The New York herald., 1870-02-03
spirit Of comfy ana in tho Interest OF civilization

spirit OF comfy and In tho Interest OF civilization
ana humanity.
,uI;v MT WILLARD spoke on the opposite side Of the
ment with the Fenian organization was unwse ana
untimely and below the dignity OF the House. He
such constituency as Mr Cox should express svm.
patny with his constituents but ne could not under
peope Why Ss ,ae ne nasrs
the representatives OF q nation that holds To the
stIict anu impartial enforcement or neutrality with
0ther nations. should express any sympathy with
such an organization mad led TO the fact, n there
was such fact, that United Stated citlzens were
now lmmured In British PRISONS
The morning hour expired ana the further con.
s,ueraIlon OF the subject went over until the next
REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.
:. Ine SPEAKER announced the appointment OF
Messrs Poland Garfield and Cox as regents Of the
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
coS,,n sAaahNr on ,h rep OF CAL offered resolution
W tne JURISDICTION OF the general government over
sandy Hook and the neck OF land extending ior
several miles above the horse shoe, between sandy
copy OF the agreement between the War Depart
ment and the Long Branch and Sea Shore Railroad
Company' giving right OF way over government
Mr.. PAINE rep.) Of WIS.,, introduced JOINT reso-
usion TO authorize the Secretary OF War to provide
1Or taxing meteorological observations ut the mil
tary stations and other points IN the interior OF the
comment, ana for giving notice on the northern
Passed.
I,. Mr.. DAVIS. trepl o: y. Y. from the Judiciary
form system OF naturalization. RecOmmtted.
Mr.. FERRIS, trep.) or n. l.. offered resolution OF
inquiry as to special agents ana assistant special
agents OF the Treasury Department.; the amount OF
mileage paid TO them, DC. Adopted.
BELLIGERENT RIGHTS FOR CUBA.
Mr. LOGAN, lrep) OF ILL.,, offered resolution de-
caring that the people OF Cuba have for more than
fifteen months carried on active hostilitles against
spain for Independence tnat they have established.
ana Still maintain, . de GictO government ana now
occupy with their armies anu control large p0r-
ton OF the sland and lnstructlng the Commlee on
Foreign Affairs TO inquire what reasons II any,
exist why the republic OF Cuba should not be rscog
nized BY the united states government as beiger-
ent. Adopted.
RELIEF OF NAVAL EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. BANKS trep) OF Mass, asked the chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations to state whether
that committee had considered any measure for the
relief OF the large number Of mechanics discharged
from the navy yards In various parts or the country.
MIR. DAWES, trep.l OF Mass replied tnat 9 bill for
that purpose was before the commit ZEE aud would
probably ne reported tomorrow morning alter Q
conference with tAe Navy Department
RELIEF OF THE POOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
on monon OF MIR. COOK, trep.) OF III, the House
went INTO Committee Ol the Whole, Mr.. FERRY In
the Chair, and TOOK up the senate bin approprlatlng
$4,000 Tor the poor OF the DistricC OF Columbia,
allowing $4,000 Oh condemned armT clothing to be
distributed, and asslening store houses III Judiciary
square TO the Women's Christian Association give
| employment to lndgeut women.
The bill gave rise TO considerable discussion,
Messrs Coon, Maynard and ngersoil explaining and
| advocating 1t; Messrs. Swami and Lawrence taxing
tae ground that the people OF the District should
maintaln their own poor and Mr.. Logan arguing
taat the proper mode OF relief was 10
money, 10 be used, perhaps, for election purposes,
but 10 authorize the Secretary Of War 10 issue daily
| ratlons t. the poor.
Mr.. LOG IN offered an amendment to carry out his
views and IN the oI ms remarks said that II
| the aristocratic people o Washington would devote
TO charitable purposes the money spent In fashion,
able receptions and personal ornaments they would
not need to ask Congress TO MAINTAIN their poor.
| Messrs. BENJAMIN, Fep.) OF No. aud LAWRENCE
rep.) 0i ono offered amen tmen.s to authorize the
| municipal authorities OF washington aud George
| town to levy tax Tor the support OF their poor.
Mr.. SLOCuh, tdem.) oi n. y, offered an amend
ment to give thirty thousand dollars TO those poor
! persons recently deprived OF employment IN the
| Brooklyn Navy Yard.
/ Mr.. KNOTT, ldcm. Of Ky., argued that q large pro
portion OF the proposed pensioners Oh the bounty ol
| Congress were capable OF lnaAng Subsistence
by physical toll, aud were no more objects OF charity
| tnan the members oil the HotSe ihey could De
found every day percned IN the tAercs OF the Caol-
tol, and Oh political OCCASIONS tney could be found
marching IN torchilght PROFESSIONS. wearing blue
/ capes and headed by bands Of music. Being asked
by MIR. Stevens 10 yield ior question be declined u
| do SO remarxing that he very rarely troubled the
House, ana that he verify believed that II the
ber5 VI the House had been present when the Saviour
Delivered the sermon Oh the Molnt some Of them
| would have asked HIM 10 yield fora question
/ UIaughter.) lie thought that solomon, wnen he
described the fOur things that never satisfied, could
have looked down Upon the long current Of ages hs
would nave added W the list tue corporation or Lhs
/ Guy VI Washington. (l.aughter.l lie argued tha
| would inevitably have y political effect, because II
would tend 70 draw to this District hundreds o
ontvOte the resident citizens. II the House wanted
! 10 be charitable lhcr0 was one way to be so, and
tnat was for members to put their hands in tneiI
Messrs. SLOCUM and Cox made some remarSa
about the 1ischarge of mechanics from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard the latter saying that Inc Navy Depart
ment had spent III seven months the appropriation
| intended TO cover Tie year.
Mr. DAWES said he dld not know exactly why 90
many men mad been thrown out OF Employment IN
TWO bureaus uf the Navy Department, but he aDpre-
hended 1t arose from the desire to put into com
a a Vpr i,lf a,A
IRON the consequent employ ment OF greater num-
ber OF men tnan usual lie supposed the wnoe thing
lay IN the employment oil too many men Ia the early
part 0 the year ratacr than extending 1t over the
| Whole year.
Mr. Cook rep, OF H.. advocated the bill but said
that he had no choice as TO the means to be en-
| pie yed IN extending relief. II 1t was thou gut
| lllat 1t could he done better by the Secretary
OF War he was content tnns II should be
| 30. He was surprised at the inumation that
ableDOdied men In the galleries would be recipients
OF this charity. lie had 4 list OF the names OF one
hundred poor persons, tae youngest OF whom was
sixty-six and all disabled one Of them gave the
age VI Que hundred and seventeen years; ten or
them were over one hundred, two under
seventy years, and only three under seventy.nve,
anu II was mere evasion OF responsibility TO say
that 1t was proposed To feed able bodied negroes IN
the galleries. Tnere one In ten that was pro-
perly clargeabe TO The Distrlct
Ihe discussion was further continued In behalf OF
the bill Dy Messrs Twliche, Hamilton, or Florida,
and Sargent; IN favor OF Mr.. LOgan's amendment
NY Mr. Boyd, and against the biil and amendment
10y Mr. Morgan The latter charging tnat the Secre-
tary OF the NAVY mad. by an Order OF that oficcr
dated May 23, 1886. without the authority Of Con-
gress Increased by onethrd the pay OF the navy
officers, which increase had taken from the Treasury
from 1866 70 1863 s3 763, ,y5l.
Mr.. DAWES explained that Congress had, by sub
sequent Appropriation, legalZed mat order; but al.
mitted III answer to question 10y Mr.. Morgan, that
he for one did not know at the time sucn an ap-
preparation was made tnat 1T was to be applied TO
tnaJ purpose.
Mr.. Ella, uep.) OF N. H., closed the discussion by
an appeal On behaf or the poor OF the District and
thea the committee proceeued to vote the amend
ments.
Mr.. slocum's amendment was rejected by vote
OF A. to 81.
Mr. Lawrence's amendment was rejected by a
vote Of 81 to 49,
Mr.. Logan's amendment for the issuing of ra,,ons
by the War Department, leaving the other portions
OF the Dill Tor clothing, &c. as III the ORIGINAL
agreed TO by II to 6S.
The committee then rose, and the House, without
dsposin2 finally OF the bil at twenty minutes past
four O'Clock adjourned.
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