New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

Affairs, tssTo the Judiciary Committee. $3.50 the
special Committee the Decline Of American oI tho
meroe, $1,000 and the Census Committee SL'S. ,o ae9
total amount expended being si77S of this sum- ''0
had been paid leaving s26:sN unpaid ,no Committee
on accounts was directed TO audit and allow lne onn,
as certified BY tho ehairmen oil the i''p''
mittees. ro, prsrNED
Mr. LOGAN Ren MI asked tnstrnciio,iv iroin wv t
House as to what the commune, tSSgo onnontments I'M.
should Go IN investigating oadcts4p %nnsrcss The
properly made by members OF tue lorhc ivy o,r,ars
Committee had taken evidence te sS sales Of cadetsips
showing their connection MIN Iu ns The Commitiee
but having no jurisdiction OF the persons ,e ,
aid NOT know exactly what sort of resolution 10 report
The Committee would take the Instructions o INC HOUSE
that he Committee had jurisdiction as TO the person
OF an member Of Congress- and had no rght 10 lhVe
sncb member but when the resolution adopted II
meant than mere investigation OF the dennqueh
cies of individuals. II meant 10 inform tho House win
reference the working OF those two national schools
fine question whether expeden TO keep up those
schools in the manner and on the OH W
filled by purchase, they should either be abolished ms
public nusances there should be reformation IN inc
mode of making appointments. ,.,-
Mr.. BINGHAM rep, Ohio expressed his convlction
that IL simple act of usurpaton for the HOUSE, "
order investigation into the official MISCONDUCT VI
person who not member IL was wen enou ,Sa
understood that the olense was ndlctaOle uu on
statute and therefore this not the place to make an
inquisltion against man not now "oniO' "
Mr. COBB Rep Wis.,, a member Of the COMMITTEES,
represented that il would be unfair 10 certain
bers, against whom testimony had peeh ", the nnhc
and notices of which had been published IN u,o and
nress IN sbnt of further investigation IN thelr cases anu
thus them Off from defending tnef that could be
Mr. RANKS (Rep Mass) suggested that tnat oou aa no
remeed by the Committee reporting tha1 ,aerS ut there
ground for such statements IN the @ n:e entering
into inyestigaons where 1t mad no remedy ofered
various d finally the following resolution offered
hX vu Mr. Gardeid, and amended by MI Logan wac
Hs That the . order Of the House Of fsoruI
1870 Committee on Military Anrs s h, .sy person sho
M hen elected as member delegate of the House hePeen
tive. . sf once Ss' under Il, United State. provide!
o. % contained IN resolution shall be construed 70 pIe9t
m, said Committee continuing and completing al m'eug0' e'
commenced - 49,, oauood % Mr. sCOFIEID
Ren PennJ moved TO lay the whole resolution on the
table. making unfair discrimination against ;g TWO Vi
three persons. and letting all the others go iIoo' m
The resolution was not laid on the taDe-leas' 90
Mr. JENCKEs Rep. r. IL moved to reconsider the
vote by which the pTOyiso was adopted. ,-,.
Mr. LOGAN explained that he lad offered the proviso
Cobbl His own opinion was that the House lad no au
thory to investigate the conduct oi o e e Sa in
favor Of the resolution offered by Mr. Garfield ana not
Mr' COBB Rep, WIS., again submitted that it was un-
fair shut Of from all opportunity OF expiahaIoh
denial members against whom some 1eSG h 70
M" Mr. fP0TTER DEM n " asked whether there were
cases before the Committee that had been partially IN,
vestigated and which the persons charged desired
MIR COBB replied that there were, and referred 10
case OF constituent of his member OF the last congress
from Alabama (Mr Cals) against whom testimony hau
been received charging HIM with having received money
for an appointment TO the Naval Academy whch state
ment Mr. Calls denied in letters, which he thr CODDJ
| now had in his possession. 49, -,.-..,, Il.
| Mr.. sCOFlELD urged that the Committee shonld IN
yestpao either all or none Of the cases OF eNneInbcrs
| Mr. Jcnckess motion then agreed TO. The VOC
agreeing TO the pr0viso was reconsdered ana tnen e
pTOyiso was rejected Mr. Garheds resolution was Then
| agreed 10. -
! Mr. GARFIELD rep, OhiO) Chairman OF the tOni
mttee on Banking and Currency, presented the test
mouy taken in the gold investigation ana tne report
| agreed to by the Committee and Mr.. COZ u9tiHI'
n " presented the minority report OF hlnsei anu t III
and ordered to he printed and reeommltted' inc re
commjtta ycs the Committee the control OF the matter
| Mr. SARGENT rep. Cali made an effort to get the
Uouse 10 20 into Committee the Indian Appropriation
| bill, but the House adjourned.