New-York tribune., 1870-04-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. McCRARY (Rep., Iowa., from the Com.
mttee on Elections, reported resolution that Francs
f. Shober is entitled TO his seat Representative from
the With District of North Carolina, without prejudice 10
the tight Of Nathaniel Boyden to contest IT, The
ton was agreed TO- and Mr. shober in front Of
Speakers chair, and took the oath Of office.
INTERNATIONAL COINAGE.
Mr. KELLEY Rep., PENN, from the Committee on
Coinage, reported bill in reference to International
uniary coinage, not, he said TO have action taken
now but to bring it to the attention of Congress and the
country and to have action taken at later period TIE
session. He referred TO the history OF the movement
and TO the International Convention on the subject
where it was proposed that the British pound sterling
should be made the unit Of value, and where Mr. samuel
W. Rugges, the UNITED states delegate, made, a.
amendment the adoption of the French system. rhs
action Of the United states delegate had been eons
cred by the scientific men Of this country, as peculiarly
unfortunate as 1t foreclosed discussion and connhd
action 10 choice between the British and French sy
TENS. The moyement he said, had taken It's origin ha
bill introduced In the American Congress, where lad
fallen still-born, and though it awakened but little
attention in this country It nai co,,,ssSt sassa
The objections to the French franc had been properly
stated by Baron Eugene Nothumb to be that was te
pieces and that it had no unit Of weight, the decmas
running into month parts. He claims that moreofhe
gold coins Of the world were in harmony with the Ann
can dollar system and the merica system than were IN
harmony with the French system which IL unmetnc, AID
under condemnation by all the sayans OF the world TIE
French coinage, he said, was so dishonest thatn Ea'
gland and the United States were To accept the Tern.
proposed they would have TO require stipulation tia.
The entire Coinage OF France should be recoined
and brought honestly to It's standaId Inc C,t,
willing to give honest for dishonest con and the Amer
cans were keen enough to have the same oJcoton le
american ytef fs OF opd e ncauSt 81 m simple r
American Commissioner (Mr. Ruggles) We're adopted,
andt no
far distant when the value OF the coin should b agah
sye@ t1 6 bring %se 7 nG re Ss 70
day was i'm harmony wit that system ,,.
same subject, after which the bill was recommtted
Mr. HEATON Rep, n. C.), from the Committee on
Coinage, reported bill to establish assay Office At
Mr. MORGAN Dem, Ohio, presented ten petitions
asking Congress to aoon iS S Ss'om isme rey IN
payment Of duties and taxes, and to pay Oh soV'oi
The House then proceeded to vote the resolutions in
the Louisiana contested election case of Hunt against
- ,' ,bo oniS, eXcention beiig Mr. BiueLam
who voted with the minority.
THE READING-TAYLoR CONTESTED SEAT.
Mr.. CESSNA Qep., PENN moved 10 proceed 10 tle
Pennsylvania contested election case of Taylor seant
Reading. ,,..,,.. a.,
prSROife sdar it. 'n' question "n''I'' VIC ~ ~ n',,
the House, the vote stood &C to C9 Then telers wer
ordered, when the affirmative vote was 80 Nays not
counted.
Mr.. BROOKS Dem, N. " called FOR the Yeas and and
Nays, when the vote was Yeas, 1O1 Nays, 81 sothe
House, at q O'Clock, proceeded with The ee ton sss o.
Taylor against Reading, the majority report BENG n
Reading the sitting member was not entitled 70 the ss
and that Taylor, tine contestant, was, and the minority
report taking opposite grounds; ..,. c.
Mr.. CESSNA, representing the majority OF The cSr %
mttee, moved tue previous question WIN the oneI lls
side and take only 20 minutes TO himself -.
Mr. RANDALL lDem Penn representing tnf thnttps ntnG
ity OF the Committee, objected TO that saylng ~,
sitting member desired TO speak as dd seYefal QUIET
The House however, seconded the previous question
and Mr.. RANDALL proceeded to address the hore"
defense OF the right OF the sitting member ,.,,, man.
ber) and Messrs II ALE STILES and CEssNA ie Is H,o
lutions of the majority were adopted by Yeas H' ''''
Mr Taylor was thereupon sworn in as member in'
stead Of Mr.. Reading. ,,.-...,,
Mr.. BENNETT ep " ~ INTRODUCED ca. na loln5a oSSed
ton authorizing the imprQyement OF the giounu Ia
by the United states in Buffalo, N.Y. ana Lo"h as 'O''
Mr. CLARKE (Rep, Kansas, from the Committee "a
Indian Affairs reported bill 10 reorganze the yse y
OF governing the Indian tribes to promote theif
tion, and for other purposes. kec0mmitteu; tt.
Mr.. BUTLER (Rep, Mass asked leave 20 lntronHcs hN
joint resolution TO annex the Republic OF San D0'nSV
The House then, at O'Clock, went into Coniin'''' ="
the Whole on
Mr. WHEELER Rep., " " in the char The qneshosn
being on the amendment offered by Mr. Butter lnas'J
10 insert paragraph making the duty on WeD1us -.
silk and rubber &C., used in the manufacture OF %
per cent al vaorem and on the m 70 'A''
Mr. JENCKEs tRep, r. ~ withdrew his aine eldmsat,
Mr. BUTLER Qep., MaSs supported his nlneGsisen, n,.
every man engaged in the manufacture OF shoeSessns
than TO keep up the tariff OF 90 per cent as provided
the bill He spoke IN the interest OF the shoe uau' '
Mr.. WAsHBURN Rep, Mass) repeated what be s1a
the other day on the subject that the home conn.,
ttion had made webbing much cheaper than IL WasN"
exclusively in the bands q foreign manufactarssirS
-, The amendmssht was agreeH ~ ~ 30 SS' us"
these Vords: - -,
webbing composed Of as and rubber Of m AMI r1s,sr -
other matcras M being the ecnPUns5' .sSsa . Of e
The next paragraph was that taxing 90 per ceh' ~
manufactures of silk not otherwise provided ior ,os
Mr.. COX (Dem., N. " moved To reduce The dug "
per cent, and had a letter Head from b. II. Hutton
SewYork in reference to the tables Heretofore p% s 80
in the discussion and in order to show that the OH
not entirely founded in intelligence whlch came ,-
the Custom Houses, from importers, aud from Su'De"
sources.
The amendment was rejected. ,..,
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, Ind) moved to incrcase the os uSs
to IS per cent arguing thatf 1t proper % imp0 a.
such duty on wooen goods IL certainly proper
Mr. SCIIENCK H,ep, Ohio), referring TO the eur
which Mr. Cox had had read, and 10 the table weS is
been alluded To, said that he set W against ns made
ments m tha Letter ana soe .ne sheSins h the
age wooen dress goods was from 5oi 10 oss per
and that the table OF these freeTfade importers
false, contriyed, and cunning measure. . ...r,.
Mr. BROOKS Dem, " remarked that the the csaihs S he
ter OF New-York importers was as high Us tHa' ="
member from Ohio, any other member. ,,.,a,sf.
Mr. sCHENCK rophed that he had not put bis ena
ter opposition TO theirs but had put tne aet
report against their statement, which was " WIZ w.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Holman was re)seiI,"
and other amendment was offered 70 tue pa,,I fsx
Tho ueyf raragraph was one taxing flax, incluihh "A
straw and all nax not hacked or dressed, so per ''
haeS'S S @niiS nS 80 ~ 's Mr. scHENCK cp oho h v
amended 40 us to read fax not backed 2t max.
SO per tun," &c. and new paragraph WAS "S'u'"
ing the duty on iiaX straw - per tin ,anuf.s-
The next paragraph was that taxing honip "''1
Mr. ia SKs SRsp, Mass) moved to reduce IL to e.
tli,i, aud argued that W that was the auJ Va ~