Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15

prevail the effect would be thar these post captains wout
seek other service such the commands Of navy yards where
they would get their 3d. 500 per annum and these bureaus
would have 20 be entrusted to civilians salary of 0OO
and thus the country would lose 81, 500. "a 4
Mr. SAWYER inquired IL absolutely necessary tha
there should be sixty post captains He should be CHAD
TO see them reduced 10 dozen. tei4@ tF
Some further explanations made by Messrs SAW
YER, SCHENCk, and vINToN, and then the amend
ment was rejected $780, t
Mr. KING of Georgia, moved to amend the item proyd-
ing o the Of the Chief ohe Baeau Of Construction
Equipment and Repairs 80 as to give him the same pay that
ne would receive fhe employed in other duties had
been thought that would promote the good Of the service
oy having navy captain at the head Of this bursau the dl
lies OF which were arduous than those OF any other de-
partment in the navy 1t supposed be necessary
TO have navy captain the head OF this bureau when the
law OF 1912 was passed bat had since been deemed
ana proper to place captain at the head Of the bureau with
the pay OF the heads OF other bureaus.
Mr. SAWYER inquired how much he got
Mr. KING replied So 600. a9N
Mn SAWYER. Ard wha, do you propose to give
MI MING. The same as he would receive il he at
sea lhe head OF this bureau is very mertorous officer
he steps which he has TAKEN with the permission OF the
Secretary OF the Navy, In the promotion d reforms will
duce the cost OF constructing shipsone-hird oneouh
ne Com Skinner holds most responsible position Phere
10 more money expended In his department than nearly any
one and his economical reforms will hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars when the Of his department goes
TO any reasonable extent year He hoped the
committee would place the head Of that the same
scale OF emoumens which others received less
Gus duties TO discharge commandants Of navy Yards &c
he had already explained the why he had not the
same emoument this time. II not contemplated in
lSa2 to place navy captain there but had been found
that the craft were not willing to INTRODUCES reforms the
penditues for labor and materials especially the labor of con-
sructng Ships which had been found advisable in other
service and therefore became necessary in II
necessary that the head of this bureau sheUd be an
pshed naval constructor he required knowledge
expenditure OF msney and Of labor, but Of making mo-
deis or Of the particular manner OF applying that labor
Mr. YER said these facts satisfied him that the head
OF this bureau should be civilian, who would be ten times
better than an officer OF the who had spent his
shpboad, and who possessed mechanical genius He did
not approve of this plan of making provision for old dilap
dated officers and he believed they should money the
Government II they put these old superannuaed officers on
halipay and turned adr In this office they should
have regular shpbulder, and who knew nothing
about mechanical construction.
Mr.. POLLOCK moved that the committee rise Lost,
The question then required on heanendment and was
found that no quorum voted,
Mr. VINTON called upon the comnittee to rise, and he
hoped the names of the absenees would be pubshed the
morning newspapers g
The committee and reported progress
Mr. VtNT0N then moved call Of the House.
motion TO adjourn made in several quarters and on
that motion the yeas and nays called for andordered
and, being taken, resulted thus Yeas ST. nays 70.
Mr. BR asked leave offer folio ing resolution
Reofusd Ta the names of such Inembersa found alb
sent on call OF the roll be published the next
ensuing day in the Union and National Inegsacer
papers.
Objected 10 and not received
81 Mr. VlNTON moved call of the House
motion TO adjourn again made on which the yeas
and nays stood Yeas SO, nays 69l
The question put on ordering call of the House.
and il was agreed to.
The roll accordingly called and members answer
ed to their names
The the absent members were then called and
l3f answered in all.
The doors Of the hall were then closed.
Mr. CABELl. moved to dispense with further proceedings
in the cad. Lost.
Mr. MCKAY said he vnweli and be hoped the House
would excuse him for the remainder Of the day
Mr. FINTON moved to excuse Mr.. MoKAY. Agreed TO. |
Tho call Of the roll was continued
Mr.. KING Of Georga moved that the
be sent for the absentees
MI. HOUSTON, of Alabama moved % dispense with the
further proceedings Of the call Lost
Nr. MILLER moved minutes after five O'clock 10
adjourn Lost.
The question put the motion send the Sergeant
a.-Arms after absentees, and it agreed to.
Mr. BOWDON asked be excused from further attendance
his day. NOT granted.
A molion again made adjourn and again rejected
Mr. COBB, of Georgia, moved suspend further proceed
ings the call Many Of the members had left the House
after the roll f called He hoped the call would Be
suspended and renewed de the call persisted
in would be putting in the pockets Of the
some two hundred dollars which would come on, OF
the contingent fund Of the House.
The yeas and nays demanded and taken suspend
ing the call, and resulted Yeas as, nays 65.
Judd, georgia, inquired OF the chair how
membeis had ie the House since the call commenced
The sPEAkER replied about twenty
The SPEAKER SANrxL LAIN, you have been absent |
from the House. without its leave and contrary its order
you have any thing TO say YOU will now be heard
Mr.. LAIM said Mr. Speaker, called upon, as am, to
render for my absence the call Of the roll state
you and the members Of this House that since the CON-
Of the present session Congress has been my
practice be always present my and attentive to INV
duty An examination journal viii show that have been
absent the calling Of the yeas and nays few any
member Of the House. and with the exception Of an absence
Of few days in the spring visit my family the Jour
na will show that have missed certainly over half dozen
votes during the present session Yesterday morning
detained my few minutes after the usual time OF the
meeting Of the House, and when entered the hall found the
Clerk calling the yeas and nays Of the resolutions on
er and harbor Improvement reported from the Committee
Commerce. for which exceedingly anxious to vote
but my having just been passed. could not, and am
happy Of having this opportunity TO make this statement
believe the only have missed for number Of days
Sir have here for months and for large por-
on Of the time compelled listen discussions which
70 me exceedingly unnieresng, and very frequently
all pertinent TO The question before the House. and
when was well satisfied that useless Of the
time of the House. and than useless expenditure Of the
money Of the people &r, here this morning at the
meeting Of the House. and from that time until hapas, three
o'clock and listened TO discussions large part Of which
BY interesting That being the hour for
my dinner and later than the usual hour OF adjournment
left, supposng the House would Immediately adjourn Sir
believe have faithfully discharged my duty TO my consu
en,s look to them for justification Of my course here
have committed offence against this House, and therefore
have excuse to offer il for any thing that have done