Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-18

favor Oh removing the disabilities Of every
man In the South Just 80 soon ~ he gave evil
donce Of being loyal man, and ceased 70 do
nounco the laws OF Congress and supported
them. In regard 10 the Republican party IN
Mississippi, Il had pledged itaeh 20 universal Al
amnesty. Iha Legislature had redeemed that
pledge, and had passed . resolution asklng
general u nnvaf, which he had presented.
He believed tult Mississippi was getting along
very well. Good order prevailed Throughout
the State, and he thought the time mao M
rived when general amnesty could DO pro-
MID MI. DRAKE argued in opposItion TO tho Vows
VI Il "a n M. without further action, the
scnate won't Into executive session, and alter
eomc time therein Adjourned, $500,
HOUSE OF EPkEsENIALlNES. -,
granting nc uso OF public RECREATION 10 the
iaiand Institute. Referred TO tho Committee
on the District Of Columbia. 80.
The House then resumed the consideration
Of the bill reported by Mr.. Lynch, Of Maine,
from the committee on The cause OF the de-
cline Of American bodybuilding.
Mr.. Wood, Of New York, opposed the bill
as not sufficiently comprehensive 10 cover the
ground and remedy the evil, and In some TO
spects likely 10 injurc rather than assist DC
objects sought TO be accomplished. III.
Mr. washburn, Of Wisconsin, followed,
charging the decline In our commerce 70 uho
hostilitics OF Great Britain during the re-
bclllon.
Mr.. Porter, Of Va, reported bin 70 remove
the political disabilities Of Isaac II. Christian ;
Of Charles II. Christian, OF Charles Chy
county, Virginia. Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Washburn, OF Wis, the
House went Into Committee Of the Whole on
the Naval Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hale, OF No, continued MS speech
which was commenced In the Committee oi
the Whole some time since.
Mr. Hale proceeded TO show the inferior
| condition Of our navy as compared WIN the
other nations Of the world, and defended the
Secretaries Of tho Navy and the Navy Depart
mcnt from the charges Of extravaganza viii
much earnestness. Ho compared the expon.
dlturcs Of our navy with tho naval .eNpcndi.
| lures Of other nations, and said there was moi
| a country that could show as much for the
money spent for this purpose as onr own.
Mr.. Morgan, Of Ohio, congratulated the
House and Navy Department upon the clio
quont defence made by tho gentleman IRON
/ Maine, and said there was no cause That re
quirod so sl,llful a defence as the Navy De
i partmont expenditures at this hour.
i In the carly part Of the session he had hap
i pened incidentally 10 learn that tho Secretary
| Of tho Navy had, In delancco Of law, In defiance
Of Congress, Increased the pay o. inc onicer'
i Of tho navy thlrty-thrco nnd-a-tlilrd per cent.
He was going ON 70 speak Of this matter
when Mr.. scoAcld, Of Pa, asked him TO yield
Mr.. Morgan declined. ...
Mr.. scodeld said he only desired to corroe
a misrepresentation.
Mr.. Morgan denied that Inc had mlsrcprc
scutod anything, but the gentleman non
PENNSYLVANIA mlsroproscntod him when "
charged him with Misrepresentation. III
proposed 10 dcnouncc frauds here, and To d
what he could 10 tear the mask from those wh'
protected fraud. lie compared the prescn
naval establishment with that Of 1880, show
ing the large increase that had been made Il
the high grade Of officers. lie quoted iron
the Naval Register 10 show that not QUO hal
Of thonayal officers are employed, and charges
that this was the most expensive department
Of the Government.
He argued at length that the system Of Gro
atlng the offices Of admiral Or vice admiru
was all wrong; that It was subyorsivc OF th
republican institutions Of the country an'
that Its tendency was gradually reaching Z
the comforting Of titles upon American citi
Lens.
Mr.. Stevens, Of N. H., then addressed III
House upon the bill aud was followed by Nj
Sargent, Of Cal; and At $50 y. m. the Hous
| took a recess until 1880. ... ..