New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-26
WASHINGTON.

NO VOTE o.. TrrE TARIFF BILL IN THE SllAI Eli
,,,,r, 80, co,r. INCREAsED-THE IMPEACHMENT
-, ,,ov-nfpORTANT TESTIMONY OF 4
or ,o,,,s prroRTEE-THE GOLD BiIi-TAN ON
1yopsF RAuR0ADS-THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
,yD P,EpON-RErEAL Bills NOT SIGNED By HE
PRESIDENT
,.,,1tsesAru 10 ruE TRIBUNE
WAsuNGroN, Friday, Jan. o. 1867.
The Senate was nearly all tariff to-day Some miIn-
,ortant hills were passed in the morning. hour; and
o,cloc, the Tariff Bill came up The first amend
n,os that of Nh johnson to increase the duty on
Nooa Scotia coal from 80 cents to 81 80 per tun. 1t
,,vc rise to a pretty sharp debate but was finally
s6onted nv decisive vote of rs TO H. Another I'M
nortoot amendment was an increase of the duty on
btnmcn or mineral pitch 6rOm 90 cents to s. per tun
and another was an increase OF the duty on ma
ohjnerv from A. 10 55 per cent Other amendments
wore offered and a few were adopted It.was the in
taption Of r Fcsscndcn to pass the bill this even
tnc lint AT T o'clock ne was compelled to an
odjournmcut for want Of q quorum There Is
,,obabiIitv that the final vote will be reached to-
borrow To-dav's debate contained no points of spe
cial interest
This was private bill day in the House, and conse
ouontl, little that is interesting to the public Oc-
cured. Toward the middle of the session the mo-
potony of the regular proceedings was interrupted
nv Broomall Of Pennsylvania offering resolution of
scmi-ccnsure on EIr Cooper of Tennessee, who yes
terdav in the presence of thousand spectators,
third of whom were ladies, applied the elegant and
refined term of liar TO a fellow Representative.
The resolution amounted to nothing, and received so
much opposition that il withdrawn by its author
before being definitely acted upon. It's introduction
created considerable noise for n while No sooner
had the Clerk read it, than almost every Democrat in
the House jumped to his feet and bawlcd out some
words Of objection. NihlGck raised point of order,
that the offering of the resolution was not amUeged
question as claimed by BroOmau. Mr. ColtaN quoted
The rules of the House in the case, hut requested
the House itself to make q decision. Nlblack
rose TO another point of order, but before he could
state il Spading jumped TO his feet and shouted
60 his Copporhead friend to yield TO him, which he
was about doing when Gen. Banks rose and was rec
ognized by the Speaker Spaldng at the same time
screaming Oub" Mr. Speaker and endeavonng TO be
recognized. Mr.. Colfax had TO bring down his maet
several times and repeat as often that Gen. Banks
had the floor before Mr.. Spalding could be pnt
down. Banks then tried TO teach the Speaker his
duty on the point at issue. FarnswOrth followed,
giving his opinion, which against the mtroduc-
lion of the resolution. and then Broomal attempted
10 reply in Defense but prevented by loud yclIs
Of Order nom the Democrats. Mr. ColfaX's NAL
let was again brought into rcquistOn and quiet was
restored when Mr.. Randall raised the point of or
der that the debate was ont Of order The Speak
OF sustained this point of order. and then
Gen. Banks rose a second time and began giving
ais ideas on the subject when he was compelled
to sit down. without finishing by cries Of Order"
trom BrOomall and his friends. Further proceedings
were cut off by a member demanding the regular
order of business A calm generally succeeds
storm and the former mOnotony Of the session pre-
vailed until lust before an adjournment when very
Ipicy debate sprang up on the question Of paying
claim of $1,000 to a resident Of Virginia for house
DESTROYED at the commencement of the war by
United States troops. Stevens, Delano, Dawes, ana
Hubbard Of Connecticut participated, and struck
eff to reconstruction. Stevens favored the pay
ment Of the claim and in the course Of his remarks
repeated his Often-made assertion that the Southern
States were naucht but Territories. Hubbard took
exception TO some of Stevenss remarks, and at
tempted TO cross-examine the old gentleman, much
70 the amusement Of Stevens and the other members
Contrary to expectation, SteveDs's Reconstruction
bill was not brought up to-day, and the crowded gal
leries were again disappointed in not hearing the
Radical leader make a speech. In all probability the
bin will be disposed Of tomorrow.
The struggle between the foreign importers and
American labOrers and manufacturers viii terminate
Gseverybody knew it would. The Senate will pass
good tariff in the main, amending in many important
particulars the Finance Committees bill, and disIe-
gardng very generally Mr. Weiss recommended
lions The bill viii be improved in the House 1t is
probable that it viii go to a Conference Committee,
IN which it is quite certain that fairly protective
tariff viii be regarded not only national policy,
but as a financial necessity, from which Congress
and the Treasury Department cannot possibly cs-
cape.
The statement that the House Judiciary Committee
are taking testimony in regard to impeachment IS
without shadow Of foundation in fact. The Com
mite are waiting the movements Of Gen. Ashley,
who has the matter in charge The latter gentleman
Is busIy engaged in arranging data upon which the
Committee will proceed with the investigation, and
until il is laid before them nothing will be done by
the Committee in regard to the matter.
The House Ways and Means Committee to-day
gave an audience TO the hOrge railroad men, who
wish to get an extension of the law in the Internal
Revenue bill, which expires in April next, allowing
them to impose the additional tax on the travelling
public. Their impudencc is without limit.
The Senate Finance Committee came to no con-
clusion to-day on the Gold bill. They viii resume
its consideration again tomorrow. There IS some
opposition to it III the Committee.
When Mr. Garfield reported from the Committee
Of Ways and Means the joint resolution increasing
the pay Of the clerks to Juue 49, next it was the in
tei ion of that Committee soon to introduce bill
recognizing the Executive Departments, but owing
10 the ateness of the session and the pressure of bus
mess it has been determined not TO report any such
bill during the present session.
reporter of The st. Louis Democrat arrived in this
city to-day having been summoned to appear before
the New Orleans Riot Investigating Committee He
is called to give evidence before the Committee as to
the speech made by Mr.. johnson at St. Louis, when
Swinging around the circle" In that speech he is
down in the reporters notes as having charged the