The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
wAsnINGroN, Feb ID, 1879.
TIE COINAGE LAWS.

TIE COINAGE LAWS
Mr. HOOPER, (rep) of Mass from the Committee on Coin
age Weights and Measures reported bill revising and
amending the laws relative the mints assay Offices and
COMA, e of the United States.
Mr.. MoNEELY. (dem.) of ILL.,, member of the com
mee raised the point the report had not
ized by the committee.
The question good OF confusion and embar-
rassmen until in to direct inerrogaory by the
Speaker Mr. Hooper stated distinctly that he had
thorzed and instructed BY the committee report the bill
ceve and the bill ade the special order for the second
PROPOSED NEW posr OFFICE AND CUSTOM HOUSE FOR
BUILDINGS and Grounds reported bin for the erection the
city Of Albany on suitable site to be donated by the
tom House, United States Courts and Internal Revenue
Hnrtsl% oSis opposed the BIZ quoting
tons for public buildings until of those
ing Architect The rTeasrry and the force under him had
H as mooh h on hand as hsy could attend
were HarsoS Indanapo cnfipnat d and s. Louis
public being andsTtaksn Of The
St the do iss
\. which ss President Pa had wsppne% him as
public be
5 a % in h
Potter and was stated In the course of the that
pubic an the o.
which, according to Mr. Garfield would amount TO about
iMr SANrTLp made smother appeal to the House not to
Cincinnati Columbus Newark San Francisco and other
the Treasury down the coming year
'f s.
II f9 se OF Of
Mr.. coseEs Ifsp;S Mic6 replied 70 Mr. GARFIELD, and
nsn Snd sef . Dill ana IKE 0' lot
refused and The passed Without division 's' were
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sM.y sns 5sps. i%BS1
ay and % re-
quest Tue House 70 have the bin recommiited.
b CT Pea ruled a eSsa. %n't Ms
20 s ooa not
60 On N the HOUSE ,. except BY una1imou. consent m
vas not permitted 70 make preliminary statement and the
the state OF the union Mr. Blair Of Michigan In the chair,
rnx NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
which general DEBATE limited half
Moe c ~ e9ss a s be
S Wa. sa .cS ~ s and y the
merely spasmodlc. Il must be regular from year year
re @ s%SSn, p This bill wa:
bsos ssving Of asoa; 10 favor Of the h.eal year
u seuld all .spsn.e. Of the NAVY Depart.
ns ,es, 3: IL.
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So that average expenditure for those years of
peace and Of apness OF democratic admin
about fifteen mions of dollars He invited comparison
between OF expenditure and the present rate
Mr. COMMON dem of Texas referred 70 the fact tf the
navy had been gradually decreasing until now we naa ou,
wentv- nine vessels commsson mounting Joy guns ana
Mr. Hale to harmonic bis Win nst
Mr. HALE said the,genteman from Texas was stogetner
too Impatient He would refer 10 that point when ne came
70 IT, s mentioned The i.S 'si o the bs me B9sh navy
bad SOO men and the nation shou,d gei ln.o war
iuy armed with present force TO which the navy wa
limited lie admitted that there bad been spproPrsee
HOuOOo 600 for the during the Tour years Oh wn
the people had right 70 know h wnM ha =
become that money and Of the ships when snoua nav
been built. lie sorry TO say that the lnvesngauo.
showed badly for the Of the money as AZ ecung tn'
lie dd wonder that people would be sceptica
10 the assertion that had no navy or that member
would hesitate twice before they would appropriate more
money for naval expenditures The whole point Oh h
argument that the blame should fall where properly
rested. II there legacy from the past, ant
Al the country had not now respectable name established
They should grumbe at expense that inevitable
Te navy essed o. the so vessels thai belonged