The New York herald., 1870-03-26
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 2s, 1870.
tion Of M. sumner. went into executive session on
the 6t. Domingo treaty.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF RRPREsENTATIvES
WASHINGTON, March'2s, 1870
PETITIONS YRgsSNTsD.
BY Mr. KSTCHAN, trep.} OF N. T.. OF citisens OF
Hudson. N. ~ for aid 70 Captain Halls Arctic exps-
dition.
ByM WARD. trep) OF n. Y, Of citizens Of Wells
Vile, N. Y, against reducing the tartn on lumber.
BY Mr.. W0oD. tden.) OF N. Y, OF the working men
OF New YORK in favor Of setting aside the public
lands for actual settlement
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. HALE, Crepl OF Me introduced q DILL 10 com
pensate the onfcers and crew OF the Kearsarge Tor
the destruction Of the Alabama
Mr.. RANDALL, tdem.) Of Pa, introduced bill to
regulate the manner or the payment OF pensions.
Referred.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
MI. RAINFALL, by unanimous consent, sent up and
had read q letter to himself from w. Z. Lehman, OF
Philadelphia, exmember OF the Thirty seventh Con-
gress denying for himself the imputation contained
in Mr.. Kelley's speech yesterday as to cadetship
sales. He tMr. Randan hoped Mr.. Kelley would ex.
Mr.. KELLEY, rep1 OF Pa, said he had not intended
to include his colleagues In Congress. but only
colleague, associate and friend ana was as honor
able Q man as he knew.
Mr.. RANDALL could not believe that his colleague
Intended TO include such OF his predecessors as
Messrs. Ingersoll, ROBBINS and Moore.
Mr. KELLEY excepted those gentlemen 40 cheer
fully as he had excepted Mr. Lehman. yet he reaf-
nrmed what he had said yesterday, that after his
election and before taking his seat he heard, as
sos 81 q h s nsn sae o. "a ~
them about the expenses Of living in Washington;
that gentleman alluded 70 the fact that perqnisites
eked out the small pay Of members and named
cadetshps as one OF the perqulsites.
Mr.. WOODWARD, tden.) OF Pa, reminded the
offered by Mr.. slocnm he was the arst member to
second II and to encourage the House TO go into that
invesugatiOn and tnat he had then alluded to
mentioned to Tim by lady In his district. He had
subsequently received letters from Philadelphia on
the subject, which he deemed IL his duty to lay
before the committee and he had submitted them TO
Mr.. Siocum. His friend lMr. Kelley had been ex-
pressy charged, IN at least three Of these letters,
ana an tae man name o. iaay @ naa been gwen whose son
an expense OF two thousand dollars He now learned
that that charge was substantially true reference
TO his Mr. kelleys) immediate predecessor but not
as to himself. He thought 1t proper for Mr.. Kelley
to name his immediate predecessor.
AZ eas ssa ns aven nun n S 1nnn
70 Mr.. Millward). l am grateful to my colleague
INT. Woodwardl for the course he has pursued.
There IL nothing have more reason 10 be proud OF
in my Congressional life than my administration OF
that function. Between the time OF my election and
the time took my In the House there was no.
tortous sale OF cadetship in my district, and l
found that the people held me responsible for It.
The man tnat Ineieve sold that cadetship was the
same man INF. Millwardl who begged to confer an
appointment on q prote0e OF his, and huckstered
tue appointment through the streets OF Philadelphia,
ing that ne put the money In his pocket except that
he thinks he paid two hundred dollars to agent
(which his agent denies( SO that he betrayed The
friendship OF Mr.. Coyode, attempted to brand him
with lnfan1y, cheated his agent and p0cketed the
thousand dollars.
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL
The House then, at two O'Clock, went into Com
mittee OF the Whole, Mr.. Wheeler in the chair, on
the Tariff bill.
Mr.. ALLISON, trep.l Of iowa, continued the argu.
ment which he commenced yesterday In favor OF
q reduction OF taxation. He gave notice that ne
would move to recOmmit the bill to the Committee
on Ways and Means, with instructions to report
general reduction OF twenty per cent, and this, tie
said, would fully compensate for the reduction
made in the internal revenue. This reduction could
be done in TWO DAYS without difficulty. 1t was but
justice TO the great manufacturing interests OF the
country which were not projected ana to the great
consuming interest, that the reduction should be
made now, and that 1t should be made In the inter-
est OF consumers, and not in the interest Of special
classes.
Mr.. KELLEY followed MI. Allison in favor Of pro-
tectvc tarin, his speech being in reply TO the re-
marks Of Mr.. Brooks OF New York.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. keiley's speech some re-
marks were made by Messrs. Cleveland ana Sar-
gent.
Mr.. ScHENcK gave notice that he would try on
Monday to close general debate on tue Tariff bill.
He wished the session tomorrow 10 be devoted eX-
cluslvely to discussion on the bill.
The House then, At half-past Ave O'Clock, I'D
lourned the session tomorrow to be for general
debate only.