The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-12

TO participate In the ceremonies. This wa
supplemented by another resolution 10
the appointment of a commltLee OF ar
/ rangenients The Speaker named DOckery
/ Maynard Allison, Cox and Eidridge.
Cox said ne could not serve on the com
mittee, except oa on -il cOlel%sion % thab MS
be allowed to entertain 1he meeting WiGl
n little n1instrelsy; no added, he declined
to serve, becansc he did not wish to NEE
! some persOnts who would be present
| though no had no objection to coloTed peO
pie. LldridSo said he begged to be excus
ed, without any condition. Cox In ex
| PLANTATION Of his last rem ark, said he un.
| darstoOd the arrangement was got up il
the interest OF Mayor Bowen, against tne
/ wish TO DO mixed up with these political
factions Ihe speaker put the question on
eXcuslng Eldridge, and announced that
! EIdrIdge-As this is not a Congressio onal
/ duty, and Is not required by the House,
1 Will not serve on that committee.
/ Speaker-IB the gentleman serving on
| two committees2
Eidridge-I do not put II On that ground,
/ but on the ground that am not required,
such service. and / shall not render IL.
The Speaker ruled that whenever tho
/ House directed n committee to carry out
any OF It's orders, a member was as much
/ compelled, under the rules, TO serve on
that committee as ON any other commit
/ toe. It was not In the power OF the Chair
to excuse any gentleman from service on
| any committee.
SchenclI suggested the consideration of
tho application OF excuse be postponed,
In order TO consult the colored gentlemen
as to whether they would be satisfied.
Cox Thought the farce had gone on long
enough. the thing proposed was a desc
Grafton Of this hall, which the gentleman
himself (Schenck) had voted against.
Schenck remarked that he voted uni
formly against giving the use OF the hall
TO any but legitimate purposes.
MldrtnUa and (lOW ~
service on the committee.
GJudd made an unsuccessful effort to
have new drawing for seats.
Schenck moved to suspend the rules for
tho adoption of the resolution providing
that during April and May motions for
adjournment Will not be in order before s
O'Clock, and there shall be no session on
Saturdays, unless specially ordered. This
q not 70 prevent evening sessions, IL the
Dawes objectt a to the proposed arrange
ment, and the House refused TO suspend
the rules by 81 to 81.
"A Dill was also introduced relative TO the
mode or selecting candidates for admission
to the military and naval academies
AaWley, rom the committee on Public
railroad from Lincoln, Neb 10 Denver
Col. Recommitted.
The House went into committee ON the
tariff ball, resuming It's consideration at
the paragraph taxing women and chill
dren's dress goods.
On motion of Schenck 1t was amended
by inserting the word silk not being a
component material thereof of chief val
ne. The next paragraph taxing clothing
ana wearing apparel of every de-
scription aud balmoraI and other
skirts and skirting composed wholly
OF OF IN part 4I WOODEN; worsted, hair
goods, so cents per pound, and 40 per cent
ad valoren1 was similarly amended. The
next pare graph taxing webbing, bindings
braids, gallons, fringed Rimps and head ;
nets manufactured or made wholly or In
part of wool ,worsted or goats hair, so cents
IA MI Nna aau
similarly amended, and also by inserting
before the word wool, the words cotton
and linen. The next paragraph, taxing
cords, tasSels, buttons aud ornaments for
dresses and outside garments, made who'll
~ or ln part or wool, goats hair, 60 per
cent. ad vaIorem. The same amendment
as 10 silk was adopted.
carpets.
out the paragraph, and had read, from the
clerks desk, an editorial from the Chicago
Tribune. which he said had more infIu-
euce on puolic opinion than forty MEM
bers OF Congress, showing that of s2l ,OOO,-
600 paid by the people, last year under the
tax on carpets, only q, ,2lO,O0 went into
aayTiqsa aaT as extra profits 70 American car
/ enactment OF the paragraph Votea rail-
lions into the hands OF ~ few men in the
| Middle states and New England.
| Myers opposed the amendment, and re-
| piled to Brooks, stating that there were In
| his own District 1000 people engaged In the
l luunSLFY OF carpet In0kAn&s ana the policy
| OF free trade would shut tho factories
| against those people.
screnk explained that the paragraph
\ was but the Ie-enactment of the present
| law with two exceptions: ono was that
Bruss Is carpet under an amendment
y hic1 has just been adopted was brought
down from forty-four 10 twenty-eighi
| cents, and the other was 81 cheaper kind oi
| carpet, down from twenty-five to twelve
Gems PER the sGnhaf whoe as ipsersbS
scheme got mp to help a few PeHafaszlvanl i
| ans and New EnglQnders. Brooks amSnd
| nlent was rejected and the paragraph wal
/ passed over without an amendment, ex'
| cept To insert Brussels carpets at twenty
| eight cents per yard, and thirty per cent
The next paragraph was In reference Il
! OIL Cloths; on motion of Schenol<, IL wal
| amended SO as TO read, on Oh Cloths fol
doors, stamped or prlnted, IS per cent. at
vaIorem; on silk OH Cloth, 10 per cent. ~
No aIneud1nent offered TO the three fol
| lowing paragraphs, In reference TO spur
and thrown silk. The next paragraph
was that taxing silk buttons, and outsid
garments so per cent. ad valoIem.
Kellogg moved to Increase the duty I
90 per cent
Brooks moved to reduce IL to 40. Bot
no AMENDMENTS offsred to tho two 70
: lowing paragraphs, In reference 10 sil
| The next paragraph was on motion
Schenck, amended to read, on all mani
facturers of mixed materials, silk bein
2 the component part OF the chief value, an
: not otherwise herein provided for, 60 p'
| cent. ad valOrem. nf
Butler, OF Massachusetts, moved to ad
. n new paragraph, taxing at % per Ger
) | ad valorem, webbing, composed OF silk az
. rubber, or silk and other material 81
= being material of chief value used 4
the manufacture of shoes.
Washburne, of Massachusetts, oppoa
the am9ndment.
o Jencks moved to make the duty %
4 per cent. without dlsposing OF eithepf
= 4 the amendments.
q The Committee rose, having ge
Is through over three pages of the bill.
"a Butler, OF Massachusetts asked ae
% unanimous consent to introduce q int
Ie resolution to annex the republic oro-
miuica.
J Brooks, of New York, objected, uess
Ig Ireland was annexed too, paying 1t
with Alabama claims.
Butler said they had plenty Of Trend
% now, but none of Dominica.
D. Kelsy moved to rescind the resOIion
adopted to-day. granting the use the
Hail for the Gel ebratfon OF the Fiftnth
Amendment IL was rescinded witlut 9
division. and the select Commute dis
charged.
The House then adjourned