New-York tribune., 1874-06-09
XLI1ID CONGRESS--IsT SESSION

srArE PASSED By THE HoUsE-THB LouisiANA
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE DISCUSSED.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. June T. is's'
Mr., THURMAN (Dem., Ohio) presented rcsU'
buttons Of the Toledo Board OF Trade IN iaVof
procty treaty with the Dominion OIL O'n""~
10 the Committee on Finance. ,,,.. an |
MI SCOTT Rep, PENN from the Oom"' sU, =,
Finance, reported substitute ior INC Nv n,,roa,, |
sntberEe medals concentrating tne o"' '.,,.l
apuiversary Of the first meenhs Vi Wv s~anasnoe
r,oncrcss and of the Declaration Oh ihoe8c"u'"''
Passed rrs ,rero W Val presented memorial OF the
mr ~ Tstsrson County W. Va for equalization
Cs The fax on National aud State banks Referred 10
' Mt PRXTT 1Rep Ind.h from the Conference Commit
tee Sdssgreeiug votes OF the Two HOUSES on
ii 10 revise consolidate and amend the laws reatlns
90 pcpsops made report which vas agreed 70. e ne
made report fIom the conference n sa,lors
who nave been totally disabled. Agreed TO-. ,,,or
ANTaoN1 Dep caSmttes mi to inquire into the
present method OF publishing ana dis.riouhg ,v nnces
of the United States and report "hat eHanSe ~ n'''
s@ NJ. fHfURMAS Dem, ohio from the Judiciary &c Com
rttee reported with amendments the Senate bli au,
tbozng Circuit Judge TO designae :, das
holding the District or SroS % S SSu1 TIE % nar in district
Mr WEST rep, La) called up the Senate bill for the
betier orSaniz on of District Courts OF the United
states WITHIN the State OF Louisiana Passed-heas'
Mr. CONKLING tRep, N. ", from the Judiciary Com 1
nttee, reported wtnout amendmsn,s & 'ac , nf JSIy
1854 entitled "An act 10 amend an act TO ard IN e S ST
River the Pacific oeean" Placed on the ca'en
"I Mr. WRIGHT Rep., Iowa., from the Judiciary Com
mittee II ported, with amendments, the bill pIovlnng
for collection of due the United states from
IN M r1fE FRELNGHUYsES rep e. j. reported favor
.hix on the Honse hi fixing The time for the election
Of Representatives from the State Of Pennsylvania 10
the XLINth Congress. Passed .,o o,,.1p called
up the unfinished business being the bill TO provide iSI
the Of extra of pubic documents ana of 'he
Mr. MERRTMoN Cbem., \. cJ offered an amendment Nsn
senators and nc IN nsnSeI H% s 10 frank h' 100u
Mr.. ANTHONY Gep. r H. expressed the hope @ that
some discussion ensued on the amendment
Mr.. SHERMAN (Rep., Ohio said II was evident that
Therefore moved that i De laid aside and that the
snae proceed to the consideration of the b to amend
the Customs Revenue laws, and 20 repeal moietles
Mr.. LOGAN (Fsep., Illl asked that "Wednesday next,
after expiration Of the morning hour be devoted 10
the consideration OF bills from the Committee on Mill
Gary Affairs. Agreed TO-
THE MoIETY BILL
The motion OF Mr.. SHERMAN agreed TO, and the
Noiety bill taken up.
Mr. BAYARD Dem Del) objected to the amendment
Of the Finance Committee, inserted the fifth section
which authorizes the United States Attorney to examine
the books invoices or papers Of defendants He sad
amy provision Of this kind. n his opinion IT impaired
The Constitutional rights Of the citizen to compel lin 10
MI SHERMAN argued that the provision was OF vital
importance. Ii did not impair the 1leht OF i9e etLh
neither did it compel him to crimlnate himself but ony
protected the Government Jackson 8 schultz, anu
10 the Committee that they were not opposed 10 this
provision, surrounded 1t with safeguards for the
Mr.. CAMERON rep, Penn) said that the idea of sez-
Ing the M GSaS aGd no To s 9 al e popo
ferred TO the Of Phelps Dodge Co. and defended
the character of Mr. Dodge He SAID he was robbed OF
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars by pimp. During
the the spy business perhaps necessary Itwas
10 save the Government but that past In Tins
country, where commerce is SO great, the So'erhmen W
should protect the merchant because be had TO undergo
such great flsk ,., -,
MIR WRIGHT Rep IoTa advocated ;1 & The "a adoption OF
without it. 1t prevented any unnecessary or improper
he produced without an order of the court. The
trouble now was that, in consequence OF the feeling
against nfOrmers, Congress might 10 the other eX
treme, and the result would be that the Government
MI SCOTT Sep fenI referred to the case Of Phelps,
OOdce CO..dnd said tnat nO man ~ TINS country Was
evidence wcad have to be Of The hen 9nar
,fny ~ xnIstd the laws OF his country The books Of
that without any Jud ea order
winch could not be done now II thus section be adopted
He tr scot desired 10 do justice TO all parties and
thought this best calculated to 90 Justice as III
the of Phelps, Dodge Co., the books were sur
rendered by Mr. Dodge and 1t was not case OF arDl-
trary ire had been supposed Mr.. Dodge had
his books without waiting FOR any order o
the He paid the amount OF eompI9ni raeT m man
overnnen for fraud, although he had wlllfuy
violated the law. Inc was one Of peculiar hardship
II wrong, but the wrong was IN the law: Jaw:
lie thought honest merchant would object 10 TINS
provision, as il would DO away with the oneols feature
Df Anything like arbitrary seizure. The OBJECT OF the
hsd been to prevent ns 'f a Se same time M
vide means by which dishonest importers could not
evade tAeir dues 10 the Government.
eraI question OF moeties had expressed official
opinion than four years ago IN his annual report
as Secretary. Ia io'Ohe snoihlted % Cohgies Dlli M Ur
the abolition OF the mOlety system and subsequently
urged Its passage He stu adhered 10 the opinion that
the molety system was bad one and ought to be aoo
ished He thought the proposed section Judcous one
and would therefore support IL.
He Judgment 10 express in regard TO the char
acter conduct of the firm mentioned in the course
of the discussion but wished 10 lay before the Senate
certain facts which would Justify what was done IN
reference 10 claims the Government made against
that firm The vlndCaOn OF tie course OF the Admin
istraton Of more consequence than the vludlcatOn
of any private person one VINO had been employed
tho Department and lad before him what he called
evidence 0 the OF goods py the
meDts TO the agent and when those documents were
compared with the books OF the firm tie evidence was
conclusive. No matter what the motive of the
son formerly employed by the hrm tue agent OF the De
partment never had any knowledge OF the relations OF
dence referred presented. He (Nr. BoutwelD
yised Mr.. Dodge 20 90 into court when his testimony
eould he and IL 10 should then that
was no Intentional violation cf the law, the Secretary Of
the Treasury had the authority TO remit the penalty in
Treasury Department upon their house but, the
trary Department delayed and postponed 10 oblge
The hrm Leen' eIIasei Ta' epTyea eye 70 ieiI
Dodge was himself responsible for the fault,
but there was MYSTERY connected with
al the Customlouse d d not conform 10 those the
private books of the frm; The Treasury Department.
dld, be ginning 20 end, delay AID postpone the
ent Of this TO suit tue convenience Of the rm.
II law merclfully administered 1t i'll this
The amendment was then rejected by a vote OF 2l
Yeas TO &c Nays. follows IRepubicans IN roman Dem
ocrats III itacs and LIBERIA Republicans IN small cap-
taisj:
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