The New York herald., 1866-07-24
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY a. 1868


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ss ss ai 'hs er, e sn Tor si nisnlst y q ~ns.os
dtpie sna n il Ana ,as c",rs ~ s''a OF 'Aa
ssc Thai the secretary OF ihe Treasury, ,soala any
% he Of sT on % eSs'
S s o FL G s act aps 5. hs o. .s:
repealed
The bill passed, and goes to the House
COMPENSATION TORS or cusToNs
The senate then took up the following bin 10 fx the
compensation Of certain collectors OF customs snd for
other purposes, providing as foiows:-
s named shall from aa after the l.. day q July lss lieu
ied receive The salaries following, 20 w:lhe Collectors
chrs and ara.o. Dc Santiago Texas each ss the rS,s oi
81 800 il addition the o. once provided Thai
Ss no The ss
The oeeteas a Of s. cor @
In the pissrst Of Coumb and q the Dsse,s o. cherry
81 Marks Ap.ashiooa. Pa. ana Tschs, La, 500
Ths all that part Of the State Of Tsras and shs
waters thereof included within The counties Of Nnerse
Live Oak Bee Refaso and San Patriotic shaI di.nci
collection district be called tho pisrct Of Corpus Christ
and the town OF Corpus Chrs shall be s only port Of
enry and collector shan be appointed 70 reside sid
s, s9s. and A''h1a' 'l- % port o. delivery N '.A a'
That the town Indianol. shall hereafter b The
stead Of La Sale. and ali and OF acts ccnectng
III. & nd a: ss Sas
NEXT
law there % Rs @ be i paid y each Of Deputy
eeios Deputy Naval odssr. sna Deputy sSrsyS % Of
and San pHncisro not eacacding - SO per annum
od Q. the appropriation FOR expenses OF coeng the rove
Sc isa, II blank books blank. and stationery OF
aa re -oSn 3 os a. IKE 2as e rss s
sy under ~ irselon q IL seoeta Of he rr;..iy
anon ps, on made oy them, aud the expense Of such
pasion Tor a the expenses Of oos.ng the revenue
*4urth
iss .a.S "a" a % eyivs certain provsoAs of he act
entitled An act further 20 cside for Tie gliesugn q d
s s. osp S ors sna % b 70 s
per dem s.ssa 70 sP9rsSes " .ao hfs section Of he
Mr. CaEswxiL moved to amend by inserting the word
"BaitIpore' after the word boston" IN tho fourth
sectioA which disagreed To.
Mr. EpSusps moved 10 strike out the words .sBcau-
fort Norh Carolina the nrst section. that place hav
ine been provided Tor IN another bill
The bill Was thou read third tune and passed II
goes 10 the House.
wr,Esya coscsALgp WEAPONS ny sEAxrs rnonrnrrD
hr CHAEDLrR called up n bill to prevent the wearing
OF sheath knives by Amer II provides that
the existing regulation for the government OF the navy
Of the United States prohibiting the wearing Of sheath.
knives on shipboard Ia hereby extended and mGde
applicable to All seamcn in tho merchant service.
ton 2 that il shall be tho duty of the master or
ether officer In command OF ship vessel regis
tered. enrolled or licensed under the laws OF the
United Siaca, and OF the owner other person
entering into contract for the employment Of
man or other subordinate upon any such ship
vessel 10 inform every person Offering TO ship himself
Of tho provisions o! this law require hs oompl
therewi,h under penalty Of hfy dollars for each
sinn 10 DO sued Tor and recovered in name OF the
United states Of America under the direction o. the
Secretary Of the Tressury one half for the iniormer
ard the other taf Tor the und Tor ths roef Of SICK
aud disabled seamcn.
The b III passed, and goes To the House.
IN RELATION TO ssAsEs sTArss vsssI1s
Mr. RpsusDs called up bill providing ss follows
That OF Congress entitled IAN act repeating Cor
tain provisions Of the law concerning seamen on board
public and private vessels OF the United states approved
June 2s 1864 be and the same Is horeby raoeaed end
tue Of the law thereby repealed arc hereby
revived and rc enacted
OF 1854 he sad repealed tho provisions Of tho existing
law requiring ran proport Of the seamcn aged
in American vesscs b. citizens OF te United States
effect of the act 1894 aud the existing laws
wns TO open American commerce and American shps
both ihc ng and oregn iras to the cmploymen'
Of foreigners entirely. The policy o! the government
said Mr Edmunds has always bc n from very early IN
tho present century down 70 this time 20 pursue
an opposite coursc. An act Of 1913 provided
that after tie war citizens Of tho United
StaIes exclusively shoud be employed on board
public and private vcSsc,s Of the unit"d States
ard an act lsl supplement TO tsi required that
twothirds Of and all the officers should DO c
yena al the United states and whenever they not
vcrv heavy tonnage duties should be impoecd An act
Of 1880 provided also and continued % be the law down
1894 that there should be Of the cree oi
Amer can v sscis composed OF American seamen. Tbs
encci o. the passage Of tho pending bill would b. 10 70
store this condition Of snairs-
Tho bill pa sod. and goes 70 the House.
gAGRAuoS.
Mr. cH.spIsn called % tie House bii 10 repeal an ac
to encourage emisraton, approved July 4 isH
Mr. McHHAs. Uepl Of n moved % indeiniiei,
postposs yhs flrther consideration Of tho bill.
M Jauysos said hs could not sec the necessity OF ths
rsyssl,ss % as, .,4.. a.
hill
Mr. NJ RnrI explained the nature Of tho bill establish
Ing Bureau VI En- grafton which it was proposed 70 70
peal
drew his and moved 10 postpone the bin until To-
morrow.
hr RosUsps moved to lay tho bill upon the table, and
The motion prevailed.
Mr. wAns, rep OF Ohio, asked and obAIncd rnan
nous To lniroiuce bill for the admission ~
NeLrlka . state OF The Union. and on this r'ollo
the b and tho corltuion Of tho STATE Of Nebraska
referred 10 tho Committee on Territories
ssrrzsEsr os AooccSri oY AGrsrs ~ rnE TREASURY ~
s0Uru.
W. CuaxDfRs called w the serate joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury 70 s1tc the
accounts and pay the aacs Of the agents " tho treasury
10 the south Who we're unable take the oath Of aIlc
glance rrOylds that the Secretary o. the Treasury
be and IL hureby authorized 10 pay rea.on.
able compensation TO those persons by btu
employed Tor The purpose or and who have been actual
Is engaged In collecting the revenue IN fbo States Lately
insurecton notwithstanding tier failure 81 inability
take the oath of ecs required nv law pros sd that
said computation shs be greater N tia
that provided for by law Tor ossrs of the per-
forming srcn sres. and provided further that lh
act shall not b. deemed 10 luih0@e The continuance OF
such persons "a such employment
Mr Edmunds offered prov 20 a. an smeDdmoni that
the Is, Of August isss, snd provided further tia,
thcr salaries shall hot be pad - their have
been settled at the Treasury Department. The amend
Inent adopted.
NJ IRrnnrir hoped NJ such blli woald be passed
The secretary u the Treasury had right 10 make such
appointments
Mr EDxU,p. said that whom DE resolution was nrsi
70 the committee Al. its numbers Opposed n
it Aiter maicre dellbera,on, b0woyer they In
duc.i agree 20 H. tie persons appointed had becn
assured BY the secraTy 81 the Treasury that Tho oath
would b repealed " Congress
M Srs, rep q sessda. said hh, the Secretary Of
The Treasury appointing WHO could take the
oatn had dcirafed good and loyal ~ The South
what by right bclolsed to them. He nhe Secretary
could have fouuf plenty OF loyal Union soldiers "a :
souih 70 nl these Offices. He (sr Nyel hoped Con-
grss~ would psey no such BIN
Mr. Wrk0N Faid hs knew that some Of thr bost men
nc country wrote 20 the Secretary of ne Treasury
against the appointment of tbeso men bus the Secretary
tb0sght the administration Soud have control of 10th
Hoo and that the cath would ~ repealed. While he
lNr Wisobl eonfemned the art n the Secretary he cd
no, N nk the p<r~ons appointed by him ought 20 ~
made 70 suffer for t Ths ball ougbit b. passed 1Soae
who could not take the osh ought W bo paid and da
charged and thoea who could fr pa, In their places
on motion q Mr. CgssDiKs the further consideration
~ tho JOINT resolution vpstponei unsl 70