New-York tribune., 1872-02-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
BILLs REPORTED.

Mr. HOOPER Rep., Mass, from the Commit
tee Coinage. Weights and Measures reported bill
assay Offices and coinage OF the United States.
Mr.. McNEELY Dem IIi2. member Of the same
authorized by the Committee. The question raised
good deal Of confusion ana emDarTas'ment until IN an
Hooper stated distinctly that he had been authorized
" Finally the objection was withdrawh and the report
received and the bill was made the special order for
'nS Mr. re'R HALsEY dsep n j. from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported bill for the
erection in the City OF Albany n " suitable site,
ing in = for Posoce, United states coars
and Internal Revenue oihce ana appropratlng s1'oOO
usep., Ohiol, TYNER rep, IndJ and POTTER Dem.
" W and It stated in the course OF the discussion
places where public buildings asked for. and tho
aggregate of which according to Mr. GARFIELD, would
Mr.. GARFIELD made another appeal to the House not
to pass the bill because after it there would come IN bills
for Cincinnati Columbus, Newark, San Francisco. and
other cities The public works OF the United States had
ast year s5SSs approprated Tor them ana after the
for the coming year as low as he thought they ought
not including Chicago st. Louis. The cost OF public
buildings already % cent OF all the civil expenses
of the Government. He called for the Yeas and Nays
but they refused, and the bill passed without
division.
The House AZ o'clock, went into Committee OF the
Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. BLAIR Rcp,
eh in the c chair and q@s up t9e @e Haia 10
Mr.. HALE Rep., Me- who reported the bill. opened
the discussion. The reduction OF Government expendi
majority OF the House. but such reduction was OF little
account II were merely spasnodle IL must Dc rega
by this bill s179i3347. That appropriated for the
current m sca year Ts ss yesp enSn nps 81
II believed that the sum contained In the BIZ would
cover all the of the Navy Department and that
no deficiency bill would be asked for The cost Of the
navy for the years preceding the war was as FOL
Iows 1855. S45s,OoO 1896 s59TiOO 1887 si44sO.oOo
SIs 1861 sl4,
that the average annual expenditure Tor those
years OF peace ana ." @ ana He S hSeS
son between that rate of expenditure and the present
MT. CoNNOR Dem, Texas) referred 10 the fact that
the navy had been gradually decreasing until now We
had but 29 vessels commission mounting 3 guns anC
lie asked MI Hale harmonic his statement with tha
Mr.. HALE said the gentleman from Texas was alto
gather too Impatient He would refer to that point when
he came TO it, lie mentioned the fact that the number
~ ba s RS is nayV had 1900 and Il the nation should
into war it would he impossible to send out tnree a
present force to which the navy was limited
The whole point OF his argument was that the Dlaine
navy as legacy from the past, and II the country ha
not now respectable naval establishment they shCru I
nav now possessed of the vessels that belonged to u
during the war only 19 vessels OF all classes I te
some had decayed; sunk, or been sOu OF scores anu
es OF he did not know the fate; ne nag hot Dee
able TO follow them they were not on tne M nsnaS ra
sponsibe for them They had vanished and faded away
ana were not to be found or traced Inc navy now CON
taiued l79 vessels In all These he classified into four
classfnot of strength but OF utility Class NO. con
al ed OF vessels that at seasOme sailing vessels
some steamers and some ironcads: they numbered So
Class No consisted Of vessels suitable to reeye those
that were at sea; they numbered II. Gas
No 3 consisted of vessels that were worth
benz repaired in case OF an euterge ne
Mr.. MORGAN Dem. Ohio snother memorT OF S tnS
Committee Appropriations replied TO Mr. Haze. ana
charged the Navy Department with waste and eNtrV,
agance. irc denied the accuracy a the nBurs quoru
b. MIR Hale the expenditures of the navy before IN
war aud referred 10 the reports OF the register o te
Treasury tO show the discrepancies. - ,
MI. BECK Dem. KY Inquired from Mr. Garfeli
whether the Navy, the War, and other departments oi
the Government were not in the habit OF selling mate
rial ana making use Of proceeds in addition 10 the
appropriations made by Congress
Mr. BANKS ilep., Mass.J said that that was not the
ease now.
Mr.. DAWES tTsep., MassD remarked that the Navy
and other Departments did spose OF material aud ust
the proceeds for the public service but there no law
annual of such TO he made to Con
gress agreed with Mr. Beck that the defect IN egs
tatnn To that effect should lie remedied.
without making any disposition OF the bill thc Com
mttce rose, and the House AT i:2o adjourned.