New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23

WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. %, 1871
The Senate has commenced another week Of mas
terly inactivity" not bill resolution OF any kind
having been passed to-day snd very little progress made
on the Amnesty BILL which was the regular order. After
the morning hour which spent In the transaction OF
routine business the introduction Of petitions memorials
and bills and the reception OF reports from Committees
the Amnesty bill taken up, with Mr. Summers
amendment. Garrett Davis was DESTROYS Of lay
ing this aside informally, to allow him to
make speech on his resolution directing an In
vestgntion into the Presidents official acts but the
majority were unwilling to take up Dayis's resolution
less me Amnesty could be postponed that amendments
might be offered To tho resolution OF the Kentucky SEN
aor aud the debate upon 1t be Of general character
not confined TO his ePeech alone Davis In an excited
manner began to speak on the merits Of hls resolution
and after being called TO order withdrew his motion, to
np his Senator e sawyer then read peec
In support of the Amnesty BILL and followed by Mr.
Then Mr. Robertson Of South Carolina who has charge
OF the Amnesty bill, moved to postpone the considera
House This OF course brought ~ their feet oppO
nents Of Amnesty as Messr Conkng and Nye, who pre-
Ter 10 nght the Dill with amendments instead Ofopposng
1t squarely, and Messrs. Trumbu and Thurman. who
aesre TO pass the Amnesty bl without amendments
journed.
After the ca Of the States for bills for reference tho
House to-day Mr.. Hales bill to revive American com
merce by giving drawbacks materials used In the
building and equpping Of ships again up, and
ut last disposed OF by reference the Ways and Means
CoDimtee-Yeas 1872; Nays, co. The report OF the ma
iOrty OF Mr. Dawes's Committee tho Syndicate bar
galn and Mr.. Kerrs minority report, were presented
and sent to the printer. Tho Democrats, who are ex-
tremey anxious appear be tho special champions
pass Mr.. IIonan's bill to extend tho time
for filing claims for additional bounty under
Offering bill for the purpose which the Military
Committee had agreed upon and which was substituted
until Jan. 30. 1873 The Territorial Government OF
the District OF Columbia got number OF hard knocks
Fnm lgilf N a ~
the petitions VI 1000 citizens OF Washington for an in
carS' then y,iih numerons and grave If.
lenses In the way Of extrayaganee, gross ia;
tho memorial with speech, m which he stated That
$4,000 had been paid for advertising and printing since
the new Government went into operation in June. Or
this sum The Chronicle had received $4,000 The Repub
GcGn $4,000; The Grand Army Journal 5000 The Grille,
theater programme paper, 5000 MI Farnsworth read
long list containing the OF papers before
heard by Of his hearers He sent copies Of the
papers TO Tie Clerks desk wiz resolution Tor an nyes
tigation. Mr. HOar said that those gentleman who had
voted 10 take the government OF ,e District from the
control OF CongEess, to which tie Constitution had COM
ted it, and give 1t 20 Others could now sec the re3dlt
Of theiT work NJ. Potter aud Mr. Wood VINO had voted
by cOniesng their mistake Mr. Dawes WAS Ia favor OF
Lni ncete H %eThu vino ,He
deprecated prejudginR the case, and said lie believed all
ordered to be made by the committee on the District
Another investigation was started by Gen. Neg
t6e ccmHerte COMMITTEES to look into the qnarantns
abuses in HewYork HarbOr. Gen Morgan got vote on
birth eligible to tho Offices OF President ard Vice Pr,i
dent after "a years residence IN thI county IT., aSd
55 bill appTOprlting $4,000 10 entcitdn the JaPales
boaSs -e SW Hn but aes an EXPLANATION
by Gen ganks t on ne C The 'Dm"crSc side
the opposition dwmdcd down 10 about 20 MEMBERS not
enough to have the Yeas aud Nays called.
cuss.on that heard in the House long time,
Government was hotly assailed and ably defended IL
oil
gent fund. Tho Committee, i appears, had prndenty
to pay their bills, hoping, too, that in the weeks
delay something t ,, would turn up 10 ma make lt
OF the debate was quite mild at f;st and tbS hoso
appeared to be disposed 10 side with SIR. Farnsworth,
to The scene of disturbance until Cen Garfield turned the
lido by sirongy urging the impOrtance OF inqurng into
Orleans. The Louisiana members differed upon the need
Mr.. sypher earnestly favored It, Mr. Dawes defended
the President from The charge OF dseouraging the in
Mr.. Voorhees, with all the energy and elOIucnec he
could command arraigned the Republican party as the
lie was followed by Mr. Shelablrger. who made power
argument III yindcaOn OF the work OF Reconstruction
agement OF the finances the reconstructed staes.
He stated the increase OF the debt OF each state ana
corrupt politician from Arkansas" he said, has ianen
refuge the Senate to escape the particularly There
were loud OF ordcr" and Mr.. Beck finally apollo
gsed Tor hrs disresIectul language toward the Senate
Mr. Stephenson, in reply said That II the corruption that
had taken place In the South suce reconstruction were
boiled down into an essence and thrown with the reek-
ing pot 0i Sd m ang ae nnr Of the cS
was closed. and the appropriation passed
The Administration Senators have prepared substi
tnte for Garrett Davis's resolution arraignng Gen.
Grant which will be offered ana passed whenever ho
succeeds in getting that up In tone substance is
very much Ike the call Tor the Republican NATIONAL
Convention.
The Eew-Orleans Investigating Committee has held
decide upon the TO be pursued in
q imam Try md he moi req
Judge scoied, the Chairman has had two conferences
with the President who is represented as strongly IN
favor Of most thorough and Immediate inyesugatlon
nshed with funds. IL Will leave wednesday evening
Thursday morning, accompanied 10y adcputy ergeaht
inquiry be finished in ten days after II is begun
Mr. Burchard Of Illinois, member Of the Ways and
Means Committee, introduced to-day, an Important Dill
making thorough revision OF the Tariff and 1t was re-
ferred Committee. Tho bill increases the free list
70 about the that presented TO the Senate
by Senator Sherman and will take about 100000
wear from the revenue this way The important
changes in the present rates are the oLowlDR odlt
cent ad paiorem; iron and steel and their manu-.
features, specific rates, ranging from ~ 10 20
lscut f 80 per Sent WOOL specific rates ranging
90 to IS cents, which would reduce the revenue
estimated reduction OF receipts from ms source OF
COO earhenware rates made per cent 70 con
siderable extent the action u he ~ ON sne van
bill of last Congress- WHICH, ~ DC
discussed and amended for two three weeks and then
abandoned for lack OF time 10 pass IT,
The bill TO protect Home Industries, introduced Dy MT
Merriam Of New-York, occasioned by an editorial
article in THE TRIBUNE calling attention TO the fact that
the General, In his recent advertisement FOR
BIDS to furnish stationery to his Department specifies
that cutlery made by certain manufacturing firm In
England only would be received Inc D,i provides taae
no shall be invited accepted for any article
or articles be used in any Department OF Govern
men by any officer, for the supply exclusively OF ar-
manufactured foreign countries, when similar ar