New-York tribune., 1878-04-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House to-day Mr.. PHELPS (Dem.,
Comm offered a resolution nstTuctng the Judiciary
Committee inquire into the alleged violation OF the
personal liberty OF Benjamin Noyes, citizen OF Con
necticut Adopted.
Mr.. HARTRIDGE Dem, Gal asked leave 10 take
from the Speakers table for reference the Senate bill in
reference to the Pacific Railroads, known the Thur
man Bill.
Mr.. cox Dem, n. " objected, stating that at the
expiration of the morning hour he would to take
the Dill from the Speakers table for present cOnsdera
Protests against the Tariff BIZ were presented by Mr.
sHALLENBERGER Rep., PENN, aud Mr.. JONES
NJ. CoYGER ,Rep. Mlch) rising to a question OF
privilege said, from the report OF the speech made by
Mr. WOOD DCm y. " on the Tariff Bill as published
in The Record had been omitted letter. which that
gentleman had read as coming from firm ia Michigan
ON the subject OF the tariff Not only had that leiet
been omitted, but Mr.. COngers comments upon IL had
also been suppressed That was fragrant violation OF
tne rules OF the House Whether that omission had been
occasionod by accident or design, he did not know but
as soon as he could obtain copy Of that letter he
would move to have It, together Win his comments
s Hds Pofa 6en IN te at @ P aoS @ vent into
of the Whole with Mr.. Garfield Gsep. Ohio In the
Mr. SCALES CDem \. c. advocated the bill, and crt
clsed the present system OF paying pensions. Dur,
frauded out Of $500 900 by various pension agents.
Mr. HANNA Ikep Ind opposed the he bill and read read
that the present system the local agents transact
their business 40 per cent cheaper than 1t can be done
Mr. CHITTENDEN Rep.. N. " supported the pro-
posed change as q business proposition.
Mr.. FOSTER lRep, OhiO) was amazed that so good
business as the gentleman from New-YOrk should
be captured by this miserable captrap OF economy III
the payment OF pensions. Owing TO the delay which
must account OF the pensions being paid at
agency. the pensioners viii lose in interest over
Mr. FORT Qlep., III advocated the bill. He said,
wheneV 1t is proposed to reduce the force OF occhod
era a dozen gentlemen lare their feet 10 oppose IT,
and must be confessed that they are generally the
Republican side, though judging from the action Of the
Democrats in regard ~ the eX-DOOrkeeper theY will do
the same when they get INTO power.
Mr. THOMPSON (Rep, PENN opposed the bill. 1t may
save TO the Government he said but for every
dollar 1t to the Government it Will take two
dollars from the pockets OF the pensoner
Mr. O'NEiLL Rep, PENN said that the gentleman
charge Of the bcOnsued with the Secretary OF the In
terror. the Treasurer and other officers Of the depart
ments regard 10 the proposed change bu he did not
consult the pensioners who are the most deeply inter
ested in II.
change will delay the payment Of pensions for single
hour lie could understand that the eighteen Pension
Agents who spoke upon that hoor good deal through
telephones, opposed to this BILL but the only tee
phone he wished to there was that which brought
Mr. HANNA (Rep., Indi said that the telephone by
which he spoke was that OF more than 10000 pensioners
OF Indiana, VINO would be wrOnged and robbed by the
passage Of this bill. They would he robbed OF their
pttances by sbysters around indianapolis and Washing
ton The bill would be III the interest OF the bankers
and business OF York, who hoped to have the
S3eo0ooOo annually paid for pensions transferred to
the Repositories IN Eew-York. Mr.. Hanna went
on TO criticise the Committee Appropriations
because, pursuing peculiar policy, it had
necessary clerk hire in the snrveyoTGeneras Office
while that committee now proposed 10 subject the 200,
600 pensioners 10 the nggardly policy which pre-
vented the administration OF public justice. The gen
tleman from Illinois (Mr. Sparks) had attempted to
raise party feeling this question God forbid that the
Democratic party low as it was, should sink low as
be controlled by party feeling IN question this
kind. lLaughterl
Mr. SPARKS Dem Ill said that be had simply
erred to the fact that the gentleman from Indiana rep
resented pension agency district. and therefore,
naturally preudIced against the bill aboshng pension
agencies For saying that he had been attacked
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Hanna) ike Texas bull
llaughter lie denied having drawn politics into the
BATE and, therefore the statement made by gentle
man fron Indiana 10 that effect not warranted
was nS iact and that was about the way to put IT,
Mr. CIlIfTENDEN (Rep. n. " stated that he had no
more 10 10 Mth the banks OF NeWYOfk than Mr. Hanna
had-hOt plt; aud every word every syllable every
letter OF MS IN regard 10 those banks was applicable
10 that gentleman as TO himself In regard to the state
ment that ths Dill would rob the pensiOner. there was
not a word OF sense OF truth In it.
Mr.. HANNA rose 10 reply but was INTERRUPTED by Mr.
Sparks who asked whether Mr. Hannas law partner was
not the pension agent at Indianapolis. uauuhter1
Mr.. HANNA leKctedlyl-I will answer that air and
will say that my law partner fought through the war
first TO the last and fought when you did not
Laughter.l
MI. SPARKS Iequally exeitedl-I want distinctly 10
state that your law partper Is the pension agent at In
dianapolis. know IL and can prove IL, and that's