New-York tribune., 1867-03-16

as test tote, and his second amendment being de-
pendent upon the first, ne should Titndrs" IGa IT,
Mr. SHERMAN interrupted the discussion on The sub
hold office from Robert H. Patton, OF Alabama, and
Joseph f. Brown Georgia, which was referred to the
'"u''''y fxfcUTivE SESSION AND ApJouRMESr
| The Senate, at 415 o'clock, went into Executive
After the Executive session, the motion for recess
until = 80 o'clock was rescinded ana the senate "u
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RULES OF TIiE House
Mr.. BANKS rep, Mass from the Committee on
R e Houses s usual ns Edition Of Of
Digest, together with the Constitution and Rules, and
Barclay for copyrisht which was adopted. TO print
the usual number Of copies 55S o. eaeh act waea
adopted Directing that messages from the Senate OF
Se nSs @ e S S q Pp
nation and brief discussion in which u was matter OF
Of such messages, the resolution Was adopted Amend
ing the lsh rule which refers to admissions to the floor
Sress who S are not ReTd in any claim pending before
be admitted within the hall. After explanation, aud
| brief discussion the resolution was adopted
Mr.. BLAINE Rep Me), from the same COMMITTEES, re-
ported amendments TO rules providing that estimates OF
appropriations and all other communications from the
any Committee Of the House. shall be addressed TO the
Speaker and be submitted m to the House 2r
not be made specific in amount, the maximum to DC eA
Mr. BLAINE also reported back adversely the propos
on Of Mr. Lawrence Oho) TO amend the rules by making
early a. practicable every bin joint resolution referred
TO IT, with the recommendation Of the Committee thereon
| which was laid on the table
Mr. BOUTWELL, rep, Massj, leave, introduced q
joint resolution relating 10 claims against the Govern
ment which referred 10 the Committee ON Foreign
Affairs.
cUsToMHousE FRAUDs-NR. HULBuRDs EXPLANATION.
Mr.. HULBURD Rep. ". " offered resolution re-
quesng the Speaker 20 appoint the Committee Public
Expenditures and that such Committee take into con
sderaon the report Of the Committee of the last House
the subject OF the New-York Custom House, and re-
port what action II any advisable In the premises. In
explaining his object he referred to the investigation
by the Committee into the affairs of the New York
Custom House. and TO the card issued by Collector
smythe charging the Committee with spieful anInis,
Committee had asked for That was a grave charge,
hut there was nos shadow OF founpntlQn f1I
appointment from Mr. snythe which he had not made
but the contrary he had rendered 20 them appoint
denial Of Senators Doohte and Patterson that they had
not received copper from Mr. smythe he said that
mittee had simply reported the fact that Mr.. smyte
eea he h1G INTENDED lG 1 70 pay efs ,n nT sums 10 SI %
rangcment Of that kind. lie dismissed that part Of the
tSat The cemmiee was sti in existence he 2aI been
approached with the offer OF testimony which would
bring that matter yet closer home Referring To The
charge made by Mr. smythe that part Of his Testimony
had been suppressed, aud all of distorted, he denied
smythc had been invite, 10 come before Committee
and 10 make the fullest stacmeni that ho bad done
and had subsequently come to the Committeeman and
revised his testimony, striking out aud inserting
whatever nc chose. IN this connection he sent 10 the
Clerks desk and had read letter from an Assistant 70
the photographer, making similar denial ana assertion
The only part Of Mr. smythcs testimony suppressed was
the answer 10 question ~ 10 whether he had ever male
any presents 10 the families OF senaiors That answer
being, Yes, sur once gave SENATOR raieT,ons LAZY
thought II 80 mpcrtuen 80 nlppan and - mean ihai
be had d'sd N the TRSes s S wa ,aso IN e hands
Of the public printer saSept m ~, 70 s s
sI pa0It ~ s testinony after havse been rctisod il
hv the Committee lie declared that the Cnstolious, Ina
Win corruption and that ~ Tcfrnee tD the landed Haii
housc buscf- more fagtio'is' inproIcr dsrsaiiaf
imony had never been made public He also ds'Ai'u
that the evidence showed that while Mt shyi ICON ah
oath every month that hc received nothing itom canf"
&C. ne actually did receive every month y" ltuh lNa
source which money was handed 90 hls secrvtAry Who
kepi IN until the monthly oath had been taken by The Col
lcctor aud then paid u over by cheeks u othtFMlr '
oiI never FORGET The Indignation he felt when witness
tcstlficd that Mr. smythe had said "a hnn - am d d
sorry that over undertook To cary ths li',la',
daugitcrs" Mr. smythe 10 bc surc. denied that De had
said so but the witness saId him. do not know what
YOU thought do not know what occaFic yon bad io sAy
40. hut DO know that you used these very words, ~,
The hour allowed for debate having closrd' ht hn
burd wac on motion " Mt. CllANlhk Dem y - ltl
mlfted 10 continue his remarks. Rofcuing 20 the name
Of Mrs Perry connected with ihe H'csifailon' hc
said she was no myth her Nerthb' le'",. ~ IN W., ,
ecutiye Chamber proved more than once ana me
soft there spoken 20 her IL was ~ proof tht t
order business and one of the wtn'Hsss hal t"d h1
after he lc the stand. that Mn Perry had ",l'@t,h @
erect,
United States had read that agreement lie charac'IeI
Mr. smy the AZ vampire cue kng out thc ne uoo u
the commerce Of Ncw-NOrk hnnpei1ng commerce, ana
making N subordinate tO his own pcrsoDa hgg1nudiIc
mont aud 10 political ojccts In conclusion, lac relieved
the official reporters o the House Of NIL blame ln The
matter 20 which he had referred The person who had
improperly furnished the testimony to MI smythr had
been only employed and had been dismissed even before
l the matter became known.
Mr. CIIANIER obtained the floor, and declared him
se AN advocate Of the reform which the report Of the
! Committee contemplated a.,
| FERNANDO WOOD Dem, y. " obtained the HooTt
| but yielded II for other proportions
! COMMITTEE OS MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Mr. LOGAN Glep. III offered resolution for the IN
mediate appointment Uf the Committee on military NJ
fir and that be authorized 10 kt during the recess
for the purpose " nqurng into the manner ~ procuring
heavy ordnance for the United States service thc u
buTsCmcnt relating thereto the quality oi c io hu
smooth guns heretofore Introduced, ana hei.aIll y"
be introduced with power 10 send FOR persons ana
aud 10 employ clerk and directing the SECRETARY o wa"
10 cause experiments 10 De made DC. ....,
The SPEAKER repeated the hlrh nc han ~ 49,
sor days ago as 10 the mpossiDty Of appointing nag
mcntary Committees II was something thh as Ini @ 40
hc knew had never been attempted by congress w IVY
other parliamentary body IL lac hhoulu caNc ho I
place ON the Committee Military Anhlrs IaeH unu
ile perSon for whom hc intended II nrabIhH AI
~ should DC elected, the person clreu
a. bte stend woud urobaby claim the place, ana ul'hs
Ic ot N Tho sneaker would De compelled 10 chFc ''
numerical posiOn OF every Ineinber 9" te Ga,
Alter some further discussion Mt LuhN hoNcu W.,
preyions question" but the House IeIused ~ sooo'
by 40 10 81. =, A.. ,,ovoA ,o rnost none the
rcsnlfion until the first Monday IN December beAb anu
l nm that he moved the "prcvlOus question:
irl,c nrcyIous question was seconded by 90 10 H' ,
MIR EIAINE then sought Ia nOdIiy Ms Motlon ~ s%, -
shining for the Monday In December next % NJ.
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