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Proceedings of the Legislature-- Reward for the Brodhead Murderers—The penerallteg istry Law—Monument Dedi cation—Case of TwitchelL (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette./ SENATE. HARRISBURG, April 5,1869. FINAL ADJOURNMENT. Mr. WALLACE introduced a joint resolution for final adjournment April 15th._ • BILLS PASSED. The bill authorizing railroad companies to subscribe to the stock of improve ment companies, passed finally, with Schuylkill county exempted from its provisions. The bill authorizing the appointment of a police force in Petroleum Centre, passed. Mr. GRAHAM called up the_ bill au thonzing- the congregation of convicts in Western Penitentiary for labor, learn ing and religious services. Passed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. WILSON, of Allegheny, present %.ed a remonstrance from the Eighth I Ward, 'Allegheny city, against the School Board - borrowing money. Mr. HUMPHRIES, of Allegheny, a petition from Sharpsbarg and Etna for a law authorizing the citizens to vote for or against liquor Ih3ences. REWARD POE BROADHEA.D MURDERERS. Mr. WlLSON.introduced a joint reso lution authorizing the Governor to offer a reward of two, thousarid dollars for the recapture of the •Broadhead murderers. ;Passed finally. THE INSANE BILL. -Mr. CLARKE, of Warren, moved the general insane bill be the special order for Wednesday. Agreed to: - THE JURY LAW. ' . Mr. WEBB . ' of Bradford, called up the the Senate supplement to the jury act of 1867, allowing the Court to order new lists,far deficiencies iu jury - wheels. Paseed finally. . , . strrEnvisons. Mr. XERR, of Allegheny, introduced a bill fixing the number of supervisors in Elizabeth township, Allegheny coun ty. Passed finally. - . COUNTY SURVEYORS. Mr., NICHOLSON called up the bill allo*ing present and future county sur veyors to act till their successors are duly qualified. Passed finally. ,LATERAL RAILROADS. Mr. .. CHOLSON also called up the Senate 0 1 relative to., lateral railroads, authorizi g parties to abandon construc tion and make equitable settlement, making i applicable to Beaver, Wash ington and Fayette counties. Passed finally. °THEE BILLS PASSED. Mr. HUNTER introduced a bill ex- tending the jurisdiction of Aldermen and Justices of the Peace, and relative to St. Clair Cemetery Association of Greens burg. Passed finally. Mr. PORTER, of Cambria called up the bill creating an additional Court in Cambria county. Passed finally.. • The bill repealing the act changing the venue in certain cases from Allegheny to Jefferson, was supported by Mr. Wilson, opposed by Mr. Brown, of Clarion, and passed finally. . The bill confirming the jurisdiction of • the Butler Common Pleas Court In the case of Butler county against the North western Railroad, was favored by Mr. Leslie, of Butler, and opposed by Mr. Edwards, of Lawrence, and passed finally. The bill authorizing the - election of a ..Board of Licenses in Titu§tille passed finally. 4tEGISTRY BILL The General Registry bill ,from the Senate was sailed up by Mr. STRA.NG, •and opposed by dilatory motions and points of order from the Democratic side. Mr. STRANG offered as a substitute an entirely new bill, principally the sane as the Senate bill before amended. The bill, with an additional section specially providing for Philadelphia. passed second reading by a strict party MONUMENT DEDICATION. Invitations were extended to both Housea to participate in the dedication of the Dauphin County Soldiers' Monu ment on Wednesday, and accepted. THE CASE OF TWITCHELL.. It is understood that all efforts to ob. tato a pardon or reprieve for Twitchell will fail with the Governor. - Difficulty at Michigan State Prison. torTenutraeh to the Pittetotrighliatettej— Thrraorr. Mien.. April b.—The' keep; era, twenty-two in number, having charge of the convicts in the different shops in the State Prison at Jackson, **- signed this morning, because their sala ries were not raised by the Legislature. Work in the shops has entirely ceased, aid the convicts are locked in their cells. T e contractors have notified the Agent that they Will hold the State resporutible for damages, which will amount to over one thousand dollars per day. The sale ry sts fixed 'in -the new law is five hun dred-dollars. The Agent has called a meeting of the Board of Inspectors for to-morrow to consider the state of affairs. The Legielature adjourned sine die to-day. Central Paelfle,Ridlroad Progress. TBVPlneittapli to the Pittsburgh Guette.3 Seri FRAricrisa?, Aprir s.—The Central "Otte Railroad.is completed to the six htmared and fortieth mile pcst since the removal of the Democratic Commlw :golfers seventy miles have ,been con structed, , but no Commissioners are here,anthorized to examine and report upon the work. Tbe track laying progresses five miles a day, and it is ex. waited to reach Ogden in twenty days. Brodtiead Murderers—One Recaptured. LEI Telegraph to the Pltubergh Elseette.l prod Pa., 'Apr il 5.--Orme, one of 4 4 Brodhad Murderers, who escaped from the Stroudsburg Jail on Saturday night: has been recaptured. Brooks is still at large. • , 4^.4aVA , 7t l • •;+ 115e ., 4 4 ‘45.1,04.V.,,,,,*4-P} , :%:-" 1 • '-**.iiisl6,..o;l.7o72.3b7.74VVVASMWn't.'-:'44.t.434W4)-4.EiWittifigZP-Untf'' ' ' • - , • • • • • THE CAPITAL Additional Nominations—Con firmations by the senate— Writ of Error in Twitehell Case Refused The Tariff Question. CB➢ Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6azette.l WASHINGTQN, April 5, 1869 SUPPLEMENTARY CURRENCY BILL. The Committee on Banking and Cur rency had before it,this morning,the bill in relation to. currency. Mr. Jones, of Kentucky, moved to report it - back to the House with the recommendation that it pass. Negatived. The- Commit.. tee then Proceeded to consider :the pro posed amendment, but had not complet-, edits consideration at adjournment. SUPREME COURT DECISION. The Supreme Court to-day delivered an opinion in the case of James T. Aus tin, plaintiff in error, vs. Board of Alder men, in error to Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The corporation had taxed a. number of shares held by Austin in various banks. He set up the plea that the State apt rel ative to returns and taxation of shares on associations for banking established under the laws of the United States was repugnant to the statute of United States passed June 3d, 1864. The Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the statute of Massachusetts. . The Supreme - Court adjourns on the 15th till October. No argument will be heard after Friday. APPCTSTMENTS; The following nominations were sent in to-day: James M. Ashley, Governor of Territory of Montana; W. M. Bateman, United States Attorney Southern District, Ohio; Jerry S. Razeiton, United States Attorney, Wisconsin; B. F. Dennison, Chief . Justice Supreme Court, Territory of Washington; Edward Eviina, Associate Justice, Territory of Washington; A. B. Maynard, Attorney Eastern District, Michigan; John A. Norris Pension Agent, Columbus, Ohio; Frank Walcott, Receiver Land Office, Wyoming Terri tory. The following Registers of Land Of fices: Lewis Dugal, Denver, Colorado; Henry Walter, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Jas. P. Clark, Olympia, Washington Ter ritory; Wm. Berry, Prescott, Arizona. The following to be Surveoors: Gen. T. Russ Spencer, New Mexico; W. H. Beadle; Dakota; H. D. Washburn, Mon. tana; Edward Roger, Wyoming; E. B. Terry, Washington; Jauett W. DanieLs, to be agent for Sizeton and. Warpoton bands of Saint Croix Indians in Dakotah. - be Assessor of Internal Revenue: Thos. F. Shaw, Second District, Ohio. Collebtors of, Internal Revenue: L. Werteel, Virg District, Ohio; - Richard Pultsn,'Second District, Ohio; Henry C. Rogers, Nineteenth District, Penn sylvania. The following postmasters: Wm. Mil -ler, Petroleum Centre, Pa.; R. J. Calmat), ti; . • - lin, Pa.; Jno B. Howe, Oil City, Pa. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED The - Senate this afternoon confirmed nearly two hundred nominations, includ ing nearly all those of the Postmasters heretofore transmitted to that body, be sides Registers. and Receivers of Land offices. Among the confirmations of Postmasters are John R. Vooris, Chilli cothe, Ohio; John F. Johnson, Bellefonte, Pa.; Andrew W. Dennison, Baltimore; Wm. It. Holloway, Indianapolis; Isaac Keyes, Springfield, F. A. Eastman, Chicago; H. W. Hager,. Lancaster, Pa. The Senate also confirmed the follow ing nominations: D. B. Parker Mar shal District of Virginia; Eli. 11. Mur ray, Marshal of Kentucky; J. A. Bar bank, of Indiana, Governor of Dakotah; AlvanF. Flanders, Governor of Wash ington Territory; Obed F. S. Strickland, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court for Utah; Joseph A. Glover, Attorney Northern District, Illinois; Aubrey H. Smith, Attorney Eastern District, Pa.; George S. Rimer. Treasurer of the Uni ted States Mint and Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia; Beuj. H.Campbell, Mar shal Northern Ditrict, Collectors or Customs: W. R. Holiday, Wheeling, W. Va.; Thomas Steel, Pitts burgh. Collectors of Internal Revenue: Geo. 0. Evans, Third District, Penna.; Thos. W. Davis; Twenty-second District, Penna.; Geo. Bubb, Eighteenth District, Parma.; Charles J. Bruner, Fourteenth District, Penna.; Charles M. Merrick, Twenty-fourth District, Penna. Assessors Internal Revenue: 0. Ni. Mat thews, Second District, W. Va.; Albert Chamberlain, Second District, Penna.; Sanriuel Know, Thirteenth District, Penna.; David M. Karmany, Tenth Die tea, Penna.; John It. Horny, First Dis trict, Penna.; Russell Errett, Twenty ,second District, Penna. QUESTION. THE TARIFF QUESTION. The Committee of Ways and Means to-day passed a resolution that they will personally examine into all the custom -houses, warehouses, revenue offices, &c., and everything pertaining to the revenue, in order to enable them to frame a tariff bill =by the next session of Congress. They will probably extend their visits from Boston to San Francisco, commenc ing at New York in May. WRIT OF ERROR DENIED. Chief Justice Chase to-day denied the writ of error in the TwitcheLl case, on the ground that the fifth and stath amendments to the Constitution were not restrictions upon State Governments, but only on the Government of the Uni ted States. PROPOSED SERENADE. Various friends of Cabs prOposed to serenade, tomorrow night, the special envoy of . Cubans, in they, have alma doned the design n sccordance with , his wishes. ' BILL SIGNED. The President 10-day eltraed'the modi fied Tenureo.of-Offiee bill, as passed by Congress. Election In Michigan. tßy Telegraph to toe Pittsburgh Gusette.l • DETnutT, April 5.--A light vote was cast today.- The Republicans elect Thos. „M. Copley, Justice of the Supreme Court, 'Jonas .M •litcCiowan and joseph Esta brOok. Regenta of State University, by lirObably the usual majority; - also elect Circuit Judges in nearly all the circuits. ]in his city the total vote was only-2,775r ' last-faith was over 12,000: - The Demo erotic majority on Justice of the Supreme Court is W. • • PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, APRIL 6. 186.9 SECOND EMIR. FOUR O'CLOCK. A. M. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. [FIRST SESSION.] Termini of the Pacific road —DisCussion of the Ques tion in the Senate—General Business in the House—Con tested Elections in South Carolina Evening Session for General Debate. City Telegraph to the Pittsburgh 6arette.l SENATE. WASHINGTON, April 5, 1869. • Mr. TRUMRULL, from. the Commit tee on Judiciary, reported, without amendment, , the bill prescribing the oath of office to be taken by persons who participated in the late rebellion, but who are not disqualified from hold. ing office by the Fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. It provides when such person shall be elected or appointed to any office of trust or honor under the United States Government, and shall not be able to take the oath prescribed July 2d, 1862, on account of participation in the late rebellion, they shall, in lieu thereof, be fore entering upon the duties of their office, take the oath prescribed in the act of July lith, 1868, prescribing an oath of office to be taken by persons from whom legal disabilities shall have been removed. Mr. THURMAN, from the same Com mittee, reported, with amendments, the hill for the sale of Hot Springs Reserva tion, Arkansas.- Mr. SCHURZ introduced a bill mak ing St. Louis and Cincinnati ports of entry. Referred to Committee of Com merce. Mr. SUMNER introduced a bill pre venting United States Courts interfering with the oontrasts of slaves. Referred to. Judiciary Committee. Mr. CHANDLER called up the bill authorizing the New York, Newfound land and London and Lansing 'Tele graph Companies. to land cables on the United States coast. Mr. STOCKTON'S amendment, giving the same permission to any compan4 chartered by any State, was pending. While advocating his amendment the morning hour expired, and the Joint res olution to protect the interests of the United States in the Union Panicle Rail road came up. The question pending was on Mr. Sherman's amendment concerning the junction ottlfa twaToadriveta.r.auutibri - mg the President of the United States Go fix the point of junction cf the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads, and for that purpose, if he deems it expedi ent, to appoint a board of eminent citi zens, not exceeding five in - number, to examine and report in regard to the pro per point of junction, anti also in regard to the condition of each road, and what sum will be required to complete it as a first class road. :Mr. WARD opposed the amendment. Ile did not think , it wise to, clotEict the President with such extraordinary dis cretion, nor did he believe the President would be willing to exercise it. He con tended the Secretary of the Interior had established a line between Monument Point and Echo Summit, upon which both companies were neural to build their roads. The Union Pacific Company, however, had seen fit to diverge to the north of the - line fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, and now the two companies were constructing their roads, one eastward and the other westward; past -each other, with out forming a junction. This left the rights of the respective companies to be settled either by the courts or by Congress, and he greatly preferred that Congress should settle the matter by law because a lawsuit between the compa• flies mightresult in depriving the coun try of the benefit of a through railroad to the Pacific for Months, or even years. Be therefore offered an amendment ap pointing Gens. Sheridan, Thomas, Mc- Dowell, flalleck and Thomas J. Durant' a board of commissioners, with authority to establish the point of unction, which shall be on the line already approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the board to, report Buell point to the Secretary• of the Interior. Mr. SHERMAN agreed that the point of junction must be fixed on the general route'contemplated by the Secretary of the Interior, but objected to the amend ment of the Senator, because it required the Commissioners to select some point, or a designated line, as if a line had boon fixed by law, which, in Mr. Sher man's judgment, was not the fact. It was well known to every Senator that the line claimed to have bsen fixed by' the Secretary of the Interior was In dis pute, and that charges had been made in connection vilth it and were being invds tigated in the House of Representatives. It was now necessary that the point of junction should be fixed by acme man petent authority, because the rival roads were overlapping each other. The Union Pacific Company had already cow ieted its road thirty miles beyond "Og den.Blr.'Ci)NKLlNG asked which was the line fixed by the Secretary off nterior? Mr. SHERMAN said that it was one of the disputed points; but however that might be, the rearionsibility t of fixing the point of junction might, after all, rest on the President of the United States, and he (Mi. Sherman) therefote thought it be;. ter to place that responsibility upon the President at onee, and let him select Commissioners, than for Congress to un dertake to select army officers and send them away frOm their important official duties to do this. Mr. WILLIAMS suggested to Mr. Sherman an amendment to his amend ment, to direct the President to fix the point of junction according to the legal rights of the respective Companies. The discussion was continued atlenuth by Messrs: Thayer,- Howard, Trumbull,- Cole and Stewart on the 'points of con troversy between the and Union Pacific Railroads as to , where was the proper termini of the two roads, and the suit-of Fiak against the' Union Pacific Railroad Company in New York. At four o'clock the Sonata, without ao• tion went into Executive Session and subsequently adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. ELA introduced a bill to provide for printing the Congressional record. Mr. JENCRES, a bill to, establish a Department of Justice. Mr. NEGLEY, a bill reducing the num ber of army officers. Mr. LAWRENC.E, establishing a Law Department; also, for preserving the purity of elections and right to free dis cussion in unreconstructed States. Mr. TRIMBLE, appropriating $lOO,OOO for a custom house, postoffice, Arc., at Pa ducah, Ky. Mr. ARNELL, a bill aiding the Nash ville and Decatur Railroad with lauds. Mr. SMITH, of Tennessee, a bill appro priating MO,OOO for custom house and postoffice at Memphis. - Mr. JULIAN, a bill making Fort Cul lom military reservation, Colorado, sub ject to pre-emption for homesteads. Mr. STEVENS, a bill construing the eight hour labor law to pay fail wages. Mr. REEVES, a bill allowing prize money to the officers and crew of Moni tor for fighting the Merrimac. Mr. HOOPER, a bill to transfer the cutter S. P. Chase from the lakes to the seaboard. Mr. WINANS, a bill to fund`the pub lic debt; also, to amend the bill taxing whisky and tobacco. Mr. JONES, of Ky., offered a resolu tion Instructing the Committee on Ap propriations to inquireinto the propriety of applying part of the appropriation to coast survey to enable its Director to ,a)- operate with the Commissioners operat ing on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, for the purpose of obtaining an accurate geographical and topographical survey. Adopted. • Mr. JONES also offered a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the propriety of restoring to Mrs. Mary Custis Lee the Mount Vernon relics taken from her house at Arlington during the war and now in the Patent (Mice. Adopted. Mr. JULIAN reported a resolution to declare void so much of the Cherokee Indian treaties as authorized the sale of lands at 51.25 per acre. Adopted-98 to 85. Mr. SHANKS moved that the Judi ciary Committee investigate the charges against Judge Busteed of Alabama. Adopted-07 to 47. _ _ Mr. COBURN introduced a bill supple mentary to the Currency act of July 31, 1864. Laid over till Monday next. The business on the Speaker's table was then considered. • Several Senate bills and resolutions were referred and the following pasied: To carry into effect the treaty with Mexico for the adjustment of claims. To continua-in force the act extending the chartor of Washington City. For the relief of settlers on absentee' Shawnee lands •In Kansas. Continuing the Freedmen's Bureau Hospitals at Richmond, Vicksburg and ,the District of'Columbi 11. ;PAFNE, from the_ Committee on ecllsiiirftlireseMit.kka.Aiittie appointment of a Select Committee to in vestigate the charges made by the Board of State Canvassers in South Caro lina, relative to the system (..f terrorism and assassinations which prevented a fair canvass In the Third and Fourth Dis tricts at the last election. but after a brief discussion withdrew it for the present. Mr: BURDETT presented the report of the Committee on Elections, declaring A. S. Wallace entitledpritna facie to the seat form - the Fourth District of South Carolina, and gave notice he would call it up to-morrow. Mr. RANDALL presented a minority report in the same case. A message from, the President an nounced that he had signed the Tenure of-Office bill. The business , on the Speaker's table was again considered, and - several addi tional bills and resolutions referred tip-. proprlately. The SenatO Joint resolution enabling actual settlers to purchase certain lands of the 'Great and Little Osage Indians passed, with an amendment, in the na ture of a substitute. A. discussion arose on the bill extend ing the time to •construct the railroad from St. Croix river or laye, to the west end of Lake Superior, and to „Bayfielth Mr. JULIA.N. opposed the Dill and moved its reference to the Cortunittee ott Public Lands, with an ameadtnent re striding the sale of land to actual settlers. 'Mr. WASHBURNE, of Wis., advo cated the blll, sayin,g the opposition came from a rival interest, the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, and that CenipanYhad a heavy lobby around the House.' ,Mr. JULIAN disclaimed all knowledge of such oppoiition. His opposition was in the interest of the pber men who wanted to settle on public lands. Mr. WASHBURNE declared the ac tual settlers in the counties through which the railroad was to be built were anxious to have the bill passed. Mr. BUTLER, of Mass‘ohusetts, op posed the bill, because ho Had set him. self against all railroad aubsidles,whether In land or money. , After further discussion the bill was referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Mr. DAWES, from the Committde on Appropriations, reported back the In dian Appropriation bill, with the Senate amendments, whieh'Was made the spe cial order' for to h niorrov. • The SPEAKER presented a message from the.Presideut, submitting the re port of the Sepretary of State, with a tab ular statement as to the destination of . American merchant vesseisby privateers during the war. "Referred to' the Corn vinittee ou Commerce. Mr. DAWES asked leave to offer a res olution for a Select Committee a seven on election frauds. Mr. ELDRIDGE objected. Mr._ FARNSWORIII introduced a joint resolution authorizing the satin:Ws eon of the