The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-08

OF the old hon cstead laws 10 the blacks now ree
In connection a communication from the Commissioner
OF the Land. unce was ree 10 tho House. in which that
Official wdQ Is commonly known as a radical, advocated
the exh nd6n OF the benefits Of the new homeseaa OIL
TO par dened rebels AT tho end Of the reading MI Ste
ver who had mperfectly heard it, inquired who tho
a.thor was Upon being told he CALCULATED something
which sounded vastly like ''damn him, with more
prcane prefix This Is an indication Of Mr.. stevens'
difference with other radicals. The bill expired in
parliamentary way to-day; but Mr. Julian will demand
the attention the House it Immediately after the
special orders disposed Of since it is highly i'm
porant 1t gives freedmen privileges, like loyal white
mems privileges eempt parcels of eighty in
the large body public lands of the five States named
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr.. Jencks Of Rhode Island, who has been laboring
long, both in and Of committee upon general bank
rupt act gave notice in the House to-day that no should
demand action upon IL as the special order due to NOR
The bill is understood TO be very accommodating
one since it provides for any embarrassed man to
wipe all his debts Mr. Jencks expects 1t to pass
Several gentlemen, and among them Mr.. Conkli"g, OF
New York. who has also spent considerable Congressional
during in the careful investiga
ton OF the subject propose to amend the act materially
If the House will permit it.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
was considered in the House Committee of the Whole
to-day and slaughtered line by line, far appropra
tons for the Brooklyn Navy Yard concerned The
city members could make head against the pruning in
committee; but the appropriations will probably pass
easily enough when they come before the House. The
Brooklyn yard is recognized the most important
among the navy yards, by the Western members,
who profess to have little interest in the navy and
when the test vote they will no doubt vote to
support il.
THE OFFICE OF CASHIER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
report is in circulation that the Office of Cashier Of
Internal Revenue is abolished In consequence OF
the that under the present law the receipts Of inter
nal deposited with Assistant Treasurers and
repositories Of the United States and that little
money is paid into the office at Washington. This
would be savng of nearly three thousand dollars per
annum to the government
GENERAL GRANT AND GENERAL BUTLER.
The fact has Just that in response to Of
General Grants cards OF invitation his recep
ton General Butler addressed very curt note OF declDa
ton stating that he nett her wished 10 hold personal inter
with the Lieutenant General any OF his family
and must decline the present or any future prefer in
that direction This exhibit of spleen has
great deal OF since its publicity. General
Grant good na,uredly DESTROYED the note
received and read determined If appeared in
print know positively that il furnished by Butler
himself Cherishing personal i'll will toward Gene al
Butler he invited him among other celebrities, and feels
that in doing he placed himself right the record
THE EXPENSES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COM
AfTTEE.
Mr. Stevens has succeeded in getting the House to
agree the Joint resolution appropriang ten thousand
dollars for the payment Of expenses for his committee
OF nfeen Sundry clamorous witnesses who have been
boarding credit while manufacturing reports for the
committee will now be paid Further than this,
siderable surplus will remain for the travelling expenses
Of sub committee, should any Of the gentle nteen
decide trip the South In search Of further light.
50 far the Committee has bsea conducted
very economically.
THE CONFERENCE or GENERALS
has broken mp as mysterously as ID assembled, and
little has 10 light to what ranspircd therein.
General Meade has been gone two days. and Generals
Sherman and Thomas departed last evening special
placed at the disposal Of the latter by L VIII
kns agent of the Pennsylvauia Central Railroad