New-York tribune., 1867-02-19
VOL. XXVI.....NO' 500.
WASHINGTON.

GREss PRINTER TO BE BLECTED-A H0>f SESSION IN
Tue HoTsE-A VOTE on THE SENAI-' RECONSTRUCTION
uRAsuRg TO BE TAKEN ToDAY-A CLOSB VOTE EX-
pRCTEp-TuR TARIFF BILL EEtORTED TO THE HOUSE
-AMBNDNRNTs OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
~ IELRosAPH THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. Monday, Feb 1s 1907
In the Senate to-day the members looked much the
worse for wear after the long siege lasting with put
eight hours ntermission, from Friday morning tili
sunday morning There was very little business
transacted The bill for the election OF Congress
Printer by the Senate was passed 1t is understood
that the new office will be conferred upon Mr. John
u Defrees late Superintendent of Public Printing.
The salary is 81 600 "a year The Diplomatic Appro-
priation bill called up the old dispute about MI
Harvey. Money for the support of the mission was
appropriated but the law of last session prevents Mr.
Harvey from getting any of it, il provides that no
money shall he paid to him for any future service as
Minister TO Portugal. Nothing else of Importance
was done this afternoon. The Senate meets this
evening for miscellaneous business.
In the Senate tonight on motion of Mr.. Grimes,
the appropriation for the contingent fund of the
State Department was reduced from 100000 to SOOOO'
after debate in which the Secretary Of State was
suogized as patriot by Garret Davis and denounced
as bellrnger by Salisbury. The report of the Con-
ference Committee on the Tenure of Office bill was
screed to- and when agreed to by the House the bill
Will be ready for veto. The point at issue was the
night of the President to remove Cabinet officers
without the consent of the Senate As finally agreed
O Cabinet officers are included with others who can
uot be removed without the consent of the Senate,
but proviso is added that they shall continue IN
sffce during the term of the President by whom they
were appointed, and for month thereafter, sub
ect to removal by the consent OF the Senate.
To-day being Monday, call of States for bills and
resolutions for reference the first thing IN order
In the House. NOell again brought mp his Woman
Suffrage BILL and read a very witty speech on the
subjects at least, one in the galleries could hear
him. but members around laughed good deal at
what he was reading. When he had finished, it was
tel minutes of two and the House took up the Mill
tary Reconstruction BILL as passed by the Senate
During the first two hours of the session there was
large amount of caucusing and comparing of notes
among the members on the floor. Thad. Stevenss
seat was continually surrounded by members OF all
parties who sought to obtain his views of the
amended bill. The Democrats were busily engaged,
at the same time, in consultation as to the course
they should take on the bill. lie Blond Eldridge,
Finck Hise and Niblack were all active in compar-
ing notes and posting the Democratic side as to the
manner in which they should act. 1t was evident
from the actions of those on the floor that the Recon
stmction bill was the sole object of interest among
the members, and there were great doubts as
20 the disposition of the bill as it came
from the Senate Mr. Stevens. when the bill was re-
ported to the House, Immediately moved the nom
concurrence of the House in the Senate amendments.
and asked for q Committee of Conference. Mt
Spalding moved concurrence in the amendments,
and Mr. Randall on behalf of the Democracy moved
to lay the bill on the table. Mr.. Stevens's motion
took precedence, and he yielded fifteen minutes of
his time to Mr. Boutwell,, who spoke fOrciby in oppo-
sition to the Senate amendments. He was followed
.lg.u oiya tan min
utes against the bill. Mr.. Stevens then made a
speech of fifteen minutes duration, cOndemning IN
severe terms the Senate amendments and advocating
Conference Committee, in which he thought bill
could be arranged satisfactorily in two hours time
When Mr. Stevens had finished, Mr.. Randall re-
newed his motion to lay the bill on the table but MI
Blaine obtained the floor and spoke ten minutes,
favorng the amended bill. He replied to the re-
marks of Mr. Stokes denying that the bill gave uni
versal amnesty Mr.. Wilson of Iowa succeeded Mr..
Blaine, and stated he would vote for the bill, al
though it was not all that he wished but on account
Of the short space of time left for Congress
to act the bill as amended better than
nothing Wilson's speech was full of force and
.anestnes and evidently had great effect in chang
Ing the minds of many of the Radical members who
afterward spoke in favor Of and voted for the bill
Bingham next took the floor, and spoke fOr ten min
ntes in support Of the Senate amendments. There
was nothing that was III his speech. Most OF bis
remarks were confined TO telling the House he would
be draQOOned into suppOrtngthe crOtchets of men
iikeStevens and Boutwell,. Famsworth next occupied
five minutes time in telling the House he would vote
for the bill Schenck followed, taking the same
ground in favor of the bill did Wilson. at the same
time stating that by voting for it he did not wish to
be considered a Johnson man. Garfield, Baker and
Thayer then had five minutes each, when Blaine de-
manded the previous question on the House con
curing in the Senate amendments. At this period
of the proceedings. little confusion occurred,
caused by several members attempting to get the
GoOr During the debate Blaine and other leading
Conservative Republicans were very active in can
vassing among members as to the way they intended
voting. The Democrats equally active, and
showed signs of determination to delay nothing
When the debate was finished it was very evident
that the bill as amended by the Senate, would pass
by large majority. Each State delegation had a
private caucus and when the vote taken each
member knew pretty well how the vote would stand
Randalls motion to lay on the table was voted down
by a strict party vote. The previous question
an concurrence in the Senate amendments was
then seconded by vote of IS TO GI al
the Democrats and the following Republicans
voting in the negative: Messrs. Banks Mass J,
Hotchkiss IN. y, Sidney Clarke tKansas, Julian
Ind. Highly Cali Stokes (TennJ Wentworth
IlJ Sloan Wis. Cobb lWis.), Loan Mol KelsO
iIowal Scofield pa, Ward IN. ", Paine CWisl
Pike (McJ, Grinnel dOwa), Harding lllll, Arnell
iTennJ Baxter tVtl, Boutwell, MassJ Brandagee
Conn.l Bromwel tIlLl, Stevens tPa.l Buckland
Ohio, Donnelly Minn), Eckley tOhio Hawkins
.TennD Holmes N. ", Williams Pa., and Sawyer
,WisJ Before the main question was put, several
Democrats appealed for time to debate, and asked