The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-12


tons Of neutral seadily and honestly discharged
by the government"
CONGRESS.
In the Senate yesterday petitions were presented for
negro suffrage and asking that the Canadian Reciprocity
treaty be not renewed The bill giving the appointment
of assistant Of internal revenue Secretary
of the Treasury was taken up, and, after dis
cussion, passed. bill regulating the extra pay Of
volunteer officers mustered out OF service pre-
sented and ordered To be printed Resolutions
adopted calling for Information relative to negotiations
in 1881 with tho republican government of Mexico for
the privilege 70 march Unit ID States troops Mex
territory from the Pacific Arizona in regard to
the printing of official Advertisements in the wash
ington papers, accepting tho invitation to participate
in the Paris Universal Exhibition, and to print ten
thousand copies Of the diplomatic correspondence.
The bills 10 enlarge the powers OF the Freodmen's Bu
and 70 guarantee the freedmen protection in their
civil rights reported from the Judiciary Commit
tee. The joint resolution offered the previous day
by Mr.. Howe, OF Wisconsin, TO provide provisional
governments for the States which took part in
the rebellion. was then taken up, and Mr.. Revcrdy
Johnson Of Maryland proceeded TO address the Senate
ut length in opposition TO 1t. his speech being Of
able character aud consuming the remainder Of the
session. During the OF The days proceedings,
ton of Secretary Stewards present trip stated that
when the Seer ary left Wash nston he expected to be
absent three weeks
In the House OF Representatives the credentials OF
James Faro. and John ID. Kennedy, members from
South Carolina presented and referred TO the Re-
construction Committee Resolutions adopted
questing tn Secretary Of the Navy furnish state
the Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard since its
establishment and estimate or the present value OF the
property there and nsructns the Territorial Committee
TO inquire into tho cxpcdtncy of aunulling the act
Organizing the Territory OF Utah and distributing the
land OF the Mormon Commonwealth among the adja,enl
Territories resolution also adopted allowing the
Committee on Militia clerk. In Offering this latter
resolut0n ar Smith, o. Kentucky, stated that the CON-
mttee has now before q the recon nendat of the
President with the endorse! Of General Grant for perfect
national militia system. The Committee on Arpropria
tions reported tie Army Appropriation bill for tn year
ending June 30 1867. and made the special order
for THURSDAY Of mex, We T. A bill proposing an add.
ronal tax on cotton was Introduced and referred 10
the WAYS and MHrs com'ai;tee tn, considers
ton OF the bill 10 extend the voting privilege
10 THE negroes % the Disiric, or Columbia then
resumed from the previous diy. The debate over IT,
which was continued ,hc aljourpneai, ted a rcpc
ttion OF The oaarc By tho republicans Of the dsloyay
OF ioadilg democrats dsrng var Nests. Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania aud Fsrnsgorth. Of Illinois. advancing
the ous aud acssrs Rogers OF Sew Jersey and
Marshall Illinois, denying them
A communication was yesterday received from the
Secretary .. War b. te House OF Representatives in
response % the resolution nquirin{ why commissions
had been appointed to hear claims o. loyal slave
owners for coorod owing thea soryice who we're
enlisted th national army. The secretary states that
commissions were appointed in Delaware aud Maryan
bit that appointments IN the other states
pended by order q tue President owing to all the avail
able funds being required az the time to prosecute the
war