The southern press., 1852-04-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY,, April 8, 1867


Mr.. WALSH, from Maryland, asked the uDani-
nous consent Of the House, 10 allow him TO pre-
sent the memoiia Of Henry May, of Baltimore,
as the attorney Of Samuel Dinsman, praying that
the venue in the case between him ana Captain
Wilkes, might be changed from the circuit court
of Washington county TO the criminal court OF
that District. He stated that he had deyIated
from his usual practice of submitting the memorl-
al under the rule, which the character OF the pa
pers forbade as they contained serious charges
ag ainst local court here.
The unanimous assent of the House not being
obtained, the memorial and accompanying pa
pers, were under the rule, referred 10 the Com
mittee of the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. WALSH also presented the memorial OF
Wyman, Appleton a. Co., Dewall, heighen d
Co., Robert Garnet a. Sons, and numerous other
merchants of Baltimore, praying that the Wheel
ing and Belmont bridge may be declared post
road.
The first business in order being the reconsider
alton of the vote, by which the bill for the dlsci-
pne of the navy was defeated.
Mr. DANIELS endeavored to have the morn
ing hour devoted to receiving reports of commit
tees, but did not succeed
Mr. STUART, of Mich. stated that the pre-
vious question had been carried when the bill was
formerly under discussion, against the wish Of the
chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, and
thus forced the House to vote, He commended
that the reasons given for the immediate passage
of the bill, were not founded in fact. lie doubted
the power Of Congress and the policy OF passing
the proposed law, which, however proper In time
| Of war; was he said, untitled to season of peace
| He referred to the necessity of remodelliDg the
entire system of pay, pensions, and place In the
navy, and the propriety of turning out officers
! who are disgrace TO the service; and concluded
| by expressing desire that the system efpunish-
ment should be such as would elevate the charac-
| ter Of the navy.
l n S.nN n he ot
member of the Naval Committee, and nothing
| more could be expected from him than from any
other member of the majority of the House on a
| former day but, as he pnderst6 Oh that 1t the
original bill were referred to the Committee, II
would be returned without any alteration. lie had
assumed the responsibility OF preparing suostl-
tute, which, although it might not remedy all the
defects and objections that had been complained
of during the last fifty years. relative to the arll-
| cles of war, would meet the present emergency.
| He said that the Senate, in passing the bill
| which had been sent to the House, were under
the impression that it was the same as that which
was passed during the last session, with few I'M
important alterations, suggested by the Committee
| on Naval Affairs; whereas it changed the whole
| character of the former bill. lie went on to
enumerate the Objectionable features OF the bill
| which had been rejected on former day. lie
cheerfuy bore testimony to the high character OIL
the naval officers Of the United States but still he
was opposeu 10 ihFesli'S .ne"i WIN oeeA H'e
! sponsibie powers as this bill would confer and
concluded by describing the provisions OF that
| which he proposed to substitute.
| Mr.. BOCOCK, OF Virginia, was IN favor Of re-
committing the BILL and sending it TO the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs
Mr.. STANTON, of Tennessee, also submit
ted a substitute, which, with that proposed by
Mr.. MILLsoN, was ordered to be printed, with the
understanding that the subject should come up
| for discussion tomorrow, Mr.. BococK retaining
the floor.
The Committee then rose, and the House re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union and again took up the
| Homestead bill.
| Mr.. DUNIAM, of Indiana, who had the
| floor from former day, after abiding to the in
creasing prosperity and growth of the country,
advocated at much length the free granting of
lands in the new States, to persons who are de-
srous of settling on them, and thus enabling them
to provide for their families and TO settle their
sons in the world 1t had been stated, he said |,
that railroads rendered the public lands more
valuable, but the labor Of population was first
requisite, TO give to them their proper value, and
which are at present lying waste and unproduc
tive. By settling the country, he commended that
| its general wealth would be increased, and all
classes must be benefited. He said the cotton
growers of the South, and the manufacturers Of
the North, are equally interested in the passage
OF the bill under consideration, the cultivation
| of the soil increased the demand for the produc-
tons Of industrial pursuits, and even commercs
derived advantage from agricultural industry. He
concluded by abiding to the evident high destiny
of the United States, the spirit OF whose institu-
tons was made known wherever their flag was
unfurled, thus teaching to the oppressed Of other
nations, that here the rights Of man are respected
| The committee then rose, the Chairman report
| ed, and the House adjourned.