The New York herald., 1870-04-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WAsnISGroS, April %, Is.

wAsnISGroS. April %. 1870.
LOUISIANA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE
Mr. STEvENsoN. rep) OF Ohio, from the sub Comn
Elections, made report tho contested election case
from the Third Congressional district OF Louisiana that
Adoph Bailey is not entitled to tho that q. B..
Darrall Is.
Mr. kerr, den) OF Ind, made minority report with op-
positc conclusions.
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE.
The House then resumed as the business Of the morning
hour tho bin for the establishment Of Department OF
'cc' which en,,s was ,os discussed g La and passed
rTTgns a Tep T M XII from the Library Gomt'ee
$25co purchase books for The library Passed
PORTRAIT or GENERAL TnoMAs.
Mr.. PFrrRs also reported the Joint resolution directing
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conspicuous position in Capitol as a memorial OF his
great service q tine ana hi. distgushod
OUT OF the contingent funds of both Houses In equal propo
VENTILATION OF TuE uALr. OF THE HOUSE
srcca @ Of se E ;on . ss GS
ION o 70" TN se hp pSse Of The ef ns IN The vsna
briefly e subject saying one o. the Objects was To-
venate tho subject OF ventilation. The resolution was
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coners sionai district II Leuisisna ''' 'i'' VIC avn
s s qEsd K a az ns oa Sa rs as no
thai neither Geoge W. McCrancs, Frank Morey nor 2 H.
that crance was duly seesd As AZ aneSd
discussion the resolution reported BY Mr.
ELLIS IsrpopuorD
nayigation ana comarca Interests Of the Uaitcd states
Referred TO the select committee on tha, subject.
Mr.. CHhvRz rep9 of New Mexico, introduces bill rea-
tive TO the Achison Topeka and santa Fe Railroad Com
Mr. KYLLoGG, Crep) of Conn introduced Join. resolu
ton approrraiins for beacon Norwak Inland,
Conn.
CONSIDERATIONS OF Tun rArIrr BIN.
the Whole tho Isra b Mr wnEELKN the chair,
pending question being on the amendment offered by Mr.
iron made to pattern fitted bs down. sixty cens
Mr. WILsos ldsml Of Minn, moved to reduc. :. to nfy
serted ailroad iron would not remain existing
taxing all enumerated iron at cent per pound
G 20 ns m rep 0sa to ressd % s, fs was d.
exclude that idea and leave railroad IRON under the
Mr. fseEasoLI Srcp Of H. moved nov 70 make the duty on
rsroad iron twelve dollars per and protested against
the bcneat Of the prodncers Of IRON Reestsd
was nss sassa % en- Ss ID X To % q % 2, s
making the duty on railroad iron sixty cents per hundred
Mr.. BEoogs tdenl) Of n Y, moved to strike out OF the
paragraph taxing railway splice bars Gc and onchllt
cent per pound tho words roEs and frog pons which
Mr; laGEEsorn moved to make II one cen, per pound,
MT BKooK6, q New York, moved to make It one and
Mr. Bnooms Of New York, moved to reduce the duty on
wrought iron railway chairs frog points, from
.a ssP s Pound to forty dollars per 'on which was re-
No other amendment offered to the paragraph
The next paragraph was that ia ring iron wire.
Mr. soirSox moved to transfer tws.ed tes' from the
i to py ssr duty TO this
Mr. HOLMAN, tdem.) o. Ind moved TO Add 10 the words
pound which rejected oy 70 to 7athe chairman vong
Mr. sSffNcx's amendrncn. was agreed TO.
On motion Of Nj scnEsck :ae rate. IN the paragraph
mere mere reduced from Two an snd half M TO Two cents from foa
Without dispoans Of this paragraph the COMMITTEES
Mr. PoaTEe introduced bl remove the political dls-
abilities OF Isaac II Chr,stiaa, of Charles City county.
virginia, which was referred.
TLe House NJ i've o'cl0ck adjourned.