New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-02
XLId CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PETITIONS.

Pen1 presented the petition of the Pennsylvania Assoc
of the survivors of the War Of 1872 stating that II
Of number died in Philadelphia alone last year and
urging Congress to grant pensions to tho veterans of that
Mr.. sTARKwEATHER rep. Comm presented the pc
ton of citizens OF New London, Conr relating TO me
repeal Of the laws bearing the shipping and wages OF
seamen &c.
Mr.. SCTESCK O2ep., Ohio moved that when the
House adjourn Thursday next il be TO meet on the
The House then proceeded as the business of the
Ing hour, to the cali of Committees for bills OF private
reports from the Committee Military Affairs, the only
public matter being bill 10 extend the time for the com
pleon of the military road from Fort wilkins, at Copper
Harbor in Michigan to Fort Howard. at Green Bay,
Wisconsin. which was passed.
BILLS PASSED
The House then. on .aotion of Mr. INGERsOLL rep,
No. took up tie husicss On the Speakers table and dis
The to the Join, resolution for the return of evil
The Sslae - ni R sqQI s to The e'o'n"eno
The senate G TO create additional hnd districts Territory Of
D,kot, called Springfield and Pemtina districts Passed.
m cS S9TS and PlSa5 H Rai Compare F
s T o Of 20 mile. Of the Garo and Fulton Railroad Passed
The senate bin Authorizing Fret National Bank Of Delhi n Y, to
The SeDse bill to Burlington Mississippi River Rail
,Sa Ss pa S or Fa the NE ' O'
The senate Authorizing General to rrhe
hey tine 70, the Eeeauoh OF contracts by accepted bdd and for other
voa, Senate bills were referred to the appropriate committees,
Mr.. sCHENCK Qep., Ohio) by unanimous consent,
and after explanation introduced Joint resolution pro-
shall have thirty days from the 3Oth of April 1870 in
which file the oath of office prescribed in the act Of
UNSUCCESSFUL ATrEMPT TO POSTPONE THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. sCHENCK rose to move to 20 into Committee on
Mr. JUDD rep, III, before the putting Of that ques
ton offered resolution that all special orders in the
consideration OF the general calendar in that Committee
lie had no disguise IL stating to the House that ms Pqr
troduced by himself which consisted Of but three sec
tons, and which reduced the tariff and internal taxes
VA
POSTPONE all special orders In order that the House
he NECESSARY to look al the condition Of The
House had been in session since the hrst Monday IN De
center. 1t was now the frs: Of May. No bill had yet
been acted upon reducing the burdens OF the people In
the present condition Of the business of the House. and
from the manner in which the business had been con
quoted far he asked the House to consider whether
before adjournment any state Of affairs would be brought
Mr. Judd said he did not offer the resolution for the
purpose OF attacking person or committee b9t ncSise
he believed that unless such mode was adopted the
question Of Tariff and Internal Revenue would not ne
decided this session 1t was the bellei OF manH ta ts
Tariff bill could not pass me House ana N.t an tAe n,
ness Of the country delayed The next Commute 10
Decline OF American Commerce and that Committee had
bills report which would consume the morning hour
day after day for very long time majority OF the
Appropriation bills thai absolutely necessary for
the sustaining Of the Government were still behind hand
The Army Appropriation bill, the Navy Appropriation
IGl tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation biz, the
Postoice Appropriation Pill me t3Tllcatlon ApPrG
and me MScf ahSo9S @ IA NV The Hcrs
css not vet considered and innuincrabe bills on the
SPEAKERS liable We're they going give up OF
enact q bill which reduced the Tdrh rea -ouahly and
properly and then hay an opportunity 10 aeh' 10 the
Mr.. sCHENCK Q|"p. Ohio) opposed the resolution lie
said every bill to revise amend Tariff must neccs
sariy Ire proposition containing great deal OF details
and al these detJ in order to be properly uc 'F'tool
aud acted upon, must be considered t1 d-oseC Oh s
they arise when the pending Iarin l wa yiueei
those members who were Free or t4ahs
Protective system We're permitted WIN uItAaIpea LD
crafty have the fullest indulgence in general DEBATE
il being then thought that the fact Of sucn Indulgence in
the expression OF views or Doh sls 1I tIe ldr
ton would result in having the matter 80 thorOuGlF
considered that when they came TO the details OF the
bill, each one OF theih "oulu ne Np'.uig VI ~, tn
But what had been the history Of the ptO'eenngt Inc
To the end OF the discussion, made themselves Tespon
shle for the delay in the passage Of the b ana II me
SIH ttS 80 YibIed 10 eofS by pisnirds lLauglter
But the gentleman not acting, he supposed without
his cue He ir schenck) had not suspected that any
s nc the TN r man had ofrd the resolution he sup
POSED thai mad order. He found in The Ner York
terT tfons tendSney to a was given
that this movement must be made for the reason tht ~
OF the hands of Messrs. sehenck, Ho3per MAYNARD,
Kelley and Mccarthy and put n in the hndz OF the
Revenue Reforuers," Messrs. Allison, Judd Logan,
that the discussion was exceeding the narrow limit to
which it mould be confined in the resolution.
The SPEAKER sustained the point Oh order
Mr. I'D remarked that lie had not seen III" rarcr in
which the article appeared and tat he had L"d ths ieso
luton IN contemplation for ten days.
Mr.. sCHENCK, CONTINUING sad; slQloIe me Ir,olHr
ton should f. Ried n TSG the GS eS r biz and
WHIT Becausc the gentleman Nlr judo bad sad II Vac
va not ths first time that such effort that had been
made II had been made in l-G-, when there was sub
aud eodfyng all contradictory and ain uog; mat
tiers in the then existing laws; aud Wheh Sa III Wa
nearly through had been >tt aside IN Ofuer ~ pihE III
another bill In reference "a spirits ana lOntC'o
alone. And the Commissioner OF Internal Eeve-
nue would now tell gentlemen that many millions
would have been saved 10 the Government If tte
general hnl had been passed at that tln2; ,o IHe
Internal Revenue tax was special order ID tne S0IuO
tee and would be reached whenever Tue Ialln D! Wa
nj vaans would have substitute prepared Tor il,
which substitute ne believed would commend h,cii 10
general ptance, because would sustain sllAhs
off of about s0O99O per anlun nut IL 'i n o sun '
gentleman from Illinois (Mr judd 10 nave taAe' Re-
1uced or TO have any reform in reference either 80 tne
Internal Revenue the Tariff unless 1t was according 10
his pattern and done under lls guidance: Al an eNcnti
il looked very much ike that In conclusion ne lglte1
mat he had regarded the resolution III no OTHER gIt tha
a proposition to set aside the Committee oI "ays Anu
Means in order to give charge Of the matter ~ psr
gentlemen who volunteered to take charge of Tie III
teIests Of the country. -, . ., ID,
that the Chairman OF the Committee OF Ways ana ea
the leader Of the House, who ought to be me courteous
gentleman should in the House and apply u ps
colleagues the epithels OF nlbhiers ana p.tnlif9
He intended To- act on his own JHdglGf "i,hW w and
ton the Chairman or the Committee Ol way anu
NJ 9CHFSCK sad that there was nobody in the House
and nobody in the country, who had watched ue pro
gress the bill in Committee Of the whole VINO uu ho
know that il had fought linen by inch step ny st'l
line by line word by word persistcny with light attack
and heavy attack-and more htfueity Ilc lalteIW'
view apparently Ia defeat the bill by datory pracct.
In the of his description Of mat there alItto
occur 10 his mind while nc was talking, an tAehlnnC
ton Of IT, In saving that It's epllaph were t Dc VIM
ten IL might said to DE 'nbbled to death ny ainc'
he aid by that 10 call gentlemen Isrlirs:
But he what as strong, ana lina ToI,c
and unbocoming figure Of speech to de,cIpe tne
Ter Of the warfare tO which the bill had been -ucu
lie might have used another western phrase %hIrh
would poesilly have pleased the gentleman pclpt h
said that il was Kicked 10 death by grarehopI"iS
hnt ne would not have intended 10y that, any more lndh
in the other case 10 comlaI gentlemen ~ 7'
MIR sCHENCK moved tn, previous question: refusing
Ind fur rNnlIk-.