The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-28
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The Presidents Forthcoming Message
and His Reconstruction Policy.
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No List Of Members Of the House Of Represen-
tativts Yet Prepared by tile Clerk.
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mastering Out Of Troops in the De-
partment Of Virginia.
Massachusetts and Her Alleged
Prussian Recruits.
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Assembling of tho United States and
Colombia Commission.
DC. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 81, 1895.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

his expectations and that he will renounce IL TO
siderable extent and recommend more stringent meas
ures There the strongest for asserting that
these gentlemen reckoning without their host The
President has at time and occasion uttered
word in public expressing the slightest disappointment
at the practical workings OF his policy intmated tho
least inclination of modifying changing it in any par
tcular. On the contrary, he has uniformly declared
progress being made than any would have
been warranted in predicting few months ago.
In instances the organized action Of
Southern men may not have met his cxpecta
tons; but this is reason for abandoning
his avorte idea that States understandable and that
secession under form Of government was, is and
forever must be impossible. He will undoubtedly ret
crate in his message the principles that undere all his
public uerances for years, and thereby bring to his
support the entire conservative element Of Congress-
without regard to party affiliations
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE rousE on REpRESES
TATIvEs-PosIrION OF THE CLERK.
On inquiry asccrtained that but comparatively
fow the credentials Of members elect Of the House of
Representatives have been received either from the ate
nsureconary the other States Therefore the Clerk
of the House has not prepared list Of the members aud
will probably do before Saturday No credentials
have received from the late lnsurrectonary States
excepting from Virginia IN part and Tennessee
pcte The position II the Clerk Of tho House Is under
stood 10 be as follows That he is merely To administer
the law of 1868 in placing the OF members
elect upon the roll, his course doubtful points
being controlled by the pccedents set by the Houn
ilfc absence OF judicial ruling the construction Of
the law Whatever defects may OF right
be remcdicd by the House In addition the validity
and iornaty Of the credentials should these facts
appear the only other question which could occur would
be whether the States lately in rebellion full
relation TO the other States in the contemplated by
the Law OF 1861 in different language whether they
completely restored their rights privileges
the Union The question as to whether certain members
eject take the oath will properly
unt after the election or the Speaker whose duty
it Is to administer il to the other members before pro-
ceeding further on the business of organization.
THE REPORT or THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Secretary OF tho Treasury makes OF the
fact that his forthcoming report the finances will be
merely enlargement Of the views recently presented
in his Fort Wayne speech.
ARRIVAL or CoNGHEssMEN.
Among the Congressman arrived to-day C. ". An
derson, OF Missouri Senator John II. Stockton OF New
Jersey; Colonel stllwel of Indiana, and s W Mutton
and II. NJ Brownwell, of Illinois.
TROOPS TO BB MUSTERED OUT IN GENERAL TERRy's
COMMAND.
The President ia relieving Virginia from military rule
fast possible In obedience TO order from
inc war department, the IOilowlng OrRnnixauonS IN
General Terry command will be mustered OUT
sxty.seventh Ohio Eighth and Eleventh Connecticut,
One Hundred and Eighty eighth Pennsylvania Second
New Hampshire Forty inst and One Hundred and Third
New York, Thirty. ninth Illinois, Company A. First Loyal
East Virginia. and the Ninth Vermont battalion All the
officers and Of these regiments detached service
win 90 out with them.
CLAIMS AGAINST COLOMBIA.
Tho commission between the United States and Co,om-
ba insugurated to-day by the appearance Of Colonel
Biddio for tho United States and General sazar for
Colombia. with Sir Fredssck Bruce, the British Minister
~ umpire. The nrst argued that Of Augustus
Fretx, who owned the Ocean House, near the Panama
Railroad depot, and which destroyed by the mob In
April 1855. His LOGS about three thousand dollars
Mr. Fretz dead but his heirs claim this amount II
objected that the not before the commission
under the treaty, could not take Jurisdiction Of
claim when the claimant domiclled in New Granada
Mr. J. H. Carlisle, for Colombia, argued that Fretz's
ownership Of tho hotel domiclcd him at Panama Mr..
g. Cox argued that Frcx lost his domicil else
where by simply owning che hotel; that residence was
required TO make domic; that Frotz resided In
Panama and further that BY tho treaty Of ls4o no had
Official protection citizen OF the United States The
argument consumed tho afternoon and involves other
Tho acceptance by Sir Frederick Bruce Of the
umpireship is tender OF good will from his nation 10
ours, interested both In the protection Of the
Isthmusroutc.
INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED REcRUrTISG FRAUDS
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
To-day the military commission, composed Of Generals
Hitchcock, Mott and Seth williams met and organized
This commission is ordered 10 investigate certain frauds
alleged 10 have been committed at Boston, Mass, by
who by fraud and misrepresentation induced and
forced German cmigants 10 enter army az subst
tutos The commssgDn will probably In o. short time II
70 Boston, where IL will hear the evidence Of wit
ncsscs.
RELEASED FROM THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON.
Robert Hcih committed 10 the Old Capitol with Tay
lor for appropratng 20 their own use about twenty
thousand dollars OF the specie belonging TO the rebel gov
erument and which fell into their hands after the cap
ture Of Richmond, this morning released from the
Old Capitol by order OF tho Secretary Of War.
II. Hitchcock and C. Molans were also released aud
turne dover TO the civil authorities
APPLICATIONS ron PARDON.
RIM r Hunter and the rebel Brisadier General Roenc
OF Arkansas, were at the Attorney Generals once 70.
day urging their claims for pardon.
Colonel Myers in-lsw 70 General Twises formerly
Assistant ourermascr Of United States Army, and late
rebel Qurtermaster Gcnerashas been hero supplicang
for pardon, but left With q flea in hrs ear He b the
oncer who wrote from Rebeidom that General Mccsl
Ian was the only gentleman In the federal armies"
THE rfvE-rwExry CONVERSION BONDS.
The Treasury Department 10 delivering the bonds q
the nfy millions Of tho nvsswenty conversion loan At
the rate Of and half million day Between nine
and ten millions only remain he supplied 70 the Sub
rribsrs
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