The New York herald., 1870-04-01

Soo0,oo0 Tor the twelve round VOYAGES per annuin
citizens Of the United States. Under any CONTRACT
maoe 10 go into effect by January l. 1871 the mail
empt from AL port charges ana Custom House dues
.ne ports Of arrival ana departure IN the United
Onices. :" "'s 0oA''''' V" 'VS'
| BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr. PATTERSON lrep) Of N. H., introduced bnl to
estansn Establish National Institute Of Applied Sciences
MIR. KsLLooo, rep, of La, introduced a pi,, to
authorize the Marine hospital al New Orleans to- To- be-
gwen TO she state of Louisiana for hosDital services
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr SALISBURY. tdeni.l Of Del, offered resolu
siSn directing sae Secretary q state 70 inform the
vSiIsa s STATE: several States rssDeSvss ely
| NJ STEWART, lrepl Of New, objected.
| Mr sAuLsByEY Explained that his object was
a. ne intended TO discuss the subject.
ME DRAKE sald the Information had already been
The resolution was then laid over.
,,u SURVEYS BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
o,1ec,,n M MlLLsy rsp! o. W. VA offered resolution
merce Into the expedleacy Of causing survey ana
examination, under the direction OF the War Depart
tldewaer on the James river and tue Ono river at
tne mouth Of the Great Kanawhn, BY the
tnelr tributaries with view to ascertain the prac.
ticabity and utility Of sucn water communication
as may De required Tor the transportation OF mill.
mercial necessities Of the Mississippi valley with
hberty to report by bl or otherwise Ad,pLei.
n ianas 10 the Kansas City and Memphis hailroad
Company.
THE CASE OF GENERAL AMEs
AT one O'Clock the case or General Ames-
ass as &seaal2r elecJ from Mississippi, came up IN
3lder, ana Mr. ticKEas, idem.t OF I'd, addressed
qualification Of citizenship. lie quoted irOln authO.
iities 70 show the general Interpretation of the term
ooaa6 aan ana resident and argued tnat tue
citizen OF Mississippi did not amount TO anything
as no & voluntary act on MS part could
Alter going to MISSISSIPPI In what respect were
General Ames relations to the community ami to
the government cnangei9 He still received his pay
ana rati0ns from tue government. he declared ms
lnlention TO leave the army and reside in Mlssis-
suppl, but he never aid leave the army and his pur.
pose was not executed. HIS relations were not in
sne ieast Changed FROM what they were before. r.
that mere declaration Of party constituied SUI
hclent evidence OF haDltatlon as opposed to the
principle OF an judicial decisions. tnere was any
one Wen settled princpe 1t was that which required
the act Of the party to be shown only when acts
were OF douotfu! character couid declarations be
prefer the declaration to the act Itself In the case
OF soldier stronger evidence was required TO prove
dnary III conclusion he depiored the Sln CHANGED Sr
condition OF public affairs. Formerly we went upon
the idea that Intelligence, virtue and PATRIOTISM
were essential TO the perpeuatloQ OF our instiiu-
tons. Now the opposite elements were introduced
10 oioer 10 sustain party asce9dency, though sheir
OF governments and weaken tie confidence OF the
people IN It's integrity.
Mr.. SAWYER, lrep.] Of 8. e., discussed the general
question and replied to the admission thai i'm Inc
event Of Mr. Ames' re.elecIon by the siississppt
legislature involving the withdrawal OF the present.
Claims the present diculty would pesay0ided. Taat
Legislature had declared Mr. Ames to be citizen OF
Mississippi by eecung HIM, and why should they be
asked to repeat the declaratlonp A new election
would not make Mr.. Ames' intention to reside there
any more complete than was his former intention.
be this denee f Genera 81 w Aes ssS Woaa ssre would
TO MISSISSIPPI and stay there over night he would
nave renamed Of his own free Will for longer pc.
roa tnan at any time prior to his election.
Mr.. SAWYER replied tnat the inference from the
senator's remark Was that he (Carpenter) held to
the opinion that ON army olncer could not at any
tine choose d0mictie.
Mr.. CARPENTER explained that as General Ames
went to Mississippi in obedience TO the orders of a
higher authority. tne fact OF his being there could
nos ce considered as an element in the creation OF
!, us naaabtancy IN that State This being conceded,
this view OF the case, it, instead or going to Misss-
spn GsIerai 1s Ames had gone to Gncsgo ana tes
ano cast his lot with that people II the Legislature
would elect hlm to the senate, ana fc had then,
ington.
Mr., SAWYER went on to argue that the elements
preseacc, with the intention OF remaining. The
bodily presence was first created by virtue OF mill.
81 was formed to
Mr. CoNKLfEG. trep.l Of N. y, said In many cases
it had nothing to DO with the question. lie men.
uoned supposabie case Of the purchase of an estate
tn Pennsyivana as residence Tor himself ana FAINT
ly 80 show that he might be made an inhabitant of
tnat state without ever being there.
Mr. SAwYMR an II ressmng MS argument eontended
Senatorial nomination was as significant as buying
plantation or any other act he could perform to
snow MS intention 10 become q citizen. 1t was not
necessary for him to purchase house or engage in
business In order to become an inhabitant but for
this particular purpose 1t was necessary for him TO
become such.
Mr.. MORRILL,, trep.) Of Me-, reviewed the facts in
the case, and argued that General Ames, as citi-
OF the United States as also every other citizen
mad habltatlon assigned him by law; that citl.
zen could not not be without do domeie An army
ne could not choose Tor himself q dwelling. The
restriction was only as to his Official duties The
reference to the question OF inhabltancy had IN.
Guided cases OF women and children, as to whom
the law excluded consideration of free Will entirely
and assumed that their mere existence in a certain
place was Sufficient to determine their inhabitancy
rue analogy Detween these cases and those Of army
Mr.. C0NKL1NG inquired whether the honorable
gentleman thought ne meant 70 include babies alsoP
Mr.. MORRILL, replied that he did not know now
iar the senator's mind might run IN connection with
babies. lLaughcer.)
Mr. DAVIS. ldem.l Of Ky,. lose to correct misap.
prehenslon by the senator from Maine (Mr MORRILL,
and explained tnat he had not intended by recent
the master OF the Mississippi Legislature but that
ID ms military capacity that body had been made his
vnmC SaoTfdnales 1 ana were virtually his slaves lie
OF Mr. Ames was the President or the United States
tuat the election was merely the execution OF q
Presidential behest.
MIR. MORRILL, had not understood that ANYTHING
offensive was intended but could not tue appti.
cation OF the senator's REMARK, that the same power
still remained.
Mr.. DAvIs-Is not the power Of the Commander.
in-Chief tnerep
Mr.. MoRRtLL-Not any more than in Kentucky,
and by the grace OF God my honorable friend
comes here IN solte Of the President. tLaughter0
Mr.. DAvfs-Yes, STR and trust that grace OF God
Will exist forever; but say It does not exist IN re.
iation t2 mississippi. (kenewed laughter.)
Mr.. MORRILL, inquired upon what authority the
Senator asserted ttat the independence exercised BY
the people Of Kentucky did not exist in Missis.
sfppip
Mr. DAVIS replied we had the most papable, that
repeated and humiiiatng evidence OF the ei13layed
c0ndltt0n Of the military power, not only of the
formerly In rebellion
Mr.. MORRILL, said the Senator knew how often he
and his colleagues during the great struggle OF the
rebellion had risen on the moor TO say the same
thing OF the military power In regard to bis own