New-York tribune., 1867-02-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REPORT OF TIE WENTWORTH COMMITTEE.

REPORT OF THE WENTWORTH COMMITTEE
The House met nj ri o'clock.
Incom lance with the resolution adopted by the House
yesterday, Mr. WENTWORTH made report printed In
full clsewhere.l
The reading Of the report particularly Of those parts OF
IL showing inability OF the Committee To discover any
thing improper caused much amusement on both aaes OF
Mr. WENTWORTH Gsep.. nlJ remarked that IN view
Of the pressure OF busnt in the House nc Wouu not o.
y any time Discussion hut would yield the h0of to
his Democratic colleague on tho Committee. . ..,
Mr.. OSsBRENNEK Dem Pa proceeded 10 reau
so,ne remarks upon the subject, when there was gem
eral movement of Republican members toward the place
whether tke House had adjourned, and Mr. ELDRIDtE
dem, wIaJ asked whether this was hostile isio on tse
cassed much nmusemenI it declard tiat lio toL
ticc bad spaa pains 10 find ugly facts s that the
witnesses could bc brought up ~ the work OF seeing
or sulccng any other than honorable motives or patr
otr .4i,ecs IN those whose pvceediRgs they detailed
Frn, their testimony appeared that the subject OF the
Impeachment OF the President had not been dsGusstd
or nentOned in any shape or form. IL suggested that
a raodest gentleman named ConOver, now the guest OF
the Marshal of the city, might be induced to come ont
AMI furnish all the information that might be desired
The Select Committee then discharged irom the
furthor consicn Of the subject, and IN order to buy
L. yond all chance Of resurrection the vote was on mo
tion OF Mr. WENTWORTH reconsidered and laid ca the
table. . -. -,
Mr.. HALE Nicp, n. " asked leave To olier ~ rEol
zion authorizing contract TO be made with Thomas g.
S0sster OF the State Of NeTIOrk for historcaI picture
To be placed the head ofOne OF the ground srcsse3 of
the Capitol, illustrative of the signing Of the Coisilt
ton the entire expense not To exceed $4,000 which was
objected 10:
On motion ~ Mr. DEi.ANo rep, Ohio) the Senate
20 tho House resolution prohibiting payment
" claims any persons not known to be opposed 10 me
Rebellion, and In favor OF It's suppression, were taken
from the Speakers table and acted on. .,
The amendment providing that the bill sha' not he
construed against loyal assgnces living IN loyal Siaes
ar claimants when the assignmeht was lhade before
March /, 1854, was cOncnrred in.
The amendment requiring claimants 10 prove, TO tc
satisfaction of the ploF acGounng officers tlat they
weIe always opposed t9 the Rebellion, and distinctly III
favor OF its suppression, was non-coDcurIed in.
Committee OF Conference ON the disaSreoms votes
was asked
Mr. GARFIELD Gsep, 0hiol from the C"nlaltiee ON
Ways and Means reported back the senate amuhdnent
10 the 20 percent Compensation bll WIN 1h1 amthdnes
including the Commissioner of Public buildings, lamp
striking out the clause excluding Treasury employees
whose salary is not iiX01 by law -
The recommendations of the Committee NeeaSTeonl@ TO-
and the bill goes back 10 the Senate
THE FaRTIrIcATIoN BILL.
The morning hour having been posponed she House ,
Union Mr. DONNELLY 0iep., Mnn) in the chair. and
resumed the consideration OF the Fertilization Approp
ON motion of Mr. HALE Rep., y. Y s2Sceo was aP
proprated for Montgomery at the outlet oi Lake
Mr. GXRDING Rep., NJ moved to strike ogt the item
enaciing words the BILL being the third time the motion
was made in Committee. Adopted, GI 10 SO.
The Committee rose and reported TO the House its
recommendations that the enacng words be struck out
The question taken in the House by Yeas aud Nays
vote on striking out being Yeas e, Nays 49, A.
So
second time and the House. having again resolved itself
INTO. Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. DONNELLH in the
chair resumed It's consideration
Mr. LIE BLOND (Dem., Ohio moved an amendment
proyidg that than half Of the sums alyropri-
ed sail be expended In the next fiscal year which
was agreed 20, "a to SO. -
The COMMITTEES then rose, and reported the bill and
amendments 20 the House.
The amendment striking out the paragraph for erna-
ent platforms for OF large caber was agreedto
THE amendment approprtating $4,000 for Fort Mont
omery at the outlet Of Lake Champain, was agreed TO-
qbe anne ndment striking out the paragraph for bar
,,cIs at Willetts Point n Y, was agreed to-
,rhe amendment limiting the expenditures lo 20 per
cont of lie appropriation, adopted by vote OF 81 to
~. .,,x,,,, rn ohio, ,,o,.ott to los, tha, min or
, tabe which was disagreed TO BY vote Of Yeas, -
Nays 81. -. .....s
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
TN, House then proceeded at l4O TO the business OF e
,,,1,ing hour tho first matter coming up being the
,nt Solution reported last week FROM the Committee
@ Naval Affairs Tor the removal Of the Naval Academy
.r, Annapolis The joint resolution directs the Score
tnrv OF the Navy TO appoint Board OF not less tln
onnetent officers examine INTO hi tho facts con-
,d with tho location Of the Naval Academy at An
n,is Md with the view Of its removal 10 locality
naro advantageous ~ tho GoierDment " Jug VAitfu