The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-14
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIv

The SPEAKER laid before the House joint resolution Of
the legislature the State Of Iowa asking the aid Of Con-
gress to improve the Mississippi river TO facilitate
the means OF navigation
Mr.. COOK expressed the hope that the Committee on
Commerce would give the subject their early consdra
Mr.. DUNBAR as a member Of the Committee on Com
Of the opinion that these separate
and bills passed by the Senate with regard internal
improvements referred to his committee they would
not be voraby reported upon during the present session
and he hoped therefore, that the friends Of such
would faror their reference to the Committee the
Whole on the state Of the Union,
The joint resolution was referred to the Committee
Commerce
DISCIPLINE rHE NAVY
Mr. SHELTON demanded the regular order Of business
The SPEAKER announced that business Of public
character coming from the Committee Naval Affairs
the regular order Of business for to-day.
Mr. BoCoCK from the Committee Naval Affairs, re-
ported bill to provide efficient discipline for the
navy; which read twice.
Mr. g. expressed his thanks TO the House for the cour-
tey which they had extended TO his committee By setting
apart this day for the consideration of business Of public
character reported by the Committee Naval Affairs ;
and he would pledge himself to the House that be would
not abuse their courtesy by occupying unnecessarily
moment Of their time There were three bills which
he desirous get the action Of the House; one Of
which had Just been read another Of which had re-
Gently been sent down from the Senate entitled bin to
promote the efficiency of The nsvy which had passed that
body unanimously; and the other the bill reported
few DAYS ago BY the Committee Naval Affairs 10
thorze the construction Of additional sloopsowar
Of the time of the House The passage of the bill which
had been read desirable from the ths sgis
since the year 50o except in 1850 when Congress abo
ished punishment by the lash and provided for nothing in
Iieu Of it
After the bin was slightly amended ii was read third
time and passed.
EFFICIENCY or NAVY
Mr. B0C0Ck, from the Committee Naval Affairs, 10
whom was referred Senate bill promote the efficiency
Of the Navy reported back the with various amend
ai ft data Ha
the House doubtless that for years opn
ion had been entertained that great thorough and
searching reform necessary the personnel OF the navy
great many upon the Naval Register Of The
country drawing their pay naval officers and render
ing service whatever The question is, bow shall
get rid of them To say that these incompetent
and shall be utterly discharged from the service without
any eowpeRsafon would be putting them to hard
ships fe instance gentleman enters the naval service
when he Is fifteen years Of age and who If be discharges
his duties taithfy, loses all eonnexion with the other
Of the world and thus becomes totally dsqua
fed for engaging in the necessary pursuits Of life lie
goes from grade another being unable 10
money in the time, until be gets be broken-down
captain and that he 10 unable render
further service, viii yen him grass There "
sornethng revolving in the idea On the other hand there
great many upon the Naval Register who ought
have been SLOWED 10 the service; who b.
negligence ideness aad spaon have rendered them
selves uns for service officers Of the navy and unwer
y Of the respect Of gentlemen He hoped however thai
the number Of this class Of persons not very large
be found upon The Register many cases which needed re-
There captain from tb. State OF FenBsylTa
ns who entered the service in the year s0a aud that
OF SO years of pretended has been unemployed
and allowed lie idle 80 years and mouths Mr.. b. then
cited other instances q ths sort 10 show the
necessity Of reformation in the naval service o the Unaa
States.
Mr.. SHELTON considered this measure of too mach
Importance be passed by without examination. There
doubt the propriey Of the proposed
by the bin promote the efficiency of the rary he ala
believe that the provisions al the bi calculated
accomplish the desired object Mountaineering what
bad said by the honorable chairman of tho Committee
Naval Affairs ball under consideration yroyosed
retired list and give the retired officers pay doing
nothng Would they do tho for the poor sailor No
he would be discharged from service aaa turned upon The
world 70 gef hls living bess BIZ might There
principle 81 rrPsbcsnisr justice in such partial
tins he thought thss every oseer who reraiHs
out Of services year should he dschsrge There could
be injustice arising from fbe Of such sFsts
lie did not aeeve In the practice which has heretofore
marked the history VI the aawsl service c this eoantry ~
supporting ts ohcers xnd encouraging their extrssagance
aud OF treating it's sailors the class bo @ctsy perform
the servlc hks trndges and dogs our sysn bad b-eS
copied from the English syste England had tor
provfdnR tor retired list whe had not kagiand 10
ralcd aristocrsey Under her laws the eldcsf
inherit the propxrs Of their and the pun~ss son
10 End support 20 into the nrmy church The
nvb~r OF siscd officers The retired last OF her nasa
In this country grs te the aris
tocrssy hni psscrs Of privilege se and the
He hoped that Congress would soon establish method ~