New-York tribune., 1867-02-15

Alr. HENDERSON O.cp.. MOI said there was tllpl'r
bridge under the river Thames al London when WAS
nearly two miles long. Ihat AT st Louis "o"H b' "hy
Thc bi was passed the Senate adjourned
HOTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TIIE POSr-oFIICT APPROPRIATIONS BlIl-
Mr. KASSON lRep Iowal from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back me senate amendment to
the Post Office Appropriation ll which was '"nc"ried
coNrrREV,E couuurlrS
OIl motion OF Mr. SCIiL&CK ntep., Ohio the Srh"te
bl to regulate the tenure ~ certain civil Officers w"S
taken from the SPEAKERS table. The Senate having re
ftsr, to concur i the House amendment making the bill
apply To Cabinet Offices and The House insisted on iis
an. ndrlcni aud asked Committee ~ Conference
Ol motion of Mr. LAWRENCE uicp. Ohio ~" srnar
ancslincuts 10 the Hcus. I'M. define aud punish ce,
tain crmcs therein named. were taken rom tr speakriS
table gud non-conruIr,d iH. nnd COMMITTEE "i conner
nT"nryno> oY uI,,. rnou c,pIA
ON motion oi Nj i!I1I G."p., Mo- the irc''rnl WIS
r,ru,-t,d transmit Jl par"ie, documents ana run-
sloho'nc" rel"iige Z" thc hnp"rtI,i" q, '~ ntn ,
action oi thr AmciicIu Coi,u Cid:h iu .rfa-ug 10
rHy ttE il.N,i,> Hu.L r,s-ED.
NJ TAYLOR Dem. y. W from tic Commit lee "u " -
valid Pcns.ouf reported bin r,utuE peis"n io t''t
uufh.rof Charles o. it,wah a. kansi, which va. tt"d
three times aud passed
on motion 81 Mr. HENDERSON uicr. orgor'. the
suatr joint 70 olutiou in reference 10 orrnr nil
Pa..cd i'asl d. ''.''''' '
NJ CuAyEh dep NgyM a'r, T,s,,n % a.. & r-,n" ,, i',
frrrcd to the Committee "n iIrto.L.
Tic Hon c tlcu ooh M trc bll reported JAN. ~ ipia
tu. select War COMMITTEE uu War nrhs ~ Loyal NHtr-
ts ,.uburr the stntcs that rJyr furnished tour> 90 Tho
ipinl .t,,, Ion a,yaur,, made, AMI cAprus., urrnu
in raising r SAME Tho question h.lns ,hc motion ." f
consider the vote by whirh 'hr "ill ""s Then r'"""
Mr. pEIANo n.rp. ohio asked N-'Biainc what va,
trr argTcElte sum vhirh this hi voulo odd i"ih' ii
drbic,iue-s % tho General Governments
Alr. bLANE l;rpr Me- replied mat thf hH pl",lo',
wears, 90 the amount 81 >lt'.oo0oOO.
Mr DELANO oppressed The opinion ihnt til' "hs i"l @
the time o. afs such ll Whr Tie Indebtedness" "l lht
Government was ~ utfr ana when lie tdil WIS i"i
equal 70 that Of am state id iho lnlon' ne nlnl"ri
thc liuusc that u would ,oon have p'io' a h"u' '''
which would take out ~ The Trcasurl t2.o@"%o
Mr.. BLAINE askcd ,r. l'cltn" "hriher hr gu, o. t', @
know that ths il W"nd i,h'N' 'he 'os ,u',, - |
matter of buuntics to just the amount "i 'oh' !" " -
su,,i un,rr it.-silJ J,uou,uo0
Mr DELANO replied that he did not 80 understand II.
Iit ,d why not sy so u prii lngsh ara no, ~ .,r'
Mr. RANDALL Dem, Pa Thought The shortest way
to dispose of the bill was ih" best WY lhis mll W."
posed that tho Federal Goycrnmcut eh"ld assume d' MS
which n MAS not bound Ia pay either n law on rPnt,
Tbc Treasury al the United states not +" thS r I"
warrant the passage OF such = m'asnlC 81,
sir BLAINE resumed the floor, saying he hah yi'"th
for a question not fur Hu argument. 80. ,
Mr. sCIIENCH u'ep, iaJ proposed lmt ~ lh'mh',s
d moi seem prepaicd o act the measure now, r"u-
sent would be given To let II 90 over Tor "i 'hi'"
days, and then have "a vote on It's passage
SIR. WILSON rep, Iowa. objected. .,., ,,.
MIR. BLAINE said that hc cared no more about 'he
measure than any other member; nor Was IL Iuli' >"
favorable in his smtc as To Others r desired ic io''
io he brought 10 vote upon IT, and the most direct way
MIR. BOYER Dem Pa said he had made up his mind
TO vote for the b but the recent action Of the House "d
Mr. ELAINE resumed tho noor saying he had not
Welded for an argument, when MI WILSON UoN"
mo, ed to lay the motion 10 reconsider on ihe iabr
The vote taken by yeas and naJs ana ''Hnl'"'
so ibe motion TO rccons,lev vas not laid the table
The vote SO ecoIupitted recOnsideird, ANA the ml
came before the House fOr action.
Mr.. BLAINE Withdrew the motion To rrr"mmli' -, .
Mr.. RANDALL Dem, ra) moved TO lay the mI o"
The vote was taken by yeas md nays and resulted b"
Mr. TIIiYEk (iiep Pa moved To refer the bin to thg
Committee ON Ways and Means The motion was agieru
TO- n to a. and the bill wah rIelcd 4" tue 'omn''e %"
""'' ''''' COMMITTEE HErouus.
The Uous. hcn pruceedrd at n ucluck 10 Inc bhNhs
of the morning hour being the call of the Committees ~"
reports beginning with the Committee on inc mll,in' M
Mr. PAINE u.rp., WIS.,, from hetCOmhtoe on TUE
Militia Ieporcd 4 bill To provide fbr the organizing
arming and dsciphning The Nlilh' ~, ,t,, ..,., II
The CLERK proceeded to read The BILL "m'h 'oN''S' -
s"me amendments were then offered to the hill by Mr.
PAINE, and were adopted.
rnE nouNTN BILL. .,
The morning honr having expired, uo ~ m th ~ ia,"t,
nonnced that the next business IN oidei WIS '' "o""'
Mr.. MORRILL, dscp., Mel appealed Ia Mr. schcnrh
% hod cbar,se of thr Bounty bl, 20 give way Tor IN,
r IN ~ he NIorriln was compelled, ON account oi
domestic afction, TO leave the ',y I m utn
Mr. sCIENCK yielded FOR that purpose on 'pn'%nn s %
that The Bouny bin should come mp tomorrow ai''i the
morning hour. The arrangement wa was say @si'eu TO-
Tho SPEAKER presented - communication rom the
of Interior, recommending Hu hppopiIf
,i 80 400 10 eunble the Department. 10 schd 'Ou
sin, % ~ to NIL the Indian tribes west Of The MISSISSIPPI
Wivor n was referred TO the Committee On App"plH
tiOns. . -. ., ,,,r min, the reun,ts ,f the
,bsr relative Ia the surveys n the Phtts9HS
@ ~ x Kennebce and Penobsc0t Rivers and Hell
r, w Relcrlrd TO the Committee on Commerce.
riE TAX BILL.
t ,os.ou Was ordered for the consideration of
the Tax bill ~. -, ,,,, -
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole on
the state of the Union Mr. BOUTWELL, d'ep, Mass III
t Choi and resumed the consideration of the bill to
-, 49,, istine law relative to Internal Revenue.
Mr. sCHENoK rep. Ohio moved to strike out the
n,o opdatory OF section 10 of the existing law eN'
,, s,ctures Of butter and cheese from special
tax.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE Gep, w suggested that the hex. OK
cwnto should apply only when the cheese and butter
,, a. srou, the products Of the manufacturers own
farm. .,
M sftIENCK adopted the suggestion
NJ uoRRiLL Dep VT, opposed the motion and
,vo..a ,he exemption saying that ths policy was "
sasupt o. fay W tsxlps 'EsisSiura, RssSuss2Ss