The New York herald., 1870-01-15
The House Sustaining. the
Administrative
exciting Discussion Over the Re-
construction Question.
Passage Of Bingham's Resolution for the I'm.
conditional Admission Of Virginia.
RAGE OF THE BITTER -ENDERS.

ahe Virginia BiIl-Pnssage of Binghnm's
RcsoIution-Signal Defeat of the Bitter
Enders.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal the
debate on the bill to admit Virginia was resumed in
the House and continued without interruption until
half past four O'Clock. There was o large number
OF speeches delivered most OF them duh and stupid
traversing over the old ground OF reconstru ctIon
and setting forth statements which have been pub
lshed again and again. With all the speaking
there were a number OF members who were unable
s'to get OFF their piecesn and they obtained "leave
to print them" The speeches OF note were those OF
Bingham, Logan s. S. Cox and General Farms
worth. These were all in favor OF the uncond
tional admission OF the State Cox's speech was
q model OF keen sarcasm and was listened
to with great interest. logan made some sharp
thrusts at Hamilton Ward, OF New York, and the
latter gentleman came near losing his temper The
vote on Bingham's substitute so close that the
extreme republicans hoped to turn the scale on the
vote the passage OF the bill as amended. When
the yeas and nays were called on the passage, how
ever the republicans who had voted with the ''bit-
ter enders'' against Blngham's substitute deserted
to the conservatives almost In a body. General
Paine OF Wisconsin, who had contended so strenu
ousy for the bill reported from the Reconstruction
COMMITTEE voted at last for Bingham's substitute.
When the vote was announced-yeas 143, nays 40
cratic side. and Bingham went around the House the
lappiest man In IL.
The Petition OF Inhabitants Of British Column
bin for Annexation.
The Pan MaH Gazette having doubted the genuine
OF the petition of the colonists Of British Co
lumbia 1or independence, &C, Mr.. Vincent ColSer
in note addressed to the Washington agent or the
New York Associated Press, denies that charged
American politicians had anything to do with 1t.
The petition was drawn up and signed by citizens OF
Victoria without any outside influence whateyer.n
The steamer Newbern on which he was passenger
stopped there on her way down from Alaska. and
the signers requested him to hand it TO President
Grant, which he did. At the same time
q petition was forwarded to the Queen OF
England. different in Its reasoning from the
Others but OF the same purport in which they ask
her Majesty If she Will gracousy permit the colony
TO become q portion OF the United States and pray
ing that she will cause such steps to be taken aS
she in her wisdom will deem proper for the speedy
transfer Of the colony to the United states. copy
OF This petition recently submitted to the Senate
OF the United States by Mr.. Corbett together with
resolution In furtherance OF the object which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Meeting of the Indian Commssi0n-vincen
C0iyer's Report.
The United States Indian Commission continues
bcr from Connecticut Nathan Bishop. LII. D., has
reported for duty. Contradictory reports threat
ened outbreaks ana of the peaceful condition of
affairs IN Montana and wyoming, were received.
Governor Campbell, of Wyoming asked for legisa-
ton looking TO the opening up OF the Indian lands
The northeastern part Of Wyoming to gold pros
pectors, and that the Shoshone reservation may be
curtalled SO as TO allow. mining company
to retain possession Of portion OF this
reservation, upon which they have trespassed.
Mr.. Colyer read his report OF his tour in Indian
Territory New Mexico Arizona and Alaska and re-
commended that Congress be pettioned for code
Of laws defining misdemeanors in the Indian coun-
try; that it organize constabulary border police,
to be made up chiefly of married men, who shall
serve during good behavior, at talr pay; and that
the Indian agents shall nave maglsterial powers to
pass sentence on ana issue orders for the arrest of
the guilty. The commission have arranged for a
meeting with the Committees on Indian Affairs OF
both houses tomorrow morning. The Secretary of
1he Interior and Commissioner Parker viii attend.
The Coal Tariff TO be Retained.
The Ways and Means Committee had sharp dis
'cussion to-day on the question OF the tariff btu
minous coal. II was finally agreed, by a vote or SIX
TO two, to allow the present tarifr OF dollar ana
quarter per ton TO remain This is regarded as
Victory for the protecuonists. The free traders
however, say they upset the committee Work
in the House, and the tariff men confess that they
are not quite out OF the woods
Ocean Teicgraphs.
The Committee Foreign Relations OF the Sen.
ate held their usual meeting to-day, resumlng the
consideration OF the bill before them relation to
ocean telegraphs. The Dominican treaty Will not
come up until mass OF business before the COM
mittee has been disposed OF.
neport ON the Paraguay Investigation.
he IN in,
committee OF Foreign Affairs OF the House. will sub
init hts report the Paraguay investigation to the
general committee Mr.. Orth estimates that 1t will
take him TWO hours to read the report.
Reduction of Newspaper Postage.
At convention OF postmasters OF the principal
cities OF the Union held the Arlington House to-
day, General P. H. Jones' OF New York, presiding
the following was adopted
Resolved, Ta. during the coming we submit in writ
ing the Postmaster Views upon the Feasibility
OF a reduction oi postage upon newspaper matter when
weight in bulk at the oce OF mailing the publishers being
ers, prospecuses and supplements.
Meeting of Steamboat Inspectors.
The Supervising Inspectors OF the ten steamboat
districts Of the United States convened to-day Pre-
sent, william Burnett, Of san Francisco, district No
1; Addison Low district No. 2, New York city; John
Menshaw, No. g. Baltimore; Alfred Sanford, No A.
st. Louis; G. L. Stephenson No. 5, Gaena, ILL.,;
Samuel Houston, No. g. Louisville; John S. De-
venney, No. T. Pittsburg; Alfred Guthrie, No. s,
Chicago; A. s. Bemis, No. o. Buffalo. Absent w NJ.
Rogers, No. 10, New Orleans They organized by
electing Alfred Guthrie OF Chicago president, and
Asaph s. Bemis secretary. The convention en-.
gagged to-day in constipation OF report Of the
committee appointed to draft bill for presentation
TO Congress amending and modifying the laws bear
ing upon the construction and management OF
steamers.
The Wool Product Of 1865.
The Special Commissioner or Revenue Mr.. Wells,
asxs prepared an answer TO the charge that lie en-
ttrely mis-epresented the wool clip of the United
States for the year 1s6s and the amount OF product
per sheen. He shows that his statements were
copted from she bulletin Of the Woollen Manufac-
turers' Association.
Contributions TO the stanton Fund.
1t is stated that the subscription to The Stanton
fund haa raachad nearly sl0O 0On The largest part