The national Republican., 1862-02-13

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he would even be willing 10 mska it thre
years, for be believed that, at any tine sine
November 1rst the war might have been close
10 sixty daye. There bad besn but one obsts
ole, and that small oas, and easily reuovet
that had stood 10 our way for four fiioutbA Il
well knew that the money market was III
touchstone Of our credit, but believed tha
with the advance Of our armies, which n
quired only the order Of the Secretary of waI
the war would be closed In sixty days or
least by the 4th OF May.
The amendment was adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House com
munication from the Secretary Of War relativ
to the transportation Of troops. Laid on tn
table and ordered to be- printed.
Mr.. HICKMAN, Of Pennsylvania, submitted
resolution that Henry Wykof be requlret
to answer at the bar Of the House for refusin,
to testify before the Judiciary Committee, II
relation to the Transformation Of portions Of th,
PRESIDENTS message 10 the New York Herald
| before such message was presented 10 Congress
| Adopted.
Mr.. BUFFINTON, OF Massachusetts, moved
that the Senate bill relative to army suffers be
taken from the t,ble and referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs. Adopted.
Mr.. SEDGWlCK. of New York, asked leave
TO have certain dispatches. which have been
received by the War and Navy Departments
read for the Information Of the House.
| trhey we're read. They contained the cheer
| Ing news, which Is published elsewhere, Of our
| victories in Tennessee and at Roanoke Island.
An attempt TO oarplaud was promptly suppressed
by the Speaker, but the animated countenancep
and the rapid aud earnest conversation which
m Qf lin tnI NNtl H.. H.. -. a
patches gave indication Of the satisfaction
which was frl'.]
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, moved to
take up House bill reported from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, making certain sppropria
tons tor civil expenses Of the Government, to
which bill the Senate has made several amend
men's. The motion was agreed to.
MT. STEVENS made some explanations as to
what the Senate amendments were, and stated
that the Committee Of Ways and Means had
approved OF some Of these amendments, and
they recommend non-concurrence in some Of
them.
The several amendments were then acted on;
and among others, the House concurred in the
amendment increasing the appropriation for
public grounds to 81 095, instead of $500 In
she House bill.
The amendment appropriating So 900 for the
replacen, nt Of trees, &C., In this city. instead
OF II 900, was concurred In.
The appropriation for the public garden.
$500O Instead of $4,000, was not concurred
In.
The appropriation of $4,000 for lighting
certain streets, which had been cut of In the
House but restored, by amendment, in the Sen
ate, was not concurfed Id.
The Senate amendment, appropriating $3.50
for lighting and repairing the street near the
custom house and post Office, Georgetown, was
not concurred in.
WI, The appropriation Of $1,000 for wallIng
Iiber creek. was net concurred In.
An amendment Of the Senate to the Patent
Otce appropriation, which provides that q
part of the appropriation shall be devoted to
me cultivation Of fax rs substitute for cotton,
being before the House.
Mr. BROWNE, Of Rhode Island, hoped the
House would concur In this amendment. This
question has been carefully considered by the
oenu!e, and be agreed with that body tlat It
was subject Of great Importance This dpes
not increase the appropriation. II was very
much desired by the manufacturing interests
throughout the country ut this time, and be
hoped the amendment would pass.
Mr.. MALLORY, Of Kentucky, moved to fur.
ther amend by instrting the words " and henri" "
10 the Bill. lie had r. ceivfd Communication
hon consiituen, on this .ubj ct, in which the |
sncourt cement by the Government of the cuI. |
ovation OF this article was considered of the |
hiehe:t importance. ''.
Mr.. KELLOGG, Of IlliGos, favored these
The amerdnents were adopted.
Ia another part Of the appropriation bill, the /
senate amendment striking ont the word
" now' was considered, when
Mr.. +. A. CONKLING, Of New York, raid
that he was surprised, on looking over this bill,
70 mud that the Senate had restored all the
tens OF expenditure which the House had cut
Town In the original bill, iher, by indicating
he purpose Of this Congress to refuse 10 yield
70 those measures OF retrenchment and reform
which the people 80 imperatively demanded al
.ns lime. Every member who votes for these
expenditures, he contended, will
20 home to their commitments never to return
q their seats in this House. The other day a
oiil 10 add fonr clerks to the Navy Department
law. He bad since made inquiries at the Nayy
Department, as to the necessity for these clerks,
and was Informed that there was no neceesity
Tor them Whatever. Some honotable Senator
happened to be In the office of the Secretary OF
lhe Navy and bappened to hear somebody say
that the Department was short of clerical force,
and he straightway went down here 10 the Sen.
ATE ana introduced bill for The employment
'f -four additional clerks In that Department.
and 1t forthwith passed both Houses and be
came n law. He appealed TO this House 10 see
% 1t that these ex.ravsgances should bs
checked.
Mr. STEVENS, Of Pennsylvania, said that
he gentleman from New York (Mr. ConklInQ)
,ung the Longest on the smallest peg of any
nan he ever knew in his life. The aues-
ion before the House was en- striking out the
Rord row" but the gentleman had spoken Of
III time, past, present, and future. lie ex,
,ected to hear o philosophical dit quisitiou On
he word now" but instead Of that, the gen.
leman had read a lecture 10 the House, the
'enste, and the country, on the subject Of re-
renchment AID reform. lie (Mr s. was 10
avor Of relreIcaInent and reform, but be did
lot see how that had anything to do with the
question pow before the House. He hoped the
question would be taken on these various prop
sitons without this useless debate, which is Of
10 practical benefit, except to tickle the ears Of
ertain constituencies.
The alnehdin mt was CCncurred 10.
The next amendment iOr confederation wasl
le Senate amendment striking out the follow.
uy DFOyiSO to the apDrODriatinn far anurav;n I