The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-03
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS
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Ffrst Session.
SEN ATE.

WAsuSGror, March ?, lSoo
PETITION NAVAL orricnrs FoR NcREssxD PAY.
Mr. NxsxrrH trep.l OF Oregon, introduced petition
from onccrs OF tho Pacific squadron asking for in
Of pay, which referred to the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT Law.
Mr. suxsm (rep) Of Mass, presented the petition Of
large number authors and publishers praying for
international copyright Law between this country and
Great Britain. Mr. Sumner said that fourteen years ago
coopsr .' washington Irving W II Prescott aud others
Those had passed from earth without baving
Their petition answered He hoped that some at least Of
the petitioners would live 70 see the request OF THIS me
moral complied with.
The petition referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relations
pRoroIros ron rrEcrox OF PRESIDENT nv POPULAR
Mr. SUMNER presented the petition Of John A. Andrew
and others, asking for change In the mode OF elecng
the President and Vice President OF the United states
that be done by the popular vote instead Of the Elec
oral College and that the elective franchise be denied 10
account OF race, color OF social condition.
PAT ron -E.acHxs ron nssIsa uNioS soLptERs
Mr. wn-os (rep.l q Mass, from the Committee on
Military Anair. reported JON, resolution 70 pay 70
incurred and services rendered In searching for missing
Union soldiers.
xAnosAL ooxyEsros TO oos-rpsR oossrrruroSAL
Mr.. LANE, (rep.l Of Kansas, offered resolution that
the Committee the Judiciary be instructed To inquire
into the expedency Of reporting bill calling national
convention 70 consider constitutional amendments,
which ordered 10 be printed
OFpICrHe vACANt12 Hk1rLAk AkMt.
Mr. sHxssAs, trepl Of Ohio presented resolution of
the Ohio legislature asking that In the increase OF the
regular army volunteer oncers be appointed TO OIL va
esncies. -
The resolusion was referred 10 the Committee on Mil
tary AnAin.
vnsosAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. DooLrrS, rep Of Wis, rose 10 personal erpla.
nation Ne said thai tho relations between himself and
Mr. sumner bad always been Of very kind and cordial
character and he would not rse now 70 refer 70 the
subject we're 10 NOT for the fat that . telegram ad-
dressed 70 the honorable Senator (xr sumner had ap
sy a X. ss1rsy Of the ssns
words
Hon cn.... su-ssspoo,iis va. s...d ana si,sassa
for dispsnsns you In spesei here TO light e,orvrr
rherr sr. snrc- great mistakes Of fact IN bess two
lines said Mr. Dooitue e.-First-That dsparnged Mr.
that was his-ed al all aud third-Tha, silenced
All three of thee aIlegsiions are false Nha, ! sAid
reported In the Boston Jo~rrai whose reporter was
present In speaking Of the pending anendment before
the senate expressed my belief that 10 was doubtful
whether could Be carried rad from The Jesrr1t-
that IN my opinion u not worth while 70 delay re-
construction carry through such an Amendment
Even among those men who are arnonns,sa rsa'ea,. ~
some lpersons in the assembly the hissee which are ~
ferrcd TO- and the Journal goes on 10 remark Herr
many hisses which verc drowned by thundcrs Of
applause continually aised Tor several minutes At every
continuation of the Misses. Then continued -
a. ksn n sSss p s arr s m Of M sor,
hsses and ,hunderng appiausel Hear me gsnilemen.
pe ndng nduient with Mr. GUNNER tApplause)
This Mr.. President, " statement of snbsAntisly
what occurred Neither did disparsge the honorable
Senator, nor vas hlssed nor was Eenced, for i'm.
med aieiy went on and finished my speech I feel
called upon y this becausc this telegram addressed
20 the honorable Senator appears In newspaper wheh
s published and controlled by the Secretary d The
Senate.
IaSp eRs~ ~ ArD oy rms PACIFIC
The bil 20 grant land ~ AID In the construction OF
railroad from sprngneld Missouri, the Pacific coast
was called up BY Mr. BROws, lrepl of Mo- and passed
n endows the Atlantic and PscGc nsiiroad Comp~ny vh
the eseehI. functions q bcdy Corporate and youe and
auhnrres 10 cnnstrucf railroad te~aApk Inc from
sprins1sd Missouri via The Canada. riv-r pois BE-
m =n1 strktk ~r6isr The bod
waters ~ reocs Auton chsco. he 81
AIbuqusrqus. the DEF sorts. and neno> Vie A9ns
Colorado. cbesui,o. ana thsnn, slons ne airy.
rfh parallel y stiude 70 We Coor.ao nver h~ss- Y
branch from The Juneiion site the Canadian rser ne
BOUNDARY hne Of krksns.s Van Bursn. authorred
lhc espsll szDck u " gnpapr aon&ss ef ons miAon