Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-08
HOUSE

HOUSE.
Mr.. ANC0NA offered a JOINT resolution fixing
the 2Sth inst as the day Of adjournment, but it was
not in order, other business pending
Mr.. RAYMOND moved the postponement Of the
joint resolution in reference to Indian treaties which
not being agreed to he moved the pre- VOus question
on its passage. The House refused to second the
previous question, when
Mr.. BURLklGH, OF Dacotah, moved to postpone
the joint resolution till Monday next, when he prom
ised to show that the money appropriated by it, and
most OF which was actually spent, vas being squan-
deTed by the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs. in yiO-
latlOn OF law.
The molten was agreed to.
Mr. HUBBARD Introduced bill securing home
steads to actual settlers, and encOuragng the plant
! ing Of forest trees which refe red. Ii gives
quarter section Of land destitute OF timber. to any
person who will cultivate not less than ten acres and
plant not less than ten more acres in forest trees
On motion of Mr. WINDOW, the Secretary was
requested to report the expense for sJppresSng In
dian hostties in 1864 and 1856 lie also introduced
bill granting the State of Iowa lands to aid in con-
structing the st. Louis and Cedar RAPIDS railroad,
League Island Naval Depot bill was then taken up,
| Mr.. Myers speaking il favor Of it.
| Mr.. THAlER followed on the same side.
| MIR. SPAULDlNG stated that he had been a
| member Of the committee on Naval Affairs Of the
last Congress, and had had occasion TO view the To-
cality well known as League Island. 1t occurred to
him that there was such thing as uaving present
of too expensive n character to the dOnee If the
project were carried into execution it would neces
state an enormous outlay Of public money. DE
/
| from the app oach Of foreign power. For por.
tion Of the year League Isaud was, on account Of
ice, inaccessible from the oceaH.
Mr.. KELLY interrupted Spalding to say that the
record owed that in 40 years the city af Philade
| phia had never been yet locked, There had never
been day that vessels could not make their way to
Mr.. SPALDlNG closed by declaring himself in
favor of the substitute offered by Brandage yester-
day. authorizing commission of scientific and COM
peIent men to examine all the sites offered.
MIR. RANDALL, of Pa, made speech IN favor Of
the bill He represented that the site Of the
| navy in Philadelphia would bring to the Govern
ment million or million aud half OF dollars He
| had been informed this mOcHing by competent
man that he would cheerully take contract to place
League Island in thorough condition for the object
proposed, in consideration for land now covered Uy
| the Philadelphia navy yard, and he thought he
| would make money by the operation.
Mr.. RAY MONO said il was perfectly clear that it
for the interest Of Congress and Of the country
to have the hest site for navy yard that cOu be
found in the United States, and therefore he could
not see any valid object on to the adoption Of the
substitute. Ii League Island was the best site it
was reasonably certain it would be commended by
the commissioners who tn substitute contemplat-
Cd If il we're not the bes, then nobody should wish
IL In be taken H. did not care to go beyond that
single consideration. If he looked furthr he found
that one board Of naval officers and of the House
had examined League Island, and had reported
Mr. LEBL0ND interpreted Mr. Raymond to say,
that he in erred from what he said that he was in
favor Of the substitute but he somewhat curl
Gus to know h0Wlne was going TO vote the question
Mr.. RAYMOND replied that he himself did not
know which TO admire most, the extraordinary skill
and ingenuity with which the gentleman (Mr Le-
BondD drew his differences, or his cooness in put
MIR. LEBL0ND said he put it upon the history of
the gentlems6's course this session.
MIR. RAYMOND remarked, he had stated he in
tended to vote for the substitute and the gentleman
from Ohio, (Mr LeBlond), inferred from that with
degree Of acumen that was characteristic of him.
that he (Mr. RaymOn was not going to vote for it,
Mr.. LEBL0ND-that was the natural conclusion
from the past history Of the gentleman from New
YORK. p LyxpghhtssTn;t y Nhsnt III.
Mr.. LEBL0ND-i will say for the information of
the gentleman from New York (Raymend), that on
then voted against them. That gentleman made S
speech in favor Of striking out the third section of
the constitutional amenment. We were all on this
side proud OF that speech and were Of opinion that
the gentleman was going to vote with US and that
we would defeat that measure but when the vote
came we found the gentleman raymond voting in
support Of the measure which he had spoken elo-
quently AGAINST. [Laughter.l On one or moae oc-
cAsiOns believe the gentleman stands on the record
Of speaking one way aud voting the contrary way,
LauSate;T, ; That 1S being the case we naturally in
New York makes speech in favor Of proposition
hSEilI vote 4 uSNW aSsjTst II Loud LsnEhterJ
Mr.. RAY MOND1The Inference which the gentle
and that side of the House draw is creditable TO
their candor as well as to their intelligence. de may
learn from tnls lnethnce as we'll as frem others to
which he has alluded, that the inference which he
and his associates have taken the liberty Of drawing
concerning my action has no foundation what.
ever, except in their imaginatons, or perhaps
in their own hopes 1t seems TO have entered the
head Of the gentleman and some Of his associates
that here follow their lead and to vote as they
wished or hoped would vote. / hope by this time
they have got corrected in that impression. have
never said done anything to give countenance 10
IT, The gentleman taunts me with voting for the Sd
section OF the constitutional amendment after maxi
ing aspeech against it, beg to inform the GENTLE
man (Mr. LeBlonO that did no such thing. /
spoke against that proposition should have voted
against it if the gentleman aud his associates had
not Joined those on our side who were in
favor OF it.. to prevent my having chance to vote
i do not think the gentlemen can claim any par
ticular credit for that transaction. Whenever he
and his friends combine with those among my own
political friends with whom do not entirely concur.
TO prevent me from voting so TO express my sent,
ments. shall vote as choose, without asking his
onsent or that Of his political associates. IL he
an find anything in the record Of his
nineteen votes or three of his associates of which
he thinks he can be proud, commend him 70 take
the utmost Of it. for 1t will be one Of the very
few things that he can be proud of. Laughter j.
Perhaps the gentleman from Ohio has some other
questions TO PROFOUND. -
Mr.. LRBL0ND-rl do not desire to be PropoundinR
questions 70 the gentleman from New York (Mr
Raymondl. for he ands ready reply for everything