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TELEGEAPH. ... . Far Cvnvmen.'ial and River Dispatches tee Fifth. Vaye. News by Atlantic Cable. Particulars cf tha Arrest of George Francis Train. ,- f-2 -iih " Zi'tr, -tin ii Stanton not Advised by Giant or barman to ' i a ? Resign. : Efioit to have Butler Amendment to the Reconstruction JLJill Adopted. The Kentucky Election Case. Brown Declared Disqualified. Smithnot Entitled to a Seat - i -j - - ' ' - - The Governor to be Notifiad that a Vacancy Exists. School Teacher Put off a Train and Frczsn to . ' Death. & C, Constitutional Convention. Plorida Reconstruction , Convention. n , MINNEAPOLIS. School Teacher Pat Off the Cars and Froze to Death Water Introduced Into the Pipes of the Water Works. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. . 21. T. R. O'Connner, a school teacher at Richfield, in .this. State, was put off the cars, for failing to paythe extra tea cents exacted for- not procuring a ticket', and frcze to deatbL ' f Water was successsfully introduced iato the- pipes : of the city waterworks, yesterday. CANADA. The question of the Tnter-Colontal Railway Great Religious Demon stratlon.to Take Place Soon Cab Driver Shoots Two Young Men. Montreal, Jan. 20. It is stated that the Privy Council met to-day to decide upon the question of an intercolonial railway. A great religious-demonstration is to take place in the French Cathedral, here, before the departure of the Canadian Corps of Pontifical Zouaves, on the occasion of the blessing of ' their banners. All the Roman Catholic Bishops of Quebec and Ontario are expected to be present.Quebec, January '20. Last night, a cab driver named Getehea shot two young men, named Lawrence and Bouffered. The parties had been riding, and a dispute .arose regarding the merits of the. horses. Both men are badly wounded, and cannot recover. NEWe. YORK SPECIALS. Uarara News Publication, of the Vote at St. 1 nomas Unofficial Stanton not Advised by Grant or Sherman to Resign Eiiort to hare Butler's Amendment to the Reconstruction Bill Adopted Tho Kenlucky Election Case Brown Declared Disqualified Smith not Entitled to a Seat The ttoTernor to be St tilled that a Vacancy Exists. New York, January 21. The Iltrala" s special from Havana, dated 20th, says the publication of the vote at St. Thomas, was unofficial, as the authorities refused to give the details on the subject. The Danish Consul, at New York, has telegraphed to the Captain of the corvette Dognear that secretary Reward s reply was satisfactory, and that the President of the United State had sent the treaty to the Seoa'e for ratification,' The WfsrhVt special says: It i? generally believed that the motion of Judge Black to advance the MeArdle case on the docket, so that an early argument may be heard, "has been favorably considered. . Stanton denies emphatically that he has been advised t by Grant or Sherman to resign. ' The President - stated, yesterday, that he should nominate W. D. Bishop,' of Connecticut, for Commissioner of Patents. ; i-... ... - The commercial treaties with Vene-

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z it'Ild and Madaga.-ear were ratified by the Senate yesterday; A. atronp effort will b made tor-day in the House to have Butler's amendment to. the. .Reconstruction bill adopted before taking a vote: a" the bill. ' ' The House Committee on Elections will report to-day on the Kentucky case, declaring Brown. disqualified on account of -disloyalty; declaring Bmith not entitled to the. eat, and directing the Speaker to notify the Governor of Kentucky that there is a-va-eancy in the Second Congressional District of that State.,, , . A Washington special to the Tribune states that owing to the, illness of Chief Justice Chase, he was -m-able to attend the Supreme Court yesterday. EUROPE. BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Particulars of the Arrest of George F. ancls Train. ; ESGLXNti J4J-J London, Januarj' 21 Noon. The following particulars of - tue.arreit of George Francis Train have been received from Queenstown: During the transit of the Tender, which contained the passengers and baggage of the Scotia to the wharf" the baggage of Train, as well as that of Thomas C. Durant, of New York, who also was a passenger, was subjected to a most vigorous examination by the custom officers. Nothing of an incendiary or seditious character being found in the trunks of either, they were both permitted to go ashore. As they stepped from the steamer to the wharf they were arrested and taken before a Justice of the Peace in the city. The examination elicited nothing against the prisoners to warrant their detention, and they were discharged. ,' ' Soon after their arrival at their hotel they were re-arrested. Upon the completion of a second examination Durant was discharged the authorities, however, detained Train, and he was sent in custody to the Cork jail. On Saturday . he was brought before the Courts and re-examined, but was remanded until - Monday, the 27th J inst. In the meantime . the case is creating considerable excitement. The newspapers are re-printing some characteristic speeches, of Train as forming1 a' sort'of Justification for his arrest. ,..., 7 ": , s London; -January 21. Mr "Train was -discharged from arrest,: at Cork, this morning. He has seat the following dispatch by the Atlintic'cable to his friends in America:''. . , "I have just been released on the intervention of Mr. Adams. J have brought suit against the British Government for one hundred thousand pounds damages, i - . 14 Geo. Francis Train." ' IRELAND.Dublin, January 21. The . ac counts received here of the threatened disturbance in Waterford County, were greatly exaggerated on Friday. A number of men under the cover of night, surrounded the Martello Tower, at Duncannon, and made hostile demonstrations but finding the place well garrisoned, the crowd retired without making any attack or doing any damage. . - ITALY. Tlorence, January 21. According to a statement made by the Govern ment, the measures taken to preven the late -invasion of the States of the Church' by the Garibaldians, have added eighteen million livres to the expenditures of the past year. Prime Minister Menabrae has addressed a short note to the Spanish Government. It was called forth by a speech of Queen Isabella, at the opening of the Courts, in which it was announced that Spain was ready to in terfere for the defense of the Papal States. . Menabrea informs the Spanish Cabinet that the States wilf not admit intervention, in her affairs, of any foreign power,-save France, in which case such intervention is ouly allowed by special treaty stipulations. FRANCE. Paris, January 21. The Monittnr publishes a letter from South America, which says: The communications of President Lopez, at Humata, are secure, and all attemptsof the allies to take that fortification by seige is hopeless. The cholera has broken out in Buenos Ayres, and specie payment has been suspended in Monteviedo. These internal difficulties, the writer thinks, will prevent a vigorous prosecution of the war against Paraguay on the part of Brazil and Uruguay. New York, January 21. Telegrams of a Washington special say that numerous protests have been received at the Treasury Department, against the new measures adopted to prevent smuggling on the borders. Maine smuggled goods seized there last year valued at sixty thousand dollars. . . i Augusta, Ga., January 20. Gov. Jenkins arrived here to-day. , . - A heavy rain fell this evening, ac'companied by thunder and lightning.

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CONGRESSIONAL . M. "W PROCEEDINGS. Washington, Jan. 21. SENATE Sumner presented a petition from citizens of Texas,' against the confirmation to office of non-resi-deuU. . Tabled at his request. . , - ilson presented a petition from members of the Georgia Constitution al Convention, asking Congress to au thorize and establish provisional gov ernments-iu th-5outa. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Ramsey presented a petition with the proceedings of a meeting of the citizens of St. Anthonys .tails, re ferring to - the rights of - American citizens abroad. Referred. Patterson, of New Hampshire.'froia tne LOmmittee on retrenchment, re ported a bill to amend the Tenure of Uihce Act, and gave notice- that he would call it up at an early day. Conness offered a resolution. thai ; Whereas, It was stated thatAmerican citizens had been .deprived of liberty upon suspiciou of conspiracy to, and the commission of, overt acts of hostility against, the .peace of the Rritish Government ;' an 3, Whereas, The first duty of a State i? to protect, its citizenaagaiast hostile acts by foreign nations; therefore, Resolved, That the President' be directed to cause an investigation, and if-such person are-ouod to be- guiltyot no such overt act,-then to demand their immediate release, and. if necessary, to call oat such portion of the land and naval forces as may be uecessary to enforce such demand. Laid on the Jable." " i '-1; f Conness gave notice that he would call it up at an early day. ,; Wilson called up the bill to facilitate the payment of bounties to soldiers, under the act of 186(3, which, after some discussion, was postponed till to-morrow. Stewart called up bill to remove the disabilities under the reconstruction act of Governor Potter, of Alabama. He also read a recommendatory letter from General Pope, and claimed that the Governor was one of those who had manifested a desire to maintain the Government. Buckalew argued that Congress could not legislate upon every individual case brought , before them. The bill was - postponed until tomorrow. ' Henderson introduced a bill to fund the public, debt and to amend the banking laws of the United States, which was referred to the Committee on Finance. It provides that, for the purpose of. paying off the compound interest notes, three per cent, certificates and otheroutstanding indebtedness,' papable in lawful money, the Secretary of the Treasury - shall be authorized to issue and pay out such notes as wei'e authorized by the Act of February 25thr 1802, provided the whole amount shall not, at any time, exceed four hundred millions of dollars, including those already issued, except in cases hereafter . specified. The Secretary of the Treasury is further authorized to issue coupons or registered bonds, to an amount sufficient to cover all existing obligations, which are to bear interest at not more than three and half per cent per annum, the princiEal and interest payable in coin, to e due in fifty years, but redeemable in ten years after date at the pleasure of the Government. They are to be exchanged at not les9 than par value for any bond, certificate, note . or other evidence of indebtedness of the United States, excepting legal tender notes, . which are not to be funded until decided by Congress, and the new bonds shall be exempt from all taxation by State or local authority. Section 3 provides that a limit of three hundred millions in amount of circulating notes shall be removed, and that any National Bank may receive 80 per cent, on the value of new bonds deposited with the Treasurer, Jn notes for circulation provided tffis does, not "exceed 70 per cent, on its paid up capital. Existing banks are . required to substitute bonds of new issue for those now deposited, to an equal amount, bearing the same, relation to circulation and capita?, ' as 'required by this section in the case of new banks, under penalty of forfeiting all bonds and the winding up of their affairs by the Comptroller of currency; in which case their notes are to be paid by a sufficient amount of legal tender notes, which may be issued in excess of the 400,000,000 heretofore authorized. But if the amount of United States notes and National Bank notes together shall all exceed seven hundred millions, the bonds deposited by the banks may be devoted to them on receipt by the Treasurer of the amount of their outstanding notes in United States notes. The fourth section provides the creation of a sinking fund by the retention of five sevenths of the interest accruing on bonds deposited to secure the cirlating notes, in consideration of which the capital of the banks to extend the same is invested in bonds so deposited. .All shares of stock therein, and their circulating notes shall be exempted from National, State and Municipal taxation. The bill further provides that from July 1, 1808, to January 1, 1SG9, oneeighth part, and after the last date one-fourth part of the import duties may be paid in United States notes: also, that whenever the amount of National' Bank notes 'shall exceed three hundred millions, the Secretary

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of, the Treasury, with the advice and consent of a maioritv of the following named persons, viz.: the Comptroller Uurrency. the Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, and the Chairman of the. House Com mittee of , Ways and Means, shall re tire an amount of United States notes ciual to such excess, so that tne whole amount of circulating and lega render notes shall not -exceed seven hundred millions, until the legal ten der notes outstanding be reduced to two hundred millions. ihe House Liu, for the appoint ment ot a Commission to examine and report upon the spirit metres, was ta sen up. ihe question was : an amendment . ty tne uommittee on rinance, providing that the present Commission ot the- Academy ot bci ence shall be added to the Commis sion. , . After some debate Howard called for, the order of the day, ana the Senate took up the resolution for the admission of Philip i. ihomas, Sen ator. elect from Maryland, upon tak ing tl Howard ; spoke -. at some . .length against the resolution. ; Morton made an elaborate speech against the admission 7 of Thomas, 1 1 1 T ' , . 1 wnom ne Deneveu, was one or tne original conspirators, and who would have been in the rebellion had not Maryland been unexpectedly con strained to remain in the Union.. Williams spoke in favor of the ad mission of Thomas, and ulorrill, of Maine, and Stewart against it. Johnson gave notice that he would press the vote tomorrow. The supplementary reconstruction bill caraa from the House, and was referred. Adjourned. ' , . HOUSE Dawes, from the Committee on Contested Elections, in the case from the Second District of Ken tucky, made a report, which closes with the following resolutions: Resolved, That John Young Brown, having voluntarily given aid, countenance and encouragement to per sons engaged in armed hostility to the United btates, is not entitled to take the oath of office as a Representative in this House, from the becond Con gressional District of Kentucky, or to hold a seat. - Resolved, "That Samuel E. Smith, not having " received a ; majority of the votes cast for a Representative in this Home, from the Second Con gressional District of Kentucky, is not ntitled to a seat, - ; Resolved, That the 'Speaker be' di rected to notify the Governor of Ken tucky that a vacancy exists in the representation in this House from the Second Congressional District of that State, c- ; , . ' - ' Kerr presented minority reports, and the matter was laid aside for further action. - Hntler offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Ways and Means to devise some measures by which distilled spirits of American manufacture may be exported under he law. ' The House proceeded to , the re gular order of business, it being a motion ot tsatler to reconsider the vote ordering the main question on the bill reported from the Committee on Reconstruction. . . The question was taken by yeas and nays, and resulted, yeas 83. nays 75, so the vote was reconsidcred,'and Butler offered his amendment, giving the appointment of State officers to the Con stitutional Convention, , and then moved the previous question.' TMdndtre moved to lay the bill and the pending amendment on. the table. Negatived. ' 1' Ihe amendments offered by Bing ham, yesterday, were agreed to with out a division. . Butler explained his amendment, and Stevens and Kelly advocated it. Butler s amendment was rejected yeas 53; nays 112. The following is the vote on But ler's amendment: Yeas Allison, Anderson, Arnell, Ashley of Nevada, Ashley, of Ohio. Banks, Butler, Coke, Cory, Churchill, Clark of Ohio, Clark, of. Kansas,, Cobb, Coburn, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Ela, Ferry, Fields, Gravelly, Harding, tiigby, liunter. Julian. Judd, Kelley, Kelsey, Kitcheu, Law rence ot Uhio, .Logan, Jjoughndge, Maynard, McClurg, Mercur, Mullins, Newcomb, Mann, Perham, Raum. Schenck. fehanks, Stevens of Pa., Taylor, Thomas, Trumbull of Tenn., Vanhorn. ot Jlo., Vanwick, Ward, Williams of Ind., Wilson Pa.. Windone 53. Nays Archer, Axtell, Bailey, Ba ker, Baldwin, Barnes,, Barnuin, Bearman, lieck, iienjamin, .Benton, oingham, Bloine, Boutwell, Blace, Boyer, Broomwell, Brooks,.Buckland. Burr, Chandler, Cook. Cullum, Dawes, l?ixon. Dodge. iggI;ston, Jildndse. Eliot. Farnsworth, Ferris, Fox. Gar field, Getz, Glossbrenuer, Galladiy, Griswold, Groves, Haight Holtey, Holman, Hooper, Hopkins, Hotchkiss, llubbor, Iowa. Hubbard, West Virginia, Hubbard, Connecti cut, Hutburd, Humphrey, Ing-rsoll, Jenekes, 1 Johnson, Jones, Kerr, Ketcham," Knolt, Koontz, .Lincoln, Marshall, Marvin, McCarthy, Miller, Moore. Morehead, Morriosey, Mun gen;- Myers, Niblack,- Nicholson, O'Neill, Orth, Pine, Peters, Phelps, Pike, Pile, Plants, Poland, Polstey, Pomeroy, Price, Jfruin, Kobertson, Ross, Sawyer, bcofield, Sitgerores,

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otirens, ot jew Hampshire, otewarr, Stone, Tabor j Trimbell, of Kentucky, xrowrridge, ,lwitehell, Upson. ;m Almond, Van Auken. Van Horn, or N. Y.," Van Tromp. Washbnrne," of Wis., Waahburne; of 111., Wash! of Ind., Walker,-Williams,- of Penn eylvania, WilsonoMowa, Wilsnu. if Ohio, Wood,' Woddbridge, . Woodward 112. r ; : ". The following is the vote on the j Reconstruction bill: ' Yeas Allison, ' Ames An ler'on. i Amell, Ashley of Nevada, Ashley ok Ohio, Bailey, Baker, BaldwinBanks, ! Beaman, Benjamin," Benton, Bin?- : nam, uiaine. rsiair, lioutweil. iir'iouiwell, Buekland, Bromall. Cak. ChurchilK Clark of Ohio. C!rk r.f Kansas, CobCoburn; Cook. 'Cnllum. Dawes, Dixon. Dodge, Dmneiiy, Driggs, Eckley, Eggleston, FAa, F.iot, Farnsworth, Ferris, Ferry, Field, vrarneid, uroveuy, unswoid, lloney, Harding. Higby, Hooper,' 'Hop-' Kinb, tiuooaru or j.owa, - nuni z . . ir.Li j . r . i bard. or West Virginia, Hurlburf, Hunter, lngersoll, Jenekes, Ju id, Julian, - Kelly,-; Kelsey,' Ketcha-i, Kitchen, -Koontz, " Lawrence,1 O., Linooln, -Logan, Loughridge, Morrill, Maynard, McCarthy, McCiurg, Mercer, Miller,- Moore, Morehet, Mullins, Myers,: Munn, Newcomb, O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Perham, Peters; Pike, Piles, Plouts. Poland, Palely, Pomeroy, Price, Roam, Robertson, Sawyer, ; Schenck, Sehofield, Selic Shanks, Smith, Spalding, Starkweath er, btevens Pa., btevens N. 11., lay lor, Thomas, Trimble, - West Va., Trowbridge, Twitchell, Upson, Van Alinon, Van Horn, . N. Y., Van Horn. Mo., Van W-cke, Vard. Washburne. Wis.. Washburne, Ind., Washburne, Mas-t., Walker. Williams, Penn., illiam. Ind.. Wilson, Iowa. Wilson. Ohio Wilson, Pa., Windom, Woodbridge 121. .. . n ays Adams. Archer. Axtei; Barnes, Barnum, Beck, Boyer.Brooks Rarr, Corry, Chandler, Lldndie, b oi Getz, Glossbrenner, Galladay, Grover iisigui, nuiuian, iioiciiKiss, Xiao bard, of Connecticut. Humphreys Johnson, Jones, Kerd, Knott, Mar snau, wcoormicK. iJorris8ey. unin gen, Niblack, Nicholson. Phelps Pruin, " Robinson, Ross, Sifgrores, Stewart," Stone. Tabor, Trimble, of Ky.,- Ankin, Van lrump, Wood Woodward 4-.: Announcements were made that Mr. Morrill was paired off with M Randall, and Mr. 31organ aud Mr Jaflia were absent; the latter on ae count or tne senou3 illness ot his brother. Tho bill then passed 123 to 45. Logan offered a resolution, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the amount of 10-40 notes issued through the Treasury Department, Binee the 1st of October laoi, tne persons to wnom sold, and the amount of commissions paid, &e. also the reasons, which, in the opinion of the Secretary, rendered it expedi ent to Withdraw so large an amount of currency from the business of the country: also what action has been taken concerning the withdrawal of 5 20 bond?, held by the United States Treasury to secure the circulation of the National Ranks aud the substitu tion therefor of 10-40 bonds.' Adopted xjiiot, irom the uommittea on rreedmens Anairsf" offered a joint resolution -authorizing the Secre ary ot the -lreasury to issue, tor the re net ot ail classes ot the destitute in the South, su(jh dessicated potatoes and dessicated mixed vegetables as have iccumulated during the war. and njtnow needed for the use of the army. Passed. J Ihe benate joint resolution, limit ing the contracts lor stationery and other supplies in the Executive De partments to one year, was slightly amended and passed. iamsworth, from the Post-omoe Committee, reported back the bill for the erection ot a building at Peoria fora Post-office and Internal Revenue offices, which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. farnsworth also reported a bill em powering the New Orleans, Mobile i Chattanooga R. R.,'to build and main tain br.dstes across the navigable wa ters on its route, and declaring the railroad and bridges a post route. Passed. . Farnsworth also reported a bill au thorizing the Southern Minnesota R It flnmrwni; tn build and ooerate a railroad bridge across the Mississippi River, between La Crosse and a point opposite in Minnesota, such bridge to be a post road. Washburne, of Illinois, said he would like to offor an amendment, to repeal the clause legalizing Clinton bridge, as he desired to show, the influence brought to bear on the House ot lait Congreis, by the Chairman of the Post-Office Committee, Mr. Alley, of Massachusetts. Farnsworth declined to allow the ameodmen t to be- 'offered. Bill passed. , The Speaker presented papers from the Secretary of War, connected with the right of way across the military resgrvation at Fort Leavenworth by several Railroad Companies, which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Also a memorial from the Wisconsin Legislature, for a grant of lands to aid in building a wagon road from Chippeway Falls to Ashland. Referred to the Committee on. Public Lands. Also a memorial of the Dakotah Legislature, for a grant of land to aid

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j in the const.-uotion cf a railroad fi j dux City. Iaw I Cb-iyeaHe Ilivtr w, to the mouth of the Dakotah. Referred ti n ::,( gninut toe. - ,., Wifsop. of Iowa, from the Judi-.-::irv Committee, reported back sev--v:i! bills, mv?h:ori.i!i, Are.,2 and had rl.t pi referred tj othercomraittee?." ' , ..EiirMjf-, of- thti.same Committee,' r uor:el lack adversely the bill to .m-nd the act regulating the fees and :-'-ts. to clerks marshals, and attor- '::'. :or' the United ;'States . Courts. L,i I J,vn. the table. , :; , . ) Lawrence, of Ohio,, from, the :saiuo C .!a;.u:tiec, reported a bili to provide the Krr(ini:neut of, a Marshall t'r the District of Columbia. A:tr aa auinuitel -disvinMon by riburiw, ot Illinois,?- Marshall. V. voi on. and Lawrence, of Pen uy!vauta, favor of it, on .Julian, against, aud Ohio. ; Steveus,. of aud Woodbridg?, in motion of Oriu. the i bin was I was laid ou the table yeas 8 uays.Cl. l - Th? foiiowlog to Racoanruciia Bill as i)issid : it mnctHl. itv.. That it? V!r-!ui v, North Carolina, .'Soul:! Carol i oa, cH (i:u Alabama, Mis sipi.i, , Louisiana. Tex;(, Florida, arid Arban 4;s, there ar? no Civil Slate Ooverntneii1 s. rttyublWa n j-lrni sunt tliat tlio "so-c.Uied'" Civil Govt-rn-mnislii Mid StulBs, r.-Mne,!ive:y, suad m rtHjoeniired'iH Ttilid or lesal State (;,vernmeuts, uj)i?rMy I lie Kxt-ouiive or Jmhotil power prcmLliority of the United Stfitf-M. - Hc 2."4 fiii 6u it.jkttlher rnarted. That for the speedy euforcHiut-fit of the act entitled - Au uot to provide ror the more eilieieut Koverameni of -"lie rebel tst:,ies," pa-sed Maicli 2, !Sii7, Hud. I U HuvenU sets supple-MK-ntnry iheri Iq, the General of the army of the United But! est Is hereby authorized and required to eD.fola, by spti ial orderw, upon ail otlieers in eoiuinanu wiililu tb severolm titary depanmeiHs within said several Stnt,e,'ine perfonnanoa of nil acta autuorlr.ed Jiy paid several laws above recite! Is authorized to relieve, at hln discretion; by hfvorder from command, any or ad of afel commanders, and detail other olHcers ot the gL'iiited tetatea Army, uot below the rank' of Colonel, to Derform all the duties UBd xerclHe all powers atuiiorized by ta d hftveral ctH, to the eud tint he people of' said several fclates may speedily ,.reos(a-uie civil governtneuts,' republican in form, fn said (everul Htatem, aud be rfKtoifd to th political power la the Union. 11 , r Ka 3 And he it furtlun enacted. That the ' General of , . tl.ra army may remove any, or all civil Officers lior acting under tha several Prowtxtonl Governments, within ' the .aid several dinorim ized istate, and . appoint others to discharge the duiles per-, taining to thelf Tesjectlve oftlee, and may liany and all 4ct wiilchi by sa'.d wveral' laws above mentioned, are btithorixed to be done by the several commander of the" Military Iwparttaents within haid States,' and hit much of ttaid iifcts or- of au y act aa ? authorlzi-s the Pietjideutto detail the M1U-, tary Commanders lo sirid Military I)?partments, or to le.nove any ottioer who may be detailed as herein provided, Id hereby repealed. KC. 4. And be it further' e'nrteied. That" It shall bn unlawful for the frehideut of the United States to order anv part of tli army or nary of the United Htates to axsirit, by force of aruH, the authority of; either of said Provisional Governments, In said disorganized States, to oppose or , obstruct the authority of the United' Htates, as provided in tut act, and ucls to . which this Is supplementary, r sSec. 5. And be it fivrther er,arted That' any iuterlerence by any person, with iu- ' lent to prevent by force the xecutlon of the orders of the Geueral of the Army, made in pu-miane of this act and of the acts aforesaid, or any refusal or willful neglect of any person to iue any order or , do any act required by this act, or other m the acts to which this act. la additiouat or supplementary, wltn the ' .intent 4 to defeat or delay the due execution of this act, or either of tho act. to which till is supplementary, shall be ' held to be a high misdemeanor, aud tha party guilty thereof Khali, upon convlo tiou, be fined not to exceed $,(), and 1m- -' prisonment i.ol exceeding two years.; &KC. e. And be itjurther enacted, That so ' much of the ads aud part of acts as con- ' liict, or is inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. . ' , Schenck, from the Conference Committee, on the bill to suspend tha fur-, ther contraction of the currency, reported, that the Committee had ogreed to recommend that the Senate recede , from its amendment, and agree to the House Bill, with the following amendment: But nothing herein contained shall prevent the cancellation and destruction of mutilated United States notes, and the replacing of the same with notes of. the same character aud amount. Report agreed to. Logan, from the Conference Committee on the Cotton Tax Bill, re- , ported that he had not been able to agree, ihe nouse then ordered ano:her Conference Cocamittee. Schenck, Morehead, and Beck. were appoiuted. JJutler, from the Committee on Ap propriations, reported back the Senate's amendments to the Deficiency Bill.' Pending its consideration the House adjourned. CHARLESTON. Convening of the Constitutional ConTeniion Resolutions Presented. Charleston', January 20. The Constitutional Convention was convened to-diy The first important subject to come before the Convention will probably be the report of the com mittee on providing tor the payment of the member.' and officers. Among the resolutions presented was one which proposes that ai! State institutions, such as universities, public schools and co!!ese, shall throw open their doors to neirroes. Another resolu tion declares that negroes should be admitted to all hotels and places of public entertainment, on the same terms as the whites. : . Proposals to re!i-vethe people from indebtedness are abundant, . Povidence, R. I., Jan. 20. A fire i Westerly last night destroyed .teflv& Browning a buildings, con sisting of a grocery and store, and the Masonic Hall. Also, Lewis fc Bro's. factory, dwelling house and stable. nd a dwelling house Belonging to Miss Miles Potter. Loss, about $62,000; partly inoured.

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