The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12

only those unfit for duty from other than inu
Mr. A. q. Thurman suggested include those disabled
Mr. Corbett s,idel Suppose the disease be delirium
Mr. Wilson Then It would not have been incurred in
The amendment w.s agreed TO- and also an amendment
by Mr. Howard 70 insure officer reported for retire
Mr. Ferry's motion TO strike the section lost
House.
MT Hays s rising 70 personal question, ,s sent to
New York Star, rejecting upon him in connection
with a claim OF one Charles Divine, which he had
presented and collected in the Navy Department,
dopriving the claimant of the commissions which he
should have received.
He charged that the article was written by or by
the instigation Of one Horatio King OF Washington,
the claim agent whom he designated as "a vulture
who feeds upon the claims OF mutated soldiers
and sailors-a graveyard robber OF widows and or
phans--a sanctimonious, hypocritica would-be
the devil In etc. lie eXpaineS m the crcnmStsnces
of the case, which showed 1t to be matter that had
been referred to the Naval Committee, and to him
self as member thereof, and he had simply per-
formed his duty in the premises.
Messrs. Kelsey, Butler (Mass), and Niblack were
appointed conference committee on the Pension
appropriation BILL
Mr. Jones Ky.) offered resolution calling on the
Secretary OF War for the recent report Of Colonel
Albert of the survey OF the Arkansas river. Adopted.
The House resumed as the business OF the morn
ing hour the bill reported yesterday by Mr.. Lynch,
to revive the navigation and commercial interests of
the United States
Mr. Cullom, who had raised the point OF order yes
terday that IL must he considered in Committee of
the Whole said he would not insist on that point II
there was an understanding that an amendment
could be offered to the BILL and there could be a
fair opportunity for debate.
Mr., Lynch said he certainly would be in
clined to admit any amendment that
the gentleman desired to offer, but he could not
consent to leave the bill generally open to all amend
ments that might be proposed. He should prefer to
let the point OF order be insisted upon and decided
MT Lynch said ne bad no disposition to eSt OIL debate
agreeable 70 the House -
member b a 95 sne select @ Ell On the
Mr. Fnklenburg opposed the bill, Hew alive to the
totally opposed to subsidies and bonntes. The true
The
evil of the policy of called protection
teress were to succumb their eptaph would be, SHere
lies American industry and commerce. dead of too much
liter explanation BY Mr. Sargent, showing that & the
Mr Schenck moved to go into committee on the Tariff
% ns the a S1 bs S .
bee three months before the House. that only
st in the that nat s
at @ vt sv nete mGne many any CUES Tues
even the b should pass s9o House could posi-
recCmmtted laid aide SO the House could go to
MT schenck replied that he prepared at all times
At Of o s Sy hcs 10 s
to the House and Zen s to get action %PGn IT, u
the gentleman could Information that sub;
ieet IRON gentlemen Immediately around him II the bill
offered but such as was substantial in their character aud
1sIs S
three four days easily If they could from
pages the BILL it might be considered threefourths
finished in point of time The had passed almost
able discussion. There good manyx members who
did intend to vote for tariff at all and he
gested that these members should refrain from
offering amendments and reserve themselves to vote
| against the bill as a whole.
the House would probably reach conclusion Ii there.
fore proposed to on tn morning not with discussing
prof. but with the consideration of the bill itself
| Q insisted his motion to into committee.
The House thereupon went into committee the Tariff
bill, Mr. Wheeler in the chair Various amendme nts
offered to the nickel paragraph and rejected
| isss than quorum voting in each case.
ON motion close debate on the paragraph relating
to German silver there was quorum voting, and the
chair man directed tte roll to be called
Sd SS to oe, % & s
to he fairly tested by a vote of the House
Mr. Wood appealed to Mr. Allison not to insist upon his
pies, which of interest to the whole county he
hoped that full opportunity would be afforded for amend
Mr. Allison said he would withdraw his point of order
trusting that the gentleman from Maine would not
| limit debaie.
Mir Schenck said wished to call attention of the
country the side from which delay came auding to
| the fact that many Democrats not voting.
Mr. Brooks reorted that he too called the attention of
the country the that while majority rob-
bng the country it would not afford opportunity to the
| minority to protest
The morning hour expired, and the bill over till
Mr.. Reeves offered a resolution nstructng the Com
mitee Commerce TO inquire into the proprety of
bf the southwest point of Rockaway shoa
the entrance to Rockaway Inlet southwest of Long
| Mr Davis IN. Y, introduced a bill to prevent and
| punish election frauds. Referred
Mr., Bowen introduced bill to equalize bounties Re-
Mr. Sargent introduced bill to extend the provision
of the Presumption laws to the Territory of Colorado
THEN. ". MONEY MARKET YESTERDAY.