New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
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WASHIvurON Monday, Jan. T. 1872.
The Senate opened quietly after the holiday
retcss debates being altogether avoided though
the only speeches made were Of more than ordinary
interest The general report about the Capitol before
The bOHr Of meeting that Senator SchuT1 would answer
the charges OF The VIC York Times caused
the reporter gallery 10 be well filed, while
the usual number OF people who always par
tally M the other galleries on the first
day after recess, seemed TO expect that something
Interesting would Immediately after the reading
of the journal Mr. Schuz obtained the oOr and. after
asking the secretary TO read the slaudeTOus article
printed n re Times Of a week or two ago took mp s
vharc,s and disposed Of them after another Before
hC Lad finished. there probably not one among all
those who heard him, VINO did not agree with hun that
Tie article "Ono Of the most remarkable
Cf cumulative intrepid and shameless lying that
ever dISgraced American Journalism" The vindcatOn
C the Senator admitted 10 he complete not only by
those who sympathzcdwith him the effort toward
form. wbicb has brought down upon him the abuse OF
Che Presidents ,ran il New York, but by those who
represent on the floor OF the Senate, what The Times does
in journalism These would not worthy Of the
attention they have received IL for the fact that
numerous circumstances point 10 a certain prominent
Administration Senator and 10 officers in the White
House 40 the nsprers If not the authors Of them.
AZ O'Clock. IA accordance with notice given before
tic recess ua'or Fenton moved to take his bin 10
Regulate the IN the collection OF the
tC various ports Of entry &c, for the purpose of
planning some Of its provisions, and fhe Amnesty bill
was informally laid aedc for that purpose. Mr.. Fenton
has spent great amount Of time and labor in preparing
uis hi. and Eis speech its support OF the
ablt>t hc has delivered Some Of the most startling
statements in il. backed up they by which
arc on reoctd aud tc POducod cannot fail TO call
esncral attention to the management of the Custom
houses, and make the passage OF this bin smi-
lar measure necessity The fact that, though
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the Rcv,une laws are annually discovered whenever
the guilty persons willing to compromise 10y paying
large sums Of money, Of which the Customs officers
Ceye sharF criminal proceeding ever instituted
that not slngc conviction for smuggling obtained
IN three that the Government does not get 10y the
system Of compromises onehaf the value of the goods
seized and forfeited 20 the United States, and Others
equally striking certainly ca for immediate action The
figures gwen 70 show that spite Of official reports and
Executive approval, MnrIhy's administration Of the
Kew-York Custom house was . most extravagant one
cannot he successfully Camsad.
Under tie call for bills for reference the House
day, Mr. Cox managed 10 have IS minutes speech or
the Cuban question read at the Clerks desk. II IN
the form Of long preamble ending with resolution
for the recognition Of the pehgeren rights of the nsur
gents. The House quite thin Int the members
present appeared 10 have diligently employed their time
during The recess IN writing bills and hunting up
old ~ the files for revival About $50 were intro
ducod single member IN some presenting dozen
I'm in AID Of the convicted South Caro- |
lima KG Kux, giving them and others who may |
be convicted under the KuKlux law the right OF appeal
20 the supreme Court There several bills relating
70 the cv.l service. MI Wilson Of Indiana presented
porGus for rstrituuon pro rot0 Of appointments
% Government Departments among the Congress dis
tIcts auC l1r Willard offered two. prohibiting Con-
Cressmen from recommending Candidates for office,
less asked Iu writing 20 do 10y the President heads
departments, and the other cnactnc the rules Of the
Civa service Commission, with numerous additions and
notifications MI Lynch revived his hill of 1867 for
system Of conversion of recubacks into bonds,
and Mr. Perez introduced a
long bn 70 establish system Of national
education, by distributing among the States
TIC proceeds OF sales Of public lands Mr.. slooum tried
10 ottain unanimous consent TO get information
about tie the army house Off
Gers and revenue assessors and collectors 10 Albany to
control no NcwYoIk Legislature, hut Cen. Butler
promptly objected few minutes still remained Of the
morning hour aud the speaker began the cali of States
for resolutions ana bills for passage under the previous
question. when Nj Hale demanded a vote on a bill to
refund 20 ship builders a duties pad foreign mate
uls used construction OF vessels aud allow Amer.
can shipowUes 20 take out OF bonded warehouses
LC,s foI repairs for subsistence of free
of duty. Only 80 members voted for the bill the !
DIVISION, when teers ordered, the House got
fairly walked up. The Democrats except the Pennsyl
vanaus rallied body 70 Halc's support. and were
jouod by about % Republicans Kelley and Randall led
the PfOtecuou!ss against the bIll and the previous
Question wae Loot. The supporters Of the then
tined 10 have II referred 10 the Commerce Committee
instead OF the Ways and Means and rather exciting
wrangie over this question cut short by the expma
ton of tie morning hour.
Mr. Kellog~s resolution instmCtnc the Ways and
Means Committee 10 report llu repeating The Income
Tx which came over from the Monday before the re-
cess was next in order. The resolution having been
drawn IN December read Early in January next" and
Nj Stevenson obsnatcly refused 10 permit 1t TO be
changed. The Speaker helped Mr.. kellogg out Of his
Acuty by permitting him 10 withdraw the old TesOlu-
nor, and recognizing him at once, TO move a new one
properly modified and Mr. Dawes prevented any fur
her pospOnement or lodging of the question by appeal
irg 20 the House directly the proposition
THO result vas. Yeas, Il Nays, 81 Mr.. Moore Of
Illinois got a resolution passed referring disputed
clam 10 lands o. the Hannibal, 81 Joseph. and Denver
railroad and the Central Branch Pacific Railroad, TO
he judiciary Committee. There some debate upon
this during which Mr. Fernando Wood said that he
informed that the late Attorney General had given an
opuou in favor Of road, which decision had been
suppressed 10y the Secretary Of theFInteror, who was
LOW about 70 ssue patents 10 the other road This had
been done. the instance OF senator, and II
was on this account that AkCnan had been forced TO
resign.
TIE next sensation caUsod hy the introduction by
Nj Morgan Of q resolution 10 amend the Constitution
80 AZ 10 make fore g-Dorn citizens eligible to the Pres
dcucy and v.ce-Presdeucy. This pointed directly to
Senator selurz and most Of the Administration men
felt bound 10 oppose il. II nevertheless got many Re-
publican votes those Of Messrs. Butler Burchard, Fink
clntl!rc Fan sworth. starkwoather, Goodrich and
Beatty anon others and almost obtained the sard
twothiIds the taley being 81 Yeas 10 s. Nays. After
trsrstdirg some Cher miscellaneous business the
House a. oaruod az an early honr.
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