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not go further, and embrace the officers The foggng
OF seamen much attributable to drunken officers
as 10 drunken seamen. .
The amendment to the amendment was rejected
MT SAWYER then proposed his amendment, for the
ssbollshment of corporal punishment; which was ruled
Mr. SCHENCK suggested modification of the amend
men merely changing the phraseology. express
slmPy an increase hereafter of the money commutation
!" S S,A cents; which was agreed to.
Inc amendment by Mr.. ROCKWELL, thus amended
was as. ths pp aSS SSgreedto.
way OF an dduona Section to the effect that the pay of
commandant shall be reduced 10 that of midship-
man Mr. b, explained that the wages of passed mid
shpman was 700. Upon midshipman's promotion to
the command of vessel his pay was increased 10 All 300
But if he goes shore his pay reduced again to $780,
while his expenses remain the that of command
ant; and it might be- that junior mdshipman, promoted
to the command in his place, would receive the full pay
while the superior compelled to receive the smaller
Au Mr. sCAENcK proposed an amendment to enable
him TO explain that the amendment by Mr.. Brown was
only undoing what has been before done by way of
had been considered and approved by the Naval Commit
tee and he proceeded further to show the necessity OF
the amendment with his modification but afterwards,
considering the amendment complete without It, ne with
drew it.
Mr. BnowN's amendment then agreed to.
Mr. CABELl, under instructions from the Committee
on Naval Affairs proposed section in relation to the
transportation Of the mail between New York and New
Orleans, touching at Key West sc.
the construction of works on the island of Key West
which would cost five millions of dollars and upon that
island there were also now about two thousand inhab
itans, without the advantages OF any United States
mail.
His amendment agreed TO-
Mr. SCHENCK proposed the amendment Gin
which he offered two days ago.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be in order under the
decision OF the Chair this mornings but that decision
having been reversed the Chair bound respect the
Judgment of the committee. He therefore held that the
amendment was out OF order.
Mr.. SCHENCK perceived, then, that the same .propo
siton which out OF order was in order this
morning and yesterday, and out Of order the day before
He would like to know whether it might not be in order
again Tomorrow MIR. 5. appealed from this decision;
but the judgment of the Chair sustained by the com
mittee
Mr.. S then moved TO amend by. way of separate
proposition increase the pay OF the older surgeons
Of the navy; which, after the five minutes explanation
of which be ayailed himself, was agreed to-
Mr.. MCKAY proposed an amendment directing the
Secretary of the Navy to report TO the next session OF Con-
gress the number OF of oggng IN the navy spec
flying, &c. which the Chairman ruled to be out Of order
Mr. Nick appealed from this decision; but 1t was re-
Mr. Mex explained and said that the practice of
corporal punishment had already been rescinded in
the army, with the most happy effect. The amend
ment was merely to require the Secretary of the
Navy to report the number OF the cases of foggng,
specifying the ships, &c The amendment ne said was
which had been issued with the most happy effect upon
the practice of foggng in the British nayy.he number
of of punishment being reduced by it very mate
rally He hoped earnestly that his amendment would De
Mr. SCHENCK proposed an amendment, Subsequent
y whdrawn,) read the report of the Secretary Of the
Navy to the last Congress the subject OF corporal pun
shmen1 in the navy published in the Union Of yeser-
p hs e s s ss lean
from his place such portions of the said report suited
his Arguments in opposition to the adjustment OF cor
poral punishment the navy and the amendment by the
gentleman from North Carolina
Mr. McKAYs amendment was then agreed to.
Mr. DUNCAN proposed further to amend the bill by a
separate section appropriang $4,000 to abate the nut
sances which former appropriations have raised to the
navigation Of the Ohio river.
The CHAIRMAN ruled this amendment to be out of
Mr. DUCAN appealed but the decision was sustained
On motion Of Mr.: vINToN the committee then rose,
and reported the bill and amendments to the House
Mr. V. demanded the previous question, which was
seconded; and the main question being on the several
amendments reported from the Committee OF the Whole
on the state of the Union,
The first amendment was adopted.
The yeas and nays demanded and ordered the
servatons suggested by the American Philosophical So
ciety,) and being taken resulted-yeas 1906 nays 65
So the amendment was adopted.
The question recurring upon the amendment making
appropriation for certain foreign and domestic mail ser
vice in steam vessels and advancing portion OF the
compensation for the same,
Mr.. MCKAY demanded the yeas and nays which were
ordered; and being taken, the yeas lis, nays ST.
So the amendment was agreed to.
separate vote being demanded upon concurring IN
the amendment making certain marine hospital appropr
aons the yeas and nays ordered and being TAKEN
the yeas were 100, nays Al.
So the amendment concurred in.
The yeas and nays being demanded upon the amend
men making appropriations for naval docks, they were
taken with the following result viz: yeas IT. nays As.
| So the amendment agreed to-
separate vote being demanded and ordered upon con
curing in the amendment in relation to spirit rations 1t
was decided in the affirmative.
separate vote being demanded upon the appropriation
for ne Orleans
by steamers, touching at Havana, said amendment
rejected by yeas 6s, nays IS.
The question being then taken all the amendments
upon which no separate question had been asked the
said amendments were adopted The bill was then
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
Mr. VINTON moved reconsideration of the vote Just
taken; which motion laid upon the table, and
The House then adjourned.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
June j, 1913.