The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-28

| ing for woman suffrage In the District Of Colum-
bia and all other Territories Of the United States
noc. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGs.
Can FOR Secretary Richarlson's Impeach-
ment-P0stpOnement or the Finance
Question-The Bankruptcy Law and
MI. Tremain's Vindtcatton OF Himself.
ae3 WASHINGTON, May 81, 1874.
+ Immediately after the reading Of the journal
this morning the House proceeded to the consider.
alton OF the report OF the Committee OF Ways and
Means In the matter OF the Sanborp contracts,
and Mr.. NIBLAcK, (dem.) OF Ind, member OF the
committee. addressed the House on the subject.
He regarded all the developments connected with
the contracts, which had brought such scandal on
the Treasury Department, as showing most re-
fDarkabe case OF INSTRUMENTATION. The whole
theory OF the law had been perverted. As to who
| was responsible he could not pretend to say.
IL SECRETARY RICHARDSON'S RESPONSIBILITY.
Mr.. KELLOGG, (rep) OF Conn, presumed that
/ few members, II any, would vote against the re-
peal OF the law and the annulnent OF the contract.
1 The House had been ready to vote on the subject
j four months ago. But as to the censure of the
| Secretary OF the Treasury he agreed with Mr..
! Eldrdge that the proper course was to prefer ar
ticles OF impeachment The Committee OF Ways
| and Means should either recommend that course
VI MOuly lauguHBo VI Tic EepOfts ne nelO LnaL
those who had voted for the law--and he had done
so himsef-were more responsible for 1t than the
Secretary Of the Treasury. No unprejudiced
man could read the evidence without
| coming to the conclusion thai the Secre-
| tary OF the Treasury was entirely innocent.
| He believed that Secretary Richardson was as
pure and honest man as had ever filled the once.
| II the Committee Of Ways and Means thought he
should be punished, let that committee report
articles Of impeachment, and not undertake. by
denunciation and defamation to draw black lines
! round his character or to come into the House
with baby resolutions ofcensure. II Secretary OF
the Treasury had the brain OF an Alexander Ham,
ilton and Daniel Webster combined he would still
have to Deepen upon his subordinates. 3
! Mr.. CLYAER, (dem.) OF Pa, denounced the whole
! proceedings under the Sanborn contracts and said
he had come TO the conclusion that 1T was the
most humilating, most distressing, most terrible
matter tnat had ever been laid before the people
for consideration and denunciatlon. The Secre-
tary oil the Treasury had sat at the Treasury DE.
| partment like child, incompetent and imbece.
The line OF Secretaries, commencing with Hamll-
Of WAYS and Means for IT'S its 1sa
regretted that IT did not 20 one step further and
| recommend the impeachment OF the three
the one ''i ior inco%ps'ency ana n' ineicisncy
ana ,. me .,t tive . others los compiclty,
Il s nr
moved these oniclais instead Of acting in defiance
| two that the President had removed a District
o1cial Tor attempting to tell the truth This qtes.
here It would 90 elsewhere; and to that other tri.
bunai II Justice were not Obtained here, he would
Mr.. GARFIELD, (rep.) Of Ohio, related briefly and
| tersely the circumstances under which the clause
IN an approprisson Si By c Commit
| tee OF conference and the careful terms IN which
wssn TN me
law It provided none Of the great evils complained
Mr.. E H. RosSsTs, repy. Of X. T., closed the
| debate In brief statement He explained that
law On which the sansorn contracts
vailed previously particularly as to contracts that
were IN force when s, the present aaministraton
made Is far back as 1855 when Mr.. Guthrie, Of
Ks Kent was secressry; and Is 1858, when MT;
the idea Of moieties, which were. certainly as old
the statute book Without scandal and without
e. rss Su
Which qnskifgy manased was mscnieyous and
rendered this law :. SO ob as a'n 'nA'
The 1rst vote was on an amendment offered BY
g. KY % o
Ing as agent attorney, proctor advocate, solicitor
Or counsel for any person IN connection with the
The biil which. repeats the law on which the
without division and without an objection.
The remainder OF the days session having been
(rep.) OF Mass, the chairman, stated that underr
this call the Civil Rights bill and the Geneva
Award bill would not be reported to-day.
SALARIES OF DEAD CONGREssMEN
Mr.. BUTLER then reported The pill introduced by
himself yesterday providing that the pay OF de-
oil hp fno hair
at law up to the date OF the election OF hts SUCCESSOR
whose pay shall commence rom his election.
pay OF the deceased member had gone from the day
Of his death to his successor, which was the most
Of the bill to the case OF Mr. Melish, 1t was agreed
ported later In the day. the bin was then passed
AN ARKANSAS COMMITTEE. 9yf1u
MT ep e y p9rssd % On
to inquire into the disturbed condition Of govern.
mental affairs in Arkansas, and 70 ascertain the
which are duly elected, and which, as now organ.
the United States with power for the committee
to send for persons ana papers or to proceed to
Mr.. EIDREDGs e. DEM Of WIS., desired to ofer an
amendment to Include South Carolina, but Mr.
poisna refused 70 yield ior that purpose and
onded The resolution was adopted-yeas l2o,
nays sA-nearly party vote. al n 1854
II la@a IHls THE BANKRUPTCY Law. e. 3
Mr.. TREMAIN, trepl Of New York, reported
back to the Senate amendments to the bill to re-
Currence and the appointment OF o Conference
Committee. He said that the Judiciary Commit
tee had been anxious to perfect the Senate
amendments as far as possible; but that the more
1t was examined the more confirmed the majority
OF the committee had become In its original con-
clusion that every EFFORT should be made to pro-
cure repeal or the law. He then proceeded to
notice some aspersions affecting his honor and In
tegrity In respect TO his connection with the bill
Much miscellaneous business was transacted and
the House at Ave O'Clock took recess till hall-pAst
seven, the evening session being for the consider
alton Of the Tariff bill n l.4.s I.
THE TARIFF ELL. 9-t "a
The House In Committee OF the Whole tonight
made q little progress on the Tarifr bill. The ques-