Show f JB A I 1 A XV ai i roxia NE W 81 sl 81 am al SENATE casserly introduced a bill providing provi ding that nothing on the joint resolution authorizing thor izing the northern pacific railroad to issue bonds for the construction of their road is to be construed as a guarantee by the united states on any of the bonds issued and prohibiting the company from issuing mortgage bonds or creating other indebtedness 8 to 0 exceed fifty million dollars hamilton introduced a bill authorize ingrie construction of a railroad from marshall texas to san ban diego the house bill de defining the duties of pension agents and providing for the ta payment y tid ted ent of pensions quarterly was 49 debated and aud laid aside the bill to confirm the title of aa mrs ra parker to two grand islands in the pacific ocean discovered by her late nus ous band was passed the pension bill was again called up and passed the franking bill was discussed tili tiu recess corbett from the committee on commerce reported with an amendment a bill authorizing the establishment of an ocean mail steamship line for service from san ban francisco to australia the period for inviting proposals is reduced 0 to o 30 days the amount of subsidy fei fel for twelve round voyages per annum is half a million dollars the ships are to be of the best material wood or iron built on approved models and 2000 tons register A bill was passed for a bridge over the niagara river biver at buffalo one for the reimbursement of karkas kaukas for the bloney money expended in enrolling ari ati and aud d provisioning the military during the rebellion corbett from the committee of commerce reported a bill to facilitate the transportation of european asiatic and Aus Aust merchandize merchandise dize in bond across the continent corbett also stated that the subsidy in steamship bill is instead of the bill authorizing the secretary of war to give the condemned cannon or iron of any city for soldiers monuments was passed the franking bill was discussed stewarts Stewart fl motion to postpone it till next session was rejected 17 to 34 drakes amendment containing the law relative to the free transmission of newspapers was adopted 36 to 17 other amendments were offered without action morrill reported the naval appropriation bill with amendments the house bill to establish a depart ment of justice was passed the house bill to extend the provisions of the homestead act lo 10 soldiers and the house joint resolution giving pay from the date of commission of officers in command while in rebel prisons passed stark called up a bill to prohibit the introduction of servile labor and remarked that he did not want servile labor to compete with free labor in this country if it could be prevented the bill was considered various amendments su and laid aside for a day or two the bill for a pension to mrs lincoln was called up and opposed by edwards and drop dropped ed at the expiration of the morning hour the post office appropriation was considered and the amendment of th the tho 0 committee on appropriations striking out the clause respecting a free delivery of letters to cities of over 1 inhabit 4 marits ta rits was concurred in ra adl edas edaa as an amendment the house bill abolishing the franking privilege stewart reviewed the amendment oi of drake continuing provisions of law fog a free transmission of newspapers morrill moved ramseys Ram Bam beys amendment continuing the franking privilege to the executive and agricultural departments ramsey kamsey gave notice of nn hu amendment which milij was wab referred to the committee on appropriations providing fora rora system of stamped envelopes for fon forthe the use of congress and the departments and make an appropriation to defray expenses sumner moved aa as an amendment his hia penny postage proposition in the evening session williams from the committee on lands reported an amended bill continuing the st paul and sioux city railroad across the territory of dacotah to yankton and for land grants in aid oi 01 the bame same the nomination of ackerman has been referred to the committee on dudl judiciary by the senate to day james B mckean was confirmed chief justice and ans d 0 J 0 6 of f utah benj F pier pierrott rott kofl oft california has been nominated for I 1 fo consul at bucharest conkling of the judiciary committee reported to the senate a bill in reference to tho the naturalization laws with some amendments as a substitute for the house billy bill carpenter reported an amendment to the fhe house bill fixing the compensation of jurors in iii the circuit and district courts of the united states at 3 per day dayi passed williams called up the bill for fora oora a land grant fai fal an aid of a railroad and telegraph line from the tate of missouri to the pacific coast by the southern route approved july tuly 27 1866 several amend ments were adopted and the bill was laid over till monday trumbull of the judiciary judiciary committee reported a bill for the relief of purchasers of land sold for taxes lib lit the insurrectionary states I 1 L L the post office appropriation bill was e considered Onside reh and an amendment adopted that the abolition of the franking privilege should not take place till august tho the flost ramseys Eam Ram seya beya amendment as amended abolishing the franking privilege and providing for one cent postage was referred HOUSE the two bills relieving coal from duty ac reported from the majority and minority of the ways and means committee were discussed and becom bitted 1 I farnsworth offered a resolution instructing ting the military committee to inquire into the amount drawn from the treasury on account of the national asylum for disabled volunteer soldiers and how it has been expended adopted the currency bill came up several amendments were rejected and the bill finally passed with judds J amendment striking out the clause for the cancellation of greenbacks green backs by a vote of 98 to 81 the bill authorizes the issue of ninety five millions in currency the message on the cuban question was taken up and discussed far daveral hours by butler logan banks and others without action schenck reported a bill to abolish the duty on coal doal referred to a committee of the whole the housa proceeded pro deeded to vote on the cuban resolutions logans amendment me i nt to give all parties purties the same advantage yan van tete of intercourse and trade with the united 1 ted states consistent with the law p of nations wits was I 1 rejected yeas 77 nays Bing ning bams substitute was i then voted on and carried off through all stages EO so that this thid resolution is considered ai finally adopted the excitement here owing to the slate state of cuban affairs exceeds anything ever evler before witnessed A private assurance of a recast of the whole cabinet has been freely given by the president there are omin ominious lous ious hints of impeachment men butler butier biar is emphatically ampha sil ili cally caily execrated by the republicans wheeler chairman of the pacific railroad committee reported a bill granting the utah central railroad rall Eail road the right of way through the public lands for the coLst construction ruction of a railroad and telegraph from ogden to salt tahe take city passed wheeler wheelen NV herler hepler reported a bill granting the island wado of yerba buena to the western pacific railroad as a terminus ter minus provided that half the fhe island be reserved to the united states for fok fortifying and the bill fj beall ail all not impair the lawful rights of private parties to the island knott moved an amendment by requiring the payment to the government of two millions of dollars he was informed that the island wata was worth five millions and if put up at sheriffs sale tomorrow to morrow the first bid would be a million mt lion and he thought that if there was any corporation on earth able to buy it it was hat that bat enormous corporation axtell supported the bill and reminded the housa honsa that there was no prohibition from the government to sell that island and the half of it with a road across it would be more valuable to the government than the whole of it without it would ouid be a great public convenience and those who opposed the bill opposed the true interests of san francisco and the government maynard offered amendment an requiring the company to erect whenever nee necessary eary a drawbridge over buch such part of the bobann channel el as the engineer of the department may suggest adopted the senate amendments to the house bill defining the duties of pension agents were noril non conc cone concurred r burred an in and a committee attee of 0 ordered ig tho rho the ghousi than adjourned the speaker stating that tife life yerba bienai buegal bill bili would rema remain inthe the business busin essof of the tho morning hour until disposed of in the house the report of the election committee in favor of mckennee Mc Kensee the sitting member from virginia was agreed to cobb reported from the military committee a bill equalizing the bounties to sol Bol soldiers diers and non commissioned noncommissioned officers mustered for six monteal service between the of april 1861 and the ath of may 1866 deducting the united states bounty already paid which was passed A bill granting the yerba buena island to the pacific railroad was rejected the senate joint resolution for fon the appointment of a naval matal board to examine examina the cases of officers deeming themselves uli uti justly passed over by promotions under the act of 1866 was passed as was wa s also the senate bill authorizing the settlement of the accounts of officers of the army and navy where vouchers were lost and for over payments with an amendment limiting the settlement to the sums of five live thousand dollars and to officers in whose accounts there Is no apparent fraud the speaker submitted the credentials of whittemore of south carolina logan objected to whittemore being sworn dworn saying baying the matter had been heen settled once and he wanted the house to stand by its unanimous resolution that this man was unworthy of a seat in the house the matter mattor was postponed till tuesday next when the house proceeded r with business from the comm committee pit pil on claims A large number of claims claim were disposed of I 1 GIlDin rug rum CHICAGO the times washington special says that since the adjournment 0 jbf he the house tonight to night the friends of the majority report on cuban affairs are confident of the defeat of bing hams substitute the Pres president ident ideLt has haa received from california a plan for paying off the national debt by a grand instrumental gift exhibition hibi tion to ba be held at some centrally located city during the las lait laii it year of his administration the tribunes Tri Gunes dispatch bays the debate in the house on the buban resolution was very exciting logan in reply to butler was exceedingly bitter and personal declaring that the house never gave him butler any laut faut authority hority whatever to go into the cuban investigation and that he tie had scraped the gutters to procure the t e worst class of or lobbyists hobbyists to swear against the cubans and that his bin insinuations about the use and distribution of bonds were uni worthy of a gentleman of honor this TM language lan ian caused great excitement and butler butier rose to reply but logan rosed refused to yield and continued using some bome strong language towards the Preal president dent jos joa henriques Henri ques of Ool dball has haa been char ed with the false imprisonment of his alleged insane brother whom he be has had confined la in a room in his house hoube for seventeen years red cloud and party visited jerome park race races siRed red bed cloud makes a public speech tomorrow to td morrow at the cooper institute the thu indian Commissi commissioner has bab promised the horses he demanded should the govern government men med t not finally furnish farnish I 1 them NEW yore ige 16 rhe fhe worlds lia ha vana letter says that another american joseph duany was seized by the spanish authorities on the ath ant int thrown into prison and refused permission to 10 communicate with any one outside he was on Us way from vera cruz to new york and touched at havana by the merest accident A report of new outrages has reached the ear of consul general riddle and possibly something will be done don e about them the execution of cubans convicted of disloyalty continues throughout ithe the island two insurgent officers in were hunted down with bloodhounds and captured one of them badly beaten aud and mangled by the dogs so that chefa he was executed he was unable to stand to receive the batar bullet it is rumored at havana that val mazed ahad had been taken and killed near bayamon bahamon Ba yamon vamon margaret Marga iet let Daly charged with the murder of other ber uncle the nev mev P B daly ani ant an i ex Qthol lc priest was yesterday found guilty of manslaughter and sen keu telu cee to four years in the penitentiary the tribunes washington special says a rumor Is afloat that attorney general hoar has tendered his bis resignation and that the president has intimated that he would A ask senator willia malof ore gon ROD to accept Uhe khe th e position of df attorney general peli R ibbs R ets ebs I 1 the temes times r that actor ney general hoar oar today to day placed his resignation in the hands of the president to take effect on the appointment of hig his successor it was immediately accepted and it is proper to tobay bay say that this action of judge boar was entirely voluntary on his bis part and in pursuance of an intention formed some months ago he will leave the city for a few days but will continue to perform the duties of his coffle office e until hib his successor Is qualified successor sor son will beis bels be is apparently mid uld undeveloped another change in the Cabi cabinet liet tiet is deemed probable the heralds special says there beema seema no doubt thata blidt a number of change changes sare aare are on hand in the cabinet hoar has certainly resigned an and d fish and others will probably follow suit the president in a conversation with some korng senators today to day expressed a determination of getting men around him as advisers who are attached to the republican party and in harmony with it it is understood that hoars haars resignation will be accepted without delay abd that information will be given tomorrow to morrow concerning berning other changes in the cabinet there was considerable excitement excite mentin in the new york markets concerning flour and wheat yeAt yesterday erday and the sales of wheat were remarkable the french were large buyers and their presence in the market led to active speculation A further large advance is not improbable great britain as it appears by late circulars is not getting any foreign wheat wb eat except from the united Stat esaud the demand in this market for the continent has her supplies auppl es and bhe she will soon feel the want of them but the most moat important is the falling off in her receipts the according to the statis stalls tice were for the week lith were 92 bushels of wheat and barrels of flour reducing the faour flour to wheat makes it equal to bushels of wheat less than for the corresponding week of last year the officers of the Paci pacific filc fiLe mail steamship company are not alarmed for the safety of the henry chauncey as it is known that the steamer connecting with the chauncey outward has arrived at san francisco on schedule time so that there is no doubt that the Chauncey arrived safely at aspinwall and she would not leave aspinwall for new york until the regular san francisco steamer constitution had arrived at panama and delivered her passengers and freight to the chauncey there is no news yet of the arrival of the constitution |