The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19
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Proceedings Of the Reconstruction Committee
in Relation 10 the Admission Of
the Southern States.
Mr.. Stevens Proposition for the Division
Of Texas Into Three States.
Passage in the Senate Of the Bill for
the Gradual Reduction
Of the Army.
Pensions for the Heroes Of the
War OF 1912.
AMENDMENT OF THE POSTAL LAWS
Pensions for the Heroes Of the
War OF 1912.
AMENDMENT OF THE POSTAL LAWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1853, |

WAsHrSGToN Feb Is. 1888,
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Proceedings Of the Reconstruction Commit.
ies-The Admission Of the Southern States
The Division of Texas.
The Reconstruction Committee held meeting this
forenoon The first proposition presented for consider
stion to disabilities OF Mr. Butler CLAIM
sng to be Representative elect from Tennessee and
saspendiDg tho test oath in his in order that he
might be admitted a the House. Representa-
tive Brooks moved TO include John Young Brown, OF
Kentucky within the scope OF the resolution, be-
cause he considered Mr. Brown REBEL but because the
House had declared that no gave aid countenance
support to the rebellion, therefore ineligible
to seat, Msssrs. Butler and Brown thus being
preciuded from tue House similar grounds Mr.
Brooks amendment rejected by party vote
Daring the discussion It said that John Young
Brown had no asked to be pardoned. Mr. Brooks re-
piled that 1t was true but the committee had decided to
remove the disabilities from Governor Orr, ex-GIv-
error Holden and nine others who had not made
personal application for that purpose.
Mr.. Stevens OF Pennsy lyauia, said the committee
had acted too hastily tina. subject and desired further
time to look iuo 1t. No additional action was taken
upon the question at this meeting.
Tho bll yesterday Introduces by Mr. BINGHAM for the
adniss on Of the State Of Alabama into the Union was
considered fr short tme. Mr. Stevens thought that
action ought to be delayed until they could get all the
1SNs He was rather dissatisfied with t.
however, believing that general bill applicable
20 all me Soathern States should be passed
anstead Of acting UPON these States separately.
Dir Stevens submitted bill for the division Of Texas
into three State, providing that convention about
assembling in that State fix the metes and boundaries OF
the new States, and urther that them have the
same constitution He said he thought there ought 20 be
Tour or nse states carved out OF the Texas territory but
would be content with three. Mr. Stevens will report
I've pi 70 the House SO that may be printed and
fercd back to the committee revision if necessary
Mr. Higgins, Freedmen's Bureau officer appeared
and made complaint against General Gillem in connec
ton with court martial which acquitted a man named
johnson for The murder OF negro The narrative was
listened to atcn,ively but led no action on the part
OF the committee.
Tnc protection of American Citizens Abroad
Order Of Secretary seward.
The House Committee Foreign Affairs at their
meeting to-day considered the various propositions
offered 10 that branch Of Congress referred them
with view to Larmonze conflicting views on the sub.
Jcct OF protecting tho rights Of American citizens
abroad. They will report entirely Dill TO the
House several members Of the committee averse
TO declaring the right OF expatriation ths ground
that this was principle frmy fixed in this
country as not to require its reasseron: but the
ority decided to insert it in pl decisions or
courts everywhere the contrary notwithstanding
The following Official order has Just been issued
DEPARTMENT or STATE
WASHINGTON, Feb Is, 1868.
II 70 recommended 10 al citizens Of the United States
native naturazed, who have occasion TO st Great
Britain or Ireland, TO procure passports frem his de-
partment while the habea corpus remains suspended in
the latter country. Citizens Of the United States
justly arrested are aole To be detained without prompt
examination until they procure and produce legal
evidence OF their citizenship.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD
General Grant in the House Of kepresen-
tntives.
General Grant, accompanied by General Howard was
upon the floor OF the House Of Representatives this
afternoon, and both for q considerable time en-
gagged In conversation with radical members Messrs
wsshburne, OF Illinois, and Bingham OF Ohio had
particularly protracted interview
Opposition i the Louisiana Radicals 10
General Hanc0ck,s Administration.
The Telegram states that the action Of General Hyncock
IN removing the seven colored members Of the Common
Council in New Orleans and multiplying the appointment
Of Recorder by that body has given much annoyance
To radicals that OF the SO called
ic,a element Of New Orleans at present sojourninG
tns city have constituted themselves special complain
ants behalf OF the aggrieved ioyaiss OK Louisiana.
General Grant has been tod the other coored side OF
the story by these gentry, aud every thing calculated TO
damage the reputation OF General Hancock has been
suggested though so far the removal OF the General
which is the chief thing desired has been even re-
motely ntnMed 70 them by Grant, who is yet pro-
pared to that Hancock has been partial derect
the discharge OF his duties The radical
ofLouisiana loyalty embrace the Rev. T. W. Conway Tho
mas c. Durant and Governor Hahn. One OF these
gentlemen states that General Hancock intends TO
Oversep his legitimate d1t!es marked out uuser tho
Reconstruction laws by preventing an election for
State officers the ticket with which tho con-
stituon is submitted for ratification The Reconstrrc
ton act does not authorize the election OF State officers
u the Same time the constitution ubmittsd but the
radical theory that the option left with the Convcn.
ton to do so II il thinks IT. and in doing SO il acts
upon the correct principle that the trainers or consu.
ion competent nominate ocsrs TO SOC after It's
scution The Louisiana loyalsts say that Gne,al Han
cock has misreprssented his action in New Orleans
70 General Grant, and made appear thai he was acting
an strict conformity with the Reconstruction acts OF
Congress- without regard TO color They dwell
especially upon what they term his duplicity IN stating
aha, he removed seven colored from the Board Of
Common Council, without adding that these seven en-
bracsd all the coored element In that body ana tia. he
mentioned the removal at the time OF two white
men to give his action the color OF impartiaty All
shis has bees represented TO General Grant and the
prospective action OF General Hancock forcshadowed a.
being entirely inmica and Obstructive TO the policy or
Congress-
The Amount or Gold In the Treasury.
The amount Of gold in tho Treasury OF the United
States at this date Is s104 600 oo0 OF which sum there
payable in gold certificates SIS, 100000, leaving
balance OF s75 300 900 in gold coin belonging exclusively
to the United States II Is estimated that the receipts
Of gold from custom from this dao TO May will be
s2sooo ooo making an aggregate Of slos ooo GU.
Of which there Is payable the LIST Of March NEXT
3J0oOoo, due the ten forty bouds and the lat
day of May about SIT OOo interest duo the ave-
twenty bonds, leaving balance hand OF gold, after
paying all expenses OF SOS 500 ooo ST. oo0 900 after
the coin certificates deducted These estimates are
m sslcs Of gold made between the periods
Pressure for Appointments Ia the War De-
purtmcnt.
Notwithstanding the constant retrcnchment which ia
GOING In the various bureaus OF the War Depart
ment the pressure for appointments continues as large
ever the applications coming mostly from discharged
soldiers or soldiers widows I'd ey invariably me,