New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

This being Private Bill day, the SPEAKER
proceeded to call the Committees FOR bills OF private
character.
Mr.. DURHAM (D,m., KY, from the Committee on
Banking aud Currency, reported two bs one to amend
the charter OF Freedmens Bank and the other for
the purchase by the Governments of the Freedman's
Bank building in Washington. R'oomnltted.
Mr. SESSIONS R,p, Y. " introduced bill 20 change
the name or the second National Bank OF jamestown
n Y to that Of the City National Bank OF jamestown,
\. Y. Passed.
Reports from the Committee on Patents were made as
follows Adversely u renewal OF tle patent OF Louis
C. Chase for an improvement In BUCKLES; laid on tue
liable. Tho bill allowing an apple tton to be made for
extension OF the patent OF C. w Williams for an I'M
provement in canal locks ana gates was passed lac OIL
allowing application ~ be- made for extension OF
the patent Of Joshua Hhaway for au improved device
for converting recprocatug motion into rotary motoa
passed. The Dill allowing like application for an
extension OF tue patent OF Joan lllzetne for water.
wheel was passed. Tue bill Authorizing the Court OF
Claims to determine the claim or john A. Mcclure and
used by the Government vessels Of war aud gnn6oats
the late war, WAS referred to the Committee on
THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY FUND.
The bill reported By Mr.. MYERS rep. Penny from
the Committee Foreign Affairs, for the relief OF the
officers and Of tho United States ships Wyoming
and Takiang discussed at length by the Com
mitee OF the Whole with Mr.. q. +. Hoar REP Mass In
tho chair II directs sale OF the bonds belonging TO
the japanese indemnify Fund to the amount OF $2 O0
and the distribution thereof among the Officers and
OF the Unitd states ship Wyoming and those VINO
September. 1861. IN MI satisfaction Jor all bounty OF
for the destruction OF prauca vessels at om0n0sek on
the 10Th July 1873 aud tue bOmOaring OF the forts at
The hi was advocatcd at len 9Th by Mr.. MYERS rep
PENN and Mr.. BUTLER [Rep Mass.) and was opposed
other things that the Indemnity fund really the
property OF the United States and should be returned
10 the japanese Government.
Mr.. BUTLER au1ed the American navy and ridlculed
the for Vermont He ntmated that a cartoon
of the naval fight In tho japanese waters should be
painted and Ia one corner should be portrait OF the
Queen Of England recoGnzng tho DISTINGUISHED services
fna hnr nf nd in
opposite corner the portrait VI member OF the House
A "s,lS SgG Name the member.
Mr.. BUrLER-itl Is not necessary there will DO no
Mr.. HALE rep, N. " represented that tho bill
jumbed together two lncongruOus tEin2sthe DISPOSE
ton OF tue japanese ndemu fund aud the appropr.
ton Of rewards gratues TO the gallant sailors OF the
Republic He thought that as To the frat, the Govern
second the appropriation should 10 made directly from
the Treasury ana lie moved to amend the bill IN the
Mr. MAWLEY Qlep, Comm sustained Mr.. Hale's
amendment ana represented tho bill being got up
fu fund He protested against any disposition of that
fund, except returning 1t to japan He would not be
stubborn To the matter OF paying these sailors IL there
was anything ike reasonable doing 1t. He
willing to join In all the music, the poetry the bell
ringing and the cannonring which ANYBODY conli de-
wise IN honor OF the American navy. He proud OF
il and should continue To be proud OF 1t; but when
Just heard from Messrs. Butler aud Meyers, wound
up by saying Give US money" no was mnded OF
those street musicians who after playing delicious airs
s25oV-that was tue burden of the song they had just
heard.
Mr.. Hale's Amendment was agreed to- and then, on
motion OF Mr. HOLMAN (Dem., lnd), tho enactiOg
clause struck OF the bill, by vote Of 93 81,
thus defeating II 10 the Committee.
The Compute" rose aud reported It's action 10 the
House. The action concurred In by OF % to
81, and thus the Dill rejected.
The House again went into Committee OF the Whole on
the private calendar, ana when the Committee rose IL
reported 10 the House. with Recommendation that they
pass the two following bills:
For the payment OF sll.5i3 10 ID. b. Allen & Co. for
arkic I'm IA For
ment OF s6l70 t. Peters Reed naval contractors az
the Norfolk Maynard In 1867 Both were passed.
THE LOUISIANA REPORT
Mr.. G. +. HOAR Rep., Mass), from the Select Commit
Outrages In the Southern States presented tue
report OF the Subcommittee which had been 10 New
Orleans, and stated at the that the Commit
had voted proceed forthwith TO the state Of Louis
iaua to continue tue investigation.
IherepOrt WAS ordered 10 be printed but not read
THE CASE OF Il. Il. IRWIN.
Mr DAWES rep, Mass) again brought before the
House the habeas corpus proceedings In tho OF
Richard b. Irwin the reousant witness IN the Pacific Mail
investigation aud informed the House that the Judge.
Macarthur. after the reargument today had delivered
opinion insisting tho production Of the pri'oner
He (Nr. Dlwes would not argue tho matter now, but
chilled attention 10 tho following head note IN tho casa
or Abelman against Booth (2l Howard. page 500:
When o hbeas served marshal or oer person
bans srs0ss ssSu WAX wv .ano.sI VI IA ssts AAAss