The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-25

and other arsenal buildings IN Texas O2ornA
Oregon and New Mexico, two hundred and si1ty-eght
thousand one hundred and seventy-hye dollars
Mr. SHIELDS opposed the amendment as being an I'M
necessary expenditure OF money, +
Messrs RuSK and w WELLER supported the amendment
and il was agreed to--yeas 2s nays ls-as follows
YEAs-Messrs Adams, Baysrd, Brown, Clay, Dodge Of
Wisconsin Dodge OF Iowa Fitzpatrick oeyer 1win hous
ton Hunter johnson, Jones OF Iowa, Mallory Pratt Reid
Rusk sebastian Stuart Thomson OF New Jersey Toucey
Weller, and Wrght--23.
NAYs-Messrs Benjamin. Brainerd Bright, Brodhesd, /
Cass Chase Cooper Dawson Fessenden, Fish Foot Gil
ette Jones OF Tennessee, Petit Rockwell Seward Shields
and Wade-ls.
Several amendments were submitted by Mr. SHIELDS,
from the Committee Military Affairs which sew
orally agreed 10.
Mr. JOHNSON moved strike out Of the bill the appro
praton Of $32500o for the Capitol extension He stated
that he did not make the motion because be opposed
to the appropriation in itself considered but because he
thought il did not belong to this bill.
Mr. BAYARD thought it was hardly worth while TO |
strike out an unobectonabe appropriation merely because
it place Irregularities OF that Kind were OF fire.
quent occurrence.
Mr. HUNTER hoped that this appropriation would be
allowed to remain the matter had been much contro-
yerted at the session. and if struck out of this bill it
might be difficult TO get it inserted elsewhere.
Mr. CASS thought there much justice IN the objec
ton of the from Arkansas but he principally
the purpose of saying few words ON the subject OF air
light and temperature in the building He had ser
GUS doubts whether these matters could be satisfactorily
arranged and he thought the work had made such
progress that ii would be almost impossible to administer
any proper remedy. He also afraid there would be
difficulty in hearing in the building The great prob
be solved how to hear everywhere everything
which may be spoken anywhere In order to accomplish
this object it would be necessary to have plain was-no
arches domes But it too often the case that every
thing done with view to please the eye regardless OF
the The British government had spent vast sums OF
money in experimenting these subjects lie alluded TO
the new Senate chamber being exposed to the air
nywherebcng entirely surrounded by passages ana as
to its ventlaton the air be pumped up or pumped
down, somehow other.
Mr. JAMES stated several facts in relation to the Capt.
to extension and mentioned the size of the for the
Senate and House Of Representaveshe former contain
ing 5000 square feet and the latter 10000 The Senate
hall would be feet long by so wide and the Represent
atves hall would be 80 feet long by 80 wide lie had
made careful examination of the subject and was salts
fed that as the ability to hear concerned these
halls would be all that could be wished He proceeded to
give statement Of the mode in which these rooms would
be ventilated and warmed, and concluded with comp-
mentary notice of the architect
Mr. JOHNSON said that he understood from the remarks
which had been made that the ventilation to be
formed by the aid of steam engine; and he made an all
fusion TO the gunpower plot saying that he aid not wish
to be blown up sky-hgh by the explosion of steam en-
CINE beneath the hall. He desired to know how many
horse the engine be- that he could cacu
late how high he would 60 His remarks caused much
laughter.
4 Mr. BADGER followed in similar humorous strain,
comparing the Senate hall to oven, in which an
equal temperature to be attained by having it en-
closed on all Sides Having concluded his remarks,
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
4 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at IL o'clock, m.
Mr. ETHERIDGE, from the Committee Military AZ
fairs reported joint resolution for the relief Of James
Hughes which referred to the Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union
Mr. ORR withdrew his motion of yesterday to lay the
resolution the table closing the debate the French
spolaon bill in two the House again goes into
and novels substitute to close the debate to-
morrow at three o'clock, p
The substitute was agreed to, and the resolution as
amended was adopted.
INTRODUCED.
following bills which read the first and second times
by unanimous consent and referred the Committee
Commerce:
Bill making an appropriation for the Improvement o.
the harbor of New Buffalo, in the State Of Michigan
n Bill making appropriation for the improvement Of
the harbor at the mouth Of the South Black river in thu
State of Michigan
g E ~ stjpg annrontlasao for tho iaarososa,'
Bill making appropriation for the Improvement o
the harbor at the mouth of Grand river in the State
( Michigan.
Bill making appropriation for the Improvement o
the harbor at the mouth of the Black river in the State
Michigan.
Bill making appropriation for the improvement o.
the harbor at St Joseph's in the State Of Michigan
, FRENCH spoLIArIoss.
On notion the House then resolved itself into the Com
mttee Of the Whole the state of the Union (Ar SEy
in the char and resumed the consideration of tho
bill providing for the ascertainment and satisfaction Of
claims Of American citizens for spoliaons committed by
the French prior to the 3lst day of July, 1901
Mr. LETCHER entitled to the 1oor but yielded TO
Mr. BENTON, who question the correctness m
the figures of arithmetic and rhetoric which had been -four
ished for the last thirty vinaton these French
spoation claims. 1t had been maintained that our COM
merce during the French revolution entirely swept
from the ocean, and consequently that our citizens
suffered greatly to require Of the of the
United States Naturalization for the losses which they
had sustained On this point he said he should issue
He did not believe that swept from the
ocean at that time he prepared show on the con-
trary that it the richest period of our that
America ever behed Our population that time was be-
tween four and five Millions and the increase of the amount
of the exports OF this country during that period was more
than nneyonc millions of dollars In proportion to the
number of present population our exports should in
crease than five hundred millions of dollars in the
same time. Therefore commerce that time was ac-
tualy more prosperous than ii before has
been since Our may have suffered some but its
losses were more than balanced by its gains Mr. B.
tinued at length in opposition to tho spolation
claims.
Mr. DISNEY had been, he said, for long time preu-
but after he induced to down and give them fair
candid, and thorough examination his preudccs were
entirely dssitcd, and he obliged TO confess MS
result OF that examination that the claims founded
Justice He believed that government is bound by
every consideration Of national honor and Justice to pay
them Certain spoliaons committed upon the com
merce of American citizens by the citizens France These
spoliaons constituted just ground complaint against
the French government and the United
States claimed the part of her citizens indemnity for
spoliaons committed and the government of France ac-
knowledged the validity and the justice Of those claims
France also whilst she made this admission up
pondug claims against the government OF the United
States After great deal Of display of diplomatic skill
mi wa1 unHn hxr