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, 1866-02-20
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,


SENATE
Sherman, OF OHIO. 49,
Mr. SUMNER psckcnted a memorial from the
o9e5s o. e1lorsd ar CO.. r.
Mr. MORGAN presented memorial tor an In
te!1atio1aI cepyr,ghs ,aw;
1lr. WILSON Introduced concurrent resolution
10 dftarn and dsband the militia OF the grbclifous
S,a,cs. Mt. Wilson Rad letters from tens, Thorn
ar. SNayne. uarteun and othe1E In charge Of the
freedmen IN the aut StAtes. which 1epres that
there w1s danger Of the extinction OF the negro
sace and the expulsion Of Northern men. II tho MI
lla should not bo superseded bY United statea
liz. SALISBURY objected 10 the introduction Of
the resolution and kntd that the Stale militia Of
Of % cepe.sse TIM thsp &C could % tic miita of Msssaca-
tetrk-
BIZ. WILSON replied that they were rebels, re-
ssn aa see Tsf nos L.. e
power 70 diesum rufiane and traitors.
MI. HOWARD introduced IN amendment 70 the
Ill citizens q African decent Sc xho have been eS'o.
cd IL the amy and nayy who can read and writc,
ano TO n P3ssessed Of property OF Ss0.
roads M con1ec,tas kaasas Viii wisa MS. '4' ~ t1''
tion on The ts1 o. agricultural Implements.
Mr, .TRuMDuIL presented : similar petition
from the manufacturers 0! Agricultural implements
IN ulIroix.
Nr. CLARK reported back The bill to auncx The
couni1es Of Jefferson md Derkey, Of Virguia with
an amepdmen1, which etmplr consents 10 and au-
thp1i1rs euch annexation.
III, NTE reported bill concerning the boupdn-
ies Of tho State OF Nerads, which provides Tor IN
enlargement Of The preeens atca u the Stale.
Mr STEWART introduced bill eoucelu1ng M
1ora] banks III cefaiu Staies- 1t provides that.
addition 10 the 3sn00 co.. Of banking capital nov
authorized. twcntyone millions morn shall be dis-
trfl,uttd n fo]oTa: To lalifpfrta, ten mli11one
to keT1d1, ior1 mI1lIsus; 10 omEon. thrce MIL
hons; 10 Idaho, two millions, and TO Warrington
nnd Arizona, one million each.
Mr. GOSNEsS ntrodnced bill 70 gTaot The
, 1866-02-20
THE YuHDT SEDUCTION CASE.
Testimony for the Defencc.--Rebut.
T.. tails.

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
GENEVA, Kane county, Feb. II, 1866.
The seduction case Of Hast1unft "a. Tupdt th
remaining details OF which hare been rested frou
the recitsi during one tay, has recommended
Judge, Jury and counsel much xeEeshed By seaso
o1 thetf vacation The hearing Wis EomeHhat da
ayed BY tha temporary absence Of Juror, and 1h
lime was disposed OF, neefh1y, perhaps, BY tho in
qusJ ttarted a. 10 whether general reputation fo
charity OF oherwiae may be received ia zeb4ltal q
oa e ps so{ to 1ass sPs & ses q saas
WIS one the plaintiff did not wish to fndicata ht,
eounc upon, however. and 70 Il viii remain N IN
decided point nati me case shall actually arise II
The details which hare been rendered toy The
taktug Of On oath) compulsory upon come or the
WITNESSES to make public seem 10 hsye had thclE
ei1sct upon others whose testimony it IS desired to
have. Wits Of attachncnt wcre issued aesln.t
tNo unwilling oncs this morning, and Tho sheriff
yin probably bring Phillip sfroahler md Frauees
court IN The double espseisy Of Wines
The FIRST witness who testified IN continuation Of
the defendants case WIG Mra. Snrah Layman, a
German Eo1nan, Who tpoke to the court through
an interpreter. Haytn. expressed hezscH thar the
out, she reclted that ehc had beer there ouce atc
Shsn she tound David Stncker and o, B, HenicE
were sitting In Aira. us house and seemed much
e,aharsa:<sa ga whsa the iae*s entered the house.
the back .pa1lor, and that st1cker's enbaryass-
nent 7 probably "a. that be ncre1 eo,la
been told oy MEs: H. that her husband while absent
Phllltp sttouhles, the refractory, being BY this
plafnhH On The morning Oh his leayfpc for Cai,.
tornia, the second time, IN which be explained why
he dld rot re "a The aaEe line sircn by witness
and concerning whose going and bis at the same
time ramots had pTrrotled In town.
, 1866-02-20

under consideration reported substantially t.
the full Committee OF Fifteen the following Gcts
s1hat after due investigation 1t finds that us
io1ty Of the people OF Tepue1eee arc deslrors Of
being restored to The Union under state ofgauiza-
people IVES held at Nashville, wt1ci, 1dopted con-
efi1uton, and which was duly submitted to the peo
pie and ratteed BY them at m election On Feh<uary
I'd following: that on january 2itl, 1885, COVER
nor and Legislature were duly elected under that
constitution, By vote OF about 10 0g1 citizens OF
the State; thai said constitution fs republican h
form, md not inconsistent with the constitution
and laws Of the land; that courts Ut Justice Eave
been duy established in the State. and are exe.ct5
Ing their functions and that all 1hr1egia1atve and
judicial ofcets IN that State are seTesaly bound By
an oath to support the Constitution Of ite United
States that raid LeateIatu.e has chosen two scna-
tori, And has appotoped Representatives in neco1d-
aree VIII existiug laws or Congress; and, further,
fhas At the !sgsl lime The people duly elected eight
1essniatses M to the 39th Congress by vola Of
nearly 9,oOo that said people Of Tennessee have
9ehorahzed ConFHss 10 be admitted under the
Constitution which they have adopted"
IA 1heae presents the subcommittee aubtpltted
for adoption The hllt given above. The full com
mtttee considered ibis yesterday, and recommitted
II 10 the beou1nittee after debate With insrur-
ttons TO require the State TO have inserted il her
Eonstiention clanee providing for the equality or
alt her people, and for the prohibition Of The paY-
ment Of the rebel debt. There wus great dlyeral.
o. opinion rs 10 whether the ahore 80 called an.
46l!ng act Assumed that Tennessee was rot In the
Union. ~ 80 NV
, 1866-02-20
FROM MACON, GA.

Cot&on-McettnEo Of the Southern Pres4-
Observation-Disclosures Alleged to
Have Hcen So1d-SuIt Against Gen,
Wood.-Railroad Alatrs-Couditlon
of Alabama.
Especial Despatch to tho ChIcago Tnbuue,1
Macon Ga. Feb. 18.
Cotton At Macon: Inferior, 2etssc; ordinary,
saGlal; niddltn:, 3ssGs3; strictly good middltng,
AG25, Market dull Stock IN warehouses 1,10g
bales.
The Southern Press Association net xt Mont.
eoneEJ. A1ahama, on the 16th inst. The Georgia
and Alsban1a papers were pretty generally repre-
scnscd. Geo. Clark, Of the Mobile R<g4ter ani
ddteTtlst7, Was elected President.
They scsolrrd to unite with the Southwestern
Association. End make if possible come amIcab1e
aE7angementsw With Mr. C1aie.
The Convention closed On Saturday with a dinner
at the Exchange Hotel. Among The toasts was one
th1ee tlmes thsee. Letters were rssd ron G. III +.
Pollard. General r. J. Hasdee, ind Samuel a.
Jones, Superintendent OF the Alabama & Florlda
21r. Charles 4. clapp was brntally ass4ss1aated in
biz bed, Al Montgomery, Fdday a,eht Two ne
eroes have been arrested on suspicion OF pespezat-
Ing the murder.
Numerous negroes ste said to have been Induced
10 20 nom the Inferior of Alabama recently to
Hp1nts oa o9 !a,a as coss whence they were shipped to
NJ. l. Z. a. Dexter at Mobile, has Instituted
suits agalnsi Ma. Gen. .Chas. 4. Wood+ he mem
ber Of the Court Martial which investigated charges
against him, including Jadge Advocate Hunter
ages at x5co. 600. The defendants ase citcd to sp
pear al the uext term Of the United States Circuit
Court commencing On the second Monday to
April.
The Alabama Senate has parsed the House bill TO
loan fIuCtD tothe State University -one to
eeyen-
James Vaughn was a.restcd for the murder Of
cocred giEi In Dallas county, aud admitted 10 bal
in $54000. ~ ~~1-
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
the 18Th instant. The do.tfnc debt u SlaAO0,
The hiuge over The OgeeehIe Is In coursa pf ranId
construction, aod tbc road will soo1 bs opened 10
tendcnt Of The road, has resigned
Coy. Jenkins has teleg.aphtd 10 the President
thai the people Of the STATE art quiet and orderly,
aud iMposuninc him 10 remove fhc coloted tyoopt
The cotton market at Augusta. yeatenday. was
dull, With light sales Of strict middlIng At 21
, 1866-02-20
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE,

Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunc.1
NASHVILLE Feb. 10.
Nj. seutsr introduced in the Senate bill to place
marble esntue Of Abraham lincoln IN the Capitol.
The bill to place statue Of Jackfou In lie Cspl-
sol passed On bird reading. Ayes, IT,; Noes, I.
The bill which originated In the Senate On fran
chee came up On third reading and was informally
passed ores 10 await action OF The House.
The dead lock in the House Of Representatives,
continues. The House met At The usual hour this
morning, and the call ehowed 81 members present,
two lees than quorum.
III. DugVan, Of Sewer, made the point that this
quorum, as, although there are q seats Ia ali
fne actuaI number Of members to 81, Of which 81 l.
Just two.thfras. The Speaker couldn't rec it, and
lnnmsted Ihst Il the b!ll vas parsed under such
doos-seeper Was sent Intellectually a1ef ab.sntees.
In The afternoon Iii. Dnggan moved that the Speak
er Issue warrant fos the arrest Of refractory mem.
speaker raid he would obey the order Of ths
Honte, and issue The warrant Accordingly, but he
On thc I'd INST, when, be had no doubt, theie
aonld he quorum, and the House could pass the
bill.. This extraordinary proposition 10 suspend
Coppezhead political convention. gotten up b.
The reiy men who we.e striving t dlsorganize dis
Eusted even the few Conservatives pre.ens and Ill.
motion to suspend action under tt til to-mor-
ron ms voted down, and wnrrants we're
ttsued for tho immediate arrrft OF hteesre Bran
Scsiee, Simmons, Steele, Willis and Wayne. I'd.
Senator G. D. Keith comes out In card this
ne ne9n on &c & fhe nSa
BE wants his name counted uut and that he does
not wish to Be held retpon ibe In any way for tho
doinss o. he proRoesd sonveatten: o. he long
convention only about half dozen are recocnfreh
, 1866-02-20
MEXICO,
The French Troops to be Replaced by
Notwithstanding Expectations Of
InAFeZ-A MllllaxY EXuetlltl0u.

The French Troops to be Replaced by
MISUNDERSTANDING Expectations ol
Jnarez-A Military E1petltlon.
WasnzSGTox, Feb. .19.-Priyate despatche, to
tresfy wae entered into last month between Frsnce
and Anstrla for the immediate Withdrawal OF the
french military from Mexlco, snd their replace.
and, TO be s1rnisted By the Austrian Government.
Thee soldiers Aufra, It ls said proposes to raise
by volunteering IN Belgium and hungary. and
ffanepoHat11 for them md the Necessary etores,
untl iheJ arc landed In Mexico, are to be provided
Nsa Yonx, Feb. 1o.-.The 1tva.a's Ell ra.o cor
that section toward President ;Juarcz. 10 enter
elns Tue sess OF the advance Of the 1mperIas,s
plating military expedition to wrest Chihuahua
from fhem. They have about eight huudred troops
u that Town, and are fortIfyi1g H. The French
sad 70 be- renciy d1ssas1sd wsh the pfesent e1
service, and large NUMBER Of them have deserted
rome OF them crossing to Texas and enlsting In the
American army.
Tho French Evacuas1on-Condltl
Annexed 10 it-Adltc.fon OF Papantlx
TO- the Empfre-An Exploration Com.
pany Formed.
NEw YonK, Feb. 1o.-The tenor Of the Official
dispatches from France relative 10 the Withdrawal
of the French atmy from Mexico, il less favorable
than vas supposed: The Withdrawal Will oo conoi-
th on e n 1 the new ESp sad
states. The Me1icans must accept bla1lmEiaa Or
endure toEelaR army tos an indefinite period
n IT, S M 81 @ "a;
been received here, NTH ne~s TO the etn Of Jauu-
arr. The adhesion of Papantla TO the Empire Is
announced. Ihe place II held By Gen. Thrn, with
IN Austrian ea1n.on-
The Emperor has ttsued decree, authorizing the
formation Of company for exploring and coloniz-
tnr ,he districts oi uuanchinaugo Aitlatorinca and
, 1866-02-20
FROM THE SOUTH,

Immigration Eli Defcated-A Pros.
ptct1ng TOur-Thc Dexter Case
Stcnmcr Explosion = Proceedings o
the Georgia aud Alabama Le~lA1a.
tures-fhc Columbus Af1raY-A Freed.
man muFdcred-Co1tnn- - Meeting ol
the Georgia Historical SociefT-
Especial Despatch TO tne Chicago Tribunal
. ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 16
bill to incorporate the Atlanta Immigration
White Labor and Zeal Estars Extgency Company
has hetu cafcated III the lower Reuse OF the Ala.
hama LEGISLATURE By a vote OF 81 10 t. 1t uas 4
North Alabama measure. while the planters In the
E7ch section Of tho Sta.c opposed It.
A nImlrr OF the leading c1stzena have Yeceuuv
1e!t Meridian nna other points in Mississippi to TO
On prospecting tour 10 MEXICO.
In The Dexter ere at Mobile. the closing ar,u-
nept for The prosecution "as delivered On Tuesday
hy Col. Hunter brook, md Ios the deleaee on
Nrdncttsf. bs 'he pri.oner4 counsel. The ca.e
"4s then cioted md fubn1itted.
Capt, Ford 1rtcuuy convicted Of dettaudrng the
Hentiary.
The steamer onward has been blown up ID Black
Matapi Aiset There Has little loss Of life 20 tar
The GeorgiA Senate has refused to recone,der
Bill pan,eh'ne horse stealing with death-7S 10 IS
eores scnsie 10 cnahie Mr. Gerard to inaroanee s
scsolution declaring Immigration nom the Nofth
ought poa to bs eneourscsd. and aha: no toreIen
s,1ate Nsiet1td to tue Committee on the State Of
The Republic.
In The House bill to pneveo. freshmen Of color
from other ssate. comm. Into Georgia, was inded-
litcly rcrtFoncd.
The city council of Columbus. Georcis- hsve
passed rcsolatops that no Eareiaou IL needed 1here
Apd hppo1n!in. COMMITTEES 10 wait On tAs Emitted
Stale. authorities and ask them Immediately 10 re-
more the troops. E1-Gov. Jotaph johnson is 4
member Of the committee.
IAt negro soldier shot in thr regent a6r4r here
Iit not die rs wns 1T df1t reported. Mr. Lindsay.
the man that shot him, VIE clpiured by SOUND of
negro eodcfs and his life taved through the exer-
fions Of black corporal. Mr. Warner, whose leg
~aa AmpniAted, Il doiny ~eii sam Grew, knocked
co1n BY musket n tho foldiers h2nds, Has moi
sct1onsls hurt On Friday he+oldler= we're confined
10 the barracks. Lem. John 4. Bo.ast. IN com
1nand Of lht Dirtr1ct Of Columbia has arrived 1t
1hat city End taken csiaret Of the troops
Small pox in ColuusbnB IL al taRt SAID to b on
tho dcclinc. MIR. faulknerbuIy, oteE-ees On plau-
7atlon near coinmbus, rot inlo desperate sdsay
Will perro man he sent into the hou.e eetzed
Gun and coming ont. deliberately shot md killed
Cotton at Columbus on Friday vi, worth Csc
for middlnC4 and with FEN TRANSACTIONS
The Georgia Histor1cal Society held meeting in
Sasannah 1att week, The itrfeat known for seare
fer. strrhcu E]lfot ~A. elected President
Large rumbert OF freedmen esc leaving Macon
aud atlanta. Engaged to labor In Arkankas and Ms.
tastippi-
The Alsbama iIoute has 1assed Il s.ay law to
hird reading, ls to 6. The House also passed
1ui TO Loan tle University Of Atabams {70,tOO
, 1866-02-20
FROM ST. LOUIS.

The Zee Gorge Brokcu-ncnaocr1ttc
N1sns meetin=-fKobAcry. DC
Especial Despatch 10 the chicago 7tthunel
vt. Lon1s. Feb. II.
Navigation WIS sesumrd today. The ice gorge
Vi Saturday broke tho thmc night without serious
hcrm, and to-day ,nata, which laet week sought safe
hafbors, are now preparing to leave here so:npr-
xpw.
The Democratic Central sCommlttee, OF $: louis
county has called mass meeting at Tie MERCANTILE
Library ua1l for next Thursday night, Feb I'D, to
1ndorse President johnson and elect new ceptss!
committee. The call Is published eleewhete. II
embraces III oppo-cd 10 ihe Nex Constitution and
3p tayoT 0i the policy OF r1esIdeut johnson
On lht Jill Instant 4 party OF n1ut 1ncn. With
!acee blne&e1rd 70 N 70 cscnpe recognition trept
70 the hor4e OF 4 nan nane1 Webb, rettdlnr on
ThiFd Fork, Dtkalb county, aud drst demanded all
the arms IN tho honHs. These, conststfpc OF u re-
JcECT OF tNn and a shot Gun were given up. They
1h0 helped themselves to 4on1e other things about
the notisc and was1ied 1he family to leara before
uext tupday, 1lth inst, or they would ratutu and
cIcAn them out. Mr.. Webb 4ud family an1 some
relatives p1med fanreil. Whn reside ia that neigh
borhood all nos In u. Joseph, beng afraid to
remain on their hnd.
JbIee persona have bcen arrested on gnspicion of
being connected rsfh The fubbcr. o! the United
EsAtch Express MESSENGER.
No clue has bcsu obratued to ahe robt,erp WHO
look The ftnde from the Clay county Savings Rank.
A bill L. pending before the Legislature giving
tAe Stale fi.tt Qt venue In c11mluat C4stS.
, 1866-02-20
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune !

: Especial Despatch TO the Chicago T1fbunc.l
TorEKA, Kan, Feb. 11
The senate has passed the following bills: Grant
tnF light Of way through the Slate lands OF Kansas
70 Tho Pacific Ratltpad eastern division; 10 estah-
lsh State Land Office with Register thereof md to
define his duties for sales Of lands belonging 10
State Agricultural Colleges and 10 denny current
expenses thereof; providing for appointment Of
efenogaphic reporter 10 District Court for Iayen.
worth county.
The nonse paired the following bills: To
amend An act for The regulation and support Of
common schoo1s; TO dehne the boundary OF Neo.
kho county to amend an act, entitled san act to
pso'iae t1r ths sals Or school to amend
falL" approved March 30. 1859 -
9 lhefe being rurnoE that the accounts OF the
stnfe TREASURER arc not what they should be, d
committee OF Investigation On The pan Of
the House and IRE on the part Of tho Senate-bas
been appointed, with powers 10 send for pes4ops
the state Of tho treasury 7.e
, 1866-02-20

Railroad extentlons-AW Wooden M&nu-
factory to be staFtel-Kesfya1 Of rcli-
gton-AfreA1ed for Rape.

Railroad extenlons-A Wooden M&nu-
factory TO be staFte1-Kesfya1 Of rcli-
gton-AfreA1ed for Rape.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago 1tibuue1
De- MoISrs. 1oEa, Feb. u
Senator Bhdgrs, ot Decatur county, who has
jest returned from bono, rcpostr that 1re hundred
7horsand dollars arc already secured IN the bosdet
counties Of Missouri md shs Statc TO aid tho CON.
1lcttoo Of the DeeMoines 4 Kansar City Railroad
This road IL graded from Kaussz City to Cameron
On the Hannibal 81. 10. road. Harrison county,
Missouri, gives geo 900, pledged IN 1859 and uow
xratahle, and DavieA county. Mo-, gives fl0a 0o0-
The work on the road will be pushed with vignr as
ECON h The season opens.
A company has been efasted with ample capital
nj lndiAnols, a torn on the line Of the DesAoin
& h1n1aa City 1salleOad- Ior the manufacture Of
ssoolen goods. Several new manufacturing eetnb-
arstuK.
There WA no quorum In either hon.e to-day Tha
.oerubegs 1ho visited dubuque being stopped On
Ihc vpy b. The grezt storm Of last ucek-
CFoAt revival Of religion i going on here tn the
I4uttat and other churches. The Rev. Morgan Ed:
.ar.achanr II Ind nightly 1t the Presbyterian aud
Eeihotjst churches md rcyrsal daily prayer meet
irrs arc kept up al Of which are reported TO h tc.
complshtnF EnAt good. 6eTapteea "efe oap&zea
a fellow named Aonzo Smith, bookkeepef at the
Csnoil House induced married WOMAN 4 Mr.
Axe. 10 take slcish ride INTO tho county, Gay Q!
1Go since. and when abont three MICS ont consnm-
1ns'e6 rape OIL the WOMAN, ecto7dtn. 70 ne 81"
drnoe hetnfe the tuttfcc. Smitt. Il committed IN
de&a1lt q! Eo04. 10 appear and answer At The ne11
1E1Q OF tie Dia1I1ct Court
, 1866-02-20
BOOKS REClEE: ITLF PUBLISHED.

THE EREEDMKS's lso pk- RyL. AAR1S CHILD, I
vol limo. $I1.
LITTLE FOXES. By HA.0ur 1x1cuxR a9oYx 4
:. Tol. limo. $1.5-
L 5UAMER IN SKYE ByA1xxASuKHS Sn1ru. fYot
1fnao- E..3-
WAR LYRICS. By HxEr Hov1 I'd BEow1nx. I
yoI. 1fmo. 3l.5a
PATRIOT BOTS AND gH SON PICTURES, By Tn
AuTD KmkK. nl1stra ted. nj. t6u,o, 3I1s
WINNING HIS WAY. 84 - cAxlEr9s.h' ll1ust,atek
1vol. limo. sl.2s.
HEHEWARD; Or, THE-AsT or IHE EyGLIsN,
By cuArl1s KESos1z5. vol. t1iad. s1.a
DICTIONARY OF NOTHr b!AMEs OF FICTION
Including Familiar Pxeo ionyrns, az.namex ~
ato~ed on Eual1eut Me1- yol. limo. 80
MISS OoSA NcQCARRIs- ~ SequeI to Alntns
HssaFss Hnpsehold.''' Ey A1ExASr1R sxrrH.
vol ltmo. $l,1A
LIFE AND LETTERS OF KET- r. ". RQBERfE1M.
3yols. 1zno- t1.oo.
, 1866-02-20
FeuIAt1a.

new YoRk, Feb. 19-AconEention Of the Orange
men Of Canada havft been perfected! to be held at
Ot,a7ya during the present month, Mr.. klllian, Of
.hc Feniau brotherhood, addressed a communtca-
sion 10 enc Of the Aldermen Of that town, ure.n9
The improprety OF such gathering At the. present
harm in reyiyipg old hat,ets between the Catholic
and Protestant T1i.hneu, and leading 10 additional
et1fe.
IL attended by delegates from MI SECTIONS of he
epnut1J. Pres,aent Roberts and Gen. Sweeney are
In Attendance.
gates 10 the Fentan Congress, probably 400, sfe n
attendance, snd more coming, Col. Murphy.
speaker Of the House of Representatives., cal}ed
eiee,ed sec1etary pro tan The Committee on Cse-
deptials vas appointed. one from each Slate, and
, 1866-02-20
FROM NEW MEXICO.

KANSAS CIT, Feb, 19-Ihe JoHnot cf Comuefes
publishes letter from Secretary Afuey, dated
Santa Fee, Sd, which Rays the Leg5stafure Of New
Mexico has adjourned. A large number Of hws has
law repealed and law amended 70 As 10
maEc setsilude under II voluntary. 4
convention has been ordered to frame Coustitu+
tton.
An elee,lou Of delegates will be held on tho first
Monday Of March TO q convention to meet on the
laAt Monday ID April. The Constitution will be
eubmfttcd 10 the people Immediately atscr being
framrd. Only aye members yoted agztnst sule
orranizat1op,
, 1866-02-20

Especial Despatch to the Chlcago Tribunal
Mkkrsus, Feb. 10.
Weather clear and pleasant. River nsiug slowly
Business dull. Arrived: st. Patrick, from Louis.
vilta; City at Cairo, ST. Lous; Undeswles, Cairo
Pauline Carroll, Cairo; Westuoseland, Sew Or
leans. Departed: Westmpreland for Cairo; ST.
Patrick, Louisville; Belle st. Louis, st. Louis,
Pauline CAI1oll, New Orleans.
Tho Billiard Tournament vas continued tonight
win game Of 800 points between Meyers, oil
Memphis, and Choate, Of Cincinnati, Mcycra scQr.
InE SUI and Choa'e 80 Bat1ett, OF Memphis, aud
Brown, ol Nashville, next entered on a similar
Eame which resulted in favor q Barrett who uade
5Ou to Browns 3Sl
Roberts and Kavanaugh then played Z French
came Of % points. Resulted 50 for Ropests and
23 for EAvunapyh
, 1866-02-20
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

Especial Desputeh 10 tic Chicago Tribunal
FKAEkroHT, Feb. 10.
Iherr wzs nothing. Of any special importance
done IN either House This morning. The usual
messaces were exchanged between the Houses aud
the Gosenor. The Speaker bsde the members
farewell, withtng them pieaeant journeys to theIr
homes. aud at hell-paet seyen o'clock the Le-Iss-
ture adjourned to meet on the Sd OF Jannary, 1867
Thc4oyn] people Will no doubt ekclafn, *'1hank
God thaf thru powsT Of mtsch1ef II ended for the
pre4ent." The members have ali len for their
homes and tranquility IL again resoed to this q U
rftn
, 1866-02-20
NUMBER 26f.

adjourned until called together BY tho chairman
the crrdeuFlal Committee, 4 grand procession
, wjth Speeches by tieu. sWeeuJ md othszs, vii
take plsee to-ai&ht
s;as held tonight 4 military procession escorted
Gen Sweeney md the Senators to she hall. where
They were receaFed with great enthpataaln- The
ball Wcs denscly c1owLed, and large numbers wt-c
unable ID gaa FHm,ttzuec- Maser1a sid is promised
in AfEe amounts 10 carry cut 1ha war programmes.
The strcsts along the route Of the procession were
lined WITH people. The deIAsate4 are sttl arriving
The FIGHTING element from The West u largely rrp.
resented. -
, 1866-02-20

Important Action of the Reconssruc-
lion Con1n,ittee-The Re-aduasaa4ou OF
TenneAsee-Cival Equa1Ity and tho RI
pudfnsEon OF the Rebel Debt to be In.
sfsted Upon.
WAeu1sG1oH, Feb. 1s.-The action Of the joint
C, mmItiee on Reconstruction yesterday vas in
portapt. IL had up the Tennessee question sad
ccopsIdered the acts Of the eub-comm,ttees On lie
subject The following proposition Wis discussed,
which had been reported to the full committee on
lie previous do:
Be u e!ldetef By Ets Senate and House OF Re3.
rrstafdfieeg IN Coa9rtss ats.sAed, That 1he Staie
ot Tennessee shall be and L. hereby declared 10 be
me OF the United ststes OF America On An eonai
iootng With The other States IN MI respects what.
eocSet.
The representation 10 appottIoned according to
IN uctual enumeration Of inhabitants, Teu1essse
shal! be entitled 10 eight Representatives In the
House"