The New York herald., 1867-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1857
CORRECTION ERROR ENROLMENT
TARpF
The reading Of the journal Of yesterday having been
dispensed with, Mr. BINGHAM repI Of Ohio introduced
joint resolution in the enrolment of
the bill Of last session increasing the duty wool and
wooens. The error was the omission in the enrolled
bill Of the words Canada long wools which
the engrossed bill The joint resolution passed.
PROHIBITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
SCRIP TO THE RERn. STATES.
Mr.. frrAE rep OF Ind asked leave 10 report Joint
resolution relative to the issue of agricultural scrip
the States recently in rebellion. II rectes that the
Sd April 1866 agricultural college scrip covering nearly
authority and by the direction Of the President Of the
United States issued and delivered to North Carolina
under the act Of July s. 1862 that the General Land
Once was now preparing TO issue scrip in like manner
TO Virginia. Georgia and Mississippi that such action by
the President took torpanted that these States
stored TO their constitutional relations to the Unona
question which Congress alone could righfuy do
termineand it prohibits the further issue delivery
OF such Strip TO o the States lately in rebellion
cep the State Of Tennessee the Of such
scrip Of heretofore issued until those States
fully restored 10 their rights States by Congress
MIR RrrR fdeml OF III objected 10 The iniroducton
OF the joint resolution.
Mr.. JULIAN moved to suspend the rules, which was
agreed 10 by 90 TO is.
The Joint resolution was then introduced. and under
the previous question passed by yeas ioa, nays 2s
Mr.. MILLER. lrep OF Pa. asked leave to introduce a
JOINT resolution directing the Secretary Of the Treasury
ing be done the government Office in Washington
Mr.. RANDALL, tdem) OF Pa objected
Mr. MILLER moved 10 suspend the rules, which
disagreed TO by % to 63
EXEMPTIONS UNDER raE isrEoSAI nsvrsuk LAW.
Mr. Jrpo, trep) Of ILL.,. on leave, introduced bill to
exempt wooden ladders from the internal and stated
facts in support Of the proposition
Mr. GARFIELD, trep) Of ohio, opposed the bill as an
exceptional matter and suggested its reference TO the
Committee on Ways and Means when appointed.
Mr. Jcpp moved the previous question, which was
seconded.
Mr. GARrrnp moved 10 lay the bill on The table, which
was negatived bv yeas 81, nays 81.
The bill was then passed.
srPrEMENTARy RscoxsTRUcroN RLL
The SrEsksR, in compliance with the new rule laid
before the House message from the senate. announc
to the House amend nent 10 the Supplementary Re-
construction bill being the amendment striking that
provision Of the senate which requires the majority ~
the votes cast to b. majority Of a; least halt the votes
registered.
Mr. Wn-oS trep.l Of Iowa, moved that the House in
s,st upon its amendmend and ask for committee Of
conere
Mr. BINGHAM moved that The House recede from its
disagreement.
Bngham's motion and t resulted yeas 81 nays II !;
the House refused recede The motion to insist and
ask for q committee oil conference was then agreed 10
without a division.
The srxakrR appointed the committee OF confer
ence Messrs wilson, OF Iowa, boutwell, aud Marshall
WARRINGTON AQuEprcr.
The Senate bill to provide ways and means for the
prosecution OF the work the distributing reservoir OF
The Washington Aqueduct, was referred to the Commit
PAYMENT or rHr cnArr,rx's salary
Mr.. STEVENS. rep OF Pa, introduced Joint resolu
ton 10 authorize the payment Of salary as chaplain TO
Rev. Charles Boynton. Passed
THE LAWS iSD UNITED
Mr. STEVENS also introduced isint resolution relative
70 the publication OF the laws and treaties OF the United
states so as extend the provisions Of the seventh
the states not therein designated and TO the Terrific
ries; authorize the Clerk or the House 10 have
the laws and treaties published in three newspapers in
MpRovnaESr oY rHs MISSISSIPPI
Mr. PYLE, trep) of Mo-, asked leave to oaer resou-
ton for the appointment of a committee the
nprov emcnts OF the ssippi rver and IT'S trbuia
RES
. objected TO bv Messrs sprpNc rep Of Ohio CHAS.
1xR (den.l OF " ", and others.
CLERKS IN DEPARTMENTS.
Mr. Nox5t dem q No asked Leave 70 offer /, so, '
various Departments Objected TO-
sryvx>s' covrscArIo~ snt-
Nr STEVENS called up motion TO recons der the vote
BY which bill introduced by him on the llh OF Naruh
was referred 10 the Committee OF the Whole House,
being bill to conscac all the public lands in tho late
rebel states and 10 confscae and condemn all such
property belonging to the bsgercnt enemy ss "a de-
clared conhscalcd by the act of July II, 1867 Mr
Stevens proceeded 10 address the House in support Of
the bill This bill s important 10 our wounded aud
manned soldiers IL important 10 their bereaved wives
and parents; u II important 10 the loyal mcu North
aud south; II important to four millions OF injured,
oppressed aud helpless s also important 10 tho
deiinaueus whose property 1t takes a nne No COM
mNee VT phftN " cspuurlUte tnis DILL ~ "
able TO the President and myself Whatever merit u
possesses Is due to Andrew johnson. Mr. stevens ex-
planned the sections of his pi nj considerable
length and quoted from Vatte and other International
writers in its support.
Mr. Stevens had not read more than few passages or
his speech when became painfully evident from the
weak condition OF hts health, that ne could not make
himself heard by the House He therefore requested
Mr. McPherson, Clerk o. the House. to read the speech
for him. which Mr. MePhcrson ihereupon proceeded to
do from the clerks desk The reading occupied about
an hour and quarter.
Mr.. CHAsLKn obtained the floor, but yielded 10 Mr.
Stcvrns who moved that the bill be postponed until the
second Tuesday in December next
Mr.. MuSeES tdem.) OF Ohio, asked Mr. Stevens how
he could reconcile this bill With his oath 10 the
consuton--an instrument which declared that no
bill of attander post fdco law shall be passeds
Mr. STEVENS replied that sound lawyer would call
his bill bill OF attander He did not know whether
the gentleman tMr Mungen LAWYER, and he pre-.
sumed that ne only asked the question to obtain nfor-
nation.
The bill was then postponed h the second Tuesd ay
| In December next
rHs rntoRADc CONTESTED u.Kcriov
Mr. scorrLr, (rep Of Pa, gave notice that he would
tomorrow, from the Committee Of Elections. make
| report the Colorado contested election case
rxorLx IN THR sorTu
On motion Of Mr. woorrRncy, trep) OF Vt the Honss
went into Committee nf the Whole the State Of
Unior, hr pcmevcy IN Tue ctar and proceeded 70 tbe