New-York tribune., 1868-05-08


When he had said that the gentleman from MAINE was was
afraid to yield 10 him, he meant OF course 'A' no was
Mr. KELLEY hoped that Congress would not adjourn
until IL had repealed the tunnage tax and adopted sono
of the wise provisions given TO English law by Sir George
Downing a Harvard graduate. There could be no coi
governed nation The State which as England was now
doing sacrificed her mines and her manufacture 10 T
lives by the products OF its lands and the labor O us peo
Mr. PILE Cep MOI did not understand the gentle
man from Maine Mr Pike TO be in favor OF free taue
but only that NE Sf % GsRSsG @ ms S Opinion oSGe
by New England In welcoming him on that western Sa n
derstood as saying with Mr. Edrdge that the west is
in favor of free trade As far as he understood the
favor Of reasonable protection to the
interests, tariff not high prohibtory tarln
Mr.. HARDING Rep, nll desired 70 make rem, TematH, 5
the amendment offered by Mr.. spaldinG and IL was
The Joint resolution as thus modified was then passed.
THE wAsHBURsE-DoNNELLY NvEsTIGATroS.
Mr. GRISWOLD (Rep., ~ " excused from service
on the Select Committee the WashburneDonnelly in
subsequently the SPEAKER announced that he had
appointed Messrs Jenckes and PomeTOy on that Com
mittee in place of Messrs. Banks and Griswold.
MR. ROBINSON AGAIN N THE FIELD.
Mr. ROBINSON Dem, n. " sent up resolution 10 oe
Tho SPEAKER said that unless 1t was presented as a
question OF privilege no resolution was in Ortor.
Mr.: ROBINSON explained that no presented it as
question OF privilege connected with the impeachment
The resolution was read, as follows; a., ,,,, IL. =,
soire That che resolution adopted by this House on ne zh aI OF
johnson President United be nPeaehed q high crimes
plugged Journal Of because the passage Of the said
At time and under Circumstances eudans political rights and to
1rs the Pegn interest," & the people s 6 U@d S s Hsa,. ,sd @
appoint. shall bring the manuscript oam'l Of the session
the House draw m resolution and write ,eIp
The face Thereof in strong letters the following words 1 iu % o
thousand eight hundred and sixty =" I'D,
Rssorf That copy Othese Iesoqsa' With f siss o. s9
d0S 5'Sss sf tTHa ns Is1a Johnson and Zach
ing ns descendants and 'O one cory to each public library read
ins.rOOm in the United States lL.usbsr -,
The SPEAKER said the resOutQp IN the opinion OF
the Chair Is not a question Of privilege. In the first
place the resolution directs the Secretary OF the House
Mr.. MULLINS dnterpOsing)-Mr Speaker- -,
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from tennessee Will
suspend. Laughter
Tho sPEAKfiR-The Chair is about e decide the lues-
tion Of order In the first place the resolution directs the
there is no such officer But, even II 1t were correctly
wordcd 1t is not question Of privilege The journal Of
% ameSd H he reSS ou4nS &nS not privileged
The privilege 70 amend the journal ceased with the ex
NJ IRoRiSs0S-Aow me to suggest that Will mod
ify the resolution by making 1t read CLERK OF inc
The sPEAKER-The Chair rules II ont n question Of
privilege. 1t ia resolution which the House may adopt
II fit 10 do but it is not question OF privilege
Mr. R0BINs0N-I shall bring IT up again and it will be
adopted either by this House or by the next House IL Is
The sPEAKER-It IS not debaable. 1t is not before
RESTORATION of ARKANSAS.
Mr. STEVENS QRep; PENN reported Dill Tor Tor the ad
Hhsras Tbe people Of Aianss pursuance Of ptovoa' Of
states passed March 1885, supplementary thereto have
framed and adopted soniao1 o. ss's soIssn % & SS % b
swrpdneGt the Consultation Of TIE United states proposed By The
BS i sSae7 ana g {, hlrby enacted Of isni
Of tSs Usoa upon tSs ioo1ns fundamental condition; cOu
uOn Arfs shall 40. be smsade OF CHANGED 80 . 20 deprive
BY the Constitution herein rseogn eepi a.
:. p.aipnS"s .h. bSTs been s a Saly o@s,csi
"' PHnADRIPHfA ASD EURorEAs STEAMSHIPS.
Nr. ONEILL (Rep., PENN introduced bill TO pro
vide for AN American line Of mail and passenger steam
ships between Philadelphia and one or more European
ports Post Office Committee.
DISPOSAL oFTnE PUBLIC LANDS .,.,-
nj % H9ss BTysn Hen be nPer & 20 Of the lands Of the Uned
states except as provided ior 10 tho pecPDn g. n % ga
Mr. briggs dcp Michl addressed the House in op
p0stou urging that there necessity for this legsla
on for every foot Of public lands Is open to homestead
settlement 49,, -, l., .,,,to, O.. ,ho
bi arguing that t proposes 10 fetter enterprise ana
that Americans do not have anything which they
MIR DoSSELLY Jsep MINI spoke IN favor Of tho bill
United s,sia W. Pom t6 the tal Sl u tne l"nJ W. The COLO
h Ii9ited states 10 derive revenue from saiJ ,h
Lands Was failure The lands had not yielded one-hsf
o. 1her H1R s long ago as iss had shown that tho
true disposition Of the public lands was 70 place theh m
rich the whole country This policy was s1stNneu
NV Thomas H. Benton and Presldeht JAG SOU
The result tho preemption laws whlch nHoM,a w.,
settlers enter upon the land ana purchase ~. lno
next result the homestead law Ihsy , snolu Phi Phi
this act now by which all the drGbe public laus W.ud
be reseryed for settlement alone The grants oi ah1 o
the support Of public schools had produced spenuu
sulis which would be felt long as the wOr ehhhtes
The grants TO agricultural colleges were great lDusce
the west theiF tendency was 20 m U
the old States at the expense OF tuo ,,gs no"ss :
and poorer States. Grants OF land 70 railoSS.s a,S
were wise aud judicious. and served 20 deveop
SEonld moi vet have reached the Mississippi River
country without railroads must necessarily tenai IN
poor and primitive condition. The great lann MARA ~.
land system tho homestead law whch VA %
nnnostd Inv the South The public 10 Indebted u
ne Republcan party for the Hpmesfa1 law
and the Pacific Railroad. The Homestead law
s based on the principle that the Ih YnD nDd Ts wrS
had produced peculiar race OF men OF whom zen dtat
was The type they largely contributed by Their energy
and courage 20 the suppression OF the heDeon , Sp
CrOm well disappeared from Enghhu Dut l. no m
be found now In America IheJ are tue V",1i M 49, ~
tnre and q the duty OF Congress 10 encourage Tue
division OF the public land IN the hauS % 0i no'"n, m
settlers; for every bnshel OF "nea' I saPm sam" ard
tbe West is contribution 70 the wealth. anu
happiness OF the world Tho oppressed laborng csss
of Europe, said the speaker, should Do ehGo,"sod
to obtain homes IN tho new l%ands % III ,to eno mo T
moor men avaed themselves OF the Homestead IAW ~
vas the strOugest proof Of the necessity OF the law
law which would turn pennies men on ln'T -, SetIon
While Mr. DOnnely was speaking heaV stoIin Pasee,
over the CAPITOL the patern9 OF hail on he glass nOot
rendering the words OF nne S%oa1 % bmSnlt heard but
at length Yielded In Difference, as he said, to hghor
power. ,.or. ~, o.to, oearod aaversl opend
ments 10 the bi and them at 425 tho House adjourned