New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-06
table. read twice, and sfered to the Committee %
the Judiciary.


ADMIRAL pAUIDNG's CASE.
On motion of Mr. ICE (Mass1 the Senats Joint reso.
luton TO empower tearAdmra H. Pasing m 10 asefii bi
to estsSh K1s Si oes s tic tie Navy Depart
men tab en- from the Speaker table read twice,
and referred the former to the Committee OF Neyai
Affairs alo the latter TO the Connii''ee u N"'"'
Affairs
CLAIM AGENCIES
Mr. B' rnY nv unanimous consent offered resointlon
that claim nss;a assIs facilities for the collection Of
sOl ers.elams had in their possession, or unue ,ne
COP ro large number of claims pel9helns W Ia
az sailors and that some OF the M hau rhs, owners
and instructing the Committee the judiciary TO re-
port bill efeetusy to p,Gtect .ne y Wrordng
that all deaniDg agents and attorneys shaIi pe u
cared guilty of embezsemen and shall DC punenea S
the same manner as Is provided iof inc puh7nN'0
lembezzlement and grand larceny. -. .oa.r
3 MIR FARNswoRTH desired, in that connection 70 tH
that lie was in receipt of numerous letters rom
I'm Illinois stating that claim agents IN "hsDlnb'S
were writing letters promising them 'aouous SUI
bounty and land warrants. Some 0i his coiiv ,
wanted to know whether he would not set .neso . o
ties and land warrants for them inese ciull us
were sending circulars all the cOuntry III auciph
tion of las of Congress granting anu saJ
soldiers or of law eqhaHins& & uuuti .he oorntrv and
10 give notice 20 soldiers all over the coen.r!, a
oneen he Assccated Press reporter would enable him
IN do 80 that these claim agents at Washington were
, 81 infernal rascals and cheats and wero not 10 pe
II trusted. u,.,
u Nv
The SPEAKER also desired TO say that claim aeeu'
Z named George f. Lemon lad asked authority 70 reei
It TO him which authority he had positively re1useu
give bat that Notwithstanding, circulars had peen s
All over the country by that agent naming the Speaker
of IN, House ss one of his references. lie was no"
daily answering letters Of inquiry from soldiers ~ 10
lation 10 that agent stating that bo hau ho'oi e
authority TO refer to hrl. ,.oa a.
l. Mr GRIxNRLL stated that the same agent referred 70
him. without ever having asked or received au'oi"'
Mr MORRILL, stated that one of his constituents hav
ing inquired Of him whether there was suen cail i
agent in Washington he had made inquiries anu e"'
find no such person; but lie had found person OF INA
: name recorded in the Pension bureau as ~ h!'"
e claim agent. ,.a
The resolution unanimously adopted
% DISTRICT BILLS. ~
On motion Of Mr.. lSGEEsoLir several Sehrte OH i
e affecting the District of Columbia were ,aAen ho @ Wv
Speakers table read twice and referred to the Tom
mittee for the District.
% THE LIBERIAN GUSBoAT
On motion Of Mr. BANKS. the Senate bill to anth1rn
the President of the United States To transfer guhDo
taken from the Speakers table read twice. and reerre'
TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
* Mr. STEVENS from the Committee Appropriations
TO reported back the Senate amendments TO tle NWa
ie Appropriation bill and the House proceeded 20 con
a slider them. The House conourred IN the SEM. !.
n amendment providing that the carpets and furniture U
a be purchased under the act shall be OF domeste manu-
II facIure in the amendment making the pay OF lhe ee
Il of the Yard and first clerk Naval Sorekeeper at th
Navy.Yards at Portsmouth, New. Hampshire and Pha
dephia g. 200 per annum appropriatng 5000 Tor th'
construction of ievee at Mound City, llnos VITA ~
r. amendment reported by the Committee appro
IS priating 5000 TO test the use OF petroe
is um as fuel under maine boilers
10 the amendment in reference to Seaveys lsiand
at at Portsmouth. n. H., Navy.fafd insu9cnng tn'
l. Secretary of the Navy in the owners OF properly
there do sell II 10 the Government at Tue WIc'
named discontinue the public use OF the Dldge arr
o. thoToughfare leading from the island 10 the navy
Yard in the amendment for the purchase OF ihe ooN
rs ernment House and grounds at Annapolis Mo; an,
for the purchase e other grounds and erection OF Du
ngs for the use Of the Naval Academy there; ana u
le the Senate amendment adding, as new sectohs
section repeating ali acts authorizing he appoihlne
es Of Navy gents amended by prohibiting any hllo"
I'd apce to naval officers for rent OF quarters furniture
lights fuel or transporting baggage assertion decarhs
D. that examinations tor admissions 10 the Naval Acad
le envy shall be held at such times as the Secretary OF t
IN Navy may direct; a section aOolshng the once ~
Assistant the Bureau OF Ordnance, amended by add
ing the words, II approved by the Secretary OF IN
NAVY" section declaring that hereafter no vacancy
in the Crude Of Professor Of Mathematics In the Nav
50 shall be filled; asection directing te
n surveys and reconnossances in the Paclc Ocean an
III section authorizing the transfer OF fuld from tl
for the OF the navy the appropriate
M for coutingen expenses The Committee also recon
of mended amendment 10 the last amendment VI LII
w. Senate the following as a new sectlOni
The House refused to concur wth the senate 10
eut sppropratng 1875 600 for the purchase OF OskIDa an
Edri5ecs wharf al the Boston Navy Yard in the aneudme
approprating $4,000 for quay wal exterior ana ne
and boiler the New oTk Navy ard IN th
amendment appropriang $4,000 for shpJoineTs shoI
timber shed and store.hOue at the Norfolk Navyfnd
ny cola from $4,000 $4,000 and In the amend
~ men reducing the appropriation Tor p1plshns 'ne Ae'
ng Nautical Almanac from SZ5,Ooo 10 Hi5.Vn
it. Committee Of Conference on the disagreelng vot
Of the two Houses appointed and then. at o'clock
ke the House adjourned.