The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-03


people OF the District n IL should turn out that
| the general government had done more than lts
share, the TACT should be made known. He believed
tae proposed investigation should be conducted
by the standing committee for the District OF Col
umba.
MI. HALE. rep.) OF N. " chairman Of that COM
mittee, preferred that the matter should 60 to q
select committee as proposed.
Mr.. ELDREDGk, (dem.l OF WIS.,, memoer OF the
District Committee, also favored a select commit
tee, because several OF the members OF the present
District Committee had been members OF that
committee in the last Congress and had gone
through the whole subject OF inquiry:
Mr. WILSON OF Indiana, disclalmed intending any
reflection the committee for the District OF Col
umbla. He proposed a JOINT select committee be-
cause the memOrialists preferred 1t.
WHO'S AFRAID ?"
Mr.. CHAPMAN, (rep.), the delegate from the Dis
trict, avOwed the readiness of the officers OF the
District to submit all their acts to the most rg0r'
Gus examination.
MIR. Kasson's suggestion was accepted by Mr.
Wilson, and the resolution, as thus amended, was
adopted, and the speaker appointed the following
committee :-Messrs. Wilson, OF Indiana; Hale, Of
New York; Hubbe. OF Michigan; Clymer or
Pennsylvania; and Jewett. o. Ohio.
IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE BUSTED.
Mr.. WHITE, (rep) OF Alabama, presented articles
OF impeachment against Richard Busted, United
states Judge OF Alabama, which were ordered to
be printed and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
q citizen OF Alabama.
The articles are as fOllOWS:-
never heen cit,zen ~ tne State Of Alabama bnr
Is . citizen OF tue State OF New YORK.
SecOnd-That he has never resided In any or the
districts OF Alabama OF which he Is the presiding
THird- That he has JAILED to hold the Courts as
required by law and at the times appointed by
F5urtn-That on the days fixed by law for hold
ing the terms oil the several District Courts he has
often Jailed to attend, thereby keeping parties,
witnesses counsel and jurors waiting at heavy
expense to the people and the government of the
United states, merely to SubServe his own con.
venlence and caprice.
Article is IN relation to a libel suit BY K. M.
Reynolds against Judge Busteed, in which it Is al
legged that money was taken from The registry Of
The Court and paid TO Reynolds in consideration OF
the dismissal OF the suit.
Mr.. DUNNELL (rep) OF Mimi, from the Commit
tee on Public Lands reported bill creating an ad-
dtlOnal land district in New Mexico. Passed.
Mr. YOUNG, (dem) or Ca, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt resolution directing the payment
mail agents and contractors for services prior to
April Ia, 1861. Not agreed to.
MEDALS FOR THE CENTENNIAL.
Mr.. HOOPER. (rep.) OF Mass, from the Commit
tee on Coinage, reported PHI providing that
Inscriptions shall be prepared at the Philadelphia
Mint to commemorate the one hundredth anni-
gress ana of the Declaration of Independence, and
that such medals, III any suitable meJal or alloy,
be furnished to applicants under the provisions OF
the fifty second section OF the Coinage act. on pay
ment OF the cost and twenty per cent additional.
Passed.
Mr. BROMBERG, dbl OF Ala, offered q resolution
to investigate the management and condition Of
the Freedmen's Trust and savings Company. Re-
Ierred TO the Banking Committee
rules and adopt resolution to have the discus
sion Of the House after Monday next devoted to
the financial question. Not agreed to.
Mr.. STowELL, (rep.) Of Va, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution authorizing the
February Bill for the free distribution of printed
matter, &c, and make 1t q special order from and
alter tnat day. The motion was agreed to-yeas
Mr.. FORT, (rep) of H., offered resolution in
structng the public printer to print such number
Senator. REPRESENTATIVE and
delegate: uaughter.) Referred 70 the Committee
Mr. RAINY. (rep.) Of s. c., offered a resolution
abOlishing the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs.
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Mr. ORTIZ (rep.) OF lnd introduced q bill for q
more complete organization or the State Depart
ment. Referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD (dem.) presented petitions
OF Phelps, Dodge Il Co. and other merchants in
favor OF making the duty on steel plate specific in
Also petition from John Quintard. Murphy l.
Co. and John Roach & Co. in favor OF removing OBJ
structlons IN the East River New York.
Mr. MONROE (rep.) OF Ohio offered a resolution
instructing the Committee on Education and LABOR
the agricultural and other colleges that have re-
ceived grants from the United states. Agreed to.
REWARD OF WAR SERVICE.
Mr. BUTLER, (rep) Of Mass, introduced joint
resolution providing that IN all cases under civil
service examination for government positions.
when disabled soldier, his i1e or the widow OF
a soldier who died OF wounds or disability con-
tracted In the service, shall pass the examination
at the required standard fixed by the rules, such
person shall have the precedence to appointments.
Passed.
THE FINANCES AGAIN.
Mr. NIBLACK (dem.) or Ind. moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution, declaring 1t to be
the sense OF the House that any scheme Tor the
Improvement of the finances will be unsatisfactory
and incomplete which does not embrace revision
OF the tariff in the interest OF the revenue and the
emancipation OF commerce from all unnecessary
restrictions. and that the Committee OF Ways and
Means be instructed to proceed with such revision
OF the tarlf.
Under the recent rule requiring the secondng Of
motions to suspend the rules the question was
put on secOnding. but majority was against II,
and the resolution was not received.
motion oil Mr.. COBB, (rep.) OF Kansas, an
amendment to the Army Appropriation bill was
made in order, relating to government transpOrta-
ton on the Pacific railroads. He claimed that If
the amendment was adopted there would be q
saving OF $40, 900 year IN government transpOr.
tatiOn.
Inc House then, at q quarter past four, ad.
jOurned.