National Republican., 1873-02-08

Point Military Academy appropriation bill
which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Cobur1, Of Ind, moved 70 strike out the
paragraph authorizing the Secretary Of War, at
his discretion, to substitute for the. professor,
snip ot Spanish professorship OF rhetoric and
English literature.
This proposition rave rise TO lengthy debate
under the nve-mlnute rule, participated IN by
MessTa. Coburn, Marshall, Butler stOughtOn,
Wood, Young, Maynard, Dunnel and others,
and was finally agreed TO and the paragraph was
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, moved an amendment
Increasing the salaries Of the officers OF the acad-
emy upon scale graduated by time OF servicei
The reading OF the bill was then concluded.
The committee then rose and reported the bill
Mr. Marshall demanded a separate vote on the
amendment In relation TO the prOfessorshlp of
Spanish; and the amendment was concurred In.
upon tSe % Smendment S 2 e ppoposed BY NT. Butler: @
and the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Morey demanded the reading Of the en-
Mr. Garneld moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which the third reading was ordered; and the
yeas and nays were ordered,
The House refused to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. farnsworth, OF ILL.,, moved that the House
adjourn, and the yeas and nays were ordered.
Pending this motion, Mr.. Dlckey, OF Pa, by
unanimous consent reported the annual army
0OOOOd, and among the items Is one Of tGO,OOO for
nifty gatlng guns.
Mr. Cox, OF N. Y, called for the reading OF the
blu which was continued until the West Point
mand and the West Point bill was passed.
ENDORSEMENT oF Bills
The Speaker called attention to an existing
evil In the engrossment Of bills, lie said thai
while the House had q Committee on Enrolled
Bills II had not, like the Senate, one upoD en-
crossed bills, and experience had shown that
many Of the errors In bills creDt In In the en-
grOssment.
Mr.. sargent, Of Cal, said that in the Indian
appropriation bill there were many errors In the
enRrossment which were corrected In the Senate.
Mr.. GARFIELD, Of Ohio, said that In the leglsla-
tive appropriation bill Of the nnety-siX amend.
ments that came back from the senate at least
forty were for errors In enRrossment. lie moved
that the Speaker be authorized to appoint a
standing committee OF i've on engrosscd bills.
Mr.. Randall, OF Pa, said the Committee on
Rules could report at any time, and he thought
u might be well = more maturely consider the
subject, and he therefore objected.
TnE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Mi. Potter, OF N. Y, introduced a resolution,
which was agreed TO, directing the COM
mlttee on Public Buildings and Grounds to
Mansion Ia suitable for executive offices and
the residence OF the President, or for either or
which, and whether any necessity exists for
providing for such public Offices, or any execu-
tive mansion.
Mr. voorhees, introduced bill to restore
Richard Long 70 his original position on the
navy register. Referred TO Committee on Naval
Mt. Averil, Of Mlnn., from the Pacific Rail-
roal Committee, reported a bill to charter a
railroad In Minnesota; which was ordered to be
printed aud recommltted.
SALARIES.
MI. Butler, from the Committee on the Ju-
1lclary, submitted a report In relation to sala-
The House then, at p. m, adjourned.