The New York herald., 1871-01-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| WASHINGTON Jan. II, 1870.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. KELSEY, trep.) OF N. Y, from the Committee
on Appropriations reported the Diplomatic and Con.
suar Appropriation bill Made the special order for
Friday next
| The bill appropriates 81, ,43S,34y.
| TIKI TEXAS FRONTIER.
| Mr.. DEGENER (rep.) of Texas, introduced bill
for the better protection Of the frontier OF Texas.
Referred.
| BILLS REPORTED.
| Mr.. WILSON, (rop.) OF Ohio. from the Committee
on Agriculture. reported bill to procure and dis
| seminate information to the extent OF cereal
crops In other countries requiring such information
" be furnished by United States Uonsus. Passed.
Mr. WILSON also introduced bill to prevent
! cruelty 10 animals while in transit by railroad or
other means OF transportation forbidding cattle to
be confined IN railroad cars longer than twenty
eight consecutive hours without unloading 70 give
the cattle rest, water and feeding Tor at least i've
consecutive hours except prevented by contin-
to steamboats, where arrangements are made to iced
aud water cattle.
prety and constttut:onal,y Of the bill.
Mr. WILSON stated that the measure had been
carefully considered aud submitted TO some of the
best lawyers, wno certified to It's legality aud con-
stItuuonahy. The transportation by railroad or
was daly Increasing, and it was we'll known that
the most lnhu4nan ana Dar5arOus practices were
pcfpe.fat5u on stoCk LII transit, tat were not only
dissraccial TO humanity, but made the meat Of the
cstIie deieterous TO he alth.
br ELDaipGE was satisfied that the bin was re-
pugnanC TO the constitution, inasmuch rs 1t inter-
! Tered WIN The internal police regulations OF each
State. Congress might as Well undertake TO lcgls-
late for tle police IN every city ana village. He
suggested that Inc bill should be referred TO the
Judiciary Committed.
/ alr. WILSON argued that the bill was directly
within the scope Of the provisions OF the constltu
ton, which gave to Congress power 70 regulate
to railroads. whicn formed connected LINKS between
] States, aud was, therefore, constitutional. He
moved the previous question.
On IA vote by tellers there were only 104 members
voting which lacked fourteen of a quorum.
Oa second vote by teliers the vote still less
many members beng probably attracted TO the
Senate Chamber by the Dominican debate.
I A motion to adjourn was then made.
| TaE DEATH or REPRESENTATIVE CovoDE.
! Speaker laid before the House a telegram from
Governor Geary announcing the death, at Harris
burg, This morning, OF John Covode Representative
caen ahS yaae aa any 81 NINA m s gooa
| ana True patriot.
on motion OF Mr. KELLET trep.l of Pa, commit
tee ol eight members was ordered to attend the OBJ
seauies Of Mr.. Covodc.
The House refused to adjourn, and the previous
| Mr. ELpalDGE moved TO lay the bin on the table,
( anu called Tor the yeas and nays.
| Tne morning hour expired, aud the bill went over
untli Tomorrow.
IHs BRooKs INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE.
| The SPEAKER announced the select committee on
Mr.. Bioo4s' Investigation as iollows:-Messrs Bing-
nam, Poland, Kerr, Bealnan and Biggs. He stated
tillt the FcasOH WHY MI, maynard, VINO OfereQ the
resolution, was not appointed chairman or the com
mittee was. That OWING to the fact that he was o
member 0. the Commlttee Of Ways and Means, and
al associate OF Mi. Brooks on that committee
TIE HOUSE IN coNanTrEE OF the WHOLE.
MIR. DAWES, !rep;l OF Mass moved to go into Com
mlr,ee OF the Whole on the Appropriation bill.
M. BurLER, trep) OF Mass, urged the taking up
OF tle Amnesty bill, but the Speaker stated that
there We're two special orders Which had precedence
| Tie House then, at halfpast one O'Clock, went
into Committee OF the Whoie-Mr. Schoaeld, treI.
| Of Pa in the chair-and took up the bin making an
additional appropriation OF $780, 900 for the Louis
Viie ana roatad Uanai icr Ine current nscai year.
ment approprlatng sai1,ooo for the completion or
,ne secIion WORK at the Des Mones Rapids. and ex.
| pialned the necessity Tor It,
Mr. HAwLEY, Tep.l OF Ill., also advocated the
MI CAIKiS, (iem.) OF N r., moved an amendment
appropr.atins Sl5o, 900 Tor the Improvement OF the
navigation OF Hell Gate, New York harbor and
spoke Ill advocacy OF 1t.
The amendment was rejected.
o Mr CO. 01N1sn o. rep1 Of MSa objected to the SIN
! Should all be LETT TO the General River and Haroor
Appropriation bill Onefonrteenth OF all the apprO-
since I.s4, wnen the system commenced' Vent to
the Des M0ines Rapids. which had already received
sI,9ls2Jo whiie Sso221o had gone to the Louisville
! and Portland Canal
/ Mr.. MYERS, rep.) OF Pa, also protested against
these appropriations being made IN advance OF the
/ regular river and Harbor Appropriation DILL
/ Mr. DAWES explained tlaG the appropriations In
| the regular bill would be for expenditures to lie
made alter the lst OF July next. These appropria-
tons were necessary for the current fiscal year and
! to prevent waste and damage to the works In the
spring. He hoped that such small objection as
mad been made would prevent the passage OF the
, bill.
| Mr. BECK (den.) of KY, stated the facts which
rendered necessary the Appropriation for The Louis
/ vile and Portland Claal
Mr.. SHELDON, trep) of La. also argued in support
OF tnat appropriation. He said that in New Orleans
to-day coal was double the ordinary price on account
OF the mpossibility OF rats and coal boats getting
down the ONO IN consequence or the OpstructiOnS
I at Louisville.
MIR. srARKwEArHER, rep.) Of Conn, opposed the
4 NJ nF mat
Importance were IN operation In various parts OF
| the cuuntry-such as Hell Gate, New York. They
! gentleman from Wisconsin tWashDurn) mad got
through an appropriation for tue Des Moines Rapids,
anu tnen tnat gentleman went against all other pro.
Jects from Now York to New Orleans.
Mr.. CALKIN-That is SO.
again. anu that Is why am against 1t. l can't
| afford TO allow HIM to get his PROJECT through aud.
thed TO put the knife INTO every other PROJECT
Mr.. WAsHBuRN said that the remarks oil the gen.
teman from Connecticut were most astonishing, and
after getting through appropriation last year op
posed every other similar proposition was untrue
The debate was further continued % by Messrs ALI
McCrary CoDurD, Holman, Garfield and Shanks IN
favor OF the blil Ia and amendments, ana by Messrs
Gd Y n sc a5s s as
was $3.50 100000, while the whole foreign commerce
Of the country was only $500, 100000.
sd sSs n Of the % ys M
| for one year would buy up the whole State Of
| Michigan.
Finally, the vote was taken, and the amendment
| apprOprating S3il.00o for the Des M0nes Rapids
was agreed to. and the bill laid aside to be reported
| to the House.
| discussion sprung up on proviso repeating the
existing law, which permits the Public Printer to
furnish al cost price, extra copies OF all Congress
| stonal documents.
Mr. sARGENT, (rep.) OF GAL, gave an Illustration OF
| used. A paper in Carson City, Nev which was
authorized TO publish the laws OF Congress as ad-
/ QShfnOt0n a ann M
| number Of pamphlet copies and distributed them
among Its subscribers. II that was to be allowed
the immense cost or advertising the laws might be
| saved End the laws distributed in pamphlet form
| from Washington.
Mr.. JENCKEs, (rep.l OF r. l., approved the course
OF the Nevada paper referred TO- wished that it
| wero generally followed instead Of publishing the