The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-08
Debate on an Enforcement Amend
ment in the Senate.
A Pension Bill Passed Over
the Veto.
JOY TO A REVOLUTIONARY RELICT
The Sundry Civil and Fertilization Bills
Sent to Conference.
Joy TO A REVOLUTIONARY RELICT
Civil Rights Ku Klux Bills
Again Ku Kluxed.
Clearing Up Business in
the House.
WASHINGTON, June 7, 1872.

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Congratulations and Enthusinsm.
The President was called upon to-day previous to
the meeting OF the Cabinet by large number OF
delegates to the Philadelphia Convention, who are
now on q visit to Washington, and received their
congratulations Many OF the delegates are visit
ing the Cabinet officers and Others and there Is
much enthusiasm manifested.
Grant and Wilson Meeting.
Grant and Wilson meeting was held tonight at
Lincoln Hall, which was crowded, number of
ladies being among the auditors Senator Sherman
presided and made a speech, followed by Secretary
Dclano, Representatives Bingham, Shellabarger
and Stevenson ana Professors Langston and STAIRS,
of Chicago. Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the Philadelphia nominations, and the meeting adj
journed with enthusiastic cheers.
The House at Business Again-An Old
Lady's Delight.
Business was resumed in the House again to-day
Most of the members who attended the Convention
at Philadelphia were in their seats. Considerable
business was disposed Of and an attempt to pass
the Civil Rights bill and also the bill providing for
the extension Of the Ku Klux law was made with
out success. The Civil Rights bill has a majority
vote, but requires two-thirds to pass it. The Ku
Klux has not upon test votes received majority of
votes and cannot pass. The Fertilization and River
and HarbOr bills were referred to conference COM
mittees.
The House was the scene OF quite sensational
nutter during the passage OF Senate BILL No. 1000,
for the relief of Sarah s. Stafford the daughter OF a
naval officer OF the Revolutionary war; She is an
old lady of nearly seventy years of age and has
been prosecuting this claim for more than twenty
five years. The claim is for services rendered by
her father as volunteer naval officer which were of
q very delicate and meritorous character. The
bill was passed by the Senate and came up in the
House to-day, and the old lady, all anxiety, was
seated in the gallery Attention at once turned
toward her. as her fears became demOnstrative. The
bill was put on It's passage by riUa VOTE The
ayes appeared to be largely in the majority, a fact
which the old lady keen to recognize and
without waiting for the decision of the Speaker she
to her feet and, through her smiles and tears
bowed her thanks to the members below and waved
her handkerchief in the most enthusiastic manner
This provoked hearty laughter, loud that the
noes were not heard, ana the Speaker declared the
| bill passed. The scene quite an unusual one in
the House. At four O'Clock the House took recess
until eight O'Clock. There is still apprehension
that an extra session will be forced upon the House,
Belgium's Extradition Ideas.
= The President to-day communicated to the House
OF Representatives copies OF the correspondence
between this government and that OF Belgium in
regard to the negotiation OF an extradition treaty.
The correspondence took place In 1869. The attempt
to negotiate the treaty failed because Belgium
was averse to including stipulation for giving
up Belgian subjects who had committed crime in
the United States. The Belgian laws consider that
only foreigners and not Belgians are the proper
subjects OF extradition in case Of criminal offences
In the United States. The Belgian government
therefore, said it impossible to accede to the
desire expressed by the United States to include
nationals. The United States on the other hand
hold that their own citizens and the subjects or
citizens OF the other contracting Power are no less
fit subjects of extradition than foreigners
Louisville Canal Tolls.
Representative Holman's proposition in the
House to reduce the tolls of the Louisville Canal
was engrafted on the River and Harbor bill in the
Senate, and has been concurred in by the House,
thus fixing the tolls at five cents per ton.
Presidential Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:-Ellis Spear, of Maine, to be
Examiner-in-Chef in the Patent ONCE; Odin
Thayer, Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the
Eighth Massachusetts district v. s. Lusk United
States District Judge for the Western District OF
North Carolina.
Senatorial Confirm atfOns.
The Senate in executive session this afternoon
confirmed the following nominations
Medical Director James G. Palmer to be Chief OF
the Navy Bureau OF Medical Surgery vice Foltz.
tired by reason of age and length of service Robert
=. Dick to be United States District Judge, and
Virgil 5. Lusk, to be Attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of North Carolina