New-York tribune., 1872-06-08
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wAsnrserov. FRIDAY June !. 1872


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WASHINGTON, Friday June T. 1872.
The session Of the House to-day was devoted almost
entirely to the consideration Of business on the Speaker
table great number Of the bills disposed of were of a
private nature one Of the first things was to pass by
wo-hirus vote pension bill which bad been vetoed by
the PrcsGch because OF the ambiguity Of portions OF It,
Mers Butler and Bird advocated its passage admitting
that The language Of part Of the bill without mean
ng bat holding that 1t Of no consequence as the
Pension BuEeau understood the bill The roll was called
md the bpassed bv vote OF 1O4 20 A. The House bll
making appropriations fOr the payment OF claims
allowed by The Claims Commission was sent 20 CQnier-
and Harnor Appropriation bill were generally noneon
cured I'D, and conference committee appOtuled INC
two verbal amendments Zone in the title apd the
other in the clause Of the bill, limiting the appropr
utOus the next fiscal yeaf), was sent TO conference
committee Mr.. Garfield offered Joint resolution.
which passed providing tst me nIth sectlon OF the
legislative Executive, and Judicial Appropriation BILL
l fr soldiers for exploring expeditions and like OBJ
jccis Mt Bees WHO offered the section allnded tO,sad
tlc change necessary and tho object OF the section
would NOT be affected by tns modification When tie
Civil RIGHTS bhi which Mr. Summers bi, amended
by llr. Carpenter, reached, Mr.. POand moved 20
make tie maxim penalty $1,000 instead ot from $500
tWo-turds voting In The irmaSve. He thcn moved
tT"hrs vo5e Tne next btil was the senate bill to ex-
tend the fourth the KuKluX act upon which
Mcs,ls. Beck and Kerr demanded the Yeas and Nays
Toe vote stood 90 TO 81 requisite twO-thrds not being
secured The cpahlcaus voting in the egative were
Mcssrs Austin BAR Burehard, Donnan, fdInsworth
Garfield, Hay, Kellogg, MeCfary. MeGrew, strong,
MadIou, and WMteeE A bll appropriallng
passed and also the Homestead bill. Tue House
ford oGly daughter and surviving heir Of James Bayard
Stafford, navy Olcer in the Revolutionary war; and
gave long cheer 70 the lady who sat in the gallery
bhe relfAcG VITA wave OF ner lanuAeIChei ana ieiV
tie ha. W T. Roberts introduced, and had referred to
the Foreign Affairs Committee, resolution reciting the
language n le Hcrai0s shngtOn dspalch OF Nednes-
day. with reference 10 Dr. Houard, and calling upon
tho PIc dcnt Tor Information as 10 what steps, III any
had been aEen 20 carry out the House resolution IN re
gaId TO demanding his release. The House met at 8
O'Clock this evening and expected to receive the sundry
CIyl Appropriation bill from the Senate.
Tie uOJse Committee on Military Affairs held another
meeting today with reference to the documents Of the
War Department and examined Quartemaster- General
Megs surgeon-Genera Barnes, Paymaster- General Al
yord and Commssary General Eaton in regard TO the
Of Keeping the various papers in their bureaus
including records and valuable documents Ex.
President Johnson was In the committee
mlJtec viii meet tomorrow morning for the
purpose OF ascertaiuing the OF the members
port Will made 10 the House during the day, and the
testimony subm4te TO the public. The secret sessions
Of the Committee have been kept from the first and
is surDi,ed that the most important evidence in re-
gard To the missing records has not leaked from the
cOmmitteefQoin.
The chances for extra session and Of Congress ad
iouruing Monday, the time fxcd are about equally
divided. SOme OF the AdmnisratOns friends say that
t is not the purpose Of Senators Poneroy Conklipg
Stewart, LdnundS, and others prOlOng the session
after Monday but their conduct has led to the contrary
belief or several days. 50 far as the House concerned
there is q positive determination 20 adjourn on Noud y
next, ana not 10 daily with the senate any longer on th
question.
As evidence Of the amount OF talking done In the
Senate for the past few days. is only necessary TO say
that Tie Globe Is than week bchindhand In its
publication OF proceedings and speeches. notwithstand-
ing It daily issues p pages Of solid matter The speech
Of Senator Schurz was delivered a week ago, and
although the copy has been at ihe Globe ONCE for several
days. tnerc stiH six speeches ahead OF IT, On the
file next his tIc speech Of Mr. Carpenter ard
that Is followed by MT. LOgau's, which can DC
Issued for several days.
1t reported in the Senate to-day that Senator
COnking intended 10 make political speech before the
close Of the session. which he would anBihiae not
only Sumner and Schurz. but ms colleague, Senator
FentOn, senator Trumbull, Senator Upton, and the
whole Liberal movement II the report is true the po-
Htcal discussion Will not be confined side Tie
Chamber but others will take part IL. ana some facts
which have NOT yet been gwen TO the public VIII be
launched IN the Senate Chamber instead Of upon the
stump.
80 much has been said lately regarding the
alleged 10 have been made by Gen. Hooker IN san Fran
CISCO injurious to the military reputation OF senator
schurz aud Others II Is but proper TO make the following
extracts from a letter written 20 the latter by Gen
Hooker from Detroit dated p 1867 In reply to an
inquiry:
have not my Wauhatchie report 70 refer 10, but
recOect distinctly that ~ intended censure How
ard than yourself; 1Or when your cOlnnn me-
Howard with yOu, ahd that the reason, in part
that did not 90 10 the relief OF Geary With il; and
was very much surprised 10 learn aIterward that he
sVf.s s.fT. ia uf.Lr fud hon