The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-19

establish Pension 'ce IN rennessee and 70 pro-
PAYMENT on ARan AND NAVY oFricsRs-
Mr.. ScoFIELD trep.) on a.. introduced bill giving
to the officers In tic mlA ~ and naval service VINO
were Commissioned bar MOI mustered pay according
to The rank Of commissions, Referred to the oom-
ran cea.oarp MEMBER psA. : LOUISIANA.
hr syrnER. (repl Of La. pN ,s,vs .ne creden
tizs OF W. Mensrd RepressnA 's ss .a inc
Second district o. Louisiana. ketfA Gu " s'o oo"-
mttee on Elections
ELECTION FRAUDS IN LouIsrhs.'. 70 o,.,.
resolution for select committee to imveseA ate tho
election frauds In Louisiana. atm
Mr. WAshb'TrNE, OF H., said he would 90 y = .r,.
less the resolution was referred to- the Rsccne.fuS
ton Committee.
Mr. EasSswonra, rep, Of H., dis not undsrssAd
why his colleague should object.
MI. NibiAcsv tiem) OF ini, objecteH uncouesn,'o-
NAIL SERVICE IN TIKI SOUTHERN srATRs-
VT NORRIS OF Ala, offered resolution instFurt~
ny, ny sne POST ONCE Committee 10 inquire wnat sr-
anef le;iEation IL necessary secure greater en-
Adopted.
rue CENSUS or isse
-, NJ, fRiNCE, Of Ia, offered resolution cating on
lne seoteary OF the Interior for the report OF claims
AGAINST the government for services In taking tho
ucnsus W Isoc anu 81 the amount necessary To ~ ap
propriatcii Adopted.
AssiGNsas uNDEK THE BArKKgrT ACT.
MI WILSON, tEep) OF Iowa. offered Il resolution
insfrIcting the Committee on Revision u laws IN
quire the legality OF the .ppolntnssnt or osicla
general assjgIrcs by certa,m United sqates Judges
IN contrayensi6n OF the provisions and spirit OF the
bankrupt law, &c. Adopted
APEAtEs OF THE BANK Op THE MErRypN6is.
Mr.. ElA, trep.i or n. H.. offered prssiphie ana
resolution reciting te fact OF the voluntary hqnda
ton OF the Bark Of the Metropolis im washington
and u is nevertheless being still depository
Tor D,ited States disblrsing Officers, ana t,ructng
the Committee on Banaing and Currencyt inquire
and report what legislation Ia necessary - enablo
the Soaptroler OF the Currency t0wind up 10 Affairs
10 stop Che payine9t or interest to banks NJ debts
which tney owe 70 TIE United States and TO ,seyont
insolscni banks beng naIe repositories by o'eri-
Inent disbufsng otlcers. Adopted.
riiK FuR-BEAaING ANIMALs OF ALASKA ,.
luton instracung me Committee on, Commel ce to
,i w, wha LEGISLATION Y necessary for me Ies
taking OF the same. ADOPTED
~, TESTIMONY N rnE UNITED STATES cour-rs.
MI CHURCHILL (rep.) or N. ", from tlIe Con Unit
on Judiciary rcporte,' bt 10 pernetuafa esti-
niOny In the United States c0urta and abi tsv nine
l oascn no and ard to Regulate E me
committed and ordered to be pristed
REDUCING EXPENSES IN i1iE WAR DEraRTMs5 Y
MI ScHFNCK, gep.) or Chic, offered xresOsu -ion
directing the secretary OF War to Inform the IL us
how many commissioned officers OF ths army re
deiaied Tor duly in the quartemasters, absisef &c e.
pay, medical ana other departments OF service n
and about the city OF New York; how employee, N d
whether the number Of enistef men ana ciWA III y
so employed cannot lie reduced. Acsptea..
-, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN CONVICTION, KY ;,
M. JONES (dem.l OF KY, offered sresoaitOn al
recting the Secretary OF the Treasury inquire ITO
t ts o,,sS so Of erecting suitable building or
Offices IN Covineton. Ky. Adopted.
kIux ouTRACRs.
Mr.. MULLINS rep.l OF Tenn, ieded save ~ off1r q
preamble and resolution In reference "a the ku klA
Outrages.
Mr. E,paIpGr, tdsn.) OF Wis, Obj ,cted say,A ,
that the language ~ the resolution was;very 8ganda
lonS on the 9cntlenian's (Mulllns'} friends.
Mr.. MULLINS retorted, saving nat the gcntienA
mi. Eldrdge had got exceedingly tender all Of
sudden
The srEAKgR remarked that t,a.geriiemsn froms
Wisconsin had rfeht to object.
Mr.. Mullins replied. .'Oh yes ,5sMgt rcanrot sea
his point.r u.aughter1
EXTENDING TIE BENEFITS or THE HOMtsrxAn LAW
Mr.. JULIAN, from the Committee On pstiic Lanss.
reported bill to extend the provisions OF the Home
stead act 10 the orphan children OF ttEeased sc!ers
VINO are under the age o. twenty ONO years. PaSscd
WITNESSES BEFORE THE REGIONS RUCrfgN. COMMIT
TEE.
On motion OF Mr. Brooks the reconstruction Com
mittee was authorized to send nr persons and
papers and 10 examine Witnessed in reference 10 TIM
states OF Georgia, Mississippi, Texas aud virginia.
REMOVAL or POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
Mr.. boutwell,, from the Reconstruction Commit
tee, reported back the senate ldment 10 relieve
rom political disabilities certain nersoa electecto
Of1ce ia south Carolina ana other states. tha
amendment was concurred in hy the realisite two
thirds vote.
KELIEF TO LEWIS D. SMITH
Mr.. FERRY, uep) OF Mich. I, ON the Post Offca
Committee. reported joint res0luticn 20 allow
to- Lewis D. smith, Poslmastl, at imu, Mich.
Sl.S6l ior amount oil pubic nd'nTy anOc stamps NJ
which he had been robbed.
After some discussion v0u. ny teiefs showed
that there was not "A quorum pr ant
ANNOUNCEMENT or TfiE DEATH or y. FIHsY.
The death OF the flfe Mr. Fnu,ey: or Pennsylvania,
was anrOunced by his succG ssfT Mr. Pettis, and
remarks IN en0gy OF tie det :efasd werr made NY
Messrs. Pcttls, D'Neili, Randall ana Woodward.
One OF fhe resolutions ohere' " Mr.. Peu on tho
subject having provided for u COMMITTEES or ninc 10
receive the remains or the do ut New York
their arrival from Brussels and ID accompany them
The SPEAKER appointed "a suCh commit ee Messrs
Pettis ONeil. Randall, wood. ard, I.lsSIeucc s-h
Dawes, Blaine, Colluin AMI ;ccls.
ADLot'RJaENr
The Iiousc, IA quarter to Two o'cissl., adjourned
uat Monday next.