New-York tribune., 1871-12-21

CouNITTpr-TUE PRESIDENTS APPOINT
MBNTs MADE A SUBJECT OF INVESTIGATION
THE LABOR COMMISSION BILL PASSED BY
THE HOUSE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBCHRl
WAsHING1ON. Wednesday, Dec 70, 1871.
The Senate was dull to-day, compared with
what 1t has been for ten days past, though more work
was done than in any week this session. The import
ant bills sent over from tho House Two or tnree
days ago, making appropriations io' ."o "a
penses OF the Geneva Conference, and Tor those
Of the American and British mixed cia'h' oonr
mission. sitting In this city, were promptly pseo'
Senator Edmunds objected to Garret Davss resolution
calling for an investigation OF the Of the President
and members Of his Cabinet charactcrzDg a. seh-
dalous" or course the Democrats introduced th's lor
no other purpose than to embarrass the Comntcc VIZ
Retrenchment and Investigation, and get aHihuh.'oi
for the next political campaign but 1t was reiarheo
that the Senate must not spare the President IN us
ewborn zeal for investigation. II anybody desres W
know how he performs any of his public duties.
The qualified Amnesty bill came up at O'clock accord
ing previous arrangement and was debated 81 hours
Senator Morton offered amendment intended TO ex-
cude Mr.. Vance from claiming his seat In the senate
under the law, and Senator Sumner gave notice
that he should offer his Civil Rights bill amend.
ment The latter proposition led to an animated debate
between tho Senator from Massachusetts and Senator
Hill Of Georgia. The prevailing sentiment in the Senate
agreement made to close general debate on 1t at
o'clock tomorrow.
The Democrats in the House have themselves to tnanR
for the passage OF Mr. Ioars Labor Commission bill To-
day. The discussion Of the bill their part was through
out intensely and unreas0nay partisan IN lts cnar
acter that had the effect n the end to bring the Re-
publicans together In support Of tho Many OF
them disposed to oppose 1t at the start because they
objected to the creation Of additional offices, and did not
believe anything would he accomplished by the inves
CATION Of the proposed Commission that could not DO at
tanned through the Bureau OF Statistics inquiry by
n Congress committee; but. after the Democrats had
abused the Republican party for three days as the
enemy Of labor and tho friend OF capital, the OIL
was made party and got the united support
OF the Republicans with four OF five exceptions. Mr
Campbell Ohio who Is fast assuming the leadership
among the Democrats that he exercised among inc
Wings in the House nearly quarter OF century ago.
opened the debate to-day and represented rather more
favOraby hn has done before the stock arguments
OF the Democrats about Republican legislation being all
for monoposts and capitalists and Oppressive to the
working classes The present ta he cited as an exam
ple and the proposed abolition Of the income tax and
the bank tax while retaining the taxes on liquors and
tobacco articles used by the masses. was proof ne
claimed, Of the continued intention OF the Repubcans
to oppress the poor. Mr.. Bingham made an eloquent
defense OF the American system OF protecting
labor In reply to tho attacks OF the
laboring men who had developed tho resources
OF the country and the architects Of their for
tunes would laugh at the puny efforts to prove that
American legislation oppressed laDoI anu argued tnat
from the first legislation nboshng the law of Primo
genurc the present day. legislation In this country
had been in tho interest of the aborcr He thought no
Commission was necessary to prove this to sensible
Americans but he would vote for the b in order that
the Communists, Internationas, and such misguided
people, fresh from tho oppression OF European Govern
mens and ignorantiy believing the same oppression eS-
lists here ,ht be enlightened and convinced Of their
error
The discussion closed by interesting debate be-
tween Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Bggs OF Delaware. Mr.. Bggs
had revived OF the old southern can't about Massa
chusets mcdng in other people affairs, ana preach
ing philanthropy while depressing her own factory opera
tives; and when Mr. Hoar to close the debate. he
showed that Mr. Biggs had got some facts ho had sed
from the report Of Massachusetts Republican Com.
mission ON labor which had been followed
tory system. He said 1t would be well II states which
kept their people in ignorance and piinished crime by
the piory and whppingpost. would adopt the Niassa-
chusctts system ot supporting common srhris ahl
prompr remedying labor evils by legislation. This was
square hit at Delaware. and brought MT Bgg. IN MS
feet In excited defense and euOgy ~ the whipping
twice, he said. Did you over know woman u D."
whipped I" asked Mr. Iioar. This inquiry ap
pareity referred Ia facts known 70 the elawar"
member which be did not want TO nave more iuly stared
and Mr. IOar closed the discussion with NIT quiet
and effective about the peculiar Institutions VI
Delaware ~ go - - A.
100 Amendments then adopted requiring that the
Commissioners should be appointed without regard to
their political views; that one of them should be ldeh
rd with the abonc interest and that they should hold
office but one year instead Cf two ~ provided ~ the
original bill As thus amended the bill was passcl-feas,
l24 Nays 81.