The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Jan. 17. —On motion of Mr. Schenck, the Senate
amendments to the Anti-Contraction Bill were
taken up and read, when he proceeded to explain
what he conceived to be the difference between the
two Houses upon this bill. The House Bill, he said,
was short and easy enough to understand, and be
recommended that the House non-concur the Senate
amendment, which was agreed to. The House re-
sumed the consideration of the Reconstruction Bill,
and Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, obserVed he should say
nothing about the first section, for that section was
affirmed by the 39th Congress, and the people en-
domed it when they elected the members of the 40th
Congress. For all political purposes, therefore, the
principle of the first section of the bill is settled
and closed. But he wanted to refer especially to
the second section of the bill, for it was claimed by
the other side of the house that this clause would de-
prive the President of some of his constitutional
prerogatives, and vest them in the General of the
army. The Constitution made the President Com-
mander-in-Chief of the army, but it threw guards
around him ; and Mr. Garfield claimed that it was
in the power of Congress to-day to vest the ap-
pointment of all officers of the army in the Secre-
tary of War, and take it from the President. Mr.
Botwell, Of Massachusetts, Mr. Peters, of Maine,
Mr. Jencks, of Rhode Island, and Mr. Ross, of
Illinois, addressed the House, and after some
further business it adjourned at 5-30.
Jan. 18.—Mr. Mallory introduced .a bill to aid
in the construction of a railroad and telegraph
line from Portland, Oregon, to connect with the
Pacific Railroad at the northern bend of the Hum-
boldt, in Nevada.--Referred to the committee on
Pacific Railroad. Mr. Ross, of Illinois, rose to a
personal explanation with reference to his remarks
yesterday regarding Mr. Farnsworth, one of his
colleagues, who he then insinuated had drawn the
double pay of a brigadier-general, and a member
of Congress, and which be nuw retracted. This led
to a dispute and recriminations between himself and
Mr. Farnsworth, till the House went into Com-
mittee of the Whole—Mr. Dawes in the Chair—for
general debate on the President's annual Message,
and adjourned at 4 30.

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the yield of the leading claims on the Comstock during the
first six months of 1866 and of 1867 will prove of interest,
and valuable for reference to our readers. In January,
1866, the bullion product of the leading mines on the
Comstock lode was $671,555 41. Same month this year,
the yield was $1,022,377 57. February, 1866, the yield
was $803,160 72. Same month this year, the yield
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while in March, 1867, it rolls out a less figure, $ i 28,916
44. In April, 1866, the bullion yield, was_ $781,331 55. 11l
April, 1867, the yield was $1,261:,n9334.7a09. ja May,
1867, the bullion
1866,
the yield was $852,538 65. I
yield was $1,599,796 66. In June, 1866, the bullion yield
was $1,000,h83 88. Last month t yield was $1,433,387 81.
The total bullion yield for the firste swixasmosnit,,h2s6,i7no7lB3666.
of the leading Comstock lode mines
yield has been
For the present year the bullion
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