New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-02
YIrH CONGRESS-3D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. l. 1852

the invasion Of the Rebel Prices also several petit
lions for woman suffrage.
Mr. MORTON rep, Ind presented tho resolutions OF
Tho Indiana legislature asking appropriation ior INC
Mr. RAMSEY rep, MINI presented tno s15i1r, In
the Minnesota Legislature IN tayor0 OIL O9nEvS5 AMI
a. corstrnrtIou OF the Northern Pacific Railroad anu
tsklng an appropriation OF 100000 TO preserve to i"
- ~ Anthony. and thus preserve Navigation @oOEe.
M P0WEROY Gsep Kau9 presented resolutions OF
4he Kansas LEGISLATURE against tho IdllHot'i ~ -
0 ON the Cherokee lands and in favor Of the payment
Of ela!ms of Kansas volunteers. ~, .,,rs.,f tho
ALABAMA Legislature in favor OF the improvement u 'no
tennessee I'M COMMERCIAL xAvIGAToN COMPANY
MI CONKLNG HIop n ~ PreSen,eYS op engoed in
he Eur0ean trade praying the passage OF the ent reeO
iufou rcuOred hy the Postal COMMITTEE explanatory Oh
the act OF July 5G in favor Of The Commercial NaYga
t,nr CoIopluy ON the grounds that the Company are
ready 10 construct all the needed steamships tat tne
mails should be carried in American vessels ana that inc
nasscncer and freight money earned by foreigners
should be earned by our own citizens ana remain IL INC
THE AMERICAN AND AsIATTC TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Mr. MORGAN ReP., n. y from the COlnlniIee On
tate Geographic communication between the Eastern anu
Western Continents with an amendment IN the nature Vi
STer,o I'll American and Asnc Telegraph Company shall have
e exclusive rg for fourteen yssGs s Ot sa n. provided such
line line, shall commence Cape San Juan Naslss,on
year completed within three years from the passage o. TINS @
vessels assist in making Sounding Transporting MATERIAL anu
SEC Provides giving United state: priority in The use of the
lies Secretaries Of War and the Navy to protect them ~Dn H'''
, is s s t2o Ss3s the right any time 10 aud "
Mr. COLE REP, Cali, from the Committee on Claims,
referring TO the Court OF Chains inc
claim Of the University Of Kentucky for damages to Their
building apparatus while occupied as Uhlteo states
M CoNKLING objected to the resolution because it
proposed to authorize the Court OF Claims 10 HNestsdc
claims FOR damage done to real estate contrary TO an eA
ME- DRAKE rep, Mol took the same view, and moved
the resolution on the taOe. Cdrile''
Mr. SUMNER Rep Mass) presented petition ol ne
Committed upon their rights citizens Of the United
States and praying the interference OF congress III ~
O'n"ii THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU.
Indian Affars reported the bin to transfer the Indian
Bureau to the War Department. and recommended us III
on motion Of MI FEssENDEN ep, Me-, the Joint
resolution making an appropriation Tor the n
authorizing the Secretary to erect an additional building
Mr. MoRisILL ,ep VT reluctantly opposed the resO-
luton as authorizing extravaganza. go D., - 49,.
Mir. FESsENDEN explained and defended II as neces,,
cary for and health Of the employees OF
the Department 49,.
ton Of the models which have been seventeen years on
exhibition in the ana IN Tesafa 70 n' a
the preservation Of old models was unnecessary ana
Mr.. WILEY rep, W Va moved to amend by pro-
vdng that models should be kept 81 years instead of IT,
Mr.. CoNKLING could not conquer his repugnance to
giving the present Administration authority to expend
good faith, II the matter could possibly be postponed
Mr. FEssESDEN had never heard Of the Secretary OF
the Interior having abused any power to expend money
10 intrnst this matter his honesty and discretion.
Mr.. FERRY rep, Conn., SAID he had incautiouSly
venured the atmosphere of certain rooms In the In
terror Department under the present arrangement and
necessary that the Secretary should be authorized 10
make iRe 2TSPPgd c1S e@ nd copcue in this view
Mr. CRAGIN (Rep N H. was willing the clerks OF the
Interior Department should breathe better arr but
cripple the Patent Bureau because in that Bureau the
inventors Of the country were deeply interested.
Mr.. CAMERON rep, Pa thought the resolution pro-
Mr. FEssENDEN thought it poor economy eenators
TO subject their innocent feowcitizen employed in the
Interior Department. to misunderstanding atmosphere,
for the sake Of saving some money
Mr. CAMERON believed that the Government en-
and felt quite confident that most OF them would survive
until after the Attn Of March, when there would come into
power new administration which II would De saie 10
Mr.. MORRILL, of Vermont regarded the portion OF
the resolution authorizing the destruction Of models as
the entering wedge for the adjustment OF ihe Patent OF
The resolution further discussed by Messrs. VIII
LEY ana FESSENDEN.
Mr. CONKLING moved an amendment, providing that
the resolution should not take effect until the 10th Of
Mr. SUMNER suggested the aOth Of March.
Mr. CONKLING accepted the suggestion. HIS object
was 10 reSeT sy ti pfIcf for ~ he 6Tess1t
Secretary OF the Interior to use extraordinary diligence
Mr. HENDRICKS SAID he could understand that certain
patronage Of the Depamentthe appointments TO office,
long spo" be without improperly reserved for
Administration; but he was unable to perceive how
any department officer could honestly make either money
political capital out OF any appropriation to provide
additional room Tor clerks OF the interior Department
He supposed, however, that 1t made difference
whether clerk two, or less should die the
reserved for the next Secretary he would probably be
some partisan friend Of the Senator from NewYork.
Mr.. CONKLING replied that he did not know whether
profit could be made ont Of the appropriation He
did know however that there existed In regard TO he
Secretary Of the Interior the most unwholeSome,
notorious, and most scandaOus suspciOns but whether
the resolution would give him an opportunity for any inn
rcks from ms association with the Secretary had better
means Of knowing than he (fr COnkllng) had. II
likely TO Kill several clerks between now and the end Of
March the Senator from Indiana had surely been very
remiss in not calling attention to 1t before.
Mr.. HENDRICKS retoined that II the Senator from
EewYork had knowledge of any official misconduct OF
the Secretary Of the INTERIOR he was remis IN not hav
Nessrs. PATTERSON Rep., N. H. and STEWART
Giep New favored the amendment because Of the sns
picous conduct the part Of the Secretary Of the Int
Mr. SUMNER was in favor OF preserving all the models
and necessary. using the whole OF the existing buld
Mr. MORTON Rep, 1nd) also opposed the destruction
OF any Of te models because they were an illustrated
any nreed the ground that the Secretary
Ing against the integrity OF that gentleman.
Several amendments were then made and the resolu.
teroP 10 lease repToof bndSg on t Oi not 5g morn n
than $4,000 year. and TO destroy only the models for
which patent; were refused.
Mr. SHERMAN REP, Ohio offered resolution, which
was adopted directing the Secretary OF the Interior 10
transml, report Of Mr. Williams Director Of the Union
MISS WINNIE REAMs STATUE OF LINCOLN
The PRESIDENT presented communication from the
Secretary Of the Inferior stating that Minnie Rean has
completed her plaster east Of Mr. Lincoln which s really
5000
On motion Of Mr. MORRILL, Of Maine the Senate then
the year ending June 80 1870 Most Of the amendments
reported by the Committee on Appropriations were
agreed to, among them the amendment striking
clause OF the Hone bill consolidating several Of the