The New York herald., 1867-03-04

ment- on matters Of detail which agreed 20. sxl
the BILL amended passed.
The Senate bill 70 regulate the disposition OF an ire
guar fund in the custody OF the Freednens Bureau was
| passed
Tne Senate bill 10 abolish ami FOR ever prohibit the
system of peonage in the Territory New Mexico and
| other parts OF the United States was passed.
The Senate bill supplementary 10 the several OF
Congress aboIishing Imprisonment for debt passed
The Senate bill for the relief OF Dyer Petujohn,
Lieutenant of the Minnesota Sharpshooiers passed
The Senate bill for ths establishment and maintenance
| Of public park in the District OF Columbia
ON motion Of Mr.. ScoyiELD the bill was laid on tho
table
The Senate bill for payment for OF the stamp can
ceiling patent OF Marcus X Norton.
rHE APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
While the bin under discussion, at half eight
O'Clock message received from the Senate an
nouucng that that body had agreed the Conferences
report on the Naval Appropriation bill
s.rsnce renor, or The amw,s On the Naval Annroora
ton BILL which was agreed to- II strikes out the apPro-
priaon for the purchase OF wharf At the Charestows
Navy Yard and modnes tho paragraph about govern
ment employees not being removed for partisan reasons
and about the appointment Of master mechanics.
The House then, at twenty minutes to nine o'clock.
took till eight O'Clock this Sunday evening.
sunday Evening Session.
The House reassembed At eight O'Clock p. NJ In cou-
nuaton OF the Legislative fiction OF the session Of Sat-
urday. Notwithstanding the prevalence OF storm q
seet the galleries packed with spectators and ~
to the floor OF the hail. it Of political
with those who they TO succeed, and made
the acquaintance OF their future colleagues Immedi
ately after the House called order number OF
enrolled bills we're presented and signed this being, in
fact the main purpose for which the House session
this evening
STEVENS A PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. STEVENS apersonal explanation, saying thss
It was not often he did but owing to the great mum
Dor OF letters or inquiry which he daily receiving.
and which had not time 10 answer he felt il neces-
to depart from the usual rule OF his life that
there had been publication as to a certain con
versaton between the two members from Ohlo MessrsI
Ashley and Bingham. and himself, in which the name
OF General Grant had been involved SIS far
1t referred 10 any connection he had with
It the story was wholly false thero waS nos
which TO fabricate the e Hc could not tell all that took
place between the gentlemen from Ohio but far
he heard the conversation the version given Of 1t
wholly a fabrication. IL might very late for him
make this explanation but the Speaker would recoect
that he mad deferred doing the special request Of his
excellent colleague Fayettc (Mr Dawson He also
desired TO say that he had hostility TO person
that account He had addressed letter to The writer OF
the letter in question asking for his authority for the
statement but the writer had defined to answer the
ground that it would involve memberof Congress- Hs
did not believe that that the true ground He did
not believe that member OF Congress had given any
such information. He did not know any member Of
Congress would pcrpetrate such alsehood against
him anybody else. so far as he know, the members
OF this Congress- had been moro harmonious had shown
less acrmony and less anmosy than those he had over
known in previous Congress- Doubtless In the hest
they had sometimes given and received what
remember OF them, and there not one member
Of the House anybody else against whom no felt tho
members the other side who however severely they
had criticized his policy, had always treated him with
THE PUBLIC LANDS
Mr. JULIAN, (repj OF Ind from the Committee on Pub
o lands made adverse OF on nss sns or q
mons university aud on the memorial OF the Governor
and Legislative Assembly OF Utah Territory for dona-
tion OF town sites In aid Of q common school fund
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES on THE DEFICIENCY mIL A.
POINTED.
message from tho Senate announcing, among oehse
things that body had passed the Deficiency b with
amendments, tho amendments having been read they
Conference was asked M.ssrs. Stevens Farss~orA
and Kasson appointed the confsreos on tho part q
aIL 70 COMPENSATE rHn mvxsroR or rus srAnr-oArcz-
N& MACHINE
The House them resumed the consideration Of tho bw
which was the House at the time Of tho reces
this morning approprating 500 600 for oompensasoe
ssp q.
ment
Once Committee made an argument In support OF the
BILL describing the history and utility Of the invention
Mr. Gnswoio, Irep.l Of N Y, followed on the same
ep rep, s1o of Iowa. wasp. ODD % ossd the SH' Stli = ~ ~
Mr. KAoK being called ON by Mr. Conkling for infos-
Office Department OF the value Of the invention, admit
ting Its utility, but stating that the estimate presented -
| Congress was much exaggerated
TaE PoRnvIcArioN BnL.
message from the Senate announced as nina O'Clock,
that that body had agreed 70 the conference report q
ss,sspoa Nc @ Of ,Ps b p9 =:
report which was agreed 70. Il leaves The TcrtiScs-
tion bin as vas originally passed By the House. with
ing ordnance ana foincsoSs IN rspiy % shs inquiry
Of Mr. Maynard, Mr. washburne stated that tho appre
and that the bII also contained the limitation rsseS.
ing expenditures 70 half the appropriateness
THE RExovAL OF Tn. PROTESTANT caUac. yRoI Honz
The SrxAKKR presented message from tho Presdene
transmitting report Of the Secretary OF State In ~
saion 70 the removal Of tho Protestant church frea
Rome, BY order Of the Papal government Also con-
muncaon from the Secretary Of tho Treasury relative
TO cotton claims
THE LsosLAnvs APPROPRIATION
Tho Legislative Appropriation bill enrolled was pvs.
sented to tho Speaker and signed BY him.
The Houss having resumed considorsiion or the Nor
Mr. ALLEY, chairman OF tho Post omcs COMMITTEES,
spoke against tho bill which he characterized noa-
MI FNcK, dem, OF Ohio, another member Of ths
commi.iee argued that 100000 was entirely too large
a compensation for the invention and moved 70 amsaa
the bill by making II $3S, 600
amendment were, motion Of Mr. Hin. laid on The
table.
PRINTING EXTRA COPIES or RRpoRrsL
Mr. LArLs from the Committee Printing, reported
several resolutions for the printing Of extra copies OF The
report OF the Committee Public Expenditures on the
New York house frauds two thousand copies Of
the Bankrupt BILL IL IL DO signed by the President the
ern railroads &C. which were adopted Also the reso-
luton referred to the COMMITTEES for furnishing copes Of
Lanmans Congressional Dictionary with recommends
ton that the resolution be laid on the table.
The vote was taken by telers, and resulted yeas %.
nays 90; the resolution not laid the table.
Mr.. CLARKE (repl of Ohio, member Of tho Commit
tee on Printing advocated the resolution and told the
members how valuable they would nnd the book 10 b.
Mr. LArIIN, trep.) OF N Y, showed that not only
would the House have 70 print this book ITSELF but would
have TO give TO the compiler dollar for every copy
thereby making Mr. Lanman pensoner for life on the
government In the OF the discussion letter
from Mr. Ianman sent to the Clerks desk and read
in which the writer charged that the secret OF Ne
Schencks opposition TO him was that he had declines
publishing biography OF the most natterng kinds
which that gentleman had furnished him Tor publtcn-
ton In contradiction Of Mr. Lanmans statement Mr.
Latin went TO say that Mr. 1anman had acknowI-
edged 70 tho committee that there was no foundatio0
for t. and that the biography in question had not been
prepared by Mr. Schenck HIMSELF and that Mr. Schenck
dsapproved OF II.
Mr ScHxycK made brief statement OF tho facts
which led 10 the writing Of Ianmans letter just read,
and showed he had been most scurrlously abused
by Lanman newspaper paragraphs and otherwise, all
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