Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-09-26

House.-Mr Cobb moved to change the bo,.
Of meeting hereafter to 10 o'clock, Am.
The House refused T. SUSPEND the rules
j wee ordered that the committee on way, a.,
means now in conference report at all time.
| Nj. Ashmun, of Mass, moved that the to,s
cation bill be taken up which was no, acre.,
10.
Mr.. Daniel moved to tske up the private %,
endar, but the motion was not sustained ~
Mr.. Burt moved to go into committee of u.
whole ON the State of the Union, which was "a, ,e
ried. 'af
Mr.. Disney. of Ohio. was called to the ch,;
and the discussion on the Navy bill was ,ha'
resumed. "'sn
deb,te ensued on an amendmep, os ".
Stanton, OF Tenn, to employ PRISONS Iuven,;on
10 turn salt water INTO fresh, that ihcrusta,ion :,
boilers OF government steamers may be preven,
ed. r'"'
The proposition was amended on no,;o, -
Mr.. Crowel, and agreed to. appropria,ing s5GOo
to enable the Secretary Of the Navy to bsvs
tested the usefulness OF the several lnyenlloas
for this purpose.
The clause appropria;ing So7f,sO0 for tran.
portation OF the u. s. mail between New ".
and Liverpool, between New York and New a.
leans, Havana and Chagses, and between Pan,
nu and some points in Oregon Territory. ben,
un Ter consideration,
Mr.. Bayly moved to strike ont the proviso 70
curing the Secretary Of Navy 10 resclnd snch
Contracts as may not have been fully and sub.
staniially performed according to the terms and
the stspuiaions thereof, and 10 insert in lien Ih,,
no payment should be made except in propor,oo
TO the mail services performed or hereafter Z, ba
performed. Mr.. B. was opposed to the mail Gun.
tracts, but those IN the bill are provided for oy
law he would not go any further
Mr. Jones SAID that the contracts had not been
complied with; the amendment of Mr.. B,vIv
was 10 legalize these failures. and the oeoojs
should not be thus 6eeced out Of their money
Mr.. bsyly's amendment was adopted
Mr. Jones proposed to abolish fiosg,no in The
navy. He would merely refer The coum'ttee n
The report from the Navy Department, SHOWING
the number Of sailors whipped in one year.
MI. Stanly offered an amendment, namely. e,.
cept In cases where courts martial are held IN
such cases the sentence IS not to be carried in.
to effect until "a hours after Judgment He had
heard Of an arbitrary fogglng of sal'ors oy Of.
ncers, and this should not be done excep, 10 the
fuihment OF The sentence of court marital
Mr.. Holmes opposed the amendment. The
only way was to give the sailor the fogglnya a,
the right time.
IL
quor raiioos be abolished, and FIVE cents CO anu.
tation be allowed. II this be done there would
be little occasion for hogeing
Mr.. Baily said the ration was too small to ps,
drunk on, and sailors wait their greg.
The amendments of Messrs. Sianly ana Evans
were agreed 10
Me- Venable offered an amendment prohibit.
ing ofhce's from using wine and ardent solts
on sbIp board, except for medical purp,ses n.
Was opposed TO abolshing hosging. but he had
no idea that drunken officers snail command SOB
er sailors He considered all these movements,
however. a hunbug
Mr.. Morse commended that whipping is neces-
sary, and every honest siiior will tell YOU. he
would rather have whipping tn IN any other
Punlsbrnent.S This was a miserable attempt at
demagogueis,n.
The committee rose at ten minutes past four
MIR. Boyd moved that the House again to 70
nt' committee, with the hope that some business
would be done. After some rather turbulent
and irregular proceedings, the House adj