The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-09
nents 10 the copper BIN was agreed tO--yeas u.s.

i were Su6pcuOeO,
came before the House for action.
-, The Senate amendments are as folows:.Aiter
sne word enumsrated insert the words .including
Of the bill insert the Words as ION copper in rolled
and copper bottoms, eyeIeis and ali manuiac-
lures OF copper or OF which copper shall be COM
Tor, forty.nve per centum adyaIorem; provided
that the increased duty imposed BY this act shall
| which shall have been in course or transit to the
United states ana actually on shipboard on the lstn
| Mr.. PIKE trep.l OF Me- asked Mr.. schenck whether
| he would admit discussion the bill,
Mr.. sCHENcK SAID ne would not, He thought it
/ had been guficientIy discussed He moved to con-
/ cur in the Senate amendments, and demanded the
| previous question
| man from Ohio would answer few questions 80
that the amendments might be understood
Mr.. SCHENCK declined, as that would be only a
| system OF debate under disguise.
| Mr. Brooks said that the tax OF I'VE cents per
! pound on sulphate OF copper or bine vltrol was
tax every old ady's dye pot In the country. Blue
vltrlol cost in England little over five cents per
pound, SO that the tax was SO 43-1oo per cent ad
| valorem and only for the benefit Of three or four
| companies in the East
| question ordered.
Mr. BROOKS moved to lay the bill on the table.
| Negatived-Yeas SO, nays 109 sss
| The amendments were then concurred ln-yeas
112 nays So. The bill now goes to the President Tor
| his approval.
III. So,
MERGE, reported bill to establish the collection
district OF Aroostook Me-, and more correctly 10
| define the boundaries OF Newark, N. J. Passed.
EXPERIMENTS STEAM MACHINERY
Mr.. KELLEY, rep.l OF Pa, offered resolution call
ing the Secretary OF the Navy for information as
to the amount, &C., expended IN experiments on
1 steam expansion under the direction OF the Depart
| ment or the Bureau Of Steam Engineering.
Adopted.
| PROTECTION FROM ILLEGAL TAXATION.
Mr.. MOORE rep.l OF \. j.. presented petition Q,
thirty owners and masters OF vessels SAILING TO ana
4 from Providence r.. l., praying intervention
| Congress to protect all engaged In navigation nom
Illegal actions Sy e oS 'a ne aa Of Al enaaeed
in the oyster trade from Illegal taxes by the laws Of
| Virginia, as modified by General schoned in his
''neia THE THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then, at quarter 10 three O'Clock. went
| into Committee OF the Whoe-Nr. Ferry in the
| chair-and resumed the consideration OF the Army
Appropriation bill, the rem under discussion being
armcry a soes Island H. 0' nc ass
After a discussion lasting over an hour and half
the paragraph was amended, on motion Of Mr.
| PHELPS, by reducing the appropriation Tor the Rock
| Island arsenal from s., 900, 0oQ TO $4,000.
Mr. gLAIsE sp Of Me- me . m9yed to appropr
Mr.. LOGAN, (rep.l OF ILL.,, moved as an amendment
that Rock Island be ceded to the state Of Illinois
A point of order being raised MI. Logan's amend
| ment was ruled out OF order.
| The amendment OF Mr.. Blaine was rejected.
without making further saot Tacess Ine S ie
seven O'Clock, when the consideration OF the Army
| Appropriation bill Is to be resumed.
Evening session.
The House at half-past seven O'Clock resumed Its
session in Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Ferry the
| chair. and continued the consideration OF
/ THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
| On motion OF Mr.. SHELLABAaGER, trep) OF Ohio, an
appropriation OF 1000 was inserted iorthe arsenal
at Columbus, Ohio.
The committee having reached the end OF the bill,
| Mr.. GARFIELD, chairman OF the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs offered an amendment for the reduction
OF the army ana for the consolidation OF the depart
| ments.
| order that as the whole amendment was offered
an entrety and the last section provides for the
msns for which permission had not been given by
! the House, the amendment was out OF order.
The CHAIRMAN sustained the point OF order, but on
| the statement by Mr.. Garfield that he wished the
| amendment to be considered section by section and
not as an entirety the Chairman reviewed his deci-
| sion ana overruied the point OF order.
| Various other points Of order having been made
and overruled, Mr. GARFIELD took the floor to ex.
plain and advocate his amendment. which he offered
section by section the first section being provision
that no further appointments shall be made m the
grades OF general lieutenant general that no fur
ther appointments shall be made in the grade OF
major general or the grade OF brigadier general
until the number OF major generals shall be reduced
below four and thereafter thai there shall be only
generals exclusive Of the staf Is reduced below six,
| Mr. BUTLER, OF Mass, ofYered his amendment for
| the reduction Of the . my, which was read.
| Mr. GARFIELD withdrew from his amendment
everything relating to the transfer OF the Indian Bu
i
/ COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTES.
| He then yielded the floor 10 Mr.. WILSON, rep) Of
who moved that the N MT se IN order
counting OF the electoral votes might be taken from
| the Speakers table and passed.
The motion was agreed to.
The committee accordingly, at quarter before nine,
rose and Mr.. Dawes took the chair as Speaker pro
Mr.. WILSON, OF Iowa, then moved to suspend the
rules to take from the Speakers table and pass the
concurrent resolution Is TO the counting OF the cleo
Mr.. MAYNARD, repl OF Tenn, inquired whether
an amendment to include Louisiana would not be In
The SPEAKER pro tenn. said that whenever an
amendment was offered the Chair would decide upon
Mr. FARxswoRTH, (rep.) Of Ill.-Under this motion,
| II il prevail, no amendment will be IN order.
| The SPEAKER pro tena.-So the Chair rules.
Mr. FARNswoRTH-Then hope the gentleman
1 from Iowa win modify his motion SO as simply TO
suspend tine rules and take up the concurrent reso-
Mr.. wnsox-oh no.
| Mr. FARSswoRrH-Iw want to know IL there is any
| precedent for putting bills through IN this way.
| Mr. RANDALL, ldem.l OF Pal desire TO ask
whether this legislation s not in the nature Of law,
and does not require tne signature OF the President.
The SPEAKER pro .en.-The Chair does not regard
| that as point ee order.
Mr. RASDI.I-I should like the Chair 10 answer
| that question, or somebody else for him..
| Mr.. IAYSARD-I appeal to the gentleman from
| Iowa to allow an amendment 10 be proposed to in
] Guide the state OF louisiana.
4 Mr.. WILSON declined To do so.
ON the motion to suspend the rules Mr. wooD-
WARD, ldem.l OF Ia, uenanueu wy yeas anu nay.
The yeas and nays were not ordered.
Mr.. Ross ldem.) OF ILL.,. moved that The House adj
| journ and demanded tue yeas and nays and tellers
| ON yeas and NAYS. The demand for telers on yeas
| and nays was refused and the motion TO adjourn
| was rejected. -, :. $500,
| ON the vote by tellers, on the motion 70 suspend
| the rules n quorum was not present. and then, by
| general consent, the vote was taken by yeas and
nays, and resulted in yeas sl nays ~ 80 the rules
| were suspended and the concurrent resolution was
| taken up aud adopted.
| SALE OF THE STEAMER ATLANTIC.
| on motion OF Mr.. BLAINE the senate amendments
10 the House joint resolution directing the sale OF the
steamer Atlantic was taken from the speakers Ia
| Bile and concurred In.
1 PAY or ARMY OFFICERS.
| On motion OF Mr.. BUTLER, OF Mass. the rules
/ were suspended so that an amendment might be OF
fered the Army Appropriation bill for reduction
| OF the lay OF the army.
ANNEXATION or ST. DOMINGO.
Mr.. BANKS, Tep) OF Mass, proposed that Friday
evening OF this week be set apart for debate only
| the subject OF Hayti and ST. Domingo as embraced
In Mr.. Orths resolution 0lered last week but not
rocnivad