New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-07


TO this item was appended the following:
P,ostdsd, That the seeretsry Of the Treany hereby an
thozed % change the pesen, system Of poyan. Lee i9I @
Of the Government leasing the Marine Hospitals al such pohs
,ss iDsSuas city OF H1 town authorities. or private s''o
on. On term. PROVIDING ioL ne % ,e sd Secretary
shall suspend further expenditures Of money heretofore s
yopnsed for The purchase Of n,e. asa tns ~ bn
nss and that the said Secretary
port to Congress annually arrangements which he have
This Provso proved serious stumbling. block
to the bill. Yet l did not hear it distinctly OBJ
jected to when the item was read in course while
the bill was in Committee; and, though there was
some grumbling at it in the course Of the debate,
no one made and pressed motion to strike it out
OF course it remained in, and was no longer liable
to be stricken out when the Committee yesterday
rose and reported the bill, though it was well
known that several Members regarded it with dis
ike-some, as opening the way for abuse and prl-
walton Of sick sailors under poor-house system Of
farming them out to the lowest bidder; others, as
not being well guarded. and as having no business
In deficiency bill.
The item for the Governor of New-Mexico was
also disrelished. He formerly had one salary as
Governor Of New Mexico, another as Superintend-
ent of Indian Affairs in said Territory. Congress
undertook to raise his salary as Governor from
1900 year TO 49, 900 q believe), with the under
standing that this shoudpsy in full for his services
but the clause was so bunglingly drawn as not to
include specifically his salary as Superintendent
aforesaid. OF course, having pOcketed his con-
solidsted salary, he turns around and puts in 4"
Tor 81, 900 year more as Superintendent, and the
;1ad 20 81 70 hutc Inf
without fresh appropriation from Congress. So
his dish held right side IN TO ontcn the drop
ping mama Of the Deficiency bill; but after spend
ing great deal too much time in debating this
item, the House in Committee struck it out; yet,
on coming out of Committee, Humphrey Marshall
objected 10 the amendment, and the House de-
cidedly voted it down. SO the bill was put on its
passage exactly as it came from the Committee,
{and in fact, from the Treasury and thus beaten
on the Yeas and Nays by nearly two to one.
Having thus killed it, the House directly set to
work TO resuscitate it, And as it was notorious
that the Marine Hospital proviso and the New
Mexican Governors extra pay had knocked the
breath out Of il, it was proposed, on reconsider
ing, to throw these Jonahs overheard and then see
il the craft could not be got to port. So said, so
done: the House reconsidered, struck out the
Hospital proviso, then Gov. Meriwether's extra
pay, (Which had already been voted out, then in
again, and now was voted out again;) and the BILL
thus lightened was put under the Previous Cues
ton, rushed by several corners and finally passed
without a division. And now / am inclined 10
think that defeated Marine Hospital prOvso though
needing more elaboration and rather ont of Dlace
In this BILL about the best thing in it. H.G.