Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-10

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Meetings. are called in New York, &c
TW ENTY-sEvENTII CoNGREss--2d Session.
Monday, June 6, 1912
IN SENATE.
The following memorials and petitions were present
ed and appropriately REFEREED
| By MIR. BATES: a remonstrance from snndry III
| bobtnuts of the town of New Bedford in Massachn
r,is AGAINST a reduction Of the appropriation as re-
norted in the House bill for the supper. OF the navy
lie stated that the town of New Bedford owns than
Two hundred vessels, ranging from three 10 SIX hundred
TONS Some of them round Cape Horn, some IN
the Aus,ra Atlantic, some in the Indian Ocean, the
Nor,I, of Europe indeed every where; and the people
feel deep interest in the subject OF their memorial
As the bill is upon the table, lie moved that The renon
STRANGE be laid upon the table.
| By Mr. EVANS: From citizens of Portland, (ale
demonstrating against reducing the appropriations o
the navy below the estimates of the Department.
By Mr. BUCHANAN: From citizens of Delaware
county, PENN asking full and ample protection for al
the domestic industry of the country.
By Mr. PHELPS From wool-growers OF Chitienden
county, New York, praying an increase OF the duties on
imported wool.
/ Hy Mr. CONRAD: From importers of jewelry IN
the city Of New Orleans, praying such reduction o.
the duties these articles will prevent smuggling
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved TO proceed to the cons
dera;on Of the resolution submitted by him some days
since relating to meeting at II o'clock This motion
having been agreed to- the resolution was taken up and
adopted; and the Senate meets to morrow at o'clock
The Senate then proceeded 10 The consideration o
| the Apporonment Bill, when
Mr. WHITE rose and concluded his remarks com
menced on Saturday.
Mr. BATES followed, and was followed in turn, by
Messrs SMITH of Conn. and KERR; when
On motion of Mr. SEWER, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant, to its order heretofore made the House met
tins day at 10 o clock.
FLYING, DIVING, AND EXPLODING.
TMr. CARY presented the memorial OF James l.
Patton highly respectable citizen OF Petersburg, IVA
Drawing Congress assist him in constructing two ma
chimes invented By him, one for passing through the
air with immense velocity, by which he proposes to
reach London Liverpool from this country IN sixty
hours the other machine constructed as to gene
rate enough air for respiration, and with which, he
thinks he can pass through water at any depth 1t VIII
allow and under ships vessels of any size, and with
such apparatus he possession explode or blow
up i'll or hours fifteen or twenty ships OF the line
| MIR Patton estimates the expense of constructing
these machines at $4,000 each
Mr. CARY asked its reference TO the Committee on
! Naval a fairs. Ordered accordingly.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION Rl!.I.
On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole on the state OF the
Union, iMr Briggs of Massachusetts, in the Chair, }
and resumed the consideration of the bill making mp.
preparations for the support Of the Army and OF The
! Military Academy, for the year lSi2
| When the Committee on Saturday evening, the
state of the question was rs follows
| Mr. CAVE JOHNSON had moved the following
modified amendment, to come in at the end OF line
eighth
Proridsd, That the recruiting service shall cease
until the number Of non commissioned officers and rr
Yates in The companies OF the several artillery
and infantry regiments shall be reduced by death,
piration of term OF service, and such discharges as
the President may from time to time direct, 10 The
number fixed by the act entitled IAN act TO reduce
and fix the military establishment of the L. S, ap-
proved March =, S2 ind prorded further, That no
rart of the appropriation shall be applied alter 3Oh
Scptember next TO the payment of the regiment OF
dragons established and authorised by the act of 2d
May, 1896.
Mr. Roosevelt 10y way Of compromise, and with
view as he explained of keeping the army at its pre-
sent actual forcc had offered the following subst
tute for that amendment:
| pror;ded That no part Of this amount shall he APP
plied to the payment Of any officers prvates hereaf
Tier to be appointed or Unlisted beyond the number
actually in the service of the U. ).
And the pending question was on the motion oil MI
Roosevelt
Mr. LEVY continued md concluded his remarks
from Saturday. mainly in relation TO the origin causes
and history OF the Florida war, and in reply to remarks
of Mr. Giddings. Mr. L. (of whose remarks report vii
appear hereafie) also indicated his intention, when in
order, offer amendment, (Which IS hereinafter
more particularly referred toy
| MIR l. having concluded, the Chair (now occupied
by Mr. Underwood, of Kentucky gave the floor to
/ Mr.. FILLMORE, but some struggle taking place II
relation it, Mr. F. though DESTROYS, he said to make
SEINE explanations upon other items OF the bill, yield
ed it.
Some conversation followed, in which Mr. EVER
EFT and Mr. ADAMS parcipated-the former gen.
tleman expressing the opinion that the bill had no
been sufficiently discussed, and the hope that when u
should into the House the previous quesuor
would not be moved
Mr. EVERETT (who the successful competl
tor for the floor addressed the committee very briefly
Mr. +. was followed by Alessrs. ADAMS and SIAN
LY, report of whose remarks IS nnavoidaoiy oeefeo
The hour of one having arrived the committee, N
pursuance of the order heretofore adopted proceeded
10 vote on amendments pending or TO be offered
After brief conversation between MIR. ROUSE
: WELT and the HARTMAN, on a point of order
MIR CAVE JOHNSON modified his amendment BY
adding after the words "term oil service, the "o'o
''or other causes
And the question being, first, on the substitute
amendment of Mr.. ROOSEVELT ~
Tellers were appointed, and the vote Stood Ayes o9
} noes l02.
So The substitute amendment vas rejected
And the question recurring on the amendment o
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON
Mr.. MERlWETHER offered the substitute amend
ment heretofore indicated by him; hut, question o
order being raised by Mr. FILLMORE, MIR. Nj. with
drew it.
The question again recurring on the amendment o
Mr. Cave Johnson
Mir MOORE, OF Louisiana, asked division of thu
question, $50 that separate question be taken OF
each proviso j and II was ordered.
And the question taken, first, on the follown!
part Of the proposed amendment
Prorided, That the recruiting service shall cease
until the number of non-comnlss:oned officers ant
privacs in the various companies Of the several artl
lery and infantry regiments shall be reduced by ceah
expiration of term Of service, and such discharges
the President may from time 10 time direct 10 the mum
Der fixed BY the act entitled "hn act TO reduce and II
the military establishment Of the United States, ap
, proved ilarch ., 1871
And the vote stood-Ayes l02, noes Ga.
So The first branch Of the amendment was agreed To
And the question recurring the second part OF tn
amendment TO wit
nd rrocidcd furher, That part Of this approprlu
ton shall be applied after the Both Of September mex
10 The payment of the regiment Of dragons establishe
and authorized by the act of the ODD Of May, 1886
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