The New York herald., 1871-01-13

that and pass to other objections ANY one who had
seen cattle yards could understand what sort OF rest
cattle would have IN them. The passage OF ihe bill
would entail large expenses the cattle raiser He
should rather compel railroad companies to furnish
such cars rs would allow cattle to he fed and wa
tered and rested IN. Such cars had been patented
and made.
Mr. COOK, trep.) Of H., declared himself in favor
OF the bill as an act oil humanity, not doubIlng in
the least the constitutional power OF Congress to re-
qure that the TRANSPORTATION OF cattle shall be con.
Mr.. SCoFiELD, (repl OF Pa, said he was himself
State rights man. ~ L used to be called when he
was IN the dsWo3raiic ranks. He had always De-
and State leaslaton but when they came to subject
which reached all over the country, and which no
that II Congress had power over 1t and under tne
constitution, that power should be exercised. He
elu laI thaI power existed under the clause OF the
constitution which gave Congress power to regulate
commerce between the States.
Mr. ELDRIDGE, tdem.) OF Wis, argued against the
consltuti0nality and against the proprlety OF the
bill There was no difficulty IN the way OF the state
OF Pennsylvania or any other Slate legslating 20
prevent cruelty 70 ANIMALS passing through her ter
rltory. The principle OF the bill would permit Con-
gress 10 regulate The harness and feed OF every horse
and mule engaged In carrying goods between two
otates He thought 1t was wise TO leave the subject
10 tEose most interested In 1.-THE cattle raisers and
cattle transporters.
Negatived
the morning hour expired, ana the bill went over
TILL the next morning hour.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
MI. DAWES. Vep.) OF Mass. offered resolution
instructing the Committee on Appropriations to In
Quire into the allowance and the manner OF the
allowance OF the claim OF George Chorpennng
(S443,Ooo, approved July Is, 1870, and requesting
the Sixth Auditor to delay the payment OF any
warrant therefor until the committee reports.
the committee to have power TO send for persons
Mr. JOHNSON. (dem.j Of CAL, offered resolution
insructng the Committee on Military Affairs 10
qulre into the expulsion aud subsequent enforced
from the West Point Military Academy with power
to send for persons ana papers. Adopted.
COMMITTEES DIScHARGED.
On motion OF MIR. LYNCH trep) OF Me-, the Select
Committee on the Decline OF American Commerce
was discharged from further consideration of the
bills for the increase OF mail steamship service be-
tween san Francisco and China and Tor ocean mail
steamship service between the United States and
Mexico and they were referred TO the Committee on
SETTLERS on PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. MOORE. lrepl OF H., introduced bill for the
relief or settlers on public lands or claimants under
the existing law who have served IN the army or
navy. Referred.
THE HOUSE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
me House then, at twenty minutes TO Two, went
into Committee OF the Whole Mr. Scofeld In the.
cnair and resumed consideration OF the Legislative,
Executive and judicial Appropriation bill.
A discussion took place ON q provlso reported In
the bi directing that hereafter no laws or treaties
snail be published IN newspapers except those
which are OF general nature, and which laws or
parts OF laws shall be selected by the Secretary OF
State.
MIR. BENJAMIN, rep,) OF NO., offered an amend
meat repeating the law authorizing such publlca-
ton. He said that the expenditure was useless for
which 1t cost might as well be thrown into the
Potomac. The only object OF 1t was to enable some
partisan papers To exc out sort or sickly existence
Mr.. MAYNARD, rep.) OF Tenn, made the point of
order that the amendment proposed general legis-
lation and was not IN order In an appropriation BILL
The CHAIRMAN sustained the point or order
Mr.. MAYNARD differed entirely with the gentle
man from Missouri to the utility OF such publica-
ti0n This was a government OF the people, and the
government should be brought as closely IN commu-
ncatlon with the people as possible, and in no way
could that be done so readily and effectively as by
the publication OF the laws.
MIR. LAFLIN, Tep) OF N. Y, offered an amendment
limiting the publication to two papers In State
and Territory. Agreed to.
Mr.. ROGERS, (dem1 OF Ark, offered an amend
men requiring these to be papers having the largest
circulation. Rejected.
MIR. BENJAMIN offered q substitute for the whole
paragraph as follows:-
For publishing the in pamphlet FORM 80 600 and all
by repealed.
He repeated his argument in support OF the pro-
position.
Mr.. MAYNARD repeated his point OF order, but
the chairman ruled that the objection was made too
late After further opposition by Messrs. Palmer
and Patt the substitute was agreed to by vote Of
90 to so.
An amendment offered by Mr.. ALLISON, (rep.) OF
Iowa, to insert the paragraph making apprOprla-
tons for the office OF the First Comptroller or the
Treasury an item for four chiefs or divisions, at
s. 500 each gave rise TO long discussion.
Mr.. DAWES opposed the amendment on the ground,
chiefly, that the Secretary OF the Treasury was pre-
ment aud that Congress should not inter-
fere sporadcaily with such reorganization.
He mentioned as an instance OF tbs necessity
OF u teat ne met 3 few days ago. fn the
Treasury Department q gentleman holding war
rant for payment who had then been in eighteen
bureaus and had st three bureaus to visit before 1t
The amendment was rejected.
After proceeding In the bill as far as the thirty
seventh page the committee rose, and the House, at
halfpast four O'Clock, adjourned.