New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-05
THE HOUSE ON SATURDAY.


emf A call of the House was had, which occu
pied half an hour, and BY that time only one hun
died end t.eentYone member had made their appear
ance. showing one hundred and hirty-siI absentees
Without fning the sbsentees, the House proceede
to the reading of the Journal. Reports of privat
bills were made from Committees and seventeen
private bills were passed, when the House wen
into Committee OF the Whole on the State OF th'
Union TO further consider the Fortihcations bill
the question being on the motion OF Mr. Benson 0
Maine to amend the bill by appropriating 500 oO'
for the Improvement of the fOrtihcat0ns st the en-
trance of the Kennebee River State of Maine
which was agreed to. Mr.. Campbell OF ono
reported an amendment to the bill apPropristtne
$40. 0C0 for the purchase OF additional lald ioi
defensive purposes on Staten Island, New, lcrA
which was also agreed TO. The same gentleman
from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported
an amendment appropristing the sum of S2OO, OOo
for contingent expenses of Notifications not men
toned in the bill. go,
On motion of Mr.. STANTON of Ohio, the bill
was laid aside to be reported TO the House with
the recommendation that the enacting clause be
stricken out The purpose of this motion wns to
defeat the bill.
After considering the bill making appropriations
for the Legislative, Executive and Judicial ex'
penses of Government for the year ending June 5O,
lr57 the Committee rose and reported It's action
on the FortifcatiOns bill to the House which body
refused 10 concur in the recommendation Ot the
Committee to .triks out the enscting clause BY q
vote of 90 TO %. The Speaker then decided that
the amendments for improving fortltcations ut the
mouth of the BeDnebec and for the purchase OF
land on Staten Island. agreed TO in Committee OF
the Whole were cut off by the action OF the Com
mittee in recommending to the House to strike
out the enacting clause. The bill, as originally
reported. was, therefore. read third time and
passed. Mr.. Bens0ns amendment Will be added
in the Senate.
The bill makes the following appropriations for
the present fiscal year;
Fot Fort Montgomery outlet Of Lake Chsmpsn, s25oc
FOR Knox the of the Penob'oot River Me-
For For. Winthrop. Governors ILasd, BOstor harbor.
Tcr Fort Richmond at the Nsrrow., NewY hsrbOr,
For Fort wsiIsn. Boston hsrbST, a sa ec Geo; mn
For Fort Delswn. Delaware Kyee tiNCS"
For Fort Carroll, Baltimore hsrbor. $50 900 . ..
Eor Ioit csbOun, .nrano. to HsIptog Road: w $4,000
For Fort Prsski, Ssyapnsh River Geors's 10 ~o
For Fort Ciinsh. enEance to Cumberland sound fioFda
For Fort McRse snd presey ofi site Flods $500
Eof fort Bsrraoct,, Pss.asos aISc Forss o $500 1
Fer Fort Gsi1e. Dsut thin t-,shd, ASbams. Sp,Vs.
For Fort To, or, hey Wet tlstd., lords, sle@S S0c
For ortc s,io3' Acasz Island San Francisco Bay Call
foIli,, $4,000.
81 repair. q Castle Piaetnsy cA.os,Ga HsEbOs $4,000
For repair. OF Foit Morgan mouth OF Mobile Bay Alabama
$500.
For Of battery For. Jackson Mississippi River
For repairs and extension OF POtt St Philip Mississippi
For expenses oracaOn, not herein Iaentonsd
the protection OF titles aud
,uo dan ssss TO Forts, sSo,5e.
By the above figures it will be perceived, of one
million -ix hundred and s-venty three Thousand
dollars. appropriated to the improvements aud re-
pairs of tUrtihcstODs that only hundred and
ninety Thousand dollars are to Be trpendef north Of
Mason and Diron's line
Among the remarkable demonstrations OF this
Se.son. think there is nothing that equals the
cool audacity Of Mr. Herbert Of California, lately
acquitted by the CIawfOrd-charged Jury Of the Al
legged crime Of numbering the lrisbman Keatng, iu
his empt to-day to revenge himself upon the Vigil
lance Committee Of California for their recent ex
pose of him. First he asked leave to submit the
following preamble aBd resolutions, which wefe
read for information:
Hhe,,G. we have With profound r-uet the lawlsss
the Vigilance Committee of San Francisco and
order 10 give that protection to the s~. Of 'sd S,s nnt
B<ii r..o.sd b. Serafe and Hu Of Representative, Of
commaeer Of tho Pa-6c division United army
ber-b, suihogzed aud directed 70 issue upon requoA
aud therefor III. Executive OF said may
deem in preserving suboreinson TO the laws Of said
Aad Be ysia ,s.oiset rha. IN .hoald be dssm-
TO call 70 bis asss'spee pre.es subotinston to the s~s
of sd state tho naval forces bsonxns tho United Sstss
then the commander commanders of said
reby rqurr aud obey promptly the Of
said Executive OF California"
Objections were made from every part of the
House.
The HOuse then went into Committee Of the
Whole again, and resumed the consideration Of the
Civil aid Diplomatic Bill.
Mr.. HERBERT obtained the floor, and the House
was all attention to hear what he might say. The
following is a rer6dtim report Of his remarks:
Mr. CHAIRMAN: My object in rising this occasion
sto answer some of the h1rges which have been made
agsinst me, fraducDg my character a man. These
charger bsve been made aud taey come from almost
every rect oD Of the country IBREHTos And they
vii keep coming too from the Psci6c ~ well as the
Afl7btc coast. Now Sir, 20 far IA | sm oncersd
individually, feel perfect indifference to these
Charges eessatioDl but feel it to be duty that
TO this body that should make this explan alton
What are these charges Why Sir they bear upon
their face, every Of them from highest 10 vest
the brand OF iasehood. Net of them can be sub
stsIlaed, care not who has asserted It where it
Gomez from. Sir, claim tnat | have character "A
MEMBLR IN HIS SEAT. iee and a devlsh bad on
for which am under obligations to man living; one
that have made for myself, and that | believe
will compare fsvOraby with the pHrest in the land
IStCuts of ridicule and 4" Hear him" "Aint that
mOc est :" Nv hat purity" &c.l. Where do these
charges come from One comes from the Grand
Juyl ! They cone from political enc nice
men who are aIrayed in hostility against
NE. gEet, a. matter If cOuse that many of them
have toIe flcm ny own State but they have come
from qrsr,rr that makes Tue feel that they are
compliment rather tbaD u DIR grace upon me because
toty cone from my eDemes Suppressed aughtel.
But WbeL you 60 back 10 the fountain heac - tue
"r gin OF The charges made agaiLst me il NV Own
State you tno u em eusnatiLg Of the pre-
" be City ot Washington. Nov, Sir, | xll not ~
for forget myr.fl will rOt abuse the dignity Ol this
HoLse, by etering into giving .etai ed character
OF the oers Ii men who have a-ssued NY chera ter
bu will ssy tbi- that there IL no one OF them WHO e
character vii cOmpere with niue in point OF purity.
honor integrity Hearty laughter from all nstt- az