The New York herald., 1870-01-12

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es shall have the ssms validity a. made by previous au-
Mr.. FARNswoRru, after the bill having been read,
moved that 1t be printed aud postponed until to-
morrow morning. and said tnat ne was instructed
py sae e committee TO allsw liberal LATITUDE IN the
way OF amendments ADD debate.
Mr.. BINGHAM offered his bill as a substitute.
Mr. ELDRIDGg, (dem.) OF Wis.,. remarked that there
was an appropriation Dill to como up tomorrow a.
Mr.. BROOKS, ldem.) OF N. Y, said that In his
tue Virginia blll. II seemed to MIN that the appro
priati0n pllls were much more important than such
Mr. ELDRiDGE remarked that the conditions pro-
posed IN the Virginia bill were simply abominable.
Mr. FARNswoRrH did not propose 10 have any
OeDnLe on the Dill az present, ana renewed MS mo-
tlon TO have 1t printed and recommilted. announc-
ING that ne would call It up tomorrow. 1t was 70
ordered.
mr. BINGHAM offered his bill as substitute, and 1t
was also ordered printed.
Mr. Cox, (dem.l or N. r., gave notice that he
would move 70 strike out all OF the bill that made
the action OF Virginia irrevOcable.
would strike out all after the first section.
PAYkENT OF PENSIONS.
The bill defining the duties Of pension agents and
providing method OF paying pensions, which was
before the House at the time Of adjournment yester
day, was committed, on motion OF Mr.. Lawrence,
with motion 70 provide for the payment OF pen.
FRKs FOR sUMMoNINa WITNESSES.
Mr. GARflELD, trepl OF OHIO, preliminary 70 the
COLO Investigation, offered resolution that when
witnesses are summoned by letter or telegraph no
foes for Summonlng SHAH be ri owed beyond the
actual expense incurred to DO verified under oath.
Adopted
MILITARY AFFArRs.
Mr.. LOGAN, (fep) OF Ill, from the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs, reported bills rs roliows:--
Authorizing the issue OF blankets to the enlisted
men company b, Tenth infantry, to replace those
Destroyed BY fire. Passed.
10 authorize the settlement Of accounts OF army
TO provide for furnishing artificial limbs to dis.
ahled soldiers. Passed.
1865, for the relief OF certain army officers. Passed
Authorizing the sale OF certain arsenas and pro-
perty Of the United States. Reconmltted:
For the relier OF DAVID Sargent. Passed.
BILLS REFERRED.
Mr.. LOGAN also introduced bills and resolutions
which were referred, rs Ioilows:-
For the appointment OF steamboat inspector at
Cairo. III.
lnsiructing chief engineers to furnish copies OF
For prlnting rs 900 copies OF the preliminary field
report OF tne Un!ted States geological survey of Col
Mr.. COBB, (repl Of wis. from the Committee
on on Military Affairs. ia. reported n extending 10 the
y,
additional Dountes. Recommitted.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IN IOWA.
Mr.. LouGHRIDdE, rep) OF Iowa, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill su5divIilns The UniAed
States judicial districts OF Iowa. Passed.
THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. STRONG presented the petition OF the banks
ana insurance companies or Hartford Conn., for tue
apolton Of The ranking privilege.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.
Mr.. SCoFIELD, irep) ol IA from tile Committee on
Naval Adams, reported bui for Lne transfer OF the
Philadelphia Navy Yard to League Island, and moved
the previous question:
Messrs DAWES, pep) OF Mass, and wasHBURN
irep.) OF Wis.,, demonstrated against tue attempt 70
pass such u bili nnder the previous question.
Fencing the coiOquy the morning hour lat two
oclock) expired, and the bill went over TIL the next
msrning hour.
PRIVILEGED QUESTION.
Mr. SCHENCE, trepD ui ONO, as Il question or prvi-
lcge offered reso ution changing some OF com-
m.tee rooms Of tDe House, giving the Post Oiilce
rooms TO the Committee OF Ways and Means aud
transferring TO the Post uioc the rooms now Occu-
pied by the Post Olce Committee &c. He explained
the necessity for the change particularly as TO the
Committee or ways ana Means, which had to meet
and hear dcputatons every day, which had now to
hold evening sessions and which expected to have
the whole coal question before IT, pro ana CON- To-
morrow morning. Various claims aud suggestions
were made In behalf or ether committees: among
them was one by MIR. Garfield assigning TO the Com.
r,,ttee an Banhing and Currencv Ihe room now nc
cuped ~ private otce by the Clerk Of the House.
Finally the resolution as originally offered was
adopted.
SPEECH OF Mr.. KELLEY. OF PENNsYLvANIA-ovgR.
HAULING OF COMMISSIONER WELLS REPoRr--TEE
The House rnen went into Committee OF the Whole
on the state OF the Union, Ir. KELSEY In the chair
for general debate.
Mr.. KELLEY (repD OF Pa, addressed The commit.
tee In Criticism Or the recent report OF Mr.. Wells,
Special Commissioner OF the Revenue, which report
ho declared, abounued in propositions inimlcal To
the best OF the country. As an expression
OF the opinion Of Mr. Wells this paper could do but
little harm, but Its circulation IN Europe, under the
sanction OF Congress- would impair the credit OF the
country and arrest the tide OF emigration. 1t was
IN the nature of notice 10 the capitalists IN Europe
and to the oppressed la0orers OF ofner
lands that our working people were be-
from year to year. and that therefore this as not
the country to when poor but aspiring men should
emgraIe. 1t demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
Mr.. Wells' admirers and clients that though the
national wealth had increased during the last
decade l26 per cent, Its utmost increase during this
decade could be but sixty.1ve per cent, and that.
universally conceded 1t would, largely over
S43, 600 ooo 600, the grand total could by no poss
bILy be over t23 900 900. One Of the processes
by which MI Wells sustained his theory, though noe
wanting In ingenuity, was very simple 1t was 10
assume that every thing now worth from thirty
i've to thirty-nne per cent less than IT was at the
time with which he proposed his comparr
son. Every one knew that wheat and nour.
and cotton aud wocen goods are cheaper now than
tnan they were In 1855, but Mr.. Wells theory was
that as there was u difference IN the market value
OF gold and greenbacks commodities OF domestic
production ought to be dearer. Applying CHS
theary 10 such facts az he SAW dt TO represent,
he assumed that they were dearer ana 40 established
the melancholy warning 10 all persons proposing 10
einigrate that this was not the country to whicn
they should come No demonstration or the ialsity
Ol his theory OF It's aDsurdty induced him to halt
bll IN spite OF these he pressed onward and applied
his theory IL every case. Inc prominent characters
tics OF Mr Wells report were audacity and advocacy
OF the interests OF England ana OF her American
colonies. Ihat 1t was ingenious and plausible could
not be denied; bur ir did not, In MS judgment,
furnish proof or MIR. Wei.s' POSSESSION OF
well grounded convictions on industrial questions.
Mr.. Wells nai been abroad In his oifical ca pacy.
aud had doubtless availed himself Of the ability OF
the large array OF able and well paid counsel the
service OF our transatlantic rivals. Whether he mad
been also retained Dy them was for the present tue
subject OF c0necture but that he enforced the wishes
Of the English manufacturers there was abundant
evidence IN tns report. The most audaci0u5 OF Mr..
Wells assertions, and one that pervaded the whole
report, was tnat customs duties were always tax
on the consumer, increasing thc price or the I'M
ported arllcle end enabling tue home producer 10
realize undue profits by keeping production steadily
below the current command for the commodity.
MI. Kelley proceeded to criticize and refuJe this
assertion by reference to the history OF che ana
steel trade IN this country ana III England.
In reference the coal trade Mr. Kelley undertook
to show that there was palpaoc desire evident on