Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-21

NOT IN tue power OF lne treaty MAKING power
70 extend the area OF the United States With.
out the assent Of an act Of Congress, and
that no treaty for the purchase OF territory
sheli be valid until Congress shat. have rati'
VIZ. Ward, Of N. j.. introduced .lmllar
bllli which was referred to the Foreign
MI. Moore, Of N. o., introduced bill dl.
rectlng the Committeo Of Ways and Means
TO inquire into the expediency Of so amend.
ing the Internal revenue act as TO relieve
farmers from the payment OF brokers' tax
on their own products. Referred. b, r..
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pa, rose n 0 personal en-.
PLANTATION, and In response 70 certain news
paper paragraphs accusing him OF being In.
terested in lron-Works, denied that he had
dollar Of interest In that direction.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilkinson, OF Mime
sofa, the President was requested to trans
nit TO the House, II not Incompatible with
the public interests, all the correspondence
between the late Minister to Brazil aud the
Brazilian Government in relation TO the
difficulty that led 10 the withdrawal OF dlplo.
matte relations from Brazil.
On motion Of Mr.. Swami, OF Maryland,
the Secretary Of the Navy was directed TO
furnish 10 the House list Of coallng sta-
tons In the United States used by the United
Ca
average prices OF coal In Inc wears 1868 and
1859, and the relative quantliies Of anthra-
elite and bltuminous coal used.
On motion OF Mr.. Blocum, OF New York,
tina secrctsry Of the Navy was directed To
elye tho House his Views Ia relation 70 the
removal OF the Brooklyn navy yard 10 an.
other location. ,,'f1 f.I1 ~
Mr.. TJnsr, Of Indiana, otiared resolu-
ton, which was agreed g, directing the
into Inc expediency az reportine a blli "a.
moving tho disabilIty As deserters which AZ.
tachcs 10 soldicrp who len their regiment
without leave AFTER the surrender or Inc
rebel army. a
Mr.. Clarke, OF Kansas, offered bill for a
grant on lands 10 the Junctlon Cltv and
Denver railroad. Referred 10 me Commit.
tso on Public Lands. 7e'--7 =
Mr., Hooper, OF Utah, presentod n meno.
rial for the admission OF Utah into The
Union as State. II had, no said, 82, OOO
signatures. Referred 70 tho Committee on
Territoriea.
Mr.. Dixon, Of Rhode Island, introduced a
bill 10 reRIilhte the lpspeotion and appraIae-
mont OF itnports m certain caSes. Rsferred
10 CommIttee on Commerce,
The House then resumed the eonsldera.
tlon OF the League Island bill.
Mr.. Sconeid, OF Pennsyiyanla, had the
floor. and reviewed the apeech made bv Mr.,
Dawes on Tuesday last. II was a little sin.
Rular. ne saId. that Mr., ID. ahouid tako I'M
evportupIty 10 strite Al The whole asmlnis.
tratlon Of President Grnnt. He thourht /,
little singular, too, At the gentiemeii nc
gathered about Mr.. Dawea 10 sutport hin,
IN his speech, and who applauded his M
urcs OF economy and retrenchmeut. -.0.
He alluded, he aaid, 10 the gentleman from
tui..s,,.I... Ttr. Nv. - 49,. -, a ~ .>..t
eted the sum OF 1900, 900 for the improve
ment Of the Des Molnes rapids, and TO the
gentleman from Ohio, [MT. Garfield, who
had Just pocketed $500 TO meet hIs ex
ponses for INTERVIEWING certain New Yori
brokers. The latter gentleman seemed 4
have been advised Of what Mr.. Dawes In
tended 10 say, for before he commenced hi
speech Mr.. GARFIELD was particularly anxloui
TO have tho Speaker preserve order, as To,
gentleman had some very important state
monts 70 make. Bat he could moi under.
stand why the gentleman should make a
much ado over the whole Government abou
gueh n ANAL matter a. this League isIant
bill. II seemed to him that this whole 1gh
was in opposition TO The Pennsylvania dele
Fatlon IN CouRreaa. Ha cotid onty ancounl
for Il By the SapposItlon that thet. was Sop,
truth ID the lntlmatlon that had been throw
out that the gentleman from Massachusettl
had said be had an account TO settle with
the Republican delegation from Pennsyl
yanla.
M. Dawes. VIII the gentleman state
more explicitly and definitely what he meanI
By that last Temarkf
knew what he meant, because The sumor had
been stated to him tho other day, but lest
lnRly, II was true, that II was believed hIl
opposition TO League Island arose from thu
fact that the Pennsylvania Republican dele
CATION preferred for Speaker another gen
tismAu who dld not try 10 concllIata nj,
friends by Wouuding them.
MI. Dawes asked the gentleman To d.
him the justice 70 GAy whether he INF
Scofieldl really believed In the truth OF suci
an InsInuatIon, He wanted an eTpileit AM
definite answer from the Rentleman,
Mr.. Seofeld said he would give hIs an
swer in bis own way. He had asked thi
gentleman TO Yield 70 him the other day ant
6e mad refused, n the' Gentleman Womb
listen he would soon get reply,
Mr.. Dawes again asked whether the gen
tloman would give him n definite answer
whether he imputed 10 him what he had ms
insInuated, ~ ny - -
Mr.. seoueid repileA n the gentlauar
yould Keen ouIet nnd not he a. neSyons NJ
would "a an answer, when he found N,
uentleInan travelling oVer thu Nyhofa rnrntrv
ana canvassinF eyery department ~ IN
0oyernfnent IA make eanltaI agaInst La On,
Island' espeoiSIly whom lea uIe IsIsnd 90,
NOT sueh 4 terTibie nffaIrl ia beenn NJ hinL
thnt there was perhaps a good deal of tTntb
In the Insinuation,
Mr., scofeld then refarred 10 what Mr.
DAVE. ma Said about tha Nfiegod eItraTa
rance Of the secretarv az Inc Nav AM
said that the gentlemnn. In hnntI2g aronnd
for somethlne else 10 complain on esples m
another parf of tho cliT The ,PoStmaste,
General. Most on the smembers of mi,
Houss know thia oficer peraonally!' TheV
nave been assoclatad win MIN upon mn
Moor. and they nave known MIN as a mem.
her a. Inc Senate, -
IL IA within the recollection of all that dur
Ing the long years Of terrible war be stooS
shonlder "a shonldey Win ithni eioausni
ehsmpiou Of the Union HanrT Wintef' "a
Va. aayocating the cauae az r.storatIon an
supportlpg the great arm Of Inc Preal6eol
hlfaselI when a Preeident. nerhdIonS n,
insane. turned aeainst IA NAV frisnds AM
aralnst Inc couutry- many n those m Nav.
land who stood Wlth NJ In former strugQle,
FOLLOWED Tho lead on thGt Prceident, buf Mr.
CrosWell was not one, He stood true 70 IN
cause he had advocated during the irving