New-York tribune., 1870-04-26
h providing pensions for all the surviving officers anu

soldiers Of the of 1912. Adopted o,rton calling
for information concerning the army oiSers ,So on
Washington. The House refused 10 ,o srco"' '''
! question. and the resolution went ovei,
/ Tup ABSENT MEMBERS -. oor,o
m zoe W th hrs % Who were absent on the call OF & te
House on Friday and Mr. SCHENCk onsIoa % v mnJrr the
ca On Friday a who have not yet been S GOOD
sO that one who - may o tbs House and that
cent the pnrose Of hearing such excuses all 1ba I pTc
proceedings under the call be u" ~ 90 The resolution
Nious question was seconu'" ~ ~
was thea aGoIMT ds Mr. sCHENCK Mr. Ferry was excused
on hceSr5 %NoTr n Dem K asked to be excused stating
.nu,mcnced and that he had been only deaSed "h & ,
way TO the Capitol on Friday night ny stopping "
| chase some books which he required;
| MIR Knott accordingly excused. ,,o,o ,r,,, oil
| Mr KELLOGG Nep., la) moved 10 usPtnse ;t.cd mi o.
| fnrther proceedings and that all nnes DC reni'u
The SPEAKER ruled the motion TO be ont OF GrdfT Tcan
was excused on account 9t I'm n9ss; ;n ,vs, Mr. Nor
On motion Of Mr. ELDREDGE (Den,, Mls s S MI Friday
gan was excused he having been i'll in bed Oh fnu"y
evening. --.,,...,,o ,,,o,sso, Mr.
MORGAN not asking to be excused Dut aluug ~ hir a
fact of the absence Thursday evening OF the Sha ar
man OF the Committee on Ways and Means ana INC
TIarman of tbe Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. DAWES qep. Mass stated thaI ne Tns he uau nyi
absent on Thursday night, though he was not III INC Hal
| MIR sCHENCK (Rep Ohio admitted that he was aD- an
Ohio ends Il was the only day Of recreation he had
taken during the whole session. hut If there had peen zen
call of the House. ana ne hau Deeh Hheu' ho "ou 'O
paid IL without complaint. -, ,,-,
Mr. LYNCH (sep, Me) participated in the discussion
and repeated the assertion about the absence OF Mes
Dawes and Schenck Thursday night ana cOnhhehteu
on the lldcrous appearance OF those gentlemen next
evenng-One in the capacity OF judge and thG oer as
prosecuting attorney He had come up 10 the House on
Friday evening, but had gone to the TO TO
attend the business in which he felt his time would De
better occupied than III indugng III the anuseeht VI
Mr. SCMENC repeated that he had been fined for
his absence Thursday he would have paid the nne
without whining about it, As to his acting as prosecnt
ing attorney he stated that was not ne VINO ade inc
motion for q call of the House.
MIR DAWES asked Mr.. Lynch what he meant in refer
ring 10 him az acting as judge on that OCCASION
Mr. LYNCH replied that the gentleman (Mr. Dawes)
was in the chair hearing excuses and that the circu-
struck him as ludrcous a1r the SehtIenehs aD
Mr. DAWES said that he had already stated that he
was absent Thursday night and inquired whether
the gentleman r LYNCH had any respect for what De-
longed TO gentleman.
gentleman himself and therefore he must have respect
for what belonged TO gentlemaH. -, - A..
The discussion carried on in the same tone ana
temper for considerable time. Finally Mr.. Lynch was
excused. o, M III, ~, ,cs, o
Mr.. JONES Dem, KyJ said that his absence had been
accounted for Friday night, and he had then been
on motion of Mr.. STEVENSON Gep ohio), Mr.. strader
On motion Of Mr.. BINGHAM Rep. Ohio, Mr.. Garfield
excused he having been engaged on fdday evening
Mr.. CULLOM Qep, ILL moved to suspend the rnles
and adopt resolution reittng all the lines imposed
on "a count by telers the vote was 70 10 IS but Mr..
DAWES having called for the Yeas and Nays the rules
not suspended-Yeas, So Nays 64-two-thirds not
Mr.. .sCHENCK diep, Ohio gave notice that he would
daily the reading of the Journal move for call OF
the House 50 as ascertain how many persons were
present, and who they were. - - -
| The matter here ended, and Mr. FITCH Rep Nev.)
moved to suspend the rules 10 give next Thursday
to the consideration of the business of the Committee
| Public Lands. Rejected.
Mr. DIXON Gep, r. ~ moved TO suspend the rules 80
to consider substitute for the senate b to prevent
Yeas ILL., Nays 59 less than two-thrds in the airma
| tive.
| Mr. UPSON (Rep, Ohio)-Of "a business firms and
companies OF Cleveland Ohio against the passage of the
Mr sTARKwEATHER Rep., Conn)-Of citizens OF
Conf a Tor 0 10E 10y
increase of the tariff Also for the abolition
| of the duties on tea and coffee.
| MONUMENT FOR GEN. RAwLISs.
| Mr.. LOGAN Hep:, I'D, by unanimous consent, intro
Gen John T. smith, and Gen. Eli S. Parker Commission
TO procure an appropriate burial place for the remains OF
the of the be paid out of the contingent fund
Mr. cox Dem, n " suggested modification to pro.
vide for the erection Of suitable monument over the
Mr. LOGAN modified the resolution accordingly.
Mr. VOORHEES, Dem, IndD remarked that the re-
mains of Gen. Rawlins were lying i'll public vault i'll
graveyard in Washington.
The Joint resolution rs modified was passed.
Mr. PETERS {Rep., Me) moved 10 suspend the rules
for the purpose reporting from e Committee the
Judiciary and passing Joint rSsoiutlon TO enable the
doned property derect claims and dues belonging to the
United states.
The rules were suspended and the joint resolution
passed by 80 to a..
The House then, at 1886, went into Committee of the
Whole OH
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. WHEELER Qep., n. " in the chair commencing
at the following para graph : amended:
slabs blooms loops other forms less finished than
bars advanced iean pig ron except ngs s5 per un pro
iron Ct only to be manufactured into ingo or bar duty shall be pad
Mr.. CONGER Rep., Mich.) moved amendment for
feng such clippings or punchngs, &C., entered lOr any
articles of manufacture. Agreed to.
The next paragraph was:
rolled hammered comprising fat ban not less than
half than four inches WIDE not less than half inch
than tVo inches hick, one cent per pound .
Mr.. ALLISON Rep., Iowal moved TO amend by making
the description read mot less than threeeghths OF
After discussion by Messrs. ALLISON, sCHENCK,
BROOKS IN. ", KELLEY, and MAYNARD, the amend
ment rejected.
Mr.. BROOKS Dem, n. " moved TO make the duty
SIS per tun instead of one cent per pound.
After general discussion, participated in by Messrs
BROOKS IN. ", KELLEY, BURCHARD, HILL,
STEVENSON, and MARSHALL, without disposng OF the
amendment, the Committee rose.
Mr. INGERSOLL (Rep., Ill) introduced Joint resOlu
ton granting four pieces OF condemned cannon 10 the
Mr. sCHENCK Rep., Ohio gave notice that he would
ask for night sessions tomorrow Wednesday and Thurs
day, for the Tariff bill
Mr. BURDETT Rep., Mol from the Election Commit
tee reported in the election from the WITH District
Of louisiana that Michael Ryan is not entitled TO the
Mr. CALKIN (Dem, n. " offered resolution calling
for information to the amounts expended in the i'm
prOvement of the Boston and NewYork habors, the
Delaware Brcakwater, and the mouth of Mississippi
River respectively, which was adopted
The House then, at O'Clock, adjourned.
THE COURTS.