The New York herald., 1866-05-05


who have performed mertorous services az officers or
enlisted men, in tho army OF navy OF the United Stacs
for period OF less than years during the late
sss,es Msary scaSemy un.i trouv ar Of ase
aud tho Unlted staes Naval Academy until twenty
years Of age aud where they served less chan two
years to be eligible uxtl twenty three and twory years
respectively
Mr. -RAsDAIL (dcn.l Of Pa objected, unless ,he word
Mr. PAIsg objected to make the modification and there
fora the Joint resolution was not received
CLAIMS or BRITISH suBJEcTs ILLEGAL ARRrrr.
on motion cf Mr. BANKS, trcp OF Mass, the cores.
pondence between the Secretary of state 9nd tho British
Minister at Washington ON the subject OF the claims o
Thomas Miller and William Fisher, British subjects,
account IF alleged illegal arrest and of Charles Alien
for njuresone 10 property sbrg, referred
20 the Committee Foreign Affairs end ordered TO De
printed.
THE EABKAs CORPUS nILt
Mr. Cook, (rcp) OF Ill from the Conference Commit
zee, made report which agreed TO- the Habeas
Corpus bill That bill has therefore passed both houses.
Clam eRowna OUT % THE onnsrioss or niE rSAr'
sHfSAED0AH <
The House then proceeded TO the cal Of committees
for reports of private character the first bin being
/ reported last FRIDAY from the Committee Commerce
10 pay Charles Brewer Co. of Boston, So $50 for the
passage from Ascension Island to Honolulu OF American
seahien whose vessels were burned by the AngoConfed
crate pirate shenandoah The bill Wac considered and
passed.
TIE osyiSs ~ SURVIVOR ersEnAL or IDAHO YRpl-
TORY
Mr. EcwL,y irop.l of Ohio FROM thu Committee on
Public Lands reported bill TO authorize the ssuo of
military land 10 Frederick Berlin assignee of
the hsis OF Peter Hess, deceased and bill 10 create
the office Of surveyor General OF Idaho Territory which
were considered and passed.
TrLEs or. LANDS MiISQUIsIgD 10 BENIIA,
Mr McRuEa, trep) OF Cal, from tho Committee
Public Lands reported bill to quiet tho title TO certain
lands within be corporate limits Of the city OF Benica,
Cal, which considered and passed. II renquisbes
TO that cty the right and title OF the United States all
reservng land occupied by the government military
depot or heretofore conveyed by the United states for
pub'sc purposes.
Ms ncRutn also from the Post Once Committee, re
ported back the Joint resolution Tor the rebel OF Ambrose
j. Goodrich and Saihan Cornish; which was considered
and passed.
Mr. AcRosn also from the same committee, reported
back adversely the Senate bill Tor The relief of Washing
ton and Dorsey which was laid on the table.
REfokrs rRos rBG cons,rrkE THr psraicr os 90
Nessrs I.Grssorr, McCuuousn, wArsm and B.ln-
vIS made .mber OF reports from ihr Committee on
the District OF Columbia The following bills reported
by them we're considered and passed-A bF 10 antbor
ize the extension. construction and of n lateral
branch of the Baltimore aud Potomac Railroad into
within the District OF Columbia bill 10 incorporate the
Howard Institute and Home Of the District Of Columbia
bill W incorporate the Academy OF Music In Washington
bill u amend the charter OF The Washington Gasgb<
Company the bill 10 incorporate the National Association
10 Educate Coiored Men for the Christian Ministry tho
rate sNs'iona Theological Institute; the seDate Dill
enlaging bn powers of the Levy Court OF the county
Washington in the District Of Columbia
aAnROAp BETWEEN KNOXVILLE AND noSocACy JUNCTION.
MI. hcctIIoucB uirodiccda bill 10 authorize the
EtruetoI and by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company of railroad between Knoxville and the Mo
nocacy Junction into and within the District vi Column
ba This read twce and referred to the COMMITTEES
the Dstri~i of Columbia
sEwARp poR nKairosIoUs ssEvr,s ~ ysrH Amy 1sp
Al the expiration OF the morning naur Mr. P,Ivs
tronced hW Joint resolution vlerenoe 70 the Military
aud Naval Academies, modified 10 oby s'e the Oh
iectiops d wr Randall tor pennsylvanal by inserting
the words III Possessing the other qlshcstions
prescribed BY Jaw l1was read twice, and motion ~
Mr. schenck, referred TO the Committee Military AZ.
fsrs, with leave ~ report at anv time.
ri. GRADs oF cEN'atI.
Tho House then proceeded TO Inc consideration Of the
bin Ia revive The grade OF General in the United State
Nj srrrsss offered the following amendment 10 ME
b,il:-
Provided that whenever vacan sh.i occsr In the oo
oy Sa not BE- aied an a h. "a 5rsh Or
Lieutenant Uener~l WiDned scott and
shall he but one lieutenant general
nv DtsSe, (rep.l OF Conn addressed the House in
explsnstion and advocacy or the bl. Referring The
question OF nav ne stated tat the present ysary pay o
the tegtensst General from all sources, sixteen
thousand aud eighty dollars and that under this h tue
pay Of the General. from all wouis be
teen Thousand SIX hundred snd forty dollars rms bill,
be SAID had been reported as a rccompense and
for The republics most successful and ilIsrious de
fender IL pa Ing this bill on It's merits he
strained to troshen the recollection o, the House OF THE
obi cations OF the country Ia General Grant dis
hearenng hoars of extremity aud peril referring
rewards paid In all ages 10 victorious generals NJ.
Demng said IN sgcs long anterior To the ancirnt
records victorious generals became the kngE and
ers Of dynsses The Sesosirses the Rsmeses and the
Pharaohs and those great imperial chiefs who gave
peral ascendansy TO Baby hon and Asyria, the Grans
the Shermans and the sherdaus ~ that early
day, promoted Tor their military service
to absolute sovereignty transmssihe by decent
over great empires The war which FOR two
l1strcs ragged sroiBd gh,y Ium a OF bngs,
who bad purchased their scsps by prev ous proves IN
the ned. Mtades, Aristides, Thems,oces and Epsinl
nondas constantly occur % all the 81
ful generals who promoted for their the
chief positions IN their respective STATES while th.
hobors conferred by Carthage and Rome upon aud
Hannibal attsft the unbounded gratitude Of thos. gesi
martial nations 70 their iIn,rous defend aud d.liy
eres tharemagne son the iron crown with the word
The LuxembouTgs and the Uondes, who rear aud up
palaces subsidies and which almost surpassed the
taes Of romance or tie dreams Of Asr uDder The old
rsrims the bourbon. mrBhcebt rewards siwa,s
conferred for military serices whis under the Emp
d-do'ns Al titles and pobps iav,shly bestowed
by that large warm and generous imperial hand upon gen
erals pierced the carried he eagle
through the brstIing points raging bat
tie. England hss been always proaigsi ~ srycsscs
tepded Der doninOn For The single victory Of BeD
helm which broke the COLOSSAL power Of louis XIV,
Marlborough the hero OF tM day, made Prince of
tached and h,s entry nso London be- va. received
with on which rcsnpdsd cissscs spectator o,
those transreDdrnt tr1mpbs professions wboh t~ept
over the hppsn Way In the psmiest days Of the mss
nrs Of the World. He immediately invested with |
.he manor Of woods'crt once ,oya p@aee NE ss..s
gratitude OF the Queen instruted the royal Compsoisr
TO build for him the stately palace Of BIenhcm which
remains " day monument Of the genius Of the srh
tect end Of the gratitude Of ,be nation Tor |
his sutseqasnt victories he Vas granted . sub |
amount Of nvs thousand pounds per annum
and bis dusedom, which had been previously limited
has herr male, ~as offended W the heirs feu1ale W
order, ~ u Was finely eypreessd that England might /
never be Siout lille which would recall the reooco
ton OF 10 much glory The aggregate Of thoso gfanu
was estimated 10 exceed nve hundred THOUSANDS pounds
sterling Al tbe clo~e OF hts penbsulAr cay~les place
palaces snd sipsure- thrown the feet II the Iron
Duke, and the gratitude Of The dssepded upos
him mssnrnssnt rrsnp aud golden shower The ag
gera'e of those grants excasfve of salaries
hundred thcsssnd pounds sterling inclusive, W say
nothing o single little annuity OF two thousand pounds
or has he American people ever been unmindfui of tho
claims for disg nshcd military service~to sub-,snt al
wards For his services IN the Revolution Genersl wash.
ngton wns tsice made President for his services the
war ~ lsl2 0.Dera Jackson twice made President
hs servicts N the contributed vastly to the
,lection ~ General Harrison 10 tho same once And
General fAyls~ would have been PesdeEt ~ the
nted states bat for bis victories Ne,ro: sbis hrs
isuns1shed services two directed the attention
" great party 10 Lieutenant General Scott
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