New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-23
vel. XVI. No S,O47.
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WASHINGTON.

,p,,,rroNs AID OBJECTIONS.
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!" wAsIIN6rcS, Tuesday, Jan % 1867.
In TIE Senate to-day Mn. Wilson introduced the
7eOuIar semi-wecky bill for the equalization OF
,otios an6 il was refeTrcd TO the Military Com
sn,ttqe. Tie bin to take disappointment OF pension
.,,ts outpf the hands ef tho Secretary of the In
;r and pive il TO the President, by and with the
dvce ara consent Oi the SeEate, which has been up
,,,o, ti,,e TO time szce the commencement OF the
,sssion was finally passed The tariff bill oame MP
"a O'clock and its reading finished abont hall
an bour aferward Mr.. Catell then took the floor
and delivered a lengthy and exhaustive speech IN
favor of the protective system 1t was ms rs1 elOrt
4, to Senate and he acquitted himself so as TO merit
and receive tire congratulations Of his Sena-
4orial friends 1T its close. In the course OF
hIs remarks he read letter from the Hen. ID. j. Nor
v;n % the Cambria, Pa. Iron Works, in which he is
srfor,ned that that Company during the last year.
maid out s. 91 600 for the manufacture OF 45UO tuns
Of rails This amount, the writer says, was pad out
a follows To Western farmers, 30 per cent; South
mn farmers II per cent? local farmers, per cent
foreign farmers, 6peT cent Eastern and local manu-
facturers O per cent? Western manufacturers, 3 per
cent: Southern manufacturers. per cent foreign
manufacturers, per cent for local purposes per
cent.
The Tariff bill viii he resumed tomorrow and
continued fIoa day TO day until completed. 1t is
thonght ii will pass the Senate this week
For the first time this session the House wasted a
whole day in what is termed fillibustering TO pre-
vent the passage of bill Mr.. Boutwell,, from the
Judiciary Committee reported bill declaring ii to
be rule Of all courts of the United States that any
person guilty of treason murder, bribery or other
felony; OF who had given aid comfort or counsel to
the enemies of the United States, or who had en-
gagged in Rebellion against the L. S. shall not be al
-, loo in coil lp Judges
Courts are to pass upon all charges alleging
that an attorney barred by the provisions of the
act and are to exclude such persons from practice.
This was the cause of the excitement and the absurd
and frivolous proceedings that followed The Com
nittee had only two hours allowed it to debate the
bill aud Mr.. Boutwell, apparently tried to satisfy all
who were anxious 10 discuss its merits, but the
Democratic members got surprisingly active all at
once and growled exceedingly at the short
space given TO discussion. The Mackerel-
vile Representative from New-YOrk, Mr..
Chanler, led off on the Democratic side
In five minutes speech. He commenced by calling
the Massachusetts, Representative the Devils adyO-
cate" and the Father of Lies &c, when he was
sailed to order before his time expired. Ere he took
his seat he stated that five minutes time was not
enough to allow one TO defend the Supreme Court.
This be said in earnest but the Republican members
tuIned il on him joke expressing their approval
Aisgustcd not seeing the point until his brethren
explained The Democratic Boancrges, Jack
Rogers followed Cbanler, and spoke ten
minutes giving the House his usual speech, with the
stereotvped phrases Of Radical DespotsnD Tyr
rsnyn Rights of FreeIneu,' /" Free Speech" Mig
RerheadsD &c. Other Democrats and Republicans
spoke, when Mr.. Boutwell, closed the debate in
short speech delivered in his usual earnest polished
and forcbe style. HIS brief defence OF the bill be-
IL - Il. h.
and was so fun Of candOr, that when he finished a
number Of members on the floor and the
crowded galleries could not restrain them
selves but applauded loudly This added fuel
20 the flame in the Democratic camp, and when
1fr. Boutwell, ordered the previous question on the
passage of the Bill and il seconded, Mr. Niblack
who seemed 10 have been chosen marshall Of the
Democratic hosts commenced course of tactics that
developed very interesting parliamentary rules. The
motion was 20 enTOss the Bill and order ii to a third
reading. As a general rule this is mere fOrmality
abn generally being passed before it is really en-
crossed To-day Niblack insisted on tho engossing
Of the Bill before its reading, hoping thereby
90 send il 10 the Speakers table, where it
would be apt TO lie for weeks ere il might
be reached. The Republicans not 20 be
caught mapping 50, az an Offset, Mr.. Maynard made
motion 10 reconsider the motion to reconsider tho
motion seconding the demond for the previous ques-
Son, and another R6puDnCdn moved 20 lay TINS mo-
Zion on the table demanding the yeas and nays so
while the yeas and nays being taken, the Clerk
got time TO properly engrOss the Till. The Roll Clerk
called the names very slowly, to give the
grosser ample time. Thirty minutes were consumed
La getting the yeas and nays and the motion upon
which the vote being taken, of course, was
FOted down. and the bill was engossed and put to
third reading ready for passage Niblack, evidently
feeling sOrd over the defeat Of his little game, got
desperate lie canyassed among bis thirty odd fol-
lowers and soon showed TO the House that his party
INTENDED to defeat the bill by giving the House
one Of those most dsagreeablc Of things, siege Of
blhbustering, in which very small minority rules
amajority by means Of slight parliamentary techni-
nicallties, coupled with physical endurance. Opera
lions were commenced by a motion from Democrat
20 adjourn. Amotion was made from the same quar-
Ger to lay tho motion the table, and on this mo-
ton the yeas and nays We're had OF course il was
carried Then recess proposed, but another
motion 10 adjourn till Thursday was made and the
yeas and nays again called. This too was voted
down and o motion to adjourn until Fri
bay was also voted down, after call
Of the yeas and nays. Thus matters went until
about o'clock, when it was found one half the
members were absent the Democrats, however, re-
manning in all their strength Boutwell, commenced
10 get disgustcd and attempted a compromise, but
che Democrats became more and more tenacious,
and refused all overtures. Finding no remedy Bout
well accepted the challenge, and expressed his deter
mination TO fight the matter through call OF the
House was made. the doors locked and the Sergeant
ptArms and posse seut to bring in absent members.
By 2 o'clock tho Sergcant-at-A1ms returned with