New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-17

The correspondence was laid on the table and or
dcred 20 be printed and NJ. WAswUgNE offered reso
luton that % copies - tho address be printed which
was referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr. ROGER. N. - asked the gentleman 10 print the
Drcd Scott decision with the address that bo sdcS
! might be heard.
Mr. WAsHBI RyE nll) said that case had been fualy
decided and there no occasion to bring i into the
controversy
Mr. wESrwoRTn remarked that the Dred Scott de-
cision had died with it. author
Mr.. IAFIIY (N. } from the Committee on Printing
made report the resolution OF Mr. Stevens htre
tofore referred TO. 1t is accompanied b. rcsolilo!
that 900 copies OF the work entitled The Memorial
Record Of the National Tribute TO Abraham Lincoln
together with the address OF Mr. Bancroft BE- put-
chased provided this shall be IN strict conformity WIZ
the jlh section OF the Act Of August. 1886 namely
That II any work shall hereafter be ordered tor and
received BY the members of Congress, tie price
shall be deducted from their compensatoni provided
! that this shall not extend to works ordercd
10 De printed by the public printer He SAD
I the object Of the resolution was.
First To enable the publisher OF the book to ascer,
tain how many members OF the House are desrous oil
obtaining copies AT their private expense and ,
Sseoad. That the publishers Of al! books may be thus
publicly Informed that without repeating an act o Cof'
gress passed in 1856 it is not within tie power oil A5
House to order booAs for members OF Congress except
/ at their own private expense.
The resolution was disagreed TO-
PAYMENT OF CEETAIN sOLDlERS
Mr. BEOMwELL Gll.) offered resolution which was
adopted nsiruc'ng the Committee on Claims 20 inquire
into the eXpedIency OF providing by law Tor TIE pay
/
Yates who served in the volunteer cavalry service
during tie late war for horses furnished by the Govern
ment, but lost without the fault OF the soldier
BILLS INTRODUCED
J Mr. LAwHTSCE (O.) introduced bill. providing pun.
shment Tor throwing from railroad tracAs; Dl.!
10 punish lorcenes OF securities and other choscs IN
action; and bill TO establish United States EeVenue
Couits-whoh were referred 10 the COMMITTEE On the
Judiciary.
The PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED ELECTION.
Tie House proceeded to the consideration OF the
Pennsylvania contested election ease between Alex
ander Ii. CofTroth and VIM. H. Koontz The mfiority
Of the Committee on Elections, Messrs. tpson Dawes.
Baxter Marshall and RadfOrG. In their report say that
neither OF the claimants has prgd aca right 10 the
scat under the Governors Proclamation The certiii'
cate OF the Return Judges transmitted by MrCOhLoth
as required by law, being the official certificate OF his
election which IN the omission anpareht On Tue Iaoc
OF the Governors proclamation; would seem W'Ha
! facia 10 entitle him 10 the sent. The GER
tfcate Of Mr.. KoonH, being signed. as was
seen. hv persons not legal Return judges, Is, OF
course wholly Illegal and void. The Committee
further say: when contest on the merits OF the facts
may be fully developed II any legal votes are fonnd 70
have been omitted in the Court fall and final justice
may then be done both Ia the voters and 10 the respec
tive claimants but until such an investigation Is mad
the Committee on the question of Prm' Jaod rsn' 10
the seat feel constrained To abide Dy tA"se pteuet
nnd rules OF law which experience has provided 70 be
the safest guides in weighing and determining impair
italy questions OF this nature.
| Tie minority Of the Committee Messrs. Paine, Bic.
Cnrg ShcllnbargeT and Schoed, combat the views ad
yanced bY the maOrty aud say the two certificates OF
election purpOrng TO have been addressed edCh Dy
district board the claimants respectively are prob
ably both regular In form. but neither can support u
pra tacil claim 10 the contested for the
stated hy them. The CorOih return was on its face.
worthless return uDOn which 20 base the GOyernors
proclamation. j By n0 means permitted him 10 base
his proclamation IN part the return, and In part on
evidence ubtancd diiaHdc For the same reasons they
must n they DO not 20 behind the return 10 Inquire who
were the legal district Judges give the seat TO MI.
kOoiz on bis return alone.
/ Mr Ursoy addressed the House in support or the
itaita nf in u %
Of the minority. The subject was postponed until
Monday.
A SEw AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Mr OITu (nd) asked leave to offer n resolution that
the Committee on Reconstruction report an amend
mcnt 20 the Constitution that no person who held a
civil military Office under the late sO-called COnied-
shall cyc be- eligible Lod office Of honor
eino.umol undcI fhc Government Of the United States
but objection made.
PETEOLErM TAN.
I Mr. OlIEuL PENN presented petition numerou'ly
signed bt citizens of Pennsylvania PRAYING that the
specific TIA u one dOilig levied crude petroleum.
may b. clan yed u moderate taX. to be rated by n
per ge upon ,es 10 the wells as being less op-
pressisc and more easily assessed and c0ectcGi which
wa clorred 10 tdo Committee Of Ways and Means
MORE PAY WANTED.
I NJ DAZZLING u. - presented the petition OF As.
fitaut ASSESSOR ~ internal Revenue oi the Ninth
D.Ftrc. OF New-NorL for increase Of pays which was
referred to the Committee Oi WAYS and Means
MINERAL, or TIL UNIlEu STATS.
The H1u.' tooa mp the senate bin providing FOR the
exhibition of mineral specimens OF the United states IN
the Patent Office Dnldng the Secretary o the Interior
being authorized prepare suitable for the same
aud referred II 10 the Committee on Mining
Afer farther proceedings the House adjourned