New-York tribune., 1869-01-16

Mr. INGERSOLL asked the speakeir, M Mirea read ~ W.
league was entitled 70 have the oisinai p'A i0""'
The SPEAKER replied that ne Dau. o. oo ,tot his co,
Mr.. INGERsOLL said he was Soiry W so0 '''' '' W.
oHEuS ws ~ sir and he hopes TO continue
to 4So e so Original hsIpssafSTa Eli Va! then read ~,
hnpg sen eS Sheether any any editions
in it's favor had been received from any portion Oh 'ho
'oWp'rIN Mp rIINGERsOIL replied that there had been.
Mr. CHANLER-From whomi ,,.. o,,roo+er
oa % Who was President of an asylum for the blind in
Ohio and another who was President OF Ike
ns: Mr. CHGNLRR@What prevents the benevolent gentle.
removing their institutions here without all act
Mr iNGERsoLL--It is evident that no institution OF
this kind be established and conducted wh9ut @ al
incorporation and without an organization DaSed upon
some legislative authority. ..,.
Mr. CHANLER-What Is there particularly stt%ractWe % y;
in this District induce the removal here OF the blind OF
Pennsylvania and Of Ohiol should say there were
already enough blind people in TINS DSe1
Mr. INGERsOLL-Evcn the blind can see purpose e IN
s he NOpdrn n 'qs would to
being located in Richmond, Louisville or
influence. White people the South would object Tor
like to its being located in Boston or Chicago
ground where the interests Of all Gamble protected
move the previous question. u. =,
MI MI wAsHBURNE Gl) moved to lay the bill on the
table. which was agreed to-Yeas. so; Nays, g.
Mr. MAYNARD Rep., Ienn) offered resolution, re-
citing that Mr. James Wells, clerk in the Second Audit
at O'Clock last night close to the Capitol grounds
and instrucng the Committee on the District OF 0oiu
for the protection OF persons passing Oy the NaIo"
''p''''' THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL
The House then, at II o'clock, resumed tho consdera
Mr. JUDD rep, ilIJ addressed the House in support
OF the bill He argued that it was question not or ere
schemes that depicting the public Treasury, but
simply question whether Congress Mould remove
| Of the country, and would facilitate the pas
| sage of commerce ON an old line OF ,ra9s ms
portation. When, therefore, gentlemen charged inc
friends of the measure with advocating scheme or
corrupt project, they had either not read inc m Win
why the Welland Canal was found TO be unprohabe
il not calculated for vessels OF the SIZE or
those now employed N te commerce OF the gent
Beside the argument that the Canal would not prove re-
| reason why it should be built by the Government In
combating the proposition Of Mr. Humphrey to appro
pose of constructing the Niagara ship Canal Mr. Judd
declared that he would not be content to lot the state OF
cress act as to the rate OF tolls to bo charged He in
1ntcly preferred that Congress should be the guardian
State Of New-York, whose interest was selfish
9d m that cenismen from ali the states should
have to to the amoul OF tolls to he levied on any
canal which the products Of the West may
seek market lie reminded the gentleman from Buffalo
tNr. Humphrey that IN commercial country like this
the channels Of trade could more be hampered by the
interests OF city even as bOunul the city of Buffalo,
the Falls OF Niagara could be damned as to let
| ships sail over them There were laws which governed
such things, 10 which people and legislatures must
yield and he confident that this one of those
Mr. BUTLER rep. Massl while setting his ceagainst
appropriations by The general G9Terlment for objects
Of internal improvements declared msef nevertheless,
In favor Of tins bill He believed the project should be
The United states There must be something very de-
ecve he said in the laws affecting the public high
| long one, (aludlng to Commodore YandcrbiU could
have accumulated fortune Of sixty millions out Of
Mr. HUMPHREY Dem,, n. y is there any differ
enee in allowing man to make fortune IN that way
| an a
Of people New England have made fortunes out Of the
privileges granted to them by high tariff
| Mr. BUTLER-NO, there is not, but do not by that
answer TO admit the fact that they have done
The manufacturing property Of NewEngand taken .
whole carried on with all enterprise, and with all
overwork Of men aun women has not averaged per
Mr. HUMPHREY-The railroads have not paid per
Mr. BUTLER-No, Sir because the directors have
Mr.. HUMPHREY-Is not that equally the case with the
! managers OF manufacturing establishments
| Mr.. BUTLER-Not at all, Sir.
Mr. DAWES-The statistics Of the manufacturing prop
ery in NewEngand for the last 80 years show that It
had not brought an income OF five per cent during that
Mr.. HUMPHREY-was there not report made to the
XXXIXth Congress, showing that the manufacturing
establishments averaged 2 per cent during the last three
| Mr. DAWEs-I cannot tell what may have been the
nro6ts FOR any given SIX months. Ny statement was
that during the last thirty years. with all the interest all
99srgE ana al The deES9n @ 70 Business OF Which
ment
Mr. BUTLER resumed his argument in favor Of the bill
against all reciprocity treaties, for lie thought they
trenched the power OF the House; he favor
OF any reciprocal egatiOn. When was ready to
take mp share Of the burdens might have the beue
ITS Of incorporation with the United States, but not Gil
Mr wAsHBURNE dll( said he was sorry that the
state OF the country and the condition OF the country
would prevent him from giving his support TO the bill
before the House In former years he had supported
similar BILL but 1t was at tih6 when 1t was voting
money for almost project that presented and
as this measure had more merits than vast majority Of
the schemes that going through, he struggled to
have some OF the money into this channel He would
not go into discussion Of the merits Of the bill but
found that the last lection thereof proposed approp
there was no money IN the Treasury to meet such ap
] GMl. BAILEY, sYPHEk, sPALDING, MULLINS, and
CdANI.ER against the bill and by Messrs. ALLISON,
Mr.. WAsHBURNE uep, NJ moved to refer tho bill
and ameQdpelts to the Committee Of the Whole Oh the
Mr.. DELANO CRop, Ohio moved to lay tho bin ana
amendments p9 the table, which negatiyed by vote
Mr. COOK fep., ILL, who reported tho bill from the
Select Committee on the Niagara Ship Canal, closed the
portion Of the hour TO which he was entitled yielding
! portions OF his time TO other meTsefSS '..-
NJ, CHURCHILL tkeerr. y advocated the bill as
me Azure both OF military aud commercial necessity.
Mr.. ROSS Dem, Il) advocated the bill Of the
cress 10 refuse to pass it, on account of the financial
objections raised to It, would be analogous TO tho folly Of
and for the improvement Of his farm He always Voted
against unnecessary appropriations but he would
mze by cutting down the expense Of the army, Of the
navy. and Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
The question REQUIRED on the motion Of Mr WASH
Committee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union
The motion was agreed toYeas, 81 Nays, cO-so tho
regarded tanamount to Its defeat for the present Con-
gTess.
The House then, at 440 o'clock adjourned till Monday
next
ACCIDENT on THE NEwJERsEY RAILROAD.
a horrible accident occurred on the track of