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OUR PLATFORM
THE UNION-THE CONSTITUTION-AND
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.
HARRISBURG, PA
Wednesday Afternoon, Jannary , 29, 1862.
OFFICIAL
APPOINTMENTS BY TEO GOVERNOR
The Governor made the following' appoint
ments to-day :
James J. Barclay, Esq., of Philadelphia ;
John L. Allen, Sr., M. D., of Lancaster ;
Daniel W. Gross, Esq., of Harrisburg ;
Trustees of the Pennsylvania State Lunatic
Hospital, for the tom of three years, from the
first day of February, 1862.
The legal and medical profession of the coun
try cannot afford two more eminent or efficient
gentlemen than those named as truilees above,
while Mr. GTOES ranks among mercantile circles
in this city as a gentleman of integrity and gen
eral capacity for the position assigned him.
WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION.
The Luzern Union, in one of those fits of
political desperation and detraction peculiar to
organs of its ilk and capacity, essays to do
Governor Curtin great injustice on the subject
of a contested election case for Clerk of the
several Courts in Luzerne county. It appears
that a question of time arose in the judgment
of the court, as to whether the notice of con
test should have been given ten days after the
election, or in ten days after the receipt of the
returns of the army vote. The court justly
declared that the question needed higher au
thority for its fair disposal, and therefore, left
the parties interested the use of the alternative
of an appeal, which was accordingly carried up
to the Supreme Court, where it still remains,
or at least the state authorities have no in
formation of its being decided. On account of
this question of time, and the appeal to the
Supreme Court, Governor Curtin was of course
compelled to withhold a commission_ from the
party claiming to be elected Clerk. of the
Courts of Luzerne county, whilst the gentle
man thus claiming this position, E. B. Coll
ings, expressed his perfect willingness to wait the
decision of the Supreme Court before he claim
ed the commission aforesaid.
The question involves a legal point with
which the Governor is not empowered to inter
fere, and in the decision of which the, parties
themselves concerned were perfectly willing to
abide, but the phreuzy of the Luzerne Union and
the emulation of the Columbia Democrat, with
characteristic avidity, seized on the matter, and
after misrepresenting the circumstances and
misconstruing the facts, they attempt now to
contort the matter to the injury of the Execu
tive, when a simple word of truth shows that
he is entirely irresponsible and blameless in the
whole transaction. Representative Tate owes
it tq truth, to do (ov. Curtin the justice of
explanation in the matter, by retracting the
base assault in the Democrat of the 25th instant,
an assault which is made doubly dishonorable
by insinuations on subjects foreign to the mat
ter which the Democrat essays to discuss, insin
uations alike discreditable to a gentleman, and
unworthy to emenate from the most cowardly
political opponent.
NORTHERN. AND SOUTHERN COURAGE.-11, has
been the constant boast of the South that the
Norto ern soldiers have not the courage to stand
up to a hand to hand fight, and would never
be able to resist for a moment a bayonet charge
of the impetons Southern chivalry. It so hap
pens that at the battle of Mill Spring occurred
the first bayonet encounter of any consequence
during the war. What was the result? At
the very first charge of the Minnesota regiment
the Southerners broke ranks and fled pell mell
to their entrenchments. This battle was fairly
decided in favor of the North, at the point of
the bayonet. Where now is the truth of the
much-vaunted boast of the Southerners, that
the Northern troops were afraid of cold steel,
and could not he driven by their officers to
meet the Southern soldiers at the point of the
bayonet ? Ask the scattered remnants of Zol
licoffer's army. Let our troops put the cold
steel right into the bowels of th e rebellion, as
they did at Mill Spring, and the good work
will soon be done.
SECRETARY STANTON has despatched written in
structions to General Lane, authorizing him, as
a final resort, to arm the slaves, and employ them
in military operations against the enemy.
such is one 1. , f the rumors of the federal capital.
ONE of our exchanges says : "The whole tone
of the southern press is one of apprehension,
dread and uncertainty." So far, so good—but
we hope before long the uncertainty may be
come certainty.
FOREIGN OFFICERS.—The late Papal officers
now in the service of the United States, have,
as we learn, received orders from his Holiness,
the Pope, to keep themselves in readiness to
return to Europe at short notice.
UNDER THE PRESENT CHARTER Of the Bank of
England. as renewed in 1.833„its notes are
made a legal tender, but ouly so long as they
are redeemed at its counter in gold.
GENERAL FREMONT is to have a regular mili
tary trial, at his own request.
While the "conservative" classes of the north
continue to persist in their efforts to prevent
any act of Congress, or any movement in the
army, from interfering with the _"rights_ -of
slavery," it is daily becoming more apparent that
the leaders of rebellion themselves are willing to
give up that institution, so that their original
plan of establisbing . an aristocracy rsucCeeds.-
The "chivalry" engaged in this rebellion do
not compose entirely the class of slaveholders
in the south, and notwithstanding this class of
chivalry made the danger to the institution of
slaiery the pretext of arousing the slavettolderS
to rebellion, they are now as well prepared and
willing to sacrifice the institution, if such a
sacrifice conduces to their success, as they have
always been willing, and are now ready, to de
stroy the Union, in order toaccomplishibeir pur
poses of aristocratic organization. 'The idea con
troling this class of men in the south, is the
collective and individual unfitness of labor to
govern.. Imbued with this, it is not so much a
question' as to whether it shitlrbe free or bond, so
that it is not recognized as an element of gov
ernment; and in the instance of Abe present
rebellion, in which this clks are most pro
mincnt, and having dragged into the same
mad -movement all the' interests and hf pes
of slavery, slavery itself will be made to per
ish iihenever it stand's in the way of the estab
lishment of that social and political aristocracy
on which the . weal(li and.,fhe interestS of the
south base their right to rule.
As an evidence of this disposition on the part
of the leaders of the rebellion in.the south, to
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sacrifice, the social and political institutions of
all sections to subserve their asperations, we
quote from the London Morning Star, the follow
ing extraordinary% Statement in, its leading edi
torial column:
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" The representatives of secession are find
ing out now that what they call the nigger'
is too strong for the ° opiates with which they
sought to drug our, conscience. • Their organs
are, grinding now a new tune'. • - We'tere asked
now to believe that slavery is deemed by ,the
Confederates a necessary but transient evil,
and that their constitution embodies a •provi
esion• for gradual emancipation." •
The people of the seceded states will be sur
prised when this design is made known to
them, as it will be before , ' many' months
have elapsed—and when they have discovered
that the leaders of the rebellion conspired only
fur the purpose of erecting a
,government in
the south in which these desperadoes should
rule, •perhaps the next reyolt of these slave
holders will be to protect themselves from the
emancipationists in their own midst. It really
seems, however, as if this corruption of the
south was conspiring for its own purification,
and that destiny had fixed the unalterable
doom of slavery by making its minions its own
destroyers.
While we are all sensibly impressed with, the,
truth that the war debt must be liquidated now
and hereafter by a resort to taxation, there
seems to be a disposition among all interests to
shove the burden and resPonsibility - of taxation
from their own shoulders to those of their
neighbors. Every business man—men,of ready
means and enterprise, and men who have in.
vested in the soil of the country immense
wealth, blandly talk of such taxation, while
they complacently insist that the taxes should
be raised by some other process than that of
taxing their peculiar interests. Tax tea and
coffee, calico and linsey-woolsey, but.by all that
ie sacred do not attempt to tax bonds and
mortgage, bank and 'railroad • stock ; banking
incomes and shavers' projects. Such a thing
would be horrible, oppressive, tyrannical and
should never for a moment be entertained.—
Raise the rent of dwelling houses,' but do not
increase the duty on brandies, wines, tobacco
or jewelry. Tax every thing but the gross
privileges of the rich, the trinkets of the vain or 1
the appetites of the gluttonous In this man
ner, this subject of taxation is now regarded
by every class—each striving to escape it,
while it is inevitable for all, and 'we must
each make up' our minds to submit to
it with the best grace io 'ssible. There
is no use of every class striving to
throw the burden on another. It cannot be
done, and all should cheerfully sustain, their
proportion. It is proposed to levy taxes on a
great many articles of use and consumption,
and we already perceive a disposition by each
class to endeavor to cast off the burden ou some
other interest. If all the pleas which are, or
probably will be advanced, were heeded, we
should have no tax levied, and ourgovernmeut
would prove a failure for want of a revenue.
This of course cannot, be allowed, and people
must make up their minds to be taxed. We
have not heretofore felt the burden of the gen
eral government, and it has only been' felt in
its protecting, power. We have prospered and
pro ,ressed and become powerful through that
protection. We have been blessed by it as a
nation, guarded by it as states, and elevated
by it as individuals. In return for all these
blessings, the national government has never
required or asked any assistance at the hands
of the people Until now. Now, it has aright
to demand that assistance, and he is worse
than a traitor who either refuses N . , seeks by
pretext or argument to escape the full and free
rendition of such assistance in every shape it
may be required.
A New York cotemporary is very lavish in its
compliments to the soldiers, and the constant
passage of soldiers through our city, on the Way
to the scene of danger, has familiarized us With
their cheerfull patriotism and their readiness to
expose themselves to death itself to defend their
country. Far more, however, than a passing
emotion of gratitude is due these noble Men,
but for whom, in this eventful struggle; our
Union would be a rope of sand, our constitution
a blotted and torn parchment, our flag a dis
honored banner, and our nation a crumbling
ruin. We may give to policy its highest praise.
to statesmen our profoundest homage, to our
cause our deepest devotion, but for . the solder
who rushes to the field to sustain tbe fabric
which our fathers erected and from which all
our greatness has emerged, neither policy, nor
statesmanship, nor the cause could'survive.
Let us not, then, amid . the dip . nf politics or
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THE GRADUAL EMANCIPAIION OF
SLAVERY. -
WHO MUST PAY THE TAXES
OUR SOLDIERS.
(he jarring ,: of, controversy, forget who and
what are real,ratnparts, the gallant soldiers
now in the .field, pouring out• their blood like
water for their country. Let tnem be as dear
to us " as the ruddy drops " which warm our
own, hearts. Let thAr health and comfort,
their 'bogies, their firesides, their families, be
the constant objects of our care. Let them feel
they are not forgotten by those they have left
behind 'Burns in one of his' poems says:
The brave, poi soldier ne'er despise
Nor count him as a stranger,
Remember he's his country's stay
In day and hour of danger."
If the - poor soldier fights for pay, with but
the common instincts of duty, what hymns
should not be sung in honor df tholie - whb rush
to the battle•field elevated in their action by
the 'highest motives which can animate the hu
man brpast.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE TELEGRAPH
SENATE
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 1862.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock ,k at., and was
called to order by Mr.' Speaker HALL.
The journal of yesterday (Tuesday) was read.
BANK OF ,COMMERCE AT ERIE
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate a com
munication from the State Treasurer, in answer
to .a resolution of . the Senate, as to what
amount of funds were remaining in the Bank
of Commerce, at Erie, when said' lank closed
its doors on its bill holders. • •
The communication was read and ordered to
be printed in the Daily Legislative Record.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Also, the annual report for the year 1861,
showing the receipts and expenditures of the
lelonon,gahela Navigation company.
_Laid upon .the table.
Also, the petition of Wm. Allen and Thomas
Burns, of Cambria county, requesting to be an
nexed Spring borough, Cambria county.
Referred to the Committee on New Counties
and County Seats.
PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED
'Xi. KETCHAM presented two petitions of
citizens of Luzerne county in-favor of the repeal
of an act relating to pedlars.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. JOHNSON presonted a petition of ninety
nine citizens of Lycoming county praying for
the repeal of the act of February fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, rela
tive to the destruction of certain noxious ani
mals in certain counties of this Commonwealth.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Also, a petition of members of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Bellefonte, Centre county,
for an act to incorporate said church.
Referred to the C,'ommitte ou Corporation.
Mr. LOWRY presented the petition of Mark
Wilson and sixty-five other citizens of Warren
county, charging the officers of the Bank of
Commerce, at Erie with perjury and swindling.
At the request of Mr. LOWRY the petition
was read by the clerk and ordered to be pub
lished in the Record.
Referred to the Committee on the judiciary
REPORTS OE STANDING 003iMITTEES
Mr. PENNEY, (Judiciary,) with a negative
recommendation, an act to provide for the re
cording of the town plot of the town of Marien,
Forest county.
Also, (same,) with a negative recommenda
tion, an act relating to-appeals from justices . of
the peace and aldermen in Montgomery coun
ty.
Also, (same,) as committed, an act to author
ize a re-examination of the accounts of Thomas
McCandless, former treasurer of Indiana county,
and for the relief of his sureties.
Also, (same,) as committed, an act relative
to prothonotaries in the city of Philadelphia.
Mr. BOUND, (same,) as committed, an act
authorizing the collectors and overseers of the
poor to return unpaid taxes on unseated lands
to the county commissioners of Columbia
county.
Also, (same,) as committed, an act relative
to advertising claims in the city of Philadel
phia.
Mr. CLYMER, (same,) as committed, a sup
plement to the several acts of this Common
wealth for the sale of unseated lands.
Also, (same,) as committed, a supplement to
an act relative to bringing suits by creditors
and others, against administrators, assignees
and other trustees in certain cases, serving no
tices, etc.
Mr. SMITH, (Philadelphia,) (same,) as com
mitted, an.act relative to co-partners.
Also, (same,) as committed, an act relating
to actions of tresspass in Fermanaugh and Mil
ford townships, Juniata county.
Also, (Corporations,) as committed, a supple
ment to the several acts incorporating the city
of Philadelphia
Mr. FULLER, (Banks,) as committed, an act
to reduce the capital stock of the Girard Bank,
of Philadelphia.
Mr. CONNELL, (Election Districts,) as com
mitted, an act fixing Ahe place of holding elec
tions in Clearfield township, Cambria county.
Mr. MEREDITH, (Roads and Bridges,) as
committed, a supplement to an act relative to
roads and bridges. passed June 13, 1836.
Mr. FULLER, (Compare Bills,) made a report
which was read and journalized.
Mr. KINSEY, (same,) presented a report of
bills transmitted to the Governor for his appro
bation, which was read and journalized.
BILLS READ IN PLACE
Mr. KETCHAM read in place a bill entitled
An Act to incorporate the Dickson Manufac
turing Company.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. CRAWFORD, a Supplement to an act to
incorporate the German Reformed Congregation
of the borough of Shippensburg, Cumberland
county.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. PENNY, an act relative to the claim of
Thomas J. Keenan, late Prothonotary to the
Supreme Court, Western District.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. REILLY, an act to incorporate the Eas
ton and Iron Hill Railroad Company.
Referred to the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. KINSEY, a supplement to an act .to in
corporate the Dansborough and Compassville
turnpike road company. .
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.. .
Mr. MEREDITH, an act to authorize the
Orphans' court of Armstrong county, to make
distribution of the estate of William Gates, ate
of Kittanning, deceased.
Referrred to the Committee on Estates and.
Escheats.
Mr. JOHNSON, a supplement to an act rela
tive to the destruction of certain animals in
certain counties of this commonwealth.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures..
Also, an act to incorporate the Methodist
Episcopal church of Bellefonte, Centre county.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
ERR COAL COMPANY
Mr. LOWRY offered a resolution requesting
the Auditor General to inform the Senate what
amount of taxes is outstanding against the Erie
Coal company, and over: what time they, if
any, extend.
After a dehate the resolution was adopted
SERGEANT-AT-ARDIS
On motion of Mr.. PENNEY, the Senate
proceded to the election of a sergeant•at-arms,
in the room of Herman Yerkes, Esq., deceased.
The names of Senators were called with the
foliowing result :
Messrs. Benson, Boughter, Bound, Connell,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Imbrie, Irish,
Johnson, Ketcham, Landon, Lawrence, Lowry,
Meredith, Nichols, Penney, Robinson, Serrill,
Smith, (Philadelphia,) Wharton and Hall,
Speaker —22, voted for J. F. COCHRAN, of Alle
gheny county.
Messrs, Clymer, Crawford, Glatz, Kinsey,
Lamberton, Mott, Reilly, Smith, (Montgomery,)
Stein-9, voted for 'UKIAH J. Jonas, of Harris
burg.
Mr. COCHRAN was therefore duly elected, and
presented himself to the speaker and was duly
sworn.
The SPEAKER called his particular attention
to the twentyfifth rule of the Senat4.
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT NT — SEM/ER.
Mr. HAMILTON offered a resolution, to re
tain William Miller, as an additional assistant
messenger for this session.
On agreeing to the resolution,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Ix-
BRIE and Mr. HAMILTON, and were as fol
low, viz:
YEAS—Messrs. Benson, Connell, Hamilton,
Hiestand, Ketcham; Lawrence, Nichols, Robin
son, Serrill, Smith, (Montgomery,) Smith,
(Philadelphia,) and Wharton-12.
Nays.— Messrs.. Boughter, Bound, Fuller,
Glatz, Imbrie, Kinsey, Landon, Lowry, Mott,
Penney, Reilly, Stein and Hall, Spealcer--14.
So the resolution was not agreed to.
BILLS CONSIDERED
Mr. CONNELL, for the SIEAKER, called up
an act to change the place of holding elections
in Clearfield township, Cambria county.
Passed finally.
Mr. STEIN called up an act relating to forged
mortgages.
Passed finally.
' Mr. ROBINSON called up an act to incorpo
rate, the Oil Region railroad company.
After being immaterially amended in com
mittee of the whole, passed finally.
Mr. LAM:BERTON °alien up House bill No.
40, entitled " An Act relative to the collectors
of school taxes in the county of Jefferson,
Passed 'finally.
Mr. LAWRENCE called up an act relating to
the Macadamizing of a certain road in Canton
township, Washington county.
Passed finally,
Mr. KINSEY called up Senate bill No. 17,
entitled "An Act to extend the provisions of
the act incorporating the Farmers' mutual in
surance company of Philadelphia and Bucks
county.
Passed finally.
Mr. JOHNSON called up an act relating to a
certain road in Clinton county.
Passed finally.
Mr. BOUND called up an act authorizing the
collectors and overseers of the poor to return
unpaid unseated lands to the county commis
sioners of Columbia county.
Passed finally..
JOINT RESOLUTION TO PAY HENRY HUHN
Mr. LANDON moved to take up House joint
resolution relative to the pay of Henry Huhn,
a transcribing clerk of the House.
Agreed to. •
Mr. JOHNSON moved to amend by inserting
the name of Daniel Welch, a transcribing clerk
of the Senate, also.
Not agreed to.
On agreeing to the resolution,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
LOWRY and Mr. LANDON, and were as fol
lows, viz :
YEAS Messrs. Benson, Boughter,Bound, Cly
mer, Connell, Crawford, Glatz, Imbrie, John
ion, Ketcham, Lamberton, Landon, Mott,Nich
ols, Reilly, Robinson, Serrill, Smith, (Mont
gomery,) Smith, (Philadelphia,) Wharton, and
Hall, AS'peaker. —IL •
NAYS—Messrs. Fuller, Hiestand, Irish, Kin
sey, Lowry, Meredith, Penney and Stein.-8.
So the original resolution was agreed to
MESSAGE FRORE -FRB GONRIEIq OR
The Secretary of the Commonwealth, being
introduced, presented a message from the Gov
ernor, in which be nominated for Trustees of
the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Asylum, James
J. Barclay, Esq., of Philadelphia, John L. Atlee,
Sr.., AL D., of Lancaster,
and Daniel W. Gross,
Esq., of Harrisburg, for the advice and consent
of the Senate.
Laid over.
The. Senate then Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 1862
The House was called to order at ten o'clock,
A. M., and' opened with prayer by Rev. Franklin
Moore.
PAY OP A TRANSCRIBING CLERK
Mr. HAPPER submitted a joint resolution
authorizing and directing the State Treasurer
to pay Henry Huhn, a transcribing clerk, for
ten day's pay and the usual mileage for services
at the commencement of the present session.
The resolution was read a second time, and
after some debate, adopted.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY
On motion of Mr. SCOW, the resolution
passed by the House callino• 6 on the Auditor
General for certain information respecting the
Pennsylvania railroad company was reconsidered
and after being amended so as exclude the fur
nishing of a copyof the contract between the
company and the State, the toll sheet and a
"statement of the reduction of rates," from the
items desired, it was again adopted. .
REPORTS OF CONtiIiTTEES
The following bills of a public nature were
reported from the committees:
Mr. RUSSELL, (Roads, Bridges, &c.,) with a
negative recommendation, an act to repeal part
of the act regulating turnpike and plank road
companies.
Mr. WILDEY, (City Passenger Railroads,)
with a negative recommendation, an act rela
ting to passenger railroads.
Mr. ELLIOTT, (Education,) as committed, a
further supplement to the act for the regula
tion and continuance of the system of educa
tion by common schools, &c.
THE DIRECT TAX
Mr. ARMSTRONG, from the select commit
tee, to whom the subject was referred, reported
an act to provide for the payment of the direct
tax, and moved that the House proceed to its
consideration ; which was agreed to—and, the
bill was read as follows:
AN ACT to provide for the payment of the di-.
rect tax
SECTION 1. Bit enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority of the same:—That the
quota of the direct tax apportioned to the
State of Pennsylvania by the act of Congress
entitled "An Act to provide increase :eve
nue from imports to pay interest on the
public debt,, and for other purposes," passed
on the fifth day of August one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-one, be and the same is
hereby assumed by the State of Pennsylvania;
and that for the purpose of paying and satisfy
ing the same to the treasury of the United
States, (after deducting fifteen per centum
thereon in accordance with the provisions of said
act)the Governor is hereby authorized to release
to the United States the whole or any part of the
claim of this State against the United States,
and to pay any balance of said quota, that may
remain due after such release, out of any mon
eys heretofore refunded,or that may hereafter be
refunded, to this State by the United States, on
account of expenses incurred by this State in
enrolling, subsisting, clothing, supplying, arm
ing, equipping, paying, and transporting vol
unteers employed in aiding to suppress the pre
sent insurrection against the United States.
Mr. •WILLIAMS moved to amend, by sub
mitting the Wowing as a substitute :
Symms 1. Be it enacted by the .Yenate and House
of Representatives of Me (Anmanwealth of Pennsyl
vania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by authority of the same, In accordance Kith
the provisions of the fifty-third section of the
act of the Congress of the United States entitled
" An act to, provide increased revenue from im
portations to pay interest on the public debt,
and for other purposes," approved on the fifth
day of August, A. D. 1861, the State of Penn
sylvania will and does hereby undertake and
assume to assess; collect and pay into thOTreas
ury of the United States the quota, to wit :
The sum of one million, nine hundred and
forty-six thousand, seven hundred and nineteen
and one-third dollars of the direct tax imposed
by the said act of Congress, apportioned there
by to the said State of Pennsylvania for the
current year, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-two, subject however to such deductions
and abatement as the said state may be entitled
to under the terms and provisions of the said
act and it shall be the duty of the State Treas
urer to procure the adjustment of the amount
which will be actually due and payable there
upon and to pay into the Treasury of the United
States from time to time the proceeds of all col
lections made on account of the said tax and on
or before the fifteenth day of June next, to pay
and satisfy the whole unpaid residue and re
mainder thereof out of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor of this State to give notice to the Secre
tary of the Treasury of the United States of
the intention of this State to assess, collect
and pay - into the treasury of the United States
the direct tax imposed, as aforesaid, by the said
act of Congress upon the said State, upon the
terms prescribed, as aforesaid, by the_ fifty
third section of the said act; and he is more- 1
over further empowered to execute a release on
behalf of the Commonwealth, and under its
proper seal, of any liquidated or determined
claim thereof, against the United States, of
equal amount with any deduction to which
this State may be entitled, upon a proper ad
justment of the said tax, in conformity with
the provisions of this act
Mr. ELOPIMIS, (Washington,) moved that
the further consideration of the bill and sub
stitute be postponed, and that they be made
the special order for Friday next, directly after
the reading of the journal ; which was agreed
to.
BILLS IN PLACE
A number of bills were read in place, in
cluding the following o - a p iblic nature.
Mr. SMITH, (Chester,) an act relative to the
Board of Revenue Commissioners.
Mr. RHOADS, an act granting to the Su
preme Court jurisdiction of a court of chan
cery in all cases of mortgages given by corpo
rations, &c.
ALLEGED CORRUPVONS IN THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
On motion, the House proceeded to the con
sideration of the resolutions offered by 51r.
HOPKINS, as amended by Mr. Sccrrr, which was
read as follows :
Wnsatas, It has been alleged, and is believ
ed by many of the citizens of this Common
wealth, that improper influences were used in
procuring the passage of an act at the last ses
sion of-the Legislature, entitled "An Act for
the commutation of tonnage duties ; "
And 'wherein, It is due alike to the parties
implicated, and to the public at large, that the
allegations upon which said belief is - predicated
should be investigated, in order that the truth
may be vindicated, and justice be done to all ;
therefore.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed,
consisting of five, to inquire into all the facts
connected with the pa,sage of said act, and
that they have power to send for persons and
papers. 'Arid that the committee be instructed
to report the names of all persons or officers,
either in or out of the Legislature, by whom,
and upon whom they shall find such corrupt
influences to have been used.
Mr. SMITH, (Philadelphia,) submitted the
following amendment:
And the said committee to be further empow
ered to send for persons and papers to inquire
what improper influences, if any were used, to
secure the passage at the last session of the
Legislature of the act entitled "An Act requir
ing the resumption of specie payments by the
banks and for equalizing the currency of the
State."
On the amendment,
The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
-- and Mr. RITTER, and were as follow,
Messrs. Abbot, Alexander, Armstrong, Bates,
Beaver, Beebe, Blanchard, Caldwell, Chatham,
Cochran, Cowan, Dennis, Duffield, Gaskill,
Greenbank, Hall, Rapper, Henry, Huffer,
Hopkins, (Philadelphia,) Josephs, Kennedy,
Lehman, M'Clellan, M'Coy, Myers, Ritter,
Russell, Schrock, Sellers, Smith, (Philadelphia,)
Twitchell, Warner, Wildey and Windle-35.
Ness—Messrs. Banks, Barron, Bigham, Bliss,
Boileau, Brown,(Mercer,) Brown, (Northumber
land) Busby, Crane, Dellone, Divins, Donley,
(Greene)Dougherty,Fox,Freeland.Gamble,Gra
ham,Grant,Gross,Hess, Hoover,Hopkins, (Wash-.
ngton,) Hutchman, Kaine, Kline, Labar, Lich
tenwallner, M'Culloch, M'Makin, M'Manus,
Neiman, Pershing, Peters, Potteiger, Quigley,
Rex, Rhoads, Ross, (Luzerne,) Ross, (Mifflin)
Rowland, Ryon, Scott, Shannon, Smith, (Ches
ter,) Strang, Tate, Thompson, Tracy, Tutton,
Wakefield, Weidner, Williams, Wimley, Wolf,
Worley, Ziegler and Rowe, Speaker-57.
So the question was determined in the nega
tive.
The resolution was then debated up to half
past one o'clock r. M., when on its final pas
sage, the yeas and nays were required by Mr.
HOPKINS, (Washington,) and Mr. GROSS, and
were as follow, viz:
YEA'S —Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Armstrong,
Banks, Barron, Bates, Beaver, Beebe, Bigham,
Blanchard, Bliss, Akan, Brown, (Mercer,)
Brown, (Northumberland,) Bushey, Caldwell,
Chatham, Cochran, Craig, Crane, Dellone, Di
ving, Donley, (Greene,) Donnelly, (Philadel
phia,) Dougherty, Duffield, Fox, Freeland, Gam
ble, Gaskill, Graham, Grant, Greenbank, Gross,
Hall, Rapper, Henry, Hess, Hoffer, Hoover, Hop
kins, (Philadelphia,) Hopkins, (Washington,)
Hutchman, Josephs, gain, Kennedy, Kline,
Labar, Leman, Lichtenwallner,
M'Coy, M'Culloch, Makin, M' Manus, Meyers,
Neiman, Pershing, Peters, Pottieger, Quigley,
Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads, Ritter, Ross, (Luzern,)
Ross, (Mifilin,) Russell, Ryon, Shrock, Scott,
Sellers, Shannon, Smith, (Chester,) Smith, (Phil
adeli,hia,) Strang, Tate, Thompson, Tracy, Tut
ton, Twitchell, Wakefield, Warner, Weidner,
Wildey, Williams, Wimley, Windle, Worley,
Zeigler and Rowe, Speaker —92.
Ness—Mr. Dennis-1.
So the question was determined in the affirm
ative.
The House then adjourned.
MARKETS BY TELE GRAPH.
PRTLADELPRIA, Jan. 29
Flour is in better demand, and 3,000 bbls.
sold at $5 624®5 75 for extra,. and $5 70 ®
600 for extra family. Superfine moves slowly
at $5 25. Receipts moderate. Rye flour has
declined to $3 50. Corn meal is dull at $3
The receipts of Wheat are small, but the de
mand is limited—sales 3,000 bushels at $1 32
®1 85 for red, and SF 400,1 50 fm white.
Rye is selling at 72463 c. Corn is very dull—
small sales of new yellow at 56ic. Oats are
steady at 38ic. Clover seed moves slowly at
$4 37-i@A 62. Flax seed is wanted at $2 20.
Provisions are dull. Small sales of mess pork
at $ 12®12 50. For bacon and green meats
prices are nominal. Lard is steady at 848.1 n.
Coffee is held very firmly—sales of 400 bags
low grade Rio at 181.®19/c, and some Laguira
at 22; 1 4. Sugar and molasses dull. Whisky is
less active—sales of Ohio bbls. at 25c.
ByFri
THE WAR FOR THE UNION,
A Desperate Fight at Belmont.
I=l
Fifty -Men of tlw 37th N. Y. Regiment
Surprise a Party of Texan Rangers.
TWENTY-NINE OUT OF THIRTY RELLEI.
KILLED
=nizzg
The Remaining One Taken Prisoner
=
Union Loss One Killed and Foot.
Wounded.
NVAMINGTON, Jan.
A despatch from Gen. Helot?. mu,. plat.
Fort Lyon, to-day, addressed to Assist ti,t A,:
jutant General Williams, says, last niJlt
force of fifty men of the Thirty-seventli
York regiment, under Lieutenant Cu!. Burk,..
sent out by Col. Hayman, surprised a pry f .
rebel Texan rangers at Mrs. Lie-4 bou•e, at
head of Belmont or Oc:lquan bay.
The rebel force was about thirty mr•n.
fought till all but one was killed, whom t'
Burke took prisoner. Our loss was one
and four wounded. He thinks none ese
as the house was completelysurrounded.
FROM WASHINGTON
GUIDONS AND CAMP COLORS,
REGIMENTAL, BANDS
WASHDIGTON, Jan. 29
A patent has been issuad to Col. H. T. Rom
ertze of Philadelphia for his automatic car
coupling apparatus by which any number of
cars can be coupled or uncoupled instanta
neously without manual power thus removing
a fruitful source of accidents to railroad em
ployees. •
Under instructions from the St.cret-try of
War, dated January ith, 1862, guidons auJ
cimp colors will be made like the United State;
flag, with the stars and strives.
The Inspectors General, while on their tour,
will inspect the bands of all regiments, and
discharge all men mustered therewith who Are
not musicians.
Commutation in place of rations in kind
will not be paid to recruiting parties will! -
at their stations. This is not intended to
interfere with a strict construction of tie
regulations affecting enlisted men while trav
eling.
Fort Efamittoia, New York, is, by d , rectieu
of the Secretary of War, announced as a chap
lain post from January 15th, 1862.
FROM FORM MONROE.
Arrival of Fifteen Contrabands,
1=1:2=1
The Rebel Steamer Merrimac Ready
for service.
An Early Attack Expected on Savannah
FORTREFS MONROE, Jan. 2S
The only incident of news here to day IVA+
the arrival of a boat containing fifteen ful I
. grown
contrabands from Norfolk. They report th
the steamer Merrimac was floated out of the
dry dock on Saturday, and was to make a ti i d
trip on Sunday. She mounted 10 ten inch rifle
cannon, and the people were jubilant in the h;-
lief that she could sink the whole fleet is
Hampton roads.
Letters from Port Royal predict an early at
tack on Savannah, by General Sherman aid
Commodore Dupont.
FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC
ANOTHER ARTILLERY FIGHT
TEE REBELS WORSTED
SANDY HOOK, Jan. 28
This morning a squad of Ashly's black hors,
cavalry made their appoaranco at L s divar, ae
comionied by a section of artillery, which
orened fire on Company H of Colonel &tau',
regiment, stationed a mile and a half ai'OVt•
Sandy Hook. Our Parrott gun and EtilielLl
rifles silenced their battery and drove the c
airy back behind the hill. According to the
latest advices no rebels were in sight, except
the mounted picket stationed at a small weicl
near Bolivar. Jackson's main body of rub. !-;
are concentrating at Charleston.
Great consternation is said to exist amein;
the rebels in consequence of a report which is
circulating among tliem,that our whole
is about t 3 cross over, and that Jacks,,n
been posted to Charleston to resist our
pro
greas. It is thought here that Jackson tvi
move down nearer to Harper's Ferry to-night
ARRIVAL OF 'IRE STEAMER CITY OF NEW
YORK
NEW YORK, J,tri. 29.
Thesto imship City of New York from Liver
p0,.1 has arrived hare.
European• advices were received via Capt.
Race, and published on Friday last.
This is the steamer erroneously srippr;sed to
have been connected with the Burnside expoli
Hon and wrecked at Hatteras. The wrecl..rd
vessel was only 500 tors burthen, and origut
ally built for the Boston and Baltimore coast
wise
FROM ST. JOHNS, N. F
ST. Jowls, N. F
The House opened quietly yesterday. 'li
Governor, in his speech, alluded in flatteitc.:
terms to the Cape Pace telegraph station, .E. l
stated the probability that the British GOVcrti
nient would place a steam vessel at Cape
and make a change in the postal arrang,emehb
for New Foundland
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER NuRTH
AMER i CAN
The steamship North American from Livci
pool arrived this morning. Her dates tirm
the ninth inst. and have been anticipt,d.
New York Money N arket.
Exchange is doll at 13g14 ner ct.
Stocks are better—C. & R. L, 551 ; 111. Cents',
61; ; Mich. Southern, 40 ; Mil. and
sei ; TennessLe 6's, 44,1 ; B. S. CouPor' ,
of .1874-79 Registered Crs, 1868-89.
PORTLAND, Jan. 29
NEW YORK, Jan.