The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-07
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1862.
THE DIrsMAr AND WILKES CASE
Mr. WALSH, (whig) Of Nd gave notice that no should
present. under tho rule memorial from Henry May
asking for change Of venue in the Of Dnsman
rs ST tho
for this district.
THE DISCIPLINE BILL.
The SPEAKER announced tho pending business to be the
motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate bill
to ENFORCE discipline and promote good conduct in tho
Mr. sruAnr dem) of Mioh being entitled to tho floor,
said they had been told for tho speedy pas
sage Of bill that fogsng has boon abolished there
power to enforce discipline left This he denied
and referred to the law to show that punshments
can be inflicted from putting the cuprit IN irons to the
the fleet to the China to sa last Thursday,
he remarked that he had learned from relative Of
Of the officers, that the expedition not to sail until
June.
MIR. STANTON, (dem) Of Tenn, explained. He had
said part only Of the expedition was to sail now.
Mr. sruAaT replied that as Commsdorc Perry was not
to Leave until the first of there necessity for
carrying the bill through Notwithstanding this, the
House asked under tho operation Of the previous
question, to pass 1t In thirty minutes. He then exam
ned the bill Of the objections to which that
officer not holding his place by merit but by regular
grade ~ clothed with the power OF being accuser wit
gested means Of reformation that good bo paid
70 secure respectable American sailors who will need
logging .hst instead 81 promoting officers by grade 20
The vote BY which the bill was rejected was reconsider
eu, Wncn MI (WnR) OF NO.. remarked that ne
intended to present substitute for the BILL founded In
great degree on the measure prepared BY board OF
naval officers convened in this city twelve months ago.
and which passed the Senate during tho thirty first Con-
grcss He condemned the despotc power given to officers
in this bill He explained his substitute proposing to
retain most of the penalties recommended but providing
for the establishment Of summary court martial for tho
trial of all offences greater than the officer Is authorized
to inict Of his authority and yet not sufficiently
to require trial before general martial
Mr. STANTON. Of Tenn, said he intended to offer SUBJ
stue for the substitute and by general consent they
were ordered to be printed and the further consideration
Of the subject was, for the present, passed over.
The House then went into committee on
THE HOMESTEAD
Mr DurHAM, (dcm Of Indiana. took tho ground that
as the graduation Of the public lands has
some other mode should DO rcsorted tho DISPOSE
tion Of tho domain and what could generally
tribute 10 the general prospcty Of the country than tho
passage OF the measure before them? He preferred
this proposition to that Of giving lands for railroad
poses. They should first build up population by giving
lands to actual settlers; and this being accomplished,
railroads must necessarily follow, with every other i'm
provcment. lie looked the millions Of unoultivated
acres much capital lying unemployed and urgently
advocated giving homestead to the needy, to deveope
the riches Of the SOIL and thus add to the national wealth
Bcsdes the benofcen provisions Of tho BILL 1t would give
. new impulse to liberty throughout tho world lie
tended that an interest in the soil is q natural we'll
moral right, to which every is much entitled
he is to the air he breathes
The committee and the House adjourned.