New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-26

Dir. PHELPS replied he ha, .~a!e No s7ch charge.
He asked BIZ. Jores " Do yo1 co-NieE yourself
q friend Of the AdIiui-trstion e.
| Mr.. JONES-I do, and am prepared h carry OF.
TIE recona euia,ots Of the Prss.teLt. Can you say
a. much.
Mr.. PIIELPS-And if you AK me whether su
prepared to carry 0Gt 81 tat s omashded, say,
blr. MONTGOMERY lPa.)-whs: iyht have you
TO set yourself up to airngn :he friends Of the Admin
isra,on Laughter
Mr.. PIIELPS-It Is not for tie gentleman to CON-
pain coEsic ering where lie stands. lie stands sse
where than with the friends Of the Administration.
| Mr.. STANTON Ohio rose on the opposite side Of
the Hall 10 cay something, but LIS WORDS lost il
Mr.. PHILLIPS Pal replying to Mr.. Paeps sld
the remarks OF the latter could not hsye come from
wore qCarer Wac lie 70 be tcto0lei here. ani vote
the geb,e men frOn Missouri sisted' Did not Mr..
Phelps rs tho ir.etd par excellence Of the Admins
| trstOp. cssrge That 50 smsrdmeLt 10 BE- put in
the BILL as rcbuke TO the Administrator abou. the
! success Of which he was 60 anxious. II NJ. Phelps
hsd agency 10 having him placed on the Com ntt'e
| Of WsJs and Mesns, tbs was the first time he hal
heard Of it.. If he wss 90 placed thst lie might follow
bis Executive dict alton, ito gentleman ron Missouri
had or mistaken him greatly. lie would rather re iya
BIS place the Committee than resign hls manhood.
/ lie hsd voted in Committee 40 be thought Iight.
Mr. PHELPS-I ask the gen,esoan TO point out
any Objectionable appropriations in the BILL.
Mr.. PlllLLiPS-Nouh have no night 70 SIX ne IN ~
! Mr.. pHELPS-Can you put your finger 90 S.n-
Mr.. PHILLIPS-Ican.
Mr.. PHELPS-Speciiy 1t.
Sir. PHILLIPS iempnatcaly)-l viii not. You've
got to take my word. voted against tia btu, be-
cause thought il ough. Lot 20 pass and viii vote
sgainst Il again. The gentleman aladed to me as
having Orce belonged 10 his party.
Mr.. PHELPS-l referred TO q gentleman sitting
| near you.
mt an by ttbtl Laughter.
The Speaker was hera obliged to restrain the pre-
yeilipp disorder
Mr.. PHILLIPS wanted Mr. Phelps 20 understand
now and hetcefOrth, that he would vote as he thought
light witbou. reference 20 Mr.. Pselps's views and
without al attempt to relieve him from any response
NJ. PHELPS explained. lie dig not cay that be
had spy agency 10 placing Mr.. Philips on the Ways
and Means Committee, bat thtt Ne was placed there
by the wishes and at tie urgent solicitation of friends
Of the Administration.
VOICES-Who are thty'
Mr. PHELPS cid not mean to intimate that the
Speaker was a. all biased in appointing the COM
untteee but Ss was usual b. had Listened 70 sugges
tons, when the session commenced and before the
committees appointed, he Remembered that,
rumor said that Mr.. Phillips had been strongly urged
for a men, Der Of the Ways ana Means Committee. Ii
had been said that The fifteen Democrats from Penn
tylvania would not henoetorgard vote Tor any OF the
Appropriation bills.
Mr. REILLY pa replec, so far as that RI nor was
concerned il If untrue.
Nr. PHILLIPS-It was never agreed to-
Mr.. RICHIE pa suggested that perhaps Dir.
is 10 be corsicered as the Administration.
After further debate the vote by which the bill was
trgrossed Was reconsitsred by large majority, aud
the subject parsed over.
propulsion bill.
Mr. SHERMAN Ohio moved 20 reduce the sp-
proprittCr Of three million one hundred thousand
collars for tpairs armament. equipment and fuel for
the steam and hemp 20 enc million nine hundred
thousand dollars TO- be expended a. follows: Six
hundred thousand for Lemp AID other materials, and
million for repaifs, &C. uith the proylso than not
more than one thoussud dollars shall be expended a.
any Nsvy-Yard unless the necessity Of such repairs
be demon I'll std 10y report Of Board, consisting OF
not lefs than three Naval oifces he referred to the
fact that both brsrches Of The Select Committee admit
rrC ss fraud. which ought n DO abolished and such
vss TIE object Of bis su-endment.
Mr.. PHELPS NO. replied, saying that in .he pre-
fert coudton Of aos The navy ought not 10 os cur
tailed epd that there may be for II IN the Gull.
MIR. GARNETT VA spoke on tie subject OF ex-
travsgsnt expenditures. lie wanted the Government
to 'eelthe only way Of making them economical
MIR. FLORENCE PA advocated tho fuIl sppro-
priation ct he proposod bill wing that Ill, large
ADDITIONS winch been made to the navy required II.
MI BOCOCK VA argued that, instead Of being re-
ducsd lie smouat for coal should be increased owiog
In ,he M her of steamers eoat including those oil
the Paraguay expedition. The coal agents may have
Teen ufeess and incompetent, but there gas no e'i-
dence befre the Special Committee TO mere
were frauds in the purchase Of anthracite COAL tht
article was satisfactorily and economically plichassd
Mr SHERMAN read from both reports Ct the Select
Committee in proof tnat there wero frauds IN the p
M. B0COCK, replying, said that Mr.. SHERMAN
bad given the testimony constructor VINCE was no'
Just and far. 49,,
Mr. COLFAX lind offered one that the expenses
OF the quits against Com nodors Paudlng groHng Cu'
of his seizore Of Walker and bis followers, shall o.
paid ont Of the smouDt appropriated LOT coA~uset'
eITelses Of tho Navy.
The CHAlRMANS decision, ruAns IL out Q! otue''
was sustained by 10 msjorlty. ,,
honrs. -,
itself vthou. quorum, wheIeupol me ron was
called, to note the sbsertees
At 6 o'clock, en- inefleetusl motion was made to
sdjouIp. .o.-.-,
A large number Of members were excused Tor noa-
s.tenosbce, principally on account OF SlcALess. -.
motion was tEen made that al irither proceedings
in regard to the call be dispersed with -,
Mr. NJ QUEEN Is. c. sad the rules should De
enforced. ,,.o,I;,,,
farce especially We were ihIeatenti Win an eA-A
Mr.. FLORENCE pa hoped the Democratic ab;
sentees would be brought IN for the Republicans hau
to-day been in good attendance, and lad beaten TIC
Democratic eide on every vote.
NJ IFTCUFR Va moved 10 adjourn. lie saw
no necessity after such excuses lad been msde o''sy
Tbs House then refused to suspend further proceed
irps and also Iefused TO adjourn.
On motion % Mr. STAN ION, the SsrseAhlsE ~ 20
WAS directed to 20 s3d IeaIch for absenises sna Dhs
Mr.. MOORE lAls.l made AZ irsifsctuh motion to
! adjourn He thought these proceedings rotclnS on.
farce ard that the members present were Parisfng
themselves only by saying here: .;u,a
The Seryesnt-at Arms brought in from time 70 tine
sbferiees who were required ID turarh satisfactory
/ excuses or pay the fees. ,
F,eoueut ict ffectus notion, we've made 10 stloarn'
/ IL, n ell bers sre generally n good humor