The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Freedmen'S Bureau Bill in the
Hands of the President.
Expectations that lie Will Return II
Without His Approval.
The Interview of the Methodist Delegation
With the President.
Important Decision Of the
Court Of Claims.
The OMITTED States Not Bound to Fay
the Fraudulent Acceptances
ISSUED by John =. Floyd.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
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OUR CITY POST OFFICE.
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The ResOlutiOn appointing Commissioners to
Stlect Site Adopted by the House.
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Our Quarantine Authorities to be Fur
nished by the War and Navy Secre-
taries with Hospital Hulks
DC &c. &c.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
OUR CITY POST OFFICE.
The Resolution Appointing Commissioners to
Select a Site Adopted by the House.

THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU BILL IN THE HANDS OF
THE PRESIDENT.
The Freedmens Bureau bin was the President
late yesterday afternoon and IL expected be laid be-
fore the Cabinet Friday Tho report that Seward,
Mccuoch and wcies advised against Its approval in
Fridays Cabinet meeting is authoratively stated
be untrue Those rapport with the President
confident he will It with his for disal,-
provL.
THE BILL PROHIBITING RESISTANCE OF REGISTERS
TO AMERICAN VESSELS SAILING UNDER FOREIGN
FLAGS APPROVED ny THE PRESIDENT.
The President has approved the bill providing thai
ship vessel which has been recorded registered
American vessel pursuant law, and which shall
have been licensed otherwise authorized sail under
foreign Tag and have the protection of any foreign
government during the existence Of the rebellion shall
b. deemed orrcgistcrcd American vessel. shalt
have the rights and privileges Of American vessels,
cep under the provisions OF act OF Congress auboriz
ms so.a registry
ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST ErIsco-
PAL cHuEcH--AS INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT
JOHNSON.
when't the committee Of the Baltimore Annual Confer
snes the Methodist Episcopal Church. appointed to
wait upon President Johnson the
yesterday sitting at Alexandria, they reported thai they
had most interesting and pleasing interview with the
President who had entertained them kindly To the OK
cluson OF other important business They said they
laid before the President the case OF the churches
of ,hs Conference which had been taken possesos Of
by the military and had informed him that IL
rmored that the churches had been seized In
with order issued by him. The President replied
'na' ~ WIS "' ""a'e VI any sue" o'ue' Tue oo""''
tse had promised the President written statement of
the facts in regard To the church property and the posi-
ion of this Conference the conclusion Of the report
or the committee, which was read by Mr. vii
son, Hon John Hogan, Member Of Congress
from Missouri who accompanied the committee
IN their witt the White HOUSE and substsutates
the statements Of Mr. Wilson and stated furhrr that ia
aconversation with the President, Mr. johnson had ur
hests'ny said tia, no such order the referred
o. had smsnated from him He referred TO an order rsm
shs War Department that had been issued in relation tn
churoh at Winche-er but That order was directed to ca
Hanceck TO invest gate the facs aud make report aud
che President thought had bsen satisfactorily sd".,se
Sr Hogan Aso mentioned the ele Of church in MIR
soar N which the President nae directed an invcstgs
Zion - he made aud the fats rep,rtei IN MIN, 10
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nature endorsing the po.itou a, die President win he
presented by the oommitise from slns body nerteek
me President, iu rrpy 10 letter .gpfyins thai n,en
sos hae directed repis to h. made sta, nr that he
vl b. pleased TO .e- thes "a po.-shie about Monday
o~rt
IMPORTANT prcIsios ~, rHy couEr or CLAIMS.
Tue case az fho&ss w. gierce against the United
slsr~ pending IN the uSited ssaies Court u
~Siams, and invclvsg the validity Of the src-P
q noes issued by Joha " lloyd 10 Ris.eIIs, Majors
and wsadeli. amounting to si.50o.oso day
s,cidsd adversely to the claimant Chief Justice caS~y
sad Judge Loring delivering crinicns They drcied
ths these accepsnces bang <set Without authority OF
is aud Tor frasdneni purpose, the uuissd State
bound 10 pay them. although tsey ace "a the hands
Of bc"a td> holders The ease wasargned several week
sinco by Caleb Cushing and e. y Goodrich Of Bo't"n
sfor The claimants AMI by John l. Weed. Assistant So
h,itor 81 the t0urt ~ 'isins Tor the Unrsx states