The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-23
HOUSE.

A leave of absence of Speaker Kerr
WAS extended for five days.
Mr., Tucker ehered resolution direct
ing the President To inform the Bouse
whether he had received any informa-
tion in regard to violence and danger
made against the American citizens IN
the Otterman empire and whether any
steps have been taken for the protection
of such American citizens residing in the
Ottoman empire. Adopted.
The Speaker called toe States for bills
The resolution was offered by Mr.. Page
dec airing that the power To elect II Pres
Ident has never been delegated to the
House of Representatives, was tabled by
strict party vote.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs was
instructed to report on the Emma Mine
investigation next Thursday.
The House then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the naval appropri-
alton bill.
The resolution TO dismiss Doorkeeper
Fitzhugh and transferring the duties OF
the doorkeepcr 10 the Sergeant-at- Arms
until further orders, was passed,
In the Committee of the Whole on the
naval appropriation bill the pending
amendment WAS that offered by Mr..
Wbitthorne, reducing the number ol
naval officers and their pay, Mr.. Whit
thornc SAID there were 1872 com
missioned officers in the navy
or with the cadet engineers
cadet mdshipmen and volunteer
officers 1853 When the number of en-
listed men was divided by the number oi
officers. there were four men to one oifi
Ger The naval service was top heavy
II WAS with view Of economy AS well
ns of efficiency that the Committee on
Naval Atiairs made the recommendation
The proposed reduction OF pay
averaged 10 per cent, which would
conform 10 the end harmonized
with the reduction made by the House 10
the pav Of army officers. The amend
ment was reported not in hostility to the
naval service, but TO make the pay o
officers Of the navy correspond with
that of officers ofthe army, grade for grade
and rank tor rank. He believes tha,
tha, would be Just alike to the navy, The
army and the peop.e. ..
Mr.. Hale. member Of the AppreprIa'
ton Committee, opposed the amend
ment. The Otliccrs proposed To be- strucs
at by the amendment were a porter,
rowan. N danis, rOgers, warden o
monitor. and dozen of Others. These
men had had their psy fixed al rate
higher than before the war, largely ~
consideration of their services, and no"
il WIS proposed TO strike Al them to lake
from the admirsls three thousand dollar
wear. and 10 reduce the pay OF rear-ad-
mirals. commodores, captalFs, &c. Thi;
was ,heonlv way in which these men
could be struck at. The gentleman ron
Tennesse, (Whtthorne) bad not yet had
the hardihood TO propose dismlssing thes'
gallant men from service and sendinE'
them out with nothing g. live on, but .
far as he dared to propose 10 reduce theiI
nav IL. believed that the Arner'cAf
people did not Wish 10 50 strike down
tnese gallant men IN whom they owed p
much.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, n member oi th'
Naval COMMITTED moved al amendment
TO the amendment, allowing longevity
/ pay Of 10 per cent additional for every
| i've years service 70 Naval officers below
the rank of Commodore.
Mr.. Dsnford also member OF the
Moral Committee opposed Mr.. "hht
! borne's amendment.
! Mr.. Whitthorne replied 10 Mr.. HAl'
| and declared that be bad as much prld'
a. ang rnsn 10 the achievements Q. tb'
| Gallant leaders Of the navy ~ war
he paid q high tribute 70 the heroi'0
Of Porter and Rowan, who are LSing
and 10 the memory OF Gushing who
dead. but he would pay them 9 bigbe
! tribute than he woald 70 the ga'iHn
4 leaders Of the army.
After long dKcussion . vote va
;.k,n first on Mr.. M.ll.' amendment 81
,owing longevity pay, and It vas agree
n .ad Mr.. HiIihou.es smendmsut IA
then rejected, the vote By telets bein
~ to "a
The motion in relation 70 the discon
,inuAnes Of navy yards SAs di'ca'sed
Isnrth. but without action the commune
,ose and the House adjourned