New-York tribune., 1866-04-25
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuy NIAGARA SHIP CANAL

lie hrst business IN order Dclnc the eau OF t"UBt's
for reports during the morning hour, the joint resoUton
reported April 10 from the Committee on Roads and
Canals 10 construct Ship Canal around the fat IL
! Niagara, mp for discussion.
summary Of the bin vas published in the proceedings
| Of the 10Th.
Mr. HULbURp N. " addressed the House in favor q
| the passage of the bill.
NJ DAWES Mass, interruptnc, stated that he vai
desToGs OF voting for the bill, and OF having tho work
constructed National work; but ne observed tta IN
the charter granted by the New-York Legislature 70
corporation for this purpose, there was clause rosoyB
to The State of New.York le right to purchase the eiI
Mr. HULBURD (N. Y. stated that his colleague Van
Horn intended to offer amendment which would give
the control Of the work exclusively to the Federal oeYe
ment.
| Mr DAVIS remarked that what seemed essential TO
MI VAN Horn tNYl stated that after consulting with
tie friends of the in the House be had conc ded
to present amendment in the nature OF substitute i"r
/ TIE bill.
yided for the charering of company instead OF having
the work done by company chartered by any state
He was authorized by the gentleman from Wisconsin
Panel withdraw the substitute which that gentleman
had offered and he now presented the substitute ag.h
| Mr. J. H. HUypnREY y. y denounced be measure
scheme concoced by men who were cldeaVonngt Iio-
corporate rights accompanied by adonatonoi - oV
from the Federal Government. IL professed 20 heye
objects, military, the other commercial and yes
why had il not been referred TO the Committee On
Military Affairs, or to the Committee On Commefeo
the matter The idea OF the work being military nccos-
sty be dcued of the devices resored 10 ~ no
]
necesy the State of NewYor, which had the gTestsst
interest in be commerce of the country, was the tet
/ Judge cit.
! THE HABEAs CORPUS BILL
Mr HUMPhKEY occupied the floor until the close OF Tie
morning hour, when the bill went until tomorrow,
and the proceeded to the business the Speakers
table comprising the following Senate amendments &c The
bin relating TO the habeas corpus, and regulating oeai
powers
amendments and to ask for Committee oi ConfeIeise.
| TIE PAY DEPARTMENT or THE NAVY.
The senafes amendments to provide Tor TIE oeifu OF
eanaiicn Of the Pay Department Of the Navy |ee 10
feIred 10 the Committee on Naval Affairs.
MICHIGAN RAILROAD.
Tie Senate bill to extend the time for the royeIson ia
the United of the lands granted by Congoss 10 ad
in the construction of railroad from Amloy by hsdae
and ansng to some point on or rear IageTse bay IN
Michigan, referred 10 the Committee on Pub1t LsLds
SENATE PAPERS.
The Senate joint resolution TO extend The tmo Ter the
construction of the first section Of the Western fachc
Rail Dad, referred 10 the Committee on the halTehoi
the Senate Joint resolution manifesng the 81 Con-
grcss towad the officers and Others who assisted
in the of the passengers officers and crew OF the
steamship san Francisco which referred 20 the Gem
mittee Commerce; the Senate bill granting lands TO
the State Of Michigan to aid in the construction of ha
bor and ship canal Portage Lake 10 Lake Sup.Eor
which was referred 10 the Committee Public Lands;
the Senate bill concerning certain lands granted 10 tho
State OF Nevada, which referred to the Comm te en-
Public Lands.
TERRITORIAL ACTS.
! On motion Of Nix. ASHLEY Ohio, Thursday a Lt>t
week set apart for reports OF the Comnltte. Oh 1tn-
tories During the morning hour Mr ASHLEY Ohio
toiuced bill TO amend the original acts OF the so.
Territories. II prohibits Legislative Assemblies fsem
passing special conerrng corporate powers AMI Ie-
guns them pass general laws for the purpose Is was
read twice and referred the Committee on Tertor.s
PRINTING.
Mr. L,FIS ~ Yloered resolution offering the printing
ola number OF Presidents message and and accompany
ing document the subject of Merco as is now provided
by law fol printing of the General Diplomatic Correspond
ence. II was referred 70 the Committee on Pnntng.
THE ARMY BILL.
The House then proceeded 10 the consideration ~ tho
and a.fnla aah fhA nf fla
States the question being the motion made yesterday
by Mr. Nbaek to postpone the bill till the first Monday
/ IL December next.
Mr. NBLAcK stated he was satisfied that the motion TO
postpone woud be fair test of the sense OF tho
Hpusc in reference the bill beside il would be
respectful TO the Military Committee to let 60 on with
the Dill aud make the best II could OF it, lie therefore
withdrew the motion 10 postpone the question eoIr,d on
tie amendments 10 the 18Th seeon which regulates the
bsisence Department
Mr woopBPpdR moved as a substitute for the section
tie corresponding section IN the Senate bill.
Mr HALE moved 10 strike out the clause rendering West
Point graduates ineligible to appointment in tie sutsist-
enCe Department.
The question of West Point graduates being involved
in the amendment, Mr. WOODBRIDGE submitted some sta
tstcs 0dispove the charge that West Point had been
nurseIy Those statistics show that when the
broke there about 200 officers in the ksgu
lar Amy, Of whom Isl left dead upon the battle
field and nearly 500 were wounded. or these ooes of
the Regular Army $50 were graduates Of West Point
large number of the cadets having been from the South;
lS out of the so resigned and joined the Confederate
Army, leaving 6!3 loyal to the Government OF this Lt-
the Southern graduates tie did not believe that aEy De-
psrment OF the Government presented large apropocn
Of Southern who adhered 10 the Union the Regular
Army ard West Point Out Of 20o officers appointed
20 the army from the South not being graduates, there
were scarcely half dozen who did prove false 10 tb,r
allegiance. This proved that the influence It West Point
and the education which Afforded had been ID iayer Ut
! loyalty.
Mr. SBrxcK disclaimed any imputa,ion against West
Point although he did deem it matter for Ioasng
that larger proportion of graduates had not dss'tcd
their Tag and thus become the doubly pejurod witch
which Robert l.. Lee and such as he, had become. lie
suggested beside that many OF those who had TeDaICt
loysl had manifestly only moderate and questionable
of loyalty but the whole OF the matter was IN hn'.
she'll These educated at the public cost ari
there places enough for them in the Engineer Corps
the Cavalry the Artillery, the Bureaus aud the diferens
Stat Dpastments without their being pat into places
which did not require their peculiar qualifications
Tie amendment offered by Mr.. Hale was rejected.
Tue question required the substitute ohe.od ~ hr.
| Woodbridge, and II was rejected.
The nineteenth section, amended, reads follows:
Department shall hereafter consist of the numher oi cees
authorized by hw-aamely. orc comnisser' 1'h'inL
with the rank pay and emoi1men's Of ebrghdice'n'in al
two with The Ianh ani
emonmen's OF eoloues OF eaya.yi two copn sni'g "ta
airy; eight ommssare, with tle ranF pay ana .hu"l
q uaors Of cavalry aud sixteen CONN ..3iles WIZ ilt
raw aud cnolauents of captains of elvairy Bet utr 10
N',l ;,, Tho nr,,i,r nj on,c,s ia 40
several grades below OF gadie. entrs. Of tbs g,t.
n,rt no appointments ill the skai De made un ia
number of coonels shall be reduced 70 one tie nemf u
major, and the number OF captains oud 'c-
se number OF officers Ia each ~ said several Phd's
shan eonnnc to conform 70 .lc reduced nnnhers 1
after no graduate Of the United Staes Military Academy
being the time In the army the United STATES 6ts
heen there any time for three yeais next psrsns 81
eligible appointment officer an me Snrsist'nee D'-
partIent; but this provision ,hf rot 'Ntend 20 ttah,
West Point In the Subsistence Department. Du h"'nh
in this section shall construed D 10 Naat' ne CEN
ZION Of the Commssary General OF subsistence out only 70
change the title Of aat officer 70 C1nmsary 1enefai no
vacae the commission Of any oicer now coumsso'eu y
s,stanc t soy 10 change the tile to comlassa5y "a s
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