New-York tribune., 1875-02-23

court eoy "ca" Of justice T would vote for ia rep.
QUESTION Sas wo%S b, upon What sro@eds cos
Congress- lease such action The whole county had
az be had read the evidence he had seen proof
Sa Of & %0os o %s1 IPs 10 % s
that the question OF repeating this contract ought TO
turn upon the point-wss Il Obtained py orioery. or
Mr EDMUND3 Rep., VIZ said reference had been
70 the legal part of this matter which before
the Judiciary Committee Once they had considered "
Dgt st sSd ~ reached no conclusion Twice since ne naa
FOR which nobody responsible, he could not 10 so
lilo hoped the Committee would be prepared to report
MR.. MORRILL, GRep:. Mel said the Committee on on
subject whatever being controlled by the fact that the
matter had been submitted to the legal organ OF the
the question to the Senate, to be governed by Ju
GRy Committee ,0 0 1assssG ta The Senate
relative to The Pacific Nah and BY 1aan.
morrow. When the repor OF The judiciary commtteo
would be before tho souato or on the other band. ths
Senate might nonconcnr IN that clause OF The House
bin and lot it 90 10 Conference Committee by which
time the report of thc Judiciary Committee would DO
MIR. COyKLING Rep.. N " said 10 would DO q bad
way TO get this isolated question by leaving u 70
man would he tho one first suggested by the Senator
from Mlineto consider bill completed With the eK
cepon OF the Paclhc Mail paragraph, winch could DO
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN Qscp., ". J) said there was
great force In the or the Senator rom Delaware
(lr Bayard) and the Senator from Indiana lhr Mor-
toni but dld think the report or the judiciary
Committee would relieve the Senate. Tie legal ques>
on of this case the contract required certain
steamers ready by October 7 bus they were NOS
finished by that time. Afterward. when they were
ready under Instructions from the PostOte Depart
meu they inspected and sent to tbeir destlnatOn
and this ac POstOiice Department IN naFlbK
them inspected might be considered as waiver on ths
part OF the Government.
Mr. SARGENT rep, CALI said 1t would DO very
great misfortune the country 10 the East az wen as
West IL this contract should be repealed ana ths
commerce OF the Pacific left TO foreign ships Ihlr lne
had already given us grasp upon tue com
merce OF the Pacific Ocean. and IL would Do severe
loss il those steamers should now DO wlthdraWn Ho
felt chagrned at the scandal In regard TO this subsidy.
and condemned iL as strongly as any other man. ono
thing certainthe present managers were DOT ths
managers OF two years age. sOrrO"iul az no was ol
this eOrruptou would be sorrowu 10 see these
steamships carryin2the American flag Withdrawn and
their places taken by British and Preuch ships
Mr.. COHKLlNG inquired II any other senator Wbhed
q amend the bill other particular
Nj. MERRIMOS (Dem N. c. offered the f0iioWihe;
mail for covering the CaiS
States mails before the l Of June. 1861, s312,oOO
Rejected. ,, - ,,
agreed that the bill shOuld considered completed
with the exception OF the paragraph relating 10 me
Pacihc Mail which should be taken up tO-mOrrOW a IL
O'Clock and disposed OF, tho statement having Doen
made that report OF the Judiciary Committee would
be ready by that lime ..
Mr. DORSEY at first objected to this Arrangement.
graph amendment tomorrow but AZ tue request OF sr
COnklng and Other Senator's he Withdrew MS ooecton
and the Senate, at 730 W., adjourned until II O'Clock
tomorrow.