The New York herald., 1866-07-19

The senate, At the conclusion OF Mr. Doolitle's sd.
dress adjourned at halfpast three NJ after adopting
MI Pomeroy's resolution
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ WAsms0roS, July IL. 1856
LEAVE o. ABSENCE GRANTED Mr.. wAsGBuRsn.
Tho reading Of the journal having dispensed with
Mr. wAsHsuRsR repI Of H.. asked and obtained lsavs
OF absence s too remainder Of the session OF
iIl-Ssaiti
TIE GRADE GRssaAL.
On ns melton the amendment OF the senate to tho
House oil creating the grade OF General in the army
was taken up and amended by inserting instead OF the
words OF the line, the words OF the regular army
from the regular army He said that that tho in
| tenton OF the Senate amendment. The senate amend
| ment a. amended was couourred In.
rHs hgnrHIs INVESTIGATION
Leave was also granted to Mr.. washburne, Of Illinois,
CATION the leave being also given to the minority
MI Wssnbirns thsn left the hall apparently quite I'LL
| rHR SKKEpnKs's BUREAU RnI-
Mr. ELIOT lrepI Of Mass, offered . resolution, which
was adopted directing the Clerk Of the House
to tne Secretary OF state the Freedmens Bureau bill
secretary o e Senate that 1t was passed over the veto
rksssYLvAMA CONTESTED kLkcrros CASE
.. MT :, AccLssa, S,., rep Of Mo, from the Commit
contested election case Of Koontz and Coaroih
| from tho Sixteenth district Of Pennsylvania.
He said that Mr.. conroth had left the city, and was
willing the should DO taken on the resolution
without detail, provided he was allowed to print an
hours speech Ho therefore asked thar privilege for
MT Conroth, the printing OF half hours speech for
Mr. koonz and Of twenty minutes speech for himself
Permission was given and then the resolution declaring
MT Conroth not entitled TO retain his scat and Mr.
Koontz entitled TO IT, agreed without division.
MT Koontz was thcreupon sworn as member
The House then proceeded 70 the regular order OF
business being tho consideration Of reports from
mittees
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr.. wrLKRR, (repl Of Ohio from the Committee for
the District OF Columbia reported bills as follows
proysny @ s 70 c ne pSD0 nS S o. ne
TONED equally for the education Of white and colored
which passed.
The House bill authorizing the construction OF jail
The House bill amend the extending the charter
OF the Washington and Alexandria Railroad, authorizing
the construction Of n track from Maryland avenue TO
Pennsylvania avenue, through Sixth street. which was
passed
The Senate bill TO amend the Metropolitan Police act
OF the District, which passed with amendments.
reported back With amendments the senate bin 70 neor
porate the District Of Columbia Canal and Sewerage
Company without its being disposed OF the morning
hour expired and the House passed to other business
THr ASSAULT os PAINTER
Mr.. AIrY, lrcpl OF Mass, from the select committee
Committee, made report, IN part, recommending the
discharge from custody of Edward Towers there being
no evidence sufficient to warran, his detention
Mr. FARsswoRnI trepl of H., dissentcd
The report was agreed to.
COMMITTEES RTrnrScran.Sr
The Senate amendments to the concurrent resolution
providing for joint committee Of retrenchment
Mr. WILSON, (rep) of Iowa, offered an amendment in.
strucns the committee TO inquire also into the
the management thereof and tho mode OF depositing
and keeping the public money and all documents relat
ing thereto
The amendment agreed IN, and tho Senate amend
ments as amended were concurred in
DISPOSAL SENATE AMENDMENTS HOUSE, auLS
The Senate amendments TO House bills taken up
and disposed Of A. follows
The bili to quiet the title to certain lands within the
corporate limits Of the city Of Bsnics California The
amendments extend the operation OF tho bill Santa
Cruz california On motion OF Mr. McRUrR the amend.
ments were concurred In
Tho bill to authorize the construction OF a railroad
through military reservation in Kansas The amend
ment gives the Secretary Of War power TO revoke ths
permission. II coDeurred in.
Tho bill for the relief Of the Of the bark Kane
hamchs, which was concurred In.
The bill increasing the pensions Of widows and orphans
On motion OF Mr. SAwyuR, rep ~ Wis, the amend.
ments were non-concurrsd in. and committee OF
The bi for the relief certain officers Of the army
On motion OF Mr. ScHy~cx, rep Of OHIO the amend
ments we're n-concurred IN and committee of con.
ference asked
The hill 10 nK the number OF Judges OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States The substitute passed Ivy
the Senate provides that no vacancy in the cdce OF
Assoc atsd Justice Of supreme Court shall be Allied by
reduced 70 six and that thereafter thu supreme Court
shall consist of the Chef Justice aod Associate JUS
tccs, four Of WHOM shall constitute a quorum. Th"
circuits arrangcd followsFirs and second
present constituted third TO consist OF Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Delaware fourth, Of Maryland. wcs,
Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina,
nfth, Of Georgia Florida Alabama, Mississippi Iouissns
and TexAs sixth, of Ohio Michigan Keraucky and
Tenaessee: seventh o Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin,
eighth Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri Kansas and Arkanszs
and ninth. Of California Oregon asd Nevada
bin absolved the udseshp to which the President had
some time since sent In IN appointmenf.
had passed the House before snv nomnst,sn was made
number Of members of the Supreme deemed the
reduction OF the number of Judges great improvement
rhe House seconded the previous question and con-
Cured In the subst tute-ysas IS. NAYS a.
The bill 70 amend the Nth section OF the Agricultural
Crf Ia IN
The bill decaraory OF OF tbs 10Th o. Fshrgary
1884, authorizing shSsscresary Of ths Treasury
registers 20 vessels In nertan csses was concuusd IN
The b erecting the rsrrtory Of Moniana INTO survey
ing district and for other purposes
Ono of the amendments includes s0me ~ the pro-
visions of the bill for the relief the New York and Mon
tana Iron Company recently vetoed by the President
Bs for the relief of Isaac Ramsey internal revenue
collector from the E,sbth distrot d ohio. ssd d VIM
Wheeler Of hanger. Ne, - we've con. sonearr.d n in
call up the question OF privilege Arsn between
Hon. Mr. Cenkhnz and General Fry
coxsIpER pAssAok
KEyrSrk,
The Hoase then proceeded IN the consideration Of tie
bll reported Juiy ~ from tho Committee of Ways
and Means protect the and for other purposes
consent having been given ~ dispenss with ~ eonsdcr
ton la Comm i,tce Of tho Whole.
several members Indicated desire cTer amend.
meni- but Mr. Morrill, declined TO yield for hai pnrpoe
aud moved the previous quest oo the bill aud some
yerhsl smsndnents which he olcred The previous
Mr sTrvrss, rep q Pa, moved 70 ay the bill on
tho table there yers no opportunities allowed 10 oner
amendments
Tue motion r-jected-ysas o. nays "a
The bill then passed--yess 81, nays a. u pro.
visips follows.
ne n enscsd. Ac.. That from sni after the la day
iss .pscis. masaonea aud embraced 10 ~. .eei.s ssrs
shall he heved collected and paid al goods aud
merchandise imported tm foregn conntfies III. dulas
hereafter provided stOn cigArs. tgsrrttrs
o. all snds, q % pound ard tfy eenum Al .slo
frr th~ baf In which
or cigarettes packed shall -
weigh; provided thai raper sCsss sNfps;fnrhs -
~rspr~rs shall be subls tbs udues sfn
upon cgsrs sad ro'ded further that On aud Mr.
the Is day Augist. i-os ckass. xa. be my-rf
! unless the same pssrf in boI-s lof not xsYss
| thsn ave hundred cigars sscb bos. eGd no entry
4 of auy imported clssts shsE snow~d VT las
uty than three .tA0.~ 70 anEa psg sags and
Bonded warehose xnd shs net ?" removed hc from until
The "a AID stamp srltsd ~
-. 6Ss.ah sslng such nsFe Con ~ih dsts ,hesog
anftS secretary ~ ~. TrrA.ny hereby authorized
proyde requisite STAMPS snd z make Al nece-sfJ