The New York herald., 1870-02-04


ment IN the Penitentiary as hard labor not exceed
my hve years. -. r,
States Marshal n resisted or threatened with re-
sistance the execution Of any writ or process TO
apply 10 the commander Of any military camp In
tile Territory for posse.
The nineteenth section enacts that no alien prac-
Using bigamy, poiygamy or concuoinage shal De
admitted to United States citizenship. nor shall any
poiygamlst hold any o1lce OF trust or proht IN Tue
territory vote therein or be entitled to the benefits o
the Homestead or Pre-emption laws.
The twenty-third section enacts that marriages In
.ne Territory may be soeuhlzed ony by Justices o.
appointed ana auaI,ed and Sy any u pres E or MINIS
Ter OF the Gospel regularly ordained and settled. IL
declares all consanguneous marriages inccstuous
ana VOID and punishable by twenty years. imprson-
MenC IN the penitentiary
The DILL is yery long. containing thirty -four Sec
tions.
ADDITIONAL BouNTns
Mr. COBB, (repj OF WIS.,. from the Committee on
Military Anairs. reported bill 10 amend the act Of
March g. 1868, IN relation additional bounties,
tending itS benefits 10 the WIDOWS and children or
vesr ana na1 a h a ror less peri9d ,an ono
wee the same as II these soldiers mad enlisted Tor
two years. Passed.
THE TAX BILL
On motion OF Mr.. SCHENCK, (repJ OF Ohio, the tax
bill was made the special order lst OF Marcn,
to be taken up ait or the Tariff bill.
FREE BANKING.
Mr.. scHuMAKER, tdenl Of n. ", offered resolu-
ton lnstructing the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency 70 inquire INTO the propriey OF granting TO
banking on ali United States bonds. Adopted.
AMERICAN CITIZENS IN BRITISH PRISONS.
The resolution reported yesterday from the Com
mlttse on Foreign Affairs, calling on the President
Ior information as 10 the treatment or American
citizens IN British prisons for political offences,
came up aud was discussed In the morning hour by
Mr.. Willard, member OF the committee, against
the report. ana by Messrs. swami wilkinson and
WOOD, also members OF the committee, ana Mr.. Cox
In support VI 1t. The morning hour expired nall
past one O'CLOCK without any ac.,on being taken on
the report.
ADMISSION OF MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. BUTLER, lrep.l OF Mass, chairman Of the Re-
construction Committee, reported q bill to admit
Congress Of the United States aud asked to have 1t
put upon Its passage.
The bill having been read Mr. BUTLER said that the
bill was exactly, word Tor word, the bill ON which
and under which the State OF Virginia had been
admitted to representation, although Ia some re-
Spccts the members OF the COMMITTEE Recon-
structi0n and himsef among the number, would
have been glad 70 have changed 1t. Yet the whole
cussed. ana precedent set IN the case OF Virginia
1t was thought, alter mature deliDeratlon III Inc
committee, tDat IL was best to admit Mississippi
undcr the same conditions and with the same pro-
Visions as virginia The oniy change IN the bill was
providing for an affirmation as We'll as an oat. The
matter having been fully discussed, and every body
mind made upon 1t, he would move the previous
question: nrst allowing ms colleague on tue commit
tee lAr. Beck 10 offer "A substitute.
Mr. BECK, tdem.b OF KY, thereupon offered his
substitute declaring Mississippi entitled 70 represea-
tatlon without preamble or conditions.
Mr.. BROOKS, idem.) or N. y, another member OF
the committee SAID that although ON hts side oil the
House they acquesced in tins measure they aud nor
wningly acquiosce. THIS case, In tnelr Judgment,
differed essentially from thai OF Virginia, IN tnat The
| general OF tdo tinted states Army in command OF
mississippi mad 80 used The military forces III tnat
state as 10 elect himself TO the United states Senate
by the usc OF the army.
The vote was taken ON Mr.. Beck's substitute, and
J was rejectea-yeas 50, nays sS. Among tae repab
hcans young for the substitute were Messis fitcn,
Burcnard, farnswortn, Ferry, finkenburg, Gar
held Hay, Hi, Jenckes, Kellogg, ketcnam, LanIn,
Tne bnl as reported was then passed.
TiIR NEW YORK CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Mr.. BUTLER, rep.l or Tenn, from the Committee
on Elections reported, IN the case OF the contested
election case from the Eleventh district Of New
York, resolutions that Mr.. Greene. the sitting mem
ber, Is not entitled to hs seat and That Mr. Van
would call IL UP neAt iueSdaY.
report, With opposlCe results
DEFICIESCiEs THE NAVY.
Mr.. DAWES, Fep) OF Mass, from the Committee
on Appropriations. reported pili to supply den
Engineering, 81 0ooo0o; Bure of Construction and
Repairs, 81 800 600. Total 3000000. And to cover
ances:-From the Bureau OF Provisions and uloti-
ing, 81, 400 600; Bureau Of Equipment ana Recruit
lug, sas9ooo; bureau Oh Navigation s25O,ooo;
Mr. DAWES explained the matter referred to by
Mr. Morgan as the extra allowance OF thirty three
and one third per cent TO the officers OF the navy,
under the order OF The Secretary oil the Navy May @
| 1866. The allowances that had been previously
! made for fuel, lights, &c. mad been abolished, ana
wllle the pay oi The army officers and eva OFFICER,
had bee been INCREASED I'd twenty per cent no increase
| Secretary OF the Navy mad fXea thirty. tnree and
one-third per cent AZ compensation for tile allow
| ance. Whether that was q fair commntaIioo might
properly be tue subject OF criticism but whole
| he supposed tnat the saDeetary or the Navy was
authorized IN making II. Hts own opinion was
however that the compensation of all officers IN The
army, navy or civil lie should be definitely liked by
law and he would CAL the attention OF tue House 10
that point III the legislative Appropriation bill.
Mr. MORGAN tdem.l OF ONO, characterized the
order OF the Secretary Of The Navy az the most afro
cious act OF usarpatlon that had ever marked The
administration OF any head OF department., and be
inquired OF Mr., Dawes whether he meant TO uphold
/ the act ahoishng the allowance TO naval officers
and authorizing thc increase Of pay by one-thlrd by
| u simple order VI the secretary
| Mr.. DAWES replied tnat he had not assumed to
defend that order nor the pay ynent OF i dollar under
! IT, but he mad thought II due TO the Navy Depart
| ment 10 give TO the House The explanation which
| the department. gave to MIN. Mr.. Dawes, passing
from this point, WAS proceeding to explain tae Dli.
refusing 10 yield for further discussion Tile poinI
when
Mr.. MORGAN made a remark about tie inconsisteri.
! cy Oh the gentleman from Massachusetts attempt
| ing 10 hide ana cover up an Unauthorized expeuJ-
| ture Of over three million dollars.
Mr. DAWES replied that not one word had fallen
from hm IN Justification of the order an attempt
| TO cover IL up. lie had stated the facts and Rad
stated along with them chat they did not meet ms
approval. lie then proceeded to state the circum-
stances which rendered tue blll sary, remark
! ing however, That he had been III Iavor OF smaller
appropriations, nasnuch as there was nothing In
tne alIars OF the government Iustitylng large ex-
penditures FOR the navy. In reply to question or
| sir. Randall, he sald Lhat the wnoe number cm.
poyed II all the navy sards was about twelve tnou-
| In the bureaus ior winch these deficiencies were
| recommended
| Mr.. RANDALL (dein.1 OF Pa, said that when Sec
retary Bore took charge or the Navy Department
there were between eignt hundred aud nine hundred
men III the Philadelphia Navy Yard and within a
! month OF that time the force was Increased TO
! twenty-five hundred, without any public necessity
| whatever. The men now there were actually IN
| eacn others way and III his judgment, there WAS
| no justification for this appropriation. II these
ghop5 had been burned up IL would nave been better
and more economical for the government.
/ o.
appropriations In tAe blll TO one million i've nun
dred thousand dollars and argued against useless
expenditures for the navy In Time when there
| no pubic necessity tor 1t.
Mr.. MAYNARD, trep.) OF Tenn, asked Mr.. Benjamin
how with an Inefficient navy, the government could
| recognize the Independence or Cuba. Was II wise
TO let the American navy sunber while the navles
or other nations were being strengthened dil1 He
other nations were being awakened 70 the exsencies
Of the timesS
Mr.. BENJAMIN-is the gentleman prepared TO vote
for the recognition vi either the bellserency or III.
| dependence oi mat islandf
Mr.. MAYNARD-l Will answer the question very
chccriaily BY saying that from the information 1
| have not prer ared TO for H.