New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23

meut authorizing the employment of PRISONS IN
vention for converting salt water into iresh In or
der TO prevent the ncrussasion Of the boilers OF the
Government steamers.
The proposition was debated at some length.
Mr.. CRowELL free Soil Of Ohio, moved to
amend by appropriating the gum of $1,000 TO ena-
bic the Secretary of the Navy to have seated, by
experiment, the comparative usefulness Of the sew
eral inv entona for accomp lishing shs desired ob-
iect-which was agreed to.
An amendm mont ws1 adopted, requiring the Sec
rotary of the Navy to give the preference TO Amer
lean waierrotted hemp, all things being equal, and
TO purchase in open market
Some time was expended in debate on prop
stion to raise the wreck of the trlgase Missouri
burnt in the harbor of Gibraltar, but it was reject
ed.
The clause approp-ating eight hundred and Sc
venfy four thousand sig hundred dollars IoF trans
portation ofthe United States mailE between New
York ard Liverpool, between New.Yo'k and Ne#-of
leans Havana and Chsgres and between ana soS
potnIn Oregon territory, being ztder conaidsiaoo,
Mr.. BAYLY, Loco of Va moved to strike gu. sns
proyiso recurring the secrery oflhe Navy to escnd Aucn
OF said contracts may got have been Any ana s9osan
Italy pc formed according 10 the terms and fupoIao1s
thereof and Insert IN leu that no payn 1t ns % macs
except In propo don TO the mail service pefloIheQ VI
aer TO be performed Mr vas oppose 10 .ne nia
conuRc but those IL tho bill ars provided or oy law nc
would not 90 any further -
Mi JoSEs Loco OF Tenn said that the con.
tracis had moi been complied with. The amendment OF
should cot be lhua fseced out OF lhsir money
MIR. BAYLYs amendment was adopted.
Mr. JosEs proposed 10 abolish flo !ging in the
rsvy he would merely refer the committee 10 the report
from the Navy Department showng the NUMBER OF sauo'
MIS- Nj srANTY, IWhig) of N c. offered an amend
meni amey except In where courts martial are
held the sentence Is not carrisd no effect until
four urs amer Judgment" He had beard OF the most bru
s ogsins Of sailors by ofcerH and this should no, DO
done except In the fuilmant Of the sentence OF scopr'
Martial. :,
amendment Ths only way was to give the sailor The
fog9ps st the hight time.
Sir EvAss, (Whigl of Md. offered an amend
rent shat the q1o ration be abolished and Ave cents
ptaIon be Slowed II this were done there would
be bu, ule reason fJr logging.
@r. BAYLY lLoco,) OF Va said the ration was
too small 10 get drunk snd sailors want iheir grog
The amendments oil Messrs Stanly and Evans
wsIe sgreed TO.
Mr. YEEADLF, tLooo,) OF N. G. offered an amend,
pohihng officers irem using wine and sfaeh. Spite
posed aboshng fogGng hut he had no dea mat drun9
officers shall command sober sal ors be CONSIDERS al
lheFe movements, however, SIS humoug. -.
Mr.. MORSE, lLoco,l Of L q commended tina! Whlp-
ping Ia necessary every honest sailor will tell you ne
would rather have whipping than not Knls was mls'
erahe attempt al demsgogu,im
The Committee rose at ten minutes pass Iout.
Mr. BOYD. tLoco) of KY. moved that the house
again 90 into Committee with the hope that some business
would be done
Voices" That's rigbtw agreed"
Mr. FOWLER (Wbig) of Mass, moved that the
daily hour OF meeting bereslief be ten o'clock.
Mr BAYLY objected
The turbulent disposition which had manifested
se h,ougtout TIA day a! ha m9men, 6rSke FORTH aud
Mr. ORR Loco Of moyedthhtt the House
adjourn. ,o..;o,
Before the Speaker could announce the question
loud age" was beard, hich ca1se1 much laughter.
Nj AsHMUH, iWhg) ofMass called Tor the ayes
and nays On Inc question adjournment The question was
e. syes 10 81 rays. 1T
Mr. CLrAyELAsD, (Locol Of Conn moved that
hen the House al ourn Till 10 O'Clock on Monday.
The Speaker decided that the motion vas out OF
ordar 90 mr. Boyda motion to 60 into committee was
Mr. NORRIS, ILoco) of Ohio moved call Of
the House
MIR. HARRIS, (Loco) OF Tenn. moved for an ad-
Journment which prevailed