New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-16

in the matter OF ordnance. To-day forts could DO it
imperyOus TO every ordnance brought to Dear aeas'
| Mr. ELLIS Dem. La said that q man
| ofwar belonging TO Austria, Brazil De9tnefk.
could sIIde safely into New.YorR Harbor without being
Injured and levy on that city contribution ore h,i'l-
dreu thousand times AZ great as Tue amount which ,e
Chief of Ordnance asked making great guns 10 de-
feud the seacoast Would the gentleman from INDIANA
| mr. Bakpr) wait u1til some manor-war snouig iety
tribute nc the principal towns OF the coast peIOIe 10
would legislate upon tho snbeci Toe gentleman ron
PennsyIyania (Mr. RandaD had said that there would
| be no war VINO could tell Cuba was irng on the
commerce Of this country every Two or tGrre nn
Spain that the American nag must Dc fe'psctea "nel
ever q iew He referred to lse insrScean'o canal a.
| an additional reason for sracoasl de ence. ,..,
Mr.. REAGAN (Dem., Texas favored the strene'neh-
Mr. KING Dem La) said Spain could to-day enter
the southern ports destroy them ana san up 10 '"e very
Genera debate was then closed and the bill read for
MIR JOHNSTON Dem, Val, under the direction OF
the Military Coruwi tee, offered an alnc udmrbt ma
the sum OF 100000 be appropriated Tor tue repair VI
expended under the drsol0n Of the Seeretaiy OF war
Mr. RANDALL tDem., PENN opposed the amend M
ment He said that the guns he had been asked 10 ap
proprate for ten years ago @ the same aIsunene ens
Of .feuco Al this day travelled so iast mat
the very appropriation whicn was no akro IOf Hou1
come IN result to be at once useless lie bad bopeu
the pocy Of the House at tins sesslon WOULD DC 90 put
Its lace against any iHcrease OF apr
The policy OF Tue House IN great measure mlght Dc IN
cheated IN ms DL Ihere was 10 t1ussn iiv"i "ii
OF foreign war. lie would ratOer rely on aiplO
fu4ty
told the Hou-e Spain had recently made Uu assault
American ship, Wny, Spain had made iull . ~
fcrIed t. the construction OF an inIerOceanle cana
Did he not know that Europeao haaneicFs
and Eurupean Governments had refused 10
take auy step ~ reiereuee 10 tnag eanai
unless II nad the absolute commentator OF ne Amer
lean Government The European governments IN "a
instance mad praot cal acknowledged the Monroe Co
iiue. lie appealed to the House WHOM REGARD 70
aud nPevrni IT, lei IGe Increase ~ appropra IONS re-t
VIII "
Mr. JOHNSTON advocated the amendment reported
bv him All tue forts in EeW-YOk Harbor were CON
structed az a time when ordnance was 10 very olHer-
ent condition its present condition. Ihey Wets
snrhcirnt for the time and were well placed. with
slight alteration they could be made adequate Tor inc
defence Of The harbOr. Tie easements ana empaSuIts
of the NewYOrk Notifications wouid nave 10 be en-
argrd FOR the larger guns Many sppe1aages ana OUT
Mr. Randall The true principle was 10 prepare Ior war
Me- REED (Rep., Mel remarked that economy should
become persmony and pcRGLy NJ *; Randall ld na1
useless bur tnat Just rs II man VINO bad had MS
lie insured say :bRt all the payments he Dad
lightning rods put up until tho hshtn'ng aashInei
Gentle@ep talked about hssty eaEtLnworAs; Du n
Maine in the month OF Deeenber Mr.. Randall
argued th3t this ~ not Toe time 10 enter Oh gs.@
III the amendment would be OF no practical use.
Mr. BLoUNr Dem Cal argued against the amend
Mr. HILL Dem, ohol opposed the amendment.
Mr. McCOoK (Sep. N. " criticized the speakers
Sir. sPEER (D,m.. Ga) argued OF the authority Of
General Grant what needed vas not mare eX-
tensive forridcations, but more powerful ordnance
The discussion closed aud the amendment was rejected
Yeas So nays co.
O.nei amendments were offered but they were oil
either elected OF ruled out. ,
The committee then rose and reported the Dill TO the
House. pAsse1 49,
Mr.. GIBSON Dem, Li) from the Committee on Mis-
sissIpgI It yees, reported the Dill appr0prl0tlng
81 800 600 the Improvement OF the Mississippi River
10 BE- expended by au1 under the direction o. tie Secre
tary oi War; III accordance with the recommendations
and under advisory supervision OF the Mississippi
RIVER Commission. Ordered to printed and recon-
united.
INC Hunse lhen. at 400 p. m. adiourned.