affords shelter to about 300 men, all more or less 
disabled by wounds or disease contracted In the 
military Rervioe of the country. 
A person living in Rockford, Ill., believes that 
he has scoured the absconding murderer, 
Jeremiah Smith. This man killed his wife in 
Ulster County last Fail. 
The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of 
No. 54, the first German Masonic Lodge of this 
State, was celebrated on the afternoon and even¬ 
ing of the 14th inst.. at t he Germania Assembly 
Rooms in New Vorfe City. 
The Royal Alfred, an English iron-plated 
vessel of 4,068 tons, bearing the flag of Viec- 
Adrniral Sir Geo. Rodney Mundy, K. C. H., is ex¬ 
pected in New York on the 25th inst. It is some 
four years since a British ilag officer has visited 
this harbor with his fleet. 
Maine. 
A term of flic Supreme Court, which com¬ 
menced at Wiseasset on Tuesday, the 6th inst., 
was adjourned Wednesday until ihc first Tues¬ 
day In May, onaccountof the terrible condition 
of the roads. The road between Wlscasset. and 
Bath was nearly impassable. 
A woman eighty-five years of age is under 
arrest iu Gardiner on suspicion of having mur¬ 
dered four husbands. A j x>st~mort£m examina¬ 
tion of her lust vict im revealed t races of poison, 
which led to her arrest; and rumor now says 
that, his three predecessors were taken off in an 
untimely manner. 
A foolhardy young man went, over the dam at 
Augusta on the 10th Inst,., in a small boat, to win 
a wager of $25. The fail was thirty feet, and 
tho river very much swollen. A large crowd 
assembled to sec the deed done, and the authori- 
ties permitted him to do It. He came out alive 
and received his money. 
New Hampshire. 
One hundred and forly Swedish emigrants 
passed through Concord on Saturday, t he 10th 
inst. Most of I hem are for the West, hut many 
are for the Mormon settlements of Utah. 
Massaeli u sett m. 
Gov. Claft.tn 1ms nominated Judge Marcus 
Morton. Jr., of the Superior Court to the seat 
upon the Bench of the Supreme Court , made va¬ 
cant by the appointment, of Judge Hoar to the 
Attornoy-Generalcy in I’resldeut Grant’s Cabi¬ 
net. Mr. Morton is the son of Marcus Morton, 
who was elected Governor in 1640 by one ma¬ 
jority, and Is cited os another case of “hereditary 
ability and hereditary office holdiug" in the Old 
Bay State. 
The works of the Taunton Soap and Oil Com¬ 
pany, in Taunton, were destroyed by tiro on 
Saturday morning, the 10th Inst. Tho loss is es¬ 
timated at $8,000, insured for $7,600. Tho Taunton 
Oil Cloth Company’s works, on the opposite side 
of the street, were damaged to the amount, of 
$ 1 , 000 . 
Tho Almshouse In Franklin was burned to the 
ground early on the morning of the 8th inst. 
Everything, Including the clothe* of the. inmates, 
was destroyed. Happily, all tho inmates wore 
removed, the helpless otic* laid on bods without 
until carriages arrived. One crazy woman was 
burned to death. She was taken out and was 
supposed to be safe, but her remains have been 
found in tho ruins. It is supposed that she 
rushed back again in her frenzy, unnoticed by 
the helpers. Ono or two other imbecile or hnlf- 
orazy persons wore repeatedly dragged from tho 
house, as they were determined to ret urn. 
Four hundred cords of wood at Palmer, be¬ 
longing to the Boston and Albany Railroad, wore 
destroyed bynn incendiary fire on Sunday night, 
tboilth inst. Tho mail train for Boston was de¬ 
layed several hours at Brimtiold on account, of a 
collision of the locomotive with a wuter-tnnk 
spout. Both aotsare supposed to lie the work of 
malicious Incendiaries, 
In the Supreme Judidal Court on the 13th inst ., 
at Worcester, present Chief Justice Chapman 
and Justices Colt, Wells and Arnos, the murder 
t rials commenced with t he trial of David Dore, 
alias Dehaas, and Josephine I,a Flarame, for the 
murder of Charles La Flamme. the husband of 
the latter, at Dudley, April 16, 186*. Tho parties 
being Canadian French, the trial is conducted 
through an Interpreter, The trial of O’Donnell 
for the murder of Bridget. Murray, at Milford, 
will be taken up as soon as this is ended. 
The Massachusetts Legislative Committee on 
Woman's Buff rage was addressed the 14th inst. 
in Boston by Rev. J. Freeman Clark and Judge 
George F. Hoar. Both gentlemen spoke strong¬ 
ly in favor of universal suffrage, irrespective of 
sex or color. 
Con uectlciit. 
Colonel John S. Lester, of Preston, com¬ 
mitted suicide on Wednesday night the 7th inst.. 
by leaping overboard from one of the Bound 
steamers while on his way to New York. Ho 
left a letter at home informing his frletuls that 
he Intended to commit suicide. Pecuniary diffi¬ 
culties are alleged as the cause of his death. 
The safe of the Plainvillu Manufacturing Com¬ 
pany, Connecticut, was blown open by burglars 
early on Saturday morning the 10th Instant, but 
becoming alarmed while engaged at their nefa¬ 
rious work, they decamped taking only $35. They 
had previously knocked down the watchman 
with an iron bar, and threatened to shoot him if 
ho gave auy alarm. 
New Jersey. 
Bamuet, Sutton, a negro who killed another 
negro named Caesar Zabriskte during a pic-nlc 
at Saddle River on the 4th of July last, has been 
found guilty of murder in the first degree. 
Pennsylvania. 
In Pennsylvania to furnish poison to any one 
with t he purpose of enabling him to commit 
suicide, is to become an accessory before the fact 
to a murder in the first, degree, and the offence 
is punishable with death, 
A meeting of citizens was held in Philadelphia 
on Saturday evening, the 10th Inst., for the pur¬ 
pose of giving expression to sympathy for tho 
Cuban revolutionists. A resolution was adopted 
Asking the United States Government to recog¬ 
nize the CubuDS as belligerents before the British 
Government does so. 
Mrs. TwitCheJI, the relict of the miserable man 
who committed murder and suicide, has given a 
lengthy statement to the Philadelphia Press. 
She declares tlml she knows not how or by whom 
the murder of her mother was committed, but 
that when she visited her husband in tho prison, 
he implored her to avow herself guilty. In order 
that his life might bo saved. 
Amnel Rotenateiu, aged thirteen years, while 
walking In his sleep In Philadelphia, on Monday 
night, fell from a third story window and was 
killed. 
An immense fire, fed by thousands of barrels 
of petroleum, occurred at Bharpsburg on the 
night of the 14th inst. The oil refinery of For¬ 
syth Bros, was the scene of destruction, and the 
total loss is estimated at $200,000. 
Maryland. 
Tfie present Building Committee in charge 
of the construction of the new city hall of Bal¬ 
timore have cut out and entirely erased from 
the corner-stone the names of the former Build¬ 
ing Committee and substituted their own names. 
Virginia. 
An army order, issued by Gen. Grant, has 
been brought to light in Richmond, which for¬ 
bids military commanders appointing to civil 
offices persons who had been previously re¬ 
moved by themselves or their predecessors. 
This will prevent General Webb reappointing 
Mayor Burgess of Petersburg, who was removed 
by Gen. Stoncmun. 
South Carolina. 
The Legislate re of South Carolina has taken 
active measures to attract settlers to the State. 
They have voted a large sum for the purchase 
of waste lands, which are to be offered on vyer 
easy t erms to bona ./Me settlers. 
lieorgla. 
Tub steamship America which arrived at Sa¬ 
vannah on the 8th Inst-, reports that when off 
Cape Henry two large whales were discovered, 
ono of which rose under the bow, shaking the 
steamship and breaking seven feet off the stem, 
shivering it so badly that it had to be cut off and 
repaired. The whale came to the surface on the 
port bow and sank out of sight. 
A daguerrean artist, named Daniel Potterwas 
shot and killed at Columbus recently by a man 
named Daniel. Several persons, including tne 
diseased, were discussing religious matters in a 
store, when words led to blows, and during the 
melee Daniel fired the fatal shot. He was 
prompt i v arrested. 
A young lady of Augusta has become insane 
under pressure of political excitement, and her 
friends have been compelled to send her to tho 
Lunatic Asylum. 
Louisiana. 
The steamboat. General Grant was burned at 
her dock in Now Orleans on Thursday tho 8th 
instant. The Captain, who was part owner, dis¬ 
tracted at his loss, attempted to commit suicide 
by leaping into tho flames. The steamboat was 
pari tally insured In Northern companies. 
Two young gentlemen In New Orleans, who 
had quarreled about a young lady, met ono 
morning recently in hostile array, near the negro 
burying ground. As they wore waiting for one 
of their seconds to order them to fire, tho mother 
of ono of the bloodthirsty twain rushed in and 
frantically ended the combat. 
As a party of workmen employed on the 
Grand Woods plantation of P. C. Bethel, in the 
Parish of St. Mary, wore seated at table on Mon¬ 
day, the 5th Instant, some muffins were brought 
in, but upon tasting them they were found so 
bitter that the men did noteat them. Throwing 
a couple of muffins to a dog that was standing 
near, he devoured them and died in a few min¬ 
utes. 'Jlie overseer on the place had gt ;en some 
strychnine to a negro for t he purpose of killtng 
rats, and this material got into the muffins either 
designedly or accidentally. 
New Orleans correspondence says that the 
planter* who have lately arrived in that city 
from different parts of Louisiana give a good 
account of the appearance and prospects of tho 
cane crop. The Injury apprehended to the seed 
from the long spell of cold and wet weather has 
proved Insignificant, and the plant has a thrifty 
appearance. Tho urea planted is much larger 
than last season, and, in fact, has only been 
limited by the difficulty of obtaining labor. 
Mississippi. 
An order from Headquarters of the Fourth 
Military District (Department, of Mississippi) as¬ 
signs to Cuptain Joseph Crane, in addition to his 
duties of Commissary, the functions of Mayor of 
the City Of Jackson. 
Tennessee. 
A stinoino reply has been made by Henry S. 
Foot to the recent speeches of Ex - President 
Johnson. Ho says the people of Tennessee are 
Indebted to Mr. Johnson for disfranchisement. 
The quarrel may be expected to grow both lively 
and Interesting. 
Ohio. 
Mrs. Bakau M. Victor, who is under sen¬ 
tence of death for tho murder of her brother, is 
reported to be in a dying condition in the Ohio 
Penitentiary. She has broken down completely 
since her trial. 
Chris. Hogan and Charles Reilly, lu tho United 
States secret service, were arrested on Saturday, 
the 10th inst., In Cincinnati, on the information 
of a German engraver, who sa.VR they employed 
him in February to make what he now believes 
to be a counterfeit tobacco brand. He says Ho¬ 
gan lately threatened his life because he refused 
to give up tho brand. Warrants have been 
issued for the arrest of three other parties. 
A burglar broke into t lie residence of Clement 
Russell, at Massillon, on the 12th inst,, and. pro¬ 
ceeding at once up stairs, entered, with great 
effrontery, a well-lighted room where Mrs. Rus¬ 
sell was seated tending u sick daughter. An 
alarm, of course, was Instantly raised, when the 
thief decamped with a small booty. This family 
has had a hard time lately; for a servant of Mr. 
Russell’s brother nearly poisoned Mr*. Oeorge 
Russell and several visitors by preparing poke 
root for the dinner table instead of iiorso radish, 
a day or two previous to the burglary above 
mentioned. 
Illinois. 
A Quincy telegram states that the peaches in 
that vicinity have been cut off by l'ro6t; but the 
other crops promise well for a large yield. 
A true MU of Indictment has been found 
against William A. Robinson for the murder of 
Hon. Murray McConnell at Jacksonville, and the 
trial appointed In that, town for the 19th Inst. 
Indiana, 
The Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Rail¬ 
road was sold by the Sheriff of White county on 
the8th inst. for the nominal sum of $100,000. It 
was bid in for tho bondholders by their agent., 
William Schuyler, who represented that alt tho 
holders of bonds would bo admitted to tho full 
benefit of the reorganization, whether their 
bonds were in the pool or not, and upon this 
assurance there was no competing bid. 
The bolting members of the House appeared 
on Monday afternoon, tho 12th inst-, and were 
sworn in. Tho llouso completed its organiza¬ 
tion by resolution, continuing tho officers and 
employes of the regular session. After tho pas¬ 
sage of the resolution Speaker Blanton tendered 
his resignation, and George A. Buskirk, Repub- 
Anrfmort of Tntrmol TUornur. — Jamr? Ashworth, 
Flint District of Pennsylvania; O. P. Johnson, Hec- 
ond District til Kentucky. . 
VoUeetnrt of JnU mul Iievntut .—Charles w. filnuk, 
Third Distria* of MawafliuscUS; William A. Darling, 
Ninth District <>f Now York ; John R. Keno, Second 
District of Kentucky. «... 
IfrcrivrTti at PuflHc Atone?/*.—'Stephan Moore, Mo¬ 
bile. Ala., William A. Dnvirs, Stockton, Cal.: G. L. 
Godfrey. Dos Maine*. Iowa; William A. Dlngluy, 
Montgomery. Ala.: Charles M Patterson. Marysville, 
Cal.: .Tamos c. Braden, Greenlenf, Minn. 
Jhitettrs of /.and fmtcr.—B, F. Campbell, Vermil¬ 
lion. Dakota It l Anderson, Montgomery, Aln.;C. 
T. Stearns. Mobile, Ala. , 
J‘mirion - K. M. Prentiss, Quincy, Ill.; Thad- 
dcus Foote, Sr., Grand Rapid*, Mien. 
April, 15. Senator Anthony of Rhode Island, 
President pro tern., vacated the chair on the 
opening of the session yesterday, and made a 
speech in defence of Brown & Ives of Rhode 
Island, who had been -denoifnood by Senator 
Sprague, and had t oad by the Clerk and spread 
upon the records tho card of that firm pubjjsbcd 
on Wednesday in various daily papers of the 
country. 
Tho following xvero the principal important 
nominations sent in: 
Henry Baxter Michigan, Minister, Honduras; C. 
K. Delong, Nevada. Minister, .Inpun ; Adam Badeau, 
Assistant. Secretary of bevatliin, London ; R. M. M. 
Cook. Governor of Colorado; W. 8. Scntmcr, Sucre, 
tary of Montana. 
/wnttilf — James Park, Indiana, Homo Darmstadt; 
Alexander Jourdnn. Pennsylvania, Venice: H. C. 
Rogers. Minnesota. Hesse Cisscl. Nassau and Hesse 
l loiniim,..' Edward Robinson. New York. Hamburg: 
.1 w. Grower, South I arollna, Ancona; A. D. HhtnV. 
New York, Toronto; ft. D. Jones. California, Revel; 
S D. Fn-IL Michigan, Sarnia . J. C. Fletcher, Indiana, 
Oporto: John Caldwell. Maine, Valparaiso; J. V. 
Schofield, Missouri. Hakodudi; M. M. Delano, ColO- 
riuti*ingitta.re. 
Anunrbitr Ju*llcr* fit the Supreme enter/ —C. M. Haw- 
ley Illinois, Associate .Justice for bnih : WAV. Brook- 
lug for DakOteh- , . 
Dnttrvf suih" Attorvsv*— H. c. Tbac.her, Colorado ; 
J. W. Hushm Idaho. 
H. D. Bi" roil, Wisconsin, Fifth Auditor of the 
Treasury; •). J. Marlin, Alnhamu. Sixth Auditor: J. 
It. West, Local Appraiser for New Orleans: Charles 
Gray, Assistant Local Appraiser for Mew Orleans; L, 
K. Johnson, I nltcd Plates Marshal for South Caro- 
Itna; .InHun Neville. Pension Agent /nrNew Drleaim. 
The following important nominations wore 
confirmed 
tturmyor-Ciineral.- Chester D. Davidson, for tho 
District of Minnesota. 
ftii'i’ivrif of 1‘ublu Moneys.—Wm. Morgan. Little 
Rock Ark : C. L. C. ( ass. Jackson, Miss.: J. b. Moser, 
Iraoton, Mo.; K. W. Lit lie, Bant Fc, N.M. 
Xnglstir* of ho ml t > firm.— A. Wnndoll, Detroit, 
Mich. John Donaldson, Ronton. Mo.: a. W. Daw- 
Icy. Fort Dodge, Jow;t; fiylzanus Dodge, Council 
Bluffs. Iowa. 
/'rnslon .ffifnM. A. K. Calhoun, Philadelphia: R. 
II, H. Parsons. Albuny, N. V.; J. ft. Martin, Ccntrulm, 
III ; William Jayne, ftprlngtlold. 111. 
Marshal*.— Sanmet Plummer. New Jersey: General 
Frunze C. Barlow, Rout hern District of New York. 
Joseph G. FulIcii. CkJef Justice of the Supreme 
Court of New Mexico. H. R, Johnson and Abram 
Bergen, Associate .I unices of New Mexico. Joseph 
It. Lewis. Assscliite Justice of the Supreme Court of 
Idaho. Francis Colgrovc, to ho Indian Agent at 
Uoope Valley, Cal. Henry Van Aornatn, of New 
York, to i«; commissioner of Pension*. Ram util J. 
Fisher, of Ohio, to be Commissioner of Patents, ft, 
L. II. Clark, of Iowa, to be Examiner of Patents Re¬ 
vere Burr and Alexander Gardner to be members ol 
the Levy Court tor the county of Washington, D. i . 
Commander Bancroft Ghnrardl, to take Ins former 
position on the navy register next after CoiUmanttc.r 
G. M. Morris, for 'ruerltortnu* and gallant service 
during the war. Captain Jantpe Forney, of the Ma¬ 
rine corps, to he brevet major for gallantry in sin ac¬ 
tion against, the savages at Formosa. Benjamin S. 
MackII and Dwight Dickenson, to he nssit-iunt sur- 
gomis In the navy. t'J. 0. Bandelet, IQ be boHcttor lor 
the Treasury, vtco Jordon. 
Miscellaneous-—J ames L. Luwronson, Jour¬ 
nal Clerk of the Post-office Department, lias 
been removed by Postmaster-General Creswcll, 
and Colonel Wilson of Wisconsin, appointed to 
till tils place. Mr. LawreitKon has been attached 
to the Post-office Department for upwards of 
fifty years. 
Hon. C. C. Cox, Commissioner of Pensions, haR 
placed his resignation in the hands of the Secre¬ 
tary of 1 lie I nterlor, to take effect by May 1. It 
seems to be understood that Hon. Sidney Pcr- 
linm of Maine, will receive the appointment. 
Congress is to receive petitions from the Cham¬ 
bers of Commerce of Cincinnati and New Or¬ 
leans to provide the means of nuvignt ion lor t he 
largest vessels between New Orleans and the 
Gulf. 
Chief Justice Chase rendered the decision of 
the Supreme Court on Hie 12th inst. to the effect 
t, hat Texas is and ever fins been a State since Its 
first admission to tho Union. Justices Grier, 
Swnyno and Miller dissented. 
Now York. 
ON Wcdneiday, the 14t.h inst.., Gov. Hoffman 
sent to the Legislature his veto of tho bill grant¬ 
ing u charter for a horse railway through One 
1 lundred and Twent y-fifth street New York City. 
Tho bill for a railway through Broadway and 
other desirable SI reels and avenues of tho city, 
has passed to n third reading in the State Senate. 
The opening of navigation on Lake Erie has 
induced the hike seamen at Buffalo to strike for 
higher wages. They formed in procession on 
Friday, the Bill inst., and paraded the streets, 
and were joined by the painters and other work¬ 
men engaged in preparing vessels for the spring 
trade. 
A Coroner’s jury, In the case of Mrs. Hannah 
Madden, who died suddenly at. Taylor recently, 
brought in a verdict, t o the effect that Mrs. Mad¬ 
den came to her death from an overdose of mor¬ 
phine, administered by ltoxana Craft and Potor 
Madden. The former was held to answer, and 
the latter was discharged, whereupon he becaiuo 
surety for Miss Craft and secured her release 
from custody. 
The rates for lifting grain on tho Buffalo ele¬ 
vators will probably be reduced to half a cent 
a bushel. The Western Elevating Company dis¬ 
cussed tills and other mat ters on t he 12th Inst., 
and will make ft decision on the 22nd inst. 
The trouble which occurred in Auburn rela¬ 
tive to the claim of the Roman Catholic Bishop 
to supersede the priest, of one of the Romish 
Churches, has been quietly settled. Tho Bish¬ 
op’s nominee ha* taken possession of the church, 
and celebrated mass on Sunday, t he 11th Inst. 
A case of lead poisoning occurred recently at 
Palmyra. The family of Mr. Christopher Lusk, 
consisting of wife, three sons and daughter, 
were attacked with the symptoms, consisting of 
swollen faco, blackened gums, and frightful 
pain in tho head and bowels. ID'S. Lusk has re¬ 
covered. but the others are stiff suffering se¬ 
verely from the effects of the poison, which it 
is supposed had somehow been carelessly mixed 
with flour. 
au attempt was made on tho 14th inst. to de¬ 
stroy a railroad bridge over the Erie Canal at 
Utica. An infernal machine was attached to it, 
and but for timely discovery the bridge would 
have been burnt. 
The Met hodists have boldly solved one of the 
great problems of the day by licensing women 
to preach. Tho Conference of tho Ellenville 
Dialriel has given credentials for (his purpose to 
a widow lady named Van Cott. Tho Sing Sing 
Conference has referred tho subject ton special 
committee. 
Governor Hoffman has mado a strong appeal 
to tho Legislature to make the necessary appro¬ 
priation for the support of the “ Soldiers’ Home" 
at Albany, It appears that this establishment 
12, the Speaker declared the House adjourned 
without day. 
Aran, 12. — President Grant having issued a 
proclamation calling an extraordinary session 
of the Senate It assembled. It was ordered, on 
motion of Senator Stunner, that the daily meet¬ 
ings of the Senate, shall beat 12 o’clock. A large 
number of nominations were sunt in by the 
President, but were not acted upon, the Senato 
being occupied in discussing naturalization. Ad- 
j journed a I P. M. 
Among tho nominations sent in by the Presi¬ 
dent w< re the following important foreign ap¬ 
pointments: 
J. Lnthrnp Motley, Minister to England: Leopold 
Markbrelt,Ohio.MinlBtor Resident to Bolivia; .fits. 
It. I’urtHdcc Maryland, Minister to Nicaragua ; Wtl- 
I Hum A. Pile. Missouri, Minister to Venezuela; .1. 
ituspoil jones, llllnoD, Minister 10 Belgium : John 
;« (:„ilide, West Virginia, Minister to Stockholm, 
Sworn-it: J.K.Clay,LuuUliuin,Minister Resident-and 
rmimiI-G eneral to Ltbcrtn; it. C. Kirk, Ohio. Minis¬ 
ter Resident to the Argentines Itepubltei Stephen A. 
Ifurlhut. Minister Resident. to Bogota; Situ*. A. Hud¬ 
son (eolored), IowB, Minister Resident to Guatemala; 
Kbenezcr D. Basset (colored), M'nlfter Resident and 
CnhPUl-Gennml toHarH; Andrew C- Curtin. Penn¬ 
sylvania, Minister to Russia ; John Jay, New \nrk. 
Minister to Austria. 
April 13.—A resolution introduced by Senator 
Sumner for printing five hundred additional 
copies of the President’s message and accom¬ 
panying document* relative to claims against 
England was referred to Die Committee on 
Printing. The Senate then wont Into Executive 
session, and remained until 4 o’clock. The con¬ 
sideration of the Alabama Treaty consumed the 
whole time. Senator Sumner made a speech of 
two hours’ duration against tho ratification of 
the t reaty. There was a very l ull attendance of 
Senators, and the speech, which is said to have 
been a most exhaustive and powerful exposi¬ 
tion of the whole subject of the Alabama and 
like claims, commanded the close attention of 
the entire body before which It was delivered. 
When Senator Sumner had concluded, Senator 
Fessenden roso ami briefly indorsed all that was 
said by the Senator from Massachusetts. Sena¬ 
tor Sherniun followed in their wake; and then 
Senator Thurman, as tho representative of the 
Democracy, in n few pertinent remarks thanked 
Senator Sumner for his most excellent Inter¬ 
pretation of <be case, and said that he was with 
him, and would vote to reject the treaty. Sena¬ 
tor:- Cttsscrly and Stockton also upplauded the 
effort of Senator Sumner, anil declared them* 
selves also opposed to the treaty. Even Garret. 
Davis was moved to indorse Hie views of his 
Radical friend, but naked lor a day’s delay to 
consider. His wish was not granted, and the 
treaty was rejected by the overwhelming vote 
of one for, and fifty-four against, ratification. 
The Senate paid Senator Sumner the compli¬ 
ment id withdrawing tho injunction of secresy 
from thoir proceedings, in order that his speech 
might Re given to tho public through the Press. 
The only vote for the t reaty was given by Sena¬ 
tor McCroery of Kentucky. 
The Senate then confirmed the nomination of 
J. Lothrop Motley as Minister to England, ami 
John .lay as Minister to Austria. The largest 
list of nominal lb us yet sent iu was to-day fur¬ 
nished liy t he President, among which were tho 
following important foreign missions: 
Ministers.*—'Thomas H. Wilson, Indiana, Mexico; 
T. N. Rli.it,:. Texas. Costa Khai: Henry T. Sanford, 
Connect Seat, Benin: Horace fcublce, Wisconsin, 
Swit zerland ; William A. Fite, MiMtiurLBraz.il; Free¬ 
man II. Mitrse, Maine. CniiMil-Goncrul at London: 
TUmans B. Van Huron, New-jM}ey, Consul-General 
at FI nr unco; Gourgo W. Wart*, Pennsylvania, Secre¬ 
tary of Legation at Florence! J. Meredith Read, Jr., 
New York, Conmll-Geueinl at Purl*; William P. 
Webstar. Massae.Iiur.ctt*. Consul-General at Frunk- 
fol'i-on-thji-Miiln; r. 0. Andrews. Minnesota. Uopen- 
liatreli ; .la in OS K. Partridge, Maryland, Venezuela; 
William A Howard, Michigan.China : William A. o. 
Dart. New York, to be • 'onMil-General for the British 
North Amerloan Province* at Montreal. 
ivinimU: -Joseph C. Brand, Ohio, to be Consol at 
Luxemburg; 8. L, Glasgow. Iowa, Havre; John P. 
Grier, Kansas. Mutamoras : J. U. Gould. Maine to he 
Consul at Ciirli; John 8. Rimni'lls. Tunstiail: Charles 
n Sheppard New York, Veil do; W, 8 wifi, 
Michigan, Windsor; 8. 'J'. Trowbridge. Illinois, Vera 
Cruz; Lemuel Lyon. Oregon, Kltnngawn ; Fraud* ft. 
Webh, ARiKsiichuHOtte, Zanzibar; Jus. T, At kinson, 
Mai , land, Nantes; David M Arnistroiig. New Vork, 
Rome; Geiirgn F. Allen,Indiana, Morocco; Freeman 
11. Itlako, Knnulls, Hamilton. Out.; Iilgby V. Boll, 
Michigan Goodrich, Ont.; Edward Conroy, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Ban Juan, Porto Rleo;Wm. M. Coleman, 
North Ca ml I mi, Sloltln, Prnr-Ma; Charles ,1. (lurk, 
New York. Bordeaux; Augustus I,. Chotliiln, Utah, 
Brussel* ; John Caldwell, MalttO, 0(Ul»q; B f". Clioso- 
with, Virginia, Cunbiu; Alfred N. Jlufilo, Rhode 
isinud, Cadiz; Goa. P. Hanson. Illinois,Copenhagen ; 
Dexter E, Clapp, New Y ork. Bueno* Ayres : Frederick 
Cox. Pennsylvania, lA'gfiornjG. Henry notsoman, 
Pennsylvania, Mtmleb ; Major .lames Haggerty. New 
York, Glasgow ; lv K. Junes, Wisconsin, Newcastle; 
Jehu L. Net. Michigan, Pmi.garnta, Out.: Henry 8. 
Neal, Ohio, Lisbon: D. B. Randolph Kelni, Pennsyl¬ 
vania, Foochow ; Hubert E. Mack. New Hampshire, 
Londonderry ; Edward D. Noll, Missouri, Dublin: 
Milton M. Price, Iowa, Marseilles : Olios. II. Perkins, 
Oonnei'Ueul, Barcelona , Charles K. Perry, New V ork, 
A spin wall; Andrew C. Phillips, Maine, Fort Erie, 
Din.; James Rea, Illinois. Belfast; F. W. Partridge, 
Illinois, Bangkok: John L. Stevens, Maine, Birming¬ 
ham ; C. D. Hintmr, Arkansas. Present!. Ont : Edward 
Stephens, New Jersey, Leeds; Frederick Shut.*, New 
York, Rotterdam i William Thompson, of tile District 
ol Columbia, Southampton; David Turner. Califor¬ 
nia, Lit Paz; II. S, WeMiiore. Pennsylvania, Manches¬ 
ter: H.Q. Duncan.South CidtforruH, Elsinore; J. A. 
Skllton, Linib uum. City of Maxieo; Cltntnn J. 'fnio, 
Kentucky, fit. Thomas; II. J. Wlnser, New Jersey, 
Soniieberg. Saxony; Charles Welln, Nevada, Guaya- 
DOMESTIC NEWS, 
YVasliington. 
Congress.—April 8.—In the Senate the Com¬ 
mittee on the Judiciary, to which was referred 
tho President s Message, reported a recommend¬ 
ation to the effect that, the consideration of the 
Message should be postponed until December 
next. Senator Sherman offered a concurrent 
resolut ion to rescind the resolution to adjourn on 
Saturday, which was strongly supported by Sen¬ 
ator Hu inner. The debate ivaa Interrupted by 
the expiration of the morning hour; upon 
which the biff to amend the act imposing taxes 
on distilled spirits and tobacco was considered. 
In the midst of the debate on this topic, Senator 
Sprague introduced hla personal explanation. 
The present deplorable condition of the country 
was in great part brought about, be said, by laws 
enacted by Congress without due regard to the 
requirements of the people. The whole course 
of legislation bad been designed fo protect and 
sustain monopolies. At the termination of Ids 
speech tho senate went Into Executive session, 
prior to which, however, the Hoti'-o bill relative 
to reconstruction in Virginia, Mississippi and 
Texas was laid on I he table. During the evening 
session Senator Anthony took an opportunity of 
replying to remarks made by Senator Sprague 
reflecting upon private individuals in Rhode 
Island. The Conference report on 1 mJinn appro¬ 
priations was Concurred in. Tho Senate also 
ooncurrcd iu the amended billon the Judiciary 
system. 
In the House, the President’s Message was re¬ 
ferred to the Reconstruct ion Committee. Gen¬ 
eral Butler, from the same Committee, reported 
a bill authorizing the submission of the Const i¬ 
tutions of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas to tho 
vote of the people of those States, ut)d author¬ 
izing them to elect Stall! officers and members 
of Congress, it was adopted, with slight amend¬ 
ments, by a very l ull vote—the division being 
yeas one hundred and twenty-four, naystwenty- 
four. A considerable number of bills and reso¬ 
lutions upon minor questions were brought In 
and passed. Represoatatlvc Bingham,lu calling 
up the biff to amend the .1 ndieinry system ol the 
United States, moved that the Senate amend¬ 
ments be non-ooneurred in, and that a Commit* 
toe of Conference lie proposed: no action, how¬ 
ever, was taken at this point, ns Representative 
Dawos presented the Conference report, relative 
to Indian appropriations. The House agreed to 
tho placing of $2,000,000 at t he disposal of tho 
President for the maintenance of peace among 
tho Indians. Subsequently the J udiciary system 
was again discussed, and tho Senate’s amend¬ 
ments mainly adopted. 
April 9. -Senator Anthony waa again unani¬ 
mously chosen President of tho Senat e pro (cm .. 
In tho absence of Vloe-prcsidant Colfax. The 
House Hill relative to tho ad mission of > be States 
Of Mississippi. Virginia and Texas was taken up. 
The bill provides that the Const it m ions of those 
States, as adopted by the ConstItutioual Conven¬ 
tions, shall be aguiu submitted to the people. 
Mr. Morton offered an additional section, provid¬ 
ing that tb* legislatures ol these States shall 
ratify the Fifteenth Amendment before the 
States shall bo admitted to representation In 
Congress. Tho amendment was debated atoon- 
Bidorable length, after which it was agreed to— 
yoas thirty, nays twenty. After some further 
discussion the bill was passed- yea* forty-four, 
nays nine. The Picsldeui's Proclamation, con¬ 
vening an extra session of the Senate on Monday 
for tho transaction of Executive business, was 
presented. The Senate then iven I inlo Execu¬ 
tive session, and soon alter adjourned. At the 
evening session debit to was resumed upon tho 
bill to secure tho Interests of tho Government 
in tho Pacific Railroads, and it was finally phased. 
In the House, on the 11th lust., tho Senate 
amendments to t ho whisky and Tobacco Mi it 
were non-concurrcd In, and a Conference Com¬ 
mittee asked for. Tho Judiciary Committee 
reported a biff providing for tho printing of 
the opinions of Atternoy-Gonoivds, which was 
passed. Representatives Strong, Kellogg and 
Starkweather, Representatives elect front Con- 
neetieut, were sworn lu. A long debate ensued 
upon the report of the Committee on Flections 
relative to the Pennsylvania cont> -fed election 
case. The majority report, which drain res that, 
Myers, and not, Mnffatt, Is entitled to tho seat, 
was adopted. The report of tho Conference 
Commit!oo on the Deficiency Bill was presented 
and agreed to. A resolution wfU adopted to pay 
Mr. Motfatt $1,800 for expenses incurred in con¬ 
testing the seat, which hod Just, boon awarded to 
Mr. Myers. 
At the evening session the Senate bill to facili¬ 
tate tho payment of soldiers' bounties to tltem- 
salvos, or i heir heirs, was passed. Debate was 
resumod on the bill removing political disabili¬ 
ties from a large number of persons, which was 
finally passed. The fien.de amendment to the 
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas Reconstruction 
Biff was agreed to after a brief debate- 
April 10.—'The Senate remained in Executive 
session from Friday night until 4 o’clock Satur¬ 
day morning, when it passed the Amendatory 
Tax Bill, ami then adjourned until 10 o’clock. Ou 
reassembling, tho Senate pressed the Mil relating 
to the Attorney-Generals of the l ; ted States, 
with a fow brief amendments. There was u 
fresh discussion after this in regard to the pay 
of Senators from reconstructed States. The 
original proposition was to pay them from tho 
oommenoemont of the Fortieth Congress; ami 
tho amendment, to pay them from the 25t,h of 
June la*t. Iu the midst of a discussion relative 
to postponing the further consideration of tho 
subject, Mr. Anthony, tho President pro tern., 
doolared tho Bonate adjourned sliu die. 
Tho House ermttnued Its session from Friday 
night until 3:30 Saturday morning, during which 
period the bill to retire General Hcintzlonihn 
was passed. On resuming, at 10 o’clock, General 
Bank* of Mnssaehnflbtt*, offered a vote of sym¬ 
pathy with the people of Cuba, in their patriotic 
efforts to secure independence and establish a 
Republican form of Government. The resolu¬ 
tion was pasaod by a vote of ninety-eight to 
twenty-four. There was some sharp skirmishing 
in relation to the contested election case in the 
Fourth South Carolina District; but as it was so 
near tho close of the session, the mover thought 
it hotter to withdraw the resolution upon the 
subject. The usual Committee appointed to 
wait upon thclTi-sidcnt was informed that Gen. 
Grant bud no further communication to make 
to Congress. Upon the arrival of tho hour of 
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