National Republican., 1877-02-07


Mr.. BLISS, N, Y, intI iuccd bill for tho 70.
moyal Of sand bar in the East river Referred
r RH6TT from Sn ,ho judiciary Committee re-
ported the resolut on introduced by Mr.. COX yes.
terdey, amending the rulcs, which is as follows
amended that during tho count Of the electoral
vote, and when the House Is not required to bo en-
calendar day anor recess hour. the day
preceding, proceed after Y o'clock meridian
elprs% hs by nS%Se s
drawn and on motion OF MT, WALDRoN Of
Mich:, the House went Into Committee Of the
EDEN OF ILL.,, In the chair.
Debate on the Naval Deficiency BiiI.
Mr.. WHITTHORNE r, OF Tenn, from Commit.
tee on Naval Affairs offered an amendment
making sppropIia,,ons i9r the full pay of Officers
who weLe ot Nv On ,hs gTSd1sted AZ sesc ~ the See
Mr.. HOLMAN made the point OF order against
the amendment on tho ground that II was now
lsglslation' and was not In tho line Of retrcnch.
The CHAIR oys5,gled the point q order.
Of the Navy had Inexperienced tho law when
money enough, he should have acted differently
have spent the money rs lar as ii could go, and
should then have put a bold front on the matter
Mr.. HALE, Of Me, deprecated the attacks on
the Secretary Of the Navy; IL was Congress who
Congress that be needed so much money to pay
tho officers, and yet the House reduced the appro.
priaticns. He acted only as he could act and he
The House was told at the time that the amount
appropriated was not sufficient, but they would
Mcssrs. BLoUNT, of Ga, and SPRINGER, Of
IN, said that as soon as Congress had ad-
suited the intelligence and dignity Of the
House OF Representatives by putting the officers
on iarlough pay; lie, as soon as Congress ad.
atcd the Impression that tho House had been
guilty Of false economy.
Mr.. DANFORD, of Ohio, defended the action
Mr.. WHiTTIORNE i said he would not look
upon this question In partisan light. He be.
he appropriated to pay all tho salaries. He
thought mat proper appropriations should DO
pinched. and should not have enough for their
necessities.
MIR. HALL called attention to tho fact that at
me last session OF UongIess the country was told
that there would be no deficiency bill, and yet
here we are called face to face with a large
(nlr. SrRINGKR,) who was tho head and front OF
the reduction last year, thought that the Sccre-
and then come % in and asked for % Geiiclsncy yn hm
Mr.: SPRINGER called attention TO the fact
that thorc had been large saving In the bills OF
's M y'ed Of Ba %'nSI sSd that Mr.
had taunted the majority with the fact that an
He wanted to call attention to tho fact that
| these deficiencies were the result OF Republican
management, and that they went back beyond
MIR. RANDALL, ofPa, said that he hoped he
| might be paidoncd from making sOmo remarks,
| because assertions had been thrown out affecting
the committee OF last session, of which he was
! chairman. The predictions Of the minority that
tho Government would bo embarrassed, had not
| been realized. The Democratic majority had re-
ducod tho expenses at the last session least
00otoo, and he had yet to learn that any depart.
ment Of the Government had been hamperci
Mr.. HALE. You hampered the Navy Depart.
ment IN this matter of furlough pay.
gance which required deficiency bill was OF re.
publican arowth; with regard 70 the pay of tho
he 70 hs 10 5 hat Wops SnS had
others had intimated, that in favoring this re.
duction he had political motive In view, nor
would he say that the Secretary had desired to
cripple the Navy in putting officers on furlough
pay. with the exception Of tho reduction here, tho
.,, House was without legitimate complaint Of the
made those reductions last year, there would
have been deficiency now Of forty millions
Mr.. HALE had read an extract from the Record
OF the debate Of last session, showing that II was
stated in debate that the Secretary Of the Navy
had not agreed to the reduction, and that the
| derstood
MIR. FOSTER denied the statement made by
| been so great. His statement was made on the
face OF the facts. When the Congress ended and
Ss ges all m mdas ID up 4 would be shown
than those Of Republican Congresses. In max.
Ing II possible for the Secretary of the Navy 10
On sr dS hIuss n.t huS S
stand the scope and effect OF the amendment, and
.no U9rmssee on Appropriations had inserted 1t
MIR. BLoUNT, ofda.. said that as member OF
the committee, he was willing to accept The respon.
Navy and the gentlemen en- on the other sIde rerS
not willing to accept the responsibility for their
part IN the matter. Ifthe law had been properly
administered there would not have been the least
necessity for deficiency, but the trouble was that
the Secretary had not properly expended the sum
Commission when there wa. no necessity for them,
and Il "a; m there ere that the money had gone.
Of economy. He wanted to call attention to the
iaet that there were deficiencies In the Patent
Printing Once and elsewhere. In making This
appropriation in the matteroi furloush pay, there
wasn necessity, because the scope Of the law
Tho gentleman i from III H., Mr. Mr.. IsrSTSR sTsrsSSR
was an earnest advocate Oi that clause which
But he did not understand the scope that clause
any more than he did the scope oftho bill to pay
the United states million and q half of dollars
| out oil expected prohts from the Centennial exhi
| bition. lie (KELLr) was not an economist US
the word was understood on the other side of the
House. He believed in that sort Of economy
which would not cripple tho operations OF the
| mr. hhNDALlI sulu that Mr.. KELLEY was
unfortunate In his allusiOns, and especially as
| theyrelatcd 70 the Government Printing Ohice
A committee fthe House had found the Govorn.
! when the House obtained some control over the
| Government Printer, he thought that the PresI.
dent had treated Congress with disrespect In
retaining him In office. AllusiUn had been made
TO tho burean Of Engraving and Printing. The
majority of the House had treated that
bureau fairly and II tho Secretary of the Treas.
| ury had construed the law properly and fairly
| not woman would have been discharged from
| the bureau. What the majority wanted was to
| build up the revenues OF tho country and to stop
the crusnde on the South, and when that section
was rehabilitated prosperity and peace would
ensue.
The amendment appropratIng money to give
lnrloughcd oiheers waiting orders pay was then
adopted.
Other Amendments to Appropriation bills
Amendments were adopted for the compens ion
| OF Mcssrs. Bliss, Dickson and others who were
special counsel on the whlskey cases In ST. Louis,
| Chicago and elsewhere.
Pending further consideration Of the bill tho
| committee rose.
The Speaker appointed Messrs CLARK, Mol
| HOLMAN, (lnd.) and CANNON, lllJ the new
conferees on the Post Route bill.
On motion of Mr.. JENKS, (Pa.) the SpecIal
Committee on Louisiana A Hairs was,au hOrll 10
| CATION.
Mr.. THRoCKMoRTON. OF Tex,,,Id tha, 10.
day had been assigned for hu con at ion of the
Omaha Bridge bill, and he asked II this would not
be the regular order.
The SPEAKER said the bill had been nyed for
Iuesday February 9TH, and the House had not