, 1866-12-21


RkrKnpx JOHNSON
took oteasion to attack the 1ron&e!s Today In the
Senate, for prse euninx to dissent from The o;ia-
Ion Of the Supreme CouH on the Mn1lR n cAse,
TAIxEx1 or KEEL War c1AIK4,
NJ Delano, Of Ohio, psozen&ed and .ec and tha
paeeae- Of sno<t Important Joint resolution cot.
curing the eaims for lossee in the sebei Ut .,es
caused By the waz. II m.kes It uni .w4al t. tay
any such claims originating a1ee April
1a4h, l@61, tAtit Congress ehall further
legiesate upon the subject, and alsa de.
claFes that tho f1ct Of 4 claimant having
been rsrdoned saatl not ftcc him from. the Ac1on
OF this law The number OF claims now being
presttd upon the Government arc fast assuming
cnornoue proportions. Mr. Delano'r ae.Eou In The
case IL moot timely, and the more especially as
Attorney General Stanbersy has rendered deci.
bion that 4 Presidential paE1on entitled The rccip-
1tni TO be considered loyal nan 20 far az the Set
,lemtpt OF his claims are co-cerned.
DKT1ACDrH6 TIE nKyENUE.
The Commissioner OF Custom. a. .e'clved In
formation Of the eeizu,e Of large quantity OF
etl cl carsiaEc eprauCs, Manufactured In s:anada
ato rrte1cd al an undtzraluatt1n, thereby de-.
f.nAllcS The Government OF a 1arg. amount of
dutE, ard enabling The parties to unde-~cl our
manufactures. Between u, 900 and 60, ,U00 ppuods
ii car 81 rings were eeized on tuesday lat 4 d
some IS G pounds OF carriage springs aud 23G setz
Of tcat errtrEs we're rciEtd at Chicago sesterd IT,
all Of which IT will be shown were entered 81
1bout half the actual vaiue, and tho duty 10 ,bat
aulount only having been paid.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate epcnt a1ottcr day Oh the Nebraska
Dill without reeelinEfa conclusion. Mr.sHowa1d
MIR. Suml er and two or th1co other Senators who
arc opposed thereto, feel themselves JUSTIFIED IN
usin= every proper mcars 10 secafa it, defeat
". lie Mr.. Wade and his friends are cquaiiy peril
l2eiopa in the efrurt 10 secnrc its passage,
81 In frs1 nf fAA
bate, tried bo:h yesterday and to-da. 10 brinc
about an agreement A. to the umo when the vote
should be taken, Int the opponents Of the res-
sure resi.ied Ill advances toward a eomprnrnuc,
The ultimate passage OF the bill /: Iy no means
so cer1afn as It appeared TO be thfte CT four days
ago.
CONGRESSIONAL nEcrs,
The holiday recess Of Cou.rcss practically h.
| csu Last crering- So many ,ne1nburs LETT by the
| Light aud morning Trains thn1 the senate was
| smsll, md there WA, bare quorum in tho House.
Consequently llttlc business was doEe in eIthe,
| h1aIch. Bg Tomorrow noon probably two.t third.
Of the membe's will have left thc city. Thu secass
ends Oh the ID Of January. but everybody under.
e1ands that 70 business will be done before Mon.
day, Janur1y7. A majority Of the ahsentees from
tic Horse will, Al leass, remain away till TIN,
| lime.
GENERAL e1cELEs' NORTH cAno11NA oRnkn.
The lfcT1dcrt- instead Of rescindins the order
Of General Stck}cs lotbldtlng carpoIeal nnnt.b.
mcnt III North Casollna, has suspended it, oncro.
uon anal the matter can be iuity considered
la"yefs from that State. rent to roprc,ept The
lnatter to tho President, claim that lmpri.onncnt
AID hanging arc embraced in tho term cornorr,l
punishment, and that The osdc:, while AIMED a]onr
ut whipping. very common Method OF punish.
msnt with them, in yeat measure prevents the
shaiction Of any lscnaity for csimes.
TIE SOUTHERN stATEs AND TIE CONGREGATIONAL
AMENDMENT.
In view Ct the strength which the movements fo+
4es1ato'1aa Gose1nmentf are asaumiuc the Con-
Al talluG alarm, and Lave sent messen
EeEe And dispatches into the South to iuduca n.
legislatures IT, Fatify the Amendment prpmis,n1
imntdiate admission. The argument that the
test oatl ~sll PROBABLY be set a ide Ii also usaa
bnt the test oath WIS considered By al 1t ,hc Ia
session as much part Of the plan OF rcetorz ton II
he Amendment itself. II the Supreme cou,1 s1,a1J
set me former aside, few in Congress would feel
bound to admit thc Representatives. Of the rsn.l
Slaie-, even all ratiact! the Amendment
NORTH cAnoLtNA.
Tue Oil for the restoration Of civil government
IN Nor.h Carolina is be,n: wronsful!y ascr1bcd Ia
Mr. Stevens. He s,as.d distinctly upou iutroduc.
i"g IT, that he did 20 By request Ills own bI1l. in
the .orm Of an enabling ark for al the Southern
STATES. IVES take1 up In tie Housc last evening
Aid te1crreG-
TIE CURRENCY QUESTION.
The famtroJ bill, limiting the withdraw, of
currency to one million dollars per month was
hcfost tho Senate F3uAnce Committee to-day. but
found very little favor there. A leading member
Of The Ways aud Means Committee declares that
1t has no chance Of brcom1ng hw. II may b
added that present indications arc tha, no chlrcc
"il lie made in the existing limit Of four millions
per month.
uoK ruoXAs srooHEn
started NoEh this evening tor short reep1te frou,
his Arduous auties Is Commissioner OF Internal
Ks>eLuc. Mr. Rollins has kindly consented to
perform The 1ui1cs Of The Office during lii. Spoon.
ea's Absenen-
TIE PARDON RunxAu.
The ttaternsrt ol pardons called for bY the
House OF Representatives u being prepared by
lhe Attorney Generals Office. An expert clers
can r!epare eight o. ten common cases per day,
hut tho Recommendations aud papct8 IN some
c1srs arc 50 numerous aud vo1nmiaous that It
sales whole day for each. Az there arc a.,oue
itsNi Q! Them, it VIII take months 10 complete
NEW o1ItAxB ExcUaafoK
nv. NV foRE, neeemner a1-rne NV Orleans e
T. e sbs ,hs
VII be sens!qa Made, namtey. Lane and f5s,e;.
:no WeiEs5 is!aes' na'is Rsf4 Esais, IL,
ihe@s. Of Marsana, Gsuersl s'9.n s. fGsn HS2,a i:
| CEfet OF the Freednen'e Bu1eAu. Ssr1-ant Ayrc.
nm brown Of the senatr. and ion u Secret1Ty
CASE OF REPRESENTATIVE culrkR.
The Jndic1ary Commute had tie case Of Mr.
be permitted TO tlc Ills sea- The CON mite. x
p,ets theH*elses satisfied Of CuIset'e innuc:nce
OF any dishonest intenl.
! THE sor7u CAROLINA coxxnu
A!: NctheI!y, who heads tue committee from
Inc South Carolina L:R,t1a,ure, len here tbIs
mottlnE; nc carsieH Wlth hin mosl po.ttiye ~
ensance from iead,nG Republicans Of both houses
.ast AtpistchEaaTes WI p admitted from all Tho
lie btltes Is south Carolina Will Adopti It.
A sumor IL current that majority Of the Re-
publican members III Coucsess have given assuT.
oonth Carolina rnat that State shah b. ad u,ltted
o., tue adoption 0! The amendment By tts Le:lsla-
| lurc.
There l. not word ot ruth In the report that
| chief Justice Chaee is said TO be Of The opinion
that when tn ottrds Of the l1ya1 States have rat.
Tied the amendment It Will be patt Of the Con
! kututlon3
xAR1xE Hosrr7A1 At CHICAGO,
A Communication from The Tfcas lIy Densrt.
! mept sayn 10 pInn. hare been prrpared T,r th+
proposed matIne hospital at ChIcaco, Ii BEN:
desirable ihat the ste should be selected before
| they are prepared, tn oTdtr 10 adapt them TO thc
| ptculiaillcs OF The location. Mr. MnIleti tht
supettntendsog arcaiteet, will visit Chicago
H. t1EsESt' EsAH1tA9 ~ @ BILL
The Te.sse@bl,ns cS d caaeress rex % ee 81 81
Of the prcernt Southern State Govcfhments. fro1t
tAem in Tetr3Lo,ies and provides :or thsl: adm,s
toR bt ins9 n ,ui IN Ui0o as' gives Inc negroes IN
conPoaIAL PcNlsuHES1 X NORTH cAnoL1NA.
WAsu1sorox, December J.-lt Is believed sha
soKpa ssHps e ht ses hs
i:ei of natsT Waons M jotns 1e.oaoa. M s Waei 3
applies only 10 States l4tsls n ases'li0n.
somc cor.csoonucnce conce5uiuz the P.r's Ex
noss,iun has been iu1utehed b} H. Sta,c DepaIt