The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-24

Z .- WARRINGTON, Feb. %, 1861 "A
The reading Of the Journal having been dispensed
with, recess ordered 10 be taken from halfpast
four I'll half-past seven.
CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS BnL /.
The House went into COMMITTEES Of the whole. Mr.
Tbayer in the chair and took up the bill making appro
priations for sundry civil expenses Of the government
The largest appropriations made bill For the
survey OF tho Atlantic and f coasts $3.50 600; for the
survey OF the Western coast $780, ooo for the Of
the South Florida reefs SIS 00O for lighthouse esab
lishments foows:-supply of oil, &c, S246, 700; re-
pairs and Incidental expenses sos 0o0 salaries Of 5so
keepers and their assistants $254 0o0 salaries OF 43
keepers Of ghtvessels s23 sOo seamens wages OF -
lightly csscs s211. 700 expenses OF bcacons and
house 500 o0 compensation o. fty four keepers OF
life saving stations SloS0 for erecting barge Office at
on north portco Of Patent ONCE, s2s. 600; dome
OF Capitol $4,000; constructing appraisers stores a.
ns4 G1 VSa oo0r or co
peton frescona furnishing, &C Of Treasury building
Ss5 600; for purchase OF Peter Forces his cal IL
aqueduci $4,000; sundry expenses principally about
Washington $4,000; salaries Of registers of land
Offices 500 ooo surveying The public ,snds
ton Of s25ooo0 for the construction OF Rock Island
bridge across tho Mississippi, which was rejected
Mr. ScoFIELp, rcp.I Of Pa, inquired OF Mr. Stevens
when the expenditures about the Capitol were to be ex
pecied to cease. ...
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would ask his Mr. stevensD successor, some twenty
years hence his question might be answered but gen.
temen should recolect that the construction Of gfea.
money than the putting up OF sawmlll tiAugnter.l
Mr. Scor.ELD suggested that his colleagues reply was
more ~ty satisfactory. but he tMr Scohed) had
no idea that the Capitol to remain at Washington
The action OF Congress last session IN cutting down
miIesgc would tend 10 it, removal BECAUSE whom West
crn members could no longer make fortunes by their
mileage they would insist on its being moved westward.
The fact Of there only being single line Of railroad be-
Tlols, onAW an
With the North and West would also have 10 eject on
the question Of removal Of Vie Capitol
M collar q . hs Boston se
stations along the voasy OF Massachusetts, which vas re-
Nr. srAlDuo, rsp) Of Ohio moved ike sppropria-
ton for the coss % the Northwestern iakea which was
Mr.. H,osr, trsp, Of CAL, moved appropriation q
sl5O00 10 establish lighthouse on Point Reyes the
coast Of California which adopted Also Of $4,000
% estaoish Lighthouse on Point Arsnss' Same COAST
NJ NcKTI. repl Of Ky, moved an appropriation Of
90 70. repairs Of The Marine Hospital At Louisville
motion q y. Iorc,.. e x,sa 81 ,ds q,
NJ oN.n1, rep, 4 ?. moved % amend the CLAUS.
he property known - ths Bank building
. me ~ moved an
for beacon light q Masawan Point Raritsn Bay, j..
M Prr. renewed his motion FOR an appropriation Of
e260000 for the construction Of bridge over the Mis-.
sssippi Hyer Rock Island Arsenal and explained and
NJ spaulDrsc but question 70 Mr. Price intended
70 show that the proposed bridge was for railroad
M PRin declared on his veracity that the railroad
company not asking for this appropriation That
company had railroad bridge there already, and only
70 be removed a. an obstruction TO navigation.
Mr. RADroRD, ldem) Of n Y, spoke against the pro-
M. scovnLp suggested that the appropriation
should expended under the direction Of the secretay
Mr. PRICE sssented to that, and modified his amend.
mcnt accordingly The modification, however did not
concilats Mr. sconeld, who declared himself opposed
M WILSON, irep Of Iowa, advocated the amendment,
and showed that this appropriation would DO an act Of
Il was question OF. making this appropriation or
keeping up ferry communication
Mr. GRrNSnL, trep) Of Iowa, advocated the amend
Mr. HARDING, trep) Of H., offered an amendment,
providing that the bridge shall be free TO public travel
and that half Of the expense OF the supesructure snail
Mr. PRrcs accepted the modification Of this amend.
menI The amendment as modified was agreed TO-
On motion or Mr. TABER, tdeml Of N. r., $500 was
appropriated for the erection Of spindle on Success
Rock, Long Island sound
Mr. BkRGEx, dem Of N X moved an appropriation
and Post once In Brooklyn, N. Y. He stated some
facts showing the necessity and proprc Of the appro
Mr. STEVENS opposed the amendment, saying there had
been no application for II and no estimates submitted
a oo Tor Custom House. Internal Revenue once and
Post ONCE at Quincy, ILL., Rejected
Mr. Bergens amendment was rejected. !
l MIR JEycxrs rep.I OF X L., moved an appropriation o.
Sal 900 for the removal Of sunken wrecks and opstruc
tions in the Providence and Pawtucket rivers Rhode
mr.. scorstp suggested In fun like appropriation Of
twenty thousand dollars for the improvement OF navea-
ton o. the Asahnv river. 10 Psnssyvani@ ssylns 'ns