The New York herald., 1872-04-06
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DesultOry House Debate on Army
Appropriations.
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BECK, THE BITTER, BADLY BITTEN
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Americas Reward to the Kear-
sarge Boys.
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C0RTIMA AND THE cow THIEVES
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Orders to General Augur to Watch the
Texan Frontier.
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The National Morse Memorial
GalahrofiCn
C0RTIMA AND THE cow THIEVES
The National Morse Memorial
Celebration.
POLO De BARNABE'S PRESERVATION.

The Army Appropriation aud shipping Com
missiouers' Bili i'm the H0use-Butler's Re-
bulxe to Beck.
After the passage OF several private relief bills In
the House the Shipping Commissioners bill was
taken up. and after several unimportant amend
ments 1t passed. The subject of paying the officers
and crew of the United states steamship Kearsarge
granting 100000 for the same, was discussed at
some length Mr.. Stark weather, of the Committee
On Naval Affairs, spoke warmly In favor or
the passage OF this bill, and Mr. Butler OF
Massachusetts,. spoke against it rs earnestly. MIR.
Cox opposed the bill upon the ground that 1t was
paying prize money when prize money was not due
Mr. Banks spoke against the invidi0us distinctions
this practice Of paying prize money made between
the army and navy. II this was done for the army,
he said, many millions would Re due 70 u
now Notwithstanding the opposition the bill
passed, and the House soon thereafter went
into committee on the Army ana Navy
Appropriation bill, and Mr.. Whttthorne
OF Tennessee, having the floor proceeded to address
the House upon the extravaganza useessness ana
inefilcency OF armies generally. and Of the United
States Army particularly In concluding his speech
Mr.. Whittnorne made the mistake OF trying to JUS
tlfy his record in favor or the rebellion, to which
Mr.. Coburn responded, and tnen the discussion was
turned aside into useless and reckless personalities
especially between Mr.. Beck and General Butler.
The latter became the object OF the Kentuc&ian's
wrath by saying In reply to one of MI. Beck's state
ments that "Men were paid to remain loyal'
"brlbed to remain true to the governmental that
that was not IN his opinion the worst way to keep
men loyal that he would prefer it to shooting them
to accomplish II. Mr. Beck sneeringy asked what
was the price paid the member from Massa-
chusetts for remaining loyal, and suggested
If the difference between the wealth Of the
now could be ascertatned that might give It,
General Buffers reply proved him upon this occa.
sion the master. He remained In manner IN
ruled, and, deliberately, in few severe sentences
proved that to be strong one must be right He
asked Mr.. Beck II, sitting In the seat Of Henry
Clay, ne could remember the utterance OF q
more vile sander Tor the qualification OF
personal piaue. ana informed the member
from Kentucky that the price that bought him to
loyalty was the rebel gun tnat first fired upon Sum-
ter, and that 1t would have given him as much
pleasure to have met the gentleman on the battle
field. and worked with him there, as 1t did to serve
with him on the Committee OF Appropriations in
Congress- before the war sundered their party TIES
Mr. Dawes made some remarks in reply to the
attack OF MI. sl0cum, Of New York, who upon
former occasion made some severe structures upon
the conduct OF the Ordnance Department MIR.
Dawes declared that the armories were not man.
aged by political influences; that in place of
destroying private enterprise, large establish
ments mad grown up under their shadow,
as at Springfield; that In face OF the fact
that the Eight-Hour law was passed, and
not at the solicitation Of the mechanics
employed, so economical was the management and
so excellent the work DONE private manufacturers
like the Remingtons had solicited permission TO
have arms manufactured at the government shops
instead nf their own.
Mr. Dickev made brief but effective reply to the
structures In regard to the tyranny exercised by the
army. He said no one need be AFRAID or our
little army, scarcely large enough to guard
our frontier settlements ana the 26O forts 1t
was but doing necessary Police duty in
protecting and guarding millions OF peaceful set
tiers on their FARMS During the debate General So-
cum charged that political influence controlled the
work OF the Navy Yards, and quoted General Banks
as having denied that such was the case In the
Charestown yard. This General Banks emphati-
caly Denied and took occasion to say that political
opinions were to his mind no objection to mans
employment IN any position. This storm Of Discus
unimpor:ant conditions Of the bill had the
effect to hurry 10 through, as members heated by
debate lost sight OF the main question, which re-
suited In the committee rising and the House pass
ing the bill.
COrtinn and the Mexican Cattle Thieves.
1t is the belief In official circles that General Cor
tina Is the Mexican leader of the Rio Grande thieves
who are constantly raiding American cattle. Ac-
cordingly, special instructions have been sent to
General Augur commanding the Department OF
Texas, TO be on the alert Tor Cortlna Detachments
OF cavalry will patrol the American side until order
is restored or the Mexican thieves are all captured
The Tobacco and WhislScy Taxes.
Prominent tobacco manufacturers to-day pre-
sented to the Committee on Ways and Means their
own as well as the protest OF III wholesale dealers
in tobacco against the reduction OF the tax on that
article from thirtytwo to twenty cents. They favor
however, the law going into force Immediately
rather than make any change prospective, as sus-
pense Is fatal TO their business Interests. The Sec
retary OF the Treasury favors the reduction taking
place six months from the date OF the passage OF
the act. Some confusion Is likely TO arise in the
eventsof the change taking effect upon the passage
OF the act.
Secretary Boutwell, also protests against the con
soidated tax ON whiskey at sixty-fve cents. He
complains that 1t will decrease the revenue, and
that the lowest figure at which the tax can be
placed Is seventy cents Between the opposition or
the Treasury Department and tne manufacturers
there is little hope of any change being enected in
the TAX on whiskey aud tobacco at this session OF
English Lighthouse Dues.
The Senate in January last passed resolution
requesting the President TO communicate the cor
respondence between the United States and Great
Britain relating to the dues now collected
in the latter country nom merchant ship
ping tor the support Of lighthouses and beacons
with view to renewing the application OF our gov.
ernment at the proper time for relief to the ship
ping interest from these charges and for the man-
tenance OF the lighthouse system OF Great Britain
from the public revenue, in accordance with the
policy and practice Of the government OF the United
states, winch has lighted Its coasts and harDors for
the free use Of the ships OF all nations.
The Department Of State has replied to this reso-
luton by submitting all the correspondence which
mas taken place between the TWO governments, be-
ginning with 1850 and ending 1852, at which time
Abbott Lawrence wrote to Mr.. Webster thai in ac-
cordance with instructions from the state Depart
ment he urged upon the British government the
proprieu Of the abolition or reduction Of the dues