The New York Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1866, Page 1

The Report of the Reconstruction Co mittee Submitted to Both Houses, THE CAPITAL. INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. Thad. Stevens’ Latest Confisca- tion Scheme. All Public: Lands Belonging to the Seceded States Declared Confiscated. Estates of Rebels Valued at Over Ten Thou- sand Dollars Forever Forfeited. the Freedmen. The Lands to be Distributed Among The Post Office Appropriation Bill in the Senate, Efforts ef the Radicals to Restrict the Ap- pointing Powers of the President. mene in the House, Bie for the Freedmen's Bureau. Again Before the House. Internal Revenue Frauds. doe ar, kee mass, avd war Whale geal to-day, ‘wat would be \orthcoming in a short time, ament 18 made the bills for 7 | q tion had ben oved upon the framers at Giet sejected by (> House, (t, may be-eertpraed, Ale" hhad got the report well off his hands, THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BLL SENATE. Sherman. ment (o restrict the appointing pow * delaying them until the vacation. radical logislation,: The question will t come from ? crew of portisans? The amendment aleo aims and distorting common sense Wo suit his purpose. man, amendinent. Henderson and Sumner also spoke favor. Towsrds the cose of the discussion the feli into a fox. Senator advanced some curious explanations for what had raid and mode dwertions rather difficnit to nwat the body adjourued. TION. end } | Mexico [| Which had been furty days om the way, advising him ‘act cautiously m the French and Mexican imbre: cause of the strong probebility of a recoumenc hostilities betweon the North apd South tary replied, * concerned. Jong time, Any tatelll taken tho firs ep in at Ror #0 fara aUy part of ihe ce it and vir plore her misfortune; but an itelolent, gnerant will contizue to take many sued downward steps ae | anche lives, Such acountry ae Mexion may be given o to political fevolution and war, bot a viritous, enl ened and exemplary country like the United state fot be kely to repeat such folly very often suMxrn In view of the approaching hot and sickiv sear the capital, rooms are being fited up for the Prosi New Jersey, ment of Congress. THE Pt LC DEBT. ae month of April, REWARDS FOR THE BINATION CONSPIKATORS. River sd Harbor Improvement carly Ywelve Million’ Dollars Appropriated Th Bisine-Conkling Controversy Proposed Investigation Into the Alleged 4} Moe eonoy, April 30, 1866. FHS REPORT OF THE REOOMGT AUCTION COMMITTEE. Senator Peltendy ov revoverad from his recent ill- The first act of the ‘Sommcor's rettm to duly was the presentation from the Committee of Reconstruction of a joint resolution and ortain bills already published at length. He also stated at the report in detail of the committee was delayed, Thad Stevens rose in his place leisurely this morning and disposed wf the Reconstraction Committee’s report 1m a manner which showed he was glad to get the matter off his hands temporarily. The constitutional amend- order for Tuesday. week, and 0 succeeding days. There was very little «ir over the repori, becanse it had , been pretty thoroughly discnssed on Sunday. There is a | settled convicvon among the majority of the republican side that the tiew plan won’t do, If the previous ques- et this morning, as its probably it would have been its phances will be under aweek's delay with the vide pressure against that the report was not accompanied by any testimony or explanations, verbal or written, if suggestive. They propose to see how it takes beforo talking or writing much about it, Thad was warialy congratulated by many members after he IN Tar The Post Office Appropriation bill, fixed as the special order in the Senate to-day, was brought up by Senator 4 verbose discussion cusned on an amend- of the President; and requiring all vacancies to be filled at once when gach exist during the session of the Senate, instead of The amendment also allows no compensation to officers appointed until con- firmed by the Senate, This isa very fine specimen of asked, where are the funds for the admumistraiion of such offices to And is the incumbent to be the loser of his time and meney if not suitable to the caprices of a to take the power of removal! out of the hauds of the Presi. dent and place it in the contro! of Congress, The prac- tical working of this will give the Senate an amount of labor they do not seem to bargain for, and will degrade the body in.ow mere jobbing establishment to appoint or emove officers. Reverdy Jonson made a logical specch against the measure, showing to the mort obtuse the ~ matural results of the contemplated action, Mr. Tram- ball spoke in favor by beging the qnevtion or straining Sher. though he favored the bill, was opposed to the body The peroration of Mr. Davis’ speech on the Civil Rights ‘iM being the topic of @ conversational debate, the he w A general melee of words arose, in the midst of which 4k, SEWARI'S OPINION CONCERNING RECON@TRUC A casual conversation to-day beiween Secretary Seward otloman from Virginia, may throw some light on the former's opiuions concerning reconstruction and Mr. Seward raid he bad lately received u jotter, w The viettor seared Mr. Howard that, so far at Virginia was con cemed, he nerd have no apprehensious, when the Keere ntry is | The country line had enough to Lut it fora woman who ha: ¢ of shame Dever cease to Me RESIDENCE FOR THK PREAIPENT ® FAMILY. mt and bis family at the Continental Hotel, Long Branch, The family will prodably repale there early, leaving the President to follow on the adjourn. The public debt statoment to he issued ina day or Wo will show a decrease of about six millions during APTURE OF THE Astae- mori) from Assistant Marshal 0. Byrne and nployed ander fim was preseuted Wo the House oy. Darling, asking for g change in the awards re made by the Secretary of War for the capture of and Ibis co-conspirator, Great dimatisfaction OY, Mele prevails amons thore whe fooling them | selves entitled to a share of the reward, find they are | to refuse to pay an officer, it was questionable whether entirely ignored. THE BLAINE-CONKLING CONTROVERSY. Congressmen Conkling and Blaine had another polite passage at arms to-day. It was brought about by a let- ter from Provost Marshal General Fry replying to somo of Mr. Conkling’s charges against the Provost Marshal's bureau. A committee of five has been appointed to in- vestigate the past operations of that bureau, and to dis- cover, if possible, whether Mr. Conkling is correct or Fry an chased General, THE NEW TAX BILL, reported last week, aud of which a synopsis bas already been given, provides in case it shall be ascertained that the annual inventory or any other list which may have been, or which shall hereafter be delivered to any eol- lector is imperfect or incomplete, in consequence of the omission of the names of ‘any person or parties liable to any tax or duty, or in consequence of any omission, understatement, undervaluation, or falee or fraudulent statement, the assessor may from time to time, or at any time within one year, enter on any inventory or special list the names of such persons or parties so omitted, to- gether with the amount of the tax for which they may have been or shall become liable; and also the names of the persons or parties over and above the amount for which they may have been or shall be assessed on any returns so made. TEXANS PARDONED, The President to-day ordered pardons to be issued to forty-nine Texans, under the first exception of the am- nesty proclamation, a6 having held civil offices under the so-called Confederate government: three from Georgia, ten from Lonisana, fand five from Alabama, under the thirteenth, or the twenty thousand dollar exception, All of these were recommended by the Governors of their respective States, SEQUESTRATED PROPERTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. All persons in the Department of South Carolina hold- ing real or personal property, goods, chattels, stock, bonds, mortgages, notes, bills or assets of any kind sequestrated by the late so-called Confederate authority, have been ordered to report the same in writing to head- quarters of that department without delay, specifying the kind and amount of property sequestrated, the time and place of sequestration and the name of the original owners, and of any pasties through whose hands such property may have passed since its sequestration. THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. First Se SENATE. Wasmcton, April 50, 1966, THE MASSACHUSFITS LEGISLATURE AND RECONSTRUCTION. Mr. Witsox, (rep.) of Maza, presented the resolutions of the Massachusetts Legislature on the subject of recon- struction, which were ordered to lie upon the table, ‘TAK TAX ON BOOKS. Mr, Wirsow presented a petition from bookbinders and printers for the repeal of the tax of five per vent on 5 eae books, which was referred to the Committee on ‘nance, MACHINISTS AND THE TAX LAW. ‘Mr. Swerman, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a petition from machinists of Vhiladelphia for relief from the tax laws affecting their business, which was referred to the Com- mittee on Finance. PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Mr, Craxpusr, (rep.) of Mich., rose to make a personal explanation, Some weeks since he had referred to an organization in this city known as the National Rifles as a rebel organization. had since learned that there were two military organizations in this city at the out- break of the war, One was the National Rifles and the other the National Volunteers. ‘The latter was the rebel organization, and not the former, as he hud inadvertently asserted. He wished to make the correction, * THE REPORT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTER, Mr. Fessexven, (rep,) of Me., from the Committee on Reconstraction, roported certain bills and a joint resolu- h have already been published. He stated, in doing 80, that it had been the intention of the conumittee to accompany the pili ané the joint resolution with a yw bat gt been Lae the bills and joint resolution were ordered to be printed. THE LIPRARY OF JAMES L. Permarv, Mr, Hows, (rep.) of Wis, from the Library Comimit- tee, reported a joint resotntion for the purchase of the library of Janes 1. Pettigra, of South Carolina, for the law library of Congress, GOVERNOR VATRGHILD'S VISIT TO WASIINGTON, Mr. Hows rose toa personal explanation, Ha had seen in the special despatches to the New York Heratoa paragraph that Governor Fairchild was hero to arrange matters in relation to the Fond du Lac postmaster. ‘tt was not true. Governor Farebild was here to settle accounts between the general xo nent anit the State of Wisconsin. In the course of a few remarks on this subject Mr. Howe snid the Assistant Postme stor General had remarked that no man «hould eat President John- son's bread and butter who did not support his policy. He (Mr. Howe) did not agree in the opin.on of the Asset ant Postmaster General, that the padlic patronage of this country was desizned as an inst run or dragwoning the people into the support of ot policy. RELIEF OF THE POOR OF AT.ARAMA Mr. Rawsy, (rep. Min., offered a petition for relief to the poor Committee ou © BRIDEING ‘THE MESSHeeIPPT, Mr. Trewern, (rep.) of IL, called up the following bill to authorize the construction of certain bridges, ed by the Sex ed States of ait be lawtal foro f Alabama, which was referred w the at ov opposite bakd polity when consturneted, all twins oF all rade termir ing at said river, at or opposite said point, eball be allowed to cress ww il bralge for taaronable campensatios to the o said bridge, under the limitath ditions he yrovided: and, in came of tion tr the free nav tried before the district court of the s inwhich any portion of said to be made aPaing f enacted, That any bridge built aot may, at the option of the me be ballt ak Kdrawbridge, with a fort of draw or with unbroken of euntin vided that If the said br under the provisions of t company tuiieieng th b all not be of lexa Ww bridge built unde Wridge, the samme sb wh leae the high Water Mark, Measuring Wetton chord of the briige: and the piers of i brider hall be parallel with the carrevtor the river, And provided. also, at meld draw opened promptly ujon remaonable signal fo b » a hell pot or tue permanent over the y delay ocette ia open. “ the patisage of tretns her euacted, That any bridge cor nd Virwitauone, «hall My. Cine ) of Towa, red an amendment, which wos authorizing the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Kaiiroud to bridge the Miseiaipp: at Bur. lington Mr. Hexnenses, (rep.) of Mo. offered an amendment, ed, authorizing the construction of a bridge Mo. Tue bill, av amended, was then jwased. The bill mak ng appropriations for the support of the Post Office Departinent for the ening year was called ap. Mr. Tacewent off » following a au amendment or COM pensat wnaniseioned by the Presid tactng the recess oc the haypened by death, Ht adjorire rae ‘of terra Wel piration Mr. Joansox, (dem) of Md, opponed it ae an infringss men! Nyon the appointing power of the President Mr. TREMAULE did not (ink the right of the President f to exereiee th noving from offies was under. stood in bhi iment according to a statute of 1863 wovide Wat officers appointed by and with advice aud consent of the Senate should be revioved on): and with the odvlee and consent of the Senate, was provided in the law eronting the office of ler of the Currency, The President, Mr. Trumbull has co authority over the Treamury of the country. “te Copnot araw his salary without the consent of Congrem. ‘There in, therefore, no conetitational question in viole- Wien ia thie The intimation of the amendment was to prevent aoy one | out of office and another onto TNebiepay, sat it ent there was any moral right to do 80, © precedent about to be ° Etsy one vty it retarn fe ue the inventor; it now in Eines should obtain a in Congress, while the other party had a President Congress might then refuse to pay the President's appointees, Ir. Jobnson said he would read a letter from Mr. Madison on the subject, written at atime when there was a more bitter war between and the President than now existe, admitting there is @ war at present. ‘Mr. CLaRk, (rep.) of N, H.—There is nowar, (Laugh- — Jonxsox—I say admitting there is a war. (Laugh- ter.) Iam sure there is no war; but, I say, admitting there 1s, (Laughter.) Mr. Suwyer, (Laughter. ) ‘Mr, TroMavii—A mistaken hypothesis, (Laughter.) Mr. Jouxsosy—This has a little squinting that way, put, unfortunately, perhaps, the honorable member from Tilinois does not see it. (Laughter.) Mr. Johnson con- tinued his remarks on the pending amendment. Mr. ‘Trambull had admitted the power of the President to ro- move during the session of the Senate, but denied his night to appoint, Suppose the President, who is a man of firmness and nerve, should be of the opinion that it is the purpose of Congress to war upon him, by taking away the power to remove, what will he do? “He will remove and not appoint. The wheels of government will stop. If the President is impeached for it he can defend himself and appeal to the people. What is to be accomplished by carrying on an apparent war, doing what never has been done {in relation to any of the jecessors of the President? What is the condition of the country? The war is over, and the Union stil! prac- ticalty dissolved. What are the signs of the times? If the instructions given by the Secretary of State to our Minister to Austria are carried out, the result will be ‘war between this country and Austna. We may defent the few soldiers she may send against us, but she will fill the seas with privateers to destroy our commerce, With the eleven States excluded frour the Union, we are not in a condition to go to war; and if the report of the Committee on Reconstruction is ‘aos ope ‘States will be kept out till after the next Presidential election, Mr. Suser said he would like to simplify the question before the Senate, which it seemed to him Mr. Johnsof had done more to perplex than to explain. It was said that the fox, when pursued, cunningly contrives to throw his pursuers off the scent, and it seemed to him that Mr, Johnson had been t to throw the Senate off the scent, Mr, Johnson had spoken of the posaibility of war with Austria, He shared the solicitade of that Senator with reference to the question to which he had referred, but he begged to remind the Senate that it could have nothing to do with this question. The question now pending was so simple as hardly to justify argument, Mr. Teewuvu, said Mr. Johnson was mistaken in sup- ung that this was a measure hostile to the Executive, it was simply an amendment to carry out a Clear consti- tutional power of Congress to prevent @ practice which had grown up of making intments to office without consulting the Senate, He not believe the adoption of his amendment would affect the question of war with Austria, (Laughter.) Suxkuax said he believed Congress bad the right to limit the power of the President to it. It exer. cised that power in 1863 in the bill ereating the office of Comptroller of the Currency. The ‘was, howover, very harsh, and he would ' Neate before iving his ass nt 10 it, If the chairman of the Judiciary Committee would report a bill to regulate the anbject of removals and appointments he would support it if it was judiciously framed. There was a isy—he would not say 4 war—between the President, and he knew of no Uiae better than the present for regulating tho subject of removals and iutments by passing @ wise and just law on the net rapt Aomcrey passed jn (his informal way, a8 an amendment to an ap- propriation bill. He did not believe it wise to declare that an officer legally appointed shonld recerve no pay ula bia appointment wan agreed to by the Senate, i . Hexpenon sad he Peppered a the nature referred to by Mr. Pad had the conclusion that the President had no constitutional 3 Adains ; and thirty during the first year, and after that some four or five thousand. Since ’s time the habit of re- mo" has been much more frequent than did uot know that President Johnson would undertake to remove from office to any great extent. But if be (ir. Henderson) was in his place, and the same differences existed betweon him and Con; that now exist between ing power to carry out what he calls “my policy.” Sir. Henderson referred to the fact that a Western newspaper advised the President to march troops into th Capitol and drive the Senate out, and also that Mr. Davia, of Kentucky, had said that if the Southern Senators came here and joined the minority in the Senate, it Would be for the President to say which was the loyal a Ky.—1 wil state whut Y did say , ‘what I now belleve, It is made the duty of ti President to communicate to Congress, from time to time, and recommend for ite consideration, such moas- ures a# he sball Fae ra " was this: that before lent could exercise that office he would have to ascertain what bodies of mon constituted the Congress; if there were four bodes of men, two of them concluding that they were the Senate aud the other two concluding that they were the House, that the President must necessarily decide which to-day constituted the House and which the Senate; that it was a necessity, and that it was his plain constitutional pre- rogative an‘ right to determine, under such a state of case, which was the trae Senate and which was the true Hoose. 1 forthermore stated that if the Southern members were to get together with a number of their members of the two houses, and , im the ay mite, constituted @ majority of the two houses, that the Presi: dent had the covstitational function and right to decide whether they were the Congress or not; and if he chose to recognize them as the two houses of Congress, that they constituted the regular, legal, constitutional Con. gress. That is still my opinion, Mr. Howan, (rep.) of Mich.—Then the Congress de- pends upow the will of the President. Mr. Davis—I fa.thermore stated that it was the prov- inee of the two houses to judge exclusively, each for | itself, of the elections, qualifications and returns of its | own members. That was the isene. The President had no control or jurisdiction; but at the same time, if the members contending for seats were to get toether in sach bodies ns constituted a majority of the two houses, theu the President had the right to recognize t Congress, Taay so still. That is my opinion Howann—Will the Senator from Kentucky allow ps Ww m what partof the constitution he de- | wes th The position T aseumed | wr, Daver answered by quoting the constitutional pro. vision requir.ng the l'resident to communicate with Con- Krew | Mr. Awenoxr. (rop.) of RL, said the Senator trom | Kent Jong rince made a speech which at the thee excited the sarprise of the Senate, He had tooked | for jt in the Gid>, but it was not there, and he desired 0 know whore fanit {t was—whether it waa the fanit of | the reporters or publishers of the Globe that this omis- Jan ocen rred Mr. Dove ft te Mr. Axtitoxy this practice of making speeches and then eoppresing them or so them as to make replies to Uiem appear ridicu. | ght te be stopped. He believed the reporters of the Globe ought to be beid reapensible for the pebiication of anything said in the Senate chamber. He for one Bhoald oppere the appropriation for the Glebe if it was oO be optional with men to print or st 2 mage in the Senate . oe | ir. avis, io reply, kald that it was a common practice for speeches to be withheld from pabi the pendix of the Gide. He intend dix the speech to which Mr. Anthony Mr. Howanp raid he hetd in his ban port of the remarks whieh Mr. Dav as taken by the reporters at the fim from thetr notes. He asived that it be road, ‘The RETARY read it accordingly. Mr. Davie mys in it that the ‘‘President i# by the constitution made the judge of what is the Congress The exciuded Senators, with the minority in this. body, constitute a Inajority of the Senators of all the could get together into tween the two Senater then existing. and | would advise him to ase it. and, by the Eternal, ho onght to exercise that right. I i were he, I would do it to-morrow, and recognize the Southern members with the minority here as the con- stitational body. '" Mr. Davis, at the conclasion of the reading. rose and said:—Mr. President, that is my principle still, and [ mentain that that i* the tras priaciple of the constitu. tion, Mr Howsrn—The houorable Senator from Kentucky (lr, Davin) says that is his principle sult, much to hear him take eueh an announerment. I pro- hounce the principle to be revolutionary. ‘casonalne. tional and treasonable. I move that the Fenate Mall "i Mr. bay 1 | dissent from the position of the jonorable Senator. It i# neither revolutionary, uncon- stit tional nor treasonable a ri The Senate, at five P. M., without taking action on the pending bill of amendment, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasniwotos, April 99, 1864, CONTERMON OF STATA INTO NaTIONaE Banme, The first business in order being the call of States for bills and joint resolations for reference, Mr. Rios, (rep.) of Maine, introduced a bill giving fur. The bli provides for the. aversion of State hanks to ational banks, to an amount Py 3 application te the Comptrolier of fore the Ist day of July Pre (Vprw R THE NEW YORK HE poses; also the construction of a li railroad from rg, Penn., to Cleveland, Ohio. Both bills were read twice and referre to ‘the Select Committee on Military and Postal Rauroads, and ordered ie erat ) of Ohio, introd: . SPALDING, (rep. », introduced a it resolu. tion for the construction of a railroad party lees the Cuyahoga river over and upon tha government piers at Cleveland, Ohio, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. WAGON ROAD IN MONTANA. Mr. Sarru, (rep.) of Ky., introduced a bill to aid in the construction of a wagon road in the Territory of Mon- tana; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Territories, STATUS OP TENNESSEE. Mr. Kuykenpatt, (rep.) of Iil., introduced a joint reso- lution declaring the constitutional relations of the State of Tennessee restored to practical relations with tho United States; which was read twice and referred to the Judiciary Committee, RAILROAD LAND GRANT TO 10wA, Mr. Henparn, off of Iowa, introduced a bill to amend the act y 12, 1864, granting lands to the State of Iowa to aid in the construction of a railroad; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Public Lands, RELIEV OF ERTTLERA. Mr. Wixnom, (rep.)of Minn., introduced a joint resoln- tion for the relief of certain settlers on the Sioux Reser- vation. in tho State of Minnesota; whieh was read twice and referred to the Committeo on Tnitian Affairs, RAILZOAD LAND GRANE DO KANSA¥, Mr. Crank, (rep.) of Kansas, introduced a bill vrant Ing lands to the State of Kansas, to aid in the construc- tion of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad and its extension tothe Red river; which was read twico, refer- rod to the Committee on Public Lands and ordered wo be printed, AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. Mr. Axcona, (dem.) of Pa., introduced a bill to amend the Internal Revenue acts of June 30, 1564, and March 8, 1865, which was read twice and referred to the Commit tee on Ways and The a of ses ig mE ing 1 next busi- ness in order esa consideration of the resolution offered by Mr Julian on the 20th of January, which then mtover under the rule, declaring as the deliberate judgment of the House that the speody trial of Jefferson Davis, either by a civil or m tribunal, for the crime of treason or the other erires with which he stands charged, and his exeeution if found guilty, are imperativoly demanded by the people of the United ‘States, in ofler that treason mi adequately branded ¢ the nation, traitors made i and the repetition their crimes, as far as poesia revented. Mr. Juuay, (rep.) of Ind., the House in sup port of bis resolution, after which the resolution was referred to the Judi Commitice. A RYQUEST AND A PROTEST FROM MONTANA. Mr, McLeay, of Montana Territory, presented joint metnorials of the Montana Legislatare, asking appropria- tions for a Territorial hbrary, Joint resolution now. pending for portion of the Territory to the Territory of Idaho. The memoriale were referred to the Committee on Territories, ‘THE COMMIFTRE ON RRCONSTROCTION REPORTS. Mr, Sretvene, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committees on Meee fr caret committee on Mr. Nuaises om su roport mittee in reference to Tennessee. Mr. Steves replied that it did not, adding that the motion to reconsider the vote that matter to the Commitsee on Reconstruction could called up oar Rowe (dem,) of Tl said he had no objection. to ita - ler subject to the versa and being made a special order mensures. The Sreacer intimated that the special order could not hart ray thoy objected to the xpecial order. ir. eo r. Mr. Sreveqe moved to ai the rules to enable him to make the 5 and vote resulted in yeas 107, nays 20; so two-thirds hay voted therefor the rules were suepended, and the were made aud to. Mr. Srevans remarked that he was instracted by the testimon: printed « short ten report enferatng the Drie! ples of printed « wi enforcing the bills and the pro) amendment would bo made. APYROPRIATIONS PORK TH PRERDMEN'S PORRAU. Mr. Stevecxs, from the Committee on ns, a bill making for the use of the Bureau of Refugees, ls for the yoar cominencing 7. 1866, wa. read twice and roferred torthy tee of Whole on the Mare Y the Unions and ‘we 5 i) order lor to-morrow, ‘Tho bill makes the following appropriations Salaries of assistant and sub-assirtant commimioners, $47.00; salaries of clerks, $82,400; stationery and’ printing, $69,000; anarters and fuel, $15,000; cloibing for dluil- bation, $1,750.000; commiserry stores, $4,106,260; medi- cal department, $500,000; transportation, & echoo! ruperintendents, $21,000; sites for hclodlbonses and terlens, $2,000,000; tolegrephing, $18,000, Total, ENMION® AND INDEMNITIES—CONPLCATION OF THE PROPERTY ov KTR Mr reves off red a substitute for the bill introduced by bim December 20, and referred to the Commitee of the Whole on the State of the Union, to double the pen- sions of those wlio were rade peostoners by Ue casoall ox of the late war; (9 pay the damages domo to loyal men by the rebel government and rebel ravler, and to env ores the confiscation of the property of the enemy; which was ordered to be printed. The supetitute fort He tands belon gig te rninent of tle is to the Tonite? States all the pab- he eleven Mates that formed the dl Conte aie States of Ame- directs President v@ seizure forthwith of such prope: ty belong \ag ligerent enemy deemed forte by the act the 17th of Joly, 18¢ bold and appr we enemy's pr and Wo proceed € son of that veized. It a thet the President ah two « ners OF th to 60 penn h, tw adjudicate and fuch property, which shall then 4m the Unied Sates, ‘The lands thus con’ be dietribute haves Liberated by tt a4 Of the wor ant He amondn p rate of fo h widow w by thom int tiabl years —after wc to tl » confiscated pperty fe to be omy viz, (diving one timdred dollars for the ercetfon of buildings on each bemeetend; two hundred miitions to be Invested ja Ur n irities added to the peu mil- . of lone wf ards equalizing the bo poldiere, and two hundred milbons to go towards defraying vm. we and mittary op oA ented the Confetor property is te be ne red who estate on the 4th of Mareliy 1860, wa: not worth more than ten thousand dollars, unless he 1ad voluntarily become an officer or employe in the wiltary or eivil sor Confederate States. In enforcing all confixeations the value of ten thousead dollars, ja reel or personal prot erty, in to be loft te the def ante The an follows — That so much of te joint resolution pursed ihe Ith of July, 1882, ealied jlution explacalory of an act to suppress (he tneusre tly nish treason and rebellie to confer ate the pr as provides thar sirued ae to work shalt be vepeabed folure of snemy's 6 WK. ATRYN ANXWOCE TO RI HN Mr, Stevens ank dl leave to offer a reel the fact that the Pesident had not answered the resolw tion of the Hong of March 6 inquiring as to the nam-~ ber of pardons grated and the stmonnt of forfeited Property restored v rebe! owners, and requesting bim to commanicate such information at his earliest com) emi- bs it being neeled for parpoces of legiiation. 4 a. Thee yor SeRMA ka Territory, i the proceeds of Nebrarka for the ‘Ter f The bill was rea twice and referred to the Committer on Territories, WAGON RAD PRON WRMRLNKS To MOWTANA Mr. Hrrencoos theo introduced a bill to provide for the construction of afagon road from Colvmtas. Nebraska to Virgin! City, jontana Territory, which was also re ferred to the Coumitter on Tr RRAOLUT INE OF 4 Lecumnarons Mr. Arnuxy, om ) of Nevado, presented resotetions of the Lewislatare (Nevada in the boliding of & United Plates pranch mint at ity, to mail ner view and to meing districts torn portion of Nevada, which Gere appropriniely referred (000 Yeon weer vine. Mr. Weaver, of W. Va. introdaved « bil! in rete. rence to claim for hore turned ower to the govern. ich WH trad twice and referred to the Com. mittes on may AGnirs. tate Mr. " Cal remintion, whieh was adopted, the Committee on Miltary Af faire to inquire! the propriety of providing by law that whenever preteen subject to the rales aru. cles of war shad tried » a court martial for any al- the Onding of the court shall be that 250,000; | pagposes, | the interest | | «of the so-calted | last section i | { | was adopted, requesting the Secretary of State to fur- nish the House with a list of the claims of citizens of the United States, now pending in the United States Le. gation at Caracas, against the government of Vene zuela, and to state what measures are required to bring such claims to a speedy settlement. ST, JOSNPH, MO., AS A PORT OF DELIVERY. Mr. Loans, (rep.) of Mo., introduced a bill declaring St. Joveph, Mo., a port of delivery, which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, ST. LOUIS WHARY. Mr. Brow, (rep.) of Mo., introduced a bill to allow the extension of the wharf at St. Louis, which read twice and referred to the Committee on Military Afiaire. RQUALIZATION OP NGUNTIEA, Messrs, Danwine (rep.) and (Wann, (rep.) of N. Y., prow sented resolutions of the State of New York in favor of equalizing bounties, PETITION FOR INCREASED DUTY ON WOOK. Mr. Van Hons, (rep.) of N. Y., presentad a petition, signed by sixty-three citizens of Elba, Genesee county, New York, asking an increase of the duty on wool, FEMALE SUPPRAGE, Mr. Conguina, (rep.) of N. ¥., presented the petition of Mra. Butts and sixty-five other women of Hopedale, Massachusetts, asking an amendment of the prohibiting the States from disfranchising citizens ground of sex, The petition was referred to the Judici- ary Committee, ‘THE COMMITTEE IN REFERENCE TO SALE OF LIQUORS IN THe CAPITOL, Mr. Price, (rep.) of Towa, and Mr. Randall, dem.) of Pa., were excused from serving on the committee in reference to the sale of liquors in the Capitol, and Mr. Grinnell; (rep.) of Towa, and Mr. Dawson, (dem.) of Va., were pnt in their places. THE RIVER AND HARHOR IMPROVEMENT BILE On motion of Mr, Euior, (rep.) of Mass, the Com- mittee of the Whole on the State of the Union was di charged from the further consideration of the Kiver an Harbor Improvement bill, and the bill came before the House for consideration, Mr, Bxror addreaséd the House at coneiderable length, advocating the principles of internal improvement and explaining the provisions of the bill, He then moved the previous question, Mr. Ross avked Mr. Eliot to admit an amendment appropriating two handred thousand dollars for the im. provement of the Illinois river. Mr. Exsor declined, saying that gentlemen all aronnd him were pi There v appropriavion rest upon eaxeful estimates made at the War Department and apon recommendations coming from there. There ‘Was not One point in the bill concerning which petition had nab come up from the people aud which had not heen mfost carefully examined. He believed that in every instance in which the people had deseried the action of Congress, the committee had obtained from the Depart- ment such estimates ay enabled them to determine with accuracy what was wanted, It wonld not do, he maid, to open the bill to amendments which would be loose « mere guess work. Mr. Downey, (rep.) of Min., asked Mr. Eliot to for an amendment to the section authorizing surveys to be made, Mr. Extor had no objection to that, and the following points were, on motion of Messrs, Dowxeity, Van HoKxn, of New York, and Pin, added to the section authorizing surveys to be made, namely ;—The Sombro river and th Cannon river, Minnesota, the lake and mouth of Eighteen Mile creek, Oloott, N. Y., and the St. Croix river above the ledge. Mr. Sratpixa, (rep.) of Ohio, asked Mr. Eliot to yield for an amendment shall, at ail times, be authorized to place the public works of the United States mentioned in the act in charge of Custom House officers or other agen's of the government living near the works, who shall protect the same from unwarrantable obstruction or injuries of any kind, with- ‘out additional charge for their services, Mr. Ener dectined to yield for that purpose. ~ for amendments. ‘The previous question waspeconded, the amendments | agreed to and the bill passed, PERSONAL BXILANATION IN RELATION TO THR CONTROVENEY BETWEEN MUGRRY, KLAINE AND CONKUNG, Mr. Braixt, (rep.) of Me., rove to a personal question, and asked to have read a jetter from General Fry, which he sent to the Clerk's desk. Mr. ConKLaNG stipulated that be should have an oppor tunity of replying to it, Mr. Busine stated that he wiched to hw read for the double parpoee of vindicating hiinsel! frofa the charge of having made an untruthful statement in the Howe some daye since, and giving in the broad American vense of fair play an opporvunity to a worthy officer to be heard in the forum where he bas been aa sailed, I wit further t bad found that 1 wa touching tie difieulties boiween the from the Ulica district and the Provost Marshal | a General, I would have folt bound, humitiating would have been, to apologize to the Houre and 1 the correction. Whether rror L will be judged by the House after it hy the Provowt Marchal General rew The Olerie then seul (he botveor the following are abstearte :— Wan Dupscrscvr, Paovoer Maranat Ge.» Borwau, + Wasuinurox, April 7, let, *) Hon. Jar, G. Braun, de. i have thank you for repelling, a you did, in the La “ inery Rew | the very ‘ext Of Representatives on tive 21 tnst arewilt wpou by the toa. York, le was a det opportanity taal Your three years has been constant, and intimate, and with the solitary exept hug been marked, 90 far as 1 remem wud fair dealing, “Mr. Conkling being thit tung hie at Uy © fron myo u tol PuErAN, wd Le dine cedtit etter then goes inte « ox Wotwren the writer a as follows meriderabie details of the OMr Coukting 6 great in bee he cme ae ab jo we aK ‘Wr Barend he meuta toad, b rompecten ral Fry's be Mr. ComRsane expressed (he mente world be rea Mr. Rome toquired of th pasand extra copie 4 vey, ow an replied ont How, (uerefore, made tha’ |, Under the rales, to th The seamnpanying dena mimes were read by tbeClerk. They couteined nothing of pot: Ue ateren Mr. OAewuren, althoogn < the indifference which the House vownt by ee pert) and Jonired © addrewe the Hew He could areure the Houve with the atmvmt © that for everything individaal in ity charerter, riety. © tet that te bed L108 Oh nveeigation Niet ahd wholesome for itn public ends Tefore taking bie sent he world nk pe to move for a committee to investigate the rab. jock, whieh bad cased to be private and hed become public. It would not be proper for himself \o make tye imohiem ; bat be trove Ga impartial comin ities wold be Appointed te bring to Ue pobsiie knowlege some meats whereot he nies he was dowhly consoled the iastromentality of would be good for the steroid The inminmatin that be had the Seeretary War w make o " on for Proteweima: employment, Mr. Conkling cleared up by & simple atement of the cireumatanres conmected wih the mat ke heard the lever of a. Of Goneral bry, of which PRICE FOUR CENT widing that the Secretary of Wax | <i Judicial authogttles of New, York. He did. attend and argue the case, the wae in wor of tha Hd "7 Wwastibaen 0 the Court in government, An appeal banco, and he was again directed by the Secretary of War lo appear there and act as coonsel for the government, which he did, when the decision wax aifirmed. That was hig whole connection with that treneaction, on which the head of a bureau (General Terry) had dered to send a letter under pretence of de- fending himself, but with no other pu than Lo stab the reputation of another, Ae to bis appointment by Mr. Dana to act as Judge Advocate be also gave a full and complete explanation. He had received, while attending professional business at Syraeuse, an argent despateh Secroiary of War reqnesting (Washington, Igmorant en- dd with him, he bad.eome to v ad an interview with Mr. stanton, who desired him lo act a8 Counsel for the government in the examination and proseeution of bounty frauds. He had deci the offer, but the Secretary invieted, and he (Mr. nkling) at Jength yielded and received a'lettor of fe- tuiner under which ‘he had labored day and night for threo months, two months of which thie was oecupied in the actual tmabof the case of Major Haddock, The Sereiary hed asked him to send in an account of hit charges, which he declined to do, leaving it to the Sec~ rotary to wake Whatever allowaneo he chose, and wubse- qe y hy the Secretary a le etatitig, that in hb n three thousand dollars would b vary. mods a for the labor performed. Ho re turned an anew ubat he was entirely satiated, as Lo would baye been with any other sum tfat might have beeu fixed, as he did not consider it an aceasion out of whieh prolit waa to be made. Mr, Roms inquired whether this eum was for services done during the time he was drawing pay aa a member Congres . Mr. Conkune replied that the serv commenced in April, 1840 od in Mareb the gentleman from Ulinoi might je by the rale of three, or some oth tality with which he was familar, to tga for bimsalf, He should be worry ty suppose that the gentleman from IL or any other per of the House, or any human being—exeepting the distinguished —mathe- maticlus and warrior, Provost Marshal Fry—should have euch f& low standard of intelligence aa to imagine that there was any impropriety in a tember of Congres, practicing his prolession, aecepting from the govern- ment of the United States, or any other citent, & retainer to do professional buwness, As to the statement that some effort had been made by him to havo ida in tho Twenty. tirat Congeoesioval r mere aswertion. There wore no cir jounced the statement as beolutely groundies®, and nothing whatever bo found init, On the contrary, in the court mart thing pertaining had beon inves Hing amazed him Provost Murslinl General, or anybody distri more than that else, Would dare to put on record an assertion vo utterly hassles. Mr. Rov inquired whether the fee of three thourand dollara was in addition to his pa v Mr. Coxgrixe replied that pleasure tha: tie as Judge ter uriowity of the 0 begged to aware that wn pay ay Judge Advo- to gratify the a | cate, and that the three thousand dollars was the only compenadtion be had ever received for bis serviees in Uigt connection AN gentiemen wonld see that the point of the Whole matter Way the awertion by the gentleman from e that he (Mr. Conkling) bad bad quarrels with the gentleman from Kentucky and bad been worsted im. them, the Seerctary of War having taken sides agalnet him." Wos there one shadow of foundation for such an awertion? Taking the communi the Provowt Marshal General ae the only ev the matter, he had but one single intery thy officer M when he (Mr. Pry) eaid that Conkling’s) digirct were made up of ¢ ards and sneaks; that he did au bouert man tn the district, and that if any sach could be found the others would immodately ehh He bad ben astounded at heariny such language, bot had been taught to be careful as to those with whet be associated, and more careful stfl ax to thore with whom he quarrelied, and he knew that @ man who bad done what al Fry had done, and who was capable seh a ren man with whom be Neither in convermauen nor 6, bor in any other way, had ho ever bad dedinition of that term, with the Provost The House, he boped, would pardon was a Marshal Gener him for paying wo much, after the extraordinary inciden that bad occurred, whore te bead of & bureau, a clerk in the War Department, sent 9 be Tubbbl, Of perronal agasalt on on. use, Hader pretence of vindiea fal Fry) panted for vin cto the insignfeant things (ir Conkitug), but with refe- Jair buat eoucerned all the poopie, que (Me. Hallmrdy to offer a at Gpporumity woukt be given d cation, not wi which perkeinot to bb renee to thew pryptie and he would ack bis colt reso!vieiou unter wired & cominities tor the porpew we (Mr. Coukling) would undertake to hiv assertion at, in the Western New York the Provost Marshal's linluitered, was on rupt disorder, and then the public would know whother the head of that barean wae & man capable of adinininter- it—capal ceing the dlilerence betw newt in wnd thievesmor whether tt was istered by & weity to do ‘ ality. tee wontld bave don i KL tomerked that be to have that in. Me 1 it war ombsced im the terms of the 4:4 not happen to poems the Uttes virict, whe drawing jay oa E pay ion ‘ em, and | gentleman ke wont, Uf Ny repented, worn to the T nt be had ’ . ‘ Whet ne (Mr Bieine) had « ay bad enn Cully ahd emmphationhy be ed, und ke bad shown that be waa ops me which b , enired We Ad that me commen whatever oi him exorph the er eh on read. If the momber he "iy " wai Yor ’ a a) 7 ny oth he Unowght he would . He opobogheed tiwe be had ocougned in oom the teatier ouwed w oc wath 4 oy the chtiens hinton me tatge Ad ante, 2 tivinon oF 8 Cotes oom them from Sew Vouk & lems» Creel earane— Mr Tae fre Sill let toe comnpe hehe inden, Hin hie grandileqrott ewell, his rajewtie torkay gobther srutsme—(lenghter)— to mye ond te of member ke 1 Wat Am set Of Lhe greminrt vert to ve ture om provaling them, Bert tall T knew that for { tae wvund the gentle uk_of emotive, That Fiitem, Of the New riking henne gn be pot wom at the om ty 8 diane nie puppy vw mighty Davis forgiue Ue pretension f even that jo ne eatre Ae Mr Wene pesmmet hit eet, the freemen stated that the execs in the Howe har boom, the Home grants consent fore permeone! explanation. Chas if a momber tranagremes the ruler of Gelato he thoalt be amlbend eet Ferme tree net Oy tee Chair, That eee the ream why the Che 1 wot chactiod the debein, The Boor having crated concent Ow peranmal remericn, ft wae fern setae wnreeter not Ce Chait, ty fee to « quee big need whe +, 1, Bowens, (em. » ves: ert toh Con mnie ow Aten, theagh Sienwe ore eae) eee eoted tam 00 Vanco the motion, he Geet cod 0 de eo Mr Hesoman moved to lay the resiution om the Us. be Bend woetme were vened down. ond the remot on wie “ ol, wherwepem tke Mouse,