New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-13
XLyIth CONGRESS-ITd SESSION
npc,,, ,p prpoRT OF PROCEEDINGS.

THE SENATE CONSIDERS THR sUBJECt VI y - 'N''
CANAL COMNIrTRE-TuE foRfFiCA''ON' Dr.
PAssfD-TnE DEFIcIENcY BILL bEfoRh ii'H
uo,,sy-nvR.rg ON THE PRINTING OFFICE AND
THF PAY OF MARsHALs. go ,ooo
STN,rF .WAsHIxGrON March r. 1850.
In the Senate to-day JOINT resolution Vi 'iio
teptuckv LEGISLATURE was presented urging the passAAo
, -, Tednce tho salary of the President OF the
United states. ,,...,u y,
Mr.. GORDON Dem, Gal moved the consideration o'
the Interoceanic Canal resolution, ana IL was Vlho n.y.
Mr.. SALISBURY Dem, Deli opposed H. anu h"p'u
the subject OF ali Interoceanc Canal would De reeluu
90 ,ho COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs, TO which, In is
present aspect it belongs ,...
Mr. EATON Dem. Conn.), Chairman OF inc comm
On poreton Relations thought the consideration Of the
subject properly belonged to that commute. ~
Nj DAVIS (Dem., ". Val opposed the creation OF a
ai Committee rnere were forty-fve standing com
1tIees surely some OF these could give the subject
NJ i0RDoN said that It was perfectly evident TO bis
mind that the Senate felt with the senator IroH
i,cut (Air that the subject SHOULD 90 10 Le %
mfiee on Foreign Relations IT, therefore, ~ va ne
pleasure of the senate that t1e n,,U SUu I S,s
Ioregn Relations Committee ccrialny was aiso NE
Air WILLIAMS Dem. Ky) hoped n special commit.
ter composed the ables meu OF al the
the Senate. would be ApIOlnleu 70 ,ood in
cense air IL we intend make our declaration goou u
may bc necessary look into the conOnloh 3l our ANN
and Navy. TINS SIR Is lhe - o, For
before the senate during thls session OF Con6V' 49,
oda M their minds upon this subject. There may be
some difference OF opinion here nut ne e'IntJ
ult nd
10 NOT intend foreign nation or nations shaii
mt Chinese wall or dig ditch across inns onhent
mat shall stand pa a barrier against their aspirations !"
empire or CONNIE en- ,s ~ his whole Continent
from north TO from east 10 west ana MAJ -'I
or rotican VINO puts himself up against TINS current Oi
hoppJ none This committee Will Dee composed 0i roe
bes most rat motto ana wlsest men o. Tue otl,' ni
80 ali me question. connected with TINS subject may
M iS'Si itharawias enc Word i9a'
have said ~ 70 the necessity Of special committee
aqkI caV IA W
Wr GR6OME tDcm., MdJ therein on Withdrew MS
Mr. PIATr G,el. Copnl thsroupon called no the
iont resolution introduced 10y MN J.l1a'9 ~ ~
IN wed its reference Co the Committee on t"TG" t'
lions Agreed TO- Il is 10 the effect NAT the Iit'Iueh'
Inc r,orpstcd II ne snail deem 10 cNpelleh u r"hhln
cato with The principal maritime bhlohs W r'iI"p ~
invite The cooperation of such Governments IN me so
ton o . Of isthmus seaeoald transit ~.n sn.i
be found 10 subservc The most larRey ne FeneI"i
csrs OF al. maritime nations. ana also 10 commitment
he Of lhis Government to come 10 an I.g'
shall have been opened bv The enterprise Oi ther Ie-
M WILSON G.cp. Iowa) demanded the regular
ord r. ueing The House bii making appropriations of
h,r fcntiuns aud other works of0ethce Tor ne uSca
s,naI. Eomniirce report amendments increasing
Tho o,s auprupr1ion for repair of WORKS OF dclcHee
from 100000 10 $4,000 anh iof llt Alill hen, :"
seocno., Notifications, including the conversion ~
Sio0 900 The appropriation Of $4,000 for torIsdoes
aud torpedo experiments ~ LETT uhchangfo ,
Mr. ALLISON explained the bill The hr't amend
Mr. Mr. HERMAN CDln. y " advocated the second
"a
Cnalnber of Commerce, setting forth the defenceess
rnndion OF Ncw-York barhor, and PRAYING FOR appro
priations for largely increasing it, deienc-s
Mr.. DAWES rep. Mass also advocated the anl'hn
mcnt saying seaboard citc would be at the mercy
OF any tGrl-TGte pJwcr Do case OF war: -
Mr- CONKLiNG ueu, y. - Said there couid Dc DO
doubt " tuo necessity OF Increasing he me s OF de
fence. Bu ther" were ~ LOT @ ., ~ ~ ;
Harbor I'm which any one ~ me IoIi l-ngh Ran- pro
vided FOR lu the m could be held IL would nave 70 ne
placed out Of doors # used at ail M.
Mr. BECK Dcn. XVI. member OF the commlttee;
ftIe use Of tr Ing to hrng up dcences AT once 10
the hlghcst efficiency. W. had for years becn trusting 20
THO committee rad learned that twcvcnch guns could
Tie arnur any OF The great rncsds excerpt
picrious in cofu' ciion with tho Monroe docirne aud
with the projection Of American Iai.i oans AlonEn A'A
$40 900 900 or SloOOOO0O0 for our defence but tnc
committee had gone far as the House would 20 VIII
Mr. MCPHERSON Dem. y. y advocated the amend
ment regretted that larger amount nad not Deeu
Mr WTIHERs Dem. VA thought there was no
prospect OF "A breach OF our friendly rotations WIN Tor
would protect our harbors- lie opposed the amend
MI WALLACE Dem. PENN saw no danger Of war.
The people wished tue policy oi economy continued.
uroposed n orr been dcfrn5eess FOR NJ
teen years past that Is no reason why thy should re-
Mr. BECK said III. committee had been shown that
torpeloe7 useless without guns TO support 'rh
War vessels guards INIT project iheim IFou
torpcnocs IL they have ume 20 fish Them up lie was
IMPOSED leaving our harbors exposed 10 iha' from
"n Nh sHUisBUEY Dem. DELI did not believe the best
preyentlve OF wa coast iortincatons We shouid
bnd nm our navy and teach other nations that II fley
aiark as We will their commerce The pr SEN
condition hf the was digrAee to w. II was not
eGnai To that ~ "a fOurthrate European power.
Mr.. DAWES was not III iaYoi."i an ecphom' Whi S
would leave hArbJrs unprotected ana advocated te
amendment. He wanted IN time OF peace 10 prepare
Tor war ,r,rrs ,,,,ht a chance had cone over the
surit of the dream the Senator from Massachusetts
NE Dawes). H. and his associates had for years OPP
! no.ed any increase OF fOrfi1catOus.
Mr.. MCPHERSON said that he hoped IN few days to
| lay information before thc senate NM Wo9d cou,
not De- charged withtunduc economy 10 naval expenses
He had learned that - 100000 OF . Ooo nau oee
nans and specifications OF which were incomplete Tie
Navy Department accopieI these pr4pos'9ns mace og
these vessels without knowing whether the vessels
| would f9at or completed. and In fact eminent
Boads OF have reported that reducing the
weight OF 80 per cent one OF them would sink at
the dock wbeus completed. according To the plan ~
thu contractor The vessels referred 10 are the Terror
| at Cramps yard. the Monadnock, az san Francisco
| the Amphitrte, at wilmington, the MlhntOhonan
and the Puritan, the later being at Roachs yard.
Heard composed OF Mcssrs. Lenthall aud sherwood
| riian being the special enc referred to.
Nh EATON Dem. Comm said it was shown that
vessel that could enter harbors The best engineers
France and Germany say the largest ironcad- would
20 10 pieces II they tried to cross the Atlantic. lie
| advocated the amendment.
! The amendment was agreed tO-yeas, AZ; rays, H.
The bill read n third time and passed
Mr.. KELLOGG Rcp.. LaJ rose TO a question OF per
| gOual privilege. lie sent 10 lub bleThh uc-h
| and had read II copy OF The Nec Orleans Demo
crnt containing extract from The CharlestOn Ners.
alleging that the woman Jessie Raymond was brought TO
Washington by Kellogg for the purpose of nncncing ne
zion on his election Mr. KELLOGG said
the article ulse In every particular ana denounced
its authors cOwards who dared IOt mako an open at
tack out who stab In the back He offered resO-
luton the appointment OF committee on hve Sem
| tors 10 nvesiiR gate te charges.
| MIR THURMAN (Dcm., OhOl asked " the senate had
come 10 auch degradation notice newspaper
article scandalIzing Senator. When The resolution
came up he should % table IL and let sleep Or-
| ever The resolution went over under the rules.
| on motion oil Mr.. WALLACE tDem., Pennl the star
| Route Deficiency bill was taken up, aud the Senate at
| B o. u adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,