The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-27

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district OF Ohio The amount OF compensation which
1893
THE Wilkes EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
On motion OF Mr. BALDWIN the Senate joint resolution
directing the Librarian OF Congress to deliver 70 .ne
eminent set OF Dana Crustacea being volumes 10
and IA OF tho narrative OF the Wakes Exploring Expe-
dition taken from the Speakers table and passed.
THE IMPEACHMENT BUSINESS
message was received from the Senate informing
the House that the Senate will take proper order on the
proceedings oil impeachment, and tina! due notice sna
be gwen to the House OF Representatives..
ThE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO rnR RECONSTRUCTION BILLS
CONQUERED IN
substitute for tho Supplementary Reconstruction OH was
taken from the Speakers table ana conGuIreu ~ s
30 nays 81 The bill now goes to The fesdehs LOT MS
signature.
EXPENSES or THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT
The House went into Committee Of the Whole ON the
state Of the Union, Mr. ScoGeid in the chair on the o
making partial appropriations for the expenses oil the
The bill discussed by Messrs. Butler, CHAMBER
Burlegh Of Dakota Clark OF Kansas, and Cavanagh OF
Montana
MIR. CHASLER INDUCED strain of rdicule. aimed at
Mr. Butler, whom he spoke OF as the distinguished hero
OF all the cities Of the Union, man of historic
valor &c.
The only notice Mr.. BUTLER took Of this was remark
that he would not undertake to answer the speech OF
opinion of the Vermont farmerthatit wrenched man
terribly to kick at nothing tsaughter.l
The bill was laid aside to De reported TO the House.
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL
The committee then took up the bill making appropr
Tor sundry civll oil
the year ending June 80 1862 The bin appropriates
S6,992 057 the following beng the principal items:-
FOR expenses In carrying out acts authorMn n loans
and the issue OF Treasury notes, Sl,500,OO0; Tor
detecting and Furnishing countertetng and other
frauds on the government $3.50. 600, deficiency IN The
fund for the relief OF the sick and disabled seamen $780,
600 survey OF Atlantic and Gulf COASTS 5000 O00 sur
of Western coast $50 900: survey of Northern and
Northwestern lakes SIS O0O survey Of South Florida
reefs s25 ooO publishing surveys and observa
tons, $4,000 repairs &C. of coast survey vessels $780,
600 iishl houses beacons and ouoys, fog s,gnas
10 mo
cutter service, $720 000 construction branch OF
tue Treasury Department $590000 work on the Capt.
la extension 1000; work on the dome OF the Capt.
to, $4,000; Metropolitan police of the District of Column
ba two thrds $2il, 050 expenses of collections from
s262,ooo; for repairs, improvements lighting: &c OF
public buildings and grounds, Including 500 900 ior
lighting the Capitol and Presidents house and sur
rounding grounds, S235, 900.
Appropriation for the survey of the western coast from
$50 600 TO $685. 000 and sustained the motion by STATING
that the reduction of the appropriation to $30OO0 would
eiiectualiy break up the organization OF the Pacific
coast
Mr. JOHNSON (dem.l Of Cal moved to increase It to
SIS 600.
The latter amendment was sustained by Messrs Paine,
Pruyn, AxLell and Flanders of Washington Territory
The question gave rise to considerable discussion, ex-
tending to the cost and utility of the coast survey Mr.,
WAsaBURNE, Of Ill., remarkng that The coast survey had
already cost the country than GEO. and Mr.
BUTLER declaring that the value to the country during
the late war Of the coast survey was infinitely greater
than its cost
Mr.. Johnsons amendment was rejected.
Mr. WAsHBURNE, OF ILL.,, moved 10 make the apprO.
priation $50, 000 and that agreed to-
On motion of Mr. TABkR (dem.) Of N. u, So 600 was
appropriated for The erection Of permanent buoy on
Success Rock, Long Island Sound.
Mr.. CHURCHILL, trep) OF. N. y, moved an amendment
providing that the six steam revenue cutters stationed on
Northern and Northwestern lakes and their tributaries
shall be laid up and that more money shall be paid
their account except for their safe keeping.
MIR. CHASLER opposed the amendment, charging that
the laying of those vessels would be neither
less than throwing the door WIDE open to smuggling.
Mr. briggs, (rep.) OF Mich, thought that vessel
should be left on the lakes
Mr.. CHURCHILL explained that those revenue cutters
built during the TO guard the lake towns and
from possible ncursions OF the enemy, and that
they at all adapted to prevent smuggling He
said thst the cost OF those vessels last $l6l 000
and they had rendered the least either
in preventing smuggling or in any other way.
Mr.. HUMPHREY, (dem OF n. T., gave different Wow
Of the subject aud said that IL those vessels with
drawn the government would lose this year through
smuggling more than the entire cost. He hoped the
House would deliberate before IL would do an act SO
largely in the interest Of smuggers
Mr. WAsHBURNE stated that those cutters were built
under ana apprehension that the United States
might have row with Canada, and that they were
never intended for revenue purposes He had had
letters from gentlemen living the lakes stating that
there extravaganza more cupabe than main
tanning those revenue cutters. schooner could be
bought for 81 900 and run for $50 $50 day that
would do more against smuggling than those
cutters.
Mr. Ursos trep) of Mich, remarked that not one Of
them had over made a seizure
Mr. ALLISON, irep of Iowa, said that he assured
by many officers that IL fraud upon the govern
ment.
Mr. LYNCH, (rep) of Me-, thought 1t rather suspicious
that the opposition TO these steam cutters came from
the representatives OF constituencies who might have
interest in rendering smuggling easy.
Without disposing Of the subject the committee
rose. and tho House, at twenty minutes before five
O'Clock, adjourned.