The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WARRINGTON, Feb. II, 1872
Mr. Cnookrn member elect from Massachusetts in place
OF Mr. Washburn resigned appeared and took the oath or
office.
SALES OF MATERIAL BY THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. BEoK (dem) of Ky, asked leave to offer resolution
n e nss g. ad Of BY
Mr. Butler, rep) of Mass. objected.
81 sR the # h district on ySGn
for INCREASED ,S duty on imported cigars; also memorial
OF amendment repeating the war clauses of the con-
proposing that the PoWera be in
erai and system of international arbitration
Mr. r1sE11snVsa; S.S MO- from r. Committee Of
on lea and Coffee and said that was reported in
to the order OF the House but that majority OF the com
mee the on the where
bera could have the opportunity of expressing their views on
Nr% POST OFFICE AMP CUSTOM HOUSE, IgILpIN s,,.
Buildings and Grounds reported bl for the construction
OF addition the Post Once Building at Indianapolis At
tOGa ground ADJOINING the site ,,d Passed Sc
ported bin for the construction OF Post Office and custom
HOUSE, building at Hartford, Conn., at cost not exceeding
MI. TysEE from the same committee, reported IN for
n ns ecs Of ss r Pa. S at on'n
Iii Fol Of Ill., the Sns
Quincy, III exceeding $l5uOOO, the be
The bill was OPPOSED by Mcssrs. Garfield, Dawes W. r.
Roberts and Cox, and was advocated by Messr Hawiey,
Mr. DAWES, lrepl Of Mass, appealed to the House to
quincy which had as mer,orous any other town
hs 5S a e h
should not conhne itself to cases where the Post Oce,
government building ,I necessary , ,,. =, Ia
mays os The further ''' "
Mr. DrokEr Tep, Of Pa. from the Committee on Appro.
he special order for Tuesday next The bin apprOpr
"''' TIE SALE OF NAVAL MATERIALS.
BTGK his si0sS s Of 9s to the sale
POST OFFICE DErIcIENoY AND PENSION AprEopRIA
sena. amendments r,9 to the ei Fos, Office Deficiency bill
aud 10 the Pension Appropriation bill were taken up and
me House then, at two NJ went into Committee of the
Whole Mr. E EE Of WE NshsPp n9 fha GILL
Mr. BAsks Srep Of Mass paid hsh compliment, i to the
would re-estabsh the navy the affections the
people lie condemned the system of bureaucracy and
Navy Department, and read from a letter of the
.a az he ef 10 s,f s
paid to OF A Sd NOT a U s h1 aas
Alabama TIE present Secretary of the Navy, however,
Mr. SARGENT rep Of CAL replied to the structures and
% arg @ By Mr. and b ss s ss 40 as
received from that for the last two years had gone
The from that less than
million dollars lie also replied to and some OF
70 the expenses Of the indian Department.
the Committee on Appropriations
The continued by Messrs. Coughan, Beck,
Sargent, The latter condemned the gov
its lack OF SPIRIT well the weakness OF
ton which had enobed the democratic administration IN the
DAYS william l.. Marcy.
The committee then to consider the bill by para
graphs for amendment
Mr. HInYARD, dem .of n. II. moved amendment
providing against the employment OF lsbores in the navy
for political motives, and against their being subjected
to political influences.
Meser BANKS and HALE opposed the amendment as one
that entirely unnecessary.
Mr. sLooUM dem of N. SAID we're unnecessary in
England yards II was certainly necessary in
Brooklyn The Brooklyn Navy Yard was run by political
influence. II House would give him committee of
CATION he would TO prove IT, He would prove
the Navy himself had gone there and
exeried himself against his mr. SOcum's) reelection to
rolls who did days work in the Navy Yard simply
for political purposes
Mr. BANKS said l not necessary to approve every
thing done New lork-(aughter) but he could
this
Navy Yard. ,.,.- .. a., go,
Mr. BUTLER. of Mass. moved substitute for Mr.. Hb
a provision that mechanics and laborng
men at the navy yards shall be selected by the heads of the
mechanical departments I'D the yarus w'hou Toe In
reference OF any naval olcer
After discussion the substitute was adopted.
OF N ", then moved TO amend the subeli-
tue by inserting Mr. Hibbard's amendment, slightly modi
ned, and II was agreed to-
TIir IMPEACHMENT PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
The committee and the SPEAKER laid before the
House from the Senate requesting to be furnished
with the testimony taken before committee OF the ouse
the Impeachment Of Andrew Johnson and resolution
adopted directing the Clerk TO furnish such testimony
for the use OF the Senate in executive session. - .
IMPROVEMENT OF TUE COMMERCE OF THE sCHUYLk1LL
RIVER
Mr.. KELLEY (rep) Of Pa, Introduced bin TO improve
the OF the Schuykii River. Referred.
The House then al twenty minutes past four r. NJ, ad'