The New York herald., 1869-02-27

be met The amendment was rejected.
ton Of 81, 100000 for cavalry and ar.ery horses.
He expressed his beer that there sas either great
stupidity q great dishonesty =. the basis Of the
whole matter. There were mere mules than horses
he thought, in the Quar-, ,.ermaster's Department
The Committee on App opriations was either deter
amoant % o a.aM ii the Treasury certain net
case kt was .cting either IN completely In gnor.
and was not satisfactory to be told that the
InfNan the cause OF ali this extravaganza,
and that the government was rotten 70 tIs base
MIR. MULLINS defended the Committee on Appro.
pratos1s, SAYING that ne could not sit quiet and
lear knpeaehed, either OF ignorance crime aud
not only, sald he, y the committee accused OF ig-
norance or Of compicisy. but the government is ac
:ss 2sss 2 2 sssss ssss q N d s'HSS vi,
y - ]. ..A sew l.,uss NO .uS X, - - rrs
on earth have we had such tirader sss,
Mr.. CHASLER endeavored to interpose remmrk,
more persistent were the calls to order and the nam
mering OF the Chairman's gaveL
Mr. MULLINS (contemptgouslyl ! Ssnnot .oop to
laughter and enc6hfagemenit
Mr.. CHAMBER, raising his voif| above the din,
no say IS tina; made made
BILE at the reporters dess being drowned by vocfer
oqs calls to Order
M MULLINS, yetarning to the defence Of the Com
mittee on APPROPRIATIONS, referred to it as a body
working in harmony with the House. as unimpeach-
able In character and yet being charged with things
fos wnten, II true, It's members should be expelled
Mr. CHANIER rose to question of order. Shouts
WAS not a. 90 M schoo n Iae
The CHAIRMAN to Mr.. Mullins-The gentleman will
coniine himself to the amendments.
out OF the way which has been thrown In with
out any cause or sense to apply as an ar
gument to the question under discussion.
[fhe Chairman directed members who had gath
cred around Mr.. Mullins to take their seats.] Now,
as 70 the mounting Of these men as 70 the complaint
stead OF horses can see but little reason OF sense In
the argument.
Mr.. CHANLER said something here about Tennes-
see mules.
Mr.. MULLINs-The Indian is as near mule as the
other gentleman is near horse, and we should fight
the Indian with anything we get hold of rot only
fight him with mules but with the long cared stock.
ana and ! know where ! can 90 and get hundreds of
them at a very low price. (ShoutS or laughter.) l
tlon
The amendment offered by Mr.. chanler was re-
lir. NIBLAcx, tdem.) of Ind. moved to rednce the
item or the transportation Of supplies for the army
from S7,0OO000 to $4,000, oOO and his remarks al
luded to his having predicted at the last session that
the pretence Of economy only assumed for cleo.
have to be appropriated for 1t this session.
Mr.. ScoFIELD replied to Mr.. Niback, and then
moved to close all debate on the items for army ex-
penditures That motion was agreed to.
jected
cency bill appropriated nearly $50 000 0O0 and that
the deficiencies chiefly In the War Department,
ever, but which had been exclusively under the con-
troll OF officials In whom the republican party had all
On motion OF Mr. WOOD. (dem., OF N. Y, the pro-
viso that the appropriations for contingencies Of the
army for the Medical and Hospital Department and
pose Of enabling the Secretary OF the Treasury to
settle accounts OF disbursng oficers for expendl-
the words III made in pursuance Of law"
MT. LOGAN, lrep) OF ILL.,, moved an appropriation
OF $1,000 for the purchase OF portrait OF Abraham
I'm fort IN ho nd NV
the incoming President.
On point Of order made by Mr.. scoFIELp the
amendment was ruled out Of order in deficiency
Several other amendments were offered and ex-
Mr.. JUDD, (rep.) Of H., moved an appropriation Of
5000 for continuing the work on the Marine Hos.
pital at Chicago. Adopted.
OF 324 for the register and receiver Of the land
oflce at Boise City, Idaho. Adopted.
reached Fora sucent amount to ys nav the reru.
lar salary OF the present Minister Resident at Poru
gal and the exchange thereon from the 1st OF july
Mr.. sPALDINd moved to amend the closint line by
making It read 80 long as the same was withheld
only living member OF the Committee on Appropria-
lions wno some three or four years ago. was insiru
tugal We then dlGered with the Senate. / was
one OF committee OF conference which insisted
on the Withholding OF that salary on account OF
what we conceived to be an act of Injustice
by him to Congress. I persisted, together with the
late chairman OF the Committee on Appropriations
that salary. 1t was withheld about two years: It
was then restored and during the last two years we
have made appropriations for IT, He has never re-
ceived pay for the two years during which 1t was
suspended. Before l leave Congress wish to ac-
knowledge that erred as q statesman In that and
citizen. hope that the House win concur with the
Committee on Appropriations In repairing. even at
tas @ iate nour, the wrong to this man. l think We
Mr.. MAYNARD, trep.l OF Tenn, made point Of
order on the item.
The CHAIRMAN overruled the point Of order on the
ground that the item was for q deficiency
Mr.. MAYNARD then moved that the item be struck
out This ofcer, he said had been kept at his post
by the Executive and Congress was not asked to re-
tract its former action and to write itself down
before The, me country and posterity as cupabe OF a
not willing to do It, He was unwilling to place
himself or the body to which he belonged in any
should wait at least until the connection OF Mr. Har-
vey with the Portuguese mission should have for.
cain, to be examined on principles OF justice. To
agree TO the paragraph would be to enter q cogqor
CONCESSION oi Judgment before the country and the
world. lie was not willing to do 1t, and he trusted
attitude.
Mr.. FARSswogru rep.) OF H.. argued that after
Congress had expressed ts intention not to pay Mr.
Harvey, and had taus expressed It's disapprobation
o. his course ne should at least have had the good
sense 70 resign bis position and not remain there
year after year and come afterwards 10 Congress FOR
hs back salary. He. for one, was not disposed to
that subject
MI. PAINE, trep OF wis, said that he, too was un.
Wiling 70 stuliiiy himself by voting now to paw Mr.
Harvey. even though his fr1end,rom Ohio mr. SpaId-
nHl might have come TO the conclusion to recant
aA1 change his position. An addional reason for
withhoiding the appropriation from MIR. Harvey was
lsat he had dehed Congress and had said to
soonsIess, speaking through the mouth OF the
NcIetary OF state:-'foa may withhold your ap-
preparation this year, you may withhold IL next year
Dlt sooner or later VIII find some appropriation
cpmmlt.ee ,, 70 recommend H. and sooner or later
WI W, hna y House to pass it, He would therefore
S ueais. TINS appropriation and all the more
ssauy because MT Harvey had SO dcilantly thrust
lis IN tne lace OF Congress. When he was told that
. conlu not remain there he had remained ana had
Gnea Gnea the votes OF Congress, and now they were
sfncu ~ ~ JAN upon their own record and TO ad-
NJ 70 tne country and TO him that the members who
hd voted against his appropriation were culnri,s
ahd had done him wrong. lie, for one. would mako
- sucn admission. Congress had done no wrong.
y mad done right at first, and Mr. Harvey was
wrong and every year that the Secretary OF State
nd the President had retained him in his nos,
dbne wrong. '' '"1
The question was then taken on sir spaldinu,s
anendment and IL was agreed to-
Dir. WAsHBrRS trep.i OF VIA. argued against s.rik.