Show ij denver 19 the colorado le legislature today to day elected john evans and jerome B chaffee united states senators omaha 19 the first forty miles of the pacific railroad west from Omah omaha awas avas was vas completed yesterday eight miles more wiil win be finished this week new neny york 19 16 A message was received from the senate accompanied by a report from that body proposing appropriate action consequent eon sequent upon the death of president lincoln the report was unanimously concurred in AV ashburn washburn of illinois from the committee appointed to take action on the bill for the relief of mrs lincoln reported an appropriation of less any amount thalmay that tha mayji have ave been paid to mr lincoln or his representatives on an account of his salary the bill passed st louis 18 the loss to steamboat property by ice on saturday including cargo cardd ac is about the ice gorged ag again gain on saturday night and has not moved since louisville ky it 18 A fire in owensboro Owen ky I 1 friday niday consumed the block of buil bull buildings ings on the corner of second and starr street streets loss t new yew york 19 alley of massachusetts offered the following resolution resolved that the house cordially concurs in the views of the secretary of the Treasur treasury yi in relation to the necessity of contracting the currency with a view to as early a resumption of specie payments as the business interests of the country will permit and we hereby pledge our operative cooperative co action to that end eid as speedily as possible the resolution op was wag agreed to yeas nays 6 ward waird of new york introduced a Te resolution solution declaring that notwithstanding the law against poly polygamy amy that abominable institution still exists and is on the increase in utah that it is the remaining barbarism of our age and country and like its twin sister sisag e r slavery should be swept from the territories of this republic if it takes the whole power of the government to do so and to that end be it resolved that the tho committee on territories take the whole subject into consideration and inquire into the conduct of united states officials in that territa territory ory and report by bill or otherwise such law or remedy as the exigency of the case demands there was no formal aeton action taken on the subject and on motion of stevens of pa the house rouse 11 ouse went wept into committee of the whole on the state of the union washburne 0 of illinois in the chair on tie tle te tip pre llenos annual massa liessa P wl vl t ms etis subr A 0 a series of resolutions refrying 1 j 1 ous blanches branches of tho ilio message dom 1 mit tees and so much of it as relates to reconstruction was referred to a select committee commit tet teo washington Washing toll toil 19 anthony called up the house resolution for the adjournment of congress from dee dec 20 to jand moved to amend by inserting thursday instead of wednesday and the ad of january instead of the ith the amendment was adopted and the resolution passed as amended the josts Posts washington ton special states that while the Pres president igent was preparing his message the french minister emphatically stated that the emperor would much regret any expression in the tho message which would make it impossible to recede from his mexican schema without humiliation the minister assured seward that the french would soon withdrawn from Nf exlee and asked patience on theeart the part of our government I 1 new york 19 the savannah herald berald contains an order from col bogart putting the town Gebr georgia gia gla under martial law as the municipal government is unable unable to protect the lives livos and interests of the inhabitant inhabitants si or to prevent at tempts at the assassination of unarmed united states soldiers in the senate the following messa message e from the president was received and add read to the senate of the united states in reply to the resolution adopted by the senate on the I 1 have the honor to state that the rebellion waged by a portion of the people against the properly constituted authorities ties of the government of the united states has been sup suppressed presed the united states is in possession of every state in which im insurrection existed and as far as could be done the courts of the united states have been been restored the post offices flees established reestablished re and steps taken to put into effective operation operate on the revenue law of the country As s a result of the measures instituted by the executive with the view of inducing the resumption of the functions of the th e state governments comprehended in the inquiry of the senate the people in north carolina south carolina georgia jeorgia alabama mississippi louisiana louisana arkansas and tennessee have reorganized their respective state governments and ind are yielding obedience to the laws and government of the united states with more willingness and greater promptitude than under the circumstances could reasonably be anticipated the proposed amendment to the constitution ution providing for the abolition of slavery forever within the limits of the country has been ratified by each one of these states with we the exception of I 1 mississippi L lissis sippi from which no official information has been received in nearly all of them measures have been adopted or are now pending to confer upon freedmen the privileges privileges which are essential to their comfort protection and security in florida and texas the people are making commend commendably abl abi progress in in restoring state governments and no doubt is entertained but nit that they will at an early per period iod lod be in condition to resume all p practical t leal ical relations with the federal government in that portion of the union lately in rebellion the aspect of affairs is more promising than in view blew of all the circumstances cum stances could well be expected the people throughout the entire S south evince a 0 to renew allegiance to the government and to repair the devastations of war by a prompt and chee cheerful erful return to peaceful pursuits an abiding falth faith is entertained that their actions will conform to their professions fes sious and that in acknowledging the supremacy of the constitution and laws of the united states their loyalty will be unreservedly given to the government ern ment whose leniency they fail to a appreciate preci preel ate and whose care wilT will loon soon soon restore resto e them to a condition of pros prosperity erity it is true mt that in dome states the demoralizing moral izing effects of war are to be in occasional disorders but these local in character and are bre rapidly dis appearing as the authority of power ia is extended and perplexing questions were naturally to be expected from the great and sudden change in the relations between the two races but systems are gradually developing ve themselves thena therA selves under which the freedman will receive that protection to which he is justly entitled and by means of his labor make himself a useful and independent member of the community in in which he has his home from erom all information in my possession and aud from that which I 1 have recently derived from the most reliable atiteo 41 I 1 un am to cherish cli eli erish crish the belief that personal surely and rapidly merging meigin If A spirit of nationality and that representation connected with a prop ly adjusted tem tea of taxation will produce the harmonious restoration of the relations of the states to the national union the report of carl schurz is herewith transmitted as requested by the senate no report from froni the hon john covode has been received by the president the attention of the senate is invited to tb the accompanying report of gen grant who recently made a tour of inspection through several beveral states where the inhabitants I 1 had ia d participated in the rebellion t signed andrew president gen grant in his report accompany ang the presidents message to the senate says I 1 am satisfied that the mass of thinking mn men in the south accept their present situation in good faith the tho questions which have hither to divided the tho people nople of the two sections slavery and state rig rights lits or the right of a state to sec see secede ede from the union they regard as settled forever by the highest tribunal of arms my observations lead me to the conclusion that the citizens of the southern states are anxious to return to self government within the union as soon as possible st louis 19 the steamer roanoke sunk near commerce the total loss is valued valfred at about a dozen boats are hard aground or caught in the lee ice between herband here and cairo much apprehension is felt for their safety new york 19 the fenian senate is in session today and it is reported that 12 favor roberts as president and 8 3 are for 07 Mahoney fort monroe Moil moll roe 18 A fleet of upwards wards of 0 sailing vessels is in this harbor har wind bound washington 20 the senate has passed the bill for the payment of to mrs lincoln the house concurred in conference report to adi adjourn eburn lburn over the holidays from dec 21 to january 5 mr hall announced the death of orlando kellogg manchester N ha H 20 this forenoon a fire broke out in the new hampshire house of reformation near this city and destroyed all but the brick walls the inmates in number were res Tes rescued cued except 8 or 10 who made eliely escape they were removed to stark house connected with the farm the buildings were insured for loss about A new york 20 the commercials washington dispatch says the presidents action in restoring to the southern states which have adopted the constitutional amendment the enjoyment of all their constitutional tut ional privileges except representation in con congress ress paralyzes the action of the rad radical lq republicans and produces an intense interest davenport iowa 20 90 A fire last night des destroyed troyed the wild building rig in which the pos tollice was lately located loss from to partly insured callao 28 there is but little change in chilian war matters tile tiie people are daily becoming comin more united against spain some 4 40 ports are yet open and steamers now touch at a port forty miles from valparaiso valeara iso which is connected with i the latter place by a good road passengers and mails are regularly carried A chilian privateer will soon be on seas in bolivia affairs are quite unsettled the revolution is still going on A disturbance tur bance had taken place at cobina cobija a with some chiliano Chi lians owing to vessels being allowed to coal there here advises advices from peru are quite important gen Can Cans selco cico after partially organizing gan izing a new government was deposed by a public meeting and gen stra do one of the leading generals in late revolution declared dictator being pledged to call a congress as as possible it is supposed that wm wui declare an alliance with against spain I 1 new gen hooker today to day obtained a writ of habeas corpus cor pus issued in the tho case of martin the alleged confederate spy and paid hotel burner and brou bron brought ht him into the supreme court under guard united states district attorney Attorn 4 D S dickinson and his assistant G courtney appeared for gen hooker and mr lifar amr roche for martin for hearin hearing the arguments of council on both sides justice leonard adjourned ipg until thursday of next week buea bufa n 21 1 th the e hav havies ese esl gale e exper pe lei fie i bresev g wr vs y eral al years yeara prevailed he here re last night companion compana compan lod iod d by gy and sleet bleet cohao able damage was done washington 21 in the house hubbard of connecticut offered a resolution that the government of tile the united states ought never to ie recognize cognize any government imposed upon any nation on this continent by the arms of any european power referred to the committee an on foreign afna Afra Af lairs irs orders have been issued for the dl discharge of nearly all the volunteer medical officers on the of january oni only about 50 will be retained I 1 new york 1 I 1 A french transport had at rived at vera cuz bringing soldiers tva imperialists boast that the attack of the tho liberals on matamoras was a failure and that confusion prevailed among them everything is quiet no attack has lately been made on vessels going up the river washington Washing tonA 21 the following is the proclamation by seward declaring slavery constitutionally abolished whereas the congress of the united S tates states on the of february ilary last passed eda edn a resolution which is in words following the slavery amendment and whereas it appears from iclal official off documents on file in I 1 bis dis his is de department that the amendment t the he constitution of the united states state proposed as addrel aforesaid id has been ratified by the legislatures of the states of illinois rhode island michigan maryland new york west virginia maine cansas kansas massachusetts pennsylvania virginia ohio missouri nevada indiana louisiana minnesota wisconsin Vei vel vermont velmont mont tennessee I 1 arkansas connecticut new hampshire south carolina alabama north nort carolina and georgia in all 27 states and whereas the whole number of the states tates of the united Stat esis 36 and whereas as before specially named the states whose legislatures ratified the said proposed amendment constitute three fourths of the whole number of the states of the unit united ed states therefore be it known that 1 I william H seward secretary of state of the united states by virtue and in pursuance of the second section of the act of congress approved april 20 00 1818 entitled an act to provide for the publication of the laws of the united sta states and for other purposes do hereby certify ti that the amendment aforesaid lias casbe become valid to all intents and purposes as na a apart pait of the constitution of the united states signed WM H SEWARD beward the house went into committee of the whole on tile the presidents annual message after debate the committee rose when resolutions re referring feiring the various branches of the pres presidents entis message were passed montreal 21 nine inches of snow fell feli during the night and it is still snowing and blowing heavily washington 21 on motion of howard the president was asked to report to the senate upon 1 I I 1 what grounds jeff davis is confined and why he is not brought to trial the chair announced the following committee on reconstruction bessen deni grimes harris howard johnson and williams st louis 21 numbers band 2 and 3 city building on the levee between larket market a and walnut streets occupied by underhill and eaton grocers horace halton sail loft and greer co commission merchants was burned last night loss on buildings waltons Hal tons loss insured number 4 occupied by jones co liquor dealers sher wood kearns aco co commission merchants was also nearly destroyed loss not ascertained said to be insured number NO 11 niber 1 occupied by alkire co grocers and cole bros commission was sadly damaged loss unknown wn the two latter buildings were owned by S AV valued at were insured the 2 21 and 3 were owned by robert campbell I 1 new ner york 21 there has been a severe gale gaie aie ale in the 1 harbor lasting all dagand day and doing king much damage to A ashington washington NY letter says confederate bonds are being bough bought tup lip tip by partle partie who are willing the chance chance oi 01 their assumption by the united states while the united states will espouse despou the cause of chili the paris papers ar an strictly forbidden to speak of american affairs there were only 6 new cases of cholera 1 and 4 deaths in paris nov SO 80 dec 1 there were 4 new cases and deaths the total number of deaths from |