The New York herald., 1872-12-06
WASHINGTON.
The Agricultural College Land-Grab
10 the Senate.
RECONSTRUCTION OF 1HE COMMITTEES.
Fenton Still Conkling's Thorn
@ i'm the Flesh.
PoMRRoYs TEMPERANCE TACTICS.
Passage Of the Naval Bill in the ncust in
an Amended Form.
HMsWAR SHIPS no BE BUILT.
The Relative Merits Of Navy and Private
Ship Yards TO Be Tested.
Boutwell, Threatening An
other Syndicate.
Nomination of Ex-Governor Orr as Minister
to Russia and Judge Hunt as JUS
tioe Of the Supreme Court.
The Relative Merits Of Navy and Private
Ship. Yards TO Be Tested.
Boutwell, Threatening An
other Syndicate.
Nomination Of Ex-Governor Orr as Minister
to Russia and Judge Hunt as JUS
tioe Of the Supreme Court.
LAND FOR FRENCH REFUGEES.


WASHINGTON, Dec. s, 1872.
ahe LAND Grap for Colleges i'm the sem
Ate-RccCMstr saotion Of the Com n tttees-
MagmaHimity of the Democrats.
small group of Senators listened to MI. M0rrl,
Oi Vermont, this afternoon, as he read the prned
slips OF his argument in favor OF granting more OF
the public lands TO the agricultural colleges. But
the real order OF the day the reconstruction OF
The committees, and the slate Was changed hall
dozen times 70 please individual whims. Tue
democrats, who constitute majority OF the op
position might have claimed every place tendered
by the administration Senators, but they were
Gaagnanimous. Casserly retired from the Com
Nittee on Foreign Affairs to enable Schurz 10 re-
main there, and also from the Committee on Gus
tom House Investigation to make place there for
FentOn, who will thus have famous chance to
badger his enemies in the New York custom House.
FentOn will however, have to leave the
Committee on Finance, and the active Upton
wiIl be transferred from the Committee
Pensions to that on the Levees OF the mississippi
River. Last year, for the first time, an opposition
Senator was appointed Chairman OF a committee
Mat he might have the use OF committee room
fol- the conferences oil his associates. For ths
son Garrett Davis WAS made Chairman OF the Com
Ottee on Public Lands and now Thurman is TO
saecsed him, while Casscrly Is to be Chairman OF
The Committee on Engrossed Bills. 1t is said that
" one OF these rooms there will be supply OF old
Bourbon, but In the other nothing but ice water TO
drink Window finally took the Guardianship OF
the Committee on Enrolled Bills and Carpenter
the Craftsmanship OF the Committee Contingent
Expenses. The other changes have already been
given In this correspondence. 1t is not certain,
however, that the liberals will not decline to accept
V0attio0s vhisA thoy cah only GET ny ssstas tbcir
9eWocratic friends.
The Bill to Increase the Navy.
Since the discussion on this bill day before yes
torday the interest in 1t has increased. More In
tegence has been brought TO bear on the question.
II WAS evident that members came in to-day,
Crammed and rammed to the muzzle with figures
about live oak and iron, navy yards and private
contracts Among those who took prominent parts
were Kerr, Coghlin, Potter, Randall Cox, Hale,
6cOneid, Garfield, Sheabarger, Lynch, Archer and
Beck. The question, rs stated by Mr. cox, WIS az
10 the mode OF building and the number TO be
built. Tho debate finally terminated on a vote as
10 the number Mr. Cox's motion prevailed to re-
duce the number from TO six, ana TO divide the
experiment, as he called IT, between the two
modes; three to be built at the navy yards and
three by private contract guarded by the amend
Ment Of Mr.. Randall as to models, commission,
&c., and further guarded by the amendment OF
Btruction should be made until full detailed cs,i-
9ates have been submitted to Congress and ap-
preparations made therefor These amendments,
added TO the original bill, together with Mr.. Hale's
amendment as amended by Mr. Cox, finally
passed 80 that the bill goes 10 the senate IN the
50rm below
bill to authorize the construction Of six steam
vessels OF war and for other purposes.
That the Secretary OF the Navy be authorized 10
construct SIX steam vessels OF war, each carry ing
len or more guns Of large calibre, the hnls to be
bnit OF iron or wood as the Secretary may decide;
and that So 000, 900 be appropriated for that pur-
pose out OF any money in the treasury hereafter
three OF said vessels shall be constructed In private
yards in the United States under contract,
n @ nc pans sa Se o
naval OF civil marine architects subject to public
competition and for suitable stipulated rewards
upon advcrtscment-all OF which shall be sub
mitted to q board OF not less than five naval oni-
GERS for approval and adoption, under the drec-
models, plans, specifications and estimates, which
may be combination Of the best features of any
all tho plans submitted, or any one OF them en-
tire, have been approved and adopted by the aore-
said board and approved by the Secretary, he may
proceed to contract, under proper advertisements,
for the construction OF the Aforesaid vessels with
the lowest and best bidder who Will give proper
securty for the faithful mlnlment OF the contract
In eacn case. The vessels to be built accord
ing to the models, plans, specifications and
estimates approved and adopted az hereinbefore
provided for; provided. tnat the cost shall not ex
board.
This result was finally obtained by the votes Of
many who voted against the various amendments.
In the finale even ScoHed, Hale, Cox and Randall
voted together for the six sloops three to be built
In the government yards and three by private
contract, according to the conditions of Randal's
and Garield's amendments The argume en,ation
BY which this result was reached was confirmed by
the good sense OF the House, on the motion OF Mr.
Cox TO reduce the number. He argued that il had
been confessed that private contracts were vicious
when unrestricted by legislation and quoted SEQ
neM and Coghiin to prove it: also that
1he navy yards were prodigal and waste
|fnl, and, he added. politically degenerate
and corrupt in their management, and he quoted
Mr.. Hale for part OF this statement. MI Cogh-
lin, OF California, representing the Mare Island
Navy faAd, begged che House to allow all the work
10 be done in the government yards subsidy to
tabor. MrA Cox responded that at Brooklyn and
other paces\hundreds were turned out after elec.
ton to feel the Keen edge OF IN ter and te prIva.
tons and starvation. "God help such unciyi SER
yioc I" exclaimed the member The test vote was
voting was easy. Nearly all agreed that some.
ching should be done to aid ana aggrandize the
navy some Of the western members, like Mr..
Kerr were not clear as to the necessity OF an In
Jryeaeed pasy before an increased commerce. The
vesu,t 10 we shal, have HS soops-thrcc OF live oak
ana three OF iron, most likely. Nothing but ,he
,ebhery of the Senate can ovefturn the well.
v.a,d,a restrictions thrown around this bin. N
eisxe Restrictions are preserved we may look or