New-York tribune., 1874-02-11

certain improper II had also been rcpresenten
through him by the Secretary OF the Treasury
questions affecting. moro less the propreW o. sS
Administrative action. He thought he couid eslapsm m
In mSment that there not particle OF uutn ~
representations He sent 10 the CerRs desk anu
had read Washington dispatch to New YORK paiC -
SATURDAY last. to the effect that the Judiciary tom
mttee of the House had agreed TO report the Dl OF ifp
resenatye Norey OF Louisiana for the cstapshqnS vi
two United States Courts in Louisiana IN eu Oh JuIb
Durels present court, and That Mr. uttr was ~,
TO push the Morey bii before any acV'on sno" w -
OF the Durell Impeachment articles. ,-,
Now. said Mr.. BUTLER there - not In iaat pnrasfinpY
one word Of truth In me ISt pite, nne i In the
Committee has considered the Morey oili IN tuo
Mr. Eldredge, took the testimony m ihe Dnrs on, ,
they nave come to no determination wha'cEe hD1u. V
that case There has been no consideration O IL ny %
Committee, for the reason mat t1e cvl1eh1e C' bc
printed. IL never has Dcen DrOhght pSlo.0 - w.
Committee IN any form, ah1 unoreIoip rtv utv' Who
desires bring the administration OF inc GoVerhino w
aud The astOn OF Congress into contempt, especly W
imputing motives TO the Chairman OF me Juuciaty a1
Committee that he is endeav0ring to bring the MoIey
bill up in order TO stave OF the Impeachment OF Junsc
Durel never knew I'LL ms morning thai tno TCreS @
bill was before the Committee at all except hs Was
informed by the newspaper now as 70 tde nS
OF Ways ana Means desire 10 nave ahothes newspaper
paragraph read -. 49, .o.,o. ,yo,-
York paper stating that Mr. Bner was hard at work
10 save his friends in Brooklyn whose heads were III
danger in consequence OF the eanborn case mat ne @
been before the Committee Ways and Means. az h'd
made an argument in OF rescnding the resOuou
calling the Secretary OF the Treasury Tor
about the nlquOus contract under which 6anbofn had
been receiving 80 per cent OF the dues collected &c
Now, SAID lie, never was DelOfe bne Nomu'it'oo ""
Ways and Means on that question at ALL never spoke
TO one nember OF that Committee about H. HeNtt
spoke to member OF the house aDo1t II, cAUvPg Vir
gentleman VINO sits near me probably meaning mr.
WoOdford, Rep, n ", ana who was some Whal inter
Cstcd the matter, being from The nelghoorhO0
and spoke 10 him only in answer TO qleston' ~
that has been also published III sill! anOher
Iere tho Clerk another article stating that the
Commit ee Ways and Means had had inrther CONVEX G
sation IN reference 10 the Sanb0rn contracts ana IN
spite OF Cen Buffers attempt TO have them heid PACK
tie Committee still insisted that they should DO lorVh
Inever said Mr. BUTLER spoke to the Secretary OF the
Treasury that subject until tins morning, When
Committee OF Ways and Means on q matter OF public
interest and am certain that what said 10 then
or was not appreciated ABOUT that nave siO''
article from Boston paper
Here the Clerk read the paragraph as follows;
e N favor Of the seizure Of books and psper suspicion hardly de-
eson but the types perve made US say Just
Hyscsdent said Mr. BUTLER, that newspaper told tho
truth day, but tookt back the next day Laughter
what mat argument about as there was nobody IN
the but the Committee. the editor could not know
tltut or whether it deserving of consideration or
lot. aud yet you the publication. nave fet IL
INV duty not for myself because lam ironclad TO these
papCr press, 20 make this explanation. II newspaper
publishers nave any Of honor or Rroprety' they
ply fOr-plrdOn me. l will take that bacA-the
S'S Wires n'' every .VO' night ' assume That ney
80 know, and therefore they publish them. NOW
knowing IT, shall know whether they desire TO dis,
semnate true or false intelligence about Congress.
have words OF cnaracterlzation OF these studied
false reports IN the great metropolitan journals am
afraid hat If should designate them as think tloy
ought be designated should exceed the bounds Of
parliamentary proprety and then should bo accused
Of black guJTdIsm in the House
TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into Committee OF the whole.
,ir. Kellogg CIep Comm in the chair, on the Army
Appropriation bill.
Tie fourth section OF the bill requires that all claims
for stores or supplies taken furnished during tho
Rebellion for tho use OF the army including all such
claims pending and undetermined in any depart
ment OF the Government. shall he presented before
November, 1874 the Southern Claims Commissioners.
VINO shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear ana dc
Jcrmuc them All claims not presented before that day
are 10 be barred The transfer Of the claims from the
QIsrtermasters Department Is to he considered As "A
presentation OF claims This section gave rise TO long
discussion, and many amendments we're offered TO
Tho most important amendments that wero adopted
were one offered by Mr. YOUNG (Dem.. Ga) extending
one offered by Mr.. L. r. HOAR (Rep. Mass.) for the
| appointment Of two additional commissioners.
An amendment offered by Mr.. SPEER Dem, PENN
also adopted, after long struggle Transferring TO
tho Commissioners all the evidence now on file with the
Qulrcrntster General aud the CominiSs Ssarv-ticnerll
! Nj. COBB Ncp. Kanl moved an additional section,
requiring the Secretary o. War, when selecting railroad
lines transportation Of supplies and when there
competing lines 70 consider the money paid TO those
Pacific railroads and their branches from when the Coy
crnnent realms the amount charged l1r MS 9asiEes %
os as so Of F4Se % nen ws to have tue Govornmeh
business given to the Kansas PaCidc Railroad IN prefer
In nqi 1he &c course SS Of Rs G Mr. 6bj satea hat tie
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company was now indebted to
paper had gone to protest. that its first mortgage
bonds would be fOreclOsct, ana that the Government
would be deprived of dollar Of its Indebtedness
except what 1t might collect by way OF transportation
This announcement he declared was not IN the interest
of any railroad bu u the inter st OF the Government
Without dIspOsing of the amendment the Committee
rose.
NJ. BECK Dem, KyJ offered the following resOlu.
tiOn. which adopted:
Wrtrs The Fr National Bank Of the City Washington recently
became iusoyu aud IN tie hnis OF receive. in consequence
OF lending placing The control O Hrle tuu g.
whole OF iis capital large part u
po,i;ors which in ppsbe violation OF the National BHsns
| and
eea attending the failure said bank nhd
character the management under wEch gross violation Of law
place demand an cation to the END that remedies
NAV appd aims; like frauds IN uue therefore be
sosd Th banking and Currency be cd
e1smne said bank at the time of us fue
INTO prior general management with POKER -
| send persons papers
The House then, at O'clock adjourned