The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-02
Statement Of the National Debt
to the LIST Of March.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
The Miscellaneous Appropriation Bin
Passed by the House.

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clude the Southern Representatives.
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WASHINGTON, March 1, 1905
RECEPTION BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF DELEGATION
OF BALTIM0REANs.
To-day the committee appointed at tho mass meeting
held in Baltimore endorse the President waited upon
President johnson and presented the resolutions adopted
at that meeting. The committee was accompanied By
Governor Cox and composed OF the following gen.
tlemen:-P. w. Grain, Thos Cautlau, Jr, A. A. Chap
man, Clonton lowering and Chas G. Kerr. On being
admitted the members introduced to the President,
and Governor Cox made short address, in which he
assured the Executive that Maryland Is true to tho
Union and would firmly support the policy OF the Pres
dent
Judge Grain after few remarks in which he spoke Of
the policy Of tho President which would DO sup
ported by the people, presented the resolutions
Tho PREsIDEsT said In reply that he could make no
speech further Than 70 say his policy before the
country not the result OF impulse, but the re-
suit of conviction that t the principle upon which
the government founded II was before the country.
and would continue to be- He said this 70 give assu
rance that the will be administered on thas
policy; and he did not say 10 meuacingly twas b.
sssd that tho safety Of thu government rested upon
these principles. He not inssnsible TO the comps
meat paid HIM BY this visit That mans heart and nd
must indeed b barren not 70 b deeply Impressed b
such assurances Of tho peoples support This conpas-
mont peculiarly gratifying 10 him. Hs believed
the country would DO restored 70 It's former con-
dtion OF prosperity and harmony. Ne sntcssd
the contest expressing the views he did now, ana
he stood he did thsn BY the Union and nc COZ
stitusiou, not having swervsd hairs breadth. ne
tAunts which had been uttered assinss him had ~ scs
upon him uis only work was tho rcstoration Of ths
countryside thorough reconciliation and harmony q
tho nation. we arc. he sddcd steadily accomplishing
the work. We have seen families who we're dvidsd
among themselves and who had considerable dassnsIsa
among iem, but wo SEQ them al Afterwards harmonIssl
and living in peace and friendship 50 win b Win
rs II We can do this win be something Of which -
be proud Il will come right In the end notwithssand-
ing opposition On this matter extremists o. both
sections while pursuing dnercnt means, t.borsa
steadily 10 tho accomplishment Of the same end
tho destruction Of the Union. So far ~ the
dissolution Of the Union concerned one IL a. bad -
the other When tho rebellion is put down and We and
party for consolidation and concentration II "a the
same spirit as rebellion and loads TO the end-ths
destruction Of tho government desire noihng but 10
effect this reconciliation thoroughly. When lean DO
this can exclam with q full heart have reached tbs
summit Of my ambition. I have no other ambition
my only object 10 restore tho Union to lis full and
reconced normal condition. then my work will b
done thank you, gentlemen, for this marx OF your
counenance aud support
The company few minutes after withdrew
VISIT OF THE DELEGATES FROM THE IRON AxD
STEEL CONVENTION.
The delegates TO the Iron and Steel Convention then
called on the President They from Pennsylvania,
New jersey Georgia Kentucky, New York, Illinois.
Mississippi, Maryland, Vermont Massachusetts,, Con-
necticut, Virginia Michigan, Delaware, Ohio, Missouri
and other States. Mr. J. X. hoorchead, Of Pennsyi-
vania accompanied the delegation.
Captain Z. u. WARD Of Detroit, President Of tho
American Iron and Steel Association presented the gen.
tleen who representatives to the convention held
yesterday TO the Presdcni, remarking substantially:
eve have como TO tender you rcspccts We are
convention Of workingmen representing one hundred
and afy thousand employees with their families, seven
hundred and hfty thousand people In various states
They are trying 10 get Congress 10 raise the duties
their manufactures, and as far as possible assist
the manufacturing interests OF the country We be.
lcve that the Southern States IN few years will
develop thor They as rich in
resources ~ tho Northern staiss they have largo
number Of their people poor whites 10 the number OF
two millions, who be employed In manufacturing
pursuits, and thereby advantage themselves and mise
the manufacturing Interests OF their section We
bled last night and passed resolutions IN reference 70 tho
interests OF the laborng classes whom DESTROYS
Of improving" sd
The PsEmrsr sad In reply that he was much obliged
TO them for this VISIT and thanked them for the compl.
ment Of calling upon him. He sympa,hzcd 70 the 1T
extent what they desired perform In reference
10 increasing the happiness AND promoting the interests
Of the working classes His whole he had been devoted
70 the work Of eevaiing the condition Of
the working classes. Every action Of his LIE
had been In cohsonance with that principle.
whether IN tho means he had adopted no
had been night tlc ygyld decide. He would say Y
them tha, while they we're here engaged In their object
he hoped there another object in which they wcre
equally iniercstcd-thc thorough restoration Of the
government The fun and complete reconciliation Of
the country ought 10 be precursor 10 all movements
should be the frst object. Such reconciliation would
produce the development of the manufacturing the COM
mercia the agricultural and the other industrial inter-
ests o. the country He spoke OF the state Of the cur
r,ncy and the different entertained OF CONTRACTION
and expansion and said when We look at these 'hngs
the nrss object n the restoration Of the governments
You thereby enlarge the for the currency 70 CIR
culate in, which would have the eject 81 preventing
contraction while would give all the practch benefits
10 be derived from contraction IL wouia s'e u
sounder basis rest upon by bringing tne products
q the soutb--some three hundred millions o. collars
worth Of tobacco. cotton, kc--into our commerce 10
would aver, any possibility Of financial crash II would
MAKO the currency perfectly sound. and would develop
all the industrial resources and promote the industrial
NJ the country The restoration Of the govern
mon, :. Tho greatest smulant that can be applied noe
o,iv "a ,he manufacturing, but the agricultural
e,t.i ana other Industrial interests Of the nation He
spot. Of tho internal revenue and said that rcsora
lion of the government In all Ne branches would hsva