Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-22

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IOs w, Sd5 70 rebuild he orpSsn ssyiSn q
Our Lady Of Mercy, At uhafisstoh, south
The bill rski,s. that tho appropriation 4,
pneera sad soldiers Of the Unlon army dufing
the DO mbA rdmc1t or ChArlsgton.
MI Beuismia, Of Mo Objects, 20 We t giI,
an appropriations, and must 20 tothe Oommi''
tee Of the Whole. ~ 5.f 10 l---
Mr. Dawes then moved TO 'aspena, VIZ ~ r we.
rms TA4lgY sIIL. t,....,,
Mr., Sehendk, % Ohio, gave notice that on
Thursday next, after the morning hour, and
WHO'S on no tsfif biit ne would move TO
close general debate on the bill In one hour
Mr.. Psins, d wi., ssid Il Wa, rumorod that
the Oohmittse Of Ways Ahd Means would not
report the funding bill until after the tariff
bill shall have been disposed OF. lie would
like to asoettaip tho truth OF the matter. -
MT, sohenok replied IN At the committee had
nv TpS aSst ,a hd sny,hlng aeost nc mattel
and would report upon II whom II was In a
| condition TO ~ reported, without reference TO
whethef the tariff bill was completed or not.
iEYHsTiGATior or Ma. MULLETT's CONDUCT.
Mr.. SohOncH reported Areaolution directing
the Committeo on Expenditure on Public
Bpildlng' TO isve,tiEste the oifleIal conduct
the treasury, Add also 70 invssiiEatS ths eS,
psndltars, nade upon buildings Constructed
under hts direction.
cation TO be more thoroua "a and CON plste than
That contsmplAtsd.b by the revolution. Lett
be amended 50 a. to embrace tho whole con-
duet OF MT, Mullstps once. He wanted to
been diverted tom another fund and expended
for furniture. He wanted to know, also, the
number q lodklng glssIsa that had been pur-
returned to the manufacturer. rs.l
Mr.. Schenok had no objection to making the
HC,S sPd .EssDS as ne
Management Of the Arohileots once, but he
va, opposed 70 the gentleman attempting TO
prejudice the case IN advance, as he had done
By the statement Just made. 1.-THE Eehtleman
would suEEest an amendment, he would ao-
Gr. F.rnswerth thea suEEss,sd an amend
TO embrace all details, ADD Mr.. sohenok 40.
eeptsd the amendment. II.
NJ: a,Taeid. .uIse,tsd that expense might
make inquiry, aud report whether there Was
q neeelaity for an inyestlEAtion.
Nj: sohenek repeated that he wanted a full
and thorough inyeatigAtlon, and the reason
was obvious. Whenever an appropriation
bill was under confederation md al item " az
reached relating to the public buildings soms
let or aimed ~ him. lie nov waited 40 In
ysatigAtlon. Mr.. Mullet had himself invited
y, and 10 his opinion the gentlemen who made
ths,e stacks ought to DO the last to object to
M. FGTnswofth wanted Il understood that
he had not Objected. lie suEgsbted, however,
that the refsrenoo should be changed, and that
ihs COMMITTEES 10 be charged With The Invest.
CATION should be the Commlttea on Public TX.
peuditutes, which was COMPOSED ofO me mbers,
rather than the Onnmiites on Expenditures
Of Public Buildings, which had but members
Mr.. behenok thought the latter COMMITTEES.
was the proper one TO make the Investigation.
He declined to accept Mt. darneld's SugseS.
The resolution was then adopted.
... THHTARIFP nit AdAtH.
The House then resolved itself toto Com
mittee Of the Whole and resumed considers
tion ofthe tariff bill, an ofdcrhAvlnE been for.
merly made tn u the committee take \ recess
from $50 to $50 P. u.
the bill on the gIouad that It's passage would
add to the burdens Of the people, and would
generally enhanes tho coat u vi articles In
M. sconsld, Or Pennsyly mia ,dvo,,ted the
Mr. washburp, Of Wisconsin, In r,w 10
marks advocated reduction generally upon
teA, coffee, and the necCbsarIss Of lie.
Mr.. Peters, Of Maine, addressed the con nit
tee, prlnoipAlly with reference 70 the duty on
lumber, witch he cOntendrd the lnteresA OF
Malne demanded Shoulibs kepi ~.
The taxed lAboFoTl OF Afalne. he said, could
not compete with the pro yinolAl labor Of New
BT ~ E AID ~ InslshGorInE Pfoy, n,
tended that tsrif Imposed for any other pur.
poHs than purely one OF rcyonue was CONTRARY
to the genius and tpiFit Of our Institutions,
and a. such subyersiye OF republican prln-
oiple1,
Pending further discussion the House at
t:9o .. n., took . recess until 1850 ?. m.
EyENINd sEssloS.
The House resumed Its session rs IA Com.
mittee Of the Whole at ! 30, and MF, Kerr con.
eluded his remarks, claiming that American
labor and product were proteotedLy nature
the Feduotion Of the tariff to A ANAL number
Of articles for revenue only.
Mr.. Kerr occupied the tiiuo until nearly nine
o'clock, r.
Mr. Wilson, Ohio, followed, generally sup
porting the bill as encouraging q diversity oi
labor, thereby advancing the AgrIeultuTAlin
terest1 Of the country.
Mr.. Holman, Ind, obtained the moor but gave
way TO = moiioa to adjourn, and at 20 o'eloeh
the House AdJourned.