The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10

The various bills were then on separate motions
| laid aside and the far.r b'll was reached.
The nrst reading OF the bill having been completed
TIE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL ELECTION.
| Mr.. FARSswoRTH, from the Committee on Elec-
lions, reported bill providing for an election in
Virginia. He explained the necessity for il as aris
ing from the fact that the time had passed within
ton to take place, and that there no author
ity anywhere for that purpose.
The bill was passed without division
The bill provides that the constitution adopted by
the convention which met In Richmond on the sd or
December, 1867, shall be submitted for ratification
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 18th, l4th
and 18th Of August next to the voters OF the State
OF Virginia who shall then be registered and quail
ned under the Reconstruction acts OF Congress, an
election to be held at the same time for members OF
Congress, members OF the General Assembly and
State Officers; the General Assembly to meet in Rich
mond on Tuesday, the LIST Of september 1858.
THE UNION PACIFIC kAILR6xD.
On motion OF Mr. PRICE, (rep.l of Iowa, the Score.
aIy OF the Interior was directed TO furnish copy OF
1ne report OF General Dodge, Chief Engineer OF the
Union Pacific Railroad, concerning the operations Of
the company for the year 1867
BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKERS TABLE.
The House proceeded to the business on the
speakers table and disposed thereof as folows:--
dne sena,e amendments to the House bill to amend
.e nc, VI Malch 1868, providing for the consruc-
oo , OF wagon roads in Dacotah Territory Con
porate the Connecticut Avenue and Park Railway
company Of the District OF Columbia. concurred
The Senate amendments to the House bill making
grant OF land to Minnesota to aid in tie improve
ment OF the navigation OF The Mississippi river.
After considerable debate by Messrs Donneiy and
Window IN support Of the amendment, and Mr.. Law
renee OF Ohio against 1t, with suggestion by Mr..
Loan that the lands be selected in Alaska the amend
ment Was non-cOncurred in-yeas "a, nays IS.
the House then at hali-past four O'Clock took re-
cess until nalpast seven this evening, the evening
session 10 De Tor Pension bills only
H' Evening Session.
REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEES on INvAITD PEN
sIoNs.
The House, in evening session, passed bills re-
ported by Mr. Miller and other members OF the Com.
mittee on Invalid Pensions, granting pensions to the
following named persons:-E1iZabeth Lane, mother
of John Lane, Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers;
Rosanda, widow of Barney McCabe, Tenth New
York cavalry II. l.. Hall, Ninety-seventh New York
Volunteers Elizabeth g., widow OF Rev. Samuel
Hibben, Fourth Illinois cavalry; Kate, widow of
John Higgins, Twenty-eighth Kentucky; Eliza
| mother OF Colonel Donnely, Twentyeighth New
| York Volunteers $50 per month; Michael Reilly
| Thrty-ffth Massachusetts Volunteers; Jane, widow
Of Peter McNaughton, contract surgeon; Anne widow
OF John Williams, Third Wisconsin cayairy Chaun
| cey ID. Rose father OF Alvin G. Rose second Ohio
| cavalry; AegO EichOs, Fifteenth New York heavy
artillery; Zadock l.. Newman, Seventh Enrolled Mis-
souri, militia; Sarah E., widow Of James Ball, fire.
| man on steamer vidette connected with the Burn
side expedition; Captain Daniel Sheets Seventeenth
Ohio Volunteers; Esther c. c., widow Of Charles f.
| Van Lander, First Vermont heavy artillery; Miss
Anne d. Hamilton, aunt and adopted mother Of
James E. and Charles b. McKillip, Sixty first and
sixty second Pennsylvania; stephen Carver, Forty
| ninth New York; Prescott G. Rowland, Twelfth New
| Hampshire; Martin Burke, Fifteenth New York
| heavy artillery; children Of VIM. NJ wooten Davis
| county home guards Kentucky militia, Senate bill
With amendment; John Sheets, Twelfth West
| children of John p. Felty, Fourteenth West Vir-
| glnia; Senate bill with amendment; Martha, widow
militia, Senate bill; Obadiah T. Plum, Twenty second
Iowa, Senate bin with amendment; Louisa, widow
United States Volunteers, Senate bill; Anne, widow
OF Bernard Kelly, Twelfth New York heav,
aamel, Eighth Kansas Volunteers, Senate bill
| VIM y. Edwards, increasing pension from IS to 81;
per month from June, 1869; Jonathan H. Perry fathe
Of Anthony II. Perry, Third New Jersey infantry
William J. Kelly, Twenty-first Missouri Volunteers
widow and children Of Patrick RAFFERTY,, Thirty
Massaehvsets Senate Er biz Ann NJ, mother
Frances T., widow OF Major General Israel B. Rich
aroson, increasing pension to $50 per month from
Tennessee; Nancy, widow Of Alexander Cook
Johnson county Tennessee; John La Marsh
Charles st nney ss.asG w$Gw
Twelfth w,@o y West est, Virginia Infantry Heller
| William Smith, Eighteenth United States infantry
Elizabeth, mother OF James c. Lamar killed while
lighting with Union organization in Kentucky
Joseph A. Fry Seventeenth Ohio infantry: Thomas
| Stewart, Senate bill; John W. Harris, pilot in the
service United States, Senate bill; Harriet W. Pond,
Il
Dr. Bueford Johnson, OF Illinois, contract surgeon,
Senate bill: widow and children Of Henry Brown,
| Tenth Tennessee cavalry Senate bill with amend
ment; widow and children Of Conrad Sweetzer,
sixty-nrst New York, Senate bill with amendment;
minor children Of Robert I. Weed, Second Indiana
battery, Senate bill with amendment; George $.
Bren, naval pensioner, Senate bill with amendment:
! Patrick Collins, OF Columbus; Ohio, Of the
| United States Railroad Construction corps
| John Gridley Ninth Michigan; Catherine mother of
| John A. Genser, One Hundredth and Forty ninth
| Pennsylvania; Asa +. Holcomb, Twenty ninth New
York cavalry; Emily B., widow OF Brigader Gen.
era Daniel b. Bidwel increasing her pension TO $50
per month from October, 1854; Henrietta, wldew OF
senate bill; Catherine, widow Of Henry l.. Eckhard,
Fifth Missouri, Senate bill: Carrie E., widow OF
james y. Burdett, acting assistant surgeon Senate
bill; Elizabeth widow Of Ii. W. SteepletJn, Sixth
| Indiana legion, Senate bill; children of Lafayette
Cameron, OF District OF Columbia, Senate BILL with
amendment children OF Joseph Berry, Fourth Iowa.
Nine Senate bills, granting back pensions to the
widow OF John W. Jamson CathaFine Ward Henry
| Reems sylvester Nugent, Elizabeth Barker, Mary
| Gerther, Charlotte Posey, Rebecca Senior
Dryer, thirteenth United States infantry, S2s
per month; Seth Lea, Knox county, Tenn, allowing
| pension as second lieutenant Policy W., widow OF
w. Colon, Seventh Tennessee infantry, granting her
pension Of captain; children OF william X. Silvey,
Second Tennessee infantry; Jane, mother Of JAMES
Salisbury, N. c., $40 per month. The bill for the
relief OF General Ward b. Burnett, Of New York. was
laid on the table.
THE TAX BILL.
The amendments to the Tax bill were received
from the Senate and referred TO the Committee Of
The House then, at forty minutes past nine O'Clock,
| adjourned
MEXICO.