The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

NAhhtNofhNs July I'VE
EXTRA PAY ASKED ron m pKrAKrnrsr CLERKS
Mr.. wAsuBuRs, repJ Of Ind, presented q me
mortal OF 1850 clerks Of the departments IA wash.
ington asking for extra compensation for the year
1868. Referred to the Committee ON Appropriations.
CONSOLIDATION 90 TnE BONDED DEnT.
Mr.. BLAIsg, rep.l Of Me-, asked leave 10 orr a
resolution nstructing the Committee ON WAYS aud
Means TO inquire into the expedency OF reporting
without unnecessary delay funding bill providing
for the consolidation Of all the bonded indebiedncss
ana four and half per cent thirty year bonds and
four per cent interminablc annuites the holders Of
outstanding bonds TO have their choice 81 those
three forms OF security
MIR PoNERoY, trep.l OF n. ", objected.
QuALIficArios or a rLonlDa sranrn.
on ri Elections, reported mat Charles NJ Hamilton :
entitled 10 seat a. Representative from the state ~
The report was agreed TO, and Mr. Hamilton was
sworn by the Speaker and took his seat AZ Repre-
sentative.
The House proceeded 10 the business OF the morn.
ing hour, being the call OF committees for reports.
Tue blu reported In the morning hour yesterday
by Mr.. boutwell,, (repD OF Mass, from the Judiciary
Committee, regulating judicial proceedings IN cer.
tain cases for the protection OF officers and agents 81
the government and for the better defence Of the
Treasury against unlawful claims, was taken up and
passed.
Private Land Claims, reported the senate bill con
frming the title TO a tract Of land Ia Burlington,
Iowa. which was passed.
miee reported the senate bili for the relief OF
ers OF land within the United states survey, No.
3,2i7, in the state OF Missouri. Passed.
Mr. LoUoBRID0E, tep.l OF Iowa. from the same
committee, reported the House bill for the relief OF
the grantees Of Ann ID. Dureling OF Dubuque, Iowa
Mr. STONE, (dem) OF Ind. from the same commit.
tee, reported the bill In reference TO certain land
Mr. JOHNSON, tdem.) OF CAL. moved an amend.
ment saving the rights Of settlers under the Pre-
cmption or Homestead laws.
The morning hour having expired the bi'l wen
over until the next morning hour.
THE ALASKA APPROPRIATION.
Mr. WAsHBURNg rep.) OF ILL.,, gave notice that he
would move tomorrow to postpone the bill making
an appropriation for the Russian treaty and to take
Nr. BASKs, (rsp.l OF Mass, proposed that the vote
be taken on the Alaska bill on Thursday Of nest
week and that In the meantime debate may be con-
The proposition was agreed to, and II was ordered
that the vote be taken on Thursday, the 9th OF July
DANCER OF THE WANT or A QuoHn.
The SPEAKER stated that 20 many indefinite
leaves Of absence had been granted 70 member. That
unless some gentlemen returned there might be some
danger that there would not be q working quorum In
any further leave Of absence being entered without
the full understanding OF the House.
ALASKA IN cOMMIrrEs or THE WHOLE
The House at half-past one O'Clock went into Com
mttee OF the Whole on the state OF the Union, MI:
GARFIELD, trep.) Of Ohlo in the chair. and resumed
in com to carry into erect the treaty for the acqus
ton OF Russian America.
Mr. wAsHBuRS, trep.) Of Wis, addressed the com.
mttee In opposition TO the bill He said that
members could not have failed TO observe
In the speech OF the gentleman from Aassa.
chusetts (Mr. Banks) yesterday the total
absence OF au horty for hs statements and the sub
sttuton for such authority OF style OF spread eagle
oratory, In which he (Mr. Washburnel would not en-
ter into competition with him. lie would leave the
spread eagle business TO the chairman Of the Com
mttee on Foreign Affairs. The first proposition
which he would attempt TO demonstrate was that on
the seth Of March, 1867 there was not man In We