The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-02

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NARsuALs BUREAU.
The sPsAKEs announced that he had appointed Messs
Shellabarger, Window, Boyer, Cook and Warner the
special committee ordered yesterday on the management
OF lhe Provost Msrshal's Bureau
Mr. DARLING offered the following preamble and resolu
the ALLEGED swIsDIso or RECRUITS OUT THEIR BOUNTY
Gnss he city Sps New YORK
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such csrs and other PERSONS acting IN
cert with them and large a%ouns: Of money demanded and
@ COMPLIED nth snS
Of these charges should be speedily ascertaned there
Resolved. That the select committee Of hye appointed
under the resolution q the h S 20 directed 70 invest,
ton to this House as soon as practicable.
THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL
Tho House then resumed the consideration OF the bin
to incorporate the Niagara Ship Canal Company.
MT. y. HUMPHREY, (dem) o. N y, opposed the
the construction Of Niagara ship canal was incorpo-
rated In 179s and three other in extension OF it
were subsequently passed by the State of New York. the
scheme could present merit enough TO induce capt.
ists 70 invest money in It, TO organize company
bill Ths Of iSw spoke n I've ss Of the
not be satisfied with the measure alone but would de-
mand OF Congress- appropriations to enlarge the grca.
which Ia the natural outlet for the products Of the West
whe.her for shipment abroad. to New York. the
Mr. IyeERsoLL, (rep) of Ill., followed on the same side.
The building Of this canal he sad would be step taken
tina. was the passage Of The bill for charging the Illinois
and Michigan Canal Thus, without embarrassing this
bill they would secure the passage Of the other bill and
those two great national works would thus receive the
aid Of the national Legislature. He referred no canal
systems Of China, France, Holland, England ard the
United States to show the immense importance OF these
artificial modes OF water COmmu nicatiOn.
Mr. Cook rep.) Of ILL.,, also spoke in support OF the
port of Captain Williams of the United States Engineers
which printed in the documents Of the twenty fourth
Congress- demonstrates the practicaby Of The measure
The cost small IL had been estimated then from
So 500 600 to S. 700 600, depending upon the
lected, three routes having been surveyed As to the
constitutionalty Of the measure he had doubt One
hundred and nifty millions of dollars had been expended
shore dcfences the Atlantic coast the
cured for the three thousand miles Of lake coast
studded with towns and cities, and with q trade
employing four thousand sailan interest greater than
any other to be defended from foreign enemy
Any enemy that had the naval supremacy tho lakes
would have all that interest at ts command The United
States limited to one small war vessel on the lakes
while Or at Britain had the power bring through her
Welland Canal into the lakes fleet of vessels that would
give her naval supremacy there at the outbreak
defend the coast by means Of shore offences
1t had also the constitutional power to construct
measure 1t would be work Of immense importance, in
ehespenng tho transportation Of produce from the West
Mr. DAWES, (rep) Of Mass, offered an amendment,
which agreed IT,, providing that subscription books
for the stock Of the company shall be kept open at least
Mr.. vSs Hohs rep) Of N. Y, moved the previous
question.
Mr. WARD, lrep) Of N Y, asked him to yield for an
amendment to Be offered s,rkng out sec tons 10, 20
ana u being sections approprfating money
Mr.. VAN HORN declined TO yield for that purpose
Mr.. WARD. said he could not vote for the bill with
those sections in it.
The pseyious question was : seconded and the
Wha Mr. VAv Hops No.v
York. who reported the BILL made the closing speech
It's support, yielding part Of Tins Messrs Ross
Briggs, Harding OF Illinois, Stevens, Raymond and
Dodge, who spoke ON the same side Of tho question
Mr.. STEVENS said he would 30 for the bill constitu.
but under the power In the constitution regulate
merce between the States Although the proposed canal
promote, commerce between great numb DIS j
joined states. He felt thereto difficulty In over
coming srupes about internal Improvement especially
whom he found the gentleman from Illinois (Mr Rossl
surrendcrng his preudces and dsikes consti.
tutenal objections aughtcr) The measure only pro-
posed to loan weeks receipts Of the government 10
great object 1t would take some time 10 construct this
canal and he believed that before 1t completed hum
dcds Of millions Of would be settled and cultivated
along the line Of the Northern Pacific Railroad for
knew that that bill would pass before many days.
He besought the gentleman from The tiakna district
Lake onty tMr. SiyuIdng) togve tho Nortnern Pacific
Railroad bill thor support when Up again. He
was glad to that his stern friend from illinois tMr.
Hardng had yielded to tho arguments Of his colleague
ir. Ross and had forgotten the pr ncipe he
Northern
Railroad bill He haped he would remember them
any Laughcr) He thoagbt he nigh. also persuade
his friend from Pitlsbg dr. Morchcadl and otr friends
near him TO vote for that measure Voices" they
WILL He was sure now that the day of the millennium
was coming. Blind cy being opened aud deaf ears
unstufled Iaughter) 10 knew tho gcnemaa from
Gacna district would like to it passed. his record
was such that Il was Impossible for m to do anything
81 ese 'nan make snort speech against T. Liughtefl
ribe extra,aganccs under which the government
suffering merely 70 improve the country for the present
and nf Ho .tIt
believed great and good work. aud ho should geye
for It's failure II for other on count OF the
noble man who had 1t In charge, and who never failed TO
Mr. Rsynoxp rep) of N. ", congratulated himself |
on the fact that he and the gentleman rom Pennsylvania
tMr Stevens) should vote together this bill He be-
lieved they were the only two members Of whom IL
could be said that they had prejudice laugh crl
mon With tho people Of the North Atlantic seaboad
procure cheap food and time rolled that would
become and more the great interest OF all the East
aud Northeastern States while Il would become more
and more the interest Of the producing West TO
obtain access @ markets This work Of grand
scheme Of work which Congress must some day or
ne grain producing . ana .in consuming goI
faveor Il, and every project for the same pur.
poso which he should consider AZ oonsttutsonal
MO he conaos N Which ESsns ouS nsss Seo
Me repeal Of the Corn law when her whole prot
policy Disappeared scforc tho great pararno I'M. necessity
broke down her policy broke down her prejudos and
led 70 an entire change Of her whole o. lsaia-
lion Tho same thing must sooner later prove IN
The eastern portion OF this continent Facilities OF COM
muncaon between the two sections tended re-esab
sh and consolidate, not TO reconstruct hut consolidate
he union Of the States, and 10 mako that union per-
petusl because Il made the states In interest,"
hey were one in destiny. He had not examined the bill
IN Its details with any accuracy, but he had great
hdence In the committee which had In charge and In
his colleague Mr. Van Horn who had under his par
ocular supervision
Mr.. DxiAso, lrep.) Of Ohio, asked him whether he
knew the amount which The bn would take out Of the
Treasury.
Mr.. RAYMOND replied that u proposed TO lend the
,redt OF the government the amount Of
600 900, which he would consider the best appro-
priated six millions voted by this Congress.
Mr. DELASo expressed bs belief that the gentleman
rom New York did understand tho details OF this
nonstrous measure 1t all.
Mr. RAYMOND congratulated Mr.. Delano on his skepti-
ism 10 the extent OF his Mr Raymonds ~ knowlcdge
but he had the impression that he quito well In.
ormed as Mr.. Delano seemed 10 be In regard TO tho