New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-28
Mr. vysABLE-It ought to be read
Mr.. Joxgs, Tenn. LET il be read, and CO.

| House proceed 70 other business.
| The letter OF the Secretary Of the Interior
clerk BY the of Collins Died suddenly, leaving
family IN great destitut0n While The corpse lying
In the house, French Z. Evans into the Depart
rnent and represented the depressed conditon Of
the family, and asked for the experiment Of the
son In the place Of his fsther. The boy was fifteen
yeaTs OF age- and was not conpsen' 70 discharge tae
duties Of the Office without assistance Tns FAM
spoke 70 Mr. Kane and be undertook fAthsriy super
Tlslon over the boy and to instruct him IN bls duty
snd perform such parts Of a. the boy could
not, and tox receive suitable compensation there
for AZ 70 the details Of the arrangement, the
SECRETARY says be knows noting up 10 the present
time and does not know thst be ever the boy. be
had iattered himsef thst he had consented TO
mendable act in saving family from want snd putting
Gentry has fallen into several errors Of fact So
tar from the boy being competent, he could no.
perform the duty without aid When Col Gentry
called upon him 70 annu the contract between Collins
and Kane and he refused to do 50. the family having
been parties to the contract Kane had been their ben
esctor and through his aid they had received Their
port In conclusion he challenges the most rgid scru
tiny into this and every other act Of his and all be sss
u full investigation, before judgment is pronounced
Several other papers were read in cOrrobOra-
ton Of The above statement
Mr.. STANLEY withdrew his question OF priv
ege believing the House bad done an act Of Justice to
Secretary Stuart by having the pipers read
There being no objection the simple fact that
the papers read ordered to be entered on the
journal
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Tenn. said as an act of
justice young Collins that the boy called upon him and
informed him that be receivr but 500 per snnum
and further that he dscharing the fall duties Of
the Office. Not relying on the statement Of Collins,
clerk a. bis instance ascerained such TO be the TACT
There u mistake about the boy being hiteen years
old at the ,imr he wa appointed. But when Col
Gentry called at the Office 10 inquire into the matter the
boy was sixteen.
The House refused to suspend the rules, 10
taxi he hill IN III
unsuTveyed lands and for other purposes AMI con-
CURED in the report the dsaTreeng amendments Of
the two houses 10 the West Point Academy bill
The House went into Committee of the Whole
the State of the Union, Mr. Preston King in the
Char, on the Navy Appropriation ball The clause
sppropriatDg nearly two millions Of dollars FOR the
repair OF vessels In ordinary and for vessels in commits
sion, including the purchase of hemp. being under
consideration
Mr.. STANTON, of Tenn, moved proyiso, that
the Secretary Of the Navy b. directed accept the
proposition of the United States Mail Steamship Com
psny to furn sh of their mail ships the following
terms The ssid Company at their own risk and eX-
pse and under the direction Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, n make ali the alterations and Improvements
necessary. and prepare said ship for armament and
place such armament on board and jet SAID ship 10
such test as the Secretary may adopt for naval purposes
If the prove satisfactory the Government shall tko
the ship at an appraised value
The CHAIRMAN ruled the amendment out of
order
Mr.. STANTON appealed, on the ground that
the law establishing the line Of mail steamers author
zes the Government Gt any time 10 take OF the
sea the conditions embraced in the smentment.
The CHAIR was sustained. Ayes So Nays
not counted.
Mr.. BROOKS On. V offered an amendment,
providing for completing and equippng for service the
Tigstes Sabine and Santa Pc. He said the Princeton
old steamerwas torn down, and built up at great eX
pense and nothing wRs saved The Vixen was treated
in the same way, and rebuilt at additional expense
nothing being left but apology for the original vessel
10 evade the law Tho Sabine and Santa Re have been
the stocks for many years and their completion
recommended by the Secretary Of the Navy and Chief
Of the Bureau of Construction. Unless provision OF
this kind be especially made they will go rebuilding
their Prncetons and vixens just they doing
the Constellation. at Norfolk Such Il the folly of our
laws, by which the Department is precuded from all
ng itself Of improvements in naval architecture.
Mr. HoUsTOs Ala) said the appropriation
intended to do what the gentleman proposed, and
In proof Of this, he read from the official documents.
The amendment was re ected
Mr. STAsLY then offered one appropriating
ono hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars for the
equipment maintenance and support Of the expedition
10 explore the interior Of Africa eastward Of Liberia
end for ssceranng the Of that region for the
colonization os blacks from the UnaOd states.
The CHAIRMAN ruled this out OF order.
Mr. GooDESOw (Me.) offered an amendment
sppropristDg $1,000 70 be spent at the discretion of
the Secretary OF the Navy, Tor the purchase OF Phil
Secretary.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. STANTON offered one authorizing the sale
Of portion OF the lands Of the Brooklyn Navy lard be
tween the western side of Vanderbilt sv and the Hos
pal grounds provided shall not be sold for less than
,ts cost and the interest thereon.
After debate this was disagreed TO.
Various amendments were acted upon, and
but few agreed TO.
During the proceedings, Gen. Pierce, having
escaped from the crowd that surrounded him in the Ro
tunda clipped into the House In moment he was
cnyroned by the greedy lobby lounsers and Members
Of Congress- InToductons ensucd and the crows kept
increasing In the midst OF the excitement the Pres
ident elect retired by the hoes, route gain 10 inlle
fresh air.
The Committee rose and reported the bill to
the House -
The amendments we're concurred in, the bill
was passed and the House adjourned.
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