New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-25
Action on Several Amendments.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
Speeches of Messrs. Lawrence, Shella.
barger, Eliot, Kelley, Brownell,
Marshall and Schenck.
wAsRryoros. "Wednesday. Jan "a. 1860.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

ftN WARRINGTON Wednesday Jan. a. 1866.
.sgt SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate listened to some severe criticisms
q the Associated Press reports after Which the Freed
ssn's Bureau bill was taken up and Senator Mo.
pougal again INDUCED in few incoberent remar<s.
u was left however, for that worse than garrulous old
uaa, Garrett Davis Of KENTUCKY. to weary out the
Senate and empty the galleries BY nterminable talk
Ne offered something like dozen amendments, fol.
towing every one with speech and moving the yeas
and nays most Of them. He had occupied the floor
r about score Of times and finally got himself into
running order for apparent five hours speech when
a adjournment was carried at near O'Clock p. m.
80 BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The House continued the discussion Of the
Constitutional Amendment introduced by the Com.
ptttee Of Feen. The debate less boisterous and
confused than yesterday. The passage between Mr..
Bhs1abarger and Mr. Roscoe Conkag. ss well a the
speeoh delivered by Gen. schenck. who spoke In ad
vocacy Of the proposition originally introduced BY him.
bssng representation upoa the number Of voters were
highly interesting and held the attention Of the House
Tbs opposition TO the Constitutional amend ment re-
ported BY the Committee Of Fifteen. may be divided
onto four groups F1s Thoss who are opposed to any
seduction Of the political power Of the Rebel
Democrats. Second: Those who prefer making the
pamber Of voters the basis Of representation
rAird Those who accept the principle Of the amend
nent as introduced by the Committee, but con.
sider IL liable to misconstruction and evason
EssrA Those who think that property and not popu.
lation ought to be the bssis Of taxation All these
Views srs respectively embodied In the amendments
sdered to the proposition Of the Committee. These
elements Of opposition united undoubtedly make up
majority Of the House. The speeches made to-day In
hsor Of the Committees report d not weaken the op
postion peroeptbly There 10 no difference Of opinion
among the Republican members to the objects to be
STAINED Fret That something should be donatb
procure to the loyal ooored people OF the South the
right Of suffrage. And Second That II the Rebel PEG.
P Of the Southern States deny the coored people their
Yciitica rights; they must not be permitted to eujV
the advantage Of their numbers for purposes Of rep
ssptaton. The difference Of opinion that exists touches
shs 10 be used for that purpose. Inc opnon 10
GsniuF ground that 1t win DO very difficult 70
como these differences as long It Is attempted TO st
way. In this respect the discussion now going on
Immensely valuable to the members a. well Is to the
SScnty It may teach people that the shortest distance
between two points Ia the straight line The probable
lty now is, that the Constitutional Amendment 70
nitted. ..-
TREASURY DISBURSEMENTS.
The disbursements Of the Treasury Depart.
snt. including transfers. for the week ending the 2Oh
inst amounted to el6l32,376.
r CIRCULAR FROM TRRAsuRKR SPINNER.
United States Treasurer Spinner to-day issued
circular in which, after referring to tho Act Of Con.
gross providing that "sn moneys now directed by lay
10 be paid the Of Internal Revenue shall
b. paid into the Treasury Of the United States BY the
party making such payment and certificate Of such
pzyment stating the name Of the deposition. and the
specific account on which the deposit made, signed
b. the Treasurer. Assistant Treasurer designated de-
yositsry or proper officer Of deposit bank transmitted
b and received BY the Gs:sS:ocsT Of Internal Reve
pue. shall DO deemed compliance with tho law re.
curing payment TO be made to the Commissioner any
NV to the contrary Notwithstanding says that In ac
cardaDce with these provisions many hanks and other
nonied Institutions In making payment for taxes IN.
posed by law ave transmitted to him bankers drafts
upon their correspondents, subectng his Office and its
branches 10 the expense and Inconvenience incident
70 the collection Of such drafts before the
amounts thereof can be carried into the
Treasury and the proper certificates issued.
10 obviate this expense and delay the Treasurer
directs that parties institutions making payments
M taxes imposed by the sections OF the Act Of June 90
1854 above quoted, viii hereafter be required to de-
posi lawful money Of the United States for that pur.
pose with the officers Of banks designated by tie third
section Of the Act Of March g. 1865 aforesaid and
"a drafts hereafter received by him for such payments
VII be returned to the parties from whom they may be
received The original certificates received for such
deposits should DO forwarded 10 the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and the duplicates. with the proper state
nepts to the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. The
Treasurer has nothing TO do with either such state.
cnts certificates in any Of the above cases. except
shen the deposit Is made at this Office.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day
smoonted to 100000.
aES. BAKER AND PARDON BROKERAGE.
The case Of Mrs. Lucy ID. Cobb, the pardon
eroteress, ast exGen. Baker late Chief Detective Of
the War Department. charging the defendans with
false imprisonment and robbery up to-day. Mrs
Cobb testified that she and her husband arrested
by Gen. Baker on the eth OF November last who de
anded Of Der s00 which sue Acknowledged obtaining
Sbr the pardon Of one Clarence J. Howell Mrs Cobb
reuresented the language Of Gen Baker as extremely
nsye but stated that before the conclusion Of the
sntcrylew lie offered her q commission os female de-
see,.ve, which shs Indignantly refused. During the
szaminr ton of the plaintiff endesvors were made BY
Che counsel for the defense TO impeach tho crodioy
Il tho witness by proving that she has a. different times
pssuned various Mons de prne in order TO facilitate hei
Business transacions In reply to the question whether
Jhs vas pardon broksress she replied In the hfrms'
tive al the same time stating that abe could see no
EARN In endoavoripg to obtain an honest livelihood in
sAat way. nf Ft t.i.I
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS LEAGUE
Gen. \. p. BanSs addressed the 6Qldiszs md