The New York herald., 1870-02-04

MIR. TRUlBuLI, Irep.) OF Ill., said that the bill was
direct appropriation OF money from the Treasury
amounting 10 four millions, because, although the
amounts 10 he transferred had been authorized by
Congress The money had not been actually taken.
Inc Senate. from New Hampshire lMr. Cragin) had
advocated the bill upon the presumption that It's
passage was necessary IN order TO keep some seven
tnousanu workmen IN the navy Yards ut work But
What was The reason, he ASKED that alter going
through great war and spending hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars upon the construction or
navy now, when peace had come, seven Thousand
men were % be continued In employment IOr the
construction OF war vesselsP
Mr.. CHAGIN, chairman OF the Naval Committee,
admitted mat The Navy Department had IN the be-
ginnluS Of the present fiscal year, employed IN the
navy yards more men tnan they ought 10 nave en-
poyed but tn their Judgments the extgences or the
service required the extra number. He argued that
Tie money expended durlng the war Tor the building
VI navy Was LOT building ron-cads ana other ves-
ses TO navigate the rivers OF the country, while our
foreign sqAadron3 were not recruited. During the
present year over eighty Of our sea going vessels
had Deen overhaued, ana repairs to this class OF
vessels were further required the Workmen would
certainly not be employed II there was not work for
necessary.
Mr. TRuMBuLI4 In order TO show whether the con.
unuancc OF the present force was necessary, In
qulred what number OF vessels were UNDER
going repairs In the navy yards OF the country.
Mr. CRAdlN SAID lie was not informed as TO the
ssatc and mad been under way iora year or more.
The abrupt suspension Of this work would entail O
serious loss upon the government.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved to amend by making direct
appropriation to the Bureau OF Construction ana
Repairs OF Steam Engineering OF an amount euulvo-
lent 70 that proposed TO be transferred from the
Mr. HOWARD. trcp.) OF Micn. referring 10 the state
ment or certain Senators, said hs inference was
tnat the object OF the bll was not to carry tho
government work, but to put wages into the hands
Of some six or seven thousand persons who had
been unnecessarily employ ed IN the Naval Depart
ment. He said ne did not believe IN converting the
United States into an eleenosynary institution.
report Of The Secretary Of the Navy that since March
last eightysix vessels had been repaired and reted
for sea at the several navy yards by the bureaus
referred to. This allowed that the appropriations
made to that source had been expended III repairs
to the shipping not SIMPLY IN the payment OF wages
Mr. Morrill, said The understanding IN the Senate
appeared 70 he that the men were 20 be employed rs
o matter Os charity. lie therefore moved to amend
by adding the words, THAT the wages paid TO the
employees shall be at no higher rate tnan that which
ilies.
Morrill'a amendment, when Mr.. Morton called at
tenton TO the TACT that the proposition OF the
amendment was to overrue absolutely what was
Known as the Eight Hour law.
Mr.. MORRILL,, OF VT, IN reply TO an inquiry by
Mr. C0nKllng, stated tnat the amendment would
secure the practical operation OF the Eight Hour law
precisely II had been construed In regard TO pay
Tor the Time employed by the Navy Department and
by tue Attorney General IN regard TO compensation
per day for the number OF hours employed.
Ihe amendment WAS then adopted by yeas 20,
nays ~, as follows:-
YEAs-- -Messrs. Anthony, Bayard Brownlow, Buckng-
Ferry, Fowler, Gilbert, harris Howard Howe, Howell,
Rice, Ross schur1, Scott sherman sumner Upton and
Fenton johnson, Lewis Morriil Of Me- Morton. Nye
Sis Scse s'@sIns Ws snl
Mr.. BAYARp, tdem.l Of Del, said the proposed ap-
preparation Deing unusual and III contradiction 10
Jected to the same scrutiny which all regular appro-
priations were compelled to undergo.
SPEECH OF aR. CARPENTER ON THE NEUTRALITY
LAWS.
The whole subject was tnen laid aside in order TO
allow Mr.. Carpenter TO address the Senate upon th
bill introduced by MS colleague Howe) more eiec-
uay TO preserve neutrality by tue United States DY
repeating the Neutrality act OF 1918.
MIR. CARPENTER, (rep) OF WIS.,, advocated the re-
peal or the bill conned himself mainly to reply
TO the posiJons assumed Dy Mr sumner IN a former
dscusslOn relative to Inc nt;ng OUT Of the spanish
gunpoats ~ i new YORK. a ne commenced by stating
First that tlc statute of 1915 was passed for specific
purpose ana was therefore, inappllcabie to the
volt In Cuua Second, that the statute only applies
TO u case or contest between Two parties, oOth OF
whcln are acknowledged as beigerents, and that
the rebelap in Cuba has not attained 70 a condition
to warTant Uuba TO be 80 regarded. Th.rd, tnat
Cuba or CpDanS may be ievylns war against Spain,
but that spain ~ only proceeding In exercise OF her
not levyIng war against Cuba, and therefore the
United states was justifed in OBTAINING Tie Hornet
but would not have been Justified III OBTAINING the
SPANISH gunBoats Mf. Carpenter proceeded TO siiow
That these propositions were wholly untenaple
citing at length from history, from diplomatic cor
resp0ndence ana from decisions or courts IN Illus
tration OF the iact that the act OF 1878 had been
applied 70 every rebellion and every war that had
arisen from that time TO the present lncluding the
rebellion OF Texas against Mexico and tho Crllnean
war tic c0ntehded that the statute applied to any
contest between reyolted colony and parent state
Us soon IT could be said a stale OF war existed
and that TINS state or war did exist when clvil
courts were closed aud government was unable TO
arrest ana deal with the oue2ders BY civil process
Even concedlng the correctness OF Mr.. Summers
position, ne held Lnat the statute ONLY applied to q
ease oa sctuai , public war nsvereiess sucn state
from tue reporC OF the spanish War Minister to
the Cortes OF spain. showing the number OF
forces sent TO Cuba within the past twelve
months, IN confederation OF his assertion that
the existing state OF things IN Cupa was public war
according To the definition OF the law OF nations.
lie admitted the case or every traitor ana exhlpted
an instance wtnin the meaning OF the municipal
law Of leyymg OF war against the King, although
the King might merely smile at the attempt and
no enort to arrest the offender; bur IL the King, III
attempting 70 arrest the offender, oDstructed
ana was unable 10 arrest him by civil means and
was compelled 10 call out the military and proceed
against the rebels oy military operations that then
the King vas levyng war against the traitors as vel
as The traitors against tue king IN other words,
there was contest OF arms going on between the
Two parties, and this was state OF pubic war,
which condition OF tang ne claimed existed IN Cuba
lie also paid his respects 10 Mr. Summers theory OF
neutrality as announced III ms speech on The
Alaoama claims. aud maintained that the doctrne
there assumed MAS anti-Ancflcan, and could not be
maintained WITHOUT tying our hands from recog-
nizng the belhgerency or independence OF the
various colonies on this continent which might be
expected 10 febei against the tyranny o. European
Powers.
Sir. SUMNER, trepl OF Mass, denied the correct
ness OF the position attributed to MN by Mr.. Car
pener regard TO the applicability OF the statute
1873 To the case OF the spanish colonies alone. He
SAID his application OF the statute was 10 the case oi
the colonies winch had already achieved condition
OF Delgerence and tlaL tue statute was passed u
meet 5ucn u case.
Mr.. HOWARD frep.j OF Mich inquired OF the Sena-
tor from Wsconsln (Mr. Carpenter) for some infor-
nation concerning the present status OF the insur-
recton III Cnoa. lie was satisfied there Was IN Cuba
q hostile, war wagnig party, and " tney deserved
the name ana rights or DehgerentS 10 was hgh time
the lacL was known, ana the polcy or the United
States shaped so as to recognize that fact.
Nj. CARPENTER replied that tho condition OF
things In Cuba was condition OF war not OF peace,
ana III support OF his assertion referred TO the state
me1t in the annual message OF the President "flat
q people ON border had been struggling for
moro tnan year to achieve their ndcpenuence ami
that to stay the bio0dsRed between tnat strngg ing
people and Spain tins great republic mad oAered is
good oiices.'
Mr.. HOWARD said the President had not spoken OF
the CaDan Insurgents as beili9efents. His own re-
collection OF The message was aversc TO any such Ia
terpretatlOn OF Its meaning. TO he entitled 70 the
rights OF a begerent people must have govern
ment OF their own with the attendant machinery OF
government such he understood The Cubans did
not now and never did Dossess.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
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