New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-22


was getting along well that 1t was far ahead of the
Senate in its business.
INFANTRY TACTICS.
Mr.. LAWRENCE (OAiO) offered q resolution which was
adoped. lnsr0ctng The Committee on Military Affairs
10 inquire into the eXpeiegcy Of authorizing the Score
taIy Of ar 10 purchase toT the use Of the Army. Ger
tam number OF copies OF work infantry tactics pre-
pared by Col. James Dugau.
RAILROADING IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
On motion Of Nj HENDERSON the senate b.ll 20 grant
the right Of way to the Cascade Railroad Company
through military reservation in Washington Ier7
tory was taken from the Speakers table. read twice
aud referred to the Committee on Mitafy Affairs.
REIMBURSEMENT oF PENNsYLvANIA
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Uuio. MI Washbgrle Of Illinois n
the chair and took Up special order the bill 10
ported on the It'll OF March. from the Committee on APP
propratiOn TO reimburse the state OF Tor
moneys advanced 20 the Government for war purposes
The bin enacts that supply the deficiency III paying
the srmy under the act 20 REIMBURSE the state ~ Penn
syyenia for money advanced AZ the luest Of the Gov
cTnmpnt for the payment 81 troops IN the service OF the
United States under express promise Of repay
the OF 500 co.. OF % much Thereof az may be neoes
sary is hereby appropriated ont OF any money 10 Che
Treasury not Otherwise appropriated. provided that
the claim OF the said state shall be again examined
and settled by the Secretary OF War.
Mr. STEVENS moved 10 amend by reducing the
amount TO $4,000.
The amendment was agreed TO
Nr. SIEvENs explained the object 81 the bill He
said that al The ;ine OF The Invasion ~ tie Valley the
States OF Pennsylvania New-YOrk and NegJeIsey
sent large nun Der Of troops TO cooperate IN repeliDg
that invasion. who We're placed under command Of
United States officers Ater h0 battle Of Gettyshurgh,
and after The withdrawal OF the troops the Govern
mcnt went on % sete tie accounts Of the States ex
pc nded in raising and supplying these troops. sum
OF Sl10)0O) had been appropriated FOR the purpose Of
% ls62 Tie clam OF New York and New
jersey absorbed an that amount Pennsylvania
having agreed % wal. nu'l The others Should be PAID
The President then telegraphcd 10 the Governor OF
PENNSYLVANIA asking him 20 the money 10 pay the
troops Of that State. snd stating THAI he would recon
mend 10 Congress 70 make IN appropriation Tor its re-
imhurSemeuf lie Governor went 20 Philadelphia.
arc there raised about S1O0O 900 aud the troops
paid. The accounts had boon since settled ID the De
partment. and the total amount was s17li75 a. IL
was that amount. with the interest due, which had
since been paid by the STATE % Pennsy that this
Appropriation WAS now intended 20 pay.
MI. BLAIEE (Me.) moved 70 amend MI Steyens's bin
by substituting his bill TO reimburse The Loyal states
for advances made and expenses incurred IN supporting
the war for the Union.
Mr.. Baire's bin proposes 20 reimburse twenty FIVE
per cent Of The expenses OF The States the amount
20 be distributed N Eve per cent bonds OF The United
States proportion 20 the number Of soldiers furnished
by the States respectively 80 for each furnished
the bonds not 20 be negotiable for 90 years iiOm date.
TIE total amount embraced m the bill is sll5 90 90
Mr.. BLAIyF stated that preceieuts history. were
al IN favor o; tie action proposed IN his bid.
He cited tie course OF the hrsi Congress IN assum
ing The var debt Of Tie Revolution quoting irom Mr.
Hsmiltous celebrated Treasury report and from the
speech u TIE leading statesmen Of that dey BE also
rcscd 70 some length the course Of Congress ln regard
the state dcDts growing out ~ the Of 1912 end
also out OF the Mexican war, c0ateudins thit without
exception The precedels here on history IN favor
oftAe bill. He further Iglcd that eXpcdency and Jus
tce called for the .uppo Of the bin a. strongly as pro
cedeui justified H. The amount expended By Tie Sthfe
was ioI the benefit Of the whole UuOn and 4 should
so far as practicable BE- fairly and iuparfialy shared
between Them Tie II seeded States and TIE 40 new
Statc yet 20 uc added toll Union much benefit
cd by the result o. tLeC0utet ere TIE - yalSates
that prosecuted IL % a triumphant conclusion Why.
then should 10; each and every State constitute in due
rIOpOrioH % tue cost Of aav.ng tle common govern
meat " a. III. o.. would nonllusly aud no. Tea =
add 10 Tie N4ticn1 debt to- the local ana state you'd
be relieved ~ q pfOgori9nate degree. and che local
debt wac tie most oppressive Of az FOR ~ called Tor
direct real aid personal property 20 pay oliL
interest and principal AID CHS direct tx vas all TIC
more oppressive ~ the gguculturI community non
the .ac, tua 80 large proportion Of the personal prop
erty had brought inveaine1t 10 Govern ent bop'',
which were specially exempt rom Sti'e ana mjA.f4I
taxation. Tie General Goyegrne had moreover ab.
eorhed All TIE inCrect and readily as 1ne cbaDuet d
n,xation and had thus from the States al The
easy modes 81 raising revenue aad having thu taken
away from the STATE power % bear tie burden OF DEBT
entai.ed By lie Common justice demanded That
the burden should De taken away also. further rea
s0r for passing the BIZ was that Tie uncertainty ~ r.
gard 10 the amount that ought 90 De ASSUMED by the
state would teld % ln1ie tle lail0uh credit H. lse
subject were ieit open and Caao!nstod. II might 10 me
fttire become complicated erd CJalesced with -
tio scheme f0r paying re southern states for osset
entaied upon them "a consequence o. tho war
Pass the pending BIZ, and you close tle
fo0- ,ra,nst az opportunity fDr q dangerous
comhiua.!og Of this Kidd. Give hundred and eig1
teen millions now and you avoid tue rex o. pay ~
twelve hundred millions "a; some iu'-re day The slD
lee; was one the eminent Justice d which ccmmenael
IL 20 Congress end TIE country, AID 70 q0oie We IA
rucge Of NJ Hamilton used IN regard % the IeyoiI
tiouary debt a. 1880. Justice Is not completely gu.
filed until the entire dcbi Of every State contracted -
support OF the war j. embraced IL one genera A-H
CON Orel arsIve plan o. payment
Mr. STEVENS raisel the point OF order that tie
amendment was original Lw o. another SUBJECT
altogether. ,
Tic CHAIRMAN overruel the point Of order on prece'
dents sot by the House although De SAID mat as al
orig o.. question Ae would lave decided inc amend
men out OF order
Mr. MYERS raised another point Of order that the
lii was an opriatiDn IN pursuance Of an exsing
law willie tue substitute unlquidated assess
ne Guam dd not think that that changed the prin-
cle ~ lii DECISION and oyerrued the point Of order
/ NJ NYFR. iBouiied whether the gentleman rom
! Maine after making his speech, would hot WtAdraW
/ his amendment
Mr. BfAIEE-By no means. ~ 49,.
M NYIKs said he was half inclined 20 think thattne
gentleman had only offered his Amendment IN ofder 70
be able 10 make he speech The proposition when ne
Blaine submitted would pay 10 Penisy sit 10
! 900 while an that Pennsylvania no" asked was
$4,000 when the gcDtlemons proposition "ou.u
come before the House In fair and proper manner he
Myers would be in favor OF 1t, bal now wa n aa
attempt TO engraf general Law upon speelI act no
WIS ogDosed 10 IL and II IT offered as bTDe 70
Pennfy lvauia be spurned II. ..,. a..
A f,fcussOn tprsng up In reference 10 WnetW tbo
volunteers raised in pennsylyauia to whom the n re
fcrred were or not edited 10 te quo'a " tn'
state and IN reference other details OF the question:
| me debate wAs participated 10 by Messrs. Myers
Delano Blaine Wilson QOwaji l,andan (rn1 hoso'',
Stevens Wentworth and Hale. Without dispos'hg o.
he I'M or amendment the Committee rose, ana the
House adjourned.