The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-19

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Mr.. Stiles introduced concurrent resolution
providing for the adjournment of Congress on
The second Tuesday In April next.
Mr.. Benjamin (Mo.) moved TO lay the joint
resolution on the table-yeas, ~; nays, SS.
Mr.. Stiles moved the previous question on tho
passage of the Joint resolution; reconded, "a
The concurreht resolution was then rejected
yeas, "A; nays, g.
Mr.. Crebs offered q resolution instruc'ing the
Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
propriety OF reporting a bill providing for
board of military officers for the hearing and de-
Gliding Of claims of officers and soldiers for
monthly pay, etc. Adopted.
Mr.. Gilhllan offered n resolution Authorizing
the Committee for the District of Columbia 10
eend for persons and papers in prosecuting the
inquiry into the management cf the washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Peters introduced q bill to amend the
Bankrupt act so as " exempt from its provi-
sions certain laws p. relation to life insurance
policies. ~
:. Also, bill Cor the relief of officers and en-
listed meI who reported for General Daniel
Uumap' g brigade in New York city. Referred.
=, NJ. Ingersoll introduced bill to provide for
pe construction of Niagara Ship Canal. Re-
ferred.
The House then resumed the consideration of
the bill transferring the Philadelphia Navy Yard
to League Island
Mr. Randall, In order to obyiate the objections
made yesterday by Mr.. Dawes, offered an
amendment that the proceeds of all sales should
be paid into the treasury.
Mr.. Washburn (Wis.) accepted that amend
ment ae substitute for his own
Mr.. Haines sent to the clerks desk and had
read, letter from E. b. Hale, of Cleveland,
Ohio, protesting against the burden of taxation,
and stating that business there was dead, enter
prise paraiyZed, and strong undercurrent set
ting in tho adu infc Ell in
of taxes; that the people were being ground to
powder, and that II the future brought an explo-
sion. 1t was not to be wondered at.
Mr.: Kelley made speech in reply to that of
Mr.. Dawes Yesterday, and quoted against his
assertion as to the necessity of raising the sur
face of the whole island nine feet, the report
made by Admiral Davis, General Humphrey,
Commodore Alden, ehief-Engineer King, and
Coast Survey. If these gentlemen knew any
thing on the subject, then the Chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations and
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Washburn)
ously misrepresented 1t. The gentleman Oawes)
had gone yesterday pellmel into the admins
tration, and had intimated that the Attorney
General was to be expelled on account of his
honesty. He (Kelley) did not see the exact
connection OF all that with League Island,
although the gentleman (Dawes) had linked it
to his bill by an imaginary sum of $500, 900.
30 far as he (Kelley) knew, that appropriation
was mere creature of somebody's imagina-
tion.
Mr.. Kelley proceeded at considerable length
to detail the advantages which League Island
presented for iron-clads, and the disadvantages
OF the present Navy Yard at Philadelphia. He
intimated that the chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations had been pursuing dog in
the manger policy, and that he had been taking
an unfair standard Of comparison when he COM
pared the estimates for last year.
Mr.. Dickey replied to the speech of Mr..
Dawes yesterday charging extrayagance on the
Administration -