New-York tribune., 1874-01-14

who never accepted Office without hesitation. ne Mns
honored for his charity and beloved for his amlaDiiy
and generosity. His life had passed away put not MS
example. He offered the usual resolution IN respect 10
! his memory, which was adopteu' anu '"o 'on"'o -"
! journed.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Tn the House. this morning, Mr.. WOOD
| pem n VI presented petition signed by 1900 sea
| men asking for the repeal OF the Shipping act
| THE EDUCATION BILL.
The House resumed in the morning hour the consider
alton Of the bill TO promote education
Mr.. DAWES Rep. Mass) expressed his sympathy
with the measure stating that be had supported and
voted for 1t last session lie confessed however
10 feeling Of embarrassment IN connection WIN IL AT
the present time There had @ GSeu or nS
lures the Government would bear such relation 10
| serious embarrassment Now, the Government was
stratened in It's resources The Executive brancn OF
OF things with a demand for increased taxation
on tbe other nand the House had yesterday by threo
very significant votes, each OF them with very striking
maorities declared FIRST that 1T would not meet the
exgences OF the mn Sy ad bra
tnat 1t would meet them either by taxation or by
meet the condition OF the Treasury, and that
was TO cut down the expenditures OF the Govern.
ment until they should meet the receipts. He held that
under all circumstances the Government, like indiyidu
ais was bound to cut Its coat according 10 it coth ana
that the Government was no more Justified Than ind
yidnas were in borrowing money to is current ex
penses, and lie did not think that Congress was az I'D
trty time OF peace to impose new taxes except under
| absolute necessity.
However heartily he might, under ordinary circum,
stances give his approval TO the pending measure he
should compelled to vote against H. It's TRENDS
pressed II to vote But he had enc9uragemena IN ie
gard to the receipts of the Government wmnh perhaps
| was not enjoyed by every member OF the House lie
looked forward to an early Gay wne1 WIN b racan
consequent on the revival Oh INDUSTRY iSo anu re
Throughout saS %oaS meSt ns fs s
expenditures. With that confidence IN IN ; regard
10 The finances he hoped before the close OF the session.
to SEQ such of things would Justify him IN
giving his ultimate support to the pen1ns p 6, m a tns
cause which intended to serve. he appealed 10
those having charge of it, to postpone the 1rthr con
| hmis OF receipts and expenditures would JUSTIFY hs
support; rtSr,r1,pc opoo Kan, made Fan argument
Mr. G. F. HoAR ntep.. Maas), Chairman OF the Com,
further consideration until the third Tuesday in March
Mr. HOLMAN q)em md desired TO nave msd IT P's1 s
opportunity OF expressing their VIII Oh the sal1ecV ~
Mr.. KiLLINGER Caep.. PENN moved to lay the bill
! The motion was reiected-Ycas lOi; Nays, 1875 and
then the bill was postponed until March;
Mir. BUTLER Qsep., Mass) asked leave to offer
| qure whether, under the existing laws. the United
States have adequate jurisdiction aud authority
to prevent and punish ne improper use OF the .g ana
national character on board OF merchant vessels on the
high or III foreign ports, d..
MI HOLMAN objected unless the subject was referred
| TO the Committee ~ Commerce
| Mr. BUILER theh withdrew the resolution.
| NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then, y. went into Committee OF
! the Whole, Mr. i. H. ROBERTS (Rep, n. " in the
chair proceeded the consideration of the Naval
! Appropriation bill -
| The following amendment offered by Mr.. RANDALL
| Dem. Pennl. provoked considerable discussion:
of G State wbo S, ropsc o or suhoTI. or cosS,
expenditure within hs beyond the apprOpis.
specifically made shall any time, contract for
aot 'an. sd o. 5 scS & ay s, Be a
SSsH'ssGo tSsn $1,000 e.'''
The discussion turned largely the extravagance Of
| Slt,a ~
on of public buiding all the country, Mr. BECK
dem, KY asserting that although the cost OF the New
York PostOice limited 10 s3OOOOo and OF the Bos-
ton POsOfice 70 Sl5O00O The former had already cost
| nearly 81 OOOOoO ana the latter nearly s3OOo,O)0.
| The amendment allowed TO lie over for future
! action
without making much progress OH the bill the Com
nttee rose and the House took up the Senate subst
| tute for the bill in relation to salaries
! Mr. HURLBUT iQep. HI said 1t had been his for
tune 10 propose the House the measure which the
House had passed and TO which the Senate had adopted
substitute He proposed to accept that substitute as
satisfactory solution OF the vexed question. He did
not propose 10 lead IN the measure but would yield the
floor the Chairman OF the Select Committee TO which
| the House had originally referred the subject
House TO vote on the blll without further complica
tiOus he would that tho House concur In the SEN
substitute and on that he moved the previous ques
Messrs. BUTLER rep, Mass( and DAWES rep:
MaSsJ each desired TO offer or indicate an amendment,
but Mr. HALE insisted on the previous question. be-
cause If the should begin to make changes in the
lll,
! subject would he open again. The bill clean,
thorough substantial repeal OF the increase OF the last
session and he believed the House could not do better
! than take II.
Mr. cox Dem, n. " stated that he and Others
were opposed both senate and House bills and
desired 10 noncOncur ID order TO get better law.
| The previous question was seconded-l26 to Sand
! the substitute agreed to-Yeas, 226 Nays, 25
Tne bill goes TO the President for his approval.
| RULE.
| Mr.. GARFIELD Q:ep., OmOl, from the Committee on
Rules reported rule proposed originally by Mr. Holman
Dem Ind), requiring that all bills making appropra
tons OF money property requiring such appropri
ations made authorizing payment out OF appro-
prltiOns already made shall be rst considered IN Com
! mittee OF the Whole.
The SPEAKER. in the course OF discussion stated the
necessity of the proposed rule. The existing rule on
subject established 10 1894 required all proceedings
Committee of the Whole. and If that rule were before
the House without having received the construction
gwen 10 1t for many years past, the Chair wouldrue
| that II embraced everything covered by the pro,
| a series Of constructions, which had TO a large
extent Hulned the safeguard OF that rule Bills were
subsequently made 70 be paid out OF some apprOpr
alton already made, both being very clear. palpable
OF the spirit OF the rule OF 1924 The scope OF
the proposed rule to cure these defects SO thht
| whenever q proposition involves payment from the
! public purse, II shall be- and Of right ought 10 be-
discussed in Committee OF the Whole IL was an invalu-
| able Improvement the present practice
The rule adopted and the House, after some dis
cusson the light OF IA member who had voted but
recorded 10 have his vote entered after the
result had been announced, the Speaker ruling in the
negative and several members arguing " the contrary
adjourned ~ 435 leaving the question 10 be hnny
| settled tomorrow.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT
! Washington, Jan. l3-The President sent the
! following nominations to the Senate to-day
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