The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-01

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bed who seemed TO he lesning forward taking desp in
erest In this matter and who also laughing hear
Mr.. WsE-If the House will allow me- will read the
petition, to illustrate the point
ishouts Of laughter and cries OF Go on read il,
WIsr--The petition reads as follows
YORK County. Pa. Jan 10, 1874
Gentlemen Of the Senate and of the House of Repre-
entatves in Congress assembled Your petitioner prsya
your honorable body to be DIVORCED from Letisia Her
vey for tho reason OF decel ton Icing pracced him
in which he iaiher.d other peoples cildIen. which he
has found out to his since, and to make good his
losses which he has sustained account Of doing
for loss OF property $4,000 for the last five yeorsloss
time and etnae my libertys completely taken away
pray wishing you health and happiness. w - ~
"wM. HARVEY"
II is impossible TO depict the which occurred
Wises reading This precious The Toars oflauah
ter deaenng the ladies' in the gallery Joined in and
the emphasis given by Wise the words fatigue" "em
poyment" might and day threw many of the members
almost into convulsve fits Of laughter
WsE-This petition, sir is accompanied by the follow
II" s, letter =
" You will DO ne the favor to attend to the petition If
their should be any evidence wanting to show CHOW
she has got children without me being the fsr'her will
come to congress II can raise thing and make oath to
prove it to the hest Of my ability and knowledge and
would do it at this time hut raise it pay
heretofore if YOU could them they would assist very
much and think satisfy the house of the of the
prudence and circumstances will admit and inform OF
the progress in the mean time
" and believe me yours very
wyMssHAnvEY
I" Hon Mr. Buchanan
"Hon. Henry A. Wisen
Here the laughter increased and many of the members
cried out, "Oh that is too rich"
WIsE-Now, sir this ia postmarked and has every EVIL
dence Of being ride petition and thus this Houe
called to exercise nrisdcon and decide as to who's
the father OF certain children under certain circumstan
and to award damages account (ere the rest
was lost in the roars Of laughter that followed)
Some further remarks made in relation to the SUBJ
ject of the 2Ist rule when motion made by Mr. PAE
MxNTER to go into Committee ofthe Whole
Mr. HuGHks OF Missouri suggested that the next bust
ness in order was the subject Of the Oregon Question
motion was made that the House take ur that snhect
but after some desultory conversation, the House refused
10 entertain that question at this time
Mr. PAnMEsrKR suggested that Bill No providing for
transfer Of Navy Appropriations ny which the poor ds
charged workmen Mt the various Navy Yards throughout
the country might be relieved with their wives and iam
lies, from their snerngs during the nclemSncy Of the
up at this time.
TIE WORKS AT OUR NAVY YARDS.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF the
Whole and on motion Of Mr.. PAWMENrER, took M Bill
No This the Bill authorng the transfer 5000 0c0
Of monies not expended in one branch of the Department
to another branch in order to complete the sloopsofwar
such state Of orwordness that they will not suffer any
injury from the weather
MIR. CAMPBELL. Of S. G. was called to the Chair
MIR. MKAY Chairman. OF the Committee on Ways and
Means) Saddle hoped this Bill making the transfer
which proposed TO transfer from branch Of the Ma
val Servceto another was not wanted at all at in
riacethe Navy Yards The Bill merely gave the Score.
ary the power under the direction Of the President which
he formerly possessed and only for lmi'ed time;
other branches Of the Government have this power OF
transferring money from one branch Of Department to
anoher the Secretary Of War; Of the Treasury and tho
Postmaster General all have this power. i appears that
Of the 900 600 appropriated by Congress last session for
the navy yards, for the milling and repairing ships
the wholr expended by Mr. Upsher IN the first three
months Of The Caienddr wear admit that there has been
hut still tranfer this money in order to prevent
the country from sustaining great loss in ships uninsh
ha e OF a 'r the Navv
the LIST Of January there only $500 left This
to transfer will lead TO no ahuse il will only ena
BILE the Department 10 ray off its debts The liabilities of
Department this time S7s7 600 Incurred beyond
The appropriations that hnve been made for prospective
liabilities. OF this sum about $l20 600 will be wanted du
ring the balance Of the present fiscal and the remain
ing $50 600 for the completion Of the ships on the stocks
Why then should this House hesitate 10 make the ranier!
Whether they have been incurred legally not, the
have been incurred and the country have got to pay
them
MIR CAVE Johnson sgan objected strongly to making
This transfer by which the hundreds Of roor atorers
(who with their wives and children are suffering oil the
rigors OF winter) conld he set to work in Navy
Yards But he turned his back the reporters and adj
dressed the nembcrs al his de SO that he could not be
heard at the desk.
MIR Bnivc xrruory saia-I ,osposc Ia making TIE
ex,rsvagance of the late Secretary If The Navy. the
ground 70, a new don and Administrative economy is
business; hut economy in appropriations is
business: aud we ought TO the Department know that
when once principle trat win adhere TO
| it Sir not in immediate want Of Navy.
II is true that hullying Mexico and from
present appearances disposed to back out Of Just claim
against England; hut we have very urgent want OF
Navy at this time Gentlemen that the Navy fought
its way into favor yes but that 20 ago: and
II was to to with as bright and as polished
face it had then I'd he disposed to make liberal appro
priatons for it, But there's want of etciencya want
Gf want OF charactrra want Of moral
tone about the Navy at this time The want
70 he cut off and this only be done by fasting and
starvation.
Mr.. PannNrEnSir it is not because this transfer is
asked for by The Department hut because the necessities
Of the service require it that the Naval Committee wish
70 have made Of the 1920 COO present liabilities ohe
Department almost every dollar incurred prior N the
passage Of the last Appropriation Bill OF the S200rc0
asked to he transferred si25C00 must 90 TO paw debts
due and $4,000 to finish vessels the stocks.
thought by building ships Of that IL would
the employment ofrigates which would he much cheap
for the relative cost year Of keeping the different
sized men of war afoat is as follows -
~ gun SHIP. VIA 3:9
n "a iiOioto
A sloop Of war, LIST class. Observation-Disclosures. 65,aa8
10 ~ cihss,.. .'''-.''.... oo,s53
DO 5u class,. ou,l!.
a brig " ................ a6.799
| A schooner " ........,...... 26,7a9
A steamer size of Mississippi. ........... ?7,3i7
| DO princeton, 3o,JUO
Thus, by building and employ ing soops Of war instead
of gates the considered that great saving
might be expected in the Revenues Of the Depar ment
| In accordance with this we have
One soop Of war at Portsmouth, (eqnires abou SO Coo
| do do New York. halfcoppered) 5000
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