New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
Louise OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| into executive session, anu SUI" "i'NA '''JN
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE ST. LOUIS CUSTOM HOUSE
n, motion of Mr. WELLS, the Secretary OF
| r.oa.,r was directed TO communicate information
as TO the present condition OF the St. LOUIS 0us'on
| House. , oo,--vsrrn spATs
seyeral resolutions extending the time TOT taxing e
r,ovv i'm contested election cases were reported Dy MI
PAINE. Chairman of the Committee on Eiecuohs' anu
"'i0 ''' TIiE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL -, IN.
nrnriatons reported the Indian appropriation m, n,
! which made the special ofuer ior '0noii'"'
| bill apprOpriates S2,i24OOo'
| OMISSIONS IN THE APPROPRIATION Bills ,,,,oo
Mr. DAWES d2ep., Mass) from the same y, tle sn
rolment OF some Of general appropriation Ds o i
session. One Of them requires inc t uMn no " s"iare
of fstorekcepers &c Another is for lighting the Cap'oi
ana tne beRg ON the passage OF the Joint resou;
tom Mr BECK tDem, Ky) argued against the ponoeu
Mr BUTIER rep Mass) explained aud advocate
the propositions which lie said had been ,cIock
eepced nnon by the Committee OF Conference al % o
on the morning OF the 9Th of March, and winch matteT
that hour the law of the land; but ,irs eont NJ the
which took million and half OF dolla's o ou mrovsion
norkets of the whisky dealers, OF course th9 Icy nt
! dropped out in the enrolment OF lne pi' Ai' "'N
know NOV T9S wSsRTRN II TRSe ep wsl asked MT Butler
whether he meant to charge that was olnI1eu
Mr. BUTLER reply cited the aneedpto Of & the STs lSC,
Ioys t Int did not know on whose corn they were
attened fit.e whole section lalry WIlt'eh o"'
/ ot,dy yptO
Mr. WAsiiBURN remarked that it was very s sgaion'
matter II an enrolling clerk was gn'i3 tran t from
il should he known and he hoped tne genet" g 81 made
| Massachusetts, would take means W nave ~ ""N0
kngwn ,rt 1p said he dld not know who was responsi
BILE for H. He was informed that II Was sn .%er Con.
which bad happened SyeS ana 0TS 70 discuss the merits
~ the question now. Ii had been the hN uu orsa
through an accident OF bundcr or something "oi'S o
Mr.. sCnENCK Rcp. ohiCl defended the ihroiins i
Clerk from any impuation on his integty ne plnSI
ny EnrCiinr igerk whom he knew to be most worthy
pacer lad Informed HIM that he and the other clerks
Iadbeen working for 40 cOnsecuye hours ana we're con- ON
plctey exhausted when the conference report OF & e9
particular appropriation Oil was % sent lIng .T IT. The
which to make up the several items IN @ II Gcpl To
report ms presented tn them was confused ana dcu ~ ~
be understood, aud hence the clause III question D'U
pGy r held up the manuscript Of the Conference
% vbsS Se said was underscored with heavy black
iucs also commented upon tue IaeC .I"o ipc Corl
mittcc ON Ways and Meaus; from the genlenlah , aro
Kentucky. Cir Beck who Tepresehted QUO d m FIR from te
CTarn'sn of the Committee Enrolled Bills tNr ho
a1 Who had made a point Of order IT, and whose
n an " WA Was @ 10 see that the b was properly enrolled
Mr.. SCHENCK explained how easily sueh 1sp nscSsp
% HaSY pd remarked that SO far as of the ON
OF the House and the members OF & 9c eIv TO at
Enrolled Bills they were at least as Lt'ig ii~3
= tempt commit fraud on anybody Us 'he s'i
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, Ind( replied to the remark Cg Oh
Mr. Bntler aiseImS nm "a S eenteman lem occupying
seat ON the oo Ii the first time in hs experience
mistake Snt a With the ihsnualion that by any possibility 1t
might have been result OF design thus 70 defeat %
viii Of Congress 10y corrupt dealing Ia 'he enioii'on' VI
an act - -, ,o, ,,o+ tho nronosition 10
= ;a .Gditinno iurtiens ON the manufacturers OF
whisky and tobacco bad faith on the part OF
h by making apply only TO Internal Revenue DSnSss @
warehouses; and claimed that the omitted paragaPn d
warehouses; but that ats Language was broad enough
l. MI MUNGEN Dem, Ohio argued briefly against inc
Jomr mr C0BURN Rep ind) expressed his belief that it
duty of The House TO correct the mistake maze
Mr. sCHENCK REP, Ohio proposed. when the House
was called upon 10 the bunder OF clerk to cor
not have been put in appropriation bill The rednc,
ton or the tax on whisky had worked wen; ana sou
duced fSOOOO but now 1t was producing al the Lale 9I
soOoooOo year The ~ m % Gn 9esu T6e
that II doing now had probably had mhcn 10
do with the larger collection OF the revenue from that
source. He protested against this whole system OF leg
islaton on appropriation Dis about taxes aOOu o'eS'
about nuanee and about ahythug eise. 80. bo,,.r m
Mr. BUTLER said mat the question was TeGheT E aes9 s9
TO change law taking IbilhOns from the treasury, anu
WHETHER when it comes back the House for corrcc-
prevent such corrections Ho did not know that there
such a lobby now, pt ne kheW .hat theIe E Wa
0eF gefy Of stTGnE te aW pressure III q A'' '
M M r. sCHESCK-Wll the gentleman state from what
that pressure comes aud ON whom Is drectedi
Mr. BUTLER-Every man can see as well rs can see
every man can understand well as can understand,
and AIN not 10 be diverted from my argument Dy an AZ
% MI %sC8EN3K-No side issue At ALL the gentleman in
tmated that there is lobby here pressing TO prevent
| this paragraph being put back want MN 10 reduce
this fling Of his II he dare, to the shape OF direct charge
| against auybOdy.
Mi BtTLER-I dare stand up for the Treasury Of the
United States; The gentlemen from ONO mas mas @ isn
courage TO stand mp for the Whisky Ring The country
| Mr sCHENCKIrhe gentlemen may state that which
be knows t0 De untrue, II he knows anything about IT,
Mr.. BUTLER-T supposed the result would be that We
,.;,; r; INTO some such discussion understand the
gentleman Eom one thoroughly. know fully all his
"ins" and OUTS and some DAY nc shail nave Wem Ill
vestgatcd when nc desires II. " ~-f-s.
| Mr.. sCHENCK-When you please.
| Mr.. BCTLER-I shall take care 1t shall be DONE
| Mr.. SCHENCK-Just when you please
| Mr.. BUrLEli-lut let us not be diverted from tlls
question: lind that this clerk who dropped out this
item In the enrolment Of the bill has been (Oef0re the
question i'm the House, stating his case 10 the
Chairman Of the Committee OF Ways and Means. and has
found an advocate In him.
clerk came my seat, while the gentleman from Massa
chuseus WAS making an abusive attack upon him or
somebody for doing what his colleague (Mr Dawes)
| admits was Hoihing but an accident.
| Mr. BUTLER-I am confined TO parliamentary Ian
attack anybody stated the facts, and state them
again At9 o'clock in the morning TINS provision was in
tile law; O'Clock 10 not IN tho law. There was
l0MO year interested In having u fall aud lt ala
fail That say. IN the face OF the country Gentlemen
auiabe friend from Indiana ir. Holnan) gets little
sensitive about IT, do not soc any occasion to be seDs-
unwruug" stated the simple. plain facts, aud
have not a word TO retrac nor word to add TO them
Referring TO Mr. Schencs statement as 10 Ie Increase
OF revenue from whisky Mr. Butler sad that whisky had
DO Withdrawn from bonded Warehouses before the 2O
only killing The that laid the golden egg lie Wond
| meet the gentleman here next December ana ask MN
April and the goth OF December next Time would snow
whether he right or the Chairman OF the committee
on Ways and Means was right aud time at last makes
| all things eyCn"-eVen bad tenpers. llaughtcrJ Tho
House should correct This mistake OF It's Clerk and then
let the Committee OF Ways ard Meals bring In bl 70
repeal u II they dare. Laughter .. .
Mr. 6CHENCK, at further stage Of the discussion,
showed that the revenue received from whisky in July,
August and September last was N4G5OOO. OF which only
Sl07l,6g3 from whisky taken Of bonded