New-York tribune., 1867-02-18
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
1nE OWL ArrnnrrMIoN nnI.

The reading of the jonmai being dispensed with,
Mr. STEVENS 1;rp Pa, from the Committee on Apfno-
priation- reported ih' piil hShS % i"r
ending June 90 ls, which referred to ~, Commit
the Whole the state ol tho Union, and made the
- mn INvAIIp rrNsIoS uIiI.
MI STEVENS, from the same Committee, reported
back the amendments To hc Invalid Pension bll
which were cOncurrrd IN.
PERSONAL TNrI tNtrIoN.
Mr. STEVENS asked leave to make "a personal rNpa
nation, hut Mr.. DAWSON dem. PaJ objected.
,rrRovtL "r unt DISTRICT srrrRNGr BILL
M MORRIS d'rp- - p'stul'1 r"nrnlitn r'S', @
fiuu. of the Nrw-lurk Legislature hearth! approving
the action Of Congress ~ passing the District "I Columbia
Suffrage blll.
ms iurgACnMrNr QUESTION ALLEGED CoEErrr BAR
G,IN ,aoNG MINEEI,, rHE HOUSE.
Mr. WENrWOETH d;ep.. III submitted, ~ q question
Of ofpri,egc involving a, hr ,ad, the honor, purity, and
independence of the House, long preamble and rc.olu
ton rctnc that il has been for time um"Ird, aud
has m last been asserted IN the public newspapers that
certain mriurs Of the House have been holding private
meetings with view tO corrupt bargain, pedging
Themselves adversely 10 the report OF the Ju
dietary Comm thU question ol npehchn"nt ~ nm
favorable t. the President and alsU TO act adversely TO
certain Other measures pending before tho House 70
which they had been hitherto favorable. provided The
President certain things to which he has ihert" de
clarcd himself hostile und refrain from doing relian
other things which he has hitherto declared himself Ia
,orable and hstructinC the judiciary Committee to III
qrire into The fact whether hhi y meetings h"I
place nnd such corrupt bargains have been made VIM
er.ps have carried communications from such iurlnbrH
o the President, aud from the Frcslden TO then he ma
re of the communications Nc ana 20 report t.,n 49, 49,
luton tho action of the House as the Comntl'r may
deem necessary for the preservation O is hohoi "nu III
dependence. ,-,-. -.
Mr TLDRIDGE Dem. WIS., asked the spcahcr how
the resolution came before the House. ..,,,
The SPEAKER stated that IL was subDhttco Di me gen
,man from Illinois Cfr Neutworthl rs u question: oi
privilege ard held that as A. asserted iLo' 5%, @ md
were acting m violation Or their OATH The gentleman lMl
Wentworth making himself responsible ior Inc "'es"
ton. u wss question o' prhLaSu nm tls
Mr.. ELDRIDGE asked him TO yield for M amendment.
Mr. WENTWORTH said he could not 9lelu' thc seSSioh
Wns too short for auy debate. ,.. ,.,.,.t 4, rt
MI ELDRlDGE said he did not want To utpale IL ne
only wanted the resolution nInthdot so - 10 uc,f ~
uuiry as 10 whether members on Tue ullci i ti ~ Nv
been holding meetings for corrupt PURPOSE h" u not'
vim corrupt Objects determined 10 mPeaeh Tie Pres
Mr.. WENTWORTH Insisted on the previous question:
"' Mr. HILL Ciscp. Ind moved lay the resolution on
Mr. WINDOW Rep, Mnu) asked The Speaker II II
vvnld be Ia order To move an amendment uttlIhs lhe
Comnittec 10 inquire al.o what became oil his o\eroat
The sPEAKI.R thought that would hardly tie IA 9laei.
Mr. MAYNARD Ntcp. Tenn wanted ~ N'oN ~Mnolner ~
,br nthor of The resolution rrpudatcd e cardinal con
stitutiona principle that
Whilst tie lamp holds ont to ham,
The ,il-st snnrt may rri'i..
NJ, vrSrWOnT1I aeiyurd no reply to these sugges-
Mr. HILL Withdrew hi. motion 10 lay on thr Sno @ i9r
tLr purpose, ht said Of saving tlHo "'" ''""b '"' WV"
De- ak zen directly on the resolution - ,,,,s aud ro
rh, yntc was then taken by yeas ana nays, h1h re-
sned Yeas 80 Nays H. 50 the preamble ana resolution
VIZ W WTNTWORTH moved 10 reconsider the vote ana
Law the motion TO reconsider the iaole; h.. ., -
Mr.. WILSON thepy I0waappeaiep " WV --'~' wy