The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-26

| At quartef-paSt ten O'CLOCK the Senate again
! suned executive business and was In secret session
| at the close OF our report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| WASHINGTON, July 25 1868.
The House met at half past ten O'Clock.
MIR. GETZ, (dem.) Of Pa, offered resolution al
recting thar fees fines imposed on members at the
present session for being absent without leave be
RENTED Adopted.
Mr.. HILL. (rep) OF N j., introduced joint reso.
luton authorizing the Secretary OF War to furnish
| cannon for the Soldiers Monument Association in
| Paterson, N. j., which was passed.
| RAILROAD LANDS FOR ACTUAL SETTLERS
The bill which was before the House at the close
OF yesterdays session. requiring railroad lands be
sold only to actual Settlers was taken up and passed.
MI. COBB, rep) Of WIS.,, from the select committee
| on the Paymaster Generals Department made
| GEORGIA RATIFYING THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
The SPEAKER presented the action OF the Georgia
| ment, &C Referred to the Committee Elections.
| MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
| The House again went to the business on the
Speakers table and disposed thereof as follows:-
| The Senate bill supplementary 10 the national cur
rency act OF June 3, 1864 referred 10 the Com
| mittec on Banking aud Currency.
| The Senate bill supplementary TO The act allowing
the United States TO prosecute appeals and writs OF
| error without giving security was amended and
| passed.
The Senate bill TO extend the patent OF Jonathan O.
| Turner, OF Connecticut for improvements in an
alarm clock was passed.
The Senate bill to vacate and sell the UnatIlla re-
| seryation In Oregon was referred to the Committee
on Indian Affairs
The Senate Dill for extension of the patent OF John
F. Mascher for Improvement in daguerreotype cases
was passed.
The Senate bill for relief OF the surees Israel T.
Candy, are receiver OF public moneys at Crawfords-
vile, md, referred to the Committee on Claims.
The Senate bill for the relief OF Elizabeth Carson
was referred to the Committee on Claims
the time and manner OF holding elections for SEN
aors TO Congress was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Nr. SCHENCK, irep.) OF Ohio, from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported bill for increase
OF the duties on imported copper and copper
foows:-On ores, three cents per pound fine cop
per contained therein; on regulus OF copper. on
black and grass copper four per pound OF line
copper; old copper Gt only for remanuiacture,
four cents per pound; copper iii plates aud bars,
n9ots not manufactured nor enumerated IN the BILL
five cents per pound.
Mr.. KERR, (dem) of Ind, made the point OF order
| tnat the bill being bin relative import taxes
must first I've considered in Committee OF the Whole
Tie SfEAKER sustained the point OF order and the
| bill was referred to the Committee OF the Whole ON
| The Senate bill for the extenton OF the Portage
| Lake and Lake Superior Snip Cana TO kerwanan
Bay, Michigan, was taken from the speakers table
and referred TO the Committee on Public Landa.
| PROHIBITING THE PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONS ON
SALES OF BONDS AND GOLD.
MI. LOGAN, (rep) OF ILL.,, expressing his belief that
no agreement would be reached ON the Funding
bin, asked leave TO report nom the Committee on
l Ways and Means bill containing the sections
| added on his motion 10 the Funding bin. No objec
ton being made
Mr.. LOGAN reported a bill prohbiting.the allow
ance or commissions, NC, for the negotiation
exchange OF bonds. coin or bullion account OF the
use, providing that all authority under EXISTING
laws to tissue bonds interest-bearing Treasury
notes shall Immediately. not To Interfere with
the conversion Of securities into pvc-twenty bonds
nor the Issue OF three per cent certificates temporary
| loan, nor the exchange Of registered bonds for
coupon bonds, nor the issue OF subsidy bonds TO
| railroad companies; and requiring monthly reports
from the Secretary Of the Treasury.
| Mr. BOUTWELL,, Qep.) Of Mass, offered an
| amendment an additional section, prohibiting the
secretary OF the Treasury from making sales Of
gold for any purpose whatever The amendment
| was agreed to- and the bill passed.
| PUNISHMENT OF FRAUDS REVENUE.
| Mr.. ELIOT rep.) OF Mass, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the Senate bill to amend
the act of March 1868 to prevent and punish frauds
| on the revenue, which was passed.
| EXEMPTION FROM PENALTIES
Mr. BECK, ldCin.) of KY, offered a resolution di-
rectlng the Committee on Ways and Means tn report
the Joint resolution eXempting all persons from PEN
Allies and forleitures imposed by the internal heve
time, not less than twenty days, "a will enable per-
sons affected thereby TO obtain copies OF the law and
! understand its provisions which was adopted.
1 Mr. MAYNAED, (rep.) of Tenn, from the committee
| on Ways and Means, reported back t,e bin intro
| duced by Mt Cullum repeating section 1856 Of the
act of June 80. 1854 10 provide ways and means to
| support the government aud repeating any legacy
| OF succession TAX; which was passed.
| UAPrsyss AMONG rms INDIANS.
| MIR. CLARK, rep) Of Kansas, offered resolution
rccilng Inc tact tdat ~ female white children had
| recently boon recovered from tribe Of ,he kiowa
Indians IN Texas. tne rest Of The family having been
murdered; and directing the secretary Of The Inte-
| rior TO reserve from moneys due to those Indians
$4,000 To- each o. the children, who are TO hc known
| rs Helen and Uelois, Lincoln
| Nj. PANE ucp.l OF Wis. suggested an auend
| ment, requiring payment To be withheld IRON any
tribe OF Indians thai held white persons captivity
| MI MULLINS, ucp.) Of FEM, suggested oXtend nr
| inc provision io persons O other color
| Mr.. PAINE adopted the suggestion. aud The feso-
| luton ~ SO amended was adopted.
| SAvAJOE INDIAN SLAVES.
| Nj. Butler pepl OF Mass, offered resolution
authorizing aud requiring Lieutenant General sher-
man TO use the most oiilctnt means 10 reclaim from
pconagc the women aud children OF tue NayaIoe In
dians now held In slavery IN the Territory adjacent
| 10 their homes. lie stated that there were about
four Thousand women aud children 70 enslaved. The
| resolution was adopted.
CORRECTION or ERROR IN ENRoLAENTs.
| Mr.. SCHENCK. trep.) OF Ohio, from the Committee
on Ways and Means reported a bill to correct an
error IN the enrolment OF the Tax hill supplying
last clause Of section fory.eig SO that Il viii read
cor 80 per dozen bottles, each bottle containing not
more than one pint Also bill TO allow the inn
duced by Mr. Lynch. After explanation the bill was
passed
| Mr.. SCHENCK also reported back the bill intro
duced by Mr. Buter,of Massachusetts,, relative to
resolution for the appointment OF select committee
Of three TO inquire and report to the next Congress
in relation to that colony particularly as TO the kind
and amount OF imports and exports OF the islands
and the views and disposition as well as authority OF
the colonial government TO enter into any particular
or exceptional arrangement with the United States,
the secretary olthe Treasury to place revenue cut
| ter at the disposal Of the commission. Adopted.
Mr.. SPALDiSG, (rep.) OF Ohio, offered o resolution
| directing that no committee of the House shall be
authorized to sit during the unless 1t be with
out increased expense to the government which was
| adopted.
RATIFICATION OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT By
l GEORGIA.
MI. DAWES, trep.l OF Mass from the Committee on
Elections, reported back the action OF the Georgia
Legislature In ratifyng the constitutional amend
ment with Recommendation that II be died IN the
State Department, which was agreed TO.
| Mr.. MCCLURE, (rep.) Of NO., from the same COM
mittee, reported resolution TO pay A. G. Hunt 600
for expenses In conteeting the seal OF George
agreed TO-
KKEBBRs FROM GEORGIA SWORN IN.
| MI, DAWES reported the credentials of W. Clit
' and q ~ PRINCE mcmben elect RON ae0rata and