The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-22
new YORK HERALD, TUESDAY FEBRUARY %, 1859.


remain loft hero Yesterday ai,erpoop nod of rei,s
Iuon wbco asopt. directing the Speaker 10 Iss'
bis warsrs 10 ths scgeant atSr To take tne holy 81
said Tor oeil, wherein found end brng hm hfore an,
bar Of tie House 10 answer 10 contempt m It'd a1iib
riy.
Tie SpEAIri ta.eu Ia. question the motion .
Mr. Philips OF Pa nnnde last Monday 70 sasQeni The
rules to enable him to ,utroduce bi progie pay
loan Of twenty lion Of dollars for years
exceeding SIX per oectnm Gnd regulating and lsng the
! duties impople aud for otter purposes
Mr.. MoRRnI, opp Of VI, ntreted that sho1l u
ibe rules be suspended, ike u occ Ls blI suost
Mr.. PHILIPS, (adm of 20. ia reply to question by
Mr. sicltes, of New York, SAID his ntaut.on was
move To put the bill on s passage, bit 10 refer the
Committee OF the Whole on he state Of TOE Union,
Mr.. HoUsToH, (adm Of Ala, wished tine lurtbcr read
ing Of the bill dispensed with. 1t tne
rodnced He h'd beard enough Of it,.
Mr. FLORENCE aaIa) Of Pc, said the Clerk bad better
Nj KELSEY, OPP IN. Y, said the reading of the bill
was commenced at his instance, and he waited TO hear
The Clerk completed the rerdiug when the question
was take on suspencng the rules. Decided IL the mega
tive ~ against ola two-.bds vote being NECESSARY.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on tbo
State of the Union
THE rosr OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. BrAe, (opp Of No., offered an amendment autho
r2ng the Butiered Company carry the overland mail
b, any route hcv NAV select Eo wanted 20 compel the
Postmaster General the law it stands Two
pbers Of this House had informed him dist The Post
master General hiss large body of and in ArKansas and
that course besides, lersoual and political considerations
Induced in that direction with reference TO
the Pacific Railroad,
Mr.. REAGAN adm of Texas opposed the amendm ant
The contract Was made after great consideration So
verd cabinet meetings rad been held, with all the
Arguments for and against the several routes
before them. They were all considered with
view TO the public interests, The practc,bllty
Of the has been successfully tested denots &c.
have boon established, and proposed dis
urb this satisfactory arrangement ANY acquaG,ei
with tie Poetmaste General kncw he would not be cou
Or in
charge of bis duties He knew nothing about the Post
master General owning lands in Arkansas but if be did,
The transmission O the mails could not thereby DO al
fected.
The amendment wa adopted
Mr. SHERMAN, (opp.) Of 0ao, offered IN amendment
providing that tie advertisements Of Tie oia routes
each STAG ami Territory sAaI be pubsno two
lapers ony Of the largest circulation eacn Adopted,
with additional provso that they shn rot 10 selected
in the city tuwn.
Mr. ColrAx, (opp) of Ind, offered an amendment
Poo, Once balks to theloeest bidder.
Mr. Ohm, (opp OF N Y Offered an amendment, which
was adopted that the contract for wrapping paper shall
without coming a conclusion on the bill the commit,
Recess till seven O'Clock for general debate
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. ABBOTT (opp Of No Condemned the extray aganoe
of tie administration and the bred Scott decision
Mr. LovEJoY (opp OF Ill., opposed tho acquisition of
Cuba spoke a. the de otsm OF slavery in the South
said that If FREE and free press permit
ted there, in twelve moths there would be repuo
Northern States
M. MONTGOMERY (adm) of Pa, opposed the tariff of
1857, and was in favor Of its immediate repeal He advo
Gated protection, and showed its general beneficial effects
Mr.. HATCH, (adm of N. Y, SAID that he part repre-
sened State which is more largely interested the in
land commerce OF the country than any other. Iuapd
commerce had made her the shipper factor and banker
the Unonand she had expended forty millions of doars
in the construction Of her canals which be claimed
national works, opening the inland commerce of the
try to the world; that she paid into the national Try
over forty millions annually from the collection
md hprl
two millions of dollars up TO the year 1866 (he time
Of the ratification of the reciprocity treaty., against an
expenditure OF the neral government on her lake ports
OF less than nine hundred thousand dollars and had her
self expended over four hundred Thousand dollars on
these works. New York had 80 largely contributed the
development Of inland commerce that sine did not come
here as suppant for national favor but de handed
further expenditure ~ increase still thoee channels
through which flow so many important benefits. He
auced TO the enlarge ment Of the Erie canal saying
that connection that the people looking to the
water lines of inland Navigation certain, reia
BILE and cheaper transportation products than
railroads. and less to be affected than the latter uan
cial revulsons He argued the constuonaty of appro
pratoDs for harbor improvements, and loss to
distinguish the artificial line between interior and
rior commerce; and alluded 10 the favorable action of
the government. this subject inder all the Presidents
concluding with the administration of Mr. Fillmore He
claimed that the great Northwest by its
OF ntsrconmunicatop and consequent effect the gene
raj commerce, must become the sefvalve portion
OF the country, binding all sections in closer union.
He urged the importance Of encouraging and improving
the water line Of communication, especially IN view Of the
TACT that the British ment engaged in gigantic
rivalry in the North Another consideration urged by Mr.
Hatch was that It was from the denser portions Of the
country that the greater amount of 10 he
raised-corsumption being at is maximum al the South
and at its 10 nmunl in the Northherefore these ne
elected sections Of the country should receive partial
bcuef in the Improvement Of their barbors and rivers
before their Representative shall be asked to for
Incl Of the tariff He quoteo statistics and
showed from official documents that the Of
lakes in 1896 was s5S7 1877 800.
Mr. JACKSON adm OF Ca, obtained permission to print
speech defending The estimates Of the Secretary of the
Treasury and his purchase of part Of the indebtedness
the country during the late revulsioa.
NJ. LAMAR, (adm.) Of Miss, made speech against
specific duties.
At ten O'Clock, only about dozen members present,
some Of whom were waiting TO deliver speeches,
Adjourned.