The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-29
GROCERIES CAPTURED
SERVIANS WEAKENING.
xLIVTH CONGRESS--First Session.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1876.
SENATE

| XLIVTH CONGRESS--Frst Session.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1876.
SENATE.
The bill pcnsioning Clusters widow,
father, and mother-amendcd by striking
the father out-was reported favorably and
put on the calendar.
The committee OF conference on the dip
lomatic bill reported they were unable to
agree, and moved that the Senate further
insist on its amendments, and agree to a
further conference.
A long debate ensued, the Republicans
showing q determination to adhere to their
position, in the course OF which Mr.. Ham
| lin, of Maine, said that looking at this thing
fairly it seemed to him that the time had ar
rived when the Senate should adhere to its
amendments. There had already been three
conferences on this bill, and the Senate had
carefully considered it. As the bill came
! from the House, it was one OF great injury
to the commerce Of the country. The con-
suar part OF the bill had been dealt with by
men who knew nothing about it. They
were like angels Of destruction, scattering
ruin around them. There had been reck-
lessness in the treatment Of Our consular az
fairs which challenged the attention OF
the Senate. Should this Bill time after time
IL
two men who might be donomnated
! Titus Oates and William Bedloe OF to-day,
| he did not sec why the Senate should not adj
here to its amendments and let this enor
nifty die the death of the unrighteous, and
thus let the House understand what the
Senate would do when Il bill which would
become the dignity Of our nation in foreign
land could be originated in the House and
sent to the Senate. He would not make the
motion to adhere now, but il the. bill came
back from another conference he gave no.
tice he would make it.
Mr.. Edmonds, OF Vermont, agreed with
much said by the senator from Maine.
A further conference was agreed to.
The House amendments to the bill COM
pleting the Washington monument were
agreed to- The bill goes to the President.
The river aud harbor bill was taken up,
and, on motion Of Mr.. Christaincy, OF Mich
ican, was recommitted to the Committee on
Appropriations with instructions to reduce
the aggregate amount appropriated by it to
$5,00p,000.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The contested-election case OF Plat Us.
Goode was taken up. the discussion lasting
until 9 O'Clock, when vote was taken on
the resolution reported by the minority OF
the committee, that Goode, the sitting mem
Der, was entitled to his seat. The vote re-
suited in the adoption OF the resolution
yeas, 105; nays, 90. A second vote, as re-
uuired by parliamentary law, on agreeing to
the majority resolution as amended by the
substitution Of the minority resolution for
it, was taken and resulted-yeas, 107; nays,
05. So Mr.. Goode retains his seat as repre-
| sentative from the second district OF Nir.
ginia.
Among the Democrats who voted ''no y
were Mcssrs. Durand, Ely, Holman, Kehr,
New, and Wiltshire. Several other Demo
Gratis voted ono" OH the first vote.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideraton of the reports OF the Committee
on Naval Affairs. The summing up OF
the report of the majority is as follows:
"Upon a full review Of the facts youl
committee present to the consideration OF
the House that in the administration OF the
naval service during the last seven years the
law has been disregarded and violated in
the letting OF contracts; in the purchase OF
supplies; in the destruction and sale OF pro-
perty belonging to the naval service; in the
failure to cover in the Treasury the proceeds
of sales Of property; in the expenditure
and disbursement of the appropriations
|
the application Of the sums appropriated foI
that branch of the public service; i'll eX.
ceeding the appropriations made by Con-
rress for seven fiscal years; in involving
the Government for the future payment OF
money in excess of appropriations made to
that Department; in making contracts and
purchases, the same not being authorized
by law, and no appropriation adequate to
their fulfment being made; in the employ.
ment of laborers and mechanics upon other
consideration than skill and 4 necessity fol-
such labor; in the assessment OF employees 1oI
sums of money to be used for political and
partisan purposes; in failing to exact bonds
from contractors, and the failure to enforce
the penalties OF such bonds in cases OF de-
fault: in the employment of persons to re-
ceive and pay money for the use or the ma
val service OH foreign stations; in the llle'
gal disposition of the public funds; III fail-
ing to make report to Congress as directed
by the law, and in falling to exact noel
ity in the execution and administration
of the law by subordinates whereby
corruption and a system of corruption has
been growing in the administration OF the
revenues entrusted to the control and direc-
ton of the Secretary OF the Navy, which
from the popularity OF It's character and the
cunning OF its continuance must hereafter
be known as sCattellism.' This system OF
corruption, likely to, affect the entire reVe-
nues and credit OF the Government, should
be checked, and in the most vigorous man
ner rebuked. In vain else would be all our
previous legislation.
"Your committee, while they have we'll
formed opinions OF their own on these
questions, vet, in view. Of the vast amount
Of proof taken and the numerous legal
questions involved, have no desire to pre-.
cinitate the discussion and determination OF
60 grave q question as the impeachment OF q
high officer OF the Government upon Inc
consideration OF the House without navinS
i full examination OF the law and facts wMcn
! NAV be involved therein. They therefore
4 submit TO the House the following resoiu-
! tion. and recommend its adoption.
7 0Resolved, That the legal questions, 10
cether with all the proof taken by this
Committee be referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, with powerto hear addltional
testimony and argument if they see NJ; 70
4 examine and report whether such VIOLATIONS
NJ the INV ms are referred to herein constr
tnte and are impeachable offences I'm.
der the Constitution, and II so, tnen
they shall report articles OF lmpeacn'
/! ment against George d. koDeson,
/, Secretary of the Navy. But II they snai
/. find that under existing laws slcn acts a nv
doings of the said Secretary are not ini
4 peachable or otherwise punlsnaDie, ghei
!. they shall report what additional ieglsiatlon
in their. opinion, is necessary TO make SAY