Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-20

before a conmft,-e -p-rix'Iy spp1Ia-ea 90 ooo-
sieer he eoss.isa of 50 t1~ro rtilros5s ras
Htntls n IN fIoW Msssach0sefs M Bp,isv1
bad referred 10 me rsp aisg o. th- New Orleans
Ind Ope iousAs rE'lrU,u o. rsiirOA 81 .n0riEg
II. otd not O. MT bot the road was well rue by
Ihs hVro of New q esnr.
mT Jpi,.1 GA NJ rep rses ts,s ssn usn
the ecHssnt g. n ehsirmsn Of Toe Soatsern
kai ruso Com N tee.
Mr.. Butler $50 he dssir = ssv oase fSr
for all 10 n esnuesaa ron Nv NOrk, AMI
q att other, thss Re did nos cisiu Q, % tae
hero IF New Otlezns. To farragag esloaxsd
that high honor. but hs (Bnti~rD an claim @
b the hero OF New Yors. for 60 laSl Ne hsd
PIE OF New YOrk never hsd before or since.
li.auEh hter on he Republican eide
mr.: Chanier wanted to reply, oat was esiled
10 o Der. aud Mr guIisa dsciiasd 20 ytald
Mr.. sher. IN Y Jam -mO>r % the Jon NIT
tee on fuoiic Isnds. sad Ne -as oppo SCI 20
reporting the iist 'hi- iin.. 81 ne reought
they should Wait for he report OF the Commit.
Zee on Sou nsrn Railroads, vi nich had investl-
gsted this subject
several gentlemen Appesi.d 20 M Juii4a 20
pcetpone the furth~T CONSIDERATION Of the
0iil. aud be At lenESh made = mo,toa 20 post
pone until tUe second Tuesday IN lauu1ry
Upon this question the yeas snd nNys gere
q. mSndeo a a re-uttet-yess, sE navs ts
Tie ohl@c, OF the roll-eaII bsving been 70 asesr-
tain n thsrr " quof um present
On motion of Mr. Dawes. Mas, , The Com
mittee on Ei' 'ctions ~ss grated a. extenslon
contestsd d election csse.
Mr.. waabburne tlIl) moved 90 tsne % the
SENATE amsr ments 20 the deficiency Dali ana
consider a. IN the House
Mr Msyuard rem objected. A larra
nun Der Of een tlsm-n bad gone home, uot en-
pectinr that any Importsnt nils would come
up 20 be yotrd on. snd ne, therefore, m 0vae
mat ne House nov a5loarn.
Not agreed 20.
The resuIsr order OF es.ssss was Gen.pd-
ed. and sum DR. Of privse esiis, resoiagoss.
Mr. Hisb,. fC.i } nom Committee on Nine.
and MiSing. offered sresoiu Ion anthortziug
that Com mrtse. snd tn Dom mittee on Pa.
citic Railroad, 10 have loistiy one clerh % 90
The clerical ouiy OF bo'h tom miitees.
Mr.. Van Horn IN. Y } desired to enb-sc.
the Com minee on Public Build,ag- ana
GrouEos, but Nr. Hlsoy declined 70 40 so.
Mr.. Nashourpe I'm. felt reluctaat 70 oppose
these requests, wb-n tn-y were akkec for
by chairmep Of Commit e~s, but he wanted 70
know wha; these COMMITTEES wanted win a
were referred 10 the sommirs-es mar taey re-
qutred cIerk
Mr.. hisey said he dId not recoen,ze the right
OF any gentleman 10 act ~ = oensor over hls
business or 10 compel hin % say what oas.-
nees was before hts committee. he represent
ed as indepepoent q Constituency as the e.r-
tleman nom Illinois. and he stated taxs his
committee needed q cisrE, and tost should be
su fncient without detailing the nRm Der OF olls
the com mittee nad To cons der.
Mr. Price (ows) expistusd d the needs OF tue
II n
which Mr.. Highly demanded the pr.y,ou.
question, and on rising vote no 1orum YES
found, and teilers were demanded, when the
previous question was seconded, barely O
quorum voting.
The yeas and nays were demanded on the
passage OF the resolution, and pending zoe roll
call the Speaker laid before the Hoase q CON-
munication from the President enclosing the
report OF the Commissioners appointsd 70 e1-
anime certain accounts of the ate OF Ms..a-
ehusetts; which was referred TO Commlttee on
Tpon the question OF agreeing 70 Mr.. His.
BY resolution the yeas we're q, and me nsyS
70. just one more toan aquorun.
MIR. Cevooe Ps.l from Committee on Pso-
don directing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
suspend further payment on Accoant OF
the psw jail In this bi-ricr until the subject
was blieved thai here hao been fraad in toe
letting Of me contract
Dir Covooe sent to The Speakers desG and
had read letter from Secretary Browsiag. IN
which he requested the most searching e1-
animation into the faets connected win the
Mr.. Inser-on ttII) said this matter of
had been already before the Oounniee Of tAs
Dslrict OF Col1mois In TOE Senate and
In the Houss. rhese commutees had
agreed thar . reolotoa shoeid be IN
troouced In the Senate TO suspend fur
ther payment for the work, waich would
stop t. Such q resolution had bees
adopted by the SENATE, and De tnought Il
would serve every purpose 20 tate the senate
reeoip ption mp and aoor' n- The Distrfcf Oo0-
mittee had already partially In vestigated thts
subject, and proposed 70 pursae the inyssta-
9 eaiion. and IL should be left with them.
M. Covode insisted upon ms resolution. and
iqwas adopted.
Mr.. Ingersoll said he should then ash .nxt
the .Dstrict Com DUiltee be discharged fro0
any further confederation of tne jau basin es.,
and thai the " hole subject 20 o tne Oomnastsee
on Public Buildines and Grouads.
The Speaker said that would rec uire anas-
imoue consent
On motion OF Mr.. Washburne, lul IN.
House resol we'd itself into CommittAe OF the
w hole on the Senate amend ments 70 the De-
nciency Appropriation bill, Mr.. culicm IuD
in the char.
The bill was being considered when our re-
port closed