New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-15

INT EREsTING SCENES AT THE CAPIToL-CoNGREss
PREPARING FOR ADJ0URNMENT-THE INDIAN
APPROPRIATION BILL NOT YET DISPOSED OF
PASSAGE OF THE GEORGIA BILL IN BOTH
UOUsEs-sECRFTARY FISH ON THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIRE.
LINGHUYsEN APPOINTED MINISTER TO EN-
GLAND.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TTIB rRIBUSRl
WASHINGTON, Thursday July IA, 1870.
The Capitol was all ablsze tonight, and was thronged
from end TO end the galleries OF both Houses Deng
filed with spectators, most OF whom remained I'LL ma
night majority were ladies, who were attired In the
bright coors Of Summer and the scene both In the gal
leres and the floor, presented an animated appear
ance. The thermometer ranged among the nineties,
and multitude Of fans kept In constant agitation.
The White House was to-day scene OF much hustle,
Senators members, office seekers, and Idle visitors
thronging the from an early hour until late
this evening The members Of the Cabinet called from
time to time during the day. and occupied most OF the
Presidents attention. that Congressman and others
had little chance for interviews Nominations Issuing
OF commissions, and signing OF bills passed kept the
President quite busy. All commissions OF officers con-
frmed to this afternoon were issued and signed All
the bills passed signed except one giving 100000 "
certain soldiers IN Florida This the President returned
| to Congress with his veto.
In the Senate to-day much time was taken up with
dsgracefu squabbes between Senators for preoedeoco
in getting through private bills, and Mr.. Thaycr, who
temporarily occupied the Chair added to the coninscn
by continued unnecessary pounding VI Tue gaycl These
contests between Senators than once threatened to
lead almost to a collision The Georgia COMMITTEE
through Mr.. Howard announced their inability to agree
but yielded to the request Of Mr. Trumbul to try again
Mrs Lncolns pension bill passed by IS to 80 after
long speech in opposition by Mr. Tpton Astounding IN
private illusions In execrable taste Mr. Ramsey MADE
simple OF the death OF his late colleague
Mr. Norton, and Oh his motona committee was appointed
to accompany his remains home. The formal eulogies
will be reserved until next session. The Conference on the
Naval Appropriation bill concurred in without debate
but the Conference report the Army bill did not fare
well. Mr. Nye took Mr.. Wilson severely to task for
eonsenting TO the very sigt reduction in the pay OF
Gems Sherman and Sheridan, and expressed his lnten-
ton resist the report II the appropriation fol- the
whole army wac lost The report thea temporarily
withdrawn and the Senate went !nto Executive Com
| mittee.
The Senate received the second veto message of Presi
dent Grant to-day being on bill give bountes 20
| tain Alabama and Florida dragons. Tho objections
were OF technical nature and the whole matter wa
postponed until next Winter. The pressure for the pas
sage Of private bills was intense, Senator's not
! having the patience TO wait for tle passage OF
| one bill before calling for another, and ut times
IL was impossible to distinguish any thing above tho
| din VI many voices. The Conference Committee
on the Georgia bill reported that they had accepted the
House bill, with amendment that nothing shall 10
construed the term Of any State officer beyond
the time prescribed by tho Constitution. D rent Inter
pretatons placed this clause some holding that
IL compelled election this FALL while the
weiVht Of opinion was that 1t left the
whole matter in the control Of the State
authorities. The report cOncurred IN without oppo-
son The conference reports on the Civil and the De
hcency Appropriation bills cOncurred in but sub
sequently request Of the House to reconsider the
agreed to, I'm order to strike out section
affecting the dssensons now existing among the mu
nicipal authorities of Washington. The COM
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five millions in the hands of the President TO be used at
his discretion, discussed at some length. Mr. num-
bull did not yield TO the House OF Representa-
ves and advocated that the Senate should insist upon
it's amendments TO carry out treaty stipulation, and
| throw the responsibility OF defeat of the
Indian appropriations upon the House. Mr..
Stewart wanted the treaty stipuations thrown TO
the Winds and said that Red Cloud and the
other Indian Chiefs did not pretend to regard them.
After considerable debate in which the action Of the
House was severely criticized and the original Indian
Appropriation bill, with the Senate Amendments, was
substituted for the House BILL and then passed The
Conference Report on the Army bill was adopted.
The House, to-day simply mad house. bear
garden menaeerie any other thing more weird, ex-
citing dangerous, amusing, and noisy than anything
else 1t was impossible that important business could
be considered in much confusion There was so much
good feeling and good nature, accompanied by the ap
parent Joy which all felt at the approaching end of
q session which has been trying and laborious one
from the start that those whose pet schemes are
defeated not disposed grumble at the early adj
journment of the House. Almost the first
thing done was To agree TO work the Speak
er's table, and to pass over everything TO which
single objection made. To this action
is due the long list Of killed aud wounded jobs with
which the Speakers desk was incumbered. Everything
with an ausion to land grants railroads, or claims was
ruthessy slaughtered the threshold, the clerk not
even being allowed complete the reading OF the title
before half hundred objections came from all parts OF
the House. The leading spirits which guarded the good
name OF the House by protesting against numerous Jobs
we're Messrs. scoheld, Dawes, Van 1Wyck, Kelsey
Randall, Holman, Maynard, and Cullum. Most
OF these members took a position close TO the
Speakers table, and took good care that every
thing passed should understood and that nothing OF
questionable character should slip through In the hustle
and confusion OF the closing large number OF blls
and resolutions less than 60 passed. and Con-
ference Committees were hard at work. The weather
was extremely warm but the galleries well filled
with gaylydressed ladies, and the scene was inspiring
from the start No debate was permitted, as the
Uouse seemed fully TO understand the import
anee of work. Once only were explanations permit
ted When the Indian Appropriation bill was up, MT
Dawes said the billiwas not passed, tho President
would recall Congress by proclamation, before members
had time to depart The bill drawn by the Appropriation
Committee last passed giving the President nVe
millions Of dollars TO at his discretion TO keep the
peaee and carry the Indian service and he Ia 10 report
his action the next session. What the senate VIII 10
with remains be The House then took recess
The House reassembled at 81 p. this evening The
Galleries were crowded with and women and there
was very full attendance Of members making Dri-
liant scene The report Of the Conference Committee Oh
the Army bill was taken up and concurred in MI Dawes
then reported from the Conference Committee the sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill Mr. Farnsworth got tne
floor and began TRADE on somebody IN relation 70 an
item in the bill in regard to the New-York and Boston