Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-24
Saturday, May q, 1912.
IN SENATE.

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Monday The session OF yesterday was devoted to the
consideration Of Executive business. The conhrma-
tons, if any, | have not heard. Mr. Cunningham, no.
minated time since to the office OF POSTMASTER al
Trenton was rejected, after discussion at considera
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MORNING BUSINESS.
The journal of Yesterdays proceedings having been
read several reports were received by general consent
Among these reports were two from the Committee on
Commerce-the to build light houses IN Delaware
bay and at Flynn's Knoll in New York bay:
Two bills were also reported by Mr. Andrews, OF
Ohio the making appropriation for certain sites
for the erection Of Marine Hospitals IN, and the other
milking provision for the establishment Of ports Of entry
al Chicago. in Illinois, and Marietta, in Ohio.
MIR. GOODE, Of Ohio, asked the House to devote
the remainder of the day the consideration of private
bills He appealed 10 the House to do justice to the
private claimants and stated that for several weeks past
the DAYS apart for the consideration OF private bus-
ness bad been given to matters of public character
Mr. FILLMORE, as chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means, stated that but one more day could
be devoted to this BILL be taken from the
Committee Of the Whole on Monday next. de insist
ed upon his motion that The House should 60 into COM
mtee of the whole and that the discussion OF the Navy
bill should 90
The yeas and nays were called upon the motion, and
the House, by vote of 80 o. decided TO take up the
bill
The Naval Bill was accordingly taken up. The
Speaker called Mr.. CLIFFORD OF Maine, TO the chair
and the debate proceeded.
Mr. CUSHING, of Mass, was entitled to the floor
and continued speech begun by him yesterday, IN
swer TO the arguments of those who were avowedy IN
favor of reducing the present naval establishment.
MIR. CUSHING entered largely and ably into the me-
rits Of The whole question. He gave in detail much i'm
porant information, showing the necessity OF keeping
up the establishment He referred also to the character
Of the service the necessity of lumber men, and ships
to relieve those who were out and coming home The
expenses Of the British navy, the amount expended
upon different branches OF services were also consider
ed Much Of the speech was in reply to DIR. Mckay
who made very good speech the other day.
Mr. CUSHING spoke nearly two hours before clos
ing giving way occasionally for explanations made BY
Mr.. Mckay, ofN. C., Mr. Caruthers, Of Tenn, and
others.
sion Much Of his speech had reference to the Boart
of Naval Commissioners. He argued that the materi
al difficulties in the service grew out Of the Constu
ton Of this Board Some details were giving by MIR
Parmenter to prove the position he had aken when hi
Welded the floor 10 Mr.. Merriwether of Georgia, whe
wished to make corrections in the Report of the
Secretary of the Navy.
MERRlWETHER, that appended to the Navy Laws
might be found all the per expenditures OF Inc
Government for the support Of the Navy from the com
me ncem ent of the Government II would be seen ina
SIS 900 900 had been expended the Navy, and tina
very frequently than three millions was on hane
at the ncement Of the year, fact which seemed
to be undenied BY some Of the members MIR. Merrlwe
Their smoke at considerable length mainly in complain
Of the expenditures upon the Navy and the esimate
submitted. :,
MIR. MCKAY continued the debate in reply to Mr
CUSHING, and in opposition TO any increase OF In
Navy. Without concluding, he gave way to motiol
to adjourn.