The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-22
yHIRTf-rih CuNGR E SO.
FIRST sESSiON.
Heus- or Representatives.
FIRST SESSION
rY BANS ELBcrEo-CHEEICAL TELEGRAPH.
WAsHINGToy, September 81, 1859

rY BANS ELBCrEp-CHEEICAL TELEGRAPH.
wAsHrScrov, September 81, 1859.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee of the Whclc on the
state Of the Union and TOOK up the Naval Appropria-
tion bill
Ar STANTON DEM Ct Tenn. moved an amendment
authorship the IN po ment of PRISONS invention
converting salt water frrsl order to prevent
tho in orUs;sron Of the boilers OF the government
steamers.
III. proposition vas debated at some length
MIR LLoN RAJ. ,tr.s sail Of Ohio moved to amend by
appropIi.tug ,um 81 $1,000 to enable the secre-
tLry Of The Navy have tested, by experim, MT the
comparative ustfniDers OF the several Inventions for
hing he dssired objectwhich agreed to
An amt Udn.nt adopted, requiring the Secretary
OF the hsVy 10 give che preference TO American water
rottd hemp all things bong equal, and 10 purchase in
OptI EsrRtt
Some timr expended in debate on proposition
70 raise The ~tsck he tngate Missouri, burnt the
hsIbor Of Gibraltar nut IL rejected.
The clause Hppr"pTiAtiDg eight hundred seventy
four thousand s& tuudrtd dollars for transportation Of
the ULH'd sth'rs uails o"twe~n New lUrs and Liver
Pocl bst~--u NvS YORK aud New Orleans, Havana and
Cnsrrrr ara crtwtrn psnsua aud some point Ia ore
yon Territory he.us uhd.I confederation,
Ar. E,rLi. ld-m OF Nrgioia moFed to strike out
the proyr t.uuIupg he secretary II the Navy to
Selma such fsHd eUuI"ct may NJ. have been fully
and sbbsthu,iaib p,riurm-d according TO the
terms CvpGts Mons thereof and TO insert in lieu
that 10 psyutt ta b. uads xcept in portion to
the mall service performed or hereafter e. Be PEP
ioTnsa
Mr. r va. opposed 20 the nail contracts but those
in the bill provided Tor by law. lie would not 30
ar. Jo,ls (dsm) of Tenn. ,sid that the contracts
hAd not been oompnsd win The amendment OF Mr..
Bzyly 10 legsns- these failures and thu people
should MT be thu a. osd out Of their money.
Mr. BArLN's aInen"ueai was adopted
Mr. JonEs proIus,d TO abolish hoEsing In the navy
lie would merely refer the committee 10 tho repost
from the Navy Department, showing the number oil
sailor, whipped Ia che Year.
Mr.. srANLtr. (-h'g) Of q ofered sn am, dnent
namely except IN eases where courts martial are
hsid AID the 'entenos 10 not carried into efee, until
t~enty four bours after Judgment - lie bad heard o
the brutal arbitrary logging 81 ssilogs by
officers ana tina should not be done except in the fu
hlm0nt Of the tsBtsnc. OF court martial.
Mr. HoLaE-. tdspa OF I. O.. opposed the amendment
The cry wsy Was 10 give tbs sailor tue hossns at tn
right time.
Ar ErANs (whie) OF Nd, offered an smsndmsn,
that the liquor ra'ion be Abolished and hvs cents om
mutation be ullsS.d ~ this were done there woul
Mr. B.rIr, (d-inJ OF Va ,aid the ration to
rmsll TO set cIuns on End sailors want their gsos
The Moments oi Messra Stanley ana E'au' ~'r
mr. VTSAmr. dem Of n. G. offered an smeni,ncn
prohibiting ofioers IRON using vine and ardent spirit
on cupboard s1crrt for medicinal purposes lis va
opposed to abolish * nogsng bat he hsd no idea ths
drunL'n oincsrs 'hSi command sober sailors ne con
elders all these ov.ulrDts however, ss humbug.
MT MossT, (dSm OF La coGtend-s that Ehipptnl
IA n-eesssfy and every hon'st sailcr will tell you b
would rather have s~bippihg than not THIS vas
mifersbl- attempt a. i-mAgogutsm.
The committee rose at ten minutes pest four.
MIR BOW, (drm Of ny. moved that the House again
into committee, with the hope thai some business
voices. That right" Agreed
MIR Fowls, twbigl ~ Mass moved that the daily
hour % mst tins hereafter be ter o'clock.
Mr. BaNIS objected.
THE tui buiebt di- position hch had ani'csi.i u
self bout the day at this moment broke forth
and Ton short time tbs greatest possie's confusion
Mr. unR' (dcn) Of s. c, moved that the house nj
iourp.
Before the spesker could announce the question.
loud aye" was s.srd which caused 10 uch laughter
MIR Asnsu-. twhig OF Mass called for the ayes sn
nays on the question Of adjournment. The result va
81 ayes to 81 nays
Mr CitstfL .sD. (dsun Of Conn. moved that vheI
the House adjourn, II b. TIL 10 o'clock o Monday
The Bp.sktr decided ttat tic motion was out OF or
c-r a. SIR Boyds m tioa 20 80 into committees W.
psDdinx.
Mr. MoENn, (dsm) Of Ohio, moved call Of tn
Mouse.
Mr. H,.,i,. DENY Of Tenn moved for az adjourn
neut, which prevailed