, 1866-02-08
from WASHINGTON,
An Important Interview.
VISIT OF C0L0RED DEL
EGAT10NS TO THE
PRESIDENT.
They Ask for their Rights
Reply Of the President
SPEECH or THE PRESIDENT TO
MONTANA DELEGATION.
Proceedings OF congress
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
Church Burned at Lacrosse.
| A Business Block Burned In Joliet
Large Fire in Memphis
Loss $500, 900.
IMPORTANT ARREST IN
NEW YORK.
The Gillian Consul aud a Chilian
Agent in Custody.
TIE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
! MOVEMENT 4 FAILURE.
Great Autobiography Meetings a
Princeton, H., and St. Paul.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
A Business Block Burned In Joliet
Large Fire in Memphis
Loss 100000.
IMPORTANT ARREST IN
NEW YORK,
The Gillian Consul aud a Chilian
Agent in Custody.
TIRE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
MOVEMENT 4 FAILURE.
Great Anti-Bonopo|y Meetings at
Princeton, H., and St. Paul.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.
...,...--z. wAsH1xa7ox. Feb. 7.
Nj. HENDRICKS, from The Comm1t'ee on in.
Necessary to exempt Sorhein eTsdiioss iie1 from on
opesaion Of SoItbc1n States Of umi' 'atons, as the
subject Mns covered By inc at Of Jnae ltlh 1861.
ysnt se,.eue Of Ametcan 1e=lsters toAmcsic2n YES
sr1t wbose registers we're changed during
The wat, Hh;eh WIS ca51icd-yeas 81. nays H.
5 ~ tb1 saH 70
tnens for The emancipation Of slaves which WIS re-
it1red 10 the Reconstruction COMMITTEE.
", cLAnh, ~, =, ona ths judiciary COMMITTEE re.
coIord penons By fine Of SatU TO $5Do. or tmpris-
oD1nert not over nse years. or both. Masters Of
ves selt can5ine 1*ay such persons know1nEly, arc
81. CQNAESS introduced bin for Esant Of
land tor the railroad from San francisco to Hum.
The joint resolution in relation 10 representation
Nas taken up. MI. FEssENUEN took the floor md
spoke 1t length in fasos Of the resolution os the
Committee. and rey'eTed ZONE portions Of NJ:
Of nj. sutunette proposition.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Nr. CLARKE, Of kanEaa, introduced a hill,
grating andx 10 Kansas ior railroads and telegraph
II. NokR1iL iii a ealied up the bill ne4 :to,ore re-
ported h5 him from the Committee Of Ways and
Meane. declaring the meaning or crrtaiu paris OF
depdt I % il sp o. snore5 g'e ssaa dSs
and whenever The sa1ne ehall be payable to stocE.
iolden. policy holders. or depoflto7s,'
ii persons Or parties ahstsoe1er who t ~ or NAV maq
be- etockholde1e- including uunFesidente, whether
cidnns or alens. The wuEda 'an ench interest,
s5s o. r 9s s1f
intcses,, or coupon dividends, Or prohis whenever
the same art, OF may be- payable and to watsoeve4
1T ps@n tss sae ~ or I DC parable
The third eectiou requires ali pesdns to make
returns ur Isis Of income on aracle1+ or objects
chateed with any duty or tax, and to declare in
1hesein contained, arc stated aeco1aing 10 their
'aiue In legal tender currency. and in csse Of ne
ect Or refusal 20 10 rate TO the satisfaction Of the
4sststant AAtes*of receiving euCh returns lists.
-uch Assistant Aftettor il required to make re-
1u1ne or usta for Ench person 70 neglsc.tag of
t'as .as :, - u s @sts s'41 ne e. s9
md 10 aescss the duty thereon, md 10 nd
'hese.o The amonns Of penalties 1tnpo'ea By In In
amounts Contained In the lists or returns shall he
siated in co1 cd Doney, it shall e the duty Of each
Eos receiving the same 10 reduce euch rates
and amounts to their equivalent in legal tender
currency. according 10 the value OF such coined
money IN sa1d currency, 1t the time and place
ssse ~ Ns.s q 1ss which
Mr. MORRILL, explained that The first part Of The
bill referred 10 taS!road securiiteA held abroad,
and required taxes 10 be pald on them and The
rs computed IN legal tendes and NOT on the amour,
In coined money.
TIE & BY wns i,as.ed.
vrl Afairs. reported bill to further regulate the
appointment Q! rear adint17ls and the tfansies Of
volunteer officers TO tie regular navy. Il wss re-
Mr. BROOKS, Of Sew Yors. presented the
cederttais oil members elect from ALABAMA. He
supposed they would hare 10 SC. The tomb Of the
H. credentials were .lben reielrcds st',nout de-
AlE. BROOKS said that he held in Ills hand pe-
ing Tho night 10 vote. On looking over The Ji<I Of
standing Committees be could not md any suitable
committee which it could be reiczred 10: He
not know whe!her the Chairman had sufficient sal-
santsy. to give the petition consideration. He
thought too, Of the Po<toilce Conamlttee, because
III: DAVIS. IL +. :assested that the petition
Nj. BROOKS said that be had also thought OF
to aow far the Eallanry Of the Chairman would
be extended TO the subject He ther .to.e asked ad-
s'ec AZ TO what committee the petition should be
Mr. STEVENS. ot Ra., suggested saeaal
committee, With the gentleman from New York
MI. Hsooke} as the chattman.
Mr. ERooks 9std that tae committee Of the
soFbed everything. md he supposed that Ii would
Mr. WILSON. of Iowa. ea.d 1t should he referred
M; Drookr) could have m opportunity Of advocat-
IL. BROOKS. II am now sc.r.ns on that COM
The pctltlQp WEE then reAerred 10 ine f.nmrnlttec
On Aetonstrrction+
NJ JULIAN; IRON the Committee On Public
thc pastaRe Of thit arf Ill the public lands in ,he
!cs19as ATes9s,s md f,qsada shal Ss disposed q
bomestesd lsw Of My 10Th. f55s. entitled IAN sct
70 secure homettcads TO acua settlers on the pub
nc domain md de aet supplementary sheselo,
t'on, thai no entry rhalt oe made for tnorc than !
haaau lection, or eighty acre., and 1ha; .Ihe
putlc sands in r1id siates rhai be diepoeel Of ID
20 a o'hcr manner at.er The passage Of this act
hc made In The couernctton Of this act on accouu,
Of sscr OF color and no mineral ,nnds sha b. lable
. sn'Ey q *cit!c1acnt under ttt provisions.
ME. JULIAN read htstcmcnt 10 show ina, there
.ss m tho~e siateA q, ,sa oH acres q land, only
ss1 To- c7Snd sss Rr1sss ?, the Homestead
necessity Tor The pas sase or thl measure. Instead
Of 1T acEcr the bull confined The homes;eads 10 50
asEe1. ana there !. 10 be no rae .! pnhl'e lands
lease the whole ot them. or the three millions Of
people IN those States only one man III every Eileen
MI. l. HIOSp. of ohic, said that the blu va.
not compatible With the hest utcrcsts Of coTcrn-
nent.
~. RICE, Of Maize. said that he introduced the
t.on than any other measure. ii proposed 10 dis
.ribnte there lande 10 the 1aborinE cs*es It sud
TO the freedmen. "Go and cultivate The soil, and
ataM & s,on1a m I'd s11 yonI wives and children" Ihis
nrpzetsed them In the past Liberty will grow
inete- provided .on protect theua in their po4ses
taont, ios Nnssessr yGa md multiplicity oI email
Nr TABER, Of New York, said the bin proposed
to take ftom the market all the public 1snds in
lho+e States. lie offered an amendment, =. fol
lows: " Providing. nothing IN this act shall be so
.uu+tEncd Hs 10 preclude those who have been par-
ioncd BY The I1eF7tcnt for participating IN The nc
bcllion fron tue benefits ofits provisions. &c BE-
*ou'd be better thau to turn them 1oose without oc
Nr. CHANDLER, Of New York, t.id this biltn-
E11y. Willie psofeateeiy pfrseat,ns specnist,on Il
section The Object Of The biM Wis 10 create dis
'c1.lm between Tic rncct and 10 enable the negro
70 bold the lznd II the point OF the l1yone4 kgaiuat
Tue TIDE Of emigration Of white people The quce-
sou l. not 70 tauch Us 10 whether toe negro Il TO
The iand but that the Willie man il not 10 have
Mr: HARDING. Of H.. said tha. va.t bodies Of
ssnd In the Vest ueIe hcld By rpecu.atest, And he
1estrd rome provision extended 10 them that
would prevcnt such rnonopo1tc-.
1he non'e ditaSseed 10 Mr. Tabor'r amendment
ny ~ aCalust ~.
!. TIE fiii went over nll Tomorrow By the e1pin.
bon Ut The nsosEan~ hour
he senate sal Eivtng the ftznktnr privilege to
MT. Aaf, Ancntn was then r4.ecd.
g. lne hoH.e pa>~ed the ~cnetc bill rntIlllnc the
nat.rr1nn Mi-tou.4 River Iiaiiruad TO the pro-
tsHl'n u land Provided by Law. In f;aae IL cpr1-
Ptr'es thrat1 n!ic* by thr ft.t Of Drcrmher nrxt
Ahp 'h+ se1a'r resolution spprorx4attng fIt,NO
taHn. ~ y" t$e~oAs''@se
ee tloH<r then r-rusrx th+ confederation nf thr
Nasy AtfH1frA Afion i'lll. s~+rraI lien. nm thr
!Asr,hl3" NAY. yaSa ~rsr str,c1rn orr rssrlx III
~ tsnt ~ il.e Sorta,A nsvy yatI serr sirtekrn
oei. lathl5 sl.ssa.sud do lss. ~rrr sonrnar,st,a
fo* The dsfrnse vi th+ ssw1,tk ysrh, F"''''"
A<rues,
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Tk$ Frrntrk ei04 ~na dryntrd ,n,tr,ir =.
ppre<4k%, by eIker. VI &,t,a lfxutlrt,u. -, ~
rqu, sn4 ksiso. ri Nissoun. - ''''-
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The 6tr4<nttss IT sA+e Ear~pa In tts.n.
NAetAr+
Hxx fnex Yrt 1.-AfftnT &%e1~4*sy et xt..r
n. Nphhf, hes 4ssasseNstsA IL tias fratoa ~, >,
frsss H. Nsssne n Mustanl%sA. Msats,~s ef
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