The daily union., 1854-07-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Prayer by the chaplain of the Senate.
The journal of yesterday read and approved.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION
Mr. HOUSTON reported, from the committee of confer
the geeng votes OF the two houses on the
amendments to the Indian appropriation bill their acuon
thereon. The report adopted
Mr.. FULLER made an Intellectual attempt TO bring up
the iour-reyenue-cutter BILL with view to its passage by
the House
BoABARDAEsT GREYTows.
Mr. CHANDLER asked leave to offer resolution, cali
ing on the President for official information in reference TO
the bobardment Of Greyown, and for copies OF the IN
structons given to Captain Hons relative to the demand
for satisfaction which made in the name OF the United
States upon the authorities of Greytown before the bonn
bardment destruction OF that place.
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN
Mr. BARKSD ALE asked leave to introduce BILL of
which the following is copy:
Whereas the President in his message the House of Rep
Of 18th March, 1884, communicated the fact that
our and that Of her Catholic Majesty
of the possible failure amcaby to adjust existing dl
and security Of United States did suggest in antcpa
Of any such contingency the proriety OF provisional
occurred within the knowledge Of this House which has
changed the character Of relations with SPAIN there
FORE !,
enacted BY tic Senate and ASs s ~ q
out Of any in The treasury not appropriated
used by the President of the United States during the
vide against injury the interests Of the United
States such preparation in his Judgment may be re-
quired the observance of just rights to OBJ
tain redress for injuries received, and to vndcate the honor
of our flag.
Objected to.
REFORM
Mr. PHELPS addressed the House the bill to regu-
late the pay and increase the efficiency Of the United States
army e in favor he said, of increasing the pay Of
the rank and file but opposed to increasing the
ton Of the officers The pay of the private of ST month";
whilst men could 81 80 day at railroad labor
not likely be sufficient to able for the
There several features of the present bill which he
regarded so Objectionable that if they were retained he
should be compelled TO vote against it.
Mr. ORR approved of the increase in the pay of the pr
and also of the lower grade of officers He also APP
proved Of the section in the bill which provided that any
any grade of Office He desired that the bill should be
amended and asked unanimous consent to suspend the
hourrue of debate and adopt the hveminues rule in
Committee of the Whole after debate has closed.
Mr.. WALSH objected.
Mr. ORR then proposed to refer the bill to the Commit
tee the Whole the state of the UnOn and to make
the special order for to-day agreed to- and the bill was
referred.
dered closed twenty minutes after the House shall
solve itself into Committee of the Whole the state of
the Unon when the House went into committee, and pro-
ceeded mr. MIsoS in the chair to the consideration of
Mr. LETCHER read from a paper, which he said
was prepared by civil officer ct the other end of
the avenue who is receiving three Thousand dollars
year. list of the pay of the officers Of the army and
the amount which such officers will receive should the
pending bill pass 1t prepared he said by that officer
in order to show that the civil officers should have increased
salaries He opposed to the system Of increasing
the pay Of those officers who already well paid He
intended to move to strike ont that portion Of the bill
vdug increasing the pay of the officers above pergean
major and ell other provisions of the bill not relating to
the increase Of pay of the army
Mr. McMULLEN defended the democratic party from
charges of exravagant expenditure he said the record
would show that the whg party when in power had voted
the most exravagan appropriations that had ever been
made by the United States government
Nj. CAMPBELL replied conending that as the democrat
ic party had come into power with twohird majority, it
must be responsible ell the acts passed. and they must
be surprised if the record should in future be brought
up against them
Mr. GIDDINGS said that the extent of expenditure by
both parties when in power was only limited by their in
genuy and ability He contended that the frontiers could
be defended efficiently at onefourh of the expend
that is expended if the oneourth be expended
in provisions and clothing to be distributed among the In
dians.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia. moved to decrease the amount
of pay to the commanding officer to $500 month He
ments and he for paying the officers such
ton would enable them to live gentlemen and SOL
diers
A long debate ensued on various amendments
The amendment of Mr. GRow, striking the provision
increasing the pay to commissioned officers adopted
Without coming to any resolution the bill the
mittee
EXPULSION THE GREEKS FROM EGYPT.
On motion of Mr. ORR the President was requested to
furnish the correspondence between the Secretary of State
and minister to the Netherlands relative to the of
Captain Waller NJ Gibson; ALSO the correspondence of
copsugenera of Egypt the subject of the expulsion
of the Greeks from Egypt
At halfpast o'clock the House adjourned. -.