The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-23


members, the committee adopted the report OF the oom
miitee on Military Affairs, intimafing that uat was q
matter OF comfy between the clerk aud menpeIA ana
that inquiry into that subject was unmpor'ant
privilege He had heard several OF those reports read
aud he denied the right of any committee 10 make re-
port 80 dlsrosPecuu W 'he hones ne "V"a ""'ei
therefore, thai The report be not received.
Mr. WAsunuRsy OF H. said that the report followed
Araira
Mr. wESrwoRTH stated that he was not In the hall
when that report was made he wouli have moved
not to receive H.
Aner some further discussion Mr. wAsnsuESr with.
drew The report.
ceeded 70 the consideration Of buspess on the Speakers
table.
rnr s.rg OF MARIsr HOSPITALS ASp nrvSSus currsRs.
TO authorize the sale of marine hospitals and
cutters and, on motion OF Nj wAMauRSg OF H., non
concurred therein
esf NAVAL APPROPRIATION mi.
The Senate amendments ,o Tho Naval Apuroprlat on
GOVERNMENT mutgs poa oraRANrSs rrarpsss
The scnate amendment L, the joint resolution author
izng the Secraares OF War and the Navy n place buks
and vessels al tho disposal Of lie az Quar-
sine other proper authorities ports of the United
states, which 10 limit the of ,he law
year, was eoncurred in
mAs srySnpsp
Twenty Senate Bills or joint resolutions on tho Speak.
er's table taken Up. read twice and referred to
their appropriate committees
pLTGnArH.
The Senate bill to encourage ,eegraphc communca-
ton between the United staiss aud the Island OF Cuba
and other West India Islands and the Bahsmas war
Mr. wAsHpuRxE of flI, stated that the Committee
Commerce had had tho subject under discussion and
had fully considered Il, Tho point he had insisted
in committee was that there should be a condition In the
bill that the government should have the FREQ Of this
telegraph at all times a. we'll in peace a. in war n the
effect he would appeal TO the House to put the
passage.
provision ths bin guard ssains, private
use OF this telegraph NJ would allow n msuopoiy Of
Such q monopoly would allow owners OF this telegraph
company TO carry on yory gigantic spsculatons II was
. privilege for which men would pay very heavily
wAu... Of III stated ,h,, n he yes good , as.
Massachusstts fSr BsidwmIs Ne wss cpposed 70 ali
discussed in the senate ana n spoear>d ,6ss tb.re was
no danger OF such state Of y the Gentleman ap
pretended He dId NOT anpear y, tbe champop of this
b he would mot oppose 4, n the arpcndmsni he sug
Eested was adopted n not hc would oppose II 10 The
utmost
psny was no, 10 receive any subsidy from tho govern
ment and therefore he thought il hardly fair 70 pose
this copd,i ON
Mr. Hiu1g. irepl Of Maine stated that unless the
rovernm ~ gave this prycIre 70 an American com.
sbsorb ,@orarh bpsinsss between The United s,sss aud
the wcs, Iodes The despstchss OF the soyerpmeur IN
tl,ne of uesae ,,d nof oosf more Than A fex hun
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ves,sS xo,t d. u,eoss.t for tbe sr,ar,sb ,overnment
~ ,mnase . "a 4. rood,,Ion sod an m. exert "a ,bs
un.aas npo ,',.a ',,h nS 20 ~ % "',,n. ns va
no ycrx op.,,,,s nm. an ths r,mn.pv -sn An.,,csn
comnanv
NJ WI1rptrsx of IN diJ uot understand thst ,hev
vsrs ,e1tsaii,s n, ahs aosn.n so,s,nn.rs '"''
Mr. BIInu~Yon are ,~sisaiing into THEFT hands
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n, 10 ,~oxsd.a sys,r., ara he h,s,, ss ,na, ,hsrs
vas No proy,s,on An ih b, a refercoee a N r.l~s Of
charge -
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pec,.a With I, 10 ,sls ssvsn,sss a, r,s,S !, ,,sso
~ hv ~ 'ss .aa,S AHA . ~ IN. 80. r,~.,o
.. All, ,.ssc,.uh c",npanvf
commercial interests are opposed 70 this o we'll .sS
good have no interest In L. n the gentleman f,om
Massachusetts mr. Aey) Is opposed IT, let he rs
fored the Committee on Commerce
M AusY-I do no, saw that am opposcd TO Il: am
In favor Of every thing q the tind Rof-nins 70 the
Pacific Telegraph Company hs spoke OF se M $40 600
yeaubsdy from the government while It's stock aflof
bong wstercd, selling OF 2so per cent
not grant the control Of The Telegraph ns 20 any privs.
party IL was public grant 70 private individual. for
serve the public mp.Tiaiy the las woad .,sp IN and
deprive them Of their grant Congress reserved the
nigh, 70 repeal OF alter the charter at any time there
was Therefore no dihcnl,y about that but there was
Just objection TO the second section which provided that
I'm time Of the government should have the u
the line Zoe i,s despai.nss shroash telegraph operator
of u own sslecton 10 tims 81 ~ar the raisd s,s'es
government should take Possession of that Telegraph
line II would never answer To leave n the hands ~
the company, even with that rrvilrgs Tho proposition
OF the gentleman from Illinois fhr Washburns too
severe M s application 70 line Witch would og-i the
governments nothing and ~hch would be capable of
very Important public sryies He thought the bill
should be referred TO the com'nil,se on 'ommeroe
M DAsnSe, trepl OF y y thought that si ,ha the
House bad 70 consider in this matter va IN the hrt
place whether this enerprsc o. b. Of benen " tue
country Mot sssarsdiy ils whole oomnerci. interest
along the eoa-t and all the large cities would - bTne
hted ty bcns brought into telsersphic communicable
With the west India sisndf Th" persons Who invested
their capital In the snterprse would naturally look 20
that their invc,msnt was lncrstvo one While he
poreoty Wiling that all proper guards should BE- thrown
around the bill he th0neht that the co0don suggested
by The Tsnuenan from illinos s,oud bN tf mpo~f
M HAfs req of " T., Inquired whether THE s@
The same company W whch the sp~os~' government |
had granted exclusive Tsslesc sn th' o"-s ~ ssts
M DAsffse replied that u Vas not
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