New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. STANLEY introduced q resolution. which
was adopted, calling upon the Secretary of the Navy to
trar6nlt to the HOuse copies Of the proceedings
and record of the Court Martial recently held to try
Lieut. Fabns Stanley, of the Navy together with certain
pepers relative TO the trial.
Mr.. BRIGGS moved suspension of the rules
to enable him TO offer resolution to pay the usual COM
pensaton to the employees in and about the Capitol en-
bracing that description of persons who received il last
year.
The motion was agreed to-Yeas 10, NAYS
&c.
Mr.. BRIGGS offered his resolution. II was
he seid 20 carry out time-honored custora and WIS
well undersood and therefore he moyed the previous
question.
Mr.. HOUsToN raised question of order to
the effect that money could be taken of the Trea
euTy except In pursuance of law, and that there
fund out Of which the money be paid, the House
having stricken out the appropriation in the Deficiency
BILL
The SPEAKER Overruled the point.
Mr. HoUsToN wished TO ask the gentleman
from NewYork what is the usual compensation, but OBJ
lection was made.
Mr. HoUsToN said he did not believe the gen.
tleman knew it about g, 800 piece.
The resolution passed-Yeas, 107. Nays, 81.
Mr.. HALL moved the House resolve itself
into Committee of the Whole the State of the Union
Mr.. STUART rose to a question of order that
the House having seconded the motion of ordering the
main question TO be put ON the reciprocity BILL the vote
must now be taken.
Mr.. HIBBARD asked whether the main ques-
ton had been ordered.
Mr.. STUART called the gentleman to order.
The SPEAKER called both of them to ORDER
saying neither Of them had the right 10 address the
Chair on the point Of order raised
There was much confusion throughout the
proceedings
The SPEAKER made several requests that
gentlemen would take their and preserve order
and suggested that the business could well be settled
without points of order and further he decided that the
motion to 90 into Committee was in order.
The question was taken on this, and decided
affirmatvey--Yeas H., Nays Is.
The House resumed the consideration of the
Senate s amendments to the Army bill
/ The CHAIRMAN Mr.. Harris, Tennessee
decided the question on the amendment for fortihca
tons to be dvisibe and hrst in order was that appro
priatng S5000O0 for the defense Of San Francisco.
Mr. BAYLY replied To the remarks made by
Mr. Cartier yesterday, and defended the fertilization
| system
MIR LETcHERmOyed to strike out the amend
ment and objected to the senate's putting it into
Me bill the House having again and again voted down
the system
Mr. DEAN opposed Mr.. Letcher's notion
and contendod that not only San Francisco and the
whole Pacific coast but the commercial cities on the At
isntc ought be protected by this Having al
way heard that the President elect was economical
and when member OF Congress voted against extrava
Qance ne willing 10 trust HIN for judicious cXpen
dture of the money He understood that ctmates had
been sent to the Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. HoUsToN-The gentleman's information
. il incorrect.
Mr. BAYLY-I beg leave to say TO the gentle
man from Alabama the estimates for iortihcaions were
+ sent 10 that committee.
Mr.. HoUsroy-My friend is very knowing, but
in this instance he decidedly mistaken Estimates were
/ sent IN, but none for California.
Mr. BILY-AlthOugh the gentleman says |
am very knowing say am very knowing, and do
know that notwithstanding this particular item not
sent in the whole subject Of ortineaton was sent 10 that
| committee.
Mr.. Housroy-There were no estimates for
| California.
Mr.. LETcHIR withdrew his amendment.
Mr. MARSHALL advocated the pending amend
ment showing the importance OF terrifying the Pacific
coast three ct the most important cities along which
might be laid in ashes by sugle armed hostile ship
There not one American gunboat there Tor the pro
| lection of the great commercial Marine.
Mr.. TooMBs opposed the amendment, not be-
cause of hostility 10 California but TO the whole iorncs
ton system which has been discussed for three years
past He said that there not now time 10 consider
The most extraordinary unusual and important schemes
| ever presented TO American Congress, which the
Senate had incorporated in this bill Here were appro-
priatons for a Pacific Railroad for fortihcatons, and
for wagon routes to Oregon, Job on job, plumber on
plupder in military bill Let the House consider these
things deliberately or not ALL But 20 call upon them
to this way was not only asking them to abdcate
their power, hut TO sbdcate their duties.
Mr.. WALSH advocated the amendment, and
said 81 this very moment mails are searched by
foreign power and in the course the vessels OF our sA
errnen the Northern Coast may be seized Eghteea
months ago France and England sent police force into
the Gulf aud this could be rebuked because we hsd
been negligent of duty. What the gentleman from Cal
iforna had said in relation to the Pacic would apply 10
the entire country. There IL not an American CRY but
could be laid under tribute The Senate had done what
IL necessary in makns these amendments.
Mr. BAYrY said there weSe amendments for
fortihcsons in this bin because the Fertilization bill
proper has never been before the House.
Mr. HOUSrON-T is a Fertilization bill IN
this Committee which debate has already been ar
Mir BAY1Y-The bin did not come from the
Committee OF Ways and Means, from whom II ought to
have come,
Mr. HousToN-The gentleman is extremely
unfortunate II did come from me, As member OF
that Committee. -, E.
Mr.. B,YLY-But what sort of bill was II J
aushter Il was an ntForthcation bill. and he a.
an independent member introduced bill in accordance
with the estimates The Senate put in those amend
ments because OF the inability OF the friends oFforhea
tions 10 pass a bal through the House
Nr ST,vIy-I rise 10 question of order.
Ifthis cbt goes on between Democratic friends we
,bsn no, be abe u transact the public business.
Mr. CIrvrIASD. in his seat We have no 9TH
ers 10 night Ha, ha ...;.h
r;.c,rd apnrorriatinc $4,000 for Fort Richmond
and $1,000 for repairs OF Fort hamilton
Mir. FkExNAN advocated the appropriation
for San Francisco.
Mr.. STEVENS PENN opposed the amend
ments of the Senate saying there were jobs enough "a
the bin to last an army Of Punderers twenty years and
make them all rich
MIR. RIpDIr spoke in favor OF the approPria,;
tien for Fort Delaware which was or the pro'eCon u
all the cities and towns bordering on that rSer.
Mr. wAsnBuRN eontended that the spproprl-
alton for orticat;ons ought 70 be made, and that the
Senate had right 10 put II IN the OIL
Mr.. C.BELL Ola said the subject oil iortlh,
cs,,ops has herotore been discussed for weeks and
months and therefore contrary 20 what had been re-
marked by the gentleman, the House can now ACT On
them inielligibs.
MIR. CAMPBELL (nl.) observed that II the
whole system is no, u be stricken down. San Francisco
calls for protection than any other section OF me