The New York herald., 1867-02-09
Second Session.

| Second Session.
SENATE
| WASHINGTON Feb g. 1867.
CLAIMS or NEW mExico
| The CnAIK laid before the Senate . memorial from
the Legislature OF the Territory OF New Mexico asking
for the appointment Of commission investigate the
claims Of tha, Territory for property destroyed during
the Texas invasion u wa referred % the Committee
OF Claims
Petitions on various subjects presented ana sp
propriately referred
rKySEsxE HOME ouARDs
Mr. PATTERSON (dem) Of Tenn introduced Joint reso-
uov for the payment Of Tennessee homo guards organ
lied BY order OF General Burnside. Referred TO the
Mlitar,' Committee
MT LAsy (repl Of Ind. offered resolution that al
documents ordered BY the present Congress and
distributed among the members Of the present Congress
xyxs1SG snsssox ron MONDAY xuxr.
Mr. wIrIIaxs tfep.) OF Dragon. offered resolution
for night session Nn Monday next % consider the
luton giving swsnty per cent extra compensation -
civi employees Of the goveramcns = Washington.
HlRrRS YRar PROPERTY.
Ne P hs f% aouss -. s
tho Secretary Of War convey certain lots Harpero
Ferry, and asked immediate consideration Of the same
McRKAsxp SALARY or 4 10Y COMMISSIONED ARnY OFFICER.
Mr.. WILSON, from tho Military COMMITTEES, reported
Me House bill tho pay the Qusrtermasers
sergeant Of the Engineer Battalion TO tho same amount
that Of the sergeant maior-&36 per month.
Mr.. T&uMBUIL would IKE 10 know IL that was ono OF
the bills for 'Ieveng up" solderss Every day or two
a bill was brought in here to Increase somo salary He
Mr. WILSON said Mr.. Irumbu In the hab. OF loo.
turing Senator'S In manner not worthy OF the Senae
He continually reading his lectures TO Senator'S.
Yesterday he brought bill the pay OF the
Judge of the little State OF Delaware to $4,000, and TO-
uay ne was 70 an 81 tns
Mr. SAUisBCRy, ldem Of DEL, spoke Of the high char
acor and ability OF Judge Holt OF Delaware and Of the
patriotism and devotion to the Union Of the little State
OF Delaware
Mr TRunBuIL replied to tho remarks Of Mr.. Wilson.
worthy of Senator, and asserting his own risnt -
make such comments as he had made upon this bill
The bill considered and passed
DISPOSITION PINES ToRFEnUREs yoR FRAUDS on
THE REvEkUR
Mr.. oREsvEI- trep.l Of Nd introduced bill to regu.
late the disposition OF the proceeds OF fines, penalties
and foreitures incurred under the laws rotating to the
customs which provides that there shall be deducted
from the same, In addition TO such charges as arc
authorized by law on the forfeiture OF goods rc
leases Of nne, &C. an amount equivalent 70 the duties
In coin upon such goods, which shall be credited in the
accounts Of The Collector as duties received and the
residue be paid into the Treasury, to be distributed BY
the Secretary follows:One half 70 the United States.
onesourth TO the informcr " nformer other than
the Collector, Naval Ofcer or Surveyor. then TO the
United States and the remainder equally divided among
q Collector then 70 such Collector; in cases
when tho detection Is made by olcer or revenue
fourth TO the custom officers and che remainder to the
officers of the revenue cutter The bill also details
odc a. n cases q % certain .aud and rsgu
freghtage, 60 II vas rcforred 70 tho Committee On
Commerce. ~ M 1853 n. ~
Mr. HAEss irep. ofsN. r., introduced bill extending
for three years the provtzons o. tho sct entitled IAN
for the nna adjudication o. private land claims II
the States Of Florida, Louisiana and Missouri and for
other purposes" approved Juno 22, 1860. was re-
ferred 70 the COMMITTEES on Judiciary.
AMENDMENTS Posr oYYrcH Law.
Mr. DIXON. Fepl OF Conn.,, introduced . bill amenda-
tory Of she Post Once law which provides that whom
name and residence Of the writer Of the same the post
at the mailing once, be the place Of resi-
place the letter In the box depository for delivery
TO the said writer, instead or 70 the Dead Letter
the SiSs s . nG
transmt the letter to the party and place inscribed here
on. charging ordinary POSTAGE when any letter . IN
quest for the return of the letter 10 the writer asd
letter ros called Tor By the writer Within three caisu.
dar months the shall BE- returned 70 the Deed Let
to the Committee % Post Onces and Post Roads
PUBIJCATIoR or THE pEBArw o. C0rGRnss.
that from and aftsr the Of tho next Con.
es the publication Of tho debates Of Congress shall b
transferred from the Globe to the CAvcnsets
duction Of the resolution and It lies over until
EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL AND Lx0IsLArvE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
executive adcis, an and legislative dsps1tmsnis x the
government was taken up The question was on agree
The whole The arst amendment upon which separate
demanded that increasing The salary Of the
District Judgs Of California 70 o. Massachusetts,
Nevada TO 500 and all others 70 e4000 such saIariss
be In full for al services and extra compensation
or travelling expenses 70 bo allowed Tho amendment
A separate vote was asked on the amendment fixing
the salary o. the Judges Of the Court OF CLAIMS q sooo
Mr. w1ps Fspl x Ohio. moved to strike out tho
words ain The baiiy Gioos from tho following para
graph For reporting and printing the proceedings Of
Congress 10 tho Day Cos for the nrst session Of the
Fortisth Congress, $2i. $50"
Globe was suddenly terminated Congress might bo len
without any oiciai organ
carrying Of she Cgo,ss contract II only prevented
Congress tying up its hands Ia the matter 10 might
appear investigation that the work could bs done a.
the public printing once bottsr and cheaper than II
now done az the Gt,be onhce.
Mr. saEsxAs, (repl q Ohio. favored the amendment
Of bis colleague. II II was adopted he should oner .
proposition instructng the Committee Printing to In
cure tho work could not be done ~ the government
printing once or not ,n Tould 10 an not % savs !.
the lowest bidder.
Mr. F<ssspxS, trep) Of Ne, said shst the late Super
opinion that tho work could be done 81 the government
printing oce at great saving of money. Tho pressns
Superintendent Was the same opin on
Mr. AsrHoEY rep.) Of r. L. said that tie present and
the late Superint ndcnt Of Printing he'd told that tho
proceedings Congress could be cheaply printed
the government once than under the Globe contract
Mr. Yarns, trspl Of III, maintained that on the old
political motto. 40 the vicers bsIong the spoils tns
republican Union party ought 70 have printer Of ther
own choosIng the crumbs patronage ought 70 %
who were their side Il would not do 70 say 70
him thai neutral or was NOT political. The
President did not distribute patronage that dca and
he Mr. Ystee was for giving this work v some good
radical republican.
Mr. WADE believed tha& sixty or seventy thousand
dollars year could BE- saved by having tho work done
=, the government printing once. He endorsed what
Mr. Yscs had said TO the distribution OF patronage
He felt constrained 10 maintain by all the prnci
pies ne advocated, and he would take advantage Of 81
the patronage In his possession and give 70 hts rsnda
Mr. CoESrss trep) Of ta, said that an Investigation
would show that the men who did the most work got
tho least pay IN this matter Of CONGRESSIONAL reporting
He did not believe the Gs reporters wsrs sufficiently
paid
MI Hsypmxs, tden) Of Ind, ccpsended that the pub
Iication Of the debates ought % be kept where wss