The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15

II stated session Of the district Court instead OF by
jury nfh strikes out the provision In section thirty.
three which prohibits the discharge Of debtor whose
assets do not pay ny per can't Of tho claims against hs
sstats without the assent Il the majority lin vaus) Of
bis credtc In al other essential particulars the bill
remains the same g Il passed the House Of Represent
asivcs. and 10 generally esteemed good bill.
The Tariff Question.
rho public will DO veil TO receive with exceeding eau
ton statements autographed from this city in regard 70
contemplated changes in the duties levied various
articles Of foreign importation. Nothing ID at all
settled yet in regard these matters and many or the
assertions Of specific facts about the proposed tariff
premature put forth for purely speculative purposes
The Weekly Sales or Gold.
The bill introduced into the House by Mr. Boutwell,,
proposing that the Secretary OF the Treasury sell two
millions gold weekly certain conditions taken up
the meeting Of the Committee OF Ways and Means 70
which had been referred this morning, and ELECTED
considerable discussion. No vote upon It, however,
taken
The bounty Question.
The House Military Committee has under considera-
ton the Bounty BILL reported last session. giving 500
year every soldier for bis term Of service. deducting
local bounty The law which was passed. IL will DO re-
membered, gave 500 soldiers who had served over
two years and $50 those who had served under that
timc.
The Test Oath Cases.
In the ease Of A. H. Garland, which " made test
for all OF its class, tho Chief Justice yesterday
that on consideration OF the motion made for
reopening and rearguinent or the oase ordered
that the same be overruled.
The Conscience Fund
twenty-five dollars contributed to the conscience
fund Of the Treasury to-day Both doners forwarded
their contributions anonymously one disgorging
c0uu nj os IN and COufeaS-
ing TO the theft from the government different times
Of articles amounting to the restitution money enclosed
The Public Lands.
Returns received nj the General Land ONCE from the
local Office at Humboldt, Kansas show that 1881 acres
Of the public domain were disposed OF in November
last, IA, $50 acres Of which located with Agrcu
tural College scrip, and the remainder taken up under
the Homestead law for settlement and cultivation
Receipts from Customs.
The receipts from Customs for the week ending the
9Th inst the ports OF Now York, Philadelphia, Boston
and Baltimore ioows:--New York. 81, 600 657 ;
Philadelphia 1887; Boston, 1892 500; Baltimore.
1921 9s3 At New Orleans from the oath to the 30th
ult. the receipts s75eoi and at san Francisco
from the Sd 10 the 10th ult s9s72s.
Executive session of the Senate.
The senate for the first time this session had execu
tive this afternoon and referred to the appropri-
ate committees the various military, naval and civil
appointments by the President during tho
and sent BY him TO that body for their advice and
sent There combinations.
The Female Clerks.
emonsirances arc crowdng upon the Secretary or the
Treasury against the proposed discharge OF the female
employees. This, with tho continual crowd Of appi-
csnts for employment and calls OF Congrcssmen and
other friends in their BEHALF and the increased number
OF visitors protest against dismissal OF those
in Office occupies much Of the time Of the Secretary or
the Treasury his assistants and the Chief Clerk TO the
neglect OF the public business The inclination q the
department. however notwithstanding all this pressure
Is to adhere 70 the previous conclusion and to dispense
with all female employees about tho rst January next
The New Orleans Riot-Testmony Of Wit
ncsses.
Representatives Campbell and Taylor having each sue.
ccssvely declined serving the special committee TO
investigate the subject of the New Orleans riots tho
Speaker has appointed Representative Mccullough Gil
the vacancy The committee will therefore. consist Of
Messrs Eliot OF MASSACHUSETTS,; Shcabarger OF ohio,
and Mccullough, OF Maryland srbp9nas have already
been sent TO New Orleans for Witnesses and scgean
Arms 0rdway expects to accompany the committee to
New Orleans Monday.
The witnesses the New Orleans riots who are now
IN Washington, and some 81 whom have already been
before the Congressional Committee have given express
sion tho following facts which substantially Il 10
said, thcy have testified TO before the committed
One OF these witnesses Is Rufus King Cutler formerly
mcnber Of the 1904 and July s0th Conventions, aud
United States Senator elect from Louisana He
has len Louisiana account 81 persecution
for Union sentiment, never again 20 return unti
Louisiana becomes loyal state and New Orleans b.
comes loyal city He probably knows moro than any
other OF the and character OF the conven-
ton and Of the and tho present condition OF Ious
ana, which he gives up 10 the presen; ims He says
the members Of tho Convention were literally
disarmed and their suspicious ailsyed totally
beyond the rover Of SELF defence by the procia-
nation Of Mayor Monroe advising tho citizens
OF New Orleans TO keep away from Mechanics Inst-
tute dnrng the forthcoming sitting or ihs Convention
tho effect Of which proclamation the very
from what u pretended TO have BEEN that
thcrs resistance TO pcaccable made
tcmplaied by tho members Of the Convention; that not
a shot fired missile thrown by them : that
arrests we're attempted to he made by tho police un
they had fred aud Killed and wounded several inside the
hall when they found the members Of tho Convention
stt,ng quietly IN their Gnarmcd and asking pro
lection; that tho police commenced the onslaught in
organized bodies, having repaired tn the street in
from, Of the Institute in squads a; tho hcar named
for The assembling OF tho Convention and that every
thing appeared 10 DO praconcered and all their plans
we're carried out with bloody determination He says
there four ave hundred police, those having
partial police insignia. There recess OF the Con-
ven'ion when the firing commenced in tbs street. tho
sergeantat-Arns being absent looking up quorum,
and thai u was the intention Of the conven-
ton TO adjourn " quorum could he found.
Hc says that the only Of the riot was the
hatred towards the Unicf States which took this way
TO manifest ITSELF bit that the Convention met for the
purpose Of enfraarhsing tho blacks, DISTINGUISHING
rebels and passing the constitutional amendment pro-
yided legal quorum could procured Fiass Of truce
and tho American aag we're displayed from the windows
Of the Convention bot we're disrzaried Evidences ~
shown leading conciusvey 20 tho fact OF there bcng
premcditaisd design TO brcak up the Convention by
force, and rctaatc peaceabc sitting ~ bloodshed
Persons are proved 20 have been going around
IN tho morning mastcring for the bloody
work and soliciting aid II the genera, supposon
among the members that a quorum could not be raised