The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-13


THE NATIONAL sCaUTEzENPEsr
The SPEAKER said he had been requested to pre-
sent To the House, and las the matter appeared TO be
national In its character he did present an invitation
from the Executive Committee of the National
American Sharpsho0ters to attend public demon
sration and festival which is to take place at Jones'
Wood, New York, nom June ~ to July 6.
Mr.. JUDD, trep) OF ILL.,, moved that the invitation
be accepted, and that the House be represented at
Mr. sTEVsss ep q P Rss ncpeS not was
very bad practice to teach the people to shoot sh arp
The SPEAKER Appointed Ii the following members to
represent the House OF Representatives Messrs
Judd, Of Illinois; Garfield, OF Ohio; Paine, Of Wis
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, trep) OF Ill., asked leave to report
from the Committee on Appropriations Joint resO-
luton donating to the washington City Orphan Asy.
lum the iron fence which had stood in the old hall Of
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
Mr.. PRICE, (rep.) OF Iowa, introduced bill to re-
leve J. Macy OF South Carolina. from his political
disabilities. Referred to the Committee on Recon-
structiOn.
THE "oMNIBUs BILL.n
Mr.. BINGHAM, (rep.) OF Ohio, from the Committee
on Reconstruction, reported back the Senate amend
alton in Congress- with recommendation that the
amendments be concurred in.
ns g % to IN
striking out Alabama.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH, lrep) of ILL.,, moved to strike
reasons for the motion.
After debate Of considerable length which was
butler, Huiburd, Bingham, sheIlabarger, Brooks ok;
and others, Mr.. Farnsworth's amendment was re-
jected.yeas, 46; nays, %.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE, (dem) OF Wis.,, moved to lay the
Senate amendment on the table. Rejected-yeas,
49, nays 40.
The Senate amendments were then cOncurred in
yeas, Ill; nays, %.
The bill now goes to the President for his sigma
ture
THE scHuErzENFRsr AGAIN.
BY unanimous consent at the suggestion OF the
Speaker, the committee to represent the House at
increased from five to seven and the Speaker appoint
ed as the two additional members Messrs. william II.
Robertson of New YOrk, and Mr.. Knott OF Kentucky.
Mr.. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Robertson, reported from the Committee on
Ways and Means Joint resolution to remit duties on
certain articles contributed to the National Assoca-
ton of American SharpshoOters, to an amount not
exceeding $4,000 in currency, and, after an expa-
nation by Mr.. schenck, and q few remarks by Mr..
passed unanimously.
on Appropriations, reported back adversely the
Senate bill to provide for the deficiency in the
penses incurred in the survey of the Cherokee and
Usage Indian reservations.
After an hours discussion on both sides of the
question the bill was, on motion OF Mr.. BUTLER re-
committed to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. BUTLER, from the same committee, reported q
bill appropriating $l50OOO to aid the Indian Peace
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
INVALID PENSIONS.
The House. at halfpast three O'Clock, proceeded to
the business OF the morning hOur-the reception OF
reports OF private nature from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions
Bills reported from the committee were passed
granting pensions to the following named persOns:
Michael Hennessey, Platte county, NO.; Kate
Higgins, Of Louisville. KY. sarah J: Rogers, widow
mother of John Ginnster 14sth Pa. Vols; Margaret
Tilson. widow Of soldier of the Ninety In
diana Vols. Jane Z. Rogers, widow ofCaptain James
II no " ~ nrth N fQd
troops; Patrick Collins, Twentieth Indiana; Barbara
Weisse, widow Of Michael Weisse, of the Ninth
Brgadier General W. L. Wallace; Joanna L. Shaw,
widow OF John F. Shaw. Fourteenth Maine;
Anna II: Pratt mother Of Captain Wheelock Fifty
children OF David w. Edwards; James A. Guthrie,
Sixteenth Illinois Volunteers, in the Mexican war;
Hannah X. Cook, widow OF Lieutenant Cook, nth
Pennsylvania volunteers; John Morely Seventh
New Hampshire; Ruth Barber, widow OF Albert q.
Barber, Hospital steward United States Army; Fred
erika Brelmayer, widow Of William Briemayer,
Second OHIO heavy artillery; Johannah Carmelby.
mother of Eugene Carmelby Twentieth Massachu
fourth Ohio; widow and minor children OF James
Cox, First Ohio heavy artillery; mother OF Andrew
foster n eis' Of aes caCa oWy Wenysec
ond Wisconsin, and of John Grimm, Seventeenth
Wisconsin; Margaret, mother OF John b. Lewis,
Twelfth Connecticut, enrolled under the name OF
Clarence l.. 1ngersoll; Mary, widow OF William
Brown, Thirty-seventh Iowa; Esther Fisk widow OF
John W. Fisk, Second New York Veteran cavalry;
william o. Dodd, Missouri Home Guard; widow and
minor children of Solomon Goss Sixty-dfth Ohio;
sherman Fl. COwes, Nineteenth Connecticut widow
OF James Cochran, Fifth New York infantry Senate
bilD; Caroline =. Thomas Senate bilD; Michael
Kelly First Vermont battery; Caroline and
Margaret Swartwout, sisters OF late Commodore
Swartwout tat the rate OF $50 per month;
George Bennet, sixth Michigan Senate bill;
Matthew c. Griswold First Lieutenant Twentieth
New York cavalry; the widow ana minor children OF
Hiram Hitchcock Hospital Steward Eighteenth WIS.
consin; olivia Walters, widow Of Lieutenant Elisha
Walters Seventh Provisional regiment enrolled Mis-
souri, mlia Elizabeth, widow Of william Richard.
son, Fifth Kentucky cavalry: Margaret O., widow of
Jesse c. Long, Twenty eighth New York; James
Roony, seventh Missouri cavalry; Charles Hemp
stead, West Virginia State Guards afterwards Ninth
West Virginia volunteers; children OF Garrett w.
Freer special agent In the Provost Marshal's office,
Thirteenth district of New York. the pension rs
and minor children Of John D. Doty, late contract
Surgeon; the widow OF Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Webster, Fourth United States artillery.
COMMON CARRIERS IN SOUTHERN STATES
The morning hour having expired, Mr.. WOOD
WARD introduced bill to amend the act relating to
habeas corpus and regulating judicial proceedings
In certain He said 1t related TO common car
rers in the southern States. 1t was referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. ScHENcK proposed that the House should de-
vote all day Tomorrow from eleven to five O'Clock,
to the Tax bill, but objection was made.
At halEpast four O'Clock the House took recess
till ha!fpast seven this evening.
Evening Session.
The House met at half-past seven O'Clock In Conn.,
mitee of the Whole, Mr.. fomeroy In the char, and
| resumed the consideration OF
THE TAX BILL.
The paragraphs relating to stamp taxes being
under discussion. motion of Mr.. PRICE the para
graph repairing two cent stamps to be affixed to
receipts was struck out.
| ON motion OF Mr.. SPALDISG the limit OF six months
| for affxng proper stamps on instruments was ex-
| tended 10 twelve months.
| ON motion OF Mr. ScHENCK an additional section
was introduced after section no. relieving from
stamp tax incorporated medicines or medicines
L MI tny nj n1 ehAr
| national pharmacop9ia, or Of which the full and
proper formula is published.