The sun., 1872-02-14

Nr. HOOPER tt' g.. Ma fcportt a nIll reNl--
Inc and q leud.rr the Laws relative to the min's.
assay Offices, and coinage Of the United State.
twas VIA made the spc ,ial order for the second
Nr HAisrY tRcp y j. reported hill for the
erection In the city of Albany. v Y, on o suta-
be site 90 be dunatot hy tho ei'y aufhorities, ~
a suitable buildins for o post cnicr. custom
house. United Stats- court aud Internal revenue
ooice. aud aipIorr ltIhs tlgt"p for the cost
,rd.-,4,,i,u the pill wa- passed without
division.
THt uCTlrs os lrt tNp CoTftF.
M II AVIS .RtI Mac Chairman Of the Cuu-
mttec uf WaNs and M"au-. reported a bill to r.
dience 10 ~, order of the House Yesterday. and
he a-ked leay" a. MAX, statement and To -
quest the House fD have tine hill recummitted.
Nr NrttstfH tltrp. Ia objected 10 Sir. Dawes
MAKING any STATE ttnIobt. and th" >pt tNer ruled
that althourh Mf Dave had right 70 rcpUrt
his OH, te ~ WHs' WH' inm,,aijjeS dlS go 90 thee the
90 on Ia tie House except ry unanimous CON
sent.
bill, a. lac Wa npi Ieiu4tt,d to make prelimi-
nary stat -utut
oi the whole on The -tate of the Union. NJ
Hsir OF michigan the chair and took up
rHF SAvAI ArrHoPR ALTON BILL
on which general detat, was limited 10 two and
Sir Hal Rer, Ne. who reported the bin.
opened the ttscuss.on. The reduction Of Cow
but such reduction We of little account II it
were merely -gsmodi, It must be regular from
year to year. The total amount appropriated hy
tn th,s bin SI,, iSIa1 ~ That H2PIoGh'bsd io,
year s ending ID % June G iS5 il Was believed d thai
the sum contained la the bili would cover All the
deficiency hiil would bo asked Tor. The cn-t Of
the navy ior the SeNvl ycaIl preceding the war
was n f1lloN-
ixs........... s4.lsc 49, ........... .il,al7oo
- ......~. hiS5" isL...,....,...... i@aG
lts. l'tSttti|
so that the average annual expenditure for
those yE2rS - nS,is oi SleSne' and - DeWI-
mentioned the fact that
THE NUMBER or MEN
70 which 'as navy Wa. lImit'd va, s,no whl-
ihe Britt navy hau tl,"s men; ard n the M
tiOn should got into war Il would be impossible
10 send out three addiiilne vessels all fully
armed win the present. force TO which the navy
approprla,ed tjcOlpoco Tor Inc navy during the
four Years q war aud That the Ieorle lad
and OF the shiis ~hieh .ho4ld have been built.
He was sorry to -hy MAT the investigation showed
future. IIe did no., wonder that people, would
be skeptlcel a. 20 the assertion that We had no
navy. OF that members would hesitate twice be
fore they Would allFui"als more money ioi
more naval txpthtltlIe-. The whole ppint oi
his argument Wa that he blame should tal
whore Il ir' lety rested II mere was No. nav
a. Legacy ,ium tht past. aud n tie country had
not now al, spvri iaul, naval establishment. the
should uut sluu VI, at 900, eIFcns, that was Joe
sutulle
rnE rRfsEsI sERINGIH or ruE NAvY
The navy now posses> >ed of the GiI vessels tlb,
belonged To- 70 during the war only lir vessels oi
all Clas-as. ot fhc rest some had derlFcd 90
sunk ur been sold. OF scores and tftlc- Of OtlH
- folio" them, They were NOT ga the hands of
the Departments and the hepart neut was uu'
11edn.5 11ed5nG5"'. l. ''d th'N IE'S nae fan, ,he1 Ahd
traced. The navy now contained ne vessels Co.,
all. These DE classlGtd into four classes not of
strength but oi utility. Cla,s No. consisted Of
ysssels tn1t we're At tea- some sailing vessel.
some, steamers, ana some ron-clads; they mum
bered '8. Glare No consisted ~ vessels suit
sble g. relieve Lagte that ~ ere a. sea they mum
Sered t. Llas- No consisted of vessels tlut
sency il this Country .Uc'id lave e' wsr S ',,d wid
spain, or II the utut cloud Ia the sky Vhiri
had in the minds uf some meaut war. .huul.
grow and trouble should come out OF h. III,
vessels Of this last clas- could bee nttcd out au.
sent TO sea cheaper than new Nt. -el- could it
still il Was worth something II numbered %
vessels. Including six ou the stocks. /. low tia,
clAss-belOw any Ciass that could ever bee Use,
IA peace ur war-wN a class II
FoRTY-sIx VESSELS UTTERLY WORTHLESS
and unit for renar, good for nothing but 90 be
yo.i 't Io1prris"d In thoss ri,s.es "a,
lp of store chips and transports in all lfty odd
vessels. In conclusion he defended tue Irr-eu.
administration u the Navy department, ano
submitted that provision should he ma le f.l
building new vessels for the navy, and for selling
NJ ~ M1SsGI Ms eS SS fi'S' Sfa sd @r
he Gomrm,tge On Appropriations replied 70
.llt NA'. "i4 hIsfu lhe Navy Departure
Win waste aud tNu yarauce, lie denied the
accuracy q the figures quoted by Mr. Hale ~
the expenditures u the navy before the war. and
referred . the reports II the Register Of the
Treasury 70 show the Discrepancies
MT. GARflLLD utyp,, ONO rAp..tned how the
apparent DISCREPANCY was TO be accounted for.
Mr.. MOkGAS dcnled that .ht ca 4taAatiun ,yas
correct one, and uudyIt. Hk 10 Irula To tho
House and the cuuutry that there was .lau, ln
the Treasury, chaos In the navy, and oA.s iu
every department of the Government Fn the
course of a long speech, Mr Morgan reviewed
the course of the Administration IN reference To
The public debt, and 20 the expenditure OF tho
Government claiming that there were
AL4KhISG DGsCREFANClEs
IN the various reports II the Departments. IL
denied that any unloid Of the G1NeiLIl..ut,
tVui tLs !Iesideui down 10 G page In We House,