New-York tribune., 1868-06-16

Mr.. SCHENCK (Rep.. Ohio moved 10 reconsider the
know whether the House would before dispOsng Of tins
question refuse bear the nine gentlemen who had been
appointed Committee on Ways and Means Loud calls
The SPEAKER interrupted Mr.. schenck.
NJ sCHENCK ramid uprOar and exciteInentl-I know
an, NOT in order / want TO say this because
choked down without the opportunity to say word in
Mr. WAsHBURNE Rep., ul.l-And want to call the
attention the country to the fact that have Just voted
million dollars in extra pay to the Government clerks In
Washington and am therefore opposed 10 continuing
the session to put additional taxes on the people 10 pay
this Confusion and excitementI
MIR MAYNARD Qsep, TENN moved 10 reconsider the
vote refusing table the resouten and he proposed to
The sPEAKER-The motion not debatable.
The question was taken by Yeas and Nays and re-
sultedYeas, III Nays g. So the motion to reconsider
Mr.. MAYNARD moved to adjourn
Mr.. WAsHBURNE-Does that motion come from the
Committee OF Ways and Means
Mr.. MAYNARD-Yes; and give notice that all that
the Committee Of Ways and Means wants is TO be heard
The SPEAKER called Mr.. Maynard to order.
Nh. FARNsWORTH-I ask the unanimous consent OF
the House that the Committee Of Ways and Means may
be heard for five or ten minutes.
Mr. HARDING tRep, Ill., ~ object ~, ,,o motion
TO adjourn. II the House adourns, the Committee on
pa4aton on this floor in reference to the condition OF
the bill and how speedily we may have action on IT, may
be able TO reach the country between now and tomorrow
The question was taken and the House refused TO ad
MI PILE asked unanimous consent that the Chairman
Of the Committee OF Ways and Means be allowed 10 min
Mr. BUTLER Rep., Mass.)-Yes. provided somebody is
allowed TO answer him.
Mr.. BENJAMIN CRep, Mo)-I object.
The question being Mr. Schencks motion TO recon-
slider the vote seconding the previous question, Mr.
STEVENS (Rep., PENN moved TO table the motion.
Agreed tO-Yeas 90, Nays 80.
Mr.. sCHoFIELD Gep. PENN moved TO suspend the
rules to allow the Committee Of Ways and Means
half hour TO speak the question and the opponents
another half hour. Agreed to: .,.o ,..,,.,
which was given the other day. when attempt
made 70 resist going into Committee Of the Whole on the
State OF the Union 10 consider this bill at ALL had sup
posed had passed the point and had reached
that view aud condition Of the subject that the House.
AT least all on this side Of the House, would en-
deavOr TO push the bill through, and perfect In such
to be able at the earliest possible day to send
find in It that which in part surprises me- and that
which in part Ho sdoes dcsS not 70 surprise g S1 w6 %9 ,A
BILL by vote Of 50 against 81 Sevenyve OF the 80 were
Republicans, and OF the 81 nearly onehaf were Demo
crat and nearly every Democrat with the exception OF
the two gentlemen Committee Of Ways and Means
CMessrs. Niblack and BrooksD voted against going on
with thjs business understand that, because the
gentlemen have not responsibility which had supposed
the RepubcaH members Of the House felt IN the egisa
ton In which we are engaged Gentlemen OF the Repub
lean party will say. however that their object In this
movement not to shlra the responsby but 70 reach
such esndtion of things as to meet the more trying
demands Of the country-namey 70 leglsate IN REFER
sSGe 70 other matters connected with the
revenue 70 await further legislation Inc nfss reply
have 70 make TO that IN behalf OF the Coee OF Ways
labOriOusy than five months preparing tbs Dill
We have had before hundreds ana tnOuhDus Oh per
sons representing all the various Interests OF ne country
in reference these and other subjects We have at
tempted present bill which should be an entirety
bill which should cover the whole ground, and a Dill
which considers all the subject OF taxation IL Is pro
posed 10 break the entirety OF this BILL ana 70 egs
late only upon the subjects Of distilled spirits and tobacco
Why that motion made We have passed OF the Dill
before u.s. 1T6 pages and there remains only little more
than the number Of pages The portion remaining
Is almost entirely made up OF these subectsOf tobacco
and distilled sprits-and the fact that this very morn
Ing having taken up the bill at the point at which u was
eft BY the Saturday lind that the next sub
ect on the bill lotteries We did not suppose that so
lar as lotteries and thcaters are concerned there s
really dispositiOn 70 20 and accord with the Com
mittee In their proposition: that from THESE
kWnngs little more revenue might DO raised,
next 70 mineral OIL After full discussion OF that sub
)ecC aud AFTER bearing al the interests connected VAN "