Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-20

and commissioned ofieefs Of the army whS
served In the late war, who were aosent it o.,
borne upon the rolls IN such way that thoJ
eannot receive their, pay and oounty ,t ave
them snd dirs9ssg ,hI ma SS ~ ssSsSepsY o
Teporting bill for commission or army ON
GERS 10 Investigate such eases.
On motion Of Mt. qiihllAn, Of Pa, the Com
mittss on the District OF Ooium6la was au-
thorlzed to send for persons and papers In
| pursuing their Investigations, under a reso
luton directing an NATURALIZATION Of the Wash
layton and Georgetown Railroad Company.
| Mr. Peters, OF Me-, Introduced a hill 10
amend the bankrupt act 90 as to exempt from
Its operations certain Interests In life lnsur'
anoe policies. Referred to Committee on Re
vision Of the Laws.
| Mr. 1ngersoii, Of ILL.,, reported back the bill
for a ship canal around Niagara Falls. Or
dered to be printed and recommltted.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferry, Of Mich, the Com.
mittee on Pensions was directed TO inquire
tate the eSpedlene{ O., providing that no To-
| valid pensioners shall be deprived Of their
pensions during the time they were employed
In the civil service Of the United states.
Mr., stiles, Of Pa, introduced resolution
/ providing Tor the adjournment OF this session
day ofApFll.
dr. BsniNmin moved to lay the RESOLUTION
on the table. Rcieeted-yeas "a, nays So,
| Ihs previous question was then seconded oy
Tho RESOLUTION was then defeated on tho
passage BY vote of yess to 81 nays;
were presented and referred.
| The House resumed the consideration OF N I
League Island bill, and
Mf. Kelley, Of Pa, addressed the House. HC
oontepded that all that had been said dctrl
mental to League Island by the opponents OF
this bill was founded In error, and because
the case was not properly Understood. HC
argued to show that League Island was the
| natural place for the sAfe-keeping OF an Iron
clad Meet, which required fresh water for Ia
win regard to Mr.. Dawes arraIgnmont oi
/ the Administration yesterday, Mt. Kelley said
no did not feel II TO be his duty 70 reply, be.
| cause he could see no connection between the
alleged sXtfayaEance OF the Administration
| aud League Island The gentleman had con
neoted them by an Imaginary link Of es00,0JO
Mn,shI SeLSs ~ so aeywhleIo except 70 ",
the correctness OF the figures reported by Mr.
| Dawes, and thought the comparison was moi
affair one, and that tho Administration was moi
| against the Administration. In conclusion
/ Mr.. Kelley urged Immediate action upon The
bill, and hoped the committee would consider
the claims OF the Philadelphia naval station
| 10 making up the appropriations, az a m atteI
/ Of Justice to tho city OF Philadelphia, which
had paid $4,000 for League Island, and pro
sented the same to the United States.
Something had been said as TO the motive
/ Of the city Of Philadelphia 10 making THU
largoglft. The only motive was the fact thA
| when tho present site OF the navy yard wa
sold, the property would Increase 30 much Il
| value as to pay = good intefeht on the invest
| ment for League Island, That was the Holl
| motive Philadelphla had 10 tho matter.
| Mr. Dlokey, OF Pennsylvania, said he hat
not much to say about League Island, but h,
wanted to notice some Of the statements mad,
on Appropriations, and which he Thought az
/ great injuatlee to the Naturalization OF Pres
| ldont Grant. The gentleman was pleased 4,
| talk about what he deal mated tho "other anI
/ Of the Avenue" and to charge all the eN
/ trAypgAnce there; but he thought tho Eaddl
h-d been put upon the wrong horse, and tina
the blame ought to rest with Congress, for b.
| found, upon examination OF tho estimates
that the appropriations asked for were moatll
/ to carry out laws now upon the stAtute-book
| II we wanted to retrench we should commenc
| here In Congress, anu not pass bills for publ
| works, for, AfteF they arc passed, the Rppro
priatlonB must be made to carry them out
He thought that BY falling to state thcs
/ facts, the gentleman from Massachusetts, hA
mialed the House, Estimates would not b
/ made for work that Congress did not order b.
bills passed and put upon the stAtute-book.
| Pending further discussion ths morning hou
expired, and the bill again went over.
/ Mr Sohenck, OF OAio, from tho Commute
| Of Ways and Means, reported n ioint resolu
| ton declaring the meaning Of the Law IA rolA
| tion TO the tax on incomes, Tho ioint Feanlu
| ton declares II to be the meaning and inten
! Of the law Imposing a tax on Incomes IN at al
a5S aSS 10 'eS Of 6 SiS m
| the end Of the year 1874 and that so much o
| the taN Acdfulng 10 1870, and remaining uupaii
on January l, ls7T AhNll be paid durlng ISL
! M Sohenok oxpiAfasd tho necessity o
| passing the resolution At onco. lie said tina
different oflscra In different departments o
the Government had put diherent eonstrud
tlon upon the law, and there was cOnseq uan
embarrassment, add II was 10 settle the Who'll
question that this was introduced.
| The resolution was adopted.
The House then resolved itaelf into Com
| mittee OF the Whole, (Mr. MyoFs, OF Penn, n
the chAir) add proceeded 20 the consideration
o ME- EsiSSs q e., STisa S' advocated til,
Mt Butler, Of Mass, took occasion to refe
that some change was Immediately necessary
| for by tho course now pursued the penaiOne
was subjected to great wrong. The Govern
siOnsrs ia gold. Il SSd FSSudistS3 tRs, e eon
| tract, and paid them In currency, and IN a
being the case he thought 1t but just that tn
payments should be made As rapidly As posi-
Bile, and with the greatest possible adVantagI
| to the recipient OF tho pension. lie advocated
payments through the mouoy-orisr Offices o
me post oiiiees, and that payments DO made a
| least once In two months. Now, the pay
monts were made oniy once In six month
| aud tho consequence was that what tho net
aioner received was often pledged for month
Mr.. Wood, OF N. Y, next addressed III
| House, and took occasion to Allude 10 III
naturalization o. the Treasury Department
BY Mr.. Boutwell,. He said there had neye
before been so much misconduct under an
| Secretary Of the Treasury, and that he had no
at all complied with the laws. The SeeTetaF
| OF the Treasury welded power such AZ wa
almost unknown to any potentate OF Europ
| or Asia, and most men would have hesitate
about accepting the responsibility, but Mr.
| Boutwell, did not do 80, aud all he seemed /,
rely upon and consider requisite was the sup
| port OF his party In Congress,
Mr., Wood then proceeded TO aFTalgn Mr.
gold, &c. Before Mt. Wood had sonGluded
| his hour expired. He stated that he was no
yet one third through, and therefore ASke,
The bill was then read through.
| Mr.. Slocum, OF N. Y, moved to strike gu
the proyiao which provides that the nav!
penai9a iund shall DO covered Into the Treas
| After discussion, tho amendment was re
jeeted.
| lions OF dollars, as follows; For army pension
under several tStr ur Congress, ~, ISL, 6OOi 10
heyolutionaIy rsasion1 and pensions o. Oh,
for navy Invalid pensions, ga, t63i for nAVI
pensions OF widows, A., t99i,t7b,
The Committee Of the Whole then took VI
Academy ~ west Poiat. The bili anpro
prlateS SSl5 2Go2o, an excess OF 90 900 over In,
appropriation Of last year.
Mr.. Beck, Of KY, who had charge OF the bill
| explained the reason OF this excess. II was, hI
| said, In consequeneeofth the Increase OF the mum
Der OF cadets from 200 last year TO 400 for the
present year. He alHo showed that the mia
collaneous expenses were necessarily much
| higher than last year. This bill, as reported
is over $4,000 less than the amount originally
| estimated for by the War Department
Pending consideration the committee rose
and tho pension bill was reported to the
Mr., Cullom, OF ILL.,, offered a resolution
| into the eNpedienoy OF 90 changing the rules
As to devote two hours each day to business Ia
and Thursdays. Referred to the CommitteC
| on Rules,