Morning journal (Columbus, Ohio), 1866-12-21

              'I 1.1 1 II, Ik: v;.;. " -rTTTTt . : , rrrrr1 - -7 JIISgLL, JJg?g ma. AAA a ?n AHinmia r'jw v" n A : ues teeegraphic: REPORTED FOR THE JOURNAL. iai .n I BV 7-KB ATLANTIC CABtE, twt t f n 1 n - , m, , 1 i ' Italy.' " vi-.. 4 Paws, Dec 20 , The Moniteur in an editorial this tuorning ffiinks there to no doubt but that the relations bettreen , Italy and the Pobe : wlir be pw.;u on a sound oasis. - , Abdication of Maximilian..... Le Temps ftrfnOimCes as1 rtsnatiallfled ?lCfll EMlperoj- ap$Ieoii $&ec4 ed official .intelligence, of the abdication of , Th0 tononah at Gibraltar. ' ' ,'vr'v C ?'i , 'v..-. - Lisbon. Dec! 0: The United States ironclad Miantonoraah, Act arrived in the SiraTlaof Gibraltar on the 24tk ins,,, .-iir 1 j M-i c ; ....,.... .; .if feet of Ik President "lessace. Paris, Dec. 20 Evening, v Since th? message 'of President Johnson to vueicoo yybo rcueiyeu nere in. run, by the steamer, it nas naa a better -effect' -on public opinion than jthffqaagre and imperfect synopr :bis wmcn previously received through the Atlantic CbhL,'..;.: J j ,V; . : The budget of M. Fould, the French Minis ter of fUMaee, shows that the revenues and eipeniuwes orD'rance ace .in a state of quillbr.jimj I arid 's he ' declares'' that ', the proposed scheme for t the reorganization of tJM-army will .in votviK)- increase - of i toe taxes. "t Witt bfdfgetf frCsTi'gntee of peace ior tne future. It is reported that M. Fould has loaned :90;000,000 franca t6;tle gonfnjen of Spain. Tbe Hunuarlan "Address. tW.wpper Wtfe thcjTOngariaKDietq nas agreed to the address to the Emperor of Austria, recenjtly, d9pte(J,.;by he. Lower Chamber. Hiugarian Constitiuisa to be Restored. t M. Favernien announc-ed in tim TT.,nmi0 Dit to-day that the Emperor had resolved,to rrestore the eonstltiif.lnn tr Rn..... i 1 . ' T (7 MuugUAjr. J '.-"n u j - i t : LoHDOlf, Dec. 20 Evenlnir: "The Baak of England has reduced its rate of discount to per cent: , , ' Livehpool, Dec. 20. X)tton active, at 14X for middling upland London, Dec. 20 Noons Money quiet and steady; Consols 89; Erie advanced s to 49; IliinoU Central 78; S-20s. liiVBRPooL, Dec. 20 Evening. manded an outlet.- There Was territory in , w" Bumcient to make rourteeu Stutca jis larow Hn htA nil nt,M Jir. uroes said' the ruii.-il smnM t and pay well whenthe vast commerce is brojight-by the Paciaotrailwavf whielr teaow half built and will be probaWy completed iu five years, Mr. Bross concluded with a pom- t...uuu vw vuiuuian enterprise, and' took Bium applause WASHiQTON .J .4 1 po Office Estimates.' Washington, Dec. 20, 1866." The Postmaster-General has seflt estimate's to the Housa for the service of the department for the fiscal venr snrllno In.i W fOu j.v sum uciug uevenieen ana a nairmHIions. 1800,000; foreign mall transportation, $620,- The following amounts, will be required ..vu. UJ uiuucy iu me treasury not other- ........ Uv.u,tcu ALuiieun anuj oisoni, and for marine transportat ton between New York and California, 900,0OPv,for steamshiD ser vice petween san anclsco, Japan and China vLsjoa,., tfUiy 4) I00 f ooo,ooi : for steamship service betweew th Trnf at ?mnraZn, 8ame perIod' 15O,OOO;?0taI $lr A communication from the Tr, n,. partracnt says: No plans have been or proposed for th&..hbspital at Chicago; it being desirable that a sit aimniri hmiZ( ed bef6r!lhcx,ae prepared, border toadopt theraLto the Deculiaritips nt tlm InintiAV, should there be any. ' sMivMullet, SunerintendGiit of A whitjwtuw. i at ynnKxsm w yjsH vnieago aunng the i""' "iuum, iu oraer ,io .make a personal examination of .such, tironerte a mav offered, and trusts that he may be enabled to iwjuimena a sunaoie site on his return.' ' The South Carolina AdmJoslon Report. It 18 not true that the mninrlt.v nt tha RL publican members of Congress have tAvn assurance that the Senators and Representa- viY cn uui noma Carolina shall 'be admitted upon- the adoDtion at "th AmohHWomi,. Legislature of that tate,thougliit is iWitlvelv L'nAKrn tlint mitA n 1 . .. , . J , ,. Hu're " vmhuki 01 prominent lie. publicans have done so. . -, . ..,. . .. wum mMm ana meirro Aux. liianes. , vxue epuDircaTr'Associatt6ti at A row tin urecuug utsi niguii passed a resolution declaim ing in Its judgment the organization of auxiliaries to this SOCibtV. eomnnsprl ' Bnlnalr.oi f, i r-'.vAviumiwi 1V1 nvail- nuiwnnfl In U1 ... ju-uui, ia uciMier expeaient as a matterof policyrnor consistent with our Republican prlnelplea whlc .Biaka no distinc- uua on account 01 race or color. . Tbe Santa Anna CorresDniliM-. The President to-day sent a large mass of w mo name is repiy so alreso-lution of that body. Among them is a letter iroui uen. ioanta Anna addressed to the President, dated St. Thomas, Dec. 1st, 1865, and ri'r. i1"1" -E""tDeinport, anted May 21st, 186Vsettng forth his faitiejrtion in respect jjiujvui, -auu .uitciinig aia as a Basl to commence ine worK or redeeming his1 coun try from the yoke which oppresses it. He. in June last. sent, tn Wuhin - E. Yetung.wdth full power .to: act,-as if he were present; dui it appears that he was informed that the Executive a-ovemment hnirto intercourse, ancctlnar the internatlonftl : aMAiJS ....v.i'...:AWAMAwm tvu ' :c ,IL8If oflfered k join! resolution di Jl?S lne 1 iaen instruct officers of nZJzl l na J?uvjr' aua or we Freedmen'g Bnreao, to prevent and prohibit the Infliction jiureai, poiiwnmen; for a -imes and mig-demeanors, jn the late rebellie is Statea, until their civil governments Bhalt, mve been recognised and ratified by Cong -ess: Ordered to be printed. .';, f; ,f ir. t ;.u - Mr. HENDERSON offered based, on a dispateh. fro Goy. Fletcher, of Missouri, calling upon the President for in- 7"" w wnevner ae had, since the 1st of December. s(ht tmnu fr.tk. i.I, iuun, ior anv rnirnnuo. irin t. ' . - . ' wiuuiumc oi610.8?"" Nebraska Was taken up. nation. 'He stated that he had been mis- mure una misrenremtntM , in mk.- circles in regard to, the petition he-had re- tvtZL! tne finance Committee, ...... un; nil in i.MMr. rnnv nn ii i : i ...... i irom th8"furtner connl.leTuHnn nf h- the petitionj being from ladles of the Treasu' r partm!nt' presented at the last session of congress, praying for an increase of salary. m"AA;0 r o- "w,v.i.ek Miiuvniljj tile lULCriliiLlOntli TG" lhe cotton market continued steadv all nations of the United Statfi and w day. Prices closed firm at 14X for mid- with accredited representatives of Mexico, dling nplands.; Sales 6f 14,00 bales. '' u Anno asked for a personal interview Am at last quotations. ment to hold correspondence in the affairs of a friendly, foreign Bepublie ex- tosrjoN,' Dec. 20-Eveninff. . consols closed arm and unchanged, at to ior money; r;3-B0s at 71k; Illinois Ceatea.783K;,.Erie 48: A . . The steamer Halifhx which left Liverpool yvn nuu wenstown on tne via lias unveu. eyfs anticip&tea by. the cable. ,4. . , , r TITDD DJnT Ta. O TJie entire stock of Cotton in this port is 'wmiiuKu m i,rou oaies, or. Which 193,000 re American. Sucrar is flrniAr . an orlvanna -f 3a6d; Coffee inactive; Linseed Oil dull, at, tm-ms oa; retroieum nrmer, rennsylvanlft xcuimi jlo utuua ou per gallon. ,.t 9A3STADA, i i J. 1 ciusiveiy with the Government of that lie. puDiic, wnich is recogniaed by the United States, and never with persons whom such foreign Sovernmeht pronounce to be hostile. The correspondence a inn fanhuW totura wen. unega, compjaining of his arrest, and protesting against it in he name of the Mexican republic, whose President hR i.lfl.ima tn en tshsridair says that Gen.'-Orteea' iaraa nluiil 11 - . and was arrested on tly!nie, prtiicjple that Fenians were arrested in attemnMni n late the laws by the invasion'of Canada. , ' Weak National Banks. ' Senate resolution calllna- n th Seito of the Treasury for a list the National Banks that had failed to- keep "np their-resefve of lawful monev. Was aimed mt thai. hnnVo i New York city, which were reported to be deficient in this" respect, and supposing that the kjcvicmry was ui possession' r.tHolal infor- luanon on tne SUDject. Of the lartles Wnro Inovnao i accordaiice with their petition, and the Finance Committee had therefore no further uac 01 te paper, ana had reported it back to .T.ri0 Sonora ' - r. Mr. WLtlAilS said that a statement had been put in circulation that-he had reported adversely to the proposed increase of salaries, and he had received several .!in.i.,i,t. insulting letters with reference to the subject-arid he wished to inform parties interested that such attemots to coern. Sfennf a cede to their demands would hove little effect upon him. He had favored a iudicious in. "ease of salaries at the list session, and onuuiu sun uu so, put ne should act in ac cordance with his own- sensA' nt limtifo M gardless of abuse or threats o men who'had imsrepresenteo , mm individually, and , perhaps .who, at the last session, "were engaged in maligning Congress through resolutiSus . Mr. POMEROY introduced a bill to secure uw Bjweuy constrncuon oi the Union Pacific Railroad, the Southern branch, and telegraph lines; and to secure to the Government thtf uo 01 me aoove ior military and postal pur poses..- . . , ... ,. . ... 1, It DrOVidra far tliP iaant n!- bonds, at $ 1,000 each, to run'"twentv.vears. on' completion of each twenty consecutive uuos.ui, me rate or sixteen sncft bonds per mile .Tharoad is to run vja Fort Riley and Fort Smith, the valley of the, Neosho and Grand and Arkansas Hvr : ' Mr. "WIIjSONDresented t.luuLlkiurtna w'f resolution; : ---it; i? WwijBBAS, The practice of inflicting cor-. fuuiBumem, ior onenses against the laws and military reimlationa is hurWmia in character and desradins in nrartlw nnt Wheheas, In the present unsettled state of luvii uuairs in rne nrnus late Mr in roholn the freedmen are liable to be subjected to this barbarous and degrading punishment, Which would in the existing condition nt miro endanger social order and industrial interests; therefore be It , , ,- , . ., Ueteieed, That the President of the United otates oe, ana he is hereb. anthnriyed nnd directed to instruct the officers of th- and navy, and. of the Freedmen's Bureau, to piuuiuib auu prtjvent tne innictlon of corporeal punishment for any crimes, misdemean. ors, or oft'enses, by any pretended civil authority in any State lately -in rebellion, until the civil government of such States shall have neen reorganized, ratified and miornnHod i "gi ui k uuitea otates. ine 0111 to admit Nebraska was then taVi The question was upon Jgr. Hendrick's or anv of them would oftv.ot tku rafi. ,U- , - . W 1 BWUl.t- vi mi amenoment in the slightest degree, it mleht become DfivaMn i . - y huuic IVUK HJ place thane revolted States in the condition of Z ,uucn irom the work, though he would fain save the country from 8rcM, u strain upon the institution f Mr. STEVENS, at a subsequent stage of Ae proceedings, said that he had Intended, tSfeffi5g,t0 BP word ln Terence to the position of. Mr. Spaldine. He wouin o?Vh- Z..1(w.tllaJhe th0uKhthe argument of the editor the bettea of the two, and more conclusive, while he would not chargeTm Spalding with being the author of theresolu- He thought the charge was the most pernicious that cou d nwihi.tw,i 1.? tTf- would not aro Into the armimnt gentleman was not in his seat. He had only thought it proper to aay so much in favor of the .argument of nn whn here himself. .CZ'"" slve, and entirely more satisfactory than that of the gentleman from nhin . 'f. II,LlTMS' from the Committee property gold anfconflscated."'' The massiicro' had occurred in. Jooalifies from which th' rench troops had been withdrawn. - 1(1 Gen. Ortega, previous' to his arrest, wrote1 a letter in which appeared the following sen-- "In a few days I will set out for Mexico: I will cross the frontier, and (oald any obstacle beput In my wat bv thri tTniti t; mean to crdsif with a lot of American yolun-' j (in ,1 . on case of the ar- Judiciary, read a reuort in tho nhLiZT ""n. unaer civil pfocess, of relrr SLAvania, proving by aIZZ7i. . """"wiuiry nKtory pi dents that such an nrrcat r:-i n k..l l. . T .ww UCIiCIIUUU WUS a rSt.68'h f1' and closing with a resolution directing the Speaker to issue his warrant to the Kironf ...s w ucuver iortnwith Hon- Chas. V. Culver, deta ned In nivii eZ. Tl S ff or jailor of VenVgo i ny otner Demon or nomnno "Ut""gJ.roldTor detin Wm, and to make vvujubu Liit' nniisA nr oimh x 1.4.1. , 1 - v w uu nm Ati lib w 1 Lll wtmleLofit8execution- The resolution Mr. DELANO introniiPArt li;..l... . ... .. . .vnv.uu.uu Ul- -".f nniu otherwise ordered it shonld Kf" 1U1 ior ay offloer f the United ou:VK,eat 10 Par any account, claim- or demand against the Government ac-crurng prior to the 30th of April, 1861 in favor of any person who promoted, encouraged or in any manner sustained the late rebellion, r in favor of any person who during such rebellion was not known to be opposed there- IWdStlnCtIy ln mVP f its 8PPresslon-Mr. STEVENS offered the following : Reioleed, That a committee of seven be appointed to report a bill to establish a system of free common1 schools for the District of Columbia, from which no child six or more, residing in said district shall.be excluded, except for improper conduct; the schools to be supported by taxes impartially .w,w.,eotuic property QT the district, Ohmotionof Mr. dMeLLY tito Sec- be.beynd1 competition. . v a retary of War was mmiaetwi ' .Anatfcer Large i Fire; o-1)! ,r. retary of War was reouested to namimmi. eate the report of Major General Warren, of filirvAva mnrlo 11 .t .- i . . - .....uv w inn supervision uurmif t fl ii nact OAnanH W Al. .. TT - . . . . . K"i"i auanvru. 01 tile I lin(r Wl laalcaf Nnr fnr tf'l wi; tin., ihtii'. f On Monday week FWihad.v iravsrariVnT'ir. and Sherman a brilliant ovation at iMatamo-' ras. Escobado waa to start the next mom- ,' lnsr for Montprav r'u.,ii ..i.i t bly accompany hini.ii: i ut; ah' ' Gen. Sedgwick was at Brownsyille,, stilly de5 amjst for his occupation of .Matamo ( - An. Order confines Orteja to"th tTnited' States territory. Should hq attempt to crow1 the Rio Grande, he will be arrested.' : ' ' NEW YOBK, U.m .. . v,- .., -Fires and Victims. . NBW.Y6KDec.S0.'-Mr. Miller, another of the AricOm ,f the-h Compton House disaster, died yesterday: The Coroner's inquest on the victims in the late tenement house calamity waconcludedtyes-terday. . The jury rendered a verdict ct ln ' , cendiarJsm, adding that, in their judgment, the , evidence pointed at Kane and Hhenun a.th. gnllty parties. Both have been arrested.- ' Early 'this mortainsr tlw nntmiuM Va.w : Elizabeth , street, tenement house, was dig. - covered on fire, although the flamea promptly suppressed, by the firemen, families , who- were liviusr there liail ' ft immnvoifaiuii' from suffocation. One child' is reported mi sing. , ...... .. ,, . . lorlOa Reconduction. A Herald Washinirton soecial savs: Re- - ports from Florida state that offlwr nnrt" civilians from the North are subjected to many persecutions undannovaneesnn the nart; of the civil authorities. Various iudicial out- rages on negroes are also reported. . ' Inrfstmaii Donations for tne Fenian ' ' '-'I .' . ffflwiin,.-. .. . , President Roberts has issued a call to.his .; countrymen and women, to make donations . , for Christmas for the forty Fenians , in Toronto prisons. ' Donations will he reoRiwti only at 700 Broadway, tn this city; r !V. If. Associatea Press.; V.mtxnrimm ra. r , . yond Competition. , Mr. Slmonton Savs that th Htatement. that J the New York Associated Press has been i defeated in the attempt to negotiate for 1 Eu---l rooeaft news is baseless. ( The fiuiliti.of. , the Associated Press for obtaining Europeaaii. " .. r f FnuiD li iv. Amen- they A fire broke out at 4 o'clock his morning , in the hat store of , H. Rathstaen on Broad- way, wnoge loss is estimated at 840,000 ini river and Its tributaries, includinir thelftn-! .aured flffS0,0(X Hamphill, Howlin & Co.,'; f carpet dealers, loss lS.00ft tniitr Louis Schieie fc Co., corset dealers, lost $ 125,- , 000 insured for $ 120.000. Morris Iscobson, dealer in cloaks, lost $20,000. The building "' Was owned by F. F. Sceinr anrl was insrprt for 20,000. . ,, up, '. J?? :PjerimoA Bis; Theft. ' ' ... . MONTTIKAT. C V. IVm On ' . U I . F "., " wuiimu 4ieic. i ill' i ill 1 2 ri ir lAvtra mfii. i . i lit imllhp ill inp niDFitm in.'nr n.4M.w 'tfjintendapplyingloparliamentnextses- which Was sent fethe ienate W Tespohse to tawaaiBiaariver-iewiiawrenoeat Leacbme ls resolution, stated simply the facts In the Kapids for the purpose of obtaining hydraulic case : that lie was hot offlciallv advised nt , ?Ter: IlP1101?08 b tte company to feported delinquencies; and only knew of De two million dollars. .I J them throusrh the nres. . Griffin and Kuaorbmho it is i&ir1 tn haXT I - M TsTlimiHasil maVsnaWof lJ."S.w'-i- f 1 ' .stolen, two hundred and flftyiousand dollars! , Lewis H, W-wi,A-.n, i. -Wtorth iif bonds from' th l!n..i ln.U,r ""r.""'.""u' " " ,oe re- offifceof flW Yort--3r I"""1' e principal , wit- b7th fih rf a:Kii:I'!!,Sl"X lae ' wvernment ln - the, case of - "rrr41 "-"s J"" iuuuu injiic, jtuzeroi," narroia. Mrs.Hnrrat''irtirt I ntUn - -J l. ' . ' - J " vvwauuuux.U V liTOU W I" I -SrjS!W;tte Police ratt in tliephrdHf PresidentXincobl -eir,"",mvV. JMUWiBWHi,. t a . . - rMIBI XrMnttnnianrs --.aa. -an . i.j i . ... j, s , . tf'-,"tr,'f fjyii -T-fWKWwnw ss;nn sf nans a. -WWT frendVwres. i An arrahgemenlT Mds been made with the m. I'V ' i ' , ""' - - - ----' " -i"i Kiiicin, ui jc ranee ior imuwmuiuira iii vtmuua ior mintarr t va eiunauac i maus dt means nr tin. i:-- purposes since the 1st of January, 4800, have of French mall packets' established between i nepn nVfV turn TniliL. .fVl..J S---,. . . . 1 TTtivnna anA T.. . I. . . motion to postpone ifurther consideration of tne dui nnni tne 7th of January. Mr. EDMUNDS took the floor In nnnnort. of the amendment of Mr. Brown, attachinga touuimuh ui uiipitru&i sunrage oerore the admission of a State. He maintained that Congress had a riant to make mnditions cedent to admission of a Stat: ami that, it would be retrograding from the principles of equal figuui awtemea in tne i strict Huffrage bill to appoint and authorise a State to deny suuiagc uu BtCUUUl OI COlOr. . , Mr. WADE denied that In advocating this bill he was less the advocate of free principle.! than he had been In former days He regarded , this bill as a support and not a uniuiumx ui iree principles. ; jnr. rujttiKOY .gave reasons why he should vote against Mr. Brown1, amendment and far the bill. He felt bound, he said, to vi iu laim wi me .state, ana exact no conditions now that were not In, the enabling Mr. HOWARD replied to thespeech of Mr. Edmunds, denying the right of .Congress to attach the condition of Mr, Bjown's amend- Ah3:4& nO Te being taken pn the pending bill or amendment. Mr. GRIMES asked that .n sion be held. , , . , Mr. BUCKALEW. wmcu m yieia, ana proceeded to speak at lenirth upon the bill mni ..nrit. A a upon topics .already dis, , Jlir. BritAtrUlS fbllowvl In wrltton 1 speech in opposition to the billj t - - Alter an lijcecntive session ,11 Senate ad- juuiucu, io meet inursday, Ja .1867, nesota, Connor and Zinmore rivers, with a icv ia uie iiuDrovement or tfm navUmtin of the same, .......... Ihe House then went into Cnmmntoa nt ii . tiri . . , , uie u noie on tne state or tho TTnin mv Wilkin in the chair. Mr. HIZE, of Kv.. resumed hi urmmunt The ITIaretzelt label 8nlt against the power of Conerress to territorial. The jury ln the libal case, of Maret.nir v ize the late rebel States. I the Sunday Mercury brouaht In a verdict of I XTTF7TJF 1 l . r ift-f. AAA x . 1 . .... - . mi. uini uuviiiir usea UDtne sernnri hnni-1 i,uuu ior me Diaintin tma nirvrnino- 'Vha HssiL'iiea to mm was eriven an additional hif aeienaants srave notice of an nnnsni nour, when, however, the hammer- fell at the Action of the Chamber of Commerce. SM fr that 1 r 1 P V. 1. t i. I k i . niT,.! ZXT1' aD.,w? tnar- L,Al m meeting todays the Chamber-of; " ,"".".""",c ""ct'iuic, wmeu naa to commerce resolved touostnone indefinite!. vera yvw two munons taoiiai,I -tf, j k , n , Church: Burned. '. . , Quebec. Dec. 20. lhe parish church of St. Agatha, Lot-mcrej. was destroyed ty ire on Sunday, t In- auivu iui 1fT,"W. Thermometer at tero toniay. " ' Col. IBrooa Address On the Creat West and the Huron Canal. ' ' ' ' ' ToBONTo,Dec:!20. The meeting at Lawrence Hall to-nieht to near Llet.-Gov. Bross, of Illinois, Was rather - thinly attended, owing to the extremely bitter cold night. The soject wai "The Great West and its relations to the proposed Huron and Ontario Ship Canal." " Mr. Bross described various States interested in the proposed canal. His address con- tained geographic illustrations to con-Tince the audience of the importance of the ; proposed eanal to Canada and the Western States. . He said commerce imperatively de- Havana and iNew Orleans. rimnliMr tnn nection with the French line of packets carrying mails between St. Nazaire and Vera Cruj. .,; , , ,. Appointsaents Confirmed. The Senate in executive session tn-dmr firmed a large number of appointments. ' ILLINOIS. a Northwestern Base Ball Association. The Northwestern Base Bali ai. held a session in this city, yesterday and today, attended by deleeates from clubs! They adopted the rules of th Kati al Base Ball Association. convention at New York last week, and elected John Van Norman, of Detroit P,M..i for the ensuing year; Geo. P. Wells', of Chicago, Vice President E.H.Griggs, of Rock-ford, Secretary, and J. V. Roller r i ... Treasurer. ' 1-1, 1 E0KSE""V'"...J..WHKiW)s', Dee. 30. Mr. SPALDING rose to question of personal privilege, in connection with an edi- wwini uracie in yesterday's Washington nraucie renewing upon a tesolntlon offered by him on the 0th inst, and referred to the vuuiimiitee on tttfconstmnH. tn,.t i. . . .... Jlltt, icwiu- tion simply directed the Committee to in quire iiuo tne propriety of proposing a joint resolution, declaratory of th m.rnonf Ton. mwa 11 tha haa.aI r-i tf. " . ... wiC ictiiiun or oenators and Kep-resentatives from the Southern States, on the ratification by them of the Constitutional Amendment and the establishment of republican forms of government. He declared his adherence to the Constitutional amendment in all its patfa, and advocated its adoption as a measure of conciliation and security. In his judgment, If the amendment was ratified by three-fourths of the btates renresentd in r,o t m become a part of the ConotitntiAn Ho rtid not believe that approval or disapproval of remain nntold Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, followed with an argument in support of his proposition to reuuee me salaries or (senators and members 01 congress. After considerable debate, in which several members Indulged, the Committee rose and tne ispeaicer tooK his chair. the sfJbAKER oresented an P.nnntiva document as follows: A mes.iare tmm tnn President in reply to a House resolntfon of tnen 01 juecemDer, requesting information in relation to the attempts of Santa A nna nd Ortega to organize an armed expedition within the United States for the nnrnose of m Al . . . 1 . reminiHiig me national uovernment or tne epu diic or Mexico, transmitting a report irum me oevreutry 01 otate, which was ee-ferredtothe Committee on Foreign Affairs. The report from Sergeant-at-arms. Ordwav. in the case of Hon. V. Culver, member from the 20th District of Pennsylvania, stating nun, 111 cuinpnaiim wiiu me opeaKer s warrant he had taken Culver out of the custody ? 01 i 1 TT . . ui mo oiienn 01 v enunso county, and now iiau mm unrestramea in his seat as a member of the 39th Congress, was tabled. , On motion of Mr. SPAULDING. the Com. mitteeon nays ana Means oe instructed to inquire into the expediency of exemntine from tariff duties timber-and lumber for ship uunuiutr aim nrewooa ior steamers navisat. ing northern lakes and ri rers when Imported by parties using it for such nurooses. ! " Mr. HELL introduced a bill for the relief of the Agricultural SdKety of . Bartholomew county, Indiana. . Referred to the Committee on Claims. ' "' House adjourned till Thursday January SdJ any consideration of the memorial previously presented to that bodv. in fkvon of ! mending to Congress to abolish the tax on. MEXICO. maxlmilian and His Friends" Assurances of SuBport-masacre of French Residents.. T . , . Richmond, Va., Dec. 20. Letters from the Mexican capital to the 28th ult., represent that Maximilian issued his recent proclamatfon. declarine It to be his purpose to remain in the country, at the request of his most attached frienda. whieh iwuuues. mamiy tne oetter class of native iu exicans. lhe departure of French and Austrian troops, these ittexicans assured Maximilian, would make no difference -in his nosition. aa he would find plenty of friends to stand by nun in me maintenance 01 tne .Empire. Maximilian had therefore, it is said, resolved to continue the restoration of order and stability with the best energies at his command. The Patria asserts that should Maximilian leave the country, it would be In an honor. able manner. He would neither desert It; nor would he be deposed. . v 1 The reembarkation of Austrian and Bel. gian forces Is contradicted. ' " " " - FffHr a. aivfi. P.k l- u -r ... ... nn, , , ' F ' V UI1M)F)F1VFFFF W. 1 F.J VI MA. llCFft.i 1 F.E3 1 FFJU W, 111 iHCXlCO tne amendment by the outstanding communi- 'tad been massacred by Mexiuuis and their ' en. Sheinnaav a Newi The Tribune's New Orleans. Gen. Sherman and staff arrived here this. . morning, Theylsft the Susquehanna at the levee of the riven. Minister Camnhnll ed with General Sherman at Brancad thence returns tft Matamoras. Gen. Shur- man will remain- here until he reseiyes, instructions from Washington. The Cental System-Weathen. I''" ' ' "' ,l'- , Bswabo,-' Dec: SO: ' It IS Understood that thr TWrd nf TVado. ' has postponed the action oa to s adopt the pental system of weights and , measures, till, concerted action with, the Boards of other cities can be had. ' ' To-day has been the coldest of the season-. 1 thermometer about 14 deg. above zero. ,e- ' ):-. : '. Hrswswi Convention., : V. f fCrr i A Convention of Ale Rrutwru t1?.. Delegates were present from Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York limn. "-' lntions' were adopted and a permanent organ--izasion eflfected, ander the name of Brewers. ' Association., .., Vj ' The officers are : President, TTnti TtoTriV Buffalo: Secretary. E.' W. .Tonncn Rffoi. Treasurer, E. K. Warner, Rochester. An Executive Committee was also elected. The -t object of the Association to to establish um . form prices for theale of ale, and take stepa , to protect brewery interests. . t.'-.;iii- ' r: - i-i in i t -, .ii-.. h WeWs front the Pacific. " f ' :' !';;,'!) 'Saw Fbancisco, Dec. If. ' : The U. S. revenue cutter Wavana. onehnn- i dred and eighty days from Hampton Roads, oiurcu iicic jesmruay. iwugn weather and a disaster was the, cause of the long voyage The Coronort jury, ln the case nf a mrann " drowned by the wreck of the bark Cay, re- ' commended the construction, of a light-house at New Year's Point. . Three vesnels hv been wrecked there the Cayo, Sir John ': Franklin and Carrier Pigeon. It is asserted with "confidence had there - been a light-house ,ner there these wrecks , would not have occurred. The rains for the last two or three days 1 have been exceedingly heavy. " . , SOUTH CASOIiUfA. ; 'constitnUonal Ancandment Rejected. 0!i( . ; OOLUMBLl, Dec. 20. t ; The House to-dav reieotd , n-... 1 tlonal Amendment by a vote of 95 to 1. s PKNWSYI.VAiriA. : - . . y '-,.,., .,Tho Weather. " ' Philadklphia, Dec. 30. ' 1 1 he thermometer la ai-v A$mam Weather ciearT