New-York tribune., 1871-01-19
XLIsr CONGRESSES SESSION


vHE FINANCE COMMITTEES RELIEVED FROM THE
FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE CfNrRkT.
RAILROAD CAsE-sPIRTTED DEBATE on TIDE
soUTHREN oUTRAGEs-END oF T1iE HAST
INGs-BROoKs CONTROVERSY IN THE HOUSE
PROPOSED FISHERY LEGISLATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH 20 THE TT.fBuNRl
WASHINGTON, wedp osiay, Jan ~ 1871.
Tn the Senate to-day, the FnaCe Committee was dis
charged from the further ration OF te subject OF
the tax on the s5coOOo sorip dividend Of e NewYork
Central Railroad. Aros0luuca OF Mr. Nyo was adopted,
directing inquiry by The Judiciary Committee as TO
the constitutional power of Congress the railroads
OF the country. Mr. Fenon's bin providing for the re-
dnptOn OF c9pper coin passed The BILL 81 1t passes
,le Rouse, viii afford great relief to many busncss men
3n the cities especially to retail dealers who are COW
compelled to lose very large discount in order
20 dsnose et thss cou, which they receive IN
1arge quantities iu the regular of trade.
An smpropptu, hut exciting and aDimated debate
sprung up the condition cf affairs in the South In
connection with Vo papers sent to the Senate yesterday
by the Presdep containing stdtemepss Of KuhuX out
sagcs In the South Nr Morton moved the appointments
OF q special committee Of investigation, with power TO
.end for persons and papers This was a DOtion ce--
tainy usual under tho circumstances and the 81 p
position would be this would have passed at once with
out opposition As it said IL the facts correct
some remedy should be applied; and If incorrect the
falsehocd should exposed. Tho motion, however, was
the signal for combined assault along the whole
Democratic line. Mr CasseTy led Off with aspersons
of the motives Of thcpTOpOscl investigation ana Cenun-
citations OF the Republican party. Mr. Bayard f@lo"cl
tn the same strain aud asserted with great Vchamehce
tha single Southern Senator really represented MS
State. Mr. ThuTtnan repeated many Of the oid state
Inents chargfue duplcity and partsanSliip upon ue
Republicans in Congress Telling replies were MADE DIV
Messrs Nye Wilson, and Chandler. The review, by the
latter Senator ~ the Democratic party from the time OF
Franklin Pierce down, was perfectly crushing. OF
course many ef the arguments that made were but
repetiton OF what had been said on former occasions
with the debate still pending, the Senate went into EN
eeutive session.
In the House. to-day the Executive Legislative. aDG
Judicial Appropriation bill disposed o., the House
eoucruc p the amendments made in Committee OF the
Whole. The Post-Ofice Appropriation bill was alGo
passed The morning hour was devoted to reports from
the Indian Committee, and several bills recompended
by them were passed none OF them however, being OF
more than local interest. The Hastings Brooks inyes
cation ended IN smoke, SO far as a sensation in the
House concerned, for the Committee reported that
Mr. Hastings had refused TO substanate his charges
against Mr. Brooks the latter fully yndcated, aud
offered a resolution TO that eject. The resolution vas
passed, and the Committee discharged.
Nh Dawes attempted to get before the House JOINT
resolution the preamble of which rcctes that 1t is as
serted that the valuable fisheries OF the coast and
the lakes Of United States rapidly diminishing i'm
value to the public injury, and 80 a 10 materially anee
interests Of trade and commerce The resolution
thorzes the appointment by the President, with the ad
vice and consent OF the Senate from among civil officers
aud employees % the Government Of one person ofprOyed
scientific and practical acquaintance with the 6shcI6a
of the coast to be Commissioner Of Fish and FIshoTcG
30 serve without additional salary It also dcnes tho
duties of said Comm soner which to investigate the
causes Of dnnimu0u ctthe number OF food fishes and
recommend measures for the prevention Of its
continuance. Heads Of departments liz
structed render all necessary assistance 10
Commissioner ia the prosecution Of his inquiries,
and he is authorized FISH TO he taken In the tide
waters Of the coast in the lakes, wherever i'm his uds
ment desirable, for purposes Of his investigation, any
iaw custom or usage any state to the contrary not
whilst 4nding. MI. Dawes made statement TO the
effect that scientific men have ascertaned the facts
rected in the preamble but its causes aud the renedes
for it we're fully undersood and as 1T was matter
OF great Coucern i eminently proper that sielr
should he taken 10 remedy the evil Mr. Farnsworth GI
Iinos Objected to the reception OF the resouton unless
Mr. Dawes would consent to a commission 10 lhNe5u
gate grasshopper5 and cottonworlns.