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More Failures i'm Wall Street.
XXXIX Congress,


New YORK, Dec. H.-The Posts Wash
iOgton dispatch says thata Senate caucus wa.
held this morning to consider Mr.. Stevens
Joint resolution on reconstruction. No re-
suit was reached. Another caucus will be
held this afternoon. The prospect of an
early admission of the Tennessee delegation
to Congress is daily growing better. Strong
lobby iulluence is at work to procure the re-
newal Of the reciprocity treaty.
General Grant has returned.
The Post Office Department is now pre-
pared to furnish stamped envelopes of the
denominations of 9, Y, IS, "a, 80, and 40
cents. Envelopes expressly designed for
express companies and others who carry
money outside Of the mails.
WASHINGTON, November. ll,-Seaats.-
Mr., Wilson presented petition of Frances
Cook and twenty-five hundred other colored
people of the District, asking the right Of
suffrage. Referred to the Committee on the
District of Columbia.
The Secretary pro ten announced the fol-
lowing committee TO act with the House
committee on the subject of Mr.. Lincoln's
death: Messrs. Foote, Yates, Wade, Fessen-
den, Wilson, Doolittle, Lane, ks, Harris,
Hermeth, Lane, Qnd.) Wiley, Buckalew,
and Henderson,
Onmotion of Mr.. Fessenden, somuGh of the
Presidents message as relates to Finance
was referred to the committee on Finance. =
Mr.. Grimes presented bill to grant an
extension Of time for the completion of Ger
tain Iowa railroads.
Mr.. Summer presented bill to coufrm
land titles granted by General Sherman to
cOlored men on Sea Islands, Referred To
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brown offered bill to grant lands for
the construction of Railroad through
Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast,
by southern route, which was referred to the
committee on Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. Stewart presented bill to establish
Mining Bureau, referred to committee Gu
Mines and Mining.
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution
to prevent the sale of the bonds and scrip of
the late so-called Confederacy, which was
referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr., Nye gave notice Of bill to change
the eastern boundary of the State of Nova-
do, so as to include additional territory, to
be taken from Utah and Orazona, also, a
bill for the speedy completion of the Pa
cifc Railroad
Mr.. Howard offered a resolution calling
upon tho President for what information he
has in his possession respecting the occu
pancy of Mexican Territory, which was
adopted.
Senate adjourned at one o'clock.
Hous5-Ths Speaker then announced the
the following standing committees,
Messrs. Washburn, of H.; Elliott Of
Mass Dixon, of r. l.. O'Neal, of Penn.
nooker, Of Mich. and Humphreys, of n.
Y, Committee on Commerce.
MesSrs. Sohenck, Denning, Marston, of n.
H.. Rousseau, of Ky. Bingham, of Ohio;
Cinema, of Pa. Ketchum, of n. Y; Blair,
Of Mo-, and Mesgroves, of N, Y, Commit
tee on Military fairs.
Messrs. Rice, of Mass, GTeswold, of n,
" Pike, of Me-; Kelly, of Pa; Brande-
gess, of Conn.,. Eldridge, of Wis; Phelps
Of Nd; Darling of n. Y, and Leblanc, of
Ohio, Committee on Naval Affairs.
Messrs, Banks, Raymond, of n, Y; Orite,
Of Ind. Randall, Of KY; Dawson, of Pa. E;
Patterson, of n. H.. Newell, of n. j.; Gull
Ium, of ILL.,. and Winfield, of n. Y, Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs
Messrs. Davis, of Mass. Schofeld, of Pa;
Epson, of Michigan; Marshall, of ILL., :
Paine, of Wis; Shellsburg, of Ohio; Nc
Clung of Mo-; and Redfeld, Of n, Y, Com
mittee on Elections.
The House refused to suspend the rules
or admission of a resolution, giving the Re
personalities from Southern States the pri-
vileges of the floor Pending the consider
ltion Of their claims to seats, much other
business was transacted. Adjourned.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE Post says,
Wall street is feverish, and the reports of
ailures at Chicago tend to disturb confidence.
The loan market is quiet and fairly sup
ported at seven per cent
Commercial paper is offering freely but
here is little demand The stock market
.losed firm