The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-11

NA.btNetuNs beo w 1900.
ACT.
Mr. Bu,r,ASD, dom OF IA, iEtrodnc ed "a amend
she Additional Bounty att go as extend lie benefits
10 soldiers who had ben discharged for expiration OF
their Of short time prio, the
p,yat on OF their Referred TO the COMMITTEES
military Affairs
as>ous,ssssr ~ oossutEps.
The SrEAKEK announced the following committees -
On instrumentation uasyrs. Stevens OF Pennsy
boutwell, Of Massachusetts; Bingham, OF OHIO: farus
worth, Of Illinois; nulburd, OF New York Heanan, of
Michigan; Paine, Of Wisconsin; Brooks, OF New York.
and heck, OF kentucky. On Revision O. the Laws Of
the United Siaies-Eessrs Poland, OF Vermont; Spalf
ing OF ohio; Jsnckcs OF Rhode Island Ferris. Of New
York. and Woodward. OF Pennsylvania Ga ordnance
Messrs Logan ~ n',ros Huslsv ut Massachusetts, aud
Schenck, Of Ohio To M vacancies. foiicws:--t,n
Mines and Mining--Mr Kaalt q kontseky. % Public
Expenditures In Public HaildingsMr. Grover 81 Ken
lucky. On Expenditures Of The War pspsrsnens--Es
wsnIrrs lxp rsAsussS
Mr. HoorsR, lrep.l OF Assa, introduced bn 70 pro-
NJ nsacnai banks navy yards and cas,om louses Ike.
ferrsd 10 tho Committee on coinage, Weights aud
Measures.
LAND GRANT To nnsuo.s asuLsosps
Mi DRnSs, trcp.) 81 Mich, from the Comaiiiee on
Pubic Lak reported Join, resolution extending for
two years the time allowed 10 railroad COMPANIES
Michigan and Wisconsin 40 autiile them to lands
granted under the act o. March 1895, With proviso
tina, the roads shall BE- completed before Deceabe, ~
CHANGE Oh
Hr is.s,soss, rcp1 Of M. IRON tho Committee
the District Of Columbia reported back the b.ll
authorizing sasuus, chase Barney. Jr 10 change his
name TO pekrof,, with sn amendment additional
section giving jurisdiction IN ike 10 The supreme
Court the District The resolution agreed TO- and
the b, as amsnded was passed
IRE cosEr.cAsIoS EnI4
The morning hour having expired, the Spr.gU su-
nourced the next business N order TO BE- tho Conns-
cation bill, which, ihe 10th or March last had been
postponed till the second Tuesday in December
Mr. CsASLES, tdsm.1 OF N. ", addressed the House
against the measure declaring that 10 thai tho
black rag Of cobnscatlon shoud he lowered and the
Union Jack raised in is stead He replied 70 ana
denounced tue argTeut made by Mr. tevens Of PENN
sylvauis, last March in advocacy Of the I'm and sup
ported his own position ~ references 10 events IN
ancient and modern history bearing upon the point OF
general connscatior. In conclusion he said that he
.cross bonss long used as a5ug.a boo seanss "a
people OF the south was an Insult 70 that people, that
.ne seu's nuss o. reconstructed and The white Tses
u - inhertcr OF she founders Of the government.
hr ELpnipes, DEM OF wis, followed on the same
side. He commenced bv declaring that " time thu
Union was restored and that the people enjoying
the fruits Of their sicsoy Why M asked had moi tho
Onion been restored : The iailbful and impartial
historian would, in answering ibes ausss,op
rsfcr mort faarfsl ,ndiclnsent againsf the
party which hsd control Of DE govern snt
ussfps,iou, Of violated law or broken faith of upful-
filled promises OF reDss disrcgsrdsd. OF constitutions
overrcwp and civil ibeiy tsoGden Iaaer ooi and all
IN The utesesi OF party Rssrrsg the decla-
ration Of Mr. stevens that che lives property The
people 81 The South were az e disposal OF The victor 2us
government, he denounced Il atrureus 10 the
name Of the Union, IL cherished and sacred
hopes Dc denied ~ ~ the OF the constellation yet
hsinE aud "a iore, boSevsr mnch ignored aud disfs-
srded he denied "a; In the OF the law "
"a ions, Ne deaied a. fhcre Isw. L1snsn OF
divk1e, w Which II could be defended Hobocsy
Tie 1sansprins aud inspiring no..re a the tih II
weal pave 70 - bark fer ia pfeceisgH 70 The days OF
savage ,rraeiJ. ILsic mover had bssn rscpofnsosi
50 ferr8H or - asr0ciocx II ~As IN urct
violation q the oosaiisurcn. being nosh III,
~ attsnasf and On pa 'tsfc inN. sgcre wsS
70 new. n INSURED Too 70 .ebclion. 10y wasA
r'sht wegs us AN O. var inicf,Sif ~ va ySts