Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-15
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
THURSDAY, February IS.

| Com
mlttee on Patents, reported a bill confirming
and extending the patent of Levi W. Pond and
Others for seventeen years. Passed.
Mr.. Brownlow sent TO the clerks desk 10 he
| read
PERSONAL EXPLANAr.oS
III rttcrcpcC tSNspersious m abe on his charac.sr
| III a speech o. Mr.. Beck ln The House of Rsprs-
| sentativos or January -.
| The Vice President, before permitting the
| clerk 10 proceed with the reading. read from
i, ferscn's Manual the parliamentary rule nro-
| hititing any ailuSion in either house OF Con
! gress To what had been said I'm the other. The
| ICE president stated that the rule was Impera
tive s!d he felt u his duty TO call the Afternoon
| of the Senate 20 y,
! Mr.. Morton thought that where member OF
| the House was permitted, i'm his seat in that
| eody, TO make charges against a member OF the
Serate. the Senator as>aIied should certainly hc
| allowed 20 Ice heard in his own defence
Alter some further discussion as no objection
was made, the Wee Prcsiderr directed tn. clerk
| To prooeCdWith the reading OF Mr.. Brownlow's
| manuscript
The clerk then proceeded with the reading
sommcncig with an extract from the speech OF
| MI Beck. i'm which he slludes TO the southern
| republican governors, charging them with fraud
| and corruption, asserting, among other things.
IL at BTo1nlOM had
/ MADE A PASDFMoNlUM OF TENNESSEE
ana. further, that The only refuge OF thes. CIV
ernors Who have escaped the renitentiary, + in
the Senate of the United States.
| In reply Ia this. as concerned himself Mr. r.
said that at one time Mr.. Beck
| would Not HAVE DARED
70 apply such language TO him, for he would
have found that he Mr.. u } would take from
him has oversecr's WHIP, and lsyit over his back
/ Wien Beck left the occupation OF hostler TO
L take the stage drivers whip. he sunk 50 low A.
| United States Senate
TIE AsT RgFUGg oF SCoUSDEELs.
| was that the reason Why he was ~ anxious to
get ia IL.
| The Vice Prosiden, here INTERRUPTED the read
ing again. and quoted from JefferSon's manual.
70 show that the rem Al * OF Mr.. Brownlow trans
crossed the parliamentary rule.
| Mr.. Blair hoped that unanimous consent
| would he given TO continue the reading.
Mr.. CaSseriy asked tue Vice President III there
was any precedent for sug h language? II, in
| his recollection any such language a. this had
| ever before been used on the door of either
| House OF Congress
| Mr.. Blair said there was no precedent for
| Senator acquiring his seat in a manner a he
| (BTownlow,) and therefore he could see no
| objection Ia allowing him 10 continue a strain
| OF language which was entirely appropriate.
The Vice President replied that he was con-
| strained 10 FAY that he had seen i'm the Globe
| remarks similar in nature to those applied by
| me mbers 20 each other.
| The clerk then resumed the reading. The TO-
| mainder was occupied with a defense OF Mr.
| BrOwnlOw,s action in Tennessee.
The unfinished business, being the resolution
| OF inquiry of Mr.. Sumner into
| TIE SALES OF ARMS To THE FRENCH GOV
EMINENT,
] was then taken mp.
Mr.. Harlan. who was entitled TO the floor. said
That since 1sj5 our government had on hand
great excess of ord lance stores. which were by
authority of Congress sold from time 10 time al
| public and private sale Our own citizens were
large purchasers.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
House at once resumed the business of the
| morning hour, the pending question being the
demand made yesterday by Mr.. Farwell (Ill.D
for the previous question upon the bill pro-
vlding Tor the erection OF public building at
a, noes q. Upon the question of ordering the
main question, the yeas and NAYS were de-
| manded by Mr.. Holman. Ind and the vote re-
suited lGi, nays -. The bill was then
passed.
Mr.. willard, W.T. from the Committee on
the Reorganization OF
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
reported bill 10 regulate the employment aud
compensation of clerks to the committees OF the
House Of Representatives.
MIR. Willard proceeded to address the House
| IN explaEatiJn OF the details Of the bill.
Mir. Garfield (Dhio) offered amendment
providing that no money shall be paid from the
| contingent fund OF the House for the payment
| OF the salary OF clerk TO any standing commit
7, t1r of the House.
Mr.. Hoar Mass moved further amendment,
that nothing in this act shall be construed 10
prevent the House from dischargng, by reso-
Triton, any clerk TO committee, or transfer such
clerk from one duty to another.
Pending further consideration of the bill the
| morning hour expired and the bill went over 10
/ tuesday next.
The House then went into the Committee of
| the Whole on
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
/ and several pages were read by the clerk.
/ Mr.. Slocum N. " moved TO strike out the
| appropriation OF S11J6e for the naval hospital
| at Brooklyn. He said he desired to call the at
/ tentiOn oT the House TO the manner in which
| appropriations were made. The House was gov
| eTned by the judgment OF its committees, the
committees were governed by the judgment OF
cabinet officers, and they, in turn by the judy
| ment OF some bureau officer. SO that, in fact.
the House was acting upon the Judgment OF
| bureau officers. The Brooklyn naval hospital
being in his district, he had m lde a careful ex-
| animation of the subject. He had found that
| the average number OF patients in the hospital
| were employed eight medical officers and
forty attendants. The site covered ten acres,
worth SloOoo0 per acre, or 100000 in all.
| The bureau officers were not content with this,
| but when application was msde by the city
| of Brooklyn to purchase four acres adjoining
the Hospital site, worth 800 600, the Secretary
| of the Navy referred the matter TO the surgeon
| general OF the navy, who reported that the land
was very valuable, and if sCld TO the city OF
| Brooklyn it would be built up aud prove a
nuisance 10 the hospital, but ii il was filled uD
| ami leveled 1t would make a beautiful lawn for
| the hospital. He tho .ght there was mot much
| economy in supporting hospital OF this char
acter. Every patient in the hospital could be
| boarded at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and fur
| nished physician for each one, and large
| sum be sayCd 10 the government
/ Mi. Hale objected 10 the amendment cs ming
| in here, but said he would Join hands with the
Gentleman at the proper time for the safe OF all
the government properly In Brooklyn.
| Mi. Banks (Mass) thought the government
f! should not descend to accuse speculator in
| land. There was great difference between a
| great nation that was 10 last for centuries and
IN individual
MIR. Niblack (Tnd.) referred TO the enormous
cost to the government Tor taking care OF its
patients, and argued that il would be much
more economical to provide for their care in
| private hospitals, and that the government
would be great gamer if all its hospital pro-
perty was destroyed.
Mr.. Potter y. W replied TO the proposition
of Mr.. Hale to dispose Of the Brooklyn navy
I yard, and pointed out the great loss that would
1 attend the breaking up of that establishment.
Amer further debate, Mr.. Slocum Said that lie
had offered his amendment to obtain an oppor-
tunity to point out the extravaganza of a bureau
officer, and would now withdraw it,
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