Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
CONGRESSIONAL
Hennte.

WAsHTNGToN, Nov. PM. Con&ling, Of
New York, arose to q personal eXplana.
tiOn, and referred to q publication on fri
day last, in the New York Herald, pur-
porting In some general sense to come from
min. II did not profess TO be q report lit
orally OF any thing said by him, but pro-
fessed to be q narrative OF q private con-
versation, and II disclaims accuracy as
generally read. IL seemed to have been
accepted as something which had become
to be known as an interview. He desired
to state that for some months he had not
held an interview for publication with any
one, save In one instance, and then In re-
gard to the usefulness and services here OF
the dead Senator from Indiana. In all
other instances he had declined TO be in
teryiewed. The Herald statement con.
tained some remarks which he had made
In q casual conversation at the time; II
contained other remarks which he never
made. 1t ascribes 20 him forms OF expires.
sion quite indefinite; 10 say the least,
words like these In the presence OF the
gratifying and great achlevemnt OF the Re.
pu%blicans OF New York, he was In no
mood 10 utter.
Hon. d. W. Voorhees, was sworn in as
senator from Indiana to I'LL the vacancy
OccasiOned by the death OF Morton.
Mr.. Booth, Of California, was appointed
Chairman Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Mr.. Davis, Of Illinois, was excused from
further service on the Committee on PEN
sions, and Mr. Saunders, Of Nebraska, was
excused from further service on the Com.
mittee on Transportation Routes TO the
S%eabOard.
A number Of bills were introduced and
referred to appropriate committees, among
them the following: BY Mr.. Window, Of
Minnesota, TO establish a Department Of
Commerce; by Mr.. Matthews, for the en-.
forcement Of Judgments and DEGREES in
states other than those where rendered or
made.
Mr.. MaXey, OF Texas, submitted a resO-
luton instructing the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs TO enquire into the eXpediency
Of constructing defensive works on the
Rio Grarde frontier, Laid over for the
present.
Booth was appointed Chairman ot the
Committee on Patents.
Jones, Of Florida, Introduced u hill TO
revive and extend the provisions Of an
Act approved June 18th, lsI9, granting the
right Of way through the public land to
the PeusaC Ia Il Louisville Railroad
Company, OF Alabama. Referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands.
BY Mr. Cunover--To provide Tor a sur
vey OF an inland water route and canal
from the Mississippi river TO the Atlantic
Ocean. Referred 10 the Committee on
transportation Routes TO the SeabOard.
Senator q Jrdon introduced a resolution
that Il chin Of bells intended for st.
Michael's Church, in Charleston, South
Carolina, be admitted to this country free.
They were presented to the Old Colony OF
South Carolina by the English Crown dur.
Ing the Revolutionary War. They were
captured and sent to England, where
they have remained ever since. An Eng.
lish merchant, whose name is not given,
now proposes to send the bells back to
South Carolina. The neglect OF the Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections 10 take
action on the South Carolina case lie the
subject Of much unfavorable comment
The contestants, Butler aud COrbln, have
agreed on a scope Of inquiry, and upon all
the facts, so there Is nothing further Tor
the Committee to determine. The con.
testauts are both anxious for the matter TO
be acted on, or recommitted TO the Senate
for action.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs are
preparing q bill for the distribution OF In.
stallments paid by Mexican awards.
The Army Appropriation Bill was passed
without division. The amendment allow
ing four cavalry regiments to be recruited
10 100 men for each company, and to be
stationed In Texas, vas agreed to. An
amendment. limiting stat officers to the
rank and pay Of their regular army grades,
was rejected. In the course OF the dis.
cussion, Hewitt, OF New York, charged the
Secretary Of War, Gen. Sherman and the
Adjutaul.Generai, with want Of ~frankness,
aud concealment OF facts regarding enlist.
men'. Members on the Republican side
replied to the charges, aud d defended the
h'gh reputation Of these officials.
Afterwards a large number Of bills were
introduced and read,