New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-19

dispensed NitD ana the House went INTO
tee OF the WHOLE when the reading OF the Dill was TO
sumed and continued about half an hour: Finally the
Gm%tse rose and Mr. LoUGHRDGE KEEP n iS%
Tn MS Rs SreeH
-. xx DE6ULTORY BUSINESS.
aS gB9 eP Cali S to S6 the re
construct railroad from San Francisco to tho towns on
BumDoIdt Bay, California Referred to COMMITTEE Oh
Mr. BLAINE moved that the Committee on Apprropri.
atons De discharged from the consideration OF tne
memorial OF the Mount Vernon Ladies' ASSOCIATION, ana
that 1t be referred to the Committee on Claims
6ar me appealed to the House 70 act az once
by the Association consequence of the stoppage OF It's
steamboat, plying between Washington and Mount Yer
allowed in compensation for ITS losses After explanatory
remarks Mr. Schenck asked leave to introduce joint
resGut4n aaPproPriatng q 900 ror the purpose
Mr. sCHENCK moved to suspend the rules, TO enable
sulted-Yeas. 81; Nays, SO.
The Speaker voted IN the affirmative to make a. quo.
the rules were not suspended.
Mr. ELDRlDGE asked TO be, and was, excused from
the letter Senator Henderson Of Missouri aud
Mr. Bum was appointed in his place.
message was received from the Senate at o'clock,
or TO take es1 ses
The SPEAk S said that the Question would be on
Saturday last and inserting to-day.
Mr.. ASHLEY (Rep. Ohio moved that the House ad-
The vote on that motion being taken, when Mr..
Butler moved the hall toward his seat saying,
hurriedly and anxiousy, "Withdraw that motions don't
Mr.. ASHLEY thereupon withdrew the motion;
legged motion 10 submit
The SPEAKER responded that privileged motion was
before the House concurDg In the amendment OK the
Senate to a resolution for q recess.
Mr. BUTLER desred to set forth tho reasons why the
Investigation with which the Managers were charged t
have the action of the House compelling the atten-
dance OF Sitnesses ,o.,,o, =, or,o. uh,oh ,,o
Mr.. BUTLER continued-For that reason IL will be
quite necessary that the House should be In session 70 en-
force its process There have been have authority TO
say recursancy the partof witnesses that
fore tho House and there been. by two wit
nesses. sach desire manifested 70 escape from investi
sion: am instructed by the Managers to report
resolution for the purpose OF bringing before them wit
who has refused TO obey the order Of the House
Mr.. RoBlNsON-I rise to question OF order. op)ect
to all this lCries OF order,
self of order The gentleman from Massachusetts, has
not transgrossed the rule He has limited himself TO tho
reason why the House should not adjourn. -
Mr.. BLAINE rep, Miohy suggested as an additional
why the should not taken that members
absent learning by telegraph that the Ben
refused Saturday TO concur In the resolution for
recess were now on their way back aud ne
added that IL very poor trade 10 give on COOL en-
joyable fortnight in May for one in the dog days.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE inquired why the Republicans did not
Mr. BLAINE replied that 1t was because they did uot
want TO in competition with tho Democratic Conyen'
Mr. ROSS tDon. ILL suggested that they had better
Convention breaking up Il members did not go there and
look He thought that they could not heal tho breach
that was apparently overshadowins 1.-THE great ma
member suggested reference 10 Mr. ROSES figure
Of speech that breaches do not oyershadow."
Mr.. ALLISON Gsep,, Iowa. moved that the concurrent
resolution be tabled.
The motion agreed TO without discussion ana the
Senate WAS Informed OF the fact
THE NrEAcuMEsr MAsAGERs' WITNESSES.
BUTLER eP sass then offered are RESOLUTION hn a RE-
pcnaed to appear before the Manager and had IN con
tempt Of the poESrs Of the s1Sse lent ,as S seq
geantaArms TO arrest and bring him TO the bar oil the
Mouse TO answer for contempt Of s authority o rss
that sgned not by the Speaker and atested by the
s q bS hSqs Ger: Su' q y s &
seryed on tho witness at Wards Hotel at O'CLOCK
MI. HOLMAN Dem. Ind made point Of order on
the fact that the subpena was not signed by the Speaker
from the digest 10 show that ali saSpenss issued By order
Of House shoud be under the hand aud seal OF the
could taie what ac,ion IL for tho House to
consirue rules but In the opinion Of the Speaker
s4osSS 20 the bar Of the House under them had by the
uniform u1ass OF SS 0SI s sna NV s Nc
Mr. ELDRlDGE also called attention 70 me ,acs t1 ia,
,sr fsss thai uat il Sss sesgod on sunday
Mr.. BROOKS DEM N. Yves showing tnat inc
Mr. ROBINSON asked Mr. Butler to yield the floor
10 him for q minute.
had any chance TO say word himself lie that
the witness wooey refassd 70 come before the Managers
summons served on Sunday. and that he had suddenly
Arms that he would walt until this morning the House
wanted anything Of him. but that instead OF doing so he
~ The power Of the House 70 adopt resolution to send
for any person Fat any time. without any preIm,.
IL could not be- served ON Sunday that might be good
reason why the House should not punish Mr. Mooisey,
and why should not be mucted IN costs or any other
mis-
or that prevented the House exercising s pow
case require IT, aud anybody did he should like TO see
,eSed aneson 10 move that the Managers be eensued by
this House their open violation OF Sunday In this city,
Te sPEAKRR-h resolution Of censure cannot inter
rupt the action OF the ouse uness DO the oensure OF
Mr. ROBINSON Thought it would be privileged now.
This was open terrible violation OF sunday Dy tne
Pnrftanisn uauaher Another point Of order Is that
the speaker decided that the not In proper
20 doubt and question, and discuss that decision.
Tho sPEAKER-The Chair Is very glad to ind the gen
emsn from EewYork oeec'ng 70 ne gSnsemS Tbs
Chair did not the resolution out of order but stated
that for the House TO pass upon IL under s own
Mr RoBINsoN-If they doubt the decsiOa Of the
osa spH1lS Chair ruled that the resou
ton Is before tho House and that 1t Is question ior the
hSEsc R 70 do not object % the resolution
The SPEAKER interruptns The gentleman from
Ss NV iF9hRSsWoRfH tRep, m desired the opinion of
the Chair as 70 what was meant by giving eommttee
Ss for rs soa Sy HOUSE.
replied that unless S s nr% SOSa
aaisst subpoena IL was tho ordinary practice when
were leaving the oty fef the Speaker 70 g
suSpenas blank so that the order OF tho House sOui
W Mr.. EGGLEsroN hoped that the witness might be
compelled 70 divuge all DO knew CONCERNING 'pe