New-York tribune., 1873-12-13

,ney i certain lingering tendency 10 go
back It again and introduce new moIeteIy What in
the beginning was only done III part H. Ioarod ,nas II
they did moi cloan business VI driny the win.
outset. tho measure would haunt tho'' ''o
The House now came TO vote on 'ne '"o P'"'"
Tao frst was that offered by Mr. Hnrout lep ot i tSc
recommit the bill with instructions 70 Shssitute for
second and third sections OF tae DH'' aou
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& 400 D., ,nnam plybls monthly addition hereto me s
gs and ssfnos FROM the seat in 7''' zee
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amount, with he same allowance TOR travelling e'pe'' "
TA.rd law. parts o. law" Inconsistent With the pro
visions Of this act arc Leeoy REPEALED .r op., Ind, offered
substitute ~ follows: II, a.. ,l. s,l,r,
That e Select COMMITTEE report bill e%. Sn."op sa
the ndg Of the Supreme Court the average
the use Of the RANKING privilege paid son,'o Repfen.su,Is I
and deozss nthe XL Copercs and report S Gonsrr.
hereafter the amount near praetieao thun a.
tho necessary travelling eipen;ses ana i's'O''S " "'
The previous question was secondea py 'o'o u '''
TO 1876 and the ma D question was ofdered ~, A.,
The question first taken on suDsututnH s,a, snc
Oths proposition, and 1t was adopted aso, ~, the
Yeas and Nays the tfii was reconmteu 70 'hS hy
special Committee with the lnstrucUohS PI0py'Uu ~
Mr. Ortb, and t was agreed that wneh tne o
reported back it will be consideroo uhder Tue
rule .. -. .,,r,ox mr.,
t40OO,0O0 NAVAL kPPRDPRlAIIOS BILL
Tho House then, at o'clock p. m, went into Com
nttee of the Whole Mr. Tyner OF Indiana In the chair
and took up bin approprating 100000 for e1traor
binary expenses of the naval service
In the course OF discussion Mr. COX (Dem' n. -
sai that there was fight enough IN the House 70 XIII
n mouse That had been proved the other DAY on 'h'
belliperepcy question. Tho diplomacy Of the Govern.
ment was not up TO the popular sentiment me nss VI
the country had dragged IN the dust through our
diplomacy. One thing. however was certain, unr t .
was that tho navy ought to be better and stronger In
IL was The City OF New York to-day was at the mercy
of any OF the European rOncads that might choose "
ener I1 se aro0ety Of that city BY some peculiar
iinement Of naval architecture ana nhVa WaiIaS' n
city to-day at the mercy OF even 10 ncau anu 0'n
temptble power as Spain . ~. ..o,
Mr. KELLOGG NRep., Conn. lis IL good timei tneu'
for going TO war ! lLaughter.l
Mr COX-I am not speaking of going to war ! am am
speaking OF the increase Of the navy irrespective OF our
diplomacy When we get all our dipomacy hs ss
ness We Will lind that the Administration mas hot
oneston OF the fact that the House puslanimous be.
fore all the world on the old principle that the nag OF
sclntills Of the patriotic spirit but VIII vote az an
times strengthen the navy from other oonslderaons
Even If we had the pnck we nave NOT gos In ade be b
Vrgnius thence We want stronger navy oetten D, yer
c,sntry in the better days Of the Republic.
Mr. HALE Hsep MeJ said IL was gratifying TO witness
the conversion Of the gentleman from New-York CMr'
Cox He had in his memory the constant attacks made
nv that gentleman hitherto on all the naval approprla-
bills He congratulated the House and the country
that that gentleman was to-day in favor OF GOOD ana
fair liberal ana noble appropriations; out there was
np"'IsoT' fop war; He had started out by declaring
that the House was lnsanimOus that the
Administration was lacking IN proper sentiment, ana
have proceeded take the Vrgnls out OF the harOor
Santiago de Cuba and bring her into American waters.
AT the same time that he tMr C01l was thus urglng
and bounding to war be had said what was not borne
in him. lie says. Mr. Hale continued that single
spanish irgate blockade our ports, can lombard
our towns, and can burn down millions and millions OF
nropery II that So If he believes IL Is so, what
is the sense Of his infuriated cry for war
Sir. the best thing about the appropriation
bill and the conduct OF ne Secretary OF the Navy in this
emergency, is that all his naval preparation IL
nent not for but for peace. To be well prepared
emergency and to show to the world that we wiL
bear insult II such Is put npon Is the best pro-
lection against insult The Secretary of the Navy found
the battered ships of the American Navy IN the distant
waters OF the glObo old ana broken rotten and hardly
seaworthy, and, in time compassed by Ave or six
weeks he has put respectable navy ahoat, which
i. on its way to the CUBAN waters. He did
that in the best interest OF diplomacy; he did
it in the best interest OF humanity. 1t was
not To precpitate upon this country, when to-day
big with the memory OF which, unless 1t be
forced upon u.s. no sane man wants to soc again in TINS
generation. He did it IN the interest OF peace, and
venture TO now that peace is looming in the sky,
and the speck Of the war cloud has passed away that
that moro owing 10 the good Conduct the vigilance,
ting short time good navy in the waters, ready
for an emergency, than 10 any other cause. He has
not been aud the Administration has not been,
bounded on TO IN this matter by those like the
gentleman from New-York, and for one, thank them
Mr. HAwIEY (Rep. Conn., said that he had listened
with indignant start to the remarks from the gentle
from New York (Mr Cox, who had dared to tell
the House that 1t puslanmOus and had not energy
enough to Kill mouse, and that the flag OF the country
had been draggled in the dust He had no admiration
for that cheap sort of bravery but he woud not reor
by any remarks that would be equally cheap. He would
not ask that gentleman why. when there was grand
inte a fight on the one side or the other
aud it not material on which side, he had not gone
ini Did that gentleman know what wars Had he
cannon balls through men by his side, and
mad he seen men moved down by hundreds around him
Did he know what war was III he dld why had he got
up aud raned as he had donei " say" continued
country vino dares stand here and trihe with this
great question. He does not know what is,
or ne does tnen eo ha Ten LINES the more
TO get into one OF these little fights The war
had been progressing about year and half and he
had been assigned to fancy duty at some distant post
and complained that he never saw fight. We started
an expedition and gave this gallant colonel the com,
the Confederates opened terrible fire upon him. In
ont to0 Handsomely but LETT about ou So oame meS
behind nG hn; asked sl, b% tha. same EVENING
when was in the fight minute or two and saw men
falling down all around me. thought 10 myself can't
wish to add an s%phstc co co5me1dSts3
the President and Secretary of State for the calm
Christian temper andIChrstian statesmansIip unpopa
lar that expression has become, which they have
have plunged the country headong into war, un-
prepared as we were, but even If we had
hau the granucst IN tue world should have de-
manded Of this Administration the retcence and
which II has shown. The time has passed
when the American nation can round the globe with
chip on Its shoulder, trying to get into fight with
every r0wdy 1t meets We can be patient, temperate
and dgnifed with all the world. Nothing that Gen. |
Grant did, from the time he left Gaena until he
through the Wilderness and came into the White
House, does him more honor lthan the patient frmness
which ne has faced the Spanish difficulty set
tied IL to the satisfaction Of ALL"
Mr.. MYERS tRep., PENN supported the bill. and |
said: believe this appropriation Is demanded not only
by tho extraordinary event which has hastened the
necessity for It, but by the ordinary requirements OF
the navy. Secretary Robson, In his report for 1872
warned the country that cruising navy, unless |
new materials were added to 1t, would rapidly pass
away. Congress responded by ordering the construc
Objection Of repair to the ela naval YES |