The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

WAsHSGroS Jan IL, 1851.
n rHxRH sARBoR IN rm VICINITY or FONT Sal, CALI
y0RNIAl
On motion OF Mr. AcRuEa. trcp.) OF Cal, the Com
mittee on Commerce instructed inquire into the
existence Of hsrbor In the vicinity Of Point Sui sarta
barbara county, California and the pcticablisy Of rom
dering such harbor valuable TO commerce.
THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION Bnt-srRrnnR on Mr..
srEvESa
M snvxss, Qrep) Of Pa, called attention 70 the fact
that II appeared by the morning papers that the amend
ment offered last evening to the Legislative Appropra
pensaon valid % clerks and employees Of The House last
session I'D been agreed 70 and the bill reported 70 the
House. He had insisted revision Of that amendment
and had then left the House knowing that there was not
shs smsnd%sos had been declared ssrssd 10 ana he
bill reported 70 the House. n the Journal showed that
70 DO - or showed anything about IL he would move
The srnAEu slated that no journal 10 kept In Com
alton b had been reported 70 the House with various
amendments, including the one rsferred,to.
.nsainsas len on &. RECORD. a. W.: Wholly untrue
that u was agreed 70. srs
power 70 rule ths subject busths gentleman could
move 70 recornmit the bill -.
Mr. srvExs made that motion, saying that as al
events he had IN amendment 70 oner TO the BILL
Tho bill rscommIttsd, and ths House thDn went
into Committee Of the whole the STATE q the Union
NJ Cobb ~ the chair and resumed We consideration OF
M. SrrvKss offered an amendment ~ an additional
section sztsndng 70 the Court Of Claims tho provisions
that the courts Of the United States there shall be
exclusion Of any witness account Of color In
s ssd Hs sd sa ne Court q claims had re-
Gently held that u NOT court OF the United State
and s sSs spS 10 md
The s1snSn.ss ssrssd % yesterday requiring new
msds frun VINO he'd served In the army was mod-
nsd 10 q TO extend 70 sailors and marines. "a
M srxvrxs asked leave 10 ofsr an amendment fixing
the salary OF the Supreme Court reporter a 925o0,
the supreme Ccun directed the publication y moro
srs.lss ruled sSsl the snsadnsns was not order IN
Mr.. srrvxrs then brought up the matter Of making
the appropriation 70 pay 70 the clerks and employees OF
he rsmindsd Tho House that subssquen. 70 the rssolu
ticDs Gxnng the Increased compensation both Houses
had agreed upon general increase OF twenty per cant
was intended 70 all such propcsitons he
was informed that the adoption OF this amendment
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eighty pr cent he hoped thst when the House
came . vote upon the amendment n would = rssced
Mr. RAnH (repl Of Ne, argued that the appropris-
ssp necessary II order 70 csr out The rsslusn Of
as s ss:ss e favor fs 3. q vi -
vess % ne sP:sdsss. which srusl Ous - esuss
propSising elOO0o f6f facilitating tslegnph4 communi.
cation betwssn The Asutic and the RsclGc eafsA Ne
srgdsd thai thefe he'd b&sa violation - ~ tes o
10 AsFse - provso thu The amount pe4iq ~ sele
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government and that the company had visasd me con-
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