The New York herald., 1870-06-12


voted for the Northern Pacific Railroad be strictly
The Sereeantat.Arms then appeared Ar the bar
having in custody Patrick Wood, alias Patrick
Do0ley. or Richmond, Va, charged with having on
the sotn OF May made murder0us assault at Rich
mond. Va on Charles II. Porter, member OF Con.
gress from the State Of Virginia The prisoner is
apparently an lrshmani OF the laborng class, about
snr'ynve years Old, OF middle stature, but squarey
Mr.. ALLISON, (rep.) Of Iowa, offered resolution
that the matter OF privilege be referred 10 the Jud
clary Comrnitiee FOR examination. and to report
what action the House should take In the premises,
with power TO send for persons and papers; and
tanned 10 the custody Of the sergeant-at- Arms.
Mr.. RANDALL, tdeIn.) OF Pa, demanded division
zen OF the United States during the pleasure Of the
Judiciary Committee.
out o division, and the second part by yeas ll9,
nays 80.
While the vote was being taken Mr.. Roors, (rep.)
OF Ark, called the attention OF the Speaker to the
fact that several gentlemen tMr. Woodward and
others) were holding conversation with the pris-
0ner.
The SPEAKER decided that that was out OF order
The prisoner was'tne RENTED TO the custody OF
the Sergeant-at-Arms subject TO the order Of the
Mr.. KERR. tdem) of Ind., on the same subject,
offered resolution recitng that the prisoner was
sired the aid of counsel in his behalf and directing
the Speaker to employ suitable counsel Tor the
MIR. DAWES remarked that he had seen in the pa.
pers mat the people OF Richmond had raised
purse for this man. and ne asked Mr.. Kerr whether
he had any Information on the subject
Mr.. kerr said he had no such inf0rma tion, nut,
on the contrary, understood that the man was very
sums OF money had been given to him by some
friends on the street before leaving Richmond.
Mr.. MAYNARD, lrepJ OF Tenn, understood that
writ OF habeas corpus had been sued out in Rich
mond but had been disregarded by The Sergeant-at-
Arms and also that some gentlemen on the other
side had been telegraphed to to defend him.
On motion of Mr.. INGERsOLL, (rep.l or ILL., the re-
solution was referred to the Judiciary Committee
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
Senate amendments to the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill, the pending ques-
ton being on the substitute reported by the Commit
tee on Appropriations for the Senate amendment
putting the female employees in the departments Oh
the same foOtlng as the men.
Nil. ROGERS, trep.J OF Tenn, opposed the amend
ment and substitute, contendIng that the employ
ment of women, in the first instance, was a war
measure, ana should have ceased when the dld,
and that their employment IN public Offices unsexed
and demorazed them, and was calculated TO reflect
no credit on the government and good ultimately
to themselves, ana that It was wrong TO give them
$1,000 year for doing little copying in Washing
ton while The hard-working women OF the city could
not earn more than two or three dollars u week.
Mr.. ARNELL, (rep) OF Tenn, congratulated the
House on the advance step taken on The subject Of
woman's compensation, and argued that 1t would
have the effect OF increasing 1t In Factories and
other employment all over the country
me discussion was carried on at some length, and
Benton Willard, Maynard, farnsworth, Hoar and
Dawes.
lie
the adoption of the Senate amendment would ada
10 the burdens OF the people three hundred thousand
dollars year; why should that be donet Was the
female paid less in proportion TO her labor by the
government than she was anywhere else2 Nowhere
In the country could shoearn nine hundred dollars
year. He had reason to know that the intelligent
and thoughtful OF the females in the Treasury
department were alarmed at this movement.
He had communications from them In writing
1t was in his knowledge that they had been to the
Capitol and had called out members to implOre them
not to adopt the Senate amendment. They did
IN ihan nffan
open to them, so that II they were competent TO MI
$1,000, 400, $1,000, or 81 800 clerKshps it would
be lawful to appoint theD That was all they
asked
Mr.. FARNswoRrH trep.) of ILL.,, asked Mr.. Dawes
whether II had not been lawful for years and years
TO appoint women to first class clerkships.
Mr.. DAWES SAID that he supposed II was, but It
had been decided at the other end OF the
The question was first taken on an amendment
offered by Mr. HOar " ada to the substitute the fol-
lOwing:-
and employees who females be the same as now
fixed by law for males OF the class.
Adopted-yeas 7s, nays Is.
The substitute reported by the Committee on Ap-
preparations as amended by Mr.. Hoars proposition
was then adopted without division.
The section in relation 10 female employees In
the departments now reads as foows-.
That hereafter in appointment employment clerks
Of the tsse % be mo- ae
tion between males and females and shall be lawful APP
positions without regard to but the number of
DC hereafter
pensaton of such clerks employees who are females
shall be the same fixed by law for males
class. "
The next Senate amendment on which a separate
vote was demanded was that appropratIng $500 900
for the commencement OF a new building for the
state Department on the site of the premises now
occupied by the War and Navy Departments
The amendment was rejected without discussion
yeas 22, nays 127.
The next amendment on which a separate vote
was asked Was that IN relation to the extension Of
the Capitol grounds, ip which the Committee ON Ap-
a.
amendment was rejected-yeas 81. nays 122.
Ihe next amendment on which a separate vote
was asked was that appropriating 500, 600 for an
expedition To the North Pole. Rejected without q
division.
The next amendment on which separate vote
was asked was that increasing the salary of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, to $l0000 OF the Associate Judges to OoO
OF the Judges OF the Circuit Courts to 500; OF the
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia to $500; OF the District Judges OF the
Judge Of the Court of Claims and the Associate
Judge OF the Supreme Court Of the District OF CO.
luInbla TO $4,000. The Committee on Appropriations
recommended non-concurrence.
Nj. POTTER, idem.) Of n. y, addressed the House
In support OF the amendment. urging that the pre-
sent salaries OF United States judges were shame
fully inadequate.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF N. Y, gave his most hearty
concurrence TO the proposition to increase the saa
The discussion was continued by Messrs. Logan.
D1ckey and Benton, against the amendment, and
by Messrs Beck, O'Nei and Poland, In favor OF 1t.
Mr.. DAWES closed the debate against the amend
ment but intimated that In a committee OF confer
ence he would vote to make the salary OF the Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the United States
$s0o0 and OF the associate Justices $1,000; and he
moved 80 to amend the Senate amendment, and 10
strike out all the remaining portion OF 1t.
Mr.. SARGENT, (dem) Of Cal, moved to amend the
amendment offered by Mr. Davis SO as to fix the
salary OF Circuit Judges at SO, 500.
Mr.. DAWES withdrew his amendment altogether,
and then the question recurred concurriig In the
Senate amendment. The House refused to concur
by 80 to "a.
Mr.. WILKINSON, rep.) Of MINI. moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the House agreed to Mr. Hoar's
amendment to the substitute, reported from the
Committee on Appropriations, IN reference to the
female employees In the departments.
AFTER discussion the vote was reconsidered, when
Mr.. Hoars amendment was rejected and the substi-
tute reported by the Committee on Appropriations
agreed To.
Mr.. WILSON, trep.) OF Ohio, called for separate
vote on the various amendments increasing appro
pratiOns FOR the Department Of Agriculture In
which the Committee on Appropriations recon-
mended non concurrence.
After discussion the amendments were cOncurred
In and the bill was referred TO a committee Of con-
ference.
The SPEAKER subsequently announced the ap-
pointment on the committee OF Messrs. Dawes
NIblaCk and Logan.