New-York tribune., 1869-01-19
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10. 1862

On motion OF Mr. LAWRENCE, the beeet Gon,ia.,.o a @
on the NewYork election frauds was authorzel 10 re-
Mr. BOUTWELL, gave notice that he would call up tho
proposed Constitutional Amendment and the bill IN rea
lion suffrage next Saturday, and Try to bring them 10
Mr. sCHENCK offered a resolution for the printing OF
additional copies OF the annual report OF the ooh
missioner of Internal Revenue and 5000 Tor the use OF
''' THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr. BUTLER (Mass), from the the Committee on Ap-
proprations reported the Indian Appropriation bii'
"Th M corrected the report
which he had made last Tuesday on the Niagara t r snip
tary the Treasury He said he did not intend to make
any reflection on the Secretary. c,.. A..
Whole on the legislative Executive and Judicial ApprS9.
By S Mr. M WOOD Dem y 9 Y to the I
Congress the many subjects now being comprehended
had the opportunity give many Of the votes
he had given against which had been passed by
thority with limited aud prescribed powers and duties
The old articles of confederation and the subsequent
and the commentaries and decisions sustained It, There
could be no dcuty In ascertaDng the nature oved na
away far from this limit gradually making Dad pTeSy CO.
owSs them as o" smcb He instanced some Of
these measures, viz tho subsidy. tho system, tne
and the elections in the states the proposal establish
railroads through States without their permission; tno
OF EducaOn tho sutro tunnel appropriation OF Govern
ment bonds; tho National Life Insurance Company OF
and many other, OF similar character 1s to the pre-
tense that Congress could give to the United states
proposition absurd as 1t Was clearly unconsutu
onal Tho limits OF Congressional authority over n tas
subject distinctly defined; there eonid DC 10 al
Guilty about IT, We had the power 70 establish M hct
rules OF aPa SniOI Ar M so There
could be difficulty IN understanding THIS We eoau
make rules Of naturalization which should be UNIFORM.
and laws on tho subject Of bankruptcy which should pc
uniform. The distinction between our power @ on tp @
The other Bnt II there is any doubt rs 70 the meaning OF
tho Constitution It is fully explained BY Madison hers III s
ho declares the ground OF the provision AZ Incorporated
into tho Constitution and the extent 10 winch u cond De
ess had no power over them the states except as 10
Senators and and not M ge y scb
officers He argued that there could be no doubt on ts
es s aqa a gqSSg Se%YoT eseon fraud investigation he
would discuss when that tueoct was oeioFe 'no hou'e
The Committee then proceeded TO consider the Dill py
| sections for amendment
PERSONAL EXPLANATION or Mr.. FAREswORTH.
AT I30 the Committee rose and Mr. FARNSWORIH OBJ
oined make personal explanation IN reference
10 newspaper insnuaiious against him on the subect o.
the proposed Investigation with the WollsFargo contract
and tho mode OF It's performance Ho sent 10 te CLERKS
desk and had read extract from the Washington tele
graphic correspondence OF The Chicago Tribune In which
II Is stated that Mr. Farnsworth objected 10 ts eonsd-
Grafton as no always does when the POstOiice 10 at
tackled The whole affair has ngly look" Also an ex-
from dispatch 10 The rhtcdg0 Eccnug Posf statng
that The Post.Ofce ring greatly reioced az the
failure have tho rules suspended Ia order to get reso
luton OF inquiry adopted" ...,. 1850,
The extracts having been read Mr FARNSWORIH
said that he pretty well satisfied that the two dis
patches were written by the party, or prompted Dy
The same brain, and desired 10 ask his colleague (Mr.
Washbnrne whether he had written or dcitod either OF
thcnli
MIR WAsHBURNE dll)-My colleague ought 10 know
me better than 10 ask me such question
Mr. FARNsw ORFH-w1 my colleague answer the
question directly
Mr. WAsHBURNE-r am not I'm the habl, Of writing or
debating Newspaper dispatches about ny c2eagne' Nh,
hayo any public controversies with HIN settle them
here this floor have had no correspondence or coii-
versaon with anybody IN relation my colleague out
side Of this hail. excepting casual conversations have
made no reflection on MN OF any knd or character
differ from hm Ia relation 90 that swiDde.
Mr FAllNSWORrH said he was glad To hear his col
lea gucs disclaimer for he had been informed that his
oleague had had something "a do with the sending OF
those ipatces lie then went "a remind the HonHo
OF his own position reference 20 the resolution or In
qnry how he had shown himself deslrous OF having an
nvestgaon and had, various occasions sought tho
nOor himself In order 10 offer such resolution, While MS
colleague As Chairman of the Committee on ApprOprg-
tons Ind the n0of aud farncd 10 10 different me
bor but would not yield II 10 him. He was opposed to
stopping hc pay of the contractor but In favor of an m
ycsgation by Committee, OF which no had bad nc de-
sired not TO be a member
After come further discussion. tho subject was per.
mitied 10 drop aud the House nc O'clock adjourned