The New York herald., 1868-05-15
DAY, MAY Is, 1863 TRIPLE SHEET.


thorizng aud directing The Secretary or war o. sell
after thirty days notice IN two ia IN newsplpers In
the United Stltes in Baltimore cl.y on the patInsso
river known the site OF Fort CO yinr ZION and c,u
tsl.aug about twenty-tIres AMI one quarter acres.
| Mr. CHASLER suggested that the iaaa should lc
sold by public atIcti II.
I Mr. FAIRFIELD acccded to hat and the Joint reso-
luton was so modiieh
! Mr. CHASLEf inqtsred whether Mr. Garflesd could
assure the House whether there was no guaao de-
/ Mr.. GARFIELD said he did roS know ANYTHING
about that
Mr.. CaANLEn remarked Chat there had been some
! very serious questions on that subject.
ON motion Of Mr.. WAsHBuRNs frer, of ILL.,, the
| words ''and directed" were stricken out 80 as to
! simply authorize the sale.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS fdem) of Nd the Joint
resolution was mrther modified SO that the land may
be sold in entirety or IN lots, and that tire adver-
| German.
The joint resolution as modified in all these re-
| spects was passed. -i'I
| TELEGRAPHIc COMMUNICATIONS. r
Mr.. PYLE (repD OF Mo-, introduced bill to estab-
lish telegraphic communication between military
posts and for the construction of telegraph line to
| Puget Sound Referred to the Committee on Roads
| and Canals.
| REPORTS AND PRIVATE BILLS
| Mr.. WAsHBURN, (rep.) OF Mass. from the Commit
tee on Claims made an adverse report on the Senate
bin to confirm certain sales made by the direct tax
commissioners for South Carolina to persons in the
army, navy or marine corps. Laid on the table
Mr.. Washburn also reported bill approprating
$4,000 to pay certain Indebtedness of the agricul
tural department, incurred prior to the LIST July.
| 1857 Passed.
Mr. STOKES, trep.l Of Tenn, from the Committee on
Claims reported bill authorizing the issue to Ed
ward Z. Shead OF Easport of two six per cent bonds
for $500, numbered ls,747 and l974S. destroyed by
Bills for the relief Of Timothy Leutner and Lieuten-
ant Charles b. Tanner of the sxty-ninth Pennsylva-
MA volunteers, were reported and passed.
LAND GRANTS TO RAILROADS.
Mr. briggs, (rep.l OF Mich. from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported back the Senate amendment
to the House joint resolution concerning certain
lands granted to railroad companies in Michigan and
Wisconsin, The Joint resolution extends till the 31st
OF % december iS11 the time within which the roads
fines the operation Of the bill to the Fond du Lac
and Esconawba and the Marquette and Ontonagon.
II the Marquette and OntOnagon Railroad Company
shall not have completed ten additional miles Of
every year thereafter the Legislature of Michigan
may declare the grant OF land forfeited and may
confer the grant on some other company.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, (rep.l OF Ohio. desired to offer
resolution requiring the land to be sold only actual
settlers, In quantities not greater than quarter
section to each and at price not exceeding 81 rs
per acre.
Mr.. briggs refused to allow the amendment to be
offered.
After some discussion the amendment reported by
the committee was agreed to. As thus amended 1t
was cOncurred In.
RESTORATION OF SOUTHERN STATES.
The House, at hafpa one O'Clock proceeded to
the consideration OF the bill to admit the States Of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia
and Alabama to representation in Congress.
Mr.. PRUYN (dem.), OF N. Y, addressed the House
In opposition to the bill The gentleman from Penn
credit or must bear the odium Of these reconstruc-
tOn measures; but 1t was to be said to that gentle
mans honor hat ne had at all times boldly expressed
for which he Is distinguished, and he had brought
his party friends up to his own standard. He re-
mated by Mr. Stevens to the Southern States being
conquered provinces had been received with strong
Was N iSct direct censare i ON Nj. L,ncon D But
the views Of that gentleman had been boldly carried
out, and had resulted In the measure before the
The ten minutes granted to Mr.. Pruyn expired be-
fore ne was able to present his argument and then
position to the bill He remarked dat the represep.
tatives OF the revolutionary measures Of the House
were not In their seats but were, as he was informed
concocting measures for q further impeachment Of
the Executive, and for the final overthrow
Mr. Brooks ans Noticed that Mr. Stevens was
occupying seat at the clerks desk. The other men,
bers OF that revolutionary junta were, however, he
Pennsylvania to attend to his That gentle
man, ne said, was the master spirit and controller,
not only OF the legislation OF the House, but
less Of the country. Whatever measures that gentle
man seriously proposed were quite sure, sooner or
man from ohio Csir. Bingham) had stated yesterday
that the gentleman from Pennsylvania did not carry
all his measures 1t was, however, the art OF revo
utionist Of the highest order often present mea-
sures far beyond public opinion or beyond the repre-
sentatiyes Of public opinion, on, on purpose to
coward up 10 the mark. The bin to
give public school system to the District
to be educated together was the only matter In
which the gentleman from Pennsylvania had failed:
and even In that he would yet succeed. II the TN
peachment scheme seemed likely TO be failure, the
only prospect OF s success was understood TO be
the eleventh article framed by the gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA and II the measure should fail the gen.
tleman (Mr. Stevens) would never sleep, day
night until he obtained some other means OF forcing
articles OF impeachment through the House. IL was
fha t.x haxr
diti0nal Senators there that this bill was being
forced through. Hence i've States were grouped
In one bill and five constitutions all mudded toge-
ther which he was sure member Of the House had
read through. From the best computation he had
been able TO make there were over two hundred and
fifty thousand white people in those States deprived
OF the right Of suffrage and compelled to pay taxes
without having the right ofrepresentation Talking
Of the "carpet baggers," he said that there were
| hanging around the capital two Yankee delegations
| from the State OF Florida who had not been long
enough from their State 70 have got rid OF their nasal
twang.
Mr. STEVENS, (rep.) Of IA, remarked that Florida
was not embraced In the bin before the house, and
that he agreed with the gentleman from New York
| i'm what ne said about Florida lie added that he
| was determined 10 agree with the gentleman, but
| that be had not liked 10 let him know IL before
| hand.
| Mr. BROOKS said he was happy 10 have the en-
dorsement OF the gentleman from Pennsyvania; but
their Yankee friends were not limited to the little
| State OF Florida They had turned up In Georgia,
Alabama South Carolina and elsewhere. or the two
men applying to be admitted as Senators from Ar
and the other from Pennsylvanla. Both were squat
ters both carpetbaggers aud II they were admitted
| then the State OF New York would have three
| Senators and the State 'of Pennsylvania three
Senators.
advocacy Of the BILL AS to the objection made to
tine section Of the South Carolina constitution giving
extended Jurisdiction to justices Of the peace, 1t was
copied literally from the Iowa constitution and as to
other sections objected TO, they were copied from the
constitutions OF several other Northern States. He
replied briefly to the objection made to the various
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white people Of the State OF South Carolina. He be-
Iieyed that no member OF the House could End any
excuse in the protest for rejecting either Of the con-
Mr. BINGHAM, (rep.) Of Ohio, followed on the same
| aide of the question. Public interest, he said, re-
aured the restoration Of these states to the Unon
1ha was the general object OF the bill and In 80 far
II had his entire approval; and II was his purpose
| to support the bill not because he was salts
| fed with all its details and not because he
was satisfied with all the provisions of the several
constitutions, but because under the circumstances
was the best that could be done for the public in
| terests II III became gentlemen who represented
| the democratic party to be saying one word about