New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-12
the ezpcdeny Of fixing by law the pay Of the committee


Mr.. GARFIELD. from the same Committee. reported
back to the House the bin declaring that officer 81 the
by sentence Of general cOurtmartal formally approved
by the proper reviewing authority shall ever be restored
10 tnS ntary service except by reappontment con
Mr.. NfBLACK dem, Ind inquired whether the bill
| Mr. GARFIELD declared that II It were conceivable
that the President could restore officer under such
custahces hat would be the best possible reason for
passing such a law
After considerable discussion by Messrs Garfield
Dawes, Logan, PANE and Mungen, the bill was on mo.
non OF ME- Logan, recommtted to the Committee on
THE AMERICAN FESIANs
| MI BANKS Rep., Mass, Chairman OF the Committee
on Foreign Affairs presented letter from the Secretary
state informing him that the papers called for In ref
erence to the trial of naturalzed citizens in Great
luminous and would require considerable time to copy
| THE TWENTY PER CENT ALLOWANCE To CLERKS
Mr.. WELkER rep, OhlOl, from the Committee Re
renchment reported resolution directing the heads Of
the various Departments TO furnish statement as 10 the
amount of the 20 per cent allowance to their employees
Several adverse reports were presented from the Com
mittee Claims, including the petition Of the IN
habants OF Chambersburg Ienn, for damages done in
McCauslan's Rebel raid
THE ACQUISITION OF NEW TERRITORY.
The House, at o'clock, went into Committee OF the
Whole the State Of the Union, Nj. DAWES rep,
Mr. WASHBURN Rep, WIS., addressed the Commit
tee against the recent treaties for the possession OF terri
tory. He reminded the House that he had at the last
session offered resolution. which had been passed by
very decisive vote declaring any more purchase OF terri
under obligation 20 vote money 10 pay for any such
puchase, except there more urgent and pressing
treaty the acquisition OF Warussia should never have
been made and that the House should not appropriate
the money 10 carry il into effect The territory could
be OF wealth, power or benefit 10 the
limited States ana vet the House was called upon To vote
SO0OOO in gold for tract Of country in reference to
which the Secretary of State knew little nothing, and
which so far ms known was entirely worthless lie hOped
that the Secretary would be given 10 understand
perfor1 nan 10 sanction such scheme The secretary
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and ice had II seemed turned his attention to the tIop
les aud had negotiated another treaty proposing to pay
still larger sum 10 purchase possession worth
less il possible, than Russian America. lie referred 70
the fact that Anthony Trolope having been sent some
years since by the British Government 10 examine the
Danish Island of St Thomas with the purpose Of aoqur
ing It, reported that it one OF the hottest and most
unhealthy ports among all those hot and unhealthy
He had procured he said copy Of the an article
House for tho purpose of showing that the Secretary Of
State contemplated the acquisition Of the Island without
any previous action 10y Congress.
Mr.. BANKS inquired how the gentlemen had procured
the copy OF the treaty.
Mr.. WAsHBURN remarked that il was unmporiant
Mr. BANKS afirmed that it was important adding that
the gentleman ought 10 explain by what manner the
paper came into his possession.
how il came into his hands hut he assured the gentleman
that he had come by II honestly. lIaughterl
The fourth article OF the treaty 90 the Clerks
poymen bS Inc United state Of the snm Of money sin
u6tei u the nth article the King Of Denmark would ap
aVrnt on Iebaf of the United states the teffforv island
property ana appurtenances coded, and including any
Notifications or military posts That may be IN tho ceded
Mr. WAsHBURNE proceeded TO snow, by quotations
from the report OF the early naygaors and dlscOycrcr
from the correspondence Of me Ne-I0rt H,r0ld and
TIM NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE. Gnd from other sources. that
Russian America was Of no. The slightest value bui was
useless ana uniuhibitable TERRITORY. ne trusted tnht
This House would give the Secretary Of state such re-
buke would be- lesson IN all future time TO men ~ his
position The Secretary might now arrange his position
with Baron SOecke ana got out Of the scrape as he best
Mr. RUYN Dem. y Y remarked that II the majority
ia Congress h3d during the last few years taken the ad
vice OF the minority there would nave been saved 10 the
country MY times as inuch as "ouiu pa! lot NAiussa
Mr.. MAYNARD rep. Tenn said he had no doubt that
bargain the hands ~ the United states aud pay Rus
bouus and Inc asked Mr. washburnc whether he was
willing that ihe Government should take that courscl
Nj. WAsHBURNE inquired what reason Mr. Maynard
had for believing that Great Britain had any such
desire
the general purpose OF Great Britain 10 got az the land
she could under the -un ana also from tho lteug mani
Tested there when known that THIS treaty ON
NJ wAsUBVRNE. referring 10 the first reason gwen
by MIR Maynard reminded him that DO did not apply 10
Walr-sa that land could hardly be- considered tO be
nndcr the sun. Laughter lie had seen no evidence
that the Government OF Great Britain bad any desire 20
sdd and Would take WaTussis on our hands he Would
NOT ha{ the sghss Objections, ne G ana "Yi b n. .'
sion Of IL. even 10y being PAID 4,""" Tor doInE 80
Nh. PAINE rep Wis, referring 10 an Incidental re-
mark 10 rWashournes speech not complimentary Z" me
Coast survey made remarks IN defense OF That De
parrmcut Of the Government
REDEMPTION THE BONDS
Mr. BROOMALL ucp.. PENN addressed the Commit
tee on the question Of finances, particularly ds 70
whether the principal Of the yetwenty bonds was pay
able in gold or currency lie argued that iney were p
able I'M currency. At the same time he looked upon hr
Butlers scheme dangerous because 1t was plausible,
against the real interests OF the few lie could not con
nr3cal or interest against the viii Of the holders but
be could denouncc that as reputation, untss he had
the Government when the soldier WAS forced to take
In payment the paper which the Government caused 70
be deprecated after his enlistment the gentleman HOm
Maine Mr Baino had sat IN his scat aud raised no cry
Of population. Was the claim Of the man who loaned
fye wears had been receiving interest on n as ne had
loaned the full face OF his bond IN goa, more
& t th Goycrpment had the right 10 pay the prn.
cpa OF the bonds in deprecated paper but he would
@ ,her dcbt az tIc Government II the Government
Was bound In law morals 10 pay the principal OF ue
bonded debt In any currency 81 the world u No oguy
1cird & any promise ON the part jay Cooke other
agents binding on tho Government. bld nor lhs
boudhoders he asked know that those agents were hred
to sell the bonds for commission and did they not look
on those promises they would on the PROMISES Oh aN
other yender Of commodltiesi Those creditors, ne ar
pd had not been deceived. He proposed 10 SHOW that
they took the loan as one the principal oil Nhch
was 70 be paid In currency, ana mat me l9ah .hn
since that time passed from hand TO hand IN Inc
markets OF the country aud abroad ana was AT TINS me
fpTTTcncy He declared that nobody would be much
nrnrscd a. the holders the loan by the announcement
that the Government would pay them IN gold me toau
of specie payments was no easy rOau III coul MOI ne
ON the part Of the aborne masses Of the
contrV who had nothing to fall back upon. But yet
return TO specie payments was necessity. The Only
question Was how IL was to be done. His plan
embraced in a bill which he had introduced some days
since requiring the Secretary OF the Treasury to redeem
greeubacks from month 10 month, az fixed rate, say
Is 10 be diminished Oneduarter per cent each MONTH
mill the specie basis Is reached He warned the Repub
| lean side Of the House that II members allowed them
selves 10 be away BY the senseless eamOr OF eNpan
| sion their seats wOuld soon DO filled by others.
| Mr.. wAsHBURNE Rep ll), referring TO the state
ment OF his colleague Ar Ross some DAYS since, that lie
was i'm favor OF further depreciation The currency,
declared that IL was that admission VIII had desired
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