The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-25

resolyed 90 adjourn on Monday next and no one was
sisn - or veto il before that time. He had remarked
yesterdN ny that he did not want TO 20 INTO neaas
Twin ta you Lose ,o elec ths sontern States tey
could not OBJ ect to their being counted against thel
ana II they won them the President had siii
that their votes could not be counted; ani
the President held the purse and the sword;
and and the senate s 80 a his IS T home
Claimed tfat II Congr ess adjourned every southern
State could De carried by the democratic ttcxet 80
in the conside.ation OF this bill II their reconstruc
ton policy co aid stand they ought TO protect IT,
their Sosor AZ IL visators How could that be donef
Here the a5tsen minutes allowed TO Mr.. Butler ex-
PRED and he was prevented Prom answering MS own
Mr.. PAINE. anoth,, r member OF the Reconstruction
Committee address, ID the House IN advocacy OF the
bill and In con radC ton OF s0me OF the statements
Mr.. LAwassc.s rer. ~ Of Ohio offered an amend
and imprisonment fol- any person in the said states
to vote Or to act an etcer of election IN tne ens
IN, ing Presidential sacSs and making the auy Oh
Mr. BINGHAM clOesd the discussion, and declared
that the only ditcu W ln' the present laws was that
care touching the esecu ton Of the laws than had
the King 81 DahonaeJ. 10sy desired therefore 70
amend those laws 50 a. to AVID their execution by the
action OF the people represented In their constitu-
tionai conventions.
Mr. WOOD (deln., orN.Y Y. moved to Lay the bill
the question was takan on the Amendments offered
by Mr.. Lawrence, OF ONO. and u was agreed TO-
The bill was then pesssed-yeas liz, nays IA
on 4otisn Of NJ scaxSok. repJ Of Ohio; com
mttee OF conference was ask al on the FUNDING b,ll,
and Messrs. Schenck,y Logan aud Boutwell, were ap-
pointed
Mr. BRooMiLI (repp OF Pa from the Committee
on Accounts presentef report on an investigation
INTO che dsbursements or tne Goa'h n rus o.
which the Investigation was ordered were entirely
unfounded, and that the number OF House employees
in the present Congress Is only the same as IN the
Thirty -Hfth Congress wlaa Mr.. Orr was Speaker
The report closed with a.a solution making changes
After some further discns sion Mr.. LOGAN (repl Of
H., asked Mr.. BroonlaIl whether the examination
had shown any mopes c.n idact on the part Oh '"e
doOrkeeper (GeneratLipptnt:t
Mr.. BROOMALL repliei tnasAu ilad not
The doorkeeper han follow ed certain precedens
which the committee regarded as bad ones, and no
the nrst to suggestisome a the REFORMS recon-
mended A..
fact that stationery trm in washington, which
always gets the CONTRACT sor - 'pplylng tne House.
allowed six dollars rea1 ior paper whicn
could he supplied by he manuA tcturer at two dol
lars.
mttee had not been directed to tN stationery con
tract. He presumed that the fra I In question Oh
tanned it because they were the Iowa st bidders
After further discussions the repa ~ WAS aeceptcd
and tho resolutions we're sdopted.
Mr. BINGHAM, from whe Comnsttee on Oams' re-
0ster OF the Twenty-sl xth regiment Ohio infantry
The bill passed
UNITED STATES CONSUL AT PMN
Mr. VAN WYCE (rep.l o. NJ T., offeres resolution
calling on the Secretary Of State for 10 formation AZ
to the absence from his post OF the United States
Consul at Panama. Adopted
LAND DISTRICT IN NEBRASKA
On motion OF Mr.. TAFFE, rep OF Men, the Senate
bill to establish land district In Ma )raska was
taken from the Speakers table and pascal
The SPEAKER stated that lany member who were
really Ill health had letthec:ty and ttiat there
might be difficulty or keeping quorum In
the House tomorrow. He expressei ,the nope
that members would attend All through toAm0rroW's
session. in order that there laiight be quorum to
the conference report ofs the Fundhng Dill II
the Senate should reciproca te the reqnesa OF the
House for conference comm ttee which siH senate
had not yet done.
The Senate amendments to- tie House ball reat-
ing to the Alexandria canal were cOnciifred In.
SALE or RAILROAD LANDS TO SETTLERS
Mr.. HOPKINS, lrep) OF Wis., ioom the Conmittee
on Public Lands reported d bul requiring lands
granted aid In the construct orrof railroads TO be
sold actual settlers III quaint tiles no greater than
quarter section and at price not eXcseriig 50 80
acre.
After debate the House. at NJ O'Clock, adjourned
until past ten oclock to-rm PROV morning when
the business on the Speakers table Is TO he pro
ceetcd with