Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-07
Saturday, Ffb.
The Senate did no, sat to day. having adjourned owe
to Monday.
norsE oF REPRESENTATIVES,

| to MONDAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.
| On motion o! Mr. ADAMS, it was resolved that the
use nj the Hall he granted 10 Ben amin Is. Bowen, 10
deliver Monday next, lecture on The education OF
the blind.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
| Tie House resolved tseli INTO Committee Of the
Whole The state Of the Union-Mr. Allen Of Maine
IN the Chair.
MIR FILLMORE moved that the Committee take up
The bill making appropriations for the support ni the
Navy FOR bali calendar year ending The thrtie,h
"f June, 1873 and for The fiscal year beginning the
irs Of July, Ie43 and ending the thrtleh of June,
/ lS:I.
Mir ADAMS suggested to the gentleman from New
YORK. 10 waive his motion, that the bills heretofore
ported from the Cnmmi.ltee on Foreign Afairs-in
/ relation 10 the establishment Of commercial relations
between the United States end China. and the Sand
wch Islands GIT be taken up aud considered by the
committee
! Mr. FILLMORE said he was in favor of hese bills
hut he could not consent To heir beng taken up
for the reason that he Was the Navy bull should
! be sent tie Srnate wish The eas, possible delay
The question taken on The motion Of ar. Fillmore
and 1t prevailed.
Tie b;Ii having hcen read through By the Clerk
Mr. MERIWETHER moved that i, be LAID aside,
for the purpose OF taking mp the b introduced few
DAYS since by The gen eman from Kentucky, (Mr. G
Davis) prnvciug for he reduction Of the number o!
persons employed IN The New Yok custom house,
some other This bill covered several millions Of dol
lars; and gentlemen had not yet had time To
the documents relating TO The subj ct, winch were lad
IN their tables but day since. II INNS, be mp
parent hat the cnmmi.:ee did not seem disposed 10
consider THIS measure If II were suffered to lie over
day could he disposed by "Wednesday a, arhest.
! Mr. FILLMORE SAID that it was not 10 order 10
move 10 lny the h!iI upon the table.
! Mr. MERiWETHER then moved that i, be post.
ponpd; but III" mnii"n did not prevail
The committee proceeded the consideration OF the
bill and the frat clause having been read
| Mr. MERiWETIER submitted proViso that until
otherwise directed BIZ law, part OF The present.
any future appropriations for the pay Of COMMISSION,
warrant and petty officers ncndng the engineer corps
shall be paid Ia The sanA except upon reduction OF
the present pay and after The rate II twenty cent
per annum lie remarked that II might be asked why
should this reduction he made nos For the reason
! That the saafts Of those officers increased in
1850 in view Of meeting The general increase Of prices
throughout the country and IN every DEPARTING mt Of Ia
bor |, his opinion iha, nine.,enhs of the prople
aeley we'd hat the high salaries pad 10 officers
Gec,ed with the Navy had had tendency 10 render il
the mast d,sgracefu corps that belonged 10 any
country on earth and court martial had TO be kept
standing nearly throughout the year FOR the purpose Of
determining their conduct
! Mr. FILL HORE 10 ask who her the mena,nent
proposed 1t he .ecoilcc,ed that this
bill made appropriations 10 carry existing laws into ef
ftctlo pay money due to the Ulcers by law The
amendment, therefore, WA TO change existing laws.
/ Mr.. MERlNEriER anticipated That an objection
10 The amendment would be raised. Bat, no,wih
sandin. the bill WAS TO Garry existing laws INTO effect.
i, IN The power of the committee to cay who they
viii pay, und. when they came To captain, with
larry of ~ 600 lying his oars, and doing nothing
y as competent Cor them TO designate how mach. AT
the las, session they limited The officers OF The Navy
and # they could do lts, they could Emit their pay
1t and Tie same principle, aud vas totally IN
separah,e.
The CHAIRMAN decided tia, The amendment was
IN order
Mf FILLMORE appealed from the decision; and
trusted that, fer Q sake ui c.Spaleh Ct business, ii
would ~ DO sustained
Mr. JOHNSON OF Tennessee. said that, over AID
ovc1 acan, similar amendments had been acned ever
since 1850.
Mr. FILLMORE asked HE gentleman to point him
solitary instance where The salary Of officer
nbshed BY law, had been reduced in appropriation
bill.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Tennessee referred the gentleman
10 the reduction Of the salary Of The Commissioner %
Pensions
! MI FILLMORE said that tie law creating this Office
had PRED when the salary Of tie Commissioner
reduced
/ MIR. JOHNSON Of Tennessee con,endtd ,ha, the
principle was the same
! Mr 1GLLiNGHAST opposed the amendment and
sustained the appeal from the decision Of the Chair.
Mr. WISE remarked that there another point OF
order which was conclusive against the amendment
The gentleman from Georgia himself, from The Cam
!ni,iec on public expenditures, had reported bill 10
reduce the pay Of officers Of the Federal Government
twenty per cent, embracing the Army and Navy,
vel. as the civil department. This h pending III
committee; and this berg III. fact The substance of If
could moi IL taken aud appended 10 another hil.
Mr. MASON, Of Ohio. sustained the appeal Of the
gentleman from York.
/ The CHAIRMAN said tina: it not competent for
him 10 saw whether the amendment proper i'm
proper. but merely whether It should be admitted; and
THIS decision ia, had any rrcollecl6n was jus
tftd by the Turner practice OF the House.
Mr JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, advocated The amend
ment
| Mr. HOLMES wondered whether The people Of the
Cn,.d States believed that this Government cosd 90
on with this Congress This was the mos, fragmen,
ary session ne had ever known. They had been here
two months and had taken up single bill for regu
lar discussion II true, howevcr, that the subject
of refund,ng the fine rmPnsed upon General Jackson
had Stood the position Of popiniay, 10 be shot a! by
both parties And now, at the very m"men they
about 10 have irregular debate The Navy Appropria
tim bill, this motion was submitted by The gentleman
from Georgia who, If he caFaccus for nothing ese
was, cerlsiply, for cutting Gown The organ Of de.