New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-26
.,,sr NJ REPRESENTATIVES,.

NJ the Secretary OF the Na'y - oons,roction
nN g, dock basin and railway 10 San fran
" - zee no reason for further retarolnS Tue
".roctors Messrs. Dakin, Moody, Secor a"u
Gilbert. ,...,ha tshle Lost
Yeas "a, Nays 80. o,,,;o, The re.
Mr TooMI. opposed the resolution. Au 10
mort he said seemed TO approve tue H., The Sec.
foo,a,srv of the Navy, bat he knew thae 'uo oTo,
.n,,' ,5;nks that dock for all purposes can DC
Ie'ay for half million of dollars instead OF
.",ii;on and half as now proposed. ne Ane"
-. crave charges are pending affecting persons
sonnscted with the transaction, ana congress
onebt 20 suspend action until the cnarses eau 10
looked into. ..Lg or tho Danart
-, ,ss accepted then the Department ordered
49, contract 10 be drawn, and it was alter this the
,asolution was offered.
Mr. TooMBs repeated that the contract mas no'
,esr concluded and moved to refer the report 70
,Ss Commttee of the Whole on the state oil the
Union. en- Mt. ,,;,.
J;ss,nr the character Of the transaction and said
sh.t the Dry Dock in New York cost S2,OOO,OOO,
.rd would not perform one tenth OF the service OF
a. combinations Of structures on the Pacific coast,
s.s,;ng twotbirds less money. Henry M. Yves
,sn had created the difficulty to which Foomos
Lad alluded.
The morning hour expired, and the House went
INTO Committee on the Civil and Diplomatic AP-
p7opriaton bill.
Imono the amendments not entertained was
,rs offered by Mr.. Mcdowell to indemnify Mr.
Richie ub,.;
tutipe home for foreign valuation on imported
merchandise, and authorizing the appointment OF
four appraisers at large
order
Mr.. AsHMUN took an appeal.
The CHAIRMAN was sustained-Ayes 81, Nays
S.
Mr. SrEyEEs of Pa. offered an amendment,
that after the 18th April next, duties authorized
20 be imposed by the act of 1916 shall be assess
ed agIeeably to the average value which similar
articles bore in Boston, New.York, Philadelphia,
Charleston and New Orleans on first December,
1886 when said act went into effect. Whenever
any manufactured article imported pays less duty
than il charged on the raw material OF which 1t is
in part or whole composed, such articles shall pay
ten per centum more ad Udi0Tem. Brandles and
other spirits, two hundred per cent; and the du-
ties on other manufactures to be increased.
The Chairman decided the amendment out OF
order, and was sustained Ayes, "a; Nays, so.
Mr. GRINNELL offered an amendment proposing
additional duties on all kinds Of iron, and various
manufactures, and imposing duties on certain ar
tcles now exempt from duty.
The Committee rose when the bill was reported
70 the House.
The amendments were concurred in and the
bin passed: Yeas 1877 Nays, So
The Senates amendments to Indian bill was
concurred in. Recess
took 10 the Senate's amendments to West I ''nt
Academy bill appropriating twelve thousand DOT
lara for the erection of riding schOOl'
Mr.. SwEETsER moved 10 make 1t dan'ing
Tchool B,
M. JOHN A. KING defended the proposed
appropriation, showing the necessity Tor ridiuB
bbOO to lit the cadets for cavalry
Mr.. CARTER opposed the amendment. Ii was
70 train up bardbox soldiers and educate them IN
aeircus ring. They were TO be sheltered from
The sun and their delicate faces protected ICON
the dews of heaven. Such proposition cood
orsips.e only with the old men of the Senate,
wbO have finished their out door riding. lAlcn
lughter)
The Senate amendment was disagreed to.
The Committee took up the bill approprla'lng
three millions one hundred aud eighty thousand
collars for the payment Of the last lnstalment TO
Mexico, under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalso.
1t seemed TO him that all Congress had to DO was
to appropriate the money.
Mr.. BROOKS opposed the means heretofore
adopted for paying the money through foreign
bankers and proposed 70 advertise for proposals
| i0r the payment IN the nature OF loan. This
woOld exempt from all surmises aud suspicious Of
| Improperly.
Mr. CARTER took no part with the Bankers -
| He looked upon their scrsmbling for the money as
kseklegs over gambling table 70 the last stake,
and advocated paying the money to Mexico her.
| telf as she desires.
hessrs. TooMBs and VINToN continued the de-
bate and in favor of leaving to the Executive the
arrangement for paying the money as heretofore
4 Nr. ALLKN said that Mr. w bster would not
be the man he would intrust to make the arrange.
nents for the payment Of this money He re-
4 pested what was notoriOas,-thRt when Mr..
Webster was called to take the office Of Secreta.
| fyot State and receive the compensation which
he Government deems sufficient for the frugal
support OF Republican officer. be entered into
heeotiation, the result OF which WAS that he re-
ssned twenty-five thousand dollars, raised in
| "Al1t and like amount IN State ST.
| Mr.. ALLEN believed men in this House have
seOwledge Of the fact. Cries-Nsme them l.
ne trusted the Wing party had not so far dc.
Ps1ed from It's purity of former days, as to stand
i sPtnd vindcate or palliate the transaction; and
ssnasted that the Democratic party, however
/ sNded, yet retained enough of ancient honor To
squire into this matter. and TO put their foot of
"sm indignation upon it, il satisfied of the fact
| MI AsHMUS replied and said bis colleague WAS
NC ony one who dared Indignantly 70 stand up
80 attempt TO dispsrage Mr. Webster, Masss.
-sseHs man, 70 encesvOr 10 defame so distn.
sssbeo lelow.citzen. The honorable Member
- sal a. bis board, partsken OF his sat- Did he
AZ. mediate this deep designl Bu. he Mr..
Tshl dic rot rise TO vindicate Mr. Webster.
M world wilitskecsTe Of the Secretary Of State,
/ S;tSe own works would vin6icste hjm He.
IS 1 us colleague, had seen a letter ia the Boston
sr written by a correspondent from this city,
Re - says thar Member Of this House ia 10
s,slon Of facts which would convict the Sec
a., Of state of treason and corruption, aud
w. ,.e wts about 20 offer resolution Of Inquiry.
~s; Ashmuol had the paper IN his drawer,
luton ''0 "ue"oef u ip''ouU0e "l' 'esO'
We ne ole not know who the writer was, bat the
r. expressed himself Ia words similar t.
s-oas used BY MIR. Allen TO night There was a
Nssgraey. Not one man, but more Ii not the
n.'ees, who wasl Foriweeks the resolution
M, neNe been IN the members drawer chargine
- Webster with corruption and treason. ana