The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(IT ATLANTIC ILLZGRAPH.)
NEW YORK, MARCH 21, NOON.

The House of Representatives has Passed a
resolution instructing the committee on foreign
affairs to inquire why the Alabama claims have not
been paid, and what ought to be done to secure
their payment.

Intelligence received here from Japan announces
the death of the Mikado.

Opening prices : —Gold, 1344. Sterling ex-
change on London, 109. 5-20 United States
Bonds, 1094 ; Illinois, 1151; Erie, 584.

NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 5 P.M.

Closing prices :—Cold, 134 i. Sterling exchange
on London, 109. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1091;
Illinois, 114 ; Erie, 54. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 31.

The North German Lloyd's steamer Dent-schland
arrived at Southampton last night with 170 passengers for
that port, Havre, and Bremen. She brings silver ban for
London to the amount of 14.1,867 dolt. She left New York
ou the 9th inat., and experienced strong easterly winds
throughout berrxer. On the 12th inst., in lat. cl.llol,
lon. 55.24, she the British barque Ann, brim Layer.
pool. On the sth inst. she paned the steamer Atlantic.
She spoke the American ship Flying Spur, on the 18thinst.
The notorious Austrian hill forger. Adolf Schwarz, is on
board the Deutschland, in charge of an Austrian police
officer, having atlength been delivered up to Austria by the
American government.

The following is Mr. Reuter 's summary of the news
brought by this arrival :

NEW YORK. MARCH 9, MoRNINO.
A Supplementary Reconstruction Bill has been intro-
duced in the Senate, transferring to the commanders of
Southern military districts all powers usually exercised by
governor. and legislatures of States regarding the calling
of conventions.

Generah Thomas, Sickles, Ord, Schofield, and Sheridan
are mentioned as the probable commanders of Southern
districts under the reconstruction law, which, it is re-
ported, President Johnson, General Grant, and the cabinet
are perfecting arrangements to have enforced.
A senatorial caucus has pronounced in favour of Con-
gress remaining in session until the President has ap-
pointed the commanders of the southern districts, sad
then adjourning until November.
A joint resolution of the senate to amend the constitu-
tion, and so prevent any State from prohibiting voting or
office holding on account of colour, has been referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Governor Wills has proclaimed the Reconstruction Bill
to be in force in Louisiana.

Judge Underwood and others has e memorialised Congress,
declaring that the authorities at Alexandria, in Virginia,
have openly defied the Reconstruction Act, which the
memorialists claim enfranchises the negroes of the South.
The Maine legislature has passed a resolution, protest.
ing against the establishment of a kingdom of Canada,
and have asked the national government to interfere, by
a friendly remonstrance, against the proposed confede-
ration.

A resolution has been adopted by the Hose, requesting
the Speaker, in view of events transpiiimi on the northern
frontier, immediately to appoint a Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee.

A resolution expressing sympathy with Ireland in the
prialing struggle for constitutional liberty, has been re-
ferred by the House to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
A meeting of blacks and whites has been held at
Charleston, to organise a republican party in that city.
The public debt of tho United States, on the lit inst.,
amounted to 2,W0,000,000 dole.