The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON Feb Is 1872
The bill reported yesterday for the erection of govern
ment building at Quincy, ILL.,, up In the morning hour,
and on vote by yeas and nays was passed.
THE HOUSE cLEKKsHIPs.
Mr.. WILLARD. (rep.) OF VT, from the Committee on the
Reorganization Of Civil Service, reported regu
late the and of clerks to the COM
After the bill went without. action
'D of Mich sa IN As 'ns on The BILL
for TO but as s%
cost Of keeping that and q she folly Of
to ws end e n %
with an a.enaan. tn. Fifth Avena. Hotel and
the Naval Hospital Every sick sailor there costs more than
Cabinet oalSer costs ., IN ~, washington;
sold he
paid into the Treasury but this was not the bill in which TO
Brooklyn Navy Yard sbolishedY
M. HALF am in favor Of selling r.
Mr.. HALE But that question not before the House.
s e &c sP
Mr. BANKS declared himself opposed to all sales OF gov
government miserable specua.or IN lands. Inas%usa
naya hospital was necessary and was IN the
Sashs
noUsMT PHSrESTy SgT sry 1la soID AMI
So II It become he policy Of The government have It's
ma
the espsnded or
million dollars merely the land worth some.
ne hoped hs r to s the land a. wSs
in the last degree unavoidable and unwise.l
nssres. Of he money when sioosyn Navy Yard
If he ewnsa that Nap ana and
y or ,.y msn TO take care Of he think Of 10.
bad much respect for the good sense Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts to believe that he would do anything Of
B1sxs Certainly not. individual; 4u. q.
change nest from time to time.
Mr. sLooUM-I would act for government a. would Tor
Mr. not tn. rule very different ere, 49,,
hall the interest Of the proceeds you can take care Oh the
he on
0ieT a
that city could only DO protected by navy yard In s
MT NiDLAok dem) of Ind, spoke in favor of dsposing
Mr.. sLocuM Withdrew his notion saying that he had
compshed his object which was to call attention to tho
Mr. HoLxAs gdem) Of Ind, moved to strike the item
his motion ~ an argument. as to the nusy Of that essab
'ssnep'' MI ns motion sIs was -, rejected o..
supplying sailors with clothing A. the Of the
After some discussion he withdrew the amendment say
| dace. WI "'''" Nc "'D" 'H"''
HALE moved to add section to the bill directing
emen such vessels and materials as are not suitable or
E wopD sS USE c repair or es out h,
should be sold except after condemnation BY Of
| HISTORIC RELICS.
Mr. MAYNARD rep) OF Tenn suggested that exceptions
should De made or such historical vessels Constu
u0n the Macedonian the kearsarae and the
which should DO always maintained by the government
Mr.. HALE objected to Mr. Woods taking the
responsibility from the Secretary of the Navy putting
| II on q board OF naval onlcers
Mr. Woop argued IN support Of his proposition and sug
gesed that the objection 10 from the naval
officers would condemn all the vessels In the navy.
| GARFIELD, Tep) Of Ohio and SWAMI, (dem5 of Nd
against Mr. Woods proposition In the course Of his re-
Mr. Swami stated that In Of there were not
the could be on and he fell
| convinced that there was at present
| IMMINENT DANGER WAR.
Mr. MAYNARD offered his amendment excepting from
such vessels had been emnenty distinguished in the
MI DioKEY, repjof Pa suggested that that would in.
clude AL vessels that emnenty distinguished for
| their incapacty. tLaughter)
and economy Of selling vessels They had had
experience kind. They bad sold for $4,000 cap.
which had since been known the
Hornet had cost the government $lt0O0 TO watch
her and TO convoy Some OF those vessels might be
yered into prvaeers against other governments and put
this country the predicamcnt as England had been
nut in by the Alabama other priyateers He would have
vessels broken and sod but he would not have
them sold as ships. 49,. -,
Tie Committee then rose and the bill was passed.
The House then, at four O'Clock. adjourned