The New York herald., 1870-03-02

IckhIu W tAo v0Lng yogecfQRy on MF Sptnk's taffH
resolution. The votes or the Messrs- Brooks were
reversed. the New YORK member having really voted
.Eoo ana the Massachusetts member AYE"
corded as '@ Voting ~" voted S SAse" Mr.. Heading dld
sssn SHs cSasoS ssa ss Scns s
was unavoidably absent but would have voted
AYE" The democratic members represent the
resolution as merely distortion or mutilati0n Of
their national platform Of 1868, which reads
tariff revenue upon foreign imports such equal
under the revenue laws a. w afford pro-
tue revenue laws are omitted from the resolution Which
less than hresfourha OF article Of the demo-
THE SALE OF cADKrsHIPs--cAsE OF Mr. pEwEEsE
tee on Military Affairs, made report In the case OF
John T. Dcweesc, submitting the testimony taken
weese before the committee. Mr.. Deweese having
resigned the committee reported the following re-
solution the report being signed by all the members
Resolved That John Deweese, late Representative in
Congress from the Third Congressional district OF North
Academy IN Violation aw and S that s Uass sasS
ment was influenced BY pecunisy consder and that
worthy seat In the RepressntsvsS and Is share
iore condemned A. conduct unworthy Of Representative Of
Inc testimony was read from the Clerks desk
That OF Mrs. NJ u. Bean proprietress OF the United
states Hotel in Washington was to the effect that
she had paid $500 to Mr.. Deweesc for the noInnar
ton OF her son to the Naval Academy, and that the
amount had been refunded by Nh. Deweese within
the last lew days. That OF her 70 the same
enect. The statement OF Mr.. Deweese was that at
the time ne received the money he dd not know
there was particle of wrong In IT. that Secretary
OF war ana the Secretary OF the Navy were both
cognzant OF what he was doing. As soon as ne mad
realized that he mad done wrong he returned the
money and had sent his resignation to the Cover
nor OF MS State. He mad not acted IRON mercenary
motives, for ne had expended twelve thousand dol
lars IN his state IN the last Presidential election.
The reading having been concluded, Mr. Logan
the committee would certainly have reported =
resolution OF expulsion had 1t not Deen for the de-
clson OF the House the other day IN the Whittcmore
case that memper who had resigned could not %
expelled. The resolution was then adopted unan
mously on vote by yeas and nays.
EXPENSES OF HOUSE, COMMITTEES.
Mr.. CAKE, chairman OF the Committee on Ac-
counts, made report rs to the expenses OF the
rlous committees OF the House. Tho expenditures
OF the Committee on Elections amounted to $23,4I6
being $40 200 less than mad been claimed legal
BY Witnesses ana for serving subpBnas. The Com
COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs s8,e70 the Judiciary
committee $3,5S4, the Special COMMITTEES on Decline
OF american Commerce 81 900 ana the Census Com
$26,S24 unpaid.
On motion OF Mr. KERR, (dem.j or Ind, the Com
m'ttee on Accounts was directed TO audit and allow
the accounts US certified by the clarmcn OF tne re-
spectlve committees.
INVESTIGATION OF CADETsHIP APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.. LOGAN asked instructions from the House as
TO what the Committee on Military Affairs should do
IN investigating cadetship appointments Improperly
made by members OF the former Congress. The
committee had taken evidence against eX-members.
SHOWING tnelr cunnecton with the aale OF cade SHIPS
but having no jurisdiction OF the person the COM
mlttee did not know exactly what sort OF resolu
tion to report. The committee would take the IN
strucLl0ns VI the House on the subject.
Mr. WOODWARD dem) OF Pa, expressed his be-
lief that the committee mad no jurisdiction as the
person Of an eX-mem0er OF Congress, and had no
right to investigate With view any personal pro.
ceedlng against such member; but when the resolu-
tlon was adopted 1t meant mOre tnan mere inves-
ugatl0n Of the delinquencles Of individuals; 1t
meant TO inform the House with reference to the
working OF those TWO national schoo.s Tnat lnfor-
nation would be very import ant as bearing On the
question whether was expedient to keep 40 those
schools In the manner and on the principles on
which they had hitherto been conducted II these
schools were peing filed bv purchase they should
either be abolished as public naisances or there
should be rcformationIn the mode OF making ap-
Various suggestions were made and resolutions
offe red and modified and finally the following Az
offered Dy Mr.. Garfield and amended ~ Mr.. Logan,
Resolved That the execution Of the order Of the House
sructed contnus its nvesssson Of ii parshaass or
n 81 any w6 ss elected n
- Or By any who he; %
IN & ns
:aa BE- to prevent the said somes continuing
The proviso having been agreed to, sMr. scorIELp
lrep) OF Pa. moved to lay the whole resolution on
the table 1t making an unfair discrimination against
two or three persons ana letting all the others gC
Tree. Lost-yeas 60. nays 95.
MI. JsNckEs. lrep.l OF Il. l., moved to rcconside
the vote by which the provia0 was adopted. Agreed
| TO; and the provso was then rejected.
Mr. Garfeld's resolution MAS then agreed to.
REpoRT ON THE GOLD CONSPIRACY ISyESTIGArioS
l ia. 1ARFIkLD Tcp) of ONO, chairman Of TIL
Committee on Banking and Currency, presented th
testimony taken In the gold Investigation and TIL
report agreed to by the commiItee and Mr.. Coz
presented the minority report OF himself ana Mr.
Jones, OF Kentucky. Both reports laid on th.
table and ordered to be printed and recommltted
Ine recommittal gives the committee the control O
the matter so as 10 call 1t up at any time.
Mr.. SARGENT, lrep.} OF Cal, made an effort 10 gel
the House to 20 into committee on the Indian Appro
a.Il laIpl n
vote OF IS TO 76, and did accordingly ADJOURN at
quarter TO lour.