The New York herald., 1869-01-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 80. 1869.
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.

MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
Mr.. BROOKS, (dem.) OF N. Y, presented memorial
from the New YORK Chamber Of Commerce pointing
out q way for the permanent settlement OF the ma
tional finances. Refereed to the Committee on Ways
aud Means.
Mr.. JONES, tdem.) Of KY. presented memorial
from merchants, distillers and dealers In distilled
spirits In the Sixth district OF Kentucky for certain
changes and amendments In the Internal Revenue
law. Referred to the Committee ON Ways and
PAYMENT OF DEPUTY REVENUE oPrrcERs.
Mr.. ScHENCK, rep.) OF Ohio, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported q bill providing. that
every deputy collector or assistadt assessor Of In
terna revenue who has performed the duties OF COL
illness Of such collector assessor shall receive the
compensation OF collector or assessor, except In
cases where the collector or assessor has already re-
ceiyed compensation for the same period. Mr..
schenck, after brief explanation Of the BILL went
on TO state how Congress IL systematically slandered
and an I'm in that connection read . circular ad.
dressed by washington claim agent TO
Sarp a Ss nS ouey uu
entia parties would undertake to obtain the passage
OF such blu on an allowance being made TO them
he would not mention the name OF the writer. The
committee had him before them, and he had admit
ted hrs wrong ana volunteered G 70 write 70 every one
his wrong. the committee had found that that per-
son IN all other respects good citizen that he
received medal Of honor for his services during
the war. The committee had, therefore, concluded
TO suppress the name; but he would remark that this
was an old game. IL was not unfrequently the case
that claim agents, attorneys lobbyists and prowlers
around Congress- found out what was likely to be
done by committee or BY Congress, and then specu
lated on u under the pretence that it was through
their influence II was done. That WAS tho case in
this instance, call having been made by the COM
mittee for the names OF persons who were entitled to
this compensation. He knew an instance In q
former Congress In which man levied on claim.
ant the large sum OF ten thousand dollars, and
actually secured IT, for ianuencine member OF the
committee TO obtain favorable report. when that
member never knew nor heard Of tne rascal. He
did not assume that members OF Congress were any
better than the rest OF the world, and ne would not
be expected to confess that they were any worse than
the same number Of respectable gentlemen anyw wdere
but there was systematic fashionable abuse all
through the country, stimulated by letter writers,
occasion being gwen TO II by proving agents who
bring Congress Into discrcdit He thought II his duty
TO ventaie this case and to warn all deputy collect
ors and assistant assessors who might be entttlec 10
receive anything under this bill that they were not
indebted one cent to any claim agent or lobbyist
but that Congress gave to them what was Justly
their due, and they should give kick rather than
penny to any lobbyist who should come TO them TOT
compensation.
The bill was then passed
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND SUFFRAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. BOUTWELL,, (rep.b OF Mas. the
morning hour was dispensed with Tor this day aud
the constitutional amendment came up for action
The question Vas taken on Mr. Bnrr's motion 70