The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1873.
On motion of Mr.. SAWYER, of Wisconsin, the
Senate bill to authorize the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company to construct bridge across the st
LOUIS River was taken from the Speakers table
and passed.
Mr.. FARwELI, rep.) Of ILL.,, introduced o bill to
authorize the Secretary Of the Treasury to dispose
OF the old Post ONCE property at Chicago. Passed,
vidlng for an election OF members OF Congress- in
Wednesday Of September, 1874. gs
On motion of Mr.. BANKS, Qib) Of Mass, an
evening session was ordered for debate on mining
Mr.. HOLMAN (dem.) Of Ind, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill authorizing the con-
struction OF railroad across the Mississippi River
at st. Louis. Passed-l00 to 80
Mr.. HAwLEY, (rep.) OF Conn.,, from
THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION,
presented Q report with regard to the 0rganiza-
ton, the opening ceremonies and the duration Of
the exposition, &c. He stated That the State OF
made the success OF that exhibition unquestion-
able. The city OF Philadelphia had raised 5000 900 by
The State OF Pennsylvania had contributed
$4,000. and it was certain that the aggregate sub
scrption of State and city would reach S. OOO, 900.
He hoped the rest OF the country would help IL
out, and they would have in Philadelphia, In 1870,
the grandest exposition the world ever saw.
H. IL.
The report was ordered to be printed.
nate six bronze or brass cannon for q litesize
Mr.. BURDETT, (rep.) of Mo-, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported substitute for the
Senate bill for the relief Of certain Indians in the
central superintendency. Passed.
On motion OF Mr. DAVIS, OF West Virginia, the
Senate bill for government building at Parkers-
burg, W.. Va, was taken up from the Speakers
table and passed.
On motion of MIR. FNKELNBuRG, rep.) OF Mo-.
the Senate amendments to the House bill to pro-
vide for holding Circuit Court in the Western dis
trict Of Missouri were cOncurred in.
senate biz to o. define e Of 81
district OF Teche La, was taken from the Speakers
table and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. PACKARD, (rep.) OF Ind, the
Senate amendment to the House BILL to enforce
the stpulatl0ns OF the convention with venezuela
were cOncurred in.
MIR. DUNNELL, (rep.) Of MIMI, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill granting the right Of
way to the Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe Rail-
Mr.. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa, asked Mr.. Dunnell
to reduce the grant for depot purposes from
twenty to ten acres, but Mr.. Dunnell refused to
do 80.
Mr.. DUNNELI, however, did subsequently modify
the bill In that particular.
Mr.. HOLMAN said that objection would be with
drawn If the power to mortgage were struck out
Mr.. TwIcHELI, rep. OF Mass, remarked that
that would make the bill useless.
Mr., HOLMAN asked that the rule be read which
prohibits members from voting on matters in
which they have an interest
The SPEAKER asked Mr.. Holman to indicate the
members to whom he referred.
Mr.. HOLMAN said he understood that Mr.. Twichell
was president OF the company
Mr.. TwICHELL denied that statement and said
that the bill proposed distinct corporation, in
The SPEAKER minated that the time for max.
ing the point of order was after member had
voted.
Mr. RANDALL OF Pennsylvania-If he should not
vote he should not lobby either.
After some further colloquy, In which Mr..
Twiche took part, Mr.. Cox, (dem.) of Y, said
NEVER WITNESSED ANYTHING MORE SHAMEFUL
in the House than the fact OF the president Of q
railroad company, for whose benefit bill was
under consideration, standing up and arguing in
his own interest. They might talk about members
bier and national banks, but he had never seen
worse exhibition since he had been member OF
the House. He hoped the gentleman would see
neither vote nor talk for the measure.
Mr.. TwIcnELL-Does the gentleman see any
Mr.. Cox made no reply; and then after a some-
what tart interchange OF views between the
Speaker and Mr.. Randall over point OF procedure,
the House proceeded to vote on the motion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill.
The motion was rejected-yeas 90, nays 77-n0t
twO-thirds in the Affirmative.
Mr.. PRICE, tdem) OF Ga from the Committee on
Printing, reported resolution to print 255,0OO
copies Of the Agricultural Report Of 1872.
Mr.. BEATTY, (rep.) OF Ohio, Chairman Of the
Committee on Public Printing, sent up q letter
from the superintendent Of Public Printing.
stating that It would be impossible to have that
edition printed before the 1st OF July next, when
the bill abolishng the Thanking privilege goes into
effect
Mr. FARNswoRTH (rep.) of ILL.,, suggested that az
an amendment was pending to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation BILL prohibiting the publishing OF
resolution should not be acted on at present.
That suggestion was acted on, and the House at
one O'Clock went into committee OF the whole, Mr..
Tyner, (rep) OF Ind, in the chair, on
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. HALE. lrep.l OF Me-, moved an amendment
appropratlng $5O0,O00 for the purchase OF an addi
ton TO the site Of the Boston Post ONCE provided
that the city of Boston shall widen Congress street
along the proposed new front o. the building to at
where the buildings have been destroyed by fire,
at least sixty feet.
sent up and had read an article from the Boston
Post, of January "a, criticisng severely the Boston
Postmaster for debating to the city authorities as
to the widening OF the streets, and suggesting that
II this official would attend to the business OF his
office and leave the city to regulate its own street
lines and to manage Its own affairs. the public
would not be q loser by the change.
Mr.. BUTLER, trcpJ OF Mass, advocated the
20 s q the
streets to the fact that that establishment would
have to move back Its own building.
ment, which came from the Committee on Appro-
priations, and 1t was adopted by vote OF 10 to &c.
of Illinois, requiring all government buildings to
be erected by contract to the lowest bidders after
public advertisement, discussion sprung up, In
which Mr.. Farnsworth denounced the manner In
which the granite for the Treasury building, the
New York and Boston Post Onices and other gov
eminent buildings has been supplied. He con-
nected the contractors for supplying the Dix
Island granite and the Cape Ann Company with
.'RrNGs' EXTENDING INTO THE HOUSE AND SENATE
The Credit MOber "Ring" was nothing to those
granite and other "rings" that were plundering
the Treasury. The government had plenty OF
money. and u was being shovelled out to these
'rings' by millions.
Mr.. DAWES, (rep.) Of Mass, did not know what
Mr.. Farnsworth meant by connecting the con-
tractors for the granite for the New York and
Boston post offices with ''rings" 1t was quite
time that men who made charges should back
them up by some sort Of testimony. The con-
tractors whom the gentleman had alluded to be-
longed to no ''rngs," and were not represented in
any ring" in the House, or In the Senate, or in
the country. The gentleman should discriminate
IN his charges and not charge honest and honor
able men with being cheats. II the gentleman had
one particle of testimony that the contractors for
the Dix Island and Cape Ann granite had wronged
the government TO the extent OF 81 he should
produce II. or else turn his attention to those ~