New-York tribune., 1880-02-19
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House to-day an adverse report was
presente from the Committee Coinage Weights and
Measures, the petition OF the Bullion Club OF Scw.
YORK City. praying for specie currency. Ordered be
printed and recOmmltted
REPORT or THE ACKLFN CASE.
Mr.. COX Dem. n. ~. chairman of the Committee
Foreign Affairs Submitted the unanimous report Of HAT
committee regard 10 tue charges made by The He'c
York Herald and The Detroit Post against j. H. Acklen.
OF Louisiana.
Mr.. ACRLEY tDem LaJ demanded the reading of
the report and n was accord ugly read -
The report rccites he charges made by The Detroit
Post the personal explanation made III regard thereto
10y Mr. Ackcn aud tne resolution under winch the c0m
mittee had been acting Mir Acklen had requested The
Committee inquire into and report as to the motive OF
his act which had been the subject OF efiicsm but tho
Committee had not felt Justified IN so doing The Com
mittee finds that Mr.. AcKen not being member OF the
Committee on Foreign ARhrs presented on the i3th OF
January paper purpOrtng 10 be report OF that COM
miec submitted ~ Dir. King relating TO the claims OF
certain against the Government OF Nicaragua,
WAS "a report OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
aud had been adopted or fayoraby considered p
H. Tnat alleged report was presented the absence OF
Mr King. whose absence was known to Mr. Aekien; and
printed resolution and the printed report of Mr. Acken
TO the XLYth Congress rhs manuscript Is IN the form
tie speedy passage of the resolution and is n the hand
writing OF Mr. AckeDs clerk, aud copied 10y hn iiom
was napded by Mr.. AcSlen TO Mr. KING during the kx-
session. with desire tbof lie sIould adopt II.
committee adopt II their port favorabB
consider it, ond II was returned early December
Mr. Arklen, ana he was informed that tne connttSe
MAS probably adverse to it Mr.. Acken subsequently,
altered It. pasing to 1t printed copy OF resolution
asking for special committee TO report On the Nlcala-
gan claims and introduced IT, so changed, on January
% Mr.. AcElen being Inquired or at the time by the
Journal clcrf cd 20 convey 10 lin any other nlpres
sion than that he had presented the report for Mr. King
10 Mr. King Bud not the chairman OF the committee
Who ASKED Nj Acklen what the Introduction OF l1e re-
port meant and who received unsatisfactory reply
The made IN the Journal aud IN the records re-
NAMED uncOrrec'ed untH January 70. All OF Whicn IS
ffpl-
discharged from further consideration OF the subject
Blr. ACKLEN sent TO the Clerks desk ana bad read
letrrs dlrrced oy nn the chairman OF the Commit
tee Foreign Affairs and the chairman OF tue sub
Mr cox stated tba, the committee had authority
beyond the simple inquiry as to the truth or fasy
Mr Frost Dem. MOI offered resolution recon-
che report with instructions 10 report what Ac-
uon, n any, the House should lake I'D the matter.
Mi COX opposed the resolution. He had been author
iZcd b. Committee " resist any such motion.
Mr.. FRO y stated that he offered the resolution for
purpose o saving the House from nn embarrassing
posuOn. Tie Thought u only proper that that report
should be accompanied BY some Recommendation tbe
serious and therefore be Thought that
some committee shohin report wnat course shOud Oe
pursued what action should be taken. by the House on
RE TSa s e 80 obpSsS nea Mr. FES S reso%c
Mr. McLANE dem, Ind supported the resolution
The Chairman. OF the Committee on Foreign Anilrs
ought not 10 shrink from the full performance " Ills
-duly.
to game from tae nature OF the charge which
delicate part OF tho House u have sent the IN
qury % that Committee IN the first place.
Mr.. DUANEi-L (sev. Mimi SUPPORTED the resolution
Mr. WHTITHORAE tDsin, TennD was iu favor OF CIV
ing Mr. Ackcn AN opportunity TO explain his motives
Mr. Frosts substitute that The committee inquire and
report whether the action OF Mr. Aeken IN the premises
was the result OF corrupt and Improper motives, or
whether It through mistake or misunderstanding
Mr.. THOMPSON (Rep, Iowa. SAID that the House had
an facts possession aud 1t wa for the House
drcide whether Mr. Acklen bad acted under corrupt
Vff
the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs was
absolutely unassRable on that poinf.
Mr.. Il ENDEBSON (Rep, Il) also argued to the same
dSSr"9n TE re,,ored that to constitute the Committee
on Foreign Affairs the tribunal 90 pass uppn me qu'
ton would give to suspicion that the examination
might not De 50 conducted. Mr. King was finber 0t
that committee aud 1t was said that there was strong
feeling between hat gentleman and MrAek en- IL was,
tncrpfuie mpi Oprr that Mr.. King his colleagues on
the Committee on Foreign Affairs should be the com
mt,ee to try Mr. Acken He trusted that all the mem
lie House would therefore see That the lnyest
gaun. II it To b. continued. should be conducted
by Il new and entirely impartial committee.
mani Mr D1ooG Of the Com commtce tee on Fo,clsn Affair.
aud the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr Rco) had
announced to the House the fact that there was nem
Der OF that committee who stood almost M the attitude
oI "A pros, en- tor of MIR. Ackicn.
Mr.. KING iDem.. Lnl-I deny tnat.
Mr.. BLOUNr--l d. not desire TO make the sliehiest
eject on upon the gentleman (>ir. King, but under
stood facts OF the toat he has good deal
or feeling in th' matter
MIR BiOUNr-rne gentleman himself disclosed the
fact that felt unkindiy toward his colleague 10
on Foreign Affairs is - proper one.
Mr. KING Dem, La.) stated that he bad resisted the
matter being referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs lie had had no personal feeling IN the matter
except that he realized that his name had been misSed,
and that the authority OF the committee had beeh mis-
used
Mr.. HAwLEY iRep., Conn.l thought that there
was justice the claim that IL was better
not TO rec0mmt the question to the Commit
eo on Foreign Affairs. H. therefore offered as
That the report aud evidence presented be referred 70
the Judiciary Committee which committee is instructed
In n y.
parI o. the House"
Mr. GARFIELD c0ncurred in the amendment. The
House ought TO justice. first, to its privileges
the integrity Of IT'S records and second, TO indya
uals aud he believed that the motion Of the gentleman
from Connecticut would do both.
The previous question was moved and seconded. and
Mr Hawley's amendment was agreed to-loi 20 % 20 30
Air FROST tben withdrew his substitute and tbe fe-
port OF The Committee Foreign Affairs, amended
was adopted without u division.
THE NEw REFUNDING BILL
Mr. F. WOOD Dem. y. ", Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Ways and Means. reported back the bill to fac
tate the refundug of the National debt Also, resou
tion committing that bill 10 the Committee OF the Wnoe
and making II special order the hrst Tuesday IN
March, and from day to day thereafter until disposed or
TO the exclusion ~ all existing orders but not TO IN
terfee with appropriation bills. The RESOLUTION was
adopted 90, ,., -
Mr. GIBSON Dem Lal introduced bill, which was
referred, the more uniform eOacloo oi auss
impOrt"d sugars IL provides that ail WV ~
parent color of which, lmported Is nor above 10
Dutch standard la color, anu whleh contains
over 92 per aud not over % per cent ~
able sugar in parts Of the dry substance snsi %
classified a. above No. aud not above No ~ D1cs
standard. All sugars, the eppereht eo,o, m IN "oor
aud which contains 05 per cent OF erystaitaoes
sugar in 100 parts OF tne me nrS arS pot ABOVE
No 10 Du.ch standard TIE percentage OF eryssans s
able sugar snail be ascertaned by such means ns M.
Secretary OF the Treasury ~ regulation may ~ .on
The House then resumed in the morn ng nour tue so %
sderatIon OF the OIL to regulate the removal ol
IRON state TO FedeFa courts The bill "eh'o'oi "'"'"
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