The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-07


priaton for the marine hospitals.
me usual appropriation to defray the annual expenses
gress therefore the rations fer sick sailors etc. had
oeen very much reduced and great distress and embar
The amendment Of Mr. king agreed to-syes So
noes So
And then the amendment, thus amendment, was re
TAXING rHr RESPONSIBILITY.
The next amendment OF the Senate provided for the
payment OF balance alleged TO be due TO DR. T. p Jones
for services board Of examiners experiment upon
certain inventions to prevent the explosion Of steam.
boilers Under the authority OF act of Congress the
Secretary Of the Navy organized board consisting of
three persons of whom DR.. Jones one That board
engaged the $4,000 became exhausted The examins
ton was incomplete and they told by the secreta
~ OF the Navy that they might go with their abors
and rely for further compensation on appropriation by
congress They did So and the result Of that eSamina-
uon was communicated TO Congress and printed
short debate ensued during which the Secretary Of
the Navy not complmented for assuming response
oiiity and going beyond the appropriation.
py a vote of-ayes ~, nays o.
The amendment appropriating 100000 execute an
arrangement made between this and that OF
Great Britain for reunding certain duties improperly
levied, concurred in. THE counter claim OF the
kind which our government is entitled received
from Great Britain, is about $500 600
% MEMBERs-So OBJECTION.
The amendment appropriatng $4,000 additional for
increase Of members from Texas agreed without
dissenting voice.
SECRET SERVICE FUND
creased TO $500.
Mr. Mckay read an extract from letter written BY
amount would be sufficient
Several other amendments having been disposed of
that appropratng $4,000 for arrears Of
- LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES FLORIDA,
, Mae Sat- territory was considered The member from
hat state (lr Brockenborough very earnestly pressed
the justice of making the appropriation.
Mr. MCKAY said, the law Of 1912 expressly declared
thst no legislative session should until APP
preparation was made for meeting expenses and that
snona rot be SO continued as that its expense should
exceed the appropriation. He of opinion he said
yesterday that part OF the appropriation should not be
Mr. BRocKENBoRoucH replied, and contendcd that the
law OF 1912 was hastily framed and should only have APP
Piled to the years ls43 1874 and sl5.
Mr. GROVER insisted that the Legislature had right
TO sit day longer than Congress specified and no longer
man the appropriation lasted and expressed the hope
that the appropriation would not be made.
Mr. JONES of Georgia after few preliminary remarks,
proposed to reduce the amount to $4,000
Inc question was taken, and decided in the negative
The amount changed $4,000 and the question on
agreeing to the amendment amended was stated The
rida negatived.
At fifteen minutes past O'Clock the committee
and reported the bill, as amended, to the House.
Under the operation of the previous question, the
amendments Of the Committee of the Whole were con-
CURED m with the exception of that making appropra
uohs LOT tne contingent expenses OF the Senate
sundry bills from the Senate were severay read and
appropriately referred TO committees.
MARINE
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Secretary OF the Navy in answer to resolu
ton adopted ON the Sd of April asking for detailed
statement Of the pay and emoments of the several field
officers OF the Marine Corps, Sc; and whether any and
any what reforms necessary in the organization
Of the Marine Corps.
Mr. Cons moved that the communication be referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. HorKiSs suggested that it lie over until his col
league, (Mr Atknson who offered the resolution that
called forth the reply, should come in He alb
sent from his seat
Mr. HAMLrs moved to refer the communication to
Select Committee He did not wish to be placed on it.
at least not as the Chairman
Mr. J. THOMPSON should like to know why should go
10 Select Committee.
Mr. HAry said there were grave and SC rous charges
against Gen Henderson. 1t was believed by many that
that gentleman had taken from the Treasury on his own
certificates and responsibility, and gentleman of no.
nor, thousands of dollars He far from believing
that any Of the standing committees would intentionally
do injustice to the subject but they all knew that
slant Intercourse with officers of the Marine Corps had
influence on the Judgment; and therefore he pre-.
ierred that the subject should be referred to Select
committee, and not to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
, ooss did not mean to reply to the gentleman fur
derson had received money from the Treasury in v
laws OF the country and the officers of the army who
em9led ior the purpose Of testing it and sanctioned by
lie was prepared to say that General Henderson would
meet an Investigation before select or any other com.
mttee Of the House He thought that the communication
ought to go to the Committee Naval Affairs but, il
the House should send it to Select Committee, he would
ginia Nlr. Atkinson,) in his place he would
withdraw his motion, that the gentleman himself might
make it.
Mr. ATKINSON observed that he had the honor intro
auce me resolution which had produced the reply A
It to Select Committee. This was the very course he
would have taken il he had been present when the
lnuhcauon was laid before the House. He had a high
respect for the gentlemen composing the Naval Commit
tee but as that committee loaded with business,
IVY would not nave time and opportunity to turn their
attention to what would consider little matter but
what he considered great matter They might well
cohsign 10 the tomb as TO give il that reference II
the Marine Corps deserves stand il can endure exami
ion that arm OF our service cannot stand it ought to
De topped on lie was friend TO the Navy and to the
Marine Corps; and he asked gentlemen to unite with him
IN giving the communication the reference he had moved
MT MCKAY said that the communication contained very
Corps II was well known that that branch Of the
select committee
Mr. Conn withdrew his motion, and
Inc communication referred select committee
10 consist of five members
POST orrIcE pErsRrMENr-M,rL STEAMERS
On motion oil MIR. MCKAY, the House resolved itself
INTO Committee OF the Whole the State of the Union,
seeed TO s 81 y in s the hs and p
lions Tor the service Of the Post Office Department for
the year ending 30th June, ls47.
transportation Of the mails sscspccS; Compensation to
Posmas,ers 81 oooo; ship steamboat and way letters,
post otfces $1,000; advertising $50 900; mail bags $40.
900 blanks mail locks keys and stamps 1000;
msl depredaons and special agents s3 00O clerks for
GUS $4,000
The pending amendment was that of Mr. Mckay ma
KING an appropriation of $4,000 for the line of mail
steamers from New York TO Bremen; which Mr. Thur
man had moved TO amend by adding provso, that no
money shall be paid under the contract entered into by
the Postmaster General with Edward Mills for Atlantic
mail transporaton) for any service by any steamship
until such ship should be first examined by suitable per-
sons appointed by the President and be certified by such
persons to be constructed all particulars compliance
win sad contract and to be in all respects proper for
use as steam vessel of
Mr Mckay remarked that this proviso altogether
The question was taken and it was rejected /; and
The amendment for the mail steamers was agreed to.
Mr. Com moved TO strike out the provso the second
section of the bill which is in the following words viz
That IN case the OF the department referred
IN the rst section OF this act shall prove insufficient
meet the foregoing appropriations then any deficiency
that may thus arise shall be paid any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated Provided That
nothing herein contained shall be construed authorize
any payment to supply deficiency the appropriation
for compensation of postmasters
debate ensued, at the termination OF which