New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-21
TkLBGRaPH TO THE ThiBUNb.l
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 20, lS1

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 20, 1870.
In the Senate today interesting addresses made
by Messrs Anthony, Sawyer, and Morrill, of Vermont
the OF the presentation OF the marble statue Of
Gen. Greene by the State of Rhode Island TO be placed
in the old hall OF the House. Mr. Conkling from the
Committee the Revision OF the Laws reported sub
stitute for the cumbersome Census bill OF the House,
which leaves the whole matter under control of the
Secretary Of the Interior. Mr. Ramsay introduced an
elaborate bin to provide for u postal telegraph sys
tenn. The Virginia bill came up in order and tho debate
lasted for several hours, but little being actually said
about Virginia Messrs Harlan, Thurman, and Morton
consumed couple Of shours discussing the conditions
which Ohio was admitted TO the Union, and the nature
and construction to be placed any compact made by
the General Government with States their admission
Several unsuccessful attempts made adj
journ. The members Of the Committee the
District OF Columbia had invitation to dine with
Mayor Bowen at 6 o'clock. and when O'Clock came and
went Mr. Sumner particularly got very uneasy, and went
about tine Chamber asking Senators adjourn. Mr..
Hamlin said it very important that the Committee
should confer with the Mayor, which made Senators
smile although he said nothing about the dinner getting
cold. Mr.. Cassery. who the floor, could not with
stand the appeal and way. The motion to adjourn
was then put when there % Yeas and % Nays The
ycePresdent voted in the negative, and Mr. Cassery
resumed his argument Mr. Drake protested against the
Senate continuing in session, no said some u or 10
Senators had left. Motion after motion made to adj
journ and voted down. the friends OF the bill had made
up their minds to fight it An effort made to
adjournment with the understanding that at
designated hour tomorrow vote should be taken Mr..
Conkling and Mr.. Trumbul refused consent to ad
journment unless there distinct agreement, and
Mr.. Trumbull charged bad faith Senators
fusng to allow vote Monday. accordance with
the general understanding when the adjournment took
.lrnIt Tho.
became very much excited, and vehemently character
lied the remarks Of Mr. Trumbull as absurd. prepos
ferrous, and uDbecomng to a member OF the Senate!
After the indulgence Of further personality and charges
OF bad faith both sdes, adjournment effected
at $50 o'clock general consent having been obtained that
q vote shall be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
The House to-day without accomplishing any lmpor-
business, the of "a rambling partisan and
useless debate on several very small subjects. The
League Island BILL usual for the last week, occupied
the morning hour without being voted The Pennsyl
vania members take deep interest In the matter and
feel very sore toward Mr. Dawes for having created
wrong impression about the bill in his speech OF last
Tuesday They think lie should have made that speech
independent OF the League Island bill, and not carry
down with the eXtrayagant measures to which he
alluded. With this feeling prevailing within him, Judge
schoed obtained the oor and made clever defense OF
the BILL and attacked Mr. Dawes, charging him with per-
sonal motives incorporating the bill Mr. Dawes re-
piled a somewhat excited manner, and then Gen. Gar
field dragged in by nsDuaon from schohed that
he and Dawes were Inconsistent with their fits Of economy
and cited proof the expenditure Of over 5000 by Gar
helds Committee y Investigating the gold gamblers
conspiracy Of last September, which he denounced as
wanton and useless expenditure Of the peoples money
Garfield denied having prompted the investigation and
rebuked Mr. schoield for his personality The scene
between these three gentlemen all OF whom are on record
for strict economy and looked upon as the last men
in the House TO vote penny out OF the Treasury for
that eXtrayagant or useless was painfu IN
the extreme and regretted by members generally After
the morning hour disposed Of the West Point Acad-
envy appropration bill was taken up, but before any
Roadway was made with it, Mr.. Latin got in privileged
report from the Printing Committee, providing for the
printing Of copies OF the last report OF Special
Commissioner Wells Mr. Latin, In presenting the re-
port explained that he did not agree with Mr Wells In
his free trade doctrine but there members on the
floor who did, and he simply performing q duty
which custom imposed himthe printing of all reports
made to Congress by Government officers. 1t was
pected the resolution would through without any ma
teal opposition but the result directly the opposite
The Protectonts would not consent TO allow the docu
ment TO be printed at Government expense without first
warning their constituents that it unfair and par
tisan statement from irresponsible whose
nection with the Government had already ceased The
debate on the subject lasted until nearly o'clock, when
the resolution for printing passed. and the House adj
jOurned.
The Free Trade papers throughout the country are con
tnualy charging Judge Kelley with having great peeu-
MARY interests in the manufacture OF pig ron and there
by trying break the force Of his attacks the schemes
OF the Free Trade advocates. To-day Mr Kelley made
the following personal explanation, which IS complete
refutation of the charge He said
"MR sPEAKER-I send to the Clerks deck The ST. LOnis
Democrat Of Jan H. 1870 and ask the Clerk to read the
This cheap ry Of British gold abOut played
more men G.n sS S1 IL eS % %.sH 1 s
by British We might easily rso Mr. Kelley Il would be easy to
opton Ohio sgsp the public welfare but
that Of well be left altogether to those who have
Now, Mr.. Speaker. have called the attention OF the
House this paragraph, not by reason OF Its own I'M
portance but because have from time time ar
cles in the newspapers speaking OF my great peeunsy
them until within a few days one OF the gentlemen
from Ohio. Mr. Garfield or his colleague Mr. Wilson,
OreS me o that Kelley are the pro-
pretors of the Grant Furnace at Ironton, Ohio saw
reasonable basis Of fact want 10 say that !
do not know my namesake, but was pleased
man With large family Of sons about him, Who are la
borousy aiding him In his business while l. less fortu-
OF age am not interested foot Of land In the State
of OHIO never had means enough, having been law
In the manufacture OF pgiron any other commodity,
nor do own directly or indirectly one dollar OF capital
stock in mining or manufacturing interest IN tne
world God knows that, as feel years creeping over
me- regret my indifference 70 pecunary matters. and
wish had been able 10 acquire some such property.
Advces received here from Tennessee are to the effect
that the Committee the Franchise In the present Con-
stutonal Convention have reported q provision to be
embodied In the Constitution guaranteeing the right OF
suffrage to the coored minority report will be
presented submitting this provision to separate vote OF
the people, but is believed the Convention will adopt
tho report OF the majority this subject There will be
much discussion and strong effort will be made to de-
feat colored suffrage The present Republican judiciary
win be removed but the effort TO take the election OF the