The New York herald., 1871-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRE,ENT ATIvES.
WASHINGTON Feb 1R 1877


THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
LoUGnRIDGE In the chair, on the Army Appropria-
tion bill the pending question being on the amend
ment onered yesterday by Mr.. Jones, OF Kentucky,
In relation to the national cemeteries.
The amendment was rejected.
The bill was laid aside to be reported to the House,
THE NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY LINE.
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, authorizing the
Pres Pres dent 70 cooperate with tne government OF
MISSION IN accordance with the plan and estimates
OF Brgadler General Humphreys, OF the Corps OF En-
the United States and The British possessions be.
tween the Lake OF the Woods and ROCKY Noun.
talns and an appropriation oI 100000 annually for
Mir. SwANN, (dem.) OF Nd, member of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, explained the object OF
the bill aud tine fact that 1t was recommended by
the President IN his message TO Congress-. He said
that very great DXiety was felt by public officers
and agents OF the United States at Pembina In
reference 10 the probability OF collisions that might
take place at any time while the boundary line was
unsettled ana In allegiance.
Mr.. DAWES, (rep.) OF Mass, chairman OF the Com.
mittee Appropriations, while admitting the i'm
Two millions would be expended on it. He wished
to ask the attention OF the House to the
Su TO TO aae
money on the largest possible scale for
everything that was recommended. He did not de-
sire 10 be continually complaining OF estimates, but
he thought tnat his friends would not like very well
to see the aggregate OF appropriations at the close
had omitted nothing IN It's power TO cut down the
estimates, but II the House DESIRED after all, TO go
TO the country at the close or this session with
appropriations OF twelve millions more than at the
close OF last session, and would take the response
nllty Of II, he had nothing further to say, except
that he and the Committee on Appropriations had
done all In then power to keep down the approprla
tons.
MIR. MAYNARD. Tep.) Of Tenn, remarked that
Congress had been appropl1ating seventy-hve thou
sand dollars year for tls woik for the last fifteen
years.
Mr.. DAWES repeated the remark, and said that
now 1t turned out that after fifteen years OF such
appropriations 1t had been discovered tnat the en-
gineers had made mlsgo and that the wnoie Work
had 10 be gone over again.
Mr.. BANks rep.) chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, stated the necessity Tor the work,
as TO prevent future collisions on that subject be-
tween American CITIZENS and the subjects OF Great
the House on that account refuse 10 run such boun-
darY liner Certainly not. II II cost twenty
millions or hundIed millions the ,ns'Sai WorS
/, alton could be justly urged. But 1t would
cost no sSch Saa sasaa a ne as his colleague S @
formed The House that the expenditure would not
exceed three hundred thousand, and the bin only
appropriated one hundred thousand 10 commence
the work. II single dollar were expended more
than was absolutely necessary the responsibility
the Executive in the performance Of his duty would
expend no more money than was necessary TO carry
Alter some further discussion the committee rose,
and the TWO bills, the Army Appropriation bin and
the bill for running the northwestern boundary line,
The Army Appropriation bin was then passed.
The bill for running the Northwestern boundary
line went the unfinished business Mr. Dawes
| desiring TO make some further remarks
THE MGARRAHAN CLAIM.
The House proceeded, al haipast twelve O'Clock
TO the consideration OF the report OF the Judiciary
! Committee on the MCGarrahan claim. The commit
tee recommends the passage of q joint resolution
declaring that Wllilap McGarrahan is not entitled
to The relief prayed Tor III his petition. and thai the
eomIattee ne discharged from further coIsidersr
ton o, the same.
Mr.. BiNsHAs, repo Of Ohio chairman OF tac COM
h.sS, InaAcs tiis ciiaC.,sj rtpoI., ecconfanpSed
with Joint resolution directing the Secretary OF
the Interior to Issue to william McGarrahan du-
piicate Of patent for the tract OF land IL being
neld that patent was signed by President Lincoln
and recorded in the Land Ofice, winch was lmpro-
perry erased or mutilated.
Mr. PETERS, (rep OF Me-, who made the majority
report, made an argument IN Its support going
over the whole history OF the case, which he char
acteriZed as romance OF raScallty.
MIR. Cook, rep.) OF ILL.,, another member OF the
Judiciary Committee, gave his views OF the case.
The adoption OF The majority report would actually
pany. and ne believed that 1t could be demonstrated
TO a certainty that that company was not entitled
It, as 1t had gone on property to which It knew that
there was an adverse claim OF title; but the
expressly excepted such land as there was
any controversy about or any adverse claim
sci up to. The company was, therefore
the United States. His proposition was that the
President Of the United states Should take posses
sion Of the property and put It up for public sale
either a whole or in such quantities as he might
deem best and that the proceeds shall be paid Into
the Treasury.
Mr. PETERS offered an amendment to Mr.. Cooks
proposition, provsO that 1t shall not interfere with
The rights OF settlers miners, their successors
who have any rights under the statutes OF the United
States
and the House then, at fory-fye mln ties past four
O'Clock p. M, adjourned.