Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-16

efatlon lot MS pension Dill. MI. benlAmlu
succeeded, and the pension bill being up,
Mr.. Benjamin explained lie proyislons,
On the conclusion Of Mr.. Boniamln's
speech, Mr.. Dawes moved to postpone the
further consldeFatlon Of tho question for
two weeks. Agreed to-yeah 70, nays o..
ADMISSION or TExks.
Mr.. butler, OF Mase., from tho Committee
on Reconatruction, IMPORTED . bill 70 admit
Texas TO representation IN the Congress Of
the United etates- 20
Mr.. Batter explained that the bill was the
same a. those reported In tho cases OF Ylr-
giniA and Als.l,sippi, with the single add
ton Of provlslon that the original condl-
tlons under which Texas was annexed 10 the
Union shall not be affected.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, moved TO add
a provlso, that this action ahall DO nnAlltyi
that Texas shah DO considered on an equal
ity with all the States, and without further
lnterferenee on the part Of Congress.
Mr.. Butler had no objection 70 the amend.
msnt, except that he thought II all useless.
Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, offered substl-
tute, simply declaring the State entitled TO
admission Without conditions.
WOod's proviso. and Il was rejscted-yeas a,
fhs question was then taken upon the sub.
gtltute offered BY Mr., Beck, and Il was re-
Jected-yeas 30, nays 100.
The bill ives then passed yeas 1871,
nays 46. - ..-.- I
Mr. Dawes moved that the House resolve
itaelf into Committse Of the Whole on the
deficiency appropriation bill, and that al
$50 p. m. the committee take q rOeess until
7joo p. m, which motion was agreed 70, and
tho House went Into Committee ofthe Whole.
An appropriation OF 81, 900 was made for
the court. houso al Dea Molnes, IOwA.
Mr.. Coburn, OF Ind, moved 10 amend the
paragraph Appropriatlhg 100000 for build
Ing the post once and courthouse al New
York, BY adding proviso that no part OF the
appropriation shall be used until plans and
fun specldcatlons are agreed upon aud until
the price IL definitely fixed by law.
The amendment was debated by Messrs,
Coburn, Benjamin, Wood, Dawes, ButleE
and Farnsworth. Tho latter In speaking,
said he did not wiAh 10 DO understood now
as attacking the supervising architect OF the
Treasury, for II seemed he could not rise
here unless he was accused Of attacking
some one. But he wanted 70 call attention
TO . strange coincidence, and that was thai
men who were accused Of sWindling The
Government Ia furnishing granite for thu
Charleston ouutom-houae and tie south Wing
OF the Treasury had now Joined teams, ant
were up 70 their elbows IN the Treasury Ii
furnishing tho kfNnlto Tor the New 10Tl
pared and slgued BY Al B. MuIist, Super
VlkinR archlteot OF The Treasury, and b,
know Of no authority Mr.. Mullet had 4
make such contract.
Mr.. schenek said that these attacks upor
! Mr.. Mullet, 80 covertly made, were unjust
and unmAnly. Amer the attack made apon
him yesterday, Mr., Mullet addressed TO him
(Mr, schenek letter, 10 which he demanded
| an investigation OF his Ofiielal conduct, aud
he would, al the proper time, AK that the
| Committee on Expenditures and Public
Bulldlngs DO authorized 70 make the inVeau
| cation,
The hour Of hAlf-paSt four having arrived
| the House took a recess until 1850.
| EVENING SESSION, ..r
The HOude ro-aABembled al 1850 p. M thi
pending question being upon Mr. CobuEnI