New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

them the fOlOwlnG:
BY Mr. BANKS Glcp.. Mass.)-To extend, facilitate and
cbeapeu land and wafer TRANSFORMATION OF fire. gt and
passengers promote Industry and labor without
further appropriation OF pubic property or increase OF
Tbc touse thcn NJ Ill o'cocl, went into Committee Of
the Whole Mr. BLAC kBURN iDcm, ky) ia hc cioii, on
bill Is - 240665. Of winch Tl1i66Ss "a for ne pay OF
the Navy 31 ,953 ior Payment ct ne amount due Srls
"aims ana $i5G 900 Tor the lay OF thr Marine Cor
Thc dill also provides for the payment OF United states
Judges and authorizes the Secretary Oi The Interior 10
r.nt lrepToof building In Washington until The Interior
Department Buliing ~ repaired.
Mi. BLOUNr Dem, TIA. member Of the Appropriations
me diSc,sson lie referred 10 the fact for 1879,
1873 1874 and 1879 the estimates for the pay 81 the
Navy amounted 10 $6.50o,0O) and for 1876 to 5000
900, bat that suddenly, whch t1c Hons Oeranc Demo
,ratc. tire estimate Amounted TO TsG9oC0o 70 pay
$500 men, and Inst the cst mate for 1873 wa. FI5))-
900. Al 'no beginning OF laat G ngFtSs snl-conhh's
t. OF TIC COMMITTEE ON AlPIoplatl9nS CON, ~
Mcssrs. Randall, Haze and him-elp rn.ied "a, ne
FOR pay was high, and they were informed
T., hat SINE hi The force of the Navy was reduced
l. 900 making the number 1900 men. They were then
one million NOR aii it was reduced bali million
Afcr tue adjournment an ori,r h"d otrh -
o. "ilcn VII - ", VERY J119r ostrI C,r
Nv ia, D. uirtucut had been voted except $4,000 He
surprised therefore that the present secretary OF
he Navy sAoud cain that the pres ut deficiency DO
IonsaJ TO the last fiscal year.
Il the pp oIndtions we've made to the absolute
oncmen tn. service then the Secretary hId IN viola
ION Of Jaw. taken from the ret>ury eiglt or nlne
mill Il dollars Tie appropriations male for tb"
d,fcleul bureaus bad bacon used indiscrminairy
For instance, there was dele 'nrY lh the
pay Of tnt M-rine Corps, tiou-h every
dollar needed TO Tb mat corps h'd nceI aP9oprA'.u
bu bad been used Tor DINER purposes. Tho committee
AID reported the amount Necessary 10 piF me Marine
Corn, but that fact wuud not prevent full myasu-,E
lion INTO me circumstance, The House owed 10 the
people Of toe country 70 uursuc That Investigation re-
l,ufi.ssiv. aud ID Wodld do H..
Nj. GOJuE ('.m, YAH tnother member OF tie Appro-
maze tne nNrs'i-aion referred TO- ana nc ho va, .,
would be prosecuted earnestly ana imparutiyi but
. -. , Den ,'t,f.rf an ',. ri 10 IT,, def,ieucy,
thc appropriation sAoud be made withoat Dolby.
prlaluu5 Culmt.cc siulc OF tie pressing wants oil th
men ~ the Army and Navy, and Of tine necessity OF
ricIF "a the sprec, O, SIR BIOUNTas not containing
such information as the l0uit and com ry wer, Cr-
i i ,.,iiTfciy involve any political olsen sion.
r,IiI ~, b, t, ints the fr.t~ury ai tntrud Of two
years. but ds continuing iund nj o. which l1ynas'rs
he NV (Which were afterwards credited bac to thcpsy
Hu) De d.t not ciau trtt tIl vI-H good prargr Tie
ana not ti it WAS lie bsIcyedt 90 hc god tlug ,al
tie p,oru; Sccrrry, OF ue Navy nad iaoard tue que,
.l1u larry tAe face, and Lad declined 10 %, forward
ana "nt.e'plie or Apply O.. rrIncp-e1 AMY hiiIi'e
would ado" the pay fund 10 be eucioached upon ~
H. BsNKS li.cp. Mass) expressed his conviction that
IF c pres, ut ui Tire Navy would adh"r to tHc
RUE li down ~ aim tie W"uu very soon sun W mum
bu-u,, made Impossible tor any oI me Departments
90 be- run ior series OF years without encoacAms on
Nr. 5LOUNT Dem. Ga) replied 10 M. HALE. lie Clr
Capitol Who wanted 10 Know Why lie late secretary #
The Navy had been using money EuprUp. rly. ~ the
ng, 10. ' 1," igiir He vouId resort 10 HAT
method ahcr than pee lug over b} onts DID dl-if' ~
,ac men who made ~ .he bone and sucw OF the iand
ana The basis Of J is iuJust.e-.
The debate closed ANA tnc D passed without dis ision
THE RESUMPTION REPEAL BILL
The House then, al 3lJ, proceeded 10 tie consdeI1-
lion Of tie lin To repeal The RESUMPTION Act
Mr. EDEN Dom. Ull offered q substitute simply re-
L',i',7 'I' lnI.,o ',..r ,s.,r a. yatonaI
ar G,.tro..d
r. -, md " arm Of a .uosti.ii.r f.r tb. ucuiir. uI
ppafei y thai b1,y lie Then stepped TO the ,cr'5
ti,p tloJu,g NO iru-do Tar .gll-icudar note Dee saul
,, ,, r, ,,.Isc If ME-. b,i ,tr,r. a.. ll,n,.
~ "'N il , Ia ,.,'.i',ii', ms ,,. IA jis b.rI
" ~ No. iin al f,o ,,.-n,.I.n. n, nav nan $40. 1if
na iir w"s filei Tor fhr pa5nirni Tie u5.r Was
, "a Al ,,.ti ,ra,rI ,I,i All d.nt If t,.
CtInlt sloni BE- Ilii on The Isl oI january so
Il D. I'm. g.. lc. i.. nj I'm ..iqtf.r, i. flc md
IT. ,, , T. GuIltfne Town. CIV and STATE Th,
ie,i, f mn, or VA. tl cen al ,ud yiia point ~ tAe
4ii1 II ,,r'.,.I 49, .Ir'r,I. iIr t,iilf- speech
T,.,I. nv Mr. Pnill,rs ali Kansas. H. tgli that
'c,,.n and an luf,rr,il4fas VINO went roaming ~
Agii' '" w., go -,,,. If Inc itrJ r.cu-
iAg the dDcNne ihal contraction Oh 'lr '.i ..,H,,9
uuo'r tnc h' ' c,,,r ~ i,, had io DOWN
present sHefihs- % ,nc 'iu'' ' i% .i ' I ~
me lr1@rn lee, ut .t -, .u I'l,, ,anid b
len TO aa, Itself unlera Ire hankns SYSTEM sq4ei
bN ire t,St-' h''i I-'H'i - ,f.i
g,.''rrduInl. .iI without excuse. Tae issue pr.-
scented admitted OF no eomtoin..,, I ,,r. w
There was central gound oegeen r'ehi ana "ioas.
the N4uon', honor a,d welfare were SO ,H'ehH'd as
i ne ~, XII .itIout .vil2lr oi debate.