, 1874-05-20

Tic bill waa than read tho tlllrd tmo and pusgod.
mr. SARGENT, from tho domm.,tos @ ssII On Appropri-
Ations, reported With various amendments Of 1n-
Important character. the sundry Civil Appropriation
III Ill., 1se5sH moved TINT tho sen.,e pro-
Ell 70 m ysa q M o s @
roll-can showed but thirty-threo Senators prssont
No quorum, anl tho acuato adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NAvA1 APPROPRIATION hill.
Tho Houso took up the Senate amendments to tho |
Naval Appropriation bill. some woro conourrsl In,
and others non-concurred in sent to Committed
% IL sRaSe'a Id 4 a
shall.
mo1rr1Es.
Tho Houne then took up the bill reported by Mr T.. |
q. ROBERTS, from tha Committee on Ways aud |
Means, to amend the Custom laws, and to repeal the
system Of oletsa to informcrs IN customs and roye
III. DAWES n,oyed amendment to strike out tho
third aecton aud add to tho sixth scotion the pro-
vision that any informer who shall pay to any officer
Of the United st.tcs my portion ot the money TO
seVed BY him shall have perpetual right Of action
hlr. f. bEoE, iis sl,o Of Tho Committee on Ways and
Means, submitted m amendment making it unlawful
for any Senator, Representative, or Delsgao IN Con-
gsSss to oct as agent attorney, proctor' advocate
againat whom suits proceedings brought for the
sir. :. i. RoBERTs openod the discussion pn tho
IN S{ ssreS Committee on w.xs
ssansy oss L ss%sa
bs made bowoen tho Government and thieves. Tho
Of proportion to tho onenses. Thoso penalties and
torfeitures Ind bean inflicted without regard to the
'.etS In otSsr - words, % the 5 COMMITTEE nd found
system cf thngs prevailing which rendered neces-
poay 70 e
slded se Senator Gon5ling and Cen Butter as being
% sad Gen. IL Busr Lad Seen paid Id arge tse out ot tie
portion received BY jayne and by the thief who had
sR sas4 r. Ps enfs sss ss ss e se. S a s ao.
know, becauee although the COMMITTEES had tnyitsd ted
q a e sha ad
! clinsd tho invitation.
| Mr.. KAss0N, another member + Of the Committee on
particle Of evidence that C0nkn8 lad received any
sir. DEoK-There was evidence that ho was coun-
sel aud adviser Of thesa nen and they Whose counsel
10 waa refused 70 come before the dommitsee under
| hlr. r..KAssoN-.rhe evidence simply was that tho
United states sutnto; @ think that that vas III.
Mr.. BEOK-1 will read from Mr. Dolges statement.
II viii add that Senator oonAling WAS tn New York,
and in consultation with these gentlemen at the tlme
nae 10 of
fac. that Mi. Latin and the crime was 80 enormous
r ~ 10 o m be noTsf m sG ~
| Phelps, Dodge & Co. think Senator ConklinR nd
v.ed lin to do better. only riah he had stuck to 1t
slr. nALE; q Nov York, tntlm.tcd that Beck was
doing ;ntMqsticeto M Senator g{onklIng; .,,. ,..
no charge against him. lay Tie testimony SHOWS
sir. HALEThe gentleman ID certainly In crror in
ae %,nt m et a @n that ma nr
member % SHOULD bo aliowsd 70 sot rs Counsel IL sueh
H. GOntn1 E tat h IN tha raon and
he thsFs not sf
r,s 1T WAT 10 xaii Juoo nayis md at sanutor
ooa1!iag W theTe 1ssisg iaT; s5peanans y t.; p.
70 o and Moh no ao md
insst tat tbo tnir Beoon @ Should ba struck out % oi
ys w1fa Hqs .1s n9
cooo sns Of oorrnnt1on ind ire kent IN on account
Of their political power to control pTimary e1ocous,
eo,ntrys 4aeH ~ ''su' ~ - Dnp''' NY
Al tle elose of NJ Decks speech, Mr KAssoN
aJMSsI popaE~i ne1er Ind the most aistan ,ea that
thie ua was III procsss Of Settlement md was In
soupc S,th soms oi t9s o:hel gentlemen thsrs: par
enh1 Ta 20 tnn no1non ~ n
beiofe ii tic tor. NY own Impressions veEe tha
no Lao no peennafy interest IN " u hny WAY ahVs
tn ey It'll m a sact thnt H was tsrs
connection win ether gentlemen showed what an ar
nEs an Ieaa d. on thu ..a popt thu s.ts
J. meat 4 5aags SosS Basis, q follows:
Mr. DaMstae aatate ~ VIZ taere' a4a r. ~ seea M
hand. yhetheT vas brought II aitoE came er not
90 net know Ho TOOK tue statute ana feaa y oVe
and s.id T dig rot seem to him that thefe could b.
of oonrse, thse ths trio construction ot the ststut
"nder c,eh sato NJ fscts h. thnupbt II tho I,lty