New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REIkESEN lAllN Is
WAsHISGToN, Wednesday, Feb. ;, 1854.
Mr. CUTTING asked the House 10 allow him % present
re1noLstrance sigIC4 BY tie officers Of public meeting
held c! tie TabeTnac. New YORK sgainst The Nebraska
They L.d selected him as their organ here and it is
well inOwr hat Lis political sontm n5 differ very much
ton BY him open House Il git 10 deemed or BIZ, doT
to motives dioreu. FROM those which ac l-c1 hin-tiere
fore be he'd asi ed permission TO present ae TtmoHstrance
'a a. l(t !. t. ne P5( dPFrc e95F-e'
NJ CUTTING soid-Ilavng made the effort, / VIII
Withdraw bepq est and present the Remembrance under
tx rule
MT RIDDELL expressed hope dat the objection
STRANGE this morning. Notwithstanding thia
Tie House went into C1m'ntt~e OF tAe Whole On tle
Deficiency Appropriation bill
Mr houston offered an amendment appropristng
nearly e6CCO for condensation and expenses Of the
mission Of civilians and military officers here heretofore
authorized TO determine matters connected with the ma
Mr.. LEICnTR offered proyiso that the army officers
.ha receive compensation beyond their regular pay
He said lie thought this was tie era Of reirenchment and
reform.
Mr. HOUSTON said there was no show OF
Mr. LEICHER remarked it now seemed abuses are to
be perpetuaed and sanctioned in time to lie wish
Cd to 90 back 20 the old rules in the better days Of the
Dir. INGERsOLL advocated the amendment, saying
tie Commission at Springfield had reported ayoraby TO
the restoration Of the civil superintendent of the
m0res and thus had gaddened the hearts Of the mechan
les Of tie country. Too long had the mechanics at tue
trmories been the sport Of epaueted gentlemen whose
conduct toward them was Ike that common soldiers.
Mr HOUSTON objected to the course Of the gentle
man. the amendment being merely to pay he six gentle
men composing the C0mmit sion.
Mr.. FAULKNER offered an amendment, with the
view OF continuing the examination t. Hlrpors Ferry
urmeres Two irds of the Commission have reported
In favor Of restoring tic civil superintendent. lie had
testimony 90 show hat military supeluteIdonce bad de-
pressed the spirits sud ruined the interests OF tie mechan
To- az Han RI Ferry crmoriCs
Mr. PRATT was perfectly sGtisicd the report was not
worth a rush. The examination was a humoUg ana tho
course Of the commission unpopular lie Gii not believe
tie Military Superintendent az Springfield was yrant
Mr.. STANTON Ky remarked, IN. inyestig cation shows
injury is inflicted The nechls les BY placing Gov.
eminent officers them. Army En- ueers are drawn
from their legitimate duties and placed over the public
buildings to DE exclusion Of civil dictect' 81 whom We
have the best ia the world
Nj BISSELL said this not tho first time that the
gentleman had assaulted Tie Administration for what he
considered Tepr6henslle practice Of employing Army
FucuCcrs to sUIer.ntend pablo work. Would tho gon-
tlemon have lie Government employ civilians and turn
tie Army Engineers loose
Mr.. STANTON said Was not bis purpose to attack The
Administrator lie had 10 GAUGE for DONG 80 now, but
lie had attacked treat wrong aid outrage IN akng men
from thcr imate duties TO put them waere iAcy ought
not 10 be. 800
Nj HOUSTON, in reply to question said the Com
nj iOn have discharged thtiI duty Win the examination
Of ile STaupEoid Grmoy. -,
Iner frrther debate Mr. Houstons amendment, with
Ir. Lo;cbers prOyiso, was adopted
Otbtr ameudmonts Of general Importance were
allowed whor tie Committee rose aud reported bill To
the House Wich without final action thereon adjourned