New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-18
ments to the bill to promote the efficiency of the

ments to the bill to promote the EMERGENCY Oh the
Dead Letter Office.
Mr.. DELANO rep, Mass.) made report from
the Committee for the District of columbia ON al
resolution referred 70 them relative TO Marshal La
mons Jail regulations. =.
The Committee say that it was strictly in Mar
shal Lannon's official discretion to make rules TO
remedy the existing abuses, and though they can
see no necessity for suhecting members of the Con-
gress TO the idle ceremony Of procuring passes
signed by the President of the Senate or speaker OF
The House yet that there Is nothing 30 paip&hly o
pressve and onerous in tic regulations rs TO call for
The srecial intervention Of the House. Hence the
Committee ask to be- discharged from further con-
sideration of the subject,
The further consideration of the report was post
poned.
Mr.. STEVENS rep, Pa, from the Committee
ON Ways and Means reported q bill for the support
of the West Point Military Academy and on Ms
motion the Committee obtained leave TO SIT dorlng
the sessions of the House. lie took this occasion 10
explain the reasons why he appropriation bills were
hot sooner reported adding be had been informed
that numerous libeng let,er.writers hah Deen nhu-
inv fault with the COMMITTEE for not reporting q"
edniiable tax bill. The Committee, however are
gathering facts and work for hours after attending
10 business in this hall. lie desired to say that 'he
cricisms and hhcls OF the press would NOT maze
them move one minute faster than due regard 10
the public interests will Permit.
Mr.. FENTON rep, y. w., rlsin0 10 question
Of privilege inquired by what rule Marshal l.ainOh
occupied place the floor Of this House.
The SPEAKER replied that lie was hot aware OF
snch rule, aud had no doubt the DooIkeeIer wouio
enforce tie rules.
MI. Kellogg rep, III inquired Whether the
enforcement of the rules was to operate on the Mar
-hal only. He did not anybody interfere With
the business of the House. Then why should Mr.
Lamon be made an exception when others, mol mem
bers. were also on the floor
The SPEAKER directed the Doorkeeper 10 en-
force the rules and expressed the hope that mem
bers would not hereafter ipsis on Introducing their
friends here.
Marsbal Lamon, who was standing near the main
door, here retired
The Honse resumed the consideration of the FoIti-
hcatiOn bill.
During the debate OH AMENDMENTS
MIR. ARNOLD (Rep. H. sid II were better to
ac this bill specifically, the items being based ON
Official estimates. II not TO be supposed TINS
bill embraced all TIE Notifications Necessary 10 the
Atlantic coast and Western lakes. Bat The Select
Committee have the subject under con,de dio ana
will early day report the result Of their dehb'
ieratIOns.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN Union, XVI suggested that
we have not money enough To carry on the Wal
within our borders. To this should Ill our energies
be directed II no time to enter into expensive
precautionary against foreign war, when
he hoped was far distant Let Us defend the Hov'
eminent, and when peace shall ensue 10 the country
we can provide against the dangers OF ioreign war;
Mr.. WRIGHT I'm, Pa agreed with MIR. Cnt
e tenden that there thould be 10 new works com
uelNeO, unless liGIe VIM an ahrNi-lc
necessity for them. He bad been Informed the M
= appropriated between $J,OOO,O0O and S6,'Oo,oOo
la order TO afford time for examination into some o
the items, be Intellectually sought posIonement o.
its consideration.
An amendments were voted down, when the Com
mittee rose ard the bill, originally reported, wa
: passed.
Mr. HOLMAN, Dem, Ind) from the Committee
on Army Contracts, reported Il resolution, wbicl
y was adopted, calliog on the Secretary Of war Il
.I..fa IN fl.
tract for the purchase Of homes for Col Williams
c cavalry regiment, now in Kentucky.
. Mr. STEELE Dem, y. j.. of he same Commit
Y tee reported resolution to inquire into several or
, ders on contracts: one for 50 90 and another 10
! 25u00 Enfield rihe.; whether these cOltr.cl- Law
= been extended or annulled and whether they haS
= been sold or ofers made 10 sell them. &c.
< The House here ad journed until Monday.