The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-07-10

was reconsidered. After various motions the
section proposing tho transfer OF tho InhiHn
bureau Was stricken out II tho bill by "a to 81.
Tho Senate rosumcd tho consideration Of the
Naval Appropriation bill. Mr.. Sargent (Iep.),
Of California, said tho amount " estimates
for tho navy submitted for the noxt fiscal year
was 20, ST. ,GG6.4o. Tho amount appropriated
for tho present fiscal year was sl7,0ll, 8OG,90.
The bill now before the Senate, rs reported by
the committee on appropriations, proposed to
appropriate ZIG. 10 290.4G being an Increase
on the Housc bill OF $685., 200, and decrease
as compared with the appropriation bill Of the
present fiscal yoar Of $500, DIG 80.
Tho amendments proposed by tho committee
OIL appropriations wore agreed TO Ms follows
Increasing tho appropriation for pay OF officers,
seAmen, otc., from IS, $50, 0e0 to 81, 200, 900 |;
increasing that for tho civil establishment at
the rcveral navy yards firm ss5,0O0 to $780,
600, aud that for local plotAge from AS, 900 to
s5S,0O0.
Tho amendment Increasing the Appropria-
ton for equipment OF vessola fr m 1910, 900 TO
600 was passed. Tho amendment ln-
creAa!ng tho appropriation fnr tho bureau OF
yards and docks from s4lO 900 to 100000 was
rejected.
The noxt amendment OF tho committee was
to incressc the appropriation for tho bureau Of
construction and rep4its from sl,5O0,000 TO
s2,5O0, 900. Mr.. Edlunds moved " make tic
amount s2,0O0,O00 Agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds snfm:tted tho foil wing rs
snb 'tituto for tho claure in the House hill pro-
posed to DO struck out by the committee on
appropriations:
No lncrOMc Of tho force OF any navy yard
shall DO made at any time within eixty days
next before any election 10 take place ,Or
| President Of the United SiAtos or member Of
Congress, except when the secretary Of tho
navy shall certify that the needs OF tho public
service mAkos such increase necessary II th4t
| time,
The substitute was agreod TO.
The committee on appropriations reported In
favor OF incrcasing tho appropriation for the
bureau OF steam engineering from 1885,, 900 to
Il, 500. 900. Mr. Edrunds moved to amend 30
as to make tho amount 81 0OO, 900, and 1t was
agreed TO-.
Tho next amendment OF tho committee pro.
yidcd that hereafter all appointments OF
-0cHid lioutenants IN the nlsrinc corps shall be
made from graduates At tho naval schools.
Agreed to.
Tho bill having been considercdin committee
Of tho whole WAS reported TO tho Senate, and
the amendments made in committee wcro con-
Cured III. 1t WAS then read u third timo and
passed.
Mt. Edmunds (Rep.) ofvermont, asked that
the bill to amend tho Enforcement act DO ,akou
up. Opposition wEs made to 1t, and 1t was
taken up only upon strict party vote Of 81 to
II. The bill having been amended verbally,
and considered In committee OF tho whole. WAS
| reported TO tho Senate. Tho amendments
werc agreed to and tho bill passcd-yoas, Is;
nays. -.
Tho Senate insisted on tho amendments to
tho Indian aud Naval Appropriation bills, AID
agreed q the conferences on those bills asked
| for by the House OF Representatives. Messrs.
windom, Logan, and lltlIsuin wcrc appointed
members OF Tho committee on tho former, and
Mcssrs. Sargent, Cragin, aud Withcrs on the
latter.
Mr.. Allison (Rep), Of Iowa, explained the
provisions Of the Army Appropriation bill, and
said that The first eight sections OF the bill us
1t came from tho House pr posed 10 re >rgAnize
tho army. The committee on appropriations
had not felt authorized to examine into that
subject, aud therefore reported In favor OF
striking out those eight sections. Tho bill as
1t came from the House appropriated 1914, 1885,
26I.iO. To this amount the Senate committee
on al preparations had added !, 3278, 092, making
the total amount called for By tho Lill ~ now
before the Senate s27, sol, 3Gl.i0, or $780,
i6S60 less than tho amount appropriated for
tho present fiscal year. Tho House proposed
to reduce tho army in numbers as we'll as tho
compensation OF officers. This bill proposed to
roinco tho ARMY five regiments, whilc the bill
which recently passed tic Homo proposed a
reduction OF tea regiments. Tho amendment
proposed by the committee to strike out tho
eight sections rcorgGnizing the army, reducing
tho pay, etc. wa. agreed to-yeRs, 81 nays, 10.
| Other amendments proposed by the committee
were agreed to as follows:
Increasing the appropriation for expenses OF
the commanding generals Office from ~ 600
10 5000, and that for expenses OF recruiting
and transportation Of recruits from $4,000 TO
100000. Increasing the appropriation for the
psy OF tho army from 80 15l 7SS to ~, 96s, 574
providing that fiom and after tue first day OF
January next there shall DO no more than
forty paymastets In the army, the reduction TO
10 made by dropping from tho rolls the junior
commissions until the maximum Of forty Is
reached.
Tho bill, having been considered In committee
OF tho whole, WAS reported to tho Senate, and
the amendments made In committee agreed 10
yeas, 25; nays, l?. The bill was then read Il
third time md passed.
Tho House proceeded to tho consideration
OF tho bill equAlizing the bount.cs Of soldiers,
md wM addressed by Mr.. Thornbnrgh, OF
Tennessee, In favor Of tho bill. 1t allows to
all enlisted men, soldiers, sailors and marines
Nncudins slavoa and 1ndlans), 1888 for their
period Of the service between the twelfth OF
April, 1861. and the ninth OF May, 1865, do
Quoting all bountes already paid under the
Unitel States and State laws. Tho bill Ia not
TO apply 10 substitutes, mon who wore prison-
ers OF war At tho timo Of enlistment, or men
who were discharged on thor own application
for other Cause than disability incurred In tho
servaso prior to tho nineteenth Of April, 1865
Cunlers sich discharge was obtained with 4
view TO re-enlistmont, or to accept 4 promo
tion), or to persons discharged on tho ground
OF minority. All applications for bountics
under the bill arc TO be filed within five years.
Pastcd-yeGr, l40; nays, 40.
message from tho President In relation to tho
cxtradition treaty with England.
The House took mp the snndry Civil Appro-
priAtion bill In committee OF the whole. and
was addressed by Mr.. stcneer (Dem.) OF
pcnnsylvania. In regard 10 tho FreodmAu's
bank. Mr.. Cook (Dem. }, OF Georgia, spoke In
regard TO refunding tho cotton tax. The
iiUu,o then laid aside the bill to take up the
Senate amendments TO the Silver bill.
Mr.. Cox Dem, Of New York moved con-
cnrrenco In the amendments. Mr. LAndcrs
(Dem.), OF Indiana, offered the amendment
making tho trade dollar no longer legal ton
der. Tho amendments were referred to tho
committee Oh banking and carrcncy.
Mr.. Stenger resumed his remarks OIL the
FroeduAns bank. Among the facts he quoted
incidentally were theso: That tho deposits OF
tho colored mon In the bank In nine ycars wero
$50, 900, 900 the South had been drained OF
money by tho branches Of the bank, which
sent Its fnnd9 10 the main concern at Wash
ington; the 1nh loss OF depositors will 10
about 81, 100000.
The committee having proceeded to consider