Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-26
TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS-.
WAsmNGroN, May 81. 1912.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE orr REPRESENTATIVES,

The Chaplain Of the House This morning mad.
allnsioh Ia the difficulties ia Rhode Island ~ n v.r
appropriate manner. devouily thanking Providenr,
i"f ms in'eHetence IN pulling down domestic VIC
ienre ~ one OF the States Of The Union.
lne Journal having been read a dozen member
sprnng for The floor.
Mr. Sherotk J. Andrews rapnrteJ n Bill from an,
oil The Standing Committees. making nparoprIntion,
inr certain sites for Marine Hospitals in the United
States. o
Also. a Bill or making Marietta in Ohio. NM
IhIcngo m Illinois. COllectiou Districts;
Ihe yeas and nays were ordered upon the motion
% Hir Oopde OF OHIO, who was anxious that IA,
day should be devoted 10 The consid cration Of priyatr
Bills. Many private bill days hay ing been devoted
To public business, the mott IN seemed To mo IS mr.,
per ASH was just The yeas and nays. howeye,
60. ="
NAVAL BILL.
The Ccmmitiee was then returned. Mr. Clifford
OF Maine resumed the chair, and The debaie pru.
ceeded.
Mr. Gushing. Of Mass. was entitled IN The 1,o,
AMI addressed The Committee At considerable length
m continuation Of his speech commenced ye,tcrJov
Mr. Cushing's speech was mors ~ detail Than cen.
eraI' and very useful Tor The facts contained IN H.
aud derived from the documents Of our own aud
the BHiish Government connected with the naval
Mr. Cushing took strong ground aplinsI
prop sed reduction of the Navy, and argued
Tia! The service would suffer very much if II va.
reduced a. had been proposed by several of N,
members upon The n ,Or.
The Naval service was peculiar, and reauire5
men and ships sufficient 10 relieve those who yet,
Dui when hey returned from a cruize. Mr. G 20.
lerred nj soma length also To the expenditure a
the British Navy.
Mr. Gushing OF Mass. continued The debate untI
a late hour, aud was followed by his colleague NJ,
Pirmenier Of Mass. who commented uponIbe B,o,d
Ol Navy Commissioners. and considered tEat mosi
ct The difficulties IN The Department had grown M
in connection WTh The Institution Of this B,,rJ
Mr. PaHnenter spoke also ia detail. and made
complaint Of many Of the estimates submitted.
Mr. Memwcaiher Of Geo; spoke in reply 10 Mr.
CCshing. and objected 10 the estimates Of Inc Secre.
lary "i The Navy. lie referred TO Them IN detail
nhd drew ont the chairman Of the Committee of
Ways and Mems who slated in answer Ia the nom.
Der from Georgia, that u was frequent 10 have a
large excess IN ILs Treasury for the naval service
on Inc 1t ufJunuary.
Mr. FILLMORE Incl l~ertal!y remarked nI.o. iho,
hnce The Navy had been established, one hundred
and fifty five millions had been expended upon The
sers ice.
Mckay Of North Carolina continued The disc,s
son also IN reply TO Mr. Cushing Of Mass. Mr. Mo.
Nay argued that he wns moi IN favor ofreductioo Of
the Navy. lie admitted, however. lhat he was o,.
posed 10 rs increase.
some question arising NJ 81 the correctness n his
and wishing for additional light from
some Of The documents. he gave way 10 a motion
That The committed rise. This comm ifiee rose nc.
cordingy. on motion Ut Mr. BfUnson Of Maine: and
The House adjourned.