New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15


THE NAVAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The bill to supply deficiencies for tho Naval and Militia
cr's table The Senate amendments nonconcurred
in, and u Committee OF Conference was ordered
< NEW CURRENCY BILL.
| ur MORGAN Dem Ohio introduced bill a sub
sfjtuc for the Senate Currency bill hr Sherman. Re-
ferred 20 tg % ien 81 ~ D aaoH The ae Of National
aHd for the issue o. god Trea,q notes to the amount q
y tie bond. deposited by the National Banks security
mel bonds To- return the banks the honmiured reemp
ton their destroy all bank notes received By the United state.
Of genbac. the dpoiOrs Of bonds Treasury notes at
pes,d sod Of bank currency issned them.
The sts's S 81 .Ss 'i ,5s & DAT two sadd n %u
Of sane dgHae % number date and amount gill be paid
within after such notice interest the shall cease IL
the United Stlies shall receivable o silver or Treasury
option Of The pyer and That upon tue redemption Of e pn1
debt outstanding Treasury notes shall b. redeemed at par IN gold or
Mr.. Morgan claims that by the adoption OF his sub
debt Will be paid aud the currency Increased s2OoOOo
Mr.. LOGAN Rep. M called up the resolution Of
fercd 10y him on the 81 OF February as follows;
hosiIs' 'gn SPAN @ The purpose OF gaining their
independence and establish ng sPa9,eaq 01sn,n SSJ @
nt occupy with their rne, ami control large portion Of
Rsoirei Committee Foreign AGs be n,:gcted to e,
oure Why the Republic Of Cuba should
Dot recognized the Government beFen and as uea en
NJ o~sn proceedcd TO address the House in support
of the resolution arguing that the Cubans had en- titled
themselves 10y the courage OF their armies TO their recOg
milton as belgerens He had doubt OF the correct
ness OF the position he took nor OF the business OF the
cause. He eapoused the cause, and AS long as he eoud
his voice In behalf OF any struggling people nc Woua
advocate the progress OF liberty ami the enlargement OF
human rights the question as TO whether ee
rights the Cuban Patriots one Of grave considera
ton the hand Il involved the great principle OF
right and sefgovernment aud on the other hand u IN
voved important national principles and nice distine
on account of the somewhat meager and conflicting
ports concerning the contest in Cuba but tins reason he
thought longer existed Another reason for his esa-
ton was that lie did not wish to he placed in apparent
opposition TO the Administration which he heartily sup
ported, and with which lie was in full sympathy. .
lie did not feel however that lie could discharge his
duty and remain silent II he should err was better to
the doubt should be favor OF freedom and self
government Though the nations tongue was compare
lively mute this subject its heart palpitated with
Shpathy og Vie bryed mar in me breast of the
President lurked the deepest sympathy for them,
and that the President mad IN reality euroed ms desires
in order to carry OUT what he believed to be the better
Whv deayi For lis own part he was prepared to
IN behalf Of the freedom OF CUBA from spanish
The resolution was referred to the Committee
REPAIRING SPANISH MEsoF-wAR.
Mr. WOOD Dem, ". " offered resolution reciting
newspaper telegram from NewN DIRK, that the Spanish
vessels Victoria aud Leaad we're going to Boston
for repairs and that orders had been received from
Washington 10 have the docks cleared preparatory to
their reception stating that there were doubts as TO
poses this the duty OF repairing spanlsh
vessels OF under existing circumstances, anu re-
auestng the President to inform the House whether he
orders referred to had been given, ana So ny "ha'
authority. Adopted.
Mr.. PAINE tRep., Wis., moved to suspend the rules,
and adopt the resolution offered by him last week. as 10
the mode of choosing SPECIAL Committees OF Election
The rules were not supended; Yeas. 70; Nays l0t
The resolution was then. on motion Of Mr. STEVEN
SON referred the Committee on Rules. -,
Mr.. WILSON Dem, Mimi introduced bill to reduce
the number OF officers OF the Navy. Referred.
Mr.. AXrELL dem, Cali introduced bIIl 70 amend
the act authorizing the establishment OF ocean Mall
Steamship service between the United states ana the
Hawaiian Islands, and to extend 1t to Australia Referred
Petitions were presented as follows: From the book
makers aud paper manufacturers Tor speclnc uuy on
books the tobacco manufacturers Tor the resora
90 per cent al yaorem OF the Warrant officers, asking
for Naval rank.
The House then at 81 o'clock went into the Committee
OF the Whole, Mr. Blair in the Chair. on
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
After considerable discussion OF items for the Botanic
Garden dOorkeepers at the Presidents house. the Court
of Claims &c. the Committee after dsposng OF only
two pages the bill, and the House then adjourned