New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Immediately after the reading of the journal
proccced 10 1.-THE consideration OF the report
of,the Committee Ways and Means in the matter OF
the sanborn contracts and Mr. NIBLACK (Dem., Ind,
a member OF the Committee, addressed the House on
the surlect lie regarded all the developments con-
nected with these contracts, which had brought such
scandal on the Treasury Department as showing most
remarkable case OF INSTRUMENTATION. The whole
theory oil the law had been perverted AS to who was
responsible he could not pretend TO say. .
Mir KELLOGG (R p, Comm presumed that few men,
~ The a,,nwluIent of the contract irne House had
been ready the subject four months ago; but
s TO the Of the Secretary OF the treasury he
ugroed with Mr. Eldredge that the proper
Tr.tcr articles OF imDeacnment The Committee on
Nays ana Means should either recommend thai course
UI modify the language of tue report. lie held that
those who voted tor the law and lie had done SO him
sc responsible for IL than the secretary OF
1be Treasury No unprcjudiced could the
denoe without coming ~ the conclusion that the Score
tary OF Treasury entirely innocent. lie believed
mat as ed ever sd the once II the Conmtee on
Ways Means thought he should be punished let that
Committee report articles OF impeachnient ahd not u
aertake by denunciation and defamation, TO draw
black ues round his character. or TO come into the
House wlih baby resolutions OF censure IL secretary
the Treasury mad the brain of an Alexander Hamilton
aud Daniel Webster combined he would stl have to
Mr CiYMER IDeln.. Penn) denounced the whole
dings under Sduborn contracts, and said he
had 10 the CONCLUSION tnat u was the most hum
iatng most distressing, most terrible matter that had
ever been laid before the people Tor condemnation ana
dpunciaOn The Secretary Of the Treasury had at
the Treasury Department ike cllId Incompetent and
OF Secretaries, beginning Win Haln
ton and ending with Richardson, was IKE q race OF
giants being ended by piguies. He thanked the Com
Ways and Means for It's report which had met
universal appreciation. He only regretted that II did
not 20 step further aud recommend the lmpeach-
of the chief persons stained in the matter the one
iuconpetency and ineheiency and the TWO others
Tor completely. He believed that the charges would
tho President had not yielded to pubic opinion, ana
removed these officials instead OF acting IN defiance and
disregard OF it. IL only within day or Two that
tue President had removed District official Tor attempt
ing tell truth. This question: he sdld would not
be finally determined here IL would else where and
TO other tribunal justice were not obtained here,
lie would 80 with confidence.
Mr. GARFIELD tkep:, Ohiol related briefly and
terely the circumstances under which the clause on
winch the sauDOrD contracts were based iDcor
porated In an appropriattDniU by Committee OF Con
ference and the careful in which framed,
aud expressed tue Dcef that II 1t had been admins
Sbe great evils CON planned of would have resulted
Mi. f. A. koBERis lRep, n. ~ closed tine debate in
Tho fret vote was on amendment offered by Mr..
BECK tDem hyJ prohloitlng any Senator, Representa-
attorney proctor advocate, SOLICITOR for am
person Ia connection with the violation Of the Custom.
or Revenue laws and IT adopted without division
The bill which repeas tho law Oh winch sanDorn
contracts were based Was tnen passed, without d
1ly.sion and without objection.
BUsINEss FROM TIE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
The remainder Of the days session having been
assigned to the Judiciary Committee, Mr.. BUTLER
f,ep Mass), the CAairman stated that under this call
the Civil Rights bill and the Geneva Award BIN would
not be reported to-day.
Mr. BUTLER then reported the bill introduced by
yesterday, providing that the pay oi deceased
member shall be gwen the WAC" OF heiIs a. up 70
tue dale OF the election of his successor, whose pay
ssll begin from his election In brief discussion he
stated That hitherto, tie pay Of the deceased mepef
1ss zone from day of his death 10 hls successor
"a hich was o1ous Of all the Oci0us features Oh
hack pay Questions having been put as 10 the appca
,1nn of Inc bill 10 the Of Mr. Melsi was agreed
maj specla bill 10 cover that would Ibe reported
later IN the day. the Dill was then passed, ~,
Mr. BUTLER also reported the BAL removing the polit-
Zeal disabilities VI Raphael semmes OF Alabama.
cPassed Also the bin investing general courts
martial Win jurisdiction concurrent with that
of state or Territorial courts or the crimes
OF murder mansaughter, mayhem, rape, arson.
rObbsry, burglary. spa assault ana DallSIj, alA VI ~