New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-04

i GoOIstar, knyterdsn, Ross H'ged-fc
! The SPEAKER announced that the House having on
reconsideration agreed TO pass the Bill by aFote OF Se 10
ls the bill had again passed the House.
The announcement was greeted With very general clap
ming OF hands by members the floor and by spectators
in the galleries lecture by the Speaker TO the galleries
created considerable amusement on account Of s being
so much more sppica bic 10 members Themselves
INDEMNITY BILL.
message from tbe Senate announced the passage by
that body Of the Indemnity bill This the hill OF which
Mr. Bingham was the author in the House.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. STEVENS Rep, Pa, from the Conference Com
gs % s Aay WITH 'qG he senate
in regard 70 the EScs Island bridge rid r6 by edpGng se
tain control Of it by the Government.
THE coMpoUyp ISgSHEsr y6TEs
Mr.. PRICE Reps Io%a) from the Conference Commit
tee on the bill 70 furnish the ways and means FOR the pay
meDt Of COMPOUND interest notes. made report recon-
mendng that instead Of the hundred millions Of legal
tender notes there be issued fifty millions Of loan GER
tiicates, bearing three per cent interest.
Considerable discussion ensued covering pretty much
the ground that gone over ia the OtheT dsch
sions Oh the same subject
Mr. LYNCH Rep. Me- moved TO lay the Conference
report on the table; which was negatiyed.
The vote agreeing TO the report was taken by Yeas
and Nays, and resulted in Yeas, SO Nays, 80. The
Speaker voted Yea, and the report was agreed TO.
Mr.. NEWELL rep, ~ j. moved to reconsider the
vote.
sir PRICE moved to lay the motion to reconsider
the table. Eeehhved-Yeas, 70; Nays, g.
The hour Of ~ O'Clock having arrived the House took
recess until - O'clock, without disposDg Of the ques
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session ut ~ o'clock.
The pending question being on reconslderng the vote
for the payment & compound interest notes the question
MIscELLANE0ts AUTHORIZATIONS BILL.
M ByENss p e sa9 GSmdi1ss on 70 ne e
EPSSs; gsTe Re- pm {dov A%ons the
boa!s a Cape BaSso bssgaf $500 pul.
Sss. f eoSSass Sd Cstc; At 1siof. olsscS for repairs
q sPs q s'HIs %, s 's@s %
hEs.luEdnj sDosh,ns The 0ssS coPnso2eI Of Pablo Build
nssr Q 5i,cbsIgs The same duties -,.,.,- -.
Of the Go2eDtn N tbs city to Tie 6hr9aiee Snd S
was concuffed in, with amendment requiring any ex
eminent Printing Office to DC given 10 such printing Of
flee the Clerk OF the House slau indicate the rates moi
to exceed those charged to private individuals.
VETO OF THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL.
The SPEAKER laid before the House, at s. 80 o'clock
the Presidents veto message the act regulating tenure
of certain civil Offices and the Clerk proceeded to read
the message.
There was a remarkable contrast in the manner Of re
ceiving the two veto messages to-day. While the first
was listened to with attention that did not seem tC
safely be said that not dozen members listened TO the
reading OF the second When the reading concluded
at o'clock the House proceeded to vote by Yeas and
NAYS, as the Constitution requires, on the question
whether il would on reconsideration agree TO the bill
Notwithstanding the Presidents objections. The vote re-
sulted-Yeas i9l Nays 37 strict party vote and the
Speaker declared that, than two-lblrds having
voted in the affirmative, and the Senate having alsc
passed it by a like twO-thirds vote, 1t now law.
rfTr 4.
Mr.. KAssON rep, Iowa., from the Committee on Ap
prOpriatiODs reported back the Senate aenumchls 10
tie Naval Appropriation bill and disposed thereon as fo
lows Appropfiatng 35OOO FOR the purchase Of wharf
aud property at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
ton a wiful waste OF public poney, land an injustice
to the people OF ChacsOwn He Insisted OF the point Of
%1s s frat ~ in Committee u The Whole
Mr. KASs0N moved TO suspend the rules; but the
House refused 20 do and the amendments were re-
70 Ted to theCOmmttee Of the Whole.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House then At twenty minutes past o'clock went
bIr. ALLISON (Rep, Iowa in the chair, aud resumed
the consideration OF the Deficiency bill. The paragraph
the American COlonlzation society TO aid emigration TO
Liberia the question being on Dir Davss amendment TO
Withhold payment until the existing law OF Liberia which
excluded white men from suffrage was repealed
After discussion the amendment was rejected and on
notion Of Mr. THAYER Rep Pa the paragraph was
struck out
The paragraph approprating $4,000 for dredging The
liver Thames, near Norwich Conn, was agreed 10, with
IN amendment offered by Mr.. Hubbard Of COnnp ap
,rOpfauDg $4,000 Iof improving the Westp0r HarDOr
jOnn.
The appropriation OF 10000 for Atlantic Cable dis
,atces for the State Department gave rise 20 some dis
ussOD, IN which 10 was suggested that the McCracken
sitter may have through the Cable andein which
IT, STEVENS stated that one dispatch 10 our Minister al
'6ps had cost $1,000.
on motion OF Dir. DODGE nep., N. ~, $1,000 was
ppr0pnated for removing wrecks and sandDar from
A. main channel OF the harbOr Of New.YOlk at Sandy
look The second section was amended by directing the
election on all merchandise Raugeabe by law, and
hereafter exported on which drawback ID allowed, 0fO
snts instead OF IA cents per cash.
Mr. ALLY for tIo 9Th Time fried 10 offer lila ulOD0