The New York herald., 1870-04-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, April q, 1870.


WASHINGTON, April q, 1870.
GOVERNMENT STATES.
Mr.. DAWES rep) Of Mass, from the Committee Appro-
priaons reported bill giving construction provision OF
the act OF April 90 1870 In reference 70 efficient
government OF the rebel States. Passed
Mr. PAINE lrep) Of Wis., introduced bill to reduce the
duties imports Referred Committee Of the Whole
LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr. STEVENSON rep) Of Ohio, from the Subcommittee
Elections made report in the election case from the Fifth
election that district and that neither George W McCranie
ha he = would ea Up The
BILL TO ESTABLISH DEPARTMENT OF SUsTIcE.
being the bin reported yesterday from Re-
trenchment ne, to establish Department Of Justice
The BILL OF which synopsis given In yesterdays
ceediues, consolidation bills prepared and intro.
Mr. JENoAEs, Gepl Of r l. addressed the House in en'
During the discussion OF the bin the morning hour ex.
pred.
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL
The House then went into Committee of the Whole the
Tariff bill, Mr. Wheeler IN the chair, the pending para
polished which paragraph Mr. Allison had moved to strike
and Means dd not object to its being struck The para
~, ns. and
% and d1V per al "'s' Ano
cent r. & tt to M rsduss the tax to
use OF iron hoops for binding bales diminishing materially
Mr.. sonrNCK opposed the amendment willing
Of cent more than the duty on hoops 'y 0"' quarter
THE RICHMOND, CALAMITY.
repJ oi Va, the calamity which this
court room in Which the decision was being on
the question of the consuonaly of the Enabling He
nearly forty persons very large wounded
including Ex-Governor Wells, fatally, and since reported
dead
CONSIDERATION THE TARIFF RESUMED.
The discussion MT Bucklevs amendment resumed
mr. LSGhS, .rep Of I moved to mase ~ one and half
Mr. LoGAS then moved TO make it and threequarter
NJ
Mr. CoNNog dem0 of Texas moved TO strike out the para
graph which, he said, would leave the
present. thirtyve cent al raoye, equal to about
be blow at the Southern Section Of the coun,ry
Without dsposing OF the motion, the committee, al half
evening.
Evening Session.
The Committee the Whole resumed its session on the
Tariff bin at haltpast seven o'clock Wheeler in the
roe a pa s0on ss mase OF hop
to lengths all sizes and descriptions one and threequarers
After discussion the motion to strike out the paragraph
The next paragraph motion of Mr. somESoK,
modified 80 as to read:-
Known as angle iron whether in T l. and OF other forms
not including iron rails for railroads. one and quarter
The then rose IN order to have the debate closed
Mr. scHEscK moved to close the debate in half minute.
MI iCox, (den Of N Y. a proviso that no duty
under the paragraph shall exceed fifty per cent od
that !, shall no. exceed ihry,aye per cent "a ralo,.
Both rejected, the committee
10 the next paragraph which, the motion OF Mr..
Schenck, was modified 40 as to read--
punched or unpunc6ed one and half cent per
wrought iron railway chairs frogs and frog points Of IRON
two cents per pound"
Mr.. BENZAMINE, (rep.) No. moved to add TO IT,
sOn railroad iron, made pattern lifted, be laid
down, sixty cents per 100 pounds
Mr. INGERsoLI, rep) of ILL.,, moved to reduce u fifty
cents. Rejected.
motion of Mr.. SCHENCK the committee rose, and Mr..
Schenck moved to close the debate the pending para
graph in minutes and moved the previous question:
Messrs. Cox Eldridge and ngersol simultaneously
adjournment
The SPEAKER eDl declined to entertain the motion
while the House being counted.
On count by the Chair there quorum voting, and
the Speaker appointed telers.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE again moved to adjourn.
The SPEAKER pro declined to entertain the motion.
On the count by the elers the democrats generally ab
stained from voting, and no quorum voted.
The SPEAKER pro then explained that he had not
recognized the motion for adjournment while the House
sscertaining whether there was quorum present.
Mr. SCnENCK moved for q call OF the House.
Mr. Cox, at quarter before ten moved that the House
adjourn; and Mr. ELDRIDGE moved that when 1t do ad-
journ 1t be unt Friday and that he demanded the yeas
and
The motion rejected TO l43 and then at ten o'clock,
the House djourned.