The New York herald., 1866-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o, 1895

WA-hsofos, fcp ", 1900
Nelrfa
The House spent Than houx In the consdera
tion OF private bills.
IMPROVEMENT oy TIN sAuaArioS oy rnR MISSISSIPPI
Mr. DoSSkLLr (rcpD Of Mnn., introduced the memorial
Of the State Of Mnneota for the improvement of the
navigation Of the Mississippi river to the Falls Of 81 An
thony.
Mr. Euor, (repl Of Mass moved tina, the House pro-
ceed TO the business the Speaker table.
Mr. LE BioSp, tdeml Of Ohio inquired what business
the gentleman tMr khotl wished to get at
Mr. Eliot replied that the gentleman (Mr. Ia Blondl
would know when the House agreed to his motion.
Mr. Lax BIosD merely wanted wanted TO know whether
there a negro In II or not
The House agreed 10 the nation of Mr. Eliot
MAJOR GIsERAL osIEnnscr rREsESrEp ~ rlg Horsx
Mr. SsrTH trep of KY. said be Understood there was
present distinguished GEN, raj Of the United states
Army, who represented the German element OF the
country and who had shown his bravery aud military
ability many hoid-Major General Osicfhaus. lie
moved that of five minutes be taken, Ia order
that the General might be presented 20 Tho House.
Mr ELIOT said he could not refuse ~ scquicsce IN the
notion
recess OF Eve minutes vm declared, when the
speaker left the chair. and having been introduced to
General OsierhaUs by Mr. Smith escorted the General
~ the stand amid general applause.
The srrAKER said :--Centemen 81 the Hons Of Repre-
Eenintiyes when the people of this republic took up
for IL salvation there were thousands and scDrrs ~
thou ands born Ia other ands, who had omgated TO hs
ane patriotism thc born citizens who rallied
10 the defence Of the rcpublic ON many battle nrid
1
have the honor TO introduce TO you " dayNaor Gen
cns osicrhaus tArpiausel
Major General OsrrHn,r. spoke niially fol-
lows Zen emsn, you must ina from making
speech. cannot speak your language weh, having
20 this country ~bcn too old o. learn h In ny
oWn land your Tag the symbol Of freedom, and
having tried but failed 90 establish German Ibion,
cauo TO America guided by the ymbo of The Stars
and stripe. and did all could 10 defend n on the
| battle 6eld fApflanss.l
Tho srr,Km then introduced the member. lndiyid
naliv 10 General Orerbaus
PROM TifK FHiNfnbNrTHN CfAHDE- AGANhf JFEg
Dtyfs e. G. Gay ASp OffEH
Tho sFElEgR laid before the House age from the
President. iu rcpiy to resolution here Ofuro shipped
stat ng that Il would b. Incompatible With the p.blc In
iersts communicate the record report of be Judge
Advocate General w relation 70 the change pending
against Jefcron Davis, clement g CLAY, DAVID Yuiec
AMI stephen " Mallory. tbs evidence being merely
pars, md INTENDED for tho President alone
fnEyDNgs's EKsr NIL
The House then proceeded 10 The CONSIDERATION 0f tho
buane- on the Speaker table and tooS up The senate
auesdnents 10 the hill smendatory the act % esab
sh the Freodnen's Burean, and motion the House
concurfed In The senaics amendments
MAJOR oEStRsi- CROOK sSp VAN IsrgoprcED ~ rHH
NJ scwNcK trepl of Ohio sskod that The Honse take
rere ot I've minutes In order that MAJOR General Crook
might We inirOdnced io "a House.
Tho motion wa agrred N
NJ R1nr, tdem) Of NJ, suggested that the HOuse
invite all the army ln.
The srsAKR then introduced General Crook by saying
that during portion of the that The county
engaged 10 war for w. salvation thc vallsy Of the
Shenandoah VS. the y~eue ~ many defeats of the na
army, bot towards the cose ~ the contest there
was General vh0ae magnetic power hs snd
brilliant deesir turned the valley % humiliation into
~ victory Prominent among the Generals with
MAJOR General PHI sheridan MAJOR General Crook,
whom ne had now The honor 81 preventing W the H0ue
Nppiau@el
General tsoox responded by merely saying thank
you, gentlemsn.N Applsuse.)
The rsrgasH then utrydnced the members spsrztcly
10 the General
Al s.toqaeni stage " the proceeding VIZ
syrH said that al the beginning Of the tbere
were .n the Western country rorns rrutemcn
who took sdes with the government and sho we're
yromTa te hurry 10 the defence u the eouniry.
There was here present of these from
hn own stste, IN ~bom be had the grrtieat
cOnhdsnce. and for whon he bad the gfeaisst
stmration, and vito wsn, inio the a va
rnen ~ urbold the bsuner 0f the repulilr snd Rit
thrOu. hout the contest he fnarrl~d sith dfin iio
with -hcfrnan army 10 the lie dssafsd tist Nsof
! GeDeral Ward fnsisi i~ lhirdaced 10 the fiosae
~ nre TninatsH thea dseiaref and Nalaf
G~nerai Wsrd eoudncts "a tire ~ t~ rp~atss
The srrAsgn sANt-Nb~n the storm eis1ds of wAf
burst the nd te hexrs of afi loyal geopie
warned tosardf ioas brave rnen wbo rod W
Mo lfspernsd naG A. they had luss h-sfi
from The genernan kenfnky fMr Etpiibi ths
tlbssn a his s1e fusn@rs Wsrd ~ thos nsn n
whom The cyunify dc~s bonar NJ hsd tb~rsf'rr, ue
sfes,sss pleasure Ia Introducing HIN 10 tbs Hysss Ap
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tonw reserved Il their hsnfs. Wksn that urnstlfd
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