New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-13
The bin finally passcd-Yeas 80, Nays Is.
Tn. yoto uaa as fpllOWs.
The Senate then, at 81 o'clock, adjourned
UoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. SCHUMAKER Dem., n. W presented the
petition Of citizens OF Brooklyn asking for the passage OF
law taxing distilled spirits at the disery only on the
basis of aximum capacity.
Mr.. BUTLER Rcp., MassJ asked leave to report from
the Judiciary Committee bill to repeal the Tcnurcof-
Mr.. POLAND (Rep., VT objected.
THE ASSAULT on REPRESENTATIVE PORTER. .
The SPEAKER laid before the House letter IRON tin
Arms rep1rtng 5ha IN Patrs Woo s
alias Pat Dooley, of Richmond, Va. -. 100 ,.,,,.
Mr. DAWES Qsep, MassJ desired to have some Diils
Mr. BROOKS Rep.. y. " objected to everything until
on motion OF Mr. ALLISON rep. Iowa., the Sergeant
ptArms was ordered produce the body of Woods alias
Dooey, at the bar Of the House:
In the mean time Mr.. AXTELL Dem, CALI, rising to
question of privilege, sent TO the Clerks desk and had
read an editorial article The San Joaquin Repubii
c1n of Nav 81 stating that the Northern Pacific Railroad
franchise is estimated at Washington to be worth $1,000
the realized about fourteen millions by the scheme
a. has not S then i b one n Of e people have traded
$1,000 @ Of the national property for one Million and put that In neif
He said that such articles should not I've permitted to
float around loose without receiving some attention III
Congress traded away fifteen millions OF the nations
property for one million II proved It's members clearly
unit for Their business ANY man ~no U9n n b u NC
expelled from Congress- Congress thai gave the l0bDy
de1re of free people lie suggested that a committee
of eleven he appointed from the reporters gallery whose
formation to investigate these charges and in the mean
time that all members who voted for the Northern Pa
citc Railroad he strictly watched. ,,o,.,,.,
The then appeared at the bar hayins
in custody Patrick Woods alias Patrlok poolet, Oh ke
mond, Va, charged Win having on iC 5oth Oh My,
made murderous assault at Richmond, Na on Charles
II, Porter Member of Congress from the state OF VT
ginia. The prisoner is apparently an iIshlan Oh .ie
aborng class. about IS years Old of middle stature, but
suuarely and strongly built.
Mr. ALLISON (Rcp., Iowa) offered resolution that
matter of privilege he referred 10 the Judiciary Com
mittee for examination, and to report what action the
House should take in the premises with power 10 send
for persons and papers and that In the mean time the
person at the bar be retained III the custody 0 the Ser
MT. RANDALL Dem, PENN demanded division Of
the question oeectng to the retention Of citizen OF the
United states during the pleasure of the Judiciary Com
mittee 80,
out DIVISION and the second part by Yeas 9 nays 80
While the vote was being taken Mr. ROOTS Rep,,
Ark called the attention Of the Speaker To the fact that
several gentleman, Mr.. WOODWARD Dem, PENN, and
others were holding conversation with the prisoner
The SPEAKER decided that that was out of order.
The prisoner was then RENTED the custody of the
Sergeant Arms subject to the order Of the House
resolution rccng that the prisoner was poor and UNI.
able TO employ counsel and that he desired the aid Of
counsel in his behalf aud directing the Speaker to en-
poy suitable counsel for the prisoner.
Mr.. DAWES Q.ep., Massl remarked that he had seen
purse for this man. and he asked Mr. Kerr whether he
had any information on the subject:
Mr. KERR said he had no such information but on the
contrary understood that the man was very poor. He
had Just been informed that small Of money
had been given to him by some friends on the street
Mr.. MAYNARD Rep., Tenn) understood that a writ Of
been egarded by the ScrgeantatArms and also that
gentlemen the other side had been telegraphed
on motion of Mr. INGERsOLL (Rep., I'D, the resoll-
ton referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The then resumed the consideration of the
ate amendments TO the Legislative Executive, and Judi
the substitute reported by the Committee Appropria
tons for the Senate amendment putting the female
poyes IN the Departments On the same footing as the
The discussion was carried at some length, and was
Willard, Maynard, Farnsworth, Hoar, and Dawes Mr..
DAWES closed the discussion. He said that the adop
of the people 100000 year. Why should that be done
Was the female paid less in proportion to her labor by
Nowhere in the country. could she earn 5000
year. He had reason to know that the intel
lgent and thoughtful Of the females in the Treasury
Department were alarmed at this movement. He had
communications from them in writing. 1t was in his
called out members to mpOre them not to adopt the
Senate amendment They did ask that the avenues to
compelled to fill 81 200 sli, 81 600 81 800 clerk
ships 1t would be lawful to appoint them That all
The question was first taken oh an amendment offered
by Mr.. HOAR Qiep Mass.) to add to the substitute the
the compensation Of such officers clerks employees
who are women shall Be the same as 10" fixed by law for males the
The substitute reported by the Committee on Appro
then adopted, without division The section in rela
ton to female employees in the Departments now reads
hereafter appointment and employment clerks copy.t. and
employees the Departments Of the Govern
there shall be discrimination between and
men, and 1t shall be lawful o appoint and employ
competent and worthy such positions
regard but the number Of clerks shall
h section Aud hereafter the Of officer.
employees who are Women shall BE- the dIe BY aw for
Of the class.
At further stage the proceedings however this ac.
ton was reversed. Mr.. WILKINSON 1lep, MinnJ
moved 10 reconsider the vote whereby the House agreed
TO Mr.: Hoars amendment to the substitute reported
from the Committee on Appropriations In reference To
the female employees in the Departments. after discus
sion the vote reoonsdered and Mr.. HOars amend
ment was rejected and the substitute reported by the
Committee on Appropriations was agreed to-
The next Senate amendment on which separate vote
demanded was that approprating s5G 600 for the
commencement OF new building for the State Depart
ment, the site OF the premises occupied by the
War and Navy Departments. The amendment was re-
jected without dscusson-Yeas 70, Nays l27.
The next amendment on which a separate vote was
asked that In relation To the extension OF the Capto
grounds, In which the Committee on ApprOpra tions
recommended non-concurrence The amendment was re-
jocted-Yeas 81, Nays l22.
The next amendment on which separate vote was
asked that appropriating 10000 for expedition
10 the North Polq Rejected without division
The next amendment which separate vote was
asked that increasing the salary II the Chief
OF the Supreme Court OF the United States TO 10000 Of
the Associate Judges TO 5000 OF the Judges OF the Cir
cult Courts st. OF the ChipfJnstce OF the Supreme
Court OF the District OF ComblS TO $500 OF the District
judges VI iAe Judges VI the Count Of Cial and TIA "a