Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL.


Concluslen Yesterdays Proceedings.
SENATE-After our report closed. dsbato
was continued on the Virginia bill, and two sew
when
Mr.. Drake said this was an extraordinary spec
tacle that this bill was to be forced throug Oh to-
night, and his amendment to be defeated be-
cause of the accidental absence of some twelve
or fifteen Senators. He protested soiemnlv
against it.. 1t was something new in the expe-
rience of the Senate, and he protested against
the introduction of this system of maneuyering
| He wanted it to be understood that the SenatSr
who had charge of this matter tMr. Stewart) had
gone around among his friends to-day, and got
ators who did not know this had gone away
"A lengthy discussion arose between Mr. Thur
man and Messrs. Harlan and Morton, relative
to the compact made between the United States
and the State Of Ohio when it was admitted TO
the Union. "
MIR. Howard asked for the reading of a letter
rom atlanta, Georgia, stating that there exists
IN that State conspiracy to defy the General
government, and that many members of the
LSglslature had committed perjury, by falsely
taking the oath. - -
Mr.. Morton said he had received dispatcbes tn
the same effect, and that large fund had been
for perjury.
Mr. Howard suggested that the vote be taken
at O'Clock tomorrow (to-day)
Mr.. Casserly said there had better be dis
tinet understanding in the matter.
bound by any arrangement
MI. Irumbull said the Senator from Vermont
va Periecuy right in his refusing now. After
tnat senator had declined to abide by the agree
meht which was made on last Friday, that a
vote should be taken on Monday, it was of
course perfectly right for him to refuse to do so
now. The House and the Senate bill were sub
stantially the same, and he had on Friday night
House bill.
Mr.. Sumner characterized the position of Mr.
III ntsrrI L.. l. Ia.
service in this body, he had never before seen
such position assumed. The House bill was
vastly different from the Senate bill, and he
had never heard of an agreement to vote on one
thing held as an agreement to vote on another
He wished to be parliamentary, but he must use
the strongest parliamentary language, and must
repeat that the position Of the Senator was alb
After considerable more informal discussion.
IL Was hnally agreed that the vote shall be taken
AT ! O'Clock to- morrow, (to-day0 and with this
journed.
HOCSE-After our report clOsed-the League
Island bill being under Consideration
=, MI. GARFIELD (OhiO) said he was not in the
rouse when Mr.. ScOfield commenced his speech
but he had been informed of it, and had OBJ
talned copy from the reporters. So far as the
charge OF any arrangement between himself
and the gentleman from Massachusetts he de-
MED IT. He knew nothing about il, except that
the gentleman asked to occupy his place for
greater convenience in speaking, and he had
great confusion in the Hall. As to the state
ment that lie had just put 50 600 i'm his pocket,
,ne statement was 30 gross that it ought not to
be permitted to go upon the record Every
one knows that the Committee on Banking and
Currency was charged with the unpleasant duty
OF inquiry into the late gold panic in New York.
ana TO do so properly they had to send for per-
sOis and papers, and required funds. 1t was
for that purpose that the resolution was intro
dueed, and the gentleman's assertion of any
thing To the contrary is unworthy of the House
gentleman n IN Ipfu tfa. TO-
committee of the House.
MIR. Schoiield did not see any necessity for so
much sensitiveness. Ifthe gentleman had been
here when he made his remarks and noted the
manner in which he spoke. he would have under
stood what he meant. The gentleman was press
ing an investigation and needed money to help
him. and he got il. He did not intend to mean |
that the gentleman would Use the money for an
improper purpose, and he supposed the House
would ascertain what was done with it when the
report was made on the gold-panic investigation
Fencing further discussion. the morning hour
expired and the bill went over.
The House then took up and passed the Mill |
tary Academy appropriation bill, with the single |
amendment providing for an increase in the /
number of Visitors by adding two Senators.
Mr.. Latiin IN. W from the Committee on |
Printing, called up the resolution to print extra
copies of the report of Special CommissiOner |
Wells, Ofthe revenue bureau.
Mr.. Cake (Pa.) opposed the printing of the |
general denunciatiOn of Mr. Wells as having
been bought up by British gold and also a. !
nounced the Democrats generally. He thought /
the report was too full Of errors to be sent over
the land.
Mr.. Dickey pa said he would not address |
himself directly TO the tariff question: but would
call attention TO some other matters in connec- |
ton with Nr. Wells. He held in his hand he |
SAID, book called Familiar Science - of which !
Sir. David A. Wells. the present Commissioner !
of Revenue, was the author. 1t seems, there |
lore: that MIR. Wells was "a philosopher and a !
teacher before he became n political economist. |
AT. Diekey then quoted from the book referred !
TO to show certain defects OF reasoning &c and
argued that because that book was defective
this book must be necessity So AMI thereto was
not proper to be printed
Mr.. Brooks IN. y. advocated the printing
MIR. Arnen (Tenn) moved TO Law the report on
the table. Rejected-yeas 81. nays I2S
After long debate the question was taken, |
and the resolution was adopted, and then tn,