Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-06
HOUSE.

I0e Senate then ADJOURNED I'LL Monday.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Tynes, the bill to erect
a colossal statue of Admiral Farragut was
concurred in.
The bill to appoint Shipping Commission
ers came up. During the reading of the
bill Mr.. Wood made an effort to present a
remonstranee against it from the boards OF
underwriters of New York, but objection
was made, as the bill was under the opera
ton of the previous question.
Various amendments were agreed to.
Morse.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, it was resolved
that the memorial services on the evening
of the 9th in the House in memory of Prof.
Morse, under the auspices Of the National
Morse Monument Association be partici pat
ed in by the House, that the House as
semble that evening and the Speaker pre-
side.
More Alabama Claims.
Mr.. Starkweather, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs reported a bill to pay to
Capt. Winslow and the officers and crew of
the Kearsage at the time of the destruction |
of the Alabama $4,000, as the estimated |
value thereof in the same manner as prize |
money.
Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, approved
the bill, but he wanted to hare it amended
by providing that the amount shall be sub |
mitted to the arbitration at Geneva, as a
part of the direct damages sustained by the
United States under the general term of
the Alabama Claims.
Mr.. Starkweather was afraid that the |
amendment would embarass the bill and |
suggested that it should be offered as an |
independent proposition.
Mr.. Butler-I desire that money should |
be paid ont of the money not otherwise ap- |
propriated in the English Treasury, not in |
the United States treasury.
Mr.. Starkweather favored making Eng |
land pay not only direct, but indirect dam |
ages, but that matter should come up by |
itself.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend the bill by |
striking out the words according to the |
law regulating prize cases." and inserting |
the words according to the pay roll Of the |
ship at the time" Agreed to.
Mr.. Cox opposed the bill urging that the |
prize money was relic Of the past; that it |
applied only to property captured not de- |
sGrOyed; aud that there should be no dis |
tinction in that respect between the army |
and navy.
Mr. Banks conceded in the views ex-
pressed by Mr. Cox.
The bill was then passed-yeas, SO; |
nays, 30.
The Army Bill.
The House then went into Committee of |
the Whole on the army appropriation bill. |
Gen. WhitIhOrne
made a speech, accusing the administration |
of extravaganza.
Mr.. DiCkey wanted to know how much |
Tennessee had contributed TO the revenues !
Of the government.
Mr.. Whitthorne replied that Tennessee !
contributed more that Pennsylvania did. |
Pennsylvania was drawing from the people !
instead of contributing 30 the revenues
Mr.. Coburn said he would as soon ex- |
pect an incendiary who had burned his |
house to lecture him on his expenditures of |
rebuilding it, as to hear from Tennessee on |
the extravaganza of the Government. He |
asserted that the expenses of the army |
were not beyond the range of reasonable |
economy.
Mr.. Dawes replied to some structures
made in a speech of Mr.. Slocum, some |
weeks ago, in regard to
Politics PA the Navy Yard.
Mr.. Slocum asserted on his honor that |
be knew Of case where, in the midst of |
war and when the fate of the country was /
at stake, one of the head mechanics in an
armory. a man of great skill, had been re-
moved and politician put in his place No |
one dare rise and deny that navy yards |
were filled with politicians. He had posi-
tive proof that delegation of Republicans
had come on to Washington to get skilled
men removed from the Charlestown navy
yard and politicians appointed in their
place.
Mr.. Banks said he had never asserted
that men Of political opinions were not en-
plOyed in the navy yards. On the contrary
he knew they were. What he had said was
that he never had the power to enforce the
appointment of men of the party to which
he belonged. Leading Democrats in his
neighborhOod had offered to get trends of
his appointed to the Charleston navy ward.
stating that they had the means of doing so,
while he had not. He challenged Mr. Slo-
cum to prove that man had been removed
from an armOry because he was a skilled
armOrer and that politician was put in his
place. Laughter Did he, Mr.. Slocum.
consider a man who had political opinions
as a criminal to be excluded from appoint
ments.
Mr.. Dickey avowed his readiness at all
times to turn Democrats out Of Office and
put Republicans in their places.
MIR. Banks-That is not done in the
navy yards.
q Mr.. Butler-It ought to be.
Mr.. Dickey-I would do it in navy yards,
and armories, and everywhere.
Voice-on Democratic side-I do not
doubt that.
Mr.. Slocum-Would you do it in viola
ton of law?
Mr.. Dickey-It is no violation Of law.