The New York herald., 1876-01-29
HOUSE OF REpREsENrArrvEs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s, 1876
The SPEAKER announced tho following select com
mittee 'The real pool and the Jay Cooke
debtedness:" :"-Mr Glover, OF Missouri; Mr. New, Of
Indiana; Mr.. Lewis, Of Alabama; Mr. Pratt, of Iowa.
and Mr. Smith, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. ELKISs, (rep) of New Mexico, presented .
memorial OF the Territorial Legislature for enabling
act and the admission of New Mexico as a State. Re-
ierred.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
Mr.. SINGLETON, (dem) OF Miss, from the Committee
Appropriations, reported the Consular and Dlplo-
matte Appropriation bill, which made the special
oEder for Wednesday next. 1t approprates 1922 s47
II fixes the pay OF the Ministers TO Great Britain
France Germany and Russia at sl4 Ooo to Spain, Aus
tria Brazil, Mexico, Japan and China $4,000; to
Italy at $4,000; to Portugal, Switzerland Belgium
Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Turkey,
Venezuela the Hawaiian Islands at 50 500 to Chill
and Bolivia Zone mission) $500; Peru, Ecuador
and Colombia lone mssion at So 5O0 to the Argentine
Republic, Paraguay and Uruguay Zone mission) at
$1,000; TO Guatemala Costa Rica, Honduras, Salvador
and Nicaragua lone mssionl at $40 600 and to Liberia
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION.
The House then, al one o'clock went into Commit
tee Of the Whole (Mr. Hoskns OF New York in the
chair the Military Academy Appropriation bin
The Clerk proceeded TO read the bill by sections for
MT HAMILTON tdem.) OF N j., moved to amend tho
clause for the pay ot cadets by striking the words
Hr. HAls Crepl Of Nc, moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out $54O and substituting 5000
some discussion followed, when the question was
taken on Mr.. Hae's amendment, and II was rejected
by 0S to 90
The debate was then continued at great length dur.
ing which Mr. Cox Of New York, charged the republi-
side OF the House with oestructng reform, and
replied 10 very sharply by Mr.. Hale, Of Maine Some
personalities indulRed in and great confusion for
a time reigned in the House calling out an emphatic
protest from tho Speaker, and resulting in apologies
from both Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Hale
Mr. LAMAR, ldem OF Miss. suggested that having
been for some time past professor IN university he
bad practical knowledge on the subject, aud that
knowledge led him 20 the conclusion thai the allowance
Ia this bill for the West Point cadets amply sum
cient but the proposed reduction should cural
did know better lesson teach them than that OF
economy
Mr.. SINGLETON remarked that II to the $40
year proposed TO be given 10 those cadets were
added $40 month for room. S25 year Tor fuel ana
$50 for light their allowances would amount 10 sos
year. or round numbers So 900 for the four years
course and yet the Committee on Appropriations was
accused Of being niggardy He claimed that the COM
mittee was more than liberal
Finally the discussion closed and the committee
proceeded TO vote the amendment l1ir. Hamltons)
tons, which was agreed TO- All other amendments
either In regard TO cadets professors, were voted
down. without dsposing OF the bill the committee
FUNERAL on Mr.. srARKwKArHRR.
Mr. BARNuh, ldem) Of Conn, offered resolutions Tor
the appointment OF committee Of seven for superin-
tending tho funeral Of II H. Starkweaiher, late mem
Der from Connecticut who died In washington this
morning, and that his remains be removed 70 Norwalk
Conn under charge Of the Sergeantat-A Arms, and at
tended by the committee and that additional mark
ofrespect the House do now adjourn.
The resolutions were agreed 20, and Messrs Barnum
OF Connecticut; Garfield, Of Ohio; Wheeler, OF New
York; Pbeps OF ofConnectcut; Hour, Of Massachusetts,
Janders Of Connectient. and Ashe or North Carolina