The New York herald., 1868-02-22

half past two O'Clock.
Afier coming out Of executive session tho Senate at
hali-past nine O'Clock adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIvEs.
wAsursoros Feb q, 1865.
saturday SPEECH MAKING
Mr. wooD. tdsmJ Of N Y, moved .ha! tomorrow
being washington's birthday, the House, when ad.
journ to-day, shall adjourn iii Monday
NJ wAsHsuRSR trepl Of H., opposed the motion
ana suggested that many OF tho members desired an
opportunity to make speeches tho sessions for tomor-
row should be for general debate only.
| derod.
INTERNATIONAL oopYaloHr
Mr. BALDWIN, rep OF Mass, from the Joint Committee
on the Library. reported act Tor securing to authors
rgh', advancing the development Of American iitsra.
tus and promoting The interests Of publisher and book
printed with thc report and recommcI, with leave To
MI Pruyn TO mako minority reoort
works first published in foreign countries where
copyright - allowed TO American authors shall have
the United States as arc now sr.p,sd by law 10 Amer
can citizens The second section provides thar the pr
vileges Of copyrights shall not be extended to repub
cations IN The United Sates unless all the edition. Of
such publications be wholly manufacture IN the United
States and be issued for sale by publishers who
United states citizens The third section reserves TO
foreign authors the right OF translation, subject
conditions that the orgna wcrk shall have been re,s
tered 10 the clerks Office Of some United States Dis
trict Court and copy deposited in tho library of Con
Rress within four months after Its first publication
abroad; that IN the first publication the author shall
announced his reservng tho rgut Of translation
that within SIX months after the date OF registry the
authorized translation shall have been offered Tor pub
cation American publisher; that every cd ton
Of the translation be wholly manufactured In United
States and be issued by publisher who IS Unnsd
be afforded 20 American aushos IN the coar.
Try where the work was originally published
The fourth section prov that book il issued
in volumes or parts Ut successive periods OF time the
several volumes shall be regarded separate
farn upalat shS
requires the President Of the United States mme
after the passage OF the - transmit copies OF 20
thA governments Of Great Britain. France Germany and
other countries with which the United Sta may have
diplomatic correspondence, and be shall take measures
ntsrnstona Bot ween those co and ne
United Stao5 rne President IL also fequrei when
'mens such s,si have been concluded with any
foreign country. and b"e1 approved by the senate
make public proclamation thereof wnereupon tho
authors and artists OF the country with winch the az
rangsments shall have been concluded and their legal
representatives shall be entitled 10 tho privileges and
benefits VI the act.
EXTENSION OF rAn>rs
Mr. JESCKEs trep.l OF r. /, from tho Committee on
Patents reporter bill granting leave Tor appncaion
for the extension OF ths patent Of Horace
b. Wesson for improv repeating lire. rms, tine
same If the application mad been lied ninv Gays
prior the expiration of the patent, February H. 1854
The bn, having been explained by Messrs Jcnckes and
Dawes. was passed by yeas IS. nays 49,
Mr. JksckEs, from the same Committee, reported
bill for the reIief OF Martha NJ Jones' administrator
Samuel j. jones' deceased who was tho Iaten,ee OF
invent non In the manu- acture OF the white oxdc OF
zinc The bill gives force aud vald y TO the extension
granted February 23 1855, for years from July
%. 1854, notw th.aadng that pa,eGt granted in
Great Britain had exprod Ut thai timo After expana-
tion oy Mr. Jen kes The bill was pas ed.
Ar Persas. trep) Of Me-, from the same committee,
reported bill TO extend the patent OF Samuel Pierce for
Improvements In stoves, and moved the previous ques
ton.
The House refused to second the prsvions question
and the morning hour having expired, the bill weot
THx SOUTHERN MAIL coNrRAcrs-LIrrER or rosrsAsrrR-
GENERAL RANDALL.
The speaker presented The following letter which
and referred to the Com nitee Expenditures
the Post OHlse Department.
posr orrrcE DrPARrNrSr, FEB. q, 1873
Hon. SCHUYLER CoLrAI speakerof the House Of epre.
sIn-I have Just read with astonshment detail
%s s%s % fof' foS asyas aT
"msd IN Ss ny No s
such popo tion. Indicated
n tina. way or any o. that kind o ea,ns. ASH
ion q The Pos. oss . h';s
sson and public the world u mi. . he propsr
tive, viii be OBJ sed Il this letter be Laid before
ALEXANDER ". RANDALL. Post master. General
PETITION roa NEW ISSUE or LEGAL TENDERS.
Mr. vas Tngsr ,dsm o, 3 on,', presented petltions
Congress pass law to authorize the issuing OF sum
cent amount OF United State. legal tender Treasury
notes 10 pay tho Uniied States bonds Referred 10 tho
| Committee on Ways and Means.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION niIL
The House at past O'Clock went Com
| mtce OF tie Whole on tho stats OF ths Union. Mr.
Dawes in the chair, on the Naval Apr ,praiion b,iI
| Tho bill appropnales s1s0s6.0i5 the folowing
being the principal items:-Pay OF officers and
ssamen. $s,ooO0o0: prsservat'on Of vessels n oTdip
ny navy saoa ss ooo aureau Ysri1 add Docks as
for contingent expenses, $500. 200; Navy Yards about
100000; Bureau Of Equipments AMI sni Recra .ins,
Naval Academy, $20s 900; expenses Of Naval oossr-
vatory $4,000; Bureau Of ordn $3.50 600; Bureau
Enaneernx sofa 900: Bureau OF Prov isons and Cotn
ing 81. l.o240 900; Bireau o Medicine and Surgery,
| $50. 900; Malile corvs 81 $50 0DJ.
| Tue second section dxes tue number OF enlisted
in the navy, including apprentices and boys, at 500
Auprop aiion bill OF March 1917; tbs section
Of the OF March 1885, to increase the Of nit
spnen and others. me second section OF the act oL
ensineers the ninth section OF the act Of March 1857
and the nrst section Of toe act Of Marcn 1885, to
establish the Office OF Solicitor aud Naval Judge Advo-
| cato. The fourth section gives tho enlisted mon who
perform the duty Of Gremen coalheavcrs So month
n addition to their REGULAR pay lhe nth section hkos
the force Of the marine corps established
by the act Of July 25 1865 and repeas ali ccn1ctns
discu ssion, which hinged principally upon the dis
position Of unespended balances in the Navy Depart
tncnt and extended TO questions OF exravagalc snd
economy, sprung up and participated by Messr..
Yashburne Of III, Logan Pike, Wood spadins, Bsnss.
| Myers Randall Archer Butler and Others.
Mr. WAsnBuRsE, (repI Of H., said that the hrst e-
mate furuIshet by the Secretary OF tbs Navy Vas Tor
| amount to SIS 600, 900, and that the COMMITTEE
Appropriations had rsfucei that to $ls,oOloo0 Under
such cr:umssscs, no did not think that any lniosma
on which could be gat from the present Secretary of
the Navy would be sufficiently reliable TO guide iho
Hou.e LEGISLATION. The administration of too we're
tsry OF the Navy and bis rcpors aud estimates we're
| generally defended by Messrs Pike. Wood Spaiaing,
Randall and Archer aud long letter from the Secretary
himself was read Ia psccmes sud at various intervals,
| acc-rding as democratic memb~rs got the door and
| yielded their time for tho reading or the letters
| Mr.. BUTLER trepl OF MASS, offered an am,ndnen,
providing that all unsxpendsd balances subject - the
order OF the Secretary Of the Navy on the LIST OF JAY
lsos shall be covered ino the Treasury, and that
amount appropristsd in the bill shall be expended or
drawn white any other expanded moneys are subject
10 the order OF the Secretary OF tho Navy Agreed 20
Mr. BAsxs lrep) OF Mass, criticised the aacrity OF
the Secretary OF the NAVY In adapting himself 70 the
resolution Of the House requiring reduction OF forcs
at the navy yards such resolution being merely 40 ex
preston OF opinion. and not having he force 81 law
He asked Mr. wsshba'ns II he could give any stplana.
| ton.
Mr.. wisupuRss declared his inability IN do 50. aud
that the ways OF the secretary sers past nndins out
Mr. RANDALL, tdem ~ Pa, said he he'd called on the
Secretary relation 10 that matter and found thas the
Secretary fes hound respect the eTpressed wishes OF