ing and - consolidating tax laws of the
Commonwealth, recommended, by the
joint commission consisting of the Sec.re
tau of the Connnonwealth, Auditor Gen
eral And State Treasurer, being the , spa
ciatorder, snmodfty sec tions passed. At
the first reading.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.
Mr. VANKIRK, of Washington, intro
duced a resolution reciting that the ne
cea-ity for twenty-seven additional offi
cers having ceased to exist, that the
remainder of the twenty-seven not
already discharged by . the Speaker and
Clerk be relieved from duty, with pro
rata pay for, the time served, at the rate
provided by act or 1888.
Mr. DAVIS. of Phila., moved to amend
by making it a Joint resolution. It, was•
the only way in which the pay could be
obtained.
Mr. NICHOLSON, of Beaver, said the
Senatsi would never agree to it, as they
had voted it down once before.
Mr. ROGERS, of Philadelphia, Demo
crat,. took the same view, and opposed
the payment of unauthorized officers.
Mr. hic.CULLOUGII, of Crawford,
Democrat, supported the resolution and
amendment. de would remain here the
whole year before he would yield to the
Senate in this matter.
Mr. WEBB, of 'Dogs, Republican,
asked if he (Mr. McCullough,) had not
had man appointed among the twenty-
Wren?
Mr. MoCULLOUGH answered yes,
And he would see him paid, if he paid
him himself.
Mr. WEBB asked him who told him
he might have a man?
Mr. HERR, Republican, of Dauphin,
answered that the Republican party had
given him permission to name a man.
Mr. WEBB denied that the Republi
cans had done any such thing. He
knew several Republicans who had not
the privilege of naming a man. He
himself had not been able to get a single
appointment.
Mr. STRAND, of Tioga. supported the
resolution. He would also stay here a
year, if necessary, to accomplish their
payment. He animadverted severely
upon the press for criticising his action
in introducing the original resolution for
'additional officers. He had offered it by
instructions from the Republican caucus,
and he believed: it was necessary. , •
Mr. MoMILIIEN., Democrat, of Mont
gomery, also ,stipported the resolution.
He had been abused by his party for
doing so, but. was conscientious and
would be right in spite of any, criticism.
Though he had not obtained an appoint
ment, he favoied Vankirk's - res=
olution, if made a joint one.
Mr. PLAYFORD. Democrat, of Fay
ette, said that after the Senate had refused
to concur in the House proposition, the
House had no business to create addi-
Alomil officers, and they had.no - reason to
expect pay.
Mr. WILSON, of Alleghenycfavored
Mr. Vankirk's resolution,, and hoped it
would be made a joint resolution. Re
ferring to a paper in Ebensburg as abutt
ing him, he thought all that editor want 7 '
ed was five dollars to tell the truth.
Mr. VANKFAK spoke at length in
• support of his resolution. He thought
thg additional officers ought to be dis
charged, hut they , ought to be paid for
time.
Mr. DAVIS withdrew hisamendnient,
and Mr. STRAND renewed it.
Mr. CORNMAN, of Cumberland,de
fended the Democratic party from the
charge of extravagance while in power.
The additional officers had been faithful;
but the party that appointed them should
see them paid.
Mr. STRANG'S amendnient was adop-
MN
•
ted.
Mr. BUNN. of Philadelphia, moyed to
amend by confining the pay to actual
days served. Adopted.
The matter Was diScussed spiritedly
NUMBER 45.
i for two hours - , and the joint resoluttent
I passed finally and went to the S-, nate,
GENERAL APPROPRIATION RILL. '
Mr. WILSON called up the Generol
i
Appropriation bill., Eight sections,. pm's
viding for the departments, passed Lim r ,
reading in Comtnittee of. the While.
Adjourned,until evening.
OTI...AND PIPE COMPANY. -
.J 1 t the evening session Mr. AMES, oft
Crawford, ealled up a manuscript act, .`
just reported; incorporating the Western
Oil and. Pipe Company. • .
Mr. PLAYFOR.D opposed it. It was a
gigantic corporatfen. and the bill erbotild
be printed. He moved to postpone it
until Friday.:- . ~,_
Mr. NICHOLSON pronounced the pro
ceedings infamous. He feared a *lid
i story he beard last night was. damnably
true. He wanted fair play.
After an excited' discussion the Parties
compromised by laying the bill over on
the second reedit:sr, ' . , ".
APPROPRIATION lIPLL. • , -
( - -
The appropriation bill wasifuramr 0010.
sidered. '•
Mr. STRANG oSered an xmenidtrisitt;
providing that no greatersumre all- be
applied by the State Treasnrerto egieliv
tive expenses than 'provided. AdOptekr.
Mr. MOMILLER moved en amendments
increasing the salary of members- to fili
teen hundred dollars. Lost.
Thirty-seven sections were parsed first;
reading with Out any material; amnia
ment. ,
Adjourned.
NEWS BY C.ABLE.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Clasette.l
-- &R EA C BRITAIN.
Loza:nox, February 17.—The addieas•
in reply •to the Que_en'a 'speech was
agreed to unanimously byr: hotb Honeea•
of Parliament.
In the Commons last evening D'lsraell
expressed his sorrow that the.catification
of the Convention with tha 'United States
was not announced. He hoped, howev—
er, for a speedy completion of theireaty.
Mr. Gladstone was sure the negotiations
would- end In the same spirit in width
they commenced. The final issue would'
doubtless be , satisfactory to both coun
tries.
March first has been namedffo - f the
opening of the debate on the questioroof
the disestablishment of the-Irish-Church.
SPAIN.
MADRID, Feb. 11.--Conshlerable
meat was created yesterday by an IMMO- -
cessfal effort to assassinate Gen., Prim.
Three arrests were made.
•
PARTS, February 17.—The rep orts that
ex-King Ferdinand of Portu had-con—
sented to be a candidate for t e Spanlah
throne are premature. Though strongly
urged, he still refuses to allow his name
to be used in connection with the 'sover—
eignty of Spain. The majnity ; of the
members of the Constitutent Eortes, now
eesakat; , are opposed -10 %Duke Maim
peusler;sadiantreJa,little nroapeet_ofT:
his success. , •
MADRID, February 17.—In4iddttton to
the large , detachment of rebsforcements
about to sail from Cadiz for Cuba, tho
government will'send out, as-soon 'lathe
necessary transportation is-ready, an
other expedition numberingat least, six
thousand men. •
FINANCIAL AND COIIIMSRCI
LONDON, February . 17.—Eijiftr. ,, --C on
-8018'93; s•2o's 78yrt• Eries 2414; Illinois
9634; Atlantio and 'Great -Western 38.
Stocks steady. Sperm oil 98s.' Whale
Oil 37d. Calcutta Linseed 58s. 6d.(i)593.
Sugar quiet at 391. 6d. on the spot: Re
fined Petroleum Is. lyol. Pine Rosin
178. 6d, Spirits Turpentine 335. 6d.g
335. 9d. Tallow flat.at 45.
LlTEspoor.,Febrtiary 17.—Cotion flat,
middling uplands. UT4al2;:Orleans, 1.24 a
1114: sales of 7,000 bales..Calliornia white.
wheat lie., red western OS. - 11d:@9s.
9d. Westerrt Flour 255..6di =sCorif33s for
, 31s. for new, Oats 3s. sd. Barley
53. Peas 4.35@)445. 6d. Pork 975.
Beef 955. Lard 775. Cheese 765. Bacon
595:6d. Spirits Petroleum•lidg., maned
do. is. Tallow 465. Turpentine
-325. , " •
ANTWERP, February 17.=-Petroleum.
- . .
Film; KFORT,Februaryl7.Bonds 82)4.
FRANKFORT, Feb.Tr... l 4ff. S; bonds..
closed at 82.
PARIS, Feb. 17..-Pourae quiet Bente&
70 francs 27 centimes.
ANTWERP. Feb. 17.—Petroletrin closed
at 58X franca.
LONDON, Feb. 17.—Tal.low declined to
458.
Railroad Meeßolm
BY Telegraph to the Pittsburgh. 6uette".l
CINCINNATI, February ' 17.—The an
nual meeting of the stockholderalof the
Marietta and Cincinnati -Kalman Com
pany was held in thlicityto•ilaY: One
hundred and thirty-Ai thousand - shares,
were represented, and 1. tba followin g
gentlemen unanimously elected., as: Di
rectors: geasrs: John' King ' Jr., John.
Hopkins, Thomas Whlteridge, G. Oliver
• O'Donnell and H H. Chapman, of Balti
more , Henry.O. -Lord,Hathanidl Wright,
R. M. BishOp;.lii. 1E834 and 'Jr D.
Smith, of Clucinntitl, J., N. - cOulen.
Parkersburg, W. H. ,Oldham. of Mariet
ta. and W. T. MeClinteek, of Chillicothe..
At a subsequent meeting of the Board,
John King, Jr., was elected Frdsident.
At a meeting of the Cincinnati and Bal
timore Railway Company, held today.
W. T. McClintock, EL >C. • LOl`d, Keener
Girard John King. Jr., W. EL- Oldhrun.
J. D. Smith and C. Oliver O'Bonnbli
were elected Directors. and W. T Mc-
Clintock, President. -
Terrible VP iftr Marder and Suicide.
(ny Tglezirsali to the Pittabcosh 6siettet.l
Loutsynx.E. Feb. 17.--At Lexington,
Ky., yesterday morning, Jonn W. Lee
'murdered his will) by cutting Her throat
with a vazor. 'lle sate:wards ,committed
suicide by. ousting his own throat from_
ear to ear with the same razor. Mrs..
Lee, in addition to the gashes of i hoz ,
neck, one of which had severed -the Trig.
w a r vein, had both of her hands .nearly
"cut in two, iihowing that she had at :vg.
,i e ddesperately to eseapethe murderer.
Pinancho embarrassment is said to ;have
brought about the terrible traged7
.
—A. Washington dispatch says :there is
a report that the confidential ;relations
heretofore egisting bettvemi General
Grant and his confidential secretary.
General Badeau, have beef's "broken off,
and that General Badeau %vas instructed
to remove his desk from. the room occu
pied ty General Grant another apart
ment. The cause of the rupture is not,
stated. '