The Evansville journal., 1870-01-21
sE........wAsHrNeroN. Jan. 20.

IuEuI Vi tAlE UUELn Al ha1SAS A4O01b-
ed Infantry Volunteers. Referred.
Pomeroy introduced a bill for the
relief of settlers on certain lands IN
Iowa. Referred.
Bingham asked leave to introduce
a bill making it an offense, punish
able with fine and Imprisonment, for
any person to propose to repeal the
action of State Legislatures In rati-
| flying any proposed amendment to the
/ Constitution of the United States.
Eldridge objected.
GolIiday offered a resolution in
quiring into the right Of Postmasters
10 refusing to send through the mails
franked documents not mailed at
where a Senator or member resided.
Adopted.
Loughridge offered a preamble
and resolutions declaring the absence
Of the Constitutional authority in the
treaty making power to absorb for
eign territory, until the consent Of
the House was given, which was re-
ferred.
Wood offered resolution deciara-
tory Of the right Of the House to
consider the propriety and expedien
~ vi TIC 0pPAQDA A6AROAAS Va BaOAAO
money for any purchase whatever,
and that the treaty making power
cannot conclude the action Of the
House 10 any case where legislation
is required to execute It. Referred.
Paine presented q petition of the
citizens of Kenosha, asking for an
appropriation for Kenosha harbor.
Tyner offered a resolution of in
quiry as 10 the propriety of removing
disabilities for desertiOu from sol
diers who left their regiments after
the surrender Of the rebel army. Re
ferred
Clark introduced bill to grant
lanes to the Junction City, Solomon
Valley q Denver City Railroad Com,
pany. Referred.
Conkling offered a resolution of In
quiry as to the contracts for trans
porting mali by railroad, whether they
be paid by the mail or by the weight.
Adopted.
Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, rising to
a personal explanation, read a para
graph from the st. Louis Democrat
intimating that he was largely inter
ested IN iron works. He remarked
that be had discovered how this and
similar misrepresentation had been
made. They arose from the fact that
the proprietors Of the iron works at
Bellefontaine, Ohio were w. E. Kel-
ley Il Sons, but he did not know his
nanesakes, and was not interested in
pig iron or any other manufacture,
and did rot own a dollar of stock in
any mining or manufacturing in
dustry.
Resolutions Of inquiry were agreed
to relative to the diplomatic cOrre-
spoodence between j. Watson Webb
and the Brazilian Government, on
the subject of the wreck of the ship
Canada; in reference to United States
coaling stations; In reference to the
removal of Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
the report of the Commissioners on
Education on technical educatiol.
Hooper, of Utah, presented a me-
mortal of q 600 citizens of Utah.
praying for admission as a State. Re
ierred.
Dixon, from the Committee on
appraisement. Recommitted
The House then resumed, In the
morning, the consideration of the
bill for the transfer of the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard to League Island.
Scofield, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, who reported
the bill, spoke at length IN review of
Dawes speech On It's extravaganza.
He intimated that Dawes opposition
to the League Island bill was prompt
ed by resentment against the Repub-
hcan members from PennsylVania,
because they did not prefer him for
the Speakership.
A collOquy occurred between Dawes
and Sc0field, the former endeavoring
to get the latter to make direct
statement to the above effect, but
Scoheld merely continued to review
Dawes speech. alluding, In the course
of his remarks, to the irrelevant illus
tratlon Of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts, that this was John the
Baptist bill. If he chose, said SEQ
field, to say that the bill bore the
same relation to an appropriation that
ohm the Baptist bore 10 the coming
of the Savior of men, it was his own
taste, but, Of course, In the assign
ment of the parts he took to himself
the position of Herod. He was to
deeapitate this bill.
Dawes said the insinuation Of the
gentleman from Pa, on which he
based bis speech, and equally an in
suit to the speaker of the House and
the Pennsylvania delegation, and to
myself, and he has no justification,
as you, Mr.. Speaker, know, in any
particular fact, or In the course of
my conduct here In the fourteen
years which [ have occupied a seat in
this House, and is un nworthy of a
gentleman.
Garfield then replied to remark of
Scofeld, and says any insinuation that
the Committee on Banking and Cur
/ reney asked or obtained money for
itself, or that 1t was interviewing bro
kers as ifit was party to any scheme
Of brokers, was unworthy of the
House, unworthy of the gentleman,
and an outrageous wrong to every
man who believed il investigating
frauds.
Schofeld disclaimed any intention
to reflect on the gentleman from
Ohio.
Myers spoke 10 support of tue bill,
which ct the expiration Of the morn
ing hour Weat over till next Tuesday.
The House then went into a Com
} mittee OF the Whole, Myers ia the