The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-12
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
The Lrmy and Indian Appropriation BILLS
Passed BY tho Senate.
PMS BANKRUPT BILL LAID ON fHB sHBLP.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASES,
a., g.. -.

WA6BN0foN June II, lUO4s
rHs SANxRur1 BILL LAID ovsa TILL NEXT SIS.
BION.
the Bankrupt law today nna,,y dspoeed Of Tor the
session. In order that All labor and thai had
boon bestowed upon might mot be entirely wasted. Mr.
Jenckes who had the matter In charge, consented that
upon reconsideration Of the vote By which II was re-
jeced Thursday should be postponed Until. the nexs
session. by which time Its necessity win perhaps have
become sufficiently apparent 10 the prejudices
which for the time being defeated It, and It's
passage.
THE COLLECTION o. A-.snoNED RzBxL PROPERTY,
ETC.
Te report Of tho Honss Judiciary Committee upon tho
subject OF the validity ofthe Law IN regard TO the collection
Of abandoned property ana the prevention Of frauds n In
surrcconsry districts, which signed by the President
eight days after tho termination Of the last Congress- de-
csrng the law null and void, leaves matters In rather
middle, asdt has been acted under for than .
year large quantities o cotton and other property
have been seized In accordance with IT. provisions II
referred 10 Committee Of Ways ard Means 70 Do
wise method Of lsgalisng past transactions and
porting law 10 cover such cases IN tho future.
THE DAKOTA CONTESTED .LBorIoN.
There was another nlibusiering exhibition in ths
House this afternoon which lasted abont two hours but
This time 10 was the republicans who nlbusered. the
proceedings al good .naturcd, but the democratic
not 70 Be tired ort and The other side finally had 70
give way. 1t the Dakota contested election case,
in whicfahe election Of the sitting member, Mr. Jayne.
was 80 msnifsst;y obtained By siufnng The ballot
boxes, and ether corrupt practices, shas nobody
could deierd t. The contestant, Mr.. Tod, who
ID = cousin Of Mrs. Lincoln, h . democrat;
and many Of the republican members had len the
hail. tired out BY NE prosrsctsd discussion, she
gratis who rsmsiDed awaited themselves Of the oppor-
aniiy sivs him the ssAt instead Of sending he cleo
lion back to che people, - Vas desired BY the republ.
Ar. Tod sworn In before the adjournment,
and thus The matter was definitely ended.
ras coxTEsrED ELscTIoS GASES.
NJ Dawes, by psrsistng effort, Aas succeeded IN esl-
ting III ths contested election acted upon BIZ the
House, except that Of LaDy against Scott from Missouri
two nom Pennsylvania and ihs Arkansas delegation In
the iier ths claimants have been heard but no d.
cison arrived At BY the committee whose action In The
csss embarrassed BY The Baltimore Convention m -
hitting 70 fun fellowship tbs delegates from The seeded
stalss
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF conaaBss.
Ins House nade another aissmps to-day 70 AZ day
for adjournment ths Senate does soem inclined a
yet TO say when they WIN abandon shs dsiishls
Of Washington life The sdyoursmsss cannot probably DO
postponed longer than the Let 81 suy By reasonable
diligence, and vorbearancs rom Unnecessary tsk, both
houses BE- ready u terminate shs session By thai
time.
AknivAL or WOUNDED oryicERs.
The following wounded officers have arrived here 70
lay from The White House
lseutsnani Colonel Raymond "a Nsv York
Major Francis, 1i5th Pennsylvania.
Captains Palmer, e,h New York artillery; Cha pmAs
ssh N.ssschuss,ts Parker leah PeunsyvADia cavalry;
Boswell, e2f New York; Woodbury., 23d Massachusetts;
waltss, eth pshnsylysnia Bell, 18th Peu0syl
vans cavalry Robbins, l0oih New York; vandersmith
2ist Pennsylvania cavalry, Sbesscr, t6th Pennsylvania
and Iienieaapis Smith, Teeth New York Barnun lth
Cenneeticui ~kotha Isl Vermont cavalry; Clark 2ast
Pennsylvania; Horn llib Ctnncctcut WHITMAN 2Ish
New York 1earcs $50 Maine Ernest ID xAise Beechaln
2Sd United States cocrsd Croft 1ccth New York Binder
seth hassachCscir Gould ID New York BYooxius olsi
MASSACHUSETTS,, and Wells, 2sth New York.
SENTENCE OF AuaUsrus xAsLs.
Augnstn Maggie, convicted q selling forged passss hiss
been sentenced TO tie Albany PsntsntIasy.
couNfBnrgr7rxo rHs CURRENCY.
Law recently passed provides any person sy
persons, except a. nos authorized BY law shall here
aer make or cause TO b made sa utter or attempt to
utter o. pass, any coins Of gold silver, or
sshsr metals or alloys Of metals. intended for ms
nss and purpose o. current moneys. whether IN
the resemblance o. coins u the Uni.sd SAtss or Of Tor
sgn countries, or OF original design, every psrson -
eTsuding shall On conviction thereof b punshsd By
me aos exceeding three thousand doars or BY mpris
sumsna for term ncs exceeding evs years. or sotn a.
sbs discretion Of The o0ur acccrdnsso The sssravasoa
o. Che o6snCe.