New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-04

resolution offered boy Mr.. MORTON Dem, Min
rC-Otd requesting the Secretary ~ the Treasury
lOi o INC senate the amount ana Chaructc Of the taxes
levied ana collected by the several states from the Na
tUu Banks also The amount Of bonds deposited 10y them
with the Government security; the amount OF interest
pad thereon annually IN gold, and the value thereof in
Al the suggestion Of Mr. MORRILL, Gep.. vfl. the
words including The amount received for licenses were
inserted lr Oh" tr,r clause.
The resolution WAS then adopted
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
CONMJNlcAUQNs FROM THE SECRETARY or
WAR
The SPEAKER presented several comnmi-
nieHuon' nom ne sccIy'u! o. Var war Il" "'''".
resolution introduced by Nj STEVENS concern
lns ne aN on spirits dircctns ne tonmjtet on VA! Is
' ' 10 lHguLg 'c tiig l' I s, on ~ t m
mode, Was adopted.
rHE kENUcEY DELEGATION.
Fir COOK rep. H. from The Committee ou Elections
made report in the matter o; the Kentucky Representa-
lives, and asked for action ON % to-day.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The Clerk proceeded to read the report, bur before
cevcd and the reading of the Election Report WIS sur
pended The report recommends the admission TO their
seats o. Mcssrs Knott Grover. Jones, and Beck. A.
the Mcss., TImbe. Brown. and Young, the Committee
Lad not dlsposcd Of their ca,c,.
IIE rUHIcAHoN OF TlW PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Is
AbvANtE.
Nj sCHENCK rep. OhioJ % "a question Of priv
Annual Message OF the President OF The United state.
wish To- C9l tho attention OF the House and of tn"
ty 20 tine fact that that Message was published tLis
UnioH J hold iu my hand TIE baltimore G0-eitc wltha
copy o. Che Message in full. II j. paper addressed Ca
the Senate ana House Of Representatives Of the United
States required by the Constitution. hold 10 to De
di5Tesplctful 20 the Congress uat this Palar
should llrst make its gppeay9gce IN the public
prints OF The country before it being communicated
lo tnhsIt'e ENnoI shy lhi come hdlstI on about tt
White HOUSE. Ur some favored individual, has made
traffic VIII fine Message ana sold Or Co tht dcicut nc~f
papers I tia' bC The renders 30 more dlsrc-pDrt
fol tp the Congress. viii not object To- the Message i"
iDs read although might properly 40 So under thr POI
which that man holds although wc may rot respect hc
incumbent The publication 81 the Message IS ce1luY
ai aci 0r di'respct out who + the guilty paIFf l6
President ~ sendWg Cut tho N-sagc n advance of is
oNcgl pIgm.lgt l0H, hHs dOnt hOlnng more non less
Rpys With lhe express. implied pl,dge " honor That ID
VIII NOT be published until officially promulgated asa
member oi the lrrr'' 0eoIN itfit' H', l"a' p'-, ="
honor has been violated. think % game winch De- not
Nj FAENsWOETH dep.. ID insisted on the regular
order Of busness. winch was te reading ot c Annual
Blr COyODE desired 10 say Chat The Message sold
u 'e pubic market; but has rc"a b, were cut oil d! tc
fnc clerk BIZ HcIhcr,on At 1885 o'clock proceeded 20
read tao President Annual Mc--ner. The reading col le
i,,s Comuflec AZ ne Whole on Inc stc OF the Union
and printed Ia doing he said. propose. inasDurh as
there absolute necessity for turning our attention
10 many other thing. than general discussion what
THIS motion. Eut before do 30, may be allowed io
ces under which tnc Message 10 u- There great
deal that Message which think d. probable Wil CON
uaud the most us; and there great deal
more estcly iu that prt which relates 90 the recon
stUctoi of the state, that have been in rebellion
breathing. ~ does. spirit not only OF defiance. bat,
may even SAY, of illtemper toward Congress. which
appTrheud VIII not, when we com" 40 dlsc.- tue con
tents oi tht Message 10 OoinhLier, p5o' %Iuout ci
longing criticism comment. When the Message hrrl
s5s NJ w. ipoSC Ci az, az pri sSe Ind NJ. @
INTO ihc public prints OF inc country ca-l IN al iH
leading cilicsbcforc 10 bad been communicated 10 Tie
Congress 10 winch 20 WAS addressed dld nor WEI I"
bc understood charging That The President himself was
directly party TO such disposition or the McssHEc dd
-,,v then aud am somewhat confirmed my belief by
information which have had since, that with or without
In his confidence have traffic OF The Message for
money. The gentleman from Penu-ylyania lAir GctD
made an explanation TINT is the custom ~ commit
IN crust, those around the President copies OF thc
Message 49, ga ahcc 80 tha 10 may be ppaucd IN
ucOusly with its delivery 10 Congress and that body
m NAV Je thai thai s ali that There OF H. II 80 t D.,
only another instance, afraid Of the renathnhle
fact that tie Presdcnl associates are Of such character
that ho finds himself often abused by those whom
he trusts lIaughter There is another thing very sinai
perhaps hut significant, in OF the circumstance at
tending the communication 81 the Message. nave ln
nv hand what may be considered an officially printed
cory prepared nj the Treasury Department a. has
title page which describes as the Message ~ the Pres
United States % the Houses OF Congress nj
tue commencement Of the regular session OF The Kiln
Congrcss." do not know what De- intended 10y mat ~
seems have been Thought by Congress when D. passed
the Of the 22d Of January last providing hat m add
ton 10 the present regular ihe Oh oI onEiySs
there shall he meeting on the atm day oil March AT me
begnningoi each congress mat d was 1ooing solo
~ the already existing number 9I regular meeu,ss 9i
Congress, and doing by law. do not knO" Who j.
responsible tins title page but IL looks 10 me II
somebody Else having the confluence o. w It'h,iebl
has undertaken posiy Ilng a. C9nEiGss ~ an nns
Thy u being regarded legal or within Us constitutional
powers 4, A..
MIR LOGAN Qaep., M referring 10 paragraph In the
Message as 70 the possibility OF violent COLLISION Do
tween the Executive Legislative Departments OF the
Government said; That feeling very sorry that there
danger might be avoided, he would offer resolution 10
that effect The resolution was read for niormauon as
follows: -,
Rssolred That the Corps Of Pages which now consti-
tute military force OF this House. be and the same II
hereby abolished, the end that the civil conflict so
morning papers, and signed Andrew johnson, may be
MT sCHENCK declined to admit resolution. and in
sisted the previous question.
Mr. ROBINSON Dem, \. ~ appealed for an oppor-
tunity TO make remark hut his appeal was denied,
Mr.. COVODE had better success IN a llko appeal ana,
referring 10 what had tried % before he said that
fhe Message had the newspapers through direct
purchase made OF Of the Presidents surroundings,
and that 500 was paid it, The seller had afterward
dsposed OF copies other parties nc reduced PRICES,
creating n confusion In the market. (Laughterl
Mr. GETZ (Dem, PENN asked his colleague "hat TIME
M ~ C0V0DF answered." Yesterday evening"
Mir GETZ stated that he had been assured on sunday
evening that a copy Of the message had been mailed To
his own newspaper office, In Reading Ps-ot course ui
der mis- Allegation that 10 would not be published until
ofcally communicated 20 CONGRESSMAN obligation that
was NOT violated He could not how, when he got IL
for nothing 10 could be sofa. ,. -. a.. .,..o
was referred the Committee OF the Whole ON the state
Mr. MAYNARD G,ep.. Tenn moved to print 10000 eE-
ira copies
Mr. BOYER Dem, PENN suggested 10000 copies. and
Mr.. ROSS Dem, ID, 5000 copies.
The motion referred 10 the COhIgtec VI ''"b
THR KEkTUCKY DELEGATES.
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