The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-20
CIllRTIE'rA CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
ate.
WAsHiNGToy. Feb. II, 1874

IL,
TERRITORIES.
Pending the consideration Of resolution providing
for days next week for the confederation ct private
bills,
MIR. DorGLAss rose and presented the claims Of the
new territories fer some sort OF government, de-
mandipg the at least the Gale Of
private hills. Intelligence from California I'D
US that that ople already afflicted to
tent with ali the crimes Of state OF anarchy; mar
des robberes s.son almost Of daily curae Sc
and the Necessities Of . whole people without govern.
were arsuredy Of higher MT than the clsms
therefore, that the Senate would consider at the ear
Nst moment, the bill providing governme mt for Cali
forna.
MIR ArcHIsor-I do not know that the bill of the
Senator provides any territorial government at all
MIR. DoUoLAss-1t is the bill to edmit California as q
State; hut sir, it Is subjsct to modification Let MS
tshe 1t up and any government, State territorial
protection the lives and property Of the people will
receive my support. mCve, therefore that the prior
S DC and that re Senate take up the
into this Union.
MIR. ArHrnros moved to ley the resolution, setting
apart two days next week fer private b,s upon the
table. Agreed to.
MIR ATnERToN moved to take up the bill Of civil and
The vrcE PRKsIpsSr said the question would first
come the motion to take up the California BILL
MI DOUGLASS eaid that under the a. that
this appropriation bill would finished to day, he
would withhold the motion to take up tho California
bill TIL Monday; but that, on Monday next he should
and succesvey every day thereafter till disposed or
CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC ArrRoraIArIoNs-TKr
On motion Of Mr. Arnrnror. the general appropria.
tion bill was resumed the unH nished business from
The question 1rst presented upon amendme ct
offered by Nr Benton proposing to reduce the appro
and limiting the employees of this survey to officers Of
the navy.
Mir BnsIor remarked that the object of this amend
carry into effect the existing laws provid
ing the survey Of the Atlantic coast and he
neavor to thow that the psn under which this coast
survey onducted, was entire revolution
Of the plan prescribed by the acts of Congress Of 1907
and 1872. lie compared the expenses of the coast
s carried on pasr the British AL owe.
present system, showng that our system rs now con-
Quoted costs some i've tmes the expense Of the
btiusn surveys all over the world. This extfavayauce
isiu,rsd reform. The survey ought to he limited to
IN. act, Of Congress- and reduced from Its present
the sos nubo men out Of the service to survey car.
Ina on s1cinsvsly by officers OF the navy He spoks
o. Dr Locke, as most valuable thing and Of tie
sciepthc sabors Of Professor Maury or the navy "A
Necessary scientific talent the of ths
tpIvty LIE argued an hour a. q half for the asa
o per- w. SsS The navy cost
which has nothing to do, and Pacific sauadron ava
ssumssL O. 'es s, out Of smroy We have host Of
employed The surveys Of She Rngsh Cover nment
are carried on by the officers Of tke navy, and what
their officers do. ours do Ills object was to
reduce the coast survey 10 It's eRusse limts at
pretept IL seems to hare limits in the heavens or
In the earth exte ndiug inland FAR Cincinua att
Hence his amer dnent proposing to sus down the 40.
preparation for this survey from s1se69o to $50 0oo
and providing that after the Goth June next the coast
survey fbs be confined to officers 81 tue navy, and
that the tha be expended for con dnsences Of
such tuey thus to be crsanised, over and above the
ordinary Of the force as detachmept OF the
navy OF the United States lie wished TO reduce this
syfteD, which had grown up to Its presen, enexxons
proportions ia defiance Of the acts Of Congress- to its
true limits Vi der The laws.
Mr. PgAncE spoke for hour 10 vipdica alton Of the
CERT surwy and Of profeHor Bache, the supernten-
o'nt Also In expedition Of the vast amount Of work
heoomphbsd under Professor Bache, in topography,
bJoI Eiaphy and astronomy, and in preiimi nary,
'eeebosiy, and tertiary trisngulations Of the coast
I'D oshnng The ,inuositss, the soundings, the bars