The New York herald., 1876-08-16


labos December. To the officers the Senate
whose valued aid has enabled TO hold sondence
safe return TO your respective homes now prono9nce the
without day Applause the floor and in the galleres)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. August Is, 1870
Monday nights session OF tho House was continued
till six O'Clock this morning, most OF the time alter
midnight being taken up in diatory motions and ma
nmuvros prevent Mr.. Cox resumng his speech in
ply to Mr.. Kasson At last, about five O'Clock IN the
morning, truce was effected between the opposing
forces and an opportunity afforded to both Mr..
Cox and Mr. Kasson to make due apology to tho House
each other for the exhibition of any angry passion
or tho violation OF any parliamentary decorum that
either might be guilty Of
After that Mr.. HEWITT. (dem.) OF n Y, took tho
floor and in a speech, which rapturously appaudcd
by his own side of the House, defended Governor Til
den from tho assaults made him by Mr.. Kasson and
euloszed him tho standard bearer OF the national
democracy.
On motion of Mr. RANDALL. of Pennsylvania the Son.
amendments to tho bi to defray the expenses Of
the District of Columbia until December l. 1876 were
nonconcurredin.
Nj. MORRISON (dem.) of Ills Chairman of the Com
mittee Ways and Means. stated that that committee
had taken evidence in the alleged improper OF
oney 10 aid in the passage OF the Hawaiian treaty
BILL but there nothing in tho evidence showing the
justice of such allegations He therefore moved that
the committee be discharged from It's further con-
sidera,ion. SO ordered.
INCREASE THE CAVALRY,
Mr.. BANNING, (dem.) OF ONO, moved 20 nonconodr
10 tho Senate amendment TO the House bill Tor volun
TO aid in supprcssing Indian hostties He cx-
planned that the House bill provided for 1000 volun
cavalry, and that tho Senate amendment provided
for the OF regular cavalry regiments TO 100
for each company. He asserted that The existing
law already authorized that increase but II men were
needed or the Sioux war they were needed nme
diately, and could be got on the frontier where
knew the Indian character and how to light Indians.
Mr.. GARFIELD. trep) of Ohio aud Mr. TnoRyBuRG Of
Tennessee, favored the senate amendment
Alter some iurther discussion tho amendment was
not concurrcd in. Is.
Mr.. YoUyG. (dom.) OF Tenn, from the Committee on
Public Buildings, made report from the committee
exoneratiDg MIR. Ellison, the engineer OF tho House,
from certain charges against his fitness to hold that
position.
After discussion the report was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. TARBox the Senate amendments TO
the bill granting pension to Emerick W. Hansel for his
defence OF the Secretary Seward concurrcd in
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message IRON the President announced that he
had vetoed the bill repeating SO much OF act
Qures contractors TO finish the paving OF Pennsylvania
avenue by December next Referred
The following Message was also received from the
President
In announcing do that hsve my
OF official approval to the act making for the
year ending 1871 other purposes is my
sa sa be U tn. d os siS snS sHn
sular offices OF the governments TO close their oices In
B" the eons,i.asion The President Shall nave p"wsr n.y.
the advice and the Senate to mako
treaties provided that twohrs of the senate
the Senate shall appoint ambassadors other public minis
ter and &c ss & %e s within m the pswe, OF
of salaries and OF the foreign
sum IN gross was appropseS leaving 10 the Executive
TO s s aos I us o M tue M %d sne to
specific sums have been appropriated for designated mis-
make an appropriation tor specified post has
TO ossn accepted as an Of wsn on the
ment respected and complied with In calling attention to
prerosatve OF Congress the expenditures the
certain dpo tc and consular Offices shall anc
be compelled 10 resist and my object 10 not to dis
ss s Of HH &. 70 s ,
might possibly be placed the Language used implying
the S"vernmcns '' . '' ''' e. s. GRANT RANT u
WAsHISoroS. August H.
Mr.. LAWRENCE, rcp) Of OHIO, thought Congress was
morally bound its political duty to appropriate for
The salaries OF ministers as tor any other officer
Mr TICKER, deml Of Va, entered his protest against
oil tue doctrines announced the other side.
reference to tho Presidents message regard to the
River and Harbor bull he said, after signing the bill
the Presidents only duty executive and the con-
stuiou provided that he must take care thai tho Law
Is executed.
power OF the President IN regard 10 diplomatic officers
was carried on BY Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, and Mr.
Holman, of niiana, ON the one sde and by Messrs.
Garfield and Lawrence. oil OHIO, and Banks OF Massa~
cnusetts, on the other
The message then referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations
MessrA Banning, of Ohio; Mills OF Texas aud thorn.
burgh OF Tennessee. were appointed committee
conference tie bill for tho increase the cavalry
force tn the Sioux war.
ON motion OF Mr. wmrrHoRyE OF Tennessee the
Senate amendment TO the bill In reference to the wreck
lf n Oh In Nnhil ltX
Mr.. WILLARD rep.l OF Mich, from the Committee
the District OF Columbia, reported bill liking the time
for the completion OF the Pennsylvania avenue pave
mcnt on the 18th OF January 1877. Passed
Mr.. PAGE trepl OF Cal. moved to take up and
pass the senate oii To encourage and promote tee-
graphic communication between America and Asia.
Alter some discussion aud the adoption OF an amend
mcnt offered by Mr. Holman TO guard against tele-
graph monopoly the bill was passed.
rnE CALDWELL TELEGRAM.
Mr. HrNToS, dem OF Va, rom the Judiciary Com
mittee, made report exonera1irg tDe chair
man OF that committee tMr. knottl IN
nccton with the Josiah Caldwell telegram ami ho at
the same time presented paper written by Mr. llurd,
ol ONO, TO The elect that when he stated on the
mcr report made that there be discussion OF
IT, lac had not tie authority of Mr Knott Tor making
that statement, nor had Mr. Knott any knowledge oil
that arrangement
Mr McCRARY, (rcpl OF Iowa. presented the views OF
the minority, dissenting from the majority report, for
f,rs-rhat no report should be made or acted upon
at this mc in the closing hours Of the session,
there Is no time or opportunity fer dcbNe
Second-rhat The matter has not bcch investigated
10 Witnesses have been and no testimony taken
The report was based wholly on the presumption that
the Chairman had acted in good iaith and without
malice The presumption had been ovorthrown by Mr..
hnotts speech. aad that made " necessary to deter
nne tho TACT az 10 his motive upon evidence and not
alone upon presumptonA
The majority report Vas adopted by large party
vote-ycas II, nays 80
Mr. RANDALL reported bill appropriaiing $4,000 to
dciray shc expenses OF the commission to prepare
suitable form OF government for the District oi Colum
ba. Passed
The sraASEs appointed Asssra Clymsr, Of Peunsyl