The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-13
TWENTY-EIGH CONGRESS-,
FIRST sSION.
House OF Representatives
WASHINGTON Cry, Monday night, !
March IL, 1874. :


WASHINGTON Cry, Monday night }
March ii, 1914.
Resolution Day.
On resolution day in the House, there is always
great hubbub, with little or no business done; but
to-day there was quite unusual amount OF unne-
cessary fuss and noise and confusion expended in
the House, for which the constituents of the Mem
bers will reckon with them, sooner or later. The
ayes and noes. And although the House met at
II o'clock and did not adjourn until nearly 4, al
most five hours session yet the following is all
the business done:-
MIR. CRANsroN complained of an article in the
" Globe" saying Mr.. Rathbun made him take back
all lie had SAID about Dor; he called on Rath-
bun Tor an answer; the latter said he was not res
ponslble Tor newspaper articles.
A vote was reconsldered about changing the time
OF holding the u. S District Court in Oho because
IT seemed to imply censure on the Judiciary Com.
mitee.
Leonard and Fish presented resolutions and me
MORALS about dry dock at New York and improv
ing the Hudson.
A bill was reported and referred, to extend the
civil and criminal jurisdiction of Iowa over the
| whole OF the Oregon Territory.
The House by vote of III to 80, agreed to II
O'Clock hereafter.
They laid OF the table resolution declaring il il I'M
constitutional to abolish slavery In the Districts Terri
tories to present petitions the subject, by vote Of
90 to g.
They refused to take up Giddings resolution to abolish
the 25th rule the vote the demand for the previous
question beng. ayes 40, noes IT.
They resolv print 20 copies of the new
report Committee ways md Means on the tariG,
ayes lO9, noes 30
They adopted two resolutions amend the Rules al
though they were clearly out Of order One to
bic simple majority OF The House ia into Commute of
the Whole whenever they thought proper This pass
ed ll2 to So The other was to enable simple majority
to take bill out OF Committee Of the Whole and to stop
all the debate thereon whenever they thought proper
This passed 90 to 76 Although this latter IL called
the Gag Rule and was denounced last Congress bitterly
The House refused to adopt resolution TO day calling
the President TO state whether Gen Duff Green had
been employed abroad by this government at any time
place during the last years and ut what place. by
whom i. what capacity what he had done, under what
law he was appointed who paid him, how much he was
paid, and where the money came from.
They refused to suspend the printing Of the Tariff Re-
port for days. The last resolution vas important
Mr.. HEM.N ALLEN MooRE, (who has been sick all the
sesson) offered resolution that the House should take
up the Tariff Report and Bill on the 27h inst and
discuss it from day to day till it was passed lie demand
ed the previous question on this
Mr.. WELLER moved to lay this on the table, because
many Of the ocofocos want time to write home about the
tariff before they vote. Weller withdrew his motion,
however.
BRoADHrAp, of Pennsylvania, renewed il. The ayes
and demanded and the House refused TO lay
the motion the tabe:-Ayes &c. noes 90I76 voting.
Barnard Blackwell, Jacob Brnkerhoa Brodhead, Milton
Brown, jeremiah Brown Burlington, Carey, Carroll Cat
lin, Cousin, Chiffon, Clneh olngman Gosmer, Grams
Davis, Dean DeberTy, Dickey, Dickinson Ellie, Elmer.
Fish, Foot Foster French, Glddings willis Green BY.
ram Green Grnnell Order. Hardin, Harper Hays Hub
bell Hudson. Washington Hunt Joseph H. Ingersol Ir.
VIM jerks, Perley b. Johnson, Kennedy Daniel p.
King McCiciland, Mciivaine Marsh, f. Morris Morse
parmenter, Patterson Petit Peyton, Elisha r. Potter,
Pratt Rayner, Ritter, Rockwell, Rodney, Rogers Rus.
sell Sample, Schenck Scnter, Severance, David L. sey-
mour. Albert Smith Caleb b Smith, Stephens, Andrew
stewart Summers: Tilden, Tyler Vance vinton, weth
cred Williams, WinthroF-s6.
NAys--Messrs Atherton, Atkinson, Benton, Edward J.
Black, Bosser. Bower, Bowlin Boyd. Aaron Brown,
William Brown Burke, Burt; Caldwell Campbell, r.
Chapman Charrell, Cobb Cross, Cullom, Daniel. Daw
son, Drongoole Duncan, Dunlap Ficklin Hale, Hamlin
iammett, HARRISON Henley Herrick Holmes. Hoge Hop
kins, Houston, Hughes Hungerord, James b. HINT Chs
IDgersoll, Jameson Cave johnson, Johnson Geo w.
Jones Andrew Kennedy Preston King, Lsbr.nche Leon
ard Lewis, Lucas Lumpkin Lyon. McCauslin McCler-
nand. Nice onnell, Mcdowell Mckay, Moore, Murphy,
Newton, Owen, Payne. Emery D. Potter, Puvdy, b =
Reid Reding, Ree Roberts Robinson, 81. John, ssun-
ders Tho's Ii Seymour smons, simpson, Slidel Thos
Smith Robert smith, steenrod, setson John Stewart,
Stiles Stone Taylor. Thomasson Thompson, Tibbats,
Tucker, Weller, Wentworth, Woodward Joseph A.
Wright-90
The question then up seconding the demand
for the previous question this was taken by tcers and
lost-ayes H. noes 70 only los voting
Mr. BLACK Of Ga. offered an amendment that the final
vote should be taken on il by the first of May
Mr. H,nprr objected and pcnding this, the House adj
journed