The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l, II

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1869.
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
Yesterday Mr. SHANEs (rep.) OF Ind, on leave, in
troduced bill to distribute the number and rank Of
. government employees among the several Districts
and Territories as follows:-
enacted, That the passage Of this shall be
the duty Secretaries state War Navy Treasury
N fubn Bdnss and
Grounds and the officers the Honss and senate 70 ssvera
their respective .. forces correct hs the
sSoTos ina. .sii III: han soa.sa he ..ns
forces, Gate o. employment. and residence giving town,
in the army navy Of the United States.
s S % - cts
ans rank; s s n as sa Sa,.
any rank until every district and territory
herein provided for shah have least one Of the sam:
forces hereafter ssaH &c ess~Ts the nnrnner and
r. nu@ nG @ q om lie
spd territories aforesaid shall be made BY the oas day q
NOTHING herein contained shall be 70 regulate tho
age OF sixteen years.
APPOINTMENT OF MpsHrpgFS
Mr.. NORRIS trep.) Of Ala, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported bill authorizing and d.
recting the Secretary OF the Navy to make the APP
polntment OF midshipmen TO the Naval Academy on
or before the fourth day Of March next from state
in which the election OF members to the Fortv-hrst
Congress does not take place previous TO the first
day OF July. 1859. on the nomination of members OF
the House from the States represented in the present
Congress: provided no such appointments Shall be-
made from any state not by law entitled to repre-
Objections having been made by Messrs Wash
burne. OF Ill. and Wilson, OF Ohio, who said the bill
Naval Affairs the subject not pertaining to the
duties Of The Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. NORRIS explained that the subject had been
referred to the latter committee.
Mr.. BLAINE. trep.) Of Me-. said he Understood the
Committee on Naval Anairs agreed that this bill
should be reported and placed IN a position to be
acted upon. II this bin should not be passed several
Of the Southern States would be deprived Of mid.
shipmen In the Naval Academy for an entire year.
Mr.. wAsHsURSE. (rep) OF H. remarked 1t an.
peared from what the gentleman from waine said
that this bill was brought here to be passed by
nank movement
Mr.. BLAIsE replied that the jurisdiction OF the
House Is as the House CONSTITUTES IT, and not accord
ing to the construction OF the gentleman.
laws or rules of the department the nominations
Alabama viii not be represented in Coneress Cer
tam states wanted the same privileges rs other
States II Il did not obtain 1t by this bill Il would
not get them at all. The gentleman from Alabama
lMr Norrls) had gone before the Committee on
Naval Affairs and they consented that the Committee
on Reconstruction should report the bill
subject belonged to the Naval and not the Recon-
structton Committee.
Committee on Naval Affairs, and then passed 1t.
APPOINTMENT BY THE CENSUS COMMITTEE
The SPEAKER announced the following gentlemen
as constituting the select committee Mr.. Car
fields resolution relative TO the taking OF the next
ccnsuS.-NeS-rS.
chussetts; Allison, OF Iowa; Ladin OF New York;
Henton. Of North Carolina; Axtell Of California and
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
MI. SHELtABARGER, lrepl OF OHIO. introduced
bill TO regulate the manner OF applying to Congress-
third section Of the fourteenth article OF the consf
tuition OF the United States. Referred to the Com.
THE MISSOURI CONTESTED INJECTION CASE.
Mr.. Cook, Qrep.) OF ILL.,, from the Committee on
Elections called up the resolutions heretofore re-
oA Anal
,eai in thi. House a. representative in the Fortietn
Congress from the Ninth Congressional district Of
Missouri but that William F. switzler is entitled 70
Mr.. COOK explained the facts in the case ana
Imported the report OF the committee. This report
ormer report had been considered In the House. it
: a. ordered that the case be recommitted to the
Examine into the charges made against Mr.. swItxler.
" the gentleman from Missouri Or. Benjaminl ana
persons and pspers the cnsrrc 81 e ps send
min were OF personal dsloyalty and that he had
ven aid and comfort to the enemies Of the republic
which the contestant was the editor Was submitted
0 the committee BY the contestant This newspaper
y him. and the charges made by him were partly
ased upon articles published IN that paper. large
o. evidence has been taken Dy the
lmony the committee do not deem Il necoeeSrV
pecay to refer for the reason that in the opinioH
Ihich sustains the charge Of dsloyalU MADE agans6
he contestant The report concludes 9 folioWs2
The committee, after careful examination Of the oass ~
ere to The general reasoning and 70 The conusons a Hs
primer report And they further report that While therS ~
W.: s e s: Ne
annot approve and deem mchsvous heir tendency va
P,'ss s S r. &c ,s
the ksnuc.y election Gases = due % The eontsstsnt
% for the article published In his Newspaper IN relation 10
. death OF Colonel Ellsworth, quoted the speech OF Mr.
sd in ns paper Without BE knewisdss and that
ponsbi for the article beyond the fact that appeared
Az sdsosl N me newspaper Of which ne TIE editor,
w ssnor OF the editorials IN the same paper
'nisnins mat article are Of difercns character
Me- COOK examined the testimony, saying there
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