The New York herald., 1872-12-05


On motion Of Mr.. HAMLlN, (rep.) OF Me- Mr..
Anthony, trep.) of r. l., was elected President OF
the Senate pro terl- then, on motion OF MIR. CAM
ERoN trep) OF Pa, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. A. 1872.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT, tdem.) OF N. y, offered resolu-
tion instructing the Committee on the District OF
Columbia to ascertain and report the present debt
Of the District including all liabilities incurred by
the Board OF Public Works and what sum win be
required TO finish the work undertaken by the
Board. In the course OF discussion on this sub
ject Mr. Roosevelt declared his conviction that the
work undertaken would not be completed for less
than $2O.O0O,OO
Mr.. SrARKwEATHER, rep.) OF Conn.,, moved to
refer the resolution to The Committee on the Dis
trct Of Columbia. NtatffM
Mr.. ROOSEVELT asserted that the effect OF that
reference would be to smother investigation.
Mr.. STARKwEATHER, Chairman OF that commit.
tee, denied the assertion, and said that the COM
mittee would make a full and thorough inquiry
into the whole subject.
The motion to refer was rejected-yeas IA, Maya
92-and the resolution was then adopted.
THE SANDY HOOK INSTRUCTIONS. p
Mr.. Cox, (dem.) Of N. Y, offered q resolution In.
structlng the Committee on Commerce to examine
at once into the reasons why sunkcn wrecks in tho
imperil navigation. Adopted
NEW RULE. .4..
Mr.. MCCRARY, (rep) OF Iowa, offered q resolution
for new rule, providing that It shall not be in
order at any time TO move to suspend the rule and
notice Of such motion has been given by q printed
notice laid on the desk OF the members nor until
three days after such bill or resolution has been
printed, and that such rule shall In no case be
suspended. Referred to the Committee on Rules.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills were introduced and referred as fOllOws--
BY Mr.. HARRIS tdem) OF Va.-Auth0rizing the
washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad
Company to extend It's road into the District Of
BY Mr.. DoNNAN, rep, Of Iowa-ro provide for
the speedy construction OF ship canal, Of large
ican side.
BY Mr. ARCHER, (dem.) OF Md-To amend the act
payment Of taxes on distilled spirits In bond de-
stroyed BY casualty.
construction OF q bridge across the Ohio Rivcr
between New Albany ana Louisville.
bank and o1de repeal the
BY MT. FINKssnURG, I'M trsR;) q MoMTo :,. amend the
souri,
THE TEN STEAM sLOOP BILL.
The House resumed the consideration or the
bill to provide for the construction OF ten steam
sl0ops OF war.
Townsend, or Pennsylvania, In support OF the bill
and amendment, requiring i've OF the vessels to be
Messrs Pratt Nesey Lynch IN supper. OF .ns
bill and against the amendment.
Mr.. Plat. trep;) OF West Va, stated that the IN
tenti0n OF the Navy Department was TO divide
these ten vessels into three classes; one class to
consist OF vessels OF from sixteen hundred to
to fourteen guns; one from twelve hundred TO fif-
teen hundred tons, with eight or nine guns, and
one from eight hundred to one thousand tons, with
Mr.. NEaLEY rep.l, Of Pa, remarked that SO long
the present tranquil relations Of this country were
liable 10 be disturbed at any moment.
Mr. LYNCH lrepl OF Me-, advocated the coupling
and recommended BY the Secretary OF the Treal
sury to give the government aid towards the con-
structlon Of mercantile steamers which could bel
c0nveRted to government purposes In time OF war.
He did not favor the amendment because he
condton snas To- constrSc such Vessels no' ~"
Mr.. TOWNSEND insisted that the iron ship yards
at Baltimore, Wilmington and Chester had ample
facilities for building these vessels. !!
Mr.. WOOD, tdem.l OF N. Y, while not opposing
the bill criticised the injudcious use made by the
service, alluding TO the movements Of the Medttcr-
ranean squadron. and to the employment OF ves-
ad s the @ and
ment.
Mr; HALE, crepl Of Me-. advocated his amend
ment, contrasting the merits OF public and private
shipyards He warned the House that II all these,
vessels were built IN the Navy yards, they would
that better vessels could be built in private ship
yards in quicker time and with far greater economy
The morning hour expired and the bill went over
! till tomorrow.
The House then, 1t twenty-minutes after two
p NJ, went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Stevenson in the chair, and distributed the Presi-
DENTS annual Message among the appropriate
committees.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The question of referring the subject OF the p0stay
telegraph provoked some discussion, Mr.. Wood, OF
New York. preferrng to have 1t referred to special
committee and Messrs. Dawes trep.l OF Mass, and
Beck (dem.) OF KY. favoring its reference to the
Committee on Appropriations, It having been bel
fore that committee last session.
Mr.. NIBLACK, (dem.) OF Ind, a member Of tho
Appropriation Committee, regarded the postal tel
egraph matter as one OF the gravest questions be-
fore Congress. II had always been to him start
ling proposition, and although he was grOwingI
accustomed to IL he still unreconciled to-
1t and desired to be cassed as an
opponent to the measure. While he favored Icav-
Ing the matter with the Committee on Appropria-
tions this session he would be prepared next Con-
gress to advocate its reference either to select
committee or to some standing committee who
would have more time at Its disposal than the
Committee on Appropriations.
Finally the matter was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
was, after discussion, referred to select COM
mittee OF nine
The committee rose, and the House. at three
O'Clock, adjourned.