New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-07

any, was e. cnablc tn, f,c' of The pass,c Of r''1
ton to o. re- ss1n p on ,c rr,sry y Of W"r
MIR cox GDem Ulol asked Whether my general !
policy had been adopted Tor ,c'oF'ns oN'''''''' -
MIR FAHyswoIrH was not aware that any action han
been taken upon that subject Ia rcry to me q.e,
asked b. sir Cox. MIR Farnsuor'h siih tie hon"'s ,
TO veterans was sioo and to nov men s1"' y! i''''
MIR. STEVENS On Pa asked whether the re'''i'i'is
A. T,rSsworru replied ha. merely continued The
Mr., siIyrys hoped the COMMITTEE woald 'aso action
to cOlored soldiers . - ,,,s,,rl FIAT
there was a law for the payment OF bonntic. .,,,
Mr. FARysw replied ha, he was no, n, 'ns' ms.
and was therefore better posted than himself. -,
Mr. STEVENS said when CONGRESS PASSED ,,' In'o Va
pessl, authorized the amount derive! ir,'A th'' SonVo
re- b. paid for the prccuration ot substitutes IN 81.
MIR. cox sad i, seemed unusral to BRING IN %" %, ..
this charac,c. based Simp'! on the DECORATIONS Va WV
T,ey did 40. know wh,, thcsc prcclama'cns wcrc'
and whether they included black waite o, i,n m'v'
Such plocldnation- we're issued every uy ~ '"osN
tho r. solution ought to De moro specific. Ills "Jee'
was 10 wiz ont the consciipt!ou. -, A., ~;
Mr. GAgiuLp N'n Ohio understood tnl VIZ 80 "
d.pt suggested tie extension OF boGniies 10 t.c s' U.
Eshvn,,y He was anxious to secure ne rcchas'heh'
OF veteran volunteer who should have liberal poun'cs;
but II all others we're included IN ,hc u. e~,re
ly b, olaneeis then the CONSUMPTION law was deua
letter.
Mr.. FsssswoarH did ,,ot AGREE vic the gentleman
from Ohio. that his resolution would in its operation
swamp tho country.
Mr. HRooxs Dem y. Y y spoke against the hurried
passage Of bills through the House. without nilorcng
time rxamlnato Prior be HOLIDAYS within ten
DAYS they had vcf.d al the rate Of two million day.
voted blindly in the absence Of estimates from Tie
prorr department Ho repeated there should be free
Tbe resolution was orlered 10 be engrossed for q.
:hirtl reading by yeas il2i aay J. Mr.. Garfield anl
wa. rhen passed unanimously.
Mr.. Moi1ni. On., W made an Intellectual effort to
limit Tie extension Of bcaEtcs TO the 9Th Of February,
ia order 10 induce speedy cnlisimcnts.
COLLISIONS or TIFF WATERS
Mr. Elliot q H.. Mess, introduced bill fixing Ger
,ain rules and regulations to prevent collisions on the
waters
| Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
TilE OLD RAIL- or REPRESENTATIVES
| On motion Of Ny MORRILL,, the Committee OIL Public
Buildings and Grounds were instructed tkcxnEine and
report on The e1pcdicncy OF setting apart tEe cd han
the several States to provide statues Of marble
or bronze exceeding each State Of renowned
citizens to hc there placed.
The CONSTRUCTION or STEAM VESSELS.
! GU Motion of Mr.. SWEAT (Un., Maine) resolution
wns adopted insiruciing the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs 10 Inquire into the expcdiencv Of authorizing the
President Ia appoint scientific board, whose duty II
shall be TO make thorough examination oftbe c0nsiruo
t.on Of steam vesses es compared with those u Eurofc
and IL the commercial maTiAe, etc.
On motion % Nj WOODBRIDGE On. VT. tie Com
mttce on Military Afurs was Instructed TO inquire
into the expedcncy Of including in the Graf
dcTed the President those vho volunteered fr the
MOI MS service and report ly hll or Otherwise
l TIE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRIZE MONEY.
Mr.. BLAINE ON. Me- offered preamble setting
He,o, Tie prolonged delay attending The drAu,on o,
, o9 o S0sas sTo"; y and "
Resoired That the Secretary the Navy communicate
ordcr that uay b. Iemediea by additional ke;on nee
Il TIE resolution wns sdon,e5
II TIE ToST-oFFICE APPROPRIATIONS BIZ.
II Tie House proceeded 70 consider ie Poet Dijco Ap
preparation bl in Committee Of the Whole on the State
| OF the Union.
Nj wAsuH,nNE Ill.) thought tho Commute. would
hesitate TO appropriate any money 70 pay the railroad
then services in carrying the mail which they had not
/ performed. The communication now between New
York and Washington the commercial and political me
irepOscs Of the country had nOw become ntoierGhle
that il ought not longer 10 he submitted b.. There
neither regularity nor certainty IN either the TRANSMITS
sion Il mails laasengers and The monopoes control
ling them he'd become powerful as 10 defy AL efforts
AZ reform AID b. trusted the existing state Of things
would tend D. speedy removal Of the Capital from he
isolated and inhOspitabc country In which II now
heated 20 central and eligible location. The
present Capital accessible only by singl"treck
rail. oad aud the railroad companies known only
by their e1torliOns and impoioDs both upon the tray
cling public and the Goyernnent
Tie railroad between New. York ard Washington can
rot perform the business which the country demands
Tie Army OF the Potomac remains quiet and Is likely
20 70 remain unless great Western General whom he
hoped soon would De mace IleniIHtnt tcnefN shOLG
be placed in control. Then there would be no danger
from Rebels the weather 80 lar Is tits Capital lie
cerned He was glad select Committee had been aP
pointed the subject 81 railroad between New York
and Washington and felt assured they would discharge
their duty without fear. favor or affection The Coz
eTnment had already paid enough TO build singetrack
railroad between tie two cities The railroad coiDpa
MES were perfectly nwiess, and a gentleman Of Now
York had told him they charged the Government four
times the amount they required from indy idusls.
Nr. sTLvESs did not know TO what par, OF the bin
tie gentlemans remarks applied. great dea! oi what
the gentleman said WAS no doubt correct lie did no:
rise 20 defend the railroads. but lac certainly In
favor OF any number Of railroads capitalists should
make. 80 long they did no, a,x for appropriations
bounes. He did not know whether the railroads were
much al fault With only sage TRACK ~ facilitate Tnde
between the two pon'. Railroads have no right 10
noaopoi1e business unless they do ii fairly. Still he
was not quite prepared 70 denounoe the management
Of these roads. because he did not know the facts
The tather bad had something ~ do with OBJ.
strucfins railroad travel bu. that WIS no
reason why other RAILROADS cannot be made. /
TIE gentleman from Illinois had thrown tie REMARK
that the Capital should be removed. Now, would 1t |
not be better in view Of this 70 suspend the building
Of new road. lie had doubt the best place for The
government was in the Valley Of the Mssissippi and
where tnv water would take more good qlcr tAe any
Other and still be ~hoiesolle, Laughter No doahi
there was in the West oe Of the taest and greatest
soldiers In the world but he did not see the erAct
bearing Of this the biz under Confederation As 10
q Lieutenant General. be should vote against creating
any more. We already have one IN retiracy.
Mr. WAsHBuRsE-Arc ycn certain Of that !
Mr. STEvESs-I am not certain Of anything Ia tie
world. lLaughier.l
MI. WAsHBuRsE--I If you look at the law you ii see
that there is no Lieutenant General! The Law was
vived for the purpose OF allowing the brevet title Of
Lieutenant General 10 be bestowed upon the bravest
General Of tie War.
Mr., SrEvHNs-i know the title Of Lieutenant. General
is only by brevet. This carried pay end emoluiDents
but no command 10 the present Lieutenant General
namely, Scott,
Mr. PRrYN (Dem n. vs. expressed his surprise that
Mr.. Washburns had made O general attack on the rail
road system az the gentleman from state which
had pTca;ed more than any other by IT, Iliino!s