National Republican., 1877-11-14
HousE or KEpKESESr4rIvEs.


HOUsE or KEsESrITJvEs.
The reading of yesterdays journal occdpied |
one hour.
Mr. BANKS introiucoda bill to facilitate and
cheaper transportation OF passengers aud freight
without further appropriation Of public lands or
Increase OF the public debt Referred.
Mr. EAMES introduced u bill /, authorize Rear
Admiral j. J. Almy +, accept decoration from the
King OF the Hawaiian Islands. Referred.
Mr. WALSH offered q resolution directing the
Secretary OF War to ascertain the probable cost Of
he removed Of the rocks IN the charnc Of the Pn
/ t'mac River between Georgetown and the new out.
let l"ck ~ the Chesapeake aud oh O,nal and !"
report IT the next session Of Congress Referred /,
MIR. CALKiNI introduced a bill In relation /,
ale nf real estate IN the District Of Columbia undtr
leeds Of trust. Referred.
National B,an ofTrade In regard u the signal scr
Nj. WHITE Of Pa. introduced a rrcemhe and
| resolutions refitng that large PARTON Of the
ahoring people " the country, and es! eGal y IN
Pennsylvania are unemployed. aud have deter
mined to engage IN agricultural pursuits aud tn
cttle the public lands of The West; that great
lumber Of people have sent retit'ons tn Congrcs.
| representing that they cnnnot move for want Of
transportation; and therefore, iistrurttng thr
G mmit tee on Public Lands TO consider and report
w'iat assistance can be given by the Government
10 th,se who deNirc u em'grnte 10 tue West and en-
| rgc In agricu ,turai pursuits. Reierrci.
Mr.. witiuHr inquired what committee that
| went H.
The SPEAKER To Public Lands. Of which the
,cntIeman Is u member,
| Mr.. WRIGHT. There is where It ought to go. and
Mr. Mr. %wSsGsb. iSSS MI of.. offered . resolution re-
| qurtng the Banking aud Currency Committee to
| ,elort bill withdrawing national bank circula
ton, and 10 supply Its place with greenbacks Re
This Hous~ then went Into Committee Of the
whole ." The naval deficiency bill. Mr.. BLAcKDuhs
s,,. DLJvS in explaining the bin. called at.
tenton ~ the sums that had been appropriated for
d.0D0nO u s65OotO0 aud SAID Ii was singular that
| rs sJon ..s II Democratic IIOuse came Into power
navy .mSss' S.. % asSsSes SSush Coz V 'y ots. H es
| the navy was 90 les than II was IN
previous year. The detc ency In. tbs bIli
he first session OF the Forty fourth Cniigress the
;ommttee on Appropriations, guided by the light
81 experience, made what WIS iega. .tied as proper
| aud adequate appropriation. aud In order t0 create
sentiment agilist The House the late Secretary Of
| he Navy Withheld or reduced what was known as
iurlough pay. At the last session Of Congress the
coninitlee aud the House voted for the Iay Of the
| navy with u $1,000 OF the amount asked fur by the
.;a,y department And yet We are sonnet mes t,ld
,int this deficiency In part grows out OF the failure
ul the Huu'e 10 make the adequate appropriation.
The late secretary vi the Navy charged IL all tthe
| N lure u make appropriations, but II cOu.d br
Demonstrated that the late Secretary had In Viola
tun of law, designed ~ prevent that very thing.
taken eight ar hie mill" u the surplus fund
| II the Treasury, IN the ve.v tseth of the law.
Tue trlih Is that tho deilcvmcy nrl Is uut OF All
unlawful use Ui money and n violation III law.
| Tax ng the nrst charitable y.ew of the matter. II
na, seemed IL be the design f'r the lat irw years
u have IL appear that the Department VIZ admin
| sterej tor n less amount than the appropriations.
| When III truth the payment wa, made vrungfulIy
from the suI plus innd IL may have been Il ne ig
n'rantiy or y may have been ne for n puri"ec
~ deceive lie prop, cd t. pTiut w.th his mark
| II Statement which wun.d shnw the difference be.
tweel, the "ln 'istrat III UI the navy now aud lp,
iorr the war when thu expenditure was c'!nined
| Ia the amounts actually Appropriated. Under late
adninis nislrIti',s tiIe iuIds had becn dvertc,l. and
ne could state by autliur ty that the money for the
i,'d for other purposes Ii wa, due u the psUpi.
Uf tIs CIuIi,ry that further esgatiul uf the
,a.c management III The Navy Depart ncnt shnnh
Dc relentesy pressed IL order IA ascertain u the
wr,lg d. ers cUli.d NJ bc punished nIri tie Gov
| crnneut I,cJrcr. There Il ample law "a prohibit
| the di,ersion III funds or Their wrongful us. HIT
~nere III officer evades the Jaw. tho Only rcmed!
Is TOR the mora sc.,se"i tue peop.ep hk the ~
D nsiD lily where it bel ns and bold tho H,lin'
Ydent u strict resPoiisI".iiy.
| Mr. GOUDE said this bi was necessity, and
carry in the e>s III the Committee Un Naval Affair.
| rrqnest,,i the Cornniiitec Oh Appropriations 10 lie
I,Ou II. He had no DOUBT that fl tiIcT invest "a
ton was uelnaiidcd hut let this bll be passed inst
aud TINT investigated c,'u,d follow. WhiIe the ru.
II Mas Necessary hrst Ia pass this bal b,causc the
officers had Leeii paying heavy rates ul nterc lot
I'iey, aud they mutt pay that interest until Con.
sress cines / their relief
Nj. Atkins iuqu.rci why 1t was they were not
| paid.
that question now. II hhuu.d lie u sl,Dcrt ui i,.
| ventisst lie hai head, however, II was bc.
eau . Ui diversion ot IuiIdH.
| Mr.. HALE said that alI. nId0ubt. desired 70 pres
this U i'r there was no d'uul abJut the money
be us die. BuI, iIis,cad "i cxp.ainiIIg how lhe
| hrIency ar0se, the gcItlulIian wh hal charge .
the b.lI had DralIGhcd 'if mt LIa.e nulu,t the
| mtc secretary ol thc Navy.
The iepo,t Of the present stcriary which Tho
gentleman shuu.d have studied. shaved that tn.s
deficiency had bceu running thrrugh n Arr e, of
yCars. MIR. HALE lhun went Un tu rA ,lLin that tIr
years II hal Dcc the Practice u take lr IN ne ud
a
tiiut way lneie iiuu uIien DovI deficiency IN the
my. ne cal cd nttrnIIun l., the iact that lhc late
SECRETARY h.d Instituted II reform, Whereby he re.
Quilted annual seal e'iients i acc',ilis L"n aba Ad
! .,scud Of tricnn!ul hcc,Ilints u iIe hHi L. OIL
the bad officer nc was said ~ bc, lie would mt hay
.sltnieu that feiOrh. IL las a.Eayo Dtri the Gus
| an Ia truiisler funds irUm one account Ia the
other. bat ine Ire.ent Secretary would mot perinIl
,l,e pay Iund Ur the Gu rent year " bu ecr0ac ned
upon iuT the end Oi the last nstn year. He could
nave wished ti,At tir laie Secretary Of the Navy
had due the same .hng. Bu; the late Secretary Is
uuw private citizen, aiI stIl II s proposed to In
yest gate him Let the investigation 10 on and he
HALL uid DEFY tl.e inNc,tgutors h, Ind that In
any singic year u Sing'e dollar mad been dirclt d
t nn Iiupnper puI re, Ur Ia show Illat the lale
SECRETARY had dome anything eise than adhere 10
tie praet &c u the Department. wh.lncr Republl
calI ur u Dem 'cat wasa hs hc ID
Mr. GiDVER inqure,l wnc.her the transfer OF
tie iuMds ~ Lulid'n 10 Jay tu,k 90. Wa legal
| Mr. HALE replied tlrt That malier Was rams
itried irIn tlic investigating Gonna tre H. the law
rUmhtlcr uf the HuuNc, AMI Mr.. Ro,esuI hal
been exunerated. he GUyer,Inrit never list Il
Dl llal sGtNTlly
by Tue secTe,aIy was ample. Ke.crrns u aiIolhrr
question. Nj. iNLs atsIyd that the ia,iurc b, np
,'r,prale Tor Tie navy did mt destroy IT, ANY mUre
than the failure To appropriate tor the army dc
slruyed t. Tne establishment must kept up aud
Is Only after the navy has berm d,slIuIiicd 10y Iaw
that tne riort ~ keep II up becvnles Illegal lie
ribsel Dy dCnhl al the cnaIgr that II sing,a dJaT
had teen ,lIe nIily diverted or uNd.
| Mr. DASFUiD. reerr,hg - tnr proposition for q
new InEests,triI. aid LIe lat unc had luund
nolhng, ana he hVI,u new GOm:nlucc would ny
| It's hand.
| Mr BANKS had M doubt that the intentions uf
thc present secretary were IJr Nhcn he said he
wnh.d not tralIsier Iunds. II was guud tncoiy
bdt II w0uld iul dJ IN practice. lie y, II slUp
the lrnrt.cc. The Necessity Ot dClrichGies grows
cut ui u,ir way nj d,llIE business 1hu Naval Cun,.
NJ liue likes The nuiuler und Urgnnizaiun vi the
navy. Hat makes no appropriation. THE
Appropriation CIHu Itrv ihvi ldkr, The matter ~
uIil withunl n nIn knuwlud - III me TTgaulL,lJl,
~ tn, army makCs the gppnIl,r,hi M Of what
uln hInt " CIiUuSe> 50 .Uix as u department II All
in.nisirird ana law nnde nt one uiiini,ttru hiid
All appropriations made by another thelc will a,'
ways Uu u le.IC l.
| Mr.. Bl.OilSf. alluiIng II Mr.. nALEs renal K
that he hat IIluS la III how the dciicenCy WrU
sud that hr proposed /, conduct tie bIil IN l. e
H. u Z n, las nMn way. lie ~ y hudri the 4, u.
durt ~ tue l'Fese SGrictIy ~ tI Nary, .ruutil>e
lie pr, p rcu T. return ~ legal mctl'd>. The iart
tIit the Inlu SecTrur, hat gone ult 81 Oire NaA