New-York tribune., 1867-02-20
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Ways and Means.
Mr. LYNCH tRep, Me- moved TO amend by ssJerr1ng
10 the Committee on Banking and Currency.
The amendment agreed to-
The SPEAKER intimated that the Committee on
Banking ana Currency SoalG not bs called again IDS =
session. V
Mr.. LYNCH remarked that the com.trv v.,li not
suffer by that.
Mr.. WILSON Hep. Iova) inonircd Of Mr. uoore,
when the House might expect the Committee .u ways
and Means 10 obey the order the House I ,ti,c
bill restricting the Secretary Of the Treasury In the With
drawal OF the legal tender currency under ihe resolution
OF his colleague, some weeks ago.
Mr.. HOOPER was proceeding 10 state IN rcp, that the
Committee had been engaged In the Tariff bin st ronld
made and sustained at the discussion SS %a "t " y .s ws'
motion to reconsider he reference Of tine b laid
on the table by vote Of 80 10 40.
DEsruUTioS SOUTH.
Mr.. BANKS rep Mass. on leave, introduced Joint
cation Of the contributors assign public yr. fu jha
transportation 10 Charleston savannah and Mobile Il
by the people Of the United States for The n of any
portion of the people of the southern states who may e
suffering from the failure o crops or Other e""s.h ~
was read three times and passed
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
the State Of the Union, Mr.. RAYMOND d;rp.. n Vim
the chair and resumed the consideration of the Army
Mr. liz BLOND Dem Ohio, made an argument against
the army, which section BE scoycr,da "clo,.n feet"
the trick being as he thought To place the lnsldtDi ~
the position OF being entIarad into Violation ~ ~ a,d
suljccng himself 10 impeachment He appealed i0 lid
1 House strike ont the
Mr NIBLACK Dem. Ind also opposed 10" trft"n
and SAD that aIth3ngh BE- WE nrnlsr %I tn1 % '%mdd d
never heard Of the section until w''s read to-day III The
While this discussion was going on an active s,stom i
Informal eaucsng was proceeding ON both s'"'r 81 tLs
can side Of the This morning the Military bt
in order 10 ascertain what votes might be changed >" h
10 secure a concurrence in the Senate amcDdDent, aud
little or attention paid 20 the matter under dig
Mr. LIE BLOND, who held the floor aud bad yird,d
portion Of bis time to Mr. Nbac said be wonid yieds
few MINUTES To some OF h Rtpnhirah IiIhn' i N""lo
first give ten minutes to the gentleman nom "s'"hhh
Mr.. ELDRiDGE Dem, Wis., poriioncd ont his ten
Army Appropriation bin as involving greater eNrendtte
than the whole cost Of administering the 6oVrihsnt
the older aud better times Of The Demoe!acy lssnml
Mr.. ELDRIDGE yielded three minutes To- Nr. HEB
Mr.. BLAINE REP, Me- moved thai ths ,"""'''''
riSs 50 s hISND 81 g D Pci @eaed w %bat @ business ]
| Mr. BLAINE said he would know that after the Com
The motion was agreed TO, and the Committee accord
ingly rose and the Speaker resunea'ase eh"'r'
| THE RECONSTRUCTION Bill
Mr. BLAINE then NOV that the House take up bott
| ness on the Speakers table.
/ Mr.. MOoRHEAD leP, Pal moved that tie iio"Se 20
| into Committee on the Tax bill
The SPEAKER stated that the Tax bill had been post
pOned in order 10 take mp the Amy Appropriation bill
| Mr. FARNsWORTH Hep., ILL., inquired What was iIe
| The SPEAKER replied tnat II was 10 p""'d '" ""s'
! ness on the Speakers table.
| Mr. FARNswORTH thcu called for The T'ru'a' order %
business.
| Mr. STEVENS (Eep. Pa moved Ia postpone ae reg
uar order OF business 50 ~ 10 finish the Army AH"of
alton bill
! On count Of the House, there war lars" majority
| against the motion. O.,
Mr, EIpRIpGE Dem, Wis., called for the Year ard
| Nays
| The vote was taken by Yeas and Nays, and rt"i''d
Yeas s2 Nays a. 20 the House refused 10 postpone 'hs
| regular order
The message from the Senate announcing that II IN
sisted ON its amendment 10 the bill to provide for more
efficient Government for the Rebel States, Was th'n
taken from the Speakers table and read
Mr. BLAINE moved that the House recode from lis hS
agreement to the amendment.
Mr. WILSON Rep, Iowa moved to eonenr 10 ho s'fi-
ate amendment, with the following amendment as PRO
! vsO
| Prorided That person excluded from The privilege
OF holding office by said proposition Of the amendment 10
the Constitution Of the United States shall ho eligible 10
election as a member convention to fogn C"nsiitu-
ton for any said Rebel States nor shall any sh per
| son vote for members Of such convention.
| Mr. BLAINE then moved the previous question.
Mr. STEVENS made the point Of order. that the House
had already voted to concur in the Senate an' n,
and had laid on tile table motion Ia reconsider that vote.
The SPEAKER admitted the fact, but ruled that
| motion to recede from a disagreement was dffe~na
| motion and was in order. He had extracts read
| from Barclays digest TO sustain his reading
| Mr.. ELDRIDGE Dem Wis., moved 10 lay the hl On
| the table.
Mr. FINCK Dem, Ohio called for the Yeas ard Nays.
The vote was taken by Yeas and Nays, AID resulted
Yeas 35 Nays lOC stout party vote, Nj stevens not
voting So the House refused TO lay the hill on tlc table,
Mr. FINCK, as the beginning OF the flbnsisnr move
ment moved that the House take recess 1911 "fIo's,
| and called for tellers the yeas and nays
Much amusement was caused by Mr stevens identify
ng Yeas and Naws The Yeas aud Nays were ordered
Dilatory motions theu piled ON ia the shape of
motions 20 adjourn, 10 adjourn oIrr Ihnlsday 'o hn,e
a call OF the House, &c; ana te fotse P.',tu 49, ,no
apparently prOtess business oi VOTING by 1'ds "hdN"!
| on these several motions; . , -. A., w..
| and Spvs on dilatory motions. Mr. ELDRlDGE rose and
said there disposition on his side ct tns onse 10
prevent action on any measure except ih. mtl,y olI'
they did not desire TO have passed toi' ~ oeoh
They willing 10 let the vote be taken oh u tomorrow
at Y o'clock without any dilatOIy motions ~.
Mr.. ROSS Dem. I'D stated as question oI 'iuei nao
he saw it reported in the papers that the President Was
The SPEAKER could any point Of order in that
Mr. DAVIS Rep Mass suggested recess I'll ie.loes
tomorrow with the understanding that the Not. siond
Mr. M0ORiIEAD rep PaJ objected stating that ho
wanted the thing put through tonight . ,.,,,
Compromise measures having thus iaIMd ,h' '"''''>
resumed the task Of calling the Yeas ana Nays -,
Mr.. ELDRIDGE, at hali-paSt ten, uhrWsu lhe p'"INs
tion TO adjourn now, and lei the vote Ne taken 'o""o"
The proposition was not accepted on the Republican
side but on the motion 10 adjourn we Vnu n diorned
to Ca II was then known that IN, stla,e au ttcf
and that the object Of the Dehlo' aus u , ~ .,ra
uay accomplished Bns ny s,i ~, ihe R"pSbisans taxing
ground that the Democrats bhd hot
now 10 underestimate the final vote ahu hat ~. az s
NV W ras mere obstinacy. While the vote ~a- pIhs
taken members circulated freely on no'h se ~ hoa
effect satisfactory compromise. No 'olnpfuh'sa Wv,
ever WAS effected The House refused To a'D"hf" ""
the voting in a circle continued ,o, ,,yonosed
II ocIocI-At lI:lO Mr.. WILSON rep, Iowa. Wnort,I Wnt ,I
mat rho House adjourn with the undtiethbont a' S
vote be taken tomorrow after ne rat W "a l,, sn.o
Several Democrats reinalhtu 'H"'' '"'' w.
offered that proposition
Mr.. MO0RHEAD oyectr.ui ,nove1 bat The House do