The standard of both gold and silver coins is, nine hundred parts of pure metal and one hundred parts of alloy by weight, the alloy of the silver coins to be copper, and of the gold, copper and silver, the silver not exceeding one half the whole alloy. The five and three cent pieces are composed of copper and nickel, the nickel not exceeding 25 per cent. The two cent piece and cent are composed of 95 per cent. copper and 5 per cent. tin and zinc.

NATIONAL SOCIETIES.

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American Baptist Missionary Union, 12 Bedford St. Boston; Secretary, Jos. G. WARREN, D.D.
American Baptist Home Missionary Society, 39 Park Row, New York; Secretary, J. S.
BACKUS, D. D.

American Bible Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York; Secretary, JOSEPH HOLDICH,
D. D. Next meeting 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Bible Union, 350 Broome St., New York; Secretary, WILLIAM H. WYCHOFF, LL.D.
American and Foreign Bible Society, 116 Nassau St., New York; Secretary, RUFUS BAB-
COCK, D. D.

American Board for Foreign Missions, Mission House, 33 Pemberton St., Boston; Secretary, SELAH B. TREAT, D. D. Next meeting 1st Tuesday in Oct., 1869.

American Colonization Society, Washington; Secretary, Rev. R. R. GURLEY. Next meeting 3d Tuesday in January, 1869.

American Congregational Union, 49 Bible House, New York; President, LEONARD BACON, D. D.; Cor. Secretaries, RAY PALMER, D. D., N. Y.; Rev. CHRISTOPHER CUSHING, Boston. American Dental Association; President, JONATHAN TAFT; Secretary, JAMES MCMANUS. Next meeting, 1st Tuesday in August, 1869, at Saratoga Springs.

American Education Society, 15 Cornhill, Boston; President, Rev. SETH SWEETSER, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. INCREASE N. TARBOX. Next annual meeting, Monday, May 24, 1869.

American Female Guardian Society, 29 East 29th St., New York.

American and Foreign Christian Union, 27 Bible House, New York; Secretary, Rev. JOSEPH SCUDDER. Next meeting Tuesday preceding 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Free Trade League; Chairman, DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, Esq. Meetings monthly in New York.

American Geographical and Statistical Society, Cooper Institute, New York; Chairman of the Council, Hon. F. A. CONKLING; Secretary, E. R. STRAZNICKY.

American Home Missionary Society, Bible House, Astor Place, New York; President, THEODORE D. WOOLSEY, D. D.; Secretary, MILTON Badger, D. D. Next meeting Wednesday preceding 2d Thursday in May, 1869, in N. Y.

American Institute, New York; founded in 1829, for the advancement of American Industry and Useful Arts, by Annual Exhibitions, Lectures, &c., &c.; holds weekly meetings of its Polytechnic and Farmers' Clubs. President, HORACE GREELEY; Corresponding Secretary, SAMUEL D. TILLMAN. Annual meeting, 1st Thursday in February; annual election, 2d Thursday in February. Location, (temporary), in Cooper Institute building.

American Institute of Instruction; President, JOHN KNEELAND, Boston; Secretary, D. W. JONES, Boston. Last annual meeting at Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 1868.

American Medical Convention; President, Dr. WILLIAM O. BALDWIN, of Alabama. Next meeting in New Orleans, May, 1869.

American Missionary Association, 53 John St., New York; President, E. W. KIRK, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. GEORGE WHIPPLE. Last meeting at Springfield, Oct. 28, 1868.

American Sunday School Union, 1122 Chestnut St., Philadelphia; Secretary, AUSTIN ALLIBONE, Esq.

American Seamen's Friend Society, 80 Wall St., New York; President, WILLIAM A. BOOTH; Secretary, H. LOOMIS, D. D. Next meeting Monday preceding 2d Thursday in May.

American Social Science Association; President, SAMUEL ELLIOTT, Boston; Secretary, Mrs. SAMUEL PARKMAN. Last meeting at Boston, Oct. 14, 1868.

American Society for Meliorating the condition of the Jews, 23 Bible House, New York; Secretary, A. MERWIN.

American Tract Society, 150 Nassau St., New York; Secretary, WILLIAM A. HALLECK, D. D. Next meeting Wednesday preceding 2d Thursday in May, 1869.

American Tract Society at Boston, 28 Cornhill; Secretary, W. C. CHILDS, D. D. Next meeting last Wednesday in May, at Boston.

African M. E. General Conference; Last meeting in May, at Washington.

Association of National Board of Trade; President, E. W. Fox of St. Louis; Secretary, H. A. HILL, Boston. Next meeting at St. Louis, Feb. 19, 1869.

Board of Foreign Missions of Presbyterian Church, 23 Centre St., New York; Secretary, Rev. JOHN C. LOWRIE.

Domestic Mission German Reform Church, 493 North 4th St., Philadelphia; President, J. H. A. BOMBERGER, D. D.; Secretary, Rev. S. H. GIESY.

Diocesan Synod of the Roman Catholic Church; last session in New York, Sept. 29, 1868, Archbishop MCCLOSKEY presiding.

Foreign Mission Reform Presbyterian Church, 636 North 17th St., Philadelphia; Rev. S. O. WYLIE, Chairman.

General Convention Protestant Episcopal Church. Next meeting 1st Wednesday in Oct., 1869. General Assembly Presbyterian Church. Next meeting 3d Thursday in May, 1869.

General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church, quadrennially in May. Last meeting in Chicago, May, 1868.

General Synod Reformed Dutch Church. Next meeting 1st Wednesday in June.

General Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church. Next meeting at Cincinnati, 2d Thursday in May, 1869. General Lutheran Societies at the same time and place.

Hicksite Division of the Society of Friends; last annual meeting at New York, May 1868. International Labor Congress; President, WILLIAM H. SYLVIS, Philadelphia; Secretary, JOHN VINCENT, New York. Annual meeting 1st Monday in Oct.

International Commercial Convention. Last meeting at Portland, Maine, Aug. 5, 1868. Liberal Christian Union; President, Rev. A. P. PUTNAM; Corresponding Secretary, WILLIAM MELLEN; last meeting, May 6, 1868, at New York.

Missionary Board of the M. E. Church South; last meeting at Louisville, Ky., Bishop PIERCE presiding, May 7, 1868; next meeting in St. Louis.

Manufacturers' National Convention.

Missionary Society of the M. E. Church, 35 Union Place, New York; President, Rev. Bishop MORRIS; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. JOHN P. DURBIN.

National Temperance Society, 172 William St., New York, incorporated Jan. 1, 1866; President, WILLIAM E. DODGE; Secretary, Rev. J. B. DUNN; next annual meeting, first Wednesday in May, 1869.

National Division of Sons of Temperance; M. W. P., ROBERT M. FOUST; M. W. Scribe, SAM'L W. HODGES; next meeting at Washington, D. C., June 9, 1869.

National Christian Convention; President, Bishop DAVID EDWARDS, of Ohio; Secretary, Rev. A. A. PHELPS, A. M.; next annual meeting at Oberlin, Ohio.

National Christian Convention; President, Rev. Dr. HOWARD CROSBY; Secretary, J. B. TYLER of New York; last meeting at New York, Nov. 11, 1868.

National Association of Cotton Manufacturers and Planters; President, A. A. LAWRENCE of Boston; last meeting in Boston, June 10, 1868.

National Institute of Letters, Arts and Sciences; President, WM. CULLEN BRYANT, New York; Secretary, CHAS. A. Joy, New York; last meeting at New York, June 11, 1868.

National Board of Fire Underwriters; President, Jas. M. McLEAN; Secretary, W. CONNOR; next meeting, third Wednesday in April, 1869.

North American Saengerbund; last festival at Chicago, June 17, 1868.

Protestant Episcopal Convention; last meeting at Newark, N. J., May 28, 1868.

Presbyterian General Assembly South; next meeting at Mobile, Alabama, third Thursday in May, 1869.

Presbyterian Assembly, Old School; last meeting at Albany, May, 1868.

Presbyterian Assembly, New School; last meeting at Harrisburg, Pa., May, 1868.

Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Good Templars; Templar, Mr. ORME of Massachusetts; Secretary, Mr. SPENCER of Ohio; last meeting at Richmond, Ind., May 26, 1868.

Seamen's Protective Union; Mr. ALLEN, Chairman; last meeting held in New York, March 19, 1868.

Turners' National Convention; President, Franz Lackner of Chicago; Secretary, HENRY HUUN of Washington; last meeting, May 3, 1868, at Boston.

The Schutzenfest; last meeting at New York, June 29-July 7, 1868.

Western Social Science Association; Chairman, Hon. SHARON TYNDALE; last meeting at Chicago, Nov. 10, 1868.

Working Women's Association; organized Sept. 17, 1865; President, Mrs. ANNA TOBITT ; Secretary, ELIZABETH C. BROWNE.

Working Woman's Protective Union, 44 Franklin St., New York; President, CHARLES P. P. DALY; Secretary, Wm. B. CROSBY.

Woolen Manufacturer's Association of the North-West; President, GEORGE S. BOWEN; Secretary, JESSE MCALLISTER; next meeting, first Wednesday in February, 1869.

Working Women's National Association, New York; President, Miss SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. CELIA BURLEIGH.

Young Men's Christian Association International Convention; President, H. THANE MILLER, Cincinnati; Secretary, F. H. SMITH, Washington; Thirteenth annual meeting at Detroit, June 24, 1868.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The first session, of the fortieth Congress was much occupied with questions growing out of the relations of the government to the Southern states, and these or similar questions again came up for consideration and action at the session which commenced December 2, 1867. The bill conferring additional civil rights on the negro in the District of Columbia which passed both Houses in July, 1867, but failed to receive the approval of the President, was passed in the Senate on the 5th and in the House on the 9th of December, by large majorities in each branch.

A bill abolishing the internal revenue tax on cotton, and another suspending the further contraction of the currency, passed the House, the first on the 4th and the last on the 7th of December; both afterwards passed the Senate.

Various subjects of general or local interest were introduced, but the questions which awakened the deepest interest in the country and received the greatest attention during the session, were those relating to the Impeachment of the President, Reconstruction of the Southern States, and the Finances.

IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

The subject of the impeachment of the President had been agitated at different times during 1867. On the 7th of January, Mr. Ashley of Ohio, in the House of Representatives, introduced the following proposition:

"I do impeach Andrew Johnson, Vice-President and acting President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.

"I charge him with a usurpation of power and violation of law:

"In that he has corruptly used the appointing power;

"In that he has corruptly used the pardoning power;

"In that he has corruptly used the veto power;

"In that he has corruptly disposed of public property of the United States;

"In that he has corruptly interfered in elections, and committed acts which, in contemplation of the Constitution, are high crimes and misdemeanors: Therefore,

"Be it resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be, and they are hereby, authorized to inquire into the official conduct of Andrew Johnson, Vice-President of the United States, discharging the powers and duties of the office of President of the United States, and to report to this House whether, in their opinion, the said Andrew Johnson, while in said office, has been guilty of acts which are designed or calculated to overthrow, subvert or corrupt the Government of the United States, or any department or office thereof; and whether the said Andrew Johnson has been guilty of any act, or has conspired with others to do acts, which, in contemplation of the Constitution, are high crimes and misdemeanors, requiring the interposition of the constitutional power of this House; and that said committee have power to send for persons and papers, and to administer the customary oath to witnesses." This resolution was adopted, by a vote of 107 to 38.

The Judiciary Committee reported to the House on the 2d of March, that' it had not concluded the investigation, but that in the opinion of the majority (eight to one) "sufficient testimony had been brought to the notice of the committee to justify and demand a further prosecution of the investigation." This report was signed by Messrs. James F. Wilson, Francis Thomas, D. Morris, F. E. Woodbridge, Geo. S. Boutwell, Thomas Williams, Burton C. Cook, and William Lawrence. Mr. A. J. Rogers presented a minority report, in which he stated that there was no "evidence to sustain

any of the charges which the House charged the committee to investigate," and that he could see "no good in a continuation of the investigation." The reports were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The thirtyninth Congress closed its session on the 4th of March, and the fortieth Congress commenced the same day.

On the 7th of March, the Judiciary. Committee were instructed to continue the investigation, which it did, and on the 25th of November, again reported; the majority, Messrs. Boutwell, Thomas, Williams, Lawrence, and Churchill in favor of impeachment, the other members in two separate minority reports, opposed thereto. Debate on these reports began in the House on the 5th of December, and was continued until the 7th, when the impeachment resolution was lost by a vote of 57 to 108.

On the 10th of February, 1868, on motion of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, the evidence taken on impeachment by the committee on the Judiciary, was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, and the committee had leave to report at any time. Feb. 21, the subject was again introduced, when Mr. Covode of Pennsylvania offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors.

This resolution was referred to the Committee on Reconstruction, together with the following communications, which had been laid before the House by the speaker:

WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 21, 1868.

SIR,-Gen. Thomas has just delivered to me a copy of the inclosed order, which you will please communicate to the House of Representatives. Your obedient servant, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.

To the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21, 1868. (

SIR,-By virtue of the power and authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, you are hereby removed from office as Secretary of War, and your functions as such will terminate upon receipt of this communication.

You will transfer to Brevet Major-Gen. Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant-General of the Army, who has this day been authorized to act as Secretary of War ad interim, all records, books, papers, and other public property now in your custody and charge. Respectfully yours,

To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Washington, D. C.

ANDREW JOHNSON, President.

The same day a resolution from the Senate relating to the removal of Mr. Stanton, was delivered to the President. It read as follows:

IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, Feb. 21, 1868. WHEREAS, The Senate have read and considered the communication of the President, stating that he had removed Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, and had designated the AdjutantGeneral of the Army to act as Secretary of War ad interim; therefore,

Resolved, By the Senate of the United States, that under the Constitution and laws of the United States the President has no power to remove the Secretary of War and designate any other officer to perform the duties of that officer ad interim.

Feb. 22, the Committee on Reconstruction, through their chairman, Mr. Stevens, made a report, in which, after alluding to the matters referred to the committee, they say: