New-York tribune., 1867-02-18
PRICE FOUR CENTS.

papers printed in cach STATE specifying that electors ~
President and NiCcPTosaont 81 The United state, shaL
be appointed on the Tuesday next after the frst Monday
in the month of November tncn the next cuNing, pro
yided there shall be the space o q days botyce bc date
of such NOTIFICATION and the said Tuesday Bui th're
shall not be the space OF two months between INC Hae
such notification and the said Tuesday and # the term
for which the President and VccJresident last M "itt
elected shall expire on fhe3d day 81 Nah next
notification that the electors sgall Dc ap~hth 'h I
Tuesday after the first Monday III ne mouth OF
elecfor shan accordingly I've appointed and the '"tors
shall meet and give their votes the fs hedfhay ~
December next ensuing, aud tho proceedings aH ahlts "
the said electors and others snail G piusaiti0 c She"
tions prescribed by law.
SEC B. Ind be Il tiutho- enacted, That Whenever the
office of President aud Vice President shall both hceoun
vacant when Congress is not in session, - Sb"ll bt u.
the office Of President forthwith 10 ss'c prc'!anation
cOnyening both Houses Of the Congess q, tl+ 'mler
States within days after assuming the dies ~ fss
'''i' u '',i SPFoSTaFST OF , sr.iIcr CoSMITTrr.
The SPEAKER announced the select committee on The
resolution offered By Mr. Wentworth this Ior,uf bersrs
wentworth, Ward OF New-York aud Glosslnsnner.
RAILROAD LAND GIANT FOR CALHoRSh'
The Senate bill granting lands n ald 81 lTpa Toss ns
san Francisco Bay 10 HUMBOLDT Bay Caords ,ora %ss
taken from the Speakers table, and was GnoeT c'"ei"
ton when the hour OF recess arrived
Mr. ONEIII presented petition Of the 0fhert oI bs
Athaneum Of Philadelphia, askink that an posf, I"p ,
&c intended ior braIles cocges ana o,nrr aDS Tnn tbs
would be attended with disastrous results ID the uooa
Of useful knowledge.
At a o'clock the House took recess tn q O'Clock tha
evening, the evening session 10 he tOr debate ohiJ
EVENING SESSION
The House resumed its session at q o'clock
Mr. BENJAMIN took the chair a. Speaker lno teHl.
The proceedings confined 10 debate oI the Presp
dents Annual Message.
RECONsLBTCTION. :,
Mr. MERCUR Rep. Pa addressed the House ~ 90
fens OF the action Of Congress on the subject VI recon-
stulction.
Mr.. DUMONT Nsep., md followed. -, .
Mr.. TAYLOR Dem. Tcml l'eyt addressed tr Hou@
Oh the question OF reconstruction, claiming that the
course of the President consistent with his former
position, consistent with trti consistent WIN iall1t
ISM and consistent with the former policy OF the hhpnp
/ lcan party
! The House then at 10. o'clock adjourned.
| BILL-CORKECriON.
An important error In the report pNlsheu ll
the NewYork papers OF the proceedings OF ht lax pl
last Thursday evening. The bill proposed 10 remove
that provision Of the existing law by when me uFht "
gas companies to add the tax To the prlce cheed 70
| consumers : to terminate the 3Gh OF hprl next
The House however after considerable debate, rtrucA
out that paragraph Of the pending bill, the result Delne
that the right OF companies 10 add on the lax ~ Yer
minated the 3Oth Of April 1861 As printed tie wOo
is placed before the word t'rnluhtro, hiahht
the paragraph read exactly the opposite ~ What wa
written.