The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-29

large expenditure OF money-which should bs passed
olce but he had no Opportunity report H. lie aAo MAJ
Dill Tor q submarine cable 10 connect with yNipu
| points. including New Orleans ana Galveston. II thu
cable had been IN existence three weeks ago the govern
ment would have saved more than thrice the expenses
its COST no measure sh ,uld mol DO delayed one hour
ITO had another bil-lo correct and prevent ADJUSTS nu
ne could not present them. IL was due tat uas
s19ud be assigned especially TO their Consideration
Mr.. Sgysrs, frep) of Pa, said that the era.o ooui
OF the 9sntlamap who mad Just taken NJ se' !, ha
thai no man NJ common sense ooui taLe oho. =,
a sAa AoIe. lie did not know thai 40 VIZ ea@A0'
| nc N Ways aud Means had unls'> .r,,, :,
grssoa i ,s he House, Matters referred 10 TIA
I eommi,, ~ time o. siasfoa ana brought forwar,i
/ tha aar's., ~ ueen ~. u. Inc Committee 81 IN
from vain m , mons, = ~ refusing 10 OK
and 49, listing TIME had given oienss '~ty thor III,
s'.u 1le iof debate. With what prop ~-Y,,sed ~
thc say tlai the committec bad en-. .s.er
.ho attention OF the Hluse2 The committee had not
M suonssyes anyth but what was referred TO them
VI "on.ahded ny the orders and rules OF the House.
mr. oLh replied THAI his II end od lawyer. lie
va not charge that tho Committee Of Ways and Means
hd unnecessarily occupied time Of the House. but
only SAID tat he colattco hayiag 90 ong ana 80 pro
htably occupied the time that gencnan might not
.oo, Fountiy engross business belonging % the Militia
Mr. sfEyk,s remarked that the gentleman did not say
70 nc was very unfortunate 10 his terms Tor he under
s'oou MN 70 lecture the Committee Of Ways Means
Tor engrossng 50 much OF time OF the Houe Tie in
..oauoea the measure now pending weeks ago yc. the
urinary committee Ind not acted upon this day
lie an not Know what hi- motives were or that they
should now be entrusted with another b of 4 silular
ohaacter 20 oe 81 slowed In the vortex Ito warned
te gem einan not 70 trust that whirlpool n the Military
committee mad an amendment them oaer II. was
ceilshiy 10 oience for hun individual member,
inrud"es bill unGer the rues ia had 2yqn s aaatcg
OF weeks for tie consideration OF this measure ue
postponed II for that length h uc view OF the urgen,
heces llcs Of the country aud n order to upon the
Gnance and other public tails IN al that time sroy the
Militia! Committee had au opportunity TO consider and
perfect the bill Bu, they bad not desired 70.
Dir OlN, N reply to remark Of Mr. stevens, sal tho
Military Committee had not had time report their bills
After occasion obtaining general consent the pro
ceedngs we're Interrupted aLd the colnittce thus
toi!ed,
Mr. sTEvfNs replied thai the gentleman il was true
h,d some small matter In hand-the giving away Of
forty millions OF dollars ~ hello New York narge her
canals, the revenue which the pas, year i've
nillioiisind 10 orde. a. jass this i !nkat the
bill for the drainage OF TIE lakes.
Calls 70 order we're made when Mr., srgrgNs said he
was merely answering tn man who just bcfno the
House with regard 10 cosuiting tho proper authorities
he would say merely that by looking modified bill
he gentleman could determine whether he recognized the
handwriting o. not fo trusted that Il the House de-
sired 20 pms the ba they "ouid ~ serd i T. tno Nil
taly committee. but act upon I now He agreed tha' the
coorel Glass snnnld be cmpinyci as soldiers n this
! distinguished cartaia III tho navy Captain Woodlll,
with whom he hid eOnfcraed the presence o, others
had sai mat IA he last Eve engagement hr
Drawer mcn than Tho Contrnhands employed sD.Gere
II u was proper % employ them, then u proper 10
pass tins bill
Mr. sngypIrlp sa. lie mai r,ade the motion t. refer
because tie Military Committee had faithfully performed
thor duty. The House hid acted many
hastily aud be ment.ncd among several others, tina.
commendatory o. tn aCt ~ Commodore Wges seik.ng
Ject While they were contsca,ng private property On
lard the secretary state negotiating 10 project
with tho exception q casualties rryatc property the
sea- Le hoped that no such measure as that pending
would DO passed until i hal received the Judgment Of
the Military Committee. Otherwise nc va unwilling TO
pass u measure " such Importance lie would aid
the government in every way to suppress the re elton
matter what IL was. " the committee should
repor, the bin receiving the APPRECIATION Of the
Executive Department probably he shouid Tor it.
Mr. ii,KnAS (rep.) 81 Pa. said no member had greater
respect Tor the Commmittee Military Affairs thar HIM
f2tt uhapih Q tact t.IE Han
that the 9Th OF December he brought this Sub eo to
the notice OF the committee aud they bad not a. yet
TAR the House informed, taken dchnye action on
the subject he constrained bUlieye that they did
give their APPRECIATION tonseauohily he preferred
% have the matter passed lion ~ once oy inc House
There scarcely gentleman upon tins door but had
10 conclusion with regard 70 the merit or FRO
pricty OF raising negro resm.n's to be enEaeed y Tho
war The substitute he had offered proposed trst
70 raise negro, az colored regiments Tor seven years.
without making Il compulsory on The President % carol
any particular number Tho President could raise three
hundred regiments IL he thought II necessary 70 40
II simply grant OF power. IN other words
me whole subject was lot dependent on the iuig
meat Of the President lie preferred % leave the
power thus expressing any great confidence The
President IL via not necessary that he should express
Il. he thought II would be admitted BY every bod
Congress thai negro regiments should not be enrued
and placed IN service there would b. iarge surplus ropu
aon d black hanging on The skirts - the government
Tor whom we were bound 20 make provision secondly,
hts substitute authorized inc o. 80 mers between View
York and the cqsi q africa The tune Ind ART, Ell hen
such line should DC established. lie merely desired 10
open channel Of communicative - that Persons who de-
sired 10 emigrrtc might avail Themselves Of the ppDrtu
nty The thrd section provided Tor general system Of
"a Ication the rebocgs states ~ appropriated the
proceeds the conscaton Of property - Tint pu
on TIE principe lha liberty The Fundamental nrinci-
pie r the government aad that education should be
tenacd all. without distinction ~ color lie
,.rrsd prompt ami believed that the Masy u N.
mittcc could not enlightfn them ~ the subject.
Mr. OK, (opp) q Ohio moved u iAy the BID 90 tho
table.
Not carred-5a against -
NJ Coz raised the ONT that the b. confined ap-
preparation q money. AID there ore rs the rules must