New-York tribune., 1876-05-19
senate then at 500 adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day the SPEAKER laid before
the House a communication from George NJ Adams the
Clerk Of the Housc, asking lor an Investigation into the
charges made against bim IN The Chicago Ir'co ocedn
charging that a uclnbcr Ot Congress cEms 10 nave IL
his r,ses.io1 Ia which he vii make public showing
ihai he Nir Adams has been selling hls appointments ~
sums ranging nom 500 o 500 lie Respectfully a,As
fr an early aud thorough investigation, and says That
the charges arc a.. olutely false.
special committee OF five to maze thorough o1aniha
ton into the matter. Adopted.
Tue House piOcOeGtd tO consider, aS unfinished bu'
rcss tie resolu ION reported yesterday b. 'ir singleton
Dem, Niss) nom the C1mmiltce on printing -e'No
Mr. mOAK rep. Mass having raised thc pont Of
order that the resolution not privileged report,
tbr SPEAKER PRO TEN. ovcuHcd the point OF order
Mr. RANDALL tDe@., Pcnl) moved ~ aincnu by re-
curing the worE 20 be open 10 competition Agreed
Mr. BALIOU Gicp, K. j. the minority ncinO'I oi me
ComlEftCC proceeded 10 discuss the question: ana 10 dc
fcud thr CONGRESSIONAL Printer from the charges nadc
olips um in the report liz the course Of is remarks
he sad mat ne had been threatened In anonymous et' p
viii being XII ed of ne dd not know exactly bat was
meant but Ice would stand up Tor any person whom he
thought uniustiy attacked. tn.
Mr. VANCE dem. Ohio), Chairman OF the Committee
on Printing replied 10 MI Ballou, aud criticised severely
tho management Of the Government Print ng One.
nc C,mmttcc, defended the actionoi the Committee
lie declared thai the Committee had not been aonalrd
10y any unfriendy spirit o"aid Mr. Clapp thal nc hau
an opportunity given Oin to bc present AT thc rAnh
ton OF WITNESSES ahd ial perhilSs'n M ~ p', M , "',, @
him to be represented by counsel Oi Wich he h"d ho'
NJ GHRFIELD tTlcp, Ohio) argued against the abg
lition OF the Government printing &'d turning le Wok
over 10 contractors and he NsBded the iouse OF tho
great canda that had arisen from contracts ui III" pun
c Iruting referring specially the fact that one con
tractor Corn !ns Wendell, had paid Cs contribution 10
political T~tt - per cent of s gross eon'pcnadtlon
Finally the discussion closed and the resolution
was adopted 10y lrty vote
M. RANDALL 0Dcm, PENN, from the Appropriation
Comujttca reported tie dian Appropriation bill, and
IL was madc the special order after tc Naval hpprop1d
fou bin s'aE h.ye been disposed Of TIE bill approp
ats - oJJ771 and provides for the transfer Of thc
Indian Bureau 10 the War Department.
HE House ten took up The Joint resolution heTet for
iutI.luccd By Elijah Ward dem, n. " providing
Tor the appoin OF c0mmi' s1ners to confer Win
.tap 4F1 ~
spr ain on what basis mutually beneficial treat! Of
comerce between the United States aud Canada be
,ff.Dted Mr.. WARD advocated customs union with
canada Tie matter thcn went over for the present.
Tr House at AO5 went into Committee Of The Whole,
Mr Clylncr fIpet., Pcnn) IN the chair on the Naval
ArurovrIstun bl!l and addressed 10y MI PHILLIPS
Dem. MOI ia relation 10 the currency.
THO Committee TOsc aud the House at 1:3O took re
cess until 1880 the evening session 10 be- Of general de-
bate only on the Naval Appropriation bill