The New York herald., 1870-05-13

can oDmmcrce, but totally opposed to subiid es
bur ~ depressed that ntress ~ well ~ every
other industry VI tue country. rne evil was an ex-
ce,s q me poioy o. s,e % .anel protection wnoa
ress ere tpsuccur no their epirl would Da"lIere
lie America, industry and commerce dead OF TOO
Tne morn NJ hour expired and the bill went over
MARK,Sa RooKAwAY snoAL
Mr.. REEVES, t,em.) or n. T., offered q resolution
IN tructlng the Oonmlttee Oh Com cree 10 ilqune
Int. M proariety OF porting an appro RIA lon for
providing some sultlb elneaiis OF IN kg the 40 tn
west point o RocKaway Snoal, near tn, ent.anse, Il
Ro kaway inlet south coast of Lons Island.
Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr. DAVIS, rep OF N. \, mnoInced oil! to pre-
Mr HowsS ~ ,renI ~ rauas. a. IN rn"en hin IN
equal 10 pounties. Referred.
Mr oAadssr, trcpl OF Ca, introduced bill 10 ex
Territory of Colorado. After an exp analio by Mr..
Sargent, snowng that tha blli was entirely IN tie
interest OF settlers, tne bill was passed.
TiE TARIFF BILL.
Mr. scnsscK, ren.l OF ohio moved to 90 into
Mr. WooD, he ore the qucs ION was put, asked Mr..
Scnelck whcther-ln view OF the lacts that the bill
had neen three and u hall months lie ore tue House;
that only gwe1Ly one pages out nity had been dis
pos. OF; thai II late IN the Session; that
many app 0prlatton bills we're yet unAc.e upon;
tnnt there wire uany que tiOns of great I'M or ance
yet Undetermined, and that even Ii tAe bill hould
pass the Hone II could not possibly pass the Senate
he woud not let the bill either b, reconmitted
or iald asdes 30 That tile House could 10 10 prlccai
leSisiulOh,z
MIR. sCnfsox replied that he was prepared at ali
times TO attempt at least 10 do his duty which was
rs chairman OF the Committee OF Ways and Means,
10 prcsenI its work 10 tue House, aud eadeavOr 10
gel action upon II. As u how lOug the House might
Ue occupied Oh the bil, the gentleman could get
more lniormalion ON mat subject from gentemen
immediately around ham. II the bill were fairy
sidetd. and IL no amendments were o lerel except
such as Mere su3stalta al III their character and
We're Offered In good lai II, with view 10 raise or
lower duties, he believed they could gel through
with the bill IA the next three four daS easily. III
they coli1 iedson from lrobabiii 4 cons deing the
nature OF tue rem uing page OF the bill 1t WAS at
least ihree-ouitns finished in point OF tine. ihey
had passed over everything that could be
made the subject Of considerable discussion.
There We're good many members wno did
not Intend b vote fJr any Iariff at all and he sug
gestcd that those members should refrain nom dis
cussion or o4erng amendments and reserve them
selves 70 ,ote against the bill as whole. lie
Thought IL would be known In q dag or Two when
the hOuse would probably reach o conclusion. tic
therefore propo ed 10 20 on This morning. not with
discussing prooab ltles. but wlth the conslerau
OF me Di itseif. He insisted on ns motion 10 go
The House tnereupon went into committee on the
Tarif Dill, Mr. wheeler IN the Chair.
various amendments were 0hered to the nickel
paragraphs and were rejected less than quorum
voting III each cas-.
ON Il mot.on TO close debate on the paragraph re-
Iatllg 10 Gelnan silver there was no quorum voting,
and tne Chairman decided that the roll NJ called.
Mr.. SChENcK WISHED 10 eau the attention o. the
country 10 the side from which the delay came,
alluding to the iact tnat many democrats were not
voting.
Mr. BROOKS (dem.) or N. Y, fetorted that
he, too, called the attention OF the country to
the fact that whle the majority was robbmg tue
Country J would not afford opportunity TO the
m.nurity even TO protest.
The roll cal showed the presence of I5i members
aud, on recount 10y teiers, tue motion was agreed
ON an amendment offered by Mr.. BUTLER, Tep) of
Mass, 20 the same paragraph, 60 insert the words
'aluminum and lis alloy,n there was again no quo
rum vollng, and the call OF the roll mad to he re-
peated, When 100 members answered. Che amend,
nlent was Then agreed to.
a like agendment was offered to the next para
Mir. Cox, tdem.l Of Y. rdiculed the idea ofusng
sucn words IN tarI bill as "aumnlum' and ten
Mr.. MAYNARD, (rep.) OF Tenn, asked him whether
he had 10 go TO the dictionary 10 dnd them.
Mr.. CoA-Go to the dictionary No sir; the die
tonary came 10 me. (Laught ri
MI. BUTLER, WHO had not heard Mr.. Cox distinctly
In reference to the use OF the word 'alumnum," 1"
asked wnat was his FAULT.
Mr. C0x--Vour iautt could not enumerate your
faults, my dear sir II were 10 keep speaking from
now TO eierliy know mat Is not very good an-
swer, but IL Is the way you answer me.
Mr.. BUTLBR-Oh, AZ Is u very good answer from
Mr. BROOKS, Of N. Y. moved TO strike out the
paragraph taxing old type two cents per pound.
Mr.. PETERS, rep. OF Mellow much Gocs 1t pay
Mr. Notwithstanding.
Mr.. LLTsRs-~Let US go for that Lat as ei-a them
rne motion was agreed TO by 63 to 81, and the
paragraph was struck out.
MIR. CuNGgR Tey.J OF Mich, moved To amend the
paragraph taxing Iive animals twenty per cent by
adding provisO that emigrants' teams not exceed
Ing oae wag n and Two animals Tor each family shall
be admitted duty free. Agreed ".
MIR, SAITH, trep.) OF VT, moved to increase the
duty to thiriy per cent, which was agreed 10.
Mr.. Bsooks OF N. K. moved to cut out the para
graph, which was rejected.
several amendments we're OfYered to the paragraph
taxing oatmeal one cent per pound, and Hour OF
wheal, rye, or buckwheat half cent per pound
ana the paragraph gave rise TO considerable III
sion. Without dlsposing Of the question the COM
mitiee rose.
took recess till half-past seven this evenlng-~.he
session to bc for business to be reported from the
Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Evening Session.
INVALID PENSIONS
The fret business taken up in the eAening session
was tho bill reported by
Mr BENJAMIN trep.) of NO., from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, to dennc the duties OF pens
agents ana prescribe the manner Of paying pen.
sions. This bill had been recommitted the 25tll
OF February, 1870. with several amendments, and
came back with all those amendments to be acted
on. They were explained and advocated I'm five ana
ten minute speeches by the members Offering theIn
Messrs Crebs Williams Butler OF Mass, Lawrence
ano Randall.
Mr. BENJAMrN advocated the bill OF the committee
es against all the substitutes and amendments pro-
posed.
Finally the discussion closed aud the House pro-
ceeded TO vote upon the various propositions. Tho
first vote taken the substitute offered by Mr.
Lawrence requiring pensions to be paid every three
months by drafts to be forwarded by mail 1t was
rejected without division, as were also the otker
proposed anlendmentS.
Tine iii as reported from the committee was then
passed without division. 1t requires pension agents
to prepare quarterly vouchers for pensions and
direct the same TO the post ONCE addresses OF the
pensioners, and have them executed and returned to
| the agency Oh the receipt or which properly exc
cuted checks for the amount Of the pensions to
be transmitted to the pensioners by man, the PEN
sions to be payable IN March, June. September and
December.
A large number OF bills granting pensions were
reported and passed, after which the House ad-