The New York herald., 1870-05-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, May u, 1870

REVIVAL or AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Tie House resumed consideration In the morning
hour OF the bill reported by Mr.. Lynch to revive
American commerce and navigation.
Mr. LYNCH, (rep) OF Me-, gave notice that he would
call for q vote on 1t next Thursday
After speeches on the subject by Mr.. Wood, and
Mr.. washburn. Of Wis, the bill went over till TO-
morrow. wa .ala-
CANNON FOR SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Mr. HILL, lrepl Of n j., introduced JOINT resolu-
nun balls W the Soldiers Monument Association OF
Morris county, N. J. Referred.
Mr.. JULIAN, lrep.j OF Ind, asked leave present
two petitions against stephen j. Field, Associate
Justice Of the United States, and Ogden HOFFMAN,
Judge ct0 OF the United States for the district OF
California, and praying that articles 0f Impeachment
be presented against them.
Mr.. BANKS, (rep.) Of Mass, objected.
Mr.. JULIAN thereupon presented them under the
new rule and had them referred to the Judiciary
Committee. W 4
Mr.. H0TCHKIss, lrepl OF N, y, presented bill
for the organization OF the judicial District of the
State 9: New York. Referred. m
corporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Company and
to grant lands thereto, Referred.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then, at twenty minutes to three O'Clock
p, M, went into Committee Of the Whole Mr.. Eli
DRIDdE in the chair. on the Naval Appropriation bill,
the general debate on which was limited 10 three
MIR. HALE, rep.) Of No. addressed the committee
Mr.. MORGAN, (dem.) of Ohio, followed IN c0ndem-
nation OF the Navy Department for having, In viola
q 1as aaS psr cen IN
their legal pay, amounting to 50, 100000.
Mr.. scorIELD repl q Pa, remarked that the
was paid was strictly m accordance with law.
Mr.. MORGAN repeated his assertion and contra.
dicted the statement Of Mr.. Scofeld. He denounced
the extravaganza Of the naval establishment show.
ing the large dfsprOpOrOn OF officers OF high rank to
the vessels employed at sea, and stating that there
afloru fnra nh nj
Mr. STEVENS, (rep.) OF N. H. followed also In cr1ti
csm OF the extravaganza OF the naval establishment.
the peace basis Congress should see, therefore.
tnat public expenditures the principle OF retrench
ment was fully vndicated. H-QL Hg
Department, showing that the expenditures Of the
current year had been economical. Three million
dollars less had been spent In putting ships IN order
than had been spent under Secretary Welles In
watching ITS decay. He argued that while merchant
steamers would make good cruisers they would
bill was niggardly In nearly every particu.
lar and would cripple the navy. England
lar appropriated for the American navy. and yet the
Navy Department was abused because English ships
were superior TO those or the United States. He ar
gued that IL was beftting this country to keep up
decent navy, and defended Admiral Porter ffom the
unfav0rabfe remarks Of previous speakers.
ton ON the subject OF the navy, criticslng lhe De-
partment, charging 1t with deficiency, extravaganza
and acompe,ency, ~ a,. and vndcating The admin stra-
At halfpast four the committee took recess until
hau.past seven this evening.
Evening Session.
The Committee Of the Whole resumed lts session
at hali.past seven O'Clock, on the Naval ApproprIl-
uOn bill. pff iss
Mr.. DAWES, trep., Of Mass, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations regretted to be compelled
TO der with the committee in reference TO this BILL
That difference did not consist In the details 80
much as IN the principle Of the bill. His objection
TO 1t was that 1t was neither the one
thing nor the other; that u neither met the
and ideas nor revised these plans aud compelled the
depaitnicptto 10 conform t,eif to the policy Of Con-