New-York tribune., 1870-05-27
WASHINGTON.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEHJ
| WAsEiNGTog, Thursday, 8hy 2e, 1910
Tie President has 30 Ear recovered from hsStack u
cholera mOrbs yesterday 10 be able 10 leave - room
Iiercceyed no visitors, however, today, exceny,se
bers OF tho Cabinet. delegation of members Cf the
Pennsylvania Legislature and Pittsburgh coal deors
have 8rriycd in this city, and viii appear before 80
House Committee railways and canals during ifs
present week advocate the passage of bill prohibs
ing bridges to DC built the Ohio River of oss span
than 400 feet
To-day after the reading Of the Journal, the House
sumed the consideration OF the amendments 10 the
Northern Pacific Railroad b and voting began at once,
the friends Of the bill being very much elated by yester
days SUCCESS and confident OF carrying the bill the
final vote and defeating the amendments TIC op-
ponents OF the bill all present and the amendment
first voted defeated by Yeas, Is; Nays o. Ihe
next amendment, Mr.. Randas, was also defeated but
by much closer vote The interest manifested in tho
fate Of this amendment was very great, and many who
had kept the count uncertain Of tie result
1t discovered finally that the majority either way
would not be more than or two Ilr Morrssoy WHO
had not answered to his name, rose record vote,
the count standing at this time 80 o. the
voting as on the previous amendment Had nc voted
Yea, the vote would have been tie and the Speaker
would have had to decide It. but Morrissey, all eyes
turned on him, voted against the amendment it
rejected The next amendment, Sidney Carkes was
rejected by nearly twohirds vote. The other amend
ments voted in succession, and all rejected
by greater less majority, the Yeas ana
Nays being demanded all of them. Whom the ninth
amendment had been rejected the Speaker stated tE4
all Of the amendments having been disposed Of the quc
tOn would be taken on the final passage Of the bin.
Several Of the members said they understood there wera
twentyfour amendments, stated by hr. Wheeler ycs
terday, but it they in error Mr. Holman Of
Indiana moved to lay the bin on the table, which was
defeaed-Yeas 50; Nays, 100. The bill was then passed
in the shape that it from the Commit
tee, the vote being l0I to "a. After the
House had disposed of the Northern Pacific Railroad
BILL the report OF the Conference Committee on the biz
TO enforce the Fifteenth Amendment came up and the
Democrats, for want Of argument began dsgracefu
scene Offlbustering, which lasted for some time. and
vote was prevented. it known that they
desired to speak the bill, 1t arranged that they
should have hour and half tomorrow, and the Re
publicans hour, when vote is TO be taken.
The morning hour in the House began to-day at about
42O after the vote the Northern Pacific Railroad b
and the agreement with regard to the bill enforcing the
Fifteenth Amendment The bill for the re yval OF Amon
maritime interests was in order, and Mr. Lynch
obtained the oor asking that the previous question be
ordered He sustained, and he then proposed that
the substitute offered by the Committee, with the amend
ment proposed by Mr. Cox, be considered az
pending, the original bill with the numerous
amendments that had been offered to be regarded
as laid on the table, This proposition would leave
only two sections, authorizing drawbacks on imported
materials used in shpbuildng and stores used on for
c1Cn voyage taken from DOnl Inc UfsJ sccliou was
provision that all American materials used in build
ing ships and Of tuns and upward, and
that there should be allowed bounty equivalent TO tho
drawbacks il the had been imported. This proyis-
ion Mr. Coxs motion proposes to strike out and on tha;
the friends of the measure willing
to take the sense Of the House. Mr.
Lynch, in proposing this arrangement, said
that every gentleman in opposition, from Sr Wood
to Mr.. Allison had indicated their willingness to vote
for drawbacks, he made his suggestion with view u
time and to a direct vote on the substitute
There was at once disclaimers made by Messrs Inger.
soil, Allison, and Logan, the latter being especially ear
nest in declaring his entire opposition the substitute
any yet proposed for the relief OF the Amer
shipping interests Quite sharp encounter occurred
between Messrs Logan and FarnswOr the latter though
opposed to the original BILL having taken the sus
tain,the proposal made by Mr. Lynch The debate grew
rather warm and personal FarDswOrth telling Logan
that he evidently did not understand the question and
Logan retOrng by saying that he could not be expected
to understand it, he only side and his col
league on both. Mr. Lynch then announced his in
tention to move the main question the bill, amend
ments, and substitute yielding portion OF his time to
Mr.. Axell OF California and Mr.. Reeves OF NewYork,
who spoke in favor of the substitute Mr.. Lynch then
took the floor and made animated speech in support
Of the BILL declaring that the opposition to the substitute
had proved itself factous He denounced every argu.
ment advanced against the bill as those furnished by the
hired agents of the British shpbudera who had flooded
members desks with pamphlets giving pretended facts
and arguments paid for by British gold and in the
interests of the Confederate piratebuders He declared
that British agents then in the galleries watching
the interests Of their There consider
able excitement while he speaking and Mr.. Lynch
was frequently interrupted In excited manner by
Messrs Logan IngersOll, Allison, and others. Quite
occurred between Gems. Logan and Negley the
latter declaring that the whole opposition arguments
were unconsciously influenced by British arguments.
spirited cOoquy occurred between Messrs. Lynch and
Allison, the latter asking why the Iowa farmers should
not have English iron free Of duty, If the ship
builder allowed to get his materials in that
way Mr.. Lynch replied that the Iowa farmer
was not subject to the competition
as the shlpbuilders and owners. The land he pOwcd
was his own, and the market was comparative monop-
oily, while the ship had 10 compete with those OF every
nation that flew flag the ocean. He closed by ask
ing why gentlemen should oppose American mechanics
using foreign materials American SOIL preferrng IA
II seemed that the builders OF the Clyde and Mersey
| should have the entire control both Oh
| the ship-building and oeeancarrying trade
On calling for the main question, Mr. Allison moved 70
lay the bill and amendments the table, ana on that
vote stood 6 to 1O5 being majority against tho notion
-Four O'Clock having arrived while the roll was Dehs
called the House adjourned, and ordering the nam ques
ton will up unfinished business terre"ns Vi
| the journal tomorrow.
There is report current tonight that delegation OF
the opponepts of the Northern Pacific Railroad BILL III
Guiding Democrats and Republicans, will call upon 'na
President tomorrow, and endeayor to persuade MN 10
veto the hill The President has already ntimated ms
| intention TO sign the DILL
| Can't John Goldman, who has been prominent here by
his opposition to the pending measure in relation TO tho
ppine interests was in galleries when referred TO
nv Mr. lynch to-day. While the vote was going on he
was heard loudly denouncng carpetbagSers declaring
that they had bought, and that he would nave pau
more had he known their price, &c. Afterward at 'he