Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-23

esreTency or contf1uin the pubiicstion OF az
deb .aet, and report The resalt Of their investi-
ON mo,in N Mt. kslses, q. Y. the secre-
isry OF The Interior WAS directed % inform the
house what amount of money had been paid %
Iuterior Dersrtrscrt sitS ssatiSnery ,ei tse a.
Cat year ending June %, ls9 also, whether the
sAe arm has ssw any contract with thzt De-
partment. or any bureau thereof.
MI. Wood II. n , offered a resolution 70 pro-
vide for the recundfng 20 the city OF New Iork
ef,0ooco advanced Tor the eq1ipSnent Of sroop-
In ls6l, but the House refused 70 second the a.
msnd for the previous question, and the anend-
nsent veut over under the rules
Mr.. Nathan ". Y introduced q resolution
directing the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary 60 re-
III BACK the bill constituting eight hOars a
asys work In all Government works; but the
Ho9se refused 20 second the previous question,
and u went over.
exempt vessels engaged in the coastsise and IN
e.mas Iaoe ron the payment Of tonnage daes-
MT. Grisvold y. 70 introduced a resolution
authorizing the appointment OF three memesr-
20 inquire and report who are the present. own
ers OF the franchise OF the Northern Pscikc
sa UmPShy, .sal :. No., Iss s resolution was dis
At the expiration of the morning hour, the
motion Of MT. Banks, which went0ver last Mon
DAY, 10 suspend the rules 20 consider the bill
Of Claims, ana three additional clerks fOr the
State Department, came mp.
The bill was amended by reducing the amount
appropriated from $50 TO - 800, and a. thus
On motion Of Mr. Bingham Cohio) the rules
were suspended, and the Senate amendments
TO The House bill 20 enforce the fifteenth amend
ment " ere non-concurred in, and q committee
Of conference was ordered; ayes l25, roes IS.
The Char appointed a. members OF the con-
mlttee OF conference on the part OF the HOuse,
Ne. srs. Bingham, (ohio,) Davis, N. Y.,l and
Mr. fneersOn CIn) moved 10 suspend therul
20 take from the Speakers table the bill 90 aa-
thorize the construction OF Military and Postal
railroad nom Washington, ID. q, 10 New York
city.
The House refused 10 suspend the rules by a
vote OF ayes l0s to 7l-Dot tw0-thtrds voting IN
the Affirmative.
Mr.. Judd tIll.) moved 10 suspend the rules ~
introduce a bill TO reduce the rateOf TAXATION on
imports, but the motion did not prevail.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelsey, (N. " the House
went into Committee of the Whole, and pro-
cecded TO the consideration OF the Consular AMI
Diplomatic Appropriation. the motion 10 pro-
VIDE for mission to Rome being the pending
question.
Mr.. Dawes SAID ne had been charged with
wilfully msrepresenting Mr.. Brooks ian his re-
marks the other day. In order 90 show that he
Was not Intentionally wrong he asked 90 have
read from the clerks desk part OF his remarks
Ohio by Mr. Brooks, ina which he endorsed the
principles OF Know Nothingism.
Mr.. Brooks claimed that he had supporteb
MT. Fillmore for the Presidency As an old line
Whig, without reference to has Know Nothing
ism, and had the whole speech been read,
such would have appeared.
Mr.. Dawes asked Mr.. Brooks 20 withdraw his
remarks that he (Dswes) had wilfuIly misrepre-
Mr., Brooks said that after the explanation
made the gentleman knew his own cOnscience
and he would withdraw the assertion that the
The pending amendment 70 the bill was then
rejected.