Year: 1866

DUTIES or IMPORTS.


Mr. BOUTWELL, Mas introduced a bill to amend the
act further provide for tho collection OF duties on ln
ports which was rad twice reSerri - tie Jndisis-y
Committee, and vfdered TO be priasee.


In answer Ia question by MIR. Ross I'LL, Mr. BOUT
stated that the bill only related 10 legal question
which already before the Judiciary Committee. IL was
drawn with great by well informed person, and the
Committee wished to have the advantage OF seeing II IN
print.


WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF MUSIC.


Mr. DoSyELLY Min.) introduced bill TO incorporate
the Academy of Music of Washingt City, with Max
Snkosch, Wm j. Pape, Max Maretzek, Joseph j. May,
and Others corpoato, with capital Of 500 900 and
with power build Opera House in Washington City.
which read twice and referred TO the Committee for
the District.


TRANSFER OF NAVAL PROPERTY.


Mr. ORD lInd introduced joint resolution authorizing
the sale and transfer of arms munitions and vessels of
war; which read twice and referred 10 the Committee
Foreign Affairs.


PERSONAL SCENE.


Mr. BLAISE to personal explanation. lie said in
the debate which occurred in the House Yesterday in
reference to the provision relative to the
General there personal controversy between the
gentleman from the Utica District of Ncw-York Mr..
ConklingD and myself That gentlemen has been longer
member Of Congress than myself, and l supposed he
was equally familiar myself with the rules OF
honor which understood to exist and obtain
between members, in reference to The Gi0be
report Of personal controversies between gentlemen.
Ii point OF honor that when the reporter took down
the debaio il should be printed, that If alterations
made 10 should be by mutual understanding ard knovl-
edge. called at The Globe Office this morning, and on





tons in the report and on inquiry Of the proper person
told that these alterations were made by the gentle
man from Ncw-York have the manuscript now in my
hand. The alterations were in his handwriting. i will
not comment upon this at any longh. merely wish TO
call the attention Of tho House TO point in which the
gentleman sought to take away the entire point of my re-
ply ] characterized some Of his bravado as g cheap
swagger referring TO what he said about being RESPONSE
bic here elsewhere. The gentleman eliminates that
most important part Of his speech and put: in lis place
in his own handwriting, these words: al have
stated facts for which i am willing TO
be held responsible at all times and at all places The
Phrase here elsewhere is technical known phrase
IL is the phrase of Cuyism in Congress II the phrase
on which commented, which denounced. and justly de-
nounced and which the gentleman had no night to alter
in The Giobes report never saw the reporters manu-
script my remarks and should have considered that
was violating the first principles Of honor which should
exist between gentlemen, if had venured to alter it.
Mr. CoSKLsG to reply and asked Mr. Blaine to let
him have the manuscript.


Mr. BLAINE, handing it over, said there was nothing
surrcpttous about obtaining it, but he hoped the gen.
tlcman would return it, as he was responsible for it
TO The Globe office.


Mr. CoyKIIyG did not want the pile of manuscript but
wanted the gentleman TO indicate the pages he referred to-
Mr. BLAINE indicated the pages where the phrase about
responsibility here or elsewhere" was struck out and
something else substituted.


Mr. CoSKLIYa said-I do understand what the gentle
from Maine announces as II was now to somebody,
specially appreciated by himself that member
of this House has the right by any alteration Of his
remarks to vary in any respect the rights position
of any other member with whom he has discussion, in





unnecessary for me to any gentleman with whom
acquainted that an as incapable, the gentleman
from Maine pretends TO be, Of doing anything in
violation Of tho rule which have stated. deny that in
respect particular these notes have been altered
by me " to change at all the position Of any gentleman
in this House, and affirm that made no alterations,
whatever except those alterations rejecting the sur
pusagetho dusve style which will always enter more
or less into eXtempoaneous speaking Pruning down into
fewer words the expressed yesterday there was
properly before the House the public administration OF
public officer. The member from Maine with frivolous
put into the debate an imPutaon on my
motives and attributed to dscreditabe personal re-
sentiment. Suppose what he said had been true,
what had that to do with the matter we were dis
cussngl What light did tho imputation thus
thrown upon me throw upon the discussion
whether the Bureau Of the Provost Marshal General
ought to be peted forever in the military system OF the
country Not only did he make statement which, !
repeat frvoously mpertinent and personal to me,
but he made statement in which he was mistaken and
added IN substance, that taduced this ofcer IN his
absence meaning to put upon me the further imputaon
that skukng behind constitutional privileges OF debate
was defaming absent In answer to that / said
had such intentions that stated what believed;
that ready to state here elsewhere, and that
would DO responsible not only here but anywhere else
~ gsAlsRSR lap taais ~ tesAplsI words did R9t