New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House met at 10 o'clock to-day, and,
according to agreement made yesterday, tooA o
further recess until l1J5 o'clock AT the expiration OF
the recess prayer was offered by the Chaplain, and tAs
journal OF Tuesday, the 18Th, read and approved
|. Mr. sAYLER Dem Ohio asked leave to offer reso-
luton calling for report Of the actual amount OF com
and bullion now in the Treasury together with de-
tailed statement Of oil outstanding obligations payable
on demand in COIN with the balance actually owned oy
the Treasury available for resumption OF specie pay
ments. Objection was made by Mr. kAssoN u'rp,
The House at D. H. resumed the consideration Of the
Florida resolutions. Mr. THOMPSON lDem.. MAssl,
chairman of the Committee, addressed the House. lilo
declared that the minority had been treated VITA great
fairness, and he defended tde majority report ne
majority resolution declaring the Tden electors duly
e~ctcd I'm Florida was then adOptellcas li2; Nays,
-. \ party vote, with the eNccpuoh % MI fuiniii
(Rrp. FlL). who voted IN the Affirmative -.
Thr House M 2iO D. IN. went into Committee u TIE
Whale I,ff Mills Of Texas IN the clal on the hafai
Appropriation BILL The bill aIproDliltes Si-'i'"'
Mr. WHITTHoRNE Dem. TENN sid that in ihe
DILL IN, tt Caif1ittcc n Naval Afr, 10 author
izp The appointment Of miXrd c0muisson I" o''itf
upon the future a policy OF the United states. ne
been expended "a c navy the slm "i oVet e'' " 80
and yet not ,iicicnt to-day as u Vas ~ i
In the power 90 de-tTOyiag rs ad'c.saHes w o'1 d
States navy was n tic rear OF even ,Hc b't,, -,
rurl-i.h lHyirs Tie French navy had once iae = ~
"a tn Unit I'd stats navy now. DIT by just sucl CON
MISSION hal revived IT. puasil-e.
Nh WrtthCrnc spoke 90 some l,ngli' ~, a.,
Mr. HOLMAN iDtm iuIJ called attention - tue iae,
thar Congress had Ia year authorized We apio'.o'
Of twc conii To- .s-os. 20 ,g ,n-sud ~, I'M.
p,,prjatcd q 10 Oo0 for the expense ~ each ~ ho
COMMISSIONS. and as yet The House had h''iu ho''Hs
N%. PIPER DEM Cai), member Of the Chimes Con- on,
NISSAN said that commits ION hsa been above pay
S7OgO Il lad taken 300 pages OF testimony and had
S' A. Iioi ~ YTbrn that l. IN exceptional case
H. WpITrHORNE aid that II n COMMIT ssipn Nen
,rnootrd the result would be that the Uailei sa1s
navy would again become the pride ana oo-a' VI '"'
mr' HARRIS ,Rep.. Mass defended the serr0tsr, o.
the Navy from tine charge "i btihK "sloSi, bs Ia
waste of money the expenditures l.c idi., a. F
law IN the fact tGit Congress never hai NV ~ - ,,,,
MIR HALE Rep. deJ said that 'he g,ho asr I'M
Trpnrssre mad last year discovered methOu .V s
proving tie navy. which was by the lnpc1 s,n ~,
secretary OF the Navy That attempt hd iaa ION
he came forward with proposition Tor s,ast
In all probability 1t would knoN nothing rHatsse LAT
s subject winch it was 10 Inquire mO; nc ss !, bsi
tbe American navy was IN worse cuholti'h '""" ." 49,
evcf been before. -, - ~. Al, rol IA sec.
Mr. HALE Rep Mel moved ~ amend By ncrea i,aus
the appropriatOn the pay of ihr om'eis sn 49,. mn
| of tug navy from ~ 2JO,OOO. as APPROPRIATED !" ' 49,
10 W Scnt coming TO vote on the amendment the com
The conference report the bill proydin; igr ps
| fciency ia Tie appropriate rs Tor the s"l"'' "
| lie Printing Office Was agrt@i u. .,,,J -qo Tim.
The House then. ut 4'5. took rc.s. 9hsn sra.
evening; the evening session WIS n'so 'oi '''
Al me evening session the HOuac went INFO nv he
OF the whole Mr. Mil, tDcnl. TeNJ IN tse c ~ on
an an,endinrnt offered by Mr HALE ue. Ne ins ,u
| ing the appropriation for The pay ol oil,eis "h" NV
! the navy from $3.50. 900 10 S1OOOoyO.
After debate. the amendment was ielcels' 49,, an the
long DISCUSSION took place over ptopo'i, ~ a.,
nart of Mr. sEELYE Rep Mass ~ appropla.c Sysf
| 'or the reduction of the observations oh '"e "'''
| Venus . -, Al. ,-,vud that
| Me HOLMAN Dem. Ind tOoS the giohhon .n ti
naval officers shOdld be detailed "a do li,l "a.
work Mr. sEELIE reply Ing 10 im lhit su's iss a..
,i,ns ,yer, spo,algV 90 Which very fcw nch"'H., -.
vo,c.l themselves aud Mr.. COS1LH tt,l. ah t n.
markiug that Mr. Holman himself " ~ 80 " uelns
s,.ntiac conservation "a he hal show ~ ~ r,'u.s
| expenditures Of the Government fH'a'S ~"
| motion wls carried .t,... 49,, anl the
Withoui fn.shng the BIN the COMMITTEE t. a. To-
| House Rt 10 O'Clock. took recess un'h !"
| marrow.