New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-11

should not be expelled from the privilege that you now
enjoy one Of the reporters In the reporter Won
these alleged libels the members OF the HOUSE,
In response Mr.. Smith sent to the Speaker the iol-
IN ssr NY s di:psci which appeared The Ss rori Ercn
basd upon oss documents which and the statements set forth
the dispatch identical T SS', G'aao m those
papers used therein in the same connection " A
ad Upon these statements denied By Mr. Fitch in the HO gg;s
% sS Ss .as Is and .fc 4n h SSu whether he
when called upon to 90 so that tnes I mo Mr. fitch
Gen this not bis exact %eeTng but ss.t MI re ~
and oss Ss s T nc S% eSa n' &
mpicStSs Mr. appear ,ba. he had in any way
The D sS G2 X IA. nj e I nS@s Of ' mem
mentioned dispatch appeared In the ahdavt Of Mr. Iayr
having been scdS s rim VASE a5; 4' E S SS1 post
The paper having been read, the SPEAKER asked Mr.
Smith whether he had anything further to state. Mr.
Mr. FITCH propoHndod through the Speaker the fol-
lowing question % the correspondent which, there beng
no objection, was read to him: A.
What Official documents refer to By whom were they OK
Mr. Smith requested two minutes to submit a written
reply The request Was granted ana the 6SRy having
nsro the first interrogation state that the Official documents
Grand JSrT Of lie District Of Columbia To lie Interrogation
would that these documents were shown to me and a
which these doeqments were taken -. .oe.,ootor, ,ut
evasve and moved that the respondent be compelled 70
more fully, and be held for contempt until nc
MIR. BROOKS Dem., n. " contended that newspaper
correspondents had certain privileges such as are ac
clans and that wondbe against public policy to com
pei them TO disclose the sources Of their information
Mi. LOGAN (Rep., ILL., contested the position CLAIMED
for newspaper correspondents and insisted that no such
privilege should be accorded to them.
resolution dismissng all the proceedings in the matter
Mr.. FARNSWORTH (aep, Il) offered substitute, re-
ferrng the whole matter 10 select Committee OF nNo
members with power to send for persons and papers
Mr. Farnsworth's substitute adopted, by liz 10 ~
NJ Smith info nv he
longer in the custody OF the House. 4, a.,
and had read dispatch N. b. Taylor dated at Mon
eal denying that he had ever had any conversation
or Goladay on the subject of Cuban recognition.
The House then proceeded to consider the Senate
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. DAWES Rep, Massl Chairman OF the Committee
ments 10 the BILL all OF Them with two three excep-
tons adding TO the amount appropriately but he desired
call special attention TO three OF four OF the so as to
get expression Of the opinion Of the House upon them
before sending the bill to Committee OF Conference
the salaries of Judges female clerks, and other officials,
the increase amounting annually to s539534 The Com.
mtee Appropriations opposed TO the increase of
salaries Tie next appropriation of 100000 to
commence work on new State Department
Ito cost between six and seven mions), and
a proposition to enlarge the Capitol grounds.
The members Of the Committee on Appropriations
Washington but they opposed TO the attempt to
fasten 1t here by appropriations of money for what
might be called permanent improvements. The Commit
tee was opposed the Senate excluding
the Court of Claims every person who had partic
pated in the Rebellion matter whether he had OBJ
tanned pardon not. Mr.. Dawes went on at consid
cradle length TO argue against that amendment as i'll
volvng the good faith of the Government.
The House then proceeded TO vote on the amendments
Of the Senate the report OF the Committee OF ApprOp
TONS recommending the the nonconcur
being agreed to without question: except where
separate votes were demanded.
The first amendment on which a special vote was
asked was that OF excluding from the Court Claims
persons who had participated in the Rebellion, notwlt
standing their having obtained pardons The Committee
recommends the substitution for the Senate amendment
OF the following prOviso
pardon amnesty granted President
whether secs proclamation Otherwise accept
formed condition thereof shall be admissible on the
claimant the evidence
ant said Court h night bring maintain suit thereon except
where such pardon and granted and Os Of allegiance
taken during the continuance Of the active operation
dent Lincoln pursuance thirteenth section
the act Of Congress- known the ConsatOn approved July H.
1862 peng the public faith FOR restoration OF the nights property
where requirements conditions named said and
proclamation have been faithfully complied with and said oath Of
allegiance and msna ed nvose And this hereby de-
meaning this Of several
comforting jurisdiction the Court of Claims and Of the said oct Of
July H. 1852 the said proclamation OF the President Lincoln and
The recommendation Of the Committee was agreed
The next amendment on which separate vote was
asked that providing that the compensation OF the
female clerks and employees in the various departments
shall be the that Of males. the Committee
recommended a substitute for 1t as follows:
appointment and employment Of clerks eopss,
and employees the several departments of the Gov
ernmeu discrimination between males and females
lawful appoint and employ competent and worthy
persons positions but the number Of clerks
shall not be increased By this section
After considerable discussion and without dispOsing OF
the amendment, the SPEAKER announced the following
as the Select Committee ordered in the of the
respondent of The EUening Post: Messrs. Poland,
Dckey, Finkelnburg, Potter, and Holman. The House
then adjourned.